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Top 5 Purchases of 2014?

And so begins 2014, a year that promises much in the way of new official and unofficial Transformers figures from Takara Tomy, Mastermind Creations, FansToys, Hasbro and many others. The Masterpiece...

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Sophomore

Sophomore, a second effort. FansToys return to the 3rd Party Transformers scene after the universal success that was FT-03 Quakewave, a toy so revered that it is almost unanimously accepted as the...

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FansToys FT-05 Soar (Blue)

FansToys have created a problem for themselves, their first 3rd Party offering Quakewave was almost universally acknowledged as one of the best 3rd Party products ever to hit the Transformers collector...

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Top 5 Purchases of 2014

2014 has been an incredible year for Transformers collectors, even moreso than 2013 was. This year saw the completion of MMC’s first 3rd party combiner “Feral Rex”, who most people would argue...

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FT-06 Sever – High Hopes or Severed Dreams?

What did you hope and dream for when it came to a set of  modern day high end G1 inspired Dinobots? Did you hope that Takara Tomy would follow Masterpiece MP-8 Grimlock up with the rest of the crew,...

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Is This The Golden Age?

Is this the golden age of Transformers? While it’s tempting to look at years gone past and recall the good old days, we might actually be better off as fans and collectors now than we ever have been....

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Who’s Winning?

We have recently floated the possibility that we are experiencing another golden age of Transformers collecting, and a majority seemed to agree with us that the live action Transformers movies have...

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FansToys FT-09 Tesla: Perfectceptor

It doesn’t seem to matter what character FansToys announce, because of their incredible start to life as a 3rd Party company putting out TF-a-likes with Quakewave and the Iron Dibots, even a character...

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The Most Memorable Third Party Releases (So Far)

The collecting scene that is known as “Third Party” has emphatically changed the way Transformers fans collect. Over the past several years third party releases have forced collectors to change...

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On That Bombshell

FansToys, like BadCube and MMC, are doing the G1 Insecticons. FT-12 Grenadier is the first of FansToys’ Masterpiece-scaled Insecticons and is their version of Bombshell, the evil beetle. Grenadier...

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Spot On (FansToys FT-11 Spotter)

FansToys enter the camera bot wars with FT-11 Spotter, they may have nailed the cartoon aesthetic, but does it trump MakeToys' Visualizers? Continue reading »

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Top 5 Purchases of 2015

Maz looks at his top 5 purchases of 2015, the best of the new official 3rd party products he bought this year. What he's left out could easily make another year's top 5! Continue reading »

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Stomp! (FansToys FT-07 Stomp)

FansToys start 2016 off with a mighty Stomp as FT-07, the 4th of their Iron Dibots, once again signals a home run Continue reading »

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Mercenary

How does the second evil insect Mercenary from FansToys stack up after the hugely successful Grenadier? We give it the review treatment! Continue reading »

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FansToys FT-15 Willis

The mighty FansToys enter the Car Robot arena with their first attempt at matching Masterpiece Autobot cars. How does FT-15 Willis compare to MakeToys Gundog? Continue reading »

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FansToys FT-14 Forager

FansToys deliver the final evil insect, FT-14 Forager, and boy do they look amazing together. But how does Forager himself compare? Continue reading »

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Selling Toys Is Hard

Whether it's overcoming sentimental attachments, dealing with the hassle of online sales, or getting a price we're happy with, selling toys is hard. Continue reading »

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Half Term Report

Six months into 2016 and we look at Maz's favourite purchases from TF Masterpiece, 3rd Parties and other selected lines, in order to see who's coming out on top. Continue reading »

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Headsculpts – 3rd Party

Last week we looked at the best official Transformers headsculpts, this week we talk about the best UNOFFICIAL headsculpts! Continue reading »

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On That Bombshell

FansToys, like BadCube and MMC, are doing the G1 Insecticons. FT-12 Grenadier is the first of FansToys’ Masterpiece-scaled Insecticons and is their version of Bombshell, the evil beetle. Grenadier...

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