How do you folks keep track?
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 11:47 pm
I just recently started collecting some of the more recent Transformers toys and have taken a real interest in it. I have recently acquired:
- ROTF Leader Optimus / Leader Megatron / Leader Jetfire / Voyager Fallen
- DOTM Leader Sentinel / Leader Ironhide / Voyager Optimus / Voyager Megatron / Voyager Shockwave
- Battle Ops Bumblebee (Metallic)
- Leader Starscream (the one with the tattoos, not sure but it might be associated with ROTF)
If I do say so myself, I think I've racked up a pretty decent collection. But looking around at all the other options is just completely overwhelming and confusing. How do you folks possibly keep track of all the different models that are out there? It seems like trying to do that could be a full-time job.
For instance, I've noticed things such as:
- Hasbro/American models vs Takara Tomy/foreign models
- Numerous different models that all seem pretty similar (for example, what the heck is the difference between Leader Optimus, Striker Optimus, Buster Optimus, Jetwing Optimus, and Jetfire Optimus? And how does Jetwing and Jetfire Optimus differ from the Leader Optimus + Leader Jetfire I already have, or from that dual pack that includes both Leader Optimus and Leader Jetfire?)
- What is the difference between the Transformers Prime Domestic RID Voyager figures and the Transformers Prime Import AM and Arms Micron figures?
- How do you keep track of what sizes ( Leader, Voyager, etc) are available for each version?
I just don't know how you guys do it. I'm interested in continting to collect, but I don't want to waste money on certain versions only to later find out that I should have bought a different version (like if I should buy a Prime AM and Arms Micron figure instead of a Prime RID Voyager figure; or if I should buy Striker Optimus instead of Leader or Buster Optimus; or if I should buy Jetfire or Jetwing Optimus even though I already have Leader Optimus and Leader Jetfire, etc).
So how do you folks keep track when you want to buy the best versions, not miss out on something really good, but also not waste money buying models that are essentially duplicates of each other? And what about deciding between a domestic version vs a foreign version?
Any advice to sort through the confusion?
- ROTF Leader Optimus / Leader Megatron / Leader Jetfire / Voyager Fallen
- DOTM Leader Sentinel / Leader Ironhide / Voyager Optimus / Voyager Megatron / Voyager Shockwave
- Battle Ops Bumblebee (Metallic)
- Leader Starscream (the one with the tattoos, not sure but it might be associated with ROTF)
If I do say so myself, I think I've racked up a pretty decent collection. But looking around at all the other options is just completely overwhelming and confusing. How do you folks possibly keep track of all the different models that are out there? It seems like trying to do that could be a full-time job.
For instance, I've noticed things such as:
- Hasbro/American models vs Takara Tomy/foreign models
- Numerous different models that all seem pretty similar (for example, what the heck is the difference between Leader Optimus, Striker Optimus, Buster Optimus, Jetwing Optimus, and Jetfire Optimus? And how does Jetwing and Jetfire Optimus differ from the Leader Optimus + Leader Jetfire I already have, or from that dual pack that includes both Leader Optimus and Leader Jetfire?)
- What is the difference between the Transformers Prime Domestic RID Voyager figures and the Transformers Prime Import AM and Arms Micron figures?
- How do you keep track of what sizes ( Leader, Voyager, etc) are available for each version?
I just don't know how you guys do it. I'm interested in continting to collect, but I don't want to waste money on certain versions only to later find out that I should have bought a different version (like if I should buy a Prime AM and Arms Micron figure instead of a Prime RID Voyager figure; or if I should buy Striker Optimus instead of Leader or Buster Optimus; or if I should buy Jetfire or Jetwing Optimus even though I already have Leader Optimus and Leader Jetfire, etc).
So how do you folks keep track when you want to buy the best versions, not miss out on something really good, but also not waste money buying models that are essentially duplicates of each other? And what about deciding between a domestic version vs a foreign version?
Any advice to sort through the confusion?