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A newsletter about the ecstasies, mysteries and occasional agonies of collecting Transformers (and other toy robots). Personal stories, expert knowledge and a smattering of shame and regret.

Written by Alec Meer, veteran games writer/consultant & former journalist.

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The Transformer Who Came In From The Cold

Oct 9, 2025

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10 min read

The Transformer Who Came In From The Cold

39 years later, Arcee finally gets her due

The Shadow Transformers

Oct 5, 2025

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12 min read

The Shadow Transformers

Of holy grails and plastic dyes

Collection Fatigue

Sep 2, 2025

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7 min read

Collection Fatigue

What to do when your million robots suddenly feel like a burden?

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For The Love Of Minibots (Pt 1)

Aug 2, 2025

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11 min read

For The Love Of Minibots (Pt 1)

The smaller the bot, the purer the hit

How Transformers: Target 2006 Warped My Tiny Mind

Jul 29, 2025

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19 min read

How Transformers: Target 2006 Warped My Tiny Mind

The lasting impact of the UK comic's time-twisting and hyper-violent 1986 epic

Why Transformers?

Jul 24, 2025

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14 min read

Why Transformers?

How and why an 80s toyline became a helpless, lifelong obsession

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