I just like they way Prime photographed in that shot. The sun was shining brightly and the shadow looks fantastic.

plus, somebody's got to test the spacebridge!

~Matt Booker

Not to bring any (insert perverted ly DeviantART username here) relation, and just to cause hell to break loose, but what is Megs holding in that pic?

You wanna 'poundin'?!?!

~Matt Booker

Must I fix it again?

That reminds me... To the poster of the Ultra Magnus pic. I will have to raise you... Soon. Yeeessss...

Also...



~Matt Booker

Sweet, I missed last weeks episode of Robot Dance Routine!

I was thinking Charlie's Angels.

~Matt Booker

So is that supposed to be "Wheeljack" giving medical attention to Downshift.. or are they Downshift clones

Visiting some old memories this evening since I can't sleep.

Nice photography there Hellscream!

My latest "Famous Cover" MS Paint masterpiece ;p

The raise...


And fun with the three Universe Deluxes

... is Skywarp trying to push him down a flight of stairs?

Finally picked up animated Soundwave. Ratchet just needs a real pair of sticks and a kit and these boys will be ready to rock.

And you'll need Oil Slick as drummer!

And Lockdown on cello.

~Matt Booker

THAT is SOOO Blitzwing! He would easily say either of those things

New picy!

Ninja training with Master Jazz!

indeed

Hey Booker, have you figured out why the purple pieces on his forearms are spring loaded all clicky-clicky like??? I don't get it. I thought maybe there was a way to attach the launchers there but no luck and I can't see them having any purpose eat all in either one of his alt modes.





And thanks for the compliments Goki. I need to work on my lighting. In fact, I'm off to price a few lamps and some cloth so I can finally set up a somewhat professional light box.

Optimus Primal - A monkey silverback you don't want to mess with!

It took me a while (and a lot of poking around and removing pieces) to figure out but they aren't there to give volume to his arms in robot mode like some people have suggested. (They would care about his arms being slightly flatter about as much as they cared about huge treads on the jet mode.)

Rather, they give volume to his arms in one mode, and lack of it in the other.

In jet mode, his wings have to stay level with the shape of the plane, cause, well, planes do that. But because of the way they designed the them (and that awful gapped area), the tank turrent needs the pieces that the wings are attached to to sort of decompress a bit or the turret won't sit level with the tank.

So in jet mode they are helping the wings to stay level, and in tank mode they compress to let the turret fit properly.

You can tell by removing one of the wing pieces in both modes, as well as observing how the shoulder pieces sit at the front of the jet mode and the back of tank mode.

I'm working on a way to alter the joints where the wings sit. More on that when I figure out the best way for that. (I'm also working on giving Leader Bulkhead a wrecking ball and individually articulated claws, but that's halfway done and I jump around on projects sometimes.)



I think what really makes the picture is the huge frown on the Headmaster's face.

~Matt Booker

sorry but i just had to do that fix

Kinda late for that, isn't it? o_0

I should point out though that "run for the hills" or "head for the hills" is a commonly accepted and very widespread saying. To the point where in person, tv, or print, I've not really heard someone say "run to the hills."



~Matt Booker

You are correct sir. Run to the hills doesn't even sound right.

Thank ye kind sirs.
Though I'm still wondering I didn't use "fly for the hills."
With 'Screamer and Soundwave being jets and all.

They were too scared to think of it at the time!

I got Swoop Friday and after doing what I usually do with new figures (add a protective clear coat to the faction logo (and in the case of the Dinobots add some black around the beast mode eyes)), I spent a day messing around with him figuring out all his ups and downs.

But this morning decided to pose them as a united front, having completed them.

BTW, save for the his head (which pops off easily if not handled gently), Swoop is a must have.

Makes sense. EVE's one badass mofo.

My choice pics for Animated...

Soon Shockwave, Swindel, Blurr and Legends Bumblebee will join the shelf...

Very cool!

What did you do to Blitzwing's, er, wings?

~Matt Booker

Here it is, 4:30-ish in the morning, and I can't sleep. So I decide to fidget with some of the Real Gear bots. (forgot how nifty they were.) Then I start to think, "I bet they were disappointed at not being in any movies." ...until it dawned on me, three of them got together, and decided to act as a stand-in for one of this summer's hit movie stars.

(Everything was fixed in the computer, of course. )

I didn't actually have an idea where to post it, since it's not really a custom(they're just stacked ontop of each other)..and they're not really active. but Still fun.

That is awesome.

I can not wait for Megatron to eventually show up locally.

LC Megatron, and V Prime are easily first on my animated list when Walmart restocks.

Hey Matt,

Animated Blitzwing is a decent Voyager figure. Sure glad they made him at this size class...

In robot mode the wings are connected to the upper shouders, and I couldnt get a cool pose without them being in the way. I think on the show his wings are on his back. Which is impossible...

Or is it? Hmmm...

I basically popped them off the black swivel connectors and clipped them together (as if you were transforming him into a tank. Then used one the the clear rubber bands (they shipped Ultra Magnus with) to wrap around both shoulder joints. Now his wings are on his back.

I'm not nearly as good as some of the TFans who mod. But I can do a few tricks.

Thanks for noticing.

And keep modding!

That's pretty cool.

The Elite Guard welcomes their new member to the team!

holy crap LC magnus is small!

EmoBee actually looks good there. Is that something custom for his head? It looks almost like a motorcycle helmet.

~Matt Booker

i knew i was late but i dont care just wont be that late again



oh and its iron maiden

UM is actually larger than Leader Megs.

And Matt... the packaging art and product listing actually shows BB with a yellow head - I am happy to report that Emo BB is shown as he comes, right out of the box - and that includes the black head!

small world. I did the exact same thing his first few minutes of robot mode, 'cept I used this weird clay tht never dries thing.

First thing I thought.

and a elite guard symbol on his chest.

I think grimlock should be eliete guard and be an excustioner. I can see it now grimlock hanging a decpticon

I would like them to have the rest of the Lightning Strike coalition come from Cybertron, and have Grimlock, and company join and become their leader. Then they'd have Autobot logos w/ lightning bolts on the sides. Like the "US flag" stripes on the elite guard emblems. Me Grimlock leader

ZOMFG!! You have Takara X-9 Ravage?!

lol, scroll through the hauls thread sometime. TransFan2 has something like 3 or 4 with at least two of them being MISB IIRC.

I know who the X-9 Ravage is but who is the white, and blue one?