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Yeah, I caught a few benchmarks, and the performance seems to be just enough of an improvement to interest me but not enough to to $1000 interest me. I think if I was using a Steam Deck or the OG Ally I'd definitely bite, but I'm pretty content with my Ally X. More curious to see some benchmarks for the Legion Go 2. On the Z1 Extreme the Go seemed a bit less optimized (not to mention way heavier), but the Go 2 has a bigger OLED screen. Now that I'm at the age where I'm starting to need readers "bigger screen" is a surprisingly compelling feature.😅

Consensus seems to be, it's good, But is it $999 USD good? The battery life is better, close to but slightly less than Legion Go 2. The Ryzen Z2 Extreme is a good (not great) generational update to the Z1 Extreme. The downside is Windows is still running below the Xbox overlay along with ArmoryCrate. And in the end, the price tag is probably gonna be the red flag for this handheld.

Damn good show. 4 episodes in and enjoying it a lot!

For those keeping score, I'm reasonably certain that Seaspray's release just leaves Windcharger, Powerglide, Outback, Swerve, and Tailgate remaining of the Autobot mini-vehicles. Windcharger and Outback are already available for preorder in SS86 and Walmart's retro line, respectively. And I'm fairly certain that Powerglide and Swerve are both schedule for release in AOTP in 2026, so that just leaves Tailgate. Since Tailgate's a retool of Windcharger, and he's not out yet, it makes sense that we haven't heard anything yet. But I'd also say he's an inevitability.

I’ve recently been seeing a lot of their stuff pop up. They appear to be doing a butt load of models from different properties. I’ve seen everything from Transformers to Marvel characters and even looks like upcoming Saint Saiya stuff. I’ve only heard about them for about a month and it seems like they have a surprisingly large selection of model kits from various franchises. I don’t know how long they’ve been around, but it’s a lot of stuff

Hahaha. It looks amazing if you stand back 10 feet and squint. 🤣 I think it’s best for me to lean into it being rough at this point and hope a flat topcoat and wash will help distract from my sloppiness. I’ll get a photo tomorrow.

So cool. Thanks for sharing. I’d love to see that Starscream! I always loved the voice acting for this character in the animated series I remember as a kid.

The Earth/Central New UN Forces approved the YF-24 Evolution No.3 prototype for mass production as the VF-24 in 2057. The program's about 1 1/2 years ahead of the YF/VF-25 and YF/VF-27 programs by the Macross Frontier and Macross Galaxy emigrant fleets. The only variant yet mentioned has been the VF-24A, yes, and the details are predictably pretty sparse. Honestly though, don't let yourself feel "locked in" by what the official media says. The (partially redacted) YF-24 Evolution blueprints were shared to all New UN Government member governments galaxy-wide. It's very likely (bordering on a certainty) that multiple emigrant governments working with less resources than the fantastically wealthy Frontier and Galaxy fleets either opted to purchase export variants of the VF-24 directly from Earth's government or just used their own locally produced technology to fill in the various gaps left by the omission of Earth's proprietary developments and produced their own version of the VF-24 via a build-under-license agreement. There are likely a bunch of slightly different local variations of the VF-24A with slightly different capabilities depending on who built them, which could go anywhere from differences in equipment and armament to changes in appearance.

