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Well, I had an unexpected opportunity and I went for it. Bought a 4 pack box of the Decepticons from the 2007 movie and I'm happy in a way that I'd forgotten the feeling of.
I used to have Blackout and Megatron that came out with the movie release, played with them exclusively for months afterwards, then I'm certain they got stolen by a little shit named Kevin. I was one of those kids that thought of the few toys I had as friends, so I got fucked up and could never prove he had them. Lying rat.
All these years later, I see these guys come up online, part of some anniversary release, lo and behold it not only had both of my lost pals -upgraded-, but Starscream and Barricade along as bonuses. Teeny little Scorponok even.
Makers outdid themselves on the toy designs from what I remember, Blackout especiallly seems much more like as he was shown in the movie, and I always loved how he can fold his rotors into a sort of cloak.
Megatron getting a coat of silver metallic paint really gives him a slick look, plus they actually made the transformation into an abstract jet analogue much better. Guy feels properly huge.
Even found Starscream's wide goblin look growing on me, and though his bot form is a bit clumsy, the F-22 form is quite nice.
Barricade is a runty little one however, half the size of the other 3 which I guess makes sense size-wize, but he's just not comparable. Still like him, even if it's hard to get him into his car form.
Didn't expect to be buying Transformers as an adult, but I like having something to interact with, to hold up and see all the intricate details of its make, so this suits me fine.
Now I've got four little robo pals to hang around on my desk. Hope you lads get to feel a similar bliss.
