tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34054284358805797372024-03-19T12:23:23.636+09:00Tets' Toys and ShenanigansThe home of translated Transformers Legends comics. In English! And stuff.Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.comBlogger727125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-74598431855509154412024-03-17T20:59:00.002+09:002024-03-17T20:59:21.747+09:00Doing a wee bit o maintenance.<p> Hello there everybody.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have recently discovered that some posts from a certain time are looking a little shakey. In that when you view their page where the image thumbnails are meant to be, there is just a filename. It looks a bit like this:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcxVcwUibxc19bSqoyZ9E9CvN8s9UINZbWhScVfwOav0IeKs5YOEGB5PXja6XSwNbzdP3O-oKLMycGmzER1mIjF7jDrhGFF6fLOMfmrScu_4IwwGFhF6jk7F21PHeOckhH3fIpJ92rEegn2EbDUMsppIwnzzGAHgQi0Hv7G0_qBosoDLXfl1dXRst-Jg/s812/Swoopydoppy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="812" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcxVcwUibxc19bSqoyZ9E9CvN8s9UINZbWhScVfwOav0IeKs5YOEGB5PXja6XSwNbzdP3O-oKLMycGmzER1mIjF7jDrhGFF6fLOMfmrScu_4IwwGFhF6jk7F21PHeOckhH3fIpJ92rEegn2EbDUMsppIwnzzGAHgQi0Hv7G0_qBosoDLXfl1dXRst-Jg/w502-h251/Swoopydoppy.png" width="502" /></a></div><br /><p>Long story short, while the thumbnails don't display, if one clicks the link, it will take you to the appropriate picture.</p><p>Annoyingly a decent amount of the Generations Selects translations I did fall into this time. So if you want to read them, rest assured they are still there. I am going to slowly run about fixing up the affected posts, but as you can imagine, it's a bit of a PITA. </p><p>Howevrm there we go. No great problem, as nothing has been lost. Woot.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for your patience.</p>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-14605933405912223272024-03-11T16:16:00.005+09:002024-03-11T16:16:30.770+09:00Sonic Frontiers: Final Horizon - Finished<p> Oh boyoboyoboy.</p><p>I was not terribly impressed with this DLC when I <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/10/sonic-frontiers-final-horizon-so-far.html" target="_blank">last posted about it.</a> It was half arsed, to put it nicely... My main gripe was about the controls and shitty writing. Well, they gave an update (yay) which fixed up most of the controls (yay) but not much they could do about the writing. Seriously, the main story was so much better.</p><p>So with the controls fixed, I decided to get back into it and found things a little bit better. There is still much frustration though.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5CMoHFfMiqgJcptzT4WyLy3-nWs5fYVmHrvELCr0A5fWPVDLHHOmoBiP5YiZvwHNXui1hg5mRrsy1KOuPESvBuPIDHoc4N3g_1JqfqvWaCFy4NcZDzJsp397y-wDiT-P-pwSh2sdDWBKIw1gvE2IN_C5YXdHLcgdjSZ7tG0K7h0O7NSy1PFaKRYV4Y8/s1920/18ddf2383cd30-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437462961418082_1708839693039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5CMoHFfMiqgJcptzT4WyLy3-nWs5fYVmHrvELCr0A5fWPVDLHHOmoBiP5YiZvwHNXui1hg5mRrsy1KOuPESvBuPIDHoc4N3g_1JqfqvWaCFy4NcZDzJsp397y-wDiT-P-pwSh2sdDWBKIw1gvE2IN_C5YXdHLcgdjSZ7tG0K7h0O7NSy1PFaKRYV4Y8/s320/18ddf2383cd30-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437462961418082_1708839693039.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><span><br /><a name='more'></a></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span>Sadly a lot of the issues stems from other parts of the controls and the lack of checkpoints in platforming.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span>Let's have a look at an example:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbfjUgWXgz7aass4V8YCbZ7XDR95aGzmNXpV3sMqxv23u_ZSo47gJ9LzzG94hqZgn8POw7gmlEWI8Q610aCtG9Epaz-Ui4qcb_2QZQicT6zJhobyzKdoWcLwNVLDHT6IvavlnpDB6UdR_JINgXuGAQZg-pBXxq1q412fgJVyzQiN4BV9ZtYmzljksbhw/s1920/18ddf23e65e40-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437463464854030_1708841659586.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbfjUgWXgz7aass4V8YCbZ7XDR95aGzmNXpV3sMqxv23u_ZSo47gJ9LzzG94hqZgn8POw7gmlEWI8Q610aCtG9Epaz-Ui4qcb_2QZQicT6zJhobyzKdoWcLwNVLDHT6IvavlnpDB6UdR_JINgXuGAQZg-pBXxq1q412fgJVyzQiN4BV9ZtYmzljksbhw/s320/18ddf23e65e40-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437463464854030_1708841659586.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span>In this picture, you can see some red balloons with blue triagnles on them. They are there because I am playing on easy. You can use the homing attack to bounce from one to the other. When playing on normal, you have to use a combo of boosting, springs and homing attacks on enemies and springs to get up. There are no mid climbing checkpoints so if you mess up, then you start from the bottom.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span>When playing on easy, all platforming is negated because you can homing attack your way up because the balloons are there. It's gone from a very hard and frustrating experience to a press the button to win experience.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span>"But Tets, you're playing on easy, of course it's easy," I hear you rightfully say. That would be a justified comment if not for the fact that the "normal" setting is set very high. There is no mid ground. I dread to see what the hard setting is like...</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span>I felt this way about God Of War. Normal had it's over powered guys in it (although I think I just went for them too soon),, but easy took all challenge away completely. Sonic here does the same thing. I think instead of giving you the cheaty balloon way. Normal fshould have a few more checkpoints on the climb up the platforming sections, specifically those godd dam towers.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;">The wierd thing is, that many of the climbing challenges are good. It's just the controls that are bad. One section in particular really sucks though, the skills. Ok, so there is one where when you get max rings, your characters get an extra ability.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Tails can summon the Tornado and pretty much fly anywhere he needs to go.</li><li>Amy makes a tarot card bicycle hammer thing.</li><li>Knuckles gets a high speed, very straight line glide.</li></ul><p style="text-align: left;">Which are all very good and well, but many of the platforming needs a bit of a jump and boost combo. If you have max rings, there is a delay with the start-up and it messes up the timing. Especially for Amy. Tails is not such a problem as you just fly wherever you need to go. Knuckles though... holy shit, you often have to use his glide, but when he's max-ringed, he gets super speed, it makes it so much harder to control and judge when to stop to get to your goal. Most annoyingly there is no way to turn this off. You have to get hit, which means finding some enemy somewhere and getting whacked.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DzxJOjk0BABABimeUo0Y35MC5HoFPyj3hzf1fHCy8C_r7vXb_evRYla5IjWqQkpmNwhEF9uCvDk4XKivv_UgikKoqtHu4oZcwEnVkUNSEVgxtd5ONqwHmanjs9CpHrAcGspRoIfVFopwrtFsTirr-5Tk9oxhSq4Bgeb-jRh7AvgdoNjqh40BxnXbQyw/s1920/18ddf238d3814-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437462962943549_1708839698998.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DzxJOjk0BABABimeUo0Y35MC5HoFPyj3hzf1fHCy8C_r7vXb_evRYla5IjWqQkpmNwhEF9uCvDk4XKivv_UgikKoqtHu4oZcwEnVkUNSEVgxtd5ONqwHmanjs9CpHrAcGspRoIfVFopwrtFsTirr-5Tk9oxhSq4Bgeb-jRh7AvgdoNjqh40BxnXbQyw/s320/18ddf238d3814-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437462962943549_1708839698998.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amy Max Rings</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Then, even assuming you are at low rings, you pick them up as you do your stuff and all of a sudden, mid way through the climb, </p><p style="text-align: left;">BAM</p><p style="text-align: left;">Super powered glide/weird tarot bike makes an unwelcome return.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZwlRYsJlJw_fV12KLQjLUo4cxmVCiQU0ZOMuaOchWqJpetq3odb-cKMz3VH4JkVOO8yyJue2uT1X7Sp-4QX08SAW7EcaWoMPp2ICzZxkGkXp23TaDQudKz9Q6S92wBXKDHOnTVv0K1T0bXZWMA_NHkeDTwiBtX65edZUho_vzDy7PsOvRu2Jt20ERo8/s1920/18ddf23b2a297-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437462980216194_1708839766469.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZwlRYsJlJw_fV12KLQjLUo4cxmVCiQU0ZOMuaOchWqJpetq3odb-cKMz3VH4JkVOO8yyJue2uT1X7Sp-4QX08SAW7EcaWoMPp2ICzZxkGkXp23TaDQudKz9Q6S92wBXKDHOnTVv0K1T0bXZWMA_NHkeDTwiBtX65edZUho_vzDy7PsOvRu2Jt20ERo8/s320/18ddf23b2a297-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437462980216194_1708839766469.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: left;">The challenges just get all the more tricky.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Now while I love Sonic Frontiers, they made some dumb-arse decisions, such as the inability to turn off the max rings thing. The next is this move each character has to activate special switches....</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Ctn9S18NxOH0-VYss8w3KWHzJeWEhaRsQ2K1rYYuhnvizksLlkayonrIpWA5c5zIi2CKON7WHKb_dVr6XQWvuj0LHgJ4xwMOGb_sCxtpnh_kxXEGMCyTuYAZ5UpYIlQ9RIzVwIE-iS5zIIUkuB0RiW2amg-rMRwfIEXdoN1hEYJqUWw1O0WxPiyXsLI/s1920/18ddf23d92c20-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437463363052216_1708841261922.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Ctn9S18NxOH0-VYss8w3KWHzJeWEhaRsQ2K1rYYuhnvizksLlkayonrIpWA5c5zIi2CKON7WHKb_dVr6XQWvuj0LHgJ4xwMOGb_sCxtpnh_kxXEGMCyTuYAZ5UpYIlQ9RIzVwIE-iS5zIIUkuB0RiW2amg-rMRwfIEXdoN1hEYJqUWw1O0WxPiyXsLI/s320/18ddf23d92c20-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437463363052216_1708841261922.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The swirly thing means my special punch is active!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Knuckles has a punch, Amy has a hammer whack and Tails has a gun thing. Now, you need this to activate special signs.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUgkdZ9aGTbbCPhHMPXoWk64LY5l5vsXFyc5ayaZKX2hUMvDDs4MwWiaEg9OQmwSDNlsfHI3ClbhncCKugs0TaaZOLWaTZIXy3mNblglnOJn1cC8eMHC-6dKMq1uEhwvahAQ_sBXayDd8_hcYp-LwU6OvPLIEW7dqkHWkKr1Hbrb-7DuFr1xLk_oNL04/s1920/18ddf23972a16-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437462965441390_1708839708755.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUgkdZ9aGTbbCPhHMPXoWk64LY5l5vsXFyc5ayaZKX2hUMvDDs4MwWiaEg9OQmwSDNlsfHI3ClbhncCKugs0TaaZOLWaTZIXy3mNblglnOJn1cC8eMHC-6dKMq1uEhwvahAQ_sBXayDd8_hcYp-LwU6OvPLIEW7dqkHWkKr1Hbrb-7DuFr1xLk_oNL04/s320/18ddf23972a16-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437462965441390_1708839708755.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's a base of a special sign</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Now, to do this, you need to charge a bar. To charge the bar, you either attack enemies, or collect rings. When the bar is charged, you can do about 4 special whacks before needing a recharge. My question is, why does this move need an energy bar? I don't think it's very good as an attack... so its just used for solving puzzles, so why should it be limited?</p><p style="text-align: left;">Naturally, if you get to the point where you need to charge it up (through collecting rings and doing random cyloops), you'll end up at max rings again. Can this move be used during combat? Yes it can, is it a bit powerful in those times? Maybe, as it often generates rings. But outside of combat, this limiting of its power seems stupid. You know what you could do Sonic Team? You could not have this move generate rings, and then we don't have to charge it up, as it would then be less spammable in combat.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Speaking of combat, let's talk about that shall we?</p><p style="text-align: left;">So, the DLC here has the same enemies(called Guardians) as the main game, only they are extremely overpowered. Or so I thought. Since you only need to do the towers to progress the game story (yes, even cyberspace levels [classic Sonic boost style sections] can be ignored), you don't need any gear things to access the Cyberspace setions. So it's entirely plausible to skip every single Guardian. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Which I did.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Ok, I'll admit I tried a couple to see what it was like, but that was at the start of the game and since the haracters are generally low levelled, you end getting a bit of an ass kicking, and everything hits hard and moves super fast. Learning their move set was not a fun time.</p><p style="text-align: left;">So anywy, at the end of the game, I noticed that I had levelled up the characters to level 99 and so I thought I would go try a Guardian. And it was ridiculously easy. So skill doesn't account for much, levelling does.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFg4-muYVbA3y6A6NQGbXcPHkoda5GC5W75QeUZrCVSJ2j22EnIIWy_oSE3e05c5KFVyClepjdMRX-UpdKXVyC7kQpB7FKcrZDgMV8zy4KvHtd2Ny2VNwtQ1JKZLwxGdyqMfsb0xjyb48JxcnSCjlMDRIunXU0spSrP4_-RLyFz-DloL9NhEejd1VgoY/s1920/18ddf23ac4a100-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437462976883161_1708839753449.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFg4-muYVbA3y6A6NQGbXcPHkoda5GC5W75QeUZrCVSJ2j22EnIIWy_oSE3e05c5KFVyClepjdMRX-UpdKXVyC7kQpB7FKcrZDgMV8zy4KvHtd2Ny2VNwtQ1JKZLwxGdyqMfsb0xjyb48JxcnSCjlMDRIunXU0spSrP4_-RLyFz-DloL9NhEejd1VgoY/s320/18ddf23ac4a100-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437462976883161_1708839753449.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tails vs the Spider</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Using Tails as a prime example. In the picture above, I had managed to unlock a lot of Tails' moves and thought that this big ass laser would be the way to kill the Spider Guardian. Turns out this is not the case. At the level I was at, the laser did minimal damage, despite its powerful looks.</p><p style="text-align: left;">When I eventually got Tails up to level 99, using the exact same tactic, the laser finished it off in no time. Whaddaya know. As another aside of the odd decisions they make in this game, the laser is the only way to destroy certain blocks for Tails' platforming challenges, and for whatever reason, instead of having the block be immediately destroyed by the laser, the block will withstand the attack for approximately 70% of the laser's duration. The laser lasts for a good 4 or 5 seconds...</p><p style="text-align: left;">Anyhoo, back to the combat... The same kind of thing happened with other characters as well. SO it was rather pointless. Unless you wanted that extreme combat, which I'll admit is nice if them to have that option, but EVRYTHING was extremely hard at the start of the game, and skipping them all means that, yes, less-skilled players can progress through the story, but they are getting less game play as well. </p><p style="text-align: left;">It's the same kind of thing as the homing balloons for the easy difficulties tower climbing. Yes, you can get through the challenge, but I wouldn't exactly call it gameplay as such, it ends up just being a timed button pressing exercise. </p><p style="text-align: left;">One thing I thought amusing in the main game was the guardian intros. They are still here and kind of jarring in a way, especially since I and trying to not fight any of them. Running around as Knuckles and this butt-weed keeps BLAaaAAAArrr!-ing at me.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-A_6hNUgF2w0gfYfD-oSXc7NHQWfCBNexs3tNvnBiofVNwpgbXah2uyodyCS8j2uhCa3eTWS034Y9vzWeUxsbGz9N-X1JL23Dxk6pRhr9QuohhyphenhyphenplOi4SFUpyJ6pyNN3mE30jFhZLWSB0rK6Ebg6JWgYKpCiZORY99E9BDpU5t2OT_fPFlQ7D25TJ1k/s1920/18ddf23d2de19-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437463360596771_1708841252331.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-A_6hNUgF2w0gfYfD-oSXc7NHQWfCBNexs3tNvnBiofVNwpgbXah2uyodyCS8j2uhCa3eTWS034Y9vzWeUxsbGz9N-X1JL23Dxk6pRhr9QuohhyphenhyphenplOi4SFUpyJ6pyNN3mE30jFhZLWSB0rK6Ebg6JWgYKpCiZORY99E9BDpU5t2OT_fPFlQ7D25TJ1k/s320/18ddf23d2de19-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437463360596771_1708841252331.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've often wondered if this is a Beatles reference.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">And now having recently levelled Knuckles' up, I thought I should give a try and see if I can do it, but this ass-hat will fly around his arena at the speed of irritation.</p><p style="text-align: left;">As it turns out, now that I'm levelled up makes the fight pretty easy. However, the incredible speed with which old Maxwell (as I like to call him) makes fighting him very difficult. Another big problem is the arenas have to be reasonably large right, but that makes it very hard to keep the target lock-on, er, locked on. So while fighting this guy, I kept losing sight of him.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnauRvPphH8aILcPSOHlhF4LkBGhyphenhyphennC8Tfby2IG2xyjyLe4_PJg52N7hCOLNAXRZuIqNZKNcPCgSNm_OTJIjAo70TDPcRi2F3wAJ0BASJQdG_9Iqp6pB6Ly5K5g095EjkbvHXZkgcMWUqqcCJFEdKg6Fm9F2T4Wu5GRlkQveLUFQKiPo7AcA57y76fEM/s1920/18ddf23cca967-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437463359622465_1708841248525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnauRvPphH8aILcPSOHlhF4LkBGhyphenhyphennC8Tfby2IG2xyjyLe4_PJg52N7hCOLNAXRZuIqNZKNcPCgSNm_OTJIjAo70TDPcRi2F3wAJ0BASJQdG_9Iqp6pB6Ly5K5g095EjkbvHXZkgcMWUqqcCJFEdKg6Fm9F2T4Wu5GRlkQveLUFQKiPo7AcA57y76fEM/s320/18ddf23cca967-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437463359622465_1708841248525.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Much awkward camera control later...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: left;">One part that was kind of cleaned up, but still a bit whack in the update is the starfall thing. After 3/4 day/night cycles, these stars things fall from the sky and any defeated enemies will respawn. Luckily though now they have removed the incredibly annoying slot machine they had before. It was so bad, I don't see how it got approved... and it was replaced with this rather pretty, but slightly irritating rainbow thing going on now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEUhU90ZXo7AZ_hrREXLEbYBJHAaq-QYwb9FFkUjdr2TsAQ7OPutGSPIqW8b_ujT32_-Vx5nBiVHCvTmILW6p_B4c9QCTkLyhTU-sRqlRIWupfnHW0I2izGV3fviUbkXScrWhWQyPDY80ID4I7WRF3NhJepod63zI9mYzTRSKcRVM5zqNDM1T2iGn2JI/s1920/18ddf23df953-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437463365161103_1708841270160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEUhU90ZXo7AZ_hrREXLEbYBJHAaq-QYwb9FFkUjdr2TsAQ7OPutGSPIqW8b_ujT32_-Vx5nBiVHCvTmILW6p_B4c9QCTkLyhTU-sRqlRIWupfnHW0I2izGV3fviUbkXScrWhWQyPDY80ID4I7WRF3NhJepod63zI9mYzTRSKcRVM5zqNDM1T2iGn2JI/w443-h249/18ddf23df953-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437463365161103_1708841270160.jpg" width="443" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">OK, it looks kinda cool yeah? However, what it does do is mess up your map markers. I've put a marker on the map, which I would like to get to. The marker is represented by a nice clear line that goes vertically through the whole map and can be seen from wherever you are. Handy right? </p><p style="text-align: left;">Except when the starfall is falling. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Can you see the marker? (Does it brighten up your day?). It's there, on the right, the thin orange line (3rd from the right). See how it looks very close to the other ones? Yup. It's confusing as hell. Usually when this happens, I just leave and go make a cup of tea while waiting for it to pass. What a nutty decision.</p><p style="text-align: left;">And finally, my final comment. So the end of the main game has you fighting the imagintively named "THE END" in a vertical shooter kind of fashion. RIght. Kind of out there, and it goes on for way too long, and since THE END is juts a big moon, you're blasting a moon for about 15 minutes in what is essentially a timed sequence. It's crazy, why is it even there? I don't get it you know, SOnic is meant to be a fast, speedy game, yet a few Final Boss fights (i.e Super Sonic time) are incredibly dragged out... You end up racing against the countdown of the ring count, more than the boss itself. (I'm looking at YOU Sonic Generations in particular!)</p><p style="text-align: left;">This new boss for Frontiers unfortunately manages to fall into this category.</p><p style="text-align: left;">We have amore visually exciting boss that has been "rectified" *ahem* this.... With "SUPREME/THE END."</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnxM9oSQvvuFgZEVQdSktSwM-oavExfRin-J7IUqZ5NQkPgSUg3LmN8deqtvljpqWKBT_J25hpadsz_nU83LRAgcKtYQODufbaz-j6Pp6CcNhuIfI3KGzjtlVxAzanClrefyNA8wPMkTzgh9h1Vg9vuRP68ciqfWyrzxh1bmfD1TO1td23UlVTMyO4LI/s1920/18ddf239e614-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437462969693603_1708839725365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnxM9oSQvvuFgZEVQdSktSwM-oavExfRin-J7IUqZ5NQkPgSUg3LmN8deqtvljpqWKBT_J25hpadsz_nU83LRAgcKtYQODufbaz-j6Pp6CcNhuIfI3KGzjtlVxAzanClrefyNA8wPMkTzgh9h1Vg9vuRP68ciqfWyrzxh1bmfD1TO1td23UlVTMyO4LI/w457-h257/18ddf239e614-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437462969693603_1708839725365.jpg" width="457" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Delightfully huge, you can see that Super Sonic is tiny. Cool hey? By this time in the game I had maximum ring count, a glorious 999 to take the tie pressure off me. As Super Sonic, he can't actually die, until you run out of rings and will revert to Sonic.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Throughout this whole fight, I spent most of my time trying to work out the patterns, which have to be countered with Sonic's new powers, which will then allow a chance to attack. Anyway, the whole thing is pretty much a quick time event. You must counter at the right time, then attack, then sidestep to attack this umbilical chord thing, then cycloop the thing to get the gun out, then cyloop the gun. If you mess up the timing, a semi cut scene plays and you start from scratch.</p><p style="text-align: left;">It's kind of amazing how staged the whole battle is. It doesn't provide prompts like Dragon's Lair or Time Gal does, yet at its core them gameplay is the same concept.</p><p style="text-align: left;">So while it looks and sounds epic, and should be great fun, most of the time while I played it, I felt no need to worry about failing, only frutsration as I tried to work out the sequence of attacks. If you wait too long, THE END regains all their health, so I went in all guns blazing, took down half it's bar and while continuing to attack, I noticed that it's energy wasn't decreasing, so I stopped, thinking it would cut scene into a new phase, so I held off and yes, a cut scene did occur, but it just regained all its life. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Start sequence again.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Eventually I worked out the buttons, and the timing and finished. Did I feel accomplished? Not really? On top of that, it was at times visually confusing. THE END is a big dude, and you're fighting him in a clearing between trees, and for some annoying reason, the camera would pull back and any incoming attacks were obscured by trees...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ML5galyMDhQ/Zep5Sk7M1RI/AAAAAAAA_po/SF8Z1kTkxokiIHUa1ycCVtPM66s2_RomwCK4BGAsYHg/s1920/18ddf23a54944-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437462971904041_1708839734000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="233" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ML5galyMDhQ/Zep5Sk7M1RI/AAAAAAAA_po/SF8Z1kTkxokiIHUa1ycCVtPM66s2_RomwCK4BGAsYHg/w414-h233/18ddf23a54944-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_437462971904041_1708839734000.jpg" width="414" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sonic and four flying balls are actually in this screen-shot somewhere.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Damn amateur shenanigans going on here ladies and gents.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Oddly enough, there are cut scenes mid-fight which indicate special moves as well and they just seem to come out of nowhere. It's actually hard to see how Sonic pulls off the attack. At times, he'll just snap his fingers and something will happen. It's such a mess. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">What I am going to do is link up a youtube video. This guy seems to be playing on hard, so there is an extra stage to the fight that I didn't experience, where THE END attacks the shield that Sonic's pals set up. But I think you can get the general feel for it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NVjvWzLuWl4" width="320" youtube-src-id="NVjvWzLuWl4"></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">It seems pretty epic, mainly because the music is really cranking and there are lots of flashing lights and shit, but it's all a bit superfluous. Watch the video and you should get a feel for it 'it has handy dandy chapters marked). For example, at about 7:40, Sonic gets forced out of Super Sonic form, but during the cut scene manages to regain it and even power up the blue eyed form which is a power level up. What exactly is the point of this? It fills in time, makes you feel like THE END <i>may</i> be a threat, but since Sonic powers up again without any player input whatsoever.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> You could cut it completely out and no one would know. So that means the whole scene is pointless. </p><p style="text-align: left;">It's weird think in my Sonic Frontiers posts, all I've done is whinge and complain about its shittiness, but I actually rather like the game. There is a lot going for it and so very much potential here. I just don't think they have capitalised on it at all.</p><p style="text-align: left;">And that is the rub. I see the start of brilliance here and something good for the future of Sonic games, yet I have a feeling that SEGA will bin this style for the next game and start from scratch as they rarely manage to build on the good points of the games they have worked on (especially recently).</p><p style="text-align: left;">So any potential in Sonic Frontiers will probably fade into something else.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Prove me wrong SEGA, prove me wrong.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">*******</p><p style="text-align: left;">I'm actually secretly hoping that the Sonic Generations Shadow version (Sonic X Shadow Generations) is just an easy filler title while they develop a proper new Sonic Frontiers (with level graphics that actually look like Sonic levels throughout the whole game. SEGA are well known for rushing games out under-developed and I think the evidence of that happening with Sonic Frontiers is obvious.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Fingers crossed for a good Frontiers sequel.</p><p></p>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-9678821198410648692024-02-23T12:25:00.003+09:002024-02-23T12:25:22.251+09:00Transformers Legacy Snarl, of the nature of Core class<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGUvCYbNTOWRuYbOlJQCIPd7YnT7K_OGiYIg-Qcy3c23jbZcJ-v8HiyTEyGWB3OuU9IoR1pwRS_ZB6luZ9r8831JeI2JkgxPvQWR5pN2B-6wG-kZSbVzU_riBjdZz4tOUiRXiX3i9olPKhGMcennAkAuGDxjBLX9AbKt2dm77CQIqSTjyzPxjIPeiKwg/s1200/CoreSnarlHeader.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="1200" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGUvCYbNTOWRuYbOlJQCIPd7YnT7K_OGiYIg-Qcy3c23jbZcJ-v8HiyTEyGWB3OuU9IoR1pwRS_ZB6luZ9r8831JeI2JkgxPvQWR5pN2B-6wG-kZSbVzU_riBjdZz4tOUiRXiX3i9olPKhGMcennAkAuGDxjBLX9AbKt2dm77CQIqSTjyzPxjIPeiKwg/w472-h159/CoreSnarlHeader.png" width="472" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Ye olde Snarl would have to be my favourite Dinobot. There is no doubt about the fact that Stegosaurs are cool! Even to the point of me having a few <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2020/03/snarl-power-of-primes-version-review.html">different versions of </a>the grumpy arse loner fellow now. Yes, I have the Leader version stashed away somewhere. Anyway, despite not really liking the concept of combining Dinobots... I did pick up Core class Swoop a while ago and was suitably impressed with the little bugger. Therefore, Snarl should be on the get list as well.</p><p>I have no intention of getting the rest of the team as some of them look stupid and I feel that just because they are thematically similar, it doesn't mean they have to combine into a big super robot.</p><p>So, here we are with my post about me chatting about Snarl.</p><p>The small one.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><p>So far the core class Dinobots have been a bit... ugly. I remember seeing images of Grimlock and Sludge and yeeesh, they do not look very good. Luckily Swoop did and Snarl looks nice enough. So that's cool.</p><p><br /></p><p>Snarl comes in a little box in robot mode, so I'll start there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEied1jV2riaE198WQArI1uU5copwTqPnri7lG_Ko_rB0cUSIkD6z9rTupaDDGprsHO0wpDDTn3SyfKxqiqjD_uH6id4ZfSnHRtM7h8_vHjeLEVMXhAhpnW4Ucd45CcnLlvNiAueVaowsO3GDldfDnHllSd-kU43NkRRRvfYP5AIGadOIHRloKLVwpW3JFU/s1920/PXL_20240213_094412677~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1666" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEied1jV2riaE198WQArI1uU5copwTqPnri7lG_Ko_rB0cUSIkD6z9rTupaDDGprsHO0wpDDTn3SyfKxqiqjD_uH6id4ZfSnHRtM7h8_vHjeLEVMXhAhpnW4Ucd45CcnLlvNiAueVaowsO3GDldfDnHllSd-kU43NkRRRvfYP5AIGadOIHRloKLVwpW3JFU/w174-h200/PXL_20240213_094412677~2.jpg" width="174" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHbwHzjd56hz6NZZQwmZDBlADZQb0r85iiZUiejicxd4ZHSMYfrjkmZEDceYaTudpbSH3zDnjcEKtkEjEJqvrJVU_10e-qQnZMwi4GT6_cC306TzvgKS_BUl8j0D2W0UKTbIlljkPPO3H5o87Mi2qemR6FdxdXbp9jrffIy32iLZJlS3BIlT8xrRn_q8/s2007/PXL_20240213_094451966~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2007" data-original-width="1444" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHbwHzjd56hz6NZZQwmZDBlADZQb0r85iiZUiejicxd4ZHSMYfrjkmZEDceYaTudpbSH3zDnjcEKtkEjEJqvrJVU_10e-qQnZMwi4GT6_cC306TzvgKS_BUl8j0D2W0UKTbIlljkPPO3H5o87Mi2qemR6FdxdXbp9jrffIy32iLZJlS3BIlT8xrRn_q8/w144-h200/PXL_20240213_094451966~2.jpg" width="144" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFsYIi-1N3xWM3Yv8FJd_yypBNXOBSaYAdnLxrviBoucVRDA4ETwVoaQjtI-iq3XLhk6lQQePzg4-CTrTVzo5BKlSyppMAPNea8K3drXt35fbvXx5IZmu2cPwNqLfKHArEhgPv0qf9CFrmmsu4Uk-LWl2_vOhg5tkk-zBhQzkeDzX3An-tQBTI-dH9fs/s1651/PXL_20240213_094503721~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1651" data-original-width="1035" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFsYIi-1N3xWM3Yv8FJd_yypBNXOBSaYAdnLxrviBoucVRDA4ETwVoaQjtI-iq3XLhk6lQQePzg4-CTrTVzo5BKlSyppMAPNea8K3drXt35fbvXx5IZmu2cPwNqLfKHArEhgPv0qf9CFrmmsu4Uk-LWl2_vOhg5tkk-zBhQzkeDzX3An-tQBTI-dH9fs/w126-h200/PXL_20240213_094503721~2.jpg" width="126" /></a></div><br /><p>Yep, he looks very Snarly doesn't he? He has the usual tail split across his shoulders. Being a little guy, I'm able to accept the placement of the stego tail being so high. The leader one definitley has the best placement of them. Looking back now, even the POTP version of Snarl's tail is a bit too high up.</p><p>Anyhoo, as you can see the colours are pretty close and he has the goldy bits located wher the goldy bits should be and the reddy bits located where the reddy bits should be.</p><p>What is NOT located where it should be is an Autobot insignia, which actually has a spot allocated on his chest, BUT there is nothing there. What a shame.</p><p>The red part of the back of the robot is actually an extra part, obviously intended for his obvious Dinoking counterpart and it hides the combiner joint (a little bit anyway). This is also the part that can be used to store his sword. Storage of swords on backs is brilliant by the way!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6iyw20ueVMAzGtM_FWn-mOf80d6k3Qw_SMgaqyXFrVvg2W0fLkJ5Z6pKj5oICL-fszdMDOpVngO0RFI2dSXJWkvjPEhzsffpGgdnoJLVCwIRAqlgOPnR2EBWuMT6VR4U58qONycEI0PaBiGRHJRj41TEpZO58tCMpfY2BnLFmbKFrNSLRcy7wJBztKU/s1802/PXL_20240213_095222493~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1802" data-original-width="1495" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6iyw20ueVMAzGtM_FWn-mOf80d6k3Qw_SMgaqyXFrVvg2W0fLkJ5Z6pKj5oICL-fszdMDOpVngO0RFI2dSXJWkvjPEhzsffpGgdnoJLVCwIRAqlgOPnR2EBWuMT6VR4U58qONycEI0PaBiGRHJRj41TEpZO58tCMpfY2BnLFmbKFrNSLRcy7wJBztKU/w166-h200/PXL_20240213_095222493~2.jpg" width="166" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRFQDe5vRkarng2S1QS_HVwP775kREPVSaSQZrrhW7yjpTciBPyz-0J1ydGhKQyW-pOz5CJKbA6XRopUKF50LolFnfsTkldjmtRFWCS6wz_Qgu6Pqq7DtPivx-4CWvhjK-FBu-2olRT4eP_6R2gQuOCkNktjPAE-Hysesl9oPiNwpUqDYp8GT9ibRosI/s1505/PXL_20240213_094528128.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1505" data-original-width="1049" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRFQDe5vRkarng2S1QS_HVwP775kREPVSaSQZrrhW7yjpTciBPyz-0J1ydGhKQyW-pOz5CJKbA6XRopUKF50LolFnfsTkldjmtRFWCS6wz_Qgu6Pqq7DtPivx-4CWvhjK-FBu-2olRT4eP_6R2gQuOCkNktjPAE-Hysesl9oPiNwpUqDYp8GT9ibRosI/w139-h200/PXL_20240213_094528128.MP~2.jpg" width="139" /></a></div><br /><p>The sculpting on the robot is really great! He manages to have the gribbles one would want on Snarl and it's perfectly fine.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlqKWc_rs28DqUC5-BAw9Js-VRkmnDB5Pv8aHCcdXaM2thYs0QS8d4L84aNDs1Cb9FZlN8Q1ImHFXXIq_BYz8LOACSzrMz0G4gq0W9_f5zOvOirmFPir98UQA4DQYJYEj9HTyvNJ76jlB2aYKv3UQ92XNnOCUkvwThQwQEvT0rzKgaQQVoktwtwGe_fk/s1920/PXL_20240213_094832170~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1687" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlqKWc_rs28DqUC5-BAw9Js-VRkmnDB5Pv8aHCcdXaM2thYs0QS8d4L84aNDs1Cb9FZlN8Q1ImHFXXIq_BYz8LOACSzrMz0G4gq0W9_f5zOvOirmFPir98UQA4DQYJYEj9HTyvNJ76jlB2aYKv3UQ92XNnOCUkvwThQwQEvT0rzKgaQQVoktwtwGe_fk/w176-h200/PXL_20240213_094832170~2.jpg" width="176" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9G8zaftftO0V_mrtpIbSPS10BOT0XVOobQSsBBBUL3EOEWXYkquK_s3CrlfBY61zS8TvzV_t4b_O4QVGR7YYqy5LxPRdg8rOwTFg4ew0yimzPCNgN7_llIf_RLbQdOvd8HzG8l33CbeQMz24R_hNRIqF2lsD1jY5Lo-7xrqmizWPhEjPBFHgO4ImhZEw/s2560/PXL_20240213_094855919.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9G8zaftftO0V_mrtpIbSPS10BOT0XVOobQSsBBBUL3EOEWXYkquK_s3CrlfBY61zS8TvzV_t4b_O4QVGR7YYqy5LxPRdg8rOwTFg4ew0yimzPCNgN7_llIf_RLbQdOvd8HzG8l33CbeQMz24R_hNRIqF2lsD1jY5Lo-7xrqmizWPhEjPBFHgO4ImhZEw/w150-h200/PXL_20240213_094855919.MP.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><p>Articulation is surprisingly good for such a small figure. He is missing thigh-based swivels, but his ball jointed hips can be worked around... mostly. He has big feet meaning that his balance is pretty good and on top of that, you can use a few of the joints required for the combined robot mode to get some more should movement out of the guy!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkhzt_mQRX5z0eSdUQmD-AYG8ZHEPBiGAKP5nOhw0mI_VKSTygcD-jQR1XBY5B4LUArJvJ5zcroba3zzmLMvXyVaMsD1mx-4GoLIBOYibjKF6UWjFALsnb4bXuW0H1FhtMUHeUAj2TlJ64d0mYs0M7uV4GqVxmmj6PdHrBV5rncyGNgLJzaPt19uNLEI/s1920/PXL_20240213_094728599~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1458" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkhzt_mQRX5z0eSdUQmD-AYG8ZHEPBiGAKP5nOhw0mI_VKSTygcD-jQR1XBY5B4LUArJvJ5zcroba3zzmLMvXyVaMsD1mx-4GoLIBOYibjKF6UWjFALsnb4bXuW0H1FhtMUHeUAj2TlJ64d0mYs0M7uV4GqVxmmj6PdHrBV5rncyGNgLJzaPt19uNLEI/s320/PXL_20240213_094728599~2.jpg" width="243" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snarlnan the Barbarian.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>It's very impressive. So generally the robot is a lot of fun. He also looks pretty shmick next to the other core robots.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5azPZ3wc9rh-woiL1xO7eE9YXCJ2IMWZeEKTYLPka2sZz70UAeYtQlK0KU9P6HQLPW1hpi8FU0Wnj30SKWEnpnQ1aO10ckWe9MxeEiJlWJeXvp7BGvw19E0aHsuEyFEyPJ2xcPl3MkkTIABwOZ9D4H-2puTnSL6kBp-NeqzCeWW3lBdOojC_fLmXFJk/s2560/PXL_20240213_095155127.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2560" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5azPZ3wc9rh-woiL1xO7eE9YXCJ2IMWZeEKTYLPka2sZz70UAeYtQlK0KU9P6HQLPW1hpi8FU0Wnj30SKWEnpnQ1aO10ckWe9MxeEiJlWJeXvp7BGvw19E0aHsuEyFEyPJ2xcPl3MkkTIABwOZ9D4H-2puTnSL6kBp-NeqzCeWW3lBdOojC_fLmXFJk/s320/PXL_20240213_095155127.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YhHkR7XHAXi3H4CMpcyO6_xsW0PixtKqjhXpGjAMwW-k54OncBOqluPRHnsMALP3FJELz8rk300uPPfDZtzbkrRQ8hSIAgnv6SEcolfPibBroIhzFRCxtkSvHaVvsjstQN8wZz0T1V37eWZ8BkHCYRVQNQZVQXHjKneEoYMohoFWXymc29W2S8dUuko/s2560/PXL_20240213_095350400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2560" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YhHkR7XHAXi3H4CMpcyO6_xsW0PixtKqjhXpGjAMwW-k54OncBOqluPRHnsMALP3FJELz8rk300uPPfDZtzbkrRQ8hSIAgnv6SEcolfPibBroIhzFRCxtkSvHaVvsjstQN8wZz0T1V37eWZ8BkHCYRVQNQZVQXHjKneEoYMohoFWXymc29W2S8dUuko/w200-h150/PXL_20240213_095350400.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQz11PZIdhr4PscCxYbbAs1UhN4a7ZbgCTxvi9MySsTTz_QcWIfqI3WTTQwadgJIw-0ysnM7utVNDU9SJ1KqKH_tMcL7B6giuoav5bpr3WfnD4N_SwmP5Se1apHl-u_KzcztKEnXVVFFzIR3KBUFs6DFvQdpMpuJvSMtTgP_9-CHd6cclBEyHbYPKyyA/s2560/PXL_20240213_094952771.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQz11PZIdhr4PscCxYbbAs1UhN4a7ZbgCTxvi9MySsTTz_QcWIfqI3WTTQwadgJIw-0ysnM7utVNDU9SJ1KqKH_tMcL7B6giuoav5bpr3WfnD4N_SwmP5Se1apHl-u_KzcztKEnXVVFFzIR3KBUFs6DFvQdpMpuJvSMtTgP_9-CHd6cclBEyHbYPKyyA/w150-h200/PXL_20240213_094952771.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And he comes with a handy-dandy carry handle.</div><p>Generally the robot mode is actually prety good. He doesn't have the same amount of joints that Swoop does, but they are adequate enough. <i>Although</i> I really would like some thigh swivels. </p><p>Let's get this sucker into Dinosaur mode!!</p><p>Transformation is super easy, flip over the legs, rotate the head 360, wiggle-waggle the tail pieces together, and bend the elbows. The trickiest part is coordinating the flipping out of the Dino head from the knee area as you flip them around, but I'm sure most people can deal with it pretty efficiently.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfd3f6WUpbgdmU8UboQ8XrHyKW2X30CjNuyDpyPIKilx17OZpTyGH7tPWjoUOb-CICqCHY40W1v1J8Jy5Xsx1jNwXirzTBSqIYrxtb25KNW_bJ8D20prJLxzyDXu_cGJ4dRjfviG3cxM2_WHRMWQfVRoankThzLyWba2_xSCh5bJU5Jykrts4KQ4TzxW0/s1858/PXL_20240213_095549221.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="1858" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfd3f6WUpbgdmU8UboQ8XrHyKW2X30CjNuyDpyPIKilx17OZpTyGH7tPWjoUOb-CICqCHY40W1v1J8Jy5Xsx1jNwXirzTBSqIYrxtb25KNW_bJ8D20prJLxzyDXu_cGJ4dRjfviG3cxM2_WHRMWQfVRoankThzLyWba2_xSCh5bJU5Jykrts4KQ4TzxW0/s320/PXL_20240213_095549221.MP~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>That is totally adorbs! God damn!</p><p>I am not ashamed to admit, that when I first got him into this mode, I laughed and wondered,</p><p>"What the hell is this pathetic little mode?"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggC8SXvS_tClEMBr9O8HwxRgbPT1jmlFFSncmtrokeB-pZ4sLC2TuD_NX_Saw4hV27DarlXdSaHWmdHaSAznmn_vl4GM_dFB8nQM2kq79lZE5C5heD6DhuLSRIAEzQgbrCOO8vDUz-XAFcK7gMN9SfUmwnY5nc63G42HQbvJC1D_uj8x1z2bizIgM_J9g/s1573/PXL_20240213_095526962~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1573" data-original-width="1481" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggC8SXvS_tClEMBr9O8HwxRgbPT1jmlFFSncmtrokeB-pZ4sLC2TuD_NX_Saw4hV27DarlXdSaHWmdHaSAznmn_vl4GM_dFB8nQM2kq79lZE5C5heD6DhuLSRIAEzQgbrCOO8vDUz-XAFcK7gMN9SfUmwnY5nc63G42HQbvJC1D_uj8x1z2bizIgM_J9g/w188-h200/PXL_20240213_095526962~2.jpg" width="188" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir4dSNixRiQBJevEKoQveA97YbYWj-PWJsa1bw8uBPVWxwidi7X7yKIhlu6tyxvKsBcAHsX5Kj7R18_f-xRn92NyuVkirk83WDtBOh0g_MKryN4t1RN2OUSL4kpmHEgQG-ITr5GvXmA8589Lwl_qBrTpBkRrJmBKlXkJoppedt9gy1gr7UiQDjf9FX4ds/s1620/PXL_20240213_095532696~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="1620" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir4dSNixRiQBJevEKoQveA97YbYWj-PWJsa1bw8uBPVWxwidi7X7yKIhlu6tyxvKsBcAHsX5Kj7R18_f-xRn92NyuVkirk83WDtBOh0g_MKryN4t1RN2OUSL4kpmHEgQG-ITr5GvXmA8589Lwl_qBrTpBkRrJmBKlXkJoppedt9gy1gr7UiQDjf9FX4ds/w200-h186/PXL_20240213_095532696~2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4t3JK9OM9tkCPw_QyqCZP3dA6YyUi1iY12D3KanuXM-sFFPgv74NLkZ8JWdNNPJl_z7ZeH3-hV1PtUy_wE6Y5u5Ebdnhrk2z4_U7CJsqe74nWjH5Ok-Jrl4LSnjq3sZwXxZB4lLg9q9t-cxDYmVmh7lSdFvskxEBbbjhNLfKy1lN36oSuuB7pxs8Zxs/s1602/PXL_20240213_095536325.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1602" data-original-width="1553" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4t3JK9OM9tkCPw_QyqCZP3dA6YyUi1iY12D3KanuXM-sFFPgv74NLkZ8JWdNNPJl_z7ZeH3-hV1PtUy_wE6Y5u5Ebdnhrk2z4_U7CJsqe74nWjH5Ok-Jrl4LSnjq3sZwXxZB4lLg9q9t-cxDYmVmh7lSdFvskxEBbbjhNLfKy1lN36oSuuB7pxs8Zxs/w194-h200/PXL_20240213_095536325.MP~2.jpg" width="194" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC52SpN5w04q0hjGgA5xmuZESqmV5GTxtpdoYpTXIG1YMfkPvlQAbN_KfODaMn6qIRm-RrzMZKoCDit0TBUeDpkH440j4MPpU6wZnY5TF9Zc7PdvL3b_kmZF3QXFec3dpcdbpWlUJsI6tEfejtbQK6MAbR9ozShM_rj450u4k1deEkHiciVsekUiI6yhs/s1515/PXL_20240213_095542257~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="1515" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC52SpN5w04q0hjGgA5xmuZESqmV5GTxtpdoYpTXIG1YMfkPvlQAbN_KfODaMn6qIRm-RrzMZKoCDit0TBUeDpkH440j4MPpU6wZnY5TF9Zc7PdvL3b_kmZF3QXFec3dpcdbpWlUJsI6tEfejtbQK6MAbR9ozShM_rj450u4k1deEkHiciVsekUiI6yhs/w200-h198/PXL_20240213_095542257~2.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8AGxian0cmccJrVsCYkpkUMh_ilhk-1a-QIn-5cHBnAZ7W0j7YpN0FN5jrgf1ZLnGpFpCaxsxL8ZjqhNludpnn18ayiTrlD4B5uVPXKoJ0fKTM1FWqdSomF5zut8EaN8UEG6eU3ueaDK6pe3ybpxZGbcOePhv3DD1rJh1fwfvkZT-W6iDuH889VfAag/s2235/PXL_20240213_095553952.MP~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2235" data-original-width="1435" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8AGxian0cmccJrVsCYkpkUMh_ilhk-1a-QIn-5cHBnAZ7W0j7YpN0FN5jrgf1ZLnGpFpCaxsxL8ZjqhNludpnn18ayiTrlD4B5uVPXKoJ0fKTM1FWqdSomF5zut8EaN8UEG6eU3ueaDK6pe3ybpxZGbcOePhv3DD1rJh1fwfvkZT-W6iDuH889VfAag/w128-h200/PXL_20240213_095553952.MP~2.jpg" width="128" /></a></div><br /><p>He's so smoll, it's beeyootiful! I will freely admit that the first time I got him into this mode, I had a jolly old chuckle. The front legs, which are moulded, provide the tiniest amount of clearance from the ground so his chin is pretty much a mm or two away from the ground. The back legs are quite obviously folded up robot arms and where any articulation is likely to happen, but you need to tab in his forearms into the dino body, thereby negating any articulation there. If you do though, because his rear feet are now entire forearms, you can make him rear up.</p><p>The tail is ridiculously smoll and cute as well. Man, I kind of want a live one at this size as a pet, you know like one of those world's smallest chameleons or something. It's just the cutest little 80s fat stegosaurus I've ever laid eyes on and I love it!</p><p>Colours are pretty much where you want them to be, and one thing this guy has over the leader size figure....</p><p>All the gold bits are the same shade of colour.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Yay! Consistency!!</h3><p>The sword can be stored on the back in the same plug as you use in robot mode, but you can also plug it underneath. Oh, I <i>guess</i> you could use that in robot mode as well, but he'd be carrying it like a baby chest mount.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0zYNRXwEa7Szn3berpqSi_ecCtclDBC-nQNmswMrJgOyhe4F4yQBhZuHmgICK3bgU7_opdUosVwubg9Hti8PaYXp5c-HMlnct2hvmHSuWzXK98qV7a_PBhSDv_lOVntZGzOyvY6mVN42sa8cMlQLhJl04UhYr5YnKRQ7eqjJCVg4lKla64dFUytaN1I/s1763/PXL_20240213_095648343~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1205" data-original-width="1763" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0zYNRXwEa7Szn3berpqSi_ecCtclDBC-nQNmswMrJgOyhe4F4yQBhZuHmgICK3bgU7_opdUosVwubg9Hti8PaYXp5c-HMlnct2hvmHSuWzXK98qV7a_PBhSDv_lOVntZGzOyvY6mVN42sa8cMlQLhJl04UhYr5YnKRQ7eqjJCVg4lKla64dFUytaN1I/w200-h137/PXL_20240213_095648343~2.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAD_96N0pOvApEH7meAedc6Ak8PUj7CIeVHYjUD1hyC-_6TVGvrgUbAt5EodjXp5-SxlnObTJ8FZgCuPLI21YJ1uedN3WOQqiDGlCavvjkKZqkctn6Tpclf6Il0iN3rVKGhhDlhqttF-GYso-w4kVC4zfEJ3ZRyv_M9RCmwy6YW4VE9EM7owfpjM1cAk/s2560/PXL_20240213_095613879.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAD_96N0pOvApEH7meAedc6Ak8PUj7CIeVHYjUD1hyC-_6TVGvrgUbAt5EodjXp5-SxlnObTJ8FZgCuPLI21YJ1uedN3WOQqiDGlCavvjkKZqkctn6Tpclf6Il0iN3rVKGhhDlhqttF-GYso-w4kVC4zfEJ3ZRyv_M9RCmwy6YW4VE9EM7owfpjM1cAk/w150-h200/PXL_20240213_095613879.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><p>In Dino mode, he is a bit smaller than a deluxe car, but you know, it's fine. I have no complaints about the sizing to be honest.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOxzGCCQDwkOxMQWEbgNOHKBM-Hin4lfU54iEbROLE4L8EW-oOISlOOdkt3ANRr0eYZlEKcJscSaFfnGpdkLmYJXMEdRy9iVZOsS8HtrvUfi9INrfwWuxKK7I0l_hRBpUSRO-NhvOZrwoswDGYpG1yKMNxA4nDqYSs9_uqKj5UrdE0vUlwVTUMj44ySM/s2560/PXL_20240213_095603266.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2560" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOxzGCCQDwkOxMQWEbgNOHKBM-Hin4lfU54iEbROLE4L8EW-oOISlOOdkt3ANRr0eYZlEKcJscSaFfnGpdkLmYJXMEdRy9iVZOsS8HtrvUfi9INrfwWuxKK7I0l_hRBpUSRO-NhvOZrwoswDGYpG1yKMNxA4nDqYSs9_uqKj5UrdE0vUlwVTUMj44ySM/s320/PXL_20240213_095603266.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p>Sure, this dinosaur mode is a total brick, but it's just so gawddamm cute, I can't help loving it. With such a simple transformation, pretty much non-existent articulation, a face that is permanently stuck to the ground and a tail that would make him the laughing stock of his fellow stegosaurs, I should not really like this guy. BUT the tiny size and kinda pathetic dino mode adds so much charm to him, he is a chibi petite Snarl the likes of which I've never experienced before.</p><p>Of course, the robot being an actual, pretty good little robot mode with good articulation and a great likeness of the original (and the leader class one) also helps to overcome and shock from the dino mode.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, my </p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">Final superfluous rating for Snarl is:</span></h1><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Much better than I expected, pathetically cute! - Recommended!</span></h3>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-56643927494565871582023-12-31T15:00:00.002+09:002023-12-31T15:00:59.290+09:00Gaming Shenanigans of 2023<p>So the end of the year means, here I am trying to consolidate shit into some kind of organisation, for whom exactly? Anyone really.</p><p><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2021/12/gaming-for-year-of-2021.html" target="_blank">2021 is here</a></p><p><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2022/12/gaming-of-2022.html" target="_blank">2022 is here</a></p><p> Woo, what an odd year for gaming it was for me. I've spent a lot of time playing stuff on my PS3, which has been a lot of fun.</p><p><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/12/toys-of-year-of-reiwa-of-2023.html" target="_blank">(Toys of the year are here)</a></p><p>I do have a very definite game of the year though.</p><p>So let's start with that then hey, just to get it out of the way.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><u>Red Dead Redemption 2.</u></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUsSK8E8zL-bM2qKhddiD8NqRKIol8Vzf8ZunhGNQu1iwoWOGUVfDvc3QLOvJX0buWudjQA8GrzT1zc2MbSI32u_wQxnQvb-7L6VJoLWxeKqEKpA0i1cEYndedzszdmihQdAqcdsEuTeWLygDXTYB0IkWQ4C7PziC_FJk0-oxS4WVcm_nz4D9XFegv2A/s1920/18cbda88dbb98-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_436026314599771_1703227791405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUsSK8E8zL-bM2qKhddiD8NqRKIol8Vzf8ZunhGNQu1iwoWOGUVfDvc3QLOvJX0buWudjQA8GrzT1zc2MbSI32u_wQxnQvb-7L6VJoLWxeKqEKpA0i1cEYndedzszdmihQdAqcdsEuTeWLygDXTYB0IkWQ4C7PziC_FJk0-oxS4WVcm_nz4D9XFegv2A/w200-h113/18cbda88dbb98-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_436026314599771_1703227791405.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div>A late buy, I think I saw it on sale at the start of November so I picked it up. I've had my eye on this baby for a long time, mainly because I like Cowboys and I loved the first RDR on Ps3. 'twas good.</div><p>RDR2 Does a lot right, and a few things somewhat quirkerly, but it's pretty enjoyable. The graphics are amazing and the world is pretty well realised. It's a good sign when I decide that I don't really want to use the fast travel to get around, I'd rather ride my horse and attempt to deal with whatever I come across on the way.</p><p>And coming across things is pretty varied. They've done pretty well to make the land feel alive with things to do. </p><p>Sadly though they do pretty badly teaching you how to do things and I've often died because I can't remember how to melee, or get out my knife in a fight, so I'm trying to punch this guy who wants to stab me. It doesn't usually end well.</p><p>But I have had a lot of fun doing little side quests, like finding nice looking horses to make my own. Hunting innocent animals for their skins and fishing. Oh and trying to grow a manly beard.</p><p>The detail is pretty nuts. Like, check this image out:</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQs3BRqS7aw4PbC_o8mpqBYPKK0bVivmUxzO2jAzQY0fei2Zry1aSAIURhyphenhyphen8T0jHCJfIvyJjrI4fi4hTPhB22zQ1PjTPU0bQ6x8JiLFevgL_NnC-3wmtauc_hC6ZjA71fdkWUILgsOJRffC01lgfYEW-HFWE2z6Bh23XAoNQ50dozV1tVCtVKWXHlY20/s1920/18cbda89b8770-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_436026311309748_1703227778553.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQs3BRqS7aw4PbC_o8mpqBYPKK0bVivmUxzO2jAzQY0fei2Zry1aSAIURhyphenhyphen8T0jHCJfIvyJjrI4fi4hTPhB22zQ1PjTPU0bQ6x8JiLFevgL_NnC-3wmtauc_hC6ZjA71fdkWUILgsOJRffC01lgfYEW-HFWE2z6Bh23XAoNQ50dozV1tVCtVKWXHlY20/w320-h181/18cbda89b8770-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_436026311309748_1703227778553.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>That hat I nabbed from a bounty hunter what I shot in the head, his hat has a bullet hole in it. That'll stay there until I lose that hat.</p><p>I think that is a good sign. It's good fun, and can be nice an relaxing as you wander around the countryside and I can see myself spending far too much time on this game :D.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">The rest</h3><p style="text-align: left;"><b><u>PS4 Sonic Frontiers (DLC):</u></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><u><br /></u></b>This fellow got updated with some DLC that allows you to play as Knuckles, Amy and Tails. "Woot," thought I as eagerly awaited this to install for me. Sadly though, while it does allow that, the setup and controls for these characters aren't so great. On top of that, while it ups the difficulty to an insane degree, it doesn't really add anything new. All the baddies you fight are just super fast, super strong, super life filled versions of whatever you've dealt with before.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Some of the new platforming things are pretty clever and well designed, but are let down by controls that don't work the same way; seriously, it's like trying to roll dice when you want Knuckles to stick onto a wall sometimes. The other things is there are no halfway spawn points in the new platforming challenges, so you've spent a few sweaty palmed minutes climbing up and insanely tall tower and missing a jump and plunge into the ocean. Well congrats, time to start from the very bottom.</p><p style="text-align: left;">It's not terribly fun as it doesn't present anything new, is unforgiving, and despite the normal game having a nice engaging (enough) story with character conversations that make you go "Aw, that's nice," this DLC has gone back to Tails being scared and unconfident without Sonic, and Knuckles reverting to dumb-punch guy again.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I have very little inclination to play this DLC any more. Sorry.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><u>PS4 God Of War.</u></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1593500/ss_3670ba72c7e3e9c3c3225547ef2c1053504e62b8.1920x1080.jpg?t=1695758729" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1593500/ss_3670ba72c7e3e9c3c3225547ef2c1053504e62b8.1920x1080.jpg?t=1695758729" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"> Picked this baby up for 900yennies, a decent bargain I thought to myself. I do remember hearing good things about this game, and its sequel was quite happy advertising its 10/10 perfect scores.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Ahem.</p><p style="text-align: left;">So I gave it a try. It didn't really grab me by the balls ya know. It was there, it looks nice and stuff. So I thought I would do a search to see what score it got at the time. <a href="https://www.metacritic.com/game/god-of-war/" target="_blank">Metacritic says it gets a 94.</a> </p><p style="text-align: left;">Ok. Sure I am just at the start of the game, but so far, all I feel is this us Uncharted but with Kratos. GOW games are supposed to be about the combat, yet the camera is right up Kratos' arse, making it very hard to know what's around you. He starts with the Leviathan Axe, which sounds cool and very painful, but enemies seem to take so many whacks with it, it might as well be the Floppycock axe.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Hopefully I am missing something that will click very soon. Maybe I need to integrate Kratos' kid (from the way the dialogue goes, his name is "Boy," not a very inventive name) into the fights a bit more, but I hope not, because, well, Kratos is (was?) the God of War FFS.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Being only an hour or so into the game, I'm not gonna slap the hammer of shame on it <i>just</i> yet, but my current feeling is that all these big review scores come from:</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Story.</li><li>Graphics</li><li>Actors presence and character presentation</li></ul><div>I.e. NOT from good gameplay. </div><div>I hope I am wrong.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>PS4 Phantasy Star Online, New Genesis</u></b></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUmh7cio77C3_gv0mK-xmrrAb0_4LraH3rs8XyRFMedqukZ4Rjz8hm6GyKxToULUIM45eXh_r7oG9A6bSfZw9Y627aUXbahtzqt0K5p2r5Hj7Jej-_TI_mQXT_x3U3cfRsgO19U-in2f9gkNbmh54DlvMObevg4ABUsTUC7YOcjNz-uZYFO_krSlphPvQ/s1920/18cbda8f07960-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_429995577219902_1679670223515.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUmh7cio77C3_gv0mK-xmrrAb0_4LraH3rs8XyRFMedqukZ4Rjz8hm6GyKxToULUIM45eXh_r7oG9A6bSfZw9Y627aUXbahtzqt0K5p2r5Hj7Jej-_TI_mQXT_x3U3cfRsgO19U-in2f9gkNbmh54DlvMObevg4ABUsTUC7YOcjNz-uZYFO_krSlphPvQ/w200-h113/18cbda8f07960-5921DE44B473E05040B.3AFD68B89BD0F250_message_429995577219902_1679670223515.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I rather enjoyed Phantasy Star on the SMS, the MD and the DC and was kinda hoping to spend a decent bit of quality time on this baby too.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Initially I was pretty impressed with the character creation at the start of the game and made my anorexic cowboy elf creature thing with a nice mix of striking pink and black, and was prety happy. As I played the game, yeah, it was fine. As an online game, the plot wasn't terribly strong and the enemies are fairly generic looking, but it wasn't terrible by any means.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The problem was I was playing it on console and there are a lot of menus, which made navigation a bit of a drag. But it is online, so I thought I could do it on PC as well, but the only place to go get it was from the Microsoft store, or something. Either my account information is a bit borked, but buggered if I could get that shit to install. </p><p style="text-align: left;">So i played it on the PS4 and yeah, it was OK. You can team up with Randos online if you like, but I rarely had any problems kicking around by myself. If something exciting was happening chances are there were other Randos around you could work with when required and that was cool.</p><p style="text-align: left;">But as a free game, transactions are king and I soon found that while I could customise my starting gear when I made my character, any gear I picked up would be the generic colours. I like my pink/black combo thank you very much and don't wish to have to spend money on gear that I won through that challenge system, just so it's the correct colour.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Anyway, I just stopped playing, as Fallout New Vegas came along, and then I had to make space on the PS4 for RDR2. And so, PSO hasn't come back.</p><p style="text-align: left;">TLDR Grinding in Freemium games sucks ass.<br /><b><br /></b></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><u>PS3 Sonic Unleashed.</u></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">I've not gotten back to this sinc<a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/07/adventures-in-sonic-unleashed-part-3-of.html" target="_blank">e my post on</a> it, so I guess my feelings are much the same. I think you're supposed to replay each level until they are imprinted on your DNA, but I don't really like that so much and the trying to find out where to go in the walking map levels isn't fun either.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><u>PS3 Space Marine</u></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">This one was actually pretty fun and since I finished it, <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/07/waaaaaaaaargh-space-marine-part-2-of-2.html" target="_blank">I don't feel the need to retype what I typed here</a>.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><u>PS3 Sonic Adventures.</u></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">Again, I'm not going to repeat what I said in my posts. I've still had no inclination to go back to either of them after I finished those posts. Not even SA2, which I didn't finish that time.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><u>PS3 Sonic and SEGA All-stars Racing Transformed.</u></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">So I did get around to replaying this and I still think it's great. The changing dynamic courses really make it hard to find Mario Kart fun at times. The music is awesome, the game is hell fast and the atmosphere and fan service is just wonderful.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Shame that the opponents difficulty is just all over the place. If all the cars have stats, then they should follow those stats right? But when you play the game on the highest difficulty the computer players get unseen advantages. Why can a character with the lowest speed stat overtake a character with the highest speed stat on a straight, with not obstacles? I guess, this is the balance that needs to be tweaked carefully. Like rubber banding, sure it's fun to be in the lead, but if you manages to consistently kick everyone's ass and are up the front all by yourself, it's not terribly stimulating. But then should characters behind you get a free helping hand to catch up?</p><p style="text-align: left;">Generally though, I still love this game. But playing on the top difficulty seems really unfair. The gap between medium and hard is very wide!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><u>PS3 Fallout New Vegas.</u></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://s1.dmcdn.net/v/TEyf61XE24pvwyGlQ/x360" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="113" src="https://s1.dmcdn.net/v/TEyf61XE24pvwyGlQ/x360" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not my image</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Oh shit, man what a game this is. If I had not got RDR2, then this would have been my Game of the Year. So much choice in what to do and more importantly HOW to do it. A quirky post-apocalyptic world in which to run around in with a big, but not too big map. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Sadly though the PS3 version in very unstable with random freezes and crap happening all the goddam time. If it were stable, it would just be sooooo good.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Even unstable as it is, the only reason I stopped playing it is because of RDR2. And if we have a look through my kinda half assed game diary, after I faded from Sonic Unleashed, I went into New Vegas and that explains my stop in the diary writing... Any spare time I had was spent wandering the wasteland.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I would love an upgraded version.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><u>PS3 Transformers Rise of the Dark Spark.</u></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/01/transformers-rise-of-dark-spark.html" target="_blank">I covered it here,</a> I've not returned, nor have I had any inclination to do so since.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Switch time:</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles:_The_Cowabunga_Collection" target="_blank">Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection</a></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">A release of a bunch of old TMNT games on a wide variety of machines. I bought this mainly so I could play the Arcade Turtles game again, as I loved it as a wee kiddy in Timezone. It also has a few NES/SNES/MD and GB versions as well.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Well, it turns out that the Arcade Turtles was living on a lot of nostalgic love. Now I just see it as a mildly amusing, incredibly cheap-cheaty, coin gobbling bastard. Some of the other games are interesting, I had no idea about most of the GB games. And well, they're not terribly great either. </p><p style="text-align: left;">So, long story short, I should've just emulated them when I felt the need for Cowabunga-ing.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Portal & (Portal 2)</u></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">I nabbed this on the switch and it was just as good as it was when I played it on the Orange Box collection for ps3. Oh, but I haven't played Portal 2 on it yet, so expect that to show up in next year's coverage. This new version has a few extra stages, which is nice. I do rather like the old puzzle challenges.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Still good fun.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>The only Saturn game I picked up this year, was :</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Fighter's history Dynamite</u></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">AKA Karnov's Revenge. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Why? Because it is a very decent Street Fighter 2 Ripoff with very nice graphics and animation and actually fairly solid game mechanics. And the price was good.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Even I was a bit surprised when I checked my Saturn Games list. But then again, most of what I really want for my collection now is hitting the somewhat expensive mark, and oddly enough, they're certainly not getting cheaper. Odd, because some of them are getting snazzed up releases on Switch and stuff. Very strange.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">The end. Thanks for reading.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-79069466571375766712023-12-31T14:59:00.003+09:002023-12-31T15:00:47.843+09:00Toys of the year of the Reiwa of the 2023<p> Here we go, the post the absolutely no-one looks for, my yearly wrap up toys and toys of the year.</p><p>It's been a pretty low amount again, but more than last year, but then again the quality has been generally pretty high.</p><p><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2022/12/toys-of-2022-summary-of-year.html" target="_blank">Here is the link to last year's one, which also has the link to all the previous years as well.</a></p><p><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/12/gaming-shenanigans-of-2023.html" target="_blank">(Games of the year are here)</a></p><p>Let's go.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><p><b>Deadend</b></p><p><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/06/legacy-deadend-review.html" target="_blank">Still the same as in my initial review</a>, a bit of a disappointment. He makes some nice colouring to Menasor's calf.</p><p><b>BreakDown.</b></p><p><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/07/legacy-breakdown-review.html" target="_blank">Also, the same as in my initial review.</a> He makes some nice colouring to the back of Menasor's arm.</p><p><b><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/05/pointblank-legacy-review.html" target="_blank">Pointblank</a></b></p><p>Oh shit, this thing, it still bumbs me out man, but I just can't get rid of it for some reason. Bloody Targetmaster, if it wasn't for that little gun guy... Old Pointblank would be out on his arse.</p><p><b><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/11/legacy-menasor-and-stunticons.html" target="_blank">Menasor</a></b></p><p>I'm including this guy because he is finally complete (with the arrival of Breakdown). He is GOOD! So god damn good Very poseable, full of presence and just great to look at. I do wish he had a bigger sword, you could open his fists and a the ability to look down.</p><p><b>Cosmos</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-ex-06_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="137" src="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-ex-06_02.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p>A very solid effort for my favourite minibot and fat guy. He is now accepted as Lakitu thanks to the <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/06/velocitron-part-3-mangatranslation.html" target="_blank">Velocitron comic thing</a> and I like that. Cosmos is great. I find it remarkable that he has managed to get some pretty solid toys made of him each time. What a blessed life he leads. He was a TTMall exclusive though here which means while a bit of a pain, at least one could get one.</p><p><b><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/05/legacy-override-text-review.html" target="_blank">Override</a></b></p><p>I sold Override soon after finishing my blog post and don't miss him/her/it at all.</p><p><b>Clampdown</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-ex-05_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="137" src="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-ex-05_02.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p>I'm a sucker for Lambo cars and pure white paint jobs and this guy does the tricvk nicely. His colouring makes a nice difference to Red Alert and so they look similar, but different enough. I like his black boots too. He's a cop, and looks it too.</p><p><b>Needlenose</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-23_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="137" src="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-23_01.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p>More Targetmasters and Needlenose comes with two. They are pretty much the same chunks of coloured plastic they used to be, but with new moulding, making them look a little nicer. Needlenose while feeling a little light is actually pretty damn good too. He fits nicely with Spinister from the Siege line and manages to do what he needs to do rather nicely. I have a particular fondness for the guy, since he was my "Starscream" replacement, since I didn't have any seekers when I was a young un.</p><p><b>Sludge</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_ss/item_tf_ss-89_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="137" src="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_ss/item_tf_ss-89_01.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_ss/item_tf_ss-89_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="137" src="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_ss/item_tf_ss-89_02.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p>Sludge here is the Leader version of the toy, and it's nice to have a massive version of this guy finally. The Dino mode is derpy fat Brontosaurus through and through. My only complaint is that his gun hiding on his belly in dino mode really lessens his impact a lot and the black limbs kinda slim his look a little in robot mode. He should be a chunky, ass kicking monster of a robot. Nice headsculpt though.</p><p><b>Tarn</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-26_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="137" src="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-26_02.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-26_04.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="137" src="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-26_04.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p>OOoh, this is a tricky one. I remember loving the look of him in pictures, and on the box and initially when I got the toy, but somewhere I came to the conclusion, he looks all right, but he just isn't very Transformer-y. The lean robot mode does feel very comic book, but not quite Transformers. The tank mode falls entirely into the horrible category of "Folded up robot, that makes a space tank" and while that is kinda Transformer-y, it's also lazy and disappointing.