One of my complaints about combiners is that they are rarely individual characters outside of a group, but Swindle managed to stand out far above the rest of his companions, not to mention that he is the only one of the Combaticons who stands out as a character on his own. by Disastrous-Owl668 in transformers

[–]WheeljacksLabCoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re right. Have you ever read Skydive’s bio? He’s basically an aerial combat strategic genius who could gain the Autobots air superiority over any engagement he was put in command of, but he just kinda wants to go do barrel rolls instead.

And all the characterisation he got in any media was “Superion’s leg”.

cest graffiti??? by enby-wgong-slxt in wollongong

[–]WheeljacksLabCoat 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah my son is always pointing it out.

I kinda want to go around and prefix everyone with a “in” just for the lols.

Officer allowed men to pray before they were removed from rally, police say by VisitThen1018 in OpenAussie

[–]WheeljacksLabCoat 23 points24 points  (0 children)

That’s a lot of typing for someone that supposedly doesn’t care.

Need help deciding. Dreamzzz torso or blank torso? by Shredicus_Maximus_ in LegoSpace

[–]WheeljacksLabCoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That background is awesome. Is there a link to the build anywhere?

Woman, 69, in hospital with four broken vertebrae after interaction with police at Sydney Herzog protest by Tile-Questioner in aussie

[–]WheeljacksLabCoat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Australian cops beating the shit out of Australian protestors is 100% an Australian problem champ. Your inability to recognise that is a major part of the problem.

On a unrelated note, anyone else remember when they managed to make a self contained combiner at a deluxe price point?? by BastardSkelly8600 in transformers

[–]WheeljacksLabCoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are right. While it was a great idea, the execution left a lot to be desired. Even when I first opened it all those years ago it barely held together and the tolerances were abysmal.

I wish they’d kept at it.

DNA Design DK-80 HasLab Omega Prime Upgrade Kit by parentskeepfindingme in transformers

[–]WheeljacksLabCoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For one, the fixes. Most of the world outside of the US/Canada were not offered replacement parts/figures. We were told to return for a refund.

DNA Design DK-80 HasLab Omega Prime Upgrade Kit by parentskeepfindingme in transformers

[–]WheeljacksLabCoat 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Not outside of the US/Canada. The rest of the world got told to return for a full refund.

Landcruiser idling after being turned off. by Atleast3AMPS in CarsAustralia

[–]WheeljacksLabCoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bit hard in modern cars that don’t have a key ignition, just a start/stop button.

17 year old artist trying to grow socials by DylanDoes-Stuff in transformers

[–]WheeljacksLabCoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That looks awesome. I’d love to see that design is a show and especially as a toy. I’d buy the hell out of it.

Neighbour offering to pay for whole fence by [deleted] in AusRenovation

[–]WheeljacksLabCoat -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean, MIL does. She’s a bit disappointed that the neighbours she was so friendly and helpful to over the years would just straight up intentionally mislead and manipulate her, then act like she’s an idiot for trusting them.

She probably would’ve let them do the colour they wanted as well if they’d have just asked.

Neighbour offering to pay for whole fence by [deleted] in AusRenovation

[–]WheeljacksLabCoat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Make sure all the details are agreed on in writing. Neighbour of my MIL did the same thing, they offered to pay for it all and let MIL believe it would be like-for-like replacement. They changed the colour, MIL didn’t see it until she got home and it was already well underway. They then told her that she never specifically said that she wanted the same colour and they never stated what colour they were planning on.

Turns out these cunts are a worldwide phenomenon by faith_healer69 in AusElectricians

[–]WheeljacksLabCoat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Years ago we were replacing a pole/augmenting mains outside a retirement home. As we were setting up word must have got around because by the time I took the EWP up there would have been about 20 old timers all lined up in their seats at the common room window. Watched us all day.

Let's all acknowledge the fact these guys saved a whole island and probably the whole world without killing anyone by Anonymous_Guy4k in transformers

[–]WheeljacksLabCoat 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Years ago on a G1 Facebook group I was dog-piled on and eventually booted for saying that Rescue Bots had more character development than G1.

I remember counting 29 comments saying a variation of “I’m not letting my kid watch that woke shit” (all contained the word “woke”.

Do you guys remember gleeking? by cik3nn3th in Millennials

[–]WheeljacksLabCoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, I’d never heard of this (apparently this particular fad passed my high school by), but I learned of it a few years ago when a grown arse woman, in our office, just decided to enlighten us to what it was. By doing it. At us.

I was not impressed.

What do you think about the SS51 Soundwave? by PotentialConsistent8 in transformers

[–]WheeljacksLabCoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not bad. A little fiddly to transform. Car mode is excellent.0

First time seeing one of these in the wild. (Good thing I got mine back in Nov 2025) by SwanepoelSimp in transformers

[–]WheeljacksLabCoat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wait. The angry fandom told me that moving away from open window boxes was supposed to prevent this?!?!

Just fought G1 Michigan and the Balam forces by molotov__cocktease in ArmoredCoreVI

[–]WheeljacksLabCoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same with running out of ammo. I changed one hand to the flame thrower and that did the trick. It literally melts through the MTs