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John Porter
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Xennial writer, artist, Twitch streamer, Transformers collector and Turtlemaniac. Creator of "Corinne Morgan, Corbie", available now on all good ebook and digital comic platforms. Too crazy for Boys Town, too much of a boy for Crazy Town. (He/Him)
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Other presents I received: Transformers One on Blu-Ray, Now Yearbook 80-84: The Final Chapter on CD, and an unopened pack of blank Sony cassettes (might make a bunch of mixtapes like we did in the olden days)
Transformers: One on Blu-Ray. The box art depicts Orion Pax / Optimus Prime, B-27 / Bumblebee, and Elita-1 in the foreground, with a looming red-eyed D-16 / Megatron in the background. Now Yearbook 80-84: The Final Chapter on CD. The silver and chrome Now Yearbook logo appears set against a cream gradient background. A thin rainbow stripe runs across the bottom of the cover. Seven sealed Sony CDitII 90 minute cassettes.
February 13, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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Can't believe that these are real (and that it took 42 years for someone to do it) - #Transformers soft drinks! Optimus Primeberry and Decepticherry flavours. I've only tried the 'Con one so far. Happy to confirm it's pinky-purple ENERGON COLOURED, holy cow they did EVERYTHING RIGHT with these
Transformers soft drinks in 330ml cans. On the left is Decepticherry, with art of G1 Megatron using his energy mace, alongside Starscream, Laserbeak, Soundwave and Ravage. The right can is Optimus Primeberry and the illustration is of Optimus, Grimlock, Arcee and The Ark, above the G1 Transformers logo. The names of the respective flavours appear on the upper border of the can in both English and Cybertronian. Reverse sides of both Transformers drinks cans. On Decepticherry is an image of G1 Optimus Prime and Megatron clashing while using their energy weapons; Optimus Primeberry has a dynamic image of Optimus, his hand outstretched.
February 13, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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A #TMNT Shredder based on his appearance in the 1987 cartoon, and incredibly if he wasn't stuck on a pull-back-and-go skateboard he'd be a better depiction of ol' tin face than anything Playmates ever released. A button on his back activates a Hasbro WWF-style arm-flailing (slicing!) action.
A toy of Shredder, nemesis of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, riding a custom purple skateboard with an illustration of a shuriken on it.
February 13, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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#Transformers Authentics bravo class Elita-1. Robot mode has a crisp, detailed head sculpt for a toy of this size (despite the pointy hoodie thing stuck to the back of it) but otherwise is... not the best. Car mode's much cooler, like a cross between the G1.5 Stormtroopers and Pink Panther's car
#Transformers Authentics bravo class Elita-1, a small Autobot robot action figure. The main body is a deep pink with off-black thighs and feet. The arms and face are a lighter shade of pink. #Transformers Authentics bravo class Elita-1 in vehicle form. A futuristic race car that's half light and half deep pink, with some ash black highlights.
February 13, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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#Transformers Classic Heroes Team Megatron. Extremely fun to mess around with, he has a sort-of automorph transformation where the head pops up or down as you switch between robot and drill tank modes by folding and unfolding. A phenomenal stim toy 👍
#Transformers Classic Heroes Team Megatron in his vehicle form, a grey futuristic Cybertronian drill tank with a purple drill. #Transformers Classic Heroes Team Megatron in robot form, a stubby grey robot with some red and dark grey details. Instead of his traditional fusion cannon, this version of Megatron has a purple drill weapon that also replaces his right hand.
February 13, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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#Transformers Titan Changers Wheeljack: a great big honkin' sports car that I'm tempted to create some custom decals for to bring out his inner beauty (those unpainted windows badly need help). Surprisingly good transformation. The conjoined legs/feet are perhaps a little TOO Generation 1-esque...
#Transformers Titan Changers Wheeljack, a large, simplified robot toy which is mostly white with some green stripes that run vertically up his legs and chest. He has a single cannon mounted on his left shoulder which can also be placed in either fist or mounted on the roof in car mode. #Transformers Titan Changers Wheeljack in vehicle mode, a large white sports car toy loosely based on his original 1984 toy's Lancia Stratos Turbo form. Green stripes run down the hood and also appear on the roof, alongside a large Autobot symbol. The main windscreen is dark silver but for cost-cutting purposes the other windows are left unpainted.
February 13, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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...The image was created for my new streaming setup, and homages the 1990 BSB Galaxy channel test card. (Yes, if you weren't convinced already that I was a weird media studies nerd, I'm recreating assets from a failed UK satellite broadcaster that was on air 36 years ago, for about nine months)
The original BSB Galaxy channel test card that my illustration is a recreation of. In this version, a photograph of a girl as the stage magician is central to the image. The British Satellite Broadcasting and Galaxy "G" logos appear on either side.
February 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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Like Mr. Sheen
I've got furniture to clean
And I'll make your table shine bright (woo-woo)
Mr. Sheen, the British cartoon advertising mascot for cleaning products from the eighties and nineties, admires his reflection in the mirror with a big grin on his face.
January 27, 2026 at 6:55 PM