Studio Series – Bumblebee (VW)
Posted in2018 - Studio Series

Studio Series – Bumblebee (VW)

The latest Transformers Movie, Bumblebee, takes things back more to the original roots of Transformers.  It features G1 versions of a lot of the characters and the main character, Bumblebee, takes the form of a Volkswagen Beetle like he had in the original 80s cartoon.  The movie isn't getting it's own toyline but is instead being looped in with the Studio Series line.  The first figure from the new films is Bumblebee himself though in many cases, Dropkick from the followup wave is also showing up with him. The new Bee reminds me a lot of Studio Series Jazz in…
Review – Transformers – The Last Knight – Cogman
Posted in2017 - The Last Knight

Review – Transformers – The Last Knight – Cogman

I'm not going to lie, I barely remember anything about The Last Knight.  I had some vague hope it was going to be better going into it, but it wasn't.  I don't really know how but somehow the Michael Bay Transformers movies just got worse and worse with each release.  I vaguely remember something with knights in the beginning and then they go to the ruins of Chicago or something then there was something with Anthony Hopkins and Hot Rod in England.  Beyond that, the whole thing exists as some sort of weird repressed memory or something. Still, I like…
Review – Transformers – Masterpiece Sunstreaker (MP-39)
Posted inMasterpiece

Review – Transformers – Masterpiece Sunstreaker (MP-39)

I don't really collect Masterpiece Transformers, not on any sort of large scale.  I have a few, the original MP-01 and MP-05 Optimus and Megatron.  Though both of those are in the old larger scale of Transformers.  I use MP-08 Grimlock as my "Classics Grimlock", because it's a nice looking toy and his bulk makes him nice and imposing next to mainline sized toys.  Sunstreaker is more of a personal indulgence.  When he was announced, he looked really nice, and when a reissue of his brother Sideswipe was announced to go with him, I definitely wanted the pair. So, I…
Transformers – Studio Series – Jazz
Posted in2018 - Studio Series

Transformers – Studio Series – Jazz

Studio Series is a line that I wish I were more excited about.  I just really don't have a need or interest in updated versions of most of the Movie Transformers.  I had heard a lot of good things about Jazz, and the only other version of Jazz was the one from the first movie, which wasn't a bad toy but not super great.  After finding him on sale, I decided to go ahead and pick him up, though I was a little worried about his size. The size of this figure is definitely the most noticeable thing.  Jazz is…
Review – Transformers – Titans Return Overlord
Posted in2016 - Titans Return

Review – Transformers – Titans Return Overlord

Overlord may be slightly less familiar to a lot of people because he wasn't a part of any major show continuity in the US. He was the big dog Decepticon in the Japanese series Super God Masterforce, and showed up a bit in some of the other Japanese only G1 shows. His other major role was as the protagonist in the popular IDW comic arc, The Last Stand of the Wreckers. In the original continuity he was a double Power Master. He had two Power Master figures who could slot into his chest behind the panels on his chest. In…