Binge 'n' Purge - Transformers: EarthSpark
Sometimes you just reach a moment where you have to stop and ask yourself “Am I finally too old for this?” Transformers: Earthspark has...
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- Nov 15, 2022
- 5 min
Toy Review - Transformers X G.I. Joe H.I.S.S. Tank Megatron & A.W.E. Striker Bumblebee
Long-time Transformers fans will know this for sure, while newer ones…well…maybe in the Studio Series or related movie lines…I will say...
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SMR
- Nov 8, 2022
- 3 min
Transformers Tuesday - Transformers Go! Optimus Exprime
So, remember that time Optimus Prime turned into a bullet train? Probably not. But back in 2014, while Transformers fans here in the...
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SMR
- Mar 29, 2022
- 7 min
Toy Review -Action Toys' Machine Robo Series: Shuttle, Missile Tank, Steam, Buggy Robos & Blue Jet
During our year (or so) of infrequency, Action Toys has been ever so slowly rolling out their updated Machine Robo line. And since we’ve...
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SMR
- Mar 22, 2022
- 8 min
Playing With Myself - Transformers Deck-Building Game
Some of you may have been around the site long enough to remember our Game Night segments. Sadly, thanks to the pandemic, those have...
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SMR
- Mar 8, 2022
- 6 min
Third-Party Palooza - Masterpiece Edition: Ocular Max's Azalea (Alternate) and Sphinx (Cel)
The world of Third-Party Transformers can be confusing. Which companies still exist? Which ones are gone? Which companies stand alone?...
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SMR
- Mar 1, 2022
- 5 min
Third-Party Palooza: Masterpiece Edition - Maketoys Gundog and Downbeat
I found these sets of pictures in preparing to start up a new wave of Transformers reviews, so let’s get these guys out of the way!...
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SMR
- Feb 8, 2022
- 5 min
Binge 'n' Purge - Transformers War for Cybertron: Earthrise
Turns out you can ruin an entire miniseries with one scene. Thankfully, or perhaps not so much, they saved it for the last episode. But...
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SMR
- Aug 3, 2021
- 4 min
Binge 'n' Purge - Transformers War For Cybertron: Kingdom
You know, it’s only now, after having watched the final act of Netflix’s War for Cybertron Trilogy that I realize that I never posted a...
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SMR
- Apr 15, 2020
- 10 min
Opinion - Our Transformers Masterpiece Rant
What is a masterpiece? Well, the dictionary will tell you that it is a work of outstanding artistry, workmanship or skill. Here in this...
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SMR
- Mar 21, 2020
- 10 min
Toy Review - Transformers Earthrise: Wave 1 (mostly)
Hey! Now that we’re fully moved in and set up in our new headquarters, we finally decided to get up off our butts and do something about...
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SMR
- Oct 8, 2016
- 11 min
Toon Review - Transformers: The Movie
You know, it’s hard to write about a movie you’ve seen about a hundred times. That should be an exaggeration, but if I had the...
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SMR
- Aug 9, 2016
- 3 min
Masterpiece Theater - Tracks
I knew the exact moment when Masterpiece Tracks and I weren’t going to get along…when I was putting in his damn side mirrors. Everything...
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SMR
- Jul 25, 2016
- 4 min
Masterpiece Theater - Rodimus Prime
I hate this thing. Granted, that makes it sounds like there’s nothing positive about MP-09, Rodimus Convoy (or Rodimus Prime here in the...
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SMR
- Jul 18, 2016
- 7 min
State of the Franchise - Transformers Films
With all four movies reviewed (HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE), and the fifth film, The Last Knight, on its way, we now take a step back and...
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SMR
- Jul 16, 2016
- 7 min
Movie Review - Transformers: Age of Extinction
Transformers: Age of Extinction has some problems; some of it with the humans, as usual, but some of it with the bots too. That’s...
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SMR
- Jul 14, 2016
- 7 min
Movie Review - Transformers: Dark of the Moon
It was about a year ago when I started to review the Transformers series of films with the intent of doing something similar to what I...
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SMR
- Jul 8, 2016
- 5 min
Toy Review - Transformers Adventure Optimus Prime (TAV-21)
Whenever there isn’t a leader class Optimus Prime, it bothers me. Maybe that’s not the best way to put it, actually…perhaps this is a...
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SMR
- Jul 6, 2016
- 3 min
Masterpiece Theater - Prowl and Bluestreak
After the good start with Sideswipe and Red Alert, the next mold selected for the Masterpiece treatment was the workhorse of the Autobot...
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SMR
- Jul 2, 2016
- 3 min
Toy Review - Combiner Wars Ultra Magnus
As I might have mentioned in my review for Masterpiece Ultra Magnus…I kinda love the character. Sure, Optimus Prime was like a father...
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