In 2009, the Playstation 3 game Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Record U.C. 0081 was released and along with it, Bandai Spirits also released the HGUC Full Armor Gundam 7th. I'm not sure if other mobile suits from the game got kits in 2009 but we got a surprise in 2024 when the HGUC G-Line Standard … Continue reading This Took 16 Years: Premium Bandai Exclusive HGUC Gundam G07/7th
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Megatron-armed Optimus is Official: Transformers Studio Series Optimus Prime (Energon Universe)
While I'm not religiously following Skybound Entertainment's current Transformers run, one of the more popular elements coming out of the comic books is Megatron-armed Optimus Prime. Like Optimus Prime literally has Megatron's right arm as replacement, the one with the Fusion Cannon. DNA Designs even has an upcoming upgrade kit for the Commander-class Optimus Priem … Continue reading Megatron-armed Optimus is Official: Transformers Studio Series Optimus Prime (Energon Universe)
Is the Sentinel Buster in the Cards? Marvel Legends Iron Man Model 72
2025 has been light for those collecting 6-inch or 1/12 scale Iron Man figures, thanks to his absence in the MCU and the lack of comic book-based figures outside of the slightly updated Extremis Iron Man and Mandarin two-pack. Come 2026 and it looks like we are getting a new comic book design with the … Continue reading Is the Sentinel Buster in the Cards? Marvel Legends Iron Man Model 72
I’m Not Just Curious: Gaianotes Original Plastic Model Kit – Paint Gear [Gaia Type]
As much as I keep tabs on Gunpla releases, and most from Bandai Sprits, there's just so much out there that I discover some right during release or a little too late. Fortunately for me, I discovered this one weeks after it was released. I'm talking about Gaianotes' (yes, the paint and tools company) original … Continue reading I’m Not Just Curious: Gaianotes Original Plastic Model Kit – Paint Gear [Gaia Type]
I Guess the Timelines are more Literal: Samurai-themed Transformers Timelines Optimus Prime & Starscream
New York Comic Con 2025 happened over the weekend and for the Transformers side of things, we got the usual announcements. That said, a couple fell right into my collecting wheelhouse, one of which is the 2026 Transformers Timelines set. If you recall, each Transformers Timelines release puts our familiar Transformers characters in not-so-familiar settings, … Continue reading I Guess the Timelines are more Literal: Samurai-themed Transformers Timelines Optimus Prime & Starscream