Month: June 2016

WreckGar – Transformers G1

June 30, 2016 Hasbro, Transformers, Transformers 2 Comments

Here’s another one I never had as a kid, Wreckgar – leader of the Junkbots of Junkion. He was first seen in Transformers The Movie and turns into a motorcycle. Seems like it was much more important for it to look like a motorcycle when it transformed than to look like the robot in the movie. The toy came out in 1986. By this time I wasn’t collecting Transformers. I did not really care for this character in the movie. But I picked it up a couple of years ago so I could complete the set of Generation 1 Transformers I actually wanted.

Wreckgar came out in 2010 Reveal the Shield which is far superior to the G1 release. And Target has a Exclusive version out right now Transformers Generations Platinum Edition Planet of Junk Clash that includes Hot Rod, Wreck-Gar, and Junkion Scrapheap figures which is pretty nice if you have $75 to shell out.

 

WreckGar 1986 Transformers G1 Autobot C-81 Hasbro Junkion Junkbots motorcycle Foreign names Japanese- Wreck-Gar(レックガー Rekkugā), French- Ferraille(Scrap), Italian- Chopper

WreckGar 1986 Transformers Generation 1 Autobot Junkion

WreckGar from The Transformers: The Movie G1 Autobot C-81 Leader of the Junkion Junkbots motorcycle Foreign names Japanese- Wreck-Gar(レックガー Rekkugā), French- Ferraille(Scrap), Italian- Chopper

WreckGar from The Transformers: The Movie Leader of the robots from Junkion



Sunstorm – Transformers G1

June 29, 2016 Takara, Transformers, Transformers 2 Comments
Sunstorm - Generation 1 Decepticon 2003 eHobby Japanese ID number: 89 (サンストーム Sansutōmu)

Sunstorm Generation 1 Decepticon 2003 eHobby

 

Here’s the last of the Decepticon jets – “Sunstorm.”  This was never issued originally with the G1 robots in 1984 even though he appeared in the first episode of the Generation 1 cartoon.  I think I have all 7 of the Seekers now, unless there are others I do not know about. The Hasbro Masterpiece Sunstorm just came out, but the colors are awful. This will be the only Sun-storm in my collection, unless they make a nicer one.

This is another one I got in Akihabara, Japan. This appears to be made by e-Hobby a store affiliated with TakaraTomy that has made several exclusive Transformers redecos.

Sunstorm(サンストーム Sansutōmu) - Generation 1 Decepticon 2003 eHobby Japanese ID number: 89

Sun-storm – Generation 1 Decepticon 2003 eHobby

 

Voltron Legendary Defender Netflix

June 25, 2016 Anime, Voltron No Comments

So coolest thing this year, Netflix and DreamWorks revamped Voltron.  Can’t believe I missed this. So the same guys who made Kung Fu Panda and Shrek just put out Voltron Legendary Defender Netflix and just made my summer. To make it even better, the people working on the show Lauren Montgomery and Joaquim Dos Santos both worked on Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. Avatar being my favorite cartoon tv show of all time! If you have Netflix, you can find Voltron: Legendary Defender HERE.
Voltron Legendary Defender Netflix Dreamworks 2016
I was not a fan of the original show, just the robots(For me the original anime lacked in production value, I hated the voice acting, and I did not care for the characters. So pretty much everything). But I actually like this show. It just came out June 10th.

Check out this fresh take on the old 80’s show. It’s something you actually can watch with your kids and relive your own childhood a little too. I have been waiting for a good robot anime to pop up since watching Gurren Lagann last year. Netflix just dropped 10 episodes 2 weeks ago. I have watched 3 and I am hooked! On to episode 4, catcha later…

So I am thinking, when do the toys come out?
Spring 2017 from Playmates Toys

Can’t wait! Guess this was more about the show than the merchandising. More on this later…