So we're staying at Beth's place for a while because:

a) her and her family are amazing.

b) Amber's Gpa's place was getting to us really badly.

So tomorrow I go on a jobsearching crusade and try my luck at a couple of other places.  Walmart included.  If I get a management job there I'd be pretty happy, even if it is Walmart.

But a the music director of the country radio station from Rawlco radio (a local radio conglomerate), Kayla's Dad, gave me his card today and asked me to go in tomorrow and drop off my resume.  So I bet you can guess what I'll be doing tomorrow.

So I've picked up both deluxe allspark Brawl and leader class Brawl in the last week, so here's my thoughts.

If you’ve already owned the deluxe Brawl figure, you know what you’re in for. He’s good when he’s standing there on display, but trying to pose him is a pain in the arse. His shoulder joints don’t stay in place at all and it’s a real test of patience trying to get him into a decent pose.



Vehicle mode is exactly the same as the original deluxe Brawl figure. There are no other new paint apps on vehicle mode at all.



On robot mode the allspark blue is very prevalent. Unlike Allspark Power Barricade, the allspark blue doesn’t overpower the figure. Instead it highlights the design and really brings it to life. And Brawl now has a blue goatee.   How freaking awesome is that?

Even though I have the leader version of Brawl, there’s just something really awesome about this allspark powered figure. Recommended if you want something a little different.

Leader class Brawl is a totally different beast.  He's armed to the teeth with weaponry and he actually has decent shoulder joints.  Robot mode is extremely detailed and after compairing him to the movie model I can see that they've packed a lot into this figure directly from the screen.  I think the colours could have been a little darker and more industrial, but it is just a toy.



He has articulated fingers which make for a lot of cool insane killing machine poses, which is really what Brawl does best.  The only thing that lets this figure down is the feet.  They're a little awkward to pose and there is a lot of kibble just hanging off the back of his legs.  One huge positive about this figure is that it doesn't come with any projectiles!  No accidentally firing off the missiles and losing them!



His tank mode is much better than the deluxe version.  The cannon isn't oversized and it's a lot more faithful to the movie design.  The electronic features of this figure actually work with it instead of hampering posability like a lot of other leader/ultra class figures.  You can turn the top turret one way for one sound effect, then the other way for a different sound effect.  You can also press the main turret for a shell-firing sound effect.  Very cool.



Here's a couple of comparison pictures of the deluxe and leader class Brawls.





Leader Brawl is awesome.  Pure awesome in plastic form.  Deluxe Brawl is still good, but Leader Brawl takes a huge steaming dump on it's chest.

Bring on leader class Bonecrusher!

Do you know the silver-grey monnkey?

The slightly twisted, aaalways looking monnkey?

The slightly twisted, aalways lookin, on tippytoe monnkey?

The slightly twisted, aalways lookin, on tippytoe, can go in any direction, hitting the mice skulls with the bamboo, hitting the mice skulls, knocking em all about the smooooth surface monnkey?

Primitive golf, hitting the monkey, hitting the monkey skulls! No I'm the monkey!  Hitting the mice skulls, flipping em up, kickin em.  That's not in the rules! Who are you?  You're no one!  I got the bamboo, get away!  Monnnkey.

The slightly twisted, huuuge hat with coloured liquids and crystals... He was my father!  He was my father... 



If this made absolutely no sense to you, please click the following link at your first available opportunity :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNbNG_-hAvM