Toy Data Toy Name (Short):  VNR Optimus Prime Original Price:  49.99 Fetish:  Robots that turn into Trucks Country:  USA Review Content Toy Review Summary:  VNR Optimus Prime Toy Review Content:  By far, Optimus Prime has more toys to his name than any other Transformers character. Even if you specifically just look at the original from G1. So, odds are 99%+ he will get a toy in any product line. In 2019, Hasbro added another subline under Transformers: Generations, called Collaborative. The gimmick is cross-overs with other franchises & compani ..read more

Toy Data Toy Name (Short):  Perigee Original Price:  5800 Country:  Japan Review Content Toy Review Summary:  Perigee Toy Review Content:  Perigee (Mild Girl) is one half of the Mild Robo duo. Along with Apogee (Mild Boy), these characters started life as mascots for Suntory, promoting their whiskey in 1984. While these mascots were not aimed at kids, the characters became so popular that many toys were made for them from 1984-1985. The were imported to the US as "Love-Bo-Gi-Bots". This is one of the larger toys, an AM radio alarm clock. Being an AM radio ..read more

Toy Data Toy Name (Short):  Batman (1989) Original Price:  110.00 Scale:  1:12 Country:  USA Review Content Toy Review Summary:  Batman (1989) Toy Review Content:  My first ONE:12 Collective purchase was the standard version of Batman: Ascending Knight, which I reviewed previously. Love it, and have kept my eye on the line since then, picking up a figure here & there. But somehow, I was late to the news that another Batman, based on the 1989 movie, was happening. I immediately went online to pre-order, but it was too late. Everyone, everywhere, w ..read more

Toy Data Toy Name (Short):  Wheeljack Toy Number:  108 Original Price:  24.99 Fetish:  Robots that turn into Trucks Country:  USA Review Content Toy Review Summary:  Wheeljack Toy Review Content:  This toy is a huge piece of crap, and I hate myself for buying it. I bought it on impulse because I saw it transformed into a VW Bus, which my family had when I was a kid. I have never seen the movie (nor do I intend to).  I should have taken a closer look. How are we still making things that look like this in 2024? First off, it's a Studio Seri ..read more

Toy Data Toy Name (Short):  Ezra Bridger's Speeder Toy Number:  B6113 Country:  USA Review Content Toy Review Summary:  Ezra Bridger's Speeder Toy Review Content:  I think collectively we all slept on Rebels toys. They came out alongside The Force Awakens, and often in the same line, so no wonder they got buried. Now, with the popularity of Ahsoka, prices are creeping up! These toys were actually exactaly what I want out of a Star Wars line. Simple articulation, good sculpts and a great price point. Ezra Bridger's Speeder came out in 2015 and I think cost a ..read more

Toy Data Toy Name (Short):  Raideen Trump Card Set Toy Number:  CN-790 Country:  Japan Review Content Toy Review Summary:  Raideen Trump Card Set Toy Review Content:  This is another set from Seika, this time it's the Raideen Trump Card Set. Why "Trump" Cards? According to Wikipedia: "Due primarily to the prevalence of the trump in card games, the term used in Japan for the standard 52-card deck of playing cards is toranpu (トランプ), derived from the English word "trump"." This deck of cards comes with an outer sleeve, and inside the cards are encased in a pl ..read more

Toy Data Toy Name (Short):  Mirage Original Price:  24.99 Fetish:  Robots that turn into Cars Country:  USA Review Content Toy Review Summary:  G2 Universe Mirage Toy Review Content:  The G2 Universe Mirage was part of a Walmart-only sub line called the Toxitron collection. This figure is a repaint of the Kingdom Mirage mold, done up in the color scheme of an un-released concept for a G2 Mirage toy. Yes, that's a deep cut. The box art is AWESOME. The toy isn't bad either. Growing up in the 80s, when I saw how everything in the 90s was neon and "ex ..read more

Toy Data Toy Name (Short):  Aunt Beru with Service Droid Fetish:  Droid Country:  USA Review Content Toy Review Summary:  Aunt Beru with Service Droid Toy Review Content:  Poor Aunt Beru. She only wanted what was best for Luke, and as a result, gets toasted to a cinder by Imperial Stormtroopers. Released in 1999 as part of the Power of the Force line, she was packaged with a Treadwell Service Droid, Blue Milk container, and Blue Milk glass. This was part of the Flashback Photo series that featured an image that changed by sliding down a tab. Figures release ..read more

Toy Data Toy Name (Short):  Suletta Mercury Original Price:  28.99 Scale:  1:12 Country:  Japan Review Content Toy Review Summary:  Suletta Mercury Toy Review Content:  Suletta Mercury is the main character from the series Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury. She's adorable. I was a big fan of the series, so I thought I would pick up a kit of her to display with the Gundam Aerial. This is a Figure-rise Standard model kit, which is sort of a Gunpla for figures. It's like a DIY SHFigurarts, and the end result is very toy-like. I'm not going to ..read more

Toy Data Toy Name (Short):  Gundam Aerial Toy Number:  03 Original Price:  22.99 Scale:  1:144 Country:  Japan Review Content Toy Review Summary:  Gundam Aerial Toy Review Content:  I am, at best, a casual Gunpla fan. I enjoy building a model here and there, but I build them straight out of the box with maybe only the basic amount of panel lining. I think I am more about the process of assembly than having some ultra custom painted display piece. And even then, I tend to only pick up kits of characters from shows I like. And last year, I reall ..read more