Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing.

4ever Studio DMK 2.0 Optimus Prime. DMK Bumbble Bee. Deluxe Class Sideswipe. Alien Attack Firage (Dino).

GENERATION TOY - GRAVITY BUILDER - GT-01C NAVVY

Favorite one in the line up so far. Good mix of aesthetics, articulation, poseability, and balance. It can be cumbersome with the backpack on in bot mode, but it still looks pretty good, and it can be taken off. Also comes with extra head sculpt, but it's hard taking off the one on the figure so I didn't bother because I didn't want to ruin the visors.

 Ab crunch, upper half of chest swivel, waist swivel. Right shoulder's impedes range of movement, but it's enough to pull off poses. Also, the articulation on the legs are pretty awesome. I especially like the knees.

 Extra head sculpt. Too bad I didn't succeed in taking off the standard one.

Warbotron WB03-F Master Review

Warbotron WB03-F Master is meant to be a small companion figure to their Computron iteration Warbotron WB03. First of all, it's a plastic kit so it may turn off a few buyers who are not in to putting kits together. I am, and know how to fix tight and loose issues. I decided to color mine and give it some slight weathering. As for paints, I used Tamiya spray cans, and for extra detailing and slight weathering I used matte black acrylic and metallic red. I recently painted the fangs so you won't see it in these pics.  

Aesthetically it looks great. Very G 1'ish with extra details here and there. I actually like both modes just the same. Which brings up transformation. It's pretty easy, and the parts (tabs and folds) hold together very well.

 

(Maketoys Quantron and WB03-F Master. I don't have Warbotron WB03.)

Perfect Effect Leonidas Bot Mode Review

Perfect Effect's Leonidas is an homage to Beast Wars' Lio Convoy. The design takes some cues from Zoids and has a 90's Super Robot vibe. It also is reminiscent to Protoform Optimus Prime by Takara/Hasbro. The figure looks like a tough, muscular, athletic robotic warrior. It comes packed with a loads of weaponry. This photoshoot is mostly dedicated to showing off some off its articulation and weaponry.

There's been complaints about the figure's QC issues. Mostly loose joints. A lot of the joints are tight, really, really tight, such as the shoulders, right elbow, upper torso ball joint, but the hip joints are too weak for a figure of this weight. Why PE decided to go with ball/socket joint is beyond me. They should have used ratchet joints because this Beast Muscle is heavy due to die cast parts. Not the cheap ass metal either. Lion head joints, swords, and shins are die cast. 

The paint apps are really nice, and I can't get over how awesome the overall design is. I've yet to transform it because the hip joints annoy me. I keep having to tighten them.

 Matrix

All of Leo's weapons can be stored in its back and it's a modular system. I didn't go by the official loading instructions.

Notice the 2 red hues used. Subtle but adds more to the aesthetic.

 I used Future Shine on the small joints on the tail.

 Notice that the weapons have a different look. That's because they have a flip and slight transform gimmick to give them alternate look if desired.

 These swords are better than the cheap ass exclusive one Hot Toys Raiden includes.

The tail tip can be taken out and used as 2 daggers.  

Black Background Photography

I haven't tried working on pure black backgrounds in years and although I'm better at it, I still don't like working with this style. I guess it's good to try anyway to get more familiar technical aspects of photography I'm not used to.

Here is Optimus Prime being captain obvious while Mirage is feeling a bit unsure about this "easy mission."

Igear's Patrol Specialist (not Ironhide) had to show up to show his big cannons. :-D