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Photo of the Day: September 1st, 2010
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Posted by shmax on Wednesday 01st of September 2010 08:29:59 PM.
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| Kookaburra surprised me recently with this stunning portrait of a striking figure. I'm not really up on the fiction or how they manage to write in the celebrity appearances, but I can honestly say that I had no idea they had made Prince into a Transformer. This foppish figure is not only a perfect likeness of his Purpleness, but at 10" tall is also nearly life-size! I assume it transforms into a purple cadillac, or possibly a cuckoo clock. My sequined, purple velvet hat goes off to you, Kookaburra. Keep 'em coming! |
Photo of the Day: Aug 28th, 2010
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Posted by shmax on Saturday 28th of August 2010 11:09:53 AM.
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| If white parts are difficult to shoot, then clear parts are impossible. I proved this scientifically myself some months back by spending about 3 hours in the garage with 1500 watts of light and a salt shaker in a ziplock bag. So, I'm at a loss to explain this recent submission from Highprime. It appears to be a photograph of Clear Convoy from Beast Wars, but since that's impossible, he must have produced this image through some other means. Oh sure, there are ways. He could have soaked regular Convoy in vinegar for an hour, captured some kind of holographic image using lasers, or even--my god--killed regular Beast Wars Convoy and summoned its ghost from the dead. I guess I'm not exactly sure what he did, but I think we can all agree that perverting the laws of science and nature are far more likely to get you a nice image of a clear part than using a camera. Nice work, Highprime. Which impossible photographic task is next for you? Bigfoot? Loch Ness Monster? Sean Penn? |
Photo of the Day, Aug 12th, 2010
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Posted by shmax on Thursday 12th of August 2010 08:20:19 PM.
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| I had a tough time choosing which of Kookaburra's photos to showcase today for a few reasons. First, they're all really good, and second, I wasted an hour trying to figure out what a "kookaburra" is. I was going to guess it was some kind of ridiculous-looking bird and have fun rambling on about that in this post, but then I looked it up on wikipedia and discovered that it is in fact a ridiculous-looking bird, and completely lost interest. But let's have a look at that photo. It turns out that Kookaburra specializes in collecting ambulances and emergency vehicles, which could work out well if I can put her in touch with my hyper-active nephew, who collects G.I. Joe dolls with their limbs torn off. There's a certain kind of comfort in specializing only in certain kinds of Transformers; it narrows the field and shields you from the full epic futility of trying to collect them all. Me, I decided long ago to only collect the ones that turn into barracudas, and I only need one more to complete my collection. |
Photo of the Day: Aug 11th, 2010
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Posted by shmax on Wednesday 11th of August 2010 07:22:14 PM.
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| It's been a while since any of us have bothered with a Photo of the Day post, partially because we had run out of new photos to comment on, but mainly because it had gotten to the point where I couldn't think of anything interesting to say about the 137th repaint of Starscream. But an exciting new shutterbug has appeared to lead us all to photographic panacea, with his digital camera held high, pockets stuffed with bulbs, his skin a healthy, pasty white from sitting in a dark room all day. Also, I imagine he wears a cape. HighPrime has submitted 396 photos over the past few weeks, and they all shine with heavenly glory. Even the shots of missiles. Today's photo depicts Roadbuster Ultra Magnus in a pose so striking and heroic that I decided to try it myself today while standing in line at the DMV. It didn't make the line go any faster, but people kept asking me for autographs, and weren't quite sure why. Thanks much, HighPrime! |
TRU Masterpiece Grimlock Orders Now Being Processed
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Posted by engledogg on Thursday 05th of August 2010 10:36:50 AM.
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For those of you that ordered Masterpiece Grimlock from toysrus.com, check your inboxes. I just received an e-mail stating that my order is now being processed, that the item is located in stock, and that I should expect to receive Grimmy between 8/9/10 and 8/12/10.
So, hopefully in a less than a week, many of us will finally receive our favorite 'availability status-changing, price-raising, crown-wearing' T-Rex. |
New Upcoming Star Wars Crossovers Figure!
Check your Inboxes/Mailboxes - Club Exclusives are Shipping
2 Marvel Tfs Canceled
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Posted by DJkevintron on Wednesday 31st of March 2010 10:31:02 AM.
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The Allspark has reported that two of the Marvel Crossovers originally shown at SDCC 2009 have been cancel. The cancel figures are the Human Torch (blue repaint) and the Punisher (Captain America remold). When asked about their release in a Hasbro Marvel Q&A Hasbro responded with this...
"Unfortunately, these figures were dropped from the Crossovers line, but look for a new wave hitting this summer!"
Please read the full article HERE at The Allspark!
Check out the Human Torch and Captain American along with the rest of the Marvel Transformers Crossovers Line on Shmax. Remember if you see something you have we need a image of the photo contest starts April 1st! |
Club Exclusives available for pre-order!
BOTCON theme annouced figure unveiled!
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Posted by DJkevintron on Tuesday 23rd of March 2010 12:53:37 PM.
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The Official Botcon page has recently annouced this years figure set theme.
Generation 2!
Mmmmmmm crazy colored goodness!!!!
The also have posted an image of the first figure in the set.
"Autobot Spark"
Of course the good bots at Shmax have a listing for the original G2 Spark HERE! If you own SPARK we need a few more pics of him for the database! Great news with the photo contest around the corner. A great reason to brag about your figure and maybe win something! |
TF 2010 Leader class Prime and Starscream
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Posted by DJkevintron on Tuesday 16th of March 2010 09:22:43 AM.
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Seibertron has relayed in box pics posted by The-Arker of Transformers 2010 Leader Class Optimus Prime and Starscream. Check out our listings for these two here: Optimus Prime and Starscream.
Here are pics of what I'm gonna call Battle Hook Prime. Notice the new battle hooks, the new head sculpt. Product/Assortment 95432/98431 (the lettering is rather small so I might be off). Item Description-"Optimus Prime is under no illusions about how dangerous Starscream really is. The Decepticon second-in-command might be a coward, but he's still smart and powerful enough to present a real threat to Earth. The Autobot leader has Human and Autobot agents combing the globe for the hiding air warrior. As soon as they find him, though, it will be Optimus Prime alone who goes in to bring him down." This is a level 5 figure.
Here are pics of what I'm gonna call Hand Cannon Starscream. Product/Assortment 94192/98431 (again, the lettering is rather small so I might be off). Item Description-"Optimus Prime may think him a coward, but Starscream never flees a fight out of fear alone. Every retreat is calculated to keep him alive long enough to return and destroy his opponents with overwhelming power. As long as the Autobots seek him in force, he will remain hidden. As soon as Optimus Prime ventures out alone, however, Starscream will strike." This is a level 4 figure.
Both figures come with 2 1.5v AA batteries, have lights, sound effects and voice. They are said to be scheduled for release "mid summer". |
Figure it out Friday: December 18th, 2009
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Posted by engledogg on Friday 18th of December 2009 08:00:56 AM.
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| What is today's mystery part? I'm thinking blue raspberry...or perhaps mint. Whatever it is, it looks delicious. To find out just what it is, all you have to do is perform a shmax search. Once you've found the answer, post a shmax.com link to the details page for this part. |
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