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While it might appear that I've neglected posting stuff as often as I used to, nothing could be further from the truth. I've recently had a lot on my mind and my plate (incidentally), and at the same time, I've been out having fun. As part of the fun, I probably should mention this particularly awesome birthday K-bash for E, but I shall refrain. Be that as it may, throughout the mind, the plate

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*Admittedly, this post took longer, much longer, than I'd initially intended for it to take. Well, here it is at long last... and with a gratuitious picture to start off with!* Like I previously mentioned, Eric Holmes really outdid all expectations I had for Megatron Origin. Not only is it jam-packed with subtle G1-centric references, which I previously identified, there are lines in there

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They are here. They are up and live. Edited Headmaster era box art at Botch's Box Art Archive. It took the team consisting of Botch, Ginraii, Prial, Slim, ThunderThruster and myself, approximately 2 weeks and a bit to get all these up but they are here, in all their grandeur... Check out Botch's original post here: Head Formation of Friendship Now if I can just get my hands on Ginraii's

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As a general rule, I endeavour to keep the contents of this site Transformer in nature, or at the very least, Transformer related. Today's post may be an exception to that general rule. I wish I could name an instance where Neil 'the master of modern fantasy' Gaiman was linked to the Transformers. That way, I could at least pass this off as 'a Transformer related entry'. I know of no such

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I cleaned out my schedule over the weekend to Help the Archive edit box art. I've done 9 so far. Here is a little preview since they might not go live on Botch's site just yet. At full size, these babies are 600 dpi, about 2000 pixels across, are sharp as knifes and clear as crystal. Top row: Raiden, Cyclonus (Targetmaster), Scourge (Targetmaster) Middle row: Pointblank, Crosshairs, Sureshot

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Even more sensational than the previous Victory box art finds (here and here), this could be the Transformers box art breaking news of the year. Just when I was deliberating on the reasons for getting a C-114 Fortress Maximus and about why its box art is quite important to me, Botch the Crab had managed to obtain a huge treasure house of G1 unobstructed box art from the Headmasters era- 32

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Related previous chapter: The Big Move Epilogue *Kudos to Deadpool/ Den-O for guessing right before I even started penning this chapter!* Due to the slight discomfort I spoke about in the previous chapter, Fortress Maximus was to be my next acquisition. Also, knowing myself, it must be an MIB one at the very least- no matter the cost. Fortress Maximus. I turned the thought over in my head a

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I'd like to think that Bluestreak holds a special place in more than my heart- he holds a special place in the history of G1 as well. Why? I can at the moment think of 3 reasons: [1] The blue Bluestreak controversy It is basic knowledge among fans that while the Bluestreak box art and package pictures depict a predominantly blue coloured Bluestreak, the toy is anything but- in fact, the actual

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I mean I always knew things here were more expensive than they have a right to be. A couple of days ago, my colleague who's on secondment here from Hong Kong remarked about how expensive things were here. I said 'yeah', went on a little rant and forgot about it. So I was at Books Kinokuniya today looking to buy some Neil Gaiman books in preparation for his book signing next week, which I reckon

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Previous chapter: Issue #04 easter eggs (part 1) This is the second part of the issue #04 easter egg hunt. *Spoilers from here forward* *** Megatron's inspiration... So the million dollar question- how did Megatron coin the term Decepticons for his band of renegades? (pun intended) The answer- ironically, was Sentinel Prime. It was Sentinel Prime who probably gave him the inspiration here.

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Previous chapter: Issue #03 easter eggs Issue #04 was packed with easter eggs and G1 tribute moments. I attempt to record some of them here. *Spoilers from here forward* *** Fusion Cannon I think its fair to say die-hard G1 fans grew up with the notion that Megatron always had his fusion cannon. Here, we see how, why and from whom he got it from- it was, ironically, a gift from the

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Previous chapter: Issue #02 easter eggs Issue #03 was packed with easter eggs and G1 tribute moments. I attempt to record some of them here. *Spoilers from this point forward* *** Rub-sign This was one of those 'Wow' moments. After it sank it and I thought about it. I was totally awestruck at how well Holmes used what was an 80s marketing gimmick, the rub-sign, in a totally justifiable way in

