Series 5 (1988) - Powermaster Slapdash MIB

The first part of what is going to be a massive update.

I have in the past 2-3 months acquired many G1 Mint in Box Transformers. Some have already been showcased. Today, more will be showcased.

Slapdash is probably the second G1 Autobot that transforms into an F1 type race car. Arguably not as nice a Mirage but this is still a pretty sweet piece (which I'm happy to have considering how difficult it is to track down MIB Powermasters nowadays).

The box is quite a bit below the condition I would usually accept, but I am really happy with the condition of toy and 100% complete accessories. Importantly, nothing is broken, which is more than I can say for Powermaster TFs where 90% upwards are broken somewhere because someone tried to transform them without 'activating' the powermaster gimmick.

1988 - Series 5 - Decepticon Pretenders

Soon, my six 1988 Autobot Pretenders will be joined (or will have to fight with) the six 1988 Decepticon Pretenders: Skullgrin, Bomb Burst, Submarauder, Iguanus, Bugly and Finback!

More on this in a week and a bit!

The Deluxe Insecticons - Barrage, Chop Shop, Ransack & Venom

The 1985 Deluxe Insecticons. Have always liked these guys. Did not get around to acquiring them, as a full set, till recently.

I liked that they are larger and generally have more complex transformations and more weapons than the other three Insecticons (Shrapnel, Kickback and Bombshell). I also liked that they have many many stickers on each of their sticker sheets. Much more so (again) than the other three Insecticons.

Back in the 80s, didn't understand why they were never in the G1 cartoons or even the G1 comics. So, I'm rather delighted that they were in Dreamwave's More Than Meets The Eye source books and also were in War Within volume one (sort of, as easter eggs really).

For years, I've had a Ransack box; have 2 loose and one MIB Chop Shop; and an MIB Barrage but incomplete. Never did get around to acquiring them all.

So, when I was offered all four, each with complete paper works and bubbles, I thought I might just purchase all four, for completeness sake and also to get them all in bubbles. Will sort out the spares later. heh.

Here they are: Barrage, Chop Shop, Ransack and Venom, all MIB, with bubble insert, with complete paper works and partially used sticker sheets.

The Blackest Night falls from the sky...

A cool concept made even cooler...

By the by, I've made a decision to collect these babies. They come with November's Blackest Night issues... pity that I missed the Yellow Ring that came with Doom Patrol #4... darn...

The seven colours of the emotional spectrum: Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red

The Search for Kryptonite, also known as 'K'

Gosh, I can't believe how long its taken DC, but they finally put this out - the TPB softcover version of The Search for Kryptonite (otherwise known simply as "K" during its original publication run).

I must have waited a year (imaginarily or really) between the hardcover release and this new TBP softcover release. I quite starkly refuse to buy hardcover collected editions because I just don't like to read them - they don't hold nicely in the hands. I was tempted everytime I walked by a copy of this in hardcover, always thinking at the back of my head that the softcover TBP would not be released.

Great that I resisted my temptation and now bought the softcover copy today. Hurrah!

