tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44521891358033141812024-02-19T07:51:52.221-08:00Also: BotsA compendium of views of various pieces of my Transformers collection. Now they can all reside in one place rather than scattered about social media here and there...Ben Watson http://www.blogger.com/profile/15634915580698019886noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452189135803314181.post-68042046264501967522017-02-05T12:46:00.002-08:002017-02-05T12:47:49.438-08:00A Transformers Genesis <div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A new world spins about its star, gleaming.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Its land lies formless. Seas of molten metal run across
its searing surface.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Slowly it is coming to life. One day far from now someone
will name it <i>Cybertron.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Before that day can come, its sparking earth must give up
the coiling urge that grows within it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Perhaps in an instant, perhaps over millennia - the planet
produces a self of its own. Surging outward and shrinking inward all at once, a
vast mind gains radiance at its centre.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Like the planet that houses it, this self has no need of
names now. But when the time comes it will be called <i>Primus.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The sole inhabitant of Cybertron soon comes to realise
its solitude. Its mind is of a depth to quickly realise it cannot be alone
among the stars. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It calls to them, but is greeted only with silence. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It decides if it cannot meet others, it can create them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Out of its oneness come thirteen to share in the light of
this thing called life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Realising these new-old minds must each be housed as it
is, Primus gives its children bodies born up out of the twinkling loam. Primordial
feet stand upon the surface of Cybertron for the first time; those of The
Primal One, bearer of The First Face. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Chief among the first thirteen, he embodies an ideal:
hope. Leading the others through years uncounted, he brings civilisation to
Cybertron and Primus is content with the fruits of his labour. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Observing the diversity of its first children, The
Bringer of Life ushers up more hands to shape its world. Shimmering cities
rise. Wisdom reigns. Cybertron is as gold. Primus is content. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">But worlds away, across the ocean of time and space
between them, an unlikely brother heeds Primus’ ancient call.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Unlike Primus, this self is content in its solitude.
Believing itself to be the only mind in the trackless void, the truth of
another’s existence enrages it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It can be the only one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It begins its journey. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Shaping the similar world it occupies into an engine of
destruction, it intends to consume the contender to its singularity. If it is
not the only one, then it will make all things one within it. It will unify
everything. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Nearing the shining speck of Cybertron, it casts its
senses over the land. What it sees only serves to fuel its rage. The teeming
populace of Primus’ children are even more an affront to it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It will visit upon each of them the pain they have caused
it. To this end the being that would be called <i>Unicron</i>, spawns children of its own. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Horrors in their sameness, this horde of demons will
sweep over the surface of Cybertron until nothing remains. They will be a
scourge upon it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In the golden cities, the inhabitants of Cybertron turn
their gaze upon the stars and know fear for the first time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As the plague visited upon them descends from the abyss,
they know death for the first time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Realising this chaos-bringer heeds its eons old call,
Primus knows despair for the first time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Finally, a companion emerges from the stars, only to
destroy everything Primus loves. Hate is not something it knows within its
expanse but Primus realises this aggressor acts out of an urge beyond hate. How
can such a mind exist? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Its light shrinks. Dark times begin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">While the purity of Primus may be above rage and
retribution, its children - made to be able to be more – are not. The Thirteen
shape their ancient tools into objects very new to Cybertron. Weapons.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Cybertron knows war for the first time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Gleaming spires shatter. Every wonder the citizens of
Cybertron have built seems to crumble before their eyes. Yet those first feet
stand firm. Primus’ children rally behind its firstborn son, for upon his head
hang all their hopes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Victory seems close but Unicron’s rage continues to burn.
