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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 1
Mission impossible?
To collect is to complete, or at least it is for some. Certain corners of the Transformers toy-buying community are happy to pick up whatever figure takes their fancy from time to time, others choose to focus their collecting and aspire to complete either a particular run of figures, sub-line or category. A small minority challenge themselves even further with simpler and …
Posted in Minibots, Source Articles, US Transformers
Tagged AFA, Autobot cars, Cyclonus, Defensor, G1, Hasbro, Megatron, Minibots, MISB, Shockwave, Skywarp, Transformers
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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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In Their Own Words – Part 1
What makes this so special?
Transformers collectors love rarities, and rarity plus hype can make legends of particular toys. But what about those very rare and obscure Transformers that people don’t talk, or even know about? When a particular type of collector embarks on a mission to complete a specific area, category or sub-category of a Transformers line they will eventually come across a piece or …
Posted in Diaclone, European Transformers, Interview, Japanese Transformers, Mexican Transformers, Micro Change, Minibots, US Transformers
Tagged AFA, Brawn, Ciclone, Cyclonus, Diaclone, Doubleclouder, GiG, Guzzle, Hasbro, Italy, Jazz, Megatron, Micro Change, Milton Bradley, Minibots, Porsche, Rubiplas, Takara, Venezuela
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Who Cares About Paperwork?
Merry Christmas!
It all starts with nostalgia, the quest to recapture that feeling of getting a brand new Transformers toy and opening the floodgates to one’s fondest childhood memories. Whether it’s buying back Transformers that our parents threw out years ago, or finally securing that one character that your folks never bought you (because, really, one Jumpstarter should be enough for any child), purchasing your first …
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Tagged Astrotrain, Comics, Cyclonus, Diaclone, E-hobby, G1, Hasbro, Japan, Jetfire, Joustra, paperwork, Powered Convoy, Reissue, Skywarp, Takara, Transformers
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