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The mightiest orbot of them all. #Transformers, #DogsOfMastodon and assorted geekery.

I occasionally boost political content, but I try to CW all my own […]

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Found her chewy bone, tossing it, finding it again.

#husky #dogsofmastodon
November 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Kira is so ridiculously comfortable in the deep snow.

#husky #dogsofmastodon
November 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Twin Mill and Bone Shaker out of their package, in vehicle and robot modes.

These two Autobots (although in my headcanon, Bone Shaker immediately joined the Junkions) look GREAT in both modes. The transformations are completely original. Twin Mill's engines and […]

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Transformers Autobot Twin Mill (Hot Wheels Collaboration) in vehicle mode. The blue car is a made-up futuristic hot rod design with a pointed hood and two large air intakes connected to side-mounted exhaust pipes that shoot removable flames. Transformers Autobot Bone Shaker (Hot Wheels Collaboration) in vehicle mode. The black rat rod is a made-up design with a silver skull face over the radiator, visible engine cylinders and large side-mounted exhaust pipes. The hood and doors are painted with yellow flames on a black background. The roof is uncovered and a (relatively) large gearshift sticks up from the floorboards with a red knob, which has an Autobot insignia in the middle of a pair of crossbones on the top. Transformers Autobot Twin Mill (Hot Wheels Collaboration) in robot mode. The blue robot has long lower legs and the flame-shooting exhaust pipes have converted into arm-mounted weapons that the robot can wield. Pointed toes evoke the shape of the car. The robot is blue and light blue with grey accents. Transformers Autobot Bone Shaker (Hot Wheels Collaboration) in robot mode. The silver skull from the car's front has become the robot's chest, and the large gearshift is wielded by the robot like a scepter. The robot is colored black with silver accents, and the large front wheels sit on its shoulders.
November 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Couldn't wait to open these today -- these are (hopefully) the first two #transformers collaborations with #hotwheels, turning two classic Hot Wheels cars into Deluxe-sized Autobot Transformers robots.

The molds are completely original, as you'd expect from toys […]

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Transformers Twin Mill (Hot Wheels Collaboration) package. The blue car is packaged in vehicle mode in a blister card similar to those used for the original Hot Wheels cars. The top of the card displays Twin Mill in both vehicle and robot modes, surrounded by the product logos. Transformers Bone Shaker (Hot Wheels Collaboration) package. The blue car is packaged in vehicle mode in a blister card similar to those used for the original Hot Wheels cars. The top of the card displays Bone Shaker in both vehicle and robot modes, surrounded by the product logos. Back of the package for both Transformers Twin Mill and Bone Shaker (Hot Wheels Collaboration). Both toys are rendered in both robot and vehicle modes, surrounded by the collaboration logo and a small diagram indicating that the robot is about 5 inches tall, a typical size for a Deluxe Transformers robot today.
November 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Took me some #aurora photos — Chicago/Milwaukee area. It’s much brighter on digital cameras than it is to the naked eye, of course.
November 12, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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I was feeling a bit down this morning, and then I remembered that I still had a few #transformers I hadn't unpacked from TFCon.

So here's my newest #deskbot: Cybertron Override GTS, sometimes known as Shattered Glass Elita-One (!), and who I'm regarding as a […]

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Photo of Transformers Cybertron Override GTS, posed dynamically in robot mode with her weapon in her left hand. Her weapon is pointed off to her left and her legs are spread slightly. Several other robot toys stand in the background. Photo of Transformers Cybertron Override GTS, transformed into her futuristic racecar mode. The toy is light grey and black with red accents and highlights. Several other robot toys stand in the background. Photo of Transformers Cybertron Override GTS, posed standing upright in robot mode with her weapon in her left hand. Several other robot toys stand in the background, blurred.
November 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Straight from TFCon Chicago, it's Rosanna and Flip Sides! (aka Ocular Max Remix Melody and Harmony) These two ladies are obviously based on the Masterpiece-scale mold for Autobot cassettes Rewind and Eject, and transform from roughly six-inch robots (same as a […]

