Friday 30 December 2016

The Top 10 Transformers Of 2016 - Part 1




2015, I think it can be agreed, was one of the best years the Transformers collector had seen in recent memory. Casting your eyes back to the various 'Best Of's' really does make you realise just how good we had it. And how hard it was to keep up.

Then 2016 rocked up and asked it to hold its beer.

Friday 28 October 2016

FansProject Function X: Sigma L

Relevance. The bane of the toy reviewer. You know when the heat of the moment is lost to the icy grip of reality, turning tomorrow's next big thing into yesterday's broken dream? When a forgotten unboxing weeps frightened and alone in the the permanent shadow of a blackened today, as ravenous onyx eyes pierce a darkness that was never given the chance to become light?

That's you trying to get a review out, that is.

Tuesday 25 October 2016

Iron Factory Asura Knights (IF EX 06-10)

I received IF EX 16 Pink Assassin a few weeks ago. This set, numbered EX 06-10 and first unveiled to the public during a demonstration of rubbing two sticks together in order to create fire, was released shortly afterwards. So yeah, it's been a bit of a wait for this one to drop. In fact, the collective name this set of Legends scaled robotic warriors go by is actually Latin for 'Most Delayed 3P Product Since Igear Ratchet and Ironhide'. True story*

Thursday 7 July 2016

Wei Jiang M01 Commander (Oversized Evasion Optimus Prime) Review





Well this one came out of leftfield. A knock off - which I very rarely buy - of a Bayformer - which I'd all but given up on - that, and let's get this out of the way right now, might actually be a contender for figure of the year. But lets not get ahead of ourselves.