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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 …
Is It Conceivable? – Part 4
GiG Trasformer Micro Change Series
Chic, prestigious, expensive, revered, exotic and understated all at once, these are the Pre-Transformers. All of those things that make them special contribute to so many of them being unobtainable. As widely as Diaclone and Micro Change Series toys were released globally in various guises, their distribution and quantity was certainly nothing compared to the blanket that was …
Posted in Diaclone, Micro Change, Minibots, Source Articles
Tagged Battle Convoy, Black Tracks, Blackhood Bluestreak, Blue Bumblebee, Diaclone, GiG, Italy, Japan, Micro Change Series, Microx, Police Sunstreaker, Raiden, Red Bumblejumper, Red Hoist, Reflector, Takara, Trainrobo, Yellow Trailbreaker
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Collector Fail
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Collectors of vintage Transformers and pre-Transformers regularly deal with items that are nearly 30 years old, most of which are pre-owned, loved and abused, so they can be trusted to employ the required care and attention in order to preserve these collector’s items of value and beauty. That is, until very recently, when stories of broken vintage pre-TFs and rare G1 in the …
Posted in Binaltech Alternators, Diaclone, European Transformers, Micro Change, Source Articles
Tagged Binaltech, Browning, Ceji, Devastator, Diaclone, Diatrain, Hasbro, Joustra, Micro Change, Prowl, Raiden, Takara, Trainbot, Trainrobo, Transformers
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Variant Collectors or Collector Variants?
How to make toy collecting even more obsessive? Add numbers
Toy collectors, we’re all a little insane, obsessive, compulsive and generally not 100% grown up. But just like the enormous variety of generations, sub-lines, categories, specialisms and characters that exist within the actual Transformers toy lines, there is an almost equal amount of diversity evident within the types of collector that populate the Transformers toy-buying community. …
Posted in Diaclone, European Transformers, Japanese Transformers, Micro Change, Minibots, Prototypes, US Transformers
Tagged AFA, Artfire, Browning, Darkwings, Diaclone, Jetfire, MB, Microman, Milton Bradley, Minibots, Mirage, MISB, Prototype, Raiden, Stepper, Transformers, Victory Sabre
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Diaclone – More Than Just Car Robots
Diaclone, More Than Streets And Sky...
When most collectors think Diaclone, they think of the beautiful, exotic and hyped Car Robots and Convoys that we’ve looked at over the last 3 weeks, but many other early Transformers came from Takara’s Japanese Diaclone toy line as well. This week we’re looking at the origins of the Dinobots, the G1 Jets, Constructicons and Insecticons, amongst others. And much …
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Tagged Constructicons, Devastator, Diaclone, Dinobots, Hasbro, Insecticons, Omnibots, Raiden, Swoop, Takara, Trainbots, Transformers, Triplechanger
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