Transformers: Maketoys Giant Type-61 Not Devastator finale preview

Been really busy but will post a pic up for fun and hopefully I will get back on track on sharing some of these pics in not-Devastator form later on. Take care folks.

Transformers are for fun. Please do not take these characters or toys seriously.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

King James Version (KJV)

⁹ And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

¹⁰ Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.



I am strong through the Lord.

Jesus Christ the same past, present, and future

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever (Hebrews 13:8, KJV)

Vengeance is not mines

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. (Romans 12:19, KJV)

This is something I have to live with everyday. Yes, I had now ex-friends that hurt me by not forgiving me because of past conflicts especially one ex-friend that slandered me and my best friend for no apparent reason. He called forgiveness evil and called us satanists because, well, I dunno. That's how bizarre the situation has become. Most people told me to stop talking to "this man" because they feel he is insane. Had an old friend which is also a ex-friend of "this man" just told me to ignore him. All in all, "this man" has done nothing to rectify the situation. When "this man" is confronted he often tells people that he is just disagreeing with me, but then goes on with his angry rants behind each and everyone of our backs.  Do I forgive this man? Yes, indeed! God commanded us to show love but not to become stepping stones! I've gave him one too many cheeks , and now, I will leave this in God's hands. Until this man can drop his pride and repent of his past, I am to stay away from him. Also, remember that forgiveness doesn't mean you have to trust the person who hurts you over and over again. If you don't agree, then that's fine. I don't see why anyone who would disagree has to get upset long term over someone's beliefs or opinion. Again, I will leave this matter to God to handle. 

" Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" (Isaiah 5:20, KJV)

" Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." (Matthew 5:11, KJV).

""Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings." (Isaiah 51:7, KJV)

"Proverbs 26:4-5
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes."

Sometimes nothing can be done. Some people just want to argue, always must be right or have to be heard. I used to be like that but I realized after coming to God that God was in control.  Remember, if the person doesn't hear you and doesn't receive you, shake the dust off your feet and move on. God will have other people come into your life.

For more ways on how to deal with difficult people, go here: http://www.freebiblestudyguides.org/bible-answers/dealing-with-difficult-people.htm.


  Sometimes these thoughts do bother me, but I rather leave this in the lord's hands instead of taking action on my own. Jesus told us to forgive one another and I shall do that. The Lord is in control! The Lord has a plan as always and he has shown the light to another friend of mines recently. Thank you Jesus! What an awesome God we have!

Transformers: Maketoys Giant Series 61 aka Devastator Part II of III

Finished the shoot for the robot modes of the "not" constructicons.


Transform! The "not" constructicons in deluxe size robot mode. Their robot modes look definitely more detailed and refined to their alt modes. That's not saying much. To me Scrapper looks the oddest of the bunch. I didn't recall him having this large chest piece in the G1 series. It certainly doesn't help him here. Hook's head is green for unknown reasons. Long Haul is wide!!!! He is disproportionate in width in comparison to his buddies. He makes some very interesting poses though. In Robot mode, I felt they captured Mixmaster the best. No real opinion here, I just like the look of his grey hood though it was green in the G1 series, so maybe they got his colors mixed up with Hook's head. Scavenger seems to have more of a mouth rather than mouth plate. The bots can utilize and mix and match a variety of weapons. So that is a plus +1 in my book. Next up, the gestalt Giant! Click on the link to see more pics of the "not" constructicons in action.

"Not Scavenger"

"Not LongHaul"

"Not BoneCrusher"

"Not Hook"

"Not Mixmaster"

"Not Scrapper"

Thank you for visiting, stay tuned for part III in their combined form: Not Devastator!



Click on the link for more pics!

https://plus.google.com/photos/111958785380330312982/albums/5969410083892092257?sort=1



Please do not take Transformers seriously. They are for recreational purposes and nothing more.

Transformers: Maketoys Giant Series 61 aka Devastator Part I of III

 Well, Maketoys is producing a 2nd run for Giant aka Devastator, so I decided to open mines up (First run). So far the link below will open up the Constructicons in Vehicle mode. I will do part 2 in their Robot mode, then part 3 featuring Giant aka Devastator and final words.

For the vehicles, the plastic feels okay. If you look at the pics, there isn't really anything I feel special about their alt modes. To me it does feel a little cheap. If I had to choose. Long Haul (Wheeloader in this one) looks and plays the best. Though Hooks (Mobile crane -61) crane has a nice feel to it. I can assure you that if you do get this box set, I highly doubt you will keep them in alt mode. My full shoot is in my picassa page link located below the pic.  The vehicles modes, imo, are average at best.

                                 

                                                             

 For more pics, go to my Picassa page: Enjoy folks!

https://plus.google.com/photos/111958785380330312982/Maketoys Giant Type 61-Aka Devastator


Please do not take Transformers seriously. They are for recreational purposes and nothing more.

Happy New Year folks!

Play it safe folks! Just sharing but here's something my brother got me for Christmas. It's the Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Dinobots t-shirt. Pretty cool shirt. Thank God for this cool looking shirt.

Once again folks. Stay out of trouble. Go with God dudes and dudettes. Laters and take care.

