Snarl!!! I also got the updated Grimlock. Just Swoop left now, but I really like these guys. A bit different to the rest of my collection. Also, Sludges! Glad to have finished the set, although I think that’s me done with non-transforming Transformers. Well, apart from plush Swoop next year…….
Have put in a preorder for McFarlane Kitana (as well as Sub-Zero and Mileena). I’m not quite sure about the MK2 cast yet but I’ll make a decision when I’ve got the ones I have ordered.
In the meantime, I’ve finished my Kintaro custom. 13 years after the base Goro figure was released! (And at least 10 years after the idea of the custom popped into my head.)
I’m anticipating the final preorders for the year - another round of Streetfighter and Mortal Kombat, and potentially more Marvel Legends (Gladiator has now been preordered). Once all those are in then I’ll be sure of how much I’ll be spending this year. Currently (amazingly) I’ve still sold more than I’ve bought.
Missing link Ultra Magnus! Really really not sure. It feels like an obligatory purchase. There’s so much excitement for it online but not sure whether I need it. It would have been the thing of dreams 20 years ago, and now? Maybe I’ve moved on. Preordered it though obviously. I spend a bit of time thinking about missing link - after much deliberation I’m just going for the car robots based G1 figures. (And probably only the Diaclone decos I don’t have.)
Lio Convoy finally turned up. He looks great!
I opened the ‘Commander’ Constructicons and, they’re great. Long Haul looks great, Hook is really good as well (I particularly like how the connectors fold out for Devastator’s arms). I’ve partially assembled Devastator. I’m now really onboard for this new round of combiners. I think to myself that I want all the obscure characters, but there is a simple joy to the classic characters well done.
Glad to see the Star Wars Gunship funded, I didn’t back it but I want some more prequel Jedi so even better news for me that the later tiers didn’t get unlocked. Hopefully they find alternative routes to release these. Based on Mephisto it could be a few years though. I’m up for a few updated 3.75” versions of the prequel Jedi - Shaak Ti is in the pipeline and looking at the current version I have - it’s from 2004!
The next wave of Streetfighter arrived and I’m feeling a lot better about the line. Blanka is great, he can really pull off the crouching pose. Looks a lot better than the product photos. Sagat is also a great figure. I’m a little less taken with Vega, but I think that’s because I don’t consider him such an iconic character. Part of the reason I’ve been a bit indifferent about the line so far is that (although they’re actually iconic), Ryu, Ken and Guile are just a bit boring.
I’m looking forward to next month - hopefully complete Devastator and the first Mondo Ghostbuster - Peter Venkman. Might get the last Transformers for the year as well as hopefully some good reveals at NYCC.
