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It is Overload's head, but it's really not that bad, it sort of blends in.

You should see where all the robot mode heads are on this guy. Long Haul is in the backside of the ankle, Rampage facing forward inside the ankle, Overload in the tummy, Scavenger looking up from the small of the back, Mixmaster is right above Overload but hidden by Scavenger and Overload, Scrapper is hidden inside the elbow, Hightower is the single smaller grabbing claw, and Scrapmetal is in the palm.

Revenge of the Fallen Final Team Battle Boss

Rad pics, D!!!!

I'd leave that head turned around! Just 'cause it's weird and stupid!!
He's got a Kuato!!

I always forget that hightower's head ended up being part of the hand like that

THAT is creepy as hell!

Although it did just give me the idea to angle Overload's legs forward to make a 2nd set of claws on the chest, to go with the 2nd head. hmm....

A few days late on this, but would you recommend Ultra Thunderhowl? I'm a sucker for knight Transformers and I just found out about him recently (I don't pay too much attention to Cyberverse), so I was wondering if he'd be worth getting.

Autobot N wrote:A few days late on this, but would you recommend Ultra Thunderhowl? I'm a sucker for knight Transformers and I just found out about him recently (I don't pay too much attention to Cyberverse), so I was wondering if he'd be worth getting.

I would yes. He's a pretty nifty guy with a cape, a wolfhead sword, and he's quite articulated. No head movement due to the spark armor gimmick, but still pretty fun. I'd say he's worth the $20 to get

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Autobot N wrote:A few days late on this, but would you recommend Ultra Thunderhowl? I'm a sucker for knight Transformers and I just found out about him recently (I don't pay too much attention to Cyberverse), so I was wondering if he'd be worth getting.

I would yes. He's a pretty nifty guy with a cape, a wolfhead sword, and he's quite articulated. No head movement due to the spark armor gimmick, but still pretty fun. I'd say he's worth the $20 to get

Cool, I'll try to find him next time I'm out. Shame about the head though. If only 3p companies made upgrade kits for those "almost there" Ultra classes like him and Shockwave.

Autobot N wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Autobot N wrote:A few days late on this, but would you recommend Ultra Thunderhowl? I'm a sucker for knight Transformers and I just found out about him recently (I don't pay too much attention to Cyberverse), so I was wondering if he'd be worth getting.

I would yes. He's a pretty nifty guy with a cape, a wolfhead sword, and he's quite articulated. No head movement due to the spark armor gimmick, but still pretty fun. I'd say he's worth the $20 to get

Cool, I'll try to find him next time I'm out. Shame about the head though. If only 3p companies made upgrade kits for those "almost there" Ultra classes like him and Shockwave.

He, Clobber, and Rack n' Ruin are so close, if they had moving heads, I would be completely satisfied. But the spark armor is the reason they don't. But all 3 are still good toys, enjoyable too

Got another Beast Machines Maximal in! And I have to say, this one might be my favorite so far. I'm maybe about halfway through the Maximals I intend to get from the line at this point. Ones left that I'd like to get include the deluxe Primal, Quickstrike, Snarl, Magna Stampede, Longhorn and maybe Skydive. At least Snarl and Magna Stampede are secured from a friend (just waiting international shipping to open again), so it's really the other 4 that are my concentration at this point.

Got another sweet haul from the Mall of Counterpunch. I have all 3 of the Cybertron Jetfire mold, a ghost to bust, another Wreckers, and a daft idiot that is hilarious



I mean, look at this idiot! It's hilarious!



The Jetfire Armada

I'm glad you find that dip **** funny!

It's what makes him so cool.

Is that really how his combined mode us supposed to be? Good grief no wonder no one likes them

It is! He is hideous, and it makes me laugh.

I already took them apart, they may combine once more but probably never again.

Ghostbustin'




Look who arrived today!



He's gonna be a big boy

Nice! Looking forward to the pictures!

Made a target run this evening, and the fiance found a nice little piece that I bought, and it was a fun build.



So some initial impressions on Screamer: The figure itself is pretty good, and very close to being really good. The jet mode and robot mode are both pretty dang neat, and the transformation so far has been good, nothing hugely pain in the ass-y. There are 2 things that I don't particularly like that I'm encountering though: the wings are a little "floaty" alot like MP Track's robot mode. but I also might need to work on adjusting the wings to make them more stable.

The 2nd thing though is the shoulders. They are using a pretty weak ratchet, and he has diecast forearms, so his arms are almost unable to hold themselves up empty, let alone with the accessories sadly.




also made this tonight: garlic and herb shrimp breadbowls. These turned out so good, might be one of my best creations

So last night messing with him, I can say that it's only the left shoulder that is really bad. It can barely hold his arm up at all, and not at all with an accessory. The right arm can hold an accessory up, but it's super close to not making it, and probably won't keep its strength long.

I also discovered something else that really annoys me: how the hell do we have a masterpiece with NO BICEP ROTATION. He doesn't have a waist either, but the biceps, how can you not have any arm rotation like that?

I'm really bummed, I was super excited for Screamer, but there are some things that are letting me down. He's definitely my least favorite con MPM, Megatron clearly and rightfully owns that title, and Barricade is still quite solid. I'd rank Screamer down towards the bottom above Ironhide and Prime, due to those being a nightmare to transform and Ironhide requiring an upgrade kit to hold is upper body together, but below everyone else. Jazz and Megatron continue to have a solid hold on the MPM bests.

Some more pictures. He makes a pretty good jet and I like the transformation. Again, he just needed better shoulders and arms








and here he is with the SS figure. I plan to put together a nice Starscream family photo tomorrow



And speaking of SS, have some more

Some really good designs here


this new season of Attack on Titan is getting really weird


Floofy photobomb


When someone starts saying how bad the Bayverse and its fans are

Let's get this Horrorcon show on the road

Its godzilla vs king Kong!

Starscream Family Photo

Squad Goals

Nice collection of planes there

Man, Breacher is such a great scout figure





I'm so pleased that I got a scout into the Iron Man pose

I feel pretty good with this 4-legged stance