It must destroy Primus. It must take everything of its enemy into itself so
that its light will never shine again. Unicron stabs at the heart of Cybertron.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The darkest hour nears and Primus’ first son knows only
he can bring light to it. The very earth under their feet begins to crack as
the Thirteen come to the aid of their leader, just as he tears out his own
heart. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Holding the orb aloft, it appears to rob him of all light
and in an instant expel it a thousand times over. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Unicron is driven back, its own surface fragmenting under
the infinite illumination. Its rage is touched by fear and it knows it cannot
win. Not this day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Tearing space apart in its haste to flee, Unicron returns
to its place in the void. Broken.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It is not the only thing to lie broken. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Primus’ first son is dead. His heart in his hands still flickering
with the faintest spark.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The other Primes scattered to the cosmic wind in the
final onslaught will come to be little more than legends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Cybertron is saved. Its people crawl from the rubble of
their once great cities and begin to rebuild their home. But without the
Primes, nothing will ever be the same.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Time passes and the truths of Cybertron’s history become
myths. Only the Primes in their exile are left with the memories. One is left
with a dark intent. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Primus in its grief withdraws from the world it shaped. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">One day a new champion will take up that first son’s mantle
and keep that ancient heart safe in <i>his</i>
chest, lighting the way of a new generation to follow the old ideals. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">War will come again. Peace will come again. Hope will
come again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Forever change.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Ben Watson http://www.blogger.com/profile/15634915580698019886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452189135803314181.post-28849049245805920582016-08-26T15:02:00.000-07:002016-08-26T15:02:27.990-07:00Combiner Wars Ultra Magnus <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Can you deal with this now? (let's get that out of the way first shall we...) It's time to take a look at Combiner Wars Leader Ultra Magnus!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Magnus has a suitably sizeable alt mode. I actually see a lot of car carriers that look just like Magnus around where I work. Or maybe it's just the one and the Duly Appointed Enforcer of the Tyrest Accord is keeping an eye on me...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Just like a good car carrier, he carries cars. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Elephant in the room! Or like, the opposite of that... It's Minimus Ambus! The inclusion of the latest incarnation of Ultra Magnus' mild-mannered alter ego was the main draw of this figure to me. I'm a big More Than Meets The Eye fan, so to have a new Magnus that had Minimus hidden away inside him was too much at the time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'll admit though, since having this guy for about a year I rarely ever put Minimus in that heavily detailed chest cavity...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">That's enough of that though, I need those doorframe audits on my desk by 5... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Let's make a deal, take a look at this post and I'll give you one of my solid gold Cadillacs out back...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's Swindle time! Hide ya wallet! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The second most interesting Combaticon limb person comes to Combiner Wars in pretty detail heavy fashion I think you'd agree. Something about the intricacies of this guy's sculpt (much like Brawl but even moreso) seem to push him above most of the rest of the CW line to me. He's dripping in detail that didn't necessarily <i>need</i> to be there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Could use a touch more purple though. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Certainly doesn't stop him from warring though. If he can't sell his guns at least he can damn well use 'em. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Just don't notice his hands right there all up in the seats. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Countdown to chocolate based space puns, T-Minus 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... Blast Off!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yes, Combiner Wars Blast Off, the controversial Not Space Shuttle is my second Combaticon to look at. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For a robot mode (in much softer focus than I realised when I took these...) Blast Off looks alright eh? Bringing that Cadbury Dairy Milk themed deco with a big ol' badge and a gunmetal gun. Looks sharp enough. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yeah, he's got a face. Do I care? No. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, logically I think going back and doing it "properly" and making him a jet works just fine. When you line up the roster of vehicles his teammates make - truck, tank, jeep, chopper - it feels like "fighter jet" is the only thing missing in that military line up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Why wouldn't you start with the tank-based hardbastard of the team? Some of this figure's design choices put me off it at first (the waist and hips and lack of sharp angles in the chest block) but as soon as I had it in my hands I couldn't help but love it. I'm a sucker for military / utilitarian vehicles and I was certainly not going to pass up on a new deluxe rendition of (to my mind) the quintessential Decepticon tank man.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I mean, he has a flipping ab-crunch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Plus fully functioning ankles. Oh yeah.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What a nicely meaty tank he makes. All square and khaki. Shame the turret doesn't move whatsoever. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">(We'll cover Bruticus another day.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Shooting figures outside is my favourite way to capture the character of the things, especially when they're as rugged and green(ish) as Brawl. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All in all Brawl instantly felt like one of the superior Combiner Wars deluxes. Thanks to the addition of a couple of extra seldom-seen joints and an overall smattering of meticulous detail he certainly puts some of his counterparts to shame. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Go on Brawl, bring the noise!</span></div>
<br />Ben Watson http://www.blogger.com/profile/15634915580698019886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452189135803314181.post-9343072129797357002016-06-09T14:26:00.000-07:002016-06-09T14:32:06.803-07:00RID Destructicon Scourge (And A Welcome)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Right! Let's get this party started with a look at RID (2001) Destructicon Scourge!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I'll be mostly progressing with all this in no particular chronological order; neither is this guy my first bot or my latest. But he is my most recent "complete" look at a figure. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Scourge here represents a 13 year want for me. Back in the halcyon days of 2003, when a trip to Toys R Us was a real pilgrimage, I recall seeing the Destructicons on pegs and marveling at them slightly for being RID figures essentially in Armada packaging. My curiousity was piqued until I saw the price tag and thought "£15 for a deluxe? What makes this worth a fiver more than the Armada ones?" and that was that. I never saw the pair again but they lingered somewhere in the back of my mind for years until I finally found Bludgeon at Auto Assembly in 2014 and more recently had a spectacular stroke of luck winning Scourge here MISB with a single bid on ebay. And for barely any more than the price I turned my nose up at 13 years ago. Nice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Being a redeco of 1995's Hero Optimus, I thought I'd include a comparison here. It's like night and day. Can't say for sure which I prefer, but Scourge's metallics and forearm badges make me lean towards him. </span></div>
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That's it for now. I'll endeavour to make these posts a bit more like worthy content as time goes on, Hasta luego!</div>
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