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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 7h

Used to be that you had to go trawling in some very dark, obscure corners of the Internet to find people like these.

Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The main human characters of my #Transformers AU: Eri Sonozaki and Mei Kuroyama, both inspired by Cutey Honey (and to a lesser extent, Blue Sonnet). #TFOC #Maccadam

Transformers OC. Eri is a redhead with a bronzed skin tone and denim-heavy tastes in fashion.

Transformers OC. Mei is a pale woman with dark purple hair.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Figuring out Elita One's design in Burst Error (TF AU), which ended up being the evergreen one with shades of pink closer to her Legacy toy. #Transformers #Maccadam

Transformers fanart. Front view of Elita One.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

While I ended up preferring the multipack version, this thread does reaffirm that keeping both Ironhides is the correct choice. Very happy with Mirage and Bluestreak, the real reasons I PO'd that set.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Huh, so this Ramhorn is the Shattered Glass version. (Which I guess means that I gotta track down a regular Ramhorn after all, but also, Shattered Glass at retail.)

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I wonder if this came from reluctance to have two cassettes in an apparently-$70 set share a mold.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

So, I've changed my mind about keeping Beast Wars separate from my otherwise G1-based #Transformers AU musings. There's a lot I gotta work out beyond "Tarantulas is causing problems", though.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

[grabby hands] GIVE I do hope that Red Alert getting a new mold means that an updated Sideswipe is also forthcoming--ideally one with his actual Sunbow head.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

So, like... have we, as #Transformers fandom, *genuinely* come around on Kiss Players, or have people just glommed onto it because it's Horny(TM) and therefore Must Be Defended From Prudes?

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Welp, I know what my second Missing Link toy will be! (The first being prototype Arcee, of course.)

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

[looking at the acrylic stands that the Kiss Players 20th Anniversary Cassettetron Set comes with] It's amazing how much more bearable the KP trio are when they're allowed to actually look their ages.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Took another shot at my old "Gigawoman" (armoured Roll) design. #Megaman #fanart

Megaman fanart. Roll in armour designed around her MM8 dress.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Terran concepts; everyone besides Powerchord and Feedback (who lack canonical designs as of this post) are OCs. Transparent files here: radix-outpost.tumblr.com/post/8292677... #Transformers #TFOC #Maccadam

Transformers fanart based on an unmade TF concept circa the '80s/very early '90s.

Transformers OCs (fridge, school bus, ocean liner).

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Reading through that thread quickly got exhausting, which I guess is like saying that water is wet.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I beat that game many yonks ago... probably more out of obligation to complete it than enjoyment, after a certain point. So of course it ended with [FOGHORN NOISE]

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Gonna "yes and" with: someone in thread pointed out that even the ace community doesn't use/care about those terms, and now I'm wondering if their use has ALSO been one great big "acephobia isn't real/aces aren't queer" psysop.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Can't say that surprises me in the least. Wonder if that (partly, at least) explains the massive spike in slopists as soon as the Mass Plagiarism Device started outputting less-abstract results.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I assume that anyone lecturing others about how LiveJournal was the Golden Age of Fandom (before [Strikethrough | the Russia buyout | some other event) gleefully partook of LJ-based harassment. Whole comms dedicated to ripping teen girls apart for anything and everything.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Wouldn't be surprised if a lot of AI bros were lecturing artists XX years ago about why they shouldn't get upset over (old-fashioned) art theft.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I didn't quite make it in time for TRiPSiDE, but I do remember admiring the art from this era when I found it in middle school.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

(The stuff I was looking at also combined it with "soft body", at which point you've got to question if you're still drawing Transformers.) For the record, I prefer "no human-like hair on G1 TFs except in extremely rare, highly specific circumstances", such as Solus Prime or the unmade Rockbots.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

'twas trawling some old, archived #valveplug sites and now I'm left with the question of whether or not hair on G1-era #Transformers was *somewhat* more common in fandom back then, or if it's always been rare/controversial.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I've got some ideas for Dark Hot Rod. (More info here: tfwiki.net/wiki/Dark_Ho... I gave him Black Rodimus's colour palette instead of his canon grayscale.) #Transformers #Maccadam

Transformers fanart. A thighs-up shot of Dark Hot Rod, an obscure canon character; his colour scheme is based on another clone, Black Rodimus.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

[tw: blood, corrosion] A scene from late in "Without Question" (www.fanfiction.net/s/4594387/1/...), in which Dirge makes what is possibly his last mistake. (There was no mention of Blurr having scars in this AU, but I feel like he should have them.) #Transformers #Maccadam

Transformers fanart. Blurr chokes out Dirge while Hardhead watches in alarm; per the fic this scene is based on, Blurr's body is corrosive.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Yannow, it IS kinda surprising that there's virtually no fic for that pairing. Maybe because it's seen as Megs/Mags with extra steps?

