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Galactic Man"Now, let mankind beware, for Doctor Doom has attained powers without limit - power enough to challenge Galactus himself!" <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/DrDoom" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DrDoom</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Lego" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lego</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/TootsAsHePleases" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TootsAsHePleases</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Photoygraphy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photoygraphy</a>

Galactic ManA special post-retirement Deskbot today! My nom de guerre has expanded beyond this lowly account to become something of a secondary identity of late, so I decided to celebate by grabbing the Transformers Generations Selects release, Galactic Man Shockwave, that homaged Shockwave's ancient, pre-Transformers origins as the Astro Magnum/Spark Man/Galactic Man toy of legend. :decepticon: Photos below, and in the follow-up post. As seems more common these days, I consider GM as his own bot rather than just grey Shockwave. But what personality would he have? Still coldly logical, more machine than robotic being? Another name for the toy was Spark Man. Sparks in TF lore are Souls, so...Soul Man? Is he a loose, jivving hepcat like Scatman Crothers or James "Spark Brother" Brown? He bears no insignia so what is his alignment, Chaotic Neutral? Such fun! That red eye tho...😍 Wow, Shockwave really lost out being given a yellow one. 1/2 <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Deskbot" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Deskbot</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Transformers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Transformers</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Photoygraphy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photoygraphy</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/GalacticMan" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GalacticMan</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Shackwave" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Shackwave</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/AstroMagnum" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AstroMagnum</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/SparkMan" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SparkMan</a>

.Sent this to my brother (much more a Batman fan than I). His response: "Nice crowbar. Does it come in a set with a dead Jason Todd?" ...I may now be planning the darkest, bloodiest Lego photo ever taken. <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Batman" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Batman</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Joker" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Joker</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Robin" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Robin</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Lego" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lego</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Dark" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dark</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Photoygraphy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photoygraphy</a>

Galactic Man<a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Deskbots" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Deskbots</a> today is this <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/AlmostThere" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlmostThere</a> set of obscure little buggers, three-quarters of the Deluxe Insecticons! The thug (Barrage, green rhino beetle), the Thief (Chop Shop, brown stag beetle) and the asshole (Ransack, black and yellow locust) only await their fourth member, and overall Insecticon leader if you believe the original Tech Specs, Venom. Galactic Man looks at Hasbro impatiently. Chop Shop has seen a couple of latter day Generations releases at smaller scales (the tiny targetmaster one is adorable) but he's now in the correct "Deluxe" toy scale alongside first-time-since-the-originals Ransack and Barrage. Them being called Deluxe Insecticons in the OG toyline had nothing to do with toy scale so them being in that size class now is merely a massive, very pleasing coincidence. All three hail from exclusive harder-to-find sets (I had to buy Choppy and Barrage from America) so my dreadfully abused wallet can only cry with PTSD (Purchase Trauma Stress Disorder) wondering what they'll do releasing poor old Venom. <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Transformers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Transformers</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Insecticons" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Insecticons</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Hasbro" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hasbro</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Photoygraphy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photoygraphy</a>

Galactic ManFollow-ups to two posts today! It's mash-up Monday! Check this out: I commented on Agent Knight's similarity to Overdrive in my review post but seeing them together really hammers the point home. Both being the same scale really helps too. Agent Knight would make an awesome Omnibot! No "double-master" weaponised vehicle mode but he's a car model from exactly the same time period, can drive without a visible driver and does vehicular stunts like Autobots can. Am also wondering if Knight here might be a sneaky upscaled (or not) pre-tool of Overdrive. The changes you would need to make are so minimal, well within light retool budgets....they even have similar heads! Go on, Hasbro. You know I want you to. Also pictured, the two boxes that Overdrive and Downshift came in, with that little "tryptych" surprise in the artwork. 😍 <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Deskbots" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Deskbots</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/80sBots" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#80sBots</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Transformers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Transformers</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Photoygraphy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photoygraphy</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/KnightRider" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KnightRider</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/OmniBots" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OmniBots</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Tryptych" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tryptych</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/TryptychCon" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TryptychCon</a>

