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News Credits: 4 · by **alldarker** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 7:32 am

Short story: playground peer pressure.

Long story: I went to school in England from 1984 tot 1988, just when Transformers hit. Some of my friends had Transformers: I distinctly remember friends bringing Kickback, Wheeljack, Skywarp and Grimlock to school on separate occasions.
I especially remember wanting to hold Grimlock, so I bragged to my friend I could transform him without instructions. It went well, until I got to his chest part, which I couldn't work out without being shown.
Anyhow, I soon harrassed my parents te get me a Transformer. Got my first Transformer, Thundercracker, from British Home Stores (BHS). I now sort of regret not getting a Dinobot, but back then, I was all about blue jets. Soon after, I did get Slag for Christmas, though.
Lost interest in Transformers with the 1986 and 1987 series due to non-realistic alt modes, and my TF's went to goodwill when we moved house. Beast Wars recaptured my interest in TF's.

I'm still not a fan of the G1 Seeker mold, but I did treat myself to a brand new MISB original G1 Slag a year ago, for nostalgia's sake.

by **Breakdown 2099** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 4:53 am

Man, Canadian club doesn't help when I'm going back 25 years. I remember walking into a toy store with my mummy dearest and seeing a black hilux that turned into a robot to camper and back. Trailbreaker

never looked back, I was hooked

by **skywarp408** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:50 pm

The g1 cartoon for me. Love that transforming sound and Soundwave's voice. I could do a great imitation in elementary school. Then I hit puberty and there went the Soundwave voice!

News Credits: 10 · by **PrymeStriker** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 12:23 am

skywarp408 wrote:The g1 cartoon for me. Love that transforming sound and Soundwave's voice. I could do a great imitation in elementary school. Then I hit puberty and there went the Soundwave voice!

You could still do it, all you need is a vocoder and a Dr. Claw voice. Seriously, that's what they did in the cartoon, same voice actor and everything.

by **Heres a Hint** » Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:56 pm

hi guys thanks for letting me join youre forums looks like a fun place

ok ive always loved transformers since i was kid ( iam 30) just the designs and fantastic personalitys

my brother got me the g1 season 1 dvd boxset for my 21st birthday and that got me hooked again prior to that it was the rebirth and return of prime that kept me going lol

also as somebody with aspergers ( middle line ) its part of my as obbsesions so that a really big reason for it

by **Geminii** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 10:53 am

Gobots (under a different name). I had a bucketful, and then when 1984/5 rolled around I switched to Transformers.

Website · by **Cyber Bishop** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 3:18 pm

I was 13, I saw a commercial for cars and planes that transformed into robots.

Nuff said..

If you're an Imgurian, check me out! · by **Mindmaster** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 9:18 pm

In technicality, Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime and Galvatron were my firsts (got them at the same time), but I didn't know what the hell Transformers were. When it comes to collecting, Armada sealed the deal. My first here was Demolishor. I need a new one of him; mine's all rusty and only has two missiles. Blackout is rusty as well. :-(

News Credits: 1 · by **Blackstreak** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 12:08 pm

I'm not sure what came first: exposure to Prowl's action figure, or catching a glimpse of the first cartoon episode for G1. Either way I was hooked. Like many others, I lost interest as the marketing for TFs went down hill to a near non-existant state. Then G2 hit the stores and my interest was beginning to stir again. It wasn't until a friend of mine told me about Beast Machines and I was full swing into collecting and watching tv shows again.

by **Prime0080** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 2:48 pm

I think it was 80's cartoons in general really....I started drawing at a super young age, and I'd watch cartoons and draw while I watched them.

Voltron was my first big super robot cartoon- that got me hooked into transforming robots.

Then I rented Mazinger Z AKA Tranzor Z from a video store down the street- that got me hooked.

Then I rented Voltes V, Daimos, and UFO Diapolon from the same video store- and eventually I started watching Transformers all the time plus renting tons of videos whenever I could.

And seeing as how Transformers had a toyline I could actually buy and play with, whereas the others didn't, I bought G1 Optimus Prime and kept watching and collecting after that.....

There's still one toy I'd like, completely 100% posable, hasn't been made yet by any company, streamline or 3rd party: STAR CONVOY ^_^

If I could get a super-posable Star Convoy I'd be a VERY happy collector ^_^

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