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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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Till All Are None

A few months ago, a fellow collector introduced me to Tech Inn , a Spanish based tech company that, for some reason, also dabbled in...

Gobble Gobble

I'm a bit behind in opening them, but the Mainline Transformer Legacy: United figures are still rolling in, though I don't think I've...

When Nature Calls

When it comes to MP figures, vehicle based ones always get priority. The Beast era stuff isn't terrible per say, but from an engineering...

Riding Him Like The Village Bicycle

With the passage of time comes the delivery of more Transformers figures. Recently, Deluxe Chromia from the Legacy United line was...

We Don't Need Any Roads....

So, in Summer 2023 or so, a most interesting crossover product was announced - the Lunar Cruiser Prime. This Transformers product aimed...

So I Started Finger Blastin'!

Hasbro has a long history of doing repaints of figures that improve certain aspects of the product while also annoying the shit out of...

Choke Me, Officer...

So as I was browsing the remnants of previous lines, I cam across a few figures that I didn't bother orders for one reason or another. I...

Lil' Bow Wow

My respect for Beast Wars is basically in the revolutionary CGI (for the time) and story telling, because most of the earlier toys were...

Nice Nozzle!

As we enter the Spring, the second wave of the Mainline Transformers figures have started reaching stores, with distribution in Canada...

Duel Of The Fates

When it comes to store exclusives, Transformers have been very hit and miss. with the multi packs generally not doing so great. One set...

The Power of Primus COMPELLS YOU!

This one jumped the queue by a few figures, but it's a special one. My addiction to Transformers isn't as crippling as with anime waifus...

Here Catcher Catcher Catcher!!

The early 2000s was a time of renaissance for the Transformers franchise, or at least it was in this part of the world. In Japan, the...

Blow Me Away

First Deluxe Class of the newest mainline is Windblade, the result of a fan design contest about a decade ago now. She's one of those...

You're so Animated, Prime!

Every year around this time, the new Transformers mainline figures start to show up in Canada. For 2024, this line is Transformers...

It's Getting a Little Shady

With the new mainline just recently announced, this means that the current mainline, Transformers: Legacy Evolution, is winding down....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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