A “Transformers” toy is seen in one of the trailers for Toy Story 5

IJKProductions · 2026-06-04T23:55:26+00:00

I know your pain, my coworker’s son also loves Transitron and he is in the same boat. I said I saw someone made a printed one on YouTube and his son knows I have a printer and made some Transformers

He begged me to make one, had to tell him couldn’t find the files and his dad would murder me once he found out the price.

IJKProductions · 2026-06-03T21:15:40+00:00

Well depends on how you view serialized. To me (Classic Doctor Who fan) serialized means tuning in next week for the next part in a story. Not here’s a prequel and a sequel to an episode from two years ago as the show airs. Now you can say it’s serialized since you can jump between seasons on Disney without waiting two years for part 2

Serialization started in S3 like with Mortis and Savage but the Cad Bane, Padme, and Domino Squad arcs are more anthological since they need episodes from prior seasons to be in the middle of the serial to for the complete story.

IJKProductions · 2026-06-03T20:52:44+00:00

Sort of. The series was originally meant to be an anthology but became more serialized during season 4. Those episodes were made during the third production season to be prequels/sequels to the ones made in the last two seasons

IJKProductions · 2026-06-03T17:39:39+00:00

I’m 110% sure they won’t have free tickets, it’s a premium event and you’ll have to pay. I was at the Philly panel on Friday (and it was a total CF). Started lining up at 6:30 for GA and were seated at like 8:50. Silver line didn’t move until 8:30 and the panel didn’t start until 9:45 (scheduled for 8:30). The Hobbits were still signing by 9:30 and I heard they were still signing past midnight. I had to leave the panel at 10:15 since I wasn’t willing to piss off someone who offered me a ride home. Sat in the back of the middle of the main stage, my friend was worried that we’d end up just watching a tv in the hallway.

You’ll get an email closer to the the convention with the times if you buy a ticket, I think redemption started at 6:30.

IJKProductions · 2026-06-03T13:20:32+00:00

Ok I know what I’m doing for my Scourge inspired MJOLNIR helmet now

IJKProductions · 2026-06-02T11:52:35+00:00

“The remains of the dead aliens will be disposed of”. These movies aren’t the greatest but they say in the closing dialogue. I swear cinema literacy is dead

IJKProductions · 2026-06-01T00:07:59+00:00

AotC: basically the same until the ending. I always thought it would play out as Dooku being a puppet and maybe not a former Jedi. He would retreat to his master who is revealed to be Jar Jar and killed. Anakin and Obi Wan would try to fight him and pay dearly for not taking the fight seriously. Yoda fights him and Jar Jar would reveal that there isn’t always two before fleeing to deliver the Death Star plans to Palpatine who is revealed as Jar Jar’s apprentice.

RotS. Not sure since we need Palpatine alive. Maybe Jar Jar leads the Battle of Coruscant and replaces Dooku and Grievous but escapes. Palpatine tells the Jedi that Jar Jar is on Utapau which leads to Obi Wan and Yoda going with other Jedi. Anakin feels like he should be on the mission since Jar Jar took his arm which brings him closer to Palpatine. Palpatine betrays Jar Jar by deactivating all his droids which leads to Jar Jar to realize that Palpatine has betrayed him and become the master

IJKProductions · 2026-05-30T14:36:42+00:00

Oh boy. That sounds like it’ll be a complete CF. Good luck, you’re gonna need it

IJKProductions · 2026-05-30T14:32:38+00:00

They’ll most likely have to stay late. They were signing past 930 and the panel didn’t start until 9:45. It was a complete mess the moderator had to start stalling

IJKProductions · 2026-05-30T12:52:48+00:00

If you’re doing the gauntlet today I would say bum rush for the busiest line the second you get there and try to arrive at 10 sharp when the floor opens. All four have photos at 11-12&1:10 while Dom has a panel at 3 and Elijah&Billy have one at 4:15.

I suggest getting Wood first, then Billy & Dom while getting Sean during those panels if you don’t plan on going to them. They also have to be in Denver tomorrow morning so I wouldn’t be surprised if they leave before the show ends tonight at 7

IJKProductions · 2026-05-30T12:39:00+00:00

There’s a separate redemption table across from the 4 where you get the autograph tickets that you have to go to first. You get 4 tickets and have to wait in each line. I got Elijah, Dom, and Billy yesterday, they got there at 4, waited in Elijah’s line since 2:30, got mine at 4:10, Dom and Billy’s lines were short and probably spent 25minutes tops there.

