Get your geek on.
On a never-ending quest to find new 5mm accessories for his Transformers, Chris leaves no stone unturned seeking toys for his toys!
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• Daitarn 3 Die-Cast Deluxe Set [article]
• Epic World Of Action Star Wars: Power The Force Mech Force Suits [article coming soon!]
• Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad [article]
• Zoids Blox & Z-Builders [article]
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• Epic Hero Series Star Wars Darth Maul – Backpack port is 5mm. Dual lightsaber connection post and port are 1.5mm. [article coming soon!]
• Epic Hero Series Star Wars Sabine Wren – Jetpack post and backpack port are 5mm, but wrist blade post, energy shield post, and forearm ports are 2.5mm.[article coming soon!]
• Epic Hero Series Star Wars The Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter – Jetpack post and backpack port are 5mm, but forearm ports are 2.5mm. [article coming soon!]
• Star Wars Episode I Sith Accessory Set – Firing backpack barrel is irregularly shaped, but will firmly hold a 5mm post. Probe droids have a 2.5mm post. Probe droid missile stand port is 5.6mm. Probe droid missiles shafts are irregularly shaped, but fit the 5.6mm missile stand. [article coming soon!]
• Transformers War For Cybertron: Siege Refraktor – All posts and ports are 5mm except the lens, which has a 4mm post, and the lens mount and tripod socket, which have 4mm ports. [article]
• Epic World Of Action Avengers VenomVersus Anti-Venom Iron Man – Jetpack post and backpack port are 5mm, but the shield port is 5.7mm. [article coming soon!]
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• Chap Mei Soldier Force Command Playset – Powered exoskeleton has 4mm posts and the rocket launcher has a 4mm port [article coming soon!]
• Epic Hero Series Captain America: Brave New World Marvel’s Falcon – Backpack post and backpack port are 4mm. [article coming soon!]
• Lanard Toys Toys Predator Collection, Hunter Series: City Hunter Predator – Smart disc has a 4.5mm port and the leg mount has a 4.5mm post [article]
• Zuru 5 Surprise Dino Strike Hunt – Weapons have 5.35mm ports and 5.35mm posts with 5.4mm locking ridges [article]
• 7mm Fiberglass Arrows – 7mm shafts. Attempting to cut the arrows destroys them. [article]
Coming to us from 1978 (by way of 1984) all the way from Japan (by way of Taiwan), it’s Daitarn 3, the giant robot with the most ludicrous backstory on Earth (by way of Mars). But Daitarn doesn’t need to make sense. It just needs to have accessories I can steal for my Transformers. Come on in and check it out!
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The Zoids toy line has a complex and confusing history that I, quite frankly, do not understand and am not particularly interested in. I am interested, however, in Zoids Blox & Z-Builders, two Zoids sublines that are heavily reported to be 5mm compatible. Let’s put ’em to the test!
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No, these aren’t toys. These are real arrows used by real archers to shoot real things. And, if my understanding of their construction is correct, they may also be an excellent material for creating 5mm compatible weapons for my Transformers. So let’s put ’em to the test!
Continue reading “The 5mm Post: 7mm Fiberglass Arrows”
The 5mm Post is all about my quest to find accessories compatible with my Transformers. A lot of toys have been purported to be compatible over the years, but for this article I had to reach back to the halcyon days of 1994, to a line of toys I was completely unaware of at the time. I’m talking about Playmates’ bizarre attempt to take a bite out of the Power Rangers market share, Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad!
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The first two series of Dino Strike toys, which I have yet to write about, have been surprisingly compatible with Transformers due to the universal 5mm posts and ports which allow kids to customize their dino warriors. How will series three fare? Click the pic and we’ll test them out!
Continue reading “The 5mm Post: 5 Surprise Dino Strike Hunt”
See that little post on the Predator’s leg? That the mount for its smart disc, and if that’s a 5mm post, then this figure is a source for a Transformers compatible Predator weapon. Let’s check it out!
Continue reading “The 5mm Post: Lanard Toys City Hunter Predator”
When Hasbro announced Refraktor, the modern version of Reflector, fans were thrilled to finally have a cartoon accurate toy after 35 years of waiting. Unfortunately Hasbro forgot to include the instructions to transform it. Don’t worry; The Sci-Fi Guys got your back.
Continue reading “Refraktor’s Missing Instructions”