New York Toy Fair 2018: Better late then never

To take a quick break from reviewing toys to news on upcoming ones that want your money and won't be out here for months, I figured I'd take a look at the news from New York Toy Fair... or at least the two toy companies and toy lines I care about and what they showed off at Toy Fair, Lego and Hasbro's Transformers lines. Relax, the Grimlocks are coming. I do have to try and give off the illusion I'm timely with these reviews (even though in many cases that's sometimes out of my control...). But for now, let's indulge in some news that isn't going to make you depressed at how bad the world is getting, or that more and more people still refuse to acknowledge the source of their problems when it comes to mass murders (you know exactly what I'm referring too, don't lie and say you don't).

Transformers Power of the Primes Deluxe Class Slug vs Platinum Edition Dinobots Unleashed Slug

Before I begin, if you're curious as to my view on the Bayformers movies finally ending (Source: http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/02/16/transformers-cinematic-universe-current-movie-series-rebooted-358641 ), my first thought was https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUZEtVbJT5c&feature=youtu.be&t=20s. However, thinking of it more, unfortunately, Hasbro has a bad track record for live action movies, so until I see some quality from them (as in genuine quality, not "yeah everyone else hates this but I like it" quality), I'm cautious about what happens next. At least we don't get to see them ruin Unicron.

"Alpha Trion Slag: Uses his strength to stop conflict, not incite it"

Round 2 of the Power of the Primes vs Age of Extinction Dinosaurs. A battle of the Triceratops. Unfortunately, this week has been pretty busy for me, hence going back to the random images found online. Paid employment hunting comes first, sorry. I should also state that yes, I know its an inappropriate word in Europe, but from here on out, I'm calling them Slag. And to get something out of the way, Pteradon does not mean Flying Dinosaur, but rather Flying Reptile. You can thank rushed, unchecked research on that one. With that out of the way, let's get to the review.

Transformers Power of the Primes Deluxe Class; Dinobot Swoop and Transformers Platinum Edition, Dinobots Unleashed: Dinobot Strafe

"Me Swoop wanna know why you have two heads?"
"Me Strafe say two heads are better then one"
"Me Swoop say you try hard"
"Me Strafe say you no try hard enough!"
"Me Swoop no try hard enough?! Me Swoop arm for combiner now!"
"Me Strafe wanna know why you try that again. Weren't you pants for Grimlock last time you try combining?"
"Me Swoop rather not talk about that..."
"At least me Strafe got more than a sword and stupid hand shield"
"At least me Swoop have elbows and not give birth between movies"
"Me Strafe have no idea how it happened either..."

This originally was the title, that I just kept going and going... I like to have fun when writing these.

"Alchemist Swoop: Plants disorienting fear into enemy circuits"

Let us take to the skies with the Dinobots as we continue this mini Dino marathon. But instead of just looking at one Pterosaur, why not look at two? I do have a set of Age of Extinction Dinobots and while I didn't want to compare a Deluxe to a Legends class figure for Slash, I think comparing two deluxe is reasonable wouldn't you say? Let's find out who rules the sky with a head to head battle between Swoop and "Not Swoop" I mean Strafe!

Transformers Power of the Primes Legends Class; Dinobot Slash: Clever girl

"Alpha Trion Slash: Seeks the deepest hidden secrets of the Universe" (I will be posting the special bios on the cards with each of these reviews, not all of them, just the ones I personally get).

Oh be quiet, sometimes the low hanging fruit is too tempting.

It is safe to say that a lot of children like dinosaurs. I know I did growing up, Marissa did, anyone who grew up on Jurrasic Park did, and many more. A lot of people also enjoy robots, again, myself included (that should not come as a shock to anyone at this point). So, it makes complete sense for a toy company in Japan to make robot dinosaurs that small people can ride and that can turn into robots. These would eventually be merged into the Transformers, leading to what people now know as the Dinobots. Every now and then they change up the Dinobots, from Grimstone in Powercore Combiners, to the Age of Extinction Dinos, and most recently, letting the G1 dinos combine and giving them a new member, Slash, an AoE dino made G1 fembot. What better way to kick off this new site than with the new girl on the block?