Optimus is past his Prime

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My 40 year old Optimus Prime figure has seen better days.

I made the mistake of comparing my completed Nemesis Prime with my original G1 Optimus. Obviously a much loved toy from my childhood wasn't going to stand up against something fresh out of the box so I decided to do something about it. My 40 year old, much played with Optimus. Still looking better than anything Michael Bay s*its out. I've gone a bit Transformers crazy of late but…

Primed for action | Making a Nemesis Prime

Nemesis Prime Truck

A prime opportunity for lots of puns on the name...

... but frankly I don't have it in me right now. This is the first post I've made since my Bumblebee/Herbee post last year. It's been a tough year. Early on in the year my elderly Mom had a mild heart attack. Things progressively got worse from there. Over the next 4 months her kidneys failed, she contracted pneumonia, she showed signs of late-stage dementia and ultimately passed away on…

Bumblebee | A Transformers Love Bug mod

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A Temu knock-off white Bumblebee, sticker labels, colour printer, and some Photoshop.

Since I first saw the variety of Bumblebee colours on Temu I've wanted to grab myself a white one to Herbie up. I didn't really fancy paying £27 for one though so I chose it for a prize on the Temu "game" Fishland. I finished feeding those damn fish last week and a few days later a white Bumblebee arrived through the post. Seeing this Bumblebee arrive carded,…

Maze Death Rally-X: Sinclair ZX Spectrum December Review

Maze Death Rally-X

Maze Death Rally-X: December featured game

You all remember the 1980 Namco arcade classic Rally-X right? Well, Maze Death Rally-X for the Speccy should seem very familiar to you. Rally-X is one of my favourite golden age arcade games but it never saw an official release on the ZX Spectrum. Back in 2018 a chap named Tom Dalby released his version, Maze Death Rally-X, to the world and what a joy it is for us Rally-X fans. The game comes…