• Masterpieces,  Transformers

    MP-20 Masterpiece Wheeljack

    The Autobot’s notorious crackpot inventor and father of the Dinobots, Wheeljack finally gets his due Masterpiece treatment as another to join the ranks of the Autobot cars. Release info for Wheeljack was released alongside Bumblebee, if I recall correctly. People had been betting on a Masterpiece Bee since Starscream, but I’m sure Jackie here was much more of a surprise.

  • Masterpieces,  Transformers

    MP-13 Masterpiece Soundwave (2013 TRU Exclusive)

    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.…

  • Armada,  Transformers

    Transformers Armada Deluxe Class Cyclonus

    Just another poor Armada grunt Decepticon, though a member of the main supporting cast in the series proper all the same. While I owned a lot of the Armada toyline as a kid, I never actually had a chance to play around with Cyclonus here. I actually finally added him to my permanent collection with the Super Haul Transformers bin.

  • Armada,  Transformers

    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…

  • Armada,  Transformers

    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…