GI Joe world building question. Several of the later Cobra vehicles had odd symbols and labels in an unknown language. Did the toy designers follow any rules to make this an actual con-lang or were the symbols just randomly chosen for visual appeal?

It's been a while since I did a Transformers podcast! Tomorrow I'll be joining the crew of the new Aussie Botcast show to talk about one of my favourite topics - Transformers Animated! (Spoiler for the image, the answer is YES) Sunday, 8.30pm AEST live on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/drz9bnR...

Do you like your toy shops to feel like museums? Well, you should definitely check out Singapore's Chamber of Toys! Toy Reel visited recently and were kindly allowed to shoot video and interview our host. You are going to want to check this one out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgw...

Stay out of my browsing history, Grill'd.

This seems disingenuous.

I didn't NEED another version of Blokees Wheels Optimus Prime, but here we are. Bring on the inevitable Ultra Magnus and Shattered Glass versions too 🤷‍♂️😂

Good morning to everyone except the worst computer industry promotional pin.

Hotel room is booked! See you in Aug-- no wait, July! 🕺 And I'm bringing another new Aussie - get ready to say hi to VegemiteMike (who's not on Bsky, but whose name may be familiar to Triple Takeover listeners!) There's much to do between now and then but looking forward to seeing y'all!

Couldn't figure out why nothing was progressing at Bleak Beach in Pokopia. Checked activities all over the place and then realised I hadn't shown Piplup I'd built a shower. That's a sentence I never thought I'd use!

ooooh temu figured out it's now shorthand for "cheap off-brand garbage" and is not happy about it

Enjoyed the Starfleet Academy season finale ... and in fact, the whole season. Great to see @tignotaro.bsky.social get tons of screen time too! ❤️ Season 2, when...?

at UNCANNY DRAG THINGS at Three Dollar Bill tonight!

Arise, Bruticus!

Imagine an action figure of Chain Of Command Picard that comes with four lights, but there's an action figure of his torturer that comes with one extra light.

Booked! See y'all there 😄

"You probably haven't even noticed but there was an incident with the ceiling when you were out"

I'm SUPER SURPRISED after all these years to discover -NEW- (to me) Babylon 5 music by Chris Franke. It's tracks from the unreleased Into The Fire combat sim - some new mixes of familiar tracks, and some new stuff. YT Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis... Enjoy. I certainly am right now.

@tfnationltd.bsky.social Is there any policy on refunds/credits if I purchase con tickets but am unable to make the journey due to the war in the middle east (or elsewhere, by the time July rolls around? 😬)

Today in "push notifications that you probably should have sent via email instead"

My TV and I disagree on what's important.

This is what gaming is all about

New pins acquired! It's the Yolopark Transformers One set! These pins are big, bold and colourful. Lovely additions!

What? Oh, nothing. I'm just thinking about the nightmare fuel I just saw in the toys section.

Well I *did* get paid today ...

Do you like some Seaspray? @jasonthebruce.bsky.social likes Seaspray, so he got the two-pack from NewAge and kindly reviewed it for Toy Reel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GRX... Follow @ youtube.com/ToyReel for more content (including a look at Singapore's Chamber of Toys coming soon!)

@toyhax.com Can we do something about contrast of colours on your site? Grey text on white is a little too light, and form fields should definitely not be light grey on a medium grey background. We can do better for accessibility!

I also suggest uninstalling problematic Windows 11.

This finally got his attention, and a refund has been promised.

A semi regular reminder that this is a thing that never got resolved.

I haven't actually watched DS9, but this week's Starfleet Academy episode brought a tear to my eye.

The Toy Reel fam visits Toybros, a local toy store in Singapore! We chatted with co-founder Larry Ho about the business, his thoughts on the local collecting community and some of his favourite pieces. Check it out! (I did buy that Hot Wheels Optimus...) www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhTw...

It's transparent version of Blokees Galaxy Wave 9 planet mode Unicron! This one isn't a part of the actual wave, it's a separate purchase (like the transparent head from the last wave).

A cool new thing has fallen into my lap 😀

NO, WHEELIE! PUT IT BACK ON THE SHELF.

This is without a doubt the most useless notification I've received in the whole of today.

"surprising" not to those of us who have been masking for nearly six damn years now

THREAD. 3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead. We decided to call him Jim. This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.

Red Dwarf X (2012): Erroneous Reasoning Research Academy, model designed & built by Bill Pearson Originally built as a spaceship for a canceled 1980s sci-fi series (Saurus, a script written by Bill Pearson). Used more than two decades later as a space station in Red Dwarf.

Almost done with my custom G2 Hooligan from Maverick. Waiting for matt varnish to seal before transforming him back to robot mode and do one final tidy up (that I can be arsed doing) and then some G2 con stickers. Yes I suck at t stripes but don't they ain't gonna get any better at this point.

I am going to guess this is when this Weather Station caught fire. #VicFires

Adelaide Writers Festival just reduced to Christoper Pyne and Alexander Downer on stage getting increasingly sloshed on gin and tonics trading bitchy gossip about other people

For as much as I was OBSESSED by The X-Files as a teen, I have rarely rewatched much of it in the past 20+ years. The time feels right for a rewatch. There’s also a big chunk of episodes in seasons 7-9 that I never saw. My interest started to fade after the show moved to LA.

Victoria's bushfires appear to be confusing rain radars (& thus rain alert apps) 😔

Thanks, YouTube Music -- I've only been using you since launch day.

I don't usually post much music stuff, but Playlunch's Keith is really catchy and fun and has an especially spicy and especially Australian chorus. May it roll through to a high rank on el Hottest 100-o. 😂❤️ youtu.be/7PTvxw4fc9M?...

I'm opening commissions! A5/A4 B&W traditional art and Digital art DM, email or reply to this post if interested!

Blokees Dinobot Desertion set - shiny!