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Is It Conceivable? – Part 3
Iga Pipes, Hasbro and Kabaya Huffer
Welcome to the jungle. This is no place for collectors who dwell in the safe confines of AFA cases or between walls of MISB Japanese Transformers. The minibot collector and variant hunter has to get his hands and feet dirty travelling well off the beaten path. Digging up histories of countries not previously associated with …
Posted in European Transformers, Japanese Transformers, Mexican Transformers, Micro Change, Minibots, Prototypes, Source Articles, US Transformers
Tagged Antex, Argentina, Beachcomber, Brawn, Brazil, Bumblebee, Ceji, El Greco, Estrela, Europe, Gears, Hasbro, Huffer, Iga, Japan, Kabaya, Lynsa, MB, Mexico, Micro Change, Minibots, Peru, Prototypes, Rubiplas, Seaspray, Seven, Takara, Transformers, Venezuela, Warpath, Windcharger
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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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News To Me
Don't cry for me Argentina...because I'm not from there.
It doesn’t seem to matter how much we discover, how much gets photographed and revealed or how much we expand our horizons through international communication with global collectors and knowledgeable enthusiasts, every year in vintage Transformers seems to bring its own surprises and shocks. Surely there are a finite number of these discoveries to be made and …
Posted in Diaclone, European Transformers, Mexican Transformers, Minibots, US Transformers
Tagged Brawn, Bumblebee, Ceji, Cliffjumper, Diaclone, Dirge, GiG, Hasbro, Huffer, Iga, Insecticons, Mexico, Milton Bradley, Powered Convoy, Rubiplas, Skywarp, Slag, Takara, Transformers, Windcharger
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Intermission ~ 12 Months Back – Part 2
This week's toy finds needed a damn good Estratega
How long does it take an experienced collector to get back into the groove and re-establish all their old contacts and techniques for finding rare Transformers? Can you take 4 years off and still come back as strong as before, striking gold at great prices ahead of a new batch of high-rolling collectors? That was what I …
Posted in Diaclone, European Transformers, Mexican Transformers, Micro Change, Minibots, Prototypes
Tagged Brawn, Ceji, Corvette, Diaclone, Honda City Turbo, Iga, Joustra, Lancia Stratos, Lynsa, Mexican Transformers, Minibots, Peruvian Minibots, Prowl, Red Tracks, Skids, Tailgate, Wheeljack, Windcharger
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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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Intermission ~ 4 years away
Shining Ultra Magnus - needed a voice
In 2007 I left the Transformers and pre-Transformers collecting game and community again for the second or third time (I lose count). This almost always involved a fire sale of some sort, exchanging rare and hard-earned variants and centrepieces for significant amounts of money to set me on my way in the direction of newer and more appealing pursuits. …
Posted in Diaclone, European Transformers, Mexican Transformers, Micro Change, Minibots, Paperwork, Prototypes, Reissues
Tagged Car Robot, Diaclone, E-hobby, Joustra, Megatron, Mexico, Micro Change, Milton Bradley, Minibots, Peru, Powered Convoy, Prowl, Ramjet, Reissue, Skids, Takara, Tracks, Transformers, Windcharger
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Mexico Revisited
Mas...MUCHO mas de lo que ves!
Sure, we’ve been here before, and sure we’ve talked about some of the wacky things that Plasticos Iga did with the Transformers brand south of the border, but as with any good holiday destination you’ll never see it all in one visit. Because of that, we’re back in Mexico to have a look at a few more intriguing and unique …
Posted in Mexican Transformers, Minibots, US Transformers
Tagged Hasbro, Iga, Megatron, Metroplex, Mexican, Prowl, Ramjet, Smokescreen, Transformers, Windcharger
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Early Days of US G1
Roller-2D2
When trying to establish a respectable and interesting Transformers collection, it’s understandable that folks become lost in the world of foreign variants, exclusives and exotica, or obscure packaging oddities. It is easy to forget the venerable G1 toys of North America. With all the crazy inconsistencies in early Transformers paperwork, it should come as no surprise that some of these early G1 toys from North …
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Tagged Battle Convoy, Diaclone, G1, Mirage, Optimus Prime, pre rub, Prowl, Thundercracker, Transformers, USA, Windcharger
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