Well, here you have it, this is my best haul yet in terms of quality and figures I wanted most (I have had big hauls in the past but it was usually buying a collection with just a few transformers worth bragging about if at all). My top most wanted have been some classics seekers, animated shockwave, ROTF Optimus, Animated Prowl, Generations Optimus Prime, Vector Prime and ROTF Bludgeon.They have all been taken care of in one day.
You will see the other side of the trade Kanrabat described a few posts earlier. From that I got Leader Starscream (HFTD), Takara Animated Bulkhead, alternators Silverstreak, Classics Starscream and my very favourite, Bludgeon from ROTF. I personally think its a crazy trade in my favor but both of us thinking we got a great deal is the best sort of trade.
And for 140$ flat I got: Animated Shockwave, Animated Prowl Samurai (Takara),
Springer (deluxe), Henkei Thrust, Generations Optimus Prime, Optimus Prime ROTF with reprolabel stickers applied, Vector Prime, Grindor ROTF and AM-15 Darkness Megatron Takara.
So without further ado:
... I guess I have a thing for swords
The only Transformer from Japan I ever owned before this deal was from the Binaltech line and there was clearly a quality difference there. But that set me up for a bit of a disappointment when I realized that apart from the colour scheme and a few details, there wasn't much difference between the Takaras I picked up and their Hasbro counterparts.
I was expecting a much heftier Megatron (the AM-15) but the plastic was very light on that figure. Also, the dark grey plastic is a lot darker than the stock photos showed and it makes it harder to make out some details around his abdominal area. I cant believe that means there is still no show accurate Prime Megatron out there. He's either too bright, too dark, too small, with the wrong weapon, or a shark. This is still my preffered version of a mold I wanted very much to own. Also, this being my first Arms Micron I was not expecting such a big addition as Hades the bat. Holy Hell, that thing is huge!!!!!!!!! And when attached to Megatron's back, it elevates the figure to a point I never conceived.
All in all, this has been an incredible haul!