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Monday, July 1, 2013

Fall of Cybertron Sideswipe Mod

Here's a Mod to make your Fall of Cybertron Sideswipe look a bit different. Basically it's just the arms flipped and switched upside down. Very easy to do.

A little something to make it look different from Jazz's figure. Both do share the same mold after all.

Fall of Cybertron Skywarp

After Fall of Cybertron Starscream was finally made in to a toy, I'm sure many of us wanted to see his brethren Skywarp and Thundercracker. Well Takara grants one wish at least and brings us Skywarp.

Many will argue that his colors are not exactly like Skywarp, that Skywarp is more Black than Grey. A little change is needed folks, get used to it.

Shiny as you would expect from a Takara version.

Plus One for the Decepticons.

Transformers GO! (Transformers Prime Beast Hunters) Shockwave

What's Transformers GO? It's a new name the Japanese are using to promote their line of Season 3 Transformers Prime Figures.

Shockwave here looks better in the shiny Purple compared to the dull one over at Hasbro. This cyclops with an arm that's a full on canon deserves nothing less.

Check it out:

Couple things that might bug you are the way his thighs move outward when you first receive him in box, but that can all be fixed if you're handy enough to punch the pins out, making it even more pose-able & sturdy.

He comes with this armor that attaches to his chest and there's 2 claws that go on his shoulders for Beast Hunting, but we all know those aren't needed. It does look good tho with that chest Armor piece on in this photo.

The choice of colors is just amazing and totally makes this figure stand out in any collection. Especially if you're looking for more PURPLE!

Now of-course all Transformers have their Alternate Transport modes, but I don't bother with transforming them. Especially if they're gonna stay as Robots on my shelf if you don't mind =P

1/32 Diecast Dodge Viper SRT 10

I love these models, basically they're just regular car models with sweet rims & paint job that makes them stand out.

The SRT 10

Look more like a Drag car with those rims.

I love how they actually went as far to put the lights in Transparent plastic, they could have just taken the easy way and slapped on some red paint on RED PAINT =P

Like the models I posted before, the doors do open and there's interior molded in there as well.

On to next post.

Ironman 2 Mark V Armor & Shield Breaker Armor

Still trying to complete my 3.75" Ironman collection and while I'm not really hunting for these figures, I'm still able to find them. That's a plus.

On the right: Shield Breaker Armor

On the Left: Mark V Armor

So Hasbro went the extra mile. They remolded & repainted their god awful version of this figure to bring us the Movie accurate one you see right now. Very Impressive! It even came with the Briefcase.

This one's called the Shield Breaker Armor, love the colors and the weapon accessories on him actually look quite decent.

Another Arms Micron Combination

Here's another combination:

Call it the Flame Thrower I guess?

Prime RID Optimus Mold works well with everything.

Couple shots from different angles.

And just for the heck of it, here's some more shots of the Bot itself.

Enjoy!

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Fall of Cybertron Grimlock

Grimlock was NEVER an interesting character for me, not because I didn't grow up in the 80s but because he was such a powerful character with no brain. A giant shame to a character that could be so much more with a bit more intelligence.

However Fall of Cybertron game corrected that and made me like his new character. They made him just your average 100 IQ guy. He was a brute with strength and brains. Just perfect! & to make it better, he was given a toy form for collectors and kids. (Yeah that's where I'm going)

One of the biggest flaws or you could say one of the few nit picks about this guy is how he looks in his T-Rex mode in toy form. Another is his "Hollowness" which the Transformers Fandom Boys have been complaining so much about. To be honest: GET OVER IT! You're buying toys that turn in to Cybertronian Vehicles, Jets and Beasts. They cannot be perfect in their Transport/Alternate forms. So as long as the Robot Mode is done right. You should be happy.

As for the Hollow parts, EXCUSE ME! who the F(_)@K looks UNDER the damn T-Rex to see their loins????? Get over that too!

Now let's begin with the photos:

No hollowness here..........the Robot Mode is very SOLID.

Cool huh? Shield can switch from Shoulder to Elbow.

On the right, I figured out a way to have a sort of Gauntlet Sword configuration.

More to come soon =P

Takara Arms Micron Soundwave

So I got this guy for one reason, that was his shoulders. See the Hasbro version doesn't have the extra ports/canons on the shoulders & he's quite plain. Let's show you the Hasbro version first:

Nothing on the shoulders right? But what's the positive here? The positive is that the Hasbro version's details are actually painted very nicely and this is where the Takara version loses its touch, all the details on the Takara version are just stickers, so how do we avoid that? Well we simply switch the shoulders on the Hasbro one and voila!