Galactic ManPathfinder finally finding her way into (modern) Transformers representation is a moment of joy. The blue suits this Cosmos mold better than the green, I think. <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/GobotBias" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GobotBias</a> Transformation is finely poised between simple and interesting. I especially love how bam!-economical the heel design is. Alt mode still looks hilariously like a cook pot on a travel stove but this is a legacy of Cosmos' cartoon-based design aethetic that I can easily forgive, mostly because I love to laugh. For anyone unfamiliar: it is meant to be a UFO. <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/BestDisguiseEver" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BestDisguiseEver</a> Cosmos came with a flag because of a weirdly race-themed selection of toys (see: Speedia) -race as in competitive sport- but here it proudly displays the Gobot Guardians logo for the first time on a toy since, what, the 80s? A magnificent detail. I frikkin love me some Gobots. <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Gobot" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gobot</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Transformers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Transformers</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/RobotsWithOrganicBrains" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RobotsWithOrganicBrains</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/PathFinder" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PathFinder</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/UFOChic" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UFOChic</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/UFOChick" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UFOChick</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/EHobby" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EHobby</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Photoygraphy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photoygraphy</a>

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Galactic ManBonus Photo <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/KnightRider" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KnightRider</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Transformers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Transformers</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Photoygraphy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photoygraphy</a>

Galactic ManTonight, in a very special <del>Blossom</del> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Deskbot" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Deskbot</a> Transformers Collaborative mashes popular film and TV properties into the Transformers brand. We've had Ghostbusters (Ectotron), Back to the Future (Gigawatt), X-Men (X-panse) and even Stranger Things (Code Red). Now it's the turn of KNIGHT RIDER! If you're going to make a popular franchise vehicle into a robot the Knight Industries Two Thousand (K.I.T.T) is probably everyone's natural first choice: he talked, he drove himself...clearly a Robot in Disguise! Agent Knight here is the culmination of every 80s child's most fervent wish. Alt Mode The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am is sex on wheels, as it always has been. That pure black paint job with the wickedly iconic light-strip up front is primo design. And Agent here is a beautiful rendition of it. The paint finish is just the right mix of gloss vs matt and amazingly feels like silk to the fingertip. Just a delight from every angle. What makes this extra special is the first-time appearance in Collaborative of an actual sound and light chip! Yes, the light-strip works exactly as you want it to! And KITT speaks in that classic suave yet slightly nerdy 'British' tone. And the bonnet headlights can be pulled up. Nice to have but not world shaking. Transformation. Like Code Red he's a tall boy (Voyager class) with a very simple Transformation. I suspect this is Hasbro realising that maybe casual fans are picking these toys up as well as the hard-core TF Nerds, so keeping the number of conversion steps down helps (as does sticking to simpler molds). It's yer basic car to robot a la Siege Sideswipe and even shades of previous entry, Gigawatt, up-scaled and fairly intuitive. No surprises or anything really clever, just solidly done with nice, stiff joints. Robot Mode...is a bit flat and generic, sadly. The head-sculpt opts for an almost human shaped head and face with visor look we've seen countless times before with only a couple of silver "mutton chop" details either side giving it any character. Legs and waist are blue representing The Hoff's fabled denim from the show though legs are black from the knees down, so...thigh-high boots? Some red paint picks out detail on the shins but other than that it's a weirdly basic sculpt after years of ultra-detailed mainline releases. It's better than the truly terrible Top Gun release but I dunno, a release this special feels like it should have wowed in both modes. Accessories Agent Knight comes with two weapons, a generic rifle and pistol, and one very cool addition - a piece that slots into his wrist representing Michael Knight's cool wrist watch from the show, with which he used to talk to K.I.T.T while on-foot. I'm really pleased I bought it and solid fun with that car mode bringing all the nostalgia flooding back. But there's not much reason to put it in robot mode and that's a bit of a missed opportunity. <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Transformers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Transformers</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/KnightRider" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KnightRider</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Collaborative" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Collaborative</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/AgentKnight" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AgentKnight</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Photoygraphy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photoygraphy</a>

."Use overwhelming force, Luke...." -Ben Kenobi, probably, had Luke ever piloted a 50-foot walking war machine <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Lego" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lego</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/StarWars" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StarWars</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/MechsWing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MechsWing</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/XOSuit" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XOSuit</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Photoygraphy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photoygraphy</a>

.<a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Lego" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lego</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Rey" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rey</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/BB8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BB8</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Photoygraphy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photoygraphy</a>

