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Pre-Rub

Pre-Rub

Diaclone | by Maz
The term pre-rub is a common one to come across when reading about vintage Generation 1 Transformers from the early-to-mid 1980s. It is a reference
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Collector Interview 76 – Tara “TJ”

Collector Interview 76 – Tara “TJ”

Featured Collector's Corner | by Maz
For a very long time I have wanted to feature a Transformers collector whose entry point to the hobby was significantly different to the majority of
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Value For Money

Value For Money

3rd Party | by Maz
The price of modern Transformers is an all-too-common topic of conversation among collectors nowadays. Costs have increased across the board with ever
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Shorts

Shorts

Japanese Transformers | by Maz
This article will focus on a number of Transformers-related short stories that are quite indicative of my current collecting experience. Its very int
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Looking Back: Binaltech Smokescreen

Looking Back: Binaltech Smokescreen

Binaltech Alternators | by Maz
Its been over 15 years since Takara first showed off what was to be the first toy in the Binaltech series. BT-01 Smokescreen was a statement of inten
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Alternate Modes

Alternate Modes

Binaltech Alternators | by Maz
Is anything more integral to the concept of Transformers than their alternate non-robot mode? Certainly its an absolute cornerstone of the concept a
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Collector Interview 75 – José Antonio Suárez

Collector Interview 75 – José Antonio Suárez

Featured Collector's Corner | by Maz
It says a lot about the growth and health of the South American Transformers community - specifically Peru - that Jos Antonio Surez is actually th
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The Wants List

The Wants List

Source Articles | by Maz
Back in the 90s I had a very famous TF collection. I didnt really but I did get to handle and sell a huge amount of G1 Transformers on behalf of a
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Perspective

Perspective

Comics | by Maz
Does a true Transformers fan ever fall out of love with the franchise or toy collecting? Do they let other hobbies take precedence once in a while a
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Why Minibots are Loved

Why Minibots are Loved

Minibots | by Maz
This isnt the first time Ive written about Generation 1 Transformers Minibots for this blog but this time the focus of the article is not rare vari
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