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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 5h

We went to St Louis City… and then we got high. We found the largest NcDonalds… and then we got high.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 14h

Alexander Camelton. Is that anything?

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

HALLELUJAH! St Louis knows what’s up when it comes to PROPER BURRITOS!!

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Got a few be pick ups from the black series yesterday and today. I think this Mando is going to end up sitting on this AT-RT. #StarWarsBlackSeries #TheMandalorianandGrogu

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Well I wasn’t expecting this. This just became the most expensive Black Series stream of all time. #StarWarsBlackSeries #StarWarsANewHope

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Already tossed this old garbage away. I can’t wait to get those new replacements. Great job to the Black Series team. #StarWarsBlackSeries

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Apocalypse arrived today. Just like everyone else, I wasn’t expecting this until December. I didn’t know if I really wanted it. But thankfully, I love it. It’s so much fun to just mess around with. Definitely happy to have him on my shelf. Where ever that may be. #MarvelLegends #Xmen97 #Apocalypse

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Dungeon Crawler Carl fandom has hit the point where it’s just cringey. And it makes me sad.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Why can’t sweet tarts just be tart? Sweet Tarts: Oops all tart.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I was actually super excited to find these Pop-Tarts ice cream sandwiches today. Wow, what a disappointment. On top of looking nothing like they did on the box, it tasted absolutely terrible. Do not buy these. Absolutely disgusting. I wish I didnt have taste buds. Yech.

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Return of the Living Dan @danlarson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Full Jedi photo shoot from Dragon Con. Pics by @mikekaess.bsky.social

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Is it possible for an episode of Star Trek to be so stupid it’s great?

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The best part of my weekend was that my wife Lily got to come with me. She made the 9-10 hour car trip each way fun. She showed up to my panels and distracted me with flirty text messages. And we got to go to the Atlanta Aquarium together and see the Whale Shark! I love you!

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Day 3 #Dragoncon photo dump! What an absolute whirlwind if a day. I did two panels and met some incredible people! AMA.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I say this as a long time San Diego native who has been to SDCC more than a few times. Dragon Con is better. It just is.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Photo dump from day 2 #dragoncon. Not pictured, my making a fool of myself with Matt Dinniman (posted yesterday) and me riding an elevator for Shawn and Aaron Ashmore (too busy trying to play it cool). But the Gonzaroo concert was a blast being on stage with some great people!

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

On my way to the Gonzaroo concert tonight at #Dragoncon I got into an elevator with Shawn and Aaron Ashmore. Then i got to go on stage with Jonathan Coulton and Paul and Storm. Now I don’t know what to do with the rest of my life.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I rode an elevator with the Ashmore twins tonight. Now I don’t know what to do with my life.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Traditional #dragoncon photo dump. I did something. I saw some things. I paneled some things.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Me with @mattdinniman.bsky.social at #dragoncon who is being very gracious while I tell him there’s too many Carl cosplayers and immediately wishing I hadn’t because now I feel like a jerk. I do like DCC, Matt. I like it a lot. I’m sorry.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The “new” Embo is here and I have some mixed feelings. It’s hard to ignore that it now comes with twice the price, premium packaging, soft goods, and Keibu. I just wanted the dumb dog, and I’m just the kind of dummy to buy it again. And that’s all the justification I needed.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It’s really cool to have Primes on the shelf. I’m not getting the Star Optimus because he’s too big for my shelf. I may just put one of my many Optimuses on the shelf as a stand in. I’m also still on the fence about getting the Sentinel Prime that’s coming out soon since he’s not one of the 13.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I picked up these DX9 Datsun bros on the Magic Square website because they were surprisingly cheap. I never liked these guys because their legs look like the back half of a car. These designs fix that, they also slim down the chest. I have complaints with the transformation, but they look very nice.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

What’s so great about this is that I only got the first member of Computron back in April. And now, 4 months later, we have a complete combiner. Magic Square did an incredible job on this set. Every figure is solid in every mode. And Computron himself looks like he stepped out of the cartoon.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Bingo Toys Computron is 2/5 complete. Their next release is “Einstein” also known as Scattershot. I do like their use of Scientist code names. What I like about these is the cohesion of the designs. The use a lot of similar designs to make them look like they belong together. At least for these two.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

“Don’t talk to me or my son ever again.” It’s cool to get two Afterburners at the same time, and in two different scales. The bingo toys Newton is masterpiece scaled, and hyper stylized. The legends Magic Square is G1 cartoon accurate, almost to a fault. I’ve never liked his cartoon model alt mode.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Ahh. The pirate’s price. A buck an ear.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We were robbed in 2007. This was the line that won the fan vote. We could have heard Peter Cullen utter these iconic words. Instead we got that lame “Freedom is the right of all sentient beings”. Which, sure… it’s fine. But nothing will ever beat “I am going to turn into a truck now”.

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Optimus Prime Says "I'm Going to Turn Into a Truck Now" in Transformers: Cyberworld

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Bingo Toys Newton came in yesterday. I spent last night playing with it. He’s 99% perfect. I love the paint, the details, articulation, and transformation. My one issue is that the side hip skirt are way too lose. It’s only an issue in arm mode. Other than that, absolute perfection.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I wonder who will die tomorrow.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Good night, sweet prince. You are now one with The Matrix. #Transformers #OptimusPrime #PeterCullen #RIP

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Death always seems take the wrong one.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This might be a hot take, but you don’t need someone to be a natural red head to play Jean Gray. Sadie Sink is fine. But I’m just saying… hair color is easy to change.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I just found out that there are people who think the phrase is "play it by year" instead of "play it by ear" and I just don't know what to do with this information. My ghast is flabbered.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

While my toy room is in a state of flux, I’ve improvised a photography area. And I also opened up this guy. I like the coat. I like the mouse droid. The figure is terrible and that’s one of the worst faces in the modern line. He looks like he’s wearing a fake beard. #StarWarsBlackSeries

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Oh hey. We’ve had one bad storm today, yes. But what about second storm?

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I absolutely love the Publication line of Black Series figure. Not only are the figures usually fun Glup Shittos, but the packaging is incredible. So now they live on my wall. #StarWarsBlackSeries

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I found my collection of Carbonized Black Series figures and decided to put them on my wall. I remember when these were the bees knees. They still look nice though. #StarWarsBlackSeries

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I love that I finally have a proper way to show off my Figura Obscura figures. The gods are on a different shelf, these are the Holiday based ones. But even though they’re holiday based, they’re displayed year round. #FourHorsemenStudios #FiguraObscura

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I’ve had Thoth since last November, and it’s sat in the corner of my room in the box because I had no room for it. Now, I’ve cleaned and organized the room, I have space. And Thoth here will have a spot next to Anubis and Bastet. #FourHorsemenStudios #GodsofEgypt #figuraobscura

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

My Computron doesn’t look right.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

You haven’t heard a Bonnie Tyler song until you’ve heard it in the original Klingon.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Not finished, but I needed more shelf space, so I got new shelves. I wish they were a little bigger, so I could replace every shelf in my room with these, but I’d lose too much display room over all. But I’m happy to finally have a spot to properly display some of my Transformers.

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Did you know that Elon Musk’s dad named him after a fictitious group of super Nazis? From a book written by a Nazi Rocket Scientist? I just think that’s interesting for no particular reason. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project...

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Project Mars: A Technical Tale - Wikipedia

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Mike Kaess @mikekaess.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Just waiting on Afterburner to complete the set. So far, these all look good in alt modes. The Technobots have never really been regular. They’re not doing a very good job of being robots in disguise. But their dad was Grimlock, so that checks out. #MagicSquare #Transformers #Technobots

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