OH HEY THE TOY IVE BEEN MOST EXCITED FOR THIS YEAR ARRIVED! OH HEY IT LOOKS LIKE ITS BEEN BEATEN WITH A BRICK

Some people go to Ross and find half price Trypticons... I find whatever the hell this is.

Boosting today's video cause it's a weird one. We've got one wheel full of G1 Autobot names, and another wheel with possible types of alt modes. The challenge is to spin both and give the combination that comes up a concept that works. How weird can it possibly get? youtu.be/L5KnRVpP2vQ

This is code for "our prices are way above actual value." The kind of shop that depends on you feeling obligated to buy something when you walk in and will talk you into it like a used car dealer. A good shop will always be confident enough to tell prices over the phone.

Setting up for today's Pokemon launch and realizing I am accidentally trying to attract a very particular fanbase.

Game... You need to chill with the shiny Weedles. I would love several shiny Bug-types, but Weedle is not one of them, PLEASE stop.

Extra Life game day is this weekend. I’m still shy of my big goal and I’d love your help to put me over and past it. www.extra-life.org/participants...

I hate these days... If you ever wonder why I'm still putting out as much as I am, it's because I want days like today to never happen again.

...does anyone know a Tre?? I HAVE BEEN GIVEN A MISSION FROM GOD.

Content warning for the next few days, since I am otherwise occupied, I won't have the monthly Q&A up until the 3rd or 4th. Sorry for those looking forward to it today!

So the new vinyls in the shop window have a... consequences. He's just... watching. Always watching.

Yip.

If there is any takeaway from this weird AI Transformer statue mess, it is this... don't buy any product where Starscream's anus is talking to you.

Toy shop got a LONG overdue makeover! This is all my art and design as well, so extra proud of this.

...sir, all my shop has is an MMPR Morpher, what the hell are you talking about?

I know a lot of parents come into my toy shop and have no idea what things are cause they're shopping for the kids, I don't mock anyone for lack of knowledge. But it is kind of adorable when a dad holds something up asking "is this a Dragon Ball?" and it's a Digimon they're holding.

Sooooo I miiiiiight have accidentally found my first shiny in ZA off stream.

It's TFCON Time!! Here's my catalog for Tfcon Chicago🤖 Also featuring some fantastic goods from @grimlockimus.bsky.social @sam-makes-toys.bsky.social @keyancarlile @cheripi.bsky.social 💥 #transformers #tfconchicago #maccadam #tfcon

1500 daily videos in a row... and naturally it fell on a Monday so we just had news to talk about today. Thank you everyone that's gotten me this far, the support has kept me sane and keeps the grind grinding.

At the top of the hour, the doors to the arena open for the main event of TheMaseThing vs #MetalGearSolid on twitch.tv/themasething2! Come along and cheer along as the Australian tries to outsmart international NPCs!

So today SHOULD be the Zeztz reviews, but it has been busy on the backend and I haven't seen the episodes yet, so we'll hold off a few days.

Ever wonder what Bumblebee with the Matrix would look like? Put two Cyber Combiners together and you get a good idea.

I keep seeing this go around so just to add my experience, I've transformed my Jetstorm several times now without issue. A lot of these breaks seem to be user error, the hinge has a slide that's easy to miss, but it's how the original toy worked, too.

Video might be late today, apparently YouTube is just being an ass today for a lot of people.

It has been... a day here. I feel the way a Cybertruck looks.

Yeah, no idea what Hasbro's thinking with this one. I can't fathom how this set is supposed to be worth $260 when it's 3 3/4" scale and the previous Tron toylines ended up at liquidation shops. www.hasbropulse.com/product/G354...

I don't know how many of my people pitched in for this, but thank you so much for helping my friends. We'll do something special on the channel soon as a thank you.

So this is the wildest thing I've been gifted in a while! Once i get the studio room reorganized I'll have a spot for it. Thank you @marilunarfox.bsky.social for getting it for me and @umisakura8.bsky.social for helping to get it here!

Quick check, does anyone remember me doing a video on Transformer knockoffs on Amazon? I know I've done similar topics but some of what I'm finding is similar enough to trigger my brain, but none of my searches of my channel are bringing it up.

Benefit of the toy shop job is getting to mess with figures i wouldn't normally buy. This guy? Would never pay retail, but I actually really like how he works.

Target didn't have the Lego Game Boy, but they had this on $10 clearance. Good enough for now!

So today's usually the monthly Q&A, but it has been an exhausting week and a lot has been going on, so I did not have a 3 hour recording in me. You'll get to see it tomorrow. In the meantime, my review of the DX #Zeztz Driver 4 Form Change & Bonus Set is live! youtu.be/77MBJASgAEQ

Seriously, everyone go watch the video and leave likes and comments telling Ly how amazingly talented they are. This model is an insane technical achievement and it's only their third full model. I'm insanely fortunate to have them on this project.

So I went into Goodwill today and found something... interesting. As someone who dated an equestrian girl, I can tell you it's not a real crop, it's too short and cheaply made, but it's frayed at the end, so it was used. So yeah, this is definitely... "recreational."

Video's going to be late today, there were a lot of unexpected things today.

What, you don't greet your new followers like this? #Vtuber #Twitch

It was a launch day for Pokemon AND Magic, I need an outlet tonight!

You know we could have had a transforming Attack Trak or a Tigatron retooled into Battle Cat, but noooo, let's have the Ghost of Party City. He looks like that cartoon gag where the character falls through a clothing rack and comes out wearing random things.

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Won't spoil it for the people who want to stay clean but the preview covers for Skybound Transformers 27 went up and one of them has me SCREAMING, I'm so happy.

Thumb started to feel better as the day went on, thought I could get in a little bit of Silksong, maybe adjust my grip so the knuckle isn't jamming the button. Nope, immediate regret, just hurts again. What a crap way of showing how good a game is...

Got some big things happening this week. The vision is almost complete... ...at least, phase 1 almost is.

Shoutout to everyone whose favorite Pokemon is a middle evolution. Your struggle is real and I acknowledge you. (It doesn't count if your favorite got a baby form later.)

Well, there's my first Karen experience at the toy shop, and it was from a dad no less. They're usually a lot more chill but this one was eager to pick me apart.

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I see Borderlands 4 has continued the trend of Monster Hunter Wilds in being a new game in one of my favorite franchises that has a garbage PC port that prevents me from playing it.

Playing Silksong last night I somehow ended up finding an invisible platform that seemed to be a glitch, cause it doesn't do or hide anything. Wouldn't mind letting Team Cherry know but I dare not check a forum until I've finished the story.