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Eh, GIR did it first...
Eh, GIR did it first...
Post Pictures of your Transformers, Let's see 40 years worth of Transformers!
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It seems like a perfectly good Bulkhead to me.
So I picked up the Flame Toys Windblade kit. Siege Ironhide included for scale.
Pros:
-Very articulated with strong joints.
-Two swords. I like swords.
-Plenty of pre-painted parts. The only stickers I used are the gold circles on the hover fans, everything else is plastic or painted on the runners. The eyes, in particular, are a clear part with a layer of clear blue on the outside and metallic silver on the inside, so they catch the light very well. I did fill in the lines on the head dress with a brown Gundam panel liner marker, though.
-Articulated butt. Just noting it because it made me laugh.
Cons:
-The stickers suck. They're a colored layer over a silver layer, and they separate way too easily. Which is why I didn't use anything but the gold circles.
-Her tiny feet, combined with the top-heaviness of the wings, make her very difficult to balance. Which leads into my third problem....
-No base adapter of any kind. Maybe I'm spoiled by other kits, but usually they have a 3mm peg hole or some kind of attachment for plugging securely into a stand. None of the three Transformers kits I've bought have this, and while the other two (IDW Optimus and Autobot Megatron) have big chunky feet, Windblade does not.
-A lot of small parts keep popping off whenever I try to move anything. The bicep covers and kneecaps are especially bad about it. Might have to break out the glue.
-Some of the joints are so tightly fit together that it's kind of worrying trying to jam them together. The neck and the mid-torso ball joint especially.
-Her hands don't hold her swords very well. Rounded pegs in square holes.
The gang's all here...
Well, officially so, anyway. So glad to have a blue Bluestreak besides the 3D puzzle version! And whoever picked the name surely has an ironic sense of humor. I would still like to see a yellow Cheetor version, and I would welcome any other colors Hasbro might choose to release the mold in, but in the meantime, I think I am going to try to make a custom based on Alternator Smokescreen. I mean, maybe Hasbro would consider making an Alternators homage, but I doubt it is high on the priority list.
Yes. As seen in the images, Pyros head becomes a lil guy. And I can post the custom Cataclysm here
Legacy Bulkhead. A figure I had many thoughts on when he was revealed, but over time I got used to him. And I’m glad I got him. He’s really good. Having the deluxes for a month or so and then having fantastic plastic, Bulkhead does not disappoint. He fits super well in with the G1 CHUG Wreckers.
Yep, I will be giving Blue Silver streak's missiles to Prowl as well
Is that a custom Rampage or did some group make a really good KO?
APC Toys took their Oversized KO of TF Prime FE Megatron and made him into Botcon Rampage.
He was just released a week or so ago.
Might lend the mutant head to Nightprowler.
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I didn't say you couldn't. I just wanted to see more of the custom figure in its own dedicated thread, for which we have a whole sub-forum for.
Also, as a cheeky extra, I recently bought some other "KO micro blocks" sets from "Daiso" in Japan. These are great value and very poseable. They are also only ¥100 (about a dollar) there. They've got all kinds of models, including cute animals, dinosaurs, Samurai and also these robot ones. There are also two transforming ones, which I've still to make at home. I'll post pics of the transforming ones at (this?) thread later, as I'm not sure if there's another more suitable place for them. Please let me know if there is an alternative, however. Regardless, I totally recommend these as cheap, good quality toys to quickly build, pose and relieve some stress.
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- I'm an idiot. I've got my own, dedicated "KO Thread", haven't I? Sigh....
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Added these two to my tribe tonight -
Actually - Arcee was on the shelf, but there wasn't any sign of Silverstreak. I asked a guy if they had any, because the website showed they were in stock, and he went back to grab one for me. Funny thing - he also knew that Silverstreak was available on Hasbro Pulse, but I just gave a half-hearted "yeah . . ." because I wanted the chance to pick one out for myself.
I Spent more time seeing how they'd look with the rest of my collection than figuring out how to transform them. I figure there's still time . . .
Getting clear pics on a reconditioned pixel 3 is tough . . . smudges on the screen in the background come through nice and clear. Faces on an action figure, though, that's another story . . .
Actually - Arcee was on the shelf, but there wasn't any sign of Silverstreak. I asked a guy if they had any, because the website showed they were in stock, and he went back to grab one for me. Funny thing - he also knew that Silverstreak was available on Hasbro Pulse, but I just gave a half-hearted "yeah . . ." because I wanted the chance to pick one out for myself.
I Spent more time seeing how they'd look with the rest of my collection than figuring out how to transform them. I figure there's still time . . .
Getting clear pics on a reconditioned pixel 3 is tough . . . smudges on the screen in the background come through nice and clear. Faces on an action figure, though, that's another story . . .
"ARISE, GRIMMUS PRIME!!!" Grimlock "NO, me Grimlockimus KING PRIME!!" OP disbodied voice "Whatever, now go and toss Galvatron into space and kill Unicron!" "You not me boss any longer!!" "GRLMLOCK!!!"
That kind of inspired me a bit, I was just messing around with my latest figure, Prefect Effect verison of Star Saber, so, I did this:
That kind of inspired me a bit, I was just messing around with my latest figure, Prefect Effect verison of Star Saber, so, I did this:
And Prowl is the referee.
ROUND ONE! FIGHT!
ROUND ONE! FIGHT!