Maz's 3rd Party Articles & Reviews

DX9, the alter ego of Unique Toys, take another swing at a Transformers Masterpiece-scaled robot with D06 Carry, a toy paying homage to the Autobots’ post-Optimus leader, Rodimus Prime. DX9 have been doing very well of late, their Invisible figure was superb, Chigurh was a recent favourite of mine, their War in Pocket line is blossoming and now they take a hugely ambitious stab at an all-in-one Generation 1 styled Rodimus Prime, inspired by the anime stylings of Japanese art group Studio Ox.

Keep Calm and Carry On | Source Blog <- CLICK TO READ

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Maz

Never put the two and two together about the Studio Ox connection this guy makes more sense now.

Does this mean we now need an CHUG shelf, an MP shelf, a G1 toon accurate MP shelf, and studio OX MP shelf?:)

In less than one year, vastly improved 3rd party company Unique Toys have started and completed a combiner project. With the upcoming release of the fourth and fifth members of Ordin (Abominus), UT will give Transformers collectors their first unofficial group of Terrorcons to stand beside either their Combiner Wars toys or other unofficial behemoths such as MMC’s Feral Rex or Maketoys’ Quantron.

Extra-Ordin-Ary – and Complete | Source Blog <- CLICK TO READ

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Maz

Great pics! and awesome post as usual, thx Maz!

It doesn’t seem to matter what character FansToys announce, because of their incredible start to life as a 3rd Party company putting out TF-a-likes with Quakewave and the Iron Dibots, even a character so woefully under-appreciated as Perceptor garnered some solid attention. FT-09 Tesla is their Masterpiece-scaled representation of the Autobot Scientist, and the one I bought from TFSource has arrived. I was not obligated to review this one, it was a purchase purely for my own collection, but I can’t keep my feelings about him to myself

FansToys FT-09 Tesla: Perfectceptor | Source Blog <- CLICK TO READ

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Maz

FansToys, like BadCube and MMC, are doing the G1 Insecticons. FT-12 Grenadier is the first of FansToys’ Masterpiece-scaled Insecticons and is their version of Bombshell, the evil beetle. Grenadier comes in two versions, one with a purple toy-accurate chest, and one with a grey cartoon accurate chest. The figure itself contains Generation 1 toy and cartoon style parts that are interchangeable. Grenadier is, by my reckoning, a fantastic return to form for FansToys.

On That Bombshell | Source Blog <- CLICK TO READ

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Maz

Cannot bloody wait for you to do a PE Leonidas review. That figure + your photography = me drooling.

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Originally Posted by SharkyMcShark

Cannot bloody wait for you to do a PE Leonidas review. That figure + your photography = me drooling.

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I'm sorry to say that's not one I'll be getting :(

Thank you for the kind words, though.

All the best
Maz

Here's my review of the MakeToys Visualizers for anyone interested:

Square One: MakeToys MTRM-07 Visualizers (MP Reflector) <- CLICK TO READ

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Maz

I have finished my review of MakeToys Axle though, for any interested parties :)

Square One: MakeToys MTCM-04A Axle (Groove)

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Maz