Category Archives: Featured Collector’s Corner
Collector Interview 12 – Brandon Yap
Very well presented
For this month’s dedicated Transformers collector interview, we wrap up the first year of features in style with one of the most impressive and well-known collections in the community, that of popular blogger Brandon “heroic_decepticon” Yap. I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have the honour of interviewing some of the hobby’s most respected luminaries in the last 12 …
Collector Interview 11 – Benjamin Davis
I'd look smug too if I had what's in those cabinets
It’s time for another Source Blog Interview, and we like to think that as we approach a year’s worth of contributions from our esteemed group of selected interviewees, we’ve offered a nice spectrum of gathered experience and eye-candy across the field of vintage Transformers and pre-Transformers collecting. This month, although we …
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Tagged Black Tracks, Diaclone, G1, Hasbro, Jazz, Optimus Prime, Takara, third party, Transformers
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Collector Interview 10 – Colbey Hopper
Lost In Transformation
We’ve occasionally interviewed collectors with very extreme views and collecting habits, but individuals such as those can sometimes represent the minority. This month we spotlight a proud family man with strong faith who is a self-confessed sports fan, gamer, and blogger. He also has a healthy obsession with Transformers which has led to him being interviewed by a local television channel …
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Tagged Blue Bacchus, BotCon, Classics, G1, Grimlock, Lander, Landmine, Takara, Transformers
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Collector Interview 09 – David Buenaño Hochman
Best garden gnomes ever
So far, our collector interviews have been extremely toy and collection focused. And rightfully so, there are members of the Transformers collecting community who have poured their souls and fortunes into amassing the most unbelievable collection of pre-Transformers, sealed vintage items, prototypes, variants and rarities. They deserve recognition for their achievements and contributions to the furthering of the hobby and its collective …
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Tagged Beast Wars, Dark of the Moon, G1, Latin America, Michael Bay, Movie, Optimus Prime, Peru, Prime, ROTF, Sideswipe, Transformers
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Collector Interview 08 – Jon Krause
Headshot
We don’t mind a bit of controversy in the opinions of our Collector’s Corner Source Interviewees, so the decision to showcase the collection and thoughts of well-known mint sealed G1 Action Figure Authority graded Transformers collector Jon Krause was an easy one. Jon’s professional artwork and illustrations have graced some of the world’s finest, most read and most prestigious publications, so his controversial pro-AFA …
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Tagged AFA, Autobot cars, G1, Megatron, Minibots, MISB, Prowl, Shockwave, Skywarp, Soundwave, Starscream, Thundercracker, Transformers
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Collector Interview 07 – Marco Salerno
"You can see my collection from here"
You would think it’s getting harder to find collectors with something fresh to contribute during these interviews, but there is certainly no shortage of quality when it comes to those left to feature. This month’s spotlight falls on Italian Transformers and pre-Transformers collector Marco Salerno. A shining beacon of humility, modesty and quick with praise for collectors he feels …
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Tagged Devastator, Diaclone, Giftsets, GiG, Hasbro, Italian Transformers, Japanese Transformers, Micro Change, Minibots, Movie, Omega Supreme, Seekers, Takara
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Collector Interview 06 – Martin Lund
Collaborate, and listen.
Even though we’ve already had some incredibly insightful, enjoyable and entertaining Source Interviews in this blog section’s short life so far, I have been looking forward to this particular collector’s responses and images since the interview schedule’s inception. Few members of the community can boast such a wealth of diverse and thorough knowledge in addition to a catalogue of notable contributions, a reputation …
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Collector Interview 05 – Mike Castaneda
Optimus, a 3rd member of many marriages
This month we cast the spotlight on a North American-based collector who has been around the scene for a lot longer than most of us. Fresh from accomplishing the dream of many a fan, the completion of his G1 Transformers collection alongside a comprehensive selection of more recent Transformers, Mike Castaneda is beginning his journey into the hyper-competitive and …
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Tagged Animated, Beast Wars, BotCon, Classics, Decepticons, Diaclone, Megatron
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Collector Interview 04 – Marco van Leeuwen
Marco says it's good to make friends
September sees us press on with our collector interview series, however this month we spotlight a Dutch Transformers and pre-Transformers collector who is slightly less active in the online community than our previous interviewees, but whose collection does all the talking for him. With a very significant selection of pre-production and prototype gems from the world of Transformers toys, …
Collector Interview 03 – Eric Warren
The child within
This month we continue our series of collector interviews with a well known Transformers collector and blogger whose collection pictures inspire the kind of awe we all felt on our first trip to a Toys ‘R’ Us in the 1980s. We hope you enjoy his insight into the changes experienced by the collecting community in the last decade, his fabulous collection pictures and …
Posted in European Transformers, Generation 2, Interview, Japanese Transformers, Minibots, Reissues, US Transformers
Tagged 3rd Party, Autobots, BotCon, Deszaras, Dinocassettes, Fortress Maximus, G1, Generation 2, Hasbro, Headmasters, Japanese, Reissues, Starscream, Takara, Transformers, Unicron
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