January '08 Acquisitions

[iceburn]

ohh where did you get that money tin from? it looks nice. $$??

[Zippo]

ohh where did you get that money tin from? it looks nice. $$??

It was at the Warehouse - think Big W
$6

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Whheeeeee! Birthdays are great! Except that I am catching up to 1orion2many in years now......

Anyhoo, got me some Ratchet and Ironhide goodies, movie Payload and Dropkick and a really handy tabletop tripod, which I put to good use for those linked pics.



I really like Dropkick. His bio is funny all he wants to do is sit in the dark and be angry! LOL. Someone at Hasbro is having fun! I like the toy too. Has some nice extra details like the swivelly bits on the feet and hydraulics molded behind his knees. Only complaints are the insect legs, which although it does make him look alien and they are good for balance, getting them even is a pain in the butt and the other one being his stupid capture claw. It's too damn large!!!!

Payload is alright. My one seems to be lacking in glue-power though. The truck grill comes off, as well as the centre piece of his claw, oh and his head comes off easy too. Easily fixed, but annoying, since they should be properly affixed in the first place (where's your quality control Hasbro?!?!? I have been wondering this for sometime now actually...). The claw is far too long as well. Makes displaying him on a crowded shelf tricky. Nice toy aside from that. Funny too as he works for ASS.

I like Ratchet and Ironhide better than I thought I would. The toys aren't really all that good, but there is a definite charm they have over me and I certainly don't regret getting them. The cardboard heads are pretty funky, but after I put the stickers on, I just love the character the original stickers give and so the cardboard heads went away.

[dirge]

I like Ratchet and Ironhide better than I thought I would. The toys aren't really all that good

Be honest, they're c®@p

but there is a definite charm they have over me and I certainly don't regret getting them. The cardboard heads are pretty funky, but after I put the stickers on, I just love the character the original stickers give and so the cardboard heads went away.

I do like them, there is a charm to the odd nature of these guys. As piloted mecha, they're not actually any worse than the other Diaclone based figures in the same series - it just translates poorly compared to the others. I like them as an interpretation of the Diaclone line, even though that does hurt them as Transformers.