Supersize Mech

It's time to start another week of robots, monsters, and misadventure Zone Base readers! I hope everyone had a great weekend, mine sure was! Friday morning I headed out shortly after eating breakfast to get a copy of Pragmata for my PS5 before they sold out. For whatever reason, my local Target didn't get any (they're actually getting terrible at launch day releases). So after a visit to the Mrs workplace to drop off some stuff, I stopped by Best Buy shortly after they opened and got a copy. It's funny, Pragmata is a pretty big deal... and I was the only person who knew what it was at either games department. It's really, really good and I'm looking at some serious time spent having adventures on the the moon. I also picked up Age of the Primes Sideways while out Friday morning! This is a toy I've been looking forward to greatly and am so happy to have one!

Saturday, the Mrs and I went to Daiso. I'd been looking forward to this little trip all week as I'm starting a binder project for the various cards and instructions that come with my models. I'm starting small with Blokees, but plan to work my way up to the larger kits. This is the kind of project that's going to be an ongoing adjustment, so I'm predicting a lot of trial and error. I got some binder pages intended for storing Bikkuriman type stickers, which is just right for the pogs and mini cards that come with the blind box Blokees, this project is going to be fun! While there, I also got some figure stands, a Street Fighter blind pack acrylic stand (got Guile's electrocuted skeleton), and some ramune candy for my desk at work (love that stuff). Also of note, I picked up a bity blocks (their version of Nano Blocks) of a little converterting robot that turns into a space ship. I've got a Nano Block backlog that's demanding attention that it's going into. Maybe those will start showing up here. 

Another neat thing Daiso had was little models of Police motorcycles and helicopters that looked perfect for Diaclone pilots. I didn't buy any, but was super tempted. We then stopped by Walmart where I picked up Age of the Primes Big Convoy and Liege Maximo! I've been chasing Big Convoy all year, so this was a big win for me! Also, they had restocked MOTU Mighty Masters and I got Man-at-Arms and Beastman completing the first series. Hopefully these continue as they're certainly coming to random Wednesday posts here soon!

The rest of the weekend was spent playing Pragmata and assembling a desk for the Mrs. I intended to do some room organizing, but my knee was giving me a lot of trouble so that got put off until next weekend. I had broken my left knee a long time ago and there's lingering pain that comes and goes, especially when seasons are changing. Spring is quite chaotic here in the American South, so you can be sure that I'm feeling it literally in my bones. I spent all weekend in my brace unfortunately. However I did get some Blokees assembled Sunday (Sunday is build day!) and enjoyed an excellent Red Robin dinner Sunday courtesy of my mother. She gifted me a dancing Megatron found on clearance and I'm admittedly fond of the silly thing. 

Well, it's time to get this week started Zone Base readers. I've got a fun week in store for you all. Thank you all so much for reading the site. Please share it with your friends and be excellent to each other!

Beat Monday

Hey Zone Base readers! Thank you all for coming back for another week of robots, monsters, and misadventure! I hope everyone had a great weekend, I sure did! The Mrs and I went to Daiso for Halloween goods and other fun stuff. We enjoyed pizza Saturday night and I awoke to a wonderful breakfast the Mrs cooked. Aside from household chores, video games were played and I grilled out hamburger sliders and hot dogs! The Mrs made some  fries, baked beans, potatoe salad, and banana pudding to complete the meal. Mom came over and we had a great Sunday evening. 

I got some fun stuff as well. My local Walmart hasn't seemed to stock toys in a while sadly, but another BeastBox order was made getting me mostly caught up with the boxes I'm wanting. Just waiting for some more to show in the US Amazon shop. Who'd I get? I got Fire Power Robo to go along with the Sacred Power Robo bought last week! I was happily able to buy the bonus versions that came with keshi pilots and in a fancy box! Please look forward to posts about them in the coming days. While Walmart was pretty barren on toys, they did have a Beast Wars Megatron Funko Pop figure I'd been wanting. I've had the Optimus Primal for a little bit and plan on eventually completing the range. 

