Category Archives: US Transformers
Deluxe
Not Big in Japan
Between late 1984 and 1986, Hasbro released a series of Transformers characters in North America and Europe that never saw release in Japan as “Transformers”, despite previously being available as part of other Japanese toy lines. These non-Japan Transformers became known in the Western world as Jetfire, Deluxe Vehicles and Deluxe Insecticons. Another thing …
Posted in Japanese Transformers, Source Articles, US Transformers
Tagged Bandai, Barrage, Beetras, Chop Shop, Deluxe Insecticons, Dorvack, Hasbro, Jetfire, Macross, Matsushiro, Mugen Calibur, Omega Supreme, Ovelon Gazette, Ransack, Roadbuster, Takara, Tatsunoko, Transformers, Valkyrie, Venom, Whirl
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The Power of Fiction
Post Hoc
Influence is a funny old thing; childhood experiences and preferences weigh heavily on us, as do the tastes and decisions of our friends and collecting contemporaries, not to mention the Transformers community as a whole. There’s just so much to draw influence from in the Transformers universe, from current trends and fads to animated shows and various other forms of Transformers …
Posted in 3rd Party, Comics, Movie, Source Articles, US Transformers
Tagged 3rd Party, artwork, Brainstorm, Bumblebee, Chromedome, Comics, Cyclonus, Dai Atlas, Drift, First Aid, Fortress Maximus, Generation 1, Generations, Getaway, Hasbro, Hoist, Hot Rod, IDW, More than meets the eye, Optimus Prime, Overlord, Perceptor, Pipes, Prowl, Ratchet, Red Alert, Rewind, Rodimus, Shockwave, Skids, Star Saber, Starscream, Swerve, Tailgate, Trailbreaker, Transformers, Ultra Magnus, Whirl
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Still Not Giving Up
Wanna make somethin' of it?
One feel-good article does not a balance make, therefore we are taking one more week of contributions from even more esteemed collecting colleagues about the continuing pleasure and ever-lasting appeal of Transformers toy collecting. If we can fill two weeks’ worth of column inches about why giving up toy collecting should be taken seriously and how much you can …
Posted in 3rd Party, Binaltech Alternators, Comics, Diaclone, European Transformers, Japanese Transformers, Masterpiece, Mexican Transformers, Micro Change, Minibots, Movie, Reissues, Source Articles, Transformers GT, US Transformers
Tagged 3rd Party, Binaltech, Diaclone, Generation 1, Hasbro, Masterpiece, Movie, Takara, Transformers, Transformers GT
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Not Giving Up
The Lost Light
After two weeks of depressing articles about giving up Transformers toy collecting or selling beloved figures for various purposes, how about an abrupt change of direction? This week we have a feel-good piece about the pleasures and continuing joy of being part of the Transformers community, why the cultivating of a collection personal and unique to us can bring …
Posted in 3rd Party, Animated, Binaltech Alternators, Comics, Diaclone, European Transformers, Japanese Transformers, Masterpiece, Micro Change, Movie, Paperwork, Shows, Source Articles, Transformers GT, US Transformers
Tagged 3rd Party, Comics, Diaclone, Generation 1, Hasbro, IDW, Takara, Transformers
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Sold
MP-1 Convoy - sold for £82.00
Some things appreciate, some things depreciate. It’s probably best to base your collecting and buying on what makes you happy instead of aiming to maximise long-term investment potential for vintage Transformers, pre-Transformers or newer products. Unless you are a toy dealer with acres of storage space, all the time in the world and infinite patience to hold onto …
Posted in Binaltech Alternators, Car Robots RiD, Diaclone, Japanese Transformers, Masterpiece, Movie, Reissues, Source Articles, US Transformers
Tagged Apeface, Barricade, Binaltech, Black Zarak, Blurr, Bumblebee, Car Robots, Convoy, Diaclone, Dinobots, Hasbro, Headmasters, Jazz, JRX, Masterforce, Masterpiece, Movie, Optimus Prime, Prowl, Sideswipe, Slag, Smokescreen, Takara, targetmaster, Thundercracker, Transformers
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Giving Up
What do you see? A ball and chain? An achievement? A house?
It’s a depressing subject, giving up toy collecting, but it’s one that many have considered from time to time and even acted upon. One might be driven to the brink of surrender by finances, space, obsession, disinterest, priorities or a feeling of being overwhelmed. It can lead to feelings of liberation, or pangs of …
Posted in 3rd Party, Animated, Beast Wars Neo, Binaltech Alternators, Car Robots RiD, Cybertron, Diaclone, European Transformers, Generation 2, Japanese Transformers, Lucky Draw, Masterpiece, Mexican Transformers, Micro Change, Minibots, Movie, Prototypes, Reissues, Shows, Source Articles, US Transformers
Tagged Diaclone, G1, Transformers
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Collector Interview 16 – Ben Munn
Icons
Many Transformers collectors have moments in their lives when collecting toys no longer seems relevant, and they give up or sell up to pursue other interests and priorities. Somewhere down the line, the spark re-ignites and those that walked away return to the hobby with renewed vigour, fresh perspective and a more balanced approach. It’s happened to me, and it has also happened to …
Posted in Diaclone, Featured Collector's Corner, US Transformers
Tagged animation cels, Diaclone, G1, Generation 1, Optimus Prime, Sideswipe, Transformers
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Best of 2012 / 2013 – Another Year of Source Articles
From G1 to present day
It’s now 2 years since the TFSource blog project was launched featuring weekly articles about – primarily – G1 Transformers collecting, collections and toy matters. Since then, Source Blog has taken on more regular excellent writers and has continued to bring insightful and engaging collector interviews to the community, as well as ongoing discoveries about …
Yesterday’s Heroes
Red or Black?
What’s scorching hot today in vintage Transformers collecting and often labelled “rare”, causing a frenzy on auction and realising astronomical end prices? Japanese exclusives like Liokaiser, Black Shadow, Blue Bacchus, Big Powered, Guard City and Battle Gaia? Peruvian minibots? US Defensor giftsets and high-grade sealed Megatrons and Soundwaves? Well it wasn’t always that way, over a decade …
Intermission ~ Article 100
Vintage Series 1 Autobot Cars
That’s right, 100 articles since September 2011 when I started writing for the Source Blog, excluding Collector Interviews. It’s customary to see in milestones such as this by taking stock of what has gone before, but we will be doing that in 4 weeks as we hit the 2 year anniversary of the Source Blog anyway. Instead of just …
Posted in Animated, Beast Wars Neo, Binaltech Alternators, Car Robots RiD, Diaclone, European Transformers, Japanese Transformers, Lucky Draw, Masterpiece, Mexican Transformers, Micro Change, Minibots, Movie, Paperwork, Prototypes, Reissues, Shows, Source Articles, Transformers GT, US Transformers
Tagged 3rd Party, Alternators, Animated, Armada, artwork, Binaltech, BotCon, Cybertron, Diaclone, Energon, G1, Hasbro, Masterpiece, Mexican TFs, Minibots, Movie, Prototypes, Takara, Transformers
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