</p><p>I like Tarn for being something different, but also dislike it for the same reason. It's weird, I'm not able to reconcile my feelings for him. </p><p>What an abusive relationship we must have.</p><p><b>Kickback</b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-04_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="137" src="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-04_01.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p>Ooh delicious, I wasn't going to get this guy, because he is a just robot that lies down, and I thought the Legends version was fine and dandy. Yet, I saw this guy on clearance for 1500 yennies and I thought, yeah, why the hell not? So I got him and he is exactly as I thought, fine enough and the bigger version fits well enough with my smaller one. The energon wing things are really stupid though.</p><p><b>Soundblaster (core Class guy)</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-29_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="137" src="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-29_01.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p>I picked up this guy as Soundwave was a TTMall exclusive and it's not worth buying a single small guy from the mall by itself. Soundblaster though was a general release and I picked him up on a whim and he is really good. He comes with a mini Buzzsaw! Has a lot of articulated joints and is generally a pretty fun little toy. Very satisfied with this guy.</p><p><b>Shrapnel</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-32_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="137" src="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-32_01.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-32_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="137" src="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-32_02.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p>I like the Insecticons, they are pretty cool. This new Shrapnel is very acceptable. Nothing exceptional, he get the job done nicely and is a great representation of the toy and cartoon version. It looks practically nothing like am insect though. So I guess, as a disguise it's a bit of a failure, but what are you gonna do?</p><p><b>Scraphook & Axelgrease</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-30_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="137" src="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-30_01.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-30_04.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="137" src="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-30_04.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p>Gonna slap these two Junkions together here, as they share the same design and stuff. I got Scraphook first and thought he was awesome! Nice Mad-Max vehicle mode really revs mah engine, and his ability to be plugged in for armour mode for other bots is cool. I also really like his modular nature with weapons and where to place bits and pieces on him, making him a lot of fun. You can make him a sort of hotrod car, or a tough truck, or a battle truck, just by rearranging bits and pieces here and there.</p><p>Same for the robot mode. Also, he has facial hair (always a win in my book) and a great head sculpt. You can transform him without disassembly, but I will say that the way the back of the vehicle plugs together and you have to plug his elbows in is a bit inelegant and a right pain in the arse on the first go, as you practice a bit more, it becomes easier.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-45_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="137" src="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-45_01.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>Axelgrease is the same as Scraphook essentially, but an even Mad-Maxier car. Seriously, it takes serious vibes from Max's car, The Interceptor, especially with big barrels on the back. The colours are great, her head sculpt is nice and generally she is pretty fab. However maybe due to mould reuse (2nd time?) or changes in plastic, the elbow and arm transformation on Axelgrease is frustration central. The arms pop off at the shoulders and because you need the joint to be at an angle to shove back in again, it becomes really hard to do smoothly.</p><p>Much swearing was involved the first time. If I got Axelgrease before Scraphook, I wouldn't have bought a second version of his mould.</p><p><b>Crashbar</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-39_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="137" src="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-39_01.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>A pretty sweet looking Junkion guy this one, with some sweet, sweet facial hair sculpting. I like him, he kind of transforms like <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2010/08/tokyo-toy-show-exclusive-elite-guard.html" target="_blank">Animated Prowl,</a> what with his front and back tyres becoming left and right legs. AND he splits in half for weaponising as well. He doesn't feel quite as malleable as Axelgrease or Scraphook, but he is still an absolute buttload of fun!</p><p><b>Armada Optimus Prime (Commander class guy)</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-48_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="137" src="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-48_01.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p>Hrm, usually these commander class fellows take the cake in my toy of the year. But (spoiler alert) Old, Oppy here hasn't done that. Many many moons ago, TakTom did a poll to find out the Autobot leader that people liked, and Armada Prime rated pretty highly.<br /><a href="https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/02/09/new-siege-reveals-at-wonder-festival-jetfire-star-convoy-armada-prime-and-more-382433" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Then in 2019, at Wonderfest, this majestic sunnavabich showed his face in prototype</a> and I was in from that moment. It LOOKED Awesome!</p><p>Although Legacy Prime here is not the same toy, it's pretty goddam good.</p><p>While not a major fan of Armada at the time, I have decided that it wasn't that bad as a toy line. The gimmicks were nutty enough for me to dislike at the time, but kind of enjoy nowadays, and the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWqznxeSR3o" target="_blank">PS2 video game was the tits mate</a>, and a major part of why I have such fond memories of Armada.</p><p>However, while this Optimus is a fine example of a toy, it kinda drops the ball on a few points. The normal robot mode is pretty sweet and the combined mode is also nice, but it has a pretty poor base mode and no Minicon shenanigans going on anywhere. So, it's god n all, but not as good as the preceding Commander figures.</p><p><b>Studio Series Snarl</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_ss/item_tf_ss-111_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="137" src="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_ss/item_tf_ss-111_01.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p>The leader class guy. I like Snarl, he's my favourite Dinobot because the chrome gold on the G1 toy was juts BEYOOTIFUL! Also he's a grumpy old bugger, like me. So this leader class figure tickles my fancy mightily. My main complaint is that the legs and dino head aren't the same nice gold colour the plates and tail is, which sucks, but he does manage to do everything else right.</p><p>Oddly he is included in the Studio Series line and the box makes references to the old 80s movie, which he is barely in...</p><p>Robot mode looks big and tough and grumpy. He has a sword. Dino mode is that weird Stegosaurus of the 80s shape. He looks good in both modes. A very solid fellow.</p><p><b>Swoop (Core class guy)</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-42_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="137" src="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-42_01.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p>Picked this guy up as Swoop is my number 2 Dinobot. For a core class toy he's pretty solid. Money well spent. Very much just a Mini-me version of the <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2019/10/potp-swoop-quick-n-nasty-review.html" target="_blank">POTP Swoop</a></p><p><b>Crasher</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-ex-10_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="137" src="https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_tl/item_tf_tl-ex-10_01.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p>Eh, this one is still sitting in it's box, so it shouldn't really count until next year... But, I suspect it'll be fine. I just like Gobots that have been sucked into the Transformers universe and Crasher was particularly memorable.</p><p><b><a href="https://youtu.be/8phcHkY5u3Y" target="_blank">See Thru Book Prime (Core Class guy)</a></b></p><p>Eh, this guy is fine... The book cost about the same as a core class figure, so it was ok I guess, for a novelty. Pretty good I guess for a little guy, but the hips are super hindered by a flap and some flanges that hang off his waist for some reason. I suspect something was cut out for cost reasons to simplify the robot. Out of my 3 core class toys, this guy is the weakest.</p><p><b>GITD Toxie</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBh_LNlc6WRx7UxkPoxO6o_E-GE7abRkauE8uAJjNaEJzIm6wi0169bUvlRlwFq0VV0Voha_hVyaUyosw0KEEIN4bnbKKReV_bZ-U3itvKYJsxOah7WKjS4wtPzSphCVnnsZyCyU_H5jiOE3OyrLVzWYsRWnjP3KBG6lUfeg4ksDUE3RBbxQ0E96oJdyA/s4624/PXL_20231013_115808230.NIGHT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3472" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBh_LNlc6WRx7UxkPoxO6o_E-GE7abRkauE8uAJjNaEJzIm6wi0169bUvlRlwFq0VV0Voha_hVyaUyosw0KEEIN4bnbKKReV_bZ-U3itvKYJsxOah7WKjS4wtPzSphCVnnsZyCyU_H5jiOE3OyrLVzWYsRWnjP3KBG6lUfeg4ksDUE3RBbxQ0E96oJdyA/w150-h200/PXL_20231013_115808230.NIGHT.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJAx57iyhsn5Md_3SQeyP1qhhWxYW8H5gBgiswMp9V7ybk3Wlg7sEuqvpPHViXe7bTcoLFB93B_0zHLsFntjuKvPGcg5LM_3dEipwHz3Q6KtFJZQWOzKN1JQ-lOOQfXdaAlRtAnA5Ec-8gz4ducX9W5GJyWnQkS51u7m_TriH0mLXHKcNiVMkJJBGJuA/s2527/abd7dafc-243e-464d-bb9a-c325531d912b~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2527" data-original-width="2453" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJAx57iyhsn5Md_3SQeyP1qhhWxYW8H5gBgiswMp9V7ybk3Wlg7sEuqvpPHViXe7bTcoLFB93B_0zHLsFntjuKvPGcg5LM_3dEipwHz3Q6KtFJZQWOzKN1JQ-lOOQfXdaAlRtAnA5Ec-8gz4ducX9W5GJyWnQkS51u7m_TriH0mLXHKcNiVMkJJBGJuA/w194-h200/abd7dafc-243e-464d-bb9a-c325531d912b~2.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><br /></div><p></p><p>So this year I've had a serious hard on for GITD action figures and I saw on Amazon they had some of the Super 7 figures still available (While I was searching for the Voltron toy), and so I bought a couple of them. One of them was GITD Toxie from the Toxic Crusaders cartoon, a cartoon that was spawned from a very not-kid friendly movie, the Toxic Avenger. Starnge times, Robocop, Aliens, Toxic Avengers, all getting kid orientated toys, and cartons, while not being kid orientated movies at all.</p><p>Anyway, I digress, Toxie here is most interesting as he glows in the night time and turns red when exposed to UV light. Usually the sun. Wow, double whammy.</p><p>He's pretty cool, for a guy with a mop. Comes with some random weapons and a mop. Interestingly, I think I've discovered that when GITD figures have colours to their plastic, they don't glow as well as others. Toxie and my skeleton Godzilla are both green and have a much weaker glow thatn other figures. Toxie though is a pretty solid action figure, a tad larger than I expected, but nice enough. Not quite worth the 10,000 yen the Super 7 figures seem to go for here in Japan, but decent enough if you're dealing in BurgerBucks.</p><p><b>GITD Foot soldier</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyljmwNU4e7KESlC09RhiRIUP5hPrZzrxGsbfVyAkxaTPvBjutDVg1y1MHBNSfJkTMFz6e2QUnRrDNmI6LYmEkKkaS7pARDqjjDYItNgQm6fVkZMycZNYNMlKRh10vWECNjH67HhxQ4RcZqs29fWm9jVS0xHL9jEN98ByIH_iBThCHlJpkoXIg4YW2m4/s4624/PXL_20231004_123002683.NIGHT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4624" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyljmwNU4e7KESlC09RhiRIUP5hPrZzrxGsbfVyAkxaTPvBjutDVg1y1MHBNSfJkTMFz6e2QUnRrDNmI6LYmEkKkaS7pARDqjjDYItNgQm6fVkZMycZNYNMlKRh10vWECNjH67HhxQ4RcZqs29fWm9jVS0xHL9jEN98ByIH_iBThCHlJpkoXIg4YW2m4/w200-h150/PXL_20231004_123002683.NIGHT.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJzOoFSNMV0ZE4q6gQNGu_0eSOz1NOC9fLBqxlRPxUOvXEmP-8kQlSsyYk019EToR_BTxFS9Vr0bPinjTgsgFr3Z-5DQ6Sb2YYfJJn54UvuVkSifsqwsSuXVJtY9v0a4TuVFqYoN_JgcDhyphenhyphen7vJk6SiwbzjMf22SpPmS6rwJIzgVGD3GOMIpCvdMe7xQc/s2400/20231004212434_IMG_8943.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="2400" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvSa4DH04xuB6Sz2TF5Pg6AuPFlif1jmewpchdiJKRgvoPN7HpeGRO6BAMejIyO4d9jbC55cy7RwA_9DAtCaPyNAnmyc9t4JNgkJ2saeAohXOh2ahEpWXQuh_JSHyXDVyermI2QdX7KOFYX3jPCxDkFTUxf5KmVii8YSTNogg-76o2-TqfIPw9Zc28_4/w200-h112/20231004212334_IMG_8942.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">While I like the old TMNT, I am extreeeeeemely picky about my action figures I buy for them. While crusing for Voltron, I saw that Amazon had some of these guys left and I grabbed them, because they glow blue. GITD toys that aren't green seem to be a rarity, which I think is mainly becuase green seems to be the most noticeable colour for glowing. Blue and red always seem to ahve a lower er, glow-output when compared to green.</span></p><p></p><p>Anyway, I grabbed this guy, and yeah, he's ok. He glows blue, has a bunch of weapons that don't quite scale with him well enough and also glow blue and a very nice box, which also glows.</p><p>I was pretty impressed with the packaging of both Toxie and Footy. But the first one I got had a stuck elbow, which I heard is a pretty common issue. Luckily the replacement does not.</p><p><b>AquaShooters! Series 11 (and AQ in general)</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bandai-a.akamaihd.net/bc/img/model/xl/1000198486_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://bandai-a.akamaihd.net/bc/img/model/xl/1000198486_1.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkgacIEi-nlvUQPNZIdTu15TghAetFURgwIIgpEwWQw7FtUHlV-gVM7diuz4aDn9yl8pZGNNfxqQ0zW0SY-1vSQQi77r7k3qzO6Z811Xi40kPE_LedMne2NQ_oqkq2IE-VZ9PyGDtBOYl0sQlT1VMbSiXQkLLIWL9PIRXGA1YuNmjl5Nsk73MnFUg3Nw/s2048/signal-2023-12-24-15-33-34-252-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkgacIEi-nlvUQPNZIdTu15TghAetFURgwIIgpEwWQw7FtUHlV-gVM7diuz4aDn9yl8pZGNNfxqQ0zW0SY-1vSQQi77r7k3qzO6Z811Xi40kPE_LedMne2NQ_oqkq2IE-VZ9PyGDtBOYl0sQlT1VMbSiXQkLLIWL9PIRXGA1YuNmjl5Nsk73MnFUg3Nw/s320/signal-2023-12-24-15-33-34-252-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><p></p><p> I think I generally decided to not include gacha in this thing because it's just Gacha, but here I am, these guys should get an honourable mention as I still like them. Series 11 came out this year and rather easily I managed to get them all. So that was great. They are a tad flimsy at times and their feet are pretty small, but since I've found a way to jam some magnets in their tootsies, things are going smoothly. I didn't expect to see a new series as I thought AquaShooters! was replaced by...</p><p><b> Gashapon Quest.</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://bandai-a.akamaihd.net/bc/img/model/xl/1000196892_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="149" src="https://bandai-a.akamaihd.net/bc/img/model/xl/1000196892_1.jpg" width="149" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeAzewuNB4NjOtOltVNAhh1UJj6eFXs1iiFaGGRm9nSl_RjeUCn9Z1OMXkk6wZfAcQr3EIh0FRTL8mWmlZ2Uz2W6OCMsdc4Y8kzxNm_GX2Q-RsPM8mWdaw_mne-SiJMb9Wdd28_hwc0k7oJNXn7WNM1_tdmzAZz9XbboyKeJAHSBNDHYTvdL2cjsZ1fQ/s4624/PXL_20231230_000744052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4624" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeAzewuNB4NjOtOltVNAhh1UJj6eFXs1iiFaGGRm9nSl_RjeUCn9Z1OMXkk6wZfAcQr3EIh0FRTL8mWmlZ2Uz2W6OCMsdc4Y8kzxNm_GX2Q-RsPM8mWdaw_mne-SiJMb9Wdd28_hwc0k7oJNXn7WNM1_tdmzAZz9XbboyKeJAHSBNDHYTvdL2cjsZ1fQ/w186-h140/PXL_20231230_000744052.jpg" width="186" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBjV5d9id4sL6fvXmpfGiXO156jEMVmGGhoofwEymvX67cfEERrYVDC5zW9PxKxq1f-79MrlKw8dkmCHwTKkHai-9sXtEZXhXhIWFQ-vrrjB82bCZQCA6W7v_7Uj_TZBQDrZqoOwEdu2rwGVukMb3tJ5ZuGveuzA1SHLMfTcxRlnWBUUNgkYJbOH8LZE/s4624/PXL_20231230_000807812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4624" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBjV5d9id4sL6fvXmpfGiXO156jEMVmGGhoofwEymvX67cfEERrYVDC5zW9PxKxq1f-79MrlKw8dkmCHwTKkHai-9sXtEZXhXhIWFQ-vrrjB82bCZQCA6W7v_7Uj_TZBQDrZqoOwEdu2rwGVukMb3tJ5ZuGveuzA1SHLMfTcxRlnWBUUNgkYJbOH8LZE/w182-h137/PXL_20231230_000807812.jpg" width="182" /></a><br /><br /></div><p></p><p>A kind of D&D/Dragonquest gacha series that takes cues from AquaShooters! Each series seems to have two characters and a bunch of armour and weapons to choose from and you build them like a kit.</p><p>While the AquaShooters! seem to be pretty solidly made, the GashaponQuest figures are a little simplified. So I thought this was a cost saving thing from Bandai and I'd never see AquaShooters! again, but series 11 (above) tells me I will.</p><p>Gashapon Quest, while being a cool idea, you build a kit figure and then get accessories/armour for them, is a bit of a gip. Each series has two characters, and 5 sets of armour/weapons for a total of 7 options.</p><p>So there is a fairly good chance of doing a bunch of gacha rolls and only getting armour/weapons sets, which are useless without a figure for it to go with. At 500 yen a pop, it's pretty annoying to end up with a shitty leather belt & pouch set and doesn't feel good.</p><p>But when you roll a figure 3 times in a row, it does! The resale market is your friend for this series. dang. But also your enemy as people charge BS amounts for the figures.</p><p>Also, annoyingly a LOT of Gashapon Quest seems to got for online gacha. Which I've done once and was a bit of a pain in the arse to deal with.</p><p>I like it, but I also hate it!</p><h1 style="text-align: left;">So, enough crap, my toy of the year is:</h1><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b>SNARL</b></h4><p style="text-align: left;">He just manages to do everything he needs to do right, and what he does wrong (ahem, feet and dino head colours.) aren't wrong enough to bother me badly. A very solid figure and its juts plain good fun to fiddle with.</p><p style="text-align: left;">It's odd though, essentially aside from Pointblank and Override, I've not been terribly disappointed with any of the figures at all. So while the year hasn't been majorly stacked in numbers, the quality has been pretty high and I am more than satisfied!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Other Honorable mentions go to:</p><p style="text-align: left;">Commander Rodimus Prime, this guy is still hanging around as he is so much fun to pay with!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Selects Galvatron & Legacy Jhiaxus. Two dudes who just seem to look so good, they've been my desk toys since the last Toy of the year post!</p>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-13887000806643958382023-12-31T14:11:00.006+09:002023-12-31T14:28:49.920+09:00Androgyne's 2023 Games and Toys in Review<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I spent way more than I was supposed to this year... which is both a good and a bad thing on balance! Makes for a fun blog post at least. Mine will be jam packed with lots of goodies, especially some unmissable games. Well, I guess we can't say they're unmissable, since poor old Tets missed a bunch of them. That fellow seems like he's aging 5 times faster than me, dude must be 70 or so by now! Maybe we can inspire him to finally pick up some gems. Let's get started!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cars<br /></span></h1><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tomica delivered a heap of long awaited cars for me this year: <br /></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxyR7f_RGzp-YurAumleIA2unhHORSIBCSE4LXDolq8BgunLIWQ76CPK_gUjIkhhzsZ-m9c2DsmPkBJEI1e_CpT1dzcg7zUvZaoImfhTc0fvARF6mZxuF16EveoH_C8fhhVKM3V1yVj8O_hIuhust1BdP-XX9ui7-Fgus9ORwCQPhntOg3OcuXPqgLbmi7/s1200/F50.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="1200" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxyR7f_RGzp-YurAumleIA2unhHORSIBCSE4LXDolq8BgunLIWQ76CPK_gUjIkhhzsZ-m9c2DsmPkBJEI1e_CpT1dzcg7zUvZaoImfhTc0fvARF6mZxuF16EveoH_C8fhhVKM3V1yVj8O_hIuhust1BdP-XX9ui7-Fgus9ORwCQPhntOg3OcuXPqgLbmi7/w400-h219/F50.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tomica Premium 06 Ferrari F50</b><br />I’d been waiting for this car to get a Premium release basically since I started collecting Tomica. I love playing as this car in Outrun 2 just because it look so good from behind. From all angles really! That said, I can never decide if like the F50 more than the F40. I’ll take both thanks! Unlike the F40’s Tomica, this one doesn’t have an opening gimmick. But that means it’s not floppy to handle. It looks basically perfect - i’d have liked the wheels to have been painted black on the inside, but they’re nice and deep so the shadow is enough. Fabulous!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ciDkt8eHbPEW0eEeAVI-o-axdS9MbR_9dyCE4v1hiwCrprDY6F689gq1_CUYkxK_q0_27qTP1Anujdk_dvBByYdYIa3sYHVY_p6Erx1qXsZ5qu_2fzASvBIE732cBTDGAAg-90ENW9OAQ3uGW4i35P0xhFU3F2kHsKc0e84b2TQpwckvvyjkxSvfJe13/s640/sp3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ciDkt8eHbPEW0eEeAVI-o-axdS9MbR_9dyCE4v1hiwCrprDY6F689gq1_CUYkxK_q0_27qTP1Anujdk_dvBByYdYIa3sYHVY_p6Erx1qXsZ5qu_2fzASvBIE732cBTDGAAg-90ENW9OAQ3uGW4i35P0xhFU3F2kHsKc0e84b2TQpwckvvyjkxSvfJe13/w400-h225/sp3.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b> </b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tomica 46 Ferrari Daytona SP3</b><br />I try and stick to Premium Tomica but I have quite a Ferrari collection going at this point so i figured why not get this regular release too. I’m sure it’ll bite me when they do a Premium version at some point! But really, apart from the standard wheels, it’s as good as you could hope for. The design of this car is a little strange with it’s raised front but I still like it a lot.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQiNvAzpySrAmRq2LzkKbFSyJUkz5oU2wbqhWCylIu0su9ENsIMJ97WySkD6uTVfi8SW9PGPys-09OHd75Y2926M09M_pIAkgtFsXqvGY7OQUnYq8pJfH4mE9aTd3OdUaJWgwUHR-dG3hlM10SoNTpNUWkRolyWfp3Kj5icY51l439Pvpt1Z6t7cJb0VIY/s640/supra.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQiNvAzpySrAmRq2LzkKbFSyJUkz5oU2wbqhWCylIu0su9ENsIMJ97WySkD6uTVfi8SW9PGPys-09OHd75Y2926M09M_pIAkgtFsXqvGY7OQUnYq8pJfH4mE9aTd3OdUaJWgwUHR-dG3hlM10SoNTpNUWkRolyWfp3Kj5icY51l439Pvpt1Z6t7cJb0VIY/w400-h225/supra.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b> </b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tomica Premium Unlimited 03 Fast & Furious Supra</b><br />Talking of Premium versions biting me… finally this came out to replace the decent but topless Dream Tomica version. Not only that, the top comes off so it can be both! It looks great with fantastic details and wheels. The wing is much nicer than the Dream Tomica. The detachable roof can in certain lighting conditions be a bit mismatched with the rest of the car, but it’s mostly fine. Very happy to get this beauty!</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzddKCD2tSfEKtAUCBrmBn_EL7YpWsS963GulG2E6puXO88DSaOvaEZkSVq9TPSmeY6WyqnG9w6s0cq_te6Be7IDRKeRB-E_5ZJWHjY7rQw1pcTC1DIuIkuhXGt_Zj1pzmi-0jV8DP3VQ720penKlI2vAAOoOpX4RWjpZDRuQkd7M7sMXzIjuBEUn7VWkj/s1200/gachasupra.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzddKCD2tSfEKtAUCBrmBn_EL7YpWsS963GulG2E6puXO88DSaOvaEZkSVq9TPSmeY6WyqnG9w6s0cq_te6Be7IDRKeRB-E_5ZJWHjY7rQw1pcTC1DIuIkuhXGt_Zj1pzmi-0jV8DP3VQ720penKlI2vAAOoOpX4RWjpZDRuQkd7M7sMXzIjuBEUn7VWkj/s320/gachasupra.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b> </b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tarara Tomy A.R.T.S Fast & Furious Supra</b><br />So enamoured was I, that I decided to throw away some yennies on this Gacha version. At great risk too, cause I really didn’t want it’s gacha-mate, the Dodge Charger. Luck was with me that day though! It’s not the same scale so it can’t really fit with the Tomica versions, but it’s actually rather good for an all plastic piece. Honestly the wing is probably nicer than the Premium Unlimited Version and it has a few extra details like a Toyota badge. It also came with a little F&F standee that is now happily on display!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7EwuW5VkWpKAHzfHImUyruLDS8nJp0bRUU5lOknJ-8iiDZ1rSIalkLMuYPw6_Hb1hTGY6smUdY1kjySUuX3cjNDQFhdADK-IUKa_rimJvkXuO0WIfvjVF9VeqTFeHkh8BGAynLIFBoLXsCkkZslv_vKgNmCU_GL_syrCMROdsYxgpd-f6vnOexgx95MZ/s640/yellowrx7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7EwuW5VkWpKAHzfHImUyruLDS8nJp0bRUU5lOknJ-8iiDZ1rSIalkLMuYPw6_Hb1hTGY6smUdY1kjySUuX3cjNDQFhdADK-IUKa_rimJvkXuO0WIfvjVF9VeqTFeHkh8BGAynLIFBoLXsCkkZslv_vKgNmCU_GL_syrCMROdsYxgpd-f6vnOexgx95MZ/w400-h225/yellowrx7.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tomica Premium Unlimited 12 Initial D RX-7 (Keisuke Takahashi)</b><br />Around this time, they announced the MF Ghost 86GT for later in the year. Now, I don’t have much experience with Initial D other than the arcade games. But evidently i can’t get enough RX7 Tomica. It’s very similar to the Detective Conan one from before but… YELLOW! I don’t have many yellow Tomica and i’m weak. It does have a nice frontend with flip up headlights. No regrets!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBRPXvCD9LAGdSj47MyOQwEBzeakoUgcXhDDiD48ZuSkNPf-pU2MmU3YhgJEUmYCvBoFhq34i2KQrqCMi7Sd0uYIn0sdqL1mm_XVLSjUhoU1dc5278nZgD-XX8d6W7ugRAazXWj2jWRKRpjMdl5Dpos1fxFMCx4oxH07-qvgdVm9nyCiQFeGERhHbMhxa/s640/devilz.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBRPXvCD9LAGdSj47MyOQwEBzeakoUgcXhDDiD48ZuSkNPf-pU2MmU3YhgJEUmYCvBoFhq34i2KQrqCMi7Sd0uYIn0sdqL1mm_XVLSjUhoU1dc5278nZgD-XX8d6W7ugRAazXWj2jWRKRpjMdl5Dpos1fxFMCx4oxH07-qvgdVm9nyCiQFeGERhHbMhxa/w400-h225/devilz.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tomica Premium Unlimited 09 Wangan Midnight Devil Z<br /></b>So weak in fact that I finally bought this Fairlady Z under the weak premise of being able to group a bunch of anime Tomica together! I’d had it on my radar for a while … trying to decide whether to get this darker coloured version, or the older Premium with opening bonnet. I think i prefer non-opening so that things don’t flop about when you’re playing with the car. It’s a really nice shade in person and as a Transformers G1 guy, who doesn’t love a Fairlady?</span><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpMBuQOrKecYjsW1FG3D4qYNAKVZnWHCDUPQA0s_T36-E4i9B71ZQGdpu4-3mDzid5SX3PkmcYmZvS96YBYqc1udoF11sR2FWwIva_AlpvDJBShjHWh3KS6QuyaFRb4Nj6g9pzpwZLpxspCwTyLa95W5cuigVzvrjrk4ERKxLNkO2Cpg8qU6wAooGY6Mb/s1200/f355.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="1200" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpMBuQOrKecYjsW1FG3D4qYNAKVZnWHCDUPQA0s_T36-E4i9B71ZQGdpu4-3mDzid5SX3PkmcYmZvS96YBYqc1udoF11sR2FWwIva_AlpvDJBShjHWh3KS6QuyaFRb4Nj6g9pzpwZLpxspCwTyLa95W5cuigVzvrjrk4ERKxLNkO2Cpg8qU6wAooGY6Mb/w400-h219/f355.png" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tomica Premium 08 Ferrari F355</b><br />You may or probably not recall that one of my weak justifications for starting a Tomica collection was to get the Testarossa from Outrun… and the Lancia from Sega Rally. Put one or two cars with my game displays, might look cool i thought. That has changed now to my Tomica collection taking up equal space as my games. So i was actually kind of surprised when they announced the F355, which would have went perfectly with the Dreamcast game - had I not started a full on Ferrari collection instead. Oh well. Turns out though, this release was freaking awesome. I didn’t realise how much I liked the F355’s design. Having all the Ferrari in order of release on my shelf, you can really see the design progressing. But this is a nice looking supercar that also wouldn’t look out of place on the road even now. No standout features or anything but just a beautiful casting!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><b> </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCnQ0q60gA_9Aorl5thkL5zx4tpVbbdVqQKBPkb11JQA93oj2vOF6jSJ0IW1dvVgxFm1rUdyzNeg4EI7z8cf2s-b_6cTqWqwOXgCHWbebhRgVpY0hgC1mFeaMrrc71cgE_3rOGivocbavjrf2xnn7sJO_9_mpScVFGJU02cAn-WqQt6myMY6TPLt8a1p6/s640/sf90.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCnQ0q60gA_9Aorl5thkL5zx4tpVbbdVqQKBPkb11JQA93oj2vOF6jSJ0IW1dvVgxFm1rUdyzNeg4EI7z8cf2s-b_6cTqWqwOXgCHWbebhRgVpY0hgC1mFeaMrrc71cgE_3rOGivocbavjrf2xnn7sJO_9_mpScVFGJU02cAn-WqQt6myMY6TPLt8a1p6/w400-h225/sf90.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br />Tomica 120 Ferrari SF90 Stradale</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">And the Ferrari love continues. I definitely prefer the older Ferrari designs, but it’s not like this is ugly. For a standard release, it again is almost at Premium level apart from the wheels. All the Ferrari’s certainly look good together so i’m happy to have gotten this.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzofSNqChyphenhyphenZvpK3ItDcece6RGCieiFvNxBD50a85E0KCUCEfb8Fv_8ft_QyqbOYIUIKyp88fuY9n_faW6dvV1AOJxdGKQiWg2uwPtu0msbt-c5d04gdwNGJMmG6nFprcOJ23G0SLkcuyAWpJLfQcr7OjDRDGBTw0erwmtGWMAaLWcdyTU7gBfffTv8RF1o/s1200/batmobile.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzofSNqChyphenhyphenZvpK3ItDcece6RGCieiFvNxBD50a85E0KCUCEfb8Fv_8ft_QyqbOYIUIKyp88fuY9n_faW6dvV1AOJxdGKQiWg2uwPtu0msbt-c5d04gdwNGJMmG6nFprcOJ23G0SLkcuyAWpJLfQcr7OjDRDGBTw0erwmtGWMAaLWcdyTU7gBfffTv8RF1o/w400-h400/batmobile.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Takara Tomy A.R.T.S Batmobile</b><br />So… so close to a Tomica Premium Unlimited Keatonmobile. Surely this is a sign that it’s on the cards. Out of nowhere this gacha popped up with 3 variants, basically all of them fine since they all had the car and only differed in minor accessories. I love that cause i hate going for 1 gacha out of 5 where I don’t want 4 of them! Having said that I probably got the weakest one that included engine parts I don’t remember from the movie at all… The others had effect parts and a little batman figure which would have been cool. Nevertheless, the model itself is great. It’s all plastic like the Supra I got earlier in the year, but is a nice mattey dark grey. As a temporary stand-in until they do it proper justice, it’s really good!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_v-mSknqyR15KZKd9gOLQvvr_09OuykXDuCQgTVpuB_7ckxMCdbyd1HAc7DpFDvq3oVwYhzc5LYfXCGAcsXApQFfcBqzzyg6mSGAYTLpiXi45kzHDGCLDLMF2L74qD_0d5AF4mQIv6QdPaO6OE5boinOU92umNS3HGoGhj7e21-9L_vfBcfXIjZiDQ9f/s640/86gt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_v-mSknqyR15KZKd9gOLQvvr_09OuykXDuCQgTVpuB_7ckxMCdbyd1HAc7DpFDvq3oVwYhzc5LYfXCGAcsXApQFfcBqzzyg6mSGAYTLpiXi45kzHDGCLDLMF2L74qD_0d5AF4mQIv6QdPaO6OE5boinOU92umNS3HGoGhj7e21-9L_vfBcfXIjZiDQ9f/s320/86gt.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tomica Premium Unlimited 04 MF Ghost Toyota 86GT (Kanata Katagiri)</b><br />My favourite Tomica is still the Suburu BRZ R&D Sport, and so I was keen to get this one just to have the Toyota variant in a more standard guise. It’s certainly accurate to the anime (which i’ve since watched a little of without understanding a lick of it) - but if i’m being honest, I feel like the 86 painted on the side kind of ruins it. I know if I had a real one i wouldn’t paint a big ass 86 on the side!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_g5VxX4Dl9SPl7rWvc1s1K4XzQJ6H8OPE9j3R602WSM2a-M4BtInkAQr6UVXbodMiv48nuJfxw-fDqeDl9xI4DlSkf47a85oohHSnn0IrsVGV0HyYMHRSR_HaZa69gV7DN9QRzjovCK6Nkzx0I-0-3xsRVUmyua_msgiOSQ_jHNiCymd8cy3CMKGpFQdn/s640/gtr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_g5VxX4Dl9SPl7rWvc1s1K4XzQJ6H8OPE9j3R602WSM2a-M4BtInkAQr6UVXbodMiv48nuJfxw-fDqeDl9xI4DlSkf47a85oohHSnn0IrsVGV0HyYMHRSR_HaZa69gV7DN9QRzjovCK6Nkzx0I-0-3xsRVUmyua_msgiOSQ_jHNiCymd8cy3CMKGpFQdn/w400-h225/gtr.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br />Tomica 60 Nissan GT-R Nismo</b><br />For someone having sworn off regular Tomica, I sure ended up with a few of them this year didn’t I. Can’t use my Ferrari excuse either. This time it’s the GT-R excuse. I have a white GT-R Nismo 2020 model from a few years back. And I didn’t get the Premium GT-R as I didn’t really like the Ital Design version. So when they announced a chunk of new ones for 2023 … and i saw they had the Nismo model in a slick gunmetal… ehh it’s just a couple bucks. At least i’m not throwing away my money on girly gacha figs like somebody i know! In person it’s beautiful. The gunmetal is nicely reflective and it’s nice to see that the 2023 model has a more traditional Skyline type front end to change things up. The red trim is nice and I can even go along with the red on the wheels. Still, I hope one day they do another Premium … maybe in a racing livery. Please!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmC44YTINQ_eHozETdqWxxXNmxLF8Uqx8kji1osglA9iLHQIXZJQmA5Lom3M68DAeIP4_RwAoTwM9TExINOR8Rcq77j048E5L7sDYB1SsWt3471x0caw0pj_c0MhB7X0Y7S79GL5SJuRNjukU8qpYBFho4a42tgYJ-GbPGWwNd0WX1apWjbP2RIR_ZGTrW/s1200/evox.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="1200" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmC44YTINQ_eHozETdqWxxXNmxLF8Uqx8kji1osglA9iLHQIXZJQmA5Lom3M68DAeIP4_RwAoTwM9TExINOR8Rcq77j048E5L7sDYB1SsWt3471x0caw0pj_c0MhB7X0Y7S79GL5SJuRNjukU8qpYBFho4a42tgYJ-GbPGWwNd0WX1apWjbP2RIR_ZGTrW/w400-h219/evox.png" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>T</b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>omica Premium 02 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition</b></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The last Premium Evo was the VI - which came in blue and white (limited release). I couldn’t decide but went with blue, but was kind of disappointed. It can look purple at times and not as cool as the real life colour looks. Then they announced this release would be in silver and red (limited release). At first I was dead set on silver. I have no silver Tomica (apart from BTTF Deloreans) so it seemed like a no-brainer. But then some real photos came out and … dang the red one looks pretty nice. And the silver… it was kind of too metallic fleckery. But I decided to get silver anyway. I still don’t know if i made the right decision. In some lightings, the silver look fantastic. In others… the metal looks too obvious for the size. Another disappointment was the wheels, they looked bright silver in the promo shots but were a darker colour in the end. The Fast & Furious Evo 7 is still the best Tomica Lancer, but I hope they do more in the future. A Tommi Makinen Evo 6 is what I want the most!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Toys</span></h1><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>A bit of a light year for toys but what's here is pretty damn good!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b> </b></span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_lcaVKgVeR4pAUzmfUZlsmK-qE2-0kH0RSO4FzegmE4DM2E-dLA9gJ5GcUb7t5XuUC4s4uMkhifVT6qel3wmHzhzOXVERxUS3AIASmm5Hvajc7kOGIPMBbIkCU3_tflM_qfQldWpqZLITMQ8IdLyxY8OB8XC38I5ocBDkJyj2-o440Q-BWdAHSjKJaG3/s1460/mp56.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1460" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_lcaVKgVeR4pAUzmfUZlsmK-qE2-0kH0RSO4FzegmE4DM2E-dLA9gJ5GcUb7t5XuUC4s4uMkhifVT6qel3wmHzhzOXVERxUS3AIASmm5Hvajc7kOGIPMBbIkCU3_tflM_qfQldWpqZLITMQ8IdLyxY8OB8XC38I5ocBDkJyj2-o440Q-BWdAHSjKJaG3/w400-h274/mp56.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /> </b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Transformers Masterpiece MP56 Trailbreaker</b><br />I had him as an honorable mention last year and did do a full review: https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/01/transformers-masterpiece-mp-56.html<br />But he deserves a paragraph run-down and proper ranking, so here it is! Trailbreaker in the toon isn’t a bad design. But his G1 toy was portly thing with weird thigh socks. Thankfully, the MP is based off the toon which has a pretty good if fairly standard design. When we first got the pictures, it looked like this might not have translated into an actual physical object so well. A bit lanky, a bit of a gut, shoulders a bit far out. Like maybe they should have taken some liberties to make him look cooler. But once again… in hand, those issues just melt away. You realise most of the concessions are in service of fantastic articulation, and in these poses, when you’re not over analysing an A-stance photo, he looks rather natural and cool. He’s painted well and transforms mostly stress free. He has no superfluous accessories, and some of his weapons are integrated into the car which is always nice. The car looks great too, if a little less black than I would have liked. Looking back at it now, all I can think is… why didn’t we get brand new cars during 2023 :( Where is my Jazz!?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0miOa8I_mn7rs9DDPBXrsKxVkSGRYbizBt48pa_nJu5ICfTceArz4XurvnX7_3dmdkm1Av5jPMt9H-8UJ2xlsLHsgeg1kC0S40dEMVHB3OjZ-32WPLYiRppgzqZLNqA8jDc4j-7d1MjauUXW9zVfxtp9dikvPxj5tIYBMbSXeBzZkdfodKzujo63MlCr/s1460/deadend.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1460" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0miOa8I_mn7rs9DDPBXrsKxVkSGRYbizBt48pa_nJu5ICfTceArz4XurvnX7_3dmdkm1Av5jPMt9H-8UJ2xlsLHsgeg1kC0S40dEMVHB3OjZ-32WPLYiRppgzqZLNqA8jDc4j-7d1MjauUXW9zVfxtp9dikvPxj5tIYBMbSXeBzZkdfodKzujo63MlCr/w400-h274/deadend.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /> </b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Transformers Legacy TL-16 Dead End</b><br />The road to Menasor continues and it starts to become apparent that the road is a little bumpy. If not for being a vital appendage i’d be skipping this one. It looks fairly decent but is just kind of seems like an intern designed it. The way the back of the car clips or hardly clips sucks. The square wheel arches? By far the worst offender is his feet. Or rather, his nubs. Just atrocious. Onto the arm you go!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9e5ClpYndNM7U6XWcitXTDfpuJFTfTVCqygjoLWja16dBuMjTtugu5XiHH2oLikKcIS18GbqUY6x4zGPB9fS-VM6xehvQW_FqM-759OBEee-jkHs8CtO4W64aGnx1ONYJGpohy1picwaba5SSbhy_jds2n_R2qbj5YFNwh8cOsixewPJfXCDOa2su30_f/s782/vajra.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="651" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9e5ClpYndNM7U6XWcitXTDfpuJFTfTVCqygjoLWja16dBuMjTtugu5XiHH2oLikKcIS18GbqUY6x4zGPB9fS-VM6xehvQW_FqM-759OBEee-jkHs8CtO4W64aGnx1ONYJGpohy1picwaba5SSbhy_jds2n_R2qbj5YFNwh8cOsixewPJfXCDOa2su30_f/w333-h400/vajra.png" width="333" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Diaclone DA-94 Warudalegion Vajra</b><br />This one kind of came out of nowhere didn’t it. I hadn’t bought anything from the Diaclone reboot since… it started. I loved the Dia Battles, but then they came out with… a bunch of really expensive tiny ass figures. I fell off, occasionally seeing some cooler stuff like the Battle Convoy, but not being too interested mostly because of price. But during the year i’d been starting to think that it kinda sucks that most of my toys spend most of their lives on the shelf. And Transformers can sometimes be kinda cheap feeling. I felt like I needed something with a bit more meat and playability, and caught up on all the Diaclone stuff i’d missed. I didn’t realise it had become quite popular amongst older collectors, mostly for troop building and role play. Despite knowing i’d definitely never buy enough to troop build, and probably never role play, I decided Dia Battles had been lonely for too long once I saw Vajra. Plus, it looked freaking awesome with a lot of playability. It was also reasonably priced! Thus began a new quest to spend more money than I should. When he arrived… well I was blown away. Dia Battles was good but there is a noticeable quality jump to Vajra. Paint is immaculate, tolerances tight. It totally felt worth the money. That day I spent most of the afternoon and the evening going through all his modes, coming up with some myself, and honestly marveling at the engineering of the thing. It’s so bloody clever how flexible it all is, and everything manages to look cool even if it’s not fitting together as ‘flush’ as a Transformer with less modes would. Alas, he soon ended up on the shelf looking awesome next to Dia Battles, to be untouched until i can get off my ass and play with it again. Turns out it’s me that sucks and not the toys!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFNl6910YY4gI7GcOgmvYyhwq63PinYHLjkMRoizru0-bomhFRMzsWJtZMDBcjSDS9TY91fS_OK4BCDIP6wJR4wIB4WMZtHvCIkyoPO6H3g0Chj2t1cyFTid6zNZgj25rPJ1xj5O0yVsEpbI7qcFEe-F7xR7Jz8m4O6tFpQXkHe3zV7J6LyzcrcHKAPsy/s1460/armadascreamer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1460" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFNl6910YY4gI7GcOgmvYyhwq63PinYHLjkMRoizru0-bomhFRMzsWJtZMDBcjSDS9TY91fS_OK4BCDIP6wJR4wIB4WMZtHvCIkyoPO6H3g0Chj2t1cyFTid6zNZgj25rPJ1xj5O0yVsEpbI7qcFEe-F7xR7Jz8m4O6tFpQXkHe3zV7J6LyzcrcHKAPsy/w400-h274/armadascreamer.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Transformers Legacy TL-19 Armada Starscream</b><br />I love my now ancient Transformers Generations Armada Starscream. I got the far superior Japanese version with awesome bright colours. However, he’s a dinky fellow. I hoped for this design in a voyager size for a long time and was finally rewarded. Kind of. They really didn’t go above and beyond for this new version. He’s missing paint - most obviously on the legs, which really sucks. He’s not much more articulate. It hardly transforms any different and doesn’t have firing missiles. But he does still look good, is more solid and he is certainly bigger. I just know they could have done a lot better and that sucks cause who knows when or if they’ll revisit it again.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1fsG8lC0YV6_BYW8I7lTC-sMUf45uph39RQSCh5hWNJLdjL7Is1qxPxSd_ZApWK2rRxKmsu_ujD424o-gCnBRzwnSZ9heYy0tnNpx_RcWfcE04ScYAH2P_L31mlQR9oLm2FRwQDICDjo_Y2J5hEjxs6BUhzSUe5xjhT1xlGa7Fihi7B3qDpuctxSA8N_/s1460/tarn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1460" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1fsG8lC0YV6_BYW8I7lTC-sMUf45uph39RQSCh5hWNJLdjL7Is1qxPxSd_ZApWK2rRxKmsu_ujD424o-gCnBRzwnSZ9heYy0tnNpx_RcWfcE04ScYAH2P_L31mlQR9oLm2FRwQDICDjo_Y2J5hEjxs6BUhzSUe5xjhT1xlGa7Fihi7B3qDpuctxSA8N_/w400-h274/tarn.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Transformers Legacy TL-26 Tarn</b><br />When I first saw Tarn, I was thinking damn, that look great! The robot has no kibble and has a very cool design. The alt mode seems fine. I didn’t know where he’d fit in my collection, as I don’t know the character and don’t really have anyone else he belongs with. But i figured i’d deal with that since it looked rather good. It was surprising then that in hand, I didn’t really think much of it. Part of that may be that the first one I got had a warped chest piece QC issue causing it to pop out constantly. Thankfully I got it replaced but maybe I was still sour. He does look cool but… he’s almost too skinny. Too flat from the side. Mah boy needs some kibble! His transformation has some ingenious stuff but doesn’t really feel like it when you get to the other mode. It’s odd, maybe I had too high expectations? His weapons are cool though, I like how they give him a couple different looks. I never really found a place for him but he’s still here… for now.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-3gCK8EBTpIoO_ZEOXFHn9s-0RthfbDVVy4WbNNc0pDpN6Ywn5suaaMwMQ6OeRl225JS3A5od8gZehW1XfcWUpbrAw_1pGXBakQScUh2IsXmuRi9ToWtXkl4uTkEwWyjbPv1plzCHU-DSMHpzRlgscrXsbtvjTHBrUE7_cnd2_gmDImzgEBY1SbpbhXB/s1460/breakdown.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1460" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-3gCK8EBTpIoO_ZEOXFHn9s-0RthfbDVVy4WbNNc0pDpN6Ywn5suaaMwMQ6OeRl225JS3A5od8gZehW1XfcWUpbrAw_1pGXBakQScUh2IsXmuRi9ToWtXkl4uTkEwWyjbPv1plzCHU-DSMHpzRlgscrXsbtvjTHBrUE7_cnd2_gmDImzgEBY1SbpbhXB/w400-h274/breakdown.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Transformers Legacy TL-24 Breakdown</b><br />The road to Menasor is now full of pot holes. A very weak attempt at re-moulding Wildrider’s Ferrari into a Lamborghini. Missing paint on the wheel arches gives a hint that he didn’t have much budget. Then the spoiler gun… boomerang… thing… confirms it. Short end of the stick our Breakdown has received. 2 proper guns for every Stunticon before him just rubs it in. What could possibly make it worse? Oh that’s right, I folded his foot and it snapped off. Well, is it really snapping when the plastic is so soft? I had to buy this fucker twice and ended up with a Skullgrin I don’t want as my replacement. A couple months later they announced another version in a giftset that rectified some of the paint issues too. Cause they’re just assholes like that.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8yZ01-cui_zBEIpsI5MX_bRIzxdhhrHsQnBP4SQqWClgd1_XLXHEeLfZQqAciLcJyEYGJxE7pgbMskSTP1Bb1JXldzRG10EdHAy05RfG24Byi_KUZru4nKFfoKCq7jJB1K9fSQf5Q8V-IFRloaobJFap2iMNAs79B2XvbS6l6Hz4I_9c6sYHl_4ZfDQO/s973/menasor.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="973" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8yZ01-cui_zBEIpsI5MX_bRIzxdhhrHsQnBP4SQqWClgd1_XLXHEeLfZQqAciLcJyEYGJxE7pgbMskSTP1Bb1JXldzRG10EdHAy05RfG24Byi_KUZru4nKFfoKCq7jJB1K9fSQf5Q8V-IFRloaobJFap2iMNAs79B2XvbS6l6Hz4I_9c6sYHl_4ZfDQO/w400-h400/menasor.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Transformers Legacy Menasor</b><br />And thus, soured, my experience of Menasor kinda was. I guess, if they HAD to do some cost cutting… ultimately, they made the right choices with the limbs, as Menasor himself is pretty much fantastic despite all those issues with the individuals. They could have been better but having a great Menasor… I don’t really care now.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjKUR2v04cGZJIaXZPXDz0ervDljCCYLWlyc468ehtyv5FtyvxXHpTTI1B-4ZXpfAiqy4XNwLX0B9IxzR1Bj7KK8FkbXROflHkbAouQ5b6cySoFcUVm0MVfD7qhmxC5-lnO6tPM17mUQ6Fesd-battomccL1e6MY6MznJOmqwNIUP89ETan_s3tOpYygb/s1460/hotshot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1460" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjKUR2v04cGZJIaXZPXDz0ervDljCCYLWlyc468ehtyv5FtyvxXHpTTI1B-4ZXpfAiqy4XNwLX0B9IxzR1Bj7KK8FkbXROflHkbAouQ5b6cySoFcUVm0MVfD7qhmxC5-lnO6tPM17mUQ6Fesd-battomccL1e6MY6MznJOmqwNIUP89ETan_s3tOpYygb/w400-h274/hotshot.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Transformers Legacy TL-22 Hot Shot</b><br />Ahh i remember when we got prototype shots of Henkei Hot Shot, and it looked awesome. It had clear door windows which were scrapped in the final, only to be painted a light blue that didn’t match the windscreen at all. The Hasbro deco sucked but the Henkei one came out a horrible lemon yellow. It did have his missile launchers and chrome, but in hand it was a bust. It was so annoying to play with as everything got in the way of moving him around. I sold it eventually and so I was hopeful a new one would be better. When we go pictures this time, I was initially underwhelmed. The main thing was a missing a paint app on his legs for the circular piece, and what looked like some gappy legs period. But I was all in on an Armada display so I got him anyway, and he turned out pretty good. It’s small, but pretty solid for the size and fun to fiddle with. The colouring is nice and he has a couple cool gimmicks - his visor, and bazooka transforming out of his axle. This version doesn’t come with a minicon but I wasn’t too fussed. The old minicon sucked and including one here probably would have meant a budget cut somewhere else… oh fuck those bastards added the minicon to the powerlinx redeco. Well, I don’t like the powerlinx colours as much so whatever. Not like any of the other Armada remakes they’ve done have minicons (yet) either!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUEw77D_Akzz1Nv60FQPfXVJI5Yl3QasqyhgpuFt6sqz37GXsHAkCq9oMlFO3AzCIiU-hpwlad0tZHCdVzrAoMVwSdeyTBnDUGh_hg0_z6UvT9fDD17zDYq6nkGZ_MoCGuyxlpOsdQEUS2BEgB9ogC4-m5QdgKQwadIIodi5oeESfB2_rsvLzQeo39qvu/s1318/diafighter.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="953" data-original-width="1318" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUEw77D_Akzz1Nv60FQPfXVJI5Yl3QasqyhgpuFt6sqz37GXsHAkCq9oMlFO3AzCIiU-hpwlad0tZHCdVzrAoMVwSdeyTBnDUGh_hg0_z6UvT9fDD17zDYq6nkGZ_MoCGuyxlpOsdQEUS2BEgB9ogC4-m5QdgKQwadIIodi5oeESfB2_rsvLzQeo39qvu/w400-h289/diafighter.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Diaclone DA-96 Dia Fighter/S</b><br />Continuing the “Dia Battles is lonely” theme I had going, i decided to pick up this cheap little spaceship to sit alongside the little spaceship that Dia Battles came with. Cheap… didn’t I say i started wishing my Transformers weren’t so cheap? Yet, i want the Diaclone toys to be cheaper. Anyway… it’s not really cheap for what you get, just cheap by Diaclone standards. It is however, pretty cool for what it is. There’s some simple transformation to a kind of tank/train mode thing and it feels quality in hand. It also came with retro stickers that I really love. They have rainbows and really make it look like something from an old Japanese robot anime.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWcQKnLnsJce78YIVeHNzYkIx7gyBe1NLWO8Ij3OL6QWDG4eribvw-2r8p38nIGMvVVs3OdmYrHkiAkYg0Lmqr-ztyhOlpyuX6EvUuTuKcfgnJtCxHRFhRvL2w4-nOylEc9a74bQjrMB6rAj4Pdi-EKWKaVA4sSVLG3sJoku6OukzrHeEdZ6n5qo0ssTn/s1838/argo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1406" data-original-width="1838" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWcQKnLnsJce78YIVeHNzYkIx7gyBe1NLWO8Ij3OL6QWDG4eribvw-2r8p38nIGMvVVs3OdmYrHkiAkYg0Lmqr-ztyhOlpyuX6EvUuTuKcfgnJtCxHRFhRvL2w4-nOylEc9a74bQjrMB6rAj4Pdi-EKWKaVA4sSVLG3sJoku6OukzrHeEdZ6n5qo0ssTn/w400-h306/argo.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Diaclone TM-13 Tactical Mover Argo Versaulter Voyager Unit</b><br />There were about 4 or 5 types of this Tactical Mover series when this one was announced. And since then they’ve made about 4 or 5 more. Basically taking the same robot frame and packaging it with different accessories to give it a rather different look. They all look pretty cool but something about this aquatic variant really appealed to me. I think the colouring and small details they’ve added to make it look a bit sea-creature like is what did it. The scuba look inexplicably reminded me of both a wind up TMNT Donatello, and a Deep Dive Batman toy i used to have as a kid as well! I was hopeful that despite the small size and rather expensive price, it would satisfy an urge i had for a good quality small figure… a bit like some of the better Revenge of the Fallen scouts, which I don’t think they’ve really matched since. Anyway, I got it and yes, it’s rather good. I do love the quality of Diaclone even if it comes at a price. The assortment of accessories and how you can place them is cool. His modes are … a bit gappy. They don’t fit together like a Transformer but then it’s kind of to be expected given he has several modes. It’s quick and fun to play around with and has a good degree of posability. I wouldn’t say it’s perfect, as I think the kibble is a bit large. But i’ve got him on a display stand and it works well there. It’d be cool if wasn’t so lazy and could do up a nice underwater display background for him!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6q9cXk7OY4L3C4wNFabJbFzegykbogvhfs0D9jKlhz4oHoLQau2J5oIEZzCarRhdiQU9aYuqBhHLpf0siRaZqUWBwm2mseqktuzSdvLvpnIsg1Gd1xIZ7GHdFIQTD6xza8wrL2GMXmgQcrU1GliZO6fdjvGgVK8GqTUt3PoF2InWi1Hxv1I5ICWUIpN-/s750/telemangaOp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="470" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6q9cXk7OY4L3C4wNFabJbFzegykbogvhfs0D9jKlhz4oHoLQau2J5oIEZzCarRhdiQU9aYuqBhHLpf0siRaZqUWBwm2mseqktuzSdvLvpnIsg1Gd1xIZ7GHdFIQTD6xza8wrL2GMXmgQcrU1GliZO6fdjvGgVK8GqTUt3PoF2InWi1Hxv1I5ICWUIpN-/w251-h400/telemangaOp.jpg" width="251" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tele Manga Fanbook 2023 Optimus Prime</b><br />That feeling when something is exclusive and you have to have it. That is the feeling I had when I saw that by purchasing a children’s tv magazine I could get me a black and clear red Core Class Optimus Prime! Hunted all over town on my bike til I found a store selling them. He’s not bad for what it is, but it really only made me wish they’d do a high quality miniature Optimus like the old THS series again.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7zKB1Bqy252yMlkykN7eaI9tBecTQllySRfPU5PTcTI45LOHQ7Ol6tWwgjMTsSkRRwEYIVW5I4zwidaQ2qub_4m7DDIm8kToj1eajCa4P5kjMyq34GD-M6yddX4paQmLtkTcavoI_k1RsoMbQ3dX_rGE5szzLkbCIpzMZ0PUxcV6ctd_hAhcvmnBjW_L/s1500/legobatmanpackage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1312" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7zKB1Bqy252yMlkykN7eaI9tBecTQllySRfPU5PTcTI45LOHQ7Ol6tWwgjMTsSkRRwEYIVW5I4zwidaQ2qub_4m7DDIm8kToj1eajCa4P5kjMyq34GD-M6yddX4paQmLtkTcavoI_k1RsoMbQ3dX_rGE5szzLkbCIpzMZ0PUxcV6ctd_hAhcvmnBjW_L/w350-h400/legobatmanpackage.jpg" width="350" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Lego Batman 30653</b><br />The day I found the Gacha Batmobile up above, I also found this little set and since he was cheap and Keaton-esque, I could’n’t resist! I just wanted the minifigure really, it comes with a small chunk of a building for him to stand on which gave me a couple minutes enjoyment assembling.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEwyjzLkOvo-z8xHpuQXILql4VwT1htMLkTHVjMSeooctYw6kELKVkdY0_5vXyOyCkZZ6EN8mdYzRUwDUM9Wt_uy5emxLiv2aRYguBFer048DDAP4bK7hnT7vy6xCRA42ctlDA1H8onlGBLQ6RixZtB2S97cpyfRkT4Tr6vd9jMYwjq66MAccNnwvp3Ws/s1460/armadamegs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1460" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEwyjzLkOvo-z8xHpuQXILql4VwT1htMLkTHVjMSeooctYw6kELKVkdY0_5vXyOyCkZZ6EN8mdYzRUwDUM9Wt_uy5emxLiv2aRYguBFer048DDAP4bK7hnT7vy6xCRA42ctlDA1H8onlGBLQ6RixZtB2S97cpyfRkT4Tr6vd9jMYwjq66MAccNnwvp3Ws/w400-h274/armadamegs.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Transformers Legacy TL-47 Armada Megatron</b><br />I never had the original Armada Megatron toy… the only version of this character i’ve got is the LG-EX Armada Megatron. It wasn’t an outstanding toy - a bit lanky and gangly, not super posable. But i liked that LG-EX deco (much better than the Hasbro version) quite a bit. To this day I think it’s got my favourite headsculpt on any Transformer too. But, he really doesn’t look much like the toon, so I was super excited to get this new version and it didn’t disappoint. He is chunky to the max and looks the absolute part. I really like Megatron in green, purple and silver - it’s like you’ve got a bit of G1, a bit of G2, and the purple to solidify his Decepticon-ness! The headsculpt isn’t as nice as the old one in isolation, but it fits better for the aesthetic that’s going on here. He has a decent gimmick that brings the canon in front of his body like the toon, which I appreciate cause it’s unique amongst Transformers. I know some complain about his shoulders - they’re immobile, always pointing upwards. Personally, it doesn’t bother me. I’ve had toys with tall shoulders that swing with the arms and i don’t really like how it creates an uneven look. His actual arms (and the rest of him) has good poseability. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv97uQq6V2lDzaj1kags3uojK9j6843zDIY0SU4B-VkXgeaSxj7_rjihsJ1l5_ziNNmbcMfMT_eDUbZzSVviE7GEKv26-wFfMa9SZjp9COEQihl56pxJvZ8r0N4JDC7GnX2SXvKXbs7d3B3cKtAuPiepcmZhGybp-eVhl0fK9QRmHv-oi7ytCWSMXApG5b/s1460/armadaprime.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1460" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv97uQq6V2lDzaj1kags3uojK9j6843zDIY0SU4B-VkXgeaSxj7_rjihsJ1l5_ziNNmbcMfMT_eDUbZzSVviE7GEKv26-wFfMa9SZjp9COEQihl56pxJvZ8r0N4JDC7GnX2SXvKXbs7d3B3cKtAuPiepcmZhGybp-eVhl0fK9QRmHv-oi7ytCWSMXApG5b/w400-h274/armadaprime.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Transformers Legacy TL-48 Armada Optimus Prime</b><br />It’s not often these days that we get a look at cancelled or scrapped Transformers toys, but way back in 2019 Wonder Festival, Takara Tomy showed off what looked like a holy grail for many collectors - a prototype of an updated Armada Optimus Prime. It looked fantastic and it looked like it would support his super mode as well. Alas… years passed by and there was no sign of it. There was talk of them not being sure what line it would fit (at the time) - to which i say, screw that gimme the toy. And there was later talk about it not being a (transformable?) prototype, despite it clearly being a prototype and one that looked like it transformed too. But then, it was with great relief that something was in motion the whole time, and we found out about Legacy Armada Optimus Prime. Not the same prototype, but a new toy, but clearly with some history behind it. This one a bit closer maybe to the toon than the more stylised original. Both looked great, but it was time to move on. This was the one we were getting. It was that exciting time where we start hoping they don’t fuck it up with a shitty paint job or shitty joints! Thankfully, that was not to be the case. The commander class has proven to be a great price point and size, and it’s obvious that anything less and the toy would have suffered. It’s basically everything I hoped for since first seeing that prototype. A great truck, a great trailer, an about as good as shitty base modes get base, and a freaking incredible super robot, that is fun to transform through all modes. They really knocked it out of the park, solid as a brick and more poseable than a super robot has any right to be. With great plastic colours and paint job to boot. They inexplicably painted the super robot mode eyes yellow instead of red, but this is a quick fix if it’s a bother. And like the others, there is no minicon. I wouldn’t say it’s flawless - the smaller robot chest doesn’t like to stay pegged (due to a questionable design), and a bit more thought could have been put into the super mode’s kibble. But really, this is about as satisfying as a Transformer - nay, any toy, can get!<br /><br /><br /></span></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Games</span></h1><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Not so many games I haven't got around to playing as last year, which is a win in my books! </b></span><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeijLYkb6I_MtHHZXMwZgjS6pFOC1Nmws_uVQUX0zYz35GQZ8JSKenm8HmUFwRq0h3Nmy4mLvtTtRDAznvOMUPo_g0LNT8cqhVZWk1mMG5sVd0rev3u7AQSbXeueMRuBYBBPU2GgppkhlwYLm8PoeRMl2j40-ojXGmX0kHDV9JPvz7KHvAzVlLPc66O_IL/s911/dkcreturns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="911" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeijLYkb6I_MtHHZXMwZgjS6pFOC1Nmws_uVQUX0zYz35GQZ8JSKenm8HmUFwRq0h3Nmy4mLvtTtRDAznvOMUPo_g0LNT8cqhVZWk1mMG5sVd0rev3u7AQSbXeueMRuBYBBPU2GgppkhlwYLm8PoeRMl2j40-ojXGmX0kHDV9JPvz7KHvAzVlLPc66O_IL/w281-h400/dkcreturns.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><p><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>Donkey Kong Returns Wii</b><br />I can’t remember if I played this when it came out. Back then, I was already ignoring my Wii I think but I did try it for a bit eventually, but didn’t get far due to the annoyance of having to shake the Wii remote to roll. They really were stubborn about motion controls not to include a classic controller option. Much later I played the 3DS version since it had normal controls. But it ran at half the frame rate so it really wasn’t that smooth to play. I finished it and sold it because by the end (including secret stages), i’d had enough of the relentless difficulty. I won’t listen to anyone that says these games aren’t trial and error based. You are not getting through most of it first go, and it becomes tiresome restarting, getting a little further and dying over and over. Still, I picked up the Wii version again since it was really cheap, and I figured I could try living with the motion controls again.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QvStChVlECpLCwsCc1MPIxxIlR5fqYg82cbAeYE_4u34VcTsLzH7A5e53CO07ia_CuMhvmm0SqChLlDFtVf1ZTZj37fo1uOUFSHr_nCP-S2rAwYosenVZ0vtK65vir2m0v7qSRLEESztk-j5dH_JYyx9y5StGjLm7GIVe3YupCWLFMVeqeH0HPyYl0NA/s1500/metroidprime.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="926" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QvStChVlECpLCwsCc1MPIxxIlR5fqYg82cbAeYE_4u34VcTsLzH7A5e53CO07ia_CuMhvmm0SqChLlDFtVf1ZTZj37fo1uOUFSHr_nCP-S2rAwYosenVZ0vtK65vir2m0v7qSRLEESztk-j5dH_JYyx9y5StGjLm7GIVe3YupCWLFMVeqeH0HPyYl0NA/w248-h400/metroidprime.jpg" width="248" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Metroid Prime Remastered Switch</b><br />I want to say this was a nice surprise but … it was hardly a surprise. Rumoured for years on the back of Metroid Prime 4 being forever in development, it finally showed up! I’ve replayed the original several times on Gamecube and Wii, and it’s always had a spot near the top of my favourite games of all time list regardless of the version. So i’m glad they changed virtually nothing about how it plays again, other than adapting the controls for Switch. That wasn’t without issues I think. My first playthrough, I used the new controls. By taking over the right stick for camera, they were forced to make weapon selection, firing and jumping a bit convoluted. There’s 2 jump and 2 firing buttons! Part of the reason is because you manually rapid fire a lot in this game - and that is not very comfortable on the trigger. So you want to use A… but you can’t, cause your thumb is on the R stick now. It felt like they should have had a hold to autofire separate to the charge perhaps. But, it is really nice having camera control. On my second playthrough, I played with cube controls. Personally I’ve always thought they were fine. The main problem people seem to have is that you can’t move while looking around. But, you don’t really have to either, as they designed the game’s lock-on around this. A few minutes into playing and I forget I can’t look around, and actually feel like the pacing is better if you take a moment to take in the surroundings. There’s plenty of control config tweaks, but strangely no complete remap ability. They seem against that for whatever reason (DKC Tropical Freeze is similar). But anyway, all the schemes are fine after a little bit of time getting used to them. And from there, the game is again one of the best of all time, just this time with the best graphics and performance on Switch! It looks stunning through and through. If they re-release Prime 2 and 3 without this level of visual improvement now, I will be rather upset!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQJeOuwnp8AGPiYiAM8BLa1GZosz4uIxI2EXya_ZXZuvf6eGAAQxnlzRu5B7gOEDEydDve-JHdjzpS5DImeRrObNL3O7fSUy9O4Jm4PUJOnlyILrUvXkeY_K8Rvz1rmA-hNslmBnVnmiPuWRkepk_9zk2GlNIhFHdP8GClnFVSDe5mX3TCTOBS7hHtfmI/s971/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-31%20at%2012.28.23.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="968" data-original-width="971" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQJeOuwnp8AGPiYiAM8BLa1GZosz4uIxI2EXya_ZXZuvf6eGAAQxnlzRu5B7gOEDEydDve-JHdjzpS5DImeRrObNL3O7fSUy9O4Jm4PUJOnlyILrUvXkeY_K8Rvz1rmA-hNslmBnVnmiPuWRkepk_9zk2GlNIhFHdP8GClnFVSDe5mX3TCTOBS7hHtfmI/w400-h399/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-31%20at%2012.28.23.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Virtua Fighter eSports + DLC PS4</b><br />I had this back in my 2021 recap <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2021/12/androgynes-2021-games-and-toys-in-review.html">https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2021/12/androgynes-2021-games-and-toys-in-review.html</a> but bought it standalone with the DLC, on sale. After a bit of a break I was reminded how awesome it is!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDc9Sy4gqEpYkgW11IIEVAhpsxAPNke_JJaHhGZKoyRIWiDODTH_hHfUkVw-Q3WYXquv1om9-1y1idwkX-q23ywgCbn76Tnd14iyL5dqaVhJkMutmWd2wDgFQn1ED7z-vhCWpojG5ggCHzomK0og3eXeveCbgFv9qVhfByC03X5xciMY9DruNGFmZKxYX/s710/tekken5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDc9Sy4gqEpYkgW11IIEVAhpsxAPNke_JJaHhGZKoyRIWiDODTH_hHfUkVw-Q3WYXquv1om9-1y1idwkX-q23ywgCbn76Tnd14iyL5dqaVhJkMutmWd2wDgFQn1ED7z-vhCWpojG5ggCHzomK0og3eXeveCbgFv9qVhfByC03X5xciMY9DruNGFmZKxYX/w281-h400/tekken5.jpg" width="281" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tekken 5 PS2</b><br />An unfortunate trend this year has been me buying PS2 games i can’t play since i’m too cheap to buy a Japanese PS2 to play them on. This is the first, mostly bought cause I wanted to have all the Tekken games lined up nicely. I have a disgusting Platinum PAL release (which I also can’t play since it’s 50hz) … and I have played this a long time ago. I remember it being very good looking at the time! As a bonus, this came with a Tekken 5 Arcade player card that is absolutely useless now but cool nonetheless!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5f3zgl7e39_0fbaT8Uc4H-C2ioLKVXznS6vulpOCd3Xl06PFJDvwiwgtx7Cd-1jDWFmkDg-kZpYvCM6tfvucPI0vckUxWseFvfT5xXVPkEdmbFzM8QZR26DZMNJqClRkvlreUN9i1QgaIQd4CyFWMAWiij_8AhmGGtnV51peEI11i9JiGIS4lRYonUC0d/s911/tekkentag.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="911" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5f3zgl7e39_0fbaT8Uc4H-C2ioLKVXznS6vulpOCd3Xl06PFJDvwiwgtx7Cd-1jDWFmkDg-kZpYvCM6tfvucPI0vckUxWseFvfT5xXVPkEdmbFzM8QZR26DZMNJqClRkvlreUN9i1QgaIQd4CyFWMAWiij_8AhmGGtnV51peEI11i9JiGIS4lRYonUC0d/w281-h400/tekkentag.jpg" width="281" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tekken Tag Tournament PS2</b><br />Tekken completionist journey part 2. I have Tag Tournament from the PS3’s Tekken Hybrid pack but I wanted the original too. It has a wicked box art with Kazuya on the front! I remember fondly the days of looking at janky websites comparing Soul Calibur on Dreamcast to Tag on PS2.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBP126tTcIDPD01zjBPzb8qBbiJUBOrD8_jCYB0EJTm6xQIxvzcVTvGuqpTcI1RKUsckA-7axv49BjafgCGciTk7iuXr43SnXTuLpyrJlZP3FAhZq4v7o6pb_Mzad88mHzJ440WmItsNgGmRNZIo0_kUoGho1z77X6EGtXfGjbLkDA35ni_G-amBHzR3zJ/s917/vf4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBP126tTcIDPD01zjBPzb8qBbiJUBOrD8_jCYB0EJTm6xQIxvzcVTvGuqpTcI1RKUsckA-7axv49BjafgCGciTk7iuXr43SnXTuLpyrJlZP3FAhZq4v7o6pb_Mzad88mHzJ440WmItsNgGmRNZIo0_kUoGho1z77X6EGtXfGjbLkDA35ni_G-amBHzR3zJ/w279-h400/vf4.jpg" width="279" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Virtua Fighter 4 PS2</b><br />100 yennies for a nicer box art than my PAL copy? Yes I think I will. Arguably this version is completely superseded by VF4 Evo, but then it's still unique in some ways. The game itself is worth owning in any form!<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMyvStN0ZGx1-FlWPOX9cKy92ioqGeF-xZZQui12cGbkPtQU2t4TFF8snz5DQRJYliT7l-JUSK7x_26gqAlTo6ENLnXmbkSwlI9XS2tQR0ildnONmq6jKsPYJBItZUiDso78G1tSL8sYJYYIY67S4xjn7U5QaU8q7ArHawzndpyrElwmT0SWQmsc09vtj/s644/ggx.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMyvStN0ZGx1-FlWPOX9cKy92ioqGeF-xZZQui12cGbkPtQU2t4TFF8snz5DQRJYliT7l-JUSK7x_26gqAlTo6ENLnXmbkSwlI9XS2tQR0ildnONmq6jKsPYJBItZUiDso78G1tSL8sYJYYIY67S4xjn7U5QaU8q7ArHawzndpyrElwmT0SWQmsc09vtj/w398-h400/ggx.jpg" width="398" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Guilty Gear X Dreamcast</b><br />A questionable purchase considering i’ve never really got into Guilty Gear, and my Dreamcast still likes to restart itself every now and then. I played this version long ago but it’s nice to have it “officially”. Pirate redeemed!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2oyS2SqhVG0w9FnyCjaHLpXEIQdBu5BwdRhFnAdYXe_5LJjmCjS-OYpXgW6zVXPRAkruC3Jv-13YU1g6LBD57caCnEtRw6FX1HYuuGh-CXVILpZMIW6KAVFXgP-HExMu-rKc7GLYhMkrJrsx3ZI54X6xYDDPL-s6TxTSD45V-u7U71e0yF9Mc4QC3FTZY/s744/powersmash4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2oyS2SqhVG0w9FnyCjaHLpXEIQdBu5BwdRhFnAdYXe_5LJjmCjS-OYpXgW6zVXPRAkruC3Jv-13YU1g6LBD57caCnEtRw6FX1HYuuGh-CXVILpZMIW6KAVFXgP-HExMu-rKc7GLYhMkrJrsx3ZI54X6xYDDPL-s6TxTSD45V-u7U71e0yF9Mc4QC3FTZY/w344-h400/powersmash4.jpg" width="344" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Power Smash 4 PS3</b><br />Finally I found a non best-price version of this! Of course, being very similar to 3 that I purchased previously, and 4 World Tour that i’ve played thoroughly on Vita, I haven’t actually bothered to give this a go. I’m sure it’s good. Now I really just have to be on the lookout for Power Smash 1 and 2 on Dreamcast. There’s a few others .. PSP and Wii I think? But i really just want them originals with all the Tennis players I actually remember instead of the ones i don’t know nowadays!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3EGobc9V1CyJuC5WtGvsblMfrizqlrYrPZS5vnnvc1VAWpTOqSwpTdE41mXxKEas3wcNLOGh0FjlpQHRf2XjVQho1a7jzxQH9CXe88HyQL9x7xoiw5J1NsYS9kNiCvl0e7ZsGsjihHwG8IN7K0Xck4fkW0QC9iM9mV3WClHm7TfVjk6H19PuuCsbv4Tx/s576/ssf4ae.