Transformers – Blokees Classic Class 18 – Shockwave (TFOne)
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Transformers – Blokees Classic Class 18 – Shockwave (TFOne)

I wrote some thoughts on Blokees and model kits already in my Blokees Megatron review, so I will just like that and cut to the chase a bit. Blokees Shockwave is the second figure kit I have picked up from this line. I like figure kits, but the size makes them a bit less appealing since they don't match with mainline toys at all. Plus, I am not a huge fan of the stylization choices of some of the designs. Shockwave, probably due to his form being Cybertronian, always tends to just look like Shockwave. Plus, I just like Shockwave…
Transformers – Blokees Classic Class 10 – Megatron (TF07)
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Transformers – Blokees Classic Class 10 – Megatron (TF07)

I am not going to even start trying to understand the goofy naming conventions for this like. There are some smaller Blokees and I think some larger, or at least, fancier ones. I think. Regular Transformers are not that better about long goofy names though either. Anyway, Blokees. Sort of the "new hotness" in Transformers, though it seems to be more the smaller blind box toys. I think those small ones look neat but I am so allergic to the idea of blind boxes, I have not actually bought any of the small ones. The gimmick of the entire Blokees…
Transformers x NFL – Tundra Prime and Steelsmash
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Transformers x NFL – Tundra Prime and Steelsmash

Early this year, Hasbro started a collab line with the NFL. A line of football helmets that transform into football player styled robots. That's "American Football", in case the MFL part didn't make that obvious, though they also recently announced a similar line for Non-American Football (soccer), that turns into a football. Wait, do they call soccer balls footballs or is it something goofy like the kicky roundy? (Side note, when I first did this up, I only had Tundra Prime, so if there is weirdness about Steelsmash comments, that is why) Anyway, the initial line up had four teams,…
McDonald’s Changeables
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McDonald’s Changeables

McDonald's has recently brought back Changeables to it's Happy Meal toy line up. This is technically the 4th set of these with the previous sets being released in 1987, 1989, and 1990. So, thirty five years ago. Seeing as these are technically Transformers, they are popular with a lot of folks who like Transformers. They also are just, generally cooler than a lot of McDonald's Happy meal offerings. I have a sort of random assortment of the previous Changeables, and I wanted to take a bit of a quick look at them, and how they compare to the modern offerings.…
SH Figuarts – Naruto Ichiraku Ramen Set
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SH Figuarts – Naruto Ichiraku Ramen Set

For a variety of reasons, the bottom has basically dropped out on my collecting. Some of its finances based, some of it is just kind of, saturation, I guess. I also feel like my interests in what I buy has entered a kind of weird abstract and less focused area. Some things I have been somewhat keeping up interest in is props.and accessories. Maybe I will actually start using them to take cool photos more, but for now, I have been collecting them for a while. Sometimes its cheap sets from Five Below, sometimes its exotic items like a fancy…
Bring Arts – Final Fantasy VII – Barret Wallace
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Bring Arts – Final Fantasy VII – Barret Wallace

And Barret completes the last of the 4 core heroes. Though now that I think about it, Aerith kind of doesn't count does she? It's complicated, she is kind of core to the plot but also she uh... Isn't around as much... For spoilery plot reasons from a 25 year old game. How about we go with Barret rounds out the core 3 heroes of Cloud, Tifa and Barret. Barret is an interesting character in the game, he is a well meaning tough guy who leads the tiny rebellion group known as Avalanche. Not too smart though, he tends to…
Toy Story 2 Dynamic 8ction Heroes DAH-074 Al McWhiggin
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Toy Story 2 Dynamic 8ction Heroes DAH-074 Al McWhiggin

As a toy collector, this felt like a figure that was a weird requirement to own.  It's also a figure that feels less likely to get a lot of toys.  He was the villain for Toy Story 2, for the most part, but Toy Story toys tend to revolve around the Toy characters, who are all "toy sized."  Plus he is just kind of a goofy weird design in general. I was a little warry because I don't really know anything about the company making these.  Buying from lesser known companies isn't always an issue, and neither is buying from…