Recent content by ChessPieceFace

Oh, on closer inspection, Grimlock does have a lot of that geometric black "shading," just not quite as prominently as Shockwave. The weird angry dino eyebrow is the worst offender. Meh... maybe I'll skip both.

"Comic shading" seems like a reasonable term. Grimlock is comic-colored and looks good! Shockwave is comic-shaded and looks awful. I do love the box and that Optimus head accessory though, that will be hard to pass up. Grimlock is an easier choice, and is really the first Legacy Dinobot I'm...

Magnificent! My friend came to town this week, Overlord in tow. Turns out there's absolutely nothing wrong with it beyond what I already knew from the photos (broken chest panels and Breastmaster bit, couple of missing purple attachments, minor yellowing). Looks great in all modes, all the...

I used to work a block away from the LA convention center, and went to several E3s pre-Covid--once just bluffing my way in (be 35+, dressed for work, and walk with purpose, and they may not look for a badge) and a few times semi-legitimately thanks to a friend of a friend who worked at Nintendo...

So a friend of mine is in Japan right now, and he pinged me a couple of times when he spotted some Transformers in a store. "Anything good here?" No, that's just some Legacy stuff in Japanese boxes, but fun to see! "Anything I should look for?" No, so nice of you to ask, but I wouldn't know...

This really isn't a big deal. Historically, the average U.S. President is charged with 2.02 felonies after leaving office. That's based on the 45 former Presidents we've had so far, and the 91 felony charges brought against Donald Trump in the last five months.

Too late, but the answer was "it varied." I always bring cash because people generally prefer it, and it's easier to make deals. There were lots of Transformers new and old at the show, but what we ended up buying was a variety of other stuff. Hope you made it!

Nothing we've ever gotten before, from Hasbro or a third party, has come close to this level of re-engineering a G1 toy while keeping everything that was G1 about its appearance and size. For someone who loves Transformers as toys first and foremost, it's mind-blowing that something like this...

Yeah, this is a super-niche item that required a lot of engineering to create. I paid $100 for the first GodGinrai reissue over 20 years ago, $120 for this seems perfectly reasonable. BBTS has preorders as well now, for $70 and $120. I cancelled my Amazon.co.jp order and pre-ordered both...

Oh yeah, I didn't even notice that before. I see the pic of Transformers now, but it does look like all recent items in the photo and the amount of Funko gives me pause. Depends on what you're looking for of course, but if you're wanting a variety including G1, I'd say Bobakhan and the toy show...

I moved to Seattle last year. I'll second Archie McPhee as a really fun place to check out, and very convenient to downtown. I don't really know of any recommendations for Transformers or Lego stores in Seattle proper. If you're able to get out into the suburbs, there are some good options: -...

I love this, but I'm torn on the version to get. I have several G1 trailers already, so that's no draw. I love the molded "sticker" detail, which is so beautifully painted on the toy version, but I prefer the multicolored matrix, yellow waist details, and blue windows of the anime version. I...

Brawn just never looks right to me without his Cylon face and his metal claws for stealing old people's medicine.

That's not real though

Jeez, they really don't want to give me a Diaclone Powered Convoy with a blue cab Optimus that doesn't look awful. I thought surely this big expensive version would finally deliver that.