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04.02.2026 03:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@hobbydrifter.bsky.social
Anti-racist. Anti-fascist. 40s. Immigrant. Teacher. Enjoyer of toys, books, and other nerd stuff. Blueskyβs premier hater of graded collectibles. Takes and shares pictures. Trans Rights are Human Rights. He/Him.
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04.02.2026 03:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Someone said Republicans are school shooters and Democrats are the Uvalde cops and manβ¦
03.02.2026 23:50 β π 2077 π 516 π¬ 29 π 15Oh, hey, look what bullshit showed up in my FB Memories today?
Those 12% chu-hai drinks that knocked me all the way on my ass.
Lego-compatible karaoke booth. It is just a bit too small for Minifigs. :(
04.02.2026 02:03 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Still tweaking the recipe and I havenβt started working on making it look pretty yet, but this spicy breading *tastes* great.
Getting a decent crispy spicy chicken sandwich in Japan isnβt the easiest thing to do.
You suck
04.02.2026 00:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0On the one hand, not knowing a damn thing about most of these characters means I can be introduced to βem without any preconceptions.
On the other hand, theyβre characters from 80s cartoons, so itβs not exactly a shock when a guy named Miles Mayhem turns out to be a fuckinβ bad guy, is it?
Love the Skybound TF comics but *really* wish theyβd stop trying to make me care about GI Joe or MASK.
03.02.2026 14:53 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 1 π 1Speaking of the profile, I lowkey dig how the designers left that little flap on the back of the arms as an homage to the G1 original.
Itβd have been simple enough to add a hinge, but leaving it stationary doesnβt detract from the silhouette and serves as a nice throwback.
Iβve got the original releases too and iirc the giftset version was announced like six weeks after Godbomber was released, which was kind of a kick in balls.
But having God Ginrai, Super Ginrai, and Godbomber displayed together (without having to convert them) was pretty sick π
Easily my favorite MP since Star Saber (with all due respect to MPG Super Ginrai).
03.02.2026 14:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0MPG-17 Optimus vehicle mode
MPG-17 Optimus vehicle mode
MPG-17 Optimus robot mode with blade accessories
MPG-17 Optimus robot mode with blade accessories up close
I'm, like, a sensible collector. I am unswayed by attempts to be self-consciously slick
But this is so god damn cool man
Screw it, toy of the year
(Is what I would say if I hadn't pre-ordered AMT-02...)
Also, since I *needed* the instructions to get these converted, I had to be reminded of the out-of-nowhere pervy shot of Minerva in the included comic.
What the fuck was THAT about?!?
Almost NOTHING clips together securely. Everything is just kinda βget it somewhere near this position and try to line up the extremely flimsy connection points.β
These are *probably* gonna stay with me because God Ginrai is my dude, but it will be a LONG time before I handle these again, if ever.
I will go so far as to say that they look above-average in vehicle, robot, and combined modes (but fuuuuuuck those βbaseβ modes, right?)
But the process involved in getting them from one form to another is perhaps the most frustrating slog Iβve ever seen with mainline Transformers.
Took the better part of an hour, but got Legends God Ginrai back into the box (and stuck Go-Shooter in there too).
Again, all the props in the work to TakaraTomyβs people for turning an Ultra Magnus into Super Ginrai and whipping up a God Bomber on what had to have been short notice.
Looking forward to seeing the finished figure. π
03.02.2026 11:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0That sounds awesome π€©
03.02.2026 11:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I donβt think it was me, sorry
03.02.2026 11:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Trying a different Japanese alcoholic beverage every day in February
Day 3
The bafflingly-named Takohai from Suntory.
Very pleasant and refreshing. Iβd drink this recreationally if it was on a nomihoudai menu, no doubt.
Pretty sure it doesnβt contain octopus
Nintendo-branded Yakuman Mat
Thereβs something you donβt see every day.
03.02.2026 08:33 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Iβm at Daiso and the checkout line wraps around the entire store.
If thatβs not an indication of how the economy is doing, I donβt know what is.
No new pictures.
Where are you at mentally?
Big Powered combined mode looks way better than I could have ever reasonably expected it to.
If a proper Dai Atlas is ever released, Iβd probably keep the Legends one for display in that configuration
Sketch of Optimus Prime wearing cap like the one worn by Liam Conejo Ramos
βFreedom is the right of all sentient beings.β
02.02.2026 07:30 β π 20 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0You can plainly see how this Legends Godbomber influenced the MPG version, but the MPG one avoided some of the missteps of Legends.
And tripled the price, but thatβs a whole other topic
What TakaraTomy did with regards to remolding Hasbro toys into faces more familiar to aging Japanese Transformers fans was admirable and, at times, downright impressive.
I just donβt think they always made for very fun *toys*.
*finally* putting Legends God Ginrai into storage, since the Masterpiece version now has that spot on my shelf.
Holy hell, but this thing is a pan in the ass to transform and the instructions just straight-up suck
A different Japanese alcoholic beverage every day in February
Day 2:
Torisu Highball
Sketch of Optimus Prime wearing cap like the one worn by Liam Conejo Ramos
βFreedom is the right of all sentient beings.β
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