Updated my Neo G1 Decepticon Shelf.
Going farther down the ghetto cheap 3P "MP" bots rabbit hole. Picked up Ace Design's Tumbler aka not Cliffjumper. Looks the part enough, has 3 derp heads, but the one I picked is good enough. Comes with a pistol and the obligatory bazooka. Transformation is fiddly as is everything, especially the die-cast feet/hood. At least it's stable standing up. Ultimately it was cheap and looks good on my MP shelf. Needs faction stickers. Oh, it comes with an acrylic case and stand (that can't be used without a partial untransformation), the case is funny cause there's nothing premium here, but then again maybe it's to keep people from touching it. Also has a bonus "Gobot" mode.
Speaking of rabbit holes, how about a KO of 52Toys BeastBOX line. So far they only have 3 shades of the dino, but I'm really impressed here. In some ways the KO is better than the original. The joints are nice and tight (some too tight), but some seams have a small gap and there are no paint apps. Still I'm really liking "Sakura" which I've renamed Pinky Lee and trying to decide if and where to put Autobot symbols. Maybe rename it to Arcee for giggles. I like it so much I ordered the blue one named "Specter" as well.
And finally one last rabbit hole I'm standing on the edge of. TF MP coins. I'm finding it very hard to not track them down and order them all! I have several tabs open for a week now and trying really hard to say no. The only thing holding me back is that they are not as heavy as I'd like. Also some have a weird "protective" coating that keeps them from feeling nice and metaly. Pretty sure they are some type of die-cast alloy. Not sure how to explain this, but they feel like if I was to cut them in half, they'd have air pockets like a sponge. Why can't they just be made of steel?
Was it the Australian or New Zealand mint that had some very cool actual coins made for Bayverse?
