Friday, January 1, 2021

Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021

First post of the year! It's been a crazy past year. Covid. Me getting Covid. Biden vs Trump. Trump trying to overthrow the election. Definitely been crazy.

Thanks to my sick leave due to Covid, I got quite a few posts in 2020. 😆 Probably won't have another productive run like that for some time to come or at least I get more leave time. I'm planning to do some actual spring cleaning for 2021 so I might take a few pics of the stuff I throw out. Or not, we'll see. I guess the main highlight is that I've finally started to actually give and sell stuff away. The selling had it's ups and downs and I feel I'll probably feel more comfortable just giving away most of the toys and stuff I don't want. Selling just takes too much time and effort for too little money. I'd rather spend that time doing something else. Like playing Genshin!

I've been playing Genshin Impact since early December. It's a freemium open-world action RPG that takes a lot of cues from Zelda BotW. Of course, once you get into the game, it's quite different and in some ways, even better. The graphic and art style is very nice especially the environment and bgm. This is definitely a game where you might want to just take your time and just walk around in. You can run, swim, climb and even glide all around the world of Teyvat. The characters and storyline definitely have a heavy anime influence on them. That can be a plus or minus depending on your taste. Probably the best thing about this game is that you can play on your phone outdoors and then continue the game on your PC at home; the only thing you need is internet access. Either way, won't hurt to try it out; it is free after all. It's available for PC, Android, iOS, and PS4. Just make sure you have at least a mid-tier device that can run modern stuff like LoL, Fortnight, and Overwatch and you should be good to go.

This is an actual screenshot featuring my ace all-rounder Jean. The entire backdrop behind her can be explored including that mountain you see in the distance. And while there's not much color since it's night time, the scene bursts with color during the day. And yes, there is day night and changing weather even. Playing a game like this for free? Seriously? The developer, Mihoyo, is raking it in however due to the gacha system. I might give them a little something since Google's Play Store currently has a $2 discount going on right now. Currently, I just finished the Mondstat arc and will now focus on side quests and stuff before moving on to Liyue. Might also see if I can tackle Dragonspire for some bonus stuff before moving on.

The 2020 holiday season has been good as far as stuff I was able to buy for myself. There's been several purchases such as a Freeing 1/4 Bunny-Style figure and a tritium watch from the Afterburner series by Armourlite. The big highlight for me though was scoring a Nerf Rival Prometheus from Tuesday Morning of all places for just $50. In a nutshell, the Prometheus is a Nerf Rival version of a chaingun. It holds over 250 rounds of ammo and rapid fires them at roughly 6-8 shots a second on full auto. It's by far the most powerful Nerf Rival on the market as it tops all the other unmodified guns in both speed and power. I could not wipe out the wide grin I have on my face every time I fire that thing. Original MSRP is $200 and even in the secondary market, it runs over $100 used so I was very lucky to find mine new. If you can get this gun for $100 even, it is 100 percent worth it; that's how much fun it is.

I think I've said all there is to say for now. 2021 likely won't be quite as eventful but we'll see.

Saturday, October 17, 2020

Misc TF toys...

Today's post is for multiple figures because there's only a few photos for each one. I didn't feel like they needed that much pics.



 Beast Hunters Night Shadow Bumblebee. It's a recolor of the deluxe class Beast Hunter figure. He looks okay but not really a fan for some reason. Looks better than the regular version though.

Saturday, October 3, 2020

Titan Changer Optimus Prime and Megatron


From the Authentics line. Titan Changer Optimus Prime and Megatron, each sold separately.


Optimus and Bumblebee has had a bum deal with Authentics. They tend to have the worst designs of the time and the same can be said with Titan Changers. I skipped BB because his transformation is the most simple and obvious.


The back looks pretty bad and I'm afraid it's the same across the board for the first wave. Only articulation are the ball joint shoulders.

Saturday, September 26, 2020

Transformers Generation Roadbuster


Voyager class Roadbuster from the Thrilling 30 series IIRC. The original toy it's based on had a ton of guns and stuff on it and this guy is no different. Here he is without all that stuff though.


Saturday, September 19, 2020

TF Last Knight Steelbane

Deluxe Steelbane from Transformers The Last Knight movie line. His alt mode is a winged drake.


Saturday, September 12, 2020

TF Titan Returns Quake



Deluxe class Quake from Titan Returns. This is a retool of Hardhead from the same line. Normally I don't get retools of toys I already got unless I never got the original. In this case, I did have the original but I got this guy anyways because I like how he looked (and he was cheap enough at the time).


Being from Titan Returns, Quake's head transforms into a Headmast-ahem, Titan Master. Apparently, his name is Chasm; not that it matters to me.


Tank mode. Chasm can either ride from the cockpit in the back or in a hidden seat at the rear of the main cannon.



Robot mode. His face gives him a hotshot-rookie sort of look. The "I will be your evil rival whether you like it or not!" type of character.

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