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So, i got Primal over the past weekend, and I have to say, he is extremely RAD!!! THAT is a Kingdom voyager right there! He is excellent in so many ways, from the posing to the paint to the fur to the accessories and features. He is simply great, and I have been loving him a lot. He is definitely a really awesome figure, and goes great with Cheetor and Rattrap, who are also both really good.

I also love that Primal gets a hunched gorilla form and a Bigfoot mode















I've also messed with cyclonus more. Man I wish I could like him. He is a good figure, but he's just not my cup of tea







Jazz and Cliffjumper are pure joy







Wreck n' Rule at 200 MPH!






this 3D printed Infernocus looks exactly what a SS figure should look like



Kingdom Rhinox has to work really hard to dethrone this guy



After calibrating themselves, the Lords of Time are ready to defend Space and Infinity






I really don't think we talk enough about how good Heinrad's head sculpt and time goggles are

Finally got my Leader megatron. And wow, is he a great toy. He took the MP, improved the engineering, stabilized the breaking crotch, and became a fantastic toy.









And Cyclonus is a pretty decent toy. He's not what I want, but he's still a decent toy, despite the fact that I am sure his backpack has cracked inside at the swivel








The Cyberverse partners





I found this at a local hobby shop that I love



Ape man loves Daiquiris



I still think this is one of the best SS figures





Got some X-men last week, as well as a new Buzzworthy Bee and charlie and I completed my RiD Towline!






The Tracker






More X-men! and some Cyber Keys!






Cybertron Defense! And possibly the single most heavily armed Transformer ever






ARMADA







Magneto and the Minicon

Sweet additions for sure. RID Towline is one I need to snag. Nice Unicron Trilogy additions as well, not to mention completing your Armada Megatron.

SGMLordMirage wrote:Sweet additions for sure. RID Towline is one I need to snag. Nice Unicron Trilogy additions as well, not to mention completing your Armada Megatron.

It took me a year after finding that Towline in a parts bin to realize he was actually missing an accessory, and another year after that to get it, but the wait was worth it. Glad to have him complete!

And Armada megatron was a long term project, completing him felt really good

Nice stuff! Ultimate X-Spanse looks pretty good, but I still can't believe they couldn't think of a better name for him

Dude! Those are sick AF.

Went on a fun little journey over the past week or so. A buddy had G1 Grandslam and sold him to be, and then I bought a G1 Raindance to match and combine into my G1 Slamdance! This guy is actually really neat, and allows me to enjoy the new Siege one all the more.







Also, the Mandos are ruling supreme over here now



the full on nerd crossover

Lookie what I got



I just packed the rest of mine up for my movie, here are some pics of favorites and of some taken to the office before they were put into stasis.

I am so happy I got this release


I might be in the minority, but I really like Que


Angel Prime is still a lovely toy


I'd like them to give us another go at this design, but I do like this toy


So glad I found this guy as I left TFcon. Perfect timing


I would love for them to use this tooling on the SS Ironhide


My 3rd ever TF, I still adore this mold


I like the Evac use of this mold more, it's cute!


I regret passing on the Movie the Best version with the claw gun. I like this mold and this design was killer


So much muscle on this guy


I still think the Wreckers alts are my favorite OG Bayverse design cue


Allspark blue!


SMASH!


I love this goblin. He's the best. Probably my favorite RotF/HftD era con


Dew the Dew


Knight in Darkness






I like this mold, and I feel like I needed to stock up on Shadow Raiders. i needed to go in on some henchmen


One of the dreams come true from SS. Love this guy so so soooooooo much


I still say these molds are actually good. and they are a great pair.


They really improved on this combo, but I cannot wait for the ThreeZero version.


Another dream finally made true


"All of that for a drop of energon..."





The RotF scheme on the dotM toy really speaks to me





I love this 4 armed freak





2 of my favorites right here


And finally, still the best constructicon and maybe the best single con from SS

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Angel Prime is still a lovely toy

Who's the other limb on Optimus Maximus? I've got the same 3 guys in the picture on mine (switched around a bit, though) along with Jazz.

Autobot N wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Angel Prime is still a lovely toy

Who's the other limb on Optimus Maximus? I've got the same 3 guys in the picture on mine (switched around a bit, though) along with Jazz.

Battle Core Maximus has the UW Ratchet, Botcon Tigatron, TFCC SG Starscream, and Selects Overbite as limbs, with Siege Smashdown as a weapon.

for him, I wanted to go bonkers and make a combiner with a unique configuration so he was the only one of his kind, and I did it to cover as many factions and lines as possible.

Factions: Autobot, Decepticon, Maximal, SG decepticon
Lines: Siege, CW, UW, Selects, TFCC, botcon

I can't believe you basically have the same configuration. But at least overbite keeps him unique!

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I can't believe you basically have the same configuration. But at least overbite keeps him unique!

It started off with me wanting to make a combiner made entirely of Funpub bots, so I started with those three, and then added Battle Core Prime (I don't have a Funpub torso, so I had to pick a random one to fill the gap) and Jazz to keep the white theme going.

I really love the whole scramble thing CW and POTP had going on. I keep the G1 guys mostly the same, along with Predacus, Grand Galvatron, and Sky Reign (aside from Mirage subbing in for Wheeljack), but a lot of the other torsos (Battle Core Prime, Grimlock, Starscream, Inferno, and the CW box-set Scattershot) I have crazy configurations for that I switch out every few months or so. Might need to dig the rest of them out of storage to make a few more combiners, since I know I have at least 8 unused limbs and 4 unused torsos.

