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The Silken Lair

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A blog once known as Godzillakiryu91, now mostly inactive and shared by sisters. Icon by oripoke and background by Lydia the Spider Queen

Transformers Studio Series '86: G2 "Tiger Stripe" Grimlock

Another oldie but a goodie. Took me off guard when Hasbro announced an official one coming out in the near future. More love for this bizarre yet colorful repaint is always appreciated.

This looks like a fucking parody post, or an edgy edit, but it’s 100% official real Flintstones.

Clarification: I don’t hate this book, I love it, it’s amazing. It’s just that taking a step back and looking it out of context is still really funny. Especially the line “We participated in a genocide, Barney.”

ok but imagine them in their cartoon forms saying this dialogue i’m

can we have some context to this, perhaps?

Bedrock is having a mayoral election. One of the candidates is a violent war mongering asshole that riles people up against the lizard people. This reminds Fred and Barney of their time in the army.

Back then the father of said violent candidate was riling people up against the “tree people”. Fred, Barney, and other soldiers fought what they believed to be a defensive measure against the tree people. Turns out, it was actually an invasion, in order to kill off the tree people and take over their forest to build Bedrock.

That’s what Fred means when he says he and Barney participated in a genocide. They literally did.

(Extra fun fact, Barney adopted a tree person baby after the war, and his son Bamm-Bamm is the last tree person.)

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There are a lot of interesting things about this post but the AK-47 shaped spear is what really got me

This is just as wild with the context

Some of my favorite moments in the series

From the foreword to 2021 print of the comic.

Y’know, I can’t say I was ever worried that Fred Flintstone was homophobic, but it’s genuinely nice to have confirmation that he’s not.

Transformers Legacy: Predacon Antagony

Made this one before the Generations Select one was announced. Guess you could say I was ant-sy about making it. After all it was a repaint I had already ant-icipated.

Transformers Legacy: Titan Class Mangaboss

Made from Metroplex of all things. Transforms/kneels down to become Behemoth (aka non specific big animal thing)

Transformers Animated: Shattered Glass Powermaster Optimus Prime.

Armor pieces designed by Sam Make's Toys. Who I do not know if he has a Tumblr or not. If he does go there, find it, so I don't have to.

"Transformers Legacy: Cryotek"

This is a custom. Not a leak of a future Generations Select toy. The Generations Select toy will come eventually. 5-10 years tops.

Transformers Animated: Custom Stunticons

Probably should have included this on the Menasor post, but I didn't realize that was a thing until now. Oops.