I also got Mega Bloks Splinter, he came with a technodrome accessory! Not cheap, but he's a character I needed some representation of. TMNT Mega Bloks are fantastic, such a shame we never got a lair or the blimp. They are still doing some Turtles stuff though (as individual figures) so there is some hope.
MP10 no longer has dead eyes and is toy accurate next to Megatron.
Marvel Legends Scorpion arrived, he's my 100th Legends figure! (Sort of, I consider Fin Fang Foom, MODOK, and Mojo to be part of my 3.75" collection, and Groot is technically Selects not Legends, but you get the idea.) He also completes my Sinister 6. I need to paint his face but I really don't need to put off working on Goro and Kintaro anymore.
I've got a sword for POTP Predaking, what is particularly galling about this is I bought and sold the un-chromed version many years ago for the G1 figure. This cost a pretty penny more, if only I'd held on to it. Talking of holding on to it, I need to make something so Predaking can hold on to it.
Bluestreak arrived! He looks great, hopefully Prowl should be on his way soon to complete the Datsun trio. I think Bluestreak will be my favourite of the three. Can’t believe I was contemplating keeping the Universe figures up until fairly recently.
I got some more alien Jedi, starting with Fi-Ek Sirch. The headsculpt is great, though his legs aren’t particularly possible despite being Vintage Collection. I’m not quite sure how he escaped my attention when I first starting buying 3.75” Star Wars. That he’s not on the council I guess. I got Yaddle, super articulated she is not - her head doesn’t even move. To complete the five I got Tarados Gon. There’s another Jedi called Khaat Qiyn who I think would have been a good name for him. Oh well. I’ve now got all Jedi that appear in the films and Clone Wars cartoon (not that one). Excluding the non-main humans (because they’re boring) and where they made up new characters because an actor wasn’t available. Whoop!
Legends Abomination arrived! He's Gamerverse, I like the mix of movie and comic looks. I also like the hands and feet more than the pure comic version. I did replace his head with the comic one though (need to do some colour matching). It got me thinking that I should collect the A:EMH version of the Masters of Evil. But, Enchantress and Baron Zemo are just a little, well, boring. Wonder Man and Crimson Dynamo aren't quite close enough looks wise (Crimson Dynamo being a different version). Executioner is non-existent. I will get Enchantress and Zemo though, just in case.
I found an excuse not to work on Goro/Kintaro. I've been working with a handheld drill, but bugger me if it's not a ridiculous amount of work - I've got blisters as well as it taking ages. I'm using balljoints I bought from Hobby Link Japan (many years ago). I've always been intrigued by people talking about Dremels on podcasts I listen to like it's a verb (in the same way that people do 'Hoovering'). I've bought a Dremel 4000 having done a bit of research on rotary tools. It cost £80 on Amazon so hopefully I can make progress more quickly.
I'm going to be moving house soon so have realised that as much as I should stop spending for monetary reasons, it's amazing how much time buying things takes up, opening, sometimes customising, photographing and storing. I also need to resist starting any new customising projects. I need to concentrate on sorting and packing things up.
The Masterpiece Raiden project seems to be completely devoid of news. I'd love a figure in scale with CW combiners, but I guess one which scales with Devastator makes more sense given their Diaclone origins. If then of course we get a smaller scaled Devastator I'd be in a bit of a dilemma.
Would you believe I finally opened the Seacons? I’ve been putting it off for some reason, I think because I didn’t want to rush it but knew it would take quite a bit of time. Just like with the Terrorcons, it surprised me how big they are - I’m used to the G1 figures. That they managed to make these figures so accurate but still being remolds of the Dinobots and Terrorcons is amazing. The colours are great and unlike the Aerialbot molds, I’m not bored of them.
The combined form is a bit wobbly (as are all of the combiners), but looks great. I think I might need to look into stands for them. One day it would be cool to have them all lined up. I decided to keep Lobclaw/Nautilator separate, I like his claws and I think his headsculpt looks a little MTMTE-ish. Speaking of which, the headsculpts are great, they’ve managed to give all of them a sense of character, which given how small the originals are is quite a feat. So overall, I’m very happy. More Masterforce is always good.
I’ve opened more stuff, Hiya’s 3.75” Jungle Predator. I’ve been sitting on this one for a while. I feel the box description is pretty enthusiastic, ‘standard setting’ and ‘super articulation’. *Cough* Marvel Universe *cough*. He looks good, the articulation is somewhat limited by the design - the head and legs are limited by the dreads and skirt. Rocker ankles would really help. I feel it’s a modest improvement over my custom, but I did pretty well really.
I’ve also opened the Blue Ranger. Pretty standard now really, I like the accessories, but the headsculpt. Between the glasses and beaming grin it really does look like someone cosplaying, particularly in conjunction with the weapon. Can I get some more serious faces please?!
Cyberverse Grimlock! (My WiFi isn’t working today so am opening stuff.) I’ve heard excellent things about the cartoon. This to me looks quite similar to Animated/Prime/RID. He could certainly take a few more paint apps, a bit of silver on the face for instance. I started to transform him, but I gave up with the legs, one is fake and tucks underneath. I sort of lost interest, he turns into a dinosaur. It’s fine. I like the fire breath/club (like Animated Snarl) and rocker ankles. I got him because I collect Grimlocks, he fits in nicely but won’t be at the front of the display.
And now for something completely different, my Dremel 4000 arrived. So much easier than drilling by hand! Hopefully can make some progress with Kintaro now.
