Hasbro makes some pretty amazing action figures. I have always loved Transformers and I have a ton but I saw these new Transformers R.E.D. figures and had to pick them up. They have made five Generation One figures so far. I have picked up Optimus Prime and Megatron and have Soundwave and Bumblebee on order. The only other one I know of is Starscream but he appears to be an exclusive or something because I can’t seem to place an order for him. I’ll have to make sure I check Walmart once in a while to see if I can find him like I found Megatron and Optiums Prime.
I like these figures because you can interchange their hands and put them into poses from the movie and the cartoon. They even come with the energon weapons that they only used in the first episode. That was a nice touch for the fans.
I was very excited to find out that Funko was making Pop! versions of some of my favorite Transformers characters. I pre-ordered all of them on Amazon and then found a Target exclusive version of Bumblebee. The Target version is the Chevy Camaro version and the regular is Bumblebee’s VW Bug version. These will go in a collection with Optimus Prime, Soundwave, Jazz and Megatron. I was going to shoot all of them but the Megatron one is still on the way. Once he arrives I will see about getting my originals out to shoot with them, although I never got Megatron as a kid because he was a gun. I never even picked up a re-issue of it because his toy was always loose and didn’t stand well. I do like that in the latest series he is a tank, that makes much more sense.
