It's been a week since the folks over at the United States celebrated Thanksgiving and ate good servings of turkey. But unlike Americans, alligators don't need a specific occasion or celebration to munch on good servings of turkey. Actually, I don't know where I'm going with this but speaking of alligators, we have FansProject's Function-X … Continue reading #4006 / Function-X / Positum (“Alligatorcon” Optimus Prime)
I realized this recently, but I've apparently been catching up and purchasing a lot more Optimus Primes figures than usual, both on the first- and third-party fronts. It's just a week into October and I already got an additional two for my collection. Let's start with the more recognizable piece on the right, voyager class … Continue reading Stuff on the Office Desk: October Optimus Primes
I challenge you to name another transforming Transformers figure (that's not Optus Pexus) that can do this pose, I'll wait. Last July, Mastermind Creations revealed a new addition to their Reformatted line, R-48P Optus Prominon, which is a retool of their hyper-articulated Optus Pexus figure and is based on how Optimus Prime appeared in the … Continue reading Solicitations are up! Mastermind Creations’ Reformatted R-48P Optus Prominon (“War Within” Optimus Prime)
Third-party group Shigeru Ningyo Do (or SND), who released upgrade kits for the Combiner Wars Optimus Prime/Menasor molds, is back after several years with a new standalone figure. Just like their upgrade kits, it's still Optimus Prime from the IDW comic books, but it will be based on another design. After quite a number of … Continue reading This Looks Like a Model Kit! SND Returns with new “IDW” Optimus Prime Figure
TFcon Toronto 2022 happened last weekend, and one of the highlights of this Transformers-centric event is the third-party panel where, as you guessed it, we get a slew of new unofficial stuff announced. Unlike most Transformers collectors, I just focus on good old Optimus Prime, so my attention to these reveals immediately narrows down. And … Continue reading TFcon Toronto 2022: Mastermind Creations’ Reformatted R-48P Optus Prominon (“War Within” Optimus Prime)
