Transformers – Legacy – Rescue Bots Chase
Posted in2022 - Legacy

Transformers – Legacy – Rescue Bots Chase

Transformers has kind of been spreading it self across audiences for a while now. There is movie content and toys pretty consistently, there is the collector line that often homages back to the G1 era for your classic fans, there is usually a cartoon for the 10-13 sort of audience and often there is a "Young Kids" line of very simplified toys. Transformers Rescue Bots was one of those kids lines. These toys are not really interesting to a lot of collectors, but some of the characters and designs are. This is where Legacy Chase comes in. Chase was a…
Beast Box – BB-76 Lovegun
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Beast Box – BB-76 Lovegun

I don't own a ton of Beast Box stuff, though I kind of want to, because a lot of them are really interesting and frankly, they are not that expensive. Lovegun here isn't the first one, but its the most complex and interesting one I have picked up. I mean, one of the 2 others I have is just a bunch of penguins. The core gimmick of this line is the Box. I believe everything they put out turns into a Box. There may be one or two other modes, but they will all turn into these universally sized cubes…
Transformers Cyberworld Scourge
Posted in2026 - Cyberworld

Transformers Cyberworld Scourge

I don't usually bother much with the simplified more kiddified Transformers sublines, but Cyberworld is doing some pretty neat looking stuff so I can't help but pay attention a bit. Pirate Ship Scourge is definitely super neat. This actually isn't the first Cyberworld toy I have gotten (I already have Sky-Byte) but its … well, it actually isn't anymore complicated than the first one either. Its the biggest I guess. So, first off, these are very simple toys. They certainly Transform, but for the most part they are essentially "one step" or at least "few step" transformations. They also don't…
Transformers – Swapticons
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Transformers – Swapticons

These are all very samey and I am unlikely to ever get anymore so I am just lumping these all into one ball of commentary. Transformers often has these sort of weird sublines going where the characters have some sort of gimmicky style. This one in particular is pretty odd, and way less interesting in any combination with anything mainline. I feel like its part of why it didn't seem to do great on sales. Basically, these are very, "you've seen one you have seen them all.". It doesn't help that this particular gimmicky style is kind of ugly. Initially…
Transformers – Red – G1 Megatron
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Transformers – Red – G1 Megatron

File under, lines I forgot existed. For a brief bit, Transformers had a line called Transformers Red, they were basically, action figure versions of characters. Without an alt mode, this allowed them to be more accurate to the cartoons. They looked alright, especially for some of the designs like Prime Knockout that don't translate super well to actually transforming toys. But I like Transformers because they… transform. I'm honestly not SUPER into any of the specific shows, more the engineering to transformation. So I forgot about these even existing, I think a lot of people did. I was in Ross…
Transformers – Gun Transformers Combiner
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Transformers – Gun Transformers Combiner

I am not sure where I first came across this set of transforming gun toys, I may have even just came across it randomly browsing Amazon. I do know I was kind of sold on the idea in general, but really sold on it by this absurd as fuck image from Amazon. Seriously, what the fuck. Like a lot of goofy shit like this, I put it on a list so I would remember to occasionally look at it and never buy it. Then I was picking up some house stuff, and it was suggested, at a heavily discounted price…
Transformers – Blokees Classic Class 18 – Shockwave (TFOne)
Posted in2025 - Blokees

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…