Author Archives: lmb3

About lmb3

I’m 36 years old, and I work in network tech support for a public school system. I am a huge fan of Star Trek, Transformers, Harry Potter, and Marvel Comics as well as numerous other fandoms. I’m a big sports fan, especially the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots. I collect toys (mostly Transformers but other stuff too), comic books, and Red Sox baseball cards. I watch an obscene amount of television and love going to the movies. I am hopelessly addicted to Wizard Rock and I write Harry Potter Fanfiction, though these days I am working on a couple of different original YA novels.

Blog #567: Toy Review: Transformers Battle Masters Barricade and Starscream

Posted on April 9, 2014 by lmb3

Transformers Battle Masters Barricade and Starscream These things are crap. You can read my review of the Fight Night Play Set for more details on these steaming piles of dung that do not look anything like the characters they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Toy Reviews, Toys, Transformers | Tagged Age of Extinction, AOE, Barricade, Battle Masters, Starscream, Toys, Transformers, Transformers Battle Masters, Transformers: Age of Extinction | Leave a comment

Blog #566: Movie Review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (and the 4/8/14 Episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)

Posted on April 8, 2014 by lmb3

Movie Review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (and the 4/8/14 Episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanov/Black Widow Robert Redford as Alexander Pierce Sebastian Stan … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic Books, Movie Reviews, Movies | Tagged Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Agent 13, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agents of Shield, Alexander Pierce, Anthony Mackie, Baron Wolfgang von Strucker, Bill Paxton, Black Widow, Brett Dalton, Brock Rumlow, Bucky Barnes, Captain America, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Chloe Bennet, Chris Evans, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smothers, Dr. Arnim Zola, Elizabeth Henstridge, Elizabeth Olsen, Emily VanCamp, Falcon, Frank Grillo, Georges Batroc, Georges St-Pierre, Grant Ward, Haley Atwell, Iain De Caestecker, Jasper Sitwell, Jemma Simmons, John Garrett, Kate, Leo Fitz, Maria Hill, Marvel Comics, Maximiliano Hernandez, Melinda Mae, Ming-Na Wen, Movies, Natasha Romanov, Nick Fury, Peggy Carter, Phil Coulson, Pietro Maximoff, Robert Redford, Saffron Burrows, Sam Wilson, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Sharon, Sharon Carter, Skye, Steve Rogers, The Falcon, The Winter Soldier, Thomas Kretschmann, Toby Jones, Victoria Hand, Wanda Maximoff, Winter Soldier | Leave a comment

Blog #565: Toy Preview: Botcon 2014 Ultra Scorponok Prototype

Posted on April 4, 2014 by lmb3

Botcon 2014 Ultra Scorponok Prototype The fourth toy in this year’s Botcon box set has been announced, and it’s Headmaster Scorponok! But, before I get ahead (pun intended) of myself, Let’s start with the beginning. Okay, so, we start off … Continue reading →

Posted in Toy Reviews, Toys, Transformers | Tagged Botcon, Botcon 2014, Knights, Olin, Olin Zarak, Pirates, Pirates vs. Knights, Scorponok, Toys, Transformers, Zarak | 1 Comment

Blog #564: Toy Review: Transformers Battle Masters Fight Night Set (Optimus Prime & Megatron

Posted on March 31, 2014 by lmb3

Transformers Battle Masters Fight Night Set (Optimus Prime & Megatron Let’s just start with this right off the top. This is a piece of crap. Now that that’s out of the way… The Transformers Battle Masters Fight Night play set … Continue reading →

Posted in Toy Reviews, Toys, Transformers | Tagged Age of Extinction, AOE, Battle Masters, Toys, Transformers, Transformers Battle Masters, Transformers: Age of Extinction | 3 Comments

Blog #563: Toy Review: Transformers Masterpiece Soundblaster with Ratbat

Posted on March 30, 2014 by lmb3

Transformers Masterpiece Soundblaster with Ratbat At long last, our Decepticon cassette collection is complete! I’ll get to Rat bat at the end of the review. Read my reviews of Masterpiece Soundwave for details on this mold. I will focus on … Continue reading →

Posted in Toy Reviews, Toys, Transformers | Tagged Masterpiece, Masterpiece Ratbat, Masterpiece Soundblaster, Masterpiece Soundwave, Ratbat, Soundblaster, Soundwave, Toys, Transformers, Transformers Masterpiece | 3 Comments