Transformers: Takara's TG-23 Metroplex arrives! (Non-review)

Finally reviewed: Click on the link

https://iamterenceho.blogspot.com/2018/05/toy-review-takara-generations-metroplex.html

2 months ago, I ordered Takara's TG-23 Metroplex, approximately 1 month after the U.S. release. I bought it roughly for $150 on www.HobbylinkJapan.com, whereas the US version estimated average cost was about $115. I am aware of the U.S. Costco version running at $80, but Hawaii is not carrying it so that sucks and is another story for now. HobbyLinkJapan allows you to hold the item for 2 months allowing you to stockpile more figures within 2 months to save on shipping. 2 months was up and Metroplex (Metroflex in G1 Japan), was shipped to my house. Here are the pics:

So you can see that it is 1/4 the bed size.

Transformers Generations Thrilling 30 Trailcutter and Hoist review

When news hit the Transformer fandom that a deluxe Trailcuttter (aka Trailbreaker) and Hoist was in the works, Tf fans rejoiced all over the world. With the help and addition of 3rd party companies, G1 classic collectors can now add TrailCutter to round up the 1984 ark crew. Hoist was a much needed addition to pair up with Grapple to re-live the master builder legacy during the second season of the G1 series. With that said, let's get on with the positive and the negatives. (Sorry about some of the pics, I shot this in the day light as I still don't really have a light set-up).






What I like about them:

-Hoist and Trailcutter has nice color schemes. They even got Trailcutters stripes down right.

-Joints are very tight and durable. Waist can swivel.

-Fairly easy to transform. Did not need instructions at all to figure their transformations.

-Each comes with an IDW comic from which their designs were based on.

-Trailcutter and Hoist has a lot of ports where you can stick his shield on or other weapons from other figures providing that it will fit on that port. You can mount his shield on the his forcefield emitter making it look like a head cannon. 



- X2 toys are releasing add-ons that will allow Trailcutter and Hoist to look more like their G1 counterparts.

Click on link below:

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=XT10000&mode=retail




 




















What I don't like about these figures:

- They are a little too small. They are about an inch taller in comparison to Deluxe Bumblebee and Universe Cliffjumper. Hoist is small comparing to RTS Grapple ( Reference: The Master builders). What a let down. 

- Hoist's alt mode feels incomplete. His crane feels tacked on rather than being actually a part of him. The crane comes off very loosely especially on alt mode, though it turns to a gun for him to use, it feels really tacked on.

-Their autobot symbols are covered in robot mode until you raise the chest piece.

-Trailcutter does not really have a real weapon. His shield is a cool accessory. Despite having two turrets hooked on to his shield, he is lacking his arm cannon that he had in the original G1 series.

-Hoist does not have his arm cannon as well.

- $14 or more is probably a little too much for a downsizing of an Generations deluxe figure.

-I know this one shouldn't count, but I really prefer the name Trailbreaker instead, but due to copy right issues is our hero force to adopt his new name. ( He is still called Trailbreaker in the Japanese release)

-Trailcutter does not have a force field accessory. Alright I'll let this one go.





Final Thoughts: Well, I thought about purchasing the Takara versions which are about $10 more for them each. As you can see, the colors already look vibrant enough. Hoist has a really good Green color scheme, so I don't know what Takara will add on to him. I can tell Trailcutter is going to be a shinier black on the end-product release, but I don't know if I can justify the extra $10 difference for shinier paint.


 If you need to fill your G1 classics, then Generations Trailcutter and Hoist are a must have. Like I said earlier, it comes with a cool comic book about their retconned origins. Trailcutter is apparently a nice guy in this IDW comic. Get em while they are still fresh in the market. Maybe someday they will release Voyager versions of them. If I have to give them a score, both are about 8.5/10.

 

For more Transformer Hoist and Trailcutter pics go to: https://picasaweb.google.com/111958785380330312982

or

https://picasaweb.google.com/101893291391798205172

*Update 9/23/13* I did take a look online and saw teaser images of how the Takara Tomy versions of TrailCutter and Hoist would look like. If those are the real interpretations of the final Takara products, then Trailcutter has shinier black paint plus darker reds on the red parts. Plus his visor is actually red instead of blue. Hoist on the other hand, is more forest green resembling his G1 colors. Not to mention, his orange parts look brighter than the hasbro version. If I had to choose, I would go for Takara's Hoist, but I think they are going to be sold as a Japanese Generations set. 

Thank God for a good day in San Francisco Part 3 of 3. 8/12/13 and 8/13/13

My Mom

So I started the last adventurous day at the Fisherman's Wharf with the family. We wanted to go to the exploratorium, but they are closed on Monday's.

My mom wanted to ride the cable cars, so we waited in line for roughly half an hour. We had some pretty good music from a guitarist who spent his whole life in San Francisco entertaining the masses. Few moments later, a woman bizarrely accused this man of stealing her spot light plus she raised other false accusations on him. The guitarist simply told us all "don't do drugs." Anyways, on with the day.


We stopped at Lombard St aka the crooked st for a few pics.

We then went back to the Wharf for some grub at Chipotle and some more pics:

A day of grinds in San Francisco Part 2 of 3 8/11/13

So me and the family woke up around 8:30 AM and walked to Ellis St. to eat at Hai Ky MI Gin. Best Duck noodle soup I've ever ate.

Thank God for a good day in San Francisco part 1 of 3 August 8/10/13

San Francisco, here we come! First, we needed substance. Why not Ruby's diner in McCarran Airport. How does a breakfast burrito sound?

Thank God for a good day in Las Vegas part 2 of 2 August 9, 2013

Nothing beats a good nights sleep and waking up nearly 10 in the morning! Our first instinct was to head over to one of the premium malls and do some shopping!