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I was going to skip it, then I traded a bunch of sets for a used one at Bricks and Minifigs. It is weird because it is the only modular I have that I haven't built myself. I imagine I am less enthused about it because of that, since I didn't get to experience the build. I haven't felt the need...

So what is the deal with these? I go to Target too much, and I almost always only see He-Man and Skeletor. Once, I did see She-Ra (and bought it) and never again. I've seen Ninjor once and Stratos once. I'm assuming that every figure other than He-Man and Skeletor are one to a box? Or some...

I've encountered Dinobot several times this week (for the first time) and Inferno somewhat less. This is at Target. It also seems easier to get Hot Rod and Scourge. It boggles me that stocks are still generally low. I haven't seen a Leader in weeks. I had to order BW Megatron from Amazon, and...

$6 each? I thought $5 was rediculous. Maybe this was at an overpriced retailer, but still. No way. When Lego went to $4 each, I got choosy and stopped the gotta catch 'em all vibe. When Lego went to $5 each, I just stopped altogether. They're nice to look at, but that's all, folks.

I have not seen the Headmasters at Wal-mart. I was able to pick up Elita-1 and Bumblebee (after not realizing they were exclusives and not available anywhere else). Mostly at Target, but also at Wal-mart, I've been able to round out all the new Studio 86 and Kingdom releases except Cheetor. ...

I found three at my otherwise barren store. When I went to a second Wal-Mart later in the week, they had none. I still have my original G1 Blaster, but I took it apart as a kid and the eject mechanism never worked the same. Now I have a working version!

The Goshfun Chinese Restaurant caught my eye -- $99 for a 1326 piece modular doesn't seem bad. But the picture is of a computer model -- that's a warning sign -- and the only reviews left no text. Weirdly, it's a modular design, but that building intentionally doesn't have a fourth wall...

I found Allicon at Wal-Mart, though it was not one of my local ones. This one had plenty of that wave: Smokescreen, Arcee, and Airwave. Passed on Airwave, as I will on the rest of those. The first one was enough. My local Wal-marts never have anything. I don't understand how they can supposedly...

Target is having an in-store promotion: for certain brands, including Transformers, it's Buy One Get One 50% off.  It was yesterday (the 6th) and today (the 7th). This stacks with the 25% off one toy coupon. I used this to pick up Masterpiece Movie Ironhide and Sky Lynx.  It takes the 25% off...

Thanks for this! I stopped by Target Mission Viejo on the way home tonight and they had three. There was no clearance tag or sticker, but they rang up at $74.99, so I picked one up.

Totally agree with this. Looks great in both modes, and no annoying compromises. Worse than Throttlebots, Duocons, Monsterbots, <insert ugly,bricky disappointment here>? Worse than Fuzors? Snapdragon (G1) had a chunky 'jet', a strangely proportioned robot, and a totally unconvincing...

I picked up Snapdragon and Starscream earlier this week.  I have yet to open Snapdragon. I was really pleasantly surprised by Starscream.  Both modes are fantastic, transformation is intuitive but with some surprising bits, and it really looks great in either form.  The only thing missing is...

The new Hulkbuster doesn't actually look that bad, except for the head which is pretty bad. But it also doesn't really look like a Hulkbuster. Decent mech, but that head is kind of embarrassing. The new tower is taller by two floors and has an Avengers logo built out of bricks, which I kind...

Yes and no. On the whole, it's better. I have had no issues with the Mega Blox Pokemon sets -- they're actually all pretty fantastic. Gyrados, Blastoise, Mega Pikachu -- they were all fun to build and gorgeous to display. Even Mr. Mime is good. I did have some issues with the Mega Blox Star...

Found the DC minifigures yesterday.  Puzzle Zoo wanted 8.95 (!) for them, which was absolute batshit because this particular store is literally next door to a Lego store.  They are indeed $5 now. Which marks my end of minifigures.  I would have liked all of the DC crew, but picked just the...