Category Archives: US Transformers
Too Much Too Soon
Transformers Legends available now at TFSource
As a toy collector with treasured, vivid childhood memories of receiving a large amount of Transformers on special days, re-living that experience as an adult can be thrilling. Alternatively, not having had that opportunity as a child can sometimes lead to us fulfilling those feelings as adult collectors. Haul photos after toy shows, mail days …
Posted in 3rd Party, Beast Wars, Classics, Diaclone, Japanese Transformers, Source Articles, Titans Return, US Transformers
Tagged 3rd Party, Corbot V, Fansproject, Fortress Maximus, Generation 1, Hasbro, Headmasters, maketoys, Perfect Effect, TakaraTomy, Titans Return, Transfoirmers, Transformers Legends
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The Relevant Collection
Titans Return available here at TFSource
I recently bought and uploaded to social media images of Perfect Effect Warden, a very successful 3rd party figure from 3 years ago that I had missed out on for some time but finally found for a great price. While there is still a fair amount of affection for this toy about …
What Have Transformers Done For Me?
Masterpiece Transformers available at TFSource
I would like to think that all of us can point to at least one example of how the Transformers toy line, shows or comics have improved our lives. Whether it has been through the happiness of meeting like-minded enthusiasts or the ownership of excellent toys, the enjoyment of well-written comics or admiration of tremendous artwork, surely …
Posted in 3rd Party, Animated, Comics, Diaclone, Masterpiece, Source Articles, US Transformers
Tagged 3rd Party, Animated, Comics, Diaclone, Generation 1, Hasbro, IDW, Masterpiece, MTMTE, Takara, TakaraTomy, Transformers
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1988 Autobot Powermasters
Vintage G1 Transformers at TFSource
Transformers from Cybertron, binary bonded to Nebulans of Nebulos! In 1988 the ‘Masters continued to come thick and fast with smaller Headmasters, smaller Targetmasters and the introduction of the Powermasters. Hasbro decided to integrate the ‘Masters gimmick even further into the Transformers concept by making the Nebulan activate the transformation of the bigger figure …
Posted in Japanese Transformers, Source Articles, US Transformers
Tagged Generation 1, Getaway, Hasbro, Joyride, Optimus Prime, Powermasters, Slapdash, Transformers
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Multiples
Transformers Masterpiece available at TFSource
What could be better than owning a wonderful Transformers toy? That’s right, multiples of that toy! Of course not everybody subscribes to that philosophy, in fact a majority are probably happy to own one version of each toy. A great deal of collectors won’t even bother with variants of a mould, let alone precise duplicates. There are …
Posted in 3rd Party, Animated, Binaltech Alternators, Car Robots RiD, Diaclone, European Transformers, Masterpiece, Source Articles, US Transformers
Tagged 3rd Party, Animated, Binaltech, Car Robots, Diaclone, European Transformers, Generation 1, Hasbro, maketoys, Masterpiece, Robots in Disguise, TakaraTomy, Transformers
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MakeToys MCB-03 Pandinus
MakeToys MCB-03 Pandinus available at TFSource
Everything about MakeToys MCB-03 Pandinus from their Citybot line is huge. The 6 kg shipping box is huge, the price tag is huge, the figure itself splayed out and requiring some assembly in the plastic tray is huge, and the ambition behind it is huge. Now consider the current near-saturation of product …
Posted in 3rd Party, Source Articles, US Transformers
Tagged 3rd Party, Citybot, cupola, Generation 1, Headmasters, Ironwill, maketoys, Pandinus, Transformers, Utopia
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Good Enough
Titans Return at TFSource
Remember back when if you wanted a character in the Transformers universe as a toy in your collection, chances were that you had a single choice for that toy? You either made do with what you were given for Broadside, or you went without. Or you made your own. Nowadays, with multiple aesthetics, scales and companies in …
1987 Autobot Movie Targetmasters
Vintage G1 Transformers at TFSource
In 1986, the writers of the animated Transformers movie might have slaughtered a gallery of fan favourite characters, but they also introduced the likes of Hot Rod, Springer, Arcee, Ultra Magnus, Galvatron, Cyclonus, Scourge and Unicron who have all become extremely popular. In fact, one could argue that Hot Rod, Cyclonus and Scourge – …
Posted in Source Articles, US Transformers
Tagged Blurr, Generation 1, Hasbro, Hot Rod, Kup, Movie, targetmaster, Transformers
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1988 Autobot Headmasters
Vintage Transformers available at TFSource
Headmasters, Targetmasters, Powermasters. The Transformers gimmick juggernaut powered on through 1987 to 1988, bringing us the first reincarnation of Optimus Prime, a smaller range of Headmasters and Targetmasters (smaller toys, too) and introducing us to the concept of Powermaster-activated transformations. While Takara in Japan really broke off at a tangent and introduced …
Posted in Source Articles, US Transformers
Tagged Generation 1, Hasbro, Headmasters, Hosehead, Masterforce, Nightbeat, Siren, Takara, Transformers
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Focus!
Masterpiece and 3rd Party available at TFSource
I have already written articles on the importance of discipline, occasional sacrifice and priorities in Transformers collecting on this blog, but I feel things have changed enough recently to warrant a second look at how I collect. Before it was a case of maybe choosing the toy lines and styles I …
Posted in 3rd Party, Combiner Wars, Masterpiece, Prototypes, Source Articles, US Transformers
Tagged 3rd Party, Generation 1, Hasbro, Masterpiece, Takara, Transformers, Unite Warriors
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