Top 40 at 40: 1982-1991
I’m turning 40 this month! To help deal with celebrate that, I’ve built a playlist containing 40 of my favorite songs, each one representing a year in my life. I…
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Robot Heroes Energon Unicron Custom Toy
The planet-devouring Unicron was released as one of the adorable two-inch Robot Heroes toys. At the time, Unicron only had one look that I was aware of -- That of…
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Transformers Robot Heroes Shattered Glass Rodimus Custom Toy
The mirror universe of Shattered Glass is one where everything is backwards -- The Autobots are evil, the Decepticons are heroic, and Rodimus leads the Seekers! You can tell he's…
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Transformers Robot Heroes Zaptrap Custom Toy
Before there was The Transformers, there was Diaclone! The toy that would become Shrapnel was originally known as Waruder Kuwagatrer, and converted into a robotic stag beetle. E-Hobby released versions…
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Transformers Astro Magnum Custom Toy
Shockwave is unique amongst Transformers characters, because, unlike most of his shape-changing robotic bretheren, he didn't start life as a toy licensed from Takara. He was initially Astro Magnum, a…
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Transformers Robot Heroes Delta Magnus Custom Toy
As part of Takara's Diaclone line, this guy was known as Powered Convoy. I've talked about Powered Convoy, right? I swear I've mentioned Powered Convoy once or twice. Come on,…
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Robot Heroes Red Mirage Custom Toy
Before Hasbro licensed all the toys from Takara, many of the vehicular characters were originally toys from the toy line Diaclone, and Mirage was no exception. Both Mirage's original Diaclone…
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Heroes of Cybertron Hotlink custom toy
More fun with obscure Transformers characters! From the very first episode, More Than Meets The Eye, pt. 1, comes Hotlink! He's from the same scene as Sunstorm, whom I've talked…
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Heroes of Cybertron Bitstream custom toy
Fun with obscure Transformers characters! From the very first episode, More Than Meets The Eye, pt. 1, comes Bitstream! He's from the same scene as Sunstorm, whom I've talked about…
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Transformers Gold Armor Bumblebee ReAction Figure
Sometimes, there's just not a lot to say about a toy, y'know? It's Bumblebee, but he's covered in gold paint for some reason? I'm pretty sure this guy came out…
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Transformers Cyberchrome Megatron ReAction Figure
How many Megatrons can Super7 release? Cyberchrome Megatron, like Cyberchrome Optimus Prime, was a Target-exclusive repaint. These store-exclusive repaints are becoming more and more common amongst toylines. Basically, Target and…
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Transformers MC-20 Microscope ReAction Figure
It’s Perceptor! In black! Much like Megatron and Soundwave, Perceptor was part of Takara’s Micro Change toy line, which had everyday objects that were secretly miniature robots! When Hasbro licensed…
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Transformers GunRobo ReAction Figure
One of the things about having been a Transformers fan for so long is that I end up running into the same characters over and over again. I've already talked…
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Transformers Soundblaster ReAction Figure
I've talked about Soundblaster before, but here is an honest-to-goodness North American release of a Japanese-exclusive Transformers character. "But, Andy," you say. "The War For Cybertron: Siege Soundblaster toy came…
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Spinister is the stupidest person in the entire universe
From Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #7 (2012) by IDW Publishing.