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Photo of Flip Sides, a white and maroon Transformer cassette, and Rosanna, a pink Transformer cassette, both standing upright in robot mode. Other robot toys are in the background. Photo of Rosanna, a pink Autobot cassette Transformer in robot mode, in a nondescript dancing pose. Other robot toys are in the background. Photo of Rosanna, a pink Autobot cassette Transformer, in cassette mode.
October 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Straight from TFCon Chicago, it's Rosanna and Flip Sides! (aka Ocular Max Remix Melody and Harmony) These two ladies are obviously based on the Masterpiece-scale mold for Autobot cassettes Rewind and Eject, and transform from roughly six-inch robots (same as a […]

[Original post on retro.pizza]
Photo of Rosanna, a pink Autobot cassette Transformer in robot mode, in a nondescript dancing pose. Other robot toys are in the background. Photo of Rosanna, a pink Autobot cassette Transformer, in cassette mode. Photo of Flip Sides, a white and maroon Transformer cassette, and Rosanna, a pink Transformer cassette, both standing upright in robot mode. Other robot toys are in the background.
October 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Gilthor: Assembled and finished! Azim Venksta hits another custom out of the park!

My painting was a bit sloppy, especially on the waist, but overall I’m happy with the result. There’s still some yellow trim that’s supposed to be hand-painted on, but I’ll try to […]

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October 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Here we go… #tfconchicago
October 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Here’s everything I’ll be bringing to #tfconchicago to try and sell or trade. All new in box, all sealed except for the Centurion Drone which has an open box but everything’s tied down inside. Let me know if you’re interested in negotiating for for anything here. (Not separating multipacks, sorry.)
October 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Got my shirts ready for #tfcon this weekend. #transformers
T-shirt of a winking red Autobot logo wearing a cartoon mustache and glasses on a white background. Black t-shirt with a printed design of a large red, white and yellow robot with “MIGHTY ORBOT” printed in the corner. Black t-shirt with “FIFTY SOMETHING: CHILDREN IN DISGUISE!” written on it in the style of the 1980s Transformers logo.
October 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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#transformers Onyx Prime arrived yesterday, and he is a beaut.

Large, regal, imposing, and detailed—his transformation isn’t terribly complicated, so they appear to have spent the Leader Class budget on paint and articulation instead. The result is a figure that […]

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Transformers Age of the Primes Onyx Prime in Robot mode, a large brown robot with back wings, a large spear, and beast hooves for legs. Transformers Age of the Primes Onyx Prime in centaur mode, a large brown robot with back wings, a large bow-and-arrow weapon, and four legs with hooves. Transformers Age of the Primes Onyx Prime in beast mode, a large brown six-legged dragon creature with back wings, clawed forelimbs, and large teeth.
October 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Ordered my perfect t-shirt for #tfconchicago last month.
Photo of a torso wearing a black t-shirt with a drawing of a red, white and yellow robot posed dynamically. In the corner of the design are the words “MIGHTY ORBOT”.
October 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Yesterday’s late arrival: Elita-1 from #transformersone. Overall a really good portrayal of the character!

A few issues: It’s genuinely difficult to keep her chest tabbed in and her jet backpack attached, and I dislike her hands being covered up in robot mode […]

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Transformers Studio Series Transformers: One Elita-1. A pink and gray six-inch robot posed with her rifle held in both hands and jet backpack. Transformers Studio Series Transformers: One Elita-1. A pink and gray six-inch robot posed standing straight with her rifle and jet backpack. Transformers Studio Series Transformers: One Elita-1 in vehicle mode, a pink and gray Cybertronian motorcycle. Her jet backpack is mounted behind the rear wheel.
October 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Delivered today: a hotshot flyboy and his grandpa.

#transformers
Transformers Age of the Primes Skydive and Alpha Trion, posed in their robot modes. with other Transformers toys in the background. Skydive is a six-inch gray, black and red robot that transforms into an F-16 fighter jet, and Alpha Trion is an eight-inch purple, maroon and gray robot that changes into an alien spaceship somewhat resembling a Star Wars A-Wing fighter.
October 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Mighty Morphin’ Power Angers.

