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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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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...

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...

Spanking the Monkey

50 I am a child of the 80s - while I appreciate the story telling of Beast Wars, the original toys never really did anything for me. From...

Double Fisting It

So this past weekend, I was reminded of a universal truth - prices at conventions are insane. I usually find that one fire sale item, but...

I Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog

So MP Hound came out a while ago, and I remember skipping him because the MSRP made me feel just a bit on the ill side. Time passed, he...

Boob Job

When it comes to MP Arcee, people are either in the "love" or "hate" categories, with most of the hate being directed at one defining...

Biggie Smalls

The most recent Masterpiece Transformer, Trailbreaker, was released in Japan late 2022, and my copy actually just arrived quite recently....

Just The Two Of Us!

Last minute Christmas shopping, even if it is literally for yourself, can often result in surprises. Take Thundercracker here for an...

Tiny Terror

Over the Black Friday 2022 sales period, there was one figure that I consistently saw on sale - the MP 53 Skids. Generally, at worst most...

Three Ladies Walk Into a Bar...

Just playing catch up, and I've gotten around to these three Fembots from various mainline series - Studio '86 Arcee, BB Movie Arcee, and...

He's Gonna Be Running a Train....

... just probably not the kind of train you were thinking of. Today, we'll take a quick look at the Transformers Legacy: Velocitron...

Let's Go!!!

Well, it's finally here - the Hasbro Pulse Victory Saber set. Just about a year late.. no big deal. It's just a figure set of a highly...

Punch Buggy!

The retail availability in Canada for Transformers is weird. Unless you're just going through smaller independent shops, it seems like...

Blast From The Past

The Transformers Legacy line is now well underway, with teases coming from Hasbro and the overseas collecting groups regarding things to...

New Year, New Line....

Usually, the new Transformers toy line debuts around Christmas time, but I'm guessing due to COVID related logistics issues, figures for...

Ninja Rap!

LIke Nicee, MP Arcee received a retool/repaint, specifically MP-55 Nightbird, the Decepticon Ninja! Let's be honest - considering that...

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