It’s become an accepted fact now that the Generations Selects line is going to be part of the Transformers toyline for the foreseeable future. Whilst annoying that one can never simply walk into a store and purchase one of these figures, at least they are still easier to obtain than store-exclusive figures (most often only … Continue reading Toy Review – WFC-GS11 Exhaust
The Wreckers – the biggest bot badasses this side of the Dinobots. The team the Autobots go to when they don’t give a shit about collateral damage, they just want some Cons dead! The Wreckers have been around since the old Marvel comics and since have become ingrained within Transformers lore. And before the mighty … Continue reading Toy Review – Siege Impactor
The exclusives continue thick and fast in the Transformers: War for Cybertron: Siege toyline. In fact nearly 40% of this toyline is made up of figures you can only purchase in particular US stores or otherwise online. Last time we looked at Greenlight, who was only available through the US Amazon Prime site. Today we … Continue reading Toys Review – Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce
Over the past few years we have been getting Transformer toys based on increasingly obscure Generation One characters. While it’s pretty hard to beat Scrounge (a character from the Marvel comics who turned into a wheel and died) who came with the Combiner Wars Technobots, we may have a contender. This time it is a … Continue reading Toy Review – Siege Greenlight
With the Rise of the Combiner Booster Packs hitting shelves all over the country, it is nearly time for the first dedicated ROTC Box Pack to hit the shelves. Due for release on March 29, this pack will have arguably the most popular and recognizable of all the Transformer Combiners – Devastator! And once again … Continue reading Devastator Pack Review: Part 1 – Transformers TCG
Last time we looked at the plethora of new cards to be picked up from the Rise of The Combiner Booster Packs for the Transformers Trading Card Game, along with their abilities and drop rates. Well as promised, this time we will see the cards in play! As there are already dozens of youtube videos … Continue reading ROTC Booster Packs. Part 2: Gameplay – Transformers TCG
Yes kids, the wait is over! For months now we have been seeing previews of both the new Hero Cards and Battle Cards for Wave 2 of Transformers: Trading Card Game, the wave entitled Rise of the Combiners. People have been anxiously awaiting to get thier hands on these cards to see if they are … Continue reading Rise of the Combiners Booster Packs. Review Part 1 – Transformers TCG
The original G1 Punch/Counterpunch was a very cool toy with a very cool concept! Whereas all Triple-Changers in the past had two vehicle modes this toy had two robot modes. He was an Autobot that could not only turn into a Pontiac Fiero , but also transform into a Decepticon in order to act as … Continue reading Toy Review – POTP Punch/Counterpunch
For a bit of fun and a bit of comparison I pulled out of my storage crates a lot of my Decepticons. In particular, toys that were updates of classic characters, mainly (but not exclusively) from G1. I was amazed and how many characters have gotten new toys! So enjoy this short video I … Continue reading Video – My 100+ Generations Decepticons
A few years ago we had a golden age for Australian collectors of… er… collectibles. Ebay was growing exponentially, the Aussie Dollar was worth more than the US one, and not only were all the physical stores stocking a plethora of toys, but fledgling Aussie Toy Importers were opening businesses on the net, making it … Continue reading Hard Times for Aussie Collectors
