Review – Transformers – G1 – Rodimus Prime
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Review – Transformers – G1 – Rodimus Prime

I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before and chances are you already know, but a while back, Hasbro re-released several of the old G1 toys in commemorative packaging with, unfortunately, commemorative pricing. They ran 30 to 40 dollars each and were exclusive to Toys R Us. A few people bought it, but most didn’t. They made it to clearance and the occasionally discount clearinghouse store. That’s why I picked up Rodimus, sort of. Unlike Perceptor or the Incecticons, I wasn’t interested in him at 40 dollars. But for 8 bucks, I figure, how can one go wrong. Well, it’s possible you…
Power Rangers Lightning Collection Eye Guy
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Power Rangers Lightning Collection Eye Guy

Of all of these Lightning Collection monsters, Eye Guy is one that differes quite a bit from the show design. For one, he's a lot more bulked out. The original costume has a weird design and you can tell the person inside is a lot smaller than the suit by the weird arms. It's not inaccurate, it's just a bit more stylized. The eyes are also a lot less detailed than the actual suit, which is likely a cost cutting measure. That said, there are a lot of eyes and it's kind of creepy. I also think the accessories are…
Power Rangers Lightning Collection Pudgy Pig
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Power Rangers Lightning Collection Pudgy Pig

For some reason I always think of Pudgy Pig as the first monster that the Power Rangers fought, but that is not accurate. It's like the 5th or 6th, and heck, even King Sphinx was earlier than that that. There were two releases for Pudgy Pig, one early on for SDCC which included a Lunch Box case. And that's essentially the only difference I think,. which is why I was kind of glad I skipped it. There was a bit of a controversy because the promo shots kind of implied that the Lunch Box version included a bunch of extra…
Power Rangers Lightning Collection King Sphinx
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Power Rangers Lightning Collection King Sphinx

I have a weird relationship with Power Rangers. I never was a huge fan of the series, though it actually does check a lot of boxes in my array of interests. Most of what I remember is watching the OG Mighty Morphin. I think I watched the Ninja stuff, and then I want to say Turbo was the "third iteration" and my interest kind of fell off around that time. These monsters though in the Lightning Collection Line. Everything about them really hits for what I am liking now. And I admit, I've been a bit of a sucker over…
Jakks Pacific Chaos
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Jakks Pacific Chaos

Along side Big the Cat, I also picked up Chaos, the villain from Sonic Adventure. I honestly don't really remember much about Chaos aside from being the villain. But he is part of my favorite cast and the figure has this really slick transparent blue going on that kind of sucked me in to picking it up. Also funny enough, while he is way more articulated than Big, it almost works less well, because he has the weird "Sonic Proportions" of big head, long feet, and skinny body that all work against making him actually pose in any sort of…