Category Archives: Paperwork
Giftset Gallery – The Popular
Various Transformers giftsets
By definition, a giftset should be something that brings happiness. Not just one Transformer, but sometimes five or six, all of which interact with each other to create something more than the sum of their parts, expecially in the case of the combiner sets. Add in a reassuringly large box covered in artwork, a shedload of accessories, and a healthy dose of …
Giftset Gallery – The Obscure
Lio-hype-er
Everyone loves a Transformers combiner giftset. It’s a lovely word isn’t it? Giftset. Just rolls off the tongue. My spell-checker doesn’t recognise it, but collectors certainly do. Almost always bright, colourful, large and with a significant portion of the box front covered in artwork, they make for some of the most popular and impressive collection display pieces one can find. Nowadays certain …
Under The Skin
Gentlemen, start your engines...
Toy collectors all have their reasons for spending hard-earned money on action figures, vintage toys, modern children’s toys or high-end collectibles. It could be nostalgia, simple adult appreciation, a hobby or as a coping mechanism for something. There is a wide spectrum within which people enjoy the hobby in different ways. Vintage G1 Transformers have a lot to …
Survivors – Part 2
Landfill (present) and Air Raid (The only TF that shop in Cyprus had that year)
“What we do in life echoes in eternity” – a great line from a great film. While “What we experience in childhood echoes through adulthood” is a slightly less profound quote, especially when measured in the context of toy collecting, it is still a huge part …
Posted in Diaclone, European Transformers, Minibots, Movie, Paperwork, Source Articles, US Transformers
Tagged Air Raid, Cyclonus, Dirge, Landfill, Micromasters, Ramjet, Robot Points, Rodimus Prime, Runamuck, Scourge, Skystalker, Starscream, Tailspin, targetmaster, Thrust, Thundercracker, Transformers, Twin Twist, Wreck-Gar
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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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Leap Of Faith
Faith in your friends
If you change your mind, I’m the first in line. Honey I’m still free, take a chance on me. But what if you don’t have time to make up your mind? A split second decision can be the difference between a phenomenal victory after a leap of faith, or an unmitigated and expensive disaster of bad judgement. If you’re into rare toys …
Posted in Diaclone, European Transformers, Japanese Transformers, Lucky Draw, Mexican Transformers, Micro Change, Minibots, Paperwork, Prototypes, Source Articles, US Transformers
Tagged Black Tracks, catalogues, Diaclone, God Ginrai, Hasbro, Joustra, Lucky Draw, Mirage, MTMTE, paperwork, Sideswipe, Skids, Sunbow, Sunstreaker, Tracks, Transformers
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Inspiration
The Transformers Red Tracks made famous by a Dutchman
The Internet has a lot to answer for. While a majority of what (and who) turns up online should be re-buried, there are some bastions of hope, intelligence, creativity and inspiration. Each of us found our own way into the online Transformers collecting community and discovered those early websites choc full of treasures we’d never seen or …
Posted in Diaclone, European Transformers, Japanese Transformers, Mexican Transformers, Micro Change, Paperwork, Reissues, Source Articles, Uncategorized, US Transformers
Tagged Artfire, Cliffjumper, Devvi, Lucky Draw, Marlboor Wheeljack, Mexican Transformers, Mijo, Milton Bradley, Minibots, Prowl, Red Tracks, Skywarp, Stepper
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Look Closely
Where's Bruticus's head?!
Toy catalogues are wonderful things, we’ve even looked at them before on Source Blog here and here. In addition to the waves of nostalgia washing over us every time we look at a vintage Hasbro Transformers catalogue included with the toys, there are loads of …
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Tagged 1986, 1987, Astrotrain, Blitzwing, Brainstorm, Broadside, catalogues, Chromedome, Cosmos, Crosshairs, Cyclonus, Fortress Maximus, Grimlock, Hardhead, Hasbro, Headmasters, Highbrow, Hot Rod, Insecticons, Metroplex, Mock-ups, Octane, Prototypes, Scorponok, Slag, Smokescreen, Sureshot, Targetmasters, Tracks, Transformers, UK, Us
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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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Contentment
Diaclone 'Police Sunstreaker' - stickered, chrome worn
We take an interest in toys and buy Transformers to make ourselves happy, but it’s hard to be happy. More accurately, it is hard for some of us to stay happy. While some collectors are perfectly fine collecting whatever they come across that they like without any grand scheme in mind, others prefer to identify and chase ‘grails’ or …
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