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Tag Archives: Transformers
To Japan, a “Blesser”
This is the kind of thing I wish we’d see more of. Shortly after the tsunami hit Japan, Fansproject managed to raise over $10,000 in donations to the Red Cross in the course of a single weekend. Well, to be … Continue reading
Reveal the Shield Windcharger
My guest review of The Transformers Reveal the Shield Windcharger is up on Actionfigurepics.com! Check it out!
Posted in Action figures
Tagged Actionfigurepics.com, Reveal the Shield, Transformers, Windcharger
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Beast Wars – A Reckoning!
I will humbly admit I was wrong. For years I had dismissed “Beast Wars” as the province of fans too young or too misguided to know what the Transformers franchise was really all about. I had never seen a single … Continue reading
Posted in Toy collecting
Tagged Beast Machines, Beast Wars, Big Bad Toy Store, Cheetor, David Willis, Dinobot, G1, Henkei, Megatron, Optimus Primal, Optimus Prime, Rattrap, Shortpacked, Shout Factory, Soundwave, Transformers
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It’s Been 25 Years Since Orson Welles Tried to Eat Cyberton.
This summer marks the 25th anniversary of the original “Transformers” movie, which is so hard for me to believe because I still vividly remember my dad taking Mauricio and I to see it at a Sunday matinee in my old … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Autobots, Brawn, Bumblebee, Eric idle, Galvatron, Grimlock, Hasbro, Ironhide, Judd Nelson, Kup, Leonard Nimoy, Orson Welles, Prowl, Ratchet, Soundwave, Transformers, Ultra Magnus
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The Universal Dominator
I’ve wanted a Unicron toy ever since the mighty Orson Welles first voiced the character in the original “Transformers” movie way back in 1986. Back then, during the height of my Transformers mania, there was no Unicron toy, so I … Continue reading
Pile of Loot!
In theory, it’s fun getting a bunch of new stuff all at once. The pace with which new stuff makes it to the shelves or to the online retailers is usually too slow for me to be able to exercise … Continue reading
When Toy Hunting is Annoying
Toy hunting is something I usually enjoy. The weekly ritual of hitting Target, Walmart, and Toys R Us (wash, rinse, repeat) looking for the newest Transformers, Marvel, or DC figures is just a part of my weekly routine. There’s always … Continue reading
Posted in Toy collecting
Tagged Fred Meyer, Hardhead, Jazz, Powerglide, Ross, Skyfall, Target, Tracks, Transformers, Walgreens, Walmart
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Toys I Can’t Believe We Got: Transformers Generations Straxus (Darkmount)
Straxus, or “Lord Straxus,” was a character who briefly appeared in the original Marvel Transformers comic in the early 80s, but not really anywhere else for a very long time. He was a despotic Decepticon ruler, similar in temperament and … Continue reading
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Tagged Autobot, Blaster, Blurr, Cybertron, Darkmount, Decepticon, Hasbro, Jazz, Marvel, Megatron, Straxus, Transformers
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Transformers Third Party Awesomeness
This is an article I contributed to recently for the Fwoosh. Disthunder and I are big Transformers fans and these third party companies have been knocking our socks off lately.