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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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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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Collector Interview 08 – Jon Krause
Headshot
We don’t mind a bit of controversy in the opinions of our Collector’s Corner Source Interviewees, so the decision to showcase the collection and thoughts of well-known mint sealed G1 Action Figure Authority graded Transformers collector Jon Krause was an easy one. Jon’s professional artwork and illustrations have graced some of the world’s finest, most read and most prestigious publications, so his controversial pro-AFA …
Posted in Featured Collector's Corner
Tagged AFA, Autobot cars, G1, Megatron, Minibots, MISB, Prowl, Shockwave, Skywarp, Soundwave, Starscream, Thundercracker, Transformers
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The Ones That Got Away
Missed for 75 Euros on auction
In a competitive market place, vintage toy collectors have to have their eyes and ears open the whole time in order to nail rare items. But we can’t always be everywhere, all the time. Sometimes real life and circumstance mean that we miss key auctions, deals, emails and opportunities. Other times a lack of experience, funds or better judgement …
Posted in Diaclone, European Transformers, Japanese Transformers, Minibots, Prototypes, Source Articles, US Transformers
Tagged Diaclone, Finnish Diaclone, Galaxy Shuttle, Gears, GiG, Grapple, Joustra Diaclone, Lynsa, Marlboor Wheeljack, MB Transformers, Peru, Powered Convoy, Skywarp, Starscream, Windcharger
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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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Collector Interview 03 – Eric Warren
The child within
This month we continue our series of collector interviews with a well known Transformers collector and blogger whose collection pictures inspire the kind of awe we all felt on our first trip to a Toys ‘R’ Us in the 1980s. We hope you enjoy his insight into the changes experienced by the collecting community in the last decade, his fabulous collection pictures and …
Posted in European Transformers, Generation 2, Interview, Japanese Transformers, Minibots, Reissues, US Transformers
Tagged 3rd Party, Autobots, BotCon, Deszaras, Dinocassettes, Fortress Maximus, G1, Generation 2, Hasbro, Headmasters, Japanese, Reissues, Starscream, Takara, Transformers, Unicron
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In Their Own Words – Part 5
Good things come in small packages
Just when you thought it was safe to read a Transformers blog once more, we have the fifth part of our trilogy of amazing rarities and obscurities contributed by our supportive group of kind and experienced collectors. We’ve seen massively hard-to-find European packaging variants, unheard of pre-Transformers items such as prize collector’s cards and Middle-Eastern Diaclones, Venezuelan minibots and Japanese …
In Their Own Words – Part 2
These ain't keychains
There’s a reason why Transformers collectors gaze upon complete collections or runs of particular sub-categories with such awe and respect, because every niche in the hobby has its rarities and impossible pieces. There are always one or two extremely challenging items and variations on a toy, box or paperwork that make anything ‘complete’ a considerable task, and they can often be the most …
Posted in European Transformers, Generation 2, Interview, Japanese Transformers, Micro Change, Minibots, Paperwork, US Transformers
Tagged Alpha Robot Base, Brawn, Bumblebee, Destruction Team, Gears, Grimlock, Hasbro, Jazz, Jusco, K-Mart, Legends, Minicons, Overlord, Pretenders, Reflector, Seven, Soundwave, Space Galaxy, Star Saber, Starscream, Takara, Triggerbots, Triggercons, Windcharger
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