I’m so behind on reviews and such. I promised myself, I’d keep this journal up to date, but alas! I’ll catch up with everything soon, but not right now. I don’t feel like writing reviews.

Today I got the Target Exclusive Burning Fallen. We went yesterday after I checked the availability online. It said our local Target had him, so we went. There was none out on the shelves, so we asked someone. I described it as best as I could, but her little device thingy wasn’t pulling anything up. We went back today with the DPCI, and the lady went and got one from the back. Happy days! ^_____^ I can’t have him until Christmas though. =( He’s much better looking in person though. =P

Okies! Time for a couple of photos. I’ll have a bigger, better entry soon, but I’m just too frustrated to concentrate on writing reviews and awesome things right now. XD





For the Optimus Fan Girls. =D






That’s all for now.

~Anton

Finally got my total fix! Or at least until a week or two from now when someone else will be begging me with sad eyes to buy them. *insert nervous laughter here* My three girls showed up these last couple of days and then today in Target I found a firey little Bionicle on sale that I had to buy. Impulse purchase sort of, but not a regret. =) Thanks to Sage, I did want him, but I didn’t think I’d pick up this soon. Oh well! He’s cute! So on to the reviews and then a rant later on, because it’s a toy related rant that I have to get out of my system.

Busou Shinki Angel Type, Arnval- I’ve been putting off buying her for quite some time, as there were other girls I wanted before her, but when a certain role in the new comic popped into my head I knew she was the only girl who could play it, so I had to buy her. I really like her now that I have her and have had the chance to pose and photograph her. She’s cute! I admit the blank stare on her face is a little difficult to work with. Most of the girls have a little bit of personality in their faces, but not Arnval. Or at least not this version of her. I didn’t get Tranche 2, because it was a little too expensive, but I plan on getting Tranche 2 in the near future. So yeah, this is the first edition Arnval. She has a few flaws. Her main breast plate falls off so easily, and her legs are a little loose, but other than that she’s like any of the other Shinkis. I haven’t had the time to take out her armor and put it on her, so I can’t comment on the armor yet. If you are considering getting her, I’d personally recommend getting Tranche 2 instead of the first edition. I’m sure it’s better quality, plus it comes with more accessories.



Busou Shinki Bat Type, Vespelio- I was sort of back and forth with her. One day I said I wanted her, the next day I was unsure. Then a couple of weeks ago I exploded into Vespelio obsession. I looked at the Fanmode reviews every single day and even started planning a role for her in the new comic (Still have no idea what her role will be yet). It seemed like everywhere I went there Vespelio was. =P Originally the order was only suppose to be Arnval and Graffias. XD When she arrived I was all sorts of happy. She was my favorite of this order and was naturally the last one to show up. But she’s here now, and that’s all that matters. Vespy on her own is adorable. She has two extra breast plates, sad/embarassed alternate face, little shoes, and hair pieces that replace her pony tails. Her armor can be made into several different things and probably even more things with a little bit of imagination and some other Shinki parts. Her armor can also combine with Graffias’ to make a dragon. That’s what mode I currently have their armor in, but I didn’t get any good pictures yet. =( I definitely recommend this Shinki if you have the cash. ^_^



Busou Shinki Scorpion Type, Graffias- Ninety percent nude girl oh my! Graffias sure isn’t wearing much, but stuff like that has never bothered me. XD Quite frankly I find her attractive. If it was a real girl and about five or six feet taller, I’d ask her to dinner. Okay I’m straying off of the actual review topic. Like Vespelio her armor can make quite a few different things. Personally I like the scorpion mode most. If I decide to take the dragon apart I’ll make the scorpion. Aside from the armor she comes with two alternate breasts plates, a grr smiley face, and high heeled boots. I usually keep her in the boots, because it makes her pretty tall. She’s taller than all the girls with them on. Her hair is pretty cool, but because of the way it is, it’s very difficult to turn her head to the side. Other than those minor flaws she’s amazing! I recommend her if money and parents permit. Her nudity might put some off.



Bionicles Glatorian Legends Ackar- I thought for sure Gelu would be the only one I bought of the Glatorian Legends, but Sage changed my mind with this guy’s presence in his latest comic update. He’s pretty farging awesome! Flame sword for the win! Easy to put together. I put him together rather quickly when I got home. Gelu helped. =D I like the fire/ice theme I have now. Could make for an interesting rivalry. All in all, I’m quite pleased with my purchase! My Ackar sends thanks to you, Sage! If you happen to read this. =P

Sadly I have no pictures of him yet, as I’ve only had him for a couple of hours. =) He’s scheduled for a photo shoot tomorrow. However, I do have more pictures of the girls. =)













~Anton

You know that feeling of “I’VE GOT TO HAVE THIS THING RIGHT NOW!!!”? That’s what I’m experiencing. It’s been three weeks and four days since my last new toy came into my life. Very rare, as I usually get at least one toy every week or two. I’ve been doing a bunch of work to earn a haul from my dad. This haul consists of three Shinkis, Long Haul, and possibly Legends Fallen. The hardest part now is just waiting to order this haul. To add to the “I’VE GOT TO HAVE THIS RIGHT NOW FEELING!!”, there is a super awesome Shinki that may or may not be coming out any time soon. Words can not describe my want for this Shinki. I say that about a lot of stuff, but she’s different. Reason behind the love/want/need? For as long as I can remember I’ve had a character called “Crystal” in my stories and role-playing world. Oddly enough she doesn’t look a thing like me and she doesn’t really have my personality either, but she’s me in a way. =P I’ve always wanted to find a picture or example of a girl that resembled Crystal. Well here she is!



If and when she ever comes out, she’ll be my avatar in my comics. I may buy two of her, if she’s not an exclusive. Then I can modify one completely into Crystal and keep one as Altrene. I also would like to get the black repaint version of her. So many awesome things yet to be released.

