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Slow and Steady: HG Gundam Barbatos Lupus/Lupus Rex Dual Build – Work in Progress #2

I didn't have much time this past week to continue this dual build, so I just made the most of last weekend. I got to build the arms of both kits, which are relatively the same but completely different at the same time. Just from the proportions alone, you can see how significantly larger those … Continue reading Slow and Steady: HG Gundam Barbatos Lupus/Lupus Rex Dual Build – Work in Progress #2

What’s with the Long Face Plate? “Transformers: EarthSpark” Warrior-class Optimus Prime #SDCC2022

One of the things Transformers fans were expecting to get more information out of San Diego Comic-Con 2022 is the new Nickelodeon series Transformers: EarthSpark. These include some teaser footage and, of course, the accompanying toys. You can check out the teaser footage below (at least until Hasbro/Paramount decides to take it down) and then … Continue reading What’s with the Long Face Plate? “Transformers: EarthSpark” Warrior-class Optimus Prime #SDCC2022

Impressive Retools are Impressive: Transformers Legacy “A Hero is Born” Orion Pax & Alpha Trion Two-Pack

San Diego Comic-Con 2022 is really upon us, with the convention returning after two years due to circumstances we're all too familiar with. Despite the show returning, Hasbro decided to do things differently and not have any SDCC exclusive items. They instead opted to announce quite the number of figures and sets that would be … Continue reading Impressive Retools are Impressive: Transformers Legacy “A Hero is Born” Orion Pax & Alpha Trion Two-Pack

Well, I’m Not Curious Anymore. JoyToy 1/25 “Dark Source” Iron Wrecker 07

JoyToy is one of those Chinese collector-oriented manufacturers who's recently become more popular with their Warhammer 40,000 line of figures. But their first claim to fame was their unlicensed Titanfall figures that featured great detail and features. This ultimately led to their Dark Source line of 1/18 and 1/25 scale mecha figures. These made me … Continue reading Well, I’m Not Curious Anymore. JoyToy 1/25 “Dark Source” Iron Wrecker 07

Complex Heads are Complex: HG Gundam Barbatos Lupus/Lupus Rex Dual Build – Work-in-Progress #1

A couple of weeks after finishing the digits for both the HG Gundam Barbatos Lupus and Lupus Rex, I have managed to actually start building the kits. And in my typical fashion, I start with building the head and torso units. One thing I really liked about these two kits is how the colors for … Continue reading Complex Heads are Complex: HG Gundam Barbatos Lupus/Lupus Rex Dual Build – Work-in-Progress #1