Transformers: Age of Kreons - Volcanicon (2/5) Farside

Farside, one of Volcanicon's minions, transforms into a dinosaur of stegosaurid species. With similar gold-beige color scheme as other Volcanicon minions, Farside boasts of a spiny stretch of bricks in the back and a geometric headpiece.

Egyptian mummy?

Product
Brand/Model: Hasbro Kre-o Microchangers Combiners
Condition: Bought with box in clear plastic bags, as set
Price: ~2 USD

Character
Name: Farside
Transforming to: Stegosaurid
Planet: Dinosaur

Bare model of Farside

There is nothing unusual or amazing with the Farside minifigure. It  has the same head printed with silvery details to make it look metallic and badass. The legs and arms are of the Kreo mechanism - which enables the limbs to be moved sideways. The torso has awesome prints of robotic details, but has no particular significance to its form. Its back has no printing, similar to Liftoff.

Fossils

The accessories that come with Farside minifigure consist of 1 helmet (which doubles as the head of the dinosaur), 2 silver curved blades (which are attachable to a red modified 1x1 with 2 clips), 3 pieces of bricks that form into spines, and 4 gold teeth (3 of which are rubbers).

Battle-ready Farside

 By bending an equipped Farside minifigure, it gives the illusion of transforming to a quadruped stegosaurid. The curved blades though are a steal for builders who customized. They can be used for various battle scenes but most notably, they could be used for samurai helmets.

Transformed Farside

Next: Lugmutt

Original Lego Hauls

At times, you have to give in to buying the original stuff, especially when they put them on sale.

Lego laid out all their old models (they said they're 2016) in one big hall with several long tables early this February. 

I got Bionicles characters (unknown to me) at almost 70-80% off. I figured the parts are quite badass for customization. 

I also got the seasonal sets at ~6usd each. I picked Thanksgiving and Halloween instead of Valentines and that artist painting set. 

I also paid for the mammoth Chima because of the blue transparent parts, useful for ice effects. I'm quite disappointed I didn't get my hands on minifigures tribe packs - they're sold out! 

Three minifigures, per person, are available at the checkout counter, so I grabbed Emmett and some cyber police in the Lego Movie, and a Chima bear.

there goes my paycheck

Transformers: Age of Kreons - Volcanicon (1/5) Liftoff

After several attempts of raiding city malls, I've finally got my hands on the four coveted on-sale Kre-o items last month. At a very cheap price, leading malls have cleared out their warehouses with these Micro Changers Combiners, which include Obsidian, Volcanicon, Lazerbolt, and Grimstone. The sets have 70+ pieces at the price of 3 knockoff minifigures. Yes! I'll review a cheap original.

First up - Volcanicon. Along with his brother Obsidian, he seeks to avenge their planet Dinosaur destroyed by an unnatural force. Surfing the net, I did not find any animated or comic book sketches of Volcanicon. It appears that he only exists in dialogues and in the form of toys.

Microchangers Combiners Volcanicon

The box has 5 individual bags, 1 sheet of stickers, and an instructions manual.

Transform! 

How to Build a Transformers

This mech has 4 minifigures combined to make the Volcanicon figure. The individual bags obviously contain minifigures, accessories, and weapons. The bricks in scheme of beige, red, and gold, boast of 74 pieces, with gorgeous-looking samurai helmet, claws, wings, and bluish gray curved blades.

Chopped parts anyone? 

I didn't want to exhaust the pieces and characters altogether, so I'm doing installment reviews, beginning with one of the minions, Liftoff. Similar to Volcanicon, Liftoff is not on the grid of Transformers universe of comics and animation.

The Eagle has Landed

Product
Brand/Model: Hasbro Kre-o Microchangers Combiners
Condition: Bought with box in clear plastic bags, as set
Price: ~2 USD

Character
Name: Liftoff
Transforming to: Pterodactyl
Planet: Dinosaur

Bare model of Liftoff

The prints on the head, torso, and legs are decent, with intricate silver and orange patterns. The printing in the head looks badass like Dr. Doom's metallic feature.

The legs are way different from Lego and its knockoff counterparts, which can be moved sideways. Though well articulated, they are not compatible with other major brands, but can stand on regular studs.

The hip joining the torso and legs have a similar insertable part as the neck that holds the head, hence incompatible with major brands.

The arms are also well articulated and longer than that of a Lego minifigure, but they are similarly unable to bend the forearms. The hands are not capable of being twisted off.

Blank Space

The back of the minifigure is featureless, due probably to the mechanism of transformation being attached to the back.

Liftoff Equipped

Game On

Equipping Liftoff with red dragon-like wings, two-pronged claws, and triangular headpiece, makes him battle-deadly. These parts are compatible with Lego and other knockoffs, for customizable builds or moc.

Dare You To Move

The wings are worn through the neck like a jetpack and secured by the length of the helmet. The assemblage is easily broken apart by gentle pressure and the neck piece adjoining the backpack can easily break.

Roll Out! 

Go Fly! 

By bending Liftoff in the hip, it creates an illusion of transforming to a pterodactyl, an ancient flying reptile. The claws are switched to the feet through 2 brown bricks and additional gun-like brown bricks are attached to the hands - which I'm not certain what function or illusion they serve.

Next time: Farside