A couple of other “super” wants as I call them: Figma Drossel, Classics Devastator, Masterpiece Starscream, Figma Aigis, Figma Saber, Alternators Mirage, and Busou Shinki Arnval Tranche 2 Black Repaint Version.

Yeah, I still REALLY need a job.

~Anton

Words can describe the want for this toy.


I may be able to get her with her wave mate Graffias, but that won’t be decided until tomorrow evening. I’m paying my dad back for her if he lets me. If I order these girls from a certain place I may get another Waffebunny set or the Tsugura set for free. I’m not sure if that deal is still going on though. Anyway so the rest of my haul came in the mail last Saturday. The other two additions to the family were Revoltech Megatron and Revoltech Griffon. I loves them!

Revoltech Megatron: My second Revoltech Transformer. At first, I didn’t know about him. I thought he looked alright, but I didn’t plan on adding him to the collection until way later. However, I started seeing many pictures of him while I was looking up different Revoltech figures and was all of a sudden head over heels in love with him. =P So I bought him some money I got for my birthday. Plus he’s going to be a villain in my new comic. Hehe. Anyway Megatron is a little on the short side being a Revoltech. He, of course, doesn’t transform. His details are amazing though! I plan on picking up the reprolabels Revoltech upgrades for the extra show accuracy. He comes with a couple of different hands and not much else. I don’t even think he came with a display stand, but he doesn’t need it because he stands on his own quite well. I definitely recommend picking this guy up along with Revoltech Screamer. He’s not that expensive if you know where to look. =D





Revoltech Griffon with Aqua Unit: I was looking at different Revoltechs with my best friend, Alex and she pointed this guy out to me. I didn’t go look at him right away like I should have, but when I finally did I was like “MUST HAVE THAT GUY NOW!” I started looking at tons of different pictures of him and was sold instantly. I checked Amazon for a price and was amazed to find one for $6.99. Then I found out they had two versions of him. One with the aqua unit and one with wings. Naturally I liked and wanted the one with the wings more, but he was a little more than $6.99, and if I wanted Megs I couldn’t get that version just yet. But I plan on getting it soon. Anyway Griffon comes with a couple interchangable hands, a gun, stand and the aqua unit. He’s a neat little figure. Very shiny! Very posable! Cute as hell! At least to me. Poor thing is so scared of me. Haha! He got stuck with a fan girl. The picture below demonstrates his feelings. =P I recommend this guy!





Now for a bit of a rant, because toys are serious business. Haha. Last week sometime I had Voyager Long Haul in my hands. At the time, I was so unsure of him. I was worried I’d buy him and wouldn’t like him the end. So I put him back. I have all three of the other Constructicons and like them, but I was still unsure. Well I saw more pictures of Long Haul including a kick ass custom and was like “Why the hell didn’t I get him?” So, I went back to purchase him, and to my despair he was gone. Usually if I leave a figure behind it’ll still be there two days later, but that wasn’t the case with him. Now I’m kicking myself, because I want him so badly at the moment. I’ve been searching all over the place for him. =( Also Legends Fallen. I don’t even know how long I’ve been searching for that little guy. Every where I go they seem to have every Legend in the world, except him. And I’m not going to pay $15 to buy him offline when I can get him for $6 at the store. I know I should probably be more patient, but when you’re a plastic crack addict it’s hard. =P Gots to get that fix at least once every two weeks. Anyways so all I have left to on my ROTF wish list is:

Legends The Fallen
Voyager Long Haul
Leader Optimus Prime
Human Alliance Sideswipe
Deluxe Jolt
Human Alliance Barricade (When he comes out)
Leader Screamer (When he comes out)

And a few other odds and ends. But those are the main ones that I’m still waiting to acquire. I’m waiting for leader Optimus to come down in price a little before I buy him. Did I ever mention I was finally sold on him?

~Anton

Three parts of my five part haul came today in the mail. Busou Shinki Waffebunny, Beast Wars Transmetal Megatron, and Alternators Battle Ravage. More great deals on awesome toys. =) On to the reviews and pictures.

Busou Shinki Waffebunny- She’s not really a full Shinki, just more like a armor set. But I bought the set mainly for my other Shinkis, but I plan on buying a blank black body for Waffebunny in the future. Or who knows, maybe I’ll change my mind and just give her armor to whoever it looks the best on. Right now it’s on my Angel Strarf. It looks damn good on her too! The set comes three different, awesome guns and a couple of swords. Very nice for my other Shinkis use. There are currently little symbols on some parts of the armor, and I fully intend to change those symbols to Decepticon symbols. I’ve seen someone adorn their Shinkis with Autobot symbols before, but I had the Con symbol idea a long time ago so I don’t think it’s copying. =P My girls are ‘Cons like me. Of course in my lair, Decepticons aren’t exactly “bad”. At least not all of them. Anyways, I recommend this set if you are into Shinkis and want some extra armor and weaponry for them to play with. ^^ In the picture she is not wearing all of the armor just bits and pieces.





Alternators Battle Ravage- My least favorite Alternator of the ones I’m going to get at this time. He’s not a mistake, but he’s not the best purchase ever either. I got him for a pretty good deal so I’m not complaining. His alt mode is a Corvette. It looks pretty cool, but if you know me then you know I don’t get these guys for their vehicle modes. =P The Transformation was pretty easy. I was watching a video review that included the transformation and I got it pretty quickly. He has a lot of kibble on his legs which I’m not to pleased about. I’m debating modding him a bit so he looks better since he’ll never be in vehicle mode. The robot mode, aside from the kibble, is pretty neat looking. He, of course, has a cat head which looks okay on the body. At first I didn’t think so, but after seeing different pictures of him around I changed my mind. I almost decided against getting him, but I knew I probably wouldn’t find another for that price any time soon, and I did want him. All in all, I’d say get him. He’s pretty neat.