I'm taking a little break from Donkey Kong Bananza and decided to buy a spooky game from the e-shop for Halloween. Fortunately they had Pumpkin Jack on sale for a little over $6. It's just the thing for the spooky season and pretty fun too! A little reminiscent of Midi-Evil for PS1 and maybe a little like Maximo for PS2. For a few dollars it's just right and pretty fun! At Daiso the Mrs and I bought a lot of fun stuff for the house. We got a good bit of Halloween figurines and I got their fun range of Halloween wind up toys. They're cute and full of character. I also got some Display Bases for models as well as some more tools to go in my modeling tool box. Sometimes you need more than nippers and a hobby knife. Daiso tends to have some pretty great items for the task. 

Well, it's time to get my day started. I'm enjoying a cup of coffee while watching G1 on the Transformers Channel. I'm endlessly entertained by the fact that the version on Pluto TV has a completely different schedule than the version on other fast channel apps. That's weird, but beneficial at times. As usual I've got some chores to do and pictures for upcoming posts to take. I hope everyone is enjoying the Halloween party. We're halfway through the season and it's been a really fun one. Normally I try to outdo myself each year. This year has been a little difficult and I've found myself extra busy at times. So instead my goal was just to have a fun Halloween and it's been the most successful yet. Thanks to all the additional people coming to check out the site in the recent weeks. I really appreciate your support! If any of you could or would like to, please like and follow the sites Facebook page. I had made it a while back to share posts to groups. I love the followers it has, but would love for more. All I ask is for readers to share the site with their friends and that's an easy way to do so! Let's get this week started Zone Base readers, Mutual High Fives everyone!

Monday Darkness

The evil of Monday is upon us Zone Base readers. Brace yourself for another week of robots, monsters, and misadventure to protect yourself! My weekend was pretty good! Saturday the Mrs and I attended the grand opening of our new Daiso store. It was a fun experience, though the long lines were a bit tedious. We got a good bit of fun stuff and plan to come back often. Local stores were pretty barren on the new toy front, fortunately my Transformers Godzilla Megatron pre-order shipped. For some reason the MechaGodzilla Optimus Prime hasn't yet, which I find really odd. I did pick up a Universal Monsters ReAction blind box and got The Wolfman! Hooray!

Sunday was a day full of household work and Super Mario Kart World. For dinner Mom ordered Olive Garden and we watched more Stranger Things. Our rewatch of the series is going well and we've completed season 1 last night. It's Mom's first time with the show and she's hooked! Mom surprised me with a Studio Series Leader Class Shockwave from Dark of the Moon! He's a really nice looking figure and a really great surprise. Well, it's time to get the week started. I've got some chores to do and content to get started on. I've been hard at work preparing for this years Halloween content. I know I say this every year, but this year's going to be great! This year has felt like a return to form for the site and I think our annual Halloween party is going to represent that. Thank you all for reading. Please don't forget to share with your friends and Mutual High Fives everyone!

I'd Buy That Slime Toy For A Dollar

 

Dollar store toys can be an odd thing. Some items seemingly get reused in various discount lines. The Neba Neba Vacuum toys, I think fall into that category. I swear I have that skull. Neba Neba Vacuum is a simple slime toy (neba neba means sticky) that's been recently found at Daiso stores in Japan. I'd been recently seeing it pop up in my views and not to long ago one of my favorite YouTubers covered them (that's the picture above's source). 

They're little weirdo characters with included slime. By squeezing the toy, you can either suck up or squirt out the slime. It's not a totally new thing, but silly fun to play around with. As you can see the assortment ranges from spooky to silly and gross. Of course my attention is on the spooky ones. I swear I've got the skull one from another discount slime line. Honestly it's the box art that's got my attention so much. Just look at it, it's majestic! I'd love a sticker set of these guys. The spooky guys are just right to pair with your Ghostbusters or other figures that might find themselves in such a predicament. I'm thinking the perfect pairing for Battle Tribes action.