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I did go out to Target yesterday and held EarthSpark Elita in my hands. It's a solid "maybe." I do really like the visual design, but I'll wait to see if they upgrade her from warrior to deluxe.

Wait, I just looked up a YT review, and it looks like that toy does have knees.

I think I might have to buy that EarthSpark Elita now. Lining up all these figures, I want more alt modes for her. I want a tank Elita! Nah, not a fan of that mold.

Mold degradation is working its magic on Dion. His bicep cuts are super loose. His thigh cuts are almost too tight. But other than that, I'm pretty happy with these figures.

I like how the chest window is evocative of a Cyber Key.

This opens a window into a Bizarro world where the original toys were held in high regard instead of the cartoon. I never watched the cartoon as a child. I had the first two years' toy catalogs. I'm G1 toy all the way. This is a dream come true!

“War Dawn” is specifically the name of the Dion/“Erial” set. It was reported that it was a SDCC exclusive.

It makes sense logistically if he’s a Leo Prime redeco/retool. But if he’s all-new, then that’s a shock. Then we wait for the Takara repaint into Lio Convoy, haha. I've been refreshing HasbroPulse all weekend waiting for that set to show up.

"I... am not... an animal!"

I'm missing two: G1 Wreck-Gar and e-Hobby Detritus. (And the Shattered Glass trio, which I do own, but didn't think belonged in these photos.)

Junk

Animation work is done after the voices are recorded, no? Voice work is not an indication of finished animation.

This is my concern as well, but I'm hoping she'll tie in well with Takara's Roadmaster. He's a Junkion and he's got purple on him.

Funny thing is, the Arial font was designed as a Helvetica knock-off to avoid paying a licensing fee.

I use the plastic grocery bags for some of the bigger items. The main concerns are losing pieces because they can be easily missed in the folds of such bags, so pop off anything that might get lost and store that separate. Aside from that, it's just about preventing figs from bonking into each...

I just moved across the country last summer, and now I’m going to have to move across the country again this summer. This is after living in the same city for 40+ years. 😮‍💨 I should say, I’ve always stored my stuff in zipper bags, going back to the late 90s. Just about all of my TF (everything...

I've always read that you can do a light soapy water wash to remove the stickiness. But it's just a natural part of plastics. I don't know the science, but some plastics just age this way. I've even had it happen to a couple toys that were just sitting out on a shelf, not confined. Here's a...

The old guy in the red and yellow shirt was the actor who played Billy in the 70s Shazam TV show. I quite liked the movie. I think they did a fair enough job balancing the eleven actors who played the Shazam people and their normal person counterparts. Going in, I wasn't looking forward to...

I don't remember. I have the original Armada, the Energon, and both the Takara and Hasbro G1 head versions. I went through them all last summer, but I don't remember which came with batteries, or if any did at all.