Now my favorite part of this haul so far! Beast Wars Transmetal Megatron- One of my fondest childhood memories. Of all the toys I remember having he’s the one I remember most. I was incredibly obsessed with his beast mode. I know he never left that mode. When he arrived today he was in robot mode. I knew that’d change by the end of the day. To be honest, I’m not too fond of his robot mode. It looks pretty show and accurate and all, but the face just has a fixed “grrrr” or “I need to go to the bathroom” look on it that is not cute at all. Whereas the beast mode’s face is adorable! So yeah, he’ll be in beast mode all the time. The transformation is really simple. I did it without any instructions or video reviews, which I’m usually not so good at. The alt mode is a t-rex, of course. Purple metallic and copperish brown color combo, which I actually like, despite my hatred for any color related to brown. He’s definitely my favorite Beast Wars toy ever and I recommend him if you can find him for a decent price. I heart the Junkion Exchange on the TFW boards! Reunited me with my fondest childhood memory. =D





I hope to get the rest of my haul tomorrow, as I’m super excited about the other two guys. Then next week I get to order two Shinkis. It will also put me in debt, because I’m paying my dad back for these girls since he says he won’t buy me any more toys except for my birthday and Christmas.

In other news. My Partio’s missing her foot. =( I’m so bummed, because she’s my favorite Shinki ever and her paw feet are one of my favorite things about her. =( I hope I find it.

A couple more pictures before I leave.









This accidental picture is hilarious.


~Anton

I had a great birthday this year, and not only because of the presents. But I am here to talk about new additions in this journal and I did get some on my birthday. ^.^ Here’s a picture of my haul.



And on to the reviews.

Revoltech Fraulein Pocco- First off, let me get the bad out of the way. As much as I love the look of this figure, I hate the fact she is so flimsy. I’m already going to have to break out glue on a brand new toy. That’s very disappointing because she was a gift. Her arm “broke” off at the elbow and another small piece snapped off accidentally while trying to play with her. Revoltechs are nice because usually you can just snap the pieces back on, but the Fraulein line is a quality nightmare I’ve heard. It sucks, because I really want to be able to play with her and not just look at her. Enough rambling and on to the good. The details on her are outstanding! She looks so life like. She comes with extra hands and a lovely sword, but not much else. Aside from the fear of breaking her, she is pretty posable. I would say I recommend her, but I’d be lying. If you can stand the quality issues and have the skills to repair her then I’d say go for it. If not pass on her.

Bionicle Mcdonalds Happy Meal Krika- I wanted this toy, because I heart Krika so much! What’s cuter than a little version of Krika? My only complaint with this little guy is the fact his can’t look up, but what can you expect from a Happy Meal toy? I also wish his gun was detachable. He’s actually pretty awesome despite what he is. An excellent addition to the collection, if I do say so myself. And one of the biggest surprises this birthday.

ROTF Deluxe Stalker Scorponok- I have and love the original deluxe Scorponok, so when I saw this guy I had to have him. He’s a straight up repaint of the original so if you have the original you know what to expect. I love his color scheme! I just love this mold a lot, it being one of the first molds I ever got.

ROTF Deluxe Arcee- I only wanted her for her bike mode and it doesn’t disappoint. I wish the colors were more screen accurate, but that’s not a big deal. The side car is a nice little touch. It can fit Littlest Pet Shop kitties in it so that’s a bonus for me. I’d recommend her if you’re into motorcycles.

ROTF Human Alliance Bumblebee- This present was one of those I picked out myself, and the day I did I thought it was a huge mistake. I kept asking my dad if we could take it back, but he wouldn’t let me. I’ve heard nothing but good things about this toy, but I’m not a huge fan of Bumblebee and almost couldn’t justify spending $30 on a Bumblebee. I haven’t really played with him much, but the short time I did I liked him alright. Enough for him to stay in the collection. I wish he had two hands instead of a gun arm. I may may repaint it him or sell him if I end up thinking he needs to be in the pink box.

surprise ever seen in my life and I’m just as happy as can be that he’s in my collection. The other three in the set are Ironhide (vehicle mode), Megatron (tank mode), and Optimus (Power up version). I ended up giving the Optimus to Alex and I may put the Ironhide in the pink box. I like the Megatron, but not as much as Fallen! Every time I pick the little guy up I laugh. For the Fallen alone, I recommend this set.

ROTF Ice Cream Truck Twins- As some of you might know, I dislike the twins strongly. Well I happen to adore this ice cream truck and I don’t care if it is the twins I had to have it. My only complaint is his hood won’t stay shut for some reason. I don’t know if mine is broken or I’m just not doing something right. I hope reprolabels comes out with an upgrade thingy so I can make the truck screen accurate. I may have to put “Autobot suck my popsicle” instead of what it says in the movie though. =P

HTS Exclusive Underwater Art Pony- It’s been a long time since I’ve added a new Little Pony to the collection and this was just the one I wanted next! She was quite a nice surprise from Alex. The pony is so me in every way. Horses have always been in my top five favorite animals, I’m a water child at heart and right now I’m in love with the color blue. Pony + Water + Blue = One happy kitten! She looks great next to my other ponies and looks great in the collection! A must have for My Little Pony collectors.

Bionicle v9 Thornatus- The second Bionicle vehicle set in my collection. Just one more vehicle set to go and I’ll be finished with Bionicles until they release something else that catches my interest. This set is neat and HUGE! It was pretty hard to put together and it took a whole afternoon to finish. I don’t know what the driver’s name is, but I’m not to fond of him anyway. See a trend here with me? I love Bionicle vehicle sets, but usually dislike the dudes they come with. He will make an excellent villain for my comic though. Once I’m finished using this thing in my comic I plan on repaint it and modding it slightly so I can give it to Gelu or Gresh. Anyways, like I said, the thing is pretty big. The coolest thing about it? Krika parts! I think that’s one of the main reasons I fell in love with this set. It gave me a great idea for my comic. I recommend picking up this set if you can. It’s pretty expensive, but in the end worth it’s $70 price point.

