by Collecticon | Oct 5, 2010 | Blog
Seriously, the ingenuity of human beings never ceases to amaze me. Where will Optimus show up next??? Can anyone please identify this store?
by Collecticon | Oct 3, 2010 | Blog
My lovely girlfriend is always quick to share with me any self-deprecating humor regarding my hobby that she can force me to view and tonight was no exception. Check out this web-comic by Scott Meyer that focuses on some questionable attributes from our fond...
by Collecticon | Oct 3, 2010 | Blog
At long last, footage from the Transformers 3 set in Hammond, Indiana. In this video you can see the white Maybach with Simmons inside, Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Rodimus, and the Decepticon Dreads. Yes, that is the name of the SUV’s by word of the film crew. They...
by Collecticon | Oct 1, 2010 | Blog
Today Big Bad Toy Store revealed a pre-order for a 2-pack that seemingly contains the Challenge at Cybertron version of Cyclonus and Hot Rod. Many a nerdy Transfan was up in arms for one of two reasons – Happy that they can now get a chance to buy the best...
by Collecticon | Sep 30, 2010 | Blog
Check out this teaser I made for the upcoming MP-4S Corpse Convoy review! This one is gonna be a doozey!
by Collecticon | Sep 30, 2010 | Blog
Someone needs to stop the people at iGear. No seriously: THEY MUST BE STOPPED. If anyone is willing to spend $1000 to collect all of these knock-offs, then I think it may be time for this Collecticon to throw in the energon towel.
by Collecticon | Sep 29, 2010 | Blog
With every new announcement from Takara Tomy I feel myself responding with less awe and far more shock. With the recent announcement of a Hyper Hobby Black repaint of Animated Rodimus, the total number of exclusive figures outside of the main toyline reaches a...
by Collecticon | Sep 23, 2010 | Blog, Price Check, Tales from the Holiest of Holy Grails
I made a special note to wake up today. Not for my job interview, but instead to make sure I put my final bid in on a special rare item I recently found on Yahoo Japan. The alarm buzzed but I paid no heed, until I woke up to find what the alarm was for: I had missed...
by Collecticon | Sep 20, 2010 | Blog
A great site called The Daily What has posted an amazing amateur video by a creative Russian named Alex Semenov. The video was shot in a matter of 2 hours with edited time amounting to over a month. The results are quite spectacular. Great animation! Transformers from...
by Collecticon | Sep 17, 2010 | Blog
I can hardly contain myself! I’ve been waiting for this day: the day when TakaraTomy would actually need to advertise the features of MP-09 and we could call of the nerd-sleuths from the case (though we thank you for your emotionally charged detective work). It...