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3EGobc9V1CyJuC5WtGvsblMfrizqlrYrPZS5vnnvc1VAWpTOqSwpTdE41mXxKEas3wcNLOGh0FjlpQHRf2XjVQho1a7jzxQH9CXe88HyQL9x7xoiw5J1NsYS9kNiCvl0e7ZsGsjihHwG8IN7K0Xck4fkW0QC9iM9mV3WClHm7TfVjk6H19PuuCsbv4Tx/w348-h400/ssf4ae.jpg" width="348" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition PS3</b><br />Street Fighter mood was starting to take over this year, ahead of 6’s release. This version was really just a collection filler as I already have the Original, Super, Super 3D, Ultra… Can you ever have enough though? It does have a nice box art!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEips7XDG_yAq85yN7O7aDA6B636m8dbUpPKXfVyH3WkqVaOiQq24Rst9zBm-qqL-okIuDOtgslmmoiL7YC2yDgOkdldr41F21Tr0dUfHn2PfeJSfLRR1Zh_C16p6tkNImAopVDYldGoIxU9nzWILLu5dkDU1CPlAODWje5TU6rgbOiR00BefvNKBb8You3m/s625/bbcf.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEips7XDG_yAq85yN7O7aDA6B636m8dbUpPKXfVyH3WkqVaOiQq24Rst9zBm-qqL-okIuDOtgslmmoiL7YC2yDgOkdldr41F21Tr0dUfHn2PfeJSfLRR1Zh_C16p6tkNImAopVDYldGoIxU9nzWILLu5dkDU1CPlAODWje5TU6rgbOiR00BefvNKBb8You3m/w320-h400/bbcf.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Blaz Blue Centralfiction PS4</b><br />200 yennies. I enjoyed the Continum Shift Extend and Chrono Phantasma versions on Vita in the past. Nothing i get too seriously into - I find the systems hard to remember and the animations difficult to follow. But, they had a decent amount of stuff to play around with regardless. These games’ prices drop like a rock when a new version comes out so I have a bunch on PS3 as well, but not this version. It’s hard enough even remembering which version is latest to be honest! I haven’t played it yet but i’m sure it’s best looking on PS4 so I should give it a crack one of these days!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlHpmB1mvjXu2-Qy_LAYQNPg-i9zWZuO6ho0NspMHYZQFTzC5BR9K9yNP62y9f5cYuZrRh__KHtpRPXu-AubtiX6hn9YzhZNr5Zk-BNcTgpmDp77VPvtwPXHSXjNZ683P5_MbQTpbFqAN3NjNKFKHe8GA2oTKvfNco-Wz7EZKnUCbtPbglkmIsNgdhQJ7/s938/sf6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="738" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlHpmB1mvjXu2-Qy_LAYQNPg-i9zWZuO6ho0NspMHYZQFTzC5BR9K9yNP62y9f5cYuZrRh__KHtpRPXu-AubtiX6hn9YzhZNr5Zk-BNcTgpmDp77VPvtwPXHSXjNZ683P5_MbQTpbFqAN3NjNKFKHe8GA2oTKvfNco-Wz7EZKnUCbtPbglkmIsNgdhQJ7/w315-h400/sf6.jpg" width="315" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Street Fighter 6 PS4</b><br />Street Fighter V had left me kind of sour on not just the series but for fighting games in general. I bought my PS4 to play it originally but just found it to be soulless. Not many characters, nothing to really do. Even after they added stuff to do. I didn’t even end up spending all the “free” fight money the game gives you until this year, when i revisited it after trying the SF6 demo. Not only is it still soulless, but i’m still waiting for that shit to load. Anyway, SF6 was catching a bit of my eye but I was still very hesitant. Then, they put out a demo so I could try it. My initial reaction was a bit mixed - It felt a bit slower than i’d like, had some of the same “2.5d quirks” that bothered me in 4 and V. As I played it more though and started to see the depth in its systems, I realised I was actually having a fun I haven’t felt with Street Fighter since playing Alpha 2 way back with my best friend. I must have spent 30h just fighting Lvl 7 Luke in that demo. For once, the CPU is actually engaging to fight, if a bit bullshit still (hence not fighting on Lvl8). Mark my words, i hated that bastard many times but learning his patterns and tells through repetition reminded me that to really enjoy a fighting game, you gotta put in some time. I knew I wanted the full game at this point but the question was - do I want a PS5 to play it on. That damn thing is in stock now (albeit more expensive than launch grr)… but I could just play this on PS4. The demo on PS4 looked more than respectable and loaded fast. Ultimately, i’m a weak mofo and bought a PS5 since I also wanted to play World Tour mode, and that was a crusty 30fps on PS4. And i bought a new 6 button controller. And then later a PSN sub to play online. Damn expensive game all up but i saved 1000 yennies or something going for the PS4 version and free PS5 upgrade, WOOHOO! But that’s all done now. Street Fighter 6 is awesome, perhaps the best SF ever. Certainly, it’s the best it’s ever been for a version 1. Ain’t no-one gonna be complaining about lack of content in this one. The single player bar was considerably raised even compared to past greats like SF Alpha 3 and VF4 Evolution. But let’s go into a bit of detail<br /><br />First World Tour - it’s rubbish. I think it just goes to show that all they ever needed to do was something… anything, for people to play other than the 1v1, to please most people. At its core, it’s a janky open world game with a Street Fighter skin. I could criticize it no end but at the end of the day I sunk 50 hours grinding away like an idiot. So it must be enjoyable? I’m not sure! I can’t even really pinpoint why i kept playing it. The avatar customization is deep but you look stupid no matter what you do. Making movesets from multiple characters is kinda fun. The story is drivel, the fights are mere shadows of the proper fighting engine. The mini-games are fluff, the world and missions are all basic. I think ultimately it must just be the pleasure of being in a Street Fighter world that engrossed me the most. If this mode WAS the game - no 1v1, and full price, you’d feel rightfully ripped off. But as just an extra mode you can just mess around in when you don’t want to do 1v1? It’s surprisingly satisfying. It obviously had a lot of love and effort put into it, but the sum of its parts kind of don’t add up to anything amazing.<br /><br />The actual 1v1 fighting is fantastic. Online and offline modes are smooth and fast. It actually feels like an arcade game again thanks to the fast loading times. The characters all have great personality and visuals, and the new ones have really grown on me. There’s lots of stuff to learn whether you’re playing as them or against them, or just practicing. I typically get annoyed playing online (lag, grand masters devoting their lives to kicking your ass), but had countless sets with similarly skilled players that were just a joy to experience, and even when I was losing i wasn’t getting upset. You have a lot of options at your disposal so it doesn’t get old and feels pretty fair. It really reminded me of the old days playing with my mate.<br /><br />SF6 is so far removed from the soulless SFV that I still can’t believe it to be honest. It’s not just a great fighting game but a great game period, even accounting for the less than stellar world tour mode. There’s plenty of other single player stuff to do and unlock in the training and arcade modes. I played it so much that my hands had pain for months after i had to stop. I still have unfinished business in the single player and online modes though, so i’m thinking when Akuma drops i’ll hop back in and mess up my hands again!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yeYzJ0LuNGR4EAVTkE45Xg4pcgJcdf0GCFypc6sEllV_Hq3YSGoLjjZXEFESStOb7DASTatY6D2ppTxN6ZsdilhdaAPX_b7E4iPhJ8tj3XV6Y97eAPl1qxJBSK5VpTPB9f8vARbxRnrO9TmEcWMgUaFssRzm11dcdkgWl5UWi_jUlkYxHm_qIYEe6Cyu/s1024/astro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yeYzJ0LuNGR4EAVTkE45Xg4pcgJcdf0GCFypc6sEllV_Hq3YSGoLjjZXEFESStOb7DASTatY6D2ppTxN6ZsdilhdaAPX_b7E4iPhJ8tj3XV6Y97eAPl1qxJBSK5VpTPB9f8vARbxRnrO9TmEcWMgUaFssRzm11dcdkgWl5UWi_jUlkYxHm_qIYEe6Cyu/w400-h400/astro.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Astro’s Playroom</b><br />This game is preinstalled on the PS5 and its fantastic! There’s a lot of creativity on display and everything feels great. It makes good use of the Dual Sense controller’s features and looks stunning. I also really got a kick out of all the PlayStation trinkets it throws at you. My daughter absolutely loved it. Only fault really is that it’s not that long and you’ll wish there was more.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH1UO0UAS-ZL4ddTNwDKA99MhektroTxWrbA2yAq4ZWlcDTB2CGf4wpdrMw7k2bK57MotF9YIlS63hQgS3BUf2qium2q534FkrDGjf2U2Tit9TDtTQp70S5-y0ERNYA-6yrCB-99Hefp2oR5oQPMziAxvu6IFlfJljioYnTEAmuZBBkTIkMvBWQ-aEVt5/s726/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-31%20at%2012.37.45.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="598" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH1UO0UAS-ZL4ddTNwDKA99MhektroTxWrbA2yAq4ZWlcDTB2CGf4wpdrMw7k2bK57MotF9YIlS63hQgS3BUf2qium2q534FkrDGjf2U2Tit9TDtTQp70S5-y0ERNYA-6yrCB-99Hefp2oR5oQPMziAxvu6IFlfJljioYnTEAmuZBBkTIkMvBWQ-aEVt5/w330-h400/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-31%20at%2012.37.45.png" width="330" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Bloodstained Ritual of the Night PS4</b><br />I’m a big fan of the Castlevania games but if i’m being honest. I don’t know if I needed any more of the the SotN style ones. All the GBA and DS ones.. they’re good but they’re really so similar. So that was what kept me from buying this until I saw it for a great price. I’ve only played about 5 hours since getting it and kind of feel the same, that it’s really just another one. It’s perfectly fine, looks decent and is exactly what i should have expected. Just feels completely unremarkable for being the what, 8th game in this style?!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifH2Ypri5w1CBEtF9MPKEen0ci1c7I5RaVKcXZpiKyPtxX7o2yDREdtDlDdz1bxZHYFnF8TQDd8qbBiF7xq2lhxnnOPMgn6dSGbJRTdr6WjM1HQ1fAs3jnvsJJc7Sf_mnknjiYEmWZYvEfv5JGj3XAnG2rIA-H-1e7r61ky_BcDe1MaUBEvbFEMWd6-CgU/s745/tekken6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifH2Ypri5w1CBEtF9MPKEen0ci1c7I5RaVKcXZpiKyPtxX7o2yDREdtDlDdz1bxZHYFnF8TQDd8qbBiF7xq2lhxnnOPMgn6dSGbJRTdr6WjM1HQ1fAs3jnvsJJc7Sf_mnknjiYEmWZYvEfv5JGj3XAnG2rIA-H-1e7r61ky_BcDe1MaUBEvbFEMWd6-CgU/w344-h400/tekken6.jpg" width="344" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tekken 6 PS3</b><br />I used to have this - bought it twice on XB360 in fact, since there was a cheap limited edition that came with a jumper i wore so much it ground into dust! But I no longer have the 360 or that version, so I picked this one up. Haven’t played since buying but it’s nice to have so I can see how the series progressed over the years.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgD6lWfrQ6dDcD08KMxeHtDDst8SUHC9800eDvo-LGEL2kIoqccel0b1trFwMbNPv12M_VLryjrohG76DFfMuIi6382E8SOVn0wi7zWK8OSgA5IWiqYY8NoMX9bWTHQDJzSAUtZNgL0fHMUtirTBVYmLC9IleLO3-XbAlvkNE4tgwjIn_52WRc5hgCS9x/s802/DKC2001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgD6lWfrQ6dDcD08KMxeHtDDst8SUHC9800eDvo-LGEL2kIoqccel0b1trFwMbNPv12M_VLryjrohG76DFfMuIi6382E8SOVn0wi7zWK8OSgA5IWiqYY8NoMX9bWTHQDJzSAUtZNgL0fHMUtirTBVYmLC9IleLO3-XbAlvkNE4tgwjIn_52WRc5hgCS9x/w319-h400/DKC2001.jpg" width="319" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Donkey Kong 2001 GBC</b><br />This is actually a version of the first Donkey Kong Country. Mostly just purchased as a curiosity, i’ve played the original many times since it first came out. Only played a couple levels of this version so far.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdBoXkBluvlpErTY0vJPfeziDKres40lE75mbEloR_3IMsnUVNoXIEuA3rc0AF8Zz1WVGVwOXr5pOVoMUN9yt0xgi-nzdQd8d64j8E795hZnMgfKheViMUsD0DfW2MUpQbLjYxCb0I9YvjcGGdNAchRrB_nxS_81ybSE7muvimvFLq9Bi17MjcbykpNtE/s500/gunbalina.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="500" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdBoXkBluvlpErTY0vJPfeziDKres40lE75mbEloR_3IMsnUVNoXIEuA3rc0AF8Zz1WVGVwOXr5pOVoMUN9yt0xgi-nzdQd8d64j8E795hZnMgfKheViMUsD0DfW2MUpQbLjYxCb0I9YvjcGGdNAchRrB_nxS_81ybSE7muvimvFLq9Bi17MjcbykpNtE/w400-h396/gunbalina.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Gunbalina PS1</b><br />Otherwise known as Point Blank 3, this is actually the 4th game in the series. I still need to track down the 3rd, a spinoff with a haunted house theme. Since getting it I haven’t tried it out as i’m too lazy to setup the gun. I’m sure it’s more of the same which isn’t a bad thing, the shooting gallery gameplay is quite fun!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjImfVUqmNZD-5PWpoaQV8abUHoOO0TAqVs6yh4_ieNKjRmf96EHQbrkoSrXELSE1EyV2gCOR0GwhAgeYG2Pgda4tyDoqQKhe5ALEYROhaMTrMnELa1i5ozDB4_rpKaOCtKdQoNnpX5cZXZGe36YUJGbY16jHvv6-62V4eABlWe7fZAFvHk5qCgA6HRMi/s1024/quake2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjImfVUqmNZD-5PWpoaQV8abUHoOO0TAqVs6yh4_ieNKjRmf96EHQbrkoSrXELSE1EyV2gCOR0GwhAgeYG2Pgda4tyDoqQKhe5ALEYROhaMTrMnELa1i5ozDB4_rpKaOCtKdQoNnpX5cZXZGe36YUJGbY16jHvv6-62V4eABlWe7fZAFvHk5qCgA6HRMi/w400-h400/quake2.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Quake 2 PS5</b><br />YES! I was hoping this would happen and then it did. I only recall playing the first level (maybe a demo?) of it on PC when it first came out, but since Quake took my 2nd spot last year, I was much more motivated to give 2 a crack this time. I decided to get the PS5 version since i was hopeful the Dual Sense gyro might be a bit smoother than with Switch’s Pro Controller (which i find can be a bit flakey at times) and presumably the performance would be as good as it could be too. There were no problems. The game itself is great. I think some people were disappointed in the change of theme from the first game, but I like both. The weapons are cool, the feel of movement and shooting is spot on. The main difference between the two games is the level structure. Quake 2 groups a bunch of levels together and so it can feel like they’re much longer than the original. That can be a bit exhausting and with some backtracking, become tough to remember all of the map. But, that is kind of on me, since you could just play a segment and save - I just chose to finish entire sections at once. There’s similarly great level and puzzle design, enemy interaction. Like the first port, there are a bunch of extra campaigns included too, which I haven’t gotten around to yet, but I will! A fantastic game and port.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmF3b7zjePwpmoXF5ghHtSWguweGESor1awVVH3lNMuZnrYJosys-oU56vBkD4XV1RHdaR74mJMwGbCrI5KtP88JY4MYrRcxqevU-baGKzcxGKwpYD9QanINs4dzYanyUU3QrNiDioU7A23jKrW_VLrPar0HP7NOSJi79fTQ33I3-Wv1TGZTZkg2fvySfg/s500/dkgb3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="395" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmF3b7zjePwpmoXF5ghHtSWguweGESor1awVVH3lNMuZnrYJosys-oU56vBkD4XV1RHdaR74mJMwGbCrI5KtP88JY4MYrRcxqevU-baGKzcxGKwpYD9QanINs4dzYanyUU3QrNiDioU7A23jKrW_VLrPar0HP7NOSJi79fTQ33I3-Wv1TGZTZkg2fvySfg/w316-h400/dkgb3.jpg" width="316" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong GBC</b><br />Another curiosity purchase. This Color version is actually exclusive to Japan for some reason. Just played it for a bit as I ought to finish the original DKC3 on SNES first!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7K5nNvmiEKVhfAC1KiAhIBbZF22M3TII9lJ3qU8f7ebjS32hDuUjOQOCYpciw6vOFPD9wkyR3YQ8hb9FNF9D0e6csED1oa2mYyU8RRMmKrkNvQ3mIsFTGyJ78iCq5cJY-jvfPw22VmtzmerlRSc-VS8fbMz5FZAezG2ZQHRY8wPZrJDmRWnTZX3zo-9I/s746/drmariogb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7K5nNvmiEKVhfAC1KiAhIBbZF22M3TII9lJ3qU8f7ebjS32hDuUjOQOCYpciw6vOFPD9wkyR3YQ8hb9FNF9D0e6csED1oa2mYyU8RRMmKrkNvQ3mIsFTGyJ78iCq5cJY-jvfPw22VmtzmerlRSc-VS8fbMz5FZAezG2ZQHRY8wPZrJDmRWnTZX3zo-9I/w344-h400/drmariogb.jpg" width="344" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Dr. Mario GB</b><br />Had one of those moments where you’re looking at a wall of carts and realise you don’t have that one you thought you had. 200 yennies later and i have a basic version of Dr. Mario on Gameboy. Not my favourite puzzle game but it’s decent.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoX0q7UEWwGOcOtXfcZsK1hoyuDBrrtX1nMtAnvnoMuuDr5IQjpShOnG46eYqyxZf7eqljYaoivh2fkVrXqMV06VKSNQ47nP9empOwZnlxUwCLjok2OMMZ_H5bVH4hqQo8OvPD-xpG353a_vLCcXiMsRrEqXsF_bPnammcR-Ihio-zUFIl_EZvBRcWqDd/s500/gbgallery2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="401" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoX0q7UEWwGOcOtXfcZsK1hoyuDBrrtX1nMtAnvnoMuuDr5IQjpShOnG46eYqyxZf7eqljYaoivh2fkVrXqMV06VKSNQ47nP9empOwZnlxUwCLjok2OMMZ_H5bVH4hqQo8OvPD-xpG353a_vLCcXiMsRrEqXsF_bPnammcR-Ihio-zUFIl_EZvBRcWqDd/w321-h400/gbgallery2.jpg" width="321" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Game Boy Gallery 2 GB</b><br />I think I have one of these already, so I guess with this i’m trying to get them all now. All I really want is Gameboy Gallery 4 since it includes Bomb Sweeper, a game I used to play on what turned out to be a cheap LCD ripoff called Systema Bank Raid!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEezTaDyrgcAZNRGR8Ar4MdycPajoly0zpB2iT77HpLWYDXfAZAEcsHJCRSwfDEP11CuZxw44UZAAPoYIznhlC4YPIIxYOELDHb2YOmbeR715r-Qis9udjYQYhVra-yTLgvma4WhyphenhyphenNxanONlhTXiVKdj6feR1CWUNiLyA-QnGVVXmkNRJPbVjthc3RQZiz/s500/portal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEezTaDyrgcAZNRGR8Ar4MdycPajoly0zpB2iT77HpLWYDXfAZAEcsHJCRSwfDEP11CuZxw44UZAAPoYIznhlC4YPIIxYOELDHb2YOmbeR715r-Qis9udjYQYhVra-yTLgvma4WhyphenhyphenNxanONlhTXiVKdj6feR1CWUNiLyA-QnGVVXmkNRJPbVjthc3RQZiz/w400-h400/portal.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Portal Companion Collection Switch</b><br />A long time ago I played the first Portal after getting it for free on Steam, and of course actually really enjoyed it. I managed to avoid playing 2 all these years. When I saw this set on sale I figured it was time to rectify that and what a great decision that was! The first Portal is still great. The second one expands on it in many ways and is even better. I loved showing this game to my daughter and seeing the perplexed look on her face as we tried to solve the puzzles together. She wanted a portal gun for real life and was coming up with all manner of cool things we could do if we had one. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SDGzlMg-krcloGXPvSCCd6ACpW4it-eH6mQNvY0dOxYzdk_F7WQeAHBht_vvveNdzxU7sZ0RwoqZqG4hbyjdV0y-uV_r4b9T5jPmqPIhyphenhyphencKqqQbhoec1KF8B-qQ_EO7iP2B3vC_ZVmtMben4Kg2pdjTYC0MOZbrNgmcCtVdbqCeApyQG5ehvvSH2kwTa/s500/fzero99.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SDGzlMg-krcloGXPvSCCd6ACpW4it-eH6mQNvY0dOxYzdk_F7WQeAHBht_vvveNdzxU7sZ0RwoqZqG4hbyjdV0y-uV_r4b9T5jPmqPIhyphenhyphencKqqQbhoec1KF8B-qQ_EO7iP2B3vC_ZVmtMben4Kg2pdjTYC0MOZbrNgmcCtVdbqCeApyQG5ehvvSH2kwTa/w400-h400/fzero99.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>F-Zero 99</b><br />Oh praise be thy Nintendo Gods. They have graced us with a … “new” F-Zero. Ok i’m actually not salty at all. I will take anything F-Zero after a 20 year hiatus. And, despite the looks, it IS actually damn new, and damn awesome to boot. It’s more approachable and straight up more fun than the original game ever was.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">What's interesting about this is that the idea of F-Zero 99 had been floating around for years, but I don't think anyone imagined it would take this form. Most people I think, had the Death Race mode from F-Zero X in mind, which was not multiplayer to begin with, and the track was a loop with no end (the goal being to survive and kill everyone else). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Myself, I was always hoping for straight racing with just 30 players. I'm easy to please! But I know from playing X and GX, straight racing has limited appeal, as the skill gap is just too large. 99 avoids that altogether with it's clever changes and in doing so, delivers the best multiplayer F-Zero we could have hoped for really. I never would have asked for the sheer chaos this game delivers but i'm glad they gave it to me anyway!<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Hopefully it’s the stepping stone to a full blown new game with incredible graphics. But when that comes, I will be wanting the 99 player mode back baby! Also, release a physical copy you mofos! They're continuing to add new modes and things, so I'm hopeful it'll come in time. Because my cheap ass wants to play this again but man i freaking hate subscriptions!<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXP8cV5M56h_sTXC5EuIrfZlbToqZ6qVrY_btCiRAJdagvi8rMZShrTQDOHr29qPghejBC6R6Pqr776gs4RP9eCMggIJpMabiMSoHqyID4Lf9T8Aaa06gbCUdxFNGCXKxkTup_Iz_BK9XguEAtlGQMs4MxkcZEmdWu6gvtiBCiDdO_Zs72gv35HoEdmGp/s1417/returnal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXP8cV5M56h_sTXC5EuIrfZlbToqZ6qVrY_btCiRAJdagvi8rMZShrTQDOHr29qPghejBC6R6Pqr776gs4RP9eCMggIJpMabiMSoHqyID4Lf9T8Aaa06gbCUdxFNGCXKxkTup_Iz_BK9XguEAtlGQMs4MxkcZEmdWu6gvtiBCiDdO_Zs72gv35HoEdmGp/w318-h400/returnal.jpg" width="318" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Returnal PS5</b><br />Throughout the months and years waiting for PS5 to become readily available and ON MA TELLY, this exclusive was one of the games i wished I could play. The aesthetic - similar to Aliens and Metroid, looked really cool I thought. The benefit of waiting so long is now it can be had for cheap too! I wasn’t quite sure how i’d like it though, based on what I knew of the gameplay. When I played it… it hasn’t really grabbed me yet. It certainly looks awesome, and the premise is very sci-fi and very cool. You play through a stage but if you die, you’re sent back and then you realise the world layout has changed. Part of it is randomly generated. It means it’s not so much like Metroid in practice, where you build up this mental picture of the world map, since it’s always changing. You do get to keep some upgrades you find even if you die, but not all pickups. I haven’t got very far yet and will Returnal later and try stick with it a bit further.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MmbrVMGjefxbTNU43o9PofkzJMPXrS875cL_pXpoPXzRK0sJIx4Czwyt32xgUdsN0k96EJgZuyD9E73I9cUI1mVz8e97pmAazD-uAch4cFvemytvJOlxUR5LO1yufkCSy5M25M63uPPz8GxmOkqLhFZ5-qjYdyse-X4vqsl86zKjqTBSVEPf9UJxMmpk/s1024/wipeout.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MmbrVMGjefxbTNU43o9PofkzJMPXrS875cL_pXpoPXzRK0sJIx4Czwyt32xgUdsN0k96EJgZuyD9E73I9cUI1mVz8e97pmAazD-uAch4cFvemytvJOlxUR5LO1yufkCSy5M25M63uPPz8GxmOkqLhFZ5-qjYdyse-X4vqsl86zKjqTBSVEPf9UJxMmpk/w400-h400/wipeout.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Wipeout Saturn</b><br />A moment of joy at finding this version finally, quickly turned sour when my Saturn wouldn’t boot up. Damn thing needs to be replaced, but i’m not sure when that will be reluctantly happening just yet. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTAfBCk7psZrcGVpwVlgaui88xgN_qe4rzZOyQOJuqXeTJOXypoujD7xKuwi68oLTd68ZNliMnSyQoBNB3o0-xjw5Zg2sA2DbY_dRpI8n4iFUay-A4A8lCwXi0HHm3sTg-u4YdMMa3KI5ibuqHd7eAbh50t3sAomV4Hz0AJDeSZ_ssF4ZjTheJ83wyVm4/s639/mairoball.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="639" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTAfBCk7psZrcGVpwVlgaui88xgN_qe4rzZOyQOJuqXeTJOXypoujD7xKuwi68oLTd68ZNliMnSyQoBNB3o0-xjw5Zg2sA2DbY_dRpI8n4iFUay-A4A8lCwXi0HHm3sTg-u4YdMMa3KI5ibuqHd7eAbh50t3sAomV4Hz0AJDeSZ_ssF4ZjTheJ83wyVm4/w400-h254/mairoball.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Super Mario Ball GBA</b><br />A lucky pickup this one. I saw it years ago and skipped it cause i’m a cheapskate, and been looking for it ever since. Of course, the week after I bought it, I found another for cheaper. But hey. It’s made by the same people who later made Metroid Prime Pinball, so you’d think it’d be awesome. But it’s kinda just middling. Mario doesn’t make sense as a ball like Samus, Kirby or Sonic does, and the areas are pretty basic and tedious to get around.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuH1uABsujpf48fyXZx4GDBfEZelYZZnE98cLyeNj69sLKeOU6923RWWk0giMGqoQPDLgSVQouy_jZHAk8e1stdOA8dCy_G_pzNsoNeIKP3eJQkDFvALJBqCwZKq8QlhTp3eo-B-5M7DroDmDystpXR36Y2i7QHrDi3Jtz005kjuvQn6lxiB2CnK5zUy7O/s642/dkgb2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="506" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuH1uABsujpf48fyXZx4GDBfEZelYZZnE98cLyeNj69sLKeOU6923RWWk0giMGqoQPDLgSVQouy_jZHAk8e1stdOA8dCy_G_pzNsoNeIKP3eJQkDFvALJBqCwZKq8QlhTp3eo-B-5M7DroDmDystpXR36Y2i7QHrDi3Jtz005kjuvQn6lxiB2CnK5zUy7O/w315-h400/dkgb2.jpg" width="315" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Donkey Kong Land 2 GB</b><br />I forgot I got this until just now. I scooped up too many old DKC games it would seem. Like 3, I wanna replay 2 on SNES before giving it a crack though.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimW0Bg4nz8XcpcaU5KWwQqYCrPMozl0mLplRFGtx2_RItt1EXWKHJ440dFl6lsv4J26aD0YmMlblOSZiSZsQd8bvS04hqTBXZaIkfuecq3wWmT46ARcgFJiwGPTNb_NzahZMYncYXxpF0xZA51z_R_YoLy9Km_pacrRCCCafvfPqH9zxVYOKGTmCgBYfX/s701/dpa2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimW0Bg4nz8XcpcaU5KWwQqYCrPMozl0mLplRFGtx2_RItt1EXWKHJ440dFl6lsv4J26aD0YmMlblOSZiSZsQd8bvS04hqTBXZaIkfuecq3wWmT46ARcgFJiwGPTNb_NzahZMYncYXxpF0xZA51z_R_YoLy9Km_pacrRCCCafvfPqH9zxVYOKGTmCgBYfX/w285-h400/dpa2.jpg" width="285" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Dead or Alive 2 PS2</b><br />Figured i’d get this for my eventual Japanese PS2 since the otherwise awesome version on Dreamcast is annoying to play on the shitty DC controller, on my shitty restarting by itself Dreamcast.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWCOa0AMmdjbL-n8eYjko1klsG_zEZca7ZAB-G9LtVcF2PlEIjS5gWYaaxgWXT6H8GlRjvJvCGfb9IeCwGs1QQjhhkV8hDKDLlnd6skavx05j9eNqfjdp6VRtzHktyYW8jUVF6I7PSGagzx_a9PvL-MWgvuY-IoeQfqHtIuBw0ItZv5YvvuiFy-rJs4Wl/s580/desert.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWCOa0AMmdjbL-n8eYjko1klsG_zEZca7ZAB-G9LtVcF2PlEIjS5gWYaaxgWXT6H8GlRjvJvCGfb9IeCwGs1QQjhhkV8hDKDLlnd6skavx05j9eNqfjdp6VRtzHktyYW8jUVF6I7PSGagzx_a9PvL-MWgvuY-IoeQfqHtIuBw0ItZv5YvvuiFy-rJs4Wl/w221-h400/desert.jpg" width="221" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Desert Strike SFC</b><br />Been a while since i picked up a Super Famicom game! I have most of what I want and when I find something i need, the cart tends to be a disgusting shade of brown. This one was nice and clean. I remember Sega-heads loving this series back in the day. I think I played Jungle Strike before? Maybe Desert on PC? I dunno. I love the isometric visuals but they kind of make it hard to point your gun. It seems one would need to devote some time to learning the layouts of the stages before being able to pass any of them as I kept running out of fuel and missiles! Still, nice to have and i’ll probably give it another go in the future.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SixnOpUfQmLUbIlXi19FAES1dDtToSR0oJVCGqKW8ZR7nRbePzV9qvSsTKbKOY9WdPW81PoJWcYZYsTKw7S64pPLf_XDGF72whX3yynpI0Ji45SVJlGWIvnB6Zc4TZFAj5aUgVi0qREn2PrXgL7BEr14ScKvPcyzzl1O7T0bQ0k1_hq2cFssZqq2yOcl/s801/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-31%20at%2012.51.52.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="634" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SixnOpUfQmLUbIlXi19FAES1dDtToSR0oJVCGqKW8ZR7nRbePzV9qvSsTKbKOY9WdPW81PoJWcYZYsTKw7S64pPLf_XDGF72whX3yynpI0Ji45SVJlGWIvnB6Zc4TZFAj5aUgVi0qREn2PrXgL7BEr14ScKvPcyzzl1O7T0bQ0k1_hq2cFssZqq2yOcl/w316-h400/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-31%20at%2012.51.52.png" width="316" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Judge Eyes PS5</b><br />This wasn’t something I was really interested in, but since they make so many Yakuza (or related) series games, they don’t hold their price very well. It was just 1000Y, and when I clicked that it has versions of Virtua Fighter 2, Virtua Fighter 5, and Fighting Vipers (amongst others), I realised it’d be good to have as a backup should I lose access to any of those with failing machines. Once I had it though I was keen to see what all the fuss was about with this series. I have only played a demo of Yakuza… 6 i think? Anyway, I came away a bit confused about why it’s popular. This game has a pretty decent story that I wouldn’t mind watching if it were a movie or TV show, which is probaly it. But the gameplay is rather uninteresting at best or just annoying at worst. Some of the fights are just not very fun at all, with cheap AI and it can be hard to have your guy fscing the right direction half the time. Though the world is impressively detailed, there are still lots of places that you can’t go inside, and since it’s so realistic, that stands out more than it would otherwise. I do want to get back to it to continue the story, and i did like the mini games, especially the Darts Live one.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMJQV7ZY5CX0rTOL8j77lomReTd00o0qJuHlgNlSFR9eZnBp7ux1V4v6H7AwcJc3Fr8uK6snYz0JCgg2mOlvtFoF9_2aDZTg-LKNLBQIc-ej8FrTqeXqwXme2plrxwvI1LShxZPqajkacO5pQ6Vgjp4jpDzsgHmOLeENt3L1ExipHEtqe5LA35fYweILp/s487/Ridge%20Racers%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMJQV7ZY5CX0rTOL8j77lomReTd00o0qJuHlgNlSFR9eZnBp7ux1V4v6H7AwcJc3Fr8uK6snYz0JCgg2mOlvtFoF9_2aDZTg-LKNLBQIc-ej8FrTqeXqwXme2plrxwvI1LShxZPqajkacO5pQ6Vgjp4jpDzsgHmOLeENt3L1ExipHEtqe5LA35fYweILp/w230-h400/Ridge%20Racers%202.jpg" width="230" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Ridge Racers 2 PSP</b><br />You wouldn’t think it’d be so hard to find this damn game but it took years for it to show up in a store. This was a great version with a lot of content, even if it does look a bit dull and grey by original Ridge Racer standards.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqJKaVrOTZ6KKxTKwUGJmVzMB5QBr6mLFxl3ZlxGt33iMAiM2UGhT7d-mWqkkv5BEcrFC1DvGRJMcoOqMzCm8xTkpuxPzO-99rsj2GqPUWSPM2v1qxjAFBVMspYe7A6FhZOykEnHCVhox2A7n7oaoKdMBei0RPbe27OJHAp8rshHUCTUW4mVRuEjs14E_/s943/mk8d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="581" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqJKaVrOTZ6KKxTKwUGJmVzMB5QBr6mLFxl3ZlxGt33iMAiM2UGhT7d-mWqkkv5BEcrFC1DvGRJMcoOqMzCm8xTkpuxPzO-99rsj2GqPUWSPM2v1qxjAFBVMspYe7A6FhZOykEnHCVhox2A7n7oaoKdMBei0RPbe27OJHAp8rshHUCTUW4mVRuEjs14E_/w246-h400/mk8d.jpg" width="246" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + Booster Course Pack Switch</b><br />Ahh how long have I resisted this? Unlike I guess most people, I bought the Wii U and Mario Kart 8 when it first came out. And I also bought the first load of DLC they did, which was an excellent addition for a great price. And I played it to death. I still play it sometimes, even online (for free still!). When they announced it for Switch, i just had no interest at all since it hardly added anything. From memory, at the beginning, all it had over the Wii U version was some slightly better visuals, a slight tuning to gameplay and a better battle mode. Since I don’t play battle mode i didn’t really care so it wasn’t about to make me rush out and buy a switch like … the 57 million people who’ve bought it now. But time has passed and I have a Switch now for other reasons. And they went and added an enormous amount of tracks - new/old/remixed, again for a great price. However you look at it, it’s once again an excellent purchase with an insane value for money. This version I got has booster packs 1-5 on the cart as well (6 is a download) which is a nice space saver. It’s great to have the definitive version but at the same time, man this game has hung around for a long time now! I am itching for a brand new Mario Kart that seriously shakes it up, since it’s been very similar for the past 3 entries. The only regret with this purchase is the original box art was defaced with a huge DLC badge. I know that sometime in the far future I will be out of pocket to replace it, but such is the life of a box art fan.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9xXeUDLN8I5yMRldt3HgRo5F6mCYtAw8FX-WqAE0BlPRZ7DMR7ITPzUmN_hE4HJ-DeFd7lQNHomfICPhdkj6z1k2wFRnGco2LLhJU6SBedKCuc-RlViBF57qf6cLj0MNuX9fzc7L83zxOBrz-UHw9HVYLPWoNGir6pWhhmkNf2ZtC5HJWTFevHCWBjlJ/s950/wonder.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="582" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9xXeUDLN8I5yMRldt3HgRo5F6mCYtAw8FX-WqAE0BlPRZ7DMR7ITPzUmN_hE4HJ-DeFd7lQNHomfICPhdkj6z1k2wFRnGco2LLhJU6SBedKCuc-RlViBF57qf6cLj0MNuX9fzc7L83zxOBrz-UHw9HVYLPWoNGir6pWhhmkNf2ZtC5HJWTFevHCWBjlJ/w245-h400/wonder.jpg" width="245" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Super Mario Bros. Wonder Switch</b><br />Well well, a new 2D Mario out of nowhere, what a nice surprise! Admittedly though, I was skeptical. See, like a lot of people I think, 2D Mario had grown stale for me. The last 4 games - the New Super Mario Bros. series, were all good-to-great but, ultimately so similar to each other that they started to feel formulaic. When I first saw the trailer for Wonder, i remained skeptical. The visuals had changed - some people seemed to think it was an entirely new art style, which i didn’t really agree with. There were clear similarities with the NSMB aesthetic despite the obviously much better looking and animated character models. It seems silly really, to be at all concerned with the aesthetic. Mario has always been about gameplay for me, and I would probably bend over for a 5th NSMB game too. Hell NSMBU did look pretty good in places already. But it wasn’t just the visuals - the music had worn out it’s welcome too. The structure of the game, the way the levels were designed, the feel of controlling Mario was all the same. I found myself thinking that maybe the also recently announced Sonic Superstars would be a better buy for me. Luckily I came to my senses as more was shown of Wonder, before eventually I stopped looking at it all, for fear of spoiling what increasingly looked like something really special. <br /><br />When I got it, that was confirmed about 2 seconds after first jumping across the screen. Mario feels better than he’s ever done thanks to adjusted physics and the new animations and sounds. The visuals are lively and beautiful in a way the NSMB games can only dream about. I was absolutely wrong about the art style. The similarities are there, no doubt, but there is just another level of personality on display throughout the entire game. The music too, is perfectly matched to the visuals with not a grating repeated tune in sight (in sound?). The world map is structured differently to any previous Mario and feels fresh. While it pulls some of the best bits from others, it feels new and not like it’s just retreading the past games. The levels are no longer formulaic easy-medium-hard bits everyone has grown accustomed to. They’re fun, creative jaunts with just the right amount of challenge. <br /><br />That is a sticking point as some have said the game is too easy. It is easier than some past games but… was Mario ever hard? Yeah, a couple times he was. But it was mostly about being fun, and that’s what this game gets more than ever. Mario is IMO at his worst when it’s too hard; it’s too restrictive about how you play. You want hard, go play some brutal Mario Maker levels! Note: There are actually some legit hard levels in the game. So few that they’re actually enjoyable too. You get power-ups a plenty and a wide variety of abilities from the badge system - which allows you to regulate the difficulty as you see fit. <br /><br />The wonder effects in the levels are some of the funnest moments i’ve had in a game for a long time. It’s like they took the most memorable aspect of Yoshi’s Island - the Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy level, and made an entire game around the concept. I hate to say it because it’s what people say but - there is simply never a dull moment. They don’t outstay their welcome, and even a segment that appears in just one level for a couple of minutes, plays better than some entire other games. Even the game’s credits accomplish this feat! I’m normally an emotionless lump when playing (unless cursing oe throwinf a controller), but there were multiple times during the game where I had actual physical movement of my face. I think it’s called a smile? I was honestly shocked. <br /><br />Jumping back a bit, after i first played a couple levels, i actually turned it off. I was so taken aback that I immediately felt like I didn’t want this game to finish. That and, it was so special I wanted to experience it for the first time with my daughter. Once we played together it was even more apparent how great it is. She usually has a bit of trouble with Mario, but not here. The game is very forgiving for new players and when that means I can enjoy it with her, that’s a great thing. Not only that, her skill has improved from playing it. Now, she is better at the older Mario games.<br /><br />Talking of which - since finishing Wonder, I’ve been consumed by thoughts of platformers. The consideration that perhaps - this may be the best platform game of all time. I went back… to the lot of them, all the 2D Marios. Some DKCs, some Sonic, Wario. I’m still going actually. Eventually i need to play every platformer ever, apparently. I think even, that Wonder is so good, that I now appreciate the NSMB series more than I did. It somehow rejuvenated those games, making it clear again what it is that they offer that is different to Wonder and the Mario games before them. They just made 3 too many of them! <br /><br />Is Wonder the best platform game ever then? It is very, very hard to be objective when so many of the older games have the added weight of nostalgia. But… yeah, it damn well could be. I wish it had more secret exits. Some of the badge challenge levels aren’t really full levels but they are nice changes of pace. I just think that since they put them on equal footing with full levels on the map screen, you expect more from them. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3LQ7DqtCFgmwRwqddiH-kvifvgW8ZUEn97W67t_Y86GrCynHgmoc__oLF5NUZd_OuLnLkr0Rfnr1b9J4o1v9yrxTt-M1iLNE7b1YZBkj4PZ_nXZzngQIUZlo3kL1StW1sGyBlvwPlcbohi8mrm71IfLJvhwvR8mS1mPRF9pil2Mkhb2Tlg0clO4VXvRM/s1051/yoshi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3LQ7DqtCFgmwRwqddiH-kvifvgW8ZUEn97W67t_Y86GrCynHgmoc__oLF5NUZd_OuLnLkr0Rfnr1b9J4o1v9yrxTt-M1iLNE7b1YZBkj4PZ_nXZzngQIUZlo3kL1StW1sGyBlvwPlcbohi8mrm71IfLJvhwvR8mS1mPRF9pil2Mkhb2Tlg0clO4VXvRM/w244-h400/yoshi.jpg" width="244" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Yoshi’s Crafted World Switch</b><br />A present for my daughters birthday since she recently really took a liking to co-op mode with her Mama in Yoshi’s Woolly World. This one is overflowing with creativity as well. It seems like it would have taken an eternity to come up with all the cool visuals! I’ve just watched them play it so far. I noticed the pace is a bit slower than Woolly World and the co-op a bit more frustrating (you jump on the other player’s back by accident too much). The levels seem great though so I can’t wait to see more.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc924b8ZFAYOuvyxicLnusJimq25ZTMIQ5U_bqwAZIZzfPeq_ihEB8hHMIxz8Sp7C1L0iLzZbiu-SWxuq_nhkhFgsr5g2lEgUx-2DOtrtt_3myRD7wqlqdwwm_XDOoIJL-Qv42JicMDMoILy6tfF69T8xNUVg1-gnujPXTtzO5ZoTXIhTc1i30WbjdcISZ/s947/tears.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc924b8ZFAYOuvyxicLnusJimq25ZTMIQ5U_bqwAZIZzfPeq_ihEB8hHMIxz8Sp7C1L0iLzZbiu-SWxuq_nhkhFgsr5g2lEgUx-2DOtrtt_3myRD7wqlqdwwm_XDOoIJL-Qv42JicMDMoILy6tfF69T8xNUVg1-gnujPXTtzO5ZoTXIhTc1i30WbjdcISZ/w244-h400/tears.jpg" width="244" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Switch</b><br />Normally a new Zelda (Breath of the Wild) would have been enough to make me buy a new console. Several of them are amongst my favourites of all time, but after Skyward Sword and A Link Between Worlds, I felt like the 2D ones were more to my tastes. Tighter, faster, more straightforward. Though I knew Breath of the Wild avoided a lot of the things i disliked about Skyward Sword, it also expanded the world which seemed like it’d make progression even slower. I really have to be in the right mood to tackle enormous games so I just held off and off and off. So long that its sequel came out. I finally cracked when for some reason Tears was selling for half price used. I must be one of the only people who have played Tears before Breath? So I should be doubly blown away right? Well so far it hasn’t shocked and awed me but I am enjoying it quite a bit. The massive world doesn’t seem as intimidating as I thought it would. The weapon degradation is teetering on the annoying but I think it’s winnng me over with the fusing ability. Just being able to wander all over does make me want to explore and the hand powers you have are really unique and good fun. I can’t pass proper judgement on this till i’m finished though, so I’ll probably include it again in next years list.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOS66UEuKXO9lgQFKyi1gwxJBa8Y2MzQtHxEISXxBHoQml1hKsAQF3nycB4hhbLcrKldUHmWfrOr2UkMWlSvwPh3Wqu-skj92dYKIIpLNp4i07c2N0qpSRDTRaD1DHB6DAX_166AHB7a35aVd2kgxpOeoisCk8XBsm458DoJ-4pQ_AG_FTxw3dy-qyIHD/s616/syphon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="616" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOS66UEuKXO9lgQFKyi1gwxJBa8Y2MzQtHxEISXxBHoQml1hKsAQF3nycB4hhbLcrKldUHmWfrOr2UkMWlSvwPh3Wqu-skj92dYKIIpLNp4i07c2N0qpSRDTRaD1DHB6DAX_166AHB7a35aVd2kgxpOeoisCk8XBsm458DoJ-4pQ_AG_FTxw3dy-qyIHD/w400-h398/syphon.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Syphon Filter PS1</b><br />I must admit I don’t really know much about this game. Just that it’s well regarded and maybe a bit like Metal Gear? I haven’t played it just yet though. I want to give it a proper go.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUQckqjoQtfdWpXeyypzlGpmw4wna9Dzi6qGw68azT25lJB_6WA637GuDHRp0LZNSFPFor9NNpEOXV5zD-3yKQw1mo1TSqapdaDxeXozNHLjYBGJCClFW3JufqUo71h6wYu8nvvGsd7X32L5b1_udmosRuwE7FZwBi5VEQY3BMXldlam3t1MF1Fs-HCAZ/s512/tomb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="499" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUQckqjoQtfdWpXeyypzlGpmw4wna9Dzi6qGw68azT25lJB_6WA637GuDHRp0LZNSFPFor9NNpEOXV5zD-3yKQw1mo1TSqapdaDxeXozNHLjYBGJCClFW3JufqUo71h6wYu8nvvGsd7X32L5b1_udmosRuwE7FZwBi5VEQY3BMXldlam3t1MF1Fs-HCAZ/w390-h400/tomb.jpg" width="390" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tomb Raider III Adventures of Lara Croft PS1</b><br />A completioniat purchase, now I have all 3 from this generation, albeit 1 is on Saturn. Anyways, I’ve given the games a few chances over the years but the slow, deliberate movement makes it hard for them to sustain my attention. One day I’ll get through them all!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuGtMTWlajP8m98CRyjf2ZYqu09zJmCzZvlLSM8eyYYCfFnU8f6NPalyes21X3xfIoxth_K6Wmthyphenhyphen_bzsH_FhXNoEuvTeIyrkub2pimbSm2Hv3UVfkO9ECg3F15sejbhLys_T5dtzn91WZ22hEVP8nttHsvRezaJ8LK3RIMuAqJOl7zSVnXlK09W3IpfF/s640/nsmb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuGtMTWlajP8m98CRyjf2ZYqu09zJmCzZvlLSM8eyYYCfFnU8f6NPalyes21X3xfIoxth_K6Wmthyphenhyphen_bzsH_FhXNoEuvTeIyrkub2pimbSm2Hv3UVfkO9ECg3F15sejbhLys_T5dtzn91WZ22hEVP8nttHsvRezaJ8LK3RIMuAqJOl7zSVnXlK09W3IpfF/w400-h360/nsmb.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>New Super Mario Bros. DS</b><br />A bonkers purchase purely for the fact this Japanese version comes in a nice yellow case and has better art than my PAL copy. It’s funny playing this now after so many since. Somehow, it still feels kinda fresh knowing it was the first of the New series. It actually does have quite a bit of “New” which you tend to forget after playing all the others. It’s still pretty fun to play through, even if it has some dud moments with Mega Mario, some annoying moments with requiring Mini or Shell Mario when none is available in the level you need it in.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cWQ2CgXrX1uJ0asXEWc1Kluw52M1kOboIIYqZCzyqBppy2EJ2haY-BeR1OGaxll2SHFG0VBSmGoq-FICYTsO5AknnG5z7N65x-rL3rjD7QJ-Hpsb0uxSln1ce_mFKenLu3vqF63fpmN6R2Nqv9RwoqUKeL3O_QDWvN4lLKYDBOQJf9LKdwrrzrL4ab3x/s640/mariomaker.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="640" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cWQ2CgXrX1uJ0asXEWc1Kluw52M1kOboIIYqZCzyqBppy2EJ2haY-BeR1OGaxll2SHFG0VBSmGoq-FICYTsO5AknnG5z7N65x-rL3rjD7QJ-Hpsb0uxSln1ce_mFKenLu3vqF63fpmN6R2Nqv9RwoqUKeL3O_QDWvN4lLKYDBOQJf9LKdwrrzrL4ab3x/w400-h355/mariomaker.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS</b><br />Another nice yellow case! </span><span style="font-family: arial;">I've played the original on Wii U a lot and think it's fantastic. I only wish I had more time and creativity! </span><span style="font-family: arial;">I don’t have a JP 3DS to play this version, but it was crazy cheap and I’ve heard the 100 levels made by Nintendo in this one are worth playing so… one day. I kinda need that Switch version now don't I...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFM2VXHmWLcExxcto4qCf2gaIosW7p6wLRpruUvnyFRrzsVhteJkx47dsC-uBfIYasSwSDdkM2jn9HWtSI-2d6jF96pu8mKfr0vhbaCYvy4SJrIw83J5ksJakc-dKnfVuu0zImtrv01cijsMeQH7h-BJXpbDJEoNpA8_TrDzk-eUNQXl8ZWC-zjXlxIw9i/s886/fzerox.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFM2VXHmWLcExxcto4qCf2gaIosW7p6wLRpruUvnyFRrzsVhteJkx47dsC-uBfIYasSwSDdkM2jn9HWtSI-2d6jF96pu8mKfr0vhbaCYvy4SJrIw83J5ksJakc-dKnfVuu0zImtrv01cijsMeQH7h-BJXpbDJEoNpA8_TrDzk-eUNQXl8ZWC-zjXlxIw9i/w289-h400/fzerox.jpg" width="289" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>F-Zero X N64</b><br />You know you’re nuts when you’re buying a second copy of a game so you don’t have to risk getting a crease or mark on your pristine boxed version when you want to play. But then again. Look at that freaking box art. Look at it! THE. BEST. EVAR. Its funny, I remember when this first came out and it was a budget title! $59 AUD when most games were $89. And i played the ever living shit out of it too. Beat all the courses/cups/difficulties with all the cars. And all for nothing, no reward at all! But I didn’t care, in fact i kept playing! It’s an amazing game that still holds up now. Accept no emulated substitutes, play on original controller!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbPKFCZzP3_jLGfRJpLF8zfYjKg3Lnl1CCDufo2uAHDPmj5RNipdnMGdt08Ucgx5wSMXDbzAXqn13C7ynJmvuTUwDozgHGcd_xpOb-b7_pkemKI14cjjorvSsxhyphenhyphenxgiVUqopGoajE0ZDHUf8edTU2F1KtcOzxX3SobVIdDwNnfeK54CrWy-0zs-ZE6faw/s640/tactics.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbPKFCZzP3_jLGfRJpLF8zfYjKg3Lnl1CCDufo2uAHDPmj5RNipdnMGdt08Ucgx5wSMXDbzAXqn13C7ynJmvuTUwDozgHGcd_xpOb-b7_pkemKI14cjjorvSsxhyphenhyphenxgiVUqopGoajE0ZDHUf8edTU2F1KtcOzxX3SobVIdDwNnfeK54CrWy-0zs-ZE6faw/s320/tactics.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tactics Ogre The Knight of Lodis GBA</b><br />After becoming enamored with Tactics Ogre last year, it was on my radar to find a copy of this. I kinda wanted a boxed version as I have all the other Ogre games complete and again... Look at that box! But the cart will do me for now. It’s all in Japanese so I’m not going to be able to play very far but will give it a good go next year!<br /><br /></span></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In conclusion</span></h1><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wow what an absolutely fantastic year! There's almost no duds. The closest I guess would be those last 2 menasor limbs but even then, for Menasor they were worth it. Let's start with the easiest ones</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cars of the year 2023<br /></span></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I would have thought the Fast & Furious Supra would have won this year, but I can't go past the Ferrari models. I would have also expected the F50 to take it out, but i'm giving to the F355 as it surprised me in how much i like it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>1. Tomica Premium 08 Ferrari F355</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>2. Tomica Premium 06 Ferrari F50</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>3. Tomica Premium Unlimited 03 Fast & Furious Supra</b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b> </b></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>T</b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>oys of the year 2023</b></span></h2><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This was a pretty easy pick in the end. I'd waited for what seems like an eternity for Armada Optimus Prime and he delivered in spades. 2nd and 3rd was a bit tougher to pick, but I've given the edge to Diaclone Vajra<b>.</b> Armada Megatron is a great toy but Vajra just offers a whole lot more. By the way, i haven't considered the combined Menasor for this but if I did, he'd probably take number 2!<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>1. Transformers Legacy TL-48 Armada Optimus Prime<br />2. Diaclone DA-94 Warudalegion Vajra<br />3. Transformers Legacy TL-47 Armada Megatron</b></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Games of the year 2023<br /></span></h2><div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now this was a tough pick. Even now i'm not sure what i'll give it to! If we're looking at hours played, Street Fighter 6 comes out on top. Especially for a fighting game, which in my older years have generally not been able to hold my interest for long, I was surprised by how addicted I was to playing, and just how much fun it was. But if we're talking about near-flawless games, it's hard to look past Metroid Prime Remastered. It is after all one of my top games of all time, and so good that I played it through again straight after beating it. But... it is just a remaster. It may not be deserving in that sense. And if we're talking about sheer joy, Super Mario Wonder has to come out on top. But, do i consider that the whole experience was done and dusted in a week? I will play it for years to come but the overall playtime was short compared to the others. And tagging along is Quake 2, an insane package for the price, that is fantastic to play. Maybe it's somehow less impressive to me after the first Quake remaster though. I can't forget F-Zero 99 either, but it is kind of a small package compared to the others. Then there's Zelda which if i'd have got earlier and played more, would maybe be at the top. Alright, time to decide!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>1. Super Mario Wonder<br />2. Street Fighter 6<br />3. Metroid Prime Remastered</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This order could change any minute so i'll try solidify it. Super Mario Wonder is just the most pure fun gameplay i've had with any game in a long time. That's really all it comes down to! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Looking ahead to 2024</b></span></h1><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I must say, this year's games were so good that I am majorly pumped for next year's offerings. Already I'm psyched to pick up some early releases, like Tekken 8 and Prince of Persia The Lost Crown. I'm interested to try the System Shock Remake when that hits console too. We're edging ever closer to Metroid Prime 4 as well. When will it show up? On Switch 2? What form will Switch 2 even take. The safe bet is iterative, but man, I know Nintendo and they don't play it safe! I'm excited to see what they come up with for the hardware and any new games. I really want a new Mario Kart already!<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On top of that, I missed a bunch of stuff this year for being a cheapskate and waiting for sales, like the Resident Evil 4 Remake, Dodonpachi DaiOuJou, as well as games from years before like Elden Ring. I would have bought that by now if not for a pile of Souls games I still need to play! Like a Dragon Gaiden is also on my cheapskate radar, albeit mostly for the included Model 3 Daytona 2 and Fighting Vipers 2. And then there will be Like a Dragon 8 with Virtua Fighter 3tb. I can't wait to play it with a decent controller (and on a system that doesn't reset all the time!). It seems like an eternity of waiting but maybe, just maybe, we will finally get some Virtua Fighter 6 news next year as well. Along those lines, Aleste Branch is probably gonna come out as well, finally!<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For toys - goddamn, I have already preordered a shitload and blown my budget. We've got Masterpiece Rhinox, which i'm looking forward to as it's been a while since the last beastie, and my main cast will be looking sweet with his arrival! There's the Mini-Action Vehicle Voltron that looks great and will fill a void left by the aborted Super Robot Chogokin line. The Commander Class Ultra Magnus is bound to be another home run. And then the Titan Class Tidal Wave comes to send my wallet into complete submission. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Best not to forget the Missing Link Optimus Prime too. The joys of preordering 9 months in advance. Will they make more updated G1 figures? I hope so but I also hope they take their time with them! In fact, I think they can safely delay Masterpiece Jazz for another year as well. Now that i've said that, the bastards will release it won't they...</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tomica too will be off to a quick start with some new collabs with Tamiya, some more Initial D, and a rumoured Super GT NSX model that I am super excited for. Gimme them racing tampos baby!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></p></div>the androgynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11589605745304916388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-69087212522760558992023-11-12T10:30:00.001+09:002023-11-12T10:30:00.165+09:00Legacy Menasor and the Stunticons.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQOlAIyF1kwGnYF8KfsW-tM4P3TgSuiEvHOYgN5N5b_z3AL8mLqGe9gfjq2wDF10xsNrtQk7in-y246GY9NciWVNNDBSJf2zJhl1aQk0DWbTBGa8HfeA7Q2XZWddJYnTMRpX1qBRUNLMpNsZzfzTOqTsJhyqrAr7O2qymwveFg3pYRZ7cUkgh1-0Wfqs/s1200/MenasorHeader.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="1200" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQOlAIyF1kwGnYF8KfsW-tM4P3TgSuiEvHOYgN5N5b_z3AL8mLqGe9gfjq2wDF10xsNrtQk7in-y246GY9NciWVNNDBSJf2zJhl1aQk0DWbTBGa8HfeA7Q2XZWddJYnTMRpX1qBRUNLMpNsZzfzTOqTsJhyqrAr7O2qymwveFg3pYRZ7cUkgh1-0Wfqs/w519-h139/MenasorHeader.jpg" width="519" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Now it's time, after all the lovely fun I had with the Legacy Stunticons, I have finally managed to gather the whole team for the joy that is Menasor! YEAH.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> <br />Just for the record, here is the individual dudes:</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/02/legacy-dragstrip-review.html" target="_blank">Dragstrip</a></li><li><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/07/legacy-breakdown-review.html" target="_blank">Breakdown</a></li><li><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/03/legacy-wildrider-review.html">Wildrider</a></li><li><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/06/legacy-deadend-review.html">Deadend</a></li><li><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/04/legacy-motormaster-review.html" target="_blank">Motormaster</a></li></ul><div>Having done a search on the blog for Stunticons, it looks like I have done reviews of three different series. That's pretty interesting. </div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="text-align: left;"><br />I was generally impressed with the Stunticons individually, and do somewhat like their vehicle modes, yes, even Breakdown's blatant recolouring.</p><p style="text-align: left;">As a team, they look pretty good. If you just have them standing around, you can easily tell who is the boss and that they are bad guys.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjmttrDjlFagceowkLKDcFMoMJkjwjcM_qzMbKSwVpWjo56crA0f_Lr0iy8Oep7ZkGGKmSlPstfOYdKdXvF1uU79CyRQb_hREc5QfiDLOVVkhnWHi2g2JbX4nZPZa3QQ61HShF0XomRgvr6Mi1_0k0Tdel7fqaTWkqR4NnkDW9SjjHCefUvsPE3ynjig/s2400/IMG_8930.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjmttrDjlFagceowkLKDcFMoMJkjwjcM_qzMbKSwVpWjo56crA0f_Lr0iy8Oep7ZkGGKmSlPstfOYdKdXvF1uU79CyRQb_hREc5QfiDLOVVkhnWHi2g2JbX4nZPZa3QQ61HShF0XomRgvr6Mi1_0k0Tdel7fqaTWkqR4NnkDW9SjjHCefUvsPE3ynjig/w200-h133/IMG_8930.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9b3T-D2DTGzZLNN4AL517xSnfqiEYre2YGN-QcBzEMrbd1WIgxpyjszTAf7HKnqG5OYvMaEHHMe2F5hb19Zf9qSLplOmrSVa520TlbaXJAC3KWfsOcrg0xsZs7LLr3duiPKigxaYLJ3MvND8dnNkKH3kYqbxj4TeTexWIRxlk76SGZM2PaZGIBCBVUc/s2400/IMG_8925.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9b3T-D2DTGzZLNN4AL517xSnfqiEYre2YGN-QcBzEMrbd1WIgxpyjszTAf7HKnqG5OYvMaEHHMe2F5hb19Zf9qSLplOmrSVa520TlbaXJAC3KWfsOcrg0xsZs7LLr3duiPKigxaYLJ3MvND8dnNkKH3kYqbxj4TeTexWIRxlk76SGZM2PaZGIBCBVUc/w200-h133/IMG_8925.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">It's nice to see the various sizes they have, and when they are following their master they all seem to match pretty well together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_xPppqeQA2OAZw4hY5WyoeJ_BuF8IGdturq5kPFZQCvtjRy9pXoqVFnMyrjq46MpmYjNXyKaEs2ErIljqZpO_gL9YaxAyn8-Gu3drdTUcXbfJaGzj4OFncIQxhLpDMQpeDYq4VgnAWFIn9Y-QG0Lhttntp28SWrLUodLSz_yar2jHZvR4x7XcZLyFRI/s2400/IMG_8928.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_xPppqeQA2OAZw4hY5WyoeJ_BuF8IGdturq5kPFZQCvtjRy9pXoqVFnMyrjq46MpmYjNXyKaEs2ErIljqZpO_gL9YaxAyn8-Gu3drdTUcXbfJaGzj4OFncIQxhLpDMQpeDYq4VgnAWFIn9Y-QG0Lhttntp28SWrLUodLSz_yar2jHZvR4x7XcZLyFRI/w200-h133/IMG_8928.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjULkJnR8yojRWk_gJFRH74psNWQPAQzC4EzQma6IdhA44ByAts2MU30m1zYTwpCJOzsxIes5zpu6SRPbTJt0MKGvK9BR5ptzskm3eR3ATz40_5O3q8WFEBwVQDa69KdxwOAwHalv5i2sowRr6FEnJ8mNRQ-BT3ZTLTU8HeUxiWP3HUK7PmckHhxu9VWg/s2400/IMG_8931.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjULkJnR8yojRWk_gJFRH74psNWQPAQzC4EzQma6IdhA44ByAts2MU30m1zYTwpCJOzsxIes5zpu6SRPbTJt0MKGvK9BR5ptzskm3eR3ATz40_5O3q8WFEBwVQDa69KdxwOAwHalv5i2sowRr6FEnJ8mNRQ-BT3ZTLTU8HeUxiWP3HUK7PmckHhxu9VWg/w200-h133/IMG_8931.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">They stand about the same height as most other deluxes from the Legacy line. Here is Kickback and Shrapnel trying to make a good impression.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Since I had these Autobots out for the Abominus shoot, here they are with them as well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3Zl-UNBYa8Z5m2iaE0oyqQ72sBHpiTCzS73yk0VZqeEvImUJLziWfnXLZv-lnN8QirAdLTSY8ZkdHx7Yu3vIjkCB86XMp8U8ncVq09M5fhttwlP0O9qvg04oxy0ENl8swys1ZZLi65tc5lDVQOsHywB15l4tf5_8GgZ3GADflsydDrSit7Cn0KE705w/s2400/IMG_8932.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3Zl-UNBYa8Z5m2iaE0oyqQ72sBHpiTCzS73yk0VZqeEvImUJLziWfnXLZv-lnN8QirAdLTSY8ZkdHx7Yu3vIjkCB86XMp8U8ncVq09M5fhttwlP0O9qvg04oxy0ENl8swys1ZZLi65tc5lDVQOsHywB15l4tf5_8GgZ3GADflsydDrSit7Cn0KE705w/w200-h133/IMG_8932.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8H6Yz46CiJv4HNXQ8gt7uUyQvTQPhPVOmRG2ozweClCL_HCnDgeWK_FmvCXz6TNOiTTs8tXm1fPEPz425ke0yLo1GY1H1FDpbGKKq5pcwUbdDTWkJSvccDupyk4ZSWZrvWe-hcJsxwxJQeOXbVRISL-hPrJh_mdxz1YoQmhZZGVMaKn59k8zSMfDUh2s/s2400/IMG_8929.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8H6Yz46CiJv4HNXQ8gt7uUyQvTQPhPVOmRG2ozweClCL_HCnDgeWK_FmvCXz6TNOiTTs8tXm1fPEPz425ke0yLo1GY1H1FDpbGKKq5pcwUbdDTWkJSvccDupyk4ZSWZrvWe-hcJsxwxJQeOXbVRISL-hPrJh_mdxz1YoQmhZZGVMaKn59k8zSMfDUh2s/w200-h133/IMG_8929.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">I do love Motormaster!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Naturally they looks good in vehicle mode as well. Both individually and as a team. It looks like they've driven out of the cartoon! I don't think they are realistically scaled, but they do look very nice.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIh_08m3SbTKzDdU6UpVZPJjrcQmNxwA1THvoa6K9ed3DLN9WN0LoK3ujrpwdvvzbRhExhR1Uvx7KA5QmUUOWaSMtiHk2tk4ymidDcb8s3IJG5xfILUW9IEpVK4OHANPD_M8GfwORiSG2ViETlslBnmLkAa1PAsRvKe93CpHSriFEFrljpy8puLRzKvGk/s2400/IMG_8924.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIh_08m3SbTKzDdU6UpVZPJjrcQmNxwA1THvoa6K9ed3DLN9WN0LoK3ujrpwdvvzbRhExhR1Uvx7KA5QmUUOWaSMtiHk2tk4ymidDcb8s3IJG5xfILUW9IEpVK4OHANPD_M8GfwORiSG2ViETlslBnmLkAa1PAsRvKe93CpHSriFEFrljpy8puLRzKvGk/w200-h133/IMG_8924.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjby4KnqTDe56VFh-FHOOt5Jg2VkHT-OX2srUWGwwlofHWm4My5vOY0XfR43RgozuNyHam8GbJjueX23qNNu_AeGl7iCxdi8yY-KzGMxiaUceeTG19TF7WuL-SpXQdnGwE93fkLGPCd9yDXs14gURtZKwTtcJTYGPm4-CRW2a0zCDvNDrYYJfTwQS9QI0g/s2400/IMG_8923.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjby4KnqTDe56VFh-FHOOt5Jg2VkHT-OX2srUWGwwlofHWm4My5vOY0XfR43RgozuNyHam8GbJjueX23qNNu_AeGl7iCxdi8yY-KzGMxiaUceeTG19TF7WuL-SpXQdnGwE93fkLGPCd9yDXs14gURtZKwTtcJTYGPm4-CRW2a0zCDvNDrYYJfTwQS9QI0g/w200-h133/IMG_8923.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">To my eye, they are scaled enough for me to be a happy camper, plus despite them all looking so nice, I didn't really buy them to keep them in vehicle mode.</p><p style="text-align: left;">So, team wise they are winners, Let's slap them together and for Menasor. </p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><u>Which involves disassembling the trailer!</u></h2><p style="text-align: left;">This version of Menasor is very stable, because all the Stunticons end up being supplemental parts for him. You can make the main body devoid of car bits, but it doesn't look particularly good. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Each member has a specific spot. Breakdown and Wildrider go on the calves, Dragstrip and Deadend go on the arms and Motormaster goes in the chest. The legs also use a joint very similar to combiner wars/ Unite Warriors, so you can do some swapping if you want.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I was pretty impressed by how compact Motormaster becomes to fit in the chest. He really adds a solid bulk to the toy.</p><p style="text-align: left;">There is a nice bit of auto transformation to him as well. When you attach the arm cars, the trailer has a pin that allows for easy separation at the waist (of Dragstrip and Deadend) which splits them at Menasor's elbows and when you plug the leg cars in, they neatly push in the trailer grey bits that form his shins. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7m67EVf1hmXwVarXVKg-FeIflvHrorceGi8kDjep7Iht3h3UwSybOnCc7qOg0ht7ukbeoJqaHdInj0gyhn-l0PAukuCDM5EFz4gZaRecOguIcczudGi7Lb5lF2pwrf_iVgdZyrAYbVF8pjkWEjv8i9gMzxMuGfl5hA9M9UilLK_knR6_oqMMKsSVYut0/s2400/IMG_8922.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7m67EVf1hmXwVarXVKg-FeIflvHrorceGi8kDjep7Iht3h3UwSybOnCc7qOg0ht7ukbeoJqaHdInj0gyhn-l0PAukuCDM5EFz4gZaRecOguIcczudGi7Lb5lF2pwrf_iVgdZyrAYbVF8pjkWEjv8i9gMzxMuGfl5hA9M9UilLK_knR6_oqMMKsSVYut0/w200-h133/IMG_8922.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlK1e2hrum2jkGkESlpxxAgbQMZhF6d0AZLXl8tCV-vfEiEBB7mGvWZ3kdNMWOXb07Pysq3PUOrdcsv3mNFsBUWi7ocrFRyWQV7VwhytO-bUzkWvUPtjV4m3E1N2yclCFoXrkVMF8keKKItgSu97lh0Y3jRnx1bo2Nde_DfUPqeAy2dy9OD6Ot613pPo/s2400/IMG_8919.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlK1e2hrum2jkGkESlpxxAgbQMZhF6d0AZLXl8tCV-vfEiEBB7mGvWZ3kdNMWOXb07Pysq3PUOrdcsv3mNFsBUWi7ocrFRyWQV7VwhytO-bUzkWvUPtjV4m3E1N2yclCFoXrkVMF8keKKItgSu97lh0Y3jRnx1bo2Nde_DfUPqeAy2dy9OD6Ot613pPo/w200-h133/IMG_8919.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbnDJmWdG5y9qF1oR15HT9zcEuvwhqeIkV03ixd6Pbjz1qeNchjQysMNxJPBTZda7HheyMAfmJ1RniM95Prakvi6vDvTQRWFkHH03vi3mmATWXWbANs2oEl-YiG6Od0x-Y248sBskyo3LdntGTir2kqmCYdhYIUjkOu2QvNWwQfkQ3QySI4hgvS_rDXA/s2400/IMG_8921.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbnDJmWdG5y9qF1oR15HT9zcEuvwhqeIkV03ixd6Pbjz1qeNchjQysMNxJPBTZda7HheyMAfmJ1RniM95Prakvi6vDvTQRWFkHH03vi3mmATWXWbANs2oEl-YiG6Od0x-Y248sBskyo3LdntGTir2kqmCYdhYIUjkOu2QvNWwQfkQ3QySI4hgvS_rDXA/w133-h200/IMG_8921.JPG" width="133" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">But once he's all together! HOOOOOOOO BABY!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4lLo8NfkhGWMc0CeIVcYWzG7sSikO5tkxS9NmsrRxB8GvIqPHvjOFCVZ2BpWRGdACqFgRwkhfaFQQ0VHL1Xdkhdxn5UDjl2xzQggDvI0icEfbU_MHFcIxrbnwOfFVijA4ApEy-xah9thKAPzEkoxHD4iT14zlnBzWt-1y07gofW3WmwuL8sUOJfzsMc/s3984/IMG_8814.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4lLo8NfkhGWMc0CeIVcYWzG7sSikO5tkxS9NmsrRxB8GvIqPHvjOFCVZ2BpWRGdACqFgRwkhfaFQQ0VHL1Xdkhdxn5UDjl2xzQggDvI0icEfbU_MHFcIxrbnwOfFVijA4ApEy-xah9thKAPzEkoxHD4iT14zlnBzWt-1y07gofW3WmwuL8sUOJfzsMc/w200-h133/IMG_8814.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vVnIvwvRael6tYdEPDlQdCiVano9RaZlsA_qMkc0w0Xh8xtfzkJHUzppmi8K13w_wVHbJqBZhxvTCmWGJVMkS2VQtncSNgiCa9ntD2RlIrpZlPzovWEucT__5zhrRDz5mtwgiJOSrDYAMglW1GhTcWIRA0vzOTysG5gcO4hMoZvXSwivo0yLq2irgnU/s3984/IMG_8817.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vVnIvwvRael6tYdEPDlQdCiVano9RaZlsA_qMkc0w0Xh8xtfzkJHUzppmi8K13w_wVHbJqBZhxvTCmWGJVMkS2VQtncSNgiCa9ntD2RlIrpZlPzovWEucT__5zhrRDz5mtwgiJOSrDYAMglW1GhTcWIRA0vzOTysG5gcO4hMoZvXSwivo0yLq2irgnU/w200-h133/IMG_8817.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9HZ3xYhyphenhyphen1xtPYEwm4nuf3-ybQQgntrsa1Ds4osEnrDZQtp9mxa9paOhksF0Jjq7QnPB3UdHxsqaMfJDqwPrjlCsb-86V5KFVYWFLMmaNmj_jG0Ji8t-1nhfpRQIt78TGoHf9wLY8lSw3yXdxiKJ7ga7XxF4jIsMI9yV3AFzdBO8aqracvsmGj26rgIE/s3984/IMG_8818.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9HZ3xYhyphenhyphen1xtPYEwm4nuf3-ybQQgntrsa1Ds4osEnrDZQtp9mxa9paOhksF0Jjq7QnPB3UdHxsqaMfJDqwPrjlCsb-86V5KFVYWFLMmaNmj_jG0Ji8t-1nhfpRQIt78TGoHf9wLY8lSw3yXdxiKJ7ga7XxF4jIsMI9yV3AFzdBO8aqracvsmGj26rgIE/w200-h133/IMG_8818.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqHpWfQAqbk1iJFnH1TWdWOgyJ7As1wYeSu71lY4bhWmcESEvV8nqGC7vAStT9D9v7Jkp2Jm-0juDz86VWlEQv8zC96x9ogL_0xSwiSyQH_Ts4wJqiqd54TkGgUkwNeqWEvyzpOCfUTsjWohv1yWSd_V4VMjhGaz8jmyk_k10So7dN6k2K2YhtBYeuOo/s3984/IMG_8819.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqHpWfQAqbk1iJFnH1TWdWOgyJ7As1wYeSu71lY4bhWmcESEvV8nqGC7vAStT9D9v7Jkp2Jm-0juDz86VWlEQv8zC96x9ogL_0xSwiSyQH_Ts4wJqiqd54TkGgUkwNeqWEvyzpOCfUTsjWohv1yWSd_V4VMjhGaz8jmyk_k10So7dN6k2K2YhtBYeuOo/w200-h133/IMG_8819.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">He looks damn amazing. Using the trailer as the base makes the build very solid. He has the normal amount of articulation and ankle rockers. </p><p style="text-align: left;">A bit of new detail is revealed, such as the chest sculpt and the fake under car sculpt on the shins. It's a shame the shins aren't painted, but if you want the G1 cartoon look, I guess his legs were plain grey in the cartoon as well, so there yay go. I actually kinda like the sculpt on the shins, it's a nice addition. However it isn't accurately done, as the sculpt is just replicated for both legs. <i>Theoretically</i>, there should be a slightly different sculpt for each leg. This is because the sculpt is based on the underside of Wildrider and Breakdown.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFm2dl-0BPjk5AIywB0QUH5HA3yEAU2wQ7RNV7LV6Stigbeylvkf_C3vB0joPv03Xv9skn1kpnsSkGc2617JIwvS1yAiraedeUSrPRlN8n3533h_vPpEvaK_2VpgNxVAD-qT6SBoJ4gu2edqqoKJCFjTKA4jUL3ilDXZk59_CTHEaXRWRzLmz0f7coM1Y/s3984/IMG_8816.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFm2dl-0BPjk5AIywB0QUH5HA3yEAU2wQ7RNV7LV6Stigbeylvkf_C3vB0joPv03Xv9skn1kpnsSkGc2617JIwvS1yAiraedeUSrPRlN8n3533h_vPpEvaK_2VpgNxVAD-qT6SBoJ4gu2edqqoKJCFjTKA4jUL3ilDXZk59_CTHEaXRWRzLmz0f7coM1Y/s320/IMG_8816.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">The head sculpt is really good and very Menasor. And yes, he is very dusty, coz he's been sitting on my desk as I like to have him around.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAAvdIR-KHiF4T3xfb7W4cw6AEfwLvp62wqnQDKSN5iiDAF1qTp7Sx-ztAmnkotVQhb-u07OlzVsMyFP_ZR5h8UGFNhbaop6e6PZiY4zCS2d91NXCz24YM1cmKwsjtFFT817UQc2sKdb2KGlLGVEkg5z6xWTtHP6-oXbEz026OK7SbcYVCExiuWZ7KGw/s3984/IMG_8824.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAAvdIR-KHiF4T3xfb7W4cw6AEfwLvp62wqnQDKSN5iiDAF1qTp7Sx-ztAmnkotVQhb-u07OlzVsMyFP_ZR5h8UGFNhbaop6e6PZiY4zCS2d91NXCz24YM1cmKwsjtFFT817UQc2sKdb2KGlLGVEkg5z6xWTtHP6-oXbEz026OK7SbcYVCExiuWZ7KGw/s320/IMG_8824.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">As I briefly stated before, the articulation on him is pretty damn good and you can get him into some really cool poses. Sadly though, he lacks a neck joint that will allow him to look down. Something I really liked on the UW Menasor. </p><p style="text-align: left;">However, as his joints are so solid you can get him in some really ragey poses!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVhvp9FtUZ2OaT4cfO8HoKekdIRoW6Cmn_5uBrQm-1ZoTWAXVRwWewNzy5cQ3YVlMcqeivywc6zRBHAPajO81-M06J3xRGh8aqDwV4AN_pgwmwZ86O6dZP8r4bqGcRIIkXP1JGI8qSTjo1T8S3Q2rvcsB4phA2t11K_wQHHqn7NWCn72C_pTrQeXnDZI/s3984/IMG_8820.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVhvp9FtUZ2OaT4cfO8HoKekdIRoW6Cmn_5uBrQm-1ZoTWAXVRwWewNzy5cQ3YVlMcqeivywc6zRBHAPajO81-M06J3xRGh8aqDwV4AN_pgwmwZ86O6dZP8r4bqGcRIIkXP1JGI8qSTjo1T8S3Q2rvcsB4phA2t11K_wQHHqn7NWCn72C_pTrQeXnDZI/s320/IMG_8820.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSprOAQ6nB4ChLAfRpA6Htvq8HyCBf6p-MCTtDf__FwkMzSe7nqtpDeqUvUYw5TKqslKW1URLIPnOFB8Dc09B5cP6c3Coa9_MyJSVaWR-bYfESrfWB46uV6AdnjlizhUof1xTl-iI6NAGRWwFa7YJSSiK-M9NlN4G4-OtHxtULsRj5YbdtU1ZhzAg-5Qs/s3984/IMG_8822.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSprOAQ6nB4ChLAfRpA6Htvq8HyCBf6p-MCTtDf__FwkMzSe7nqtpDeqUvUYw5TKqslKW1URLIPnOFB8Dc09B5cP6c3Coa9_MyJSVaWR-bYfESrfWB46uV6AdnjlizhUof1xTl-iI6NAGRWwFa7YJSSiK-M9NlN4G4-OtHxtULsRj5YbdtU1ZhzAg-5Qs/s320/IMG_8822.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgOSkzEa857u_pecVLgY84CKJy0Y5W5jL7nDTXX5w5mHdSrLgD0oPNxwkvipXsjAjnK2x5DZlOoN7sl4DJnSicjRJ1MTaq8jes6s4lQltz1RuMZM8iVAQW8tHsofj5J6Nvbf2BkFjIGVHcQCDwF3DMKuee80xwijddRg6A0ZvvI3Ks7F3pjeH9uUkLbk/s3984/IMG_8821.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgOSkzEa857u_pecVLgY84CKJy0Y5W5jL7nDTXX5w5mHdSrLgD0oPNxwkvipXsjAjnK2x5DZlOoN7sl4DJnSicjRJ1MTaq8jes6s4lQltz1RuMZM8iVAQW8tHsofj5J6Nvbf2BkFjIGVHcQCDwF3DMKuee80xwijddRg6A0ZvvI3Ks7F3pjeH9uUkLbk/s320/IMG_8821.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVO89FuSsA7k-lQYVRQkKXYr8AXeg94DE-yB66RL3H4OfNFErGkyBbcgubDCUXZUS6CZvLwLUe_u1fMniyR6koNJC019EiE83pa1jSiPFUBkSjHIrsgqlrUz2JeL__8sSQeVovfLmcDZjE8Rwqx-73_lhoOaqVCz1VNAVk84S3znknCVvZroIlBxOj40/s3984/IMG_8823.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVO89FuSsA7k-lQYVRQkKXYr8AXeg94DE-yB66RL3H4OfNFErGkyBbcgubDCUXZUS6CZvLwLUe_u1fMniyR6koNJC019EiE83pa1jSiPFUBkSjHIrsgqlrUz2JeL__8sSQeVovfLmcDZjE8Rwqx-73_lhoOaqVCz1VNAVk84S3znknCVvZroIlBxOj40/s320/IMG_8823.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">A really nice inclusion are his ratcheted ankle joints, they are really solid, as are most of his joints and manage to hold his weight rather well. He is also very poseable and can do lotsa stuff.