But I didn't post here to horn in on conversations I have no business in. I got a few transformers recently, and I need to get around to posting pictures again:
First up is DREAD agent Casur:
I bought some more DREAD parts from shapeways-Casur's swords and backpack- and now Casur is more or less complete...sort of.
The backpack needs some more paint in the boosters, as the paint in there has rubbed off due to the swords (which can be holstered in the booster holes). I have to say, painting it was a pain, and I think I'll just order the backpacks for the other two DREADs in Black Strong Flexible. Actually, I'll just order all the Dread parts in Black Strong Flexible.
Also, that silver thing is supposed to be the chalk bat symbol from the Dark Knight Rises.
Animated Blackarachnia: Not really sure what to say about her. She's a nice mix between the Beast Wars and Beast Machines designs. The spider mode is nice, and actually has eight legs, though the front four aren't very posable.
As an added note, while fiddling with her, I discovered this sort of in-between mode for her:
Next is Ripclaw:
She's a very neat transformer, with an interesting robot mode and a few rubbery bits (her head and the core of her tail). My only complaint is that she can't bend her arms inward.
Also, she makes a better scorpion than most scorpion transformers. Why?
For starters, she can actually strike without hitting her own head.
Twinstrike:
And that's all I have to say about that.
Grimlock:
Grimlock is awesome, but he really needs bigger weapons. His sword and shield are tiny...though I can forgive the shield being a bit small due to it being Grimlock.
The light up gimmick, I'm apathetic about. Neat, but there's no way to make the gimmick lock so that it's always on, or at the very least, the jaw stays open.
And last but not least, RTS Optimus.
...With the Maketoys Battle Tanker add-on.
Seriously, this is solid metal badass right here. Primes with super modes are always awesome, and this one is no exception.
He can also remove the missile backpack and just fight with swords, either his own sword or the one that came with the add-on. The big sword can even light up...or it would, had I not broken the light's wires.
However, the set does have its problems; namely, storage. The missile pack can't turn into a base mode, and there's no place to store the short sword that came with RTS Optimus originally. Granted, both problems could probably be solved through some clever mis-transformation.
So, that's all the pictures I have for now.
Keep it up!