ROTF Voyager Grindor- The main event of my birthday! =P Alright, it should be obvious why this is one of my favorite ROTF toys, despite he is a straight up repaint of TFTM Blackout. The colors work well on him. I hearts the mini stalker Scorponok! If you already have Blackout, then you know what to expect. I HEART GRINDOR!!! If only you knew how I always say his name. =P

Alright that’s all from my birthday haul. Next is my post birthday haul. =P I’m about to make a pretty big purchase with some money I received and earned in the past week. Three Shinkis, Two Revoltechs, an Alternator and a childhood memory are coming soon. I’m also looking around for more Krikas. I want to buy three more Krikas for a future project. I should have bought the two that were shelf warming at my local Target for the longest time. Now they’re gone. =(

~Frenzy

The second season of Comic Fluff is finished and the teaser/prelude to Season Three is in the works as we speak. I’m excited to start the final season of CF. Lots of things to clear up and finally develop.

Anyways this entry is about two new additions. They were both early birthday presents from my dad. First up is the Bionicle Baranus v7 set. I don’t have any picture to accompany the Baranus, as I haven’t snapped any decent pictures of it yet. I will go ahead and review it though. First thing to be said: I HEART THIS SET! There are three parts to this set: Sahmad, The Spikit (spelling?) and the vehicle itself. I’ll start with Sahmad or the rider. I don’t really like this guy, but I bought the set for the other two parts anyway. He’s the nice of the $6 Bionicles. Orange, black and a little bit of grey. He’d be cool to have out around Halloween. He comes with a cool looking weapon and a whip. Like I said I don’t really like this guy much, but he makes for a good villain. Secondly is the Spikit or the two headed beast. I’m not sure if I’m spelling “Spikit” right. Anyways the beast is really cool. Nice green, grey and black color combination. Two heads. Pretty posable. Very fun! He pulls the chariot around by chain. Last is the vehicle itself, which resembles that of a chariot that, as mentioned above, the beast pulls around by chain. I think the thing is wicked cool, and I had so much fun putting it together. Alone it looks just as awesome. The chariot is mostly dark grey with light grey and black pieces here and there. Big spikes. Rolls very nicely (it’s on wheels). Very fun! It’s one of my favorite birthday presents so far. I really need to get some good pictures of this thing.

Second addition is Dengeki Strarf bis or Angel Strarf as most call her. I wanted her so badly and finally she is my collection! I was surfing Ebay one day and I saw one for a great price that could not be ignored. My dad decided he’d get her for me as an early birthday present. The original plan was to wait until my actual birthday before he gave her to me, but she showed up and I just couldn’t wait to open her. It’s my lack of will power. =P Anyways, she comes with pretty much all the same armor as the regular Strarf bis, but it’s all white instead. Angel herself has light blue hair, and unlike devil Strarf, is white all over and has blue eyes. Very pretty!

Angel!


Angel vs. Devil Strarf


Lix took this picture and I edited it.


I’m in the middle of a shelf remodel. All my toys are on the floor waiting for me to get done with my break so I can rearrange them. I’m taking pictures of most of the collection and I’m thinking about posting it here. Next Thursday and Friday I’ll have more reviews and pictures. =D Tata for now.

~Frenzy

Another picture saved from the lake incident. Krika looks perfect in water. But he didn't like bath time when he returned home. =P Anyways since there aren't any new noms to review I guess I'll just talk about Alternators. Tee! The Alternators line has just recently started to catch my interest. I got a hold of Shockwave and Ravage, and I must say I'm impressed. Not many of them appeal to me for some reason though, but the ones that do will probably end up being favorites in the collection. I've talked about wanting Nemesis Prime and Jazz in the past, but I've added a couple of more to the wish list. Thank you comic makers over on the TFW2005 funnies board! I swear I discover some of the coolest toys while reading AWESOME comics. The newest additions to the wish list are Mirage, Grimlock, Wheeljack and Battle Ravage. I may get Hound too, if the one I saw at the local comic store is still there. I've seen all of these guys in the past, but it wasn't until the last couple of days that I REALLY started liking them. Then, as of two hours ago, they were added to the wish list. I especially want Mirage at the moment, because of the last comic I read. His face! Gah! I fall in love with toys WAY too easily. It's a disease I'm telling you! =)

Another Transformer related thing I've been obsessing over lately is the Cassettes. Maybe it's because of Ravage, but I love those little things. I want to have a tiny army of them once I get my job and have the money to buy those Encore sets.

I'm just about finished with Comic Fluff Season Two. Three more giant updates and I'm ready to start the third and final season of Comic Fluff. After Season Three I'm starting a brand new comic that I'm SUPER excited about. Season Three should take a month or two to complete so the new comic is coming in Late September or sometime in October. I do want to do a preview picture next month sometime since I might be getting the main character for my birthday. I've got to build lots of sets, get the characters for the new comic and further my photo shop skills, because I want the new comic to be WAY better than Comic Fluff. Better pictures, better character development, better dialogue, better settings, better EVERYTHING! Pretty soon I'm going to post all of Season One and Two in my journal for anyone who wants to read through it without all the comments. ^.^

Anyways I'm off to bed. It's getting late and I have to prep for Alex's arrival tomorrow afternoon. I've got loads of cleaning to do.

Since I’m leaving for Alex’s tomorrow I figured I write this entry before I leave. Plus I need something to do to help me get tired faster. It’s two in the morning and I’m wide awake. Honestly, I wish I wasn’t. I need sleep! But anyway, this journal is for toys not my need for sleep! =P So anyways Voyager Grindor is out!!! Zo my gosh, I want him!!! And the worse part about it is, I just told my dad the Bionicle I purchased the day before yesterday was the last until my birthday. =( Oh well. Avoid stores and I’ll be fine. Anyways, I completed a birthday wish list the other day and I’ll post it here for the hell of it.

