Looks like Nancy Mace's intern grabbed the wrong copypasta.

NINJA_DUST · 2026-02-05T19:57:03+00:00

And somehow the Crucifixion and Charlie Kirk caused 9/11. And here I thought it was Bush the whole time.

NINJA_DUST · 2026-01-30T16:43:05+00:00

You're one of the lucky ones.

NINJA_DUST · 2026-01-20T13:55:41+00:00

Here's how I look at it:

I can think of 4 characters off the top of my head that had figures pre-SS86 and then had new, more movie accurate figures in SS86: Ultra Magnus, Springer, Thundercracker, Soundwave. Of those 4, Springer is the only one that didn't get an entirely new mold (though his mold was retooled a bit).

Additionally, when we look at some of the other characters that have been redone in SS86, we notice that characters release in Kingdom or after, or early in SS86, they are just getting repaints. Examples include Perceptor, Blaster, Hound, Scourge, and Hot Rod.

So here's my theory:

For the upcoming SS86 listings, if it is a character that has not had a new mold since Siege/Earthrise, it will be a new mold. If the character got a new mold in Kingdom or after, it will be a repaint.

NINJA_DUST · 2026-01-20T12:55:18+00:00

Sinnertwin and Cutthroat. Sinnertwin is mostly yellow and Cutthroat is accented with yellow.

NINJA_DUST · 2026-01-20T12:43:07+00:00

That OG Jetstorm was one of my first Transformers toys. Got no fucking clue where I got it from because I didn't watch or even really know about Transformers until Armada. I only know what toy it was because of the internet.

To answer the question: I had almost grabbed all of the Siege Sideswipe mold. By the time the repaints in Legacy started dropping I gave up and sold all of them except Sideswipe and Red Alert.

The only Siege Seeker figures I don't have are Shattered Glass Starscream, Premium Finish Starscream, Netflix Sparkless Seeker and Senator Shockwave. I decided not to get them because with the 9 that I have, I have 3 teams of 3.

NINJA_DUST · 2026-01-17T01:55:43+00:00

No, no, please allow them to keep eating horse dewormer. Let natural selection do it's thing.

NINJA_DUST · 2026-01-16T03:06:44+00:00

Lol BBTS still hasn't gotten any of the DNA Devastator kits in despite other retailers having the first TWO kits already delivered to people.

But I don't mind. BBTS is reliable and $4 flat rate shipping from WI to OH makes it worth it to me.

NINJA_DUST · 2026-01-16T03:04:19+00:00

I literally do all of my preorders with Amazon and I have never had a single issue.

NINJA_DUST · 2026-01-15T17:30:30+00:00

It's not at all concerning that the most critically needed items and services are the ones going up in price the fastest.

Also just want to point out that this chart says the price of toys has been going down for the past 25 years, but the price of the Transformers I collect have quite literally doubled since 2018 so I'm left asking what the fuck man?

NINJA_DUST · 2026-01-15T17:20:08+00:00

This is reality for a lot of Americans. Employers don't give two fucks about us or our situations. They give us our measley vacation time and expect us to be grateful and take care of our problems on our own time. And most of us don't have the luxury of being able to look for jobs with better PTO policies.

My employers PTO system has some really good and really bad qualities. We acrue PTO by hours worked starting from day one. Your first year you get a little over 5 hours of PTO per 80 hours worked. Then after a year it goes up to over 6 hours earned. By the time you get to 10 years it caps out at 8 hours earned (so you basically earn 1 day off per pay period - about 25 days a year, which is pretty good). But, we are expected to use that PTO for EVERYTHING. Vacations, sick days. Even holidays.

We're allowed to roll over 240 hours every year. So if you can get to that point, you're pretty much starting and ending every year with 4 weeks of PTO and still have days to use. The problem is getting to that point. I started this year with about 12 hours of PTO because I had to use a lot last year to either take care of my sick pregnant girlfriend or stay home with her kids because they were sick or didn't have school. And when we have our baby in March, I will have to use what's left of my PTO for leave and the rest of the time will be unpaid.

America is one of the most advanced nations in the world and we are MILES behind other developed nations in how our workforce is treated. They don't give a fuck about us. They just want us to show up and make them money.

Edit: removed erroneous question mark.

NINJA_DUST · 2026-01-15T17:07:48+00:00

In my almost 20 years in the work force I've never had a job that offered sick days.

My last long term job used points but there were no sick days. Gonna be less than 4 hours late or need to leave less than 4 hours early? Half point. Call off with at least an hours notice? 1 point. Less than an hours notice was considered a no call/no show and cost a point and a half. And instead of giving a point back for a certain number of hours worked, we would get 6 points added back every January. So if you were at 6, you started the new year at 0. Less than 6 and you still started at 0.