The Movie Night List

This is the movie night list as of 09.11.09

*updated 6 Dec 2009*

Movies

1. 10,000 BC
   
2. 21
   
3. 28 Days Later
4. A Knight's Tale
   
5. Alien (Ridley Scott)
6. Aliens (James Cameron)
7. Aliens versus Predator
   
8. American History X
9. American Psycho
10. Animatrix
    
11. Apocalypse Now
    
12. Assassins
13. Australia
14. Bad Boys
15. Bad Boys II
16. Batman Begins
    
17. Birthday Girl
    
18. Bourne Identity, The
19. Bourne Supremacy, The
20. Bourne Ultimatum, The
21. Breakfast at Tiffanys
    
22. Brokeback Mountain
23. Brothers Grimm, The
24. Burn After Reading
    
25. Catch Me If You Can
    
26. Children of Men
27. Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black
28. Chronicles of Riddick, The
    
29. Cinderella Man
30. Dark Knight, The
    
31. Day of the Dead
32. Deep Blue Sea
    
33. Departed, The
    
34. Disaster Movie
    
35. Dracula, Bram Stoker's
36. DragonHeart
    
37. Empire Records
    
38. Erin Brokovich
39. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
    
40. Euro Trip
    
41. Event Horizon
42. Family Man, The
43. First Knight
    
44. Girl, Interrupted
45. Gladiator
    
46. Harold & Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay
    
47. he's just not that into you
48. Hitman
49. Incredible Hulk, The (Edward Norton)
50. Indiana Jones: The Temple of Doom (1984)
51. Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade (1989)
52. Iron Man
    
53. Jerry Maguire
54. Jurassic Park
    
55. Just Like Heaven
    
56. Libertine, The
57. Matrix, The
58. Matrix Reloaded
59. Matrix Revolutions
    
60. Meet the Spartans
    
61. Moonwalker (1988)
62. Mr & Mrs Smith
    
63. Natural Born Killers
64. Old School
65. Primal Fear
    
66. Pitch Black
    
67. Pulse
68. Pursuit of Happiness, The
69. Reservoir Dogs
    
70. Road Trip
    
71. Scoop
    
72. Sleepless in Seattle
73. Spider-Man 2
    
74. Stardust
75. Starship Troopers
    
76. Stealth
    
77. Superman Returns (2006)
    
78. Swordfish
    
79. Terminator, The
80. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
    
81. The Last Time I Committed Suicide
    
82. Underworld
    
83. Valkyrie
84. Weather Man, The
    
85. Wrong Man, The
86. X-Files: I want to Believe
87. xXx (Triple X)
88. xXx 2: The Next Level
    
89. Zack & Miri Make a Porno

Animated Movies

1. Animatrix
2. Kung Fu Panda
   
3. Finding Nemo
4. Monster House
   
5. Monsters Inc.
6. Open Season
7. Shrek
8. Shrek 2
   
9. Surfs Up
10. Transformers: The Movie (1986)(20th Anniversary Edition)
11. Transformers: The Movie (1986)(2003 Madman Edition)
    
12. Transformers: The Movie (1986)(Special Edition)
13. Treasure Planet
    

Serials

1. Lost (Season 1)
2. Lost (Season 2)
3. Lost (Season 3)
4. Lost (Season 4)
5. Mr Bean (Season 1)
6. Mr Bean (Season 2)
7. Mr Bean (Season 3)
8. The Tudors (Season 1)
9. The Tudors (Season 2)
   
10. V - the original mini series

Animated Cartoons

1. M.A.S.K: The Complete Collection (eps 1 to 75)
2. He Man & She Ra: The Secret of the Sword
3. Transformers Generation One Complete Collection (eps 1 to 98)
4. Transformers Japan: Headmasters (eps 1 to 35)
   
5. Transformers Japan: Masterforce (eps 1 to 42)
   
6. Transformers Japan: Victory (eps 1 to 32)
   
7. Visionaries (1-13)
   

Japanese Anime (with English subtitles)

1. Appleseed
   
2. Girl Who Leapt Through Time, The
3. Macross Plus (1-4)
   
4. Tales from Earth Sea
   

Random Pic of the Day - the Decepticon Seekers

One of my all time favourite shots in my glass display case with white laminate backing to accentuate the colours of the figures.

The six Decepticon seekers - (top row) Skywarp, Thundercracker, Starscream, (second row) Thrust, Dirge and Ramjet.

Acquired these in early 2000. I made it a point to obtain pre-rub versions of the 1984 seekers, and gosh, were these difficult to come by. I wanted them pre-rub for their clean designed cockpits - ie without the 'ridge' that is present in all later year seekers and all reissue seekers in the years to come. Also, since the pre-rub seekers seem to have lunchers with slightly stronger springs, I did not load their missiles into the launchers for this picture.