April Hauls

[Doctor Who]

stop collecting for a while then a friend got me back in,


so now have the following

arcee animated
wreck gar animated
dead end g1 movie version
red alert generations
wheeljack generations
scourge gen 1

[Mirage]

I went ahead and jumped on the Collector Club's offer of Windcharger plus 5 of his casemates for 47.99. I only had one of the other figures, and no, I didn't necessarily care about the rest, but at least I feel slightly better about myself than if I'd bought it from an eBay scalper for around the same price (no offense to anyone who did). At that price, it's actually only $8 a figure before shipping, so... worth it? I guess so. I'd like to feel vindicated, but this whole thing is starting to leave a bad taste in my mouth.

[Shockwave]

bought it from an eBay scalper for around the same price (no offense to anyone who did).

None taken.

[BWprowl]

Went to the mall, bought a new wallet, since I've been needing one. Also saw that Hot Topic had *the* Superboy shirt (S-shield with no filler on a black background) and I've only been wanting one of those for-EVER, so I bought that too. Sweet.

[Onslaught Six]

Went to the mall, bought a new wallet, since I've been needing one. Also saw that Hot Topic had *the* Superboy shirt (S-shield with no filler on a black background) and I've only been wanting one of those for-EVER, so I bought that too. Sweet.

Looks like I need to go to Hot Topic!

[Dominic]

"Battle in Space" pack for customizing.


Dom
-have not seen one for some time.....

[Onslaught Six]

Uhh let's see...

-Alan Moore's Swamp Thing vol. 1. I've never read these, always meant to, so what the hell.
-Really swanky new Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy full compilation. This one has shiny page edges! It's like it's a real book. I'll fully admit to not having read the entire series, so this is worth it to me.
-A lava lamp! I am dead set on having my apartment look like it's 1994.
-A badass Star Wars poster where the main cast is playing in a band. I haven't put it up yet but I can't wait to.

[Shockwave]

MOTU Classics Panthor, Cy-Klone and Moss Man. Moss Man is flocked with some stuff that makes him smell like a florist.

[Mirage]

Received my motherlode of online exclusive TF's on Friday. Oh, come on. That's what they are. At least for now.

Grapple - No, I won't call him "Solar Storm Grappel", whatever the frick that means. Nice. Solid. Unsurprising. Very orange. No weapons, other than "I smack you with my crane arm". But satisfying nonetheless.

Wheeljack - A beaut. Finally, Hasbro went with WHITE white, and not that off-whiteness they tend to go with. Wheeljack is a solid little figure, very nice and stocky and well-decoed. Surprisingly, his joints are a lot tighter than my Tracks. Definitely recommended.

Thundercracker - Faith rewarded. You know exactly what you're getting here, so... what else do you want to know? Solid construction, but apparently bad QC on the helmet painting. Mine is unpainted in places, and my friend reported that the entire top half of his figure's head was missing the paint. What the hell, you guys should be able to paint this mold in your sleep by this point! But at last... it's over.

Warpath - I think he's my favorite of the bunch. A solid, dynamic sculpt, beautiful deco (let's see more of that dark metallic paint, please) and a just-right transformation. Apparently there's some complaint he's an H-tank? Screw that noise, it's not much of one and your reward is a kickass robot, blocky and tough and poseable. And the head transformation is inspired... you'll see. Do you NEED a new Warpath toy? Probably not, but you'll definitely want this one. Highly recommended.

Heavytread with Groundspike - Heavytread is a GREAT figure. Definitely one of the best PCC's. Solid, fun robot mode, nice tank mode, and one of the best-looking, best-working combined modes in the line. I've given him tanks for arms, hummers for legs, and can't bring myself to transform him back because he looks so AWESOME. Groundspike... BROKE. His limbs all flew off when popping him out of the bubble (as Minicons' are wont to do these days) but when I tried reattaching his leg, his hip-joint snapped off. And of course, now they're out of stock at HTS, so a return probably isn't in the cards. A friend is trying plastic glue to fix it, I'll report on whether he was successful.

Skyhammer with Airlift - Reasonably well-executed, but not quite as solid as Heavytread. An interesting transformation, different enough from the other jet mold to be worth it. And hey, his Mini-con's still in one piece.

Undertow with Waterlog - A fairly sleek, modern pontoon ski-boat (not sure what else to call it) gives way to a sort of boring robot mode (Having his face obscured by semi-transparent plastic may have seemed like a good idea at the time, but didn't work out too well). And a surprisingly steampunk combined mode, with a gold retro diver's helmet for a head and gold gatling guns on the shoulders. The combiner head's a little small, but different and fun, adding character to a figure that otherwise needs some. And the Mini-con's probably the best of the three, so that helps.

[Onslaught Six]

Got some packages last night!

-Star Wars McQuarrie Concept Vader and Deak Starkiller. Deak is the guy who was Luke's brother and he gets either killed on the Tantive IV at the beginning or he gets captured instead of Leia, depending on what draft you read. I've wanted (most) of the McQuarrie Concept figures for literally years, and I recently started to track them down individually. I figure I'll pay more than I should, but it's stretched over time, so hey!
-ShockTrek's package! Got the Asian Battle In Space For Cybertron Cyclonus and also RTS Jazz! Hooray Jazz! He's spiffy and awesome, I dunno what you guys are all talking about. Seriously, love this guy way more than Prowl or Bluestreak.