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…
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ToyWorld TW-03 BII (G1 Bumblebee)
The second third party figure that I got in the bundle with iGear Hench, Toyworld BII here is more or less a pre-official Masterpiece Bumblebee. I’ve never actually heard of Toyworld before as a third party company, but they’ve earned my success with this little guy.
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Transformers Generations Deluxe Warpath
A part of the same batch in which I picked up the iGear Hench and MP-10 Optimus Prime, this Generations Warpath was quite a random little figure that happened to land in my lap. I had never taken much interest in the Generations line, but I heard a lot of the toys that came out of it were either a…
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iGear MW-03 Hench (G1 Brawn)
I’ve never been a proponent or supporter of knock off toys and third party brands, so I usually stick to authentic products. Third parties can be useful for some spare accessories or missing parts and whatnot, but very rarely have I ever actually taken interest in actual non-brand items. Given those facts, it should be unsurprising that this is my…
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Masterpiece MP-01 Optimus Prime (U.S. Release Battle Damaged Ver.)
MP-01 Optimus Prime…regarded by many as the “perfect” Optimus figure, and as the “perfect” Transformer in its own right. The Masterpiece line began with this big guy, and has since then grown proportionally with the series’ popularity. More collectors were looking for more high-quality Transformer figures that were more than the usual mass-produced toys found at Wal-Mart. Unfortunately, a high…