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Binaltech BT-05 to BT-08
Enter the repaints
Binaltech, Alternators, reissues, Cybertron, Energon, Armada, Classics, Henkei, United, Generations, Movie, Animated, Prime, 3rd Party and Masterpiece, the scenery has been moving rapidly for Transformers collectors in the last decade. For completists the sheer weight of product must have been overwhelming, and for the dabblers not much easier. That’s to say nothing about the distraction of vintage collecting.
Often …
What Am I Doing?
Masterpiece Lambor, Prowl & Streak
What am I doing? Takara Tomy is putting out some of the most exciting and incredible collector-focused product seen for years in the world of Transformers, and I’m not pre-ordering, buying or collecting any of it. When saving money by not buying things or going out, not splashing out on holidays due to accumulating savings for a property, trying …
Survivors – Part 1
Childhood vs Adulthood
Legendary Diaclone Black Tracks from Finland or a regular and used Transformers G1 Thundercracker from the UK? Which would you choose? I’d choose Thundercracker, every time, now and forever. Not just any Thundercracker though, just this one, from my childhood collection of Transformers toys. It is nigh-on impossible to find any collector who does not have extremely fond memories and connections …
Leap Of Faith
Faith in your friends
If you change your mind, I’m the first in line. Honey I’m still free, take a chance on me. But what if you don’t have time to make up your mind? A split second decision can be the difference between a phenomenal victory after a leap of faith, or an unmitigated and expensive disaster of bad judgement. If you’re into rare toys …
Posted in Diaclone, European Transformers, Japanese Transformers, Lucky Draw, Mexican Transformers, Micro Change, Minibots, Paperwork, Prototypes, Source Articles, US Transformers
Tagged Black Tracks, catalogues, Diaclone, God Ginrai, Hasbro, Joustra, Lucky Draw, Mirage, MTMTE, paperwork, Sideswipe, Skids, Sunbow, Sunstreaker, Tracks, 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 …
Posted in Diaclone, European Transformers, Minibots, Paperwork, Prototypes, Source Articles, US Transformers
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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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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Alternators Artwork Gallery – Part 2
Alternators Meister original box artwork (Marcelo Matere)
The packaging for a Transformer is so much more to most of us than just a container for the toy we’re after and a pretty picture or two designed to entice us. As collectors we don’t usually need the box artwork to do any talking, we already know what’s inside and have made our decision, even moreso with newer …
Posted in Binaltech Alternators, Paperwork, Prototypes, US Transformers
Tagged Alex Milne, Alternators, Camshaft, Guido Guidi, Hasbro, Jazz, Marcelo Matere, Meister, Mirage, Paul Vromen, Prowl, Skids, Sunstreaker, Tracks
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Alternators Artwork Gallery – Part 1
Alternators Mirage production box art
What makes us buy a Transformer? Maybe it’s the developed character from a comic, cartoon, movie or game. Maybe it’s the design of the toy itself or the vehicle/item it is based upon. Maybe it’s the character, a fan favourite or talismanic member of a faction. Or maybe, just maybe, it’s the beautiful box art that can ultimately sell a Transformer …
Posted in Binaltech Alternators, Paperwork, US Transformers
Tagged Alternators, Binaltech, Guido Guidi, Hasbro, Marcelo Matere, Mirage, Skids, Swerve, Takara, Tracks, Wheeljack
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Canadian G1 Transformers
We need more Slags in this fandom
Canadian G1 Transformers should be known for more than just the ‘Red Slag’. OK, we all love a colour variation of obtainable rarity and significance, and as far as representatives go, it’s a good one but there is much more there to intrigue us about Canadian G1 Transformers. This week we’ll take a look at some amusing errors, fascinating …
Posted in Diaclone, European Transformers, Lucky Draw, Minibots, Paperwork, US Transformers
Tagged Autobot, Brawn, Canada, Cliffjumper, Cosmos, Decepticon, Dinobot, Gears, Generation 1, Hasbro, Hot Rod, Jetfire, Megatron, Meteorite, Minibots, Mirage, Optimus Prime, Pepsi, pre rub, Red Slag, Ricochet, Shockwave, Springer, Superion, Swoop, Tracks, Transformers, Trypticon, Warpath
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Why I Won’t Sell My Binaltech
The Usual Suspects
Everything costs more now. Diaclone, Japanese Transformers, Mexican variants, South American minibots, prototypes, Reissues, even unused stickersheets have entered the multi-hundred dollar realm. It dawned on me very early into my return to collecting that if I wanted to do any area of Transformers or pre-Transformers properly, sacrifices would have to be made. I sold my 2007 Movie toys, I sold many reissue …
Posted in Binaltech Alternators, Japanese Transformers
Tagged Alternators, Binaltech, Corvette, Dodge, Ford, Grimlock, Hasbro, Jazz, Mazda, Meister, Mirage, Ravage, Smokescreen, Subaru, Sunstreaker, Takara, Tracks
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