Sting operation at Toys R' Us

     the date was Sunday-12/15/13-ten days to Christmas... and I was walking the aisles at Toys R' Us, minding my business when it bit me...I got the bug


and I picked it up

and I put it down

and I picked it up

and I put it down

and I picked it up and couldn't put it down

I never watched the show, not really...and I don't have any real feeling for the character

but he's very, very cool, and even better in the hand-he is a mass of colors and textures and gosh-darned fun to transform

the movie rights to "Stung-the Waspinator Story" are negotiable-see my agent...who by the way, deeply distrusts the toy

The March of Prime

     Continuing my Themes, here is Evolution, Cybertron Style, Courtesy of Darwi-Trion the theorist

Whatever your feelings about the theory of evolution in humans, Cybertronian evolution is provable, demonstrable, and constant to overcome new environments or challenges

The theory goes that Evolution was forced on the quiet, non-aggressive
Cybertroni Orionpaxi

He developed a thicker Skin, an extra axle for greater traction and stability,
and increased offensive capabilities as Optimus Primus Bellum Cybertroni

renowned for his toughness and his ability to turn water into energon,
the steam-powered Optimus Primus Equitesferreis is also known for his shuffling madness

in order to adapt to a huge budget live action movie, he became
Optimus Primus Bayformi Peterbilti

and shortly thereafter evolved into the slightly more graceful and faster
Optimus Primus Freightliner Primeanimati

but when near fatal injuries forced him to evolve again,
he evolved into a much thicker and stronger form,
Optimus Primus Impetumdolori

Finally, what may be close to the ultimate form for me
(at least in terms of voyager sized)
is Optimus Primus Ideedublucomoedumlibro Figueroa

a good size comparison between Orion Pax and Optimus Prime
no steroids were involved , just the matrix of leadership

League Assignment: Christmas Wish List

     I would have to divide my list into the impractically practical, the straight impractical, and the probably impossible so lets get the prosaic and practical out of the way and speak of it no more.

IMPRACTICALLY PRACTICAL:

• a windfall, in the form of lottery or something else to set me up comfortably for the rest of my life, so I can work for the fun, without feeling the fear
• Body Rejuvenation by mechanical, scientific, or magical means-knock me back about 15 years with what I know now...

STRAIGHT UP IMPRACTICAL:

• the Hasbro Big Millennium Falcon-it's out of my price range(in that there are other things I need or prefer to spend that money on), and I have nowhere to keep it, but it sure would be nice to have the larger one over my old Kenner version.
• Project Uranos- I would love to have an update to Superion, but can't justify over $500 in cost on my current budget
• IGear's Conair Forward and Rear Guard- love the look, can't justify them in the budget with other things I want more

PROBABLY IMPOSSIBLE

• Dispensor- pretty sure no one will ever make him, which is a damn shame. I would buy the hell out of that one, at deluxe or scout size
• the Transformation Cog for my Honda
• The sense of anticipation and disappointment from the Christmases of my youth- Sam is still appalled and amused at my tale of having asked for an item from the catalog(probably J C Penney) which was a boxed set of "dogs of the world"-dog action figures with 6 points of articulation(legs, head, tail) and weighing and measuring the package under the tree, and cross-matching it scientifically against the catalog description. In my defense, I was sick as hell with strep throat at the time, and wanted a quick high feeling. I doubt I will ever feel the same kind of anticipation again for any gift as I did when I was nine or ten and waiting for my own personal incarnation of the Red Ryder BB Gun

And with wishes that my cohorts get what they wish for...

Erik Johnson Illustrator
Pop Rewind
Cool and Collected
D.I. Treasures
The Nerd Nook

A Time of Tanksgiving

    Beginning a series of Themes amongst my collection- this is me, saying

TANKS

 

as always- watch out for hidden easter egg links 

 

 

 

 

 

and that's all, right?

Missed Brawl...Dammit

HailStorm and Bludgeon from the movie line- Hailstorm has a special memory for me-
 My father picked him for me two christmases ago when he bought toys for "his boys"
My brother, brother in law and nieces husband were baffled by theirs...

Megatron and Megatron

it is said that when a man with a katana meets a man with a fusion cannon, the man with the katana is a dead man...
from "A Fistful of Energon"



Warpath
Blam! Zowie!
Blew my Smoke on a sunny day, when the first Black Powder came my way...

 

Skullgrin and Blitzwing
good god, Y'all
What is it good for?