I concede that Fanstoys Grinder is the ‘better’ fit on the Masterpiece shelf (and he sits on mine), especially when among his Fanstoys brothers. But for me the official MP (in this instance the Hasbro V1) remains the ‘better’ realisation of the Autobot Grimlock.
Photography
SNOW!
StandardBeen dying for a proper snowfall since we moved to the village. Et voila! It only took two years…
Fanstoys Apache
StandardI had this fella pre-ordered long before Open & Play Big Spring was a thing. I can only really justify one space on the shelf, so the fight is on. Out of the box, the Fanstoys bot is as chunky as you’d expect. I couldn’t say which I prefer at this stage, however. I’m fearful about the transformation, too – could that be what swings it in favour of Open & Play? We’ll see.
The girl
StandardDave: A Collection
StandardIf you follow me on Twitter, you’ll be all too aware of my thoughts on Dave the cat. We have two cats. Katamari is a normal ‘cat’ cat but Dave is… I don’t even know. A moron. An arse. Largely unlikable. Very, very stupid. He’s got a lot of love in him, I’ll give him that, but he ‘cats’ so very badly.
Here are some ‘highlights’.

This is Dave pissing in the sink shortly after we moved house. This is taken mid-piss while I can hear the piss trickling down the plug hole. He wasn’t allowed out at the time, but we did have a litter tray down. He just wouldn’t use it. He would shit in the bath, too, but I don’t have a picture of that. Thankfully.
Sorry, but yes, I’m old
StandardTransformers: Domestic Enforcers
StandardI can only apologise.
I can offer no explanation
StandardIt started with the dog doing a standing up poo…
Turbo revvin’ young punk
StandardI’m not surprised that Takara Legends Kup is leaps and bounds ahead of the the Hasbro Titans Return release, but I hadn’t expected to prefer the Hot Rod so much.
Combiner Wars Liokaiser
StandardI had successfully resisted buying this for really quite some time. I even held firm the first time Kapow got cheap stock for £80. I was not so resolute second time, however.