A small first effort for the TFSpeedwriting Tumblr blog. I’ve not written anything since school days, so over 20 years, and I sucked then too. Please don’t expect more than a tropey mess 😀 Prompt: A[…]
Generation Toy Sarge – Streetwise
Sometimes you pick up a toy and it fills you with enough thoughts that you are compelled to write some of them down, and today, with Generation Toy’s Sarge (MP scaled Streetwise), it is one[…]
Toy of the Year 2017
2017 has been a hell of a year for transforming robot toys and putting this list together has been quite a challenge. This list could easily have been 20 or 30 toys long, maybe even[…]
MMC Tyrantron
Since this MMC version of megatron turned up I’ve had plenty of time to fiddle and play and pose, and it turns out he’s a proper lovely boy! But not wanting to overstate it, I[…]
TFC Raging Bull Mini Review and Image Gallery
TFC’s Raging Bull, a third party representation of Laster from Transformers Victory. Well this is a lovely little toy make its way to my shelf. He’s one of those characters you don’t expect to turn up,[…]
Autobot Air Guardian
I have fond memories of Jetfire as a wee lad. In my simple child mind he was the biggest and so when I got him he became my new Autobot leader, and I guess his[…]
Autobot Command Crew
MP10 Optimus Prime, MP17 Prowl, MP30 Ratchet, and MakeToys Downbeat as Jazz. When it comes to the Autobot command crew I don’t think there is any doubt as to who the top dogs are. Obviously[…]
Diaclone Dia-Battles V2
When I picked up my Dia-Battles to use as my daily deskbot it blew me away once again what a fantastic toy it is. So much fun to mess with, so many variations and configurations[…]
Decepticon High Command
MakeToys Despotron as Megatron, Cloud 9 Quakeblast as Shockwave, MP 13 Soundwave and Laserbeak, and MMC Jaguar as Ravage. Who should sit in the top slots in the Decepticon chain of command. Of course Megatron[…]
Strika and Roadbuster
MMCs Dicamus and Titanika as Roadbuster and Strika Not the first two characters I would peg as mould mates. Roadbuster, the super popular tank of a guy from fan favourites The Wreckers has had a[…]