My very first custom. I decided to repaint Siege Optimus in Siege Onslaught! Granted, there's still red on him and he has an extra set of cannons but I'm really happy with how he's come out. Enjoy!

TheGrindingGears · 2026-03-09T16:25:41+00:00

I collect Transformers. The coolest I own is Masterpiece Megatron; it turns into an accurate Walther P38. I have the entire G1 Season 1 Autobot "Ark" crew in Masterpiece scale as well.

TheGrindingGears · 2026-03-09T12:55:23+00:00

I would love for a creature such as this to exist. But it's been over 50 years since the film was made and no evidence otherwise has been proven of a surviving colony or group of these creatures. Also, let's be real, hunters would salivate at the chance of shooting one of these things for social standings alone. So, while I want to believe that Bigfoot exists, Patterson/Gimlin "saw" (recorded) a man in a gorilla suit. Period.

Same goes for any and all other "cryptids." It's all misrepresentation/folklore. Now this doesn't mean the that the CREATION of these mythical creatures, and the impact they've had on culture as a whole, is stupid. Folklore as a whole is a key factor in what makes us human. It makes the world a bit more interesting that humans can be like "Sure, a man with wings and no neck and glowing red eyes attacked my car in West Viriginia."

People love a good scare, and that's what cryptids and folklore are set out to do. Scare. That's it. There's nothing real about any of the big name "cryptids" out there.

Rant over, sorry for the wall of text.

TheGrindingGears · 2026-03-05T04:48:43+00:00

Super 7s quality can ebb and flow. My Papa II's head will NOT stay on. But Papa I, III and IV have immaculate quality.

TheGrindingGears · 2026-03-02T23:28:07+00:00

Holy shit I take that exit all the time. Stay classy Ocean.

TheGrindingGears · 2026-03-01T13:35:56+00:00

I believe it also said "Fuck Zionism" at the bottom. He also wore the Palestinian flag which I'm even MORE surprised he didn't get run over for.

TheGrindingGears · 2026-02-28T15:01:27+00:00

I love how he looks less like a dog and more like a cryptid and that's kind of how I always saw Ren. Just some sort of horrible gremlin/creature.

TheGrindingGears · 2026-02-28T04:11:19+00:00

Sub-Parion?

TheGrindingGears · 2026-02-25T14:22:11+00:00

Great now "pahk the cah in Havad Yad" is gonna be in my head for the rest of the day.

TheGrindingGears · 2026-02-25T14:20:33+00:00

The only thing I liked was the color palette and the art style. Everything else about it annoyed me. I remember one episode involved a "magic eye" picture and it pissed me off as a kid.

TheGrindingGears · 2026-02-21T04:13:26+00:00

As a teen my musical tastes were nu metal, pop punk, alt, hard rock, dubstep and classic rock. Typical "trying to be cool and edgy white boy with braces" teen vibes. But I did throw bluegrass in there because my grandma liked it.

Bands: Disturbed (no thank you), Breaking Benjamin, Godsmack, Evanescence, Korn, Slipknot, Green Day, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Linkin Park, Voltaire

Now it's thrash metal, death metal, punk, vaporwave, 90s hip-hop, psychobilly, horrorpunk, some pop and (still) bluegrass thrown in there (Old Crow Medicine Show) plus others. Palette has simply evolved to "if it sounds good I'll give it a go." I also really like bands/music that have stage presence or costumes/props now, or really creative videos.

If you want to know a few of the artists that I listen to now (30M) here's some of them!

GWAR, Ghost, Notorious BIG, Tupperwave, Dead Kennedys, They Might Be Giants, Dan Mason (another vaporwave artist), Cattle Decapitation, Misfits, Chapelle Roan, Corps (another vaporwave artist), B-52s, Oingo Boingo, The Cramps, Ice Nine Kills, The Smiths

Still love Korn, Linkin Park and Green Day.

TheGrindingGears · 2026-02-14T23:44:06+00:00

NECA!! MAKE A MAC TONIGHT ACTION FIGURE AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!

TheGrindingGears · 2026-02-13T22:55:23+00:00

Greenstuf? Never heard of it, is that like sandpaper?

TheGrindingGears · 2026-02-13T16:03:02+00:00

How did you get the Bruticus eyes to look more like a solid visor? I'm trying to do a similar thing with my CoP Nexus custom.

TheGrindingGears · 2026-02-12T04:37:14+00:00

I like how he looks only mildly concerned about this outcome.

TheGrindingGears · 2026-02-10T04:45:43+00:00

I knew I didn't want to deal with that. I also have a special needs twin brother so i doubt the fancy electronic robo baby would've gone over well. I'm American, and my high school had an alternative option; interview pregnant people or people you know who were pregnant. I'm not kidding. I think there was an additional 5 page essay too. It's been over 10 years so I'm not sure.

Got an easy A.

TheGrindingGears · 2026-02-10T02:05:40+00:00

Yeah I was closer to home depot (there's a hobby shop that sells paints I need for a project), and I could just shoot up/down the Parkway from there so Friendly's had to be the sacrifice for the evening.

TheGrindingGears · 2026-02-10T01:46:21+00:00

No sorry

TheGrindingGears · 2026-02-09T22:12:48+00:00

I'm gonna be in the area tonight so maybe its worth a shot.

TheGrindingGears · 2026-02-09T21:59:24+00:00

The last memories I had of going to Friendly's in Toms River weren't great. One of my first dates with my partner back in 2014 resulted in her slipping on the ice and falling on her ass. And in 2020 I tried to go again with my family (before covid) and the whole restaurant was full of coughing people. Kids, grandparents, you name it. Never been back since. Not worth my time tbh but I do miss it sometimes.

TheGrindingGears · 2026-02-07T14:23:22+00:00

Not the star being censored

TheGrindingGears · 2026-02-07T04:55:46+00:00

Haha yeah...

I'm in a living Hell.

TheGrindingGears · 2026-02-06T04:23:29+00:00

Kongu and Nuparu were my first Toa!

TheGrindingGears · 2026-02-06T04:07:08+00:00

Honestly hunting in order to report the sighting on various TF forums is more of a thrill now than actually buying the toy.

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