I'm primarily an Optimus Prime, and Prime-adjacent, collector when it comes to Transformers. We have been getting a lot of Optimus Prime figures recently thanks to 2024 being an anniversary year. But with Transformers: Age of the Primes officially launching in 2025, it looks like my budget will shift to include more Prime-adjacent characters. Regardless, … Continue reading Wallet Death in 2025: “Transformers: Age of the Primes” Official Reveals
Tag: Takara Tomy
And We’re Getting Another One! Studio Series “Transformers: Devastation” Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime collectors are in agreement that the Voyager-class Studio Series '86 version is currently definitive G1 cartoon/animation-accurate rendition of the character. But that doesn't mean Hasbro would just stop there as there are other versions of Optimus Prime that exactly looks like it came from the original G1 cartoon but technically doesn't. Boxes are … Continue reading And We’re Getting Another One! Studio Series “Transformers: Devastation” Optimus Prime
One Shots / “40-Year Legacy”
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”
Ape vs. Ape… linq: Transformers Studio Series Apelinq (Rise of the Beasts)
Just a day after its official reveal at MCM Comic Con in London, equally British YouTube reviewer PrimeVsPrime has gotten himself a copy of Transformers Studio Series Voyager-class Apelinq from Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023), his method of figure acquisition withstanding. So, I just wanted to equally share mainly comparison shots between this figure … Continue reading Ape vs. Ape… linq: Transformers Studio Series Apelinq (Rise of the Beasts)
I’ll Treat This Like Beast Wars: Synergenex Liolæus Prime (Transformers ✕ Monster Hunter)
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)