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 In another reworked Gobots review, Street Heat jumped to the front of the queque due to me moving him on and having to get pictures of him sharpish.
The figure, a second series Guardian, is one I really wanted to like, but despite an interesting alternative mode and novel transformation he was just a little bit bland and half-hearted, and one of the few figures I can remember being disappointed with (the key to buying Gobots is low expectations, incidentally). However, some time later I picked up an example in the Japanese colour scheme (also used for Robo Machine in Europe) - navy blue, with flame pattern stickers and a few other details. I liked that one much more, so it was just a matter of time before red here was converted into money to be converted into other robots...
- Gobots - Street Heat toy review
 And now for an update based on Revenge of the Fallen's most controversial aspect... Forget the twins' characterisation, forget Julie getting stoned off hash cakes, forget Wheelie having intercourse with Mikaela's leg. The real question is just how many Constructicons are there, how many of them form Devastator and how exactly did the toys end up being so confusing.
Hasbro certainly don't have an answer, so here we cover:
- The Devastator made up of six Constructicons that don't transform;
- The Devastator made up of seven Constructicons that do transform, but is only about six inches tall;
- The four Constructicons who do transform but don't make a Devastator;
- The one guy who may or may not be a Constructicon and was initially released coloured like a guy who is a Construction.
Mmmm, convoluted.
- Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen Devastator (Supreme) toy review
- Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen Devastator (Legends) toy review
- Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen Demolishor toy review
- Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen Long Haul toy review
- Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen Rampage toy review
- Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen Mixmaster toy review
- Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen Scavenger toy review
 A cheap purchase that worked out nicely - having ran out of space for my original Batrain figure a while ago, I snapped up Yamato's non-transforming GN-U Dou version (under the anime name of Sasuraiger) recently, and he's rather good for that sort of thing - very dynamic.
The figure wasn't really worth a page of its' own, so a few pictures and a couple of paragraphs of text have been tagged onto the end of the extant Batrain article. Until, of course, I get hopelessly addicted to GN-U Dou and it gets its' own section... =(
- GN-U Dou Sasuraiger toy review
 Yes, that's right - more Revenge of the Fallen reviews. This one is very tightly themed, covering everyone seen on screen (except Starscream - I'm keeping my powder dry for the forthcoming Leader Class figure) that I haven't already covered who's not a Constructicon. It's an obvious grouping when you think about it.
So, this batch consists of the Voyager figure of The Fallen himself (a pleasant surprise, actually), the Leader class Jetfire (the review also covers his combination with Optimus Prime), Grindor (a recolour of Blackout), Jolt (a personal favourite) and Scalpel.
- Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen Jetfire toy review
- Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen The Fallen toy review
- Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen Grindor toy review
- Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen Jolt toy review
- Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen Scalpel toy review
 I meant to scan World Distributors' awful Mini World storybooks a while ago, but instead put them in a box and repressed them. Today I knocked over than box, and the evil was unleashed. In other words I've scanned the robot ice hockey-themed madness that is "Champions of Lixil".
It's so bad I don't think I've actually read it all the way through. Even at a rate of thirty words a page the book is so terrible my brain just sort of glazes over and refuses to take it all in.
- Robo Machine featuring Challenge of the Gobots - Champions of Lixil scans
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