by WolfDawg » Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:34 am
- Weapon: Null-Ray Rifle
I think I have several figures that fall into this category. There was a time when I scoured eBay for cheap Transformers figures and would literally just buy anything. More than half of my figures were bought on a whim on eBay because the seller either didn't know what they had or no one else bothered to bid on the item. That being said, here are some figures that I just bought for the hell of it and ended up absolutely loving:
G1 Jetfire - I never had any interest in the figure until I found one on eBay for like 20 bucks. The seller didn't know what he had so I scooped up a near mint Jetfire and ended up loving it. Way more articulated than most G1 figures and I had no idea he was so tall.
G1 Swoop - Again, never had interest in the figure because I was always a Grimlock fan. Similar to Jetfire, the seller had it listed as "Robot Plane" so I got a near mint Swoop for like 13 bucks. I'm not sure what it is about the little fella, but he's my favorite G1 Dinobot figure.
Titanium Cheetor - Only got him because all of the Beast Machines Cheetors sucked. I was expected yet another half assed attempt at a BM Cheetor but was pleasantly surprised by the excellent use of die cast as well as the excellent head sculpt. Plus, he can stand up! That alone warrants a nod.
Cybertron Menasor - Got him in a lot of figures but ended up liking him a lot. He's huge and powerful looking. Plus, for some reason I REALLY like his color scheme.
Armada Galvatron - Got him in the same lot as Menasor (the only reason I bought the lot was because Energon Tidalwave and Cybertron Galvatron were in it). The idea of a purple tank really didn't sit well with me, but the ease of transformation and awesome gimmicks actually won me over.
G2 Sideswipe - Never been a fan of the sideswipe character, but I was trying to beef up my G2 collection with some cheap figures. Getting the figure in hand, the neon colors along with all the black metal REALLY look awesome!
Energon Rodimus and Mirage - Got these two in a lot. Both have crappy bot modes and decent (at best) vehicle modes. However, when I combined the two, they suddenly kicked ass! A must have in any TF Energon collection, IMO.
TFPrime Powerizer Megatron - The only reason I got this guy was because my FE Prime was getting pretty lonely without his nemesis. Despite a crappy alt mode, his bot mode kicks all sorts of ass. Plus he looks BEYOND awesome standing alongside Soundwave and FE Starscream. Also, seeing the light grey paint aps online REALLY deterred me from wanting this guy and made me want to wait for Takara's take on the character. But seeing it in person, it's really not NEARLY as bad as I imagined.
ROFT Leader Starscream - Starscream as always been my favorite character, but I had oodles of Bayverse styled interpretations of the character. And let's face it, they all pretty much sucked. I had the Movie 1 Voyager Starscream (and g1 Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, and Ramjet repaints), several legends class figures, and even the ROTF Voyager version. They all sucked. So when I saw news that a Leader Version was going to be released, I had A LOT of reservations. I finally got him on clearance at Marshalls and boy was I surprised. Too many great things about the toy to name and I actually feel bad for passing him up so many times before that.
Cybertron Primus - I only got him to be in direct opposition to my Unicron figure. I passed on the figure several times when Cybertron was in stores because I thought he was too small to be displayed next to the evil planet eater. I finally picked him up for cheap last year and was pleasantly surprised at how elegant the transformation was, and how awesome he looked in hand. Yea, he's not as tall as Unicron, but he still looks awesome standing on a shelf opposing his brother!