"Cower now, brief mortals, for I am Death, 'gainst whom no lock will hold nor fasten'd portal bar!" (Bonus marks for the reference) #transformers #toyphotography

Inspired to quickly grab some of the Armada beasties. These are great, and generally an improvement on their original decos. Not sure what's happened to Cheetor's tail. It'll turn up eventually. #transformers #toyphotography

Jack and his friend. #transformers #toyphotography

Ho ho ho! Merry #FebRIDary! What presents lurk within the sphere of mystery? (Mini-cons, usually) #transformers #toyphotography

Something Fishy Going On 📷 Transformers Beast Wars Injector

What was this guy's deal? I vaguely remember him boasting about mass murder and cannibalism? Maybe? Very little of the show actually stuck in my memory, so they might as well have done anything. #FebRIDary #transformers #toyphotography

All RiDs are valid! Such a bonkers toy. A peacocking, preening, blinged-out drag queen of a Decepticon leader. Love it. #FebRIDary #transformers #toyphotography

Four of my favourite shots from January.

Oh yah!

"Ey! Get the lead out! We needs ta get these goods offloaded if we's makin' da delivery awn time!" "Sure ting, bawss!" (Thermidor had such great henchman energy) #febRIDary #transformers #toyphotography

Energon-uary has fallen! Now is the time for... #febRIDary #transformers #toyphotography

One last blam for #Energon-uary! I wasn't sure if I'd get a decent photo of Cliffjumper, as he's an awkward sod. But here he is, the world's most oversized dune buggy! #transformers #toyphotography

Wot I got in January. Mostly at a discount, I should stress.

Energon-uary is nearly over! How time flies, eh? Hope you're ready to take down the tree and replace it with the traditional bunting and fairy lights for FebRIDary! Ahem. In the meantime, the Energon Sabre. #transformers #toyphotography #energon-uary

Not just the best figure from Energon, but probably the best single figure from my entire collection. #transformers #toyphotography #energon-uary

I like this mould, but am forever miffed with myself for getting one on the cheap, without any accessories. So he can't really do the combiner thing, and just stands around looking frumpy in robot mode. #transformers #toyphotography #energon-uary

"We were given a paradise. All we had to do was live there in peace. But we proved unworthy... and the paradise is no more" #transformers #toyphotography

Hyper mode! Not that there's anything particularly hyper about it,it's just a pair of launchers you have to pull out on your own, like some sort of schmuck. Hardly even counts as a gimmick. Still a great toy though. #transformers #toyphotography #Energon-uary

APC Cliffjumper. It's a good alt mode, if a little too covered in panel lines.

Does the tip have to be purple? And, uh, so... urgent?

"Um, yes, excuse me. Can you please explain why that table have already got their food when we ordered much earlier than them?" #transformers #toyphotography

Okay, the alt mode is silly and fun and the transformation is very intuitive. I'm impressed. Shame it's just another Bumblebee, really. #transformers #toyphotography

It was a tenner in TK Maxx, alright?

This fucker.

*glare* #transformers #toyphotography #energon-uary

WHERE'D HE GET THAT!? Oh yeah, I gave it to him. 😆 #ToyPhotography #Transformers #MTMTE #LostLight #Maccadam

Hot stuff. #transformers #toyphotography #Energon-uary

Glad I wasn't alone with that idea. 😆

She's gonna get you. You're getting got. #transformers #toyphotography

Cheeky Downshift for you. Enigmatic, brooding, staring across a sulphurous sky. What thoughts pass through his silicon mind? We may never know. #transformers #toyphotography #energon-uary

Constructicons, maximised. Yeah alright, only 3/5 of him is actually Energon, as the two crane limbs are from the Classics redeco set, and I still don't actually have a fourth limb so he's borrowed Treadshot for his left leg. #transformers #toyphotography #energon-uary

Fishing for (Energon) chips. #transformers #toyphotography #energon-uary

"I live again..." #transformers #toyphotography #energon-uary

Now in colour, courtesy of Mike Spicer who works with Daniel Warren Johnson on Skybound TF:

Well, @gavtrdq.bsky.social I certainly hope you're happy with yourself. (Genuinely, I hope you are, I wouldn't have known about Metal Cardbot without your videos and this is incredible fun, so thank you!)

Magnecharger.

Art by Daniel Warren Johnson. From his Insta.

Ohhh myyyyyyy. #transformers #metalcardbot #toyphotography

Human siblings uncomfortably smooshed together, maybe upside down? Weird. #transformers #toyphotography

Child soldiers. It's probably fine. #transformers #toyphotography

Oh no he's hot

Imagine if G1 Megatron had actually been a tank.

Headmaster hunt! This is part of the month-long celebration that is Energon-uary. What are YOU doing to mark this auspicious time? #transformers #toyphotography #energon-uary

Minerva. In the desert for unknown reasons, possibly shenanigan-related. #transformers #toyphotography

Rack, and indeed, Ruin. #transformers

Robots, eh? Eh? YOU know what I mean. They're rad as hell is what I mean. #transformers