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 | Aug 16, 2010 | Blog
I just received two nice packages in the mail, one of which broke the record for fastest Ebay turnaround of all time! One is a loose Animated Black Convoy and the other consisted of 3 of the 8 TakaraTomy EZ Collection 4 figures. I snatched up an Elite Guard Optimus...
by Collecticon | Aug 10, 2010 | Blog
I’m not sure whose photograph this is, but I really love it. This is the type of dedication I am looking for in toy collectors. Sure, it’s nice to show it off here and there, but this is a lot more graceful and fun than just showing a silly case full of...
by Collecticon | Aug 3, 2010 | Blog, Tales from the Holiest of Holy Grails
The first chance to pick up Black Animated Convoy has come and gone. Photos of the event where the figure was being sold can be seen at Japanese Transformer blog TF-Seesa (site is in Japanese). This figure was originally expected to be incredibly limited to a total...
by Collecticon | Jul 30, 2010 | Blog
TakaraTomy’s Transformers 2010 line has been evolving over the past few months and has included some unexpected figures joining the psuedo-toyline. Originally, the line promised only 4 new toys including Masterpiece Sleep Convoy, a Unicron Repaint, the Sons of...
