Finally, Some Official Images: “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” Optimus Primal

This is probably old news to a good portion of Transformers enthusiasts thanks to these figures appearing earlier in some markets, but official images of both the packaging and the actual toy itself for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Optimus Primal, the "mainline" Voyager class figure, are finally online. And they basically confirm some of … Continue reading Finally, Some Official Images: “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” Optimus Primal

Let’s Say Go… on the Desk! Transformers Generations – Legacy VICTORY SABER

Here's a quick one. I've had the HasLab Victory Saber set for a couple or so months, but this is the first time I've actually made the entire combiner and it does look really good and is a definite presence on top of my office desk. It also gave me some insights on the set, … Continue reading Let’s Say Go… on the Desk! Transformers Generations – Legacy VICTORY SABER

Transformers Studio Series – Gamer Edition Optimus Prime: Designer Commentary

Going from old news to much older news, like almost a month ago, Hasbro toy designer Evan Brooks provided some designer commentary on the upcoming Studio Series - Gamer Edition Optimus Prime from Transformers: War for Cybertron. I won't reiterate what he explained in his Instagram post and you can check it out yourselves, but … Continue reading Transformers Studio Series – Gamer Edition Optimus Prime: Designer Commentary

“Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” Control Art and my Unsolicited Thoughts

This may be a piece of relatively old news, but I still want to give some unsolicited thoughts on it. Last week, Takara Tomy opened the Japanese website for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts where we got new official renders of the Transformers appearing in the movie. More importantly, we finally get a good look … Continue reading “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” Control Art and my Unsolicited Thoughts

Brand Collaboration That Makes Sense: Transformers Generations VNR Optimus Prime

We've been getting a lot of brand collaboration with Transformers recently, and I'm not talking about the Transformers Collaborative figures like the one with Ghostbusters or Top Gun. I'm talking about the weirder stuff like that Transformers ✕ G-Shock Optimus Prime watch cradle or more recently, the Transformers / Canon Optimus Prime R5 figure. But … Continue reading Brand Collaboration That Makes Sense: Transformers Generations VNR Optimus Prime