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPpZ4kvPjxCt8rRCVwNmB8ksMzM_6ud4oowIb6MTfCzVP7RuvLG_l1yotLYP7ReMBjQOtrNjVXoqHNnP2X44Xn6I6-JacVAKSsE8Z7hxIUa1oaMiN30o2woOsrUxOrm2XW8mj3PRKeg96ZqRXWLGS8jfIhyZw_AOonoc8RbCxG5KrYeNQvwFEXS0kTds/s2400/IMG_8915.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPpZ4kvPjxCt8rRCVwNmB8ksMzM_6ud4oowIb6MTfCzVP7RuvLG_l1yotLYP7ReMBjQOtrNjVXoqHNnP2X44Xn6I6-JacVAKSsE8Z7hxIUa1oaMiN30o2woOsrUxOrm2XW8mj3PRKeg96ZqRXWLGS8jfIhyZw_AOonoc8RbCxG5KrYeNQvwFEXS0kTds/w200-h133/IMG_8915.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8CYYBb_OqExcxctrOiijTeb9DJMnWmOjegcKPC06j-UK3Nc9rZ_j1A7ale7eKeagdsD8QWMdt1BDT-1soeWEttNRKQ9bEFIvKrOVTJRpwNeWpRLSxz_TAQkbMaI2_aYEe-fZYxQgnJAt6UbAjLlL22tHdEoTxzmkhab3BfYqxycrVJuP0K1fQQTw2KE/s2400/IMG_8918.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8CYYBb_OqExcxctrOiijTeb9DJMnWmOjegcKPC06j-UK3Nc9rZ_j1A7ale7eKeagdsD8QWMdt1BDT-1soeWEttNRKQ9bEFIvKrOVTJRpwNeWpRLSxz_TAQkbMaI2_aYEe-fZYxQgnJAt6UbAjLlL22tHdEoTxzmkhab3BfYqxycrVJuP0K1fQQTw2KE/w200-h133/IMG_8918.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">I do like Menasor a lot, but I do have some very minor niggles. The first is that he can't look down; the toy is very tall and should be able to look down at all the little shmoes he is gonna crush. Just look at him here with Sky Lynx <span style="text-align: center;">and a few other chums.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeWecjHP-G_wFhfiCXAfX03_U2o5Hh_2EXPNikRIUEER4z1vvkq1a0IVjpHqffJed7d5ExrbQbUnedHHCOeVYQIg3dys_m9bY5mf853s9l6RDAyMbRG0j7ogPwGv5eRqBQLL7VYBGehddcxKC18h2jMhx8WSVCHrSymFstotOpL_ThhMPMryq34WswAI/s2400/IMG_8865.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeWecjHP-G_wFhfiCXAfX03_U2o5Hh_2EXPNikRIUEER4z1vvkq1a0IVjpHqffJed7d5ExrbQbUnedHHCOeVYQIg3dys_m9bY5mf853s9l6RDAyMbRG0j7ogPwGv5eRqBQLL7VYBGehddcxKC18h2jMhx8WSVCHrSymFstotOpL_ThhMPMryq34WswAI/w200-h133/IMG_8865.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjti244z_uGsApa19lwxw5vE9qwy1Ipgj7DsJRprB7yVJc_zn95xQqPGLUff8xZxD6HNDP-sqdh1sxtSvK_CIy8DRrQ6eW01-CZBdFyHSsOcioiRH3OJHsJaoZS9nb24wHup_H1PPpKIaCsaPf23aPcNEzQy_Gs1l7LxTqjFc41expSL50EWPpd_AjAUko/s2400/IMG_8864.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjti244z_uGsApa19lwxw5vE9qwy1Ipgj7DsJRprB7yVJc_zn95xQqPGLUff8xZxD6HNDP-sqdh1sxtSvK_CIy8DRrQ6eW01-CZBdFyHSsOcioiRH3OJHsJaoZS9nb24wHup_H1PPpKIaCsaPf23aPcNEzQy_Gs1l7LxTqjFc41expSL50EWPpd_AjAUko/w200-h133/IMG_8864.JPG" width="200" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqcMpwm8FCapRN2luyJJcCpUqauOKUpzh0UzychWxNZlufFB5JIWSXm4mELDjOV9O9RRQO51TQ5zb8WZAnmoh9HFUGkPaNg17czMu2aXt7TBgJURenq3-inELwa-6iDYWjfzqim3rI9qB2LBHArnfaSoBUMe0MkaRbMdl-zr6Q0ii29PJK2CDtmWc_m-E/s3984/IMG_8827.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqcMpwm8FCapRN2luyJJcCpUqauOKUpzh0UzychWxNZlufFB5JIWSXm4mELDjOV9O9RRQO51TQ5zb8WZAnmoh9HFUGkPaNg17czMu2aXt7TBgJURenq3-inELwa-6iDYWjfzqim3rI9qB2LBHArnfaSoBUMe0MkaRbMdl-zr6Q0ii29PJK2CDtmWc_m-E/w200-h133/IMG_8827.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">The other is that he could have really benefited from articulated fingers.</p><p style="text-align: left;">You can store the little guns on him as well, which I kind of like, but his sword is too small for Menasor. It kinda sucks a bit. The other thing is that a bunch trailer parts are just laid aside. Motormaster has a big cannon/base thing that can be made from the trailer, and when you form Menasor, there is nowhere for the gun to live.</p><p style="text-align: left;">You just end up with the gun chilling out on a small stand. Although you can mess about with how it looks a bit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH78uW-AHfoToBH6p2xEZO0Yn68WyFHXbRhoj4Nhoz5f7QV_Wr9g7TgM7tTL8-Gb9CA2oxKGntWJAzygkUheMh5W5LEFZskvxCpiT7gwU3RO8zipKpJnsk3O-d4hoN1d8hiHaMT8MtkuL7zazYBuYvY0SvbpjKlr7C20qEy1J0ycCoxh2rN9V7kWL1hF4/s3984/IMG_8826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3984" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH78uW-AHfoToBH6p2xEZO0Yn68WyFHXbRhoj4Nhoz5f7QV_Wr9g7TgM7tTL8-Gb9CA2oxKGntWJAzygkUheMh5W5LEFZskvxCpiT7gwU3RO8zipKpJnsk3O-d4hoN1d8hiHaMT8MtkuL7zazYBuYvY0SvbpjKlr7C20qEy1J0ycCoxh2rN9V7kWL1hF4/w200-h133/IMG_8826.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRPgVtyInodIH-9lrLmnXOtwIJpVfhTuP8e4-4CSmQi6Ut5s5XXeaEnMghVxGryIZE5V3b2kVuhPrm7tgRJ_BkKdfJVnh5S8jDRYvFYRzyAjsTg94fYmBFYuyt3vEs3gnC1XVWAzbdtqAdmpRbpfSOSB13eom-3yuv_6UlOVGNBF6vjyyWoMHP6f6YUs/s2400/IMG_8875.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRPgVtyInodIH-9lrLmnXOtwIJpVfhTuP8e4-4CSmQi6Ut5s5XXeaEnMghVxGryIZE5V3b2kVuhPrm7tgRJ_BkKdfJVnh5S8jDRYvFYRzyAjsTg94fYmBFYuyt3vEs3gnC1XVWAzbdtqAdmpRbpfSOSB13eom-3yuv_6UlOVGNBF6vjyyWoMHP6f6YUs/w200-h133/IMG_8875.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">And while you can't stash his <i>SWORD</i> on his back, you can stash the stand on his back, for ...er... wings?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UJ74UMbaHvfA0mNjv33KZ0o1ggTywpsxI58Wmz90FCAfTLzSjg0YbhnxsrfJhHmyClXIrOVnfIsRH9z7MOqvCt6FTeeGbPTgvI6ZAbipndtNl6DUjwGgTWZpP6zfzIKa3v0cIcP7sXWp-86bYdUH9DQQNqlhY3nHjKNXchYEdPi0D88CKxgUevEnsiY/s2400/IMG_8873.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UJ74UMbaHvfA0mNjv33KZ0o1ggTywpsxI58Wmz90FCAfTLzSjg0YbhnxsrfJhHmyClXIrOVnfIsRH9z7MOqvCt6FTeeGbPTgvI6ZAbipndtNl6DUjwGgTWZpP6zfzIKa3v0cIcP7sXWp-86bYdUH9DQQNqlhY3nHjKNXchYEdPi0D88CKxgUevEnsiY/w200-h133/IMG_8873.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17nq2vDF_iovEJKaC-JsLJWmK_Ko6UMLgZ9Uem6togvL0SKI5MHqu-NmoOCauKgK1XHyosSRyzX5WC-e5olkOpwYrE0d7SS96ddAxnTKj5dFgBArWcwECTJjpkKo8dPgKd_GZTUulYXeyMzKb8OR7l5Q3aXFNb2nIBCzo9ezq8I7dWnHkQRQ6sFBfV9c/s2400/IMG_8874.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSDny2hYyVM7MGgaxsrruv31yw-hA_2-qIZZ_iawUY7Vo2n2mM4aBi5ExQWeMO6WUnURlNDY_e4vl4GcgcTBeKBdcrceXn7U8BOLdV-AXe37M5yEqwnoNJZdBUTPnucNJ51CexS30PaTaNFqp9IcDy7GZfkUMHsJZKU9UMFhBPZ4g8PkpPtqgQh4x5Rc/w200-h133/IMG_8872.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">That doesn't look too bad.</p><p style="text-align: left;">That mini sword though...</p><p style="text-align: left;">Finally you can match him up with other combiners, having just finished messing about with POTP/Unite Warriors style Abominus, I have some (one) comparison piccies(pic) to share.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7YnH1R6Erocx-7lWe8p8RNOhpUpZBsf2EDRGFVIpkAOiNIp3zxVdv3EJyae6EQb4C4VEGW3RozoBFKDfDVS0fyZ6lpTAfG6yRBsEo4WHsnlg-n5LCRUs2Uh4iXoQ-DhXx8JTWNbeD4wizOKfNaSaEolWJdaROgbKdusJed40xE7fw61ToMKtCHg84zc0/s2400/IMG_8894.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7YnH1R6Erocx-7lWe8p8RNOhpUpZBsf2EDRGFVIpkAOiNIp3zxVdv3EJyae6EQb4C4VEGW3RozoBFKDfDVS0fyZ6lpTAfG6yRBsEo4WHsnlg-n5LCRUs2Uh4iXoQ-DhXx8JTWNbeD4wizOKfNaSaEolWJdaROgbKdusJed40xE7fw61ToMKtCHg84zc0/s320/IMG_8894.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Interesting to see they are both about the same height, but Menasor is much more solid and chunkier than Abominus, of course, the centre of Menasor is a commander class figure rather than a voyager, so that makes a difference.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Finishing up, I really like this Menasor. Even though he can't do the old Scramble city gimmick of shifting guys around anywhere, and the deluxe characters are pretty much accessories to Motormaster adding some colour or hiding, these sacrifices have added to his solidness in a very positive manner.</p><p style="text-align: left;">He is way more stable and looks a lot better than the UW Menasor (assuming you like the cartoon look), but I still believe that UW Menasor and Legacy Menasor have enough charm to keep both. UW is like a modern take on the toys, whereas Legacy is slavishly G1 cartoon.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Many people object to this guy's way of doing things, but I feel that the trailer as the base for Menasor is a good idea as it makes a deliciously solid gestalt robot.</p><p></p>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-82030358589031176732023-10-22T10:30:00.001+09:002023-10-22T10:30:00.146+09:00POTP Abominus and the Terrocons united!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh520uIzs4yref98H9TJ6J1jHifdQM9pP3ptUa0uriU6utq0WHAoHcta2-mJdRwxVNUQDRfAWCeFgWu6Knl41ubsB4DV8cLSmcuMz4HjzGerpMYotLWabARqkqrXUs9t3RI2T76HqY8z67qNejdHpeYHa91LEUuIBfCKSdpn23wbFXFQ9R1aBkeztla_Cg/s1500/POTPAbominus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="1500" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh520uIzs4yref98H9TJ6J1jHifdQM9pP3ptUa0uriU6utq0WHAoHcta2-mJdRwxVNUQDRfAWCeFgWu6Knl41ubsB4DV8cLSmcuMz4HjzGerpMYotLWabARqkqrXUs9t3RI2T76HqY8z67qNejdHpeYHa91LEUuIBfCKSdpn23wbFXFQ9R1aBkeztla_Cg/w498-h182/POTPAbominus.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Finally, it is time to finish this awesome little team with a group shot of monsters/robots and a combined batch of </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Eeeeeeeevvvviiiiiiillllllll!</span></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><p>So, I've gone through these guys indivisually and ahve generally been pretty happy with them:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/04/power-of-primes-rippersnapper-review.html">Rippersnapper</a></li><li><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/04/blot-of-potp.html">Blot</a></li><li>C<a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2020/01/cutthroat-potp-figure-review.html">utthroat</a></li><li><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2020/04/potp-sinnertwin-review.html">Sinnertwin</a></li><li><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/06/potp-hun-gurrr.html">Hungurr</a></li></ul><p style="text-align: left;">So I thought I would keep the group shots for the eventual Abominus review, because, Abominus is the Terrocons.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br />Starting with the gang together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPgDPMBuX_ByEpb2ttN5-_ud8xS4DXjek9ca9liWoEOgtqzl4TAPPCCXily8UM7Cu3M3FPsdC0cChaPDUje84r7gAcq_5bvInkQ5nuz4_NWDiSilcf6FWVnUyfozrWHksCgvNEx1XVobwS5pk-T_hWl5678uuIXP2VaXlrykbgtSKmyRYJaen-fwMyTI/s2400/IMG_8879.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPgDPMBuX_ByEpb2ttN5-_ud8xS4DXjek9ca9liWoEOgtqzl4TAPPCCXily8UM7Cu3M3FPsdC0cChaPDUje84r7gAcq_5bvInkQ5nuz4_NWDiSilcf6FWVnUyfozrWHksCgvNEx1XVobwS5pk-T_hWl5678uuIXP2VaXlrykbgtSKmyRYJaen-fwMyTI/s320/IMG_8879.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">I like the way they look. 5 Monsters just chilling out, with enough colour variation to make it interesting. There's a good variety of monster types as well and they are all fairly poseable in some way or another giving good monster play value. This is important with animal based forms.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br />They're also a pretty good size for interacting with other Transformers. Are they scale accurate? Well, no, because the Terrocon's scale is all over the place. In the G1 cartoon, they aren't that big (at times), in the Legends Manga they are pretty big. Personally I like to think of them as being on the bigger size, kinda Dinobot sized, after all they are monsters and are supposed to be terrifying. So in that case, I would consider them small. But they look fine and do the job well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1JEhSTtPqGgWo8bDMozQu8VGaha-gJbMUzhDkKQao81Yt2MXqfi4RwLp7iBX0C3oW0cSnMzexSIQT2IKK5XRsol8BxFY4Y_GtpVYYRJrBzRGkLtbb1pHzkm5YoC0D0j1bhyphenhyphenmTw_1AIkmtLnKswWa7aaqPqRrHs2M3LKvq0-WVlpTrpLvbgJlR1KfIAw/s2400/IMG_8882.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1JEhSTtPqGgWo8bDMozQu8VGaha-gJbMUzhDkKQao81Yt2MXqfi4RwLp7iBX0C3oW0cSnMzexSIQT2IKK5XRsol8BxFY4Y_GtpVYYRJrBzRGkLtbb1pHzkm5YoC0D0j1bhyphenhyphenmTw_1AIkmtLnKswWa7aaqPqRrHs2M3LKvq0-WVlpTrpLvbgJlR1KfIAw/w200-h133/IMG_8882.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcwvtVOgi9J-EWvmCsZYykmSlQ8rsCVqINIICCOwfV9Dc5UPPeIT5sP95Zj1cGp5WAQRQ7h0RpRZbk3vL6D3uv9nloumJdfTO4coirQOnAFifOXjRpKzHMku6l96K7riosmYz6Y-KrvDA6kkgpsZsx6VCEjztmtYxhaocqXVH27Un0bGnBpeBVblzAjI/s2400/IMG_8876.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcwvtVOgi9J-EWvmCsZYykmSlQ8rsCVqINIICCOwfV9Dc5UPPeIT5sP95Zj1cGp5WAQRQ7h0RpRZbk3vL6D3uv9nloumJdfTO4coirQOnAFifOXjRpKzHMku6l96K7riosmYz6Y-KrvDA6kkgpsZsx6VCEjztmtYxhaocqXVH27Un0bGnBpeBVblzAjI/w200-h133/IMG_8876.JPG" width="200" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Even when placed with other Monster-bots from other lines, they looks fine I guess. I have always thought the Monsterbot Headmasters were too small.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, they look good as a group of monsters, how do they look as a group of robots?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIv1SqrGsttIHTJZ10gsIhAnJbiwcowoxSA4k34K1H_SksIMWFcs5s7y6nAoO06TSn46yLv0veVaDp-uQ1L24CLBo8ArqcerfuSxmtqSgmVfLYTqekHdDv0kcam2DxNI87u8jKxS_VH82WI3ZKMviP8oosqs8jqVNDdM-dEOj7MRZAtz3g4xi0uF1SME/s2400/IMG_8891.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIv1SqrGsttIHTJZ10gsIhAnJbiwcowoxSA4k34K1H_SksIMWFcs5s7y6nAoO06TSn46yLv0veVaDp-uQ1L24CLBo8ArqcerfuSxmtqSgmVfLYTqekHdDv0kcam2DxNI87u8jKxS_VH82WI3ZKMviP8oosqs8jqVNDdM-dEOj7MRZAtz3g4xi0uF1SME/s320/IMG_8891.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pretty dandy! I still think they looks surprisingly good-looking and not monstrous as robots. Leading to my personal belief that for the Terrocons, their robot modes are their disguises and the monster modes are their real ones. </p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once again, colour varioation is good, as it type of robot. Kibble is generally pretty low and they all work rather well as robot toys.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGOVZEYNnHBDmt-TnVJZX3h51hs96zyYJfuBISfGhYCTn6NDDF8Gmuf7pPNdDT8xHTJxFCVdCZtHdBW-2I8bTezt0O8BBXCXWXUKu-QphUOTI0CMHmWdhK_XuNjnJ9RKAv05_jbasrimK8FUTO580g1AKBQwjGzeFlxytYDI9UmQQEk_4M7XqUBPgGEw/s2400/IMG_8892.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGOVZEYNnHBDmt-TnVJZX3h51hs96zyYJfuBISfGhYCTn6NDDF8Gmuf7pPNdDT8xHTJxFCVdCZtHdBW-2I8bTezt0O8BBXCXWXUKu-QphUOTI0CMHmWdhK_XuNjnJ9RKAv05_jbasrimK8FUTO580g1AKBQwjGzeFlxytYDI9UmQQEk_4M7XqUBPgGEw/s320/IMG_8892.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They do come with the hand foot blasters, so there's that. I often like to mix and match and have different teams be "friends" for whatever reason, like some shared robot mode, or job affiliation etc. So I thought the Legacy Insecticons look pretty robot monster-ish, and have a lot of their alt mode visible in robot mode, so tried seeing how they match up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVJPtFB6dp8cq9QfhOyOQ8R9L0Aoa6GZroXute1IDmFYha21aVszqBRHWx8wpujjGwDvlHQ1ME79GRheanMlgpD6u70ePtpzcWiJ3R-jOTSWZCDR9C1OGajCbqtyjgI4d2AOQ7bUPq3jzKkGEeaboWGVKzLgjLaVhSd85a9eg6CYw2SJ0-hXX2vaGt14/s2400/IMG_8888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVJPtFB6dp8cq9QfhOyOQ8R9L0Aoa6GZroXute1IDmFYha21aVszqBRHWx8wpujjGwDvlHQ1ME79GRheanMlgpD6u70ePtpzcWiJ3R-jOTSWZCDR9C1OGajCbqtyjgI4d2AOQ7bUPq3jzKkGEeaboWGVKzLgjLaVhSd85a9eg6CYw2SJ0-hXX2vaGt14/s320/IMG_8888.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They don't really match up at all though. The Insecticons have their very own distinct look to them.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In robot mode they seem to scale fine as well. Hungurr is a good size when standing next to his leaduuur.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And guess which photo I forgot to take. Whoops.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNscji5Sr-gCt3VtHKliOvbRUD8pDVdhzPGvv8OV09uUFgIU0lHfjlahcGiwO93RfyUdLm0m0WnohA-PMr-RJBQup4IPuJNaiFKnjWschPalqaPpjMvuCdWNG6G9l0Sj0LVuYY4j48PUyGntEt795rKo941gw2c_9ZotKmzXTYekcYfKGrp9UISNu6Epw/s2400/IMG_8887.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNscji5Sr-gCt3VtHKliOvbRUD8pDVdhzPGvv8OV09uUFgIU0lHfjlahcGiwO93RfyUdLm0m0WnohA-PMr-RJBQup4IPuJNaiFKnjWschPalqaPpjMvuCdWNG6G9l0Sj0LVuYY4j48PUyGntEt795rKo941gw2c_9ZotKmzXTYekcYfKGrp9UISNu6Epw/s320/IMG_8887.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Have this picture instead</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ok, so they looks great as monsters, pretty fine as robots. Let's smoosh them together!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9Z-z1iUfCKPiEls2_Ttl4q_4iziZ_sFVbZRDO9AW3IUbPFM5_GOlEfA4e6S3ksNEdzCVrLL6qYJGmj9ro92FzOYKoUCTeKktskQERc7dkc9juK0u6BMUVbW4QLk3cRm-JzAaL_DqfhNsM_cehE4HL_1bicnHz-gzbjq4TUm6rM4bAdI4nufQbmPOTYY/s2400/IMG_8897.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9Z-z1iUfCKPiEls2_Ttl4q_4iziZ_sFVbZRDO9AW3IUbPFM5_GOlEfA4e6S3ksNEdzCVrLL6qYJGmj9ro92FzOYKoUCTeKktskQERc7dkc9juK0u6BMUVbW4QLk3cRm-JzAaL_DqfhNsM_cehE4HL_1bicnHz-gzbjq4TUm6rM4bAdI4nufQbmPOTYY/w200-h133/IMG_8897.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNGbDRg8TDToAJcVL4lnEfiQoBLGGC2X-iWf0Fae-n9jzzDSX6SJHymshlHn6LqvZgVatcb2X8a7Wy2KS_ILWoywRHcppQ0UHUJ8hNL-GPShHW3p5k6xwvUv1u6FFhWFC2YhCExCXY2nq_i2qcvHF8rVkJnAsxMFLkzXGrS06jA_pInypezEVV_QuHA0/s2400/IMG_8895.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNGbDRg8TDToAJcVL4lnEfiQoBLGGC2X-iWf0Fae-n9jzzDSX6SJHymshlHn6LqvZgVatcb2X8a7Wy2KS_ILWoywRHcppQ0UHUJ8hNL-GPShHW3p5k6xwvUv1u6FFhWFC2YhCExCXY2nq_i2qcvHF8rVkJnAsxMFLkzXGrS06jA_pInypezEVV_QuHA0/w200-h133/IMG_8895.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Pe0QgzTvaZl-rlus_0QENY8JMIWkoS1RjWKf_ytKQgoIBG2La24zf7iCZWnUKkdvrP03amj4ltlZCry1P2hPUZDqbWpFg8bLOiQ8wYYPhHpPKxJBhHs6cTnThBW2_AD_tBtTWeq-0EejLXMjO9I5g5tBnoK5aFpej9qxfGd3fGcs2YHWG_yBriyQm0M/s2400/IMG_8898_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Pe0QgzTvaZl-rlus_0QENY8JMIWkoS1RjWKf_ytKQgoIBG2La24zf7iCZWnUKkdvrP03amj4ltlZCry1P2hPUZDqbWpFg8bLOiQ8wYYPhHpPKxJBhHs6cTnThBW2_AD_tBtTWeq-0EejLXMjO9I5g5tBnoK5aFpej9qxfGd3fGcs2YHWG_yBriyQm0M/w200-h133/IMG_8898_1.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvi0WJ_z3tjuBSQ_Cg9DWlgvxhxe3OsNA1CqgDbFaorCwwVcjGiiFJL0bNcexPDt6GS7zZy-Zx5fMvRwk97cUYto-t-WEJAzSxkaa9zh8iDfWjjeLupmqv8HYHRQc7EwL7x7kTueK2e_qtiT_X87ywpV0zy7eYVfIdP94UjbgjjVZLcA0Ma0Gpz1Iy_lo/s2400/IMG_8896.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvi0WJ_z3tjuBSQ_Cg9DWlgvxhxe3OsNA1CqgDbFaorCwwVcjGiiFJL0bNcexPDt6GS7zZy-Zx5fMvRwk97cUYto-t-WEJAzSxkaa9zh8iDfWjjeLupmqv8HYHRQc7EwL7x7kTueK2e_qtiT_X87ywpV0zy7eYVfIdP94UjbgjjVZLcA0Ma0Gpz1Iy_lo/w200-h133/IMG_8896.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I gotta say, he looks pretty good. The guts of Hungurr's monster mode make up the chest shield, along with the dragon necks and some stickers, and the kibble of each individual character doesn't really clash with the main body, <i>if you're careful </i>with limb arrangement. The chest shield has the "enigma of combination" hidden in it, which you can cover up. If you're feeling particularly morbid, you can slap a Titan Master in there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRZpG7fm3EyO8LcWA2hwTp1Vs8e0my6VStKJee9YKaWwUX7n11aL4f6BUk_LrFxI9NGP3KYBPZzJmQUfD9T3wo1apb1TjeWzxMn4cLYdhdysiwlXfNb7Y2LsicRncyEVXOBGgRq_Cc9wPq9amvj-UWR_vZorba7qbZUUiS3Ul8rhbwLnum9zT0ZKQsKw/s2400/IMG_8909.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRZpG7fm3EyO8LcWA2hwTp1Vs8e0my6VStKJee9YKaWwUX7n11aL4f6BUk_LrFxI9NGP3KYBPZzJmQUfD9T3wo1apb1TjeWzxMn4cLYdhdysiwlXfNb7Y2LsicRncyEVXOBGgRq_Cc9wPq9amvj-UWR_vZorba7qbZUUiS3Ul8rhbwLnum9zT0ZKQsKw/s320/IMG_8909.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I do like the sculpting on the chest piece. It's very nice!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9TtXsYJBwyzJn_2EOBy0cpdsdc1X5g9u5pW85qWL4k2XVXSFgJtbTKWb8rxliJVAl2j32VHEcrKNxvrGg0YkqPYbC70yVdeEfsKHj3v4yr0xyncBKa8jme8dwxtKNjYpfEO-jA408GlB5r9ZnK3RmuptWHemD8ea2nwdGc4iLEOzaBA0vuZUBWypHmk/s2400/IMG_8910.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9TtXsYJBwyzJn_2EOBy0cpdsdc1X5g9u5pW85qWL4k2XVXSFgJtbTKWb8rxliJVAl2j32VHEcrKNxvrGg0YkqPYbC70yVdeEfsKHj3v4yr0xyncBKa8jme8dwxtKNjYpfEO-jA408GlB5r9ZnK3RmuptWHemD8ea2nwdGc4iLEOzaBA0vuZUBWypHmk/s320/IMG_8910.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Speaking of sculpting, for a brainless, violent character, Abominus' face is somewhat good looking. His awesome 80s shades and high blood pressure coloured face make me happy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrBzdqmWwm9p2d87dLysgyHYhCY16mzZjN_BjalvXMPu87DfHYlkKmzuxIAHF16droZ2yrS5sT1GA6u7bZZg_tVMmU90YfD7bwnJktFoHPwn24ZK-pRkicq2ZzcswhJv5qJvnjM1j3FJnZxhQ7JDlWhvD7uJ5hnNQTZLu1A8OfGcpcJ1BuljEvsVY3nM/s2400/IMG_8911.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrBzdqmWwm9p2d87dLysgyHYhCY16mzZjN_BjalvXMPu87DfHYlkKmzuxIAHF16droZ2yrS5sT1GA6u7bZZg_tVMmU90YfD7bwnJktFoHPwn24ZK-pRkicq2ZzcswhJv5qJvnjM1j3FJnZxhQ7JDlWhvD7uJ5hnNQTZLu1A8OfGcpcJ1BuljEvsVY3nM/s320/IMG_8911.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The feet have ankle rockers in them, something that I wish <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2016/05/UniteWarriorsMenasor.html">Menasor</a> had, to make it less shit. You can also put the leftover hand/foor guns on the back/front of the feet for even more stability.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Twist them around for more monstrous looking tootsies.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYXwJL_Rmv1b44vUlRvhi7vXua0X6NCuxKP2vmWNlZT9mlmFB7evxdEhErQWOAWRJmsD5yooYEHrr76xfTd3ZRj39EjUzwG8ZQwqL9pYvllp6bqwxjpIEYrIcZYx4VAtVuGAx39YcFWcvAxenYNPj9Q9eTRNm9F9EDDMWEylfjNlu0XGSQ6wFWLCygp0/s2400/IMG_8899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYXwJL_Rmv1b44vUlRvhi7vXua0X6NCuxKP2vmWNlZT9mlmFB7evxdEhErQWOAWRJmsD5yooYEHrr76xfTd3ZRj39EjUzwG8ZQwqL9pYvllp6bqwxjpIEYrIcZYx4VAtVuGAx39YcFWcvAxenYNPj9Q9eTRNm9F9EDDMWEylfjNlu0XGSQ6wFWLCygp0/s320/IMG_8899.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ariculation is pretty good and his joints are pretty strong. He is a LOT more balanced that Menasor. In fact, he can be put in an impressive amount of poses for something so tall.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBY6q73JwBTuVKfIHAYeWJaAVNCDGFBnX2psPIKr4jQDQ8Mpkamdpl6g7USrPGvk70ye4mVk7e-sOdDlki29lk-MspUcuASsrexXIYEvDKArTWBicdfiup8ATy2rWSM68lEbBtPpurlFYPH9ekxyz9lnxHTAXGxW6QEw2IQU_nheG0IBlhjIPTQUqg48/s2400/IMG_8900_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBY6q73JwBTuVKfIHAYeWJaAVNCDGFBnX2psPIKr4jQDQ8Mpkamdpl6g7USrPGvk70ye4mVk7e-sOdDlki29lk-MspUcuASsrexXIYEvDKArTWBicdfiup8ATy2rWSM68lEbBtPpurlFYPH9ekxyz9lnxHTAXGxW6QEw2IQU_nheG0IBlhjIPTQUqg48/s320/IMG_8900_1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUhvG7Dk6kj4RM6svXv_xwEsWgLx9kX9wYGveyKEJmSzwWqG3lQYp3Vu9Cr229NoKC5bD-oGdqQG3d01j2MI3yvWVHFtO0bbL3UFPduJKcSrYmGbiavq8kQh5w1JcFazMPtsMoNhBF0gW-PwbuB43yMpS1m-id4-2FZ8D1kbTyuGgppvAbBS9PTO-pcs/s2400/IMG_8901.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUhvG7Dk6kj4RM6svXv_xwEsWgLx9kX9wYGveyKEJmSzwWqG3lQYp3Vu9Cr229NoKC5bD-oGdqQG3d01j2MI3yvWVHFtO0bbL3UFPduJKcSrYmGbiavq8kQh5w1JcFazMPtsMoNhBF0gW-PwbuB43yMpS1m-id4-2FZ8D1kbTyuGgppvAbBS9PTO-pcs/s320/IMG_8901.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The hands can be opened and closed, so he can grab things. Sadly this one has no weapons.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoretrcvxsbhdQZ5XwKXvRd75vBX1xfuRhmTYF-rfGhv6nxzuFKrmkdjTMnJ3gmlamN7M6Kdw4RhZO5S68uehFhyPKpgV9iC5tplfv4WxZa6MUpZJx6oR0bBqx7i_N-1C6Wl62LBOOPDXTeH1sy3rXGDUOkW406SmzyehQvaBvGzXr6AY9Slq-utVeaDg/s2400/IMG_8903.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoretrcvxsbhdQZ5XwKXvRd75vBX1xfuRhmTYF-rfGhv6nxzuFKrmkdjTMnJ3gmlamN7M6Kdw4RhZO5S68uehFhyPKpgV9iC5tplfv4WxZa6MUpZJx6oR0bBqx7i_N-1C6Wl62LBOOPDXTeH1sy3rXGDUOkW406SmzyehQvaBvGzXr6AY9Slq-utVeaDg/s320/IMG_8903.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9zEimuskwrlaYXqDq2vZ4FQlvdklyOVJfLxHdSSDBPYSzT1O0B2Uq16SM5YPfNcTMVUUz9n2gYn_eR3jFCCPXbBZSMT7OPsj-AxHU194n6svsvN-jiXg2yVG2UX1rN30yqrbQd9EkGlT91liAERbDxt86Vc78wnV8YkanEotfmxXW33PRSyMuiMfA7M/s2400/IMG_8902.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9zEimuskwrlaYXqDq2vZ4FQlvdklyOVJfLxHdSSDBPYSzT1O0B2Uq16SM5YPfNcTMVUUz9n2gYn_eR3jFCCPXbBZSMT7OPsj-AxHU194n6svsvN-jiXg2yVG2UX1rN30yqrbQd9EkGlT91liAERbDxt86Vc78wnV8YkanEotfmxXW33PRSyMuiMfA7M/s320/IMG_8902.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Mc2nlNYuNl95eZv2hdjEMi_grzN8rnniPh6GHJPtc01yUu7etTkZ3nI2PlBbwAhnpc1hUdKfHQ5-VBN_2JXcadPICU_fI-825eKtx2nT3ZkjikusnMF_-UZbfy3uEeQypmW8Vc3YotzbR3xQ4vfRPG0V58sZ87vR6PalqwVe77pm2P0iCdq2yisVPXk/s2400/IMG_8905.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Mc2nlNYuNl95eZv2hdjEMi_grzN8rnniPh6GHJPtc01yUu7etTkZ3nI2PlBbwAhnpc1hUdKfHQ5-VBN_2JXcadPICU_fI-825eKtx2nT3ZkjikusnMF_-UZbfy3uEeQypmW8Vc3YotzbR3xQ4vfRPG0V58sZ87vR6PalqwVe77pm2P0iCdq2yisVPXk/s320/IMG_8905.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He's pretty fun to mess with to be honest and I've been getting into smaller figures, like the Bandai Aqua Shooters! lately, which work really well with him as creatures to be terrorised!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8sIlQ2qKa9C2Wjd2LjprgTpssfETyN5WZof96yFr9wG66Q1xSsBcTLmIb4rczvOexwx82Rewgcf0fH4zyiHK-WdkGDN_k-psin8yW6m8-YmHLu-tgsr5Gqm18MVT1mQHsgghyphenhyphen36pruKldQOU0Tdag67eoKTEt97Ch3Q3dSenNS_SjqAqU1edsQ9I7mI/s2400/IMG_8906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8sIlQ2qKa9C2Wjd2LjprgTpssfETyN5WZof96yFr9wG66Q1xSsBcTLmIb4rczvOexwx82Rewgcf0fH4zyiHK-WdkGDN_k-psin8yW6m8-YmHLu-tgsr5Gqm18MVT1mQHsgghyphenhyphen36pruKldQOU0Tdag67eoKTEt97Ch3Q3dSenNS_SjqAqU1edsQ9I7mI/s320/IMG_8906.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6he21vPknjtjlcsedXv8Nv-HRxFVvpP3hJVoQD56yupZg80D1gQ0HH6vjxqp8qRWalTsp4Effkxu2-4GwbMqPQScMiH9HVvM0c-rNYHdF2L7PGiV8O34q2TGvlKFuEW7E_LdwSel78o-fz0LC3ORfiu8ylM2P61mIOooX5if9naSDl7_BGTXXYO9esoc/s2400/IMG_8908.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6he21vPknjtjlcsedXv8Nv-HRxFVvpP3hJVoQD56yupZg80D1gQ0HH6vjxqp8qRWalTsp4Effkxu2-4GwbMqPQScMiH9HVvM0c-rNYHdF2L7PGiV8O34q2TGvlKFuEW7E_LdwSel78o-fz0LC3ORfiu8ylM2P61mIOooX5if9naSDl7_BGTXXYO9esoc/s320/IMG_8908.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Scale wise, well-p, check out my comments in the Monster section above really. But I guess he looks pretty good with other Transformers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Kxc6IGTt6_S8UEEKUOBFJxCqkiGE510D7gqDmJc6hkG0anp0LTdqFKALQD14hZ4BhNwjcTrBrfh99kNGzZBzt9AFYTyi3QK2Beszox1vwMqCQ2Zyp2OOrVHgH9V-ku9EzfEPtPScZ7yVRxZnCGvPgjTGDBl5_ORvLXOfSmIZ2Y8N5oNyadAsgaaoyWo/s2400/IMG_8914.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Kxc6IGTt6_S8UEEKUOBFJxCqkiGE510D7gqDmJc6hkG0anp0LTdqFKALQD14hZ4BhNwjcTrBrfh99kNGzZBzt9AFYTyi3QK2Beszox1vwMqCQ2Zyp2OOrVHgH9V-ku9EzfEPtPScZ7yVRxZnCGvPgjTGDBl5_ORvLXOfSmIZ2Y8N5oNyadAsgaaoyWo/w200-h133/IMG_8914.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipySgGRHzaluZFGCaQHqszjBBHiQ9_0_mjEuvs49p3ywGU-ch9k09hpjf3bWgpmPxFs2FIVp-W_wZDFWZb1LvzQJOCAGPnZyoesiIXV2eZPwwV3s2Nedon4EPGG7Qni_1hhXu7Cio5trW1PY3ClNMH7S18mN2rkXHiWuuan1wXwnoPUaXyMzpsQSNGR-Y/s2400/IMG_8913.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipySgGRHzaluZFGCaQHqszjBBHiQ9_0_mjEuvs49p3ywGU-ch9k09hpjf3bWgpmPxFs2FIVp-W_wZDFWZb1LvzQJOCAGPnZyoesiIXV2eZPwwV3s2Nedon4EPGG7Qni_1hhXu7Cio5trW1PY3ClNMH7S18mN2rkXHiWuuan1wXwnoPUaXyMzpsQSNGR-Y/w200-h133/IMG_8913.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1Jvz95C4Wwm0xLuOGx6JiS2YN9oM38-jspTVMi8f2VipdnUKMXcXBf56Jx18pGDdlERxjERJtfT1Qw3_pBpxhVtv8dXvQ0Ry4l7-y6hoCe8nmElJ6HE-U6pWemmfp8hE9Ksu2KM-gZNwHrnl9WPgyFfBeptFremFH6BxJu9MLh2-scPfjiO36vzW3dY/s2400/IMG_8912.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1Jvz95C4Wwm0xLuOGx6JiS2YN9oM38-jspTVMi8f2VipdnUKMXcXBf56Jx18pGDdlERxjERJtfT1Qw3_pBpxhVtv8dXvQ0Ry4l7-y6hoCe8nmElJ6HE-U6pWemmfp8hE9Ksu2KM-gZNwHrnl9WPgyFfBeptFremFH6BxJu9MLh2-scPfjiO36vzW3dY/w329-h218/IMG_8912.JPG" width="329" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really like him with Sky Lynx!!</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He also looks pretty spiffy with Legacy Menasor. Which is an interesting comparison, seeing as they have two very different ways of doing the combination.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaRoYourpM7jmYlrY0uhr9WrLpqP1ycBl6ltigpiw82ryLVPS1fLRF1BfSrqsTzyZGikEZYuE8NSiqPeHApBRJkZhN6XmVoopv0LnY1JNJVd50QAeqwE8g-JCkEKJbZsEfhlAVQjewzNuRD6r7xvtliv7xJW9Ky2LDy9N7zjNHVxTyvcqlSh06JmQJvU/s2400/IMG_8894.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaRoYourpM7jmYlrY0uhr9WrLpqP1ycBl6ltigpiw82ryLVPS1fLRF1BfSrqsTzyZGikEZYuE8NSiqPeHApBRJkZhN6XmVoopv0LnY1JNJVd50QAeqwE8g-JCkEKJbZsEfhlAVQjewzNuRD6r7xvtliv7xJW9Ky2LDy9N7zjNHVxTyvcqlSh06JmQJvU/w482-h321/IMG_8894.JPG" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">So, I guess, to finish this up, Abominus and the Terrorcons are very nice. They look good as robots, good as Monsters and are fun to play with, looks good as a team and manage to form an extremely competant gestalt robot.</p><p style="text-align: left;">It's a shame that Abominus doesn't come with any weapons for him to use, but that has been corrected with TT's anime coloured version. Lol, Anime coloured, they only showed up for about 2 episodes in season 3. Maybe they got more airtime in the Headmasters, but, I <i>really</i> don't want to watch that again...</p><p style="text-align: left;">So, yes, final superfluous rating:</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">Very nice set indeed!</span></h1><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></p></div><p></p><p></p>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-44321562901105871442023-10-08T19:14:00.006+09:002023-10-08T19:14:47.713+09:00Sonic Frontiers: The Final Horizon, so far<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrQx1yRra-0C7zRIg86lZs9WekDFeIUPsDFoZI0NX4qP2Qv5koURr-9wqCIApW9Pqp4pASHbuusU1uUUHHE8NmeP7C5gA8VE1mmPuTK8PUprXrqbficOUMhQcv-GbEZi-ePP_INo8jR8RNqHY9Vy1Mg4MmsgyEGKHksjgUHkyb1DF4BSdeGn29nRmwnU/s1920/SONIC%20FRONTIERS_20231008171210.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrQx1yRra-0C7zRIg86lZs9WekDFeIUPsDFoZI0NX4qP2Qv5koURr-9wqCIApW9Pqp4pASHbuusU1uUUHHE8NmeP7C5gA8VE1mmPuTK8PUprXrqbficOUMhQcv-GbEZi-ePP_INo8jR8RNqHY9Vy1Mg4MmsgyEGKHksjgUHkyb1DF4BSdeGn29nRmwnU/s320/SONIC%20FRONTIERS_20231008171210.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Back in my list of games for 2022, I listed Sonic Frontiers as my game of the year, and I stand by that. I really did enjoy it. It was not perfect, but the gameplay was fun, the story made sense and the characters acted like you would expect them too. Plus Knuckles wasn't portrayed as a dumbarse. </p><p>However in typical SEGA fashion, it was obvious that the game was rushed and things didn't quite seem finished. Ignoring the technical issues like pop-in and the weird juxtaposition of cartoon characters and real world looking er, world, it was very bad at explaining mechanics and gameplay bits n pieces.</p><p>However after a year, we have the "Final Horizon" update for it, which really makes things fit together well.</p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><i>Ha ha ha ha, I lie, it does not do that.</i></h2><p>At all.</p><p>I have 4 main complaints where I think the game manages to mess up:</p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>The story</li><li>The controls</li><li>The platforming</li><li>The difficulty</li></ol><p></p><p>Beware spoilers (for the DLC)</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><p>I was quite looking forward to this update, being able to play as the core Sonic guys again would be nice and I think the game style has a lot of potential, but man did they mess it up.</p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><u>The Story</u></h1><p>You start that game to find that it doesn't fit within the bounds of the original story at all. The DLC starts somewhere after Sonic's pals "sacrificed" themselves to stabilise Sonic and his cyber corruption that was going on. Sage thinks of a way that they can do defeat the bad guy without that.</p><p>This is despite the fact, that in the normal way & game, Knux, Amy and Tails all come back anyway...</p><p>Everyone decides to come together and help each other out.</p><p>Including Eggman.</p><p>So Eggman is on your side OK. He is a good guy, working with Sonic and Pals to save their own arses. He is your friend, for what it is worth, working towards a common goal.</p><p>So why am I being attacked by Eggman's Badnik robots? Why are there a bunch of push back, Eggman bastard bumpers in the midst of these annoying platforming challenges? It's almost like he's not really on my team. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSXJ0vyePg7BrrjrhMycl3ywemY1HNOKnPYSqyG2X8D704gkKNM2Bw4pT4mhHkgqVuKaRtRzaJsQ51WVovgDeoGwSMavIxylNKQtxJHVLFcBJ8K4_uWShk2RH0fwGRnq4Ecun2ZED2uwmKhBp3CA2JCOl6m80gsczLKGDu1nuohOaHlT36zZvwvHevZQ/s1920/SONIC%20FRONTIERS_20231008181304.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSXJ0vyePg7BrrjrhMycl3ywemY1HNOKnPYSqyG2X8D704gkKNM2Bw4pT4mhHkgqVuKaRtRzaJsQ51WVovgDeoGwSMavIxylNKQtxJHVLFcBJ8K4_uWShk2RH0fwGRnq4Ecun2ZED2uwmKhBp3CA2JCOl6m80gsczLKGDu1nuohOaHlT36zZvwvHevZQ/s320/SONIC%20FRONTIERS_20231008181304.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eggman's bastard bumpers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>How odd. As you run around the island, you'll occasionally bump into either Sage, or Eggman who just seem to be chilling out. Maybe they have some handy information for me as to where the Chaos Emeralds we are all looking for are located?</p><p>No, they generally have some boring ass talking about the history of the Islands/Ancients, or get this, why there are no animals on the Island. Amy and Eggman talked about this (ignore the birds). At best, that should be an Eggman log file in the pause menu, not something I should be looking out for in the game right? It's not relevant to the story, but some kind of world-building attempt I guess, but it's so half arsed. You could completely skip it and no-one would care.</p><p>They also regressed Knuckles to being stupid again. The main game managed to do Knuckles in the right way, he is an innocent guy, a bit gullible, and un-worldy, but he isn't stupid. In this update, Knuckles and Eggman had a chat where Eggman insulted knuckles with a "hur-dur, you the dumb one" comment and Knuckes replied saying he would punch Eggman. Ee Gads, who is writing this schlock?</p><p>Leading off the punching aspect, in the main game, we see Amy trying to interact with some flowers and she can't because she's stuck in wherever they are stuck, she even laments this very fact that she can't really help.</p><p>Yet suddenly in the DLC they are still stuck in wherever they are, but NOW they can interact with the world! How did this happen? </p><p>Don't know, doesn't matter because, sloppy writing.</p><p>There's also things to interact with for.... reasons...?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3csjS2QE7ePgbMVlTg_Wg9zuNDmjo5u_pL56wQXzdLwOK5P37PxZDX4xQAtbOnFmwi6jyp0Fv8iT-Sv7KEgY_d1xXzZv57T-VJQFIFUNhOlTC9Sm6wtcTaTcMiajKu0CfirF-qbE75lNaVXAK2cc21xHgFNYJz8FzyDqDcLvefSpeD5TymzAHXv-UO6Q/s1920/SONIC%20FRONTIERS_20231008173605.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3csjS2QE7ePgbMVlTg_Wg9zuNDmjo5u_pL56wQXzdLwOK5P37PxZDX4xQAtbOnFmwi6jyp0Fv8iT-Sv7KEgY_d1xXzZv57T-VJQFIFUNhOlTC9Sm6wtcTaTcMiajKu0CfirF-qbE75lNaVXAK2cc21xHgFNYJz8FzyDqDcLvefSpeD5TymzAHXv-UO6Q/s320/SONIC%20FRONTIERS_20231008173605.png" width="320" /></a></div>Each character has a special type of coco to find. The blue guy with the tablet stuck on its head is for Tails. Why am I interacting with these things? I dunno.<div><p style="text-align: left;">There are "lookout coco" that you pick up as well. You get a cutscene and all. What are they for? I have no idea. One big problem Frontiers has consistently had is that it's terrible at explaining things.</p><p style="text-align: left;">These back pack guys give you experience points. This one I understood as the icons looked like the bits you collect in the main game.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2U9OMVHBp_b7WzEZAscAoFTHGvTXPediCIEH1vetMpVn3ANLbTQFxEXK8t4j9ixdtW3CWK53fCgwimFP7De7FajxHoQznBMT_gpGW_hkGWxmlMVVoPWsz5ThqBlUoSC2k93DxKfxAxYtgasz09YAfDMKNGn5VWQFT6HafFsFLObPeb4zB7bdKo-W2t0/s1920/SONIC%20FRONTIERS_20231001160652.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2U9OMVHBp_b7WzEZAscAoFTHGvTXPediCIEH1vetMpVn3ANLbTQFxEXK8t4j9ixdtW3CWK53fCgwimFP7De7FajxHoQznBMT_gpGW_hkGWxmlMVVoPWsz5ThqBlUoSC2k93DxKfxAxYtgasz09YAfDMKNGn5VWQFT6HafFsFLObPeb4zB7bdKo-W2t0/w200-h113/SONIC%20FRONTIERS_20231001160652.png" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmUjYpXMkAHYkzjwlitaSeWnVBsbxcYp3okYZ2H71s0gZG_MyCuf-x3-IqCtoG4jogI5pk1niOb6SKgMA-q3GpI2SInLSUlTYc3Fqgo-eGGSOTCqmqQWq1T-0zn836Hsx3deHqVk4_O_N_pJg3n3EQ_no7jOpTD_VTD-g01NKUwtcRUP44qFnl3nD6xM/s1920/SONIC%20FRONTIERS_20231008172927.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmUjYpXMkAHYkzjwlitaSeWnVBsbxcYp3okYZ2H71s0gZG_MyCuf-x3-IqCtoG4jogI5pk1niOb6SKgMA-q3GpI2SInLSUlTYc3Fqgo-eGGSOTCqmqQWq1T-0zn836Hsx3deHqVk4_O_N_pJg3n3EQ_no7jOpTD_VTD-g01NKUwtcRUP44qFnl3nD6xM/w200-h113/SONIC%20FRONTIERS_20231008172927.png" width="200" /></a></div><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><u>The Controls</u></h1><p>I started playing as Amy and things were fine as I ran around the island. I realised though that she had no Pico-hammer. </p><blockquote><p>"Odd," thought I "how does Amy attack?"</p></blockquote><p>Well, it turns out she has a homing attack. That's how. So I used it, but the timing was off. </p><p></p><blockquote>Hrm, what's going on here. There is definite lag between when I press the button and when she'll do the attack. I'm sure the game allows for this and the homing attack sections with Amy are either fairly forgiving or rare.</blockquote><p></p><p>No and no.</p><p>The lag is real, the timing has to be spot on. Too soon and it won't work, too late and the lag makes it not work. Annoyingly though it's very hard to judge. Some sections you have just milliseconds to try it and it just isn't enough time. I made the mistake of getting her tarot card attack in the game now as well, so now when I miss the lock on, she'll tarot card attack, immediately halting all momentum forward and plunge to her doom.</p><p>Eventually I got Knuckles sections. He has a glide (of course) with an annoying start up animation that bothers me. It works well enough, is a little hard to control, but he is gliding, not flying, so that is to be expected. Except until you get to challenges that need fine control. </p><p>He can also climb.</p><p>But only certain things.</p><p>Knuckles seems to have a bunch of climbing challenges high above the ground, which would be fine except for:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>His connecting to climbable surfaces is unpredictable. I've glided into them for him to not grab it, so I thought you can't glide into them, but you can. The jump sometimes doesn't go far enough. Considering the irritating punishment of having to start from scratch again on the climbing section, he should be a bit more able to grab them walls dammit!</li><li>When you do connect with a climbing surface, Knux has a tendency to shoot off in odd directions at unexpected speed, hitting a barrier and sliding down a lot, or falling off the wall.</li><li>A problem since Knuckles went into 3d gaming; the camera is not good at showing you where to go, or allowing lining up of stuff. Much trial and error seems to be required, which is not good when considering the above mentioned punishment for failure.</li></ul><div>It just baffles me that Knuckles control is all over the place. It just doesn't feel good. Sonic in the main game felt pretty good and responsive, but so far Amy and Knuckles just feel terrible.</div><div><br /></div><p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><u>The Platforming</u></h1><p style="text-align: left;">Touched on a little in Knuckles' section above, A big problem with the platforming is unresponsive controls and a lack of checkpoints. </p><p style="text-align: left;">When I was playing as Amy, there was this one particular section that required fast homing attacks (ha ha...) and boosting in tandem. I managed to get to the upper part after making my way over chasms of death and felt pretty happy, but was let down by the old card-attack-instead-of homing, and fell to my doom. Thinking that the last safe place I stood on would be the respawn point (halfway through the challenge) I was dismayed to see that I had to start from scratch.</p><p style="text-align: left;">After many, many, MANY attempts I made it through. All for the wonderful reward of plot progression.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Ha ha, no, I lie</b>. (again)</p><p style="text-align: left;">I got a red heart thing, which should level up the character when (if) I find the elder coco. Who I've not stumbled across as yet. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Great. Shove it up your arse game.</p><p style="text-align: left;">After you plonk through Amy and Knuckles, you can unlock Tails. He has a move where her can fly around in the Tornado. Cool. It uses boost power though, so it should be limited. However, most people have discovered that if you draw a figure 8 with the Cyloop, then it gives you unlimited boost for a while.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Heh he he says I, only 1 point away from this move and the upcoming Tails section looks like torture. A quick detour later and I have enough points to unlock the plane. Sweet, One figure 8 move later and the next two platforming challenges are done and dusted. Sweet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08R2lZIT1q1WoKA5I_CjqprVzmuSjXAUYjUT0jtgZ-N-1tDIp8ENlKRUR1WSZMpNM8HDVTppX0pY1L9ig2EdbO60iQeGaBZnj7NhRgtUBvndbFQs1LwYtEAUyxkPPaZgH2Ih9oPKf9zi7v4WvnY9x7Bn18cKGO85VoRqq98pBM7TgpwwxXguIZc51vn4/s1920/SONIC%20FRONTIERS_20231008173851.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08R2lZIT1q1WoKA5I_CjqprVzmuSjXAUYjUT0jtgZ-N-1tDIp8ENlKRUR1WSZMpNM8HDVTppX0pY1L9ig2EdbO60iQeGaBZnj7NhRgtUBvndbFQs1LwYtEAUyxkPPaZgH2Ih9oPKf9zi7v4WvnY9x7Bn18cKGO85VoRqq98pBM7TgpwwxXguIZc51vn4/s320/SONIC%20FRONTIERS_20231008173851.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf61T-99u70mDh8qgT3FLQIk8bTW6ZulT2rtfpqdxymRQkRc5wEgxcRjtXncN_fqH8G6tnZMrbki9wuMFQQ7ZE_qW8qx9JvfPb9WtNvJzs_s6HcAjo0N2qtevX95tQ5LsCRkRhCSFgX69QI0o_IQOMx0M_hbI0zreRvuw2x919omUqM8wDbSN2U_JnE4Q/s1920/SONIC%20FRONTIERS_20231008173911.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf61T-99u70mDh8qgT3FLQIk8bTW6ZulT2rtfpqdxymRQkRc5wEgxcRjtXncN_fqH8G6tnZMrbki9wuMFQQ7ZE_qW8qx9JvfPb9WtNvJzs_s6HcAjo0N2qtevX95tQ5LsCRkRhCSFgX69QI0o_IQOMx0M_hbI0zreRvuw2x919omUqM8wDbSN2U_JnE4Q/s320/SONIC%20FRONTIERS_20231008173911.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Thanks you for choosing Air Tails, trivialising platforming challenges since 2023.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have just recently come across the first tower as Sonic and it is pissing me off already. I have to Cyloop around this thing, without hitting the speed pads, which can send you off the platform, and since the platform is angles, Sonic handles a bit weirdly too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really hate this place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSi7A-aitxYb8NKxZdXqlwjI0wONHa82_ZC6ZW91sXUIDduc1RRRTqeAiHvaOte4pGibyk8qB3O0aZb65etmwwFFomEyTSD-YD72v5nLC_rUJesceA05mejLaKvWi8OnHdrvoxsDp0_NWe8VhaUzTcdTTrtTYAz-SrbMNDIZkyaD0HBUieHM9tv8ejRM/s1920/SONIC%20FRONTIERS_20231008181541.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSi7A-aitxYb8NKxZdXqlwjI0wONHa82_ZC6ZW91sXUIDduc1RRRTqeAiHvaOte4pGibyk8qB3O0aZb65etmwwFFomEyTSD-YD72v5nLC_rUJesceA05mejLaKvWi8OnHdrvoxsDp0_NWe8VhaUzTcdTTrtTYAz-SrbMNDIZkyaD0HBUieHM9tv8ejRM/w200-h113/SONIC%20FRONTIERS_20231008181541.png" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFuz4qu0FxTelNZpVwY-Qz13YRDqnue2hU_4d1X6-w9ZAuD2mpHhBp1FCxi8OzCOO7EBoCBvBR9B5-jiFvHwFs_SUvefdxEbSRWCw8RpA4nVJwnuzLbDJUyXmUs7nwqS0e2mFVvbUWEWT3NeMc_8XmZBt-RdQG_greH_clKPc8xKNUc9UZnGxvfa-2g0/s1920/SONIC%20FRONTIERS_20231008181316.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFuz4qu0FxTelNZpVwY-Qz13YRDqnue2hU_4d1X6-w9ZAuD2mpHhBp1FCxi8OzCOO7EBoCBvBR9B5-jiFvHwFs_SUvefdxEbSRWCw8RpA4nVJwnuzLbDJUyXmUs7nwqS0e2mFVvbUWEWT3NeMc_8XmZBt-RdQG_greH_clKPc8xKNUc9UZnGxvfa-2g0/w200-h113/SONIC%20FRONTIERS_20231008181316.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think a lot of frustration I have with the game would be alleviated with mid point checkpoints in the platforming.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneli-Z-RFgaC8i6wboKQJnG4klN4f6vKo3bD0np8DT5-_W9laTmna8BHHgX5p8mg54EHgiPGIF03EnNZhoz45HWFJqCW-OinmDtyRk0rbqRICYPz4d8-7CDAyPERUyj5r9aJ50TgvhHTYiJdsHpq7cuBPjgMutf9YFS-S8-82jpb0i0qfjTCwDOXoCFE/s1920/SONIC%20FRONTIERS_20231008181731.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneli-Z-RFgaC8i6wboKQJnG4klN4f6vKo3bD0np8DT5-_W9laTmna8BHHgX5p8mg54EHgiPGIF03EnNZhoz45HWFJqCW-OinmDtyRk0rbqRICYPz4d8-7CDAyPERUyj5r9aJ50TgvhHTYiJdsHpq7cuBPjgMutf9YFS-S8-82jpb0i0qfjTCwDOXoCFE/s320/SONIC%20FRONTIERS_20231008181731.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sonic's goal is at the top...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">This all combines into the last section</p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><u>The difficulty</u></h1><p style="text-align: left;">What I liked about Frontiers was that while it has it's challenges (usually cyber-space time trials) it was a pretty chill game to play. I could pop it in and just mess about having a bit of a jolly old time. I could kick some serious ass and it felt good.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Final Horizon doesn't allow this. It kicks your ass from the very start.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The Guardians are still on the island and as Sonic were good fun. This time, when you approach one, you'll see it's called Ninja+ or something. That + means run away. I was knocking about as Amy when I encountered a bug guy. Oh yeah, this guy was kinda chill before, let's check it out.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Goddam! Now it turns into some kind of SHMUP bullet hell projectile spewing ball of death. Amy has no chance of beating it. However I was impressed. The normal game had a couple of bullet hell type areas which got me intrigued, dealing with bullet hell type enemies in a 3d space is an interesting concept.</p><p style="text-align: left;">But not for Amy, or Knuckles for that instance.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The next one was Spider+. With this guy I worked out what to do; Cyloop around the stalagmites that pop out of the ground. So I did about 5 and noticed that his health bar was barely touched. Ah, jesus, how long will this fight last? </p><p style="text-align: left;">Not very because he lasered my arse into oblivion.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I unlocked a Cyberspace level as Sonic as just recently. It was a traditional Sonic style platforming level based on Chemical Zone. But I noticed that there was a countdown bomb floating around my head. So not only is there a time limit, in which to get a good score, there is a time limit on how long you can do the level for.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Sonic already has a time limit on him FFS. Now you have to race against TWO??? What he hell is this? This game is just full of confused ideas and is all over the place ideas. </p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><u>The Conclusion</u></h1><p style="text-align: left;">So the story is not fun, because it just doesn't link with anything and negates the character progression from the original game.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The platforming is not fun as the punishment for failure is too severe and is hindered by the janky controls.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The combat is not fun as the characters don't have an effective way to combat the enemies and is hindered by the janky controls.</p><p style="text-align: left;">So what's fun about this DLC?</p><p style="text-align: left;">Running around as Amy, Knux and Tails? That's about it really.</p><p style="text-align: left;">If I am to be completely honest, and I will, because this is my blog, I have found that the DLC is contaminating my original opinion of the base game. I was looking forward to playing as Sonic's pals and thought the open world aspect could work well... But this... Yeesh.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I've seen opinions stating that this is a lot of work for a free update, so we should thanks SEGA, but I disagree with this. You can tell from the start and updates that have come since the game released that they released it unfinished. If not unfinished, then unrefined, at the very least, the game was rushed.</p><p style="text-align: left;">So I think that they should've done something like this, but they should've made it more accessible. </p><p style="text-align: left;">The Final Horizon is unlikely to make new fans love Sonic. It's hard yes, and it' s nice to see some challenge given, however it's unfairly hard. </p><p style="text-align: left;">And that's just bullshit.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Come one SEGA & Sonic team. You had a really good thing with Frontiers, why do you insist on messing it up so much?</p><p style="text-align: left;">I'm now at the stage where I need to consider whether I should continue playing the DLC, or wait for a balancing patch or what.</p></div>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-50837257425896418352023-08-22T19:42:00.004+09:002023-08-22T19:46:04.044+09:00Red Clear Version: Optimus Prime, from Terebi Magazine <p> Released today, of all days (August 22, 2023), I managed to bag one of these bad boys and made a nice, terrible video, to join all the other terrible videos on youtube.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please watch my terrible video.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8phcHkY5u3Y?controls=0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><br /></p>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-38254723944737859882023-07-30T10:30:00.003+09:002023-07-30T10:30:00.157+09:00Adventures in Sonic Unleashed Part 3 of?... Probably 3.<p> So, the last Gaming diary post I did was actually one on Warhammer 40K; Space Marine.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've given Sonic Unleashed a crack between now and then, but I feel that I am at the point where I am just not feeling it.</p><p>Why? Well the bad parts of the levels seem to outweigh the bad parts aaaannnnd the piss-farting around in the hub world to get to the levels is kind of annoying.</p><p>YES, it could add to the world building and make the story better.</p><p>YES, it probably makes some kind of logical sense and links the levels together.</p><p>BUT</p><p>I juts don't care enough. I took a break and can't remember what I am supposed to be doing, or where to go, and after spending probably a good 20 minutes slogging through some not too bad, but definitely should be shorter than it was Werehog level, I am feeling that I have run out of good natured Sonic love for this game.</p><p>Like seriously, I believe the last level I completed was long and had this annoying platforming section, which if you fell from equaled insta-death. The level in general was too long to get to that section, and that section was definitely too long to be enjoyable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Like the Bay Transformers movies, sometimes people need to know that less is indeed more.</p>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-61491939766984627262023-07-23T10:30:00.001+09:002023-07-23T10:30:00.137+09:00Optimus Prime; Earthrise leader review YEAH!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/06/blog-post.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="1000" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MF-yySdj5m84wnyTX9NbPkKgu1aiGUkrXj_iR-Y8A2MbS4QI6T3pwucAsXfoT3EWj5wHXO103gUYiKm0IMT2o2LlXKxb2aQ7-Hp7XFma5BPueGbswzn2AOse2zd6IDmgHNC7qZwy7VK3f9TjGVx80nmkeFEakQLca6RWtDMY82_ZE976pz6YzcRs/w512-h142/Optiheader.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br />Good old Optimus Prime! What a champ, what an icon this red truck is. Here I have the Earthrise version of Optimus, which I rather put off getting for some reason. I heard that it was actually a pretty good figure with a rather nice transformation, but for whatever reason, I was never deeply compelled to hunt one down like I have with many, many other figures.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br />Were my initial feelings correct? Or had I made a huge mistake and the part of my life without this toy in my possession was a huge waste of never to be claimed again biological energy?</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="text-align: left;">The end result is a little bit of column A and a little bit of column B. Let's check out his truck mode shall we?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYnrBTN22LsRDNqbojjBGLmE7Klsc991_Wf-FcZ_rU5A1FrvT4SbI38CyLPGW8gjJWAmEyageghdQX4eh1dIa4eFCJaZFzjxJojuKKfHLn0GajVGWsOnBEwcd6MVKOPSxWqO-mUJdtwIjiAt3tUlWRMtV-geKW4GH-fD3UvJO-6VOzxwRQUHUo9yFUVg/s4898/IMG_8083.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYnrBTN22LsRDNqbojjBGLmE7Klsc991_Wf-FcZ_rU5A1FrvT4SbI38CyLPGW8gjJWAmEyageghdQX4eh1dIa4eFCJaZFzjxJojuKKfHLn0GajVGWsOnBEwcd6MVKOPSxWqO-mUJdtwIjiAt3tUlWRMtV-geKW4GH-fD3UvJO-6VOzxwRQUHUo9yFUVg/w200-h133/IMG_8083.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQgdS9dDUxhJpGN-1fbg0U8xENklw0Gu4a9PuVrjj-mIdOpwtBIaCnbL9EAt_0IYpm2ziVueahgo9daCuc3iOnit7qF3NT4an1TcmT0bz1XVOzPn3xd4od6MgOXBVUHgiv-90i3ask_tPpcfOPBXrhBCzKkmRWTK8NQIrTwSXvSgddpq2at5gL1oTnCA/s4898/IMG_8084.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQgdS9dDUxhJpGN-1fbg0U8xENklw0Gu4a9PuVrjj-mIdOpwtBIaCnbL9EAt_0IYpm2ziVueahgo9daCuc3iOnit7qF3NT4an1TcmT0bz1XVOzPn3xd4od6MgOXBVUHgiv-90i3ask_tPpcfOPBXrhBCzKkmRWTK8NQIrTwSXvSgddpq2at5gL1oTnCA/w200-h133/IMG_8084.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQL2KKgp7r6buTEQcTOJdO8_iGsg-ah5hD-3AEgP4lemwUo-mnHlUXswZgA9FwLh2OKia9r1gX4PcC-5Z70KayWq90noYF85_dTlwcHhy_ggBlevY8Z0E3-J_d2JGXUL-kJHTSOe7ZkdXe9aVaxmttBFlqKmnAi5-XClBxKP6ocs5MReYz6wqkkfgPtUE/s4898/IMG_8085.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQL2KKgp7r6buTEQcTOJdO8_iGsg-ah5hD-3AEgP4lemwUo-mnHlUXswZgA9FwLh2OKia9r1gX4PcC-5Z70KayWq90noYF85_dTlwcHhy_ggBlevY8Z0E3-J_d2JGXUL-kJHTSOe7ZkdXe9aVaxmttBFlqKmnAi5-XClBxKP6ocs5MReYz6wqkkfgPtUE/w112-h168/IMG_8085.JPG" width="112" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-IGWqdP_sMHcYM5YeOdJvcUTtfH2sBw1QbjBuWBtNcTO61VIr8KfXI-2PSZCcyfYy0l0-zWE2k_GLxkx2OTsyF5dM6Ccii1PTGpxvrHg7g_3QGTFtfHvHOfT94Pt03SPGqgMnvl098v8KR4_w7UYQ4fKg7gI-Zo4VR1SR7dYU0x_iF6c_ppGw53IjcI/s4898/IMG_8086.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-IGWqdP_sMHcYM5YeOdJvcUTtfH2sBw1QbjBuWBtNcTO61VIr8KfXI-2PSZCcyfYy0l0-zWE2k_GLxkx2OTsyF5dM6Ccii1PTGpxvrHg7g_3QGTFtfHvHOfT94Pt03SPGqgMnvl098v8KR4_w7UYQ4fKg7gI-Zo4VR1SR7dYU0x_iF6c_ppGw53IjcI/w245-h163/IMG_8086.JPG" width="245" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Here we have Optimus sporting his solid square cab truck mode. I do like this a lot. Also, he has the ever requisite silver stripe, which I think is an important part to the design. It looks all right and manages to do what it's supposed to do. That is; look like Optimus Prime in vehicle mode. I will say that the trailer bed area is very long and a bit chunky, but it's not too bad. </p><p style="text-align: left;">There are a couple of 5mm ports on the side for slapping stuff if you are that way inclined. One thing that does irritate me though, is the fuel tanks don't have any system to ensure they stay clipped out. As a result, they will flip in and disappear at the slightest touch. Another minor gripe is the difference in the wheels, the front one is grey plastic, painted black, while the rear ones are black with painted rims. The slight variance in the colour does bother me a bit. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Yeah, I did say it was minor.</p><p style="text-align: left;">In a nice touch, you can "store" the gun on the back of the cab. It folds in half.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittd3oCnUuJjaTKrjUcLRtGqpq2b8lXLeeOZcaqv78QiWBoqOTBawV4ZPfv60Fjz9jBDKbTMY_6I7gv3mKT5hZPLSpfVdYG118-Gmj2bCkpkPUenmcR3OEhptPoLB5X9bbmRJvw3JTxP9tq_batqpEyWDjn2P2rm6EOcQn-Qr17DW1xHJnDrJBG9KSFhw/s4898/IMG_8087.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittd3oCnUuJjaTKrjUcLRtGqpq2b8lXLeeOZcaqv78QiWBoqOTBawV4ZPfv60Fjz9jBDKbTMY_6I7gv3mKT5hZPLSpfVdYG118-Gmj2bCkpkPUenmcR3OEhptPoLB5X9bbmRJvw3JTxP9tq_batqpEyWDjn2P2rm6EOcQn-Qr17DW1xHJnDrJBG9KSFhw/w200-h133/IMG_8087.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRnwNx_owRQ_UQEdr60f5KQcSNWK-49rreNcGPjIIQ4DzME63qL9kMW5GvdOsXed8mVT1LgoIMOoKRS7hCGdqpg3fCxDm3BA1Yh8QN6meRpvH_rLQaMwFa3-PWAe70i5rq7UL-KIREihu-8HfBrAbIUiw4TLZTptyPDgOveTuil2Rfmdm8KMtkOqp4CY/s4898/IMG_8088.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRnwNx_owRQ_UQEdr60f5KQcSNWK-49rreNcGPjIIQ4DzME63qL9kMW5GvdOsXed8mVT1LgoIMOoKRS7hCGdqpg3fCxDm3BA1Yh8QN6meRpvH_rLQaMwFa3-PWAe70i5rq7UL-KIREihu-8HfBrAbIUiw4TLZTptyPDgOveTuil2Rfmdm8KMtkOqp4CY/w200-h133/IMG_8088.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">If you really want to, you can shove an effect blast in the gun and make it look like a mortar. Which I didn't take a shot of, so you'll have to believe me. As you can see form the back it's a bit noticeable, bit from the front it isn't too bad.</p><p style="text-align: left;">In a rare change of pace, this Optimus also comes with a trailer! Goddam!</p><p style="text-align: left;">And goddam I don't like it!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBkmP1llraNciACD4DV-LwUT1tfvx3UYave1QOO3NZ432imKNyZ5MSvd-Coi3VI307FgFtrR4ogpG4M69VLLX76ADj0Fs9HcsVzdPydCxJp2-2_FPa2z7UCqR0uQXWQygUTrNdTc42qlhWFH6wJ_BF6L6cCV8PY42q5gLGAhe365nGaosssFDveofgsU/s4898/IMG_8090.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBkmP1llraNciACD4DV-LwUT1tfvx3UYave1QOO3NZ432imKNyZ5MSvd-Coi3VI307FgFtrR4ogpG4M69VLLX76ADj0Fs9HcsVzdPydCxJp2-2_FPa2z7UCqR0uQXWQygUTrNdTc42qlhWFH6wJ_BF6L6cCV8PY42q5gLGAhe365nGaosssFDveofgsU/w200-h133/IMG_8090.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ducatoeP_Xs7n6eMpm1yaC1Jf7rOpY_SS2DsoJZzWidZQqp328heiry8kPeGDJrkBH8YYTx1-Lhe5e4G-L5ak56o-SmEN8IkydaWQApTCyi8kDH_g7iiX5VxJqzadYVZzRhrxdAwxpPmTDDFcYtB0SA_HnfSzpf0PPbkkIOJNnxDkYprN7EnpQYf3lA/s4898/IMG_8091.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ducatoeP_Xs7n6eMpm1yaC1Jf7rOpY_SS2DsoJZzWidZQqp328heiry8kPeGDJrkBH8YYTx1-Lhe5e4G-L5ak56o-SmEN8IkydaWQApTCyi8kDH_g7iiX5VxJqzadYVZzRhrxdAwxpPmTDDFcYtB0SA_HnfSzpf0PPbkkIOJNnxDkYprN7EnpQYf3lA/w200-h133/IMG_8091.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">It looks very G1-esque, but it's a very disappointing piece. They grey plastic they used is super dup drab and a retun to the Hasblow grey days.</p><p style="text-align: left;">You can put the gun in the cab and attack the trailer, but it's a <i>SUPER</i> tight fit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26yiN3CY3B8irmasJtf5vbvbmffKAxUvBTspAFowldiV_ZWzY3DJ2xVqKWK-XPnTPD1yfccjcheON9_AQ79-ES9erJOpiwV0jpCPWg2nMWMz0NOrrRstayX2TEnxEBLnu6rJEZ7YtML_XiNwE7teASa8b83a05f6X6bSGPcLxlEKECnyjvVv4Eg0TFpY/s4898/IMG_8093.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26yiN3CY3B8irmasJtf5vbvbmffKAxUvBTspAFowldiV_ZWzY3DJ2xVqKWK-XPnTPD1yfccjcheON9_AQ79-ES9erJOpiwV0jpCPWg2nMWMz0NOrrRstayX2TEnxEBLnu6rJEZ7YtML_XiNwE7teASa8b83a05f6X6bSGPcLxlEKECnyjvVv4Eg0TFpY/w200-h133/IMG_8093.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWVhulLnwAo0U4Ms8fCUS2pT2qXwHdIGlkqb7F2QO312TrI0GiMIJu5NYtNBQnkiCsRzVWDCG_txVFLO_e1mWCgRrH3vGKNw9jRTFxiEDb4XXMWTwW6OaT_4IZd0Z3DKWlypudGo-ucFdx3RCeNzQNyWPqMeVSWKmjrORlTt1anOuaFRIS-a62HnBvz4/s4898/IMG_8089.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWVhulLnwAo0U4Ms8fCUS2pT2qXwHdIGlkqb7F2QO312TrI0GiMIJu5NYtNBQnkiCsRzVWDCG_txVFLO_e1mWCgRrH3vGKNw9jRTFxiEDb4XXMWTwW6OaT_4IZd0Z3DKWlypudGo-ucFdx3RCeNzQNyWPqMeVSWKmjrORlTt1anOuaFRIS-a62HnBvz4/w200-h133/IMG_8089.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">When not connected to Optimus, it does have a couple of legs that help it stand. In a nice little touch, Huffer can also haul the trailer, in a reference to that one episode!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia30f2vZSd-hpL4epcY5SPbXvu_eBDG9bkj6IQVNfpBZKWw5H5eKdaVJDbD42P6vVemhbhfh8O-Z1a34t1U76P0I_jeVQtlTaX_NP6hOsFRaljcqa2OJCtIFy3pAImU86qmKvHym5a8NdvJDelqdtdMU4clLLKETPPotsMKia6oOHG2N8LAjk_I68rVhA/s4898/IMG_8056.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia30f2vZSd-hpL4epcY5SPbXvu_eBDG9bkj6IQVNfpBZKWw5H5eKdaVJDbD42P6vVemhbhfh8O-Z1a34t1U76P0I_jeVQtlTaX_NP6hOsFRaljcqa2OJCtIFy3pAImU86qmKvHym5a8NdvJDelqdtdMU4clLLKETPPotsMKia6oOHG2N8LAjk_I68rVhA/w200-h133/IMG_8056.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMel6lM7OilccIJrFcxZLffTqkiO3X6XZOO71RAaShpvlIyw3hxFOWgZjADM4vA4PTLwlOEktmCNySYKPwMR_N16Cs7CxyrT8IRU_etaVOHVDRxP2O6EftSAtYn0-QLhZNpmjxqlCeck80ppJ6dit4nkrS3yIrmDz9sh7hx5FYiYQDL3Bhjg9a66sKkA/s4898/IMG_8057.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMel6lM7OilccIJrFcxZLffTqkiO3X6XZOO71RAaShpvlIyw3hxFOWgZjADM4vA4PTLwlOEktmCNySYKPwMR_N16Cs7CxyrT8IRU_etaVOHVDRxP2O6EftSAtYn0-QLhZNpmjxqlCeck80ppJ6dit4nkrS3yIrmDz9sh7hx5FYiYQDL3Bhjg9a66sKkA/w200-h133/IMG_8057.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you see the mid-line in the front on photo? It doesn't match up very well and bugs me a lot!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSudabfpK9L8sMcEuAAuXhE9-f4YCd6XXXup7c0OmqvErFiHfKiOFMBI5rPpWuOA5UDSNVjTOBqqZyg3OXH61goYo-aBUnSluqNb-tkZ38AEnU2I-eizEmOdf8MI8o0k9OJGMi7Sp2Jd4sgAHBzQqlf_AFH1bTy6M6aK7_Kllp6tMNyroCUtXz1J6PpWg/s4898/IMG_8055.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSudabfpK9L8sMcEuAAuXhE9-f4YCd6XXXup7c0OmqvErFiHfKiOFMBI5rPpWuOA5UDSNVjTOBqqZyg3OXH61goYo-aBUnSluqNb-tkZ38AEnU2I-eizEmOdf8MI8o0k9OJGMi7Sp2Jd4sgAHBzQqlf_AFH1bTy6M6aK7_Kllp6tMNyroCUtXz1J6PpWg/s320/IMG_8055.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's a nice little touch!</div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The bottom has a few greebles and some 5mm ports for stashing stuff and from the back.... oooh, you can see the issues cropping up... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8U9L-Axrg5j5Kqjwy2q6z7qiUacjeMv-YvA-Ldx__Svb3nz5fOmj6ioRAfPc2S9Aa9Dsl6uKe29k09L_YCGxr4O6UvZtv6p4hbs55dYXGOZC4Lh9MUXieLEycCvc_nN30tlrlI_Bw7_983UMwvd153mZIgy8OkAhSWOZcaR3hLtvrEF5hL7I8uXbucc/s4898/IMG_8059.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8U9L-Axrg5j5Kqjwy2q6z7qiUacjeMv-YvA-Ldx__Svb3nz5fOmj6ioRAfPc2S9Aa9Dsl6uKe29k09L_YCGxr4O6UvZtv6p4hbs55dYXGOZC4Lh9MUXieLEycCvc_nN30tlrlI_Bw7_983UMwvd153mZIgy8OkAhSWOZcaR3hLtvrEF5hL7I8uXbucc/w200-h133/IMG_8059.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDOwdP1BQ75jfye9-i-sb_Oiwlro5lxKmCfaHbSqYmMJcfExRCvkYGAr0EoVywc4XglD_eb3dre9Fkevt64fEfUMRNqtGcoOreHGEoqu3Wiy2kLD1sP3OGqx0RNLwmvY--419POf0mdfk0WFWU5SK_08a2FzO-YwhnHCn7mqBwIttAU0WDCpUIQBnzpM/s4898/IMG_8058.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDOwdP1BQ75jfye9-i-sb_Oiwlro5lxKmCfaHbSqYmMJcfExRCvkYGAr0EoVywc4XglD_eb3dre9Fkevt64fEfUMRNqtGcoOreHGEoqu3Wiy2kLD1sP3OGqx0RNLwmvY--419POf0mdfk0WFWU5SK_08a2FzO-YwhnHCn7mqBwIttAU0WDCpUIQBnzpM/w200-h133/IMG_8058.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFk7GRIvyocGYYf5kQkLsuNCAUrabE2wpkXtWvJRNDi1TpnsC4yR_J-PRvP2f36IiaAjvzy2ljiTJVqRfPPEvzrawlpFh1-EMUmg7DE4JhthrXLjFONpvxQ1NEcWyb_RNDkcdqdCqVd6vX7QdgW66vQbxmKun5a4TYHhnp8bsBej_dm4_qaW-Fe239Zk/s4898/IMG_8099.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFk7GRIvyocGYYf5kQkLsuNCAUrabE2wpkXtWvJRNDi1TpnsC4yR_J-PRvP2f36IiaAjvzy2ljiTJVqRfPPEvzrawlpFh1-EMUmg7DE4JhthrXLjFONpvxQ1NEcWyb_RNDkcdqdCqVd6vX7QdgW66vQbxmKun5a4TYHhnp8bsBej_dm4_qaW-Fe239Zk/w200-h133/IMG_8099.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9W2B-5wEDqz9hEzppIjb9BrKZFNIE_IVPNz807dMVfHhSe5JxjYWvMra6Vtskpa4Crca9lko7GabtoCs9HYcU90AAkJFt3tpSdQI8vldYE4OAbDwgSXVJkIBBdhT_7W1x04AaCnmYp3gEG13jlBeKHBPPzZiX0DClKZzdPi_dTXtjOx0Pn8syM2S_SU/s4898/IMG_8061.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9W2B-5wEDqz9hEzppIjb9BrKZFNIE_IVPNz807dMVfHhSe5JxjYWvMra6Vtskpa4Crca9lko7GabtoCs9HYcU90AAkJFt3tpSdQI8vldYE4OAbDwgSXVJkIBBdhT_7W1x04AaCnmYp3gEG13jlBeKHBPPzZiX0DClKZzdPi_dTXtjOx0Pn8syM2S_SU/w200-h133/IMG_8061.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can see on the back some kind of future greebles. That would be where the ramp goes and you can actually pull the ramp down.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However, to do so you have to crack the trailer open just a tad to release the tabs. What a pain in the arse. The ramp has the connector joints that are compatible with Siege etc. bases, but NOT Titans returns/Legends (of course) I'm sure they won't be compatible with whatever the next connectable bases line they serve up is either...</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then, once you do, you can see another problem...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5I89KQpWz3L1i1lRvy2Wb9YtJuF45jshsFhAfiaFKjcBR61UVC4qqKrJ_aLwdevejCeJGR4PV9jy0B8-ZvKKKW1FDmFyU5o2B-_gDOm1jxfuTmSRJ1g8lJf2ePv7cYsjlomQurubG5mAjlSf-_csAO-OYlqwBgmbk5el-YCKP-H_AKBJnM6d3WYLFjIM/s4898/IMG_8062.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5I89KQpWz3L1i1lRvy2Wb9YtJuF45jshsFhAfiaFKjcBR61UVC4qqKrJ_aLwdevejCeJGR4PV9jy0B8-ZvKKKW1FDmFyU5o2B-_gDOm1jxfuTmSRJ1g8lJf2ePv7cYsjlomQurubG5mAjlSf-_csAO-OYlqwBgmbk5el-YCKP-H_AKBJnM6d3WYLFjIM/w200-h133/IMG_8062.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgYc3ZlbIhGzuo4QS5rqu3ODQ5RfWI4XKRa3cfEvNslyhEOK017cgT08aOJVZS8A_Fg5SWfEuQIwsI_ZR5gRFeRU9rc7hBlOth0UIqYDqmXStH-cmtq7VIQgdFZIfWg5XNZ4Ak1VPHpZMuVb5qXoAFTalojcZfhdXCZRJdzM6lnuqBcKjvqko4htl_xM/s4898/IMG_8060.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgYc3ZlbIhGzuo4QS5rqu3ODQ5RfWI4XKRa3cfEvNslyhEOK017cgT08aOJVZS8A_Fg5SWfEuQIwsI_ZR5gRFeRU9rc7hBlOth0UIqYDqmXStH-cmtq7VIQgdFZIfWg5XNZ4Ak1VPHpZMuVb5qXoAFTalojcZfhdXCZRJdzM6lnuqBcKjvqko4htl_xM/w200-h133/IMG_8060.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">There's a peg in the middle of the ramp!! This is because that part of the ramp becomes a "shield" for the robot mode. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Why?</p><p style="text-align: left;">Dunno!</p><p style="text-align: left;">The shield is too small and looks kinda crappy for Optimus anyway. What was the reasoning behind this? Who asked for this? </p><p style="text-align: left;">No-one, that's who. It inhibits play, as now little vehicles are unable to be rolled into the trailer. Also the ramp is very short and at quite an extreme angle. </p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Let's just skip over the fact that the trailer isn't all that big and only the tiniest of cars can fit. Huffer can't. Although that is realistic I guess.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhK-IWphbZh9pBxwDhLxfVnpv7FRi9ONRc36JyPQiRzEV3JZzCmFGZSrkBSM_9SP-n3y5tFDoRDlzFG7aKXujPzld1aYvwpeTZYx9QW3hRHBdnW3W3C1I9tsFDUBhJrtECd7MGZ5uvNGHuS5L__ZnEq6y06yOeepGGG5-iwHYD2IK5JWhUFayvcnhAPeE/s4898/IMG_8095.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhK-IWphbZh9pBxwDhLxfVnpv7FRi9ONRc36JyPQiRzEV3JZzCmFGZSrkBSM_9SP-n3y5tFDoRDlzFG7aKXujPzld1aYvwpeTZYx9QW3hRHBdnW3W3C1I9tsFDUBhJrtECd7MGZ5uvNGHuS5L__ZnEq6y06yOeepGGG5-iwHYD2IK5JWhUFayvcnhAPeE/s320/IMG_8095.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">I guess, old Optimus is a bit small, although perhaps comparing him with Runamuck is a tad unfair. The trailer seems to fit reasonably well but the back wheels annoy me somewhat, they are on a rather flimsy connector piece and have a pretty terrible grey plastic on them. Underneath are a few ports, but they are too close to other things, making them somewhat hard to use as well. ALSO there are some inside as well... once again in areas that are a bit tricky to use. SOoo despite having a trailer, the gun can't be stashed in there... The inside of the trailer will be covered soooon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYjkINpyCJbCs2H5vLCkTFB3m7Js9RaOzE64OMpsTKCFOe3jj5MX41Hp2q74RwpQIqSK58hJUMTVSZbo42gfSsvMTJNJIqI_-nAr9x_9Eh1OZ-v2cffG2gcdl-wQwMsWGd_YhMhSTf2N25-surzNBmkk0-q7HiRwNjP_pnIGX1kKUs-xFZLZR6PZHKOM/s4898/IMG_8097.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYjkINpyCJbCs2H5vLCkTFB3m7Js9RaOzE64OMpsTKCFOe3jj5MX41Hp2q74RwpQIqSK58hJUMTVSZbo42gfSsvMTJNJIqI_-nAr9x_9Eh1OZ-v2cffG2gcdl-wQwMsWGd_YhMhSTf2N25-surzNBmkk0-q7HiRwNjP_pnIGX1kKUs-xFZLZR6PZHKOM/w200-h133/IMG_8097.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlbSz_XM1QT2qSm_Od_AqMcGGnuzSMfE0h1fPOpxIEDTF2nrW4NOW-PLy3sE2ASH_YCfQmpn59V2APcDmvTcPngdJ_n5LWwNh4pt4iv_kS0db5nlm0tMa8WTuHGf7z_lD3fc6AALfW_LOFoeFTSeTENQyNoKGfA0zGTJm_mGSber2xnMZfzXjZKUaOO4/s4898/IMG_8098.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlbSz_XM1QT2qSm_Od_AqMcGGnuzSMfE0h1fPOpxIEDTF2nrW4NOW-PLy3sE2ASH_YCfQmpn59V2APcDmvTcPngdJ_n5LWwNh4pt4iv_kS0db5nlm0tMa8WTuHGf7z_lD3fc6AALfW_LOFoeFTSeTENQyNoKGfA0zGTJm_mGSber2xnMZfzXjZKUaOO4/w200-h133/IMG_8098.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Inside the trailer is the little gun mounty thing. Sadly, Roller is not included in this release. He was done as an accessory to some exclusive somewhere. Anyway, the gun drone can be waggled about and used for vehicle mode, which is something I appreciate. The modularity of this gun pod thing is actually pretty good.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOolomfmDu2UnV2J60nM3pzfP9d16jJRhU_tDynBELHR-EYFBDYO41tRM4Gww_1voffz6Nm8r1k83nalllDWf226pDztX9SPfdjHPbTvmx2BVoRvTWnCgV83hhbQw5HTLOke8RjozGjC1xI94s0zeHJ8Z-0ZtF3_EnnlVNkZncfoC2QL38G4c-11BjRg/s4898/IMG_8100.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOolomfmDu2UnV2J60nM3pzfP9d16jJRhU_tDynBELHR-EYFBDYO41tRM4Gww_1voffz6Nm8r1k83nalllDWf226pDztX9SPfdjHPbTvmx2BVoRvTWnCgV83hhbQw5HTLOke8RjozGjC1xI94s0zeHJ8Z-0ZtF3_EnnlVNkZncfoC2QL38G4c-11BjRg/w133-h200/IMG_8100.