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Bluestreak 'Bro, look at this. It's so nice.' I voiced in excitement as I was pointing out the Bluestreak box to my brother, 24 years ago. The Bluestreak toy, after Sunstreaker, was one of the first Transformer toys I ever laid eyes on within physical proximity. It has a special place in my heart, but I never had him during childhood and that adds to the bitter-sweet relation I have with this

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Previous chapter: Shelves zoom in! So the displays were finally up. So its all nice, all good, all excellent. Or is it? There I was relaxing, sitting, admiring the shelved Transformers and... I was dissatisfied. I found something is not right. Something is not right with this picture... What's wrong with this? I was turning my gaze from left to right and from right to left. Left to right

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Previous chapter: The Mini Series Issue #02 was packed with easter eggs and G1 tribute moments. I attempt to record some of them here. *Spoilers from this point forward* Megatron versus Cy-Kill What can I say? As mentioned here, this is a great moment. Megatron going against Cy-Kill for real and its not some obscure thing in the background like the damaged Cy-Kill in Dreamwave's Transformers

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Previous chapter: Their new home At the new place, I could do what I did not use to- I can display my Transformers. The reason was because my girlfriend kindly helped me to wrap those I identified as display worthy- she used heavy duty clear plastic sheets called talc to wrap my MIB transformers up. Now, they can be proudly displayed without fear of moisture or dust. How wonderful! These are

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I've been catching up on reading the recent Transformers comics lately. Yesterday, I read Megatron Origin. It blew my socks off. It rocked my world. It's awesome. (So much so it was in my dreams last night) Eric Holmes weaved an origin that is every bit as convincing and intricate as Furman is doing for the IDW TF-verse. More importantly, through the use of themes and designs from

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I just finished re-reading Transformers UK #96 and #97 (and #98, #99 & #100). Man was it awesome. I can almost remember how I felt when I read it so many years ago. Why was it awesome? Answer: Optimus Prime vs the Predacons (and Predaking!). Got me thinking about Predaking and how there's this particular picture of the guy I've been fascinated with since the 80s. It was an illustration from a

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Previous chapter: The Big Move (part 01) 28 January 2008. It was a grueling day. I started moving things from 8am till 4pm, non-stop. The Transformers were the last things to be moved to the new place- they were too precious to be manhandled by rough movers. I had to personally move them, all 35 storage units and 15 to 20 carton boxes worth of them. It was trying to say the least, but at least

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During my trip back home to Singapore, I moved. I relocated to another place, and so did my Transformers. It was a decision that was a long time coming because my place used to be 90 minutes from the city. In tiny Singapore, that is outrageously unacceptable. It's been decided that relocation to a place 5 minutes from the city is ideal. And that is what happened on 28 Jan 2008. Since I'm

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[1] My recent trip back home has given me the opportunity to snap better pictures of some toys, particularly those Transformers from my childhood. The Origin Story Chapter 1: Fantasies & Inflections have been updated with higher resolution pictures of my childhood Optimus Prime MIB and Grimlock MIB. A picture of my brother's Japanese box Cyclonus has also been added to the chapter. See the

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‘His name is Skyfire. We were scientists before the great war….’ Starscream to Megatron in Fire in the Sky. That was episode #07 of Transformers. It was the seventh week in a row I was blown away- this time by a huge white and blue giant that towers more than 2 heads above Optimus Prime and transforms into a jet. His name is Skyfire. A little me was quite disappointed when I discovered the

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D-49: Shockwave. It came as quite a shock to me. The shock came after I uncovered some facts while writing 'Clarity of thought over rashness of action'. There I talked about my acquisition of D-49 and while talking about it led myself into discovering some interesting tidbits about this gem. From what I've found, I am convinced the Takara release Shockwave is a unique part G1 Transformers

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*Recounts events from Feb 2004* Shockwave 'Clarity of thought before rashness of action'. I think that is one of the most meaningful and enlightened mottos among all Transformers - and it came from a Decepticon. It is in fact, a mantra we can live by; a way of life we can adopt; and should be exactly how we should do our day jobs. I was a real comic junkie as a kid and have loved Shockwave

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The Victory Series Transformers Victory. One of my all time favourite G1 series'. When young, I was in love with Star Saber, Deathsaurus, Liokaiser and Victory Leo. Over the years, I was more than slightly uncomfortable because I just cannot find 'unobstructed' box art at a suitable resolution of the above characters. This really annoyed me because the Box Art is one of my favourite things about

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