by Collecticon | Nov 7, 2010 | Blog
Amidst all my recent nerd rage regarding knock offs I came across this image and it at least calmed me back down to realizing this is all about toys in the end… plastic… plastic crack! Click the image to see it better.
by Collecticon | Nov 6, 2010 | Blog, Dear Hasbro...
Dear Hasbro – WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING OVER THERE? We know, we’ve heard it time and time again: You don’t like the fact that other companies are knocking off your figures, but there is little that you can do about it. Bummer It’s ok,...
by Collecticon | Nov 5, 2010 | Blog
Happy Friday everyone! Hot of the trails of The Real World Iacon comes The Outdated Robo Show!!
by Collecticon | Nov 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
I was underwhelmed today when I received an update from Robotkingdom in my email stating that they had posted pre-orders for a new edition of the Masterpiece Convoy and Megatron molds. The Convoy is labled as MP1L, which I assume designates it as “Last.”...
by Collecticon | Nov 3, 2010 | Blog
And that’s all folks. The knock-off train has officially left the station. We are now seeing knock offs of toys that never existed, namely a Transformers-branded Diaclone Swoop (now on ebay!). This is a figure that has reach upwards of $700 to attain due to...
by Collecticon | Oct 29, 2010 | Blog
YES! It is purple! All the pre-production versions of this toy had a red symbol and now the final production version is purple. Check out a full gallery here.
by Collecticon | Oct 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
From the twisted mind of Bottalk’s Durango: He keeps talking about his character driven indie movie he might do one day.
by Collecticon | Oct 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
Transformers has certainly ‘crossed over’ at this point as a Transforming vehicle very similar to Bumblebee is included in a Bollywood Dance routine. The question now is if Bumblebee is more recognizable worldwide than Optimus Prime! Link originally found...
by Collecticon | Oct 25, 2010 | Blog
I was recently contacted regarding an by a casting director in LA looking for Transformers collectors. They were looking for specifically Transformers collectors with “lavish” collections and who own their own home. I chose to pass this opportunity on...
by Collecticon | Oct 25, 2010 | Blog
Check out this sweet illustration of the contemporary Autobot elite (including City Commander!) by Flickr user Schema-one.
