Update! Bomb-Burst has joined Skullgrin and Submarauder, rounding out the original 3 Decepticon Pretenders! He's complete and in beautiful shape, including his stickers.
I am trying to decide if I want to continue on with Iguanus, Bugly, and Finback. First off, for whatever reason those three tend to run higher in price on the current market than the other three. Beyond that, only Iguanus really turns my proverbial skirt up. Bugly really does nothing for me other than his character bio, and Finback is alright, but not nearly as cool as his fellow aqua-con Submarauder. But if I get Iguanus, will I eventually cave and get Bugly and Finback as well? #firstworldproblems The other side is that Bomb-Burst, Skullgrin, and Submarauder are the only Decepticon Pretenders to ever get any cartoon appearances, in the Japanese show Masterforce (with their Japanese names of Blood, Dauros, and Gilmer). So I can display the three of them together nicely and evoke that -- Iguanus would be the odd man out. But by the same token he has a really spiffy monster shell (a purple upright lizard monster) and a unique-among-Pretenders alt mode of a motorcycle. So I return to my nerd pondering. On Monday, February 2, 2015 at 8:06:41 AM UTC-5, Luke Jaconetti wrote: > > Nerd goals continue! I finished reading Volume 3 of Hawkman, which was an > uneven series which ends on a downbeat note for sure. I'm reading some of > the random comics which have been sitting on my nightstand since last > year's HeroesCon, and then it's the 3 issue prestige format Legend Of The > Hawkman mini series, followed by Volume 4! > > On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 10:01:28 AM UTC-5, Luke Jaconetti wrote: >> >> It has begun! I won G1 Skullgrin off eBay last night, complete except >> for his belt, which is readily available on eBay. Also, for what it's >> worth, Reprolabels -- http://reprolabels.com/index.php -- has added >> sticker sheets for Skullgrin, Bomb-Burst, and Submarauder, so as soon as I >> get Bomb-Burst, I will get the repro stickers and make all three of them as >> spiffy as I can. >> >> >> On Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 12:30:30 PM UTC-5, dug wrote: >>> >>> --Finish viewing the entire run of Blakes 7. It's a low goal but I have >>> always heard of the show but never seen the series. I'm mid way through now >>> so this is a resolution I think I can keep. >>> >>> --Produce and release at least one audio drama. >>> >>> --Get my wee bairns as hooked on Star Wars as they are on Frozen, How to >>> Train my Dragon and Labyrinth. And the hardcore indoctrination will begin >>> not with the movies but with the audio drama. Because my daughter LOVES >>> having stories told to her and actually requests audio dramas when we >>> drive. And I want her to be the only kind in the world who wants to know >>> why Lord Tion is left out of the movies. >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 11:32 AM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> 2015 has begun in earnest, and everyone always makes personal >>>> resolutions or goals for the new year. But I thought it might be fun to >>>> examine our nerdy goals for 2015 instead! >>>> >>>> -- Finish the models on my modelling desk. This includes a >>>> Monogram/Aurora Mummy, Monsters of the Movies Dr. Jekyll, and Monsters of >>>> the Movies Mr. Hyde. I would also like to paint some miniatures and do at >>>> least one other model kit as well. >>>> >>>> --Finish my Hawkman read-through. I am currently about midway through >>>> the 90s series. I have read all of the Silver Age and Pre-Crisis stuff, >>>> and am working through the Golden Age as well. >>>> >>>> --Buy the other 5 Generation 1 original Decepticon Pretenders. I have >>>> Submarauder, but I want to finally get his monstrous brethren: Bomb-Burst. >>>> Bugly, Finback, Iguanus, and Skullgrin. The original 6 Decepticon >>>> Pretenders are the closest I can get to merging the worlds of daikaiju and >>>> Transformers, and I totally dig them. Pictures here, along with the other >>>> 1988 Pretenders: >>>> http://www.seibertron.com/toys/index.php?f_series_id=5&f_subgroup=22&f_name=&f_type=exact >>>> >>>> So what are your nerd goals for 2015? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
