Masterpiece Theater - Tracks
I knew the exact moment when Masterpiece Tracks and I weren’t going to get along…when I was putting in his damn side mirrors. Everything...
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Jul 25, 2016
Masterpiece Theater - Rodimus Prime
I hate this thing. Granted, that makes it sounds like there’s nothing positive about MP-09, Rodimus Convoy (or Rodimus Prime here in the...
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Jul 8, 2016
Toy Review - Transformers Adventure Optimus Prime (TAV-21)
Whenever there isn’t a leader class Optimus Prime, it bothers me. Maybe that’s not the best way to put it, actually…perhaps this is a...
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Jul 6, 2016
Masterpiece Theater - Prowl and Bluestreak
After the good start with Sideswipe and Red Alert, the next mold selected for the Masterpiece treatment was the workhorse of the Autobot...
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Jul 2, 2016
Toy Review - Combiner Wars Ultra Magnus
As I might have mentioned in my review for Masterpiece Ultra Magnus…I kinda love the character. Sure, Optimus Prime was like a father...
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Jun 30, 2016
Action Toys' Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos Series Wave 1 - AKA Masterpiece GoBots
It was 2 years ago, 2014. [Thanks for clarifying, with the way you put out articles, we might not actually post this for another year. –...
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Mar 30, 2016
Masterpiece Theater - Sideswipe & Red Alert
Takara started off their Masterpiece Transformers Autobot Cars perfectly. You see, back in the 80s, independent of whether or not you...
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Feb 29, 2016
Toy Review - Transformers Combiner Wars Combaticons
At this point, we’ve gotten pretty deep in the Combiner Wars line and it’s starting to show. Wave 1 gave us the Aerialbots, wave 2 the...
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Feb 5, 2016
Toy Review - Figma's Guyver
Continuing our trend in reviewing toys that actively want to hurt you, we move on from Ban Dai’s SH Figuarts Injustice figures to Figma’s...
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Feb 3, 2016
Toy Review - Ban Dai SH Figuarts' Injustice Figures
Look…but don’t touch. Usually, that’s the warning that comes with any expensive collectible…but with SH Figuarts’ Injustice figures, it’s...
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Jan 31, 2016
Toy Review - Transformers Combiner Wars: Devastator
As I may have touched on in my comparison review of FansProject’s and Hasbro’s Stunticons, the massive influx of third-party Transformers...
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Dec 31, 2015
Toy Review - DC Icons: Wave 2
I have to admit, DC is shipping these Icons waves at a good clip, with wave 2 already here. [Actually, wave 2 is supposed to include the...
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Dec 28, 2015
Toy Review - Transformers Combiner Wars Protectobots
With the tangled web of intrigue, exclusives and shuffled teams of waves 1 and 2 out of the way, Hasbro found solid footing for their...
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Dec 27, 2015
Toy Review - DC Collectibles Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 2-Pack
For someone that supposedly has Bat-Fatigue, you sure are buying a lot of Batman figures lately. QUIET YOU! Truth be told, I don’t hate...
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Dec 26, 2015
Toy Review - Transformers Combiner Wars Aerialbots
Wave 1 of Transformers: Combiner Wars was…well…they tried. The Voyager class figures were Optimus Prime and Silverbolt and the Deluxe...
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Dec 25, 2015
Toy Review - DC Icons Wave 1
Having already reviewed the Batman figure from the DC Icons line, well, it just didn’t feel right to neglect the rest of the first wave...
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Dec 1, 2015
Toy Review - NECA's 7-inch Christopher Reeve Superman
In a world with the internet…there aren’t too many surprises these days. And yeah, if I want to wax nostalgic, sure I’d say I miss it. ...
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Nov 29, 2015
Toy Review - DC Collectibles Icons: Batman
YES! YES! YES! YES!!! DC Collectibles and its forebear DC Direct have been an emotional roller coaster for me. High quality sculpts have...
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Jul 29, 2015
Transformers Vs. GoBots...FIGHT!!!
It was the defining clash of anyone who was a child in the 80s [Not really –Ed.]. And while its impacts reverberate to this day, the...
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Apr 22, 2015
FansProject's Stunticons vs. Hasbro's Combiner Wars Stunticons
This is going to be like our Crime Syndicate review…only different. You see, back in the G1 days, when I was a wee lad, the Stunticons...
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