Category Archives: Toys

Posts relating to toys and related memorabilia including reviews.

Blog #879: Toy Review: Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015) McDonald’s Toys (Bumblebee, Grimlock, Optimus Prime, Fracture, Underbite, Sideswipe, Fixit, Clampdown)

Posted on April 23, 2015 by lmb3

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015) McDonald’s Toys (Bumblebee, Grimlock, Optimus Prime, Fracture, Underbite, Sideswipe, Fixit, Clampdown) These are of decent size and some of them have cool action features, but some of them are pretty crappy. Bumblebee Bumblebee’s action feature … Continue reading →

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Blog #878: Toy Review: Transformers: Rescue Bots Rescan Series Blurr & Optimus Prime

Posted on April 23, 2015 by lmb3

Transformers: Rescue Bots Rescan Series Blurr & Optimus Prime Blurr Blurr looks awesome.  His car mode looks great.  I hope we’ll keep getting more toys in this line that are not rescue/construction vehicles (or Optimus Prime and Bumblebee).  His robot … Continue reading →

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Blog #877: Transformers: Artifact of the Week: HG Toys Stamp Bots Variants

Posted on April 23, 2015 by lmb3

Transformers: Artifact of the Week: Stamp Bots Variants Back in the good old days of G1, HG Toys made all kinds of Transformers novelty items.  Stamp Bots were a fairly simple item, a small unarticulated transformers figure with a rubber … Continue reading →

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Blog #876: Toy Review: Playskool Transformers Go-Bots Unreleased Prototype Special Bonus Pack (Strong-Bot Steamroller, Gobrillium Speed-Bot, Gorilla-Bot)

Posted on April 23, 2015 by lmb3

Playskool Transformers Go-Bots Unreleased Prototype Special Bonus Pack (Strong-Bot Steamroller, Gobrillium Speed-Bot, Gorilla-Bot) I’m saying this is an unreleased prototype since I can’t imagine what else it could be.  There is a lot of guess work in this blog, and … Continue reading →

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Blog #875: Transformers Artifact of the Week: 1984 Transformers Tech Specometer Eleven

Posted on April 23, 2015 by lmb3

Transformers Artifact of the Week: 1984 Transformers Tech Specometer Eleven This has got to be one of the oddest G1 Transformers artifacts in existence. The 1984 Transformers Tech Specometer Eleven.  The box claims that it has eleven functions: periscope, telescope, … Continue reading →

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Blog #874: Toys Reviews: Angry Birds Transformers Bumblebee Bird Blast

Posted on April 23, 2015 by lmb3

Angry Birds Transformers Bumblebee Bird Blast I really hope this is the last Angry Birds Transformers toy.  I had to get this one from Australia.  With my luck it will actually show up at USA retail. The set consist of … Continue reading →

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Blog #873: Toy Review: Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015) Tiny Titans Series 3 (Drift, Filch, Fixit, Fracture, Beast Wars Megatron, Optimus Prime, Repugnus, Shockwave, Springload, Twinferno, Wheeljack, Wreck-Gar)

Posted on April 23, 2015 by lmb3

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015) Tiny Titans Series 3 (Drift, Filch, Fixit, Fracture, Beast Wars Megatron, Optimus Prime, Repugnus, Shockwave, Springload, Twinferno, Wheeljack, Wreck-Gar) Series 1 Review Series 2 Review After a really cool series 1 and a train wreck … Continue reading →

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Blog #872: Toy Review: Transformers: Rescue Bots Salvage

Posted on April 14, 2015 by lmb3

Transformers: Rescue Bots Salvage It feels like it’s taken me forever to track down Salvage.  I still don’t have the Optimus Prime and Blurr that were in the same wave (I think, I’m still not clear on the assortments).  A … Continue reading →

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Blog #871: Review: Transformers: Age of Extinction Toy Line

Posted on April 11, 2015 by lmb3

All Transformers: Age of Extinction Toy Reviews It’s over!  The quest, which began on May 17, 2014, came to an end March 19, 2015 when I received my impossible to find last wave of Power Battlers.  The Age of Extinction … Continue reading →

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Blog #870: Toy Review: Transformers: Generations Leader Megatron (G1) and Megatron (Armada)

Posted on April 11, 2015 by lmb3

Transformers: Generations Leader Megatron (G1) and Megatron (Armada) As these two toys share a mold, I am going to review them together. Vehicle Mode:  Both tanks look awesome, with one exception.  The black stripe through the turrets looks awful.  It … Continue reading →

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