Category Archives: Generation 2
Is It Conceivable? – Part 5
Apparently, this IS conceivable
Some of us have dreams when it comes to toy collecting. Complete a collection of variant minibots, own a particular sub-line of pre-Transformers, have a graded sealed collection of G1 across a few years of release or a run of Japanese exclusive Transformers, those are serious ambitions but to some reasonable degree they are – according to and as defined by …
Posted in Action Masters, Beast Wars Neo, Diaclone, European Transformers, Generation 2, Japanese Transformers, Lucky Draw, Masterpiece, Mexican Transformers, Micro Change, Minibots, Paperwork, Prototypes, Reissues, Source Articles, US Transformers
Tagged Astrotrain, Defensor, G1, G2, Hasbro, Hot Rod, Hotspot, Menasor, Protectobots, Prototypes, Ramjet, Stunticons, Takara, Test Shots, Transformers
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Escalation – A Collector’s Story
European G1 Starscream
It’s 1984 and you’re too young to remember The Transformers. It’s 1986 and you’ve seen “Arrival from Cybertron” on television and VHS many times. You are moved by Starscream’s traitorous behaviour and Mirage’s heroism. Your parents take you, your older brother and cousin to the biggest Toys ‘R’ Us around. While you’re looking at Teddy Ruxpin bears your mother says “Your brother and cousin have …
Posted in Binaltech Alternators, Car Robots RiD, Diaclone, European Transformers, Generation 2, Japanese Transformers, Mexican Transformers, Micro Change, Minibots, Movie, Paperwork, Prototypes, Reissues, Shows, Source Articles, Uncategorized, US Transformers
Tagged artwork, Black Tracks, BotCon, Diaclone, Finland, Joustra, Mexican Transformers, Mirage, Movie, Optimus Prime, Prototype, Reissue, Starscream, Tracks, Transformers
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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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In Their Own Words – Part 2
These ain't keychains
There’s a reason why Transformers collectors gaze upon complete collections or runs of particular sub-categories with such awe and respect, because every niche in the hobby has its rarities and impossible pieces. There are always one or two extremely challenging items and variations on a toy, box or paperwork that make anything ‘complete’ a considerable task, and they can often be the most …
Posted in European Transformers, Generation 2, Interview, Japanese Transformers, Micro Change, Minibots, Paperwork, US Transformers
Tagged Alpha Robot Base, Brawn, Bumblebee, Destruction Team, Gears, Grimlock, Hasbro, Jazz, Jusco, K-Mart, Legends, Minicons, Overlord, Pretenders, Reflector, Seven, Soundwave, Space Galaxy, Star Saber, Starscream, Takara, Triggerbots, Triggercons, Windcharger
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The Appeal Of Pre-Production – Part 1
Under Construction
Why do collectors do it? Why do they pay sometimes thousands of dollars for an item that’s broken, painted as if by a child, glued in places and one gust of breath away from disintegrating? This week we look at what attracts Transformers enthusiasts to pre-production items like prototypes, samples, unreleased toys and test shots, and what makes these items as valuable, if not …
Posted in Diaclone, Generation 2, Japanese Transformers, Prototypes, US Transformers
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