I remember being just as surprised as I was excited when news of a Masterpiece Soundwave actually came through a few years ago. Looking back on it now, it was kind of unexpected. He’s really the only other Decepticon to come out of the Masterpiece line sans a whole mess of Starscream retools and the all but forgotten MP-05 Megatron.…
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Metal Build Freedom Gundam
My second Metal Build experience, picked up at Robo Toy Fest just like my first, Exia. I’ve always wanted to add a Freedom to my collection simply because I like the suit, and have considered getting the MG kit more than once, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do it when the Metal Build exists and looks so much…
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Transformers Armada Deluxe Class Wheeljack
Ah, Armada Wheeljack. Don’t expect this to be a long one, this figure isn’t much. As a kid I remember this was one of my most coveted figures, just because the scarred Autobot insignia was so cool and his vehicle mode was equally awesome. When I actually got him though, color me disappointed when he turned out to be little…
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Transformers Armada Voyager Class Powerlinx Red Alert
A long-surviving part of my original childhood Armada collection, I remember buying this figure from Wal-Mart as a wee lad during Armada’s waning days on the air. By then, most of the original molds and colors had been replaced on the shelves by the Unicron Battles recolors and retools, so I couldn’t get my hands on Red Alert in his…
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MP-08 Masterpiece Grimlock (2014 TRU Release)
I never really cared for or liked Grimlock’s character much (fanboys jump me now). The Dinobots in general just never really appealed to me; I’ve always preferred the vehicular Autobot cast. That being said, I never really had any intention of picking up a Masterpiece Grimlock, even if I was going for a mold-completion collection. However, by some crazy stroke…