Binge 'n' Purge - Transformers: EarthSpark
Sometimes you just reach a moment where you have to stop and ask yourself “Am I finally too old for this?” Transformers: Earthspark has...
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Nov 15, 2022
Toy Review - Transformers X G.I. Joe H.I.S.S. Tank Megatron & A.W.E. Striker Bumblebee
Long-time Transformers fans will know this for sure, while newer ones…well…maybe in the Studio Series or related movie lines…I will say...
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Nov 8, 2022
Transformers Tuesday - Transformers Go! Optimus Exprime
So, remember that time Optimus Prime turned into a bullet train? Probably not. But back in 2014, while Transformers fans here in the...
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Mar 29, 2022
Toy Review -Action Toys' Machine Robo Series: Shuttle, Missile Tank, Steam, Buggy Robos & Blue Jet
During our year (or so) of infrequency, Action Toys has been ever so slowly rolling out their updated Machine Robo line. And since we’ve...
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Mar 22, 2022
Playing With Myself - Transformers Deck-Building Game
Some of you may have been around the site long enough to remember our Game Night segments. Sadly, thanks to the pandemic, those have...
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Mar 8, 2022
Third-Party Palooza - Masterpiece Edition: Ocular Max's Azalea (Alternate) and Sphinx (Cel)
The world of Third-Party Transformers can be confusing. Which companies still exist? Which ones are gone? Which companies stand alone?...
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Mar 1, 2022
Third-Party Palooza: Masterpiece Edition - Maketoys Gundog and Downbeat
I found these sets of pictures in preparing to start up a new wave of Transformers reviews, so let’s get these guys out of the way!...
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Feb 8, 2022
Binge 'n' Purge - Transformers War for Cybertron: Earthrise
Turns out you can ruin an entire miniseries with one scene. Thankfully, or perhaps not so much, they saved it for the last episode. But...
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Aug 3, 2021
Binge 'n' Purge - Transformers War For Cybertron: Kingdom
You know, it’s only now, after having watched the final act of Netflix’s War for Cybertron Trilogy that I realize that I never posted a...
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Apr 14, 2021
Third-Party-Palooza Heroes Edition: FansProject Function X6 Knight and WarBot Dai-Z
This week, we shift our gaze to one of the oldest third-party companies and was literally the company that brought me to the table so...
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Apr 6, 2021
Third-Party-Palooza - Heroes Edition: Planet X's Kadmos and Ismenios
It wouldn’t be until I was in college that I found out about the Japanese only continuations of the old Generation 1 cartoon. Granted,...
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Mar 31, 2021
Third-Party-Palooza - Heroes Edition: Mastermind Creations' Thunder Prominon and Nitro
After my Masterpiece rant of about 2 years ago, well in 2020 I decided to walk the walk and dove big time into Third Party products. As I...
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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 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 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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Jan 21, 2015
Toy Review - Masterpiece Ultra Magnus
Masterpiece. There, that was a quick review. But since we’re not into the whole brevity thing here, man…and, let’s face it, all I did...
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Jan 21, 2015
Toy Review - Combiner Wars Optimus Prime
Welcome to Generation 2. Now, I don’t mean color schemes that would make even the blindest of men (or women) step back and say “Those...
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Oct 15, 2014
Toy Review - Transformers Generations Jetfire
Hey, remember when I used to do toy reviews on here? Well, if so, congrats. I finally got off my butt to do one…mainly inspired by the...
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