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  1. ChessPieceFace

    Transformers Legacy toyline

    Only complaint on the G1 Universe Optimus is the forearms -- it REALLY feels like the hinges are going to snap when you flip them down to rotate the fists (to the point where I thought I had to be doing something wrong), and they don't peg in well to the truck mode. Not the first Optimus toy...
  2. ChessPieceFace

    Transformers Legacy toyline

    I still can't believe we never got a Takara blind box series of repainted Titan Master heads. Could've had so many fun combinations.
  3. ChessPieceFace

    Transformers Legacy toyline

    Just got the Legacy G1 Universe Optimus from Amazon. What a great little toy! I didn't know he was going to have a Matrix, BOTH the fat and skinny G1 rifles, and rubber tires! I would buy this in a rainbow of colors, and in a premium deco with the 3D decal details painted. Keep them coming.
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    Transformers Collaborative (Transformers X Star Wars: The Mandalorian)

    Agent Knight looks fantastic! And suspiciously like he could share engineering with an Omnibot Overdrive...
  5. ChessPieceFace

    Transformers Legacy toyline

    Oh, on closer inspection, Grimlock does have a lot of that geometric black "shading," just not quite as prominently as Shockwave. The weird angry dino eyebrow is the worst offender. Meh... maybe I'll skip both.
  6. ChessPieceFace

    Transformers Legacy toyline

    "Comic shading" seems like a reasonable term. Grimlock is comic-colored and looks good! Shockwave is comic-shaded and looks awful. I do love the box and that Optimus head accessory though, that will be hard to pass up. Grimlock is an easier choice, and is really the first Legacy Dinobot I'm...
  7. ChessPieceFace

    A Christmas miracle from Japan...

    Magnificent! My friend came to town this week, Overlord in tow. Turns out there's absolutely nothing wrong with it beyond what I already knew from the photos (broken chest panels and Breastmaster bit, couple of missing purple attachments, minor yellowing). Looks great in all modes, all the...
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    E3 is officially dead.....

    I used to work a block away from the LA convention center, and went to several E3s pre-Covid--once just bluffing my way in (be 35+, dressed for work, and walk with purpose, and they may not look for a badge) and a few times semi-legitimately thanks to a friend of a friend who worked at Nintendo...
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    A Christmas miracle from Japan...

    So a friend of mine is in Japan right now, and he pinged me a couple of times when he spotted some Transformers in a store. "Anything good here?" No, that's just some Legacy stuff in Japanese boxes, but fun to see! "Anything I should look for?" No, so nice of you to ask, but I wouldn't know...
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    Traitor Watch - The 45 & 47 Thread

    This really isn't a big deal. Historically, the average U.S. President is charged with 2.02 felonies after leaving office. That's based on the 45 former Presidents we've had so far, and the 91 felony charges brought against Donald Trump in the last five months.
  11. ChessPieceFace

    Recommended shops in the Seattle area?

    Too late, but the answer was "it varied." I always bring cash because people generally prefer it, and it's easier to make deals. There were lots of Transformers new and old at the show, but what we ended up buying was a variety of other stuff. Hope you made it!
  12. ChessPieceFace

    Takara Missing Link G1 Series

    Nothing we've ever gotten before, from Hasbro or a third party, has come close to this level of re-engineering a G1 toy while keeping everything that was G1 about its appearance and size. For someone who loves Transformers as toys first and foremost, it's mind-blowing that something like this...
  13. ChessPieceFace

    Takara Missing Link G1 Series

    Yeah, this is a super-niche item that required a lot of engineering to create. I paid $100 for the first GodGinrai reissue over 20 years ago, $120 for this seems perfectly reasonable. BBTS has preorders as well now, for $70 and $120. I cancelled my Amazon.co.jp order and pre-ordered both...
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    Recommended shops in the Seattle area?

    Oh yeah, I didn't even notice that before. I see the pic of Transformers now, but it does look like all recent items in the photo and the amount of Funko gives me pause. Depends on what you're looking for of course, but if you're wanting a variety including G1, I'd say Bobakhan and the toy show...
  15. ChessPieceFace

    Recommended shops in the Seattle area?

    I moved to Seattle last year. I'll second Archie McPhee as a really fun place to check out, and very convenient to downtown. I don't really know of any recommendations for Transformers or Lego stores in Seattle proper. If you're able to get out into the suburbs, there are some good options: -...
  16. ChessPieceFace

    Takara Missing Link G1 Series

    I love this, but I'm torn on the version to get. I have several G1 trailers already, so that's no draw. I love the molded "sticker" detail, which is so beautifully painted on the toy version, but I prefer the multicolored matrix, yellow waist details, and blue windows of the anime version. I...
  17. ChessPieceFace

    Post Pictures of your Transformers, Let's see 40 years worth of Transformers!

    Brawn just never looks right to me without his Cylon face and his metal claws for stealing old people's medicine.
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    The Twit destroying Twitter is a Twaitor

    That's not real though
  19. ChessPieceFace

    Transformers Legacy toyline

    Jeez, they really don't want to give me a Diaclone Powered Convoy with a blue cab Optimus that doesn't look awful. I thought surely this big expensive version would finally deliver that.
  20. ChessPieceFace

    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

    So hey, what was the ship in the hangar at the end supposed to be exactly? Am I meant to recognize it?


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