In my collection, there are only 2 combining bots that are not part of a combiner: a 2nd Dead End on my Cyberverse shelf, and a 2nd Inferno because I loved that mold as Inferno and passed on Kingdom.

and you have the Botcon Ratchet, so technically mine is still unique there too.

I need a UW Roller. and Computron.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:In my collection, there are only 2 combining bots that are not part of a combiner: a 2nd Dead End on my Cyberverse shelf, and a 2nd Inferno because I loved that mold as Inferno and passed on Kingdom.

I guess I also have UW Air Raid and CW Stormclash decombined, but I didn't count them since I bought Air Raid specifically to have a non-combined version of him (he's actually my favorite Autobot), and I like Stormclash well enough that I decombined Victorion to have her separate. The rest of the spare limbs are ones I don't like as much such as various Breakdown repaints, Wreck Gar, Ironhide, and a few of the Moonracer repaints.

and you have the Botcon Ratchet, so technically mine is still unique there too.

That's true, I didn't notice that at first. Sadly, I didn't get to attend the class when I went to Botcon 2016, so mine is still unpainted.

I need a UW Roller. and Computron.

Luckily, I was able to get Computron back when he was in stock at most online retailers (I also got the CW one and mish-mashed them to create my ideal Computron). Wasn't so lucky with Grand Galvatron, who was expensive enough that he was practically my only Christmas gift that year IIRC. I wish I could take Roller off of him and replace him with a Decepticon, but I think I've gotten all of the non-Funpub Decepticons and I don't like having repeat limbs between Combiners.

Sup guys, been a while.

Last 2 weeks have been crazy. We finally had our proper wedding service with full guest list (we were officially married last October with a small ceremony) and had our honeymoon! Lost of stuff to share.

First up, got this and some additional sabers for a badass ending to our wedding services




A wedding present from my cousin, a custom homemade Han Solo blaster! He made this with a real life gun (not non-functional) as the base, did all the work himself. 2 months of work. Full metal and wood. It is fantastic.



Next up was the honeymoon in Hawaii, complete with a ride in a white Bee!



Jazz came along and made a new friend



Jazz really does make the best travel companion. this little dude is still my favorite SS figure. and he has the honor of maybe being the highest in altitude transformer ever photographed? 41,000 feet!


















Came home to this guy, at long last completing the wave



Speaking of that wave, Loki is into more tomfoolery



Finally, got some knights, and these molds to me are still fun. There is an endgame in sight, can you see it?

Glad you had a good time D-Max! Congrats again on achieving wedding bliss!

Got yourself a good haul there

I love this shelving arrangement with the temporary collection area

Sharing these over here because Jolt is lots of fun

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:JOLT

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Have some robot

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Transformation is arm heavy, but satisfying

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Some alt shots. The whips look very cool pegged into the side

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:He might be kibbly, and the decision to not give him a thigh swivel and only a knee swivel inhibits him, but I think they nailed his essence. The legs, torso, and shoulders especially look and function the part

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Time to break out the Whips

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Somewhere in here, there is a Mario Kart joke

D-Maximal_Primal first uploaded these images to his twitter account.

The forgotten movie character

Step 1 to building the Den has been completed. it is now waterproofed and once it has had time to set, the framework goes in

Thats great to see D! I know it has to feel good just to get the ball rolling. I’m sure there is plenty more steps involved but it will be great in the end!

SGM

I feel so blessed to have finally gotten this dude








Got my Razor Crest! and holy crap, is it a beaut. They nailed this. Really nailed it.




















Also, enjoying some new Star Wars and Marvel Legends dudes

Some oldies but goodies. 5 years ago these photos were

Big update this time.

Got my Black Zarak!




First up, I got a couple of Knight Primes. With this haul, I now own all 3 of the FE mold, and I own 8 of the 9 leader mold, only needing the TLK release to have the full set!









Speaking of the leader, more of the Shadow Spark version, which is my favorite





I also got the Movie Advanced Dino! I need to do some work for the left arm blade. the tab is a bit too small to get that blade to latch on, but otherwise, this is a fun release. This is also my first version of this mold



Finally got my Reboost. Wow, he is super nice. This is what a MP should be. He reminds me so much of Sideswipe and Wheeljack, it's awesome!








Completed my ST trio!



Green Minotaur!



I got the 3 kits that are meant to make Leadfoot movie accurate and upgrade Armor Topspin AKA Twintwist and Track Battle Roadbuster AKA Impactor. Still need to do Twintwist, but these kits are doing a great job.











I finally decided to get SS86 Hot Rod. Only really got him because I needed something to ship my TFsource stack for free shipping. He's pretty good. I like him. His shoulders really annoy me, and I hate that the Matrix and effect have no where to go whatsoever, but he's still pretty good. I get a majority of the hype for him.

Black Zarak is looking pretty dang cool. Unfortunately, I passed on him plus I don’t have a spot for him.

Love your line up of Primes, some I don’t have or wish i did. I actually have passed on getting Hotrod. Not that i don’t care for him, he is solid figure. Since I have Rodimus, Hotrod wouldn’t go well with how i have my one shelf set up. May sound crazy and who knows though he still might make it to my collection.

Good stuff D!

SGMLordMirage wrote:Black Zarak is looking pretty dang cool. Unfortunately, I passed on him plus I don’t have a spot for him.

Love your line up of Primes, some I don’t have or wish i did. I actually have passed on getting Hotrod. Not that i don’t care for him, he is solid figure. Since I have Rodimus, Hotrod wouldn’t go well with how i have my one shelf set up. May sound crazy and who knows though he still might make it to my collection.

Good stuff D!

Thanks! Hot Rod is pretty neat, he's worth it i think