As part of the whole reboot/soft reboot/what-have-you of the Transformers live action films, I decided to get copies of the Voyager Class Optimus Prime figures from the mainlines of each film. These would also provide good points of comparison with the Studio Series versions. For Transformers: Dark of the Moon, they went into the gimmickier … Continue reading Stuff on the Office Desk: Completing the ‘Bay-verse’ Primes
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#4010 / Transformers Collaborative / VNR Optimus Prime
After somewhat getting early releases in Canada and Singapore a couple of months ahead of its official announcement, Hasbro finally revealed the official release window for the Transformers Collaborative VNR Optimus Prime which, as the name suggests, is a collaboration with Volvo to turn Optimus Prime into a VNR 300 haul truck. And yes, I'm … Continue reading #4010 / Transformers Collaborative / VNR Optimus Prime
This One’s Not Monkeying Around: Transformers Studio Series Optimus Primal (Rise of the Beasts)
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts has been out in cinemas for a couple of weekends and most Transformers fans have seen it and had a good look at how Optimus Primal looked in the film. We already have the mainline/Core Series Rise of the Beasts Optimus Primal figure for a couple of months now and … Continue reading This One’s Not Monkeying Around: Transformers Studio Series Optimus Primal (Rise of the Beasts)
Let Them Come. “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” (2023) Review and Unsolicited Thoughts
The following may contain spoilers for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Director / Steven Caple Jr.Screenplay / Joby Harold, Darnell Metayer, Josh Peters, Erich Hoeber, Jon HoeberProduction / Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, Hasbro, New Republic Pictures, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Bay FilmsRelease Date / June 2023 Before we dive deep into this movie, let’s do a … Continue reading Let Them Come. “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” (2023) Review and Unsolicited Thoughts
Stuff on the Office Desk: Prime Primes, and Then Some
I've still yet to receive my Transformers: Rise of the Beasts figures in the next couple of weeks. So, in the meantime, here are the Primes on the office desk. For the last couple of months, I've been catching up on various Optimus Prime figures I've skipped, primarily due to my collecting shift from strictly … Continue reading Stuff on the Office Desk: Prime Primes, and Then Some