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I used Hasbro's not-LEGOs to make not-Transformers.

I made Mirage, Jazz, and Ratchet to go with my Prowl. They each have ball jointed shoulders, heads, knees, and hips, plus hinged elbows. The crosses on Ratchet's shoulders are red flowers.

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Name: Alpha Trion Allegiance: Autobot Size Class: Voyager Accessories: Sword, gun, Sovereign Titan Master I threw out the box with official bio quote months ago. In the G1 cartoon, Alpha Trion was a slender, peaceful looking wise old man. The TR figure bot looks radically different. I don't remembe...

I'll do TR Alpha Trion while I'm snowed in today.

This isn't really a new acquisition, but I finally opened the AoE Hot Shot (Tracks) I got last year. The coat is solid blue, while the lower robot is mostly black, so the cloak effect actually looks better than it does on Crosshairs, who has a mix of green and black for both. At least, it's easier t...

I asked for some LEGO kits containing that wheel type for Christmas so I could finally finish my Junkions.

I thought I'd read that the "jet" mode was a reworking of the laser pistol mode that the G1 toy had, like Sixshot's submarine mode. That rear rudder looks like it might make a passable handle. Would that make this toy more fun? I'd try it, but that would require buying this thing, and I do...

I found CW Jetfire at a thrift shop for US$3. He's missing his accessories, rudders, and al-mode cockpit. But, his bot mode looks great, especially with TM Brawl and Siren/Loudmouth plugged into his wrists as weapons. I've also got Apeface and Clobber/Grimlock mounted as weapons on his wings, and my...

I'm underwhelmed with my recent haul. RiD Bisk should be just what I want from the line: an animal/humanoid hybrid bot mode, whise form allows for a unique transformation. So why don't I like him? That's not rhetorical, I just don't care for him much at all and can't figure out why. I might be the o...

You're welcome; glad to help. Hasbro may have explained things better in the stand alone toys. At least, Breakdown's comic cover shows him wearing the HFG as a backpack, Sunstreaker-style. The box set instructions don't even explain that the limbs are interchangable. Since Wildrider and Dead-end sha...

Good review, as always. FYI, Breakdown's sword does mount on the side of the car. That bit of plastic jutting out about 1/3 the way up the blade fits in a slot on either side of the car. The HFG has nubs on the thumb and knuckle that fit in slots in the car's rear and roof, respectively. This lets i...

I bought CW G2 Bruticus at Burlington Coat Factory yesterday for US$39.99, the same price as the G2 box sets at TJ Maxx/Marshall's. This appears to be chain wide, so if you've got a BCF near you, it'd probably be worth checking out. At the thrift shop next door, I got a complete Thrilling 30 Thunder...

I actually don't mind finding out what's coming closer to release, honestly. A few years ago we were finding out about figures sometimes six or nine months in advance of when they actually came out, let alone when I'd actually see them. Stuff would feel old before I even had a chance to buy it beca...

I don't have a Ross near me. I'm hoping those Dinos make it to TJ Mazz or Marshall's. Right now, I've got MP Grimlock, AoE Sludge (G1 colors), Animated Slag, and Energon Swoop. I've also got some other movie dinos, but not in G1 colors. I found TR Chromedome on sale for US$10. He's OK, and I'm glad ...

Good review, as always. Two things, though: For the most part though, the toys left quite a bit to be desired after the exit of G1. Sure, there was a rainbow colored G2 redeco, but there haven’t been many iterations of the big lug since. The G1 toys were reissued during the original RiD, but with di...

TR Alpha Trion, Apeface, Brawn, and Brainstorm . Brawn's head mode is a great representation of the character, but doesn't go well with most of the bodies I have. His accessory isn't great either. I agree with Warcry about Apeface needing more joints. Just neck and elbows would've made a world of d...

...but do they match the numbering on the original G2 Aerialbots...? Yes. I just thought it was odd that they had a numbering scheme defined already by the original G2 toys, but didn't think to follow it on the packaging. The CW toys lack the names prineted on the original G2 toys, but that's proba...

CW G2 Superion at TJ Maxx. I don't care for the numbering on each bot, but am amused that the numbers don't match those on the back of the box, which in turn don't match the numbers on the boxes of the individual G1 releases.