Before I delve into my unsolicited, and way delayed, thoughts on this, I just wanted to be clear that this is just me compiling the series of tweets (or posts as they're called now) the Takara Tomy social account posted after announcing Transformers Missing Link Convoy/Optimus Prime. Which means, there's nothing new to see here, … Continue reading Commons and Differences: Transformers Missing Link Convoy/Optimus Prime
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I May Have Splurged on These Two: Transformers Missing Link Convoy / Optimus Prime
When compared to modern Transformers releases, the original Generation 1 figures are miles behind in terms of articulation and proportions, though they do are ahead in terms of durability thanks to more die cast content. There's also a persistent nostalgia when looking at them despite how they look. If only there's something to bridge the … Continue reading I May Have Splurged on These Two: Transformers Missing Link Convoy / Optimus Prime
One Shots / “Silhouettes”
2007 was a great year for the Transformers franchise, thanks to the first live-action movie that brought the brand to the mainstream audience. 2007 was also a great year for Apple thanks to the massive popularity of their iPods. Wanting to capitalize on both successes, Takara Tomy had the (seemingly) brilliant idea of combining both, … Continue reading One Shots / “Silhouettes”
One Shots / "That’s Just Prime"
Here's a quick photo shoot not meant to tell any story nor complete a narrative. I just wanted to show that in the midst of getting a lot of 1/144 scale RX-78-2 Gundam kits from Bandai Spirits recently, Optimus Prime is gettign the same treatment with the numerous Voyager class Optimus Prime figures Hasbro & Takara Tomy has been releasing in the last year or so.