Blog #562: Transformers Artifact of the Week: Dark of the Moon Cereal Boxes

Posted on March 30, 2014 by lmb3

Transformers Artifact of the Week: Dark of the Moon Cereal Boxes These two Dark of the Moon cereal boxes were available in the Philippines. They’re really very cool. It seems that lately the USA doesn’t get all the really cool … Continue reading →

Posted in Transformers, Transformers Artifact of the Week | Tagged Bumblebee, Cereal, Cereal box, Cereal Boxes, Coco Balls, Coco Pops, Dark of the Moon, DotM, Kellogg’s, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Philippines, Sentinel Prime, Transformers, Transformers Dark of the Moon | Leave a comment

Blog #561: Toy Preview: Botcon 2014 Deluxe Devcon Prototype

Posted on March 25, 2014 by lmb3

Botcon 2014 Deluxe Devcon Prototype Pictures of the Botcon 2014 Deluxe Devcon prototype. Devcon at Transformers.Wikia.com Like Ferak, Devcon is a single appearance character, appearing in the Generation One, Season Two episode, The Gambler. Unlike Ferak who literally appeared and … Continue reading →

Posted in Toy Reviews, Toys, Transformers | Tagged Botcon, Botcon 2014, Devcon, Knights, Pirates, Pirates vs. Knights, Scourge, Toys, Transformers | 2 Comments

Blog #560: Toy Reviews: The Loyal Subjects Transformers Ultra Magnus Prime, Grimlock and Soundwave 2-Pack, and Rainmakers 3-Pack

Posted on March 23, 2014 by lmb3

Toy Reviews: The Loyal Subjects Transformers Ultra Magnus Prime, Grimlock and Soundwave 2-Pack, and Rainmakers 3-Pack Ultra Magnus Prime Okay, I’m not getting this. Why are they calling him “Ultra Magnus Prime”? I’m not sure the people at Loyal Subjects … Continue reading →

Posted in Toy Reviews, Toys, Transformers | Tagged Acid Storm, Bitstream, Exclusives, Grimlock, Hotlink, Loyal Subjects, Loyal Subjects X, Loyal Subjects X The Transformers, Rainmakers, Seekers, Soundblaster, Soundwave, Sunstorm, The Loyal Subjects, The Loyal Subjects X, The Loyal Subjects X The Transformers, Toys, Transformers, Ultra Magnus, Ultra Magnus Prime | Leave a comment

Blog #559: Toy Reviews: Transformers Kre-O Micro-Changers Series Four (Alpha Trion, Barrage, Brake-Neck, Brawn, Cyclonus, Demolishor, Iceberg, Kup, Rhinox, Rodimus, Sandstorm, Slipstrike)

Posted on March 22, 2014 by lmb3

Transformers Kre-O Micro-Changers Series Four (Alpha Trion, Barrage, Brake-Neck, Brawn, Cyclonus, Demolishor, Iceberg, Kup, Rhinox, Rodimus, Sandstorm, Slipstrike) One note before I get to the toys. Instead of each toy having it’s own set of instructions as in previous waves, … Continue reading →

Posted in Toy Reviews, Toys, Transformers | Tagged Alpha Trion, Armada, Barrage, Beast Wars, Botcon, Brake-Neck, Brawn, Breakdown, Collection Four, cyclonus, Demolishor, Iceberg, Kre-O, Kreon, Kreons, Kup, Menasor, Micro-Changers, Micro-Changers Collection Four, Micro-Changers Series Four, Mini-Con, Mini-Con Iceberg, Minicon, Minicon Iceberg, Rhinox, Rodimus, Sandstorm, Series Four, Slipstream, Slipstrike, Stunticons, Toys, Transformers, Transformers Armada, Transformers Beast Wars, Transformers: Animated | Leave a comment

Blog #558: Toy Preview: Botcon 2014 Deluxe Ferak Prototype

Posted on March 11, 2014 by lmb3

Botcon 2014 Deluxe Ferak Prototype Read my review of the Botcon 2014 Deluxe Cannonball prototype for my thoughts on the overall concept for the Botcon 2014 storyline. Click here for pictures of the Botcon 2014 Deluxe Ferak prototype. Let’s take … Continue reading →

Posted in Toy Reviews, Toys, Transformers | Tagged Botcon, Botcon 2014, cyclonus, Ferak, Knights, Pirates, Pirates vs. Knights, Toys, Transformers | 3 Comments