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Date: Monday, March 10th 2008 5:25pm CDT
Categories: Toy News,
Reviews,
Site Articles,
Editorials
Posted by: i_amtrunks |
Credit(s): Counterpunch
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Seibertron's own Counterpunch has started a series of articles on how we, Transformers fans "have it good".
This series of articles will focus on what was good about certain toy lines of figures, focusing on the positive, rather than the negative.
In his second article, Counterpunch discusses all that was good and right with the Micron Legend/Armada series.
The title alone brings with it a tide of discontent, disappointment, and overall dislike. Arguing for the high points in this line is like playing Devil’s Advocate. Childish, lacking articulation, and gimmick heavy, Armada is the whipping boy of modern Transformers lines. I have to admit, after being taken in by RiD, I was certainly taken back by Armada. Many of my early purchases of this line were actually due to boredom or just to buy something ‘fun’ (I was working a miserable, exhausting job as nighttime security for my University…). Needless to say, my first take on the toys, like many people who see them today for the first time, was not necessarily positive.
Interestingly enough, the line started to sell really well. Not only that, but there was a lot of hype and excitement around the series, much like Animated is causing today. There were people who were unhappy with this new series, but for the most part, those folks were able to get by on the new and exciting reissue G1 toys that were appearing from Takara. Hard to believe in a way, but Armada got less popular with collectors as time went by, where as most series toys seem to see a slow but steady gain in popularity.
Why take another look at this series? Do we really dislike these toys to the degree that popular opinion would suggest? I don’t think so... We all know the bad, I’m going to review some things which might just change your mind, well, that or have to justify to your girlfriend and/or wife why you are spending $40 on a Mini-con.
To read the rest of Counterpunch's article, please
click here.
Please feel free to add your comments and thoughts on the topic in Counterpunch's
original thread. Please remember that we are trying to keep these discussions positive, in relation to the articles.
Date: Thursday, March 6th 2008 4:48pm CST
Categories: Reviews,
Site Articles,
Interviews,
Editorials
Posted by: i_amtrunks |
Credit(s): Counterpunch
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Views: 43,972
Seibertron's own Counterpunch has started a series of articles on how we, Transformers fans "have it good".
This series of articles will focus on what was good about certain toy lines of figures, focusing on the positive, rather than the negative.
In his
first article, Counterpunch discusses all that was good and right with the Car Robots/Robots in Disguise series.
I'm going to start this conversation with RiD/Car Robots as the basis. Beast Wars was fine and good, but I think of Car Robots as the Preface to modern day Transformers both in style and substance.
When I first saw RiD, I was to put it mildly, blown away. This was everything I had hoped for in Transformers from when I was a kid. Detailed toys, great sculpting, TOYS THAT WERE ACCURATE TO THE SHOW, and a Train combiner! (how f’n cool was that? Seriously, I'm an American kid and we never got that before)
Then, I found out that these toys were complicated. Damn Sideburn is really hard to Transform. What's going on here? Prime and Magnus combine? Megatron is a frickin puzzle? This was way, way more than I remembered from my G1 days of flip the legs out, pull the arms, flip the head, you're done. These toys were engineered in a way that was asking for adult and older collectors to actually handle them. They looked great and were fun/tough to transform.
Counterpunch continues on with the article, which you can check out in full in the
original thread, and please feel free to add your comments and thoughts on the topic in Counterpunch's
original thread. Please remember that we are trying to keep these discussions positive, in relation to the articles.
Date: Friday, February 29th 2008 8:38pm CST
Categories: Movie Related News,
Toy News,
Reviews,
Collectables
Posted by: Tigertrack |
Credit(s): Nekoman
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Views: 26,083
Do you long to own the exclusive Generation One colored version of the movie Arcee figure? Do you dig looking at toy galleries, drooling and wishing you could own that figure? Need more pictures to convince the significant other that it's a toy worth having?
Nekoman has been able to solve these needs with a gallery that he found that features the Exclusive Wonderfest Arcee Generation 1 Repaint.
You can view the gallery by 'Fat Guy'
here.
And you can join Nekoman, and others commenting on this exclusive repaint
in this thread.
With all the visual evidence you need to convince you, all you need to do now is come up with the scratch to buy her. Or try to ignore her...
Date: Tuesday, February 26th 2008 11:08am CST
Categories: Toy News,
Reviews,
Collectables
Posted by: Tigertrack |
Credit(s): Iron Maniac
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Views: 43,799
Iron Maniac, Seibertronian and fellow Detroiter, has shared his review of this custom set.
