“Starscream?”
“NO! The other blue one he was amazing?” Two chicks at Hot Topic looking at Transformers shirts thinking they are in to the Transformers scene.
Custom Swerve Part 1
I have been looking at the Swerve mold, and it is amazing. So much sculpted detail however is left unpainted. I am going to rectify this by paining him myself. Unlike his older brother Sideswipe, his robot mode has a fair bit of paint applications on it. I am going to use the gold on the horns on his body and his chevy logo with some chrome silver to accent the rest of his body. Hopefully this makes him look more mechanical and amazing. Painting the detail it seems really fleshes out the detail Hasbro didnt paint due to budget restraints. Fine by me. I like customizing my figures. More info after I figure out what paint scheme i am going to give him. In addition, I might take away the bit behind his neck that prevents him from looking up. If I sand it really well and paint over it, it shouldnt be a problem and he will gain more head articulation. Updates will be coming on this series.
Revenge of the Fallen: Swerve Review
Today I nabbed a Revenge of the Fallen Swerve. He of course is an Autobot, and he is a redeco of Revenge of the Fallen Sideswipe. However, Swerve is pained in the colors of the G1 Sideswipe…so for all intensive purposes this is Sideswipe. This current incarnation is a 2009 Corvette which means he is a really sweet ride. Given that he is also colored red, hell i would like to own the giant version of the toy (the car itself). Unfortunately I am to poor so this toy will have to suffice, but this toy is cooler in other ways since he transforms into a robot. This is a trend I notice with most Bayformers: The toys usually transform inwards, and this toy really is no exception. in a cool piece of toy engineering the hood of the car form the wing kibble of this toy and the chest is the tail lights. Before you transform him, you will notice suspensions underneath him. I couldn’t tell how to transform by his undersides. It looked like a legit underneath of a car. Then the pieces went flying out and then formed into a robot worth what you pay for. The sides of the car form swords that are retractable forming cool elbow kibble or make him look like wolverine. In a nice touch the tires are the pivot of the swords and they use gears and are not triggered so no loose swords. The mech alive gimmick is the suspensions that are attached to his legs to help him walk which looks cool. I definitely recommend this Bayformer though I generally do not agree with the robot aesthetic of the franchise.
Toy Rating 4/5
+Complex Transformation
+Cool Vehicle and Robot modes
+Good use of Kibble and accessories
+Mech Alive gimmick makes sense
- Feet are wheels so not stable unless you can find the sweet spot
Triple Changer That Oddly Looks Like Springer and an Upgrade Kit For Bruticus
Bruticus gets and upgrade kit + Springer gets a good transformer though unfortunately not made by Hasbro. Good for them!!
Transformers:The War for Cybertron Trailer
IT HAS FRICKIN OMEGA SUPREME IN IT. This game quite possibly be the best game ever.
Transformers: The War for Cyberton
This Transformers game looks like its going to be really well done especially if they are taking cues from Gears of War. Plus, the War Within style, though Dreamwave, was really good.
Comic Review: The Transformers
A very pithy review of Mike Costa and Don Figueroa on Fanservice FTW. If you dont get Fanservice FTW, request it from you local ISP. I heard they have tons of funny pictures and other nifty things.