#transformers #Haslab #liokaiser #nycc2025
Photo from New York Comic Con of all seven members of the Haslab Transformers Breastforce/Liokaiser team, posed in their robot modes with weapons.
October 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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My only reaction to the news today:
Jeremy Clarkson saying, “Oh no!” with an expression of feigned concern, immediately followed by “Anyway” and an expression of no concern whatsoever.
September 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Heroes in a head mech — spiral power!

(Sometimes, you just gotta get a meme out of your head.)

#gurrenlagann #tmnt
The words “Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann” illustrated in the style of the 1980s Teenage Mutants Ninja Turtles“ logo
September 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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The weather this morning was too perfect to spend inside, so we cleared the potted plants off the deck table and made a lovely Sunday breakfast to eat outside.

We have to clean the shed later, but for now, it’s just a lovely morning in the yard.

#gardening
Picture of my breakfast on the outdoor deck table: sourdough toast with jam, French toast bake, and a vegetable frittata with tomatoes and feta cheese on top. Behind the plate is a Snapware box with muskmelon wedges and an iced-coffee-and-cream drink. Beyond the table are several potted plants on another table. It is a perfect day to be in the garden.
August 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Problem: Too hot for #husky in the yard. Solution: Dump a 10-pound bag of convenience store ice on the lawn for her to use as a bed.

#dogstodon #dogsofmastodon
My husky Kira laying in the backyard on a pile of ice, perfectly comfortable.
August 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Bumblebee and Megatron from the #transformers Timelines (Hearts of Steel) exclusive toyline. A bit fiddly, but in a good way!

Fun original designs and beautiful attention to details, with plenty of rivets, spikes, gears and grills on the robot modes. I can’t say […]

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Transformers Timelines Hearts of Steel Bumblebee and Megatron in their respective robot modes. Bumblebee has his traditional round yellow belt made from the boiler tank of his locomotive mode, while Megatron’s arm cannon looks like an actual cannonball-shooting weapon. A computer keyboard and other Transformers toys sits in the background. Transformers Timelines Hearts of Steel Bumblebee and Megatron in their respective vehicle modes. Bumblebee is a stylized yellow-and-black steam locomotive, while Megatron is a black-and-silver field cannon with spiked wheels. A computer keyboard and other Transformers toys sits in the background. Transformers Timelines Hearts of Steel Bumblebee and Megatron box art. Bumbling is falling sideways and holding a railspike gun and hammer, while Megatron looms over him. Transformers Timelines Hearts of Steel Bumblebee and Megatron inside their packaging. The box opens like a book and Bumblebee and Megatron are visible through plastic windows on opposite sides, in their robot modes.
August 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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At the train station near my home, there’s a few examples of volunteer corn. They weren’t there last year.

My best guess is that the local squirrels were taking kernels from the decorative cornstalks the village ties to the lampposts in autumn (just across the […]

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A pair of corn stalks, one with with two tasseled ears, growing in front of a metal sign post between a black paved path and a parking lot with a black pickup truck in it. Three small stalks of corn growing in front of a black pickup truck in a small parking lot. A single small stalk of corn growing in front of a trash can between train tracks and a parking lot.
August 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Hasbro is making some weird #transformers shit over the next year, and I am here for it. #sdcc2025

https://news.tfw2005.com/2025/07/25/transformers-brand-panel-recap-sdcc-2025-available-online-543640
Stock art of Transformers Age of the Primes Voyager class Amalgamous Prime, a large grey-and-gold four-armed robot with a cyclopean head that turns into a sort of walking four-legged tank. Stock art of Transformers Age of the Primes Deluxe Quintus Prime, a green robot with organic-looking tentacles that turns into an elongated spaceship. Stock art of Transformers Age of the Primes Deluxe Quickstrike, a Predacon that turns into a brown scorpion with a black cobra in place of its tail. Stock art of Transformers Age of the Primes Leader class Big Convoy, a robot similar to Optimus that turns into a large brown woolly mammoth.
July 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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“I FUCKING LOVE POLLEN!”

#gardening #bees
A honeybee covered in yellow pollen, making its way around the center of a sunflower. A honeybee covered in yellow pollen, making its way around the center of a sunflower. A honeybee covered in yellow pollen, making its way around the center of a sunflower.
July 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM