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Welcome to Utopia...

.. if you're into rants about toys new and oldish.

This is Collectors Haven, somewhere I've decided to start sharing my analysis on the many, many, random toy purchases of mine. Very much Japanese centric, but you never know what'll show up.

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Look At Those Gains!

Two months later, and I'm still on my TFCon stuff. But, I AM nearing the end, with a few more choice pieces left. One of these is MP-34...

POWER BOTTOM

For a few years now, I've been trying to get my hands on one of the Fans Hobby MB-06 Power Baser figures. Takara, along with quite a few...

WE GOT TWO WORDS FOR YOU!

Of all the TFCon 2023 exclusives, only the Fans Hobby MB-19C Huntsman really looked like it was worth my dropping money on. I'm not a...

It's Over, Prime!

Within a month, not only did the Commander Class Armada Optimus Prime release, but his nemesis, the Leader Class Armada Megatron also...

Junk In The Trunk

Right before TFCon went away for a COVID related vacation, the last Fans Hobby exclusive was the MB-12B - Wheelblade. A repurposing of...

THIS... IS... CYBERTRON!

As we approach the mid point of 2023, the Commander class figure for the Legacy Evolution has finally been released. Yes, I'm talking...

Naval Commander on Deck!

I guess I keep forgetting how time passes on, and that Transformers Armada, released by in the early 2000s, is now considered a retro...

My Fairlady Z

Growing up in the 80s meant I was around for the genesis of what would become Transformers. Of course, that meant that years and years...

Road Rage

Another one of my sheer boredom purchases. I'd heard rumblings about this War Dawn 2 Pack a few weeks ago, but as things go my interest...

Third Time's The Charm!

Going to be another pretty quick one. I happened to come across a loose MP 35 Grapple on Facebook Marketplace. In general, my thoughts on...

Take Me To The Candy Shop...

About.. 20 years ago, I think, Hasbro released G1 Transformer Reissues along side the Takara Tomy Encore series. Around here, these...

Can You Feel.. The Love Tonight?

So the second items that I obtained from Singapore is a bit more expected in that it's where I'd normally get these from anyway. I am...

Attack on Titan

Well, it happened - my MP57 Skyfire finally arrived. Believe it or not, I actually preordered mine at Dewtoys in Singapore when the...

Arachnophobia

As I become more and more experienced in the Third Party Transformers market, I'm seeing more and more interesting things, including the...

Kick Him In The Blueberries....

So you might have noticed that I dabble in Third Party stuff, but generally it's not really my thing because eventually Hasbro/Takara...

The Legacy Continues....

A new year, a new mainline for the Transformers family. The sequel to the Legacy line, subtitled Evolution, seems to be using the same...

The Package Has Been Delivered

Since I'm on a bit of an older school kick, this is a good time to take a quick look at one of the earliest releases in the revamped...

You've Got The Touch!

Once upon a time, Takara started a line of Transformers figures that would represent the best versions of whatever character they were...

Streets of Rage

The term "cursed" is thrown around a lot in the toy collecting world, though generally it applies to poorly made figures where the QC is...

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