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Recently I visited some family members I haven't seen in about 3 years. As we were catching up around the dinner table, 1 of them looked at me and asked "So do you still collect those figurines?" I immediately realized she was talking about Transfomers. I have heard them be referred to as toys (which is technically correct), dolls, and other names. But this was a 1st. Figurines? I always thought those were little porcelain or glass things old ladies collected... Anyway, have you heard TFs be referred to by weird names like that? Do some of your family scold/make fun of you for collecting (especially if you're older, like me)?

my family knows I collect, My Dad did something really cool two christmases ago- bought all of his boys(my brother, brother in law, nephews) transformers- ROTF clearance stock- I got Hailstorm out of that, and they were all mystified that I could transform them

I ended up buying my Dad Hubcap about a month later- still on his desk, too

as far as odd names like that, I can't think of any offhand

my brother affectionately called the nonsense as in "you still buy that nonsense?" that is util i sold my classic doubles and bought myself a 60 inch tv and home theatre system


then for some odd reason he stopped whining

My dad tried to get on my case once. Hes behind glass, if you get my meaning. My response was basically, "Do something about it when you get out, oh wait! your in there forever huh? Maybe you stop being a deadbeat criminal, and I'll stop collecting, sound good?" Of course, he's never getting out. Such an idiot. But yeah, the only real thing that bugs me is when my nosy friend says "You want to spend all your money on those chunks of plastic?" It aggravates me to no end, because he wants me to send him money, when he got himself into the situation he's in.

Basically, nobody pokes fun at my hobby unless their in a shit hole and they have nothing better to do.

Personally I wouldn't have thought the term figurine odd, but that's probably because I use it interchangeably with 'action figure.'

Can't recall hearing any odd names directed to my collection, other than the insults that came from my uncle, which is ironic considering he's in his 50's and acts like a 13 year old on most days, yet insists I'm immature for collecting Transformers... well, used to, before I blew up in his face after several months of harassment.

My family is cool with it. They might secretly find it an odd hobby, but they're nothing short of supportive for it. A couple times, they would send me Transformers. Most of the time, they were ones I already had, but it was still great considering I could trade it in for one I didn't (they would always suggest that if it was one I already had, so I'm not doing behind their backs).

"Figurines" does not seem an inherently negative description, so unless it was being said with a specifically negative connotation, I'd not take issue with it. I wouldn't use it myself, as for some reason in my mind "figurines" aren't poseable (or, for that matter, transformable), but I would not take issue with someone else using the term.

I had an interesting experience myself not long ago, I suppose, concerning a reaction not to the individual figures in it, but to my collection as a whole.

About a month ago, my girlfriend of a few years and I finally started living together in a shiny new apartment. When, once we were all mostly unpacked and settled, her folks came to visit, they seemed somewhat impressed by some of the things I had on display. In reference to my collection, one of them commented that it looks like a museum. My girlfriend's mother also practically squeed in delight when she saw all of my Doctor Who DVDs... Many of which I had loaned her in the past, but I suppose it is different seeing them all together like that.

Anyway, I shall admit I had been a tiny bit worried what they might think when they saw all of my Transformers... They had to know it was a bit of a hobby of mine, as I'd occasionally brought the odd one with me to fiddle with when visiting their daughter at their house. (Heck, I brought Masterpiece Megatron with me the weekend of their other daughter's wedding, as I couldn't resist the thought of getting a photo of me holding him while wearing a tux, ha ha.) But much like the Doctor Who DVD's, seeing everything on display is much different then seeing one or two odd pieces. So, while I didn't expect anything mean spirited as they are rather nice people, I was pleased by the "museum" description, and they generally seemed to like the apartment overall.

If you're interested in seeing how I have some of my stuff displayed, I shared some of it over here on my website. And also, how could I mention it above without sharing these pics?




Bowties are cool.

Was asked by a friend (who likes sports) a while ago when he saw my collection, when would I grow up. What do you mean, I asked. He said; kids like this. When would you grow up, I asked back. What do you mean, he asked. I said; Well, kids also like sports. Then he said nothing more.

monstergrotusque wrote:The ironic part is that she has a massive collection of stuffed pigs and continues to collect them. When i bring up the similarities of our two hobbies she gets incredibly defensive and rude to me and does her damndest to emasculate me in front of people.

I don't have any pigs, but I do have a plethora of plush penguins. Not a massive collection by any means, but it is more then a few. Nothing compared to my Transformers, videos, or books, however.

When someone continually and publically ridicules you over a hobby of yours which isn't hurting anyone (including, I suppose, yourself... I trust you're not wallowing in debt and selling organs to finance a Transformers habbit, yes?), especially when that someone has a hobby that could be considered comparable... how does that person qualify as a friend?