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  • Birthday 07/05/1971

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    Robots, especially those that transform; LEGO; sci-fi; well-engineered toys

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  1. M'Kyuun
    Thanks for the info, Mike. I have an appointment in the AM, but between the predicted snow and time spent at the doctor's (waiting-he's a busy guy), hopefully I'll make it home before noon to catch the panel and any potential POs.
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    The MMC does look good, no argument. Too, I'm generally a fan of MMC's work, as I have more of their MP scaled figs than any other third party. I would've gotten these guys, too, Bruticus being my favorite combiner, but I just didn't have the space for another MP scaled combiner. So, I've mostly contained my collecting now to Hasbro and 3P legends. I have the MS legends scaled toon-style Bruticus right in front of me as I type, and his proportions look good to me. I'd rather have had the toy version, but FOMO made me act before they were sold out, as I made my decision to get him rather late in the game. Funny, even this bottom pic makes his shins look stubbier than they are. The knees on my copy are right at eye level on my desk, and from that perspective, the thighs and lower legs appear appropriately proportional. Regarding the Taka-bro version, I prefer the direction they took giving both leg bots a minor transformation into legs and feet instead of just tacking them on to a frame like Menasor and Superion. At least the leg bots are performing their functions with the assistance of a much smaller than usual frame system. I'm hoping the proportions will look better in hand, as pics don't always do toys proper justice. Regardless, at this point, I'm in for the whole team. Someone on the TFW boards said that Onslaught's PO will start at 10 AM PST on Friday. Can anyone confirm?
  3. M'Kyuun
    Well, the angle of the photo doesn't help, as the thickness of Brawl from back to front makes his leg look even thiccer than it is if viewed from directly forward. Add to that the ankle position nearly halfway up the leg, which also makes the leg itself look shorter, all which conspire to make him look rather chonky and squat. I appreciate that the leg bots, at least, are doing their due diligence more than the arms in this case, but it sems that the overall execution could have been improved. I look no further than Magic Square's Bruticus:
  4. M'Kyuun
    I saw a pic of this this morning, not knowing it was Hasbro's, and thought it was some chibi version. I woke up late today and was confronted with pics of Bruticus everywhere, so the realization set in that this is what we're getting. I don't necessarily hate it, but I'll agree that the legs look disproportional. I'm sure DNA or one of the upgrade kit makers will sort us out. I'm still quite pleased with how Onslaught turned out, and I'm both relieved and glad that they integrated a turning mechanism for his trailer, a necessity that is often missing with Onslaught toys. I realize it'll likely be limited, but at least it's there in part. Mike, you're not wrong about their over-reliance on the frame system and the concessions the use thereof entails. Bruticus epitomizes those concessions, alas. I wish, like the Constructicons, they'd found a way to use the bots themselves as limbs. And like you, I prefer Bruticus' toy look over the Sunbow. I never understood the Blast Offish shuttle-like chest, especially when the toy's chest piece was completely different and far better looking, IMHO. Gripes aside, I'm eagerly awaiting the preorder windows for Onslaught and Swindle.
  5. M'Kyuun
    You're too kind. All good things to you and yours this holiday season!
  6. M'Kyuun
    Never was a fan of MOTU, so I've no dog in the race, as it were. However, I think it's fair to say that, like all fans, they deserve a good film to carry on the legacy of the brand (at least we TF fans got Bumblebee, which was just good, not great). As such it's disheartening to see the negative inclination of the comments here. That said, I'm at a loss as to how Jared Leto continues to get work, as he seems to carry the Touch of Death to anything he's in.
  7. M'Kyuun
    It's a well-done set. Unfortunately, it's designed with hips that only rotate outwards for transformation, but it does have knees. I modded my copy to give the legs fore and aft movement. The opening chest function is butter and never gets old. Here's my mod:
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    I got the Long Haul kit (I forget the designator). I wish they'd make a kit with only their more articulated arms for Bonecrusher, Mixmaster, and Scavenger, as I'd jump on that in a heartbeat. Bonecrusher and Mixmaster, especially, could use those arm upgrades.
