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Re: Holy Grail of Your Collection

Postby RhA » Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:00 am

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knightedfeline wrote:As with all holy grails, it is journey to get it that teaches us. It's not really a grail if it's easy. Each of us have different challenges with tests that the quest has for us that test us. Achieving the grail isn't always about obtaining it. When it comes to quests for the series we like it's about the fun that comes from the search, the stories we're able to tell. It's about making friends and exploring the fandom. It's also about that feeling we got when we first saw the items we decided to pursue, because it helps keep the fire of innocence, purity and wonder we had as a kid and keeping it alive in our lives no matter what happens to us or how old we become. The quest for a certain toy is in part the connection to those that follow after us as well, and not forgetting that they too have feelings, and if lucky, maybe they too will have a grail.

Poetic, innit?


Yeah. But sometimes you search high and low for some figure and find it... Satisfaction = 100%, Rarity 0%. The graily-ness is also determined by the rarity. I had a rough time finding Animated Magnus, but it's about as rare as grass in hindsight.
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Re: Holy Grail of Your Collection

Postby 3.8TransAM » Sun Oct 02, 2011 4:33 pm

I finally got my Fortress Maximus about 2 weeks ago.

Let's just say awesome and massive :-)

Cost a good chunk, but it was near my birthday and I had several large Transformer sales at the same time along with a Cerebros and Spike(both originals) to sell for $$$ towards him so I did it.

Other grails are damned near mint Headmasters,Targetmasters and Powermasters on both faction sides. Pieced, bought and bartered/bargained for them all. I am only missing Chromedome, Skullcruncher and Getaway.

Now.................... If I can only get a nice Scorponok(I have body only) and complete Stunticons(only missing Menasor for original gestalts)
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Re: Holy Grail of Your Collection

Postby ShockBot17 » Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:47 pm

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Alright, so I chose this for my first post and I wanted to make it count. So I chose this thread.

The Holy Grail of my Transfomers Collection is easily the original G1 Ultra Magnus. I remember when it was new and actually receiving it as a gift. I cannot remember one I actually treasure more.

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Re: Holy Grail of Your Collection

Postby MightyMagnus78 » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:41 pm

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ShockBot17 wrote:Alright, so I chose this for my first post and I wanted to make it count. So I chose this thread.

The Holy Grail of my Transfomers Collection is easily the original G1 Ultra Magnus. I remember when it was new and actually receiving it as a gift. I cannot remember one I actually treasure more.

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Welcome.

Speaking purely from a position of extreme bias, I'd say that was an extremely good choice!
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Re: Holy Grail of Your Collection

Postby knightedfeline » Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:44 pm

ShockBot17 wrote:Alright, so I chose this for my first post and I wanted to make it count. So I chose this thread.

The Holy Grail of my Transfomers Collection is easily the original G1 Ultra Magnus. I remember when it was new and actually receiving it as a gift. I cannot remember one I actually treasure more.

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Welcome.

That is an awesome gift to have been given. It's one I hope to get myself some day.
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Re: Holy Grail of Your Collection

Postby trekvix » Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:43 pm

Motto: "No sacrifice, no victory."
my holy grail is not actually a toy but my absolutely one of a kind Transforers-ified postimpressionism leggings (designs by ninjaink) because with these I essentially get to walk around professing my love of Transformers to everybody :D

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hah, and I love them so much I'm figuring out what Transformers designs to do for the next pair as we speak! :lol:
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Re: Holy Grail of Your Collection

Postby StarSaber2000 » Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:03 pm

The thing I would call a Holy Grail that I have is Primal Prime complete with 5 of his 6 blast panels, 3 missiles, his gun and instructions from Value Village for $5.
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Re: Holy Grail of Your Collection

Postby -Kanrabat- » Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:15 pm

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trekvix wrote:(...)because with these I essentially get to walk around professing my love of Transformers to everybody :D
hah, and I love them so much I'm figuring out what Transformers designs to do for the next pair as we speak! :lol:


May I humbly suggest a sexy but accurate G1 Arcee cosplay? You will hear our collective fangasm way over there. <3 <3 <3 <3


(Or be overly hardcore and do a RotF Arcee cosplay! XD )
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Re: Holy Grail of Your Collection

Postby RhA » Mon Oct 10, 2011 3:40 pm

Motto: "BRING ME DANGER!"
-Kanrabat- wrote:
trekvix wrote:(...)because with these I essentially get to walk around professing my love of Transformers to everybody :D
hah, and I love them so much I'm figuring out what Transformers designs to do for the next pair as we speak! :lol:


May I humbly suggest a sexy but accurate G1 Arcee cosplay? You will hear our collective fangasm way over there. <3 <3 <3 <3


(Or be overly hardcore and do a RotF Arcee cosplay! XD )
Manual emoticons because they are so random....


Well... A mixture of shame and the remnants of dinner flow upwards through me now.

I also forgot to mention that a definite grail of my collection is my MOSC Erector. His entire card seems to be a gigantic pun.
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Re: Holy Grail of Your Collection

Postby trekvix » Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:05 pm

Motto: "No sacrifice, no victory."
-Kanrabat- wrote:
trekvix wrote:(...)because with these I essentially get to walk around professing my love of Transformers to everybody :D
hah, and I love them so much I'm figuring out what Transformers designs to do for the next pair as we speak! :lol:


May I humbly suggest a sexy but accurate G1 Arcee cosplay? You will hear our collective fangasm way over there. <3 <3 <3 <3


(Or be overly hardcore and do a RotF Arcee cosplay! XD )
Manual emoticons because they are so random....



:lol: THAT IS SUCH A GOOD IDEA.

The ROTF version would be exceedingly difficult to draft a design of from Illustrator scratch, I might get to because that would be EPIC, but for now you inspired me to at least make a mock of what Arcee G1 leggings could look like.

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Thanks for the inspiration, I'm super excited for my next pair of leggings now :D
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