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Combiner Wars Slingshot and Wildrider are headed to US online retailers, and Exvee and Rob Clay credit Takara Tomy. Rob reviews bootleg FansProject Combaticons from a Walgreens Easter basket. Plus…
BotCon 2015 reveals Battletrap on the Springer mold, and the crew calls him the set’s standout. Hasbro shows an Autobot Intel Ops box set and Rescue Bots gets a fourth…
The Play With This Too Kickstarter for Lost Protectors came up short, and Exvee and Rob Clay break down why. Thirty-eight pledge levels, a lone prototype and a $15 button…
Paramount eyes a Transformers cinematic universe, and the crew argues over what it could become. A blue Masterpiece Bluestreak arrives as a 2,000-piece run, and BotCon 2015 lands Frank Welker.…
Combiner Wars Megatron gets the full audio review, from the skidding tank treads to the fusion cannon that will not fully collapse. Exvee pans the white-backed sticker sheet. Both see…
Combiner Wars Quickslinger and Brake-Neck are confirmed for the US with new heads. Subscription Service 3.0 Tarantulas looks better in hand, and MP-25 Tracks shows off his flight mode. Plus…
LV, a BotCon friend of John’s for some 15 years, explains why he skipped Combiner Wars but is all in on Robots in Disguise. Warriors Grimlock, Bumblebee and Drift get…
Headmaster Don calls out fans who judge first and ask questions later. The half-seen Combiner Wars Devastator and early Robots in Disguise reactions are exhibit A. Plus why Beast Machines…
Hasbro Asia reportedly cancels Masterpiece Exhaust, and Big Bad Toy Store still cannot sell it in the US. Masterpiece Tracks shows off Raoul, a museum reveals an unproduced Voyager Starscream,…
The Play With This Too Kickstarter for Lost Protectors gets a tier-by-tier breakdown, from a $15 button to a $1,600 hard copy. John and Exvee question the pricing and the…
MakeToys reveals Dystopia, a Metrotitan recolor of Utopia, and the crew taunts Brian mercilessly. The crew remembers Leonard Nimoy, and Australia’s Toy Fair points to Platinum Dinobots and more Masterpiece…
A fuzzy prototype photo of Masterpiece Tracks sparks talk of repaints, Masterpiece Jazz and a better Masterpiece Megatron. John and Melllvarr then dig into Transformers Battle Tactics, from Seeker teams…