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbXlFEi6YAcIB0aw4sPUpU7VIhe0Xmjq9faurtcfvOv5ro4560xrklg89iu8191i5-JUla5ZfdG7XvfujXRcCiFL82Z50S9X8wi4ng9m9M9eRBJgoQzTBVm3sImRSriVjGhaBbGn8eSlria4xVzcR33Grt7lM4VQn3lRFZoWJvDy_IvwfZR7Y7cGZOLs/s4898/IMG_8103.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbXlFEi6YAcIB0aw4sPUpU7VIhe0Xmjq9faurtcfvOv5ro4560xrklg89iu8191i5-JUla5ZfdG7XvfujXRcCiFL82Z50S9X8wi4ng9m9M9eRBJgoQzTBVm3sImRSriVjGhaBbGn8eSlria4xVzcR33Grt7lM4VQn3lRFZoWJvDy_IvwfZR7Y7cGZOLs/w200-h133/IMG_8103.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-zLHlV_9IiQPPGVVnpDk7DKqeS1vGgdvRej0rozdQRFkMKv8pPOOLm63FgI79J9DeUdZiFMpfX-gmnb-D3p803JtPUDHK6onEJrTRCnln7aVghkMnA2gimiNhVKuGXa8KgYSzpQAT_6oj80hCPDFsI4DFjV2VEGrgrvOowkCJWDUj7Xx2gv9E59qMUc/s4898/IMG_8102.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-zLHlV_9IiQPPGVVnpDk7DKqeS1vGgdvRej0rozdQRFkMKv8pPOOLm63FgI79J9DeUdZiFMpfX-gmnb-D3p803JtPUDHK6onEJrTRCnln7aVghkMnA2gimiNhVKuGXa8KgYSzpQAT_6oj80hCPDFsI4DFjV2VEGrgrvOowkCJWDUj7Xx2gv9E59qMUc/w200-h133/IMG_8102.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">So, to summ up the vehicle mode, it's OK and I do like the colour of the windows. However the trailer feels a bit flimsy. Optimus himself manages to do the trick quite nicely. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Let's get this sucker to TRANSFORM!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Transformation is quite something. Apparently it takes a few bits of inspiration from the Siege version of Optimus. The cab rather cleverly manages to flip inside out in a relatively intuitive way!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdlkeyc2KvPr0EntuMvVjUW5zzaOUOVj5gvkgDSVl2GaI490pj-gNRakVGU6qWbTSBpJhvYF8GJRW2fNsnExnoZ5d0LUGQf4C2Z5db2Q_teDy-BG_GBZcM-AF2F_IVvgWMFts0gkYSfB_uzR9cpaV3vUem8meTU8zjLs-LXyghXLzVv7DftqBxi2kuqI/s4898/IMG_8078.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdlkeyc2KvPr0EntuMvVjUW5zzaOUOVj5gvkgDSVl2GaI490pj-gNRakVGU6qWbTSBpJhvYF8GJRW2fNsnExnoZ5d0LUGQf4C2Z5db2Q_teDy-BG_GBZcM-AF2F_IVvgWMFts0gkYSfB_uzR9cpaV3vUem8meTU8zjLs-LXyghXLzVv7DftqBxi2kuqI/w200-h133/IMG_8078.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDlY4rxTDTzq-VLqqlaUAb8C0OAA-IXS1tH69j63pkXoACpefmG5dKV9ds9KrO4AMBFsKzYOQb0vs6pA2aGr9NPFKZOs4tahzQ5pCA-4AzOHMm6VKcbXhF_ZLRM03dVi9f4sQOowWgyva1DRuBytOU-6Uy6s7t1HKUipMYsZojBeZhO_z95TN5STPVAE/s4898/IMG_8077.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDlY4rxTDTzq-VLqqlaUAb8C0OAA-IXS1tH69j63pkXoACpefmG5dKV9ds9KrO4AMBFsKzYOQb0vs6pA2aGr9NPFKZOs4tahzQ5pCA-4AzOHMm6VKcbXhF_ZLRM03dVi9f4sQOowWgyva1DRuBytOU-6Uy6s7t1HKUipMYsZojBeZhO_z95TN5STPVAE/w200-h133/IMG_8077.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">KABLAAAAM!</div><p style="text-align: left;">And your end result is a very primey looking Prime! Impressive, I must say!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-XjvK-vZJRQS9DiljdjclilV4FS2l1oNHko-DuF_jdFO4VIFNw4ZBQKq0n9kHXtffpCQ7XpcEYs_5dlAo2vww5ngZZWEs6DJjq8KJbXSsgkLlDaJl5V2unyXaL3noKRhlmLvDmyKkBMMQqJ9RvSXxN51YJ14wxq58_u_Ubq9skFwWXl2BcyG_wfCq0E/s4898/IMG_8035.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-XjvK-vZJRQS9DiljdjclilV4FS2l1oNHko-DuF_jdFO4VIFNw4ZBQKq0n9kHXtffpCQ7XpcEYs_5dlAo2vww5ngZZWEs6DJjq8KJbXSsgkLlDaJl5V2unyXaL3noKRhlmLvDmyKkBMMQqJ9RvSXxN51YJ14wxq58_u_Ubq9skFwWXl2BcyG_wfCq0E/w133-h200/IMG_8035.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rbBRFZq3tDA8h4XzKfDHEYPLyXIOjZL0ju1k2Jyk28d7mVJL2Z8rDIjT7R-flMxBkFbrLDXY2EIesZrTMyf3ak1ZCtl1R553VH6Bxer2S5iRJNQKlgneBmRfrb_njr7b4Vy55t8QbaXJL-o52NOwWknaFGaU9loF2ckAOBV0NJ3Bz_LUowd87_ssyvY/s4898/IMG_8033.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rbBRFZq3tDA8h4XzKfDHEYPLyXIOjZL0ju1k2Jyk28d7mVJL2Z8rDIjT7R-flMxBkFbrLDXY2EIesZrTMyf3ak1ZCtl1R553VH6Bxer2S5iRJNQKlgneBmRfrb_njr7b4Vy55t8QbaXJL-o52NOwWknaFGaU9loF2ckAOBV0NJ3Bz_LUowd87_ssyvY/w133-h200/IMG_8033.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaf3EAq7WSLN_RD4cg4szLeZn0GxMpytnpRstZZm56-0uJRUqx8E02AT43vNKOW04G8EoYn5OIeZFTD1lA99mybIbfMW8QY4hCfMpsTnbdBu_sCWfp9nRs0chTwmYYoxNg62FEn2cDM7Wx6Ickg7MmRWoEILQkvMbgLaXF56BOPuZRFqrwC9HI14o3bY/s4898/IMG_8034.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaf3EAq7WSLN_RD4cg4szLeZn0GxMpytnpRstZZm56-0uJRUqx8E02AT43vNKOW04G8EoYn5OIeZFTD1lA99mybIbfMW8QY4hCfMpsTnbdBu_sCWfp9nRs0chTwmYYoxNg62FEn2cDM7Wx6Ickg7MmRWoEILQkvMbgLaXF56BOPuZRFqrwC9HI14o3bY/w133-h200/IMG_8034.JPG" width="133" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">While I will admit the chest transformation is quite amazing, which results in the retaining of butt-wheels as the only vehicle kibble, the legs lead something to be desired. There are pins and stuff in the calves and you can plainly see the two types of plastic, but they do nothing aside from straightening out the feet. I kind of wish they opened up a bit so that you could flip the wheels inside. </p><p style="text-align: left;">It's a bit odd, since the Siege legs did something(I think). So why have these ones which I believe are practically the same been hampered so much?</p><p style="text-align: left;">Anyway, proportions seem pretty good, aside from his legs, either the legs are too long, or the torso is too small. So proportions aren't all that good then.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGG5YydiWRRhgbdUdTumOpAX0wIrdWt32tlzPYZKVGQ7tRdgR1qJ_OwuWy7393hqrAKzasKrX7IyAiodUjLcdKMEUpOEmqKgugovy7lCIOfRs2_J1idP_MZOLAmWuHRorKy8PahbF0ILYJXjzewblOQaCYdIGVYFb11_wWaH947IrNZfJNMa27PhT_5c/s4898/IMG_8043.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGG5YydiWRRhgbdUdTumOpAX0wIrdWt32tlzPYZKVGQ7tRdgR1qJ_OwuWy7393hqrAKzasKrX7IyAiodUjLcdKMEUpOEmqKgugovy7lCIOfRs2_J1idP_MZOLAmWuHRorKy8PahbF0ILYJXjzewblOQaCYdIGVYFb11_wWaH947IrNZfJNMa27PhT_5c/s320/IMG_8043.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">The head sculpt is mighty fine and the chest looks appropriately heroic enough.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4JDG-lGiRiGKX7CV-Ow1hbSrkR3e-cTAEiBYTzEAU8KxbdlEgAznBPJsDcH8g0pOi9C6B1VLmiLOhxOx_kDUUujnrHVO4NXv2I1CtXDgVOtCTwP6x-tDuINcfzQvGizqRNpHUhT3P-E3N6NM_cLaiHLvZ5g4zvDn5Bc76fW3ei1oDhyE-n2926R2P8M/s4898/IMG_8044.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4JDG-lGiRiGKX7CV-Ow1hbSrkR3e-cTAEiBYTzEAU8KxbdlEgAznBPJsDcH8g0pOi9C6B1VLmiLOhxOx_kDUUujnrHVO4NXv2I1CtXDgVOtCTwP6x-tDuINcfzQvGizqRNpHUhT3P-E3N6NM_cLaiHLvZ5g4zvDn5Bc76fW3ei1oDhyE-n2926R2P8M/s320/IMG_8044.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The legs and hips also manage to look relatively cartoony too. <div><p style="text-align: left;">Having a look at the back of the legs, you can see why I think there should be more going on. I do like the way the fuel tanks fold into the thighs. Shame they do it so easily for the vehicle mode too though.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WiUUUipY-kmsbdqHqeZ9mQUi5zZ2GMLwcFOFm7V9_OehTP0KZ0SJ75cf0PEF5w0tpCQM8DLT_UxrFVd1kwxBIbEdKrgAwYjmcdjlfbUtQHgrNfhhVr9kg4CzKn3mqnQsCkgHqe2CpDXtKEx2Ru9MZpQaTIp3_ZyWrYVDk2OvCoDIdbLlxYIGuxknjbU/s4898/IMG_8045.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WiUUUipY-kmsbdqHqeZ9mQUi5zZ2GMLwcFOFm7V9_OehTP0KZ0SJ75cf0PEF5w0tpCQM8DLT_UxrFVd1kwxBIbEdKrgAwYjmcdjlfbUtQHgrNfhhVr9kg4CzKn3mqnQsCkgHqe2CpDXtKEx2Ru9MZpQaTIp3_ZyWrYVDk2OvCoDIdbLlxYIGuxknjbU/s320/IMG_8045.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">His head sculpt, as I said before is pretty nice, but his eyes are blue and it kind of blends in with the blue of his head a little bit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit640prG4ZqEBOFN5u_aXrEoz3rvxyqAHS6KhWMOYVoqbvsBgItDIJ9gtv8QQs27gQWYsMp5DOvuN14640R3va2zTSCi83HMFavlPM5JhVfJ7sFUojvNaLMxcHBietFcQvzOxCtVUkfhHcme0E8bGjGBl1eyPiCDwP-g1OzMKTTqQgRPyAETHid8M8eSM/s4898/IMG_8036.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit640prG4ZqEBOFN5u_aXrEoz3rvxyqAHS6KhWMOYVoqbvsBgItDIJ9gtv8QQs27gQWYsMp5DOvuN14640R3va2zTSCi83HMFavlPM5JhVfJ7sFUojvNaLMxcHBietFcQvzOxCtVUkfhHcme0E8bGjGBl1eyPiCDwP-g1OzMKTTqQgRPyAETHid8M8eSM/s320/IMG_8036.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">In a nice little inclusion, his truck windows are hiding a nice little Matrix compartment. He can't reach in and get it out himself though.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9izFYNBhvKNbDBHi5kWDgeRP0kmRDgheCaTiyELjND7ucH9e-cSytpznk2vXPF5bXnwUuJt5BIXDDNYLcbU0vbUSoz1xLtB5vQHMAlq9BB2b66AIlSlqRuGUOjVeTIOZQrD4qBOYJlgkRTpFtuq0oOEGRlBwJSJFhlBMKr6p0gUltp29w8vKo0DvqqyM/s4898/IMG_8047.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9izFYNBhvKNbDBHi5kWDgeRP0kmRDgheCaTiyELjND7ucH9e-cSytpznk2vXPF5bXnwUuJt5BIXDDNYLcbU0vbUSoz1xLtB5vQHMAlq9BB2b66AIlSlqRuGUOjVeTIOZQrD4qBOYJlgkRTpFtuq0oOEGRlBwJSJFhlBMKr6p0gUltp29w8vKo0DvqqyM/w200-h133/IMG_8047.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ecBtyw70lCMm6TOE2GXuGKhXiQl5k3XxkZsmjynO_r51zUyPQwZ1PvWL4-OGILdpYvA5OpDkCWZfbFn_QVCdRoUJqj-uLkRB8ra6YqFOCHCCvPKQHzMyjprREkRxspnoQ5khEcAYa5EWXpGUn8Hc9tLQvyvMmw_9c9-Iz0pozfsEZ8WiVJTWwpJKcbY/s4898/IMG_8048.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ecBtyw70lCMm6TOE2GXuGKhXiQl5k3XxkZsmjynO_r51zUyPQwZ1PvWL4-OGILdpYvA5OpDkCWZfbFn_QVCdRoUJqj-uLkRB8ra6YqFOCHCCvPKQHzMyjprREkRxspnoQ5khEcAYa5EWXpGUn8Hc9tLQvyvMmw_9c9-Iz0pozfsEZ8WiVJTWwpJKcbY/w200-h133/IMG_8048.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34Z3DAa8r8o7lMQ_KHq2JoIpSNyuOkS2U7lLZBQ537ohpSCql4E60CFtsIp-ov0_uOCkFkksbY4EvuRcwa82DmOxO3wzHiJsnT4qLqBcDeY2KL-rGbx_TyP8b3FhbL2GydD6vXEwfrREzlhouYHsRdN4CWjTmOFaPV5oOfWPdTXDkrU3CanxsAfqGYGk/s4898/IMG_8049.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34Z3DAa8r8o7lMQ_KHq2JoIpSNyuOkS2U7lLZBQ537ohpSCql4E60CFtsIp-ov0_uOCkFkksbY4EvuRcwa82DmOxO3wzHiJsnT4qLqBcDeY2KL-rGbx_TyP8b3FhbL2GydD6vXEwfrREzlhouYHsRdN4CWjTmOFaPV5oOfWPdTXDkrU3CanxsAfqGYGk/s320/IMG_8049.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">He is also hiding some excellent articulation all over the place. Some is because of transformation, whereas most is not. For example, his ability to open his fists. He also comes with quite a few 5mm ports for plugging stuff into and a few blast nipples here and there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiZOs2yxPuSh_jdisnBmH2j8SLbdTLyYH-xkZLgzgl8JhhHe20F5upEw-Jd4x-ybabHQEpd2pqaB53VgcXZdqsF5NShxIoKv8ZVD8q9BBBIKHtzwHSLXy5aD_-5ZgNiitpcS5A0rq4B5KJ-l-P3-zEnmhJcRy3cyKA9q-7y69ZgVQlzURRUaURImq7ZI/s4898/IMG_8040.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiZOs2yxPuSh_jdisnBmH2j8SLbdTLyYH-xkZLgzgl8JhhHe20F5upEw-Jd4x-ybabHQEpd2pqaB53VgcXZdqsF5NShxIoKv8ZVD8q9BBBIKHtzwHSLXy5aD_-5ZgNiitpcS5A0rq4B5KJ-l-P3-zEnmhJcRy3cyKA9q-7y69ZgVQlzURRUaURImq7ZI/w133-h200/IMG_8040.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJSlpDCJtjHLTaTCwGZibJ7N7EaOmUZi0rmZvv3PfKuwV6O3XcfbtxmNCEt4DqReFdmtYsg9Lyh2iEIiDncHAEv7VKDH5ROf3bpwxKiArZJVjb6Y9js4qIgtHqt9hG7v3U7Q7WOo6Tlz9Zb0d3dgfs233n6XUgXbPV3hD8fMwcbfNDLX5PRBoCCuUiBY/s4898/IMG_8050.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXFLvMPRRMsF5K31ENy9ZZ84hkiPcypnfD7A8WoiWXd0DFE7TyTHjj9ITOXfzEy3cwGLnnfQN113-LsP1Q7q_gnAoAx5bHSrngQPXmOsgxEgYQJx85k2Uknxx8OexuCxQ5VC35DBn8lVSDyrzLCKQ7WHcON4tln0GWLXilhxzMF6Oj6NSD4dwrl8fwJ4/w200-h133/IMG_8051.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">As you can see, it's compatible with blast effects and can be used in a number of ways. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_wDf5KZY81Nzf-RNRTKnZARiv3J0kAWEA3zSzbu1TK-J1TRlTfqvyKO6wVbrVIKPFZ8EdtcdsC55sPOrwOLdHoJyghFEnHNVgQfhctLDcGHT6raS5d1m9XmLc99aMQeB9h1OR_Pk6XGgQj3nYdZ2DEH0JqhysVkA-sos8TsVlzACReM0jStgD_ua8AE/s4898/IMG_8053.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_wDf5KZY81Nzf-RNRTKnZARiv3J0kAWEA3zSzbu1TK-J1TRlTfqvyKO6wVbrVIKPFZ8EdtcdsC55sPOrwOLdHoJyghFEnHNVgQfhctLDcGHT6raS5d1m9XmLc99aMQeB9h1OR_Pk6XGgQj3nYdZ2DEH0JqhysVkA-sos8TsVlzACReM0jStgD_ua8AE/s320/IMG_8053.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is this a dangerous jetpack or wot?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6XnpWGRrka--LyyIfx1xxq0k9QNGViXqxGXgkBEGmvKMQmDqiUH8fSCgT3gfyEGur-azqRQp511bKRxTUaWBygwCRwtHwyiXwOOrYTzrAqWx3duC_Bj3kQKttECQtI-YlGjBaDo5LYqWfC--Jsin282U5dm0ABy-lzrM0DCOP8K7jnIVIOHKtk0mOEI/s4898/IMG_8052.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6XnpWGRrka--LyyIfx1xxq0k9QNGViXqxGXgkBEGmvKMQmDqiUH8fSCgT3gfyEGur-azqRQp511bKRxTUaWBygwCRwtHwyiXwOOrYTzrAqWx3duC_Bj3kQKttECQtI-YlGjBaDo5LYqWfC--Jsin282U5dm0ABy-lzrM0DCOP8K7jnIVIOHKtk0mOEI/s320/IMG_8052.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the kind of mortar config I was thinking of with the truck mode.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Now, let's check out some of the articulation shots I took. Not only is it really great, the balance on the toys is pretty damn good too!</p><p style="text-align: left;">The question is though, does he scale well with other toys? I dunno. Height wise, he is the same height as Rodimus Prime, but he definitely is lacking in bulk. However, I do like that he's quite a bit smaller than Sludge and smaller than Galvatron too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir60j0HMqOXOnYKrnGXk8faYWyU0cS_FAP-IPnfuIs94Ar_sdGeUvdg3snQtKI79K-MmAp4n7RkmVEz3QVPAOd1QSqWq16xrvxkh9z8ACVDKi8rKu6HkMQ7Cl0YDH0_lmbaZnO6D8Yg69B9CtrhH1pHPeYFCCX6wN7EDGRJvDmogDl3CbEHd_9cSHtd3E/s4898/IMG_8039.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir60j0HMqOXOnYKrnGXk8faYWyU0cS_FAP-IPnfuIs94Ar_sdGeUvdg3snQtKI79K-MmAp4n7RkmVEz3QVPAOd1QSqWq16xrvxkh9z8ACVDKi8rKu6HkMQ7Cl0YDH0_lmbaZnO6D8Yg69B9CtrhH1pHPeYFCCX6wN7EDGRJvDmogDl3CbEHd_9cSHtd3E/w301-h200/IMG_8039.JPG" width="301" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUqP_wBVyOvts9D-TK7E4-5tEJ0BEVXJFlgbNV8krBlthN-VUPR4oAt33_HgiuQdhBVQyf6AKsAs7RKY0AE2icu9XpWVcTvBRVldwVi7Au1KEz7D_QQTcaw2DZStBKBC6rO5AEjDy9MiRfTwFDq02me3QvXfveAZl2dycHSl2ay_fuxhfVS1QpX6_4Lg/s4898/IMG_8038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2SkAMkz7pDn7hVQvOqjpl_rE8jezEakOvv00kIHK96St8I_4fAy9mIrDc78ZOxu2CfSlxmTGpspOIvsEsvgEricBLE1p7Lqp0p68TV2pmUCwulu1o2ybiSQBmn7W03SgztnfaAjyq26Lv2MyTYDiCp3k5xciEwubBQsn7Ow0ZFYr3Y81f2KShuPxjPQ/w133-h200/IMG_8074.JPG" width="133" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Man this thing feels flimsy. The annoying part of the ramp can either join to other ER base figures, or become the unwanted shield for Optimus. Or someone.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJe39yGYhk06cMWTvqCV3Eb0AawvhZlr1_3Klz5PdHRNSs6fdWJJ7QE7PPWjMSZ_3GLaBhNcqmlufRiqZL74el_sHoAVlzI2nYHI2eZKcVHbHrbAj0C8DGYI8fi1UNlAAwVZghsgSDY5Y6c-Yqjlwm5-21jlZiFcOUMzo_CQfLbTwpqUzUrC0lZfacjA/s4898/IMG_8072.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJe39yGYhk06cMWTvqCV3Eb0AawvhZlr1_3Klz5PdHRNSs6fdWJJ7QE7PPWjMSZ_3GLaBhNcqmlufRiqZL74el_sHoAVlzI2nYHI2eZKcVHbHrbAj0C8DGYI8fi1UNlAAwVZghsgSDY5Y6c-Yqjlwm5-21jlZiFcOUMzo_CQfLbTwpqUzUrC0lZfacjA/w200-h133/IMG_8072.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIrBbGV55AkLEpCxsAdexS3ORNPkFmhSDCCY3dgYQksSQkfsEv-ajKPjfuW6Aj-esxq8IPqrwVs6OQPHIs5I0BmeIceLNuSYGaMSdTppbyEQh9irTe7auG_hd9Q1pt-iQmwL__Lzk7EurobF0q45247pN3Y8PbhJuWWo10voX7lDScSw66CPUrye3xsc/s4898/IMG_8073.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIrBbGV55AkLEpCxsAdexS3ORNPkFmhSDCCY3dgYQksSQkfsEv-ajKPjfuW6Aj-esxq8IPqrwVs6OQPHIs5I0BmeIceLNuSYGaMSdTppbyEQh9irTe7auG_hd9Q1pt-iQmwL__Lzk7EurobF0q45247pN3Y8PbhJuWWo10voX7lDScSw66CPUrye3xsc/w200-h133/IMG_8073.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Blaaaah<br /><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The gun pod drone robot thing can also have effect blasts put into it. On the G1 toy, this had missiles in there, but this one has a hole. </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLogxwENCNXwCvtgAPb8bbkXFSuP0LhNyvGP36QBZdfb2g-VDWijkdQYw4_Stik_cdyDiCdm6_PDd-yM5CoW1YJ-lHfT8Xx7a1MBZIr8pT1QBc__4enTMrtIipgdFtrPNvX97fZ8Idx-Yru_DMbGRkw6lbsDb-7fwzkuHrhOKjwsddlS721SMqIN7WuGQ/s4898/IMG_8064.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLogxwENCNXwCvtgAPb8bbkXFSuP0LhNyvGP36QBZdfb2g-VDWijkdQYw4_Stik_cdyDiCdm6_PDd-yM5CoW1YJ-lHfT8Xx7a1MBZIr8pT1QBc__4enTMrtIipgdFtrPNvX97fZ8Idx-Yru_DMbGRkw6lbsDb-7fwzkuHrhOKjwsddlS721SMqIN7WuGQ/w200-h133/IMG_8064.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-6B_8aXDaGwUUkzCMmDwdjsmoEUinGzgQGameZd8FP0s_r-dZ1HpqmGvZI7AJhHT9L6HLX57geIKfe2oZl186uaSKFQwJlb2F6riJwVMHgVXzJrwEHti5OZ7IHcg7UBKmBm5WDACwv-2aIvdgQ44zxiMxO1zLKuheHGepstSMKUiYNL8lx8tNGtq8wU/s4898/IMG_8065.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-6B_8aXDaGwUUkzCMmDwdjsmoEUinGzgQGameZd8FP0s_r-dZ1HpqmGvZI7AJhHT9L6HLX57geIKfe2oZl186uaSKFQwJlb2F6riJwVMHgVXzJrwEHti5OZ7IHcg7UBKmBm5WDACwv-2aIvdgQ44zxiMxO1zLKuheHGepstSMKUiYNL8lx8tNGtq8wU/w200-h133/IMG_8065.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">I can't help seeing a face on that thing!!</p></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUu6JRZejYYalY9dHjcPbEyywuENCAox0kpjgaN5m_3vRDbYBHpMJqvnFdy5LMMhQXw4KML5leOlQkC7H8lsm4YzWPOQzsboF9XMplx8Ery4aQLsBxFXpXTAQkL3f9QB167-vlgaxc_dXwIaJLSYP-bH0PtB-iUeQ2ZhcpCM_l_lCBYwyLbC0ADWgofNw/s2000/IMG_8065_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUu6JRZejYYalY9dHjcPbEyywuENCAox0kpjgaN5m_3vRDbYBHpMJqvnFdy5LMMhQXw4KML5leOlQkC7H8lsm4YzWPOQzsboF9XMplx8Ery4aQLsBxFXpXTAQkL3f9QB167-vlgaxc_dXwIaJLSYP-bH0PtB-iUeQ2ZhcpCM_l_lCBYwyLbC0ADWgofNw/s320/IMG_8065_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Despite there being an official Sideswipe-esque jetpack from the same accessory set that has roller, this gunpod thing can also be plugged onto Prime's back.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81Th4xmFXA3WTpGaRaIVCWa7dOZ96t-NUwclU-uG_TxAqukIfG19vFH_zTw4v7g9J6j4HJrUnktAT-jST0XTldQgo_hqt9UDhtySjen0xoWRYUfGq_fXqv8xiO6NsImr5qd9sWIhVyhn3prm_LpuVj88s4NCruPNBU9LnYpO2JAUp7TdoxahXY8JTFGA/s4898/IMG_8067.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81Th4xmFXA3WTpGaRaIVCWa7dOZ96t-NUwclU-uG_TxAqukIfG19vFH_zTw4v7g9J6j4HJrUnktAT-jST0XTldQgo_hqt9UDhtySjen0xoWRYUfGq_fXqv8xiO6NsImr5qd9sWIhVyhn3prm_LpuVj88s4NCruPNBU9LnYpO2JAUp7TdoxahXY8JTFGA/w200-h133/IMG_8067.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlc56SLjSqIgbM0j3ageoOQiIo1wsllik8_ukitTd5phqB5EJrxMhUbAFhdWwDzml4kDBxp9UHN5ExzF0ySzS6jtY6P-FFxYJGCSZJ905Qf7iGqdX-LnDiRNAvMz9ZDXgw8glQardRTc0drXLm0o4secAiPzWkaKstp1Hi8JHeCloQjWdu2dY6yhIof74/w133-h200/IMG_8069.JPG" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Da da dadada daaaaaa!</div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can also have it sit over his shoulder for some mean ass Decepticon blasting.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Or</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As I prefer...</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shoulder massages!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4CNjvcv4VW-vwcmow1pxrLlSUJmX7fG-eEuR1r84AMzA8y95Ct-d3GJ0t1hdpypTavRUmil3-idpOFJkh6GzYewO6frNipEl-V5Xy0w7PrS3_qu1DSiEzhiTamWABDDOqJ902ZGmiUEpu2aORiPwEMoN2p8n7NiJs9BR1vho4MlYc0qsuw5gayK5yCck/s4898/IMG_8070.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">So there we go, that's pretty much everything. Optimus himself is really pretty good. The trailer, is pretty bloody weak. Literally and figuratively speaking. It doesn't manage to match well with the truck mode and the open base mode is kinda small, crappy, hard to weapon-up and is lacking things (Roller, why????). The base mode even looks a little too small for Optimus in robot mode. It really brings the whole package down somewhat.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, I don't think I've managed to make a good point of how much I dislike the trailer, it seems fine enough, but everything you would expect the trailer to do, it kind of does, but manages to do it in such a shitty, poor, half arsed way that manages to disappoint in pretty much every way. I really don't like it and have just left it in the cupboard, hiding in shame.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But Optimus is pretty frickking ace!</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So my final Superfluous rating is:</p><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">The trailer really sucks balls, but Optimus is pretty good!</span></h1><div><div><p></p></div></div></div>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-33782342348494806422023-07-20T13:45:00.003+09:002023-07-20T13:45:00.147+09:00WaaaAAAaaargh! Space Marine! Part 2 of 2<p> Well, whaddya know.</p><p>After posting t<a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/07/waaaaaaaaargh-space-marine.html">his post</a>, I sat down and managed to knock the game off. I did have some trouble with the final boss fight. Really there are only two boss fights in the whole game. Both times has you facing off against hordes of plebs rather than the boss. </p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><p>Er, mostly. The leader of the orks does come down and prove to be a bit of pain. But oddly the very final boss fight ends up being quick time events.</p><p>You pound his plebs (by far and away the most annoying part) and then push him off the edge of the building and proceed to repeatedly punch him in the face. Eventually you crush his noggin making his head pop, however I got the distinct feeling he wasn't dead, and will show up again somewhere.</p><p>I ended up starting the final chapter again, as I found the plebs a bit too bullet spongey to be enjoyable and dropped the difficulty down a notch. Which was the right choice as the chapter starts with you walking up to the final fight. It made me think, maybe I would've enjoyed the game on the easier setting the whole way actually... Anyway. There were some heavy melee space marine guys coming at me and I had to shot gun blast them about 4 times before they would pass on their mortal coil. Considering how the shotgun one shots most enemies kinda shows how tough these asshats are.</p><p>Anyway, once again, I was getting tired of the whole meet the plebs and die thing, so I loaded up my ten shots of shotgun, made a note of where to get ammo replenished and proceeded to force enemies to gather together, so as to make each blast really count. It worked pretty well and before I knew it, I was punching big demon space marine dude in the face. That was easy enough and the game ending played.</p><p>Strangely, a less than enthusiastic ending occurs, what with your man, Titus, hero, champion. who just saved the planet (possibly the galaxy) being taken by the inquisition as your dick underling, is all by the books and had to report you for some links to chaos or something.</p><p>The good news is though as the dick underling manages to consistently be a dick by the book kinda twat throughout the game, so it doesn't come as a big surprise.</p><p>So in the end, the game wasn't terribly bad I guess, despite its struggle with the pacing; there was a LOT of walking in between sections, which I am fine with, but if you <i>notice</i> the walking, then something ain't working properly.</p><p>So, how was it?</p><p>I would recommend playing it on lower difficulty as the amount of ammo the Evil Marines take before they go down really drags the pacing somewhat. The sections with the jumppack are incredibly fun though, and I kinda wish it had one or two more in there. Also, the game could do with less brown and a bit more difference in the level themes. Destroyed city can only take you so far...</p><p>There is a sequel in the works for the PS5, which looks promising. Maybe one day I'll get a PS5 (Probably when the PS6 is just around the corner).</p>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-76584073761954439822023-07-16T18:42:00.004+09:002023-07-16T18:42:48.962+09:00WaaaAAAaaargh! Space Marine!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://art.gametdb.com/ps3/coverfullHQ/US/BLUS30432.jpg?1333624677" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="800" height="173" src="https://art.gametdb.com/ps3/coverfullHQ/US/BLUS30432.jpg?1333624677" width="320" /></a></div><br /> A long long time ago, I found the demo for this game and played it for a bit. It used a bit with a jump pack and was pretty fun. I've always wanted to give it a crack for reals and now I have.<p></p><p>What's it like?</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><p>Well, not too bad. You play a Warhammer, big chunky ass space marine, which is cool and you battle hordes of orks who have invaded some planet.</p><p>It plays a lot like Transformers WFC/FOC, Gears of War and that kind of 3rd person shooter game without a cover mechanic. It also comes form that era of games when the worlds were very </p><p>BROWN</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/original/4/40642/2444758-warhammer-40k-space-marine-nowy-gameplay-gamescom_174bu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="615" height="208" src="https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/original/4/40642/2444758-warhammer-40k-space-marine-nowy-gameplay-gamescom_174bu.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Man the stages in this game are not eye-inspiring. I guess they are what one would expect from this Warhammer world, after all, the orks thing, seems to be to invade and devastate and yep, each level has been devastated. Sadly though all the areas you walk through are forgettable and plain.</p><p>Travel through destroyed streets, destroyed building, destroyed church looking thing, maybe, more destroyed other buildings that may have been housings. Everything is smashed to bits and just looks pretty bland really.</p><p>Gameplay wise you have 4 weapons that can be carried around and the selection is pretty limited. Pistol type blaster, machine gun thing, explosive launcher thing, sniper rifle and shot gun thing. Reloading takes a long time and if you're in the thick of things, it's better to either swap weapons or start melee combat. The game wants you to melee quite a bit, as you soon lose the distance advantage and will get swamped by plebs. They are pretty easy to take out, and you'll need to execute them to get energy back.</p><p>The executions look cool and explosive. Your guy will be splatting heads, chain sawing guts and all sorts of shenanigans, which then (rather cooly) gets him covered in blood. Sadly though, the animations, while cool, take quite a long time to go through the motions and while doing them, you'll still be attacked and taking damage.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.co-optimus.com/images/gallery/3622xmeleenob_v02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://www.co-optimus.com/images/gallery/3622xmeleenob_v02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Am I supposed to wait until the last guy is left so I can do it in safety? Or does the game want me to charge into the middle of a swarm of orks and smash like a madman, using the recharge to continue? So far, the best I've found is to run in, blasting as you get close and then get to smacking them about. However the biggest problem seems to be the camera for the smacking action. It doesn't really change viewpoint from the just behind point used for shooting, so it's kind of hard to see what is behind you, leading to getting swarmed from behind as there are a bunch of dudes you can't see.<p></p><p>As well as that, the weapons you end up with are not all that exciting to use. Sure some of them are ridiculously powerful, my favourite is the plasma shotgun, which while limited in ammo, absolutely wastes anything in it's way. But the regular machine and sniper rifle etc, are just OK.</p><p>Melee weapon wise there is a knife, a chainsaw, an axe and a hammer. Oddly the knife is replaced with the chainsaw and when you get to the axe, it states the axe is more powerful than the chainsaw, but later, you can revert to the chainsaw again. Why?</p><p>When you have the option for the hammer, it's great. However you are limited to using only two of your four weapons. Fair enough, however, without swapping the hammer with another weapon at specific points, it's impossible to get rid of it. It only shows up at specific areas too. There has been times when I would like to drop the hammer and get to use my shot gun for an area, but you can't just drop it.</p><p>Currently though, I have come to a point where the orks are no longer the main enemy, which makes a nice change of pace. However, I am now fighting, er, evil space marine guys. And DAYUM boy, talk about ya bullet sponges.</p><p>To be honest, it's now at the point that I am thinking of giving it up. So far every spot that I've encountered Evil-Space-Marines has been a slow drag of wasting much ammo. Which is very opposed to the earlier experience of generally tearing through hordes of orks in a relatively quick chop. </p><p>This experience, to be continued...</p><p><br /></p><p>PS also. why do orks always have corny British accents?</p><p><br /></p><p>Most image sources:<a href="https://www.co-optimus.com/article/4446/bloody-good-warhammer-space-marine-screens.html">Co-Optimus - Screens - Bloody Good Warhammer: Space Marine Screens</a></p>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-6691656777373446492023-07-09T10:30:00.000+09:002023-07-09T10:30:00.176+09:00Legacy Breakdown; A review<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6chO2j9ghuhKmnxMCXHNNtHabHaD7imCHESZwNdKCmTPSbK7ndDc3p_IchKQkfqfkoGqY9Z1aVrzmogR7DtQT07IDemf62jw0-qpJ-jiqfaJt4WbWJq7GMinIqrHoVIoqJ5SM8zz6xl1yjPCxdJnBrQcK3bxvvHQcW3ZIQHtJ3gCX7R1VP72WIMY/s1000/BreakdownLegacy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="1000" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6chO2j9ghuhKmnxMCXHNNtHabHaD7imCHESZwNdKCmTPSbK7ndDc3p_IchKQkfqfkoGqY9Z1aVrzmogR7DtQT07IDemf62jw0-qpJ-jiqfaJt4WbWJq7GMinIqrHoVIoqJ5SM8zz6xl1yjPCxdJnBrQcK3bxvvHQcW3ZIQHtJ3gCX7R1VP72WIMY/w480-h156/BreakdownLegacy.png" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Here we are ladies and gentlethings, the last of the Stunticons has arrived! Not only that, it is my favourite character! Oh boy oh boy, the Legacy Stunticons have been pretty good so far and gotten some nice homage action going, I sure do hope they gave my beloved Breakdown the respect he deserves! I mean, the vehicle modes are all pretty different, while I can easily accept using the same bas transformation schematic, surely, <i>surely</i> they wouldn't just use a repaint and call it a day right?</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><p>And sadly here I am talking about <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/03/legacy-wildrider-review.html" target="_blank">Legacy Wildrider</a>. Yep, Poor old Breakdown is a recolour of Wildrider with a slight remould of his calf pieces to make a different back of the car. While I quite liked the vehicle mode of Wildrider, I found myself not so excited by the robot, it wasn't terrible, but it wasn't amazing either. It did the trick. So I guess Breakdown must be the same.</p><p>Breakdown is packaged in robot mode and the package is nice enough, TT stickers notwithstanding.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpwN3HMTlnhs4OGyDI4dV9NT59aPPkOYmIGwkyPQldj-6zhbR-QSln-9M1R2Pn-EuLaGHIgC7cbdOOjf5otWV8_Re967oi_DVp3j9GMWauWhDVvsebFWxV2HhCdQgsS5Gw_FTvgeqfSmxIXI6yqXc_yomXvr2lK9Qb19OcmRnZxhvNboBg1SVAKnN/s4898/IMG_8612.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpwN3HMTlnhs4OGyDI4dV9NT59aPPkOYmIGwkyPQldj-6zhbR-QSln-9M1R2Pn-EuLaGHIgC7cbdOOjf5otWV8_Re967oi_DVp3j9GMWauWhDVvsebFWxV2HhCdQgsS5Gw_FTvgeqfSmxIXI6yqXc_yomXvr2lK9Qb19OcmRnZxhvNboBg1SVAKnN/w133-h200/IMG_8612.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4djVIjVhLgT5_tZedmO7es71rB_4TUEWNyLAHiDu-koUO9WG1GaqA-DYf0ipvZ0s9VEBOJtFtpUxk8T7Xn-Y4RClmKXyMXfW1QVbcO09J_ve3lcB_y_P2KDyl6cidocYtb8VEhIjn0m2Tow4wImXYQa_sewdJNB0RDxpAskzrz94XjSen6wS8aud/s4898/IMG_8613.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Once again, the bonnet of the car on his back can split apart like Wildrider's can, but once again, it looks pretty crap.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOR8fro80GpnRTWT-C7wJYsRVbH_rVqtWPi_f0PNOXgTDsf0L--ISnWiNp1ifQcI4-jvPOfdcbNTnfPBplM1bkMocgUNEYKPowqdGzSAjwkEl80tbM3f3CtcFnUXKQzEdGhBkvZt2nXP8TSIMlvokO6f_4wpz2bWXMaJvApozHmX0CoyPSsux98sm/s4898/IMG_8676.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOR8fro80GpnRTWT-C7wJYsRVbH_rVqtWPi_f0PNOXgTDsf0L--ISnWiNp1ifQcI4-jvPOfdcbNTnfPBplM1bkMocgUNEYKPowqdGzSAjwkEl80tbM3f3CtcFnUXKQzEdGhBkvZt2nXP8TSIMlvokO6f_4wpz2bWXMaJvApozHmX0CoyPSsux98sm/w70-h105/IMG_8676.JPG" width="70" /></a></div>He come with two accessories. A gun and a spoiler. Make sure you don't lose them when opening the box. I'll cover them in more detail a bit later one. For now though, we're going to have a bit of a closer look at his body and the new bits.<p></p><p>I mentioned the guns now, mainly because the body images I took had him holding the gun.</p><p><br /></p><p>The head looks pretty nice and seems to follow the trend of giving Breakdown a somewhat flat head. The yellow eyes really stand out form the red face and generally the sculpt is pretty detailed and cartoony. There is the option for lightpiping in the eyes as well, but the yellow paint manages to stop it from working. The chest is slightly remoulded and has a little cross across it. I really like the silver colour here, it manages to replicate the die-caste metal the toy had back in the G1 days. The arms though are pretty plain however they do have some nicely sculpted detail in there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RC6iktz84oHvHKiC_FijgFsx78AVZQ4Y8BXtUAEKjC2KdXFcmCtNEsc8DCbJDW3YmGt-AGi92ZXbBBxQ5I2-l1KB-S4aEiaKZMLwVTeRznwAeafeXEA5XbXn6iDYppm12hgKFWEryPaSXPlmEGEki3LwwEEsgJQJubGzh7JNONAiP0hDoqRYyCN-/s4898/IMG_8678.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RC6iktz84oHvHKiC_FijgFsx78AVZQ4Y8BXtUAEKjC2KdXFcmCtNEsc8DCbJDW3YmGt-AGi92ZXbBBxQ5I2-l1KB-S4aEiaKZMLwVTeRznwAeafeXEA5XbXn6iDYppm12hgKFWEryPaSXPlmEGEki3LwwEEsgJQJubGzh7JNONAiP0hDoqRYyCN-/w200-h133/IMG_8678.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblmJugz8lBMCNVqL8I9Z2AvEMfvNkG0HICaWT_sZSYCJW-pqEB-hy3T-SVh-GKtC1j8B8lCLCcn-Fo4tFBxEOWYKd2qAK5VtCiOflKqoCAkTKhYvtUkB3zlDd3R9-oV1y8rrovzN8X-r4EHw7n4hPjyGtbmGn0eDXeCWwqAiF6nVffJ3kqBQ4HisU/s4898/IMG_8679.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblmJugz8lBMCNVqL8I9Z2AvEMfvNkG0HICaWT_sZSYCJW-pqEB-hy3T-SVh-GKtC1j8B8lCLCcn-Fo4tFBxEOWYKd2qAK5VtCiOflKqoCAkTKhYvtUkB3zlDd3R9-oV1y8rrovzN8X-r4EHw7n4hPjyGtbmGn0eDXeCWwqAiF6nVffJ3kqBQ4HisU/w200-h133/IMG_8679.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p>The waist and legs are er, plain too. Although the colours do match the character and because he has blue shins, it's not as bad as Dragstrip.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9cZ4Nu6w48IkJR1mdXsymgV5rwQkDhYYtOg-rbZYyqw_74eVe30nIPdxJCMf7BspW3djdEAzerj9ezwfIHJRNk9DcRclK2wa46LTeJdqDX64sEqWZbNgToEQLLgP35vaptFc7m_4lZGUUjq-pg9cePUEJpx-x699AkIRXbayDZiAiaPO56cNRjrN/s4898/IMG_8680.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9cZ4Nu6w48IkJR1mdXsymgV5rwQkDhYYtOg-rbZYyqw_74eVe30nIPdxJCMf7BspW3djdEAzerj9ezwfIHJRNk9DcRclK2wa46LTeJdqDX64sEqWZbNgToEQLLgP35vaptFc7m_4lZGUUjq-pg9cePUEJpx-x699AkIRXbayDZiAiaPO56cNRjrN/w200-h133/IMG_8680.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rXpwRE9zszh_ac0K0VPDFY7xtGbiC5qfI7V3wNCIALV-gH_LZKiGzlU7e058I9eNA1UofPBgNBHSynyKEDTuwdjBUi84pN6tssGW0NUYTO_ki55_MBuiO1HPuaz9DIUO-d6WUxyevy7n7dvs3lnIBICaH1HehEtghu0PFQbFdOhjm_jD29DOhkZp/s4898/IMG_8681.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rXpwRE9zszh_ac0K0VPDFY7xtGbiC5qfI7V3wNCIALV-gH_LZKiGzlU7e058I9eNA1UofPBgNBHSynyKEDTuwdjBUi84pN6tssGW0NUYTO_ki55_MBuiO1HPuaz9DIUO-d6WUxyevy7n7dvs3lnIBICaH1HehEtghu0PFQbFdOhjm_jD29DOhkZp/w200-h133/IMG_8681.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">His legs and hips are pretty unhindered though, so that's good and overall his pose-ability is pretty fine.</p><p>Annoyingly though, despite ALL the other Stunticons having TWO glorious blasters with which they can bring the pain, Breakdown here only comes with one! It looks kind of chunky and is slightly sad to look at, especially when comparing it with the nicely sculpted guns that the others came with.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXv_-F-57I1KaZLW9u4lk3_l5NbfEO0mT7LFGg-Nj23HA9KOjRIN53dXHBWTC-5V0X914rks-eq24Q4U7lxzM4vZQocbl9NmuWaNnNbPTu7wPgHFs8gAz7IkpBsD2DWXvi-2nU-sZdGafFovOzw7gXHhpuYy_lJh9V7vDDBqpiuRccr_Y60YadAo9r/s4898/IMG_8682.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXv_-F-57I1KaZLW9u4lk3_l5NbfEO0mT7LFGg-Nj23HA9KOjRIN53dXHBWTC-5V0X914rks-eq24Q4U7lxzM4vZQocbl9NmuWaNnNbPTu7wPgHFs8gAz7IkpBsD2DWXvi-2nU-sZdGafFovOzw7gXHhpuYy_lJh9V7vDDBqpiuRccr_Y60YadAo9r/w200-h133/IMG_8682.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJg1k2bHgecsvfM4lcWZswa7p9ac_rZ32pYcUvdB3Q5BCB9u7pdPzW3kut5p-iWVa8qaiR3pq6kIhzKNbS-itekqgkfAvCcYBPNXFrHZAnsJV2WKhewIWZMfPGhLWeLt_gYuB6CrtQAxhUBsYJZjJt8d3qKj5NF_KTJVAZ2Avtg6bQwui_UkFlzoT/s4898/IMG_8683.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJg1k2bHgecsvfM4lcWZswa7p9ac_rZ32pYcUvdB3Q5BCB9u7pdPzW3kut5p-iWVa8qaiR3pq6kIhzKNbS-itekqgkfAvCcYBPNXFrHZAnsJV2WKhewIWZMfPGhLWeLt_gYuB6CrtQAxhUBsYJZjJt8d3qKj5NF_KTJVAZ2Avtg6bQwui_UkFlzoT/w200-h133/IMG_8683.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQpofv5pY6GDi5GOd4-jek92vCuxgcln3Pwffly6y0-LXY1gXqMTGsnqXKLZ1hSojuOMYI-_Gk9LpSpcDH-epuDbes8LG1d25T5meH5frgZtkpYSMNuopOSgM7JIYMeqiG6-m3df0Pz-fBWgoe_8mWED7jfi5hduPpdPvszbtlk-7OpygtHbOgORs/s4898/IMG_8688.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQpofv5pY6GDi5GOd4-jek92vCuxgcln3Pwffly6y0-LXY1gXqMTGsnqXKLZ1hSojuOMYI-_Gk9LpSpcDH-epuDbes8LG1d25T5meH5frgZtkpYSMNuopOSgM7JIYMeqiG6-m3df0Pz-fBWgoe_8mWED7jfi5hduPpdPvszbtlk-7OpygtHbOgORs/s320/IMG_8688.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">He does come with his spoiler, which apparently becomes and axe by combining with the gun. It looks like shit and nothing like an axe, and even having him hold it, man, it doesn't even look like a boomerang. It's a totally useless piece in this mode.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6dcojx-Je2Ss2P3mroz1JVOx5Tkb-hzqMf_7FnpgH_bd0qqY30YPwCQk78uUCL94PUaOWVQhNcxInY06XHwsjc5tB203FpSa_HHddMqR-GhwiZjWx2Ek0lqDuOMI5wf0hSwU9BC3Fg7bnpcvjuQmq1TwD3IdGgOzoB1PiVv6itREMrTH2vOEag9i/s4898/IMG_8687.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6dcojx-Je2Ss2P3mroz1JVOx5Tkb-hzqMf_7FnpgH_bd0qqY30YPwCQk78uUCL94PUaOWVQhNcxInY06XHwsjc5tB203FpSa_HHddMqR-GhwiZjWx2Ek0lqDuOMI5wf0hSwU9BC3Fg7bnpcvjuQmq1TwD3IdGgOzoB1PiVv6itREMrTH2vOEag9i/w200-h133/IMG_8687.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKOlEGqkReKf9T7zO1ZEPOMNUZtpUcOn3DJsnOOR6B-YmosUu1h__guqZverpDkCAG3RT2j_IFJLgj9XnMntaBexMqWy4IZKoJW26J1GS55xj_8cu5C2PX_zxH3oLo73V6CUqkT1FLqyavY6VqPNSfwk8nUwKuZx7GuJLMqizwT3SRE3vlGJuOklG/s4898/IMG_8689.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKOlEGqkReKf9T7zO1ZEPOMNUZtpUcOn3DJsnOOR6B-YmosUu1h__guqZverpDkCAG3RT2j_IFJLgj9XnMntaBexMqWy4IZKoJW26J1GS55xj_8cu5C2PX_zxH3oLo73V6CUqkT1FLqyavY6VqPNSfwk8nUwKuZx7GuJLMqizwT3SRE3vlGJuOklG/w200-h133/IMG_8689.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bxe9MQYelkzosIUV8elvf3WTuYOjFQVWFb7v0mZPZRjKdIdl_maKuo5qtOrGKrVWBzMlwXnUU81RI9X6PJT1p6nMusTrE2eovg935ThbcxXbgHAREc3VVuB9MVtZEdLCWieOrso-vIbbpMHKsATnVNKIERLBmIdrWWLc3xNPlIvE45YhqX-dLRuy/s4898/IMG_8690.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bxe9MQYelkzosIUV8elvf3WTuYOjFQVWFb7v0mZPZRjKdIdl_maKuo5qtOrGKrVWBzMlwXnUU81RI9X6PJT1p6nMusTrE2eovg935ThbcxXbgHAREc3VVuB9MVtZEdLCWieOrso-vIbbpMHKsATnVNKIERLBmIdrWWLc3xNPlIvE45YhqX-dLRuy/w326-h217/IMG_8690.JPG" width="326" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">There is also a plug in his back for flight stands, and with his poseable nature, he is a lot of fun to play with. Since I've been working on this post, I've also discovered that the balance of the figure is pretty impressive and many one-legged poses can be made. I did have a really convincing "this is Sparta" kick going for a while that was easy to set and so well balanced that it stayed that way over night! (Until I started playing with it again) No piccies though.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-D9FZ6CpixycUVeKWig4lxIusHjRU6bX1EV8ACLx6eud9e25kPfAwVa6NuxZ5yQbXLyjepYVKTD_qSW9bSSV7wULPUvQPAlGy_JycRcu1t83-Fpd05bwMuq6KnotntXOkNOQcvVnGUCsecospBrAyAGSLqOXZ3XnkIWH4pRzpwsaMJ7OlHr6Z2keZ/s4898/IMG_8733.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-D9FZ6CpixycUVeKWig4lxIusHjRU6bX1EV8ACLx6eud9e25kPfAwVa6NuxZ5yQbXLyjepYVKTD_qSW9bSSV7wULPUvQPAlGy_JycRcu1t83-Fpd05bwMuq6KnotntXOkNOQcvVnGUCsecospBrAyAGSLqOXZ3XnkIWH4pRzpwsaMJ7OlHr6Z2keZ/w200-h133/IMG_8733.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASNfYXxLPGSafCnzeoZ9uwpSrk6jE1l6ziY3o36Wp0UK71QhUX_9vBfiAslyfJ5BTWoMpaSKwnBX2ocVIwNxP-Yp_E0gHPSeU6QHIZlPHWbxBpZPy_RC-Jq69hUP7I24C0-ye_3Le852TDuuKFvutjlxRr3-z4XqdQgaIyLBtAY-ntnyW3wZk0T2z/s4898/IMG_8734.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASNfYXxLPGSafCnzeoZ9uwpSrk6jE1l6ziY3o36Wp0UK71QhUX_9vBfiAslyfJ5BTWoMpaSKwnBX2ocVIwNxP-Yp_E0gHPSeU6QHIZlPHWbxBpZPy_RC-Jq69hUP7I24C0-ye_3Le852TDuuKFvutjlxRr3-z4XqdQgaIyLBtAY-ntnyW3wZk0T2z/w200-h133/IMG_8734.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvKhYagd0gCSuHMVSkjBC4bv6yE63SlJrLCY-UF5heKbudHEy-1W8i2W1bvD0m6c4QL8jWQ6bFuzcue5hmUZI0gKzrzsmB_7dRZdzbyynOEyKiGjgeFsfnHPoB5DkWBlRC7yrRtpxGVbmP4KXCV5vKOkY5a3NtT0R3jMFE8N8vq3ymWxB89NhifIS/s4898/IMG_8732.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvKhYagd0gCSuHMVSkjBC4bv6yE63SlJrLCY-UF5heKbudHEy-1W8i2W1bvD0m6c4QL8jWQ6bFuzcue5hmUZI0gKzrzsmB_7dRZdzbyynOEyKiGjgeFsfnHPoB5DkWBlRC7yrRtpxGVbmP4KXCV5vKOkY5a3NtT0R3jMFE8N8vq3ymWxB89NhifIS/s320/IMG_8732.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Now that I've kind of talked about the similarity to Wildrider, let's look at the main difference. The calves.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvcEjAbCcgPbOttbceYrdbWlMraPSDrmQpKfszPY_vUHW4-2pctagNuub2iXp3qALa7NAGUkuxrcoHSzIgR28OOdV7MmML3_5M2XKlsozwmDIEWr2jUYaCb_cSpQUX8Ick4zS932fYxd7qonCFCeNjH-ma6WC8ogMD52kfORf2aB4yKe9HpzJCONW/s4898/IMG_8686.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvcEjAbCcgPbOttbceYrdbWlMraPSDrmQpKfszPY_vUHW4-2pctagNuub2iXp3qALa7NAGUkuxrcoHSzIgR28OOdV7MmML3_5M2XKlsozwmDIEWr2jUYaCb_cSpQUX8Ick4zS932fYxd7qonCFCeNjH-ma6WC8ogMD52kfORf2aB4yKe9HpzJCONW/w200-h133/IMG_8686.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOyZtXzc3sfoNd-ZNrlfTC9P1cirgO43atdL_viUEb_HLUMDK5k2f7bxwaXZw8ivPhfQksFsqFHHWp_r8zB4YhkdffdPzb5saIWmM6wDCU1Kh2VRIq14IodPw0E8JcNg1m7_z7clH1ABFMvg12DuxWSajPZN_yXejiSObQU3vhbYosgfdD54mqRWb/s4898/IMG_8684.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOyZtXzc3sfoNd-ZNrlfTC9P1cirgO43atdL_viUEb_HLUMDK5k2f7bxwaXZw8ivPhfQksFsqFHHWp_r8zB4YhkdffdPzb5saIWmM6wDCU1Kh2VRIq14IodPw0E8JcNg1m7_z7clH1ABFMvg12DuxWSajPZN_yXejiSObQU3vhbYosgfdD54mqRWb/w200-h133/IMG_8684.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRGDXUOZkh6FOpUL7evSYT5J3pHr56GQzcBNMEX2aw1IvrRb0hfaCFGuyuGnxyF5Z0sqPXAegJc4-8xeLReeTI9J4WBtxofZfXIJgTba2EBDOiO2OJfNW0e3PMKZ2RdxQFQpIs4cEQMjshf7l_pwLI9NEDt7B44OgYvwS5929LGM5BVNrOFGaGzh8/s4898/IMG_8685.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRGDXUOZkh6FOpUL7evSYT5J3pHr56GQzcBNMEX2aw1IvrRb0hfaCFGuyuGnxyF5Z0sqPXAegJc4-8xeLReeTI9J4WBtxofZfXIJgTba2EBDOiO2OJfNW0e3PMKZ2RdxQFQpIs4cEQMjshf7l_pwLI9NEDt7B44OgYvwS5929LGM5BVNrOFGaGzh8/w200-h133/IMG_8685.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">The plugs behind his knees are the plugs for the spoiler in vehicle mode. You see, the spoiler has nowhere to be stored while he is in robot mode. It just hangs around on the floor, or is used for the limited release of Cordon. POS.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Such a waste. It really annoys me that the spoiler has nowhere to go, such an oversight.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Moving on, let's have a look at the Legacy Breakdown with the <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2016/03/stunticons-breakdown-no-pun-title.html" target="_blank">Unite Warriors one.</a> I did (and still do) love the vehicle mode of this guy. But for now, we be looking at their robot modes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80Ta62tEcEfJ_yJuoRrhrVFM6l5r_4lO1yM9Eivv2fin89FqWIxl3cOjm6UGPWRMoekTH1kQo3pDQPfB0P73qVwwyMnqYf4gQpHgKhoXn3Dna_KbgsqthiVX9n6qBlf5_931c64WyKfXQJyJGOHELiP9cEYNytYetrIo8yRp9X5Q144Tf52t_QZpv/s4898/IMG_8692.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80Ta62tEcEfJ_yJuoRrhrVFM6l5r_4lO1yM9Eivv2fin89FqWIxl3cOjm6UGPWRMoekTH1kQo3pDQPfB0P73qVwwyMnqYf4gQpHgKhoXn3Dna_KbgsqthiVX9n6qBlf5_931c64WyKfXQJyJGOHELiP9cEYNytYetrIo8yRp9X5Q144Tf52t_QZpv/w320-h213/IMG_8692.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3XvJvX1Xk6PTnyOJcfn6AYwQOGNzqfk1Ten-ZZUUVcpVHIJDSidS3rafoOFT9qBVgrLh7nhjz06eO7p26juvb60ZRLBuh050-QWtPLDXN41a6TfgD66SG-s4brwkLploTpFzxSJcf-W009Fzd9RXoDnqtSEZaGgBQzfOLJd66zzErHu2jzOoYbsJ/s4898/IMG_8696.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3XvJvX1Xk6PTnyOJcfn6AYwQOGNzqfk1Ten-ZZUUVcpVHIJDSidS3rafoOFT9qBVgrLh7nhjz06eO7p26juvb60ZRLBuh050-QWtPLDXN41a6TfgD66SG-s4brwkLploTpFzxSJcf-W009Fzd9RXoDnqtSEZaGgBQzfOLJd66zzErHu2jzOoYbsJ/w200-h133/IMG_8696.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOV9Gfyx4xBX9QWAou__gr_Uo-Li31ZNi1SyBap54ghaohRBNYgwVwI0KMWKIDvYRtn1EC1sZm1RvXRS-aigByTnM43sicQg7gzMEdap7TeDJcbvvcZzU7atzU_8ni2stRKIGK4r4dsc21hx4D60uchZ7U8y3FNFsLYtQUJpPxSAY_wkGxwOOSAGOe/s4898/IMG_8695.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOV9Gfyx4xBX9QWAou__gr_Uo-Li31ZNi1SyBap54ghaohRBNYgwVwI0KMWKIDvYRtn1EC1sZm1RvXRS-aigByTnM43sicQg7gzMEdap7TeDJcbvvcZzU7atzU_8ni2stRKIGK4r4dsc21hx4D60uchZ7U8y3FNFsLYtQUJpPxSAY_wkGxwOOSAGOe/w200-h133/IMG_8695.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Full disclosure here, the Legacy one looks a lot better than the UW one. UW just seems a tad too fat n chunky for his own good. Both head sculpts looks pretty good and square, so no complaints on either end there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJlyIeu7QnNkiGeGwZq41fojaekU0Jo9n35T08s5Vk-V6jscZgle8z0eKjvKuScjNy9_Wx8TifUTDXgetk4DLkyHV8nJ87xxyHcACOEvBMv2Y8aotzN7xDtWCPciEPaigSPOFCu29mcbj4zY5leQ34JuPD635Yjrl4UTenaPBEHqgNJUDHtrEc5Xj/s4898/IMG_8694.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJlyIeu7QnNkiGeGwZq41fojaekU0Jo9n35T08s5Vk-V6jscZgle8z0eKjvKuScjNy9_Wx8TifUTDXgetk4DLkyHV8nJ87xxyHcACOEvBMv2Y8aotzN7xDtWCPciEPaigSPOFCu29mcbj4zY5leQ34JuPD635Yjrl4UTenaPBEHqgNJUDHtrEc5Xj/s320/IMG_8694.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Hullo boyS.</p><p style="text-align: left;">He does manage to look pretty good with other Transformers though and the size seems about right. He's also just generally good fun to pay with (just don't lose that spolier).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqe7jYkiGP9Vz4oOmxlVBJg4qXAW9YcIdTPm3vH-TP-TSkB4HpiDyFigbUeYd6zgmD3sZbAL0YTbWCiFVWAQTGPPLmMvxjm9Z1-VoNrqAsdrpN3W_FpkFV-vncRIY-zFOPr3jI8dAa-IRDebvwa7pgPW19Xv1vUxkuNTh-dIJZLafBNu6JgcjXGGZ5/s4898/IMG_8727.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqe7jYkiGP9Vz4oOmxlVBJg4qXAW9YcIdTPm3vH-TP-TSkB4HpiDyFigbUeYd6zgmD3sZbAL0YTbWCiFVWAQTGPPLmMvxjm9Z1-VoNrqAsdrpN3W_FpkFV-vncRIY-zFOPr3jI8dAa-IRDebvwa7pgPW19Xv1vUxkuNTh-dIJZLafBNu6JgcjXGGZ5/w200-h133/IMG_8727.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzt_mpgn9rdIR1hacBAo-vkEfZ2GwmqwgfyDFM8XaD9UaaPTMh6osLt6u2Bn-64ijzCdtD8zSKxZ98roal-dvubMKo8OKXJ9emXUbIHsS9hyFFCQdFfX1QVeKPNOnoW43NTZRTW_vM1ChFgPG8F-cOy7Bu-sfGm3xmIfe8CRlOz79oeCrDkN9KCGVp/s4898/IMG_8693.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzt_mpgn9rdIR1hacBAo-vkEfZ2GwmqwgfyDFM8XaD9UaaPTMh6osLt6u2Bn-64ijzCdtD8zSKxZ98roal-dvubMKo8OKXJ9emXUbIHsS9hyFFCQdFfX1QVeKPNOnoW43NTZRTW_vM1ChFgPG8F-cOy7Bu-sfGm3xmIfe8CRlOz79oeCrDkN9KCGVp/w200-h133/IMG_8693.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">OkAy, now it's time to get to the good stuff </h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1U5Xhh2atQ2J3-Ed2BIqcPb5uU-SzMKXr3PDlpccNMD71t86Rhl38HJ5YbFerAzXSK22-7Fblye1iXP-WUukMfy5SqKdqXIpKXJAFhaGC55TNrp_00bpiW8uUJ8uqnQGF0LUNAr1LoiMNJl3yIn9bI1vHu0D7LtRRp2bPRV7YMp-HqucgImUt__Xz/s4898/IMG_8697.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1U5Xhh2atQ2J3-Ed2BIqcPb5uU-SzMKXr3PDlpccNMD71t86Rhl38HJ5YbFerAzXSK22-7Fblye1iXP-WUukMfy5SqKdqXIpKXJAFhaGC55TNrp_00bpiW8uUJ8uqnQGF0LUNAr1LoiMNJl3yIn9bI1vHu0D7LtRRp2bPRV7YMp-HqucgImUt__Xz/w200-h133/IMG_8697.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqDl78dVvdYg5o00kHiPKtbFVY6byP-LtCt5VxBpmPhGs66Ioc228pDGs-_ccTYfb-3wXNsZRJCKdGM1LV3PUeWgsNhKZr_5ZvuuEV5XKTNpHpw-qnFJpUvvOiY8dXNT-uFCm0p_cLy0WRW3INYThgPWMz7GWInbc_NUC0WSOzuK2mcMgsIkZ3kKW/s4898/IMG_8698.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqDl78dVvdYg5o00kHiPKtbFVY6byP-LtCt5VxBpmPhGs66Ioc228pDGs-_ccTYfb-3wXNsZRJCKdGM1LV3PUeWgsNhKZr_5ZvuuEV5XKTNpHpw-qnFJpUvvOiY8dXNT-uFCm0p_cLy0WRW3INYThgPWMz7GWInbc_NUC0WSOzuK2mcMgsIkZ3kKW/w200-h133/IMG_8698.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidaNPzHoxUomXQF7aytmxF5A_eJtYl6DR5_n2VLKGLy6xleoraYDWMdbCKKn2KcqAfNLXenaZzpQ6lAWB4zJ_YqAP7XMyBvC-g3xUDkWEqlfZx8W9VE3qBErtVk-F9dni9d9naYq8PH9HubszZyNm_fg3dJdyK4HwR3qoCv7tZIV5gMg0zWPfeXWsC/s4898/IMG_8699.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidaNPzHoxUomXQF7aytmxF5A_eJtYl6DR5_n2VLKGLy6xleoraYDWMdbCKKn2KcqAfNLXenaZzpQ6lAWB4zJ_YqAP7XMyBvC-g3xUDkWEqlfZx8W9VE3qBErtVk-F9dni9d9naYq8PH9HubszZyNm_fg3dJdyK4HwR3qoCv7tZIV5gMg0zWPfeXWsC/w133-h200/IMG_8699.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgCDrQJjazBGnhGDkmqr3TSNEM-xiC7-OPQzFRLHwqOzHkud6OziL8wS0-TpchnHz94wUfhARUJ4-je1CQvbFwJMIaMMmTararVoFSfQW4NUjXVBq8rvWsEaAI2FPoOCeCoko4BCrEri7EXO7Ge8tSSOJ4WaH776ffRYXzU9aKQWRa_GCRPXo4NTd/s4898/IMG_8700.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgCDrQJjazBGnhGDkmqr3TSNEM-xiC7-OPQzFRLHwqOzHkud6OziL8wS0-TpchnHz94wUfhARUJ4-je1CQvbFwJMIaMMmTararVoFSfQW4NUjXVBq8rvWsEaAI2FPoOCeCoko4BCrEri7EXO7Ge8tSSOJ4WaH776ffRYXzU9aKQWRa_GCRPXo4NTd/w133-h200/IMG_8700.JPG" width="133" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Or is it?</p><p>Because it is essentially Wildrider. That sucks a little bit you know. If you take off the spoiler, it is, for all intents and purposes a white version of Wildrider.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiiNicQIR1dlsSoblBV8A7W2P9bt8JKsniXmfYU09C0B5IauUSQEp9o1Wh88T31ne5-7BSHt5mRGrvToy21Zm7IbfK55LAKMsAil1wgRBR16W0PqvoyhBRH5nNg-m8hW98VYeIapSeywO7YicoRxAmm2PT9XsB1sf35m_3tUuCJRczBSi5XcSvrTY3/s4898/IMG_8703.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiiNicQIR1dlsSoblBV8A7W2P9bt8JKsniXmfYU09C0B5IauUSQEp9o1Wh88T31ne5-7BSHt5mRGrvToy21Zm7IbfK55LAKMsAil1wgRBR16W0PqvoyhBRH5nNg-m8hW98VYeIapSeywO7YicoRxAmm2PT9XsB1sf35m_3tUuCJRczBSi5XcSvrTY3/w200-h133/IMG_8703.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgac_OeNKZiWd2LrXse69mZ06CwJctziTj3L3hSpTiboTdUBxtFXC1pJOiX00sGxYjqkx_jl8zlFZlXbxbLwXhz2sFLUCmVHxoA5lvNQcWKpePmR2J2lD0hqJHy3hhPWpgrf0fZ3IEdWEwSUYwdNXHqmileMdB4G9hzt2hJvgHTGg57wmX1wLgud0EO/s4898/IMG_8704.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgac_OeNKZiWd2LrXse69mZ06CwJctziTj3L3hSpTiboTdUBxtFXC1pJOiX00sGxYjqkx_jl8zlFZlXbxbLwXhz2sFLUCmVHxoA5lvNQcWKpePmR2J2lD0hqJHy3hhPWpgrf0fZ3IEdWEwSUYwdNXHqmileMdB4G9hzt2hJvgHTGg57wmX1wLgud0EO/w200-h133/IMG_8704.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YYXoRWifCYQCdvxJJz3PUxO_rzXDOOtXZhSppctXMuXBX7LaaaKDZeNDXBM-6uDl2-ozHa3yY7rN7CVDjmPxANTrE15AGQaqPYII8Zd-8f8CiMeMx3w3Gz6vKb1Wq5XTdV0i4PkuUnPG8iCtbSAQXTm_ecGqKNT7yPn9tLCTzcKsKnZkaC9Jb3vh/s4898/IMG_8707.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YYXoRWifCYQCdvxJJz3PUxO_rzXDOOtXZhSppctXMuXBX7LaaaKDZeNDXBM-6uDl2-ozHa3yY7rN7CVDjmPxANTrE15AGQaqPYII8Zd-8f8CiMeMx3w3Gz6vKb1Wq5XTdV0i4PkuUnPG8iCtbSAQXTm_ecGqKNT7yPn9tLCTzcKsKnZkaC9Jb3vh/s320/IMG_8707.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">What I do think is pretty clever though, is that the paint work on Breakdown's bonnet <i>does</i> manage to make the car look remarkably different to Wildrider. However when you have a close look, they are quite plainly the same car at the front and from the bottom. Under the bonnet is a place to stash the gun. So the spoiler fits on the back, and the gun on the front, but not for ROBOT MODE!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrZb52fCmJvBuOcA80Vhn1SVq0dIcqDONSlbbWtFg4fi00fAW25sGFMoHhquq-zJrzHOknDms_ZiCo9TCQFa7H9mHAIQ6QLuIEj244MMzFVACf7Txw4fjIveFPcC7qKR-S_U7a4sE52rRKiOnFgBJ0SyAN2hc0agTZEk6p44QkE94DgujKTn2riVT/s4898/IMG_8715.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrZb52fCmJvBuOcA80Vhn1SVq0dIcqDONSlbbWtFg4fi00fAW25sGFMoHhquq-zJrzHOknDms_ZiCo9TCQFa7H9mHAIQ6QLuIEj244MMzFVACf7Txw4fjIveFPcC7qKR-S_U7a4sE52rRKiOnFgBJ0SyAN2hc0agTZEk6p44QkE94DgujKTn2riVT/w200-h133/IMG_8715.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQ74SWLH72Oj8Av6nOXNJc_ENUsCvslUzgp_P4JcL7iEPH1xceY1HMAophKlXWcVLMNF6IEwKXNEx7TfaQbM6nHQVE3P7iWyWtIjtL38ghOnz-lcr9UomDVoJJ5DXArnlFbb2c6_osf34Q3nO9t5-hlVa7pA0G0ID8OAQZNYvC-Gt9GmEetsqbM-e/s4898/IMG_8713.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQ74SWLH72Oj8Av6nOXNJc_ENUsCvslUzgp_P4JcL7iEPH1xceY1HMAophKlXWcVLMNF6IEwKXNEx7TfaQbM6nHQVE3P7iWyWtIjtL38ghOnz-lcr9UomDVoJJ5DXArnlFbb2c6_osf34Q3nO9t5-hlVa7pA0G0ID8OAQZNYvC-Gt9GmEetsqbM-e/w200-h133/IMG_8713.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAWdISlJdT60nszK0C9G-OOmiYkI_WyDQ3PZCDcicR9njau7ieCGhRhEJuKQuSjpHM9-saMA-WHv6NZhUpFwftZVMR4Yfxuapcmw-d7_f8I54bYiwyIUzwnm459ruYESKq1sZBBuLsxdrEZeBDjguaxtB5j9BR0IZaNyx1vIEN23lV5nyVWpKxQ9q/s4898/IMG_8714.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAWdISlJdT60nszK0C9G-OOmiYkI_WyDQ3PZCDcicR9njau7ieCGhRhEJuKQuSjpHM9-saMA-WHv6NZhUpFwftZVMR4Yfxuapcmw-d7_f8I54bYiwyIUzwnm459ruYESKq1sZBBuLsxdrEZeBDjguaxtB5j9BR0IZaNyx1vIEN23lV5nyVWpKxQ9q/w200-h133/IMG_8714.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">In a way, I can understand why they went this route.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>It's cheaper than making a new mould.</li><li>The look of the vehicle in the cartoon wasn't really all that Lamborghini looking.</li><li>The car has to be a certain width to plug into the Menasor armour. (although I think they could've made a lambo fit within that width)</li></ul><p style="text-align: left;">It still sucks though.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Because the back of the car has been remodelled the fake booster thing has gone, but It does give Breakdown some much needed individuality.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNL1Cqvwp78uscqpGkATLNa9Q2W1fQ9ho801qojHU4nQWJpHFmonDyfodJvA_Qt6X6TRw0mEvSn-Hy9_F3ByaXPd-4K9xTP0XR32595cRRrP4IYeTD_FPl0OplemwToPB3g6B2hwArhCNtRIsMmv1JePILb1l9D4ct7nTatG6olsiOmuDHTWe_PEK/s4000/IMG_8705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="4000" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNL1Cqvwp78uscqpGkATLNa9Q2W1fQ9ho801qojHU4nQWJpHFmonDyfodJvA_Qt6X6TRw0mEvSn-Hy9_F3ByaXPd-4K9xTP0XR32595cRRrP4IYeTD_FPl0OplemwToPB3g6B2hwArhCNtRIsMmv1JePILb1l9D4ct7nTatG6olsiOmuDHTWe_PEK/w200-h133/IMG_8705.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1XH_nodQf7Q2HMGHZLT_Rh6sG_xaUWzTNYYR3o31e4a1zcYl9l0rH_DP6bUBHXiW0j8qKF_U0K097z1rVOFSNJ_O_JMqk-Lb0badpTl80Ezk_WqbWcmhNL-7zJ__Ux9lUcFY-9wWX7FBCtJErdo88qPkK9NHPwbyoYGWyrqMWO_Ptz4HBmzOs3AB/s4000/IMG_8706.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="4000" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1XH_nodQf7Q2HMGHZLT_Rh6sG_xaUWzTNYYR3o31e4a1zcYl9l0rH_DP6bUBHXiW0j8qKF_U0K097z1rVOFSNJ_O_JMqk-Lb0badpTl80Ezk_WqbWcmhNL-7zJ__Ux9lUcFY-9wWX7FBCtJErdo88qPkK9NHPwbyoYGWyrqMWO_Ptz4HBmzOs3AB/w200-h133/IMG_8706.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">What annoys me greatly though....</p><p style="text-align: left;">Here we go....</p><p style="text-align: left;">No Roadblastering, because the SPOILER takes up the only peg holes and there IS ONLY ONE GUN!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYt8xLQB9J2t3ZLRL6aWk9Tpp2K8FREFWjqCPSS-WjfqJuMXdnEQYdK-Xb8JUCAYhgOqhCuVzLBHvalz7WP8WaqE99ask2A0d6LL9jNObEG59b6AFlmvRdorDKtuPpxhOr5t79-PfD3PPzvGwjz8fFNW3Y2ERT2NnGsdlipYVQdXFx5zfFE9l3t3wr/s4000/IMG_8716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="4000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYt8xLQB9J2t3ZLRL6aWk9Tpp2K8FREFWjqCPSS-WjfqJuMXdnEQYdK-Xb8JUCAYhgOqhCuVzLBHvalz7WP8WaqE99ask2A0d6LL9jNObEG59b6AFlmvRdorDKtuPpxhOr5t79-PfD3PPzvGwjz8fFNW3Y2ERT2NnGsdlipYVQdXFx5zfFE9l3t3wr/s320/IMG_8716.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Now, it's Unite Warriors time. I love the vehicle for UW as it's sleek, flat and futuristic. Its not a lambo, but has the basic essence of one in there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJqI5uUJz60y0SKmaDg_gfH4J8iY8SaNZDk6bf9k8GBOEm6U9T21FSu5-0YCbwPi7fblC2lmaXjP-XGd8hfJ8HAHVkSBjNswRkmfgj9CoxuTSm-SVEd0tq-ZGxsIFdpIOyh9Kj6-2NKTG25Pn6jVoGMn8zgyZxRjNBG81Ibw5Ozh4Niw_L5ijbf9e/s4898/IMG_8708.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJqI5uUJz60y0SKmaDg_gfH4J8iY8SaNZDk6bf9k8GBOEm6U9T21FSu5-0YCbwPi7fblC2lmaXjP-XGd8hfJ8HAHVkSBjNswRkmfgj9CoxuTSm-SVEd0tq-ZGxsIFdpIOyh9Kj6-2NKTG25Pn6jVoGMn8zgyZxRjNBG81Ibw5Ozh4Niw_L5ijbf9e/w200-h133/IMG_8708.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnW30AA-pSP5gDeyJsII7NeasENI0hjlaVLqJqGsyNVjuE3AIiyJKLLykyxdpOVA8XEhpttUbc8gy0-7b0-f9ogNV9zmGglUxeMx3csq0fmshtuveH0OjG0nrt9nHxI6H1od6BblHbfBoo3cR2ai2hovuv5DnHgJ399lAISlHzscLjKebNqiAyKgQ/s4898/IMG_8709.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnW30AA-pSP5gDeyJsII7NeasENI0hjlaVLqJqGsyNVjuE3AIiyJKLLykyxdpOVA8XEhpttUbc8gy0-7b0-f9ogNV9zmGglUxeMx3csq0fmshtuveH0OjG0nrt9nHxI6H1od6BblHbfBoo3cR2ai2hovuv5DnHgJ399lAISlHzscLjKebNqiAyKgQ/w200-h133/IMG_8709.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOwywQToITmd7VTPqy4DeYCApHMbIKO1oszIcm_Ycmzu1xcBIT-J1xdofiLMba28YspRMX4l5zJjOf8jAg340CaWV7xdOQKxGRYyonK4oCthjdIxMbDowUFYWKKJpgou0FQpmOtnWhO2IQywyvThmbOyqGCafVUCjMRVKEqCSQh8zILzDhuGNv_Bg/s4898/IMG_8710.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOwywQToITmd7VTPqy4DeYCApHMbIKO1oszIcm_Ycmzu1xcBIT-J1xdofiLMba28YspRMX4l5zJjOf8jAg340CaWV7xdOQKxGRYyonK4oCthjdIxMbDowUFYWKKJpgou0FQpmOtnWhO2IQywyvThmbOyqGCafVUCjMRVKEqCSQh8zILzDhuGNv_Bg/w200-h133/IMG_8710.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFghJpMrTvsQuM1OvPSjKWLEgfEHc_hKNAZWyW4minHh-WyULyfugZtTPZqaICuYQVKNgO7mk1CJGsOC4VZPKJt0LyZJCm2PtYfEFMoeY9KEGPdREyu974s60wnpPXAIPX0fOIqXPWTn7ctTC-zS28cSQczHueaKliADTWimKHY3RhZMpP4PVZ8ouT/s4898/IMG_8712.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFghJpMrTvsQuM1OvPSjKWLEgfEHc_hKNAZWyW4minHh-WyULyfugZtTPZqaICuYQVKNgO7mk1CJGsOC4VZPKJt0LyZJCm2PtYfEFMoeY9KEGPdREyu974s60wnpPXAIPX0fOIqXPWTn7ctTC-zS28cSQczHueaKliADTWimKHY3RhZMpP4PVZ8ouT/w200-h133/IMG_8712.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">UW is one sexy ass vehicle, oh yes!</p><p style="text-align: left;">While Breakdown is a disappointment, I guess, it doesn't look too bad. Essentially the vehicle mode is saved by the new moulding on the back, the (detachable) spoiler and the paint on the bonnet at the front, which works surprisingly well to make the bonnet looks less like Wildrider. </p><p style="text-align: left;">The robot mode is fine and dandy, just nothing exceptional, which I think is what I said in Wildrider's review too. However the oversight about the spoiler having nowhere to go is inexcusable! </p><p style="text-align: left;">What seems extra baffling is that while one could claim the "budget" is the reason why Breakdown is so lazily executed, previously, a toy coloured version with a new toy based head was rumoured to being produced. Surely that could have been skipped and the budget for this guy increased a tad? All he needs is a differently shaped bonnet.</p><p style="text-align: left;">And another gun.</p><p style="text-align: left;">And somewhere to store the spoiler in robot mode.</p><p style="text-align: left;">So while I am glad to have Breakdown to complete the crew, I think he definitly got the short draw and with a little tiny bot of extra care could have been so much better. After all, I remember thinking how awesome Dragstrip looked when they dropped the images, Drooling over Deadend's and Wildrider's vehicle modes, being blown away by how chunky and awesome Motormaster is, and then finally...</p><p style="text-align: left;">...seeing this wet fart that was scraped up and made into Breakdown. Such a waste.</p><p style="text-align: left;">So, my final superfluous rating for Breakdown is</p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">A lazy, slapped together, Friday arvo just before beer o'clock disappointment, who will happily add colour and live on the calf of Menasor where very few people will see him.</span></h1><div><span style="color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKJ6cXukvRq0yk-Ry6ILuia-7LhnFYJiMwup09ivbwSpXkKi4y-6XYDl_B9DKV_UMOToOOBmXDMpQKbUoIkTkacUW0hIgam_r38LgI_N933CmHjakpww68LFS6_ieqtDUslkIF2qnpRQ9Xst4511sp_1TPUoUGHswrr5xQsBXc7r9SMKzoTnZFvR1/s4898/IMG_8735.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKJ6cXukvRq0yk-Ry6ILuia-7LhnFYJiMwup09ivbwSpXkKi4y-6XYDl_B9DKV_UMOToOOBmXDMpQKbUoIkTkacUW0hIgam_r38LgI_N933CmHjakpww68LFS6_ieqtDUslkIF2qnpRQ9Xst4511sp_1TPUoUGHswrr5xQsBXc7r9SMKzoTnZFvR1/s320/IMG_8735.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdT5M1cSJ_UeU3mZvE8kGgGXpqgSaSzeqWLQWTttp49dj-WUYn0-aJaYrgtQRR0ZwyZ1mywUgQa1FHFd97gL2IcGdU_BKR5-3e1y7OFrMTa0SlAk2tCIMy1TnMMQla7MFVOLsmYny11Q0ySWXOaljN2okuDV8gbWNat_vNF4jOtUIYoXx7DZZ9l45/s4898/IMG_8738.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdT5M1cSJ_UeU3mZvE8kGgGXpqgSaSzeqWLQWTttp49dj-WUYn0-aJaYrgtQRR0ZwyZ1mywUgQa1FHFd97gL2IcGdU_BKR5-3e1y7OFrMTa0SlAk2tCIMy1TnMMQla7MFVOLsmYny11Q0ySWXOaljN2okuDV8gbWNat_vNF4jOtUIYoXx7DZZ9l45/s320/IMG_8738.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Just experimenting with some effect gacha thing I got ;) </div><p></p>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-43262671996195377942023-06-25T10:30:00.001+09:002023-06-25T10:30:00.182+09:00POTP Hun-Gurrr<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGMlEJ2_nBSS1BqY1zY-eYNy5RbDcGrGhHwC1l1YI-JsG_t1w16aL4oVu_qC_v24n4IEGJ_imehX4CPrDrrAyvjC7DmiEcmnoeZnhvDYzx3j75XqtZ-fuj9NMTDZun6FJXDFdKsE78i2byEPrTfIEl23kdCVRMp3k8MI6bXZL8aFOz9FLjDnLegSv/s2000/Hun-Gurrr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="2000" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGMlEJ2_nBSS1BqY1zY-eYNy5RbDcGrGhHwC1l1YI-JsG_t1w16aL4oVu_qC_v24n4IEGJ_imehX4CPrDrrAyvjC7DmiEcmnoeZnhvDYzx3j75XqtZ-fuj9NMTDZun6FJXDFdKsE78i2byEPrTfIEl23kdCVRMp3k8MI6bXZL8aFOz9FLjDnLegSv/w493-h179/Hun-Gurrr.jpg" width="493" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Getting to the pointy end of my run with the Power of the Primes Terrorcons, as today we'll be taking a gander at the gluttonous Hun-Gurrr. What a nifty name, where does it come from? With a lsight sound of "hunger" with it being split to homage the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huns">Huns</a>, and finishing up with a beast-like Grrr at the end. Maybe, that is juts my speculation, but I would say that Hun-Gurrr has just as awesome name as Sinnertwin.</p><p>His G1 toy manage to do rather well on the articulation front thanks to his beast mode and looked pretty good. This POTP, while not based off of the Silverbolt body shares quite a bit of stuff and ends up being all right. </p><p>So, let's get into it shall we?</p><p><br /></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Yes, let's</h2><p style="text-align: left;">So, he comes packaged in robot mode, of which I do not have a picture of. Well the package anyway, so we'll start there for no particular reason (robot mode).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRZ0q9nCNbHuTilYWn3H6kxnnHFjwcOAEnTvAZqIQQtDGK-DsK-OMRiX85bpf06DEkJ6KhGi9xBMeYA3mnmFKjBGoHZJhao7mslCJLxrgYSYG65UZJRI2FGN8ERgOazvMxKtjS2S2ywLkp5fbe62K_9E-ieLOA51SZ-2PlUj5LGWi6Y3MdpnTFklB/s4898/IMG_8198.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRZ0q9nCNbHuTilYWn3H6kxnnHFjwcOAEnTvAZqIQQtDGK-DsK-OMRiX85bpf06DEkJ6KhGi9xBMeYA3mnmFKjBGoHZJhao7mslCJLxrgYSYG65UZJRI2FGN8ERgOazvMxKtjS2S2ywLkp5fbe62K_9E-ieLOA51SZ-2PlUj5LGWi6Y3MdpnTFklB/w133-h200/IMG_8198.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMw9vLalfKDRbd5LXzoKEUu1W5sSVzWvI21kjjggtgg6B8QszxBzHHlEnWYbgvNZte3DN1XgllH2IxS9AyxKMGeD03VpEJQSDbVxaOhXHYOvYzhjikumkIc47OWUAa2SagfkoJBYh8JHIOXwSOYOAyh0f4PfciteEQ1R-wqAqPgj-dQHnFbT0wDb2z/s4898/IMG_8199.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMw9vLalfKDRbd5LXzoKEUu1W5sSVzWvI21kjjggtgg6B8QszxBzHHlEnWYbgvNZte3DN1XgllH2IxS9AyxKMGeD03VpEJQSDbVxaOhXHYOvYzhjikumkIc47OWUAa2SagfkoJBYh8JHIOXwSOYOAyh0f4PfciteEQ1R-wqAqPgj-dQHnFbT0wDb2z/w133-h200/IMG_8199.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1kpqACBxkk_NXqV0tovaphk42yNiuq--3a0wBogMk1gNq7Czke8_8KVzZsBMO-mXVjx0O__Zg8TWDCucD1FiNj8w_y9iA1xmNRAbzrmF_CyJRd6gsoogURBKCeDPUjbJ7WPWUxPw_i44c2oNXA0Ze4CvcXeyKLJ4WgtYNlNiTj6CdKMdyLuk9kdv/s4898/IMG_8200.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1kpqACBxkk_NXqV0tovaphk42yNiuq--3a0wBogMk1gNq7Czke8_8KVzZsBMO-mXVjx0O__Zg8TWDCucD1FiNj8w_y9iA1xmNRAbzrmF_CyJRd6gsoogURBKCeDPUjbJ7WPWUxPw_i44c2oNXA0Ze4CvcXeyKLJ4WgtYNlNiTj6CdKMdyLuk9kdv/w133-h200/IMG_8200.JPG" width="133" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">He's actually a rather sleek robot which manages to look like a good update of the original toy. This is good. The chest piece for Abominus and associated pieces (his head) are contained within Hun-Gurrr, so the backpack contains what you need.</p><p style="text-align: left;">As a leader of a team, you would expect him to be a decent size and, well, yeah, he is. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjj5H973uytgnjAFMdKL7K3pWOL-WjIx5804fGN5kIoJEpIP7c0p4jSeAhhcqeSrL5fReDYUa2PP2YetSvd6AowSRZt2NXWYlAu0R9XyWulgW3wCjJGoLsw3Cn9YsAPhYKfhEIjGezLtjNQ1TuYjyzhGsNra7hAQdkpyNKmP3Ce-ZzINC0J9Pqjrp/s4898/IMG_8207.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjj5H973uytgnjAFMdKL7K3pWOL-WjIx5804fGN5kIoJEpIP7c0p4jSeAhhcqeSrL5fReDYUa2PP2YetSvd6AowSRZt2NXWYlAu0R9XyWulgW3wCjJGoLsw3Cn9YsAPhYKfhEIjGezLtjNQ1TuYjyzhGsNra7hAQdkpyNKmP3Ce-ZzINC0J9Pqjrp/w174-h116/IMG_8207.JPG" width="174" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwPTRimSIVKP5lo7bF2O6Q3qS76U9ogfohnkow9ozrjsGvmhYbzZ_uIqwauR3CJwa59PSCjhFl-CNHI_bmpXHOPEtEBf3RgMOUJ-mLjnLrT8VomMdpWt6hdajIUqjTA8nvwYakgy3wRXS2vPipfoOxOqZT4zzP15V869wVcY0faNwCP9vOdWqrDBS/s4898/IMG_8208.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwPTRimSIVKP5lo7bF2O6Q3qS76U9ogfohnkow9ozrjsGvmhYbzZ_uIqwauR3CJwa59PSCjhFl-CNHI_bmpXHOPEtEBf3RgMOUJ-mLjnLrT8VomMdpWt6hdajIUqjTA8nvwYakgy3wRXS2vPipfoOxOqZT4zzP15V869wVcY0faNwCP9vOdWqrDBS/w172-h114/IMG_8208.JPG" width="172" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9P15Dk99EuC158CvDdTwk6mvbCOzmx96f-1nmp5b6jb29wvqJmPWlzDPs7YgbNoHuM2NWgrOBOgAcq0Sd3CdMwCBM2P21SSnSlJv4G839P0WNOLhQCxvshmU8VPgZaCSHf_LsUpsnR7EhqDtIZOL65sTR57N-zfla8IIzgkkqyTiwmEq7ZocnAOv/s4898/IMG_8209.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9P15Dk99EuC158CvDdTwk6mvbCOzmx96f-1nmp5b6jb29wvqJmPWlzDPs7YgbNoHuM2NWgrOBOgAcq0Sd3CdMwCBM2P21SSnSlJv4G839P0WNOLhQCxvshmU8VPgZaCSHf_LsUpsnR7EhqDtIZOL65sTR57N-zfla8IIzgkkqyTiwmEq7ZocnAOv/w172-h114/IMG_8209.JPG" width="172" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Which is good.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The original toy had a huge gun for Hun-Gurrr and eventually Abominus to use, but this one only comes with feet for Abominus. They are dedicated feet for the gestalt mode, not those horrible hand foot guns and work well as feet, but don't work so well when you try and use them as weapons for robot mode...</p><p style="text-align: left;">Luckily due to various factors, such as transformation and dragon necks, Hun-Gurrr's robot mode is really pose-able.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXhXB-Y0_e-rJlgoKLHJgr0n2uoknnNCowteofvCvV7ZEDRtYsnGKPXQUESEtDwYloQps0Z-D4hmqsDfwlfY3KAX6HBHWQa_k0PLDPaLDbeVzQkxxe9GPF6aWchS0gwctfkGnq4zIvX0FwFX0ANd5dL2EMMRF_XVfBu-3IaCMcAVeLYBGFj59Pae7/s4898/IMG_8203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXhXB-Y0_e-rJlgoKLHJgr0n2uoknnNCowteofvCvV7ZEDRtYsnGKPXQUESEtDwYloQps0Z-D4hmqsDfwlfY3KAX6HBHWQa_k0PLDPaLDbeVzQkxxe9GPF6aWchS0gwctfkGnq4zIvX0FwFX0ANd5dL2EMMRF_XVfBu-3IaCMcAVeLYBGFj59Pae7/s320/IMG_8203.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD84dtmCG_RapzGjlQJoOoNIrVjZP9t0ustZ5IIeNTXEaLQaZSNszh1hUf82-1xDN17rSZh9DHkY3oX4dCyceyLYN2GlaTZaWHE_eG_Fnz04oBdzP9hj1rj9IM4qqDvultl5Y8sfBnsHYMi2VqvKXK2u79oBJrX7NFWbZJbL5ofvWIFNtZLFfXUwA2/s4898/IMG_8204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD84dtmCG_RapzGjlQJoOoNIrVjZP9t0ustZ5IIeNTXEaLQaZSNszh1hUf82-1xDN17rSZh9DHkY3oX4dCyceyLYN2GlaTZaWHE_eG_Fnz04oBdzP9hj1rj9IM4qqDvultl5Y8sfBnsHYMi2VqvKXK2u79oBJrX7NFWbZJbL5ofvWIFNtZLFfXUwA2/s320/IMG_8204.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Oi1p_A6Oxk-vckAHuuvRgBc1-VOvh2MRi_704icdCXNi6dXDJB4nX--nUK-HIJsyz9hhQYxXxkGtLVz1NSnXjHKOcqIkoXpYGyRyAlJYem3rn-u6ib4ES9ExDK3Q694ZEFEOAEDcZSc630qJDYcsLZb6Cqscow9D1BMWkapaogB9OtjCOO0pmsO1/s4898/IMG_8206.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Oi1p_A6Oxk-vckAHuuvRgBc1-VOvh2MRi_704icdCXNi6dXDJB4nX--nUK-HIJsyz9hhQYxXxkGtLVz1NSnXjHKOcqIkoXpYGyRyAlJYem3rn-u6ib4ES9ExDK3Q694ZEFEOAEDcZSc630qJDYcsLZb6Cqscow9D1BMWkapaogB9OtjCOO0pmsO1/w143-h215/IMG_8206.JPG" width="143" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">If you were so inclined. you could plug a Titan/Prime master in the holes of the feet guns for, er, I don't know to be honest... to fill the holes I guess?</p><p style="text-align: left;">I'm gonna rip through the robot mode pretty quickly, as there isn't a whole lot of different detail between robot and beast modes.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I do like the little purple spikes on the chest there, that's the underside of the beast tail and they hide in the tail for the beast mode. When you clip it onto the place the spikes conveniently pop out. Very cool.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje44hiamIWZMsObkmswvi6xc9vx4v_qUTDyPLnCDSz2urzjKYUVJjKM-VDKeKxxdmgyf5skNNyne4LMQeO6kdyFESbj7Zx8dXxaVxyuvSaOQnrBk5joVGh4W0GfRdvqIVpPm3kaUb3D8Vsv90jhcgH7C2Sesga2XHDi8-HZB4CgAGxnxISIc9749VQ/s4898/IMG_8210.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje44hiamIWZMsObkmswvi6xc9vx4v_qUTDyPLnCDSz2urzjKYUVJjKM-VDKeKxxdmgyf5skNNyne4LMQeO6kdyFESbj7Zx8dXxaVxyuvSaOQnrBk5joVGh4W0GfRdvqIVpPm3kaUb3D8Vsv90jhcgH7C2Sesga2XHDi8-HZB4CgAGxnxISIc9749VQ/s320/IMG_8210.