Masterpiece Update

The last few weekend updates have all been in the 3rd party category, so for this update we are jumping back into the official Transformers pool with a Masterpiece update. While the Masterpiece line as we know it has now been completed, there are still many card images I need...so if you can help, please click on the Submissions page (see sidebar).

One of the early 3rd party figures tackled by various companies that had fans salivating over was Jetfire/Skyfire. I can't remember who was first to the punch at this point in the game, however FansToys I believe "won" the 3P war over the character. Eventually Takara Tomy got around to doing their version of the character in Masterpiece scale and was the 57th release in the series. I particularly love the card art used on the laster Masterpiece cards and this one is no exception!

Transform & Rollout

 

I honestly know very little about this 3rd party company. I purchased a lot of TF cards sometime ago and this was in that lot. I've heard mixed reviews about the Masterpiece scaled Jazz toy, but I like he layout of the card at least!

Mastermind Creations Additions

This update contains a few new scans of Mastermind Creations bio cards. I've seen this company come a long way since their "Reformatted" series and they are putting out some very nice figures in their Occular Max series. Love the layout of the bio cards too.

e-Hobby Super Deformed Transformers Character Cards

First launching in January of 2022, these thick prismatic plastic character cards feature an assortment of super deformed Transformers. Exclusive to Japan, I don't even remember how I got ahold of the few that I have. I'm not always a fan of the SD character designs, but anything two of my favorite hobbies (Transformers and trading cards) collide, I take interest.

Unfortunately I don't expect this section of the Database to grow much (unless someone offers to contribute scans) as I haven't been able to track down many cards that are in my price range. None the less, I hope you enjoy this latest entry.

TFPT 9 Bludgeon

TFPT 10 Stranglehold

TFPT 17 Longtooth

TFPT 18 Octopunch

3rd Party Entries - FansToys, KFC & X-Transbots

 As I work on getting my various card collections better organized in the new year, I keep finding cards from 3rd party TFs especially, that need to be scanned and added to their respective sections. With my latest update, I was able to find a few new character cards. More to come!

Dr. Wu Extreme Warfare

I've finally dipped my toes into the world of Dr. Wu's "Worlds' Smallest" scale of transforming robots with the purchase of E12 Blue Thunder vs. E13 Sky Glide...or better known as Thundercracker and Powerglide.

 

 

Unlike some of the other bio cards included with the toys from 3rd party companies, Dr. Wu's cards are slightly different. The stock used for the cards is a textured paper versus the normal glossy paper or plastic used. With the rounded corners, these remind me of playing cards. The art used for both the toy packaging and the cards is top notch. The back of the cards features Chinese (?) language along with some English in a very small, thin font.

Expect the Dr. Wu page to be updated again soon with more card scans as I kinda like these little guys quite well!

New Additions to the Kingdom Section

I finally found the time to scan a large stack of cards sitting on the corner of my desk and in the stack were several Kingdom cards. I really enjoyed this inclusion with the toys and hope Hasbro revisits the trading card pack-in later down the line again. With this update, the Kingdom section has also been updated.

 

Fans Hobby MB-14 Kap

It's been awhile since I've been able to update the Database, however today I have one small addition and somewhat of a rarity for me - a new 3rd party entry with Fans Hobby's Kap.

For many reasons I've resisted the urge to jump into the 3rd Party Masterpiece scale collecting circles, but I gave in when I saw what Fans Hobby was doing with the Masterforce characters. Kap was the last of the Junior Headmasters to be released and while the price was a little higher than his predecessors, it still was affordable.

I love the layout of these character cards and the fact that it uses toy photography over character artwork. I have several other figures from this MasterBuilder series that I hope to scan once I get around to opening the toys (I'm waiting to get another Detolf cabinet from IKEA...though the wait is getting harder and harder!) so if you are a fan of Fans Hobby then stay tuned for further updates. 

01/29/22 Update

Today's update brings some upgraded scans to the Final Victory, X-Transbots' Naval and Toy World's Muddy round out the 3rd Party section. Also added a new Beast Wars Telemocha card of Convoy (even though the foil front doesn't scan that well.