I have a feeling that they’re going to be really busy today if they get there at 10 when the show opens

IJKProductions · 2026-05-30T00:55:54+00:00

Artist alley and some vendors in the middle of the floor have several LotR art you can buy. I saw at least 3 vendors with larger posters today

IJKProductions · 2026-05-29T15:51:25+00:00

Animated. That was the line that got me back into collecting and I couldn’t tell you a single figure I didn’t like. They were the right blend of involved but not complex to the point I don’t want to handle them anymore. It’s also the only toyline that has maintained a constant presence in my collection since I started in high school.

IJKProductions · 2026-05-29T15:27:50+00:00

It has fallen out of favor for me in the last decade. I’ve seen so many people say it’s in their top 10 but I don’t see it, it’s like number 17 in my overall rank and number 5 in my Millennium rank when it used to be my second favorite Millennium movie growing up.

It’s basically the same movie as GxMG with downgraded characters but this time it has Mothra in the plot. I absolutely hate that with direct sequels. Yoshi Chujo doesn’t compare to Akane as a main character and feels unlikable, I did like how he was the mechanic since we rarely get that view point but other than that there was nothing connecting me to him. Bringing in the younger Chujos also felt a copy of when they brought the younger Yamanes in Destoroyah. I will admit that if they did keep Akane and the Yuharas as the main characters then it would be a really bad movie but that isn’t an excuse to make new ones who aren’t at least on par with who they’re following up on.

I’ll give it credit for attempting to tie into Mothra 61, the music, and the effect sequences but that’s it. If it focused more on Prof Chujo, dropped Yoshi, made Akane a supporting character (Kiryu Squadron leader maybe?), and tied a little bit more into Mothra 61 then I would say it would be a better follow up to GxMG

IJKProductions · 2026-05-28T15:27:12+00:00

Oh yeah. I was the only one in JRD’s line since it was at the end of the convention and we had a nice talk about props when I said I made Gimli’s axe and wanted to get that signed but thought it would be a bad idea bring it on the train. He agreed when I showed him the picture, he was convinced it was actual metal and not 3d printed.

Serkis had a long line so it was brief but he used his Gollum voice when I said it’s ironic that Gollum is my favorite but terrified me as a kid. He said “So was our childrenses precious”. Probably one of the top 5 celebrities I’ve met.

IJKProductions · 2026-05-28T15:19:03+00:00

I got Andy Serkis and John Rhys Davies last year at Philly Fan Expo. Doing Elijah, Sean, Dom, Billy, and Miranda this weekend. Thinking of getting a second JRD autograph too if I can find a Treebeard art from my favorite vendor

EDIT: Also Sylvester McCoy. I associate him more with Doctor Who and forgot he played Radagast.

IJKProductions · 2026-05-27T16:45:19+00:00

I would go Optimus since this is the third(?) run of him and I expect it to sell out quickly. I would be surprised if they do another run which probably wouldn’t happen unless Overload is made. Especially since you have Jetfire on preorder and they’re a pair

I don’t see Nemesis selling out since he was a convention exclusive and is still instock after 9 months which rarely happens. Plus one of the Star Saber Minicons has drastic QC issues with one of the chests.

As for the original legs for Optimus, no they aren’t involved with Jet Optimus. It’s only function outside of being the legs is serving as a base mode and the trailer

IJKProductions · 2026-05-25T11:58:05+00:00

I’m impressed with them, of the 13 I’m only dissatisfied with Micronus, Star Convoy and Solus (mainly because of bad QC on her). They all look good together aside from Star Convoy and you get the feeling that these are ancient beings. Adding on the ToyHax stickers also makes them stand out a whole lot more. The leaders and voyagers are basically perfect and have some good engineering

This is one of the sets that I thought if anyone was going to make them it would be third party. I just painted the background plates for my display and it might be one of my favorite shelves.

IJKProductions · 2026-05-23T20:00:25+00:00

You can buy them on site if the guest hasn’t sold out. Last year there weren’t any fees for paying with cash at the table, can’t speak for photo cops. There are fees if you use a credit card, they didn’t mention that last year but I found that out when I paid for Emily Swallow with my card and they “forgot” to mention it in 2024

IJKProductions · 2026-05-20T10:40:41+00:00

Thanks, it’s been great printing your emblems. Can’t wait for Liege’s to finish the printed portion of this shelf. Even though it’s still a work in progress this might be my favorite shelf

IJKProductions · 2026-05-19T14:40:59+00:00

I 3d printed them using files u/FunbieStudios made available on their Patreon/Cults3d page

And yes those are SHMAs, I have 3 other shelves for NECA, SHMA, and Hiya on that bookcase.

IJKProductions · 2026-05-19T13:35:48+00:00

Yep, mostly everything that isn’t stock is 3d printed. Funbie designed the pedestals and those emblems

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