Good news for Transformers fans who grew up in the late ’90s: Maximal Big Convoy, a.k.a. Mammoth Prime, has finally stomped out of Japan and into the global spotlight. Previously, a Prime (or Convoy, as they call him in Japan) with a mammoth alt mode was exclusive to Takara Tomy. […]
We just realized we’ve talked about the Transformers Studio Series The Transformers: The Movie Coronation Starscream twice. Why? I have no idea. Anyway, that Starscream is not a great toy, btw. I had it. It was essentially a retool of the Earthrise Starscream, which isn’t great to begin with, IMHO. […]
Hasbro has perfected a way to openly take your money twice for the same product. That’s right, my friends, I’m talking about the ol’ retool/repaint. But here’s the thing: Hasbro doesn’t just do repaint/retool out of thin air. The toymaker almost always bases them on cartoons or comics, and in […]
Well, it looks like Optimus Prime and Starscream won’t be the only bots chugging coal and blowing steam anymore. Joining them in the brass-and-cogs club are none other than Megatron and his pint-sized headache of an Autobot, Bumblebee. Pulled from IDW’s Transformers: Hearts of Steel comic miniseries, these two are […]
In this installment of milking the mold, Hasbro has revealed the Transformers Studio Series Energon Universe Optimus Prime transforming action figure. You are not seeing things. It looks like the much-lauded Transformers Studio Series Commander Class The Transformers: The Movie 86-31 Optimus Prime has been given a retool to become […]
Looks like the series name change did not change Takara Tomy’s love to put lipstick on a pig. You’d think that giving a 4-year-old mold a new coat of colors is bad, well, wait till you hear that the Transformers Masterpiece Soundwave is making a comeback—after 12-freaking years. To be […]
Folks. My prediction came true. Optimus Prime has joined the strange, strange world of Masters of the Universe and Transformers crossover. The He-Man Optimus Prime is not alone; he is joined by Scare Glow, who looks pretty insane cosplaying as Starscream. Folks, meet the Masters of the Universe x Transformers […]
Personally, I am not huge on stylized Transformers characters, but if you are into this sort of art, well, then you will want to check out the new XM Studios Transformers Optimus Prime Azure Dragon. The Singapore-based collectible statue maker recently dropped a statue that takes the legendary Autobot leader […]
SmallRig, the camera accessories maker that lends big cinematic aspiration to your phones, has a piece of awesome news for Transformers fans. It has teamed up with Hasbro for a Transformers x SmallRig Bumblebee Collection. The collection features some of SmallRig’s most popular imaging accessories in the iconic yellow and […]
Good news for fans of G1 Transformers. The Transformers Missing Link line by Takara Tomy, which marries 1980s nostalgia with modern engineering, is welcoming a new member. Joining Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Sunstreaker, Arcee, and more is the Autobots’ second-in-command, the Autobot unworthy of the Matrix: Ultra Magnus. The Takara Tomy […]
If you collect Hasbro Transformers toys, you should have already seen this coming. I am talking about the recently announced Transformers Studio Series Transformers: The Last Knight Leader Class Nemesis Prime. Yup. Hasbro is really milking it. This so-called Nemesis Prime had no more than 15 minutes of screentime, but […]