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Autobot scientist"? Rude. :U (But also, as I suspected: you can't easily get a G1 Perceptor for that price anymore. Whinge.)

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Photo I took last month of Wheelie taking advantage of Blurr's height. If I can't get around to drawing day 7 tomorrow, then I guess this'll be my "free day" entry for #BlurrWeek2026. #Transformers #toyphotography

Transformers photography. Wheelie rides on Blurr's shoulders with his slingshot aimed at the viewer. Pretend that Blurr is unenthusiastic about this.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

So I don't remember if TF:TM was ever given a preliminary rating of PG-13 or R that had to be frantically rewritten away from, but this scene would probably do it.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Things that definitely* make me want to switch to a browser that wouldn't even start up when my Firefox install got corrupted a few years back. * [a lie]

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Day 5 of #BlurrWeek2026. I'm sure the Prime/Rescue Bots version of Blurr is fine as a character; his first design still feels a bit "familiar name on a separate character". #Transformers #Maccadam

Transformers fanart. A chibi Blurr from Rescue Bots runs towards the viewer.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I will grant that SEGA was apparently not very communicative to begin with, and unhelpful when they were (ex. mandating game adaptations and then refusing to provide any game material whatsoever). Though maybe that's covered under "big snowball of things".

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It was day 4 of #BlurrWeek2026 when I started this. :U Doesn't get much more "G1" than his toy design. #Transformers #Maccadam

Transformers fanart of Blurr in his toy/G1 box art design.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Catch-up is allowed for #BlurrWeek2026, right? RIGHT?? Days 1 and 2, "first/favourite" and Shattered Glass. Yeah, I ended up cheating with this one (in part because I didn't know what to do with Sunbow!Blurr on his own). :U #Transformers #Maccadam

Transformers fanart/ Blurr runs next to his Shattered Glass counterpart; he poses for both were referenced from Cheetara.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Some Hardblurr, before I scramble to get caught up on Blurr Week. Blurr and Hardhead's training sessions can be a little... unorthodox. #Transformers #valveplug

Transformers fanart. Hardhead (green/tan) fingers Blurr (blue), who is having a hard time controlling himself.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Dante, Vince, and Angelus. Started on this one before the Philly trip and finally finished it. #original #ocsky

Original art. Two young men are huddled around a seated third.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

In a shocking twist, our local Target had the Insecticons in stock. They're currently sitting in Dad's closet as a future work reward (and there's a lot of it to be done in the yard yet). Very glad I didn't cave on a set at the toy show that was marked up.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Long-haired Arcee, based on a sketch by Nonaka Tsuyoshi for Studio OX (Transformers Visual Works, p. 112). Comes in pink and blonde flavours. #Transformers #Maccadam

Transformers fanart. Traditional-art doodles of Arcee with long hair, one pink and one blonde.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Woulda been nice if I had enough monies for SS86 Blitzwing and the Insecticon 3-pack... both of which got snapped up while I was walking the show floor or talking with the dude who sold me Bulkhead. :U (The latter was marked up anyway, but I have yet to see it at Target.)

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Devastation Bee is a fine toy, but he's taller than Cliffjumper (whose Studio Series toy I nabbed recently), and that'll be real distracting when I get my Autobot shelf properly set up. As for Bulkhead: was already considering him, could not pass up for just $10.

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Witchfinder General-RADIX @general-radix.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Got back from the Rocket City Toy Fair about an hour ago. As I suspected, there was a lotta stuff on offer that was out of my budget, but I did pick up two things: Legacy Bulkhead and TF Retro Bumblebee. Since Bee comes with Cliffjumper's rocket launcher, the two immediately traded weapons.

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