Year of the Rat | Thrilling 30: Rattrap

01.24.2020 – Chinese New Year is happening in Binondo Manila this Saturday and it is going to be a busy weekend with fireworks, dragon dance, and, parades that celebrate the occasion. Usually, the event has a huge turnout in terms of foot traffic to various places where the gathering venue is being held it is also the year of the ‘Metal Rat’ as the last time ‘Year of the Rat’ was celebrated in 2008. To celebrate the occasion the featured character spotlight to associate this year is from Transformers Generations: ‘Thrilling 30’ Rattap, which was part of the ninth wave of action figures released in 2014 for this series. Since it is also the year of the ‘Metal Rat’ that means this Cybertronian is just the right bot for the year.

TF Generations | The Ballad of Drift

11.09. 2018 – Finding time to do some photography again, but rarely with robots as subject matter. Action Figures and Figurines are much easier to take due to the environment where I often go to. Mostly the nearby parks are still good even though sixty percent of it is more concrete than natural green. The Transformers is a staple brand and when you talk about alien robots that turn to anything you’re quite fascinated by any form they take. There are A LOT of characters now if you’re not following the comic books, but one bot sticks out and that is Drift!

TF PotP | Beachin' Beachcomber

03.10.2018 – Every kid who grew up their first Transformers means something. Personally back in the cool looking TFs where expensive as presently now. But Hasbro made it possible to bring these characters in a more modern aesthetics with impressive details and articulation for some action packed poses. Some may be impressive others were downright forgettable. Beachcomber is an Autobot geologist and would be considered a true blue hippy hence the description in the characters original bio file being a pacifist that tries to avoid conflict. In the cartoons the Autobot speaks like a surfer dude as voiced by Alan Oppenheimer best known for invigorating the personality of Skeletor from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. The Power of the Primes version is also cool!