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…
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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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Transformers Energon Rapid Run
A redeco of Armada Sideways, Rapid Run of the Energon franchise is yet another figure from the Giant Bin that was sold off millennia ago. Apparently this character actually has a backstory, rather than being a mindless repaint of an older generation figure. The mercenary Rapid Run is among the legions of Decepticons that struck a deal with Unicron to…