Internet

Limited Busou Shinki Strarf bis
Figma 038 Disney Fire Ball Drossel
Figma 002 Suzumiya Haruhi
BBTS Exclusive Unicron.com Accessory Set 06
Shadow Commander Trailer Set
Busou Shinki Tiger Tigris
Busou Shinki Scorpion Type Graffias
Masterpiece Starscream
Fraulein Revoltech #011 Hasegawa Haruka
Transformers Kiss Players Position Cassette e-Hobby Exclusive Set
Revoltech Ultra Magnus
Vintage My Little Pony Whirly Twirl
Alternators Jazz/Meister
My Little Pony Underwater Art Pony
Beast Wars Fuzors Silverbolt
Beast Wars Fuzors Quickstrike
Black Hybrid Prime
Revoltech Pocco
Busou Shinki Limited Ninja Fubuki


Retail Stores

ROTF Voyager Grindor
Lego Bionicle: Baranus (8994)
ROTF Scout Scalpel
ROTF Legend The Fallen
Human Alliance Bumblebee with Sam
ROTF Deluxe Stalker Scorponok
ROTF Scout Ejector
ROTF Voyager Long Haul
ROTF Deluxe Arcee
ROTF Deluxe Ice Cream Truck Twins

I put way too much stuff on there so there was variety, plus I really like making lists. I’ll be happy with anything I get on my birthday though. ^^

Anyways this entry is about my latest toy purchase AKA my early birthday present. It’s Glatorian Legends Gelu! The second cutest Bionicle in the world. Sorry, but Krika is always first. ^^ I HEART this guy SO much. I saw this guy at Toys R Us the other day, but didn’t get a really good look at them, then I stumbled upon a picture of him and HAD to have him. He’s the only one of the new summer sets that I’m interested in other than the Baranus set. All the others look nice, but I’d rather spend my money on toys that will be played with more (TFs and Shinkis). Like I’ve said in the past, I like Bionicles, but they’d never be a full blown collection for me. I pick up the ones I like and that’s really the end of that. I only have two mistakes, and the mistakes have grown on me enough to earn their keep. Moving on, this is suppose to be about Gelu. Anyways Gelu is an awesomely awesome little dude. He was fun to put together and he’s even more fun to play with. I put him together while I was with my grandpa at the lake. Before my camera incident, I must have taken at least a hundred pictures of him. His body, in my opinion, is a little plain, but once you put his mask and snow flake shoulder things on he’s AMAZING! I love his color combination and I can’t wait until the winter time to take awesome pictures of him in the snow. That is, of course, if we get any snow this year. If your into Bionicles and see this guy I’d recommend picking him up. Well worth the $13. Also if you have a Metus, you can steal his shield for Gelu. He looks wonderful with it. Unfortunately I didn’t get any pictures of that. =(







That’s all for tonight. I must try to get some sleep now.

~Anton

It’s been a long time since I last updated this. I had a lot of reviews to do, but I’ve decided to narrow it down to just a few new toys (Alt Ravage, Busou Shinki Limited Howling, Busou Shinki Ach, Bionicles Gali and Legends Grindor). If you want a review on any of the other new toys I got and never reviewed let me know.

ROTF Legends Grindor- Straight up repaint of legends Blackout. Any guesses as to why I had to have it? =P I found this little guy hiding in the back. I had no idea he was out yet, but I was looking for Legends The Fallen and Scout Scalpel when I found him. I bought him with a Littlest Pet Tiger after I didn’t find The Fallen or Scalpel. He’s a very cute little thing and goes nicely with Blackout and Desert Blackout. I can’t wait for the voyager version.

Bionicles Gali- I was really excited about her, because she looked super cool in pictures and even on the front of the box. Plus a good friend of mine said she was worth a purchase. But when I finally got her and put her together I wasn’t as pleased as I thought I’d be. =( But it’s no one’s fault but my own, I guess I didn’t look at enough pictures. I do like the little antenna things on her head and also her gun. I don’t know, maybe she’ll be like Vorox and slowly start to grow on me. In the mean time she’s in the closet with the other Bionicles other than Krika.

Alt Ravage- I finally got Alternators Ravage! He’s so CUTE!!! After seeing him at the local comic shop, and not being able to get him, because of the insane price, I decided I would hunt for a cheaper one. I posted a “wanted” thread in my favorite forum and within the same evening I had several people offering me one. I took the cheapest one and sent the money. One week later I was the proud owner of this bad boy. His vehicle mode is beautiful, but since I bought him for the cat mode, he won’t be in his vehicle often. The transformation is sort of complicated, but thanks to the help of a video on YouTube I got it pretty quickly. The cat mode is awesome. My favorite part about him is his face and paws. Awesome toy! If you can find one for a decent price he’d be worth the purchase.



Limited Edition Busou Shinki Dog Type Howling- I thought for sure I’d never get this girl. I haven’t seen one on ebay for a long time, and the last time I did they were going for over $90. I got mine for a great price! Limited Howling doesn’t come with much, but she’s so freaking adorable it doesn’t even matter. =P My favorite thing about her is her tail with the little kitty looking thing hanging off of it. I know she’s a dog, but the little thing looks like a kitty. =P Neat figure! She’ll probably end up being one of my most played with toys.



Busou Shinki Trike Type Ach- I have wanted Ach ever since I got Yda (her sister). Now she’s finally in the collection and I didn’t pay an arm and a leg to get her. Like Limited Howling, I got a great deal on her. Ach comes with some cool stuff. I adore her trike. I had to have her armor in trike mode as soon as she arrived and that’s how it’ll stay. Now to fix Yda’s trike and we’ll be in business. ^^ My favorite thing about Ach, other than the trike, is her boots and alternate breast plate. I love how the boots are almost pointed, but she can still stand in them. Like any of the other Shinkis, she’s super posable and awesome. Definitely worth the money. =D



I think I’ve finally decided what I’m going to do with all the “unwanted” toys in my collection. Also known as the residents of the pink box. I know I made a rule a long time ago not to sell any of the toys I get, but there are just so many new awesome toys coming out and since my job hunting isn’t going well, I’ve got to do something. If I don’t have a job by the end of next month, I’m going to put the majority of the those toys up for sale. =( I may also sell most of my Universe toys for the Henkei versions, as I’m starting to like them better.