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">He does come with the pseudo-rub signs, as well as a rather dashing head sculpt, which I find odd for a monster guy. <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/04/power-of-primes-rippersnapper-review.html" target="_blank">Rippersnapper</a> also had the same kind of thing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfk3PQp_g-9Bzaey-f7UcLpYpkSwVfeog1g68XL6VXzIw0v419NW41lMnmoqiFZmBWbX2iUNRnNHy6m2GsaaTijtf_PZiWBi5MSTec1T8r6gahswnSun2PBULVtGsOuGDYS1W9ymk17q4BgtruA64O9gFzBtI9IplMuHD5mdc4yWzMN_AqoZLsQSed/s4898/IMG_8212.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfk3PQp_g-9Bzaey-f7UcLpYpkSwVfeog1g68XL6VXzIw0v419NW41lMnmoqiFZmBWbX2iUNRnNHy6m2GsaaTijtf_PZiWBi5MSTec1T8r6gahswnSun2PBULVtGsOuGDYS1W9ymk17q4BgtruA64O9gFzBtI9IplMuHD5mdc4yWzMN_AqoZLsQSed/w200-h133/IMG_8212.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbdCHm0lqgIMUBNXumb56OKwaxpxJsLKaYjAgSNt3Q9fkOoiSdMKF94E_2Faao_weQfxK17BfsRftrYY9kbC2QFvxKMbPCtl24F58Vinc93KPq4nGpyWe454EQvYuWa_lx_YD3Aa4v-72PcwIZCokeaS0zBfv4ZtFDXOpPgymIogWMVLFYM1v0rYd/s4898/IMG_8214.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbdCHm0lqgIMUBNXumb56OKwaxpxJsLKaYjAgSNt3Q9fkOoiSdMKF94E_2Faao_weQfxK17BfsRftrYY9kbC2QFvxKMbPCtl24F58Vinc93KPq4nGpyWe454EQvYuWa_lx_YD3Aa4v-72PcwIZCokeaS0zBfv4ZtFDXOpPgymIogWMVLFYM1v0rYd/w200-h133/IMG_8214.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRZXXmP9AfgQtnPjaYEu6tI6W4wkplyAWMLr-y5qxqNLibij1YmW9tswhIudl9hqN_TReKkTyMgI0NBp3-LxNZ61su9Y0qrP7Xj8uL3mdaCfi3tTQ6MPsU1kttHeCIoKrrF5npF5muKh4nyb8xY911L8LgumnSEf9aMPdt92rUXHYfXWJb69xdZJ_/s4898/IMG_8202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRZXXmP9AfgQtnPjaYEu6tI6W4wkplyAWMLr-y5qxqNLibij1YmW9tswhIudl9hqN_TReKkTyMgI0NBp3-LxNZ61su9Y0qrP7Xj8uL3mdaCfi3tTQ6MPsU1kttHeCIoKrrF5npF5muKh4nyb8xY911L8LgumnSEf9aMPdt92rUXHYfXWJb69xdZJ_/w353-h234/IMG_8202.JPG" width="353" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">I find his face rather well defined and he is a handsome boy that's for sure. If you have a really close gander at his eye visor thingamajig, you'll find that the paint is slightly metallic. That is very cool and the face is just so nicely sculpted. It's great!</p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Transformation is pretty basic.</h1><p style="text-align: left;">Yerp, it's the old lay him down and unfold the legs and things, but you know, it's fine I guess. There is a little bit of messy orientation getting the front beast legs out, but, eh, it's not that big of a deal. The end result is a pretty close look to the original.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nV0d9Bsey47DqtqcJ-oS2yJ9GGXckXRDdq1BaZBdkgnke5zamLMphBshPcMQfp54In-ddalxtFpaVV8TqrJq4c28_VMlGPGCCyDF5NPqCfVsLNjWcnYVZd8SJw7l7xDK_pjSUneGWmSYu0A8gZMxO41pXjmoCLjPRSMexKwrzcm6LrPcOB45Yw4s/s4898/IMG_8181.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nV0d9Bsey47DqtqcJ-oS2yJ9GGXckXRDdq1BaZBdkgnke5zamLMphBshPcMQfp54In-ddalxtFpaVV8TqrJq4c28_VMlGPGCCyDF5NPqCfVsLNjWcnYVZd8SJw7l7xDK_pjSUneGWmSYu0A8gZMxO41pXjmoCLjPRSMexKwrzcm6LrPcOB45Yw4s/w181-h120/IMG_8181.JPG" width="181" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviw2Bj-pK66E_LZMaw5etMqJTbay2DjtQJfESbidXjUE9fsXz_G3R-XXOgQorjEFbHscLAaIsPdPZ6GXr4UQzdHlGNDkkWVV2dwbxK6qFRHbFIVRjikBez-E88vfiydioIDcSkAaaX4CaDRzwE8ggRMo_2DFup-Yv1UbGKEEQ2WlJOHrl9r9ubfrB/s4898/IMG_8180.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviw2Bj-pK66E_LZMaw5etMqJTbay2DjtQJfESbidXjUE9fsXz_G3R-XXOgQorjEFbHscLAaIsPdPZ6GXr4UQzdHlGNDkkWVV2dwbxK6qFRHbFIVRjikBez-E88vfiydioIDcSkAaaX4CaDRzwE8ggRMo_2DFup-Yv1UbGKEEQ2WlJOHrl9r9ubfrB/w188-h125/IMG_8180.JPG" width="188" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74Sj70yn8LJ88MJ0vm1cU0rzmTULuP2JNfsQIV24yAY7WHHb3DAtOVoZOcdeyztFTjouS_jV9B-XIfFYXkuzrkENdA7CI-2WYpWNgvYdcpDlN-2BA4jS3Uvr12Rwlv9pgwQgW-V0lHaFYZreOG7fF9ey-bp44zdTxt3qV6U85fEIlkmqutgF_1vNI/s4898/IMG_8182.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74Sj70yn8LJ88MJ0vm1cU0rzmTULuP2JNfsQIV24yAY7WHHb3DAtOVoZOcdeyztFTjouS_jV9B-XIfFYXkuzrkENdA7CI-2WYpWNgvYdcpDlN-2BA4jS3Uvr12Rwlv9pgwQgW-V0lHaFYZreOG7fF9ey-bp44zdTxt3qV6U85fEIlkmqutgF_1vNI/w184-h122/IMG_8182.JPG" width="184" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">He has a decent size for a dragon monster robot and is reasonably articulated. Well the necks, heads and back legs are. The front legs just have a little wiggle to them as they are just solid pieces attached to a hinge. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-IGaNX6L6_HXZuwbllF7RMyqIaJu4dN0X9QpMFz7t_upG_vJf-Zr9Y4uPpj_aoCcJi1W7Y9kJaJatFVWtQFZ_jxxFcv70t-2DmZ5qDmCF30LsLlP-NkbhA_jFgYaNaZFFI3T4fU819OOTmfW0tHJk-W5hTCJBUmjixxhvdXQ93dbcXmqQNZLWiJZ/s4898/IMG_8187.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-IGaNX6L6_HXZuwbllF7RMyqIaJu4dN0X9QpMFz7t_upG_vJf-Zr9Y4uPpj_aoCcJi1W7Y9kJaJatFVWtQFZ_jxxFcv70t-2DmZ5qDmCF30LsLlP-NkbhA_jFgYaNaZFFI3T4fU819OOTmfW0tHJk-W5hTCJBUmjixxhvdXQ93dbcXmqQNZLWiJZ/w200-h133/IMG_8187.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNSPkFkOOxP7Ln5HPhV_Pbha_Qxh0LXpU5laYm2-elkrzVcrKXM5F3uu8d1DpYcIivCYVelMlMCPO08pilF3up_A1tnd3fLNjNWUqnrsrycbG3-b4LnlbqsS8yHhshPIeIPZwbps1fIsGQJx6F__tTflCTRhqVOamFNeg4oRudq8idWGOoQPJ2YBy/s4898/IMG_8192.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNSPkFkOOxP7Ln5HPhV_Pbha_Qxh0LXpU5laYm2-elkrzVcrKXM5F3uu8d1DpYcIivCYVelMlMCPO08pilF3up_A1tnd3fLNjNWUqnrsrycbG3-b4LnlbqsS8yHhshPIeIPZwbps1fIsGQJx6F__tTflCTRhqVOamFNeg4oRudq8idWGOoQPJ2YBy/w200-h133/IMG_8192.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">But his legs are of little concern as all his fun comes from the heads!! They are brilliant with great neck movement and deliciously articulate jaws. Also the sculpting on the dragon heads is pretty fine as well aannnnnddd he even has inner mouth sculpting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJZW3Y19egrkILIrPS7mxdd_aNay6hYhEOvxY6BtT-38mvzTQ5qG7VaeA0gQEfjm95UmK2RaBEe9pjUCEwKxRrrF72NTiqklY9DBgx-Ywz4SS7TVwQbSU16jYNceUYaIiywJTY5Jsr6SqRMOemaVw6RwcyBu0ZWC7T5TTHUL9gjnb7f8FnfPZTWPP/s4898/IMG_8191.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJZW3Y19egrkILIrPS7mxdd_aNay6hYhEOvxY6BtT-38mvzTQ5qG7VaeA0gQEfjm95UmK2RaBEe9pjUCEwKxRrrF72NTiqklY9DBgx-Ywz4SS7TVwQbSU16jYNceUYaIiywJTY5Jsr6SqRMOemaVw6RwcyBu0ZWC7T5TTHUL9gjnb7f8FnfPZTWPP/w200-h133/IMG_8191.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEibJ2lxkhmj2B3XJHtiPiw8kxLCST1IfvvSK7Dj25TOHrJARQWQnz4KOrs5NVgAYEUrYs9HCfbj5TwNTbRsYlJDDtg_yym9g66VhwpDak4EXpvAt1wEL1TK4eJl1zfzr5uajPLHkEcrKcgV-G2Z5798JlUzv8aYtsjqvJ98GWn-ECD-uaDszhrWg/s4898/IMG_8189.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEibJ2lxkhmj2B3XJHtiPiw8kxLCST1IfvvSK7Dj25TOHrJARQWQnz4KOrs5NVgAYEUrYs9HCfbj5TwNTbRsYlJDDtg_yym9g66VhwpDak4EXpvAt1wEL1TK4eJl1zfzr5uajPLHkEcrKcgV-G2Z5798JlUzv8aYtsjqvJ98GWn-ECD-uaDszhrWg/w200-h133/IMG_8189.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">He can chase down hapless chumps.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhca255q2LCFWX2f8z5Hp46GAdxulrlHFJYEYIJpGDuaYng6bhcOju1VsahtRgrejFuqNa16Af2X2e6-Mj_aIUYMfmmtWigZSXqgmzfF-2MTJtmJ2w7k8f4uZQSifJm2A4w6vH7o91_Uy-V1YwlTYznpY-wh5IMoFWEGrV6fE-_8FIWpytm8YUEPXWG/s4898/IMG_8188.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhca255q2LCFWX2f8z5Hp46GAdxulrlHFJYEYIJpGDuaYng6bhcOju1VsahtRgrejFuqNa16Af2X2e6-Mj_aIUYMfmmtWigZSXqgmzfF-2MTJtmJ2w7k8f4uZQSifJm2A4w6vH7o91_Uy-V1YwlTYznpY-wh5IMoFWEGrV6fE-_8FIWpytm8YUEPXWG/w200-h133/IMG_8188.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXsREyV63KE2UKqQdb_vKgCXMjEI2QEMgBi3Fz3wknDIU4BVwmK-I5JYkrFEV8AYJSZyDYhpu6okCTFNde2uoRxUG7Xf6jZNtoycIdtDe3d2rQ1HAbRXOIf1KKAZ3YTfhnDHk3fS_xNnFSIwedpP7oznVXw0puyqIZHbhiogGXA9YI7WfaxNlS1mu/s4898/IMG_8183.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXsREyV63KE2UKqQdb_vKgCXMjEI2QEMgBi3Fz3wknDIU4BVwmK-I5JYkrFEV8AYJSZyDYhpu6okCTFNde2uoRxUG7Xf6jZNtoycIdtDe3d2rQ1HAbRXOIf1KKAZ3YTfhnDHk3fS_xNnFSIwedpP7oznVXw0puyqIZHbhiogGXA9YI7WfaxNlS1mu/w200-h133/IMG_8183.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOqBGv_KmkRN5iH9183RUWcbfjmQnPWkaZOaTKM7v5al2i0D0V4OJAHJRAsenjG_sNFoInx5OHVOWv8piRBS9xbhYIqLbh0-j5iAam44_2X-x3yEMm6WCN6MC9Jyc0S-KFtZVNb-aFhPZ8z5s4txtw7IKc12y3Aj2XGTB7x3PZEOsCT82bqHponxe/s4898/IMG_8190.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOqBGv_KmkRN5iH9183RUWcbfjmQnPWkaZOaTKM7v5al2i0D0V4OJAHJRAsenjG_sNFoInx5OHVOWv8piRBS9xbhYIqLbh0-j5iAam44_2X-x3yEMm6WCN6MC9Jyc0S-KFtZVNb-aFhPZ8z5s4txtw7IKc12y3Aj2XGTB7x3PZEOsCT82bqHponxe/s320/IMG_8190.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><p style="text-align: left;">Looks wise he fits well too. Most of the detail is through his foil stickers. I do like the purple fins on the back and his neck has an extra one that is hidden in robot mode.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIg3NebY5-VWnfYw-YbOq9E-gATIauTYwkBl60hMLN-9HevTXvaEzWq4U-R1ZBcbOdoqrOPcr1dqJ2VaeVliSMCuUzvcScU9Ik0nBrjbWHkcd1VILABDcJMJnaIMXXLyey6f25twMIwcafl_rC4q-7QBV3EFVa6-yPR6c6t5RLi5yA_lKTAR_rMO1h/s4898/IMG_8184.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIg3NebY5-VWnfYw-YbOq9E-gATIauTYwkBl60hMLN-9HevTXvaEzWq4U-R1ZBcbOdoqrOPcr1dqJ2VaeVliSMCuUzvcScU9Ik0nBrjbWHkcd1VILABDcJMJnaIMXXLyey6f25twMIwcafl_rC4q-7QBV3EFVa6-yPR6c6t5RLi5yA_lKTAR_rMO1h/w214-h142/IMG_8184.JPG" width="214" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And down below are a couple of shots of the tails spike things and the way they work for the chest that I mentioned before.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzbwr5EbNRoqIChVRzDpdjUKzQxSbv2bw0zNbA6iIr2osOUApqPx3KdRIjRPlSNd9z4bdVg9S7W8jyvC6RFfkXWDyMoKmYdtljPEWnUluPAq3kC8cyWjXEfK6he1tQNsUQ22q_V4qETvdvk90wuu4gBOmTMwXWg5udln3aPRSqNfnhXzmGwrkBh2e/s4898/IMG_8185.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzbwr5EbNRoqIChVRzDpdjUKzQxSbv2bw0zNbA6iIr2osOUApqPx3KdRIjRPlSNd9z4bdVg9S7W8jyvC6RFfkXWDyMoKmYdtljPEWnUluPAq3kC8cyWjXEfK6he1tQNsUQ22q_V4qETvdvk90wuu4gBOmTMwXWg5udln3aPRSqNfnhXzmGwrkBh2e/w200-h133/IMG_8185.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVhPAVCVuDo862taM3Muzf_mszY0AnJYztp4qK3jA0khWQVTqnEFo54l6Sq-fFRqsuxzSZChmnqx0qiOaK0GUpJdugw-QkPJPwQhnkCC82xIAawp-cpdrZIheYKwHWo9pzd2oXUDFEFtGfwmyq90J9Kucwx2GNlBbuV-PhE9DaqI_jn42b6Yq5kud/s4898/IMG_8186.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVhPAVCVuDo862taM3Muzf_mszY0AnJYztp4qK3jA0khWQVTqnEFo54l6Sq-fFRqsuxzSZChmnqx0qiOaK0GUpJdugw-QkPJPwQhnkCC82xIAawp-cpdrZIheYKwHWo9pzd2oXUDFEFtGfwmyq90J9Kucwx2GNlBbuV-PhE9DaqI_jn42b6Yq5kud/w200-h133/IMG_8186.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">So, while simple it is still a fun little beast mode. He still has the foot weapons and the storage kind of works .... if you squint a lot.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUc888001DlbYpB9gpz6MAQxoWlwfuPfhlx1m2V7zwSzN3LuYcOwOB7tykmnxmbOUsle39OxYq_mneUva_9iXzwpbkgQydYdoonmmvq4stmCoyfdW64gwWxcfTp58xXMaJ_CpFRPQXoDL7F2eZT-zL9LJPyqbmObJ0YdQRDxKTjWY_wcAU1MOQ5w9f/s4898/IMG_8193.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUc888001DlbYpB9gpz6MAQxoWlwfuPfhlx1m2V7zwSzN3LuYcOwOB7tykmnxmbOUsle39OxYq_mneUva_9iXzwpbkgQydYdoonmmvq4stmCoyfdW64gwWxcfTp58xXMaJ_CpFRPQXoDL7F2eZT-zL9LJPyqbmObJ0YdQRDxKTjWY_wcAU1MOQ5w9f/w200-h133/IMG_8193.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNY6SOPPLx5tG3Gnw9IeV1dEgmWv0NV1a0fZ5udyUCbw3heDjpTZ-Hm3kwuKDRiB5uIM9DtSC0k0WlEvCnpjA7ywAEFOHeMqVlqH_OHSYcEeVNBSwb3UapsVs-1HI_cWThZepfQkKaWT6Dw-a02IyQvypOaRWyts2Y2Xlz6gWcWiURiZikgxDZUWd5/s4898/IMG_8195.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNY6SOPPLx5tG3Gnw9IeV1dEgmWv0NV1a0fZ5udyUCbw3heDjpTZ-Hm3kwuKDRiB5uIM9DtSC0k0WlEvCnpjA7ywAEFOHeMqVlqH_OHSYcEeVNBSwb3UapsVs-1HI_cWThZepfQkKaWT6Dw-a02IyQvypOaRWyts2Y2Xlz6gWcWiURiZikgxDZUWd5/w200-h133/IMG_8195.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2m4y62yG4KHWqPnw6Y2A4UZ22qdqFbhkW1LjShN7Q4SygzOrBaGX39ibAfC7TC2jTn0aDRqLCjkTxthW1On3FW9d5AHTx8Ma893SSj3NsnGxkgVAdtjVY2EoijxcedmydlKMMcPCsjxKv4vjrChkUje7Ij1fyel9ozDfo1z4ce8UOJs3R9C2XvtYR/s4898/IMG_8194.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2m4y62yG4KHWqPnw6Y2A4UZ22qdqFbhkW1LjShN7Q4SygzOrBaGX39ibAfC7TC2jTn0aDRqLCjkTxthW1On3FW9d5AHTx8Ma893SSj3NsnGxkgVAdtjVY2EoijxcedmydlKMMcPCsjxKv4vjrChkUje7Ij1fyel9ozDfo1z4ce8UOJs3R9C2XvtYR/w200-h133/IMG_8194.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5mTNDf-Ky3Q08suhUAi4Xyz71UhwGZs80SqmNTnqXGff2UEy-D5pXdWkw3XJS_MckrYeyshx1SL8mdTl7l7WpcKpbzrntDLXOatgJPbmqMtD2Zks_EQqxuEV9ZHFv4buje9yt0D1vnxVKz2OBHVGLWMwMNt2NAXK9HTx7T9XOMXRP31YeRXU_wZd/s4898/IMG_8196.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5mTNDf-Ky3Q08suhUAi4Xyz71UhwGZs80SqmNTnqXGff2UEy-D5pXdWkw3XJS_MckrYeyshx1SL8mdTl7l7WpcKpbzrntDLXOatgJPbmqMtD2Zks_EQqxuEV9ZHFv4buje9yt0D1vnxVKz2OBHVGLWMwMNt2NAXK9HTx7T9XOMXRP31YeRXU_wZd/w200-h133/IMG_8196.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">It doesn't look <i>terrible</i> as such, but I certainly wouldn't say it looks cool. Once again, I just leave them off, because, well, I think you can imagine.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Here's a shot of the beast mode from below, it pretty much looks like the back of the robot mode.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HYYeeItQ98ZrbG-fC5Q1dPOSpRlBNG_1mH6Jgpv-844tY6ob0ySyPxTyetgmObAWlVW2Oa7FOb55n1ZdbVJtTAdL41QUjtDcTZ7eIvnE5gmwWgUcirYhotag0s-TdRtyuA-AITPFbPp0JW4OqDLLjKKgYB6zj61rqcRNo6mvRrc3MjL9Fyy5H4XQ/s4898/IMG_8197.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HYYeeItQ98ZrbG-fC5Q1dPOSpRlBNG_1mH6Jgpv-844tY6ob0ySyPxTyetgmObAWlVW2Oa7FOb55n1ZdbVJtTAdL41QUjtDcTZ7eIvnE5gmwWgUcirYhotag0s-TdRtyuA-AITPFbPp0JW4OqDLLjKKgYB6zj61rqcRNo6mvRrc3MjL9Fyy5H4XQ/w133-h200/IMG_8197.JPG" width="133" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">So in the end, he is a pretty fun guy. Although nothing terrible exceptional, he is pretty nifty and gets the job done as a very good update of Hun-Gurrr. The monster mode is good fun too. So much fun to be gained from articulated jaws and neck! It's great.</p><p style="text-align: left;">And even though I managed to mess up by not taking a picture of him with the others, he looks pretty cool being monstrous with the rest of the Terrorcons.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkE-dpkkbevbSjzrTGJ5MSXKy2nDKl83DJv-DcELnYXeevkrzwTiUJvfwOdXGlLHsSa8OGKz5og7vlzk3rLUvsQ5BhsFDtkrxSRFkTIKMKJm1yXmjpprlijF3Qoq2EFtWJsCe87joU-0SQrqunTQZ1gUsYoCi5P5GIfrET2pZtW1XgY3gXe1rXQ8b/s4898/IMG_8179.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkE-dpkkbevbSjzrTGJ5MSXKy2nDKl83DJv-DcELnYXeevkrzwTiUJvfwOdXGlLHsSa8OGKz5og7vlzk3rLUvsQ5BhsFDtkrxSRFkTIKMKJm1yXmjpprlijF3Qoq2EFtWJsCe87joU-0SQrqunTQZ1gUsYoCi5P5GIfrET2pZtW1XgY3gXe1rXQ8b/s320/IMG_8179.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meow!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">So, final superfluous rating:</span></h1></div><div>He gets the job done nicely!</div>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-58737237807271046612023-06-11T19:35:00.002+09:002023-06-11T19:35:13.971+09:00Velocitron Part 3 MangaTranslation<p> Aw yeah, with the release of preorders (lol) for Shadowstrip here in Japan, we have now another issue of the two page advert, er manga of the Velocitron thing. Continuing our adventures with Cosmos and the incredibly unstable political system that Velocitron (the speed planet) seems to exist with.</p><p>Just two weeks have passed since Override took the crown, and here we are witnessing another race for the top seat of Velocitron. Strange.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2022/08/velocitron-manga-translation-part-1.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a></p><p><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2022/09/velocitron-part-2-manga-translation.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeJqdVZ2HaO2I417j016M-yFAo2CBQmLzGoc6uJZ2YILnfydgpUVvsE6z4ry2khMiTQXw27MDt1JG2qfjY0GS_md6E-fYBybUBqpvW-wE1BHL_D5lnbeT34Qb8tFdQ5NvYKZWPgBRlKRW4GrG49b3Wu_DrzkvzrLYEvNz8tpRPcLC1A6PQ9Xmfjvl/s3000/Speedia500Part3Pg1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2118" data-original-width="3000" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeJqdVZ2HaO2I417j016M-yFAo2CBQmLzGoc6uJZ2YILnfydgpUVvsE6z4ry2khMiTQXw27MDt1JG2qfjY0GS_md6E-fYBybUBqpvW-wE1BHL_D5lnbeT34Qb8tFdQ5NvYKZWPgBRlKRW4GrG49b3Wu_DrzkvzrLYEvNz8tpRPcLC1A6PQ9Xmfjvl/w476-h336/Speedia500Part3Pg1.png" width="476" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bS9ZWdArTkKXIlp2uXXGByoOeMR2TwA1t_o14yo5jh0iigND0Y1rr933FC3ltZUVmqgiYqbgWO1B5lHbm_4AYeoBibJnYHfR8f3RR0lLjgvaLYdhPv8zjzgBOyAYfobMthXBfmAcpBzwX7gR2ZiNu6UF_n5chOnqiTtqwDbsk-A37NH-YS52gyjy/s3000/Speedia500Part3Pg2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2118" data-original-width="3000" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bS9ZWdArTkKXIlp2uXXGByoOeMR2TwA1t_o14yo5jh0iigND0Y1rr933FC3ltZUVmqgiYqbgWO1B5lHbm_4AYeoBibJnYHfR8f3RR0lLjgvaLYdhPv8zjzgBOyAYfobMthXBfmAcpBzwX7gR2ZiNu6UF_n5chOnqiTtqwDbsk-A37NH-YS52gyjy/w469-h332/Speedia500Part3Pg2.png" width="469" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>And the Japanese. The original was stored on a PDF, and they are a PITA to slap up on blogger so PNG it is:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIzloEN4-inHp4LL-bj7PKKLmJY7qrMbkr8W4gri5D3zSC1KSQpK3Npd4mVcVFTsb4pJFVbdz2zVi4I8Ito5GewSEiS0KE87uZ2LrF08ORZuTRgDYNon1C-h4GbtWSLwqgNU9NN4IarybrkCPDzlbbmtupPiia_Y3g_KPR69Q1shpk7p-ae3AHul8/s4760/Speedi500Part3Pg1JPN.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3361" data-original-width="4760" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIzloEN4-inHp4LL-bj7PKKLmJY7qrMbkr8W4gri5D3zSC1KSQpK3Npd4mVcVFTsb4pJFVbdz2zVi4I8Ito5GewSEiS0KE87uZ2LrF08ORZuTRgDYNon1C-h4GbtWSLwqgNU9NN4IarybrkCPDzlbbmtupPiia_Y3g_KPR69Q1shpk7p-ae3AHul8/w240-h169/Speedi500Part3Pg1JPN.png" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_i2KVAwCxLNQeHQmkjATC5Cy0uxqwNISLTxlKXG9UX3bkeRk2kQimEDa0h8XHMmClJn_aICr4g49N74Qv9wbNaABo_Q_JcowHib7m1OTI861RlPFksY_b2CCR5meQxpCZomx6LALDOz4NmWa2tw5wQ-8AY-kK943HIIYpXNTb6YXPwkTB2-lZ_wr/s4760/Speedi500Part3Pg2JPN.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3361" data-original-width="4760" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_i2KVAwCxLNQeHQmkjATC5Cy0uxqwNISLTxlKXG9UX3bkeRk2kQimEDa0h8XHMmClJn_aICr4g49N74Qv9wbNaABo_Q_JcowHib7m1OTI861RlPFksY_b2CCR5meQxpCZomx6LALDOz4NmWa2tw5wQ-8AY-kK943HIIYpXNTb6YXPwkTB2-lZ_wr/w260-h183/Speedi500Part3Pg2JPN.png" width="260" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some things to note:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The font for the non-main players is a bit messy for the Japanese, and last time I used an English font that looked pretty similar, however, I did see some complaints about its readability, so taking in a rare moment of kindness, I changed the font to one that is easier to read (however loses a bit of the similarity to the Japanese comic.).</li><li>Shadowstrip has the power of Shadows in his hand. How exactly this is a power as such is unclear. I guess he means he can see well in the dark? Or he has gained the power to shoot out lights.</li><li>Black Convoy/Scourge seems to have a problem with the lights going out in the tunnel, despite his name being BLACK Convoy...</li><li>Crasher manages to take the lead, flip around to face everyone and THEN cause a chasm to form. A nice touch to her ability to make the ground rumble. She must be fast at driving backwards too!</li><li>Clampdown speaks very casual Kansai-ben (dialect - not too sure if there is formal kansai ben TBH...).</li><li>I really hope that Road Hauler manages to make Clampdown his friend!</li><li>Galaxy Shuttle combines with his back pack base thing <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2020/07/siege-astrotrain-video-review.html" target="_blank">(AKA, the Luggage)</a> to form "Victory Mode" which has it spread open for extra wing-age. I wonder if I can set that up with Astrotrain?</li><li>Mirror Dia... What is this, Dia Cinders is under arrest at the end of the race, but two weeks after the first one? This makes little sense.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>On the final page there is a beautiful butt load of bots to look at:</li></ul><div>I spied Armada Convoy in the background there, but he won't be part of Velocitron races. But it's nice to see his sexy arse. Such a great design!</div><div>If you have a REAL close look at where the Stunticons are (above Leo Prime's head) you can see a silhouette of Dragstrip. Cardboard cutout perhaps?</div><div>It's also cool to see the Junkions there together. Having just recently nabbed Scraphook, I've been loving him long time and looks forward to the other, although it seems that the manga makes Axelgrease look a little bit more femme than her toy... Although Skullgrin's usual <a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81x-4LHPHiL.jpg" target="_blank">shy manner</a> doesn't seem to mind...</div><p></p><p>So there we go. Hope you enjoyed this ;)</p>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-6245342302971578092023-06-11T10:30:00.002+09:002023-06-11T12:14:29.792+09:00Legacy Deadend, A Review<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/03/legacy-deadend-review.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="1000" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzLTNnKg89Pv214HK_XWjfF_NJ8Qtd6nQjLrYKOY4xYfqzdJc21k-IqlsP5KRg8FxJ3QZCbGIzGiBGI8v_y3WJ7mHEhzOS-1DYV-em-5u9Nw3OvOR9i3DOBvTVShXRHKNjy19mrhAN3pPb_RqyBmIq5fMu4YUzd-lnpLOxrWpS1WQ45BdKkKa60IH/w499-h128/Hederdoo.jpg" width="499" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Deadend was my second favourite car of the Stunticons, the reason? Well it all stems down to his go-fast stripe that ran along the top of the car. Damn, that my friends was the absolute PEAK of top class 80s car coolness. It immediately elevated the ranking of a car in my mind. A Lamborghini Contache with a stripe like Deadend's would have me dying from too many nerdgasms I suspect. </p><p>Now with that imagery freshly planted in your minds, let's take a wee gander at Deadend.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>The box is pretty standard, nice artwork, covered up by Takara's stickers and with very nice colours, they're dark, but still pretty neon looking. I do like the boxes. Deadend is stashed in robot mode and since this is "plastic free packaging" (aside from the stuff that keeps the artwork safe , but we won't talk about that) you can freely poke him as you see fit.</p><p>Deadend is secured by a piece of cardboard, so only his chest can be seen. It looks a bit like he is rising out of a pool of electrical energon, or something. It's a bit weird, but I like it. The back sticker covers up other toys available, because (I'm assuming here) Japan doesn't do the waves thing, so something might not be available yet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTpMCVLL8nHqZ2MgLiyC9QxCEIr81MO4W9crPITJ_NTRDNshgolFClYjegwbuwsjixNxiaZvKAGk3WXldkZHdWuPrGiGbUIaqtFTM7xfcOrCjOXoCGG7Nm0bubL0HCbQnNbn21yaAfs-zdTNUzSNqRoYUwhy2WUwqpwVwIEfiUyrqbKheRl3enC5Z/s4680/20230201134820-0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4680" data-original-width="3310" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTpMCVLL8nHqZ2MgLiyC9QxCEIr81MO4W9crPITJ_NTRDNshgolFClYjegwbuwsjixNxiaZvKAGk3WXldkZHdWuPrGiGbUIaqtFTM7xfcOrCjOXoCGG7Nm0bubL0HCbQnNbn21yaAfs-zdTNUzSNqRoYUwhy2WUwqpwVwIEfiUyrqbKheRl3enC5Z/w162-h229/20230201134820-0001.jpg" width="162" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KUjxC8Wmp4Wwwb1f8bDtlaacK4TzFPmCiYLn6WM02wJev4UUg7AfIacae5v6dmpmzDX3I4KDdr_RQH5oAaBjqvn0iliAMU69wbEUN05ww280ZGzRvhjFK2Osi_YPJybgZJUeFOkvQEENDZ7vS5bPb5D8e1DP0d0pav3aY3azDVnDQ0DQtgAeLwze/s4680/20230201134852-0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3310" data-original-width="4680" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KUjxC8Wmp4Wwwb1f8bDtlaacK4TzFPmCiYLn6WM02wJev4UUg7AfIacae5v6dmpmzDX3I4KDdr_RQH5oAaBjqvn0iliAMU69wbEUN05ww280ZGzRvhjFK2Osi_YPJybgZJUeFOkvQEENDZ7vS5bPb5D8e1DP0d0pav3aY3azDVnDQ0DQtgAeLwze/s320/20230201134852-0001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Getting him out of the box, we can see he is a pretty average looking robot. By that I mean, he looks as one would expect. This is a good thing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-E1_yKk1poBRlYWHKJpmOo-KegJ_gfsktHnrPDmLlS78AAAueYE7Xpz6rUlr40CQBO1XeplYh5QGX85mlrKNIkSgXy7CrVVLG45DbjUiNEGdS5sNe1jSm0a1CQdOj4Tah1iVXut624smne7Sms6r2ZVKucSZkHSJxU3YIDg6osRffdMY_U8kcXQG2/s2976/IMG_8449.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1984" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-E1_yKk1poBRlYWHKJpmOo-KegJ_gfsktHnrPDmLlS78AAAueYE7Xpz6rUlr40CQBO1XeplYh5QGX85mlrKNIkSgXy7CrVVLG45DbjUiNEGdS5sNe1jSm0a1CQdOj4Tah1iVXut624smne7Sms6r2ZVKucSZkHSJxU3YIDg6osRffdMY_U8kcXQG2/w133-h200/IMG_8449.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh836m8_Z4h-ibbAylAM76YewIUvnx_PJhC2psess5VZ-vWJ7nhqaNqNYIU0TvH5Vh2y5DKRQw2-sG9nNZ0hf-Oh-BBwmbQAp0pEzfNL6cKPFNqIespj_BvmZ_447xBcE8kSglI4PP8Uv0cRdJdK2SDbcKnQBXTiIg3U-17cuyjOUefgaZiSZV-Kq2S/s2976/IMG_8450.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1984" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh836m8_Z4h-ibbAylAM76YewIUvnx_PJhC2psess5VZ-vWJ7nhqaNqNYIU0TvH5Vh2y5DKRQw2-sG9nNZ0hf-Oh-BBwmbQAp0pEzfNL6cKPFNqIespj_BvmZ_447xBcE8kSglI4PP8Uv0cRdJdK2SDbcKnQBXTiIg3U-17cuyjOUefgaZiSZV-Kq2S/w133-h200/IMG_8450.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi455IJ6JgZbk8hEvCv-5Te6GlffIB4fkWslM5eEJ7-hD_yEFjHf4lHGfMtZy58SdEcmP1K7IHqJuf6bVkWWdWmT_60P1SUe8gjhftMjH8anOuFg_Iuo9jG6yVNfG5RKGNVk1Yg2WRM45PcQFyY75qQQZHR3PDI3iXW8kd6m-s0VJX75rcJinmly6N/s2976/IMG_8451.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1984" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi455IJ6JgZbk8hEvCv-5Te6GlffIB4fkWslM5eEJ7-hD_yEFjHf4lHGfMtZy58SdEcmP1K7IHqJuf6bVkWWdWmT_60P1SUe8gjhftMjH8anOuFg_Iuo9jG6yVNfG5RKGNVk1Yg2WRM45PcQFyY75qQQZHR3PDI3iXW8kd6m-s0VJX75rcJinmly6N/w133-h200/IMG_8451.JPG" width="133" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Paint work is Ok and the colours match well. Overall he is fairly slim when looking from the sides, which ain't too bad since he has a car bonnet attached to his back. Sadly though his calves look very unwieldy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsN5BYXIeVcqa4ayGLMOVV8OoVaiDTItVN7mCGjbDBsaixKiusPu_1PUYRuOtRLMXq2UVexR-7MSY6IPBOdknkmMB-Jt_9-9P9XJ0texUZNxff_F9v4ewSRrrH3GjkGXJuyZ6jwJaykuW01idWyWio3bkD92e6XZUuN2BdbruSOMhmAH_K5BwRFuxp/s2976/IMG_8460.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsN5BYXIeVcqa4ayGLMOVV8OoVaiDTItVN7mCGjbDBsaixKiusPu_1PUYRuOtRLMXq2UVexR-7MSY6IPBOdknkmMB-Jt_9-9P9XJ0texUZNxff_F9v4ewSRrrH3GjkGXJuyZ6jwJaykuW01idWyWio3bkD92e6XZUuN2BdbruSOMhmAH_K5BwRFuxp/w200-h133/IMG_8460.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dRh0lnV1_tKFq6NqrUrkKbX1gS-tEmpeg1oNCsajKku51rYhVVxhEGJndRw5ST0KSxQwndCQVC_SPCU3_qrlvyojcQRqIWq2-xo70bMWoF4vXuEAgxREbFzq8jq6Z-CFiBN_AxD05ll4hBP8RGFvz32kUDwGT-KyVG2A7YPrNIdjpJD_s0dwX914/s2976/IMG_8461.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dRh0lnV1_tKFq6NqrUrkKbX1gS-tEmpeg1oNCsajKku51rYhVVxhEGJndRw5ST0KSxQwndCQVC_SPCU3_qrlvyojcQRqIWq2-xo70bMWoF4vXuEAgxREbFzq8jq6Z-CFiBN_AxD05ll4hBP8RGFvz32kUDwGT-KyVG2A7YPrNIdjpJD_s0dwX914/w200-h133/IMG_8461.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">His head sculpt is based on the G1 cartoon look and looks like an engine. It's also very similar to his Unite Warriors toy head too. I like it. The three colours manage to work well with one another, the orange mask, purple eyes and charcoal helmet are a good combo. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Movement wise he has a swivel, so it can only turn left and right, but that's fine for this size.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt8Yz5sZtL-swwv8ly6JVGnERcs0_5B5ovIzrfTH3_PtPRptzoFtsnN9Sm7zVHOxS9IIEP0kee75AGwcVfTclWeDmSYWI_NiJPpC6at8e9QG3SgT1SBXu3S5PZnfryw29PVNVaU0YIZI6L_teYd0TDzse_TBiXqKm6-x6IGUiSdDcFdEVtrZA_2AA/s2976/IMG_8457.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt8Yz5sZtL-swwv8ly6JVGnERcs0_5B5ovIzrfTH3_PtPRptzoFtsnN9Sm7zVHOxS9IIEP0kee75AGwcVfTclWeDmSYWI_NiJPpC6at8e9QG3SgT1SBXu3S5PZnfryw29PVNVaU0YIZI6L_teYd0TDzse_TBiXqKm6-x6IGUiSdDcFdEVtrZA_2AA/s320/IMG_8457.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">The chest is pretty simple but well balanced for colour. The little brown bit in his stomach is the button to snap him in half for Menasor. I like that the managed to move the wheels up to his shoulders, as they aren't there for vehicle mode. It's a pretty neat robot mode really.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq87h7Bq7X0iah1CI0HK01CvlZ4X79fxOppD0AJHaKrPPJSn__gJJ4Qrokqcd3TSySQgy2cTfIOjxglRynJIQC0zruVP8iY7kTlCpj8wlt5whMOPy1cGxPeJHxV2gdSyMhXYntiQMsivTc1PibhAezSTDbXxrFzQDdz_HwowU0xNNsBTxoiVbgSvdW/s2976/IMG_8458.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq87h7Bq7X0iah1CI0HK01CvlZ4X79fxOppD0AJHaKrPPJSn__gJJ4Qrokqcd3TSySQgy2cTfIOjxglRynJIQC0zruVP8iY7kTlCpj8wlt5whMOPy1cGxPeJHxV2gdSyMhXYntiQMsivTc1PibhAezSTDbXxrFzQDdz_HwowU0xNNsBTxoiVbgSvdW/s320/IMG_8458.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">The waist is also pretty neat too, the hips articulation is hindered by the waist area though. The joint at the top of the thighs is blocked by the hip/crotch piece. No high kicks here ladies and gents.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TknUD2t3Z-I79jcaRXqIvRxe1tYLDAimcSiOKLSyQRzVzeR4ylDBUxChcowPiz65EY7Bhs3NxGg-CCZKu89SmMKwVv5NE6wP8os3Pc1EhrbBubQ18EdI49QgccXgRMO5c3o7m2rPGTskJFlqmK_rxtB92loaHE9XZ6Tk_KZoA9mfXaUHi_U7ppTG/s2976/IMG_8459.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TknUD2t3Z-I79jcaRXqIvRxe1tYLDAimcSiOKLSyQRzVzeR4ylDBUxChcowPiz65EY7Bhs3NxGg-CCZKu89SmMKwVv5NE6wP8os3Pc1EhrbBubQ18EdI49QgccXgRMO5c3o7m2rPGTskJFlqmK_rxtB92loaHE9XZ6Tk_KZoA9mfXaUHi_U7ppTG/s320/IMG_8459.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">The legs are where things get a bit iffy though, while I do like that they included (unpainted) fake wheels on this inside of his shins, his feet are formed by the car spoiler = teeny tiny tootsies. This doesn't hinder his balance at all, it just looks like he has no feet.... </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN93m9rGgVwfYIs6DQ2ouZNkOwFkLAUTAdNNQkP2oZga1uHKJAAZYayiz6BIdRGbBLtH9gH3YCfYP_xdCQwZUJ4iqHdsToIHOhrRzu_dBL5cJ4xIj47tM-EE8y0K-cYkJh9KJp5emiOEam2FmnVleItHGi6mcD6bgE0baDitlxrzMr8eHxa5hVc4dN/s2976/IMG_8454.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN93m9rGgVwfYIs6DQ2ouZNkOwFkLAUTAdNNQkP2oZga1uHKJAAZYayiz6BIdRGbBLtH9gH3YCfYP_xdCQwZUJ4iqHdsToIHOhrRzu_dBL5cJ4xIj47tM-EE8y0K-cYkJh9KJp5emiOEam2FmnVleItHGi6mcD6bgE0baDitlxrzMr8eHxa5hVc4dN/s320/IMG_8454.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, o-ohh.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: left;">From the side though, as you can see in the photo above, he has some PHAT CALVES. You can still get a close to 90 degree bend out of the knee, but when compared to his fellow <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/03/legacy-wildrider-review.html" target="_blank">Stunticons,</a> it just isn't all that elegant looking.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Posability is pretty good and in a erm, flashback to another era.... effect parts can be applied to his guns. He does have a plug for a flight stand, but it's far too shallow to be useful with Bandai's stands...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBJAxgKwRDTEFz9Aa54hGLJqIAhhwNulUIwrNbJxbhXaWr7mWa9o6K2I_dv8m2sMFSrvU0Vex2HtsDXctrBm1KmlJc96ticDiMk7SYj_lt35L6gyMcFeedSS8f-PkBMr1bJCqOX7Z5n0vvASEXr7dCPc0SAeYH2fwVlaOOwU--Y31tlYub7agXk-V/s2976/IMG_8455.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBJAxgKwRDTEFz9Aa54hGLJqIAhhwNulUIwrNbJxbhXaWr7mWa9o6K2I_dv8m2sMFSrvU0Vex2HtsDXctrBm1KmlJc96ticDiMk7SYj_lt35L6gyMcFeedSS8f-PkBMr1bJCqOX7Z5n0vvASEXr7dCPc0SAeYH2fwVlaOOwU--Y31tlYub7agXk-V/w200-h133/IMG_8455.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Vi9btk9XKwFyND-EKfiwf_4eI9NMYecKHb0_A9X4rZnMlo24HiKORw8AtkOBI9kOAgZ1eMVm5UIFnnt5Mjyn44mMfMmQLRI3Mt-TbDDe_azl7UajIY8OLeewuF2Rpruu6U98BBWfgWFbgP1DrrYtHOfw30VM0baI6W1qrSScLPqQr4qMX4XKx2DQ/s2976/IMG_8456.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Vi9btk9XKwFyND-EKfiwf_4eI9NMYecKHb0_A9X4rZnMlo24HiKORw8AtkOBI9kOAgZ1eMVm5UIFnnt5Mjyn44mMfMmQLRI3Mt-TbDDe_azl7UajIY8OLeewuF2Rpruu6U98BBWfgWFbgP1DrrYtHOfw30VM0baI6W1qrSScLPqQr4qMX4XKx2DQ/w200-h133/IMG_8456.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">He does have a bunch of ports on him, some in his shins, and some on the underside of his fore-arms, but there is nowhere to store his weapons.</p><p style="text-align: left;">If we bust out other Deadends, we get something like this:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Z2nC_cKtT6QGIn29Hz3OCujFFY7vFMzMwsG2YwZoRBO_9yaJbtSD7HjvLQCwHAZxKzNwv7DO7sORFl0B8IcokUV5W9LZn7TDGB9Pr56JP9KxkoomIiyBnIJMvmta3bxx3e8qa9bFIs1tLeoM4pFXqOwe6vAu87bn0hRVoAsMPemuImuLUNqvlQ6G/s2976/IMG_8453.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Z2nC_cKtT6QGIn29Hz3OCujFFY7vFMzMwsG2YwZoRBO_9yaJbtSD7HjvLQCwHAZxKzNwv7DO7sORFl0B8IcokUV5W9LZn7TDGB9Pr56JP9KxkoomIiyBnIJMvmta3bxx3e8qa9bFIs1tLeoM4pFXqOwe6vAu87bn0hRVoAsMPemuImuLUNqvlQ6G/s320/IMG_8453.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Looking Okay TBH, I don't think I really prefer one over the other so far...</p><p style="text-align: left;">Transformation is similar to <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/02/legacy-dragstrip-review.html" target="_blank">Dragstrip</a>, as they share many design elements.</p><p style="text-align: left;">What I do like is his shoulders detach from the chest, and join up together under the bonnet, and to me, it looks a bit like they form an engine for the vehicle mode. On Dragstrip, these parts were the front wind scoop thing. It's pretty easy once you get used to it. Going from car to robot though, well, I can never easily unpeg the legs for some reason.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdONCFcVm9BJa2hcIBUmFzKrk-Uqmpo9SdLl7c6HtrJ7RtOD1Aj_gKlvBC-ZzuSKCvMX6nwr_vp-X8rdUK6lBqMMRnmlQEY6OEMfvhmgEAdRoLQyHhv15jKJ6ByY55F_W5UEe2KWHLeUnH8a76tqgmnjw5-RQW4vld9VSt1hrkwMqrqGH_5EN_VwT/s2976/IMG_8448.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdONCFcVm9BJa2hcIBUmFzKrk-Uqmpo9SdLl7c6HtrJ7RtOD1Aj_gKlvBC-ZzuSKCvMX6nwr_vp-X8rdUK6lBqMMRnmlQEY6OEMfvhmgEAdRoLQyHhv15jKJ6ByY55F_W5UEe2KWHLeUnH8a76tqgmnjw5-RQW4vld9VSt1hrkwMqrqGH_5EN_VwT/s320/IMG_8448.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Vehicle mode is pretty nice. All the robot parts are pretty well hidden and we have a really nice version of Deadend in a pseudo Porsche 928.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiy3CD0H3GYHyLg8yOLmeGdFRstDZAdl8nHH1ix7SZmLYZ2VTgRkon17v5vC5XKzcixN771-DSmK1G2OR6OZX3Zw-9yFvhTQV0DcWYrAcwXJZNBiLiiIDGFKKgFoqIupQ3hdNJxVPYjxcgipyqZ2d6AjcYrIdZTJkmiGXwfeQ4HSMwAWhSbqvOE8C4/s2976/IMG_8430.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiy3CD0H3GYHyLg8yOLmeGdFRstDZAdl8nHH1ix7SZmLYZ2VTgRkon17v5vC5XKzcixN771-DSmK1G2OR6OZX3Zw-9yFvhTQV0DcWYrAcwXJZNBiLiiIDGFKKgFoqIupQ3hdNJxVPYjxcgipyqZ2d6AjcYrIdZTJkmiGXwfeQ4HSMwAWhSbqvOE8C4/w200-h133/IMG_8430.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7wWJVxEMNIUp3MeAcSqiz_NdxonTlfPD8Ru5IJKMKY9OAJPa5CsDGyufCSeMiX-VQz_20rOOwFSqEVdBvMl6B9iZGH1EnYuWwr1d7omW6e0uqVos96LyyaZzcnvKXfLSO_9C7p3NjQnuMdTzRjB99see715CLC34LatmABuKN0ouLF8h8bb27jD4/s2976/IMG_8433.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7wWJVxEMNIUp3MeAcSqiz_NdxonTlfPD8Ru5IJKMKY9OAJPa5CsDGyufCSeMiX-VQz_20rOOwFSqEVdBvMl6B9iZGH1EnYuWwr1d7omW6e0uqVos96LyyaZzcnvKXfLSO_9C7p3NjQnuMdTzRjB99see715CLC34LatmABuKN0ouLF8h8bb27jD4/w200-h133/IMG_8433.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDt7ZcQcDhywqyy68MYLaneET0v24lSEm50jsJn9kEJgE7nazdwL7ktuw8garzF41V9RE-ImNXBSxpk-e1IsFoNGJu5VBDeyY1NXcoPhRGSTGK1UavkR8GHcIqHr8GHhaAxar31zMwWBx-Pbrc1hi2S2estNqp9rEmFfwICRUL1WYVm6dZQr-Hxyk/s2976/IMG_8431.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDt7ZcQcDhywqyy68MYLaneET0v24lSEm50jsJn9kEJgE7nazdwL7ktuw8garzF41V9RE-ImNXBSxpk-e1IsFoNGJu5VBDeyY1NXcoPhRGSTGK1UavkR8GHcIqHr8GHhaAxar31zMwWBx-Pbrc1hi2S2estNqp9rEmFfwICRUL1WYVm6dZQr-Hxyk/w200-h133/IMG_8431.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGV8nOqwNzKqTH4FNugq7e34qW1LwksuxuWN55Jp5comVwmau0lJoMEkxJwRogp2hj3ImLkAcWhUcmDkN2H0SZXjCqSzP4tAYs0C8huiAUK9uGspvsFTda5_BRhQp1FBTghW_EbAwXFOOLVZYLRMzBMhTdcI-GbUBstaOkvRjw1uTaI0q9iluVhHA/s2976/IMG_8432.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1984" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGV8nOqwNzKqTH4FNugq7e34qW1LwksuxuWN55Jp5comVwmau0lJoMEkxJwRogp2hj3ImLkAcWhUcmDkN2H0SZXjCqSzP4tAYs0C8huiAUK9uGspvsFTda5_BRhQp1FBTghW_EbAwXFOOLVZYLRMzBMhTdcI-GbUBstaOkvRjw1uTaI0q9iluVhHA/w110-h165/IMG_8432.JPG" width="110" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymuvqtV8t2m0Eg-4kYx2lDqVRZ4opn2rMXpzZa3gS4JKiHMNQ4pgzrRE-HRcHpkKw5d7Ci2SvXEjBnTDQCn0m0Qa4pT6Sc29SQxGnuMf6HrpuC6js5NpUionSnOJQ6o8oS12WqLvTo02snkC-PABn4fm2g05ZCKNXFUYMWeI-5MYIszJlRzQTERJP/s2976/IMG_8440.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymuvqtV8t2m0Eg-4kYx2lDqVRZ4opn2rMXpzZa3gS4JKiHMNQ4pgzrRE-HRcHpkKw5d7Ci2SvXEjBnTDQCn0m0Qa4pT6Sc29SQxGnuMf6HrpuC6js5NpUionSnOJQ6o8oS12WqLvTo02snkC-PABn4fm2g05ZCKNXFUYMWeI-5MYIszJlRzQTERJP/w200-h133/IMG_8440.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">While the front looks pretty tight and nice, the back, ew the baaack... </p><p style="text-align: left;">It should work well and clip together, but it just doesn't. If you faff around with it, you can get the back window piece to clip in properly, and maaybee you'll sort out the gaps on the rear fender, but the moment an atom even slightly glances in the tiniest of directions, anywhere, then BAM, pieces will unplug and bits will pop out of place.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Other with this figure have said that just plugging the heels of the robot mode into the legs properly will fix this problem.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">They are full of shit.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;">It doesn't, as fate will move that atom and POP. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbG3HgPhvaFaILSph2E6foCRoWzLD_j1Kfc5Di2ObWT2MGBZgT0wM6OorVv7ciYawdIMsV0paHNnmLAmwUq76QVjdTlY2GxZyKv44vAqXUk1hV2Xk-31RBUxKaNu22IU5NSaHVzXfsyy5typcsRfDNx1xOsLpxzKQuDNUXf6m4eKdZJqS6vsXhcvNv/s2976/IMG_8436.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbG3HgPhvaFaILSph2E6foCRoWzLD_j1Kfc5Di2ObWT2MGBZgT0wM6OorVv7ciYawdIMsV0paHNnmLAmwUq76QVjdTlY2GxZyKv44vAqXUk1hV2Xk-31RBUxKaNu22IU5NSaHVzXfsyy5typcsRfDNx1xOsLpxzKQuDNUXf6m4eKdZJqS6vsXhcvNv/w200-h133/IMG_8436.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xDdtzVMorTBM37ko77IZjzK_qabgBg3ukWDTJ2nB7Z7t0xChRDRZGfAkgHeIOBontLvl83I2uvKFqvQV-p0FsnETGX0f9uVh-pG7odGorCmSOHzJpj0butZ_NVVjp4pGpcS3OBuMess5DwAHFat9pA7_kVCz5jHpabER9g1kKqUHwJWr6BYGdwZg/s2976/IMG_8435.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xDdtzVMorTBM37ko77IZjzK_qabgBg3ukWDTJ2nB7Z7t0xChRDRZGfAkgHeIOBontLvl83I2uvKFqvQV-p0FsnETGX0f9uVh-pG7odGorCmSOHzJpj0butZ_NVVjp4pGpcS3OBuMess5DwAHFat9pA7_kVCz5jHpabER9g1kKqUHwJWr6BYGdwZg/w200-h133/IMG_8435.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWjTN9eDyxa-1cCrSSh8UA30faBe65hsAITX3O9JuiLIN8dEGzkXBNpHNhBC62uVdijA6ApazW85CVSJhO6AzMEXTUuetIKvUE7S6Diz_maO5YToumefj3vC0vr6_o_YR0fFswzv7dNkl4cJKN5Dv_gSpdSiE9spGHPhSbRW01HzxS0QlQzZFpbi3/s2976/IMG_8437.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWjTN9eDyxa-1cCrSSh8UA30faBe65hsAITX3O9JuiLIN8dEGzkXBNpHNhBC62uVdijA6ApazW85CVSJhO6AzMEXTUuetIKvUE7S6Diz_maO5YToumefj3vC0vr6_o_YR0fFswzv7dNkl4cJKN5Dv_gSpdSiE9spGHPhSbRW01HzxS0QlQzZFpbi3/w300-h199/IMG_8437.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">There is always a gap <i>somewhere.</i></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Z1SCtrAoDxjDeXKzFBonMY5eYb7UY8wlpFqtJaQ_8nWorRaiJrqVDpELq_0B9COXyXyb32vYDxyLviBz1oXVhUlcfaxJKkJWiFGqc4nfkvOP3bLATfneMx8cw3-cmFOSN-3yG0stIjBlaGTmjiTiwCl58uvrU3-UMKhMsEKEogviOYGnS7kpupkx/s2976/IMG_8434.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Z1SCtrAoDxjDeXKzFBonMY5eYb7UY8wlpFqtJaQ_8nWorRaiJrqVDpELq_0B9COXyXyb32vYDxyLviBz1oXVhUlcfaxJKkJWiFGqc4nfkvOP3bLATfneMx8cw3-cmFOSN-3yG0stIjBlaGTmjiTiwCl58uvrU3-UMKhMsEKEogviOYGnS7kpupkx/s320/IMG_8434.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The left side is plugged in properly, the right is not. There are no gaps for now, if that right side gets plugged in, gaps will form.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Deadend does have a bit more to give though, so moving on from terrible gappiness of a frustrating nature, he can be Roadblastered up and his guns can be plugged on the back.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-1WNfkKvf90n6gHncPbtZjp7DJGWYeLULqk4sFZi5jg_0IP3-jxo3HpAFnA9Onr8-gdATrBDDKI1-WqTP2L3E1e6CS4mg5OdAWX2DTm09swKLGslYElFTT7O6S_iqhIJVjgT47AIYGfwBc29PoA7rRmaXaX2s9hTHuktNacdcp4C7h3lrNW30RGc/s2976/IMG_8444.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-1WNfkKvf90n6gHncPbtZjp7DJGWYeLULqk4sFZi5jg_0IP3-jxo3HpAFnA9Onr8-gdATrBDDKI1-WqTP2L3E1e6CS4mg5OdAWX2DTm09swKLGslYElFTT7O6S_iqhIJVjgT47AIYGfwBc29PoA7rRmaXaX2s9hTHuktNacdcp4C7h3lrNW30RGc/w200-h133/IMG_8444.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOW0KjnYcPY_DfjpmUmgCW586-29VI7KJYsl4XELJdz3kbPFJ84i3y7IP4b_IZDJj-Zmo0jePlGF9ZVRzCV7b-qVKch7UzNo9ED1qjljv6ngvbFQ-HWjfE3zU9p-VOFnJSuqY-k6KyJHZYl-vh7gqmFLTZcR5tXEw1UyawhjWWCQ7a0yNizFc5PlDD/s2976/IMG_8443.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOW0KjnYcPY_DfjpmUmgCW586-29VI7KJYsl4XELJdz3kbPFJ84i3y7IP4b_IZDJj-Zmo0jePlGF9ZVRzCV7b-qVKch7UzNo9ED1qjljv6ngvbFQ-HWjfE3zU9p-VOFnJSuqY-k6KyJHZYl-vh7gqmFLTZcR5tXEw1UyawhjWWCQ7a0yNizFc5PlDD/w200-h133/IMG_8443.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDL6UxlWQrR1j03UnMBOQxbVp-dJk2Yoqp_JpkuUcRnm1oNrpSWtXRImPM1hQ8DkAY7KlfxIfQbkJwbFtki71hfmXj7h-n7OCS8uEyzvUUlQP3cLrXRfY4EkDY99vzJRD0-KReMPtRwLxV-hwNJoFDcEOakrROo5nWwjs5urp0lAX5QmR1Lqg2rNE/s2976/IMG_8442.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDL6UxlWQrR1j03UnMBOQxbVp-dJk2Yoqp_JpkuUcRnm1oNrpSWtXRImPM1hQ8DkAY7KlfxIfQbkJwbFtki71hfmXj7h-n7OCS8uEyzvUUlQP3cLrXRfY4EkDY99vzJRD0-KReMPtRwLxV-hwNJoFDcEOakrROo5nWwjs5urp0lAX5QmR1Lqg2rNE/w200-h133/IMG_8442.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Just be aware, that this will make things POP. I like it though and I think it's important for the Stunticons to be armed like this. The guns do manage to cover some of the gap forming though, so that's a plus!</p><p style="text-align: left;">One thing I noticed through taking these pictures was his stripe is actually different sizes from the bonnet, to the roof, to the trunk. At first I was all like "aaww c'mon man", but then I learnt that the G1 toy stickers were different sizes too. So, good on them!</p><p style="text-align: left;">He looks pretty nice with his fellow Deadends too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9Jo40cGgOIdA0S8BPjnU9mS3hXezUipmOj3GkbVcoZ0F6b8TEaCsfjHI3AHKjlqx8rPaE6fj0ksrjNYrlQ7HIopOmxHMrXuyMu-CvBRZHXr46QjvGSNVx5LZe8h5eE4g-O8MB5QtsiBdFQDKR9IFWRRaxkkmPS7fa47lNuoVLiqkOSlB4OPUVlGG/s2976/IMG_8447.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9Jo40cGgOIdA0S8BPjnU9mS3hXezUipmOj3GkbVcoZ0F6b8TEaCsfjHI3AHKjlqx8rPaE6fj0ksrjNYrlQ7HIopOmxHMrXuyMu-CvBRZHXr46QjvGSNVx5LZe8h5eE4g-O8MB5QtsiBdFQDKR9IFWRRaxkkmPS7fa47lNuoVLiqkOSlB4OPUVlGG/w200-h133/IMG_8447.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8-plRaehJwfABl7J3WoKNurivjgk41hyqoJ5V1ME-Pjc0zXkBcXVmyfeCeNRH3hFyu6ZFTNEDYutQWOrUxTqpVGTDWPK3qFlK0tm8pOuNvq3qizr7dwRV1MkrYLRlYaO1vVagT6OalVWXgDT0qSMZJVUJH4JnSkaS8nB7hJ9cUfbDH26mmuB_vJB/s2976/IMG_8446.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8-plRaehJwfABl7J3WoKNurivjgk41hyqoJ5V1ME-Pjc0zXkBcXVmyfeCeNRH3hFyu6ZFTNEDYutQWOrUxTqpVGTDWPK3qFlK0tm8pOuNvq3qizr7dwRV1MkrYLRlYaO1vVagT6OalVWXgDT0qSMZJVUJH4JnSkaS8nB7hJ9cUfbDH26mmuB_vJB/w200-h133/IMG_8446.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">I still feel that <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2016/04/UniteWarriorsDeadend.html" target="_blank">Unite Warriors Deadend </a>missing his stripe was a major oversight. And Hasbro doesn't quite manage to get away with that ugly grey block on the side either... I do think the Legacy one definitely has the best vehicle mode and being able to properly weaponise his vehicle mode makes it just that bit better.</p><p style="text-align: left;">So in summary, Deadend here isn't too bad. But the cracked back of the vehicle and the terrible feet definitely hold him back form being better. I'm not too disappointed, but not terribly impressed either.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">My final superfluous rating for Deadend:</p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">He will add some colour to Menasor</span></h1><p style="text-align: left;">They're the wrong trousers Gromit!<br />I mentioned that Deadend and Dragstrip share the same schematics, and you can swap their pants around. It looks a bit like this.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-JcI_XKm8yJS24RPz__PnibOf0g9EoVmuyGEmP51hdRPt_pOCBhGZzNaVN5RfN-D7cjDiBuK8i5TLX8lGI_wgbKYLEpuDUX_OKPOgVFPa0FyM8U5ubg5Rp9mlQuk6IDy_z4lNmw81ud3pg5zEx3c3XQgDuOd1dH-hJXSUYpxPjrTeTpkuNoeI6Wk/s2976/IMG_8464.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-JcI_XKm8yJS24RPz__PnibOf0g9EoVmuyGEmP51hdRPt_pOCBhGZzNaVN5RfN-D7cjDiBuK8i5TLX8lGI_wgbKYLEpuDUX_OKPOgVFPa0FyM8U5ubg5Rp9mlQuk6IDy_z4lNmw81ud3pg5zEx3c3XQgDuOd1dH-hJXSUYpxPjrTeTpkuNoeI6Wk/s320/IMG_8464.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYM0fpoRb_SCSi-Ve6OXZ6DOMHtTURSVPQi_JTcN8h3-G7QMgtS_xZdUoVvREW2FzzOqm0_o2S26jEA7cALHN6vt8Fj5prE0SQzjc37-3jsR3cAqihVfhMtPYWiI-5L-cfhmCg8S-2t2ht5W07nTTu_NLTJC9pVTQ2uhwEU-M4GBME-e6b7eVi2-0/s2976/IMG_8463.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYM0fpoRb_SCSi-Ve6OXZ6DOMHtTURSVPQi_JTcN8h3-G7QMgtS_xZdUoVvREW2FzzOqm0_o2S26jEA7cALHN6vt8Fj5prE0SQzjc37-3jsR3cAqihVfhMtPYWiI-5L-cfhmCg8S-2t2ht5W07nTTu_NLTJC9pVTQ2uhwEU-M4GBME-e6b7eVi2-0/s320/IMG_8463.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-52920234489711527992023-05-28T10:30:00.005+09:002023-05-28T10:30:00.147+09:00Legacy Override text review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/03/legacy-override.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="1000" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-g420TBeC5BQj2DNKXSAv8lEsqsZN8dQ-XgmxJN8NIStnBVBEZnVSMQeb17gqb7wwqRAPZ6-KzZSRCCYDVsV2jyPkhRZsWYgKGhqb1gRIRiMvYcGhPvZEMhCd94AeUzUto3OU9Uhr_N12Ugr6egupqdoY0znGQV_7Voqlaz4muqTJ4Y_WoBYA6dM5/w496-h130/Override%20Head.png" width="496" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The Cybertron/ Galaxy Force line of Transformers really resonated with me. I loved the design of most of the toys and the cartoon I enjoyed mightily as well. In case you're wondering, I watched most of this as Galaxy Force at the time it was out, so often the Cybertron character names are hazy to me. Also as a result of this, I see this toy as Nitro Convoy. <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2013/08/gfconvoy.html" target="_blank">Galaxy Convoy</a> <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2011/06/ths01-galaxy-convoy.html" target="_blank">(Optimus Prime[I got two]</a>), <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2011/02/galaxy-force-vector-prime.html" target="_blank">Vector Prime</a>, <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2013/07/galfcestars.html" target="_blank">Starscream</a> and Master Megatron(and Galvatron) were all clear winners in my book. I'd even say that Galaxy Convoy would be my favourite Convoy/Optimus toy.</p><p>So I was obviously excited to see some Galaxy Force representation in the Legacy line. Oh, but it isn't, it's quite plainly marked as Cybertron, even here in Japan. Oh well.</p><p>So er, then let's take a gander at Override.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>The box is nice enough, Override is part of the "Velocitron 500" sub-line which was celebrated with a small online comic release for story! (in Japan) But translated by me. What a champ! </p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2022/08/velocitron-manga-translation-part-1.html" target="_blank">Part 1<br /></a><a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2022/09/velocitron-part-2-manga-translation.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a></div><p>There is no window, so anyone can give Override a good fingering if they so desire. Japan now uses the same toys and packaging as the US, they just slap a big sticker over the nice artwork, Which is a shame.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxU69o4m95FZihS3Q8AzRkC54yOW2vFxVoiBjqGAkxsMdhvf2M8_nGSeZgADkCZ-r0n8n-jibyQdAvKbgiogOKOLrKJyUBsJhJUaAW8ZiQNaL1AjSx7Y3k-WEYQ0O8fUHsCXcEE6uXaJSRg0psmZ6eYMNnM8Senm-0WlfsalAcZIfVFbfLkKDLn-O/s4576/IMAG4606.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="4576" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxU69o4m95FZihS3Q8AzRkC54yOW2vFxVoiBjqGAkxsMdhvf2M8_nGSeZgADkCZ-r0n8n-jibyQdAvKbgiogOKOLrKJyUBsJhJUaAW8ZiQNaL1AjSx7Y3k-WEYQ0O8fUHsCXcEE6uXaJSRg0psmZ6eYMNnM8Senm-0WlfsalAcZIfVFbfLkKDLn-O/w239-h134/IMAG4606.jpg" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGq5BkzD_-qVGmGkbk6-N0br0I0Y7n5C1wKvfOWTkjeu4Vi8xsbAEB1qFFc0ILEFgOXUfbmFgCEcfO_jS4KWO36Cne1YxAZ7qLBWkEzYUYzgw2387Vxoe6z0CkccR2d4e38OFvNlR_nv4Gh6RLCM3sz3sjuGGyI79DMGO19119ODQCgEgWKRW3zhZu/s4576/IMAG4607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="4576" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGq5BkzD_-qVGmGkbk6-N0br0I0Y7n5C1wKvfOWTkjeu4Vi8xsbAEB1qFFc0ILEFgOXUfbmFgCEcfO_jS4KWO36Cne1YxAZ7qLBWkEzYUYzgw2387Vxoe6z0CkccR2d4e38OFvNlR_nv4Gh6RLCM3sz3sjuGGyI79DMGO19119ODQCgEgWKRW3zhZu/w241-h136/IMAG4607.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><p>I do like that they angle the car in the box with a bit of backing card board, it looks pretty cool that way, like it's running over a banked curve on a racetrack.</p><h1 style="text-align: left;">The Good</h1><p>Override is a very nice looking robot. Despite the name and the fact that the character was female in the Cybertron cartoon, I don't really get a feminine feeling from this toy. It could well be Nitro Convoy and I wouldn't doubt it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqE3DRVq_YY9si6OqU5fRfO19kXvxEXd6QEM8hJetbfkmIRyyHJpKVi4OXf4qeUWGtAPdqfB7HqfJdWXDvhWRXZAcPBlDtfqReCzLe9NrZHjic_D1m1vHfp3PW-3zhY8RrCoD5Imky_6Y5xGl4HAt2zBWmZfSZ8tmr5l5KOtUBM7ec92Bp5_3QDdaP/s2976/IMG_8465.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1984" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqE3DRVq_YY9si6OqU5fRfO19kXvxEXd6QEM8hJetbfkmIRyyHJpKVi4OXf4qeUWGtAPdqfB7HqfJdWXDvhWRXZAcPBlDtfqReCzLe9NrZHjic_D1m1vHfp3PW-3zhY8RrCoD5Imky_6Y5xGl4HAt2zBWmZfSZ8tmr5l5KOtUBM7ec92Bp5_3QDdaP/w106-h159/IMG_8465.JPG" width="106" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhue-XjFEqwtz8oY5lsAep_i9s6wyj42kddmEm2va-l86oXFzg0pQm-nxerfrPZbgexv6NW8jYbJFiVDFOPvwdr-q43dK-LJ_YoQyTHcuaKck6SII1-1Gvrfm_OYixHpN2XEWZojfxy-YeVIxRCNgJ2n90aRS61lGrM4R2SP6_UOKScbe4tVI2wIVve/s2976/IMG_8466.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1984" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhue-XjFEqwtz8oY5lsAep_i9s6wyj42kddmEm2va-l86oXFzg0pQm-nxerfrPZbgexv6NW8jYbJFiVDFOPvwdr-q43dK-LJ_YoQyTHcuaKck6SII1-1Gvrfm_OYixHpN2XEWZojfxy-YeVIxRCNgJ2n90aRS61lGrM4R2SP6_UOKScbe4tVI2wIVve/w107-h161/IMG_8466.JPG" width="107" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgYDE7mllC4BLnQLyjQYRFpHwXjRKyZTQEp3CbxhNhpOuP1hk_cCMPUUkyj_enuc9VNBDciXVuM7rO_oYBfbmQFwYqF6TVJsilTWXxZEjzHCYBSN9gO9_J2vsu9oqu_Qw1FaiZFIxaz567ZM1AJ9rCn2b_b5BwWBrqFu9YBwI2TIc4taWqDyLR4iF/s2976/IMG_8467.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1984" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgYDE7mllC4BLnQLyjQYRFpHwXjRKyZTQEp3CbxhNhpOuP1hk_cCMPUUkyj_enuc9VNBDciXVuM7rO_oYBfbmQFwYqF6TVJsilTWXxZEjzHCYBSN9gO9_J2vsu9oqu_Qw1FaiZFIxaz567ZM1AJ9rCn2b_b5BwWBrqFu9YBwI2TIc4taWqDyLR4iF/w107-h161/IMG_8467.JPG" width="107" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6hArZT34g-aHeI1IqyBT4Uw8EJPiO65_wZLhRTJ_6h3KjSFvVo0iHM_detfDG0JdQy8Ms2XdNHiIq4xlui3HvQArMKJ7L5bSg-G64cPgca-ARVpqOlyi89ORakegWyy5IQoqpk_RFtuYgxviW43ZJXUq8GDsotHqe1NTSeuhsBM75ZGXPR3bJzIJ/s2976/IMG_8468.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1984" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6hArZT34g-aHeI1IqyBT4Uw8EJPiO65_wZLhRTJ_6h3KjSFvVo0iHM_detfDG0JdQy8Ms2XdNHiIq4xlui3HvQArMKJ7L5bSg-G64cPgca-ARVpqOlyi89ORakegWyy5IQoqpk_RFtuYgxviW43ZJXUq8GDsotHqe1NTSeuhsBM75ZGXPR3bJzIJ/w105-h158/IMG_8468.JPG" width="105" /></a><br /><br /></div><p>Proportions are very nice, the original had a massively wide chest, while this one doesn't. That does manage to be a bit of a negative point later on however. The overall look is very good, from the sides it also looks very slim too. The big engine/gun thing plugs nicely into the back. The back of the legs while being hollow (I guess) don't really feel that bad, so no big dramas there. This also aids the articulation.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsbqhSEKnAle_jUcTbJScTPGRRGDelIoRWSCYZq9-O58U24aGz_x5RnBwesk8UWKJ4s_juKte2qA8x4B1sz4YGBrp-PXmBxHydGnc7McdVTOI226UIRCjVsTmmJlSNY87AlB5WD5hBro4rccEbW8yEfz6HsFH_BvOeRdgoIzFYCK3HAAYqIWsADc6/s2976/IMG_8482.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsbqhSEKnAle_jUcTbJScTPGRRGDelIoRWSCYZq9-O58U24aGz_x5RnBwesk8UWKJ4s_juKte2qA8x4B1sz4YGBrp-PXmBxHydGnc7McdVTOI226UIRCjVsTmmJlSNY87AlB5WD5hBro4rccEbW8yEfz6HsFH_BvOeRdgoIzFYCK3HAAYqIWsADc6/s320/IMG_8482.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Colour wise it's also very nice. Red, back, white and blue highlights manage to make a nice looking bot. The paint is crisp and what you see will (mostly) translate to vehicle mode details. I particularly like the gold on the shoulders and forearms.</p><p>The crotch and proportions don't give me much of a feminine vibe, but hey, I don't care, I like to think of this as Nitro Convoy. I mean, this toy still has the triangular `muscular` dimensions (if that's a thing) that is often used to represent male bodies.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mpN_gSnsZFGfQEX_V6XuK2C-O07QL16BLVL_L4w0BQep509VtYlzsP3XIGo3KgMVhXEOZ8i0_7NDm3tOLcEoC14Qf7GA58wE5K6FO4m7WRhU33TI5KiCbnyTqaanqWM_-H37tP4GqlL7fphW2qrRCjWbnGxsxALI5OsPqfbmdPL57WdZjoxT-Udf/s2976/IMG_8483.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mpN_gSnsZFGfQEX_V6XuK2C-O07QL16BLVL_L4w0BQep509VtYlzsP3XIGo3KgMVhXEOZ8i0_7NDm3tOLcEoC14Qf7GA58wE5K6FO4m7WRhU33TI5KiCbnyTqaanqWM_-H37tP4GqlL7fphW2qrRCjWbnGxsxALI5OsPqfbmdPL57WdZjoxT-Udf/s320/IMG_8483.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The wheels on the shin are characteristic and needed, although I think they were more in line to the sides of the legs on the original. They look like they stick out a bit too much, but that's not too bad. The translucent red is nice in that it adds definition without standing out too much.</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-nCwn2wY-ntyvsHIpD1Wv3Kq3Tc5L-BeAMGUwboLCWepbcESWYwkYsrYXOUZY3bWPv4OjFL5Gu9r2d-dg121Rfs59znEjzpnsP6X904E8ha96KgKhyfoYGHgWk3Bp9EMvPQCQexBHOpp-nQ1zJDA64mMWBkHvmSr-B0rWAfAL0ykOX1bBOQZ8ca6/s2976/IMG_8484.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-nCwn2wY-ntyvsHIpD1Wv3Kq3Tc5L-BeAMGUwboLCWepbcESWYwkYsrYXOUZY3bWPv4OjFL5Gu9r2d-dg121Rfs59znEjzpnsP6X904E8ha96KgKhyfoYGHgWk3Bp9EMvPQCQexBHOpp-nQ1zJDA64mMWBkHvmSr-B0rWAfAL0ykOX1bBOQZ8ca6/s320/IMG_8484.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p></blockquote><p>The gun stems from the backpack, which is a throwback to the gimmick of the original toy. This time though, it has been slimmed a bit and doesn't look so ridiculously large, but it still doesn't look cool. Effect parts can be added if you so wish.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yim2ToKWFdjZ09m35BJbxdc5SAjSZWJKw0J6maPRrTYw9kdysfKQ3ASa0Vdf4AhyTSUwyitqMadl9Ok_M5DrsbfDqAr95vApztxKlwHQbVOxTP4lHkM8xYagb5QTzS-b_kC1-q0q_JB5DMA7dcxfXGQ9QGWfRI-lO8VTSMv8ZCFwCK3TdU1mCU5q/s2976/IMG_8469.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yim2ToKWFdjZ09m35BJbxdc5SAjSZWJKw0J6maPRrTYw9kdysfKQ3ASa0Vdf4AhyTSUwyitqMadl9Ok_M5DrsbfDqAr95vApztxKlwHQbVOxTP4lHkM8xYagb5QTzS-b_kC1-q0q_JB5DMA7dcxfXGQ9QGWfRI-lO8VTSMv8ZCFwCK3TdU1mCU5q/s320/IMG_8469.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>What is nice though is that there is a nice bit of sculpting underneath the area of the gun storage. What is not nice is while there is a plug for a flight stand, the backpack gets in the way somewhat, so no extender, no poses. Well, with a Bandai stand anyway.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdN9RlGHs1lv6voxZv34rGiURIb3NfEAWq8TkGL0aVPykQyo2Z7gQOVfUnYhvBLMOBMDIA1FEfkBdggq5FzVgm4pGbDfVHdH3n8rhZwe_gb5uOKjUDRGp_D945Nr7Y9YUWp4Y4OMW_HkoxQs746HcH5RwncaA9wdFewOZeld1I5G7bGv3i2SWKxe7/s2976/IMG_8472.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdN9RlGHs1lv6voxZv34rGiURIb3NfEAWq8TkGL0aVPykQyo2Z7gQOVfUnYhvBLMOBMDIA1FEfkBdggq5FzVgm4pGbDfVHdH3n8rhZwe_gb5uOKjUDRGp_D945Nr7Y9YUWp4Y4OMW_HkoxQs746HcH5RwncaA9wdFewOZeld1I5G7bGv3i2SWKxe7/w200-h133/IMG_8472.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrLnIJdmnlJjx9VTyC8WTL9JC9OFvoKuqSp4XrfQvkqN5KPYkEvRjbBsFr7yUbj4JOykUFt9qq8wki6MKMc6COnErGNTH6Zi_rCalFdwlibcIea48bh_tz50XiJP1c5BFCuKgFz9oQJI56Y59SS36him4cWQAT9KKLbnKjt8nqexQxOGa2hrCZO2i/s2976/IMG_8473.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrLnIJdmnlJjx9VTyC8WTL9JC9OFvoKuqSp4XrfQvkqN5KPYkEvRjbBsFr7yUbj4JOykUFt9qq8wki6MKMc6COnErGNTH6Zi_rCalFdwlibcIea48bh_tz50XiJP1c5BFCuKgFz9oQJI56Y59SS36him4cWQAT9KKLbnKjt8nqexQxOGa2hrCZO2i/w200-h133/IMG_8473.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>Articulation is fantastic. Lots of joints in the places where they're needed. I should hope so too, this thing is a Voyager, despite standing and Transforming into a deluxe sized vehicle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9F6TgGQ0Ggow2kQ9mgbXQpLW58e1gsk-68IaRlNa_cBNSH6dQ3i1R9rQlG9qbou3uKTyIGqKV3CkWBUlp8y6j9o4850wxKRBvLwFRIVp6Xd0jqvLQvabZhDIKdCbgRsbHj7l-RCQpQETBf52WTm2QN4Yf_3nPe8qTs6mReLCNHtO5rExmnIS8e-h/s2976/IMG_8471.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9F6TgGQ0Ggow2kQ9mgbXQpLW58e1gsk-68IaRlNa_cBNSH6dQ3i1R9rQlG9qbou3uKTyIGqKV3CkWBUlp8y6j9o4850wxKRBvLwFRIVp6Xd0jqvLQvabZhDIKdCbgRsbHj7l-RCQpQETBf52WTm2QN4Yf_3nPe8qTs6mReLCNHtO5rExmnIS8e-h/w200-h133/IMG_8471.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJV4MnEybS4QtklaK2m9vw2o_Kk9Xlia2ozXfO4IPcJ5BgzcP6n7CxAmkc150hc3BFdwRrdIdKK56rE_g05V-WBAFluJxAatSKj61VBeHLKbJQkOwNdN0D5PDjahVfvtk4BW7IP54UBsXm046iD3Afgt7cqQnM_Dr0t4KiaFZe2Cv2tQljrmNUBhN/s2976/IMG_8474.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJV4MnEybS4QtklaK2m9vw2o_Kk9Xlia2ozXfO4IPcJ5BgzcP6n7CxAmkc150hc3BFdwRrdIdKK56rE_g05V-WBAFluJxAatSKj61VBeHLKbJQkOwNdN0D5PDjahVfvtk4BW7IP54UBsXm046iD3Afgt7cqQnM_Dr0t4KiaFZe2Cv2tQljrmNUBhN/w200-h133/IMG_8474.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrZ18VvhPqPvKW8lN5HxgP2zrpUhS728vDo4GC-0odiSQyMB2w0IK7mdCsxjd-M-2odHaTIT5ChhCV_SHSiNS6pYTFvvRzJ2Uvt9w5C0Vk7LtQMYpVBZd03tiXWvCOYhMSsht7Gi4BhE2eVUvGgv-WXJY062zjZTaenZOHekyIQRKzAJ5BVVNK3TY/s2976/IMG_8475.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrZ18VvhPqPvKW8lN5HxgP2zrpUhS728vDo4GC-0odiSQyMB2w0IK7mdCsxjd-M-2odHaTIT5ChhCV_SHSiNS6pYTFvvRzJ2Uvt9w5C0Vk7LtQMYpVBZd03tiXWvCOYhMSsht7Gi4BhE2eVUvGgv-WXJY062zjZTaenZOHekyIQRKzAJ5BVVNK3TY/w200-h133/IMG_8475.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTWIEAF7HBH5cCgenE8n8YZeKtsFCXdXUABAT2G9-xvTOLTH9eWrVya0Icbx1gIlehiH0UXMfW3aa0tDWG5nI_SMD7Pg3bLe0FwT1btC_Kxq1utGL8NhkAGWGDCvWd-x-ndPKA8xdNTX_dkicGk-AEf24qGel7dkUKVPG5qWzm_6ZAjd8UI2sOK27/s2976/IMG_8476.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTWIEAF7HBH5cCgenE8n8YZeKtsFCXdXUABAT2G9-xvTOLTH9eWrVya0Icbx1gIlehiH0UXMfW3aa0tDWG5nI_SMD7Pg3bLe0FwT1btC_Kxq1utGL8NhkAGWGDCvWd-x-ndPKA8xdNTX_dkicGk-AEf24qGel7dkUKVPG5qWzm_6ZAjd8UI2sOK27/w200-h133/IMG_8476.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>One thing I should bring up is the head articulation, well, the neck mainly. It might be on a ball joint but due to the sculpt of the head, you can only get a left/right turn out of it. The chin has a chin strap type bit to it, so there is no looking down and the back is rather chunky, inhibiting any looking up. For some reason, this bothers me more than it should.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAZCTeF1V3vqCc2Y5YSwhi3Gq3e7VfOPVIVbjXHMQxUPeIRd5U9VU61pF9HOP0d3LBYkaWhJVgQnWOhwBnLoVZueVokE5XQpheE1PxGzRPkYWNKkoW78_0LJljOcscj54Kf_HTYz_hO46wcBxXR18cVRvNtqPXQg9OABOPSWGGmI5tv4z0nY-RBHI/s1459/IMG_8479.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="1459" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAZCTeF1V3vqCc2Y5YSwhi3Gq3e7VfOPVIVbjXHMQxUPeIRd5U9VU61pF9HOP0d3LBYkaWhJVgQnWOhwBnLoVZueVokE5XQpheE1PxGzRPkYWNKkoW78_0LJljOcscj54Kf_HTYz_hO46wcBxXR18cVRvNtqPXQg9OABOPSWGGmI5tv4z0nY-RBHI/w221-h192/IMG_8479.JPG" width="221" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZn3pwBEOhQ_4dMtsMUBdhaGJ64cOwDoIcTqqj5RONLvUZes75Q0StuzZvTXFMBhQevdpzkbh-ku3hnMl78uyrRm8Hz88FpK0UvARJquhwn6_RXCZ73l2WK9Ng1GMFfppEcPprNEGKqCua-iTh5Wr3p0OUKPx9n6Lao3QQvBpad-gE11da9yl-IF5N/s2976/IMG_8480.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZn3pwBEOhQ_4dMtsMUBdhaGJ64cOwDoIcTqqj5RONLvUZes75Q0StuzZvTXFMBhQevdpzkbh-ku3hnMl78uyrRm8Hz88FpK0UvARJquhwn6_RXCZ73l2WK9Ng1GMFfppEcPprNEGKqCua-iTh5Wr3p0OUKPx9n6Lao3QQvBpad-gE11da9yl-IF5N/w200-h133/IMG_8480.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOOOi7Joi_CdfweWPs0JbOOVp5ZrZc746hEf1kb6nM-CcX30wugWwhOEcq0rEhbTiVGIIhTXsfBtHADJ_onMRNT_2cAjMDDUEtx56_eqO6UuXY9H-dF0gv4zR5jNTT3yCV0ZZl60G3MzXZ5Ez2rjcGeUZ5VwXNLDcs13iUwGWbtKZVHwEKGyT2Uk1/s2976/IMG_8485.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOOOi7Joi_CdfweWPs0JbOOVp5ZrZc746hEf1kb6nM-CcX30wugWwhOEcq0rEhbTiVGIIhTXsfBtHADJ_onMRNT_2cAjMDDUEtx56_eqO6UuXY9H-dF0gv4zR5jNTT3yCV0ZZl60G3MzXZ5Ez2rjcGeUZ5VwXNLDcs13iUwGWbtKZVHwEKGyT2Uk1/w200-h133/IMG_8485.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>Overall the colour combination, general look of the character and the amount of articulation it has does lead into it being a bit of a nice figure. I think it's a shame it's not called Nitro Convoy here in Japan. Also, while it does lots of stuff right, it doesn't feel all that premium over other deluxes.</p><p>So let's have a look with it standing with some other figures. I get the feeling that scale wise he/she/it is about the height I would expect.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlkRIZshlpIrMUpB7_DQAEUrrgw1GzNvbFhtf_pRxFgJ8IAeYyiO24dv9FGdS_kGNVkCReU1ynhyCaINgxjSkZBofHvrcjQ-PkRaoQodaWQV8OBngLUpGYqqKpaxHgReQDw2SM0u1dNcUrhk6S2RapXVQlw-XOM0ZLG7LNiqsFfU0cn14mVWFdJoY/s2976/IMG_8470.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlkRIZshlpIrMUpB7_DQAEUrrgw1GzNvbFhtf_pRxFgJ8IAeYyiO24dv9FGdS_kGNVkCReU1ynhyCaINgxjSkZBofHvrcjQ-PkRaoQodaWQV8OBngLUpGYqqKpaxHgReQDw2SM0u1dNcUrhk6S2RapXVQlw-XOM0ZLG7LNiqsFfU0cn14mVWFdJoY/w200-h133/IMG_8470.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGbGVd_3sedc-f0K-N3hSPDz0bTvMAHiUfdYlEKmEV4DY8RPr02TqJ3uQLBDqPivumfMSxW9yC5lW9HMG8qLnZjSoQ0MFhJzutBEjjbcJyavWW0JjdCqkZSZoNPp8CqnDvFFP-6b1A73TntMRlrAkcXBix23H1rpYAGdQJfjI9DpOhxK7a2oW-x-Q/s2976/IMG_8516.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGbGVd_3sedc-f0K-N3hSPDz0bTvMAHiUfdYlEKmEV4DY8RPr02TqJ3uQLBDqPivumfMSxW9yC5lW9HMG8qLnZjSoQ0MFhJzutBEjjbcJyavWW0JjdCqkZSZoNPp8CqnDvFFP-6b1A73TntMRlrAkcXBix23H1rpYAGdQJfjI9DpOhxK7a2oW-x-Q/w199-h132/IMG_8516.JPG" width="199" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfR6YNVC3YAXrvLVVkMrQZ6BFPKusACcmX8WG8hrTLTpGZHRazC9SyDcHK-ivqPph9iz9bcIJkGFMJsZhLlA2aBsbxt-kg2yfqavXTzatomtHHRLrIpaeqXEOwRA25DObDFsNiIYi8iFCqWcvG_9lR5bUTFAr2T2r9aCqaV-IsFS1S8PgPMQZhvsUp/s2976/IMG_8481.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfR6YNVC3YAXrvLVVkMrQZ6BFPKusACcmX8WG8hrTLTpGZHRazC9SyDcHK-ivqPph9iz9bcIJkGFMJsZhLlA2aBsbxt-kg2yfqavXTzatomtHHRLrIpaeqXEOwRA25DObDFsNiIYi8iFCqWcvG_9lR5bUTFAr2T2r9aCqaV-IsFS1S8PgPMQZhvsUp/w359-h239/IMG_8481.JPG" width="359" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Transformation seems, eh, a little bit more complex than it really needs to be. Following the instructions also has you flipping the toy 180 degrees for 4 steps in a row... It's a pretty simple transformation in the end, and once you get used to it (probably on the second time) you will be flipping her back and forth with ease.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifx96Nk2HdyNeJwPP6E9x-ke_DlQ52JoBN2o-SrQVGCBCR54BUxe0bfNvfIrV2LV0Ww1GcbNeATNnEiE3vRBADqeMNq9AyueeB_fNZjXXwFVblk9mJfZ-Eu9qZGcg4oi57wByH9oaQRPx6j5glg6vCIdIXgl0SDdMvwYG9ey668Szr074eIZjV-0z_/s1801/signal-2023-02-25-18-08-24-792.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="1801" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifx96Nk2HdyNeJwPP6E9x-ke_DlQ52JoBN2o-SrQVGCBCR54BUxe0bfNvfIrV2LV0Ww1GcbNeATNnEiE3vRBADqeMNq9AyueeB_fNZjXXwFVblk9mJfZ-Eu9qZGcg4oi57wByH9oaQRPx6j5glg6vCIdIXgl0SDdMvwYG9ey668Szr074eIZjV-0z_/w437-h132/signal-2023-02-25-18-08-24-792.jpg" width="437" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>When un/plugging the shoulders in it gets a bit awkward. You have to secure both the top and the back with the same style tab, at the same time, but to connect securely, you can't do them one at a time. It involves a little bit of shoving and force to get things where they should go. I'm not sure if this is meant to be like this or not to be honest.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNwLDK7iDj8CJcLDyNYEmuHQRhZhvQ0tMm_DLDQUaB2JbsCL4eX16sOkaGRhBrvajF-O58Jr7prgMmxXtSNUQs_BBTPy1tbLHLG0hYljVCdV_RS1zXMHOwE3GbzI6YjwTswxWLCHu24TQOvS6fUI5YgpIULTxSkJWRK-RcDneiVbItl6Ge6kS2ASA/s2976/IMG_8485.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNwLDK7iDj8CJcLDyNYEmuHQRhZhvQ0tMm_DLDQUaB2JbsCL4eX16sOkaGRhBrvajF-O58Jr7prgMmxXtSNUQs_BBTPy1tbLHLG0hYljVCdV_RS1zXMHOwE3GbzI6YjwTswxWLCHu24TQOvS6fUI5YgpIULTxSkJWRK-RcDneiVbItl6Ge6kS2ASA/w200-h133/IMG_8485.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_6oWRfSB3zK0WWyf2_LjDGWAI9pSJ8jT4DRJmqlVsBYiTtIE0iVtJ1moqu0U3qIMZS3zXryYTTKo1qsLIm_M83saex9cm7V11W3p9ocA8jMTiwAmgJ6uLqYxAvMmbLuavZgwfnXJPR4UlBbm6MEtiFeMSxP5YHJqPz9ORGOwuxVciBgHp_H6rdjB/s2976/IMG_8486.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_6oWRfSB3zK0WWyf2_LjDGWAI9pSJ8jT4DRJmqlVsBYiTtIE0iVtJ1moqu0U3qIMZS3zXryYTTKo1qsLIm_M83saex9cm7V11W3p9ocA8jMTiwAmgJ6uLqYxAvMmbLuavZgwfnXJPR4UlBbm6MEtiFeMSxP5YHJqPz9ORGOwuxVciBgHp_H6rdjB/w200-h133/IMG_8486.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p>The end result though...</p><h1 style="text-align: left;">The Bad</h1><p>Vehicle mode</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MqABsf2lbW9SqbXMqikfmdmkvaw_a9IoYPqIGuQ5C-ziDXklUCHZhXrGUI76AV50UeGt07sRmpqfBnbldaT19t8lVi_5qIswr4XGVShTHjfU16aT-eBsGy60sKXQhcv8-DZ3twIqFduaz0TFnmuHVZkPhxnKB7y0ov7P_Cirftk89xHT8017Qt1O/s2976/IMG_8489.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MqABsf2lbW9SqbXMqikfmdmkvaw_a9IoYPqIGuQ5C-ziDXklUCHZhXrGUI76AV50UeGt07sRmpqfBnbldaT19t8lVi_5qIswr4XGVShTHjfU16aT-eBsGy60sKXQhcv8-DZ3twIqFduaz0TFnmuHVZkPhxnKB7y0ov7P_Cirftk89xHT8017Qt1O/w200-h133/IMG_8489.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeQHyV2lkZ7GRzHquEyVLNXouI6j87jzJm1pG_N7ZSyhCVuNIWOGpmGEsDEFHlG6xlkypvQApcQ-i_Mdq0Wpc8JpwjD3rWS5Tf7LnLwuEC-DatathykEAwu_D8Q1ZvG-TMApRE_17v8qlUXQfQshorzX_rDoJQ1CCHkA6N9eZRyoKJWeftxIz_ylY/s2976/IMG_8490.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1984" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMuS2VUqSeGZhdus9U2usqz1Z5LPx32VJep-mS8mQ6b0-bEpf8tfJt-pJDz5Yn4q6kqb-0USqeSYIiNofDiAHDPt9A2dzAksAG1l9Zj-ZsvD6BWyq85_-lKyNtwjr7u8hM06wQ4o0sOO5cVKru1rV9RHofYXPIqlFUUm3L6fkP1nspn-h-mkOVIqp/w101-h152/IMG_8492.JPG" width="101" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDTwojuoBotvqRaA8NHddpQduiMAevIv0HeqtuhfkHYLp7PXg7IZ5dsZTSg5gFRkXLxE3eAt73CldAaTRKHfW4Rl1l0Rg8qvqp5D-R90F6gduCNDSc9H6AAN8Yxx_4RCcjnejmBzrtpkDIRU5QZr9f7fIoMfVhy4euH78AMxwyPe08bp1LoDBTv1-/s2976/IMG_8493.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDTwojuoBotvqRaA8NHddpQduiMAevIv0HeqtuhfkHYLp7PXg7IZ5dsZTSg5gFRkXLxE3eAt73CldAaTRKHfW4Rl1l0Rg8qvqp5D-R90F6gduCNDSc9H6AAN8Yxx_4RCcjnejmBzrtpkDIRU5QZr9f7fIoMfVhy4euH78AMxwyPe08bp1LoDBTv1-/w200-h133/IMG_8493.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>My main complaint with Override extends from the vehicle mode. I will come out and say that I very much the Mach 5 look of the car at the front, but it just doesn't blend well. The back and the front appear to be two different cars. When transforming, you can really see this point.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2NnqxKvKgKD9u1no57WmUn91yuUfL-dMugavuNvGa4PEW-Rbq6X_GvN0uk-mwE6iKpfm58sQZjfUJR-SSSNlOfnm_haILJoy3JP2YI_aqCSSAJArlD-p18guHYEbI1ps-YIaWh2PMUebyRajWHBYs2O3_oRPWWlD0O4HAka1xQnFH7BZ8XkGTJVn/s2976/IMG_8487.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2NnqxKvKgKD9u1no57WmUn91yuUfL-dMugavuNvGa4PEW-Rbq6X_GvN0uk-mwE6iKpfm58sQZjfUJR-SSSNlOfnm_haILJoy3JP2YI_aqCSSAJArlD-p18guHYEbI1ps-YIaWh2PMUebyRajWHBYs2O3_oRPWWlD0O4HAka1xQnFH7BZ8XkGTJVn/w200-h133/IMG_8487.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCrADVvQC4EIcPJHqRvMPZcqH4CBCe5Ro9bqG-p9Ofz-NRs3-p58J3UoEDWWstEopA3RJh47TD4aNJeQUJuWwsYCK9SU7OoOCrUm9n4O_hNgdit9LXLl9fc7mBqOhlaurTSVNfnXZ1IN78B2tqeHTBndCEB3mEznNddiIiiYA1M95Tt0-rQ-JzSvh/s2976/IMG_8488.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCrADVvQC4EIcPJHqRvMPZcqH4CBCe5Ro9bqG-p9Ofz-NRs3-p58J3UoEDWWstEopA3RJh47TD4aNJeQUJuWwsYCK9SU7OoOCrUm9n4O_hNgdit9LXLl9fc7mBqOhlaurTSVNfnXZ1IN78B2tqeHTBndCEB3mEznNddiIiiYA1M95Tt0-rQ-JzSvh/w200-h133/IMG_8488.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p>There is a huge gap just after the cockpit, where the knees of the robot form the fender and sides of the car, before it gets back to the white of the back wheels.</p><p>Added to that is while the front of the vehicle is sleek and low, the back with the engine section just juts up too high. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAfFZWAD6OTAyScDFZKDxtGjNqYVf7Q0_ldaXek84QHPM1OJ57kvF9TGdY4SwLOenWCguz6UeNZqUxu0MS77Lu7sdVwg77QFhj_nAlSAla8yv9DOCW6_vS3neeegK53SGspaDdhBsP9mVI5UJeSJy_JLHjXLPrwB5zwHz40O5VFFaMGryYunmtEKX/s2976/IMG_8498.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAfFZWAD6OTAyScDFZKDxtGjNqYVf7Q0_ldaXek84QHPM1OJ57kvF9TGdY4SwLOenWCguz6UeNZqUxu0MS77Lu7sdVwg77QFhj_nAlSAla8yv9DOCW6_vS3neeegK53SGspaDdhBsP9mVI5UJeSJy_JLHjXLPrwB5zwHz40O5VFFaMGryYunmtEKX/s320/IMG_8498.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>When you compare it to many other car Transformers, it's plain to see that Override just isn't as smooth and sleek as it should be.