One of the things I’m most enjoying about MP-39 Sunstreaker is exploring how his differences from MP-12 so ably demonstrate the evolution of the Takara Masterpiece.
MP-39
StandardHaving MP-39 alongside MP-12 really highlights how much the Masterpiece line has evolved, even since the MP-10 ‘reboot’. These modern releases have clearly been influenced by the third party market, with higher part counts, greater posability and, of course, an elevated price. I still love MP Sideswipe (and in some ways perhaps prefer the simplicity of the old MP cars, possibly?) but there’s no denying that Takara has taken the 3P model and proved that it can still lead the market. MP-39 is leaps and bounds ahead of Badcube’s Sunsurge, undoubtedly.
Ulala!
StandardA few months back my daughter pointed out that my Figuarts/Figma/Legends shelf was very male heavy. And she was right. So I’m starting to sort it.
2017’s Top 10 Transformers
Standard2017 was fucking grim, right? Britain is needlessly tearing itself apart over a vote cast on the back of lies, hate and ignorance, and America has already torn itself apart after the victory of that vacuous idiot and his hollow rhetoric. So let’s take a moment to celebrate the little joys the last 12 months have offered us, shall we? There was PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, for one. And the #metoo movement. And BBC’s Taboo. And more Detectorists. And that Anansi scene from American Gods. Robot Wars was great this year too, eh? And a female Doctor! And that fight in The Last Jedi! And dogs! And a shit load of great Transformers.
The end of the road
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Bad Comedy
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Doctor, I let you go
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Be Kind
StandardI thought the Doctor Who Christmas Special was ok. The episode itself lacked a bit of consequence, narratively, although multiple Doctor eps are always great. David Bradley was fantastic as the 1st Doctor, and of course Capaldi was wonderful, as always. And as much as I was sad to see Peter go (while the 11th series was probably his weakest in lots of ways, it really felt like he’d finally settled completely into the role and I’d have happily seen him do another), Jodie’s arrival was tremendously exciting! Can’t wait to see what the new team comes up with in the autumn. Moffat will be the hardest of acts to follow. I should imagine his run in the Smith era will be hard, and maybe even impossible, to beat. But we’ll always have it x
It’s Xmas Eve and I should be wrapping presents
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ben parfitt 