Every year is an anniversary, and 2024 is a special one for Transformers fans as it's the 40th of the franchise. Besides the usual deluge of commemorative figures and merchandize, this year's highlight is the release of "Transformers One," arguably one of, if not the best film in the franchise. What started in 1984 as … Continue reading One Shots / “40-Year Legacy”
When Takara Tomy, via their collector-oriented T-Spark brand, dropped the Synergenex line of brand collaboration products, several teases with the Monster Hunter game franchise were shown. I won't pretend to be knowledgeable of the franchise and I'm not really interested with these collaborations, except for one. And we now got more details as pre-orders for … Continue reading I’ll Treat This Like Beast Wars: Synergenex Liolæus Prime (Transformers ✕ Monster Hunter)
Being an Optimus Prime collector in 2024 means you must have a tracker of something to keep track of each Optimus Prime figure released, no small thanks to the Transformers' 40th anniversary this year. One of these is the already-leaked reissue of the original G1 Optimus Prime figure, which will just be a vanilla reissue … Continue reading Anime Edition Anyone? “The Transformers” 40th Anniversary G1 Optimus Prime Reissue
Takara Tomy is no stranger when it comes to brand collaborations. In fact, they have already done multiple collaborations for their Transformers brand, and more recently, have collaborated with Bandai for their Zoids anniversary products. With the launch of their T-Spark hobby and collector-oriented label, they now have a chance to further solidify their collaboration … Continue reading Collaboration on Steroids: Takara Tomy/T-Spark Launches “Synergenex” Line
Despite being a relatively new Transformers licensee, Yolopark has gained a good market share thanks to their "pre-assembled model kit" offerings. To those unaware, Yolopark has been selling non-transforming Transformers figures as model kits, and they're not the model kits you're thinking. They're more akin to Marvel Legends' Build-a-Figure offerings. And while I prefer Transformers … Continue reading I’ll Get Them Cog-less: Yolopark “Transformers One” AMK Series Releases