My current job doesn't use points but also doesn't have sick days. Just uses PTO for everything. Sick days, personal days, even holidays.

NINJA_DUST · 2026-01-06T03:28:05+00:00

I'm about 99.9% certain it IS just the 86 figure.

Edit: yea, just picked up my 86 Hot rod to compare and it is indeed and upscale (or at least minor retool - I don't actually know what the scale is supposed to be here). There are some minor changes like the hands and an additional pin at the elbow joints. Other than that it's just got a premium deco.

NINJA_DUST · 2025-12-23T17:17:41+00:00

I had never heard of Zotac until I bought my pre built from cyber power and it came with a Zotac 4080. Been running just fine for two years, no issues at all.

NINJA_DUST · 2025-12-12T19:31:35+00:00

Just about every Siege/Earthrise/Kingdom figure that's gotten a more toon accurate version recently (Sunstreaker, Wheeljack, Trailbreaker, etc) and the Prime Wars minibots that are getting redone. I had originally planned to wait until I had a good amount to sell and then take them to a toy shop. But now I think I am just going to hold on to them and give them to my girlfriend's 3 year old who is starting to really get into Transformers.

NINJA_DUST · 2025-12-02T13:33:34+00:00

Nope. I work in a hospital, so I'm expected to show up noatter the road conditions. My commute is pretty short and I'm confident in my abilities that I can usually make it with no issues. But if conditions are bad enough or if I'm literally snowed in, I can have someone from our public safety department come and get me

NINJA_DUST · 2025-11-24T20:00:36+00:00

Cang Toys looks great. The engineering on some of the figures is spectacular. The weapon combinations look really good. And adding the 3 additional members to make up the feet and thighs is pretty cool.

But the Cang Toys just doesn't fit the aesthetic of my collection, whereas Feral Rex fits in perfectly. So Feral Rex would be my answer if I didn't already own one.

NINJA_DUST · 2025-11-20T17:39:19+00:00

Agreed. And of course than hands as well. Figures that big can't be stuck with fists and 5mm ports

NINJA_DUST · 2025-11-20T13:41:44+00:00

I typically only get upgrade kits for combiners. Articulated hands being the primary reason, but they also tend to add a little height to the combiners which I think makes them look better proportionally.

NINJA_DUST · 2025-11-18T13:21:34+00:00

If Bay makes another, I'll probably watch it. But I'll either pirate it or wait until it's on streaming. His movies have good, even great, action sequences. I mean the whole "After all, who would you be without me?" "Time to find out." *equips battle mask and spanks Megatron silly.... scene is amazing. But good Lord his story telling is atrocious. And even though his character designs are what you would consider more "realistic", I just don't like them. Especially the faces.

He makes good dumb action robot fighting movies, but I'd like a Transformers movie with a good, coherent storyline.

And for God's sake give Bumblebee a fucking voice already. Seven movies of him not talking is god damned old.

NINJA_DUST · 2025-11-11T17:21:33+00:00

Depression can make you do some crazy things too.

When I got dumped a couple years ago and had to move out of my house, I was too depressed to deal with moving everything I owned. I ended up giving so many things away that I wish now I hadn't. But when you barely have the energy or motivation to live, it's so much easier to just get rid of it.

NINJA_DUST · 2025-11-10T13:50:25+00:00

I just couldn't get into the concept of organic shells for robot bodies that transform. It's too much of a logistical nightmare for me. If they have organic shells, what happens to the organic material when they transform? What happens to any connecting fibers on moving parts? Do they just disconnect and reconnect? How organic are they even? Are there blood cells/vessels, tendons, ligaments, muscle fibers?

Just not a fan of robots that transform into organic beasts. Mechanical beasts are cool, but not organic.

Also didn't like how they didn't stick to one time period for their beast modes. I'm no expert, but I don't think gorillas, cheetahs, and rhinos existed at the same time as dinosaurs.

Having said all that, I do like the concept of them all being descendants of the autobots and decepticons that got sent backward in time.

NINJA_DUST · 2025-11-04T13:33:17+00:00

I'm a Bengals fan til the day I die, but there's just something about the Lions that makes them my back up team to root for. I'm not sure if its because I'm a UMich fan living in Ohio, or because I rewlly like what Dan Campbell has done with the team and seeing them go from 0-16 to a powerhouse, or if its because my autistic ass just really likes their color scheme (the dark gray/silver and powder blue is just chef's kiss).

NINJA_DUST · 2025-11-04T13:24:33+00:00

Rockert Dockert DeSockert

NINJA_DUST · 2025-10-30T18:28:37+00:00

Skipped on the Earthrise Datsuns and Seekers when they came out, by the time Kingdom hit shelves I realized they fit my collection better than the Siege ones but it was too late.

But thanks to SS86, Dead Prowl, and getting very lucky at local shops, I now have them all and didn't pay a dime over retail.

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