Toy purchases will be light the rest of this month and half of next month, because my birthday is next month. =)

I leave you with a couple more pictures.







~Anton

Alright this entry is mainly about Revenge of the Fallen, but first I’m going to post some of the collages I’ve been making in the past couple of weeks.









Alright if you haven’t seen Revenge of the Fallen yet don’t read past here.

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I ♥ Ravage!



Yes I do. ROTF Ravage has to be one of my favorite ROTF toys so far. No pictures of him yet, because it’s been too farging hot to take the toys outside and take super awesome pictures of them. Hopefully it cools down a little one of these days so I can have another outdoor toy photo shoot. I may do a few indoor shoots, other than comic related things in the mean time.

Tomorrow is going to be a super awesome day! Revenge is finally here!!!! MWHA! We’ll be at the theater by eleven PM so we can get in and get good seats. And, as nerdy as this is, I’m taking my ROTF Ravage along with me. I wish I could go to sleep and not wake up until six AM, but every time I lay down to do so something gets me back up. I’m really tired at the moment due to the lack of sleep haunting me. I actually tired to go to sleep at a decent hour these past couple of nights, but I end up going to bed later than usual, because of all my tossing and turning.

No reviews or anything in this entry, because like I said I’m tired and don’t have the will to do that stuff right now. I will say that new Shinkis are coming my way soon. I got an excellent deal on two that I’ve been wanting for the longest time. Just for the hell of it here’s the next fifteen items on my wish list.

Busou Shinki Type Tiger: Tigris
Busou Shinki Type Scorpion: Graffias
Busou Shinki Limited Angel: Strarf
Masterpiece Starscream
Transformers Kiss Players Position Cassette e-Hobby Exclusive Set
Revoltech Ultra Magnus
Mcdonalds Happy Meal Krika Toy
Vintage My Little Pony Baby Whirly Twirl
My Little Pony Underwater Art Pony
Busou Shinki Limited Type Ninja: Fubuki
Energon Shockblast
Transmetal 2 Prowl
Beast Wars Mega Transmetals Megatron
Alternators Jazz
Busou Shinki Type Fighter: Asuka

~Anton

The entry title is a very bad joke between Lix and I. Only she will understand. Haha! Lots of reviews to do. Not many pictures to accompany, but I’ll get around to posting some awesome pictures soon. So here it goes. Here are a few long overdue reviews of the first ROTF haul.

Legends Starscream- Cute little figure. He’s a straight up repaint of the first legends Screamer with some added tattoos or war paint. What ever you want to call them. Not really much else to say about him. He’s a legend. If you’re a Screamer fan and liked the first release pick him up.

Robot Replicas Starscream- I heart robot replicas! Plain and simple. I’m going to fix mine up with a new paint job when I get better at customs. I love this guy. A great little figure. I dislike the fact he doesn’t have interchangeable hands. I can’t change the gun to a regular hand unless I buy another. If you’re a fan of non-transforming Transformers or Screamer than get him. He’s pretty damn cool. =D

Legends Jetfire- This guy cracks me up. Little landing gear cane that he can smack people with. I love it! I can’t wait for the leader version. For a legend he is pretty awesome. Alex opened hers the day we got them and I couldn’t stop fiddling with him. He’s so adorable!

Deluxe Rampage- This was one of my most anticipated deluxes and surprisingly I’m not as impressed with him as I thought I’d be. Of course I’ve been super busy and haven’t had the time to really mess around with him. I don’t think I have him transformed right either so when I get a minute I’ll have to watch a video and do it correctly. Maybe that’ll change my mind.

Deluxe Sideswipe- I haven’t really done anything with him yet. He’s still in vehicle mode while most everyone else is in robot mode. He was the last one I opened of the haul. I may get around to transforming him one day so I can see how I like his robot mode. His vehicle mode is a very sleek corvette. Very nice!

Deluxe Preview Bumblebee- Unless the Human Alliance Bumblebee wins me over, this is the only Bumblebee I’ll be getting from the ROTF line. I’m not much of a Bumblebee fan and I really don’t like the deluxe mold, but I liked this Bumblebee’s face so I got him. I didn’t like the cannon arm so I switched the arm with Premium Bee’s and put the Premium version away. I just need to paint it so it matches. I wouldn’t recommend this figure unless you adore the movie Bumblebee mold.

Deluxe Sideways- The only regret of this purchase. I really don’t like this guy at all or maybe it’s just his legs. I don’t know. Mine was super loose and just ugh, but that’s fixable with a little glue or nail polish. I really don’t like the feet on his guy. In the future when I get really awesome at customs I may give him someone else’s feet and a new paint job so maybe I’ll like him more. Fix the flaws! =P

Deluxe Chromia- I bought this for her motorcycle mode only. I wanted a motorcycle for my Shinkis and she looks so awesome in that mode so I got her. She will probably never be in robot mode because I’m not much on that mode.

Deluxe Preview Soundwave- A little on the short side, but all in all awesome. I like the way he looks so he deserves a nice spot on my shelves. Plus Lord Megatron demanded I get him. Great little figure I think.

I thought I’d be able to make it through reviewing all of them, but I’m getting tired so I’ll review the rest tomorrow some time. Here’s a picture of my last haul before I go. I HEART THIS HAUL!!!!!