We can all be jealous because he was able to score it for the comparably small amount of $60 (as opposed to the Ebay $150-$300).
The creator of the set is a group called the TFClub, and they also have plans for other customs to help to really jazz up your
boring Transformers including the Emperor Starscream Upgrade Set for MP Starscream, and the armor/trailer for CLASSICs Ultra Magnus.
Join in the already existing discussion
here.
We are looking forward to more reviews by Seibertronians that purchase this creative additions.
Now if TFClub would only set up a pre-order page for this stuff...
Date: Wednesday, February 6th 2008 3:51pm CST
Categories: Cartoon News,
Toy News,
Reviews,
Digital Media News
Posted by: i_amtrunks |
Credit(s): Pascal of Cybertron.ca
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Views: 37,255
Following on from
our earlier report, Pascal of
Cybertron.ca has posted a
Youtube Video of Transformers: Animated Megatron's Transformation Sequence.
The video runs for just over 3 minutes, and shows the Transformation from Alt mode to Robot mode, as well as Megatron's articulation abilities.
To watch the video, please
click here, and to see Pascal's original thread with images of Bulkhead and Megatron (including some updated images), please
click here.
Date: Tuesday, February 5th 2008 3:47pm CST
Categories: Toy News,
Reviews
Posted by: i_amtrunks |
Credit(s): Pascal of Cybertron.ca
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Views: 21,622
Pascal of the
Cybertron.ca boards has posted up a mini review and images of Transformers: Animated Voyager class figures Megatron and Bulkhead.
The Images show both figures in both modes, from multiple angles, with some nice close-ups.
To check out the reviews and images, please
click here.
Date: Thursday, January 31st 2008 5:06pm CST
Categories: Cartoon News,
Reviews,
Press Releases,
People News,
Company News
Posted by: i_amtrunks |
Credit(s): Savagery, IGN.com
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Views: 30,995
Seibertron's own Savagery, has informed us that
IGN.com have started a new article: "Annoying Character of the day", and opened with none other than
Wheelie himself.
It seems the Number #1 reason for Wheelie gaining the Inaugural Annoying Character of the Day wards is his incessant rhyming. To check out IGN's full report on why they believe Wheelie deserves such an honour, please
click here.
So what do you think? Are IGN right? Does Wheelie deserve such an honour? Discuss below.
Date: Monday, January 28th 2008 11:57am CST
Categories: Movie Related News,
Toy News,
Reviews
Posted by: Skowl |
Credit(s): Nekoman, BWTF.com
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Views: 42,389
BWTF.com has posted a review of the new Jungle Bonecrusher figure from the
Transformers Movie toyline. The figure is a repaint of the
deluxe-class Bonecrusher
You can see the review and images
by clicking here.
And join the on-going discussion
by clicking here.
Date: Tuesday, January 8th 2008 3:47pm CST
Categories: Comic Book News,
Reviews,
People News
Posted by: i_amtrunks |
Credit(s): Simon Furman
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Views: 36,962
Simon Furman has once again updated his
blog, this time with many hints and teasers about the upcoming Beast Wars: the Ascending Issue #4, to be released Wednesday the 9th of January.
In his short recap Furman discusses Guido Guidi and his efforts on the art side, after replacing Don Figueroa who left the series at after issue #3, and a brief recap of the issue.
Furman concludes his synopsis with a cryptic clue...
Suffice it to say, the action starts on page 1 and doesn’t stop until page 22. And inbetween there’s triumph, torment and tragedy aplenty. No one is guaranteed to survive (and many don’t) and no happy endings are assured. In fact, as so often happens, the ending is also a beginning. Those who know their Beast Wars will be pleased the final scenes on page 22 (I hope!).
There are spoilers aplenty in this
blog update, especially for those who may have not kept up to date with the series, so consider yourselves forewarned.
Furman also has a link to Don Figueroa's cover for Issue #4, which you can also see below:
To read Simon Furman's full blog entry, please
click here, and don't forget all discussion on all things Beast Wars: Ascending can be made in our
Comics Discussion Forum.
Date: Wednesday, January 2nd 2008 4:01pm CST
Categories: Toy News,
Reviews
Posted by: i_amtrunks |
Credit(s): bwtf.com
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Views: 44,098
Ben of
Ben's World of Transformers has posted a full review of the upcoming Movie Allspark powered figure Stockade on his
website.
Along with the review, Ben has also revealed Stockade's character profile, Bio and Tech Specs.
To read the full review, as well as the Bio and Tech Specs for Stockade, please
click here.
And don't forget to let us know where you have spotted Stockade figures in our
Sightings Forum.
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