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Gotbot Goes Live covered Toy Fair hopes, Earthrise, Cyberverse news, touched on gijoe and AEW AND we topped the night off with a big ole fun unboxing!

The top ten WORST TRANSFORMERS in my personal collection. No one is safe! I'm still glad to have them but to outright call them good...might be stretching it. -

Indeed, I would say quality has gone down and there are likely several reasons. In Siege, I must admit, it was the first time I had to return items. I dislike that experience and it is a deterrent. I have neither the time nor interest for such hassle that should have been settled at the factory level. Siege was both wise and sneaky. They replaced ball joints with, once again, hinge and swivel. I believe that before long, that will revert to ball joints again. the lack of hollowness, heck, that ended before Siege did. Case in point, here, cyberverse deluxes DO again use all ball joints and retail for the same as Siege deluxes. As for hollow....Earthrise Hoist...that is all. Larkin also made good points. Of course, corporate greed has an increasingly big role and, honestly, factory workers care less and less and QC. There are many things but newer isn't always better and as a consumer, I am wising up, as we all should.

This is the top ten best Transformers in my entire collection. I have reviewed everything that I currently own, anything from now on will be new, new to me, or on loan. So, it seemed like a good time to pick my 10 faves from my entire collection! -

Gotbot Goes Live covered Wonderfest 2020, Masterpiece Arcee and Tigatron, Takara said what??? and a big unboxing with everything from 3p, to Movie Masterpiece, to Beast Wars!

In a somewhat creepy coincidence, episode 666 is where we compare the POTP Volcanicus with the Black Mamba version, an unholy combiner some call an homage to the beast from the comics of years gone by -

King of the dinosaurs? Well, dinobots - POTP vs. Black Mamba Grimlock. Just how big is he? Is bigger better? -

Awesome man. Looka you eith Tung, probably got Singe too. Alas, I doubt now they will make it here this late in the game. I never did get Crosscut or Orion Pax. Thanks for sharing. With all our communication, I'm glad to finally see your display.

Hey! Thanks, man. Appreciate it.

Black Mamba vs. POTP Dinobot Snarl rounds out the four limbs of Volvanicus. Snarl may also be the biggest departure from the original deluxe sized mold, including one part that is oddly completely different, yet still functional. Check the comparison -

GotBot Goes Live covered everything from Hasbro ad spending, to Black Mamba dinobot updates, to Earthrise Skylynx and Skorponok to a really weird crossover of Transformers and...what?? (Oh, and I forgot Botcon!! NEXT WEEK!) -

I see what you did there,lol. This was VERY quick, off-the-cuff- pics. Bring on Skorponok!

The ability to show our collections to our broader community, and the world in general, is not only a means to share our passion publically and proudly, but also a fun and clever idea that allows everyone the opportunity to learn a little more about each other and our wealth of varied tastes. Our common passion is Transformers. Our uniqueness is in how we each collect. I, personally, started out like many, with no real structure and buying a bit of everything in sight. Since then, my focus has mostly been CHUG, CW, TR, POTP and, now, WfC. These appeal to me as I see them as the retail evolution of what I always wanted and wished for as a boy. It speaks strongly to my nostalgia. But, I also have several offerings from Prime, RiD 2015, a couple Cyberverse, 3p and even a KO or 2 as they represent new, individual and unique characters. I also strive to control my collection with only 1 iteration of a character ( both a control mechanism and a way to maximize my space with its limitations) Despite an adoration for the franchise since the inception of Transformers in 1984, and one that has continued ever since, my real return to collecting started again in 2009 and kicked into higher gear with FoC, specifically kicked off by voyager Soundwave. As for my ability to collect, that can be tricky living on an Island,and in the Great White North no less, where distribution has often been spotty. More specifically, I call Paradise home in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Clever math. I tend to agree with your assessment across the board. They COULD have a part of the head in the body too, like a flip over helmet part or some such thing, to make up a little more size to become closer to Fort Max. Admittedly, that is merely wishful thinking but your math is pretty solid sounding for sure.

Do birds of a feather REALLY flock together? Black Mamba vs. POTP dinobot custom Swoop -