…and the rest of us weep bitter tears, each tear filled with our hopes and dreams. THANKS JAMES. Anyway, the next figure to be unveiled by the Transformers Club is… Rewind! I love this figure. I’m especially happy that it’s a mold that was released only in Japan. I never got the tape-tank twins, so I’m eager to get my hands on this one. The deco is fantastic, the new head sculpt with the camera lens is awesome. Yeah, the alt-mode doesn’t fit with what we saw in the More than Meets the Eye comic; I’m willing to overlook it cause the
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The Latest Transformers Club Figure Reveal Is Fisitron
Also known as Ironfist, Fisitron is a redeco of Wreckers Roadbuster, who in turn was a remold of Fall of Cybertron Swindle. This particular version of Fisitron hails from the Wings Universe, where he wasn’t a member of the Wreckers team. Instead, he was part of Metalhawk’s Elite Guard team, where he went toe-to-toe with the Combaticons multiple times. So, what do you think? It’s a good update from his original G1 toy, keeping the same general color scheme. It’s kind of weird they went with the Elite Guard symbol as opposed to the Wreckers symbol, especially since 1) they
Continue readingToy Review – Generations Wheelie
Wheelie has always been one of the black sheep of the Transformers family. Introduced in 1986 as the new kid-friendly character, Wheelie’s constant rhyming grated on people’s nerves, and the fact that his toy was as basic as basic got back then didn’t help matters. He’s had several new toys since, and this latest one is his largest one yet. So, should you get it, or should you forget it? Don’t worry; that’ll be the only rhyme. If you want more rhyming, check out his awesome TF Wiki profile.
Continue readingToy Review – BotCon 2010 Turbomaster (a/k/a Scorch)
BotCon 2010’s theme was “Generation 2: Redux”, a reimagining and extention of the nearly 20-year old (at the time) toy line. One of the souvenirs was “Turbomaster”, which was a new version of the toy once known as “Scorch”. A redeco of the Classics/Universe Hound mold, Turbomaster is yellow, orange and grey and comes with the nicest transforming jaguar you’ll ever meet. But how good is Turbomaster? Read on!
Continue readingThe Transformers Club Reveals New Barricade Figure
Based on the Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters Prowl mode, Barricade is an upcoming figure from the Transformers Club, as revealed via Twitter in a game of 20 25 Some Number of Questions. It’s an interesting choice for the mold – it hasn’t even appeared on many pegs yet. The police car mode looks great. and the robot mode is pretty good, except I do hope that purple is a bit more subdued in the final figure. If you weren’t on Twitter for the reveal, here it is.
Continue readingToy Review – Transformers – Sergeant Kup
Sergeant Kup is the somewhat modern take on the character who first debuted in The Transformers: The Movie, over 25 years ago. (Don’t you feel old? I know I do.) Back then, he was a futuristic pickup truck from the far-off future of 2005. Yyyyeah, that’s not exactly how car design evolved, is it? Now, he’s a nigh-modern/retro pickup with one advantage over the old design – a working tailgate. (Tip of the hat to TFWiki.net for that bit of info.) So, how does this new version fare in the review department? Read on!
Continue readingToy Review – Transformers Club Scourge
The original SCOURGE from the “Robots in Disguise” line was released in 2002 (or 2000, if you count the Japanese version), itself a redeco of the Laser Optimus Prime toy initially released in 1995. This means one thing: I’m old. No, seriously, it means that this character has been around for over a decade, spawning numerous versions of the black and silver evil Optimus Prime entity in multiple toylines and continuities. When Hasbro released a new version of Laser Optimus a few years ago, we knew a Scourge would happen sooner or later. Surprisingly, it was the Transformers Club, not
Continue readingToy Review – Twinstrike
Twinstrike is an update of the old Generation 1 Transformer “Sinnertwin”. (Gee, wonder why they changed that name?) The original toy was a yellow and teal two-headed dragon beast, and this one is no exception. How good is the new one? Read on!
Continue readingThe Transformers Club Announces Details of New Figures, Shows Off Treadshot
In a follow up to last week’s announcements, the Transformers Club (@The_TF_Club) updated us with some new pictures and information about their upcoming FSS 2 line. First, they tweeted out information about the three already-announced figures: Treadshot using the Generation Warpath mold — The Former TCC (@The_TF_Club) August 15, 2013 Chromedome from TF: Prime Wheeljack — The Former TCC (@The_TF_Club) August 15, 2013 and Fisitron from Generation Roadbuster — The Former TCC (@The_TF_Club) August 15, 2013 Then they confirmed that Chromedome will have a new head: @bamf226 Chromdome will have a new head sculpt. We have never done all orginal sculpts, head
Continue readingToy Review – Transformers Huffer
Huffer is the Autobot Tech Specialist and Construction Engineer that may be average in speed and courage, but he makes up for it in intelligence, strength and skill. Armed with a Roadshark Missle Launcher, he’s busy making sure the Autobots can withstand Predacon Dragonfire! Huffer is a redeco of Trailcutter (who was a retool of Ironhide (who was a redeco — wait, no, sorry)), an SUV with some serious firepower. Two hood-mounted missles and his detachable Roadshark Missile Launcher mean you don’t want to mess with him (although a Fireblast of only 5 means you probably could). Add his front
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