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ONE SHALL STAND: Maketoys Visualizers vs Fanstoys Spotter

We all have our own little rules to help keep our collection in check. For instance, one of mine is ‘Make Sure You Can Afford To Feed The Child, OK You Cash Spunking Thundertwat?’ I’ve so far managed to stick to that one. Go me.

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My kingdom for a great deluxe Perceptor and Blaster

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Titans Return was at least one good thing to happen in 2016

I really liked Hasbro’s Transformers Prime toy line. RiD has produced SOME corkers, too. Combiner Wars was a mixed bag, certainly. A handful of molds recycled over and over to produce lots of dross, some occasional smash hits and, to be fair, some really excellent combiners.

But who saw Titans Return coming? Continue reading

I don’t usually publish promo pics…

… but you have to admire not only how stunningly GORGEOUS Maketoys’s Downbeat (Jazz) looks, but also the ability of one photo to sell a figure. I’d held off pre-ordering because I love Generations Toy J4zz so much (my highest ever review score at the time of writing). But those days are over.

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You can check out loads more snaps here.

REVIEW: Fanstoys FT-18 Lupus

Do you reckon Fanstoys are the most divisive third party company on the market? Actually, no, thinking about it, that would be X-Transbots. But what does set Fanstoys apart is its following. I don’t think there’s a more actively loyal fanbase for a 3P company out there. But where ardent support comes, vocal opposition always follows. Such is the way with fandoms. It’s almost impossible to mention the company online without supporters and detractors pouring in. Which is all a bit tedious, really.

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Ahead of my Lupus and Shattered Glass MP10 reviews…

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What a week it’s been…

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REVIEW: Takara MP-33 Masterpiece Inferno

There’s a bit in my notes here made quite early on in my time with Masterpiece Inferno that reads as follows: ‘Would leg detailing save it?’ The bit I want to draw attention to here is not necessarily the sentiment but more the fourth word – ‘save’. An hour or so into my Inferno experience and I felt that it was a figure that needed saving.

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