~Anton

Whew! I’ve had a long week. I’m really tired so this will probably a little rushed, but I wanted to write a journal entry before bed. So yeah no reviews this time, but tomorrow I’ll review all the new plastic crack. I finally got Fallen. Oh he’s so farging awesome! I just love him to death. He has to be my favorite ROTF toy so far (along with Screamer). I had to go half way across town to obtain this Fallen that I wasn’t sure would be there in the first place. But there he was waiting for me along with his brother. Alex and I both got a Fallen of our own. A full review and pictures of him are coming tomorrow. I have many plans for this toy in my comic and hopefully they are as awesome as I believe they are. =D

Before I head off to recharge I leave this eye candy for you. I was messing around with our new camera the other day and I think I got some great shots. =)









Must obtain more skateboards for the girls, so they aren’t fighting over this one.




I now have 8,000 something photos that I have to go through one of these days. -.- The majority of them are pictures of the cats and the collection.

Later!

~Anton

First before I begin this entry I have to say [KRIKA!] Alex is shouting random things as I write. I’m writing down everything she says. What she is saying is in the brackets.

Alrighty we’re into the second day of June. Twenty-two days until Revenge of the Fallen. I got a big ROTF haul in the last few days. My will power broke and I opened all of them, but I already proved to myself once that I could wait long periods of time without [Brightfeather is going to whip Jetfire’s ass.] opening new figures. I didn’t open any new figures until Christmas last year and I made the pact in June. Why make myself do that again? Anyway [*fart noise followed by moaning*] I’m going to review Voyager Screamer and the latest Shinki in this entry. Everyone else will be reviewed in the next entry and you’ll get a HUGE photo dump for your viewing pleasure. [Ultra Magnus Here.] Here are the pictures of my haul before I opened them all. Friday morning I got: Voyager Starscream; Legends Starscream and Jetfire; [CHI!] Deluxe Sideways, Sideswipe, Chromia, Soundwave, Bumblebee, and Rampage; and Robot Replicas Starscream.



Saturday morning I got Voyager Optimus Prime and Demolishor; Starscream Keychain; and Robot Replicas Jetfire.



I’m still looking for Voyager Fallen. I want him SO badly. Some time soon I’ll also be getting Leader Megs; Voyager Mixmaster and Megs; Legends Megs; Robot Replicas Megs, Skids, Ratchet, and Ironhide; and Gravity Bot Starscream. Now on to the reviews and couple of pictures.

ROTF Voyager Starscream- I love this guy! A HUGE improvement over the first voyager Screamer. [I GOTZ MYZ REVENGE OF DE FALWEN WOBOT WEPLCA SCREAMOR!!!] I love the little mech alive gimmick. HE HAS HANDS!!! Oh my Primus, no one knows how much it bothers me when figures [Joey Charms, he’s magically delicious!] don’t have hands. Unless of course the character doesn’t have hands then it’s okay. Starscream is an awesome figure! Well worth the $20 or how ever much he is.



Busou Shinki Limited Edition Mizuki- [MOO!] This is the Shinki that I wouldn’t reveal for a while, but I wanted to go ahead and review her, because I have some awesome pictures to post of her. This is Mizuki, a repaint of the Shinki called Fubuki. The only difference between the two is the color scheme and Mizuki comes with gorgeous white angel wings. Very beautiful figure! I always say my Shinkis are cute or adorable, but Mizuki is beautiful! Simply stunning! She was quite a bit of money, but she was worth it to me. She has to be my second favorite Shinki in the world. [Ummmm.....ow...... ummmm....I don’t know what to say................ MIGHTY SHOCKWAVE!!!!] Next on my Shinki wishlist is Graffias, Ach and Tigris.



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Six days from now Alex and I will hopefully be inside of Toys R Us getting new Revenge of the Fallen plastic crack. I can’t wait! I know I won’t be able to open anyone, but Screamer, but it’ll be awesome on the 24th when I open them all at once. NOMMY PLASTIC CRACK!!! =P I believe Ally and I are going to have a mini party on Saturday too. One month from today I’ll be sitting inside a movie theater taking in all of the awesome sauce. The previews alone drove me insane and I can’t imagine what the movie is going to do to me. Alex or my dad is going to have to pick my jaw up off of the ground after the movie is over.

Yesterday was the very last episode of Transformers: Animated. I can’t believe Animated is over. It was such a wonderful series. Beautiful characters! A great story! Awesome toys! Just wonderful. Animated you will be missed dearly! I have to admit I cried several times during that last episode, for many reasons. I hope we get more Animated figures in the future, because I was really wanting Arcee, Electrostatic Soundwave, Blackout, and Rodimus Prime along with many others. =( ROTF will satisfy me for now, but what happens when it’s over? I suppose I’ll just have to wait and find out.

This will probably be my last entry here until Saturday. I’ll have Screamer to review and pictures of my haul. ^_^ Speaking of hauls. I got a mini haul the other day at Target: A few ROTF books and Activators Dirge. He and Blackarachnia are waiting patiently for the 24th so they may be released into the world. I really need some new shelves badly. I’m almost to the point of running out of room again. =/

~Anton

No pictures tonight. I’ve been hanging out with Alex over the weekend and didn’t have the time to take any. I was going to take some tonight, but I’m pretty worn out from all the weekend activities. Plushie Shockwave’s photo shoot as well as quite possibly the longest update of Comic Fluff to date is on the schedule tomorrow.

I’m going to have to remodel the lair one last time. I’m getting sick of the set up and the fact my many stuffed animals don’t have a nice place to be set up. I want to buy some of those net things that go in the corners for my stuffed animals to be displayed on. It’ll keep all the ones that don’t have a spot on the bed off the floor and away from the beast (dog). Maybe one day when the lair is finally completed, I’ll give a tour in the form of many pictures or a video.

