Nightbird, WFC Kingdom Review, Kingdom Scorponok and a Buzzworthy Bumblebee.
Optitronix Newsletter #4
News
Nightbird.
It’s funny. After less than 24 hours of posting our last article, in which we talked about the leaked images of a possible Nightbird figure, the official photos and listings were released online. But the figure does look good. As just a touched up version of Arcee, she looks amazing. And the plethora of accessories give an enormous amount of displayable options.
Reviews
WFC Kingdom Review (Spoilers).
OK, so with the release of the final show, Kingdom, the expectations for the show weren't too high. In the last article I discussed my gripes with the previous shows and jumping right in, i still think many of the same issues remain.
The dialogue is pretty bad. Prime’s voice actor is still Mr. Jake Foushee and I feel let down by his performance. He didn’t make the voice his own. He just does a cheap impression of Peter Cullen’s voice and it doesn’t sound too nice. Most characters speak at a snail’s pace and it’s frustrating and seems like it just artificially inflates the episode lengths. Preadicon Megatron is such a weird choice and super distracting. It sadly just doesn’t work and I much prefer the original BW suave nature. Dinobot is odd but not awful and his death was noble. The inclusion of the team-up between Galvatron and Nemesis was super awesome and an amazing direction for the latter half of the show to go.
Finally, that ending with the revelation of all the transformers that stayed on Cybertron succumbing to the cold and passing was so shocking and I loved it. Overall, much better than the previous shows and genuinely not bad.
Kingdom Scorponok.
A fantastic figure and super fun to pose and mess around with. He's a little bit too short but it’s not too egregious. The scorpion face and tail aren’t faithful to the original show but much more realistic. I recommend the figure as it’s just great fun. Check out the Optitronix Instagram for more pictures. instagram.com/optitronix
Buzzworthy Bumblebee: Worlds Collide.
This team up is fantastic. I love them all together and they are all painted and casted so well. The material of Fangry is a little lackluster but he still looks nice. Bumblebee is a great replacement for the ridiculous prices of the netflix version and Nemesis Primal is so awesome with his colors. I recommend getting this pack, but good luck finding them.
Outside Interests:
Real Life Spongebob found by marine research vessel. Link
It’s been said that Dyson Vacuums suck, but what about the $649 Dyson Fan? This video goes in depth to compare Dyson and Walmart fans. Link
Check out this comparison between Pink Floyd’s Echoes and Phantom of the Opera. Eerily similar at the beginning. Link