MAKETOYS MTRM-15 ENDGAME: A HALF-ARSED REVIEW

 

Cosmic Toys reached out and asked us to do a few quick reviews of items that they have had traded in recently, we kick off with: Maketoys MTRM-15 Endgame, their take on a Masterpiece style Dirge.

FANS TOYS FT-53 PARKOUR > REVIEW

Preamble

My collecting these days falls into two categories, upgrading / replacing or items that catch my eye. Parkour falls very much within the former. The role of Cliffjumper on my shelf over the years has been filled by two figures, first it was ACE Tumbler and then, and most currently, MMC Hellion. But with my Masterpiece collection slowly starting to become more cartoon orientated in aesthetic, Hellion was beginning to look out of place. And, with Fans Toys announcing the intended release of their adaptation of Cliffjumper, having already obtained their Huffer and Brawn, it was a forgone conclusion that a pre-order would be made. So, do Fans Toys have us dead centre in their view finder with this release? Lets take a look shall we.

TOP 10 TRANSFORMERS PURCHASES OF 2022

To close off the run through of my 2022 pick-ups I have been asked what my 'Top 10' of 2022 was.

So here they are, just the pictures and no text as to be honest, there's nothing more really to say that I've not addressed in the previous blog entry, which you can view here. I'll also be discussing them over a live stream, the link to which I'll add to the bottom of this blog when it's done.

A YEAR IN THE DAY - THE VAULTS OF IACON 2022 COLLECTION REVIEW

Well, that’s 2022 done with. But before I close it off an move on to 2023 I thought I’d take a look back at my year of collecting. There was a lot of stuff that came into The Vault over the year, the most since 2018 in fact. It was all mainly Masterpiece this year, aside from the few bits of Black Series, but we’re not here to discuss that today.

I’ll break this down by Month and then do an overview at the end, giving my best / worst figure of the year etc.

Right then, let’s crack on shall we?

OCULAR MAX RMX-11 TEMPO > REVIEW

Preamble

Short of time and still recovering from a carbohydrate coma, I’ve decided to do a shorter review for RMX-11 Tempo. In time I may revisit this review and add to it but for now I think I’ll say pretty much all I have to on this release.

FANS TOYS FT-48 JIVE > REVIEW

Preamble

As I’ve mentioned before, my collecting journey nowadays pretty much consists of upgrading or replacing. My collection as an entity was pretty much locked down some years ago now. I’d been more than happy with Maketoys Downbeat, although there was something missing from it overall, which I could never quite put my finger on. Anyway, Fans Toys announced their take on Jazz so it was to the sales pile with Downbeat, a pre-order for FT-48 Jive was placed and all I had to do was sit back and wait.

X-TRANSBOTS MX-22 COMMANDER STACK > REVIEW

Preamble

I chopped in my MP-22 Ultra Magnus early, pretty much a few days after the announcement from X-Transbots. I liked the look of their offering immediately, so much so I did what I did. I have previous form when it comes to Ultra Magnus, he was the first Optimus Prime I had. That doesn't make sense I know but it’s true.

DEFORMATION SPACE DS-02 RECORDING ALLIANCE > REVIEW

Preamble

Look, I had not intended upon getting a Masterpiece Blaster, that’s the truth. He’s not a character that I was overly bothered about to be honest. Being a resident of the UK, I wasn’t aware of Blaster until June of 1986 when he made his first appearance in the UK Marvel Transformers comic, a full 6 months after his first appearance in the cartoon which was in September of 1985.