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Collector Interview 12 – Brandon Yap
Very well presented
For this month’s dedicated Transformers collector interview, we wrap up the first year of features in style with one of the most impressive and well-known collections in the community, that of popular blogger Brandon “heroic_decepticon” Yap. I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have the honour of interviewing some of the hobby’s most respected luminaries in the last 12 …
What Now? (The New Masterpiece – Part 2)
Geneva Motor Show 1971?
What if Hasbro don’t release the Lamborghini Countach moulds as part of their Masterpiece Transformers line? What if Takara Tomy don’t do a second production run of either toy and instead move along to the other Autobot cars beyond Prowl, Streak and Smokescreen? Prices will continue to rise, that’s what. There’s not currently a whole lot of …
Posted in Diaclone, Masterpiece, Source Articles
Tagged Alert, Bluestreak, Convoy, Diaclone, Hasbro, Lambor, Masterpiece, Optimus Prime, Prowl, Red Alert, Sideswipe, Smokescreen, Soundwave, Starscream, Sunstorm, Takara Tomy, Thundercracker, Tigertrack, Transformers, TRU, Yellow Sideswipe
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Good Good Timing (The New Masterpiece – Part 1)
Photobomb!
My timing was not good. Just as the hysteria and popularity surrounding the Takara Tomy Masterpiece Transformers line was reaching record heights and the most popular items were selling out at all online stores, I finally cracked and decided to pursue a new Masterpiece collection. With the only options being the second-hand market or eBay, prices are escalating to the …
Posted in Masterpiece, Source Articles
Tagged Alert, Convoy, Grimlock, Hasbro, Lambor, Masterpiece, Optimus Prime, Red Alert, Sideswipe, Soundwave, Starscream, Takara Tomy, Transformers
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Collector Interview 11 – Benjamin Davis
I'd look smug too if I had what's in those cabinets
It’s time for another Source Blog Interview, and we like to think that as we approach a year’s worth of contributions from our esteemed group of selected interviewees, we’ve offered a nice spectrum of gathered experience and eye-candy across the field of vintage Transformers and pre-Transformers collecting. This month, although we …
Posted in Featured Collector's Corner
Tagged Black Tracks, Diaclone, G1, Hasbro, Jazz, Optimus Prime, Takara, third party, Transformers
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Collector Interview 09 – David Buenaño Hochman
Best garden gnomes ever
So far, our collector interviews have been extremely toy and collection focused. And rightfully so, there are members of the Transformers collecting community who have poured their souls and fortunes into amassing the most unbelievable collection of pre-Transformers, sealed vintage items, prototypes, variants and rarities. They deserve recognition for their achievements and contributions to the furthering of the hobby and its collective …
Posted in Featured Collector's Corner, Interview
Tagged Beast Wars, Dark of the Moon, G1, Latin America, Michael Bay, Movie, Optimus Prime, Peru, Prime, ROTF, Sideswipe, Transformers
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Transformers In Iceland
Transformers in Iceland
Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Mexico, Finland, it seems vintage Transformers had made their way to the most unexpected reaches of the world during their enormous popularity in the eighties. While it is expected that most countries in Europe had access to Transformers toys, it still came as a surprise to discover that the North Atlantic island nation of Iceland had a Transformers history …
Posted in European Transformers, Japanese Transformers, Movie, Reissues, Source Articles
Tagged Bot Shots, Cyberverse, Energon, Hasbro, Headmasters, Iceland, Movie, Nexus, Optimus Prime, Powermasters, Pretenders, Prime, Prowl, Reykjavik, Seacons, Takara, Targetmasters, Transformers, Waverider
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Reputations
Has a reputation for being grumpy
Maybe you’re one of the sensible ones. Maybe you remember Transformers from your childhood and you get a kick out of indulging in some nostalgia now and then, watching the animated movie with your mates or taking your girlfriend to see the Michael Bay flicks. Although, if you’re reading this you’re probably a little more involved than that. Be it …
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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The Shows Must Go On
Countdown to 2007 Movie
The Big Bang Theory, Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons, Trekkies, all of these popular culture landmarks have given the toy show and convention scene quite a lot of work to do when it comes to credibility among the general populace. But who cares what conformists think? Toy shows are great! And they don’t come much better than BotCon.
Regardless …
Posted in Movie, Prototypes, Shows, Source Articles, US Transformers
Tagged artwork, BotCon, Hartmans, Hasbro, Michael Bay, Movie, Optimus Prime, Prototypes, Rhode Island, TFsource, Transformers
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Mint In Box – A Cheap Packaging Guide
How do you get this across the ocean safely?
How many times have you bought a valuable and glorious vintage toy on auction from a non-collector and found yourself receiving an item that appears to have gone 10 rounds with Mike Tyson? A lack of suitable protection for delicate age-old toys being shipped internationally can mean that the contents of a parcel can really take a …
Posted in European Transformers, Source Articles, US Transformers
Tagged Devastator, eBay, Optimus Prime, packaging, shipping
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