Optimus is past his Prime

Autobot insignia

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…

Super Mario Balancing Games with Link System

Super Mario Balancing Game

Let’s take a look at the three Super Mario Balancing Games

The Super Mario Balancing Games, three sets of games from Epoch Games, Ground Stage, Underground Stage and Castle Stage. Each game consists of a two-story stage with four iconic Super Mario character pieces, and a dice. That’s a total of three stages and twelve characters.

Guess Who? Extra… Some Additional Cards

Guess Who? Extra

More Guess Who Extra

I noticed my previous Guess Who Extra post is getting a fair amount of hits. Assuming you're getting some use out of those cards I decided to make a few more. I created the Guess Who Extra cards on my original post because I didn't find much available on the web. Having not found anything interesting on the Hasbro website I decided to make some of my own. I uploaded them to the site…

Escape from Atlantis Game: A Childhood Favourite

Escape from Atlantis

Escape from Atlantis was one of my favourite childhood board games

For 1-4 players, Waddington's Escape from Atlantis allows you to play as one of four colours, blue, yellow, red, or green. There are twelve of each colour pieces (people) to get to safety. Escape from Atlantis consists of the playing board, a sea surrounded by four small islands, playing pieces, Atlantis pieces, sea creatures, boats and a spinner. The aim of the game is to get as many of…