MODFANS ALS01T RULLER > REVIEW

Preamble

At the time of writing the review for Modfans AL01S Ruller (the silver version), AL01T was still on pre-order and awaiting arrival into the Vault. Well he’s here now and I’m going to write a few words and take some pictures for you to look over. Oh hell, who am I kidding, I’m copying & pasting and maybe changing a line or two. As let’s be honest, aside from the colour, it’s the same bloody figure! So you can read on with an air of familiarity or just look at the lovely pictures, choose your fate!

MODFANS AL01S RULLER > REVIEW

Preamble

Modfans…. I’d heard that name before but I couldn’t place it. So, I took myself off to the Internet and soon found out where I’d seen it before. A few years back they produced a ‘talking’ fusion canon replacement for MP-36 Megatron that spoke English. With my thought niggle fully abated I could turn my focus to the figure that they were releasing, AL01S Ruller, or an MP version of a transforming Roller to you and me. Now I don’t usually hold much value in having things transform that hadn’t had that ability previously, for example; Cybertron, The Ark, The Nemesis etc… Don’t get me wrong, I can see the appeal but it’s not something that has really caught my attention. However after seeing the preview images of Ruller…. Modfans, you have my attention!

X-TRANSBOTS MX-23 FIORAVANTI > REVIEW

Preamble

As far back as I can remember, I have always liked the Omnibots. Which is curious as I have never actually had any physical experienced them, that is to say I have neither owned nor played with them. There have been numerous occasion where I could have owned them when I got back into collecting, but something else always seemed to take priority. For those that may be unaware, the Omnibots were offered as a mail away promotion billed as the ‘Reinforcements from Cybertron’ in 1985. To my knowledge, these mail away figures were never made available here in the UK.

HASBRO GHOSTBUSTERS PLASMA SERIES > TRADED-IN with COSMIC TOYS

Cosmic Toys this time has sent me a rather spooky trade-in. Hot on the heels of my look at New Age Octavian, I’m following that up with a set of 4 Ghostbusters Plasma Series figures. These come to me loose with some accessories, but the important thing is; it’s the original team from the first movie: Venkman, Stantz, Spengler and Zeddemore. I’ll get straight to the bustin’ because it makes me feel good!.

NEWAGE H27-W CONQUEST & H28 OCTAVIAN > TRADED-IN with COSMIC TOYS

Our friends over at Cosmic Toys approached us a while ago with a view to send me some traded-in items they have had. Asking me to take a quick look at, do some photo’s and write a word or two about them.

You may have already seen some of them, as I had previously categorised them under the “Half-Arsed Review” feature. However I have decided to ditch this in favour of a shortened and more straight to the point commentary, after all, they are items that they do hopefully intend to sell. But don’t worry, the Half-Arsed Review is still a thing but will be moved onto something else.

TONKANATOR > REVIEW

I had no intentions of getting this particular Transformer upon its initial release. Not that I dislike it, more that I disliked the price. In my opinion it was vastly overpriced for what it is…. a 40 plus year old toy design in a colour scheme, more or less, robbed from the G2 toy line. 

MH TOYS MH-01C HURRICANE > REVIEW

Honestly, I know very little about the Shattered Glass Universe, aside from the Autobots being the bad guys and the Decepticons being the good guys. Perhaps it’s just as straight forward as that, who knows?

However, as I’m looking at a figure and it’s merits therein, I don’t think I really need to know much past the base overview of the premise. Shall we get to it then?

X-TRANSBOTS MM-IV+ OLLIE > REVIEW

Preamble

Wheelie was not a character or toy that I was ever interested in. My first introduction to him was in 1986 via the animated movie and then later, sporadic appearances in the Marvel UK comics. As you can guess, he didn’t leave that much of an impression upon me. Much later I happened to briefly own a G1 Wheelie that came into my possession via a lot that I’d bought. He didn’t stay very long, the toy being absolutely awful. I do have a G1 Wheelie now, but it has been foisted upon me as part of the Transformers Collection #20 two-pack, where he accompanies Kup…. yet another abysmal figure. That’s how it would have remained had not my questionable collecting choices buggered things up by deciding to branch out into Masterpiece versions of the animated movie characters from the official movie poster. It was at that moment I realised, I’d fucked up!