• Masterpieces,  Transformers

    MP-17 Masterpiece Prowl

    Optimus Prime’s faithful second-in-command, Prowl, in all of his updated Masterpiece glory. This would be my first Masterpiece Autobot car, as many more are on the way, along with the various redecos already released. I picked Prowl up at Robo Toy Fest in December of 2013 and had a little blurb on him there, including the price point I snagged…

  • Video Games

    Real Action Heroes Link

    Real Action Heroes Link…I’m just going to go ahead and put this thing right now on its pedestal of most anticipated Zelda figure/collectable in the last few years. Medicom’s first prototype images of a 1/6 scale Link based on his Skyward Sword incarnation was nothing to be scoffed at; it looked gorgeous. I placed my preorder no later than a…

  • Gunpla

    Real Grade Aile Strike Gundam

    As the second Real Grade kit I’ve had a chance to build, and currently the only 1/144 Gunpla kit in my collection, the Aile Strike is the byproduct of a bulk buy for a RG group build with some fellow guntokas. As I mentioned in the initial post about our group build adventure, the memory of a botched RG RX-78-2…

  • Masterpieces,  Transformers

    MP-03 Masterpiece Starscream (Wal-Mart Exclusive)

    The original G1 Masterpiece Starscream, in all of his U.S. of A. glory. I didn’t actually pick this one up at Wal-Mart when it was released there; rather I managed to snag it on eBay with an exclusive Masterpiece Skywarp in a nice package deal. Takara Tomy’s original Masterpiece Starscream was done in some funky real-type colors; it was left…