I don’t believe I reviewed the newest Shinki, Valona. Aside from new Shinkis and ROTF Voyager Starscream this will be the last toy review until June 24th. As I mentioned in the last entry I’m not opening any new Transformers (other than Screamer) until June 24th. I cleared a space to put all these unopened toys and so far the only inhabitant is Beast Machines Blackarachnia. I got her in the mail the other day. Anyway on to the review with no pictures to accompany it.

Busou Shinki Succubus Type: Valona- Strarf’s wicked little sister. I love her! Of course I love all the Shinkis that come into the collection, because they are all so freaking cute! Cute alternate face and breast plate, cool armor, wings, axe, blue hair, sweet shoes, and a kick ass tail. That about sums up Valona. She is an awesome addition to the family. This is the eleventh Shinki in the collection. The invasion continues. = P I believe the invasion spread to Alex as well, because she got a Mao Chao and a Howling last week. I officially name them my secondary collection to Transformers. I’ve lost interest in the new Littlest Pet Shop pets and My Little Ponies (I’m liking the vintage MLPs and older Littlest Pet Shop Pets better, and a few have crept on to my wish list), and I’ve always been selective with Bionicles, but I like almost all of the Shinkis. Therefore they are a good choice for a secondary collection.

Last thing before I go to bed. This week’s episode of Transformers: Animated was just lovely. How am I going to make it through the week?! I want to see the final episode, but at the same time I don’t want it to end. Anyway about this episode. Shockwave is just...... *melts* He’s just so damn cute and he gets cuter every time I see him. I finally got my wish. I got to see Shockwave and Megs standing side by side. Beautiful! My next story has to portray them as lovers, because I believe they’d be a beautiful couple and I have yet to write a fan fiction were they are together. There I go straying from the topic at hand. I loved Prime’s flashback and his new upgrade. Plus the return of Femmescream. I really like her. Then Screamer getting his body back and Megs destroying it again, priceless. And of course, all the Shockwave stuff. *giggles* Poor Shockwave can’t get a break. He gets thrown around and molested by the jealous Lugnut. Lugnut’s jealousy cracks me up. Great episode! I’m itching to see part two. But it possibly means bye-bye Animated. =(

~Anton

I don't have much to say, because it's almost one AM, and there's a bad storm heading this way so I need to turn off my computer soon. I just had to post this entry, because a very awesome new Shockwave item came the day before yesterday. At this time Blackout and Shockwave are the only two favorite characters I plan on trying to buy everything ever made of them and any custom items I can get my hands on. This is a custom Animated Shockwave plushie made by the lovely puppylove. She sent me pictures some time last week and I squealed for a few minutes like the little fan girl I can be sometime, but when it arrived to my house Monday I squealed and giggled for an hour or two. =P I couldn't put him down. He's just so damn huggable and cute! Little Vitulus is crazy about him. She describes him as the big, squishy version of Mighty Shockwave. I'm VERY happy with him, and he's definitely going to be one of my most prized Shockwave items. =) Now to find someone to make me a Blackout one, or learn how to make them myself so I can make him and then others, so I can have a whole collection of them. ^^

Here's a picture of my current Shockwave collection.


That is the only picture I've snapped of the Shockwave plushie so far, but tomorrow I have an entire photo session planned for him. =D He needs to be introduced to some of my other stuffed animals.

And before I go, here is a silly picture of Mel with Howling's hat on.


That's all for now. The storm approaches! Scary.... *insert loud clap of thunder here*

~Anton

I get a Shinki as a Mother’s Day present from my baby kitties. “They” told my dad which one I wanted. =P The one I’m getting is my second favorite Shinki in the world. I can’t and won’t reveal who it is, because she plays an awesome role in my comics. =) ...... Actually in all honesty I haven’t even thought of her role yet, but it’s going to be AWESOME. I’m still not revealing her. Anyway this entry is actually about Alternators Shockwave or Shockblast, whatever you want to call him. I call him Shockwave. And also some of my first custom paint jobs.

Alternators Shockwave- I’m glad I picked him as my first Alternator. I LOVE him. He was a little difficult to transform into robot mode, but I think I figured it out in the end. His vehicle mode is very nice, but I usually don’t have them displayed in vehicle mode so that doesn’t really matter. The robot mode is just full of awesomesauce. A very nice updated version of G1 Shockwave. I love his little head! I also love the fact he goes so nicely with Mini Shockers. An unplanned friendship has begun. Though you will learn a dark secret about him in the comics. Teehee. I want more sexy Alternator goodness now!



The first custom paint job was on this little wooden entertainment set I bought for the toys. I saw this little set a while ago over on the TFW funnies forum in puppylove’s comic. I just had to have one, it was so damn adorable. I finally got ahold of one the week before last. I knew when I saw it I wasn’t going to leave it unpainted, because I’m not a big fan of that look, so I painted it to fit my style more. It isn’t done yet, it still needs another coat of paint and some rhinestone decorations. But when it’s done I’ll post pictures. I really like the idea of furniture, food and toys for the toys. =P A few days ago my dad and I stopped by Hobby Lobby to get my grandma a Mother’s Day present. After picking something out for her I ventured back to the doll house section and found a couple of cheap unpainted chairs. I got three of them and plan on getting a couple more next time I go. I love the unpainted furniture. It gives me a chance to paint it and decorate it however I want.

Alex and I have made a deal as a way of celebrating Revenge of the Fallen. All movie related toys that we get our hands on in the next couple of weeks before the movie’s release we don’t open until June 24th. My one and only exception is Voyager Screamer, because I’m not waiting a second longer for him to be freed from his package. Her exception is Interrogator Barricade. And the Robot Heroes I already opened don’t count. I may do this will all the new Transformers get, because I got a few non-movie TFs coming. So now begins the fun. I’ve decided that when we get home from seeing the movie four times, we’ll make cute cupcakes, discuss the movie, open new plastic crack, and watch Transformer related things. Now to actually see if Alex is up to any of this. Haha!

What lies behind the cut? Possible Comic Fluff......

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