As some of my friends (and wife) know, I love Transformers:Prime, the fully CG kids show that sadly just ended a month or so ago... I'd never really gotten into this toy franchise at all until the movies came out, and now this fantastic show...
I also love having toys on the desktop (by that, I mean the top of my real desk, not the one in Windows), and while hunting around for the usual Christmas bargains for family, I managed to find a few more of the now hard-to-come-by Deluxe series 1 figurines. The reason I love this particular series of toys is purely on the fact that they look probably the closest to the characters in the show itself.
Out of the 4 newest ones, the only one I'm no fan of is Airachnid. She doesn't pose well, and a set of very flat hands as well as being hard to balance. Its a pity, but given how hard it is to find these now in any store...
Bumblebee, on the other hand has not only a solid stance, he's also quite poseable. He also has a pretty mean facial expression that just says "Serious". This one actually looks a lot better then I'd expected after seeing the rather "toy like" pose that is on the back of the packaging. Like Wheeljack, this particular toy has attitude...
The last 2 kids are not too bad either. Soundwave looks particularly technical - though he does seem a little tricky to balance, and I can't quite get any dynamic posing from him. But he looks very cool...
Knock out looks as he should - Arrogant (he has a somewhat sarcastic smirk on his face) and he stands fairly well. There's some scope for posing, though nowhere as much as the others.
I'll be keeping my eyes peeled. In fact, hopefully Cyber Monday will reveal some old stock in the USA that may be at the right price! I know I shouldn't - with the piles of paper, DVDR's, mouse cable, books and BSG toys - my somewhat tiny desk is now starting to look a little more cluttered (thank goodness for the wireless keyboard).
A bunch of new kids
I also love having toys on the desktop (by that, I mean the top of my real desk, not the one in Windows), and while hunting around for the usual Christmas bargains for family, I managed to find a few more of the now hard-to-come-by Deluxe series 1 figurines. The reason I love this particular series of toys is purely on the fact that they look probably the closest to the characters in the show itself.
Out of the 4 newest ones, the only one I'm no fan of is Airachnid. She doesn't pose well, and a set of very flat hands as well as being hard to balance. Its a pity, but given how hard it is to find these now in any store...
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| Flat hands, bad balance... Ouch. |
Bumblebee, on the other hand has not only a solid stance, he's also quite poseable. He also has a pretty mean facial expression that just says "Serious". This one actually looks a lot better then I'd expected after seeing the rather "toy like" pose that is on the back of the packaging. Like Wheeljack, this particular toy has attitude...
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| Don't mess with the Bee! |
The last 2 kids are not too bad either. Soundwave looks particularly technical - though he does seem a little tricky to balance, and I can't quite get any dynamic posing from him. But he looks very cool...
Knock out looks as he should - Arrogant (he has a somewhat sarcastic smirk on his face) and he stands fairly well. There's some scope for posing, though nowhere as much as the others.
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| Knock Out and Soundwave - best of buddies... |
I need more!!!
I'll be keeping my eyes peeled. In fact, hopefully Cyber Monday will reveal some old stock in the USA that may be at the right price! I know I shouldn't - with the piles of paper, DVDR's, mouse cable, books and BSG toys - my somewhat tiny desk is now starting to look a little more cluttered (thank goodness for the wireless keyboard).