  9. M'Kyuun
    I'm happy with my first issue and won't be double-dipping, but It's a great figure, and there's an excellent argument to be made that it's the best official, and perhaps just simply the best ever, version of the character in toy form. That said, as mentioned earlier in the thread, while his bot mode is nigh perfect (needs better shoulder engineering), his vehicle mode is definitely his weakest and could use some work. But it still stands as one of the best figs thus far to come out of the SS86 subline.
  10. M'Kyuun
    These extinction films do so very little for me. Too much bombast, too much stuff happening too quickly, overdramatically, and unrealistically. They're pure spectacle, and not in a good way in my eyes. So very Hollywood. 😏
  11. M'Kyuun
    I understand nostalgia, but why would you ever want the old one when the new one looks like this? There's just no comparison.
  12. M'Kyuun
    I've long advocated for Silverbolt to be a B-1. the XB-70 would be cool, too, but the B-1 has far more in common with the Concorde, is an active military aircraft (I used to work on them- no picnic for hydraulics techs), and has plenty enough real estate to easily hide a robot in disguise. We can agree to disagree. I dig the B-2ish alt mode that Don Figueroa cooked up for Megatron. I see where you're coming from with the B-1, but honestly, I'd rather that alt mode choice went to Silverbolt. Moreover, the B-2's not exactly quiet - granted it's no B-1 in full burner on takeoff- you can feel that in your chest from 2-300 yards away, but it makes some noise. Likewise. I've just about quit on MP scale due to my severe lack of space. I'm running out of space for my mainline stuff, and there's still more coming that I want and will get, like the rest of the Combaticons (Bruticus is my favorite combiner). That said, if they start dipping once again into IDW designs and Megatron is on the table, as I mentioned, I wouldn't mind seeing his update upscaled to voyager or leader scale. I know those labels now refer more to budgets than actual sizes, but most of us have been in the game long enough to understand my meaning.
  13. M'Kyuun
    Yeah, I'm a bit fatigued with the same handful of characters getting iteration after iteration. however, when introducing a new line apart from others, it would be refreshing, IMHO, to introduce all new characters, but they just seem to want to stick to Prime, Megatron, Bumblebee, Starscream, and a few other main or popular characters. I get it, but I think we're well beyond time for some fresh characters with their own personalities and stories. I still very much like the old deluxe IDW stealth bomber Megatron, which was well done, but I'd welcome one at the voyager or leader class scale/price point.
  14. M'Kyuun
    That's impressive recollection. I struggle to remember what I bought let alone where I bought it a week ago. My memory was always terrible, but when you accumulate as much crap as I have, it kinda gets lost in the fog of time. Regarding G2, I can't say I feel a sense of FOMO. I far, far prefer the color schemes of the G1 toys- I never was a fan of gaudy color schemes- pastels and such. Yuck!😄 I applaud Takara, and Hasbro by extension, for doing something different. That said, I'm just not moved by the Timelines stuff. However, I wouldn't mind a Grimlock that turns into a Mark V tank (actually, I'd rather it was its own character without having to conform to Grimlock in any way shape or form, but it's already a thing). That said, I'm sure these will find an audience, especially among Japanese collectors whose history they embody. For those fans who complain that all Hasbro does is rehash G1, this is something new and different and definitely not G1, and that's a good thing, IMHO, even if it doesn't strike a personal chord.
  15. M'Kyuun
    Rodriguez, Cameron, and Co. should have been gearing up for the sequel immediately following the original. It stands, IMHO, as one of the best anime adaptations in a very short list thereof, and with all that a film of this nature requires, it would have been awesome had they actually been shooting scenes in anticipation of a sequel. I'm glad to hear that it hasn't been shelved or forgotten, but there doesn't really seem to be any real momentum either. That said, I loved the first film and I hope there's a second to give some sense of completion to the story. As to Alita's eyes, I thought they looked a bit much in early photos, but in the film, I thought they worked for the character. I thought her overall design was excellent- visible joints, the overlarge eyes- it sells the point that she's not exactly human but looks human enough to be acceptable in human society. And in her world, she looks downright normal, if boringly so, next to some of the other cyborg monstrosities running about. To, it's a nod to her animated look. Anyway, at least there's some hope for a sequel now. At the rate they were going, I was afraid it'd be more like the Star Wars sequels where all the main actors are in their 60s or 70s.
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