After watching Legacy get progressively worse and worse over its three year run, I'm feeling like 2025's been a pretty great year for the brand. Age of the Primes brought us Vortex and the Aerialbots, not to mention a number of the mythical Primes the line is named for, including a very excellent modern Star Convoy. On the Studio Series side we got a whole new Devastator, a cool Deluxe-sized Optimus to fight him, and an impressively cartoon-accurate Megatron despite turning into a tank. What more could we ask for? Well, a new Deluxe Seapsray, for starters. It's a little weird that third parties have dipped into the Seaspray well many times (iGear, Maketoys, ToyWorld, X-Transbots, Magic Square, NewAge, and Dr. Wu have all done a Seaspray, and Fans Toys has done him twice) but in the last 40 years we just had the original (and the G2 repaint) and Titans Returns (unless you count the Bayverse one). Hasbro's finally giving our boy a proper Deluxe-class glow up... in a Walmart-exclusive line of decos based on the G1 toys. *sigh* It's like Velocitron Cosmos all over again (though Cosmos did eventually get a re-release in Legacy, perhaps Seaspray will be more widely available later...). The "retro" deco fortunately isn't all that far off from the cartoon, though. I'd imagine a purely Sunbow deco would put an Autobot badge on his tummy while losing the painted "stickers" on the sides and the black windows. Maybe use a slightly darker blue plastic. And they'd likely do a different head without the vents and with blue eyes on gray instead of a blank black visor. Those are the sorts of details that are just changed enough to get me to re-buy without making me feel like the retro deco isn't good enough for now. Seaspray's sole accessory is a rather generic gun. It's very hollowed out, but painted silver and does the job. Seaspray's head is on a ball joint, though there's very little tilt available, and swiveling his head is awkward with the propellors in the way. His shoulders swivel and move almost 90 degrees laterally. His biceps swivel, and his elbows bend over 90 degrees. His wrists can tilt up and down a little for some reason, but they don't swivel. His waist does have a swivel, however, if you bend his hips it'll get caught on the white armor on his hips. Speaking of hips, he can move them 90 degrees backward or laterally, but he's again limited to only about 45 degrees forward due to the collision of the white hip armor and his torso. His thighs swivel, and his knees bend 90 degrees. Despite how you'd think he transforms, there's no up/down tilt on his feet, and his ankles only pivot about 30 degrees. Seaspray holds his gun just fine in either hand. He's also got 5mm ports on the outside of either forearm, on either bicep, under each foot, and on his back. While these ports might work well with old Weaponizers or Junkions or whatever, the "magazine" on Seaspray's gun is longer than the 5mm peg, so in bot mode his gun can't really go anywhere but his hands. Seaspray's transformation is weirdly complicated, sometimes unnecessarily so. Like, ok, his spine has to bend backward to tuck his pelvis and shorten his legs, and parts of the floaty bits fold out from under his feet so that they're not too big in bot mode. We're used to seeing stuff like that. But, why do his arms have to swivel 180 degrees? Why is all the yellow stuff around his head on multiple hinges that extend it out from his body before turning the propellors? Regardless, the alt mode is mostly good. His shins are properly visible on the top, and there's an Autobot badge where the G1 toy had a rubsign. Things do get a little messy toward the rear, where the extended yellow bits don't even tuck his head in as well as the G1 toy did, stretching everything a bit too far behind the blue and capping it with a random white flap that half-heartedly covers his face. Seaspray's propellors can spin. He lacks any kind of wheels to roll on. While Seaspray does have two 5mm ports on either side, again, the gun can't really plug into them. Hasbro's solution is to put a small peg on one side of the propellors. This mates with a port on the side of the gun. Which is fine, but... ...there's a TON of empty space under his feet. More than enough that his gun could have stored totally out of sight, if Hasbro had just has the presence of mind to design some way for it to have secured under there. As I prefer hidden weapons to weapons randomly stuck to their Earth mode "disguises," this is a huge missed opportunity. Seaspray is... well, if I'm being honest, a tad disappointing. Don't get me wrong, he's the best Seaspray Hasbro's done (in a Sunbow style), and short a hypothetical but likely toonier repaint probably the one you want on your shelf. But I can't shake the feeling that they tried to get a little too creative with the engineering while not leaving themselves enough time to polish it. If they would have simplified a few things, refined a few other things, and made a way to store the gun under the feet, they would have been flirting with greatness here. As it is, you'll have to make due with "pretty good."

And something I came across at an FYE entertainment store was this little Transformers model made by Blokees. (No, I never heard of them either...) But this is Arcee, I think from one of the cartoons. A bit different from the standard, but I thought it looked kind of cute, I like Arcee and Transformers, and so there you go! Not a very involved kit. You don't need glue or paint, and it took me about twenty minutes with some spru cutters and a light sanding stick. There is sope there to paint more and weather it, but I was just in mind to simply assemble something rather then engage my entire modeler-self, which, sadly, has not completed anything in a very long time... so it was nice to get this out and put together! And she comes with a nice base and flight display arm. Very cool. Now I guess I should start that Trumpeter Starcream... She does need someone to fight against after all.

finally! a new Patlabor after so so so SO long.

Watched Marvel Zombies. I enjoyed way more than i thought i would. Way better than anything live action in a while.

Gotten a little aged over the last year of intense combat!

Misa, my number 1 anime crush! Hikaru was stupid for taking so long!

Maybe it will be Vision's quest to save Wanda.

RIP Poster Master!

Dunno if this is on anyone's radar, but apparently MR got the molds to the old Diamond Select phaser and communicator. Not sure whether it's missing any major functions, but I was not expecting the price to be anything this reasonable, and I just decided to order one on impulse. https://www.masterreplicas.com/collections/star-trek/products/star-trek-phaser-type-2-2266-69

At BBTS - $126 USD without added taxes https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/339432?utm_source=Advertiser+&utm_medium=Link+&utm_campaign=Ad+Program+&utm_content=Enewsi+&utm_source=Advertiser &utm_medium=Link &utm_campaign=Ad Program &utm_content=Enewsi

Duel of the Fates (Prequel edition this time). Let it begin again. 👹

I wish Moderoid did theirs in 1/72, mostly since the model world usually sticks to that scale, but I am glad that they’ve done so many designs from the series so far.

A lil rough around the edges, but still looks pretty cool. I bet in real life without being able to zoom in that it looks even better

Just needing a top coat and a wash. There are no decals. I rushed this as much as possible and it shows in some areas, but I’m good with it. Lots learned with this one. I know that this is a precursor to F.S.S. MH design ethos so I figure it’s no problem making this look dirty and weathered unlike all the high gloss pristine F.S.S. mecha. 😉