Transformers
Prowl chimes in on my Criminal Law course - August 24, 2008 8:44 PM
"Hell," I said to myself, "this class is going to be a lot harder than I thought. It would have been nice for him to point this out sooner."...
A Prime Collection update - July 9, 2008 6:49 PM
It's been a while since I updated my Prime collection on Flickr; it's been since before Botcon, in fact. I've added eight to the collection since then, starting with: Music Label Convoy, G1 Colored Version I picked this one up...
A new avatar - May 1, 2008 10:20 AM
So yesterday, I made up a new background for my Twitter page, since I don't really use that old toy robot from iStockPhoto for anything anymore. The new background image is one of Classics Optimus Prime over a blurred Autobot...
My Saturday at Botcon 2008 - April 30, 2008 3:08 PM
Over the three years I've been to Botcon, I've enjoyed it more and more each year. This is not because the convention itself has gotten any better; as a general admission attendee, I don't really think I can comment on...
saturday! Saturday! SATURDAY! - April 22, 2008 2:51 PM
I'll be going to Botcon in Cinci this weekend, but as I'm just a poor soul, I'll be getting in with the general admission crowd on Saturday and Sunday. I look forward to seeing all of you folks there!...
Autobot Elite Guard Insignia - April 15, 2008 9:27 AM
I found a blank shirt for Veronica (do you know how hard it is to find blank colored shirts for a toddler?), and decided that instead of making her a generic Autobot or Decepticon shirt to wear to Botcon, I'd...
Application - April 10, 2008 1:55 PM
The application for which I drew up the Autobot and Decepticon logos: Obviously I'm not done doing them yet, since I've not done up a Decepticon one for him. I've got three more to do, so there will be a...
Decepticon Insignia in Transformers Animated style - April 7, 2008 2:54 PM
Having drawn up the Autobot symbol in Illustrator, and learned a bit about the pen tool in the process, it seemed obvious that I'd also have to do the Decepticon symbol. Unlike the Autobot symbol, the TF Animated Decepticon symbol...
Autobot Insignia in the Transformers Animated style - April 7, 2008 1:06 PM
I'm making Warren some geeky onesies, and in the process have found that it's nigh-impossible to find a high-quality version of the Autobot symbol from TF Animated anywhere on the web. It's a little different from the classic Autobot symbol,...
Armada/Micron Legend Supercon Optimus Prime - March 25, 2008 9:43 AM
Transformers: Armada, for the most part, sucked. It was an interesting experiment; the Mini-cons were a neat idea, and I'm glad they've been carried over into subsequent lines. But all of the fiction, cartoons and comics, made me wince...
Is there a good reason to renew my Transformers Club membership? - March 9, 2008 5:12 PM
My subscription to the Transformers Collectors Club, which I joined last year at Botcon, has expired (on my son's birthday). It's $40 to renew. So I ask you, fellow Transformers fans, is it worth it? What did I get for...
Generation One Optimus Prime - March 7, 2008 2:55 PM
I've realized that I can't do a review series of Optimus Prime figures without first taking a look at the original. When I speak of 'classic Optimus design elements,' it'd be nice to have something to link to. Of course,...
Optimus Prime: A Commentary Series - February 19, 2008 12:34 PM
“The wisdom of the ages — it’s lost.” “No, not lost. We’re all a little wiser now.” “But the matrix is empty!” “It’s up to all of us to fill it again, with the wisdom we accumulate from this...
Transformers Toyfair Roundup - February 16, 2008 9:40 PM
I certainly don't miss going to Toyfair. Sitting at home and letting people bring news to me is so much more relaxing and nice than having to chase all over Manhattan at the whims of these companies. So far, the...
Star Convoy (Reissue) - February 12, 2008 2:30 PM
Star Convoy was one of the rarer Japanese pieces, until Takara released a reissue of it in 2005. It's one of the few larger-scale toys released in Takara's Battlestars: The Return of Convoy line, as the majority of the figures...
TF Universe (Classics II) in the TF Club magazine - February 5, 2008 8:28 AM
Remember the e-mail I got a few days ago, warning me not to post pictures of the painted Universe figures in the coming magazine? Surely you remember - it was the e-mail with the atrocious grammatical and formatting errors, and...
We get it already... - January 24, 2008 8:37 PM
I received this e-mail from the Transformers Collectors Club this evening: Hello Daniel Hancock! This is going out to all members. Thanks for your support and help. We hope you all enjoyed the sneak peak [sic] picture of Sunstreaker we...
Made easy - January 16, 2008 10:11 PM
I've not bought a Transformer in two months, maybe three. I've not ordered Sky Lynx, nor have I ordered any other toy that might not show up in a Wal-Mart. I probably won't buy the reissue of Omega Supreme, even...
The Autobot military conundrum - January 13, 2008 10:12 PM
One of the geekier things I do: I spend a lot (compared to how much time such a subject should warrant) of time thinking about military structures in the Transformers universe, and how they correspond to actual non-fictional militaries. Specifically,...
Our Hallowe'en costumes for next year - July 13, 2007 1:40 PM
Can you imagine it? It's Hallowe'en night; you've been giving out candy to teenagers who are too old to be trick-or-treating for hours. You're about to turn out your porch light, but the doorbell rings one last time. Who can...
Botcon, here I come! - June 28, 2007 9:51 PM
As I was driving Lori to the airport, I had an epiphany. Lori will be gone all weekend. Veronica will be gone all weekend. I have a lot of Delta SkyMiles. That's right, I'm going to Botcon. In Providence, Rhode...
Oh, my poor brethren! - June 27, 2007 10:19 PM
I just realized something horrible for my fellow geeks of similar alignment. There is a cosmic conflagration in the works, my friends! Do you realize it? How will you handle the choice laid out before you? Will you go to...
Sunstreaker and Cyclonus - restored and restickered - June 15, 2007 9:00 AM
I recently purchased two of my long-term dream hunt Transformers G1 figures, Sunstreaker and Cyclonus. I got them for a very, very good price from a fellow Transformer Flickr poster (who still has a number of G1 items for sale)....
Transformer Movie Toy Roundup: Ironhide - June 14, 2007 3:27 PM
When I got my first batch of movie figures in the wee hours of the morning on June 2, I hadn't planned for Ironhide to be among them. I wasn't a fan of the photos I'd seen thus far, and...
THS 02 - Hybrid Style Convoy - May 14, 2006 9:32 PM
Tiny is the best word to describe this Optimus. The figure stands just over four inches tall, meaning it barely comes up to the original Optimus' waist, and is just a hair taller than the PVC figures. Of course,...