A couple weeks ago I reviewed the new War for Cybertron Optimus Prime. I had bought Bumblebee with him and meant to review him the next week. My intentions, and attention, got subverted by other toys though, but now I’ve returned to Mr. Bee before he becomes entirely obsolete.
Sometimes I do reviews right away. I've turned around some MOTU figures within hours of their arrival. Other times, I get a little behind. That's the case today. I didn't pick up the Walmart 2pks at first. I finally got them as a birthday present, but even that was a month ago. Not the most exciting release, but they do warrant a brief look.
Revoltech’s Sci-Fi series continues with two more kaiju releases this month. First up is one of the most popular and recognizable monsters in the Godzilla universe: The Thing known as Mothra, Guardian of the Earth. As a Godzilla fan, I had to have it, but I also had to see what Revoltech could possibly do with a moth.
While customization has always been a part of toy collecting, the 'Do it yourself' population seems to get larger and larger by the day. And some of those DIYers have started up small businesses to sell their wares. One such company, Spy Monkey Creations, is at the forefront and making some great 6-7" scale weapons
I was so happy with the General Grievous I bought last week that I decided he shouldn't be the lone representative of the Vintage Collection on my shelves. So, I headed off to my local Toys R Us again to pick up another figure. This time, I was after Grievous’ bodyguard droids, the MagnaGuard, and I wasn’t disappointed.
On our forums, I was just talking about how I'm not really into characters that are "badass for badass' sake", but then I turned around and do a Drift review. It would appear that my hypocrisy knows no bounds, but the truth is I haven't had a chance to read a comic with Drift. I bought him because he looked cool.
Sometimes I find the unexpected on my bi-weekly visits to Toys R Us. Last week, I was surprised to see the new Minimates vehicles hanging on the pegs. The Hunter Killer from Terminator was particularly tempting, but I eventually decided to just get one. And the Back to the Future Delorean was it.
