This year, following the second Transformers film, I came to the realization that I would probably never be as interested in the Transformers toy line as I once was. I'd started to thin out my enormous collection a while back, but now I've decided that it's pretty much over, and aside from a very small handful of figures from the Beast Wars and G1 lines, I'll be selling it all off.

Like I said, much of what I once owned is gone, but I've held on to a few from the Beast Wars, Machine Wars, Beast Machines, Robots in Disguise, Armada and Energon lines, that I thought were special. As I sort through them over the next month or so, I thought that I'd look at a few of my favorites, and briefly reflect on what made them great toys.

First up is Team Bullet Train from the Robots in Disguise (RiD) line, made up of robots Railspike, Midnight Express, and Rapid Run, who combine to form Rail Racer.

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As a fairly jaded toy collector, there really aren't many times when I'm likely to be out-and-out stunned by a concept, but once again, Playmobil has managed to completely amaze me.

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If you haven't seen your nerdy Batman fan friend lately, it's probably because they've been playing Batman: Arkham Asylum for the last few weeks.

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I can vaguely remember when the Moon Knight comic book series started in '80, and though I wasn't really thrilled by it at first, I ended up following it for a year or two. It was fun. I haven't read any of those books in over twenty years, but he's a character that sticks with you.

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Well, it's not exactly a fair question is it? I mean, Hawkman fighting Killer Moth would be a little like having Lemmy from Motörhead fight David Bowie. And it's not that I'm not a huge Bowie fan, because I am, it's just that I think Lemmy could probably take Bowie if they were both in their prime. But imagine how amazing it would be to see Ziggy Stardust dodging Lemmy's swinging bass guitar.

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Seeing as how the Playmates Star Trek toys have been lingering on the pegs for a while now, and seeing as how I'm still trying to decide if I like the new film or not (maybe I'll figure it out by the time they make the next one), I thought I could at least decide on a couple of recent Spock figures.

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