Tag Archives: Generation One

Blog #1412: Artifact of the Week: Transformers: Generation One Kid Stuff See & Read VHS

Posted on December 14, 2017 by lmb3

Artifact of the Week: Transformers: Generation One Kid Stuff See & Read VHS Back in the day, Kid Stuff manufactured books with records, books with cassettes, and other related items. One of these days I want to do a detailed … Continue reading →

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Blog #1374: Guest Columnist: Fred’s Workshop: A Love Letter to G1

Posted on September 25, 2017 by lmb3

Guest Columnist: Fred’s Workshop: A Love Letter to G1 What is it about our Mass consumerism these days, that doesn’t allow us to savor a toy? We buy it, throw it on a shelf or in a box, then relentlessly … Continue reading →

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Blog #1373: Toy Review: Transformers Generations One IGA (Mexican) Hoist

Posted on September 24, 2017 by lmb3

Transformers Generations One IGA (Mexican) Hoist I have been after one of these for a long time. IGA was licensed by Hasbro to manufacture Transformers for the Mexican and Central American markets. Many were also sent to Europe (which may … Continue reading →

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Blog #1328: Transformers: Artifact of the Week: HG Toys Stamp Bots Variants (Update)

Posted on August 22, 2017 by lmb3

Transformers: Artifact of the Week: Stamp Bots Variants (Update) Back in April of 2015 I did a blog about HG Toys Transformers Stamp Bots. You can read that original blog here. In that blog, I theorized that the Stamp Bots … Continue reading →

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Blog #1315: Toy Reviews: Transformers: Generation One Gashapon BitFig Series 2 (Ironhide, Nemesis Prime, Skywarp, Soundwave)

Posted on August 22, 2017 by lmb3

Transformers: Generation One Gashapon BitFig Series 2 (Ironhide, Nemesis Prime, Skywarp, Soundwave) These Gashapons (vending machine) were released in Japan. They are pretty cool. They are small, a little more than an inch tall, but for their size they are … Continue reading →

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Blog #1209: Thoughts on the New Toys Revealed at Toy Fair 2017

Posted on February 26, 2017 by lmb3

Thoughts on the New Toys Revealed at Toy Fair 2017 First off, I should say that I was not at Toy Fair.  All the info in this post comes from the major Transformers sites’ reports from Toy Fair.  I have … Continue reading →

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Blog #1206: Transformers Artifact of the Week: Transformers: Generation One McDonald’s Happy Meal Box

Posted on February 18, 2017 by lmb3

Transformers Artifact of the Week: Transformers: Generation One McDonald’s Happy Meal Box In 1985 McDonald’s restaurants in the St. Louis area had Transformers and My Little Pony Happy Meal toys.  Why were they only released in St. Louis?  The only … Continue reading →

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Blog #1201: Toy Reviews: Transformers: Generation One Gashapon BitFig Series 1 (Jazz, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Starscream)

Posted on February 8, 2017 by lmb3

Transformers: Generation One Gashapon BitFig Series 1 (Jazz, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Starscream) These Gashapon (vending machine) were released in Japan.  They are pretty cool.  They are small, a little more than an inch tall, but for their size they are … Continue reading →

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Blog #1181: Extremely Late Toy Reviews: Botcon 2016: The Final Insult! (And Some New Years Eve Thoughts)

Posted on January 1, 2017 by lmb3

My 2016 | 2016 at Large | Goodbye Fun Pub | 2016 Botcon Toy Reviews It’s over people.  Our long national nightmare is at an end.  This must be what Europe felt like when the Black Death stopped wiping out … Continue reading →

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Blog #1147: Toy Reviews: Q Transformers Gashapon

Posted on October 9, 2016 by lmb3

Q Transformers Gashapon So, this is a weird one.  This series of Gashapon Q Transformers showed up in Japan.  What’s weird is the selection of toys.  You have Movie Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Lockdown and G1 Jazz and Arcee.  Lockdown … Continue reading →

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