2025 saw the release of Leader-class Studio Series Optimus Prime from Transformers: Age of Extinction. It was a release many looked forward to due to the curious case of how such a "toy-unfriendly" design would be translated with modern engineering, a decade after the original film was released. While I really liked the figure when … Continue reading No Need to Get Nemesis Prime! DNA Design Upgrade Kit for Studio Series “Age of Extinction” Optimus Prime
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I Thought I’m Done with This Line: Sen-Ti-Nel Fighting Armor Hulkbuster
While 2025 has been heavy when it comes to Transformers and Gundam purchases, it has been quite light when talking about Iron Man. It helps what we don't have any live action iteration at the moment and there's not much on the comic book-based figures side either. That's why I'm surprised that Sen-Ti-Nel just dropped … Continue reading I Thought I’m Done with This Line: Sen-Ti-Nel Fighting Armor Hulkbuster
My Wallet Will Hate me in February: Chogokin Metal Gear REX
I'm not sure if this is something Tamashii Nations has mentioned previously, but along with their newest wave of solicitations and pre-orders, which include the Soul of Chogokin Voltes V from Voltes V: Legacy, is the iconic Chogokin Metal Gear Rex from Metal Gear Solid. Before everything though, let me mention that despite not playing … Continue reading My Wallet Will Hate me in February: Chogokin Metal Gear REX
My Nationality Requires me to Get This: Soul of Chogokin GX-118 Voltes V (Voltes V: Legacy)
As someone living in the Philippines, Voltes V is more or less engrained in the pop culture DNA, so much so that nostalgia for the property has persisted throughout the decades since the original broadcast during the 70s. Personally, I'm getting tired of the nostalgia, but I still appreciate it, especially after the success of … Continue reading My Nationality Requires me to Get This: Soul of Chogokin GX-118 Voltes V (Voltes V: Legacy)
It’s Finally Here! Mini Action Voltron Lion Force (Beast King GoLion)
I'll probably switch between referring to the Japanese and English names of these machines so please bear with me. Here's a quick story time for context. Action Toys announced Mini Action sets for both GoLion and Dairugger XV (i.e., Voltron Lion & Vehicle Forces) at the start of 2023, as the eigth and ninth in … Continue reading It’s Finally Here! Mini Action Voltron Lion Force (Beast King GoLion)