.HAPPY FRIDAY OUT THERE, WHATEVER YOU ARE! As the Americas awaken to their Friday I conclude this daily Lego experiment with a group shot of what appears to be turning into a...(whispers)...Collection. Some new members arrived today, now cruelly denied solo appearances by just being too gosh-darned late. The two Lego Space chaps are nostalgia purchases that will not be expanded upon. But Original Trilogy Star Wars is looking like fertile ground, while Modern Disney TV Star Wars might have gone as far as I need it to but then again...(Cassian...? Huyang? 🤔) Also making their debut are some badly needed display base pieces because jiminy jumping cricket these things are fiddly. <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Lego" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lego</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/CountDuckula" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CountDuckula</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/MiniFigures" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MiniFigures</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/WelcomeWeek" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WelcomeWeek</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/ThatsAllFolks" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ThatsAllFolks</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/ThisIsTheWay" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ThisIsTheWay</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Photoygraphy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photoygraphy</a>

.Thursday's Lego Minifigure Weekly Welcome is Late AF but we can put that down to this chap being less remarkable than his predecessors. No global franchise emulation here, he's based upon* a Lego original design from sniff the era wot I grew up wiv. Lego Space, eh? Whatever happ-[THIS PARAGRAPH HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED BY THE NOSTALGIA POLICE]. Toying with the idea of repainting this chap to become Rinzler from Tron Legacy...🤔 BELATED HAPPY THURSDAY Y'ALL <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Lego" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lego</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Space" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Space</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/WhateverHapp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhateverHapp</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Photoygraphy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photoygraphy</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/WelcomeWeek" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WelcomeWeek</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/OneADayPerhapsForAllTime" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OneADayPerhapsForAllTime</a> *I don't for a second believe ebay sellers have hundreds of these chaps legitimately.

.Continuing Lego Star Wars Welcome Week, the newly arrived AT-AT driver joins his Mech-enabled Stormtrooper colleague in wishing everyone in the Fediverse a VERY HAPPY HUMP DAY. He's not merely giving you a wave; he's giving you a sine-wave. :ablobtonguewink: <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Lego" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lego</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/ATATDriver" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ATATDriver</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Stormtrooper" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Stormtrooper</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/MechSuit" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MechSuit</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Stargate" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Stargate</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Photoygraphy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photoygraphy</a>

.Lego Luke Skywalker again, returned to wish you a Happy Tuesday. While I loved his reappearance in The Mandalorian it strikes me very much that a galaxy tortured with war and oppression for decades by two Sith in black robes might not be entirely happy about seeing a Jedi taking up the same colour scheme and basic appearance. It's a classic look and all...but yikes. 😬 <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Lego" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lego</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/LukeSkywalker" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LukeSkywalker</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/DoctorWho" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DoctorWho</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Photoygraphy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photoygraphy</a>

.Happy Monday, folks, from this pair of spritely space magicians! Ready...Jedi...Go! <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/AhsokaTano" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AhsokaTano</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/LukeSkywalker" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LukeSkywalker</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Lego" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lego</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Lexx" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lexx</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/HappyMonday" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HappyMonday</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Photoygraphy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photoygraphy</a>

.Don't collect Lego, everyone, not even Mini-figs. They are terrible, just awful, save your money, don't do it. <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Lego" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lego</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Photoygraphy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photoygraphy</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Collecting" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Collecting</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/PlasticCrack" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlasticCrack</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/BattlestarGalactica" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BattlestarGalactica</a>

.May this pair of absolute weirdos bring fortune and blessings to your Friday 😘 <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Lego" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lego</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/AdmiralAckbar" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AdmiralAckbar</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/BabyYoda" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BabyYoda</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Grogu" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Grogu</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Babylon5" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Babylon5</a> <a href="https://kitty.social/tags/Photoygraphy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photoygraphy</a>

Galactic Man<a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Deskbot" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Deskbot</a> today is Studio Series Rise of the Beasts core class Arcee! :autobot: We all know that the best thing about Rise of the Beasts apart from Michelle Yeoh and the titular Beasts themselves was Arcee, looking even more G1-ified than her Cybertronian appearance in Bumblebee, albeit now wearing a serious-sunburn red as her Primary colour. She's also back to being a motorcycle which gives me so many happies (TF: Energon waves hello) The transformation is a trifle woolly for my whap 'em and snap 'em tastes but I do very much enjoy both modes even if the road rocket mode is the clear winner there in terms of outright accuracy. Enjoy the photies. <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Transformers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Transformers</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Photoygraphy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photoygraphy</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/RiseOfTheBeasts" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RiseOfTheBeasts</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/StudioSeries" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StudioSeries</a> <a href="https://mecha.garden/tags/Arcee" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arcee</a>

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