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_Jsv3J4x6lcyUcQzFBHZI7TszvNtSMfJaePFI_aEK_uIsEqgr7jPgcA9JprBqD4InYa-XaD605l7tQgKG8aldD_7zUF7VDWSrgh-S2KJjlBYaYrrrBik0CbzT-i9DIQOiZAtis3hQtnTtqbXSClG6JO0sh8aw8ZjoZx4vlhLiEFu97Ed6wV4-6OT/s2976/IMG_8504.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_Jsv3J4x6lcyUcQzFBHZI7TszvNtSMfJaePFI_aEK_uIsEqgr7jPgcA9JprBqD4InYa-XaD605l7tQgKG8aldD_7zUF7VDWSrgh-S2KJjlBYaYrrrBik0CbzT-i9DIQOiZAtis3hQtnTtqbXSClG6JO0sh8aw8ZjoZx4vlhLiEFu97Ed6wV4-6OT/s320/IMG_8504.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCun-Aigox7rdaaACvA58N37NMrm_8n-9nw4UuOjRSIT2fSI1kWx9ey2cdVHU7V-p4AdhraB99ij8W-eIqf82Ja3bH0I8eNTOhXVH738nIpQnx9XeWKy0CokXgOFNWFzgLGJ-Fn8wLIbmTCdkzaUgT513iVTkDQSwt0OmQ8YDbMeQLTkyNpns-j0og/s2976/IMG_8505.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCun-Aigox7rdaaACvA58N37NMrm_8n-9nw4UuOjRSIT2fSI1kWx9ey2cdVHU7V-p4AdhraB99ij8W-eIqf82Ja3bH0I8eNTOhXVH738nIpQnx9XeWKy0CokXgOFNWFzgLGJ-Fn8wLIbmTCdkzaUgT513iVTkDQSwt0OmQ8YDbMeQLTkyNpns-j0og/w200-h133/IMG_8505.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vH3QsTCPWNnBZhLLE-2oOD5uXg6dntyBPWhmn1-KSi-u6HBzfcBhtBynUNkcXhsJnx_It9JQ1yAfiMSudcA17lbABuyQG8Tv-UH396oocg3vHWCypbeIK11PW9w52lQa_pwAPL98T0hWRL2JNJpUmhhVGJte4wYCwvM1tuEsoO-8C9AP2EjajsDX/s2976/IMG_8507.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vH3QsTCPWNnBZhLLE-2oOD5uXg6dntyBPWhmn1-KSi-u6HBzfcBhtBynUNkcXhsJnx_It9JQ1yAfiMSudcA17lbABuyQG8Tv-UH396oocg3vHWCypbeIK11PW9w52lQa_pwAPL98T0hWRL2JNJpUmhhVGJte4wYCwvM1tuEsoO-8C9AP2EjajsDX/w200-h133/IMG_8507.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>The head is also blindingly obvious. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11kzqZ-Cu6WftMJij4E_3THKr7hAd9kQ6of18uu6EApAKCsaTd1mDTuWQrHxLA7V035j-gxntu2mbGg6GxXGahoAwCsCKk7TPRo7z-gFbqrAYmnH3q2SyVH-7m4I2lZZb4ehm0N4Gz044hVz7Ci30RrPJ9_c-czLXZ6p7cbwx4r-s3odzlXPgpiVD/s2976/IMG_8494.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11kzqZ-Cu6WftMJij4E_3THKr7hAd9kQ6of18uu6EApAKCsaTd1mDTuWQrHxLA7V035j-gxntu2mbGg6GxXGahoAwCsCKk7TPRo7z-gFbqrAYmnH3q2SyVH-7m4I2lZZb4ehm0N4Gz044hVz7Ci30RrPJ9_c-czLXZ6p7cbwx4r-s3odzlXPgpiVD/w200-h133/IMG_8494.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipNyHRmn0xfQ7JmuChaXHspC9ceGvkNJ48ygplhZY6cB1XmSG0x6eAE5ZOdVbwSh_04-PudKsH1My-yNURRCixiuKNA2popGcQw49_PUZXKJjcmkbXAN7iWQN0yTqp0xkoEpcIajYUl-o5e5Mhnr-BVOX9BmDtEyoUWfURRxbTTRwhKIo8pxUb-5a/s2976/IMG_8495.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipNyHRmn0xfQ7JmuChaXHspC9ceGvkNJ48ygplhZY6cB1XmSG0x6eAE5ZOdVbwSh_04-PudKsH1My-yNURRCixiuKNA2popGcQw49_PUZXKJjcmkbXAN7iWQN0yTqp0xkoEpcIajYUl-o5e5Mhnr-BVOX9BmDtEyoUWfURRxbTTRwhKIo8pxUb-5a/w200-h133/IMG_8495.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br />Putting on my obviously well-skilled-and-able-designer's-hat, I think it would've been better the have the rear wheels move outward from the body a bit more, then the engine section could slide in between and be a bit lower lying.<p></p><p>While the smaller cockpit and shoulders make for a much better robot, it manages to make for a worse vehicle mode, which is a bit of a mistake I think for Override. If you have a look and compare the original to this one, you can also see that the cockpit on the original is the same width as the back engine section, making the transition look smoother.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsA4iVuHBzikFMiCj74nlmO0TXuwEQSAqaK6os7ZDhr2qV08NF7BMngcUVQ7UTklCC9spZUZ-Fzln8K2HS2YH89y1FEN0i1iXJ5QPKelcJuR3pOPhRmaF3_l96TvQgg3PSZEWDyHsCmyMPIVrvpaDRvGRUA8q0WPzTWctGS436L0CK1WPDrmymy-sS/s2976/IMG_8503.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsA4iVuHBzikFMiCj74nlmO0TXuwEQSAqaK6os7ZDhr2qV08NF7BMngcUVQ7UTklCC9spZUZ-Fzln8K2HS2YH89y1FEN0i1iXJ5QPKelcJuR3pOPhRmaF3_l96TvQgg3PSZEWDyHsCmyMPIVrvpaDRvGRUA8q0WPzTWctGS436L0CK1WPDrmymy-sS/s320/IMG_8503.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>On the Legacy one, there are just these big black blocks slap bang there creating a very un-aerodynamic look. Blast effects can be attached to the back part which will become the gun, and a Force Chip (I forget what they were called in Cybertron) can be inserted for a nice throwback effect. I don't have any force chips with at the moment, so no piccies. Sadly though the barrels can't be made to flip forward for vehicle mode (alas, no Roadblasters here ladies and gentlethings).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuvaRWNyHHugqfGHu5SsHVKz099V6m6CTIqxrdjnORpxx5Frt6gSTX3Ci3DyXAsaV9qphP7zSubRMQh75_d2WSomulJhW7Jl9u5XzO4Xw0YWnA9ArNrWlLlzpLWDDpVwqw4IBGULqApyepryuFMqxmh2D5pNTMgUA1RxEZ3qu_iFnY-2S17cqdnOf/s2976/IMG_8499.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuvaRWNyHHugqfGHu5SsHVKz099V6m6CTIqxrdjnORpxx5Frt6gSTX3Ci3DyXAsaV9qphP7zSubRMQh75_d2WSomulJhW7Jl9u5XzO4Xw0YWnA9ArNrWlLlzpLWDDpVwqw4IBGULqApyepryuFMqxmh2D5pNTMgUA1RxEZ3qu_iFnY-2S17cqdnOf/w320-h213/IMG_8499.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kup, is that you?</td></tr></tbody></table><p>While I was impressed with the golden paint applications and sculpting that simulate exhaust, you can really see how patched together the vehicle mode looks when looking at it from below and the sides, which just exacerbates my wonder at how the vehicle mode came to be like this.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocQoGhA23I_1t-mpcpj7m9t1tICauD3tZzI2glTixfws-_oiJngfMapllAJo-Vg5HTYizj2HyIBr7e9xItoJT4FX2zF5epQuYmz8h5OKZ1_s3Bwh5aywksiBSZtIIIelqQzgYbCDrZfKPcv-c0Qz5aTywxQMACz_PevGyPtN1Y6pEIyZYr_VrTSX-/s2976/IMG_8500.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1984" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocQoGhA23I_1t-mpcpj7m9t1tICauD3tZzI2glTixfws-_oiJngfMapllAJo-Vg5HTYizj2HyIBr7e9xItoJT4FX2zF5epQuYmz8h5OKZ1_s3Bwh5aywksiBSZtIIIelqQzgYbCDrZfKPcv-c0Qz5aTywxQMACz_PevGyPtN1Y6pEIyZYr_VrTSX-/w157-h236/IMG_8500.JPG" width="157" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT52_knCx0bhnpq8Dq2rFDDyk6u_bGBkSF8FDW4LuPcNdQHUMa37aGsyA1qeVTSzmu1_N30zk20rkGop0AnjJxxnoKySe7FJZvaWLcytaspWfnE0E7Cftn31iJeCNHgjtWVTRaNA8p9P6h5iZcR1gUciqiUVc_ul73XB9zDZsI2DXXcmBdLJsEDwUx/s2976/IMG_8510.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT52_knCx0bhnpq8Dq2rFDDyk6u_bGBkSF8FDW4LuPcNdQHUMa37aGsyA1qeVTSzmu1_N30zk20rkGop0AnjJxxnoKySe7FJZvaWLcytaspWfnE0E7Cftn31iJeCNHgjtWVTRaNA8p9P6h5iZcR1gUciqiUVc_ul73XB9zDZsI2DXXcmBdLJsEDwUx/w354-h236/IMG_8510.JPG" width="354" /></a></div></div><br /><p>Oddly Override looks less sleek than my other recent future car addition, Targetmaster Pointblank, and therein perhaps lies part of what bothers me about this toy. Pointblank was cut down to fit in to a deluxe size class, whereas Override was boosted up to the Voyager. I don't think Overrride quite fits in with the quality I expected, and I might be a little bit salty that Pointblank didn't get the voyager upgrade option instead. I much prefer the better flow look of Pointblank (<a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/04/pointblank-legacy-review.html" target="_blank">despite me saying in Pointblank's review that he doesn't flow too well either</a>) over Override.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWX7Y0s42RkyIb-1GHpxSINqzeZErtHz1VcpPtAJf5OszPFfpRg6tAXbtPc7ZA12b3Ea2C52PSbidjCB__hOlLkZjH6HeLZQVOlpcANEMTm4V0_4LcLyatBRkgN6f5vdaJx9M1RSZTHXO1DM2ijlFGIlWmDhOLZyTyjC5OKUD6Ul2_8OtEg3Z4y2y5/s2901/711e0daa-8c2b-4efd-b6a1-2bdc0a128861.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2178" data-original-width="2901" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWX7Y0s42RkyIb-1GHpxSINqzeZErtHz1VcpPtAJf5OszPFfpRg6tAXbtPc7ZA12b3Ea2C52PSbidjCB__hOlLkZjH6HeLZQVOlpcANEMTm4V0_4LcLyatBRkgN6f5vdaJx9M1RSZTHXO1DM2ijlFGIlWmDhOLZyTyjC5OKUD6Ul2_8OtEg3Z4y2y5/w200-h150/711e0daa-8c2b-4efd-b6a1-2bdc0a128861.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSkgtRCV4VUzUhgoReoeqxE0-LN6fTzBH_sKVfqXrs8sPy8BXCQtHnNVuyCeYeDe2hUBRqIB9fR6A9BeszBEJ23o2n_UvBAyWGt831cjqHU6iKLGe0GvQqzFULiwfqaWSMYJSTcKkGfE6QdAG0A1NPdMDJBSNaAPlf_SEnUIgmFIJNccUaUdTZQvU/s3925/IMAG4612.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="3925" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSkgtRCV4VUzUhgoReoeqxE0-LN6fTzBH_sKVfqXrs8sPy8BXCQtHnNVuyCeYeDe2hUBRqIB9fR6A9BeszBEJ23o2n_UvBAyWGt831cjqHU6iKLGe0GvQqzFULiwfqaWSMYJSTcKkGfE6QdAG0A1NPdMDJBSNaAPlf_SEnUIgmFIJNccUaUdTZQvU/w226-h148/IMAG4612.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><p>Now the whingeing is out of the way, Let's talk about what I like for the vehicle mode. As I said before, I like the painted exhaust pipes and on the side of the arms you can see some painted sections that are a little reminiscent to Hot Rod and his side exhausts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uF-OlBvEbqdqR8SLZ1-lmlI0y0bHRFj-oo8iScAq6WVDOJEO_hcGQ66Qs_9-cd0WZr9_3vfeBrWpSpuDhypNJvFsdjOXJy0y4epbPGAv8Ws5SL7TmT2wvxebywYcHYT8kI8iSBLhGtHNb0gGjJiYtj4vOTSIE91qdcusac69BcvobtsroR5qGWl_/s2976/IMG_8513.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uF-OlBvEbqdqR8SLZ1-lmlI0y0bHRFj-oo8iScAq6WVDOJEO_hcGQ66Qs_9-cd0WZr9_3vfeBrWpSpuDhypNJvFsdjOXJy0y4epbPGAv8Ws5SL7TmT2wvxebywYcHYT8kI8iSBLhGtHNb0gGjJiYtj4vOTSIE91qdcusac69BcvobtsroR5qGWl_/s320/IMG_8513.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7uhAozHAPD-3JiAhwJ78fzHykmznbcPXzCFyLuhR23opDyylyf7DDkeue7wHN0wYnRxGzYhWwSATf9UZtFN2btUEuVSFSmbvRNiWFqZ9MM81mtuYjP6KWQmUWbph_sdeNnPribtIVFlNEm4YRLh-e4-8LjJCBSro7CmOHb1q3blwX9itX2hujDo3X/s2976/IMG_8514.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1984" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7uhAozHAPD-3JiAhwJ78fzHykmznbcPXzCFyLuhR23opDyylyf7DDkeue7wHN0wYnRxGzYhWwSATf9UZtFN2btUEuVSFSmbvRNiWFqZ9MM81mtuYjP6KWQmUWbph_sdeNnPribtIVFlNEm4YRLh-e4-8LjJCBSro7CmOHb1q3blwX9itX2hujDo3X/w161-h242/IMG_8514.JPG" width="161" /></a></div><br /><p>The front of the car is cool with it's Speed Racer Mach 5 look. I really dig the sculpting in the black and red bits on the bonnet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39wNbrFMpp9Adq4RQ21NowjzAM2NYAMbeII2LFbe_lTpa8fG2yLtfR_uApSG4A_bxDtrt91vd6Mok1qi00i0CIJEIoHxfWL4AwJzvEAjq8V3UttLthQcxRXFsCtRmKPjMgKUCsy67sieCaIB-5wZwtQpoEZSGEZtH12E54q1FBQo4poUCZUSggq_0/s2976/IMG_8508.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39wNbrFMpp9Adq4RQ21NowjzAM2NYAMbeII2LFbe_lTpa8fG2yLtfR_uApSG4A_bxDtrt91vd6Mok1qi00i0CIJEIoHxfWL4AwJzvEAjq8V3UttLthQcxRXFsCtRmKPjMgKUCsy67sieCaIB-5wZwtQpoEZSGEZtH12E54q1FBQo4poUCZUSggq_0/w200-h133/IMG_8508.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxjU7M84i4bt3BbJ9dlNOj5LlrjfYdSWN8Cx3eYM7o6tspjfn7oTSnJy4OgXwsXVU_1b4e35emyHrDWIXEhxMAIzP29SAWpCt_n5LFMTzdUqEQmVETkHu2uv1Th8Xob7NMdnJcTsJJjH_J1Uyud8XDzv0WrYMjtfTtL6ZnLuHE_lQxRFaNTIfVyZe/s2976/IMG_8509.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxjU7M84i4bt3BbJ9dlNOj5LlrjfYdSWN8Cx3eYM7o6tspjfn7oTSnJy4OgXwsXVU_1b4e35emyHrDWIXEhxMAIzP29SAWpCt_n5LFMTzdUqEQmVETkHu2uv1Th8Xob7NMdnJcTsJJjH_J1Uyud8XDzv0WrYMjtfTtL6ZnLuHE_lQxRFaNTIfVyZe/w200-h133/IMG_8509.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p>If you look from a low angle, it even looks like there are some saw blades or something hidden away. I will say though that I would have liked the headlights to have some paint on them, they just disappear into the front here. To add to the speedracer-ness, the flight port can be used!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8oQV0MorULN3zjR8RL1FDCXhyDIBwoCi5qI8NApomlbCJ8sjSytcK7-8xwEtWolYxVq6OhUZNBk6mvW_smDztABvpk35ue2wE3V_dVRQ1mOTHx3jgyvanv0-rs8FkxhaNUhjv35aILHEkiMLrHhSCHJfTinDv_pKAOTVj3WLGN-OKrDZP4F98fOc/s2976/IMG_8511.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8oQV0MorULN3zjR8RL1FDCXhyDIBwoCi5qI8NApomlbCJ8sjSytcK7-8xwEtWolYxVq6OhUZNBk6mvW_smDztABvpk35ue2wE3V_dVRQ1mOTHx3jgyvanv0-rs8FkxhaNUhjv35aILHEkiMLrHhSCHJfTinDv_pKAOTVj3WLGN-OKrDZP4F98fOc/w200-h133/IMG_8511.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlXGIMn9Wts9UQUdibKyLFnOToxzyqdTRkUaRVu5l_6u9wu1TD5mq0U4leI9bEQzrIkpOBK4DhQKu1-j23iKyq0eAMSmC3cpR81Xwu5iFHHp4oCoMnDPC6mkysId9veDEXD9X3mo6hjYgDoBzHTp7dO8GUhL-_z8ZnQLDZKK4MIU_Fnb65pBfNCuZ/s2976/IMG_8512.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlXGIMn9Wts9UQUdibKyLFnOToxzyqdTRkUaRVu5l_6u9wu1TD5mq0U4leI9bEQzrIkpOBK4DhQKu1-j23iKyq0eAMSmC3cpR81Xwu5iFHHp4oCoMnDPC6mkysId9veDEXD9X3mo6hjYgDoBzHTp7dO8GUhL-_z8ZnQLDZKK4MIU_Fnb65pBfNCuZ/w200-h133/IMG_8512.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>Just behind the rear wheels are a couple of nubs. The placement of these guys baffle me a little, as they are too low for vehicle mode, have nothing that looks like a booster and in robot mode mode are just nubs on the top of the shoulders.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrMhv4DRJJg6RCQJ8AWGjw_yGwvcRLDGpeRFAPpdfoSgpQS_R9cVIPj5hYblmeBbXxRCLvBMESqbrkyGsbvr0KDGG93P_BjN9I5Kj8RA77Ed7uMnbMTr1h2DIDdHHa4dhLkzguTF3RwVKlKIcGji17tLIY_60taMlQrGzDFnNO3-gJvzbwFjjWKxO/s2976/IMG_8501.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrMhv4DRJJg6RCQJ8AWGjw_yGwvcRLDGpeRFAPpdfoSgpQS_R9cVIPj5hYblmeBbXxRCLvBMESqbrkyGsbvr0KDGG93P_BjN9I5Kj8RA77Ed7uMnbMTr1h2DIDdHHa4dhLkzguTF3RwVKlKIcGji17tLIY_60taMlQrGzDFnNO3-gJvzbwFjjWKxO/w320-h213/IMG_8501.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: right;"></p><p>Once you fiddle with it a bit, it rolls pretty well. The wheels are made of translucent red plastic (woo future laser wheels!) but only the outer half is. The inner half is part of the car body. Interesting approach.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMk9VcoaljGjywvh1S384L9kbK9hSU_aJXBsonMP2Y8wLwLScAU1cq6HaR6msE5N2cE908nFQ6yi1_XHIMQk2hMjykK_qLfYZB7wJfsj3qNSjcI1aZx4g10JSNmadNwMaK1a2W9-XBH6TVKsxHlFEAyrUYOrwrar7ddkfbdBR1116uSs27gKye8cKG/s2976/IMG_8497.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMk9VcoaljGjywvh1S384L9kbK9hSU_aJXBsonMP2Y8wLwLScAU1cq6HaR6msE5N2cE908nFQ6yi1_XHIMQk2hMjykK_qLfYZB7wJfsj3qNSjcI1aZx4g10JSNmadNwMaK1a2W9-XBH6TVKsxHlFEAyrUYOrwrar7ddkfbdBR1116uSs27gKye8cKG/s320/IMG_8497.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>On the top of the rear engine, there is a port for a weapon if you have a spare. On the side of the front fenders there are hexagonal ports, which are a <i>tad</i> too small for me to comfortably jam anything in there. Although with the right accessory, you could have some cool wheel shredders, or blades there which would be cool.</p><p>Paintwork is crisp and well done for this mode, so no complaints there. </p><h1 style="text-align: left;">& the Summary.</h1><p>It's odd, the robot mode is great, but the vehicle mode <i>REALLY</i> bothers me. A lot like Jhiaxus (another Voyager class figure no less) and yet while I have come to rather enjoy Jhiaxus, Override here really doesn't grab me the same way. Comparing this with Hot Rod for example (another deluxe sized voyager engineered figure) you can feel the quality with him. Override here just doesn't manage to carry that same feeling across. </p><p>I kind of get a feeling that this is a pre-mould of another, better figure that will come in the future. Maybe. guess part of my disappointment has been because Hot Rod came first, then I heard that Override was also and "upgraded" deluxe, I was expecting Hot Rod levels of goodness... Yet what I feel from Override is purely Deluxe levels of deluxeness. </p><p>Had the vehicle mode been more coherent, sleeker, flatter and less gappy, this would be good, but having a <b>racing</b> character, known for <b>racing</b> and known for being a <b>racing</b> car, in, you know, <b>RACES</b>,I would've expected the car mode to be perfect. Yet what I see is not, it doesn't match the CGI model well, and doesn't match the toy well. Sure the robot mode is fantastic, but I feel the sacrifices to the all important vehicle mode for this character that were made to get to this point were far too great.</p><p><br /></p><p>Final superfluous rating:</p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">I <i>really</i> <u>want</u> to like it, but I don't.</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4s5eFfqb1UQROo8dEPmrBIuFAwfwRLlsRiqpqZZC4XHF9oXuwxjjE6y8997xVM_9FAxG6uXv1CR-r_oH38e_l4CdBWdwki4zcPPoi_uYD4BALYkk-EIkiAsa5U2S2cDr7T38wcDKJ06w0FtBArMINRTKD1Lcbj1lYc4Mr2x-dFgGLywtulPE0Hvwn/s2976/IMG_8522.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="2976" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4s5eFfqb1UQROo8dEPmrBIuFAwfwRLlsRiqpqZZC4XHF9oXuwxjjE6y8997xVM_9FAxG6uXv1CR-r_oH38e_l4CdBWdwki4zcPPoi_uYD4BALYkk-EIkiAsa5U2S2cDr7T38wcDKJ06w0FtBArMINRTKD1Lcbj1lYc4Mr2x-dFgGLywtulPE0Hvwn/w474-h268/IMG_8522.JPG" width="474" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These glow slime guys are cool though</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-42112800349490002742023-05-18T19:32:00.004+09:002023-05-18T19:32:32.771+09:00Adventures in Sonic Unleashed Part 2 of ?<p> So after playing through the first bit and giving up on that stupid plane section, I tried again and this time was successful in defeating the Egg Cauldron while pressing the buttons. I was successful, but also extremely bored.</p><p>Luckily, I can happily say that the same section hasn't cropped up again.... Yet. I have a disgusting feeling it will torment me again.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><p>The second bash of the game was a bit slower paced. Story wise. However educational in some respects. I encountered my first boss stage, fighting Eggman and his Egg Beetle. The first time I did it was very pathetic. It took me a somewhat embarrassing 10 minutes to do so, but I didn't lose any lives, so yay I guess.</p><p>The reason it took so long is that I didn't quite grab the methods of the level. Whenever I carelessly boosted, I ran into the boss and took a hit, so I ended up playing it extremely safe. Hence the long time. I got a ranking of E at the end of the level, with (rather amusingly) an embarrassingly bad fanfare of the Unleashed theme.</p><p>After doing it once, rescuing the Professor guy and opening up the ability to move around levels at will, I decided to retry it and be a bit more daring. So I experimented with the boost. I could boost part way up to him, and stop without falling back the furthest back position. Nice. OK.</p><p>With this knowledge in hand the fight became much more exciting, boosting up, zig zag left right to avoid his attacks, a quick final boost, with a homing attack. This second time I got the A ranking and finished up in a few minutes. I think I see how this works now.</p><p>So I went back to the very first Sonic level and did that a bunch of times and sure enough, with practice and knowing how to approach the levels its very possible to do them at the break neck speeds that Sonic moves at. When you do, its incredibly fun. Knowing when to boost, when not to boost, when to jump, duck and slide is very cool.</p><p>Sadly though, you NEVER know this when you first play a level. You have to get to know the level layout a bit first. Often my first time in a Sonic level had me zipping along rather efficiently until you smack some obstacle, then it takes forever to get the speed up again. Or you plummet to your death.</p><p>Thant's a bit of a sucky part.</p><p>The Sonic levels are very much based on reacting to what's coming up. Quick reflexes and some knowledge of what the level will bring is definitely required.</p><p>When it works, it's incredibly awesome.</p><p>When it doesn't, yeesh.</p><p>I managed to avoid Werehog levels for this section. They don't seem to provide much challenge so far. The mechanics are pretty standard, they are just a bit too long to be really enjoyable.</p><p>After blasting through my previously completed levels and improving my ranking on them, I went ahead to the next Sonic Level. </p><p>A few things had me concerned.</p><p>I saw snow. I also picked up Sonic's stomp move, by picking up some spiky boots. In the hub world, there was an icy area.</p><p>So far in the more open semi-arena kind of half story, half stage, but not quite sections, Sonic has been hard to control. He controls as if he is in a running stage, but the area isn't big enough for that type of movement, so everything feels a bit janky. In one of these areas was a snowy bit, and Sonic slid around on the ice like nobodies business. Luckily though, death wasn't your reward for sliding around.</p><p>I then entered the action Sonic Stage. </p><p>Oh god.</p><p>Slidey, speedy, slippery Sonic. A weird bob-sled section. Fine. </p><p>Then, vast areas of water. </p><p>Sonic can boost across water (just like Jesus!) so I wasn't too concerned and it was a bit of a rush, although I didn't quite like having to trying to adjust trajectory on the tiny icefloes that were provided to give you more boost energy.</p><p>Then as I was doing, nervously, ok I guess, I saw two icebergs, one left, one right...<br />"Aw shit, I have to go in the middle" was what hit my mind, just as I realised that Sonic was in the wrong place to be able to do so. </p><p>And so he faceplanted into the side of the left Iceberg and died.</p><p>I turned off after that. That level had a pretty sudden difficulty spike in my mind. The fact that the horrible Ice level of a platforming game has shown up so early seems a bit odd to me. </p><p>Am I here too soon?</p><p>Should I be spending more time as the Werehog?</p><p>I certainly hope not for a couple of reasons:</p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>It's a Sonic the Hedgehog game</li><li>The Werehog levels are not all that fun and I would rather play the Sonic levels.</li></ol><div>If I should, then there should be some way for the game to indicate that the next level is indeed a Werehog level. I have been given the freedom to change the levels between night and day as I need to, so hopefully I can just do it all as Sonic Right?</div><div>We all know the answer is No, of course.</div><p style="text-align: left;">Currently I feel that the Sonic Levels, when designed well are fantastic and play pretty well. Once you get a hang of him, Sonic seems relatively controllable and the sense of speed is certainly there. BUT I also get the feeling that Sonic Team didn't have all the much faith in this gameplay. Which is why the slower Werehog levels are there.</p><p style="text-align: left;">In a way, I can understand, the Sonic levels are pretty intense and designing them must be hard. Sonic Travels so fast, they must be long enough to give you a sense of accomplishment when doing them at speed, but then when you do badly, they must really drag.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The Werehog levels are just a drag and add nothing new to the gaming landscape.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I feel that Sonic Unleashed is pretty close to a good Sonic game (for the Sonic levels). Just a tad more refinement in the controls and levels design sections and this would be a total ripper. I've been talking with a friend on and off about what would make a good "modern" (3d?) Sonic game and I can't put my finger on what it needs. He suggested looking to F-zero and Wipeout as two examples of controllable high speed action.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Could turning Sonic closer to a racing game do the trick? Maybe it could...</p><p style="text-align: left;">Obviously it needs to be speedy, but when you get to the speed that Unleashed is whipping out then it can be uncontrollable. What is the best in between?</p><p style="text-align: left;">Sonic Frontiers seems pretty fun, but the action stage boost is not a boost, it's more of a sprint. I've noticed that Sonic travels at a leisurely jog unless you use the boost.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Is the boost mechanic un-warranted? Could physics platforming work in the 3d levels? It kind of did in Sonic Adventure 1&2, however there is no doubt that the boost style gameplay makes you feel like your "playing Sonic" as such. </p><p style="text-align: left;">My thoughts will continue as I progress with Sonic Unleashed.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">**Updated a couple of days later (before posting)**</p><p style="text-align: left;">I went back to the snow level and managed to make my way through it. I started with 12 lives and finished with 4. Make of that what you will. Most of them were lost in the same section where Sonic was tobogganing and there was a corner and you had to be in the middle of the pipe to hit a boost ramp or die.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Managed to scrape through with an E ranking. And the amusing out of tune fanfare music. Parts of the the level were extremely fun. Parts weren't.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Still going, might do some more Werehogging next up.</p><p></p>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-60593070499133575732023-05-14T10:30:00.007+09:002023-05-14T10:30:00.144+09:00Pointblank Legacy review.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_T7nN91Mr_QzO5qCT54QosuEEL_BznLnPca4avgVveA6jDutAQKCIVgRELC42svJgy1w1fjb_F8BRvLlDwLZLhHzcTDS-JKsfRTQFPCjvYTJHZiBFbW2Si3jybU4MXuK7ZlIxXD6RG8SiakeO8SCUFuVvwnpJVvTfthG7DiH6QUTUQpuOszWkaaM1/s1000/PointblankHead.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="1000" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_T7nN91Mr_QzO5qCT54QosuEEL_BznLnPca4avgVveA6jDutAQKCIVgRELC42svJgy1w1fjb_F8BRvLlDwLZLhHzcTDS-JKsfRTQFPCjvYTJHZiBFbW2Si3jybU4MXuK7ZlIxXD6RG8SiakeO8SCUFuVvwnpJVvTfthG7DiH6QUTUQpuOszWkaaM1/w474-h138/PointblankHead.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br /><p>OOh baby, Targetmasters.... If you regularly read my blog and ramblings, (thank you very much!) you'll know that I love me some (any and all)masters action for my Transformers. So of course, here I am talking about the Targetmaster Pointblank, who actually comes with his targetmaster partner Peacemaker. Noice!</p><p>Is this post full of unconditional love and totally biased rambling because Pointblank is a proper, real, fully equipped Targetmaster who can Roadblaster-ise his vehicle mode? Well, you'll have to read on to find out. </p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><p>I scanned the box, er, just because and you can see how much is covered over with stickers, not only covering the nice artwork, but also the QR code that should take one to the Bio on Hasbro's website (if it's actually there...)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95wnqukRO0gBK7ri4d3SQJzagNsrDPPzWCP3ZzFYwsfd3GsrlTsuc3KSD9sasdBfP56RsbRtY-5viuksJTRkk3hLeC1qr6tWAPaFRTe7LGvCKApsdFuFTwRqIMcLlA20Vz8BRv2g8XtEsoUnFVRMykR3LXuglHJGPW7ZNr9Pvqcxq37ry3LrqJ52Y/s4756/20230131075748-0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3364" data-original-width="4756" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95wnqukRO0gBK7ri4d3SQJzagNsrDPPzWCP3ZzFYwsfd3GsrlTsuc3KSD9sasdBfP56RsbRtY-5viuksJTRkk3hLeC1qr6tWAPaFRTe7LGvCKApsdFuFTwRqIMcLlA20Vz8BRv2g8XtEsoUnFVRMykR3LXuglHJGPW7ZNr9Pvqcxq37ry3LrqJ52Y/w186-h131/20230131075748-0001.jpg" width="186" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUU_EDDYwbjgIeOStHksrKpo0LxPef2bU6aCZdaHClqBqMw31pjZP_LN5Op8y_tnA26BcpiOxkfPabG-WDZQP1BvROoN7yTAdCzN53LAviu4lQnAoSS-7gTXa0j_v00fc6rGIv1PbG_xDBQ7W5yAK9fEEMO8o8SECtjVQFOQrniZ3WriVH6D91poc/s4680/20230131075931-0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicLdYIhnmAm1lWn_e4LM3PtAkzt6EDA2ByceLWR3x1aFYVpjyFQ3LezFiapVOpI8eILhZGS8NWnRemUi55OGJtnsyXmHMr1YY3AI7VdRwd8VCGhl-PsV5ANV2My6q4AMSTU-ngAGYo4L8XY1L694e0u5ESE_LxF14lYjonw1KRjy9ZikpP4TlFC1a/s4898/IMG_8236.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicLdYIhnmAm1lWn_e4LM3PtAkzt6EDA2ByceLWR3x1aFYVpjyFQ3LezFiapVOpI8eILhZGS8NWnRemUi55OGJtnsyXmHMr1YY3AI7VdRwd8VCGhl-PsV5ANV2My6q4AMSTU-ngAGYo4L8XY1L694e0u5ESE_LxF14lYjonw1KRjy9ZikpP4TlFC1a/w133-h200/IMG_8236.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRtkWnlWh9RPNPMFU2Pn0xnv3iDt82UQZwdSuwgvFbZFJBzFoVPAcAcCeXtp331IgGvPeKU9I1A4HAchapNB3SbWpMHO0VEYGxlgmV6uFjN2qqO0-80suHmwzUrJQrtEXEHQYnMRmodfbhYh_O1awhcZa8D_3IbsX4vlN2CqpIduJ9xDD5GIo5szq/s4898/IMG_8237.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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He also has a new headsculpt. Which I love by the way. It's based on the cartoon and is damn sexy, Shame it just turns left or right. If you disconnect it from the back, you can make him look up though.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBeCS2csi80zOQd0l1BbpY3dMswx5B4uHFexnZYmcOvn_T4lUXnkL6UCI-l2cHjeIPj4baKeQkzg-MxvFhGImI22tc6DbQnpP06qlLtiM8z1Ss3fkcxVLVKfwIlgZvM2wcjICUgA5plUKwnpTc4QjHJVdgcoYD4MMNaHoz9zsAsTUPphULXY3HAxj/s4898/IMG_8246.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBeCS2csi80zOQd0l1BbpY3dMswx5B4uHFexnZYmcOvn_T4lUXnkL6UCI-l2cHjeIPj4baKeQkzg-MxvFhGImI22tc6DbQnpP06qlLtiM8z1Ss3fkcxVLVKfwIlgZvM2wcjICUgA5plUKwnpTc4QjHJVdgcoYD4MMNaHoz9zsAsTUPphULXY3HAxj/w200-h133/IMG_8246.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVHm30skkpIlt7kyPYZiditBLsK9jGGxu2rWzLmiTowW5GglYp2vUtgJ12vd43zZO4hAT5qIKXxNbiL2N51ItHLBMlYpbbZCE1_Pla6Bgk0ov3kW1mTEwLcICtoRhcWN0iLPCDdONLGmrrYxlb9H8GWMLP4hEQqjA0E7n-BOvBnlFpeA_SgJ25do3/s4898/IMG_8247.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVHm30skkpIlt7kyPYZiditBLsK9jGGxu2rWzLmiTowW5GglYp2vUtgJ12vd43zZO4hAT5qIKXxNbiL2N51ItHLBMlYpbbZCE1_Pla6Bgk0ov3kW1mTEwLcICtoRhcWN0iLPCDdONLGmrrYxlb9H8GWMLP4hEQqjA0E7n-BOvBnlFpeA_SgJ25do3/w200-h133/IMG_8247.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">He is a fairly decent looking robot, containing the shoulders, the window chest and enough detail to not make him bland. He's also pretty thin, with not much in the way of kibble, making him a fairly sleek 'bot. He also looks pretty decent standing with some fellow era Autobots.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhstjKQhT14814q7cq4D6I44JeIbZN4ZVnCnJJXVBm22AKDQxudiT12L9o9iHBy3EzBzGT1ad2qS1XM5_j9Yg-XeRBHr-B-fRHOad9uTKhks0UFnWPEIkZ7ArSACpkZvshWXyUYc7tc4XixYBs69DVutlclP0zUIhaJstw6_tq7qLLmRiMZEeRK_3sJ/s4898/IMG_8262.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhstjKQhT14814q7cq4D6I44JeIbZN4ZVnCnJJXVBm22AKDQxudiT12L9o9iHBy3EzBzGT1ad2qS1XM5_j9Yg-XeRBHr-B-fRHOad9uTKhks0UFnWPEIkZ7ArSACpkZvshWXyUYc7tc4XixYBs69DVutlclP0zUIhaJstw6_tq7qLLmRiMZEeRK_3sJ/s320/IMG_8262.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just watch out for that guy in the grey behind you.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Having a closer look at the robot mode now...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFR4rSTZfqcym22mHWCTKJOlYYy9Nxvff15JwFyxqdPcYkjI1vaN_bQBTuyJsONzvx15QJdCeZ5bAINiM863tUcBj7dAC5dAhRxC_-XpZww47y0xfsdc6G0JJwQOSFgxdAQ4pARdpRjBq5d9DFqL5-a7O6GSae9n6d9y78UNEY4-V_lL1XbcezBBRB/s4898/IMG_8248.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFR4rSTZfqcym22mHWCTKJOlYYy9Nxvff15JwFyxqdPcYkjI1vaN_bQBTuyJsONzvx15QJdCeZ5bAINiM863tUcBj7dAC5dAhRxC_-XpZww47y0xfsdc6G0JJwQOSFgxdAQ4pARdpRjBq5d9DFqL5-a7O6GSae9n6d9y78UNEY4-V_lL1XbcezBBRB/s320/IMG_8248.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>He does have these little waist bits at the side, which kind of link the back and front of the car together. In robot mode, they just kind of quietly hide, but it would've been nice if they could look a bit more streamlined.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKe2I2IN3_y-bKSF4d4c2HCRgZTYsi-V8SocWoChkOFfNecAfsfSlBkx5gmJP5gTtV9JKOM9z5lSiym75flk-L3IdPQBi96lUuYW36hJOA8NTyrR75hPLmcqyWCaQY9Or2P3_Znhv87KmmfUCRm22IN9F0lPe1t432NnkMUZGhaAbCvZDLmEyHdIph/s4898/IMG_8263.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKe2I2IN3_y-bKSF4d4c2HCRgZTYsi-V8SocWoChkOFfNecAfsfSlBkx5gmJP5gTtV9JKOM9z5lSiym75flk-L3IdPQBi96lUuYW36hJOA8NTyrR75hPLmcqyWCaQY9Or2P3_Znhv87KmmfUCRm22IN9F0lPe1t432NnkMUZGhaAbCvZDLmEyHdIph/w200-h133/IMG_8263.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJfVeQD4M4F0s1Re93DWX39hrSSpshWJlLFCwh1HYpPKnuixbe77-Fdzvzjlv3p5Q5IGmSzAMejaYorcU_ag4KFvNCm2MoOLb1Bkug__ty0GSphvhMety88Ncodms1Z6KI_FLkV-j2_-HJqClGFD8mJ2UTbd9cEKlBDVA1piS0jUZ9170oKh4HW4X/s4898/IMG_8264.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJfVeQD4M4F0s1Re93DWX39hrSSpshWJlLFCwh1HYpPKnuixbe77-Fdzvzjlv3p5Q5IGmSzAMejaYorcU_ag4KFvNCm2MoOLb1Bkug__ty0GSphvhMety88Ncodms1Z6KI_FLkV-j2_-HJqClGFD8mJ2UTbd9cEKlBDVA1piS0jUZ9170oKh4HW4X/w200-h133/IMG_8264.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p>You can see a little cockpit through the window chest which adds some nice ambient sculpting detail in there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUmaF1KmZKQCDQ9CILTlfcS9Kv-7WvgaDTPWXt7hhMVLbWkZweSRhSv5rQeGylp3uhd_p6R0Fka2cwjYCJK3WZxeROP3rhj78MWnIGMnSf2AJsgtsppxOffW6ZiMWg7y-lmhJsWWnSxYWHsdakInlucLAo6st4C27QoWUcJ9bQDFRFxDvS2yVBXxG/s4898/IMG_8265.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUmaF1KmZKQCDQ9CILTlfcS9Kv-7WvgaDTPWXt7hhMVLbWkZweSRhSv5rQeGylp3uhd_p6R0Fka2cwjYCJK3WZxeROP3rhj78MWnIGMnSf2AJsgtsppxOffW6ZiMWg7y-lmhJsWWnSxYWHsdakInlucLAo6st4C27QoWUcJ9bQDFRFxDvS2yVBXxG/s320/IMG_8265.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">The chest is generally pretty nice.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Just, don't look at the hips. Eew, what went wrong here? They really don't mesh well with the rest of the body do they? Looks like he forgot to wear pants... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYJQPQAx9hc-_wo2MAPHaOifcqozLxaBAlboBKu-oFLRc2IpACGCkuBO6WdxTnXqNhpT6lCZy_Kt1-eJfF9YTiAWLSLsLfCcNXn-Y0j6_Yrs88-NLMnsv9H5D62XGg7ocJRCy2utmAU-NfyT81jHCJ4lqZE09OsAdh9xX1jYp5CISmsSD81l2m2Yl/s4898/IMG_8249.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYJQPQAx9hc-_wo2MAPHaOifcqozLxaBAlboBKu-oFLRc2IpACGCkuBO6WdxTnXqNhpT6lCZy_Kt1-eJfF9YTiAWLSLsLfCcNXn-Y0j6_Yrs88-NLMnsv9H5D62XGg7ocJRCy2utmAU-NfyT81jHCJ4lqZE09OsAdh9xX1jYp5CISmsSD81l2m2Yl/s320/IMG_8249.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">I know why they are like this, the legs fold over and the feet cover the joints for vehicle mode, but yeesh. It doesn't look good.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX67ye-4wErsGut5kNiCFMYioV2JSHO8ou06wDFrdhkiuMVAHfBRNK453zSTHvAPQFecfhbG6kjeX6jgWIdRyqGE1fxoQCml144mxRXvvUgbVfVHAHDpUoFkgVeNrN1KaVUMtilKG2wViTO94WLlbV58fyUzbjzt_oxC5bG_2uepaEMh2_0JStcpnc/s4898/IMG_8250.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX67ye-4wErsGut5kNiCFMYioV2JSHO8ou06wDFrdhkiuMVAHfBRNK453zSTHvAPQFecfhbG6kjeX6jgWIdRyqGE1fxoQCml144mxRXvvUgbVfVHAHDpUoFkgVeNrN1KaVUMtilKG2wViTO94WLlbV58fyUzbjzt_oxC5bG_2uepaEMh2_0JStcpnc/s320/IMG_8250.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">I really do like the blue and red combination and they've done exceptionally well matching the blue paint with the plastic.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Proportions are... well, they're ok I guess. He has big, long (empty) legs that allow for a very deep bend, and ankle tilts as well, which is super nice. The thighs and black bits of plastic do have some nice ambient sculpting on them. There is a port for a flight stand, but due to the sculpting there, without an extension, I find my Bandai stand's peg isn't long enough.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDO4Lu1bTnRNX93xFz-Z1inDkSXNRKT2fOrMOlPxVVmOfSnKRJ-0iHhxonxVRh-eRwPhPuIXzQyGocXze71VV25HloHAREzShd3y3-eRPk3i-VvSEZyO0K-4CSyYSeEN178M1Bzf48f7Im1scJW0QGIZFFf72DXNIANHjN-xewfubyUigrN8llXln/s4898/IMG_8251.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDO4Lu1bTnRNX93xFz-Z1inDkSXNRKT2fOrMOlPxVVmOfSnKRJ-0iHhxonxVRh-eRwPhPuIXzQyGocXze71VV25HloHAREzShd3y3-eRPk3i-VvSEZyO0K-4CSyYSeEN178M1Bzf48f7Im1scJW0QGIZFFf72DXNIANHjN-xewfubyUigrN8llXln/s320/IMG_8251.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Unfortunately the arms aren't as well constructed and he has these big red chunks that seem to get in the way of the elbows, and because they fit within the shoulders for vehicle mode are a tad too short. So despite him being a Targetmaster with a cool transforming gun, I found it rather tricky to have him in cool shooty, poses...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpWKroGQIP7O6Ok0nfHMBI5knKP2iKXY1EOV8NhqxYQ0ysAmGRkfY9N2zffpIEz3W28nMZht46cK12dd1lUqm1l1Bxl9aL2auVFMKBGvmeE3hBUwYpF818d4ME8cEG9_5ua8VCoav6apBuuf8WxXaMUg7FHiPD9QMzog_C_sti_JvGbCN3bByoSz5/s4898/IMG_8252.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpWKroGQIP7O6Ok0nfHMBI5knKP2iKXY1EOV8NhqxYQ0ysAmGRkfY9N2zffpIEz3W28nMZht46cK12dd1lUqm1l1Bxl9aL2auVFMKBGvmeE3hBUwYpF818d4ME8cEG9_5ua8VCoav6apBuuf8WxXaMUg7FHiPD9QMzog_C_sti_JvGbCN3bByoSz5/s320/IMG_8252.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">From the back it looks hollow and picking him up, he feels light.</p><p style="text-align: left;">But, I guess, you can still play with and do a fair bit of stuff with him, so in that respect he is a fun toy.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><u>Peacemaker...</u></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJflyaCcHKtPSqVeylYH12-vX0EaKLumJvuEoVp0lrVJHY7Ez8y3XMzL4BGRPHpRMoooe4ITNjDZBDcIcbAwEDLuox3n-nKq5ohdU5oT2I0vPMbDh_U-MoVH5ZQOqM6UD_9eYMGej6XpJztJRclUv_A41vccwFWPO6J6TuweWbhh57Fl5Xgf7WyOqG/s4898/IMG_8239.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJflyaCcHKtPSqVeylYH12-vX0EaKLumJvuEoVp0lrVJHY7Ez8y3XMzL4BGRPHpRMoooe4ITNjDZBDcIcbAwEDLuox3n-nKq5ohdU5oT2I0vPMbDh_U-MoVH5ZQOqM6UD_9eYMGej6XpJztJRclUv_A41vccwFWPO6J6TuweWbhh57Fl5Xgf7WyOqG/w133-h200/IMG_8239.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQHNRq4ymKzGbD_ZRDGniG9lP1iLxhCwUk3m7zWESWJx_SWwuUM08vHO7SS5q7shhjNLkp2uOJYAbsIGjKtqtB-f4Q4NOGBEXsPQC1V1Qj2G-Dl8VqaC0HyENIG31odlLM-Efbuo-GhasXbSPJtb2XxRtvuaGdEkKxbOgLfRG-j3lRFsFiv84cf0N/s4898/IMG_8240.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQHNRq4ymKzGbD_ZRDGniG9lP1iLxhCwUk3m7zWESWJx_SWwuUM08vHO7SS5q7shhjNLkp2uOJYAbsIGjKtqtB-f4Q4NOGBEXsPQC1V1Qj2G-Dl8VqaC0HyENIG31odlLM-Efbuo-GhasXbSPJtb2XxRtvuaGdEkKxbOgLfRG-j3lRFsFiv84cf0N/w133-h200/IMG_8240.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQH7P2bPKcHk2cZmisfZAlxeZc6sXTKR89LwrBWm4Eo5XwSoESH2cnlOx3LxNEdGDEXsPvTonxRXMPX-hOIhUXtNwj95Yj8gHXnrUiWCOUkuZFW2qL5v1-sy8vLXrjR1b7BaW9qU4GU_zkzqvHnXKjFPCBBnZH8rvQ6YqPidzo3Z__-1nJ4pZtP_MS/s4898/IMG_8241.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQH7P2bPKcHk2cZmisfZAlxeZc6sXTKR89LwrBWm4Eo5XwSoESH2cnlOx3LxNEdGDEXsPvTonxRXMPX-hOIhUXtNwj95Yj8gHXnrUiWCOUkuZFW2qL5v1-sy8vLXrjR1b7BaW9qU4GU_zkzqvHnXKjFPCBBnZH8rvQ6YqPidzo3Z__-1nJ4pZtP_MS/w133-h200/IMG_8241.JPG" width="133" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">(No, not the John Cena DC one) is pretty cool, They've made him from completely new bits and while not as awesome as the one that comes with Legends Topspin, it's decent enough and forms a robot and a gun mode that is similar to the original, with an extra step!! Peacemaker can be hand held, or if you like, stored on the back of Pointblank. Sadly Pointblank's stubby robot-arms are too small to have Peacemaker cuddled. A shame, as all Transformers should be able to cuddle their master-buddy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeugEtoxEvmVhcToMsowz8BPyvuyr2LdDnOwCJEscj8LfOJOkK7ypIefFw3g5KSMwTw4hqEwdYevkzMbqkYk2lsZMon-pOccLaLeKb1UX91MxBj60iXx9mFGrbvpi2Ihr8ByDKrRPytDka49JARaJ-tjlEOIDD3mcVEoA4MRIR5hrQBOhagZu25qo/s4898/IMG_8260.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeugEtoxEvmVhcToMsowz8BPyvuyr2LdDnOwCJEscj8LfOJOkK7ypIefFw3g5KSMwTw4hqEwdYevkzMbqkYk2lsZMon-pOccLaLeKb1UX91MxBj60iXx9mFGrbvpi2Ihr8ByDKrRPytDka49JARaJ-tjlEOIDD3mcVEoA4MRIR5hrQBOhagZu25qo/w200-h133/IMG_8260.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgovt_tvkU3MPxUs_mcPzgsAKXf927SfUGKoOoyzaPpzsqCDVzl_fQiWxTycnwTt6YMbIIUFhVHULZ5oKoI4OjIQH5vk-dxyRCE30SMtx3NHknoAcwsbJNX4pIQ9IYDJhzTDVcjBcAasJJsNt1S__laspMtwBWmRLj0Crq3lOXkkcnty_6J-XiZ65G/s4898/IMG_8255.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgovt_tvkU3MPxUs_mcPzgsAKXf927SfUGKoOoyzaPpzsqCDVzl_fQiWxTycnwTt6YMbIIUFhVHULZ5oKoI4OjIQH5vk-dxyRCE30SMtx3NHknoAcwsbJNX4pIQ9IYDJhzTDVcjBcAasJJsNt1S__laspMtwBWmRLj0Crq3lOXkkcnty_6J-XiZ65G/w200-h133/IMG_8255.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-Jmu1-T2q2zqVfjXsZ9HGxatz6dZ3BHxvvrxh32ouTATEHU7aZ2iSps3yuW4O-PZ5pByybqDIoEw5Zk-B-87UIlxg5Y4B7THz870j5-WqENHZBNrpuh1i92brmuiA7Yc-95xnvPXzpe-ydR9mUC8iLH8Da0WX5yQiyUOOBiey4_c1oyPY9UR5Dze/s4898/IMG_8253.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-Jmu1-T2q2zqVfjXsZ9HGxatz6dZ3BHxvvrxh32ouTATEHU7aZ2iSps3yuW4O-PZ5pByybqDIoEw5Zk-B-87UIlxg5Y4B7THz870j5-WqENHZBNrpuh1i92brmuiA7Yc-95xnvPXzpe-ydR9mUC8iLH8Da0WX5yQiyUOOBiey4_c1oyPY9UR5Dze/w200-h133/IMG_8253.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgapDRdUaOjrN9ww1czNJH6B9Mm8eZlOXOqNnRyXeq2QgfTyqfB2BJ30XUTHbzCY8N9T0BNk3xZcoVaLr4rJNYEbie1cNNpeHpfe4u5lAja5ACHycBkDl4xHY_P9HvRzWk_E3Ft0A1t1sjBsnR6P61nMANdzCGtSh5koxl0kIElLPuha6yUYvhQtS/s4898/IMG_8254.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgapDRdUaOjrN9ww1czNJH6B9Mm8eZlOXOqNnRyXeq2QgfTyqfB2BJ30XUTHbzCY8N9T0BNk3xZcoVaLr4rJNYEbie1cNNpeHpfe4u5lAja5ACHycBkDl4xHY_P9HvRzWk_E3Ft0A1t1sjBsnR6P61nMANdzCGtSh5koxl0kIElLPuha6yUYvhQtS/w200-h133/IMG_8254.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Robot mode is cute, but completely lacks any articulation. A shame, but considering how cut Pointblank is, we should consider ourselves lucky that we don't have to go searching for the TM buddy. *Ahem* Spinister, Crosshairs....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj116QcwQ3iq80P3ai3OqqHgOcs_C0U5fBFOOjAl_JQI4S0mcEeNI1fS3Y4vIYu_uJ0UeBt6OLgm9luB3p6rVMfDl5A9oCfBTqB1Rjtecx411uJymy1MOsjjEOScr3j_OONqBdsrr3k4WpWiKDhBIlyqBppsnLK2bHgf-ykYW48mpKrZpYqKXFYcZ9H/s4898/IMG_8256.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj116QcwQ3iq80P3ai3OqqHgOcs_C0U5fBFOOjAl_JQI4S0mcEeNI1fS3Y4vIYu_uJ0UeBt6OLgm9luB3p6rVMfDl5A9oCfBTqB1Rjtecx411uJymy1MOsjjEOScr3j_OONqBdsrr3k4WpWiKDhBIlyqBppsnLK2bHgf-ykYW48mpKrZpYqKXFYcZ9H/w200-h133/IMG_8256.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgkL2_ZD3s1VCcp_uy7g_cMq2GHhQFl-cPE8_rUGzBEhQPtWqYktAqPmMY2HJZu6NQ4JbQ6-eMYHzH_nrheOZHHRpN9s8w-h1yugr0saRnZQGe339mg5aB6DWLQR1UZJ37v15ydBKx3oCynej7yfEWrguo8iKReOWFOTI1LLQ7dXku1cRI251TSEk/s4898/IMG_8257.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Since I happen to have one, I thought I would see how this Pointblank looks with it in hand.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWe6EGk-J6xeImdJJJcGcb72-m49Hs3tP1UySqcgIwoaQNIFjgVsXnTnJqh6upv-t2WK-ncDEqV2wVN9b1F21qn_PAdQgR2AU_Fng-O0FFOBoac7JocEO0iprPaONuJZ5EMQv-dvPRjwXbNHaeYm-RvMrbbxFjBtg0-0LCRgPl1o535Fxk489TWCX/s4898/IMG_8268.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWe6EGk-J6xeImdJJJcGcb72-m49Hs3tP1UySqcgIwoaQNIFjgVsXnTnJqh6upv-t2WK-ncDEqV2wVN9b1F21qn_PAdQgR2AU_Fng-O0FFOBoac7JocEO0iprPaONuJZ5EMQv-dvPRjwXbNHaeYm-RvMrbbxFjBtg0-0LCRgPl1o535Fxk489TWCX/s320/IMG_8268.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: right;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">Eh, not too shabby.</p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you dock Peacemaker into Peaceman's barrel (Oy, focus!) you can have PeacemanMaker super mode and I reckon it looks pretty cool! Take that Slugslinger, you loud mouthed braggart!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCp6eS4mdfcmGTa22oHb6NgW8lhh9QCXFRZt-xEE2OBzLk_lri_-adGeEmD5MMiuttsrXt3y2VwX80G6B6OdQB-dPTffl06KWVxcZc-J1eEvAG34qADoAxaK_CmYFYbVlWIBCLd5GUBTRBJ1vD0bASeqnfX7Dt7ekVZjZbaFyKoy9cGLQeEmMOSQk/s4898/IMG_8271.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCp6eS4mdfcmGTa22oHb6NgW8lhh9QCXFRZt-xEE2OBzLk_lri_-adGeEmD5MMiuttsrXt3y2VwX80G6B6OdQB-dPTffl06KWVxcZc-J1eEvAG34qADoAxaK_CmYFYbVlWIBCLd5GUBTRBJ1vD0bASeqnfX7Dt7ekVZjZbaFyKoy9cGLQeEmMOSQk/w200-h133/IMG_8271.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4FbBvbSIuu54geM-ZTx9LaWdJ-AqECzMTjBNFYypmP_VUvpWBLV8uQjvgKDSk-GDoDFCEzwdoBUbrNKg7BEW2cAkIKD7Cw_auVVRPB0_G0So_3AMsC_QDbRLTBAh9tKn5DAZsq8GgkThf2gsQ15-8TBqETMcp-jazY789p6_rBEccbKrqbfMMjfi/s4898/IMG_8270.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4FbBvbSIuu54geM-ZTx9LaWdJ-AqECzMTjBNFYypmP_VUvpWBLV8uQjvgKDSk-GDoDFCEzwdoBUbrNKg7BEW2cAkIKD7Cw_auVVRPB0_G0So_3AMsC_QDbRLTBAh9tKn5DAZsq8GgkThf2gsQ15-8TBqETMcp-jazY789p6_rBEccbKrqbfMMjfi/w200-h133/IMG_8270.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Looks like the weight of the powerful gun is causing some droop.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><u>Transformation.</u></h2><p>Transforming this guy is a terrible experience. The arms kinda waggle-fold to form the bonnet and front of the car, which is fine. But finding them a place to stay which doesn't interfere in the placement of the windshield is very tricky.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRYmUJWUJwBH9Z25teejSVwh5kVDv1PvkkUNxF8AQ2CxfPDuTAf7bBFiIf7BWH3uQpobb8QdRl_t-j1AELhc8N-7x4Sk-NoF_0BhVq0PM1HepeZeeQhHA2WYNm7_E_GPwHK0O1FK8-kC6VnSelUwg_s6I-A_HLGTAh_1I0vxUunXdL-VqqoRRP2ot/s4898/IMG_8277.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRYmUJWUJwBH9Z25teejSVwh5kVDv1PvkkUNxF8AQ2CxfPDuTAf7bBFiIf7BWH3uQpobb8QdRl_t-j1AELhc8N-7x4Sk-NoF_0BhVq0PM1HepeZeeQhHA2WYNm7_E_GPwHK0O1FK8-kC6VnSelUwg_s6I-A_HLGTAh_1I0vxUunXdL-VqqoRRP2ot/s320/IMG_8277.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The legs, oh gawd the legs... The bony hips are purely because the legs flip over in typical fashion, but these bits that for part of the side of the car / bulk his chest up manage to always be in the way. They are attached on small ball joints, which are pretty loose, Which is good as they usually pop off while getting the feet into place.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPiZVZJckED-D-Yt8scqSHMZkkvQiixf0soOUiiZ6XHc-qpPQhLrKC5ytyAiTLdIO0nOY-WOD_5zD6Rdwngzh7dIQUOneMArkU4yEAEBPLqtohtHQC_Icj5rTH3p-mHBVcMxTmJpNWxfb9k2ukE7cT1mXPHmKfmKJJ4MLJu36_xlrdCzA82Q23AAs/s4898/IMG_8278.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPiZVZJckED-D-Yt8scqSHMZkkvQiixf0soOUiiZ6XHc-qpPQhLrKC5ytyAiTLdIO0nOY-WOD_5zD6Rdwngzh7dIQUOneMArkU4yEAEBPLqtohtHQC_Icj5rTH3p-mHBVcMxTmJpNWxfb9k2ukE7cT1mXPHmKfmKJJ4MLJu36_xlrdCzA82Q23AAs/w200-h133/IMG_8278.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauGcMG55oDBPH3DcQ_WZAQJTgWifiGiBvIz8y_GMeD5XV6QQXMIH8QLs7Ht2K8C5jNnqCH2uOrDuhTkjqlMAVg1DEhsPRrP5d26v7JB0sxImxWAm01cQsMqwzWzmTyvVGaG6Rxy4etYLHcnBRmq0CouzHOudmwrDhuvksTkmC0VLNGQL7cAEq__iI/s4898/IMG_8279.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauGcMG55oDBPH3DcQ_WZAQJTgWifiGiBvIz8y_GMeD5XV6QQXMIH8QLs7Ht2K8C5jNnqCH2uOrDuhTkjqlMAVg1DEhsPRrP5d26v7JB0sxImxWAm01cQsMqwzWzmTyvVGaG6Rxy4etYLHcnBRmq0CouzHOudmwrDhuvksTkmC0VLNGQL7cAEq__iI/w200-h133/IMG_8279.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>While also dealing with that, you also have to faff (yes, faff!) about with the cockpit window and the toes. They really don't integrate together all that smoothly and no matter how many times I have tried it, I just can't seem to work out an easy way to get everything to run smoothly. It's a fiddly pain the arse. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-iJnEBFMJ9vIAy952viVojr85GDP5dWomYt2U8u2ybPanQplZ0Q-5YIRCnE4iPPOHCY8qkBaG30yeHTty79WFXf_h3x__rPzYtZc_ziJFvdOznHKBec20NaHimcLk1SFSU5A6PGojLIV_jZQHVlKCNOUznJKEa35U4ZvDg-k2DAtcajgz3Tc8sTu/s392/BUH.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="392" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-iJnEBFMJ9vIAy952viVojr85GDP5dWomYt2U8u2ybPanQplZ0Q-5YIRCnE4iPPOHCY8qkBaG30yeHTty79WFXf_h3x__rPzYtZc_ziJFvdOznHKBec20NaHimcLk1SFSU5A6PGojLIV_jZQHVlKCNOUznJKEa35U4ZvDg-k2DAtcajgz3Tc8sTu/w146-h119/BUH.png" width="146" /></a></div>Not helped by vague instructions. There's a box that calls attention to something on the hip, as it has an arrow pointing to it. What they hell is it meant to indicate??? The formation is easy enough, flip the legs over the thighs. That's all you have to do, what is it telling me???<p></p><br /><p>Once you do have things in place, waggle the waist bits to hook into the shoulders, and pin the toes onto those waist bits and the plug the cockpit in properly and you have vehicle mode.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxGU0CBeEpVA4JQQftFKgGPlChyuLerMH1I586smW1JS3QzJAkT_vOIYiXRKUp4C_fLNRRYzm6GGvHBRIU-pqVh2t-ofM6w7XZCgl6ZuIYu8pArs4x1E1_X_L3KhIZiAglE7mWN9iqCoB_dOYH0JVvqPi4oiGSymSZI6GdtLKa8PRi6vfnkJSMpbd/s4898/IMG_8279.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxGU0CBeEpVA4JQQftFKgGPlChyuLerMH1I586smW1JS3QzJAkT_vOIYiXRKUp4C_fLNRRYzm6GGvHBRIU-pqVh2t-ofM6w7XZCgl6ZuIYu8pArs4x1E1_X_L3KhIZiAglE7mWN9iqCoB_dOYH0JVvqPi4oiGSymSZI6GdtLKa8PRi6vfnkJSMpbd/w145-h96/IMG_8279.JPG" width="145" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNtJzHhnbN92hEovGf5Gf8ahzUmdX0BIfIbPqmr_kg6GhR3R31yuzaoCXYL0p_Ct-fglBqHiUSlx8m-6_LkkuY87veckc0VEscFSHt6ZnkzXhSgOFyY8tI0zwEewX0T3FAAGbMJO4NxSAcjoqg1DQzheY4qgzCyCStCAAlhbbl3uB3J8Hwz9e0_jP/s4898/IMG_8281.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE41s9OdEtoUPIzs_lOGgz82jhwVBJ1W-b5_nzt39U29MapR3zvJy4hofVqGg5JIjEmWrMDwN6_Ss_sRIsqNs_qbgPCsLype24TKhnUFrVfhTObmHC7-BkMxmwB29abR6dJ4YiUgmmZl9rJekRdmAAiRnFViZxeDHYpY7Y3ViMpePWsJRovW4Kx1l3/w200-h133/IMG_8288.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Gotta admit, that's it's a very nice vehicle mode. Very sleek and future-space-like, I love the bonnet with the vent sculpting, and the paintwork on the lights (They could be lights) and the blue wheel hubcaps and the blue spoiler at the back of the car. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDewZn-QfuT2TmnBDb9V_gYA0cqgplN3jR6nlj8UYtpOs-ePkM3at2vA9h8NY9ufpHnRALojFm1Lq1SvtLRUmp7frr1j4fY0lyVTzDgmZT6-RUsSyD9gsdfrl7T-QC_Ue4Ymt1ht6uyLWs6AedfAd1RHD2i1EvwEsZdl70i8yYo67S6ZDRst60BLYF/s4898/IMG_8284.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDewZn-QfuT2TmnBDb9V_gYA0cqgplN3jR6nlj8UYtpOs-ePkM3at2vA9h8NY9ufpHnRALojFm1Lq1SvtLRUmp7frr1j4fY0lyVTzDgmZT6-RUsSyD9gsdfrl7T-QC_Ue4Ymt1ht6uyLWs6AedfAd1RHD2i1EvwEsZdl70i8yYo67S6ZDRst60BLYF/w139-h209/IMG_8284.JPG" width="139" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbEkX6_gvf7HFcdYx_A8punB9qEQKE774-M7dT7aDGAZJHAiaoCtaFo66wlSTJ6Lt9zMhZ4z9iJOLVoYfzKtwih5w75DrQ0g_JUuPZZZotP2myYB1RrO0__STUnUbl1-rQ0OOFvdv2VBXo9fNTS99APkxXHJ9jFQKV80e0h7AQE_DErwlvS03c_4F/s4898/IMG_8290.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbEkX6_gvf7HFcdYx_A8punB9qEQKE774-M7dT7aDGAZJHAiaoCtaFo66wlSTJ6Lt9zMhZ4z9iJOLVoYfzKtwih5w75DrQ0g_JUuPZZZotP2myYB1RrO0__STUnUbl1-rQ0OOFvdv2VBXo9fNTS99APkxXHJ9jFQKV80e0h7AQE_DErwlvS03c_4F/s320/IMG_8290.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">At the back, there is some engine detail. Originally this was a shield accessory, but it was cut in design. In fact, quite a bit was cut in design... </p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><i>A slight diversion</i></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSmCqjCkaKb0sLEMqZDQgNhLIUJA-zMXmJVtjjES8Sx4781XME1FK9pwnw_KORmY7BlY5rfLEpjjcfR6QbfCoUe723VimxrRTDuk2_I8KkMdzE-v1t_D8MUzSkeyQWehK7A0Xihk9AUQmitCJkevU_3rM7KqjtBJVorFt6Og5crG1yXyJV3DI2yAR/s640/299790906_584090616713007_645129440716324867_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSmCqjCkaKb0sLEMqZDQgNhLIUJA-zMXmJVtjjES8Sx4781XME1FK9pwnw_KORmY7BlY5rfLEpjjcfR6QbfCoUe723VimxrRTDuk2_I8KkMdzE-v1t_D8MUzSkeyQWehK7A0Xihk9AUQmitCJkevU_3rM7KqjtBJVorFt6Og5crG1yXyJV3DI2yAR/w90-h90/299790906_584090616713007_645129440716324867_n.jpg" width="90" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFol_h5FLdk6DYJ8BOhy86-omfnOkDv-XCI6EaWcpgB6VGs8fBo35HLmZhivl__kQHq8Bx8Pf1z7sNX-zVP1d23_bUxRI_1GqNYCab5ygjjbz8lpPuBhXhDiGKZ_oSIxbUVdRrpMxQyBdYVbHWH8ltqqKSM9BzJe3B8lH9Kl6RcDIVWMElA7vMTU5/s640/300181181_5537629116325427_5443243356494237709_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="86" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFol_h5FLdk6DYJ8BOhy86-omfnOkDv-XCI6EaWcpgB6VGs8fBo35HLmZhivl__kQHq8Bx8Pf1z7sNX-zVP1d23_bUxRI_1GqNYCab5ygjjbz8lpPuBhXhDiGKZ_oSIxbUVdRrpMxQyBdYVbHWH8ltqqKSM9BzJe3B8lH9Kl6RcDIVWMElA7vMTU5/w86-h86/300181181_5537629116325427_5443243356494237709_n.jpg" width="86" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDX06AYtQbP1m7-L04FT6j5GM6ZMdDr6io6q0aJbgzHBR7KYAj0-pcZc1D3gkfdwSfNvkhnO4tmzzk989q5FjGIOTtyoNhpX4PYpeHSEuXvFX5gkBxa_dFskHT16owYGwlHgNCXCHFzYZklHqXTuh4G3CBfVYvHA9q-x_MTUrLuVYa3OFddabfDkE/s640/299844358_439476134910985_4321863634632822844_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="91" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDX06AYtQbP1m7-L04FT6j5GM6ZMdDr6io6q0aJbgzHBR7KYAj0-pcZc1D3gkfdwSfNvkhnO4tmzzk989q5FjGIOTtyoNhpX4PYpeHSEuXvFX5gkBxa_dFskHT16owYGwlHgNCXCHFzYZklHqXTuh4G3CBfVYvHA9q-x_MTUrLuVYa3OFddabfDkE/w91-h91/299844358_439476134910985_4321863634632822844_n.jpg" width="91" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_Xae2iw7zQrVh9Rg30cIXKXtFV1hkGwOob1uAi10OaTeMuIHXDkxmzwh--7RX0oDBBqkNDZm6nZQxT5WdVshoaAktU20VSvt6XpLpxopn0BQvsD37LQxhnNve7VX8oo43LhZF25Rb3bUlyjOL4tJfoP8D0xQPY5gjAAMLjoX0oYvjycVdqvSxcxS/s640/300022837_2386862788134247_1797314789743261866_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_Xae2iw7zQrVh9Rg30cIXKXtFV1hkGwOob1uAi10OaTeMuIHXDkxmzwh--7RX0oDBBqkNDZm6nZQxT5WdVshoaAktU20VSvt6XpLpxopn0BQvsD37LQxhnNve7VX8oo43LhZF25Rb3bUlyjOL4tJfoP8D0xQPY5gjAAMLjoX0oYvjycVdqvSxcxS/w88-h88/300022837_2386862788134247_1797314789743261866_n.jpg" width="88" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Source: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Chcg6n7OhRa/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D">https://www.instagram.com/p/Chcg6n7OhRa/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D</a><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">A real shame as the prototype there looks pretty good. One thing I'd like to draw attention to is his hand was designed to attach the gun on the end of the arm like in the Japanese version of the Targetmasters. This explains a 5mm plug on the end of the gun. Sadly the port in the fist was dropped, so you can't do that.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><i>Moving on...</i></h2><p style="text-align: left;">The car mode is really solid, I really dig it, even without the engine shield thing. On the side of the car towards the back there are a couple of slightly hexagonal ports. I assumed they would be 5mm ports, so I slapped Peacemaker in there, only to see some stressing of the plastic. It would seem that it is a bit smaller than it should be on mine. Oh well. In fact, as I was photographing, I found that one side is a bit too small, but the other is fine.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0JJVmsSSYQ69xZwEjhqg5qHR5NVooWyvQJnf9T62rF2Ki-2S3YeKfxFGEHfZSAFdQkfNsDHwdn9W9xY2lgbZ2JAipogvVPmsW-lB-Rc3CmgrS-_pzxGc6GYcIrFjf6BnQd1rBnyIgozY-98De4wMYeJr2CEUUt1ATRr8p3FbpwlJsh5vTWl3oPAy/s4898/IMG_8293.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0JJVmsSSYQ69xZwEjhqg5qHR5NVooWyvQJnf9T62rF2Ki-2S3YeKfxFGEHfZSAFdQkfNsDHwdn9W9xY2lgbZ2JAipogvVPmsW-lB-Rc3CmgrS-_pzxGc6GYcIrFjf6BnQd1rBnyIgozY-98De4wMYeJr2CEUUt1ATRr8p3FbpwlJsh5vTWl3oPAy/s320/IMG_8293.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkEDPXU1UrmiVQ_kCVM6rC5TOZroBWsw8a8TvvUTounXuH6sJFNM2xLT0qUtxp-IHfofPhOhIUMfO0aMVVqTsdNWoInku_CWGYEy3JzUBDhPjKCe7PaEHaeH5pbMQhWn6AHzwqYJIP2coTrWsGIiGlO_xOGgBQY4XmGzbUiA8UoWg-v-YizZq5xCD/s4898/IMG_8294.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkEDPXU1UrmiVQ_kCVM6rC5TOZroBWsw8a8TvvUTounXuH6sJFNM2xLT0qUtxp-IHfofPhOhIUMfO0aMVVqTsdNWoInku_CWGYEy3JzUBDhPjKCe7PaEHaeH5pbMQhWn6AHzwqYJIP2coTrWsGIiGlO_xOGgBQY4XmGzbUiA8UoWg-v-YizZq5xCD/w142-h213/IMG_8294.JPG" width="142" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyf-Ha93bkevY0wA0zy_QQL98vdfKICd4QFhgdrzP3tKxeNDdsFM1tkvjj-wisb49vJyOrGeCu0x0NEBT-PqTp4oS2s_9CLZ6C-4TMpD-PjICkY-7F9MVT7oSF8KWvSPV84ePhouMHiQR4QgNsUHuB9URbEYTYByvfULKxN8SoK3L01ok23_IVrs4/s4898/IMG_8298.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyf-Ha93bkevY0wA0zy_QQL98vdfKICd4QFhgdrzP3tKxeNDdsFM1tkvjj-wisb49vJyOrGeCu0x0NEBT-PqTp4oS2s_9CLZ6C-4TMpD-PjICkY-7F9MVT7oSF8KWvSPV84ePhouMHiQR4QgNsUHuB9URbEYTYByvfULKxN8SoK3L01ok23_IVrs4/s320/IMG_8298.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">The underside of the car is also pretty neat and robot parts are hard to find.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Luckily Peacemaker has an official mounting spot for vehicle mode. If you pop him there, he fills up the gap between the legs a bit better and looks pretty cool. Just make sure the angle is right, otherwise Peacemaker will blow a hole right through Pointblank's cockpit roof!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWcseMBXSZfh7XjY90O-5pv5ANQnjvxUGjTsPO4dozdDubx0viD1C9X7WulXSPGrRSzeH0-h2Ge45m21AI6Sb9NK-KQ8z7PEvybCYaKKP2ehpjypppcrQ5SLQNgFC-IPoXeNNhB5X8PvznCoxv94BpMv0ziTpHnMYS_4wrVx5iXokF6QbiACMv5pR/s4898/IMG_8295.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWcseMBXSZfh7XjY90O-5pv5ANQnjvxUGjTsPO4dozdDubx0viD1C9X7WulXSPGrRSzeH0-h2Ge45m21AI6Sb9NK-KQ8z7PEvybCYaKKP2ehpjypppcrQ5SLQNgFC-IPoXeNNhB5X8PvznCoxv94BpMv0ziTpHnMYS_4wrVx5iXokF6QbiACMv5pR/w171-h114/IMG_8295.JPG" width="171" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PNC3-0uQa3M5-xhgPX8R3r2RLDl7kWHV6R_7rXXMeVOSafqWAW-04x7N1-N8td7mwrdxUkFJn8By2x6-ah1kz3NEGGc22DXwDHNZqgawGus42rZFXR3lyxQ3_1D-iX9s-pn-YrsXc0kQb-zgg_7d832Xirrvu8wHj215UUfMzZDYIDNbMQd1s0yz/s4898/IMG_8296.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PNC3-0uQa3M5-xhgPX8R3r2RLDl7kWHV6R_7rXXMeVOSafqWAW-04x7N1-N8td7mwrdxUkFJn8By2x6-ah1kz3NEGGc22DXwDHNZqgawGus42rZFXR3lyxQ3_1D-iX9s-pn-YrsXc0kQb-zgg_7d832Xirrvu8wHj215UUfMzZDYIDNbMQd1s0yz/w169-h112/IMG_8296.JPG" width="169" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmu4-3RpcB-6GZH2lyW6CWAxc98xuKIB6rG1LOAwJBGMgHHwWm7S1V-sWJFW7Rd8mbbNGFvwHW5ZrN0OjDnpsZ9_o-4Xaf1Ba21KfQLCeAiu8YfeGrHtNG8t0nI89n11fUrfMhtILwKXwO3nAY1LvptIGDWDJpQBHQe2VTyrQafM1Dq5tdDxV4gSeM/s4898/IMG_8297.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmu4-3RpcB-6GZH2lyW6CWAxc98xuKIB6rG1LOAwJBGMgHHwWm7S1V-sWJFW7Rd8mbbNGFvwHW5ZrN0OjDnpsZ9_o-4Xaf1Ba21KfQLCeAiu8YfeGrHtNG8t0nI89n11fUrfMhtILwKXwO3nAY1LvptIGDWDJpQBHQe2VTyrQafM1Dq5tdDxV4gSeM/w169-h112/IMG_8297.JPG" width="169" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">I think it looks great. Blah blah, yet another roadblasters comment. (Roadblasters seemed to have a major effect on me, despite me never really playing it much, or being good at it... I guess cars with guns are cool?)</p><p style="text-align: left;">Another little addition I really like is you can kind of see a shallow seat and details sculpted in to where a driver would sit. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdReXmS6t7xomjvICMQKW9xbH_ZwCHqtAt1bmau9At2M228u_DNXNlLBMi1gyffxKJzakDCcQnVVlkctY2ZYYx-JOInpM59VjFQ1-cyaZuocMWg92CRp1RxidSDA4lk9jC8lgS4s4Y81lkJA5ezEzcyQP4Tyn3Zg71YP6GaQrhLgJ7EATa51P_NdUP/s4898/IMG_8304.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdReXmS6t7xomjvICMQKW9xbH_ZwCHqtAt1bmau9At2M228u_DNXNlLBMi1gyffxKJzakDCcQnVVlkctY2ZYYx-JOInpM59VjFQ1-cyaZuocMWg92CRp1RxidSDA4lk9jC8lgS4s4Y81lkJA5ezEzcyQP4Tyn3Zg71YP6GaQrhLgJ7EATa51P_NdUP/w216-h144/IMG_8304.JPG" width="216" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">One thing I do find a bit odd, is the general car design. At the front, we have very nice, sleek, angled bonnet leading up to a smooth transition to the window. However at the end of the window the car turns to boxy, odd matching pieces, almost like the back of the car doesn't match the front. </p><p style="text-align: left;">However looking at his tech specs, he has a speed rating of only 4, so maybe he isn't meant to be a speedster. It is more obvious on the G1 toy as the front of the car isn't so sharp and speedy looking and a bit more tough car looking than this one.</p><p style="text-align: left;">This one does look pretty speedy though and I think he should go pretty well with Hot Rod you know. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMviAi7xqf8oij14gTcmKpifmjf9QGgghpiZi6KrcxHeRTaS4-AD1VPhwgHg7hcwzx9PIv4j6jRgITL2swt7oedgHM0QcELr5r2xlYYVatiyDAKpb2d7keZiJd5b5N5jksz1tQHhvlXUOoCkd4XEn6BpKP16yMFGdmGHT3viDyLzS5X5Nnl6CgJxq/s4898/IMG_8299.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMviAi7xqf8oij14gTcmKpifmjf9QGgghpiZi6KrcxHeRTaS4-AD1VPhwgHg7hcwzx9PIv4j6jRgITL2swt7oedgHM0QcELr5r2xlYYVatiyDAKpb2d7keZiJd5b5N5jksz1tQHhvlXUOoCkd4XEn6BpKP16yMFGdmGHT3viDyLzS5X5Nnl6CgJxq/w200-h133/IMG_8299.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSiX_XJwCz-LTo7Q8ZO1CQ3-RYf-ZLNB3QhCyRT48OZ4u76-LcDifQ7qmrFSbXBN8T09tWQg9brF2JQH2jlVY8YFFfM7Q3-xyJemFDit26FVVEpoDr7_ahN7ybix-dzAiH5jVLoezsBuOZTdfrjHIkSoXNzlxO83oyVtwaizXbZkGg5O2gk-hGNSAq/s4898/IMG_8300.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSiX_XJwCz-LTo7Q8ZO1CQ3-RYf-ZLNB3QhCyRT48OZ4u76-LcDifQ7qmrFSbXBN8T09tWQg9brF2JQH2jlVY8YFFfM7Q3-xyJemFDit26FVVEpoDr7_ahN7ybix-dzAiH5jVLoezsBuOZTdfrjHIkSoXNzlxO83oyVtwaizXbZkGg5O2gk-hGNSAq/w200-h133/IMG_8300.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">He also look all right with other Autobots of the same era. Apparently his function is leader of the Autobot Targetmasters ( according to the TF Universe comic), well Chromedome was leader of the Autobot Headmasters, which must've been a bit awkward what with Fortress chilling out somewhere with a massive battleship... Incidentally, his toy bio has his function as and "Enforcer."</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8W2l54IXJZo0IplvROjquiwqFlHIhkBl1Osm0Ve_lwgeeg1wdTXW9rt396ToLF56tHoxw0vdgeIacb0IsrwrObVphwI7cQm2T2tawtDDUO7XiXbH5FT-cBqfX3T52cCmORcKXTL8FrgLDOI52uOz6opZb4zir_i3TIhgxLusjW3Ew0P_DwmMoXdzE/s4898/IMG_8301.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8W2l54IXJZo0IplvROjquiwqFlHIhkBl1Osm0Ve_lwgeeg1wdTXW9rt396ToLF56tHoxw0vdgeIacb0IsrwrObVphwI7cQm2T2tawtDDUO7XiXbH5FT-cBqfX3T52cCmORcKXTL8FrgLDOI52uOz6opZb4zir_i3TIhgxLusjW3Ew0P_DwmMoXdzE/w200-h133/IMG_8301.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZnUa9m3z8uxsMPSamqYUFmgWObhAo5MjTNpo1WzR7r5_5QnfDQGlMnHYMzFeduJ6bWN2WyDIJPbdmFtpHjDDIVIdac7GPj4_WBcN_8XAzR_VCIysghOW4M6ufMgguEtZUAJdjgKrjnAvSCa7ZyYf59njz7BmLqCQBTv5qJFO3JHS0wUN1UQXterW/s4898/IMG_8302.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZnUa9m3z8uxsMPSamqYUFmgWObhAo5MjTNpo1WzR7r5_5QnfDQGlMnHYMzFeduJ6bWN2WyDIJPbdmFtpHjDDIVIdac7GPj4_WBcN_8XAzR_VCIysghOW4M6ufMgguEtZUAJdjgKrjnAvSCa7ZyYf59njz7BmLqCQBTv5qJFO3JHS0wUN1UQXterW/w200-h133/IMG_8302.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJTBEqxub6nlILSXL6yRB_NjYB3rw00kHGVvTjGFFZGWMJc5nJ4pc7_FxH64DnbQC9hVLxkJy5TZoMqmwn-vVc0EzYJXE6xL5WNuE3tfn6w2lW8N2kjVSm6usg7a_KrmlKdZKFMBQm_wpLzXs9g0IIQSjxlLhh98ZRzVEonoaKSvbosTz0HLQ0grP/s4898/IMG_8303.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJTBEqxub6nlILSXL6yRB_NjYB3rw00kHGVvTjGFFZGWMJc5nJ4pc7_FxH64DnbQC9hVLxkJy5TZoMqmwn-vVc0EzYJXE6xL5WNuE3tfn6w2lW8N2kjVSm6usg7a_KrmlKdZKFMBQm_wpLzXs9g0IIQSjxlLhh98ZRzVEonoaKSvbosTz0HLQ0grP/w200-h133/IMG_8303.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcS6wW8d5u8OTtZtpbh-Ge7CxZaxtD7dh2mmwz--tVDCBmrDCEhFSAt5xYNN_ubI74C1P7X-GCGsrGuFNq247n7Ey7G9lvzEfhckmgU2NBYcP7M3IEzxV6qp7Ruzpv4ZUo8fYvQSBJJoFz9Z9Byey3kYwo2sWvjQbFMjWNwcYEso2JAjRhQZ7gJ22m/s4898/IMG_8310.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcS6wW8d5u8OTtZtpbh-Ge7CxZaxtD7dh2mmwz--tVDCBmrDCEhFSAt5xYNN_ubI74C1P7X-GCGsrGuFNq247n7Ey7G9lvzEfhckmgU2NBYcP7M3IEzxV6qp7Ruzpv4ZUo8fYvQSBJJoFz9Z9Byey3kYwo2sWvjQbFMjWNwcYEso2JAjRhQZ7gJ22m/w200-h133/IMG_8310.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><u>So let's wrap this up hey?</u></h2><p style="text-align: left;">I find myself somewhat conflicted with this guy. I really <i>want</i> to like it a lot, and being a Targetmaster, I <i>should</i> like it a lot, but I don't. I think it all comes down to timing, ever since the Siege line started, I must admit that I've found Transformers to fall within the "pretty good" to "Damn this is amazing" mark fairly regularly. None of them have been particularly disappointing, but Pointblank is flatly within the "just OK" mark. </p><p style="text-align: left;">In a way this kind of shows how good we've had it for Transformers lately. Had Pointblank come out earlier, I would probably be more positive, but as it is here, he is solidly in the "just OK", as previously stated. The good things he do are cancelled out by the bad. </p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><blockquote><p style="text-align: left;">Good things: Looks cool, is Pointblank with Peacemaker, great legs.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Bad things: that shitty fiddly un-fun transformation. Dodgy arms. Bad looking hips.</p></blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">I do wonder though, had I not seen the prototype and what was cut, would I feel differently? Probably not, I just wouldn't understand WHY Pointblank is like the way he is. The thing I dislike the most is that he is just a pain to transform. It's not even like it's a difficult transformation, it's just a real pain to get bits where they need to go without fiddling with other bits. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Therefore, my final superfluous rating is:</p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">Just OK</span></h1><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjbm8Pe1lLwEvp_xB16pa3QB9-ubpsasjL7BN7C7afkW1VIX6pjC3WxRYN9qgjZZJ1AvOoZZ_mdEh5Ce0a1LBnORDzxoO0FxfucStS3_Pn-uaTbI4Ob9AElXBVHDjvb6Gnn_jDCaTZImzZ0z-mMK9LrTozb8_nkkEymW9-PjH3NlqDSQIDGOjE7Q-/s4898/IMG_8311.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjbm8Pe1lLwEvp_xB16pa3QB9-ubpsasjL7BN7C7afkW1VIX6pjC3WxRYN9qgjZZJ1AvOoZZ_mdEh5Ce0a1LBnORDzxoO0FxfucStS3_Pn-uaTbI4Ob9AElXBVHDjvb6Gnn_jDCaTZImzZ0z-mMK9LrTozb8_nkkEymW9-PjH3NlqDSQIDGOjE7Q-/w200-h133/IMG_8311.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZRJPvgGmqlWZYIpMHSfs8M-O3hIRDfftCnwz6zu77PpoxTrz8DW4INXYV3BT0evVpoohp_hFLuCnCo8btfDY2yo1fEz0ErHNk6VIFdsvqn09ZFaR8kQH-G_davnOcrk5QJ0BbgdzfkOQEhhWzqSPyKUEgmEpOAb1r36k9AKzVj15Bc8vPZ-eGkuU/s4898/IMG_8312.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZRJPvgGmqlWZYIpMHSfs8M-O3hIRDfftCnwz6zu77PpoxTrz8DW4INXYV3BT0evVpoohp_hFLuCnCo8btfDY2yo1fEz0ErHNk6VIFdsvqn09ZFaR8kQH-G_davnOcrk5QJ0BbgdzfkOQEhhWzqSPyKUEgmEpOAb1r36k9AKzVj15Bc8vPZ-eGkuU/w200-h133/IMG_8312.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmapgnccOsuTlIqWHSi87_q_XrBfmUK4jytHvAEjt-atwzwZ3zMGYYsVyZVU9UrPNeV4Nrcmk1E3VMgZPaWQP54etykcqsut_prU43t556vtO83b2MaJSo9SesxBVZl8h1bSWbUoj-8oQywbyOHvGZFyU_bP_H-D5Djc1UV2I2csb7xmnZgr-GJUf/s4898/IMG_8309.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmapgnccOsuTlIqWHSi87_q_XrBfmUK4jytHvAEjt-atwzwZ3zMGYYsVyZVU9UrPNeV4Nrcmk1E3VMgZPaWQP54etykcqsut_prU43t556vtO83b2MaJSo9SesxBVZl8h1bSWbUoj-8oQywbyOHvGZFyU_bP_H-D5Djc1UV2I2csb7xmnZgr-GJUf/w416-h277/IMG_8309.JPG" width="416" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-52555173348278763582023-05-08T11:47:00.004+09:002023-05-08T11:47:00.144+09:00Adventures in Sonic Unleashed Part 1 of ?<p> So after finishing my s<a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/05/replaying-sonic-adventure-2.html" target="_blank">ession (not the game) of Sonic Adventure 2</a>, I decided to give another try to Sonic Unleashed, called Sonic World Adventure in Japan.</p><p>I remembering preordering this game for my Wii back in the day, purely because it came with a Sonic the Werehog action figure. When I picked it up, the staff told me I was the only person to preorder. ha ha ha.</p><p>The game at the time was fine, I remember that the Sonic day time levels were quite something and I was pretty impressed with the speed, but the Night-time Werehog levels were kinda boring, long and a bit of a drag. </p><p>Since I've been looking back at older Sonic games, I had discovered that the PS3 version is deemed better than the Wii version and that the Werehog levels were different. So here we go. SA2 down, no inclination to take on Sonic '06 (seriously, I've tried like 8 times), how do I go with Sonic Unleashed?</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>Well it starts pretty well with an <a href="https://youtu.be/mqHxGoFERZw" target="_blank">amazing opening scene</a>. Seriously it's good and manages to set up both Sonic's and Eggman's characters perfectly. </p><p>Then an in game graphics cut scene that maybe runs a bit jerky which introduce Chip, oh god chip, his voice is so annoying, I might have to switch to the Japanese for this game; his voice sounds just like the annoying voices in the ESL text books they use in Japan. You then walk around the Greek-looking city talking to folks, it feels a lot like the city areas of Sonic Adventure, so far things are all right.</p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://youtu.be/wJEn8gnladM?t=379" target="_blank">First day time Sonic level.</a></h1><p>What a blast! Literally, Sonic barrels along at a ridiculous pace, I've very little idea whats going on and don't particularly feel in control, but it's pretty fun! I bet that once I get the hang of it, it'll be a rush. I have seen some very cool play throughs on youtube.</p><p>Followed up by a little world city talk again and another day time level, also a lot of fun.</p><p>Then night-time comes and the inhabitants get depressed, Sonic gets werehoggy and you can go to the first werehog level.</p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://youtu.be/5ioUBaSu89Y" target="_blank">Werehog levels</a></h1><p>play a lot like the PS2 era God of war games. Sonic has stretchy arms and a variety of moves borne from a combo of light and heavy attacks. It's all right. There is also some critical attack you can do which is a type of finisher on certain bad guys which requires a short quick time button press to do.</p><p>They're not bad levels, but the enemies are kinda bland Sonic Team blobby characters without charm and there are a lot of them. They explode into various experience/health orb thingies so there is a lot of bright colours and shenanigans on screen at once. </p><p>It's a bit of a mess to be honest.</p><p>A lot of the time I was only vaguely aware of where Sonic was and most of the time unaware I was taking damage. The sad thing is that didn't really matter as I made it through the level fine and even grabbed an A ranking, despite taking about 10 minutes to finish.</p><p>10 minutes felt a bit too long.</p><p>There is also a levelling up system too, so you can give Sonic extra attack power, etc etc. Overall the experience wasn't terrible and the combat options were surprisingly broad. I do like thtta you can grab and enemy and repeatedly smash them left and right in a comic style. That was fun.</p><p>So far it hasn't been too bad, I advanced the story and </p><h1 style="text-align: left;">a <a href="https://youtu.be/s650P7TaUMU?list=PLJY2r98E0ngKRZcXZX_0qDhYI8Nz3o7VJ&t=116" target="_blank">flight game popped up.