Taking the New Figure Gold Standard: Hiya Toys Exquisite Basic Rockman X

It has been a good couple of weeks since I last posted here! I came back from a nine-day Tokyo trip towards the end of November and I've been made aware of some announcements that happened during that time. So before I post anything regarding purchases and photos, I do want to catch on these … Continue reading Taking the New Figure Gold Standard: Hiya Toys Exquisite Basic Rockman X

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

Quickie! A Remake Awaited for Years: Marvel Legends “Ultimate” Iron Man

Hasbro recently had a livestream for its upcoming Marvel Legends figures, mostly of comic book versions of certain characters. Dubbed the 'mini comic' wave, each figure will come in a blister package and will include an in-scale version of a comic book where the character made an appearance. What made this wave interesting though, is … Continue reading Quickie! A Remake Awaited for Years: Marvel Legends “Ultimate” Iron Man

My Childhood is Waving: Degenerator Industry’s 1/12 B’t X and Teppei Takamiya

If you happen to live in the same neck of the woods as I was in the 90s, then you've likely heard and watched the anime B't X during one of its multiple reruns on local TV. Teppei is going to visit his older brother Kotaro Takamiya during a scientific conference after training with a … Continue reading My Childhood is Waving: Degenerator Industry’s 1/12 B’t X and Teppei Takamiya

Stuff from the Storage Room Desk: Classic Comic Contraptions

Things aren't slowing down on the Transformers side of things as we've been getting a deluge of Optimus Prime figures, with several of them based on the original G1 design. Fortunately for me, things are slowing down when it comes to Iron Man, primarily thanks to his absence in the MCU, so more of the … Continue reading Stuff from the Storage Room Desk: Classic Comic Contraptions