</a></h1><p>Oh cool, it'll be a bit like Panzer Dragoon and the section from Sonic Adventure 1 (<a href="https://youtu.be/ljBXANuX5as?t=159" target="_blank">Sky Chase Act </a>1, which I kind of enjoyed) I happily thought to myself</p><p><i>And it is very very <b>very</b> slightly.</i></p><p>Tails changed the Tornado into an X-wing type plane, but that's where the similarity ends. The rest of the level consists of pressing the propmpted butto to shoot down enemy missiles and planes.</p><p>One plane will show and will be marked with an X, press the X button, behind it, one with a square, press the square button. This went on for a while, until Eggman shows up in his Egg Cauldron. I died.</p><p>It was not fun.</p><p>What were they thinking when they made this bit, it is so passive, slow paced and <i><u style="font-weight: bold;">TEDIOUS.</u> </i>When I got to the boss, I didn't care anymore and just wanted it to be over. The terrifying thought that that section might pop up every time I go to a new area depresses me</p><p>Naturally I stopped this session here. I do wonder if I will gate back to it, because I did enjoy the Day/Night levels in some respect, but that flight section was absolutely bloody awful on a scale that requires a stronger expletive than bloody, but I don't want to use it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>_________________________________________________________________________</p><p>I just discovered the Japanese website is still kicking. I'll have to have a wee look see at this for shits n giggles.</p><p><a href="http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicWorldAdventure/">SEGA | ソニック ワールドアドベンチャー</a></p><p>Some interviews:</p><p><a href="http://www.sonicteam.com/SonicWorldAdventure/director/">SEGA|『ソニック ワールドアドベンチャー』ディレクターブログ (sonicteam.com)</a></p>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-12352134378424789002023-05-05T16:50:00.001+09:002023-05-05T16:52:03.655+09:00Replaying Sonic Adventure 2<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://storegamesperu.com/files/images/productos/1625953613-sonic-adventure-1-y-2-ps3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="241" data-original-width="209" height="241" src="https://storegamesperu.com/files/images/productos/1625953613-sonic-adventure-1-y-2-ps3.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><br /> So after my pushing through and reliving the joys of <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/01/sonic-adventure-dx-on-ps3-review.html">Sonic Adventure DX</a> on my PS3, I discovered there is a version of Adventure 2 on the PS3 as well. Blow me down says I, might as well try and get a bit of that action.<p></p><p>With some messing about, I did eventually have it ready for play. So, how did it go?</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><p>Well while the conversion was a lot better than SA1, the flaws of the game in general were still there. I have <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2011/01/sonic-adventure-2-10th-anniversary.html" target="_blank">SA2 for the Dreamcast</a> and did most definitely play it a lot back in the day, I will freely admit that I don't like SA2 as much as I like SA1. It was OK, but a few things like the animation style they went for, and other stylistic choices didn't grab me all that much.</p><p>I did like the Tails and Eggman sections, a lot of the Sonic/Shadow sections and tolerated the Knuckles/Rouge sections. </p><p>Now though, lets focus on the PS3 version.</p><p>It feels super close to the DC, and there appears to be no major graphical foobars like in SA1. So no complaints there. Sadly time hasn't softened my view on the voice acting, it's still frikking annoying (well the English one for sure), I've also always hated the way they used motion capture for the characters; Sonic's big head/hands/feet just don't blend well with skinny limbs and human movements.</p><p>My complaints stem from the gameplay itself. While at the time it was pretty good, I feel that I just couldn't enjoy it as much as I wanted to. More often than not, I found myself getting irritated at little things here and there.</p><p>SA2 brought in the quick light ring dash which you should be able to use to run straight into a line of rings and dash across. It's mapped to some ground/roll flip things and if you mis time it, Sonic will drop all speed and do a little flip thing. Guess what I managed to do most of the time... Could it be due to bad skills? Possibly, but I do remember disliking that at the time as well.</p><p>Sonic has the grinding skill introduced here and it has a bit of interaction that I never liked either, having to lean left and right, as well as crouching for speed. I could never bother getting the hang of that option and so also found that useless and would avoid grinding because of that.</p><p>Added to that is for some reason, I just found the Sonic levels not all that enjoyable.</p><p>Then I found the Eggman and tails levels all right, but the camera was a pain in the arse.</p><p>Then the Knuckles & Rouge levels, oh man. They were so frustrating... The camera was juts complete balls, running around the maps with the camera getting stuck on things, banging into enemies that were off screen, and generally just searching for the thing of the level just wasn't all that fun.</p><p>I pushed through a few levels, thinking, if I keep pushing, it'll get good, but every level following on from that was also one that I found annoying and a hard push.</p><p>The final straw for me was the Knuckles Boss fight in the Pyramid. Knuckles fights a huge ghost and it just was not fun whatsoever. I do remember this part annoying me on the Dreamcast, so it isn't particular to the conversion as such.</p><p>And so, I decided to drop the game.</p><p>The thing is though, the game felt very similar to the DC game. That got me thinking, was I just more forgiving back then? The game style was pretty new back then, but I also remember being annoyed by the camera issues then too.</p><p>One thing I think it could've done with for this version, was allowing better camera control with the right stick. You could rotate the camera using the right analogue stick, but couldn't make it go up/down. I think that if there were a remastered version of the Adventure games I would probably grab them, but they'd have to have some extensive QOL enhancements done to them.</p><p>Once again though, it has been very interesting revisiting a game that I did enjoy and probably spent a LOT of time on as a younger me. At the time on the DC, I definitely thought it was a fun game, I've never thought it as good as Sonic Adventure 1 though.</p><p>The old discussion of games aging or not ends up being all from a point of perspective, the games are all products of their era in a way and using my knowledge and experiences of now to judge a game from 22 years ago (oh god, has it really been that long???) seems a tad unfair, but I can't deny the fact that I didn't really enjoy my time with SA2 in this session and couldn't be bothered finishing it on this round.</p><p>Music is pretty good still and I do really like the power ups for the characters. Knux' glasses on his head are the best!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxGPWI9BKcPaPgZqVzHo0HFgguO1zQZUQAtMqxHjpEmQVTJTuEAopP73Lnr9AuO8Ij9lnxbMZUdY5kSciVK-6uOKBy-LxYiWeSVoLhPTZDqun1ms7BNA5PziCTDOCUjPNEcjtJycRoydrEOFty6cSvKZ9FVlkd1o8WUJlTmbn17ze6KJBsWwdDLbV/s1193/Stolen%20from%20IGN.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="1193" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxGPWI9BKcPaPgZqVzHo0HFgguO1zQZUQAtMqxHjpEmQVTJTuEAopP73Lnr9AuO8Ij9lnxbMZUdY5kSciVK-6uOKBy-LxYiWeSVoLhPTZDqun1ms7BNA5PziCTDOCUjPNEcjtJycRoydrEOFty6cSvKZ9FVlkd1o8WUJlTmbn17ze6KJBsWwdDLbV/s320/Stolen%20from%20IGN.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-7810506266308639342023-04-30T10:30:00.018+09:002023-04-30T10:30:00.386+09:00Blot of the POTP<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvi6hU877XJ4Nh-P0YkGOVjAvY_yra_Y4OixqmmyE_5uEfeNwKqeYDvPF2tqfHRWDBFqf2AG4KoGNl1YczZeo0Egq7jvwo6f9XDQzwgWs24g9pum3d5DBU_2BjFj9mADfIUgWd3eJKrsXLN7Dev0wDTh_JFedYIZ3s3SKPwwMad1FINpSEhrcsI2LO/s1000/BlotHead.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="1000" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvi6hU877XJ4Nh-P0YkGOVjAvY_yra_Y4OixqmmyE_5uEfeNwKqeYDvPF2tqfHRWDBFqf2AG4KoGNl1YczZeo0Egq7jvwo6f9XDQzwgWs24g9pum3d5DBU_2BjFj9mADfIUgWd3eJKrsXLN7Dev0wDTh_JFedYIZ3s3SKPwwMad1FINpSEhrcsI2LO/w570-h160/BlotHead.jpg" width="570" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Ah Blot the <i>other </i>Terrorcon I owned as a kid. Making the Terrorcons the most complete combiner team in my collection, although I didn't think of it as a collection at the time, more of a well, toybox to be honest. Although unlike<a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2023/04/power-of-primes-rippersnapper-review.html" target="_blank"> Rippersnapper,</a> I managed to avoid losing any of his accessories. Yay me.</p><p>I liked Blot a lot, despite his stubby limited robot mode and baffling monster mode. What was he? A robot gorilla? That kind of made the most sense to child me, like Rippersnapper being a nutty shark creature with claws and legs, why couldn't Blot be a nutty gorilla creature with claws and burst of flame every time he breathed. How awesome is that? </p><p>I preferred that theory to one that called him a "nose-monster."</p><p>Does POTP manage to give poor Blot, with his low intelligence and low self esteem a little push up the ego meter?</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Oh god yes.</span></h1><p style="text-align: left;">Just look at this guy. WHAT AN UPGRADE!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_nDaUKTTqx2WiASPTSmg3uEhkOjhbg6YCH6uisv6DXDdhUfDl0_c8y4jnO28lBshhW-zI3BT2gI9M8qm2_r08rFeDj4KPElSK8o8nm0eH3shkNx3Hv95_4B_-s7IfDNon_HQtNwkR1LhLIQ1yZZBwxgo_KMY6qd9JaOvMxMMpCB_grUfkIMHShLo/s4898/IMG_8134.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_nDaUKTTqx2WiASPTSmg3uEhkOjhbg6YCH6uisv6DXDdhUfDl0_c8y4jnO28lBshhW-zI3BT2gI9M8qm2_r08rFeDj4KPElSK8o8nm0eH3shkNx3Hv95_4B_-s7IfDNon_HQtNwkR1LhLIQ1yZZBwxgo_KMY6qd9JaOvMxMMpCB_grUfkIMHShLo/w133-h200/IMG_8134.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ngDudB55djVAQzgP4JEdCPYE-O5XF9D-KlHokX2sdrb7fac7I9QyOURhb0SSB9D-TweEN0uPbPdCBKefJ6_orkA1qDPf_SE8J8KcpZh2rOFn2EhRs8RRG68PkkHANjQjjiMw6h70ZfTzwGwpvji_UsWrOUM7QGQuwHUUHLc72yEwIa71-zKNz_DJ/s4898/IMG_8135.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ngDudB55djVAQzgP4JEdCPYE-O5XF9D-KlHokX2sdrb7fac7I9QyOURhb0SSB9D-TweEN0uPbPdCBKefJ6_orkA1qDPf_SE8J8KcpZh2rOFn2EhRs8RRG68PkkHANjQjjiMw6h70ZfTzwGwpvji_UsWrOUM7QGQuwHUUHLc72yEwIa71-zKNz_DJ/w133-h200/IMG_8135.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7eqPSA0ZDu17BeHqBGWuxPlVoz4NQB5uKzIG6asTTSzO8T2EPzHPdAxkKncgYX8GlLs5v7xePiNj-jtwXpYUNvG4D0XnPf9JhtmtMWSn-0ByX7x-LDo7sdYRkmJZa6apusziNVIYAA5oA5B_oH71SP20qgqerWFqpDEYHKRcOA8F6IftSWHM39aK/s4898/IMG_8136.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7eqPSA0ZDu17BeHqBGWuxPlVoz4NQB5uKzIG6asTTSzO8T2EPzHPdAxkKncgYX8GlLs5v7xePiNj-jtwXpYUNvG4D0XnPf9JhtmtMWSn-0ByX7x-LDo7sdYRkmJZa6apusziNVIYAA5oA5B_oH71SP20qgqerWFqpDEYHKRcOA8F6IftSWHM39aK/w133-h200/IMG_8136.JPG" width="133" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Gone is the stubby looking fat robot that barely disguised his monster mode with a big head on the chest, stubby robot arms and the ridiculous monster arms off his back. Now he is sleek, a little buff and <i>very sexy. </i>Admittedly he still has monster legs hanging off his robot legs, but in the grand scheme of things, he looks much better than he used to.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Of course Transformation is much different, but that's for a bit later. Right now I want to bring attention to his simple, but beautiful body.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalRJB3VwVIqW3-wqW_O2_fZCDcWNnOjbRW_Di5HBf4FIst0cT9oVOpN6yCXsCX0-2cJTTWfhfcbTYWpyX_kJIZCV89Vs9cS4JXrFt46asdLDr-GkFqkT5F8H6VIu8BJbfUMfcrtef9-dLlG-M0LqPRliL5lzBfy7PNMGqJSrMLTbf9unhEuv0h0OI/s4898/IMG_8142.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalRJB3VwVIqW3-wqW_O2_fZCDcWNnOjbRW_Di5HBf4FIst0cT9oVOpN6yCXsCX0-2cJTTWfhfcbTYWpyX_kJIZCV89Vs9cS4JXrFt46asdLDr-GkFqkT5F8H6VIu8BJbfUMfcrtef9-dLlG-M0LqPRliL5lzBfy7PNMGqJSrMLTbf9unhEuv0h0OI/w200-h133/IMG_8142.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaAD7_qKZcpoDxRPzN-GFMGfN8kxjBvS_9ObxMKsCpXlLEeEWHcGb1RiB_Qqs48RHy91y8T56q5ZvMXo2ONYC71P-dtRuXjjW_icXBNsf7liVHvr_RLGic4EnP3DhOGtyW9L13kskX-yclGlPXpKkvGZ6WifxX7T7v3Aa1Q1CK2_tvUaKnGOXGMES/s4898/IMG_8143.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaAD7_qKZcpoDxRPzN-GFMGfN8kxjBvS_9ObxMKsCpXlLEeEWHcGb1RiB_Qqs48RHy91y8T56q5ZvMXo2ONYC71P-dtRuXjjW_icXBNsf7liVHvr_RLGic4EnP3DhOGtyW9L13kskX-yclGlPXpKkvGZ6WifxX7T7v3Aa1Q1CK2_tvUaKnGOXGMES/w200-h133/IMG_8143.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br />Being a par of the Combiner Wars/Unite Warriors body building team, you'll find the base robot pretty simplistic, after all this guy has a monster, robot, arm and leg mode jammed in there. What I do like thought is the painted detail on his chest which while not emulating the stickers of yonder G1, does manage to hint at bits here and there. The Decepticon insignia, while small is very tasteful and colours, while limited are well distributed. <p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Also, let's talk about his face.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoBm_P0ajkfQWjQtfGIpK1tmC4zzLxD79PYEm4TlhgmjTATbkSXGwH9SgPgcsql6gC8Jo4nTrmcKPPE-oBIPOaNGMF6_aft8kegXhPjPE-h_P5yXeIofFK4YyCtcSlfvqb8NNGuOU6ipMNDKSmt33ObJZOp0Cna-wIfJlfujjn9uiw0kgPw4QDP01/s4898/IMG_8139.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoBm_P0ajkfQWjQtfGIpK1tmC4zzLxD79PYEm4TlhgmjTATbkSXGwH9SgPgcsql6gC8Jo4nTrmcKPPE-oBIPOaNGMF6_aft8kegXhPjPE-h_P5yXeIofFK4YyCtcSlfvqb8NNGuOU6ipMNDKSmt33ObJZOp0Cna-wIfJlfujjn9uiw0kgPw4QDP01/s320/IMG_8139.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">What a handsome man(and what a dusty boy... Sorry). It is actually an incredibly good update on his G1 block-head with extra expression. The red goggles being inspired from the cartoon no doubt, his face gaining some nice silver paint to it, the wonderfully detailed helmet area and the obvious frown that is obvious on his grumpy looking mouth. It's so good, there is just sooo much character on his face.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I love it.</p><p style="text-align: left;">In case you haven't noticed.</p><p style="text-align: left;">OK, moving away from that ever so sexy face, let's check out his back side.</p><p style="text-align: left;">It's quite different to G1 Blot's back side, in that instead of monster arms hanging off the back, there is a monster HEAD hanging off the back. Eh, beast heads on the back of a Transformer is nothing new.</p><p style="text-align: left;">There are two things I would like to mention. The first is the pseudo- rub sticker that is there. Designed to look like the stickers that G1 toys had to show evidence that this robot is a <i>true</i> Transformer!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIJBbKOO5YaNR5NdrGcO-d2_5XbIGoYWyKswIPv34AiUDHrDmKH3Cpd4c3eGDr1EAc-wixyvUK9PztCEY9ncsfTbG28BC62l5IFHM8vL9XIRmqsEPSaykDLszb8_HzTVVpppkGCNpFe0Yq03J65bkX5h4xeIMs2gd-60tBDgOweZ7sRp6cYF8r-9c/s4898/IMG_8138.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIJBbKOO5YaNR5NdrGcO-d2_5XbIGoYWyKswIPv34AiUDHrDmKH3Cpd4c3eGDr1EAc-wixyvUK9PztCEY9ncsfTbG28BC62l5IFHM8vL9XIRmqsEPSaykDLszb8_HzTVVpppkGCNpFe0Yq03J65bkX5h4xeIMs2gd-60tBDgOweZ7sRp6cYF8r-9c/s320/IMG_8138.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Considering how the colour is purple, the temperature outside must be about 25 degrees. <br />#science</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: left;">The second point I would like to bring up is that you can use the monster mode's weapon mount to hold his blaster.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_G8Q7gYixGlTKvptEupQfBdDwWZW7Hp5iFtcmKK2S5yrcHwjBOnaDNsv8QVLR0et1_wgt10vti7srAgk7v_2A-gFyob0r2P_lE2lva2TerTfNx8izBsVgDi6FCmGcs7g4BJ2CHnwnLm9qzmo2tn093N3d30ikimvD6uRpPSyKBu40qG1hrFReBuqH/s4898/IMG_8137.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_G8Q7gYixGlTKvptEupQfBdDwWZW7Hp5iFtcmKK2S5yrcHwjBOnaDNsv8QVLR0et1_wgt10vti7srAgk7v_2A-gFyob0r2P_lE2lva2TerTfNx8izBsVgDi6FCmGcs7g4BJ2CHnwnLm9qzmo2tn093N3d30ikimvD6uRpPSyKBu40qG1hrFReBuqH/s320/IMG_8137.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Very nice, I do like me some robot weapons mounting for storage. Really while he does have a back pack, it is not too ob/intrusive and doesn't hinder the articulation. Which is good as the articulation is also good. If we place the rather nicely moulded slime gun into Blot's bot hands, we can see that uh, you have to use the cartridge? The peg isn't long enough and I guess the magazine/cartridge doesn't really look like a cartridge either, so, yeah.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DbuVjlBJy3YGShtnUSzCPtEhOnsuyZl8LToJ4b-1B5N5kbTQGfDczXCzpghTelvvBgV6PRpyZRjibfO5TJuyDu7EUBUKPdvsjEFysFjf4A8ZZQQolQQm0e2YnAsBcJDKmoE_Z3tiURUSfH8CbIao8DeiMpACActobvQDw24uhfoyNFENw1tLASbD/s4898/IMG_8144.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DbuVjlBJy3YGShtnUSzCPtEhOnsuyZl8LToJ4b-1B5N5kbTQGfDczXCzpghTelvvBgV6PRpyZRjibfO5TJuyDu7EUBUKPdvsjEFysFjf4A8ZZQQolQQm0e2YnAsBcJDKmoE_Z3tiURUSfH8CbIao8DeiMpACActobvQDw24uhfoyNFENw1tLASbD/w167-h252/IMG_8144.JPG" width="167" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1RoQiWCX4FilpjzIDdofHmqg3uy2WhPluzEWd2g1LlB9muzBSjz2rzvg_rUNe97MOEO3O2c18gxv4YlT1KiAiL994G32E53FnTcM_yPPO2jNubwFokw-RMFPRF4ZkbUYREBiQbOCpfwfrDaonuH57uSzI1NwZ0fnuXh_N6GPYnf5yMmJdLTcVTIa/s4898/IMG_8141.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1RoQiWCX4FilpjzIDdofHmqg3uy2WhPluzEWd2g1LlB9muzBSjz2rzvg_rUNe97MOEO3O2c18gxv4YlT1KiAiL994G32E53FnTcM_yPPO2jNubwFokw-RMFPRF4ZkbUYREBiQbOCpfwfrDaonuH57uSzI1NwZ0fnuXh_N6GPYnf5yMmJdLTcVTIa/w383-h255/IMG_8141.JPG" width="383" /></a></div></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">I do rather like the paint applications on what will become the monster claws.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Honestly, Blot is a lot of fun.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKczgpZuZLuZM5_YK58lApN4x6VrbgHlCOKtQffArGoxUdJ7NEZsWGLrnjNTpwwa8KBwgVnDerlb1b31U1PZ0GM7sFSxMcVaE1_z4cQjjMfxtAyuU6aTWF--kTsOWTlnThIePybxikLMYjbuh8pXtTgZ7PJQ3po7jpkrgqjWABWiaPfg2WGYogw4oV/s4898/IMG_8140.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKczgpZuZLuZM5_YK58lApN4x6VrbgHlCOKtQffArGoxUdJ7NEZsWGLrnjNTpwwa8KBwgVnDerlb1b31U1PZ0GM7sFSxMcVaE1_z4cQjjMfxtAyuU6aTWF--kTsOWTlnThIePybxikLMYjbuh8pXtTgZ7PJQ3po7jpkrgqjWABWiaPfg2WGYogw4oV/s320/IMG_8140.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">If you so desire, you can even give him his monster claws for the robot mode and there is a port in his b(l)utt that can let you stick a stand in there. Yowsers!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUVpCNcYzv2gYGmjIv2x9fzEma5lBdEnudKHpGEqvSVUp55QJIYFFfLLbFHh-CWqd5gxhVYxygmu0AZOe4WSTB26wIMI7gv5n9Cm7vXQ66K5lHTPvsq2p3HqxHCTaWj7GBY3JetY7Z8dYBPqjl6C9jC4j48zks-KPLqOSpZ8pPhUqbkjoG4cpUs__/s4898/IMG_8154.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUVpCNcYzv2gYGmjIv2x9fzEma5lBdEnudKHpGEqvSVUp55QJIYFFfLLbFHh-CWqd5gxhVYxygmu0AZOe4WSTB26wIMI7gv5n9Cm7vXQ66K5lHTPvsq2p3HqxHCTaWj7GBY3JetY7Z8dYBPqjl6C9jC4j48zks-KPLqOSpZ8pPhUqbkjoG4cpUs__/w320-h213/IMG_8154.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKr3seNzl1hg-UJ3yqJ-W-vIpWubhKAMJOFC6jGlxdF0egVfzlAoBrsHUuH7ROOWB7ig3ktqX6H7emtbbq0iAVGMr1uBA7ugu2vNbMS6dv-Xf67RXh-QjcRX_6JzdJp1_pTIiD0mY7TEEw4Lse-ZEEldIt2RXcOj0Fxe4wBzcbNrag3sl59F4EV6lj/s4898/IMG_8155.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKr3seNzl1hg-UJ3yqJ-W-vIpWubhKAMJOFC6jGlxdF0egVfzlAoBrsHUuH7ROOWB7ig3ktqX6H7emtbbq0iAVGMr1uBA7ugu2vNbMS6dv-Xf67RXh-QjcRX_6JzdJp1_pTIiD0mY7TEEw4Lse-ZEEldIt2RXcOj0Fxe4wBzcbNrag3sl59F4EV6lj/s320/IMG_8155.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snikt!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFKd8l3Qn8OEzh_pfcRG7pRK9Al3pf8i_qiczH1MuqkNC5Ffm2M9b8_kyKR-uyn1BEcNo8DgH369kxuMMcTNgcJZ1AGhqQTM2XYZG4k6dN-gjvgVh2k-sFP7WOM8EUBadkM-QasZmISdaC3I_bd4j9SolZ1s5zfNYkpa4zMG6r1kRnj057UpZCBCt/s4898/IMG_8156.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFKd8l3Qn8OEzh_pfcRG7pRK9Al3pf8i_qiczH1MuqkNC5Ffm2M9b8_kyKR-uyn1BEcNo8DgH369kxuMMcTNgcJZ1AGhqQTM2XYZG4k6dN-gjvgVh2k-sFP7WOM8EUBadkM-QasZmISdaC3I_bd4j9SolZ1s5zfNYkpa4zMG6r1kRnj057UpZCBCt/s320/IMG_8156.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">COME GET SOME!!</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">Although not depicted as the larger than normal size Transformers as they can be in<a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2020/10/abominus-terrorcons-generations-select.html" target="_blank"> various media</a>, he looks decent enough with other robots around him. Poor guy probably feels inadequate... I'd like to give him a hug, if only he wasn't so stinky and disgusting...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCncsBuWG5aq-noFu_tZ_PiJVv34FWo_hoFwK2wgz_T2LLJ2Z519vgjF6GTXloSIm_TXPSpOHSTf-1dan9m7GkkIBLrn8a6bCuqFOgBNpo9t1BjCcLYNA22dfAgsaJNzMCQmjIphR9FZD88xUELFFxUcmqS2XmevM6L_32aJ00V-exBnwVql5V73EG/s4898/IMG_8145.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCncsBuWG5aq-noFu_tZ_PiJVv34FWo_hoFwK2wgz_T2LLJ2Z519vgjF6GTXloSIm_TXPSpOHSTf-1dan9m7GkkIBLrn8a6bCuqFOgBNpo9t1BjCcLYNA22dfAgsaJNzMCQmjIphR9FZD88xUELFFxUcmqS2XmevM6L_32aJ00V-exBnwVql5V73EG/w200-h133/IMG_8145.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3D1iMZbUZJiPjR9i9zogUJOJ5OOWiRsqzIbqY9Wof2DZWhwR7s-JSL_6rhK_ViJwQZuVd8GVYhFLGrAoHPsJ_zRY7UOypn35C16VwjFC9GDFxV87bhy90kv9XfRDAaJf5iVbjuiyy8U85HfxYRDamWc85FHxgXKr489pgRwTQUSBJbdmMUyWozlw/s4898/IMG_8146.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3D1iMZbUZJiPjR9i9zogUJOJ5OOWiRsqzIbqY9Wof2DZWhwR7s-JSL_6rhK_ViJwQZuVd8GVYhFLGrAoHPsJ_zRY7UOypn35C16VwjFC9GDFxV87bhy90kv9XfRDAaJf5iVbjuiyy8U85HfxYRDamWc85FHxgXKr489pgRwTQUSBJbdmMUyWozlw/w200-h133/IMG_8146.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRvv9VdBEDO_hHhsxsuvjp9zuFXc717z0NaiQKYEVcqmh5dc-6at9T485ZRGxnqXPfZbr9wtP9QtbBKpp_NLNM7i7gZ3P5TIPGLP97rvgKHSKPjAwPL03gnm7hIk31ZCy4pVJFpOyyM_mKdYpTB_6U-EvqLhSDcC46lsLlvMAR5b_1FAYYwTYbzye/s4898/IMG_8147.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRvv9VdBEDO_hHhsxsuvjp9zuFXc717z0NaiQKYEVcqmh5dc-6at9T485ZRGxnqXPfZbr9wtP9QtbBKpp_NLNM7i7gZ3P5TIPGLP97rvgKHSKPjAwPL03gnm7hIk31ZCy4pVJFpOyyM_mKdYpTB_6U-EvqLhSDcC46lsLlvMAR5b_1FAYYwTYbzye/w200-h133/IMG_8147.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDt8VIUSSTeievltUiVqWvEmsveQA-q-8Pre1ssDp1n7UPpLigPwLduBCONy_3nwvKX4d9C32AygjCLMfGDeHwGqUq8OtHI1nmTL3uMEdVfYnDPYze187buL0Cyz-oQD0nCxC-vrG6HkAJX1sUpfJyfmtHljenPH05JR7BwYj1i_iHwP0NEMfq-Za/s4898/IMG_8149.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDt8VIUSSTeievltUiVqWvEmsveQA-q-8Pre1ssDp1n7UPpLigPwLduBCONy_3nwvKX4d9C32AygjCLMfGDeHwGqUq8OtHI1nmTL3uMEdVfYnDPYze187buL0Cyz-oQD0nCxC-vrG6HkAJX1sUpfJyfmtHljenPH05JR7BwYj1i_iHwP0NEMfq-Za/w200-h133/IMG_8149.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">He also comes with, er </p><p style="text-align: left;">THIS</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF67Fp-K6t6ENx6RMTmwiR4_9m8xUUA6hcldokYU8GOs25eTAAG9EYyr6sIKHRxCtruAaxPG3tY3OFv-5mZ0qMTUGPdUnTYLv9gb1WBzPnesRB6AiwXbOQIawY_aLOWeJxc7MduBd4849d03vtKn0v3QJLhzG0E544oJI7-JDqkLRcUkk7vYrBpIwJ/s4898/IMG_8150.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF67Fp-K6t6ENx6RMTmwiR4_9m8xUUA6hcldokYU8GOs25eTAAG9EYyr6sIKHRxCtruAaxPG3tY3OFv-5mZ0qMTUGPdUnTYLv9gb1WBzPnesRB6AiwXbOQIawY_aLOWeJxc7MduBd4849d03vtKn0v3QJLhzG0E544oJI7-JDqkLRcUkk7vYrBpIwJ/w200-h133/IMG_8150.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">You know the drill by now. Hand/foot/gun/armour thing. If you flip down a little panel on his chest, you can plug it in. Take out the purple piece and a head/prime/enigma of combination can go in there</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlR1tYNZq_Qg4hmqElgbmj8Sks6vf3vH28lJM_m4-y8s0OyL1oDjSQK9jaC7-aJOOXKnj3isCamvLaI_iUK8WRIFVxMZ9arNabEi18sZ7OorbrLZU-HuQGSMbxkQyQjBcMOYjqXlsfT4zF8YqmHLLQDBOwvO-zCT9alqYPfmdYAYqjnxbvHkJW-Bq/s4898/IMG_8151.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlR1tYNZq_Qg4hmqElgbmj8Sks6vf3vH28lJM_m4-y8s0OyL1oDjSQK9jaC7-aJOOXKnj3isCamvLaI_iUK8WRIFVxMZ9arNabEi18sZ7OorbrLZU-HuQGSMbxkQyQjBcMOYjqXlsfT4zF8YqmHLLQDBOwvO-zCT9alqYPfmdYAYqjnxbvHkJW-Bq/w147-h98/IMG_8151.JPG" width="147" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRph_2nf5dHQuvnrfHadQelC4bCG1fFcEpkCovI_p0xWkWTTandy-4p1sSe0-o3HUoK1W7N4FxsEV4-S6rZnKU_BGc6sjGguA29CgphWtOemtcZMeiTTp3RDvgjdW8UenFYWILqezj29nw1C7lm-rmDXmEpALVC9vEEVA3oiXyMIwlHQFb9qnJURQ/s4898/IMG_8152.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="99" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRph_2nf5dHQuvnrfHadQelC4bCG1fFcEpkCovI_p0xWkWTTandy-4p1sSe0-o3HUoK1W7N4FxsEV4-S6rZnKU_BGc6sjGguA29CgphWtOemtcZMeiTTp3RDvgjdW8UenFYWILqezj29nw1C7lm-rmDXmEpALVC9vEEVA3oiXyMIwlHQFb9qnJURQ/w149-h99/IMG_8152.JPG" width="149" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYrttFVUdJMX53u1e6NgrZL6tffgGaToL-Df2ErJCP2dXNJm2HO5KQKhniEbcsfWZqIxvabrDHJAhiJue3_zoaKK7d0Aok2nnskFiEWTDnY-r5wWe6pL3sOQy7Pr3n9B2IQMD1YiBmSSFATIU4GJ1sZymQfsunq_4cMtTMdAeczPyYHxIgDM8SVKg/s4898/IMG_8153.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="99" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYrttFVUdJMX53u1e6NgrZL6tffgGaToL-Df2ErJCP2dXNJm2HO5KQKhniEbcsfWZqIxvabrDHJAhiJue3_zoaKK7d0Aok2nnskFiEWTDnY-r5wWe6pL3sOQy7Pr3n9B2IQMD1YiBmSSFATIU4GJ1sZymQfsunq_4cMtTMdAeczPyYHxIgDM8SVKg/w148-h99/IMG_8153.JPG" width="148" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">B(l)ut why would you? Well, it doesn't look as bad as some of the others, but its still ain't the best look for the guy.</p><h1 style="text-align: left;">TRANSFORM!</h1><p style="text-align: left;">Blot's transformation is, er, well all right. The legs fold back and become a fatt back, the monster head on the back flips over to the front and you fiddle with the claws and shoulders a bit to get to the monster ogre mode. Personally I see Blot as a kind of troll of some sort, but ogre's seem to be very diverse in definition so it probably could be. Also, the design would've come from Japanese wording which would describe him as an oni. Onis cover such diverse creatures ranging from d(a)emons, devils, to giants, so.... I'll stick with ogre I guess.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I would like to bring up a little detail I think I skipped on the other Terrorcons (and possibly Dinobots). On the combiner connection joint, there are some cute little gears moulded in. For Blot and most of the Terrorcons, you wouldn't notice these as you don't need to rotate their heads around, but they are there. I'll have to check on my Stunticons and Dreadwing brothers when I have them out to see if they have them as well.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1E4ppYvH8ZYPNZjxiIUKpiiWefQ33wKv11Cs0hshqCZWKX13HFCsAvmN0Gq6xtpuxnVxq9WlPaQcm-LDX-KVvFUMGi2xrzvuZHKkKwkQAfJubcjwLDfkAeUYpXvRuArd0LJmSpkE_qIBcCrlCkT_KsWrt4fhG-6pFuQtfPDD8l3ZL84wu3uSoX4Ld/s4898/IMG_8157.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1E4ppYvH8ZYPNZjxiIUKpiiWefQ33wKv11Cs0hshqCZWKX13HFCsAvmN0Gq6xtpuxnVxq9WlPaQcm-LDX-KVvFUMGi2xrzvuZHKkKwkQAfJubcjwLDfkAeUYpXvRuArd0LJmSpkE_qIBcCrlCkT_KsWrt4fhG-6pFuQtfPDD8l3ZL84wu3uSoX4Ld/s320/IMG_8157.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hi mum!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: left;">This mode is very SQUAT.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvOEO3qNSd2ZbcusieJ_6K_iHpg42rSH6mk2gJHElmdl_StN9AKuakAif5QnvyjhueJmjJCvnmpfqVsn3-orF4h4gfk1dw-YFSGujyQGcHRSw4ZiRKok7W24vKGqFXbGh5JXjUwJdgx67WmmS3AqhNHFhx659eiRjEsPGAsUHuKW5403ByAGgcGel/s4898/IMG_8158.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvOEO3qNSd2ZbcusieJ_6K_iHpg42rSH6mk2gJHElmdl_StN9AKuakAif5QnvyjhueJmjJCvnmpfqVsn3-orF4h4gfk1dw-YFSGujyQGcHRSw4ZiRKok7W24vKGqFXbGh5JXjUwJdgx67WmmS3AqhNHFhx659eiRjEsPGAsUHuKW5403ByAGgcGel/w200-h133/IMG_8158.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcG7n2fk-NdUnNTKvWc8oSEsSJx0TPTOKcWzSlJHrOo5mYzAVSshtI4AmYK1gp8yAUnRHlPyUNTiSdagQMgFUnyZZN1CZXn2qSn0hzshn5q7OoygHRc7cXDeqzAn5XyEKcOyN82xR9ET_Zi73WqPqlsVoDWgLvqkybcMGVXWUMVkiSUNDfTR7Ax_ZO/s4898/IMG_8159.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcG7n2fk-NdUnNTKvWc8oSEsSJx0TPTOKcWzSlJHrOo5mYzAVSshtI4AmYK1gp8yAUnRHlPyUNTiSdagQMgFUnyZZN1CZXn2qSn0hzshn5q7OoygHRc7cXDeqzAn5XyEKcOyN82xR9ET_Zi73WqPqlsVoDWgLvqkybcMGVXWUMVkiSUNDfTR7Ax_ZO/w200-h133/IMG_8159.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPGiuvSFvhL5Fi7nvIG_jdBLYW5K8j3KPFQJRRDciUaTk9i1YR_8ewUVoA9gO9uYngxsqj7Qc1k-IKyJtH0qyTEK62DqaqkBELPwWyvDmFHnSM0NgrnTvy_kJgJAomTTLIZu9tjKPvvfXYTeAGcR3GNG33L3KmJCzjDi1wfCr2FZ6eihf0jQKDtao/s4898/IMG_8161.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPGiuvSFvhL5Fi7nvIG_jdBLYW5K8j3KPFQJRRDciUaTk9i1YR_8ewUVoA9gO9uYngxsqj7Qc1k-IKyJtH0qyTEK62DqaqkBELPwWyvDmFHnSM0NgrnTvy_kJgJAomTTLIZu9tjKPvvfXYTeAGcR3GNG33L3KmJCzjDi1wfCr2FZ6eihf0jQKDtao/w200-h133/IMG_8161.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYG8xkanyCJo52OYwjPYA2ovTYnhXpCDQ1VN5Zwu-k_r_weU6MX-Yt_WgAyeguUmoG2IWvTBczYL9nx03pS39ZKmV1wf-7DJ2GV1YIsvlwd8bEvYBWKIOoQskd7bUESfBMrl4fe79r7tEf4jOxLLmp8mFvyAaonSY5p_WQ-m5KhtfhTV4ZwRhJj7D/s4898/IMG_8162.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYG8xkanyCJo52OYwjPYA2ovTYnhXpCDQ1VN5Zwu-k_r_weU6MX-Yt_WgAyeguUmoG2IWvTBczYL9nx03pS39ZKmV1wf-7DJ2GV1YIsvlwd8bEvYBWKIOoQskd7bUESfBMrl4fe79r7tEf4jOxLLmp8mFvyAaonSY5p_WQ-m5KhtfhTV4ZwRhJj7D/w200-h133/IMG_8162.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">I like it.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The gun can be mounted on the top, just like the G1 toy and I think it's neat how the new head replicates the stickers of the original even better now. Red nipples and all. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLftgsX-dRBj3CcIPVqo7_Gi4y_7DdL517WacBoddMOPaCy2OnF09oZqIszNn7hGck12wETuqMRSShOkjBHtl724ZlbCI98rNJKk8DGHe3rzNq72xyUNRlKKwiA2Ls07jUmbeWWgS75o2183hSy8kIZrIA1NMsBVMeJR5GiEywAakRyWE-7AJVCDKM/s4898/IMG_8163.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLftgsX-dRBj3CcIPVqo7_Gi4y_7DdL517WacBoddMOPaCy2OnF09oZqIszNn7hGck12wETuqMRSShOkjBHtl724ZlbCI98rNJKk8DGHe3rzNq72xyUNRlKKwiA2Ls07jUmbeWWgS75o2183hSy8kIZrIA1NMsBVMeJR5GiEywAakRyWE-7AJVCDKM/w155-h103/IMG_8163.JPG" width="155" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIqFxQ7cIAb4X9lvg_IxQs9hbw_CwQl0qdOSgnt9fG_gx9t7WdDo1xa7r3vUag69xn9mMfsMZr55aS1FLDlx0iNGg4Qt-siz1yT4ewQ4TY9Od04kRgMQ1nC7G9B0grcyCpDQeB5CUmdAy7iTENFS7-B-bKnJwWNf7TPd9JuffodGVEBHLXutd2PLJ/s4898/IMG_8164.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIqFxQ7cIAb4X9lvg_IxQs9hbw_CwQl0qdOSgnt9fG_gx9t7WdDo1xa7r3vUag69xn9mMfsMZr55aS1FLDlx0iNGg4Qt-siz1yT4ewQ4TY9Od04kRgMQ1nC7G9B0grcyCpDQeB5CUmdAy7iTENFS7-B-bKnJwWNf7TPd9JuffodGVEBHLXutd2PLJ/w154-h102/IMG_8164.JPG" width="154" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvU1NHIfbsFiMPlDiUXIk-NYShcGc5vVlmhXLZ6hxeeXgWznzf65fwS83A1ev6wc_ZN-qvTdurKp0ISikILjdaYak48Y6RLFgGzCEP0Oc3f4wtV7A0XcysUvQTu44z4fnI0L7WsHVleQX9RhhWtB58ShvOTd0cuVGI87AvvYGlenrzL3nafCT3jU_/s4898/IMG_8165.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvU1NHIfbsFiMPlDiUXIk-NYShcGc5vVlmhXLZ6hxeeXgWznzf65fwS83A1ev6wc_ZN-qvTdurKp0ISikILjdaYak48Y6RLFgGzCEP0Oc3f4wtV7A0XcysUvQTu44z4fnI0L7WsHVleQX9RhhWtB58ShvOTd0cuVGI87AvvYGlenrzL3nafCT3jU_/w256-h170/IMG_8165.JPG" width="256" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">The arms retain all their robot mode maneuverability and get a bit more, as you have to dislocate them a bit from the main body. The claws can then be used to pick up any nearby Foot Soldiers for whatever nefarious needs Hun-grrr has at the time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKtjVSMtSBWPYt9uJrY5W0xDmVn61Ni_VrmVBmqoH4oE8CssN42imjvt1GCTghJGx55t7Wv0r4rHaSv__4nDzb5eQTos2BXak4pLKkeYWEk1BWg6vpyU5jKK37UsAG5aER9rjxTU0v8EqHAOivPr5XpS1XeugZlguMPehWjaNwUhTclSxL-TU_gRo/s4898/IMG_8169.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKtjVSMtSBWPYt9uJrY5W0xDmVn61Ni_VrmVBmqoH4oE8CssN42imjvt1GCTghJGx55t7Wv0r4rHaSv__4nDzb5eQTos2BXak4pLKkeYWEk1BWg6vpyU5jKK37UsAG5aER9rjxTU0v8EqHAOivPr5XpS1XeugZlguMPehWjaNwUhTclSxL-TU_gRo/s320/IMG_8169.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">One thing I kind of like about these guys is that often, the robot head is about where the beast head is. <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2020/01/cutthroat-potp-figure-review.html" target="_blank">Cutthroat</a> seems to look out his bird head, Rippersnapper does the cute peeka a boo thing if you like, and Blot here seems to just put his head into a very large mask. However you can turn the head around and not heave this option if you so desire. I think the gun mount fits a bit better if you have him looking through the mask though.</p><p style="text-align: center;">No Yes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdW8-XEj4K3IdBfB9U4dFeLJY3cn6sRSHn-8fL_RvS7SkuRxw-dOVFQ5vys6ELv_MJH9r7xysb5UBYxJTFY9TjMHm74_UtWZM8FUGWG79DfEWEA1X4viqoHfPeROlz0Aw7LVB4qJy5kOGBwt6UjiVIIQRKvjwx7l_jT3iCT-FmgzLlsR5glGqrkTrl/s4898/IMG_8170.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdW8-XEj4K3IdBfB9U4dFeLJY3cn6sRSHn-8fL_RvS7SkuRxw-dOVFQ5vys6ELv_MJH9r7xysb5UBYxJTFY9TjMHm74_UtWZM8FUGWG79DfEWEA1X4viqoHfPeROlz0Aw7LVB4qJy5kOGBwt6UjiVIIQRKvjwx7l_jT3iCT-FmgzLlsR5glGqrkTrl/w200-h133/IMG_8170.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybqvgFWYZMsbuwJWTNmGPS3SRKhMV5O5_UIrr-ZdqaPF5V61eoxNdhzOEPEXfFnwag-YUSFQ-3XiCA0uqo79354XdMZfYx4NdeNFae-_E_XsfRniKbfpI6CSOHZ3q8hzRncj4BcZ6GzUhcZ8ER4v9ssakyjScBVxdn3IMX5eyL7zgpXoRUlf0WBgX/s4898/IMG_8171.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybqvgFWYZMsbuwJWTNmGPS3SRKhMV5O5_UIrr-ZdqaPF5V61eoxNdhzOEPEXfFnwag-YUSFQ-3XiCA0uqo79354XdMZfYx4NdeNFae-_E_XsfRniKbfpI6CSOHZ3q8hzRncj4BcZ6GzUhcZ8ER4v9ssakyjScBVxdn3IMX5eyL7zgpXoRUlf0WBgX/w200-h133/IMG_8171.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">You can get it fitting even better, I have since discovered (after taking all the photos....).</p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">I have no knees and I must RAMPAGE</span></h2><p style="text-align: left;">Sadly though while his arms are very awesome, his legs are not so. The have a hinge at the hips and a soft ratched ankle that goes forward and back, mainly for transformation. It is therefore extremely difficult to get him in some scary rampaging poses. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsMHKjgJrTJoIhqZU65G0TlWS3HWKeUeFPRI9kcybTSH76uBi-ntXP4KV_-s6mESl84F1l017nQYQB3aFIOCIr-fylKsoElc6vsLV8dgaLKoEeGJzl4d9ipRi1rVctJvPY6_yzkzHArpqgchQt9RNCzIqJbjVqx5FbCrceo3Ya8AeHT9Q0ualzfPP/s4898/IMG_8166.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsMHKjgJrTJoIhqZU65G0TlWS3HWKeUeFPRI9kcybTSH76uBi-ntXP4KV_-s6mESl84F1l017nQYQB3aFIOCIr-fylKsoElc6vsLV8dgaLKoEeGJzl4d9ipRi1rVctJvPY6_yzkzHArpqgchQt9RNCzIqJbjVqx5FbCrceo3Ya8AeHT9Q0ualzfPP/s320/IMG_8166.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzomuk0-P11qWq5cmUao9T8cWwsVAC7A3VHZZbXNdvza-R6dMc_RnUXL8S8RBHORCCBXZEr-gkU_dRATX1YF239h_DEBSGSTs5_eupQFdUMaiH1CJ3q0QdbT-2HHH0qf6Or0itQHTPWtg91R07mJXzflXZ-aMgmOB1H-SBmvLPneu5Ld5UEEZklzPy/s4898/IMG_8167.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzomuk0-P11qWq5cmUao9T8cWwsVAC7A3VHZZbXNdvza-R6dMc_RnUXL8S8RBHORCCBXZEr-gkU_dRATX1YF239h_DEBSGSTs5_eupQFdUMaiH1CJ3q0QdbT-2HHH0qf6Or0itQHTPWtg91R07mJXzflXZ-aMgmOB1H-SBmvLPneu5Ld5UEEZklzPy/s320/IMG_8167.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">He just squats there, looking like a squat Blot bot. I think this is a shame.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVpmWOtJrZRjMagP1m67TjsKuxHYZvq4XQWpWdwG9P4JnnIh3S8lIiyEowcUXcxAwLgpuBW6E96qJ7CkaH26fUX9iHADeiukP_7tG9NdySwWG7tHCldCH5CWraeM-rxAg14V1zAiC3QqvrYZg5k2HD9ExHpoStTLGoP_VMU7Cs8W4SqNJTfnQgwN6/s4898/IMG_8168.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVpmWOtJrZRjMagP1m67TjsKuxHYZvq4XQWpWdwG9P4JnnIh3S8lIiyEowcUXcxAwLgpuBW6E96qJ7CkaH26fUX9iHADeiukP_7tG9NdySwWG7tHCldCH5CWraeM-rxAg14V1zAiC3QqvrYZg5k2HD9ExHpoStTLGoP_VMU7Cs8W4SqNJTfnQgwN6/s320/IMG_8168.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">His form <i>is</i> exceptional though, you must admit.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Another shame is that I think I recall seeing him with an articulated mouth somewhere in the creation process. All the other Terrorcons can open their mouths and scream profanities, Blot cannot.</p><p style="text-align: left;">And of course the thing can be plonked onto him. Yes, that thing. It looks... er, slightly better? (than the others)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0lA1zx4f9XoQ8sKsZncURrXB9i4mtWPnvZ2eFM7-TwU94_9vrg_eVQtAq2LqoDshlfdqbfmk_lkWP7gEToRaGAdUKVhYFyWW5TX3Z5FmUyzCmk-N8MRk5842u2xweYWGjdtAbW9M-JLe4OOcelvI0efnxojEhPpqUi_Hjiw1yANazctgI9Ve8xZ7/s4898/IMG_8172.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0lA1zx4f9XoQ8sKsZncURrXB9i4mtWPnvZ2eFM7-TwU94_9vrg_eVQtAq2LqoDshlfdqbfmk_lkWP7gEToRaGAdUKVhYFyWW5TX3Z5FmUyzCmk-N8MRk5842u2xweYWGjdtAbW9M-JLe4OOcelvI0efnxojEhPpqUi_Hjiw1yANazctgI9Ve8xZ7/s320/IMG_8172.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">You can move the fingers down his back (oh my) for a slightly smoother look. The best part about this thing though is you can successfully arm Blot up with a few extra blam blams!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-kT7_hwgNwk387blNIVE-A8tohglyxEn7aZwnyRb6hM6z6o-vGNwoz2LBS-4g_UqGYpy2qNQHNgZUAAwfzbyrhUeMWTXVfktRSZhQAO2S3zO3VfnYck7LOxswDGAEfeJpIeh78NR-ZEL0_DLiQv3dMKqPFPOXUGx7tovgR7R2taiZfiDoFqEaWT3/s4898/IMG_8176.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF-kT7_hwgNwk387blNIVE-A8tohglyxEn7aZwnyRb6hM6z6o-vGNwoz2LBS-4g_UqGYpy2qNQHNgZUAAwfzbyrhUeMWTXVfktRSZhQAO2S3zO3VfnYck7LOxswDGAEfeJpIeh78NR-ZEL0_DLiQv3dMKqPFPOXUGx7tovgR7R2taiZfiDoFqEaWT3/w200-h133/IMG_8176.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAT5loHTwEqKaFIP4i9Cq6i10tmp-YaJKQ_6cdb47QtNbWZ41ADJrp6PW2j_FfNlBWTZf3tas5Rdc_kEnYADTGLdrleP_GMIqjNf8JW7z0VMlHziz3yFMJBzXm4Nesim-OoWcyIMaFc4lEZ8BaBMCjVjMeNSrfsO4BdI2GFF8wA6XzJEzsUYlKdHU/s4898/IMG_8175.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAT5loHTwEqKaFIP4i9Cq6i10tmp-YaJKQ_6cdb47QtNbWZ41ADJrp6PW2j_FfNlBWTZf3tas5Rdc_kEnYADTGLdrleP_GMIqjNf8JW7z0VMlHziz3yFMJBzXm4Nesim-OoWcyIMaFc4lEZ8BaBMCjVjMeNSrfsO4BdI2GFF8wA6XzJEzsUYlKdHU/w200-h133/IMG_8175.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Now we're talking! Naturally Blot sits pretty well with his fellow Terrorcons, although I do wonder how Rippersnapper feels about that.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DncNl7SyaGSrcRqYV-dXWXfYsysgMABr1LFbcIOfrOmka-cWvgLwsvz9IbWFzE4evfb39Mjjcy_H-x1GsB_tDH3YZO2kvcg6K_vq__890EDreG0EbgO-WSzN46Dia2LJSfIkSLJ2rPDWrnqEYDz1_wRdb7usstmQEOR8GhVd8dbRSoZMv6Shql3A/s4898/IMG_8178.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DncNl7SyaGSrcRqYV-dXWXfYsysgMABr1LFbcIOfrOmka-cWvgLwsvz9IbWFzE4evfb39Mjjcy_H-x1GsB_tDH3YZO2kvcg6K_vq__890EDreG0EbgO-WSzN46Dia2LJSfIkSLJ2rPDWrnqEYDz1_wRdb7usstmQEOR8GhVd8dbRSoZMv6Shql3A/w200-h133/IMG_8178.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyXKz3rzGkQQy0ldaAZf8QhgTo8DqxRwippbWBdIW5BStctrveevepv6NKN6OHkSwfpPxnx4Jm1jK0-CeHq9OI8Gq8TMJTC4GkzYE7Sa21Pmf8xdpUjCfzAPdyhps-hcM19daIN-xmhFYM99aBbD3yfkfFn2aAjIFHwkJub5LaNhmN__g8yvJbegG/s4898/IMG_8177.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyXKz3rzGkQQy0ldaAZf8QhgTo8DqxRwippbWBdIW5BStctrveevepv6NKN6OHkSwfpPxnx4Jm1jK0-CeHq9OI8Gq8TMJTC4GkzYE7Sa21Pmf8xdpUjCfzAPdyhps-hcM19daIN-xmhFYM99aBbD3yfkfFn2aAjIFHwkJub5LaNhmN__g8yvJbegG/w200-h133/IMG_8177.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">So to clean this post up, I would say this. While Blot doesn't have the same amount of charisma a mad sparrow-hopping-shark-monster does, or the mythical-godliness of an orthus, he does possess a very solid and very nice looking robot mode.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The insanity and general WTFIT nature of his monster mode just adds to his charm. So despite him having a low impression of himself, he should in fact, be pretty happy. He has a lot going for for him. Even if you don't get the entire group of Terrocons, Blot alone is a pretty fun and worthwhile Transformer to have.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Final superfluous rating: </p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">Blot's insecurities are unfounded as he is a good boi!</span></h1><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">HOld tha PHONE</span></h1><p style="text-align: left;">SInce i had this post scheduled to automatically go live, I have been waiting and fiddling with Blot. And to my joy, I discovered something very exciting! More Monster legs joints.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Yes, my little boi here has the afore mentioned swivel hinges, and I only just discovered an outward swinging hinge! Now he can sit like a little kid on the mat playing with their toys in that horrifying way that make me wince (I don't think its good for knee development either). Due to the fact of it not being good for knees, I haven't posed Blot in that way, but now you can enjoy some rampaging purple monster action.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRw_UBDTdQ9oNc9uwufnLrd_S7luMcU18B2QqAsCIwJZd1NdQF7QpO2kF5CeK5fF-gBzuPS1-7Gnr1umOulH7LrllYdKAGFCh8yeLFQt_5GqkGPNnFU0I2SAeDjkE-w6b9IvuZNjTDKxgky2r1K6E_TtneZyomX51fLhH-IFqRMXNC0a9CXwe01bon/s4576/IMAG4575.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="4576" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRw_UBDTdQ9oNc9uwufnLrd_S7luMcU18B2QqAsCIwJZd1NdQF7QpO2kF5CeK5fF-gBzuPS1-7Gnr1umOulH7LrllYdKAGFCh8yeLFQt_5GqkGPNnFU0I2SAeDjkE-w6b9IvuZNjTDKxgky2r1K6E_TtneZyomX51fLhH-IFqRMXNC0a9CXwe01bon/w216-h122/IMAG4575.jpg" width="216" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVurc1qSso6TXIfAzBdKg46oS-zUKzCJR9swqJFtx9UGpvJ_zJ9N-WyuIVDb-wG_XcOtG6eKIeDlOa6uCK2TaZIwX17_gSF8CVUBzOE20GGxqX85aRzG9Q4vbTkLHyKa78jZVdTGr8J5VeizkT5dbtHy9uyodbMMUbn4BU_KL436qHEhBVcPhllow/s4576/IMAG4573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="4576" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVurc1qSso6TXIfAzBdKg46oS-zUKzCJR9swqJFtx9UGpvJ_zJ9N-WyuIVDb-wG_XcOtG6eKIeDlOa6uCK2TaZIwX17_gSF8CVUBzOE20GGxqX85aRzG9Q4vbTkLHyKa78jZVdTGr8J5VeizkT5dbtHy9uyodbMMUbn4BU_KL436qHEhBVcPhllow/w215-h121/IMAG4573.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdlTjOrH_LoA0BxcTGK4IrSxDOD9H7A7XW9yIpqyuTQyXi_96ylDkBKi1QJbqq8iHd0YvKVsvvz8bLjj-eOElq7jSZt7PlP0PluHCAKq_OYqRtJdWE8RqJ-tB_cKVVzfdYanhj6VvEGMptiJIxkRn3shCIU27kfGp2RV4HMGdQrVzkQJeEDN_OuzT/s4576/IMAG4576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="4576" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdlTjOrH_LoA0BxcTGK4IrSxDOD9H7A7XW9yIpqyuTQyXi_96ylDkBKi1QJbqq8iHd0YvKVsvvz8bLjj-eOElq7jSZt7PlP0PluHCAKq_OYqRtJdWE8RqJ-tB_cKVVzfdYanhj6VvEGMptiJIxkRn3shCIU27kfGp2RV4HMGdQrVzkQJeEDN_OuzT/s320/IMAG4576.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Now, with his soft ratcheted ankles, the swivel and the hinge, Blot's monster mode is very pose-able.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYOi4SZr5lRV58elMP_6P9uTQ87HT2vLbQ7AP9r2lfTXYAsWvoORwbMtd_EWpR2IbgFe-cnBpdMFcZ0yl7LrGLcuoTCeWOE0DCnD2Xdll26seai96k6Tcm2q9lOgSoS-2UMFOP9_ZaCXGiqMJCrqSQtV16NC_n_IkO6J-vrSGDfO92nSPU0fTr8kN/s4576/IMAG4578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="4576" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYOi4SZr5lRV58elMP_6P9uTQ87HT2vLbQ7AP9r2lfTXYAsWvoORwbMtd_EWpR2IbgFe-cnBpdMFcZ0yl7LrGLcuoTCeWOE0DCnD2Xdll26seai96k6Tcm2q9lOgSoS-2UMFOP9_ZaCXGiqMJCrqSQtV16NC_n_IkO6J-vrSGDfO92nSPU0fTr8kN/s320/IMAG4578.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also, have a look at that inner leg sculpting.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">This has elevated Blot's final superfluous rating!</p><h1><span style="color: #fcff01;">Blot's insecurities are unfounded as he is a <i><u>VERY</u></i> good boi!</span></h1>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405428435880579737.post-73982582373392434172023-04-16T10:30:00.007+09:002023-04-16T10:30:00.411+09:00Power of the Primes Rippersnapper review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LWY5Qy-hwY8TIMTgFJNTR8juBLrGh1s2CyyS4ByLaiFDHh7h7JMIax89xyBfdZQDqxvFu4oniNClDPVzZpUEwWYVJyP2F0pFQLQdFj1F78akd_W8zCYFA0-MaPhs3tLAM_xa7CjFSDya_mRH2-4lsadrd8eZIURUNV7cOFatrwCPEo6jYACGKXtN/s1000/RipperSnapperHedder1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="1000" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LWY5Qy-hwY8TIMTgFJNTR8juBLrGh1s2CyyS4ByLaiFDHh7h7JMIax89xyBfdZQDqxvFu4oniNClDPVzZpUEwWYVJyP2F0pFQLQdFj1F78akd_W8zCYFA0-MaPhs3tLAM_xa7CjFSDya_mRH2-4lsadrd8eZIURUNV7cOFatrwCPEo6jYACGKXtN/w544-h187/RipperSnapperHedder1.png" width="544" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Wow, it’s been a while since I started talking about these guys, time to get back to it, it would seem.</p><p>Power of the primes was a bit of a left over line for me. It had a little bit of this and a little bit of that. One of the 'thats' were combiners though, so that's cool. Even better was that it involved my beloved Terrorcons! HUZZAH!</p><p>So far I’ve covered <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2020/04/potp-sinnertwin-review.html" target="_blank">Sinnnertwin</a> and <a href="https://tetstoys.blogspot.com/2020/01/cutthroat-potp-figure-review.html" target="_blank">Cutthroat</a> and today I’m gonna have a look at my beloved Ripppersnapper. I had this guy as a kid and was terribly traumatised when I dropped his tiny little cyclone gun pistol outside somewhere, never to be seen again. It was bad man, I was bawling like a sprinkler with severe emotional issues.</p><p>So, I have a nostalgic connection to RS here.</p><p>Let’s take a look!</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><p>Rippersnapper, not only having an awesome name, an awesome function (Terrorist) also has an awesome alt mode. BUT also because in my little head I see the Terrorcons as being so monstrous their robot modes are actually just disguises for them to integrate with other Transformers.</p><p>RS here happens to strike a rather dashing robot mode. His colours and proportions really do it for me. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVj9KZxwLoCsU9TXK2PtVJjetTs--iIcNs5pzK5v3Flo-B6VMIEPFPINdC7vgojXLmxJSRxxvXZupx5d-grOXdDpwe6lufuIGNfq6EaZAwyiXRQLe709AZPZqAFYPO94Pk9-c_PIaB1kTAFGSZubeqgjA-gNPrSw1PsqKZN88fc265Sjxli1-Q_To/s4898/IMG_8104.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVj9KZxwLoCsU9TXK2PtVJjetTs--iIcNs5pzK5v3Flo-B6VMIEPFPINdC7vgojXLmxJSRxxvXZupx5d-grOXdDpwe6lufuIGNfq6EaZAwyiXRQLe709AZPZqAFYPO94Pk9-c_PIaB1kTAFGSZubeqgjA-gNPrSw1PsqKZN88fc265Sjxli1-Q_To/w133-h200/IMG_8104.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XwLRt2y2b5HlihmH5v4RR9x_LeBgbOyVfNGfnTxGYlcqmdnM0OwbIxEI84AotKUYApCK170QCzX8GbBasxfe-S1Ln12YsvRpaDXRQ57vxTi0yTW1z1GI5TQpmKgnMSSqHC9Y-T1B26Kvbrvmr_wpa3Vu8BaYWNo5rFP7r14MsDkD40buR0x98znX/s4898/IMG_8105.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XwLRt2y2b5HlihmH5v4RR9x_LeBgbOyVfNGfnTxGYlcqmdnM0OwbIxEI84AotKUYApCK170QCzX8GbBasxfe-S1Ln12YsvRpaDXRQ57vxTi0yTW1z1GI5TQpmKgnMSSqHC9Y-T1B26Kvbrvmr_wpa3Vu8BaYWNo5rFP7r14MsDkD40buR0x98znX/w133-h200/IMG_8105.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_T-NpI_u0w7Gowirp3zqMjQ3LT-br8MnAh2UBkUqZv86ZgeolPIGSGqmQ5GiCFOtM7ep29KWybhVC-YL3GLoSCNnUSvKLb5tu-nK9H9evMnl5MuVwVlHuJuatSO6uIFIVAcY-Iiirz24O1hrpRvMDyTlRh-pa8Ns8BFMwAQNzi-lbNJ6ww84F3aB7/s4898/IMG_8106.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4898" data-original-width="3265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_T-NpI_u0w7Gowirp3zqMjQ3LT-br8MnAh2UBkUqZv86ZgeolPIGSGqmQ5GiCFOtM7ep29KWybhVC-YL3GLoSCNnUSvKLb5tu-nK9H9evMnl5MuVwVlHuJuatSO6uIFIVAcY-Iiirz24O1hrpRvMDyTlRh-pa8Ns8BFMwAQNzi-lbNJ6ww84F3aB7/w133-h200/IMG_8106.JPG" width="133" /></a></div><br /><p>His arms and legs are relatively clear from kibble so they move well. The colours also work extremely well. The blues all manage to match and the overall positioning of them is pleasing to the eye. </p><p>On his torso, waist and legs he has a nice bit of pretty crisp paint the replicates stickers of the 80s rather well. I really love the way the torso is done. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaDRzBgM1OH2nRXvKKEm2I022R1Y03gY4iJSUKEamuZWoKWz5t3JWxW6-0g9P3iuBTyb805l21Lh5xk78qxf3r8Z3AuZ0GmwBkk9KY-tYOE7xh8Y87kUQKLVbp7VgECDnFYe9psHRrRdp0eFiDRd8_TS9Fj8VugYmdDdG43W6MGhJvAXv6LJslgvw/s4898/IMG_8114.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaDRzBgM1OH2nRXvKKEm2I022R1Y03gY4iJSUKEamuZWoKWz5t3JWxW6-0g9P3iuBTyb805l21Lh5xk78qxf3r8Z3AuZ0GmwBkk9KY-tYOE7xh8Y87kUQKLVbp7VgECDnFYe9psHRrRdp0eFiDRd8_TS9Fj8VugYmdDdG43W6MGhJvAXv6LJslgvw/w200-h133/IMG_8114.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVEPXxFgmmAp7u77ILVg5wsCHUmXK1c6AjQnTDDjV0_af2Zhdkl2c2SO46qX3Ju-iDwJ37FBTQ18OVltVBsBxLt1WzlCUcsXWW4qX4BxcZDFAIMElPQnV1WVUVZ1qlxQ4rMpHiWIa83hphm8qdU8DsRqxcFG_hBL05yLrAWw7-hLNDzFKH-EyiJrp/s4898/IMG_8108.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVEPXxFgmmAp7u77ILVg5wsCHUmXK1c6AjQnTDDjV0_af2Zhdkl2c2SO46qX3Ju-iDwJ37FBTQ18OVltVBsBxLt1WzlCUcsXWW4qX4BxcZDFAIMElPQnV1WVUVZ1qlxQ4rMpHiWIa83hphm8qdU8DsRqxcFG_hBL05yLrAWw7-hLNDzFKH-EyiJrp/w200-h133/IMG_8108.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>One part I really like is his face. It's a nice update of the original toy's look with a little bit of extra in there. The goggles really stand out and the slightly bile-like yellow on his face is thin enough to not blob out the sculpting. It's a good face.</p><p>There is one little thing I like to do. If you pop the shark head on, without turning the head around 180 degrees, and open the shark mouth, you get a cute little cos-playing Rippersnapper robot in a shark costume.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_qk1zUF7nBCbTWeOzfOTW1Y_wQ61o3DeZgHigfGjw7A4bxRW2K2GySAkXmmnROqBSt-ra1_AxfqqAlIugwtFxOWIt3zWRGyfttXXAQlkWZdYNnTtpsdIRsuFsg492wDXo3eps2ohOnwCMs3eK-JW8DgA9UbfdaBk1xsuBZr1H_GT_diJRNQRDE28/s4898/IMG_8107.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_qk1zUF7nBCbTWeOzfOTW1Y_wQ61o3DeZgHigfGjw7A4bxRW2K2GySAkXmmnROqBSt-ra1_AxfqqAlIugwtFxOWIt3zWRGyfttXXAQlkWZdYNnTtpsdIRsuFsg492wDXo3eps2ohOnwCMs3eK-JW8DgA9UbfdaBk1xsuBZr1H_GT_diJRNQRDE28/w388-h258/IMG_8107.JPG" width="388" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm feeling shy today.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="color: #e40ed2;">CUTENESS 10000!</span></p><p>Oddly, I don't get that much of a Decepticon feeling form him you know. His reasonably bright colours and non-threatening looks could make you think he's a good guy (just ignore the monster bits on the back).</p><p>Sculpting is pretty nice, with robot-y bits here and there all over the place. While the robot mode is generally pretty slick, you can't help but notice he has a shark head on the back. However, this is nicely balanced by the way the monster tail folds up and hides inside his ankle section. One bit I am not too find of is the monster claws are forever slapped on the back of his hands. Kind of like Wolverine.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YLvRttZrAFw4yUlqTfRRjLg9gaHzUVL49OqN5JcZ3Sn00Do0iOeJ4xol6-0KPBCqRtFYliqNx44CMz_9wR_jyOB264iYkqW01YaEsZ8iG05O09iZbC6YrBzsS27WkplZ8xPZzcRshISmzSrmcOSz83wSGHe4OdFIiIUlXTPAguHwThFNnpGRnIzQ/s4898/IMG_8109.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YLvRttZrAFw4yUlqTfRRjLg9gaHzUVL49OqN5JcZ3Sn00Do0iOeJ4xol6-0KPBCqRtFYliqNx44CMz_9wR_jyOB264iYkqW01YaEsZ8iG05O09iZbC6YrBzsS27WkplZ8xPZzcRshISmzSrmcOSz83wSGHe4OdFIiIUlXTPAguHwThFNnpGRnIzQ/w200-h133/IMG_8109.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AWTB2H9W-IdLM1iB1MAIWbhge31JRklGF8cDJxhjHZ4ECGz05xX1kpj3JjD-TjxedstYE27kl0Ou7gHG_G8DQH8lEc2bW9wSnjryOeG7NtUwhNZAC2NmH6FQU5GvUXkdoERxv69jg3su1EA_XLd9KfYt7TbxIqEfzd6ogNbX4ZGBYO6bz4GPen2_/s4898/IMG_8121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AWTB2H9W-IdLM1iB1MAIWbhge31JRklGF8cDJxhjHZ4ECGz05xX1kpj3JjD-TjxedstYE27kl0Ou7gHG_G8DQH8lEc2bW9wSnjryOeG7NtUwhNZAC2NmH6FQU5GvUXkdoERxv69jg3su1EA_XLd9KfYt7TbxIqEfzd6ogNbX4ZGBYO6bz4GPen2_/w200-h133/IMG_8121.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i>SNIKT!</i></p><p>I kind of alluded to it earlier, but articulation on this guy is very good. Pretty much all of his joints are unhindered by the sculpt. The shoulder in particular have lots of movement. It's great. He also has a port for a stand, so you can have fun with that.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXf2267_kMUCTvN4-5MafGsGvcTjd5CzS_pr4fY73o_MCnxzdIevtx-Jjh4myMx-Ml3tip7xWvkq_e2e4FDSyi-ymM8y_DVX-rwtIApk3mJH8WuzKjzGbc-VSI1pCZvVFCqnqtFJX7pMA1lwp8ivGq2z2h2tDIDYz2x0bU29m1gzngDuBPHOergWhm/s4898/IMG_8112.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXf2267_kMUCTvN4-5MafGsGvcTjd5CzS_pr4fY73o_MCnxzdIevtx-Jjh4myMx-Ml3tip7xWvkq_e2e4FDSyi-ymM8y_DVX-rwtIApk3mJH8WuzKjzGbc-VSI1pCZvVFCqnqtFJX7pMA1lwp8ivGq2z2h2tDIDYz2x0bU29m1gzngDuBPHOergWhm/w200-h133/IMG_8112.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnONvGXQcr1t8dNs0kkTjHvrahaCiqM7YmlyHW4dPLBsx83yHpLG5umPaKmkHdIY4b63xI-HpL1knvBSFJv7WR_iXT1NN_7kTkonNlLKmLdw1aT_-3YrU_RnJGjC5ze39jLjVEPfuG5vCYedJ7d9fLhfm1WFf04J4nXOOTr5mYg6DlYSy1NL8kGXa/s4898/IMG_8113.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnONvGXQcr1t8dNs0kkTjHvrahaCiqM7YmlyHW4dPLBsx83yHpLG5umPaKmkHdIY4b63xI-HpL1knvBSFJv7WR_iXT1NN_7kTkonNlLKmLdw1aT_-3YrU_RnJGjC5ze39jLjVEPfuG5vCYedJ7d9fLhfm1WFf04J4nXOOTr5mYg6DlYSy1NL8kGXa/w200-h133/IMG_8113.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>On his back are a couple of guns. These are voice guided missiles, IIRC from the G1 toy and were mounted on a big piece with the shark's dorsal fin. This time though, the fin is sculpted on the body and the guns are separate and can be handheld. However the way they are sculpted, they don't really have any convincing gun bits, so it doesn't look all that great. They kind of look like an improvised gun made from a steel tube (Hello beginning shotgun in Mad Max) but they look pretty good with them left in place as shoulder mounted guns.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCdaxeHvVaMLRS2J-zHqMsJtyzWWpXzhYvguRtik2NR7mecne5Omfc2DjucwE1N2asUCygn87UOzY-aF2W36oSOU8BBuMKPLCvFvKK4RRy4hSfwAfC4nnMv_vczIbRRz_iYYlCW2lGhlyhf03zWK-0G50GX-2Ti0ub1EQj788vjv0KGnh0pfDMJUO/s4898/IMG_8110.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCdaxeHvVaMLRS2J-zHqMsJtyzWWpXzhYvguRtik2NR7mecne5Omfc2DjucwE1N2asUCygn87UOzY-aF2W36oSOU8BBuMKPLCvFvKK4RRy4hSfwAfC4nnMv_vczIbRRz_iYYlCW2lGhlyhf03zWK-0G50GX-2Ti0ub1EQj788vjv0KGnh0pfDMJUO/w200-h133/IMG_8110.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUiXOn1r_CqQIbypSAZBu31XuSAWqf610q_FW9LnzTLdgg8dNPv1VHnogz3LOOcR6cx3CmOOrT2tZtZ1YBWNCha7LynPv5l8B2CT47zqxfw_pQ3rjA5tAavcDidyjTnMKKfMICrncLXVTMYtzKESLpZUhY3ko5-kek9lQThOx6NoYauihkEmzy3RL/s4898/IMG_8111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUiXOn1r_CqQIbypSAZBu31XuSAWqf610q_FW9LnzTLdgg8dNPv1VHnogz3LOOcR6cx3CmOOrT2tZtZ1YBWNCha7LynPv5l8B2CT47zqxfw_pQ3rjA5tAavcDidyjTnMKKfMICrncLXVTMYtzKESLpZUhY3ko5-kek9lQThOx6NoYauihkEmzy3RL/w200-h133/IMG_8111.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>Other weapons, or, <i>*Ahem*</i> armour... is this "Prime armour." As its called. It's also used as a hand, or foot addition for Abominus. Yep, a new looking hand/foot gun. If you flip down a little flap on his chest, you can plug the armour on and give him a big gut. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ky_wxHgLjXvIJJ_rdvVgrYuul2WvHCzAH8cgon1bdolrqBLerRIT1L_y1UgHUTOqPUdJPENB4pWHCl6B-lzE1Ymgp8N2tsMX0BHB3_6qI16qEN2NKdWgP3i6sxgWwCx0_YmqgYv1_53qbMDgqfXu6pR-wDGnQzoYoblT-HZfUw4CEfCUTSyWN__s/s4898/IMG_8116.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ky_wxHgLjXvIJJ_rdvVgrYuul2WvHCzAH8cgon1bdolrqBLerRIT1L_y1UgHUTOqPUdJPENB4pWHCl6B-lzE1Ymgp8N2tsMX0BHB3_6qI16qEN2NKdWgP3i6sxgWwCx0_YmqgYv1_53qbMDgqfXu6pR-wDGnQzoYoblT-HZfUw4CEfCUTSyWN__s/w200-h133/IMG_8116.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbrmgGnLJ4gYED2erEusItnl2AJ-a_8Q23ZRd4MN2aI6FpppwdR-MO8AVeN2qkhzLMe2jHGtdsC_hiupG40HDuPOHPCSepABuT4_JBssv7cJWAy-iA1VknIdVFvRKl3eS_MImL2Nj-LZLMyJh4ecUbwiw-i8pDt--oLKoJ6HzEfxHtMCy2S9V5-Ex/s4898/IMG_8117.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbrmgGnLJ4gYED2erEusItnl2AJ-a_8Q23ZRd4MN2aI6FpppwdR-MO8AVeN2qkhzLMe2jHGtdsC_hiupG40HDuPOHPCSepABuT4_JBssv7cJWAy-iA1VknIdVFvRKl3eS_MImL2Nj-LZLMyJh4ecUbwiw-i8pDt--oLKoJ6HzEfxHtMCy2S9V5-Ex/w200-h133/IMG_8117.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>It doesn't look particularly cool and the blue of the gun makes him way bluer than he should be. You can pull a bit off and it becomes a "gun"... Yah, sure it does....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTLp35n6oPXtFfkrasFvm3Ukpk3ChSZ4HeKocrEZKBqVu49FOh8OsJ-O6sBI-VVBPqSptKylgF_Bh-2Zr0DfYmdZGmpWpqIUISAVeY_xPMDuudGALjD5rAtCq3q-4PseSItLe3ZGZ5M9sTp1uyxaJUV7LljO-_Mues5hiDyUQB4lMb0iug-HOw719/s4898/IMG_8118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTLp35n6oPXtFfkrasFvm3Ukpk3ChSZ4HeKocrEZKBqVu49FOh8OsJ-O6sBI-VVBPqSptKylgF_Bh-2Zr0DfYmdZGmpWpqIUISAVeY_xPMDuudGALjD5rAtCq3q-4PseSItLe3ZGZ5M9sTp1uyxaJUV7LljO-_Mues5hiDyUQB4lMb0iug-HOw719/w200-h133/IMG_8118.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQj18hyLw1ErujEdiuYY69ViULuGO8Covw-iCP4_7LX-JLMu1I-FR64kh6ddSjuymnd1MT0IK4KKl-IwVKMawSxx7oKgWAStaGxmsa3QMd34a71bV_CJ8sHSK3CTgS4PsqyLL7UH3bLstphLoUTDM-pcN6eLCs5ejiFFd2d50soeUFhRF77BwubJQ/s4898/IMG_8119.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQj18hyLw1ErujEdiuYY69ViULuGO8Covw-iCP4_7LX-JLMu1I-FR64kh6ddSjuymnd1MT0IK4KKl-IwVKMawSxx7oKgWAStaGxmsa3QMd34a71bV_CJ8sHSK3CTgS4PsqyLL7UH3bLstphLoUTDM-pcN6eLCs5ejiFFd2d50soeUFhRF77BwubJQ/w200-h133/IMG_8119.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SZ6mpylplmlDX90GFxLE5lN5rNX8adZqU9QbJyd70f-jxU7Xa6IC8nJeaSQI0gDUM2Vb5q5ubC0vsNIUj5BtIncL4EjyH0OnAsO1Oo4TFPFUU5-tQAj11jtV6LF0F7W1EkVJhMdVP9lox3FWWNJEJ-kEOy_Ubt_okUqr-O429hy8rxCPrF7lMVwh/s4898/IMG_8120.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SZ6mpylplmlDX90GFxLE5lN5rNX8adZqU9QbJyd70f-jxU7Xa6IC8nJeaSQI0gDUM2Vb5q5ubC0vsNIUj5BtIncL4EjyH0OnAsO1Oo4TFPFUU5-tQAj11jtV6LF0F7W1EkVJhMdVP9lox3FWWNJEJ-kEOy_Ubt_okUqr-O429hy8rxCPrF7lMVwh/s320/IMG_8120.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Even slapping a Prime Master, or combination enigma thing in there doesn't really make it all that cool looking. It can't be mounted on his back either like Cutthroat. I just leave it off to be honest.</p><p>Obviously transformation of this guy is pretty simple. Just looking at him you can see how it works. They manage to give you a surprise by having to twist his waist 180 degrees. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Let's look at monster-beast mode!!</h3><p>Since there is very little to transformation, you end up with a rather similar looking monster shark creature. It sure as hell isn't a robot in disguise by any means, but GAWDAM I like it!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7O-uv1D0vCtZ1ATxhEhAtzFAPWrqusOvgnBWLTgLGjXmvhYCtTN8WLodtM2XLcfliX8EMyZevncCdD8vANq5_BFxPtu2qbaq47oXUqkvPo3j9td5HbG1hAAfOtZNP5Y4YfhqKPjR5u4Xy2Iyd-sRjb9eXWVV7P9u_RXW_fuw86zI1OZoj9RB_VwCU/s4898/IMG_8122.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7O-uv1D0vCtZ1ATxhEhAtzFAPWrqusOvgnBWLTgLGjXmvhYCtTN8WLodtM2XLcfliX8EMyZevncCdD8vANq5_BFxPtu2qbaq47oXUqkvPo3j9td5HbG1hAAfOtZNP5Y4YfhqKPjR5u4Xy2Iyd-sRjb9eXWVV7P9u_RXW_fuw86zI1OZoj9RB_VwCU/w320-h213/IMG_8122.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM92sesqLJUV67YPHKX48EXpvEpoXTZceUUfvdmVLqk7NPgALgFc9ciUCi4Hrr_Bz3VaWgcnvqEJGzdwZ2y0DIP4uh4iJoa2AeYCUI1obgDZ3Brg5DCSsjmwJoUgjHmgy2NpgPIX9tnRPuSrBU_37m2nCrra5P8-evRMJV9GJKMq78-h8oxkuM2BuF/s4898/IMG_8123.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM92sesqLJUV67YPHKX48EXpvEpoXTZceUUfvdmVLqk7NPgALgFc9ciUCi4Hrr_Bz3VaWgcnvqEJGzdwZ2y0DIP4uh4iJoa2AeYCUI1obgDZ3Brg5DCSsjmwJoUgjHmgy2NpgPIX9tnRPuSrBU_37m2nCrra5P8-evRMJV9GJKMq78-h8oxkuM2BuF/w200-h133/IMG_8123.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6KHZc0elkLO5GktumuYfraOG-VSmJKNOJ-00DjYYFk7XUlzAmlcKE73-gF-AuXV7qNYjnf0P4aU-cs4EoWKxYh7reQAi4nVwOyTqv6L4CE1sRCyt4bC9kBAvyIJHO4aiBvUhSFj6kjk9-EXI4d95MlHtURzKd34-tS0tAh1_qkzDs6luALN-Env4/s4898/IMG_8124.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6KHZc0elkLO5GktumuYfraOG-VSmJKNOJ-00DjYYFk7XUlzAmlcKE73-gF-AuXV7qNYjnf0P4aU-cs4EoWKxYh7reQAi4nVwOyTqv6L4CE1sRCyt4bC9kBAvyIJHO4aiBvUhSFj6kjk9-EXI4d95MlHtURzKd34-tS0tAh1_qkzDs6luALN-Env4/w200-h133/IMG_8124.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>There's no new sculpting details revealed, but some are brought to the for. The shark head looks fantastic! You can open the mouth (just a little) and see some great painted teeth! WOW!</p><p>On the sides are electro-gills! Why? Dunno! Don't care. It's cool!</p><p>One thing I do really like with these POTP Terrocons is they all have some kind of fake rub sticker on them. Rippersnapper's is placed on the top of his shark head. While it doesn't change colour with heat like the faithful stickers of the olde days, it certainly <b style="font-style: italic;">LOOKS</b> like it does. I wish more toys had these on them you know... (side eye glances at Selects Galvatron).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1XtLHBvgyksoVEaGasfPxU0xY1WL37K5_oL40K4KNwht2QGxjvuG-uOhsBDDNvq86DxmTUyHmiuWh8cTaNjxsYj_xUaDVT576xZaucK1N2j-U-UnGojOSeIao4ReWaJ8yg3IS4T1peNIZp2A6Sd0zYVj2T4CjafwSmHPeBAFu8U8qQTK3ckC3taO/s2784/IMG_81061.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2041" data-original-width="2784" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1XtLHBvgyksoVEaGasfPxU0xY1WL37K5_oL40K4KNwht2QGxjvuG-uOhsBDDNvq86DxmTUyHmiuWh8cTaNjxsYj_xUaDVT576xZaucK1N2j-U-UnGojOSeIao4ReWaJ8yg3IS4T1peNIZp2A6Sd0zYVj2T4CjafwSmHPeBAFu8U8qQTK3ckC3taO/s320/IMG_81061.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>One must remember that the monster doesn't have hands, he only ever pointing down claws, so remember to rotate those fists! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbecziXOnaO5XaOCZ6TVSJmDih92fWgvh1DxS7W42-k1yhlKHUZe3teNFKZ67Pr--macvwnNLn31L-BxynQNU_i8-h_aVJ__wo9Y4q69VefEfajybGhkerQFo04QtC9hrVhO0WaV0CHcpGOH16v3F6q4E11lU1AZhckIwANkNSxNU2StW9pyNSXkuy/s4898/IMG_8126.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbecziXOnaO5XaOCZ6TVSJmDih92fWgvh1DxS7W42-k1yhlKHUZe3teNFKZ67Pr--macvwnNLn31L-BxynQNU_i8-h_aVJ__wo9Y4q69VefEfajybGhkerQFo04QtC9hrVhO0WaV0CHcpGOH16v3F6q4E11lU1AZhckIwANkNSxNU2StW9pyNSXkuy/w200-h133/IMG_8126.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>On the back there are a couple of pegs for mounting Prime/Headmasters if you want. Nearby the gun mounts are here looking nice too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76PiKNgeZX1K-8Cx7XAu1miFyCB6JeTO7n4XGd7U3nW8Sijg36JPqQXkggI7OTKjdmDl4JVh-WLdfqY8lWKKxCawZ4zihzNR_TJ4toI9HGgyir9FtEVs_NU_dGblywiNWhXKKckerX0b3GSkfrvEfyzMkWSgxZd9kS-Y9AaREF5eZOjrPQA2vZvsT/s4898/IMG_8125.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76PiKNgeZX1K-8Cx7XAu1miFyCB6JeTO7n4XGd7U3nW8Sijg36JPqQXkggI7OTKjdmDl4JVh-WLdfqY8lWKKxCawZ4zihzNR_TJ4toI9HGgyir9FtEVs_NU_dGblywiNWhXKKckerX0b3GSkfrvEfyzMkWSgxZd9kS-Y9AaREF5eZOjrPQA2vZvsT/w200-h133/IMG_8125.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GdT2yBav-q-1HbdR6aCeodfaiML5Y50F_mAx-L9McBnP1S9gHJMkVPhbD9MlQkpra9nov7MGdf4ZsjDF1z4Pz-ZMgFsW7aF6FK7YKJY84RQS5HjWzzmEFBFARBEP6YbBhMRg5qZzjbXq2IQaW3GsQzetgsNm69eaBGbLe_WcHK6zZZXp6xbYbHEo/s4898/IMG_8127.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GdT2yBav-q-1HbdR6aCeodfaiML5Y50F_mAx-L9McBnP1S9gHJMkVPhbD9MlQkpra9nov7MGdf4ZsjDF1z4Pz-ZMgFsW7aF6FK7YKJY84RQS5HjWzzmEFBFARBEP6YbBhMRg5qZzjbXq2IQaW3GsQzetgsNm69eaBGbLe_WcHK6zZZXp6xbYbHEo/w200-h133/IMG_8127.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnWeC8fnuT9Ag3PTgq4yjNCWY-kzKy38AgGszF4V1uGpalOKFlOCOjWrmPxaPZ4kGTQ9TcYyuQWX8AyZrs8uodo10NUYqnJuYFj4A06fVc7_o0kq998ckmP4gNrBGc8nKmk3Tb6vZLldOsz2aB4Yezg-MbY9R3SSIzJpNnr3bq-ufJYXHH-VPgO9U/s4898/IMG_8128.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnWeC8fnuT9Ag3PTgq4yjNCWY-kzKy38AgGszF4V1uGpalOKFlOCOjWrmPxaPZ4kGTQ9TcYyuQWX8AyZrs8uodo10NUYqnJuYFj4A06fVc7_o0kq998ckmP4gNrBGc8nKmk3Tb6vZLldOsz2aB4Yezg-MbY9R3SSIzJpNnr3bq-ufJYXHH-VPgO9U/s320/IMG_8128.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The monster legs were always visible form the robot and now they show their stuff. They are mounted with a ball joint, and a single knee hinge. They are kind of workable, but don't allow for a whole heap of poses. </p><p>To be honest, I like his legs like this. I like to think of the Terrorcons being larger than their counterparts, so therefore their monster modes must be huge too. </p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><i>Imagination time</i></h2><p>Rippersnapper in particular I dig, imagine if you were just enjoying your life and then this huge shark robot comes out of nowhere, then not only that, it pops up with arms and legs. Sure, the legs looks a bit funky, but then, it starts coming towards you, hopping...</p><p>Hopping like a giant, mad sparrow with destruction, slashing and gnashing being the only thing on it's mind.</p><p>A huge shark monster hopping down the street, ready to kill everything!</p><p>That's enough time in my imagination, back to the toy!</p><p>I just love it. The tail has an extendable joint on there, allowing for various stances. It also has some really nice sculpting on it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmT1IfNooRxmRnl5LFtTAGHcIePc8rk_xru2Hu9h65qQjJ8vFIkfXeQZ2zI05pl64HaMWGDRyK4nEiY19O8zp4xJNgFUjtMCTO2ca_Vsd6GAraAGQdQy4Jf77Kttga91Hg8LbS1p4ymOrRXW8kQBQgDwdXkhdnk9bfqPjbkPskNA05pcnqY9olr0BD/s4898/IMG_8132.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmT1IfNooRxmRnl5LFtTAGHcIePc8rk_xru2Hu9h65qQjJ8vFIkfXeQZ2zI05pl64HaMWGDRyK4nEiY19O8zp4xJNgFUjtMCTO2ca_Vsd6GAraAGQdQy4Jf77Kttga91Hg8LbS1p4ymOrRXW8kQBQgDwdXkhdnk9bfqPjbkPskNA05pcnqY9olr0BD/w316-h210/IMG_8132.JPG" width="316" /></a></div><br /><p>His feet are also big enough to let you have him lean right over whatever prey he is eyeing with his beady little red shark eyes.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdbo2TQM8WWPZYWs0q7kc9IkdkDsPcLilRHMkKs2uLo_tPscD4XNwNixtrpLIydY4paaaK7AUO1XGL0se_HlGFg-8lL2eNwc-BAWmwDPExWBU3wPRPNW_KHd5qdxvJllNcRQUBk8b6OtVh5tIjW_jFjpGpe1UXEcEiWjZdBOFOnUPfPWSkGwdJrO9/s4898/IMG_8129.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdbo2TQM8WWPZYWs0q7kc9IkdkDsPcLilRHMkKs2uLo_tPscD4XNwNixtrpLIydY4paaaK7AUO1XGL0se_HlGFg-8lL2eNwc-BAWmwDPExWBU3wPRPNW_KHd5qdxvJllNcRQUBk8b6OtVh5tIjW_jFjpGpe1UXEcEiWjZdBOFOnUPfPWSkGwdJrO9/w200-h133/IMG_8129.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVzJhnyRA3xkcGrO2dFojLT4zRB-YpaqZJB8Jmye8zwre7HiCiPEewhc8kMyy8TaigzgbTObWQgZVGQaCZWV0FQ8kkc6KYQrc3uZd3qDQqwMLTXuL3vFtxfiwpnMARf62gdjfO1Wo9bM5cbOp6qjPbTWvjPeS2x2QMWbfPpmXwaAVX24ugvXiIGsv/s4898/IMG_8130.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVzJhnyRA3xkcGrO2dFojLT4zRB-YpaqZJB8Jmye8zwre7HiCiPEewhc8kMyy8TaigzgbTObWQgZVGQaCZWV0FQ8kkc6KYQrc3uZd3qDQqwMLTXuL3vFtxfiwpnMARf62gdjfO1Wo9bM5cbOp6qjPbTWvjPeS2x2QMWbfPpmXwaAVX24ugvXiIGsv/w200-h133/IMG_8130.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p>Again, you can plonk the Prime Armour on his back. This time it can be put upside down as well. Eh, it doesn't look too bad, but it doesn't look cool either. You could mount extra weapons on it if you so desired, but personally, I do what I do for robot mode and leave it somewhere else.</p><p>So to wrap this up, I obviously rather like Rippersnapper. Essentially, he is much like all the other Combiner wars style figures. </p><p>Except a shark monster. </p><p>It's simple, no real surprises, but has so much character and manages to do what it should do (i.e move as a robot and hop like a psychotic sparrow) that you can't help like him.</p><p>Final Superfluous rating.</p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">Yerp, he's a keeper!</span></h1><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBErRN-Xdi8CmJ40-qk8NqPImgYw0w1YTmi1gYO9HNNcKEBBVqS-xRISOzV32JDQqR6zAX3zDrJe-2PUJhYVdJ67WXq8ypVj6K3LKYsQ2jrChObBIminKIhhUMn3f626blldNlEB3Eb0-vz-AlKvexrvSayhCWOraJuK1amhXvxfF9cOYHtvTJraM/s4898/IMG_8113.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBErRN-Xdi8CmJ40-qk8NqPImgYw0w1YTmi1gYO9HNNcKEBBVqS-xRISOzV32JDQqR6zAX3zDrJe-2PUJhYVdJ67WXq8ypVj6K3LKYsQ2jrChObBIminKIhhUMn3f626blldNlEB3Eb0-vz-AlKvexrvSayhCWOraJuK1amhXvxfF9cOYHtvTJraM/w225-h150/IMG_8113.JPG" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">RAAAARGH!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Ki go ka go!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;">STOMP!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwh2-ZxkJJwr8KSmTu3QjhsZq-dezo-F0qD-ARE_TW2tTLIuhUTkPNnU4_ED4g0D06OJqHO00PqdEdGve09k5K51CfEx5gGO-CA30K930BCd9Ilc0xhTW_FUxpEwgAAK9201N8C4DxpCNFIOLwYbfRyUqzBXPrQTakvSyBdbP2C8WYo319v-GjEoSX/s4898/IMG_8133.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwh2-ZxkJJwr8KSmTu3QjhsZq-dezo-F0qD-ARE_TW2tTLIuhUTkPNnU4_ED4g0D06OJqHO00PqdEdGve09k5K51CfEx5gGO-CA30K930BCd9Ilc0xhTW_FUxpEwgAAK9201N8C4DxpCNFIOLwYbfRyUqzBXPrQTakvSyBdbP2C8WYo319v-GjEoSX/w289-h193/IMG_8133.JPG" width="289" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">chomp!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHOqlGRgqm1LvwmB5O97qWPWq-158MqpXgiJWZ3QQ47Mabi2CpCnZtzu6hPtEn96kg1-ljjOw73XnjDjaP2Nmex-JB-hWJi_yl9vnPyB6MbzfjWACej35m03aMNF5f0-Nm52qhYRQTZ6pOJsf8BlHuRK9Ask7OQJ-KYbhKwSX5w5mMZvdJnvbzPo2/s4898/IMG_8131.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4898" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHOqlGRgqm1LvwmB5O97qWPWq-158MqpXgiJWZ3QQ47Mabi2CpCnZtzu6hPtEn96kg1-ljjOw73XnjDjaP2Nmex-JB-hWJi_yl9vnPyB6MbzfjWACej35m03aMNF5f0-Nm52qhYRQTZ6pOJsf8BlHuRK9Ask7OQJ-KYbhKwSX5w5mMZvdJnvbzPo2/w404-h269/IMG_8131.JPG" width="404" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nom nom nom</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div>Tetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249378336905771448noreply@blogger.com0