A question about one of my childhood toys
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 1:52 pm
As a kid, I was brutal to my TF's. Even seemingly sturdy figs like Goldbug lost arms. Stickers were shredded and weapons ended up in the vacuum cleaner more than they did in the figure's hands. I conventiently ripped the arm off my Optimus Prime right as the 86 movie came out so I played with him as "Dead Optimus"
For a long time, almost all of my original TF's had vanished. Sometime in the early 90's they got packed away and lost in the attic. Only recently did I find them and most as I said were in hideous condition. There were 2 exceptions - a G1 Soundwave who I had actually bought off a friend during childhood and a Metroplex.
Metroplex really intrigues me. Structurally he is actually in decent shape but almost all of his parts are gone. I think I only have a kneecap. He'd also need repro labels but he still transforms well and has awesome chrome yet on his head and no yellowing. I could probably buy a G1 reissue for just a little more than it would cost to get new stickers and all those parts but being that he's the only large TF from my childhood that I haven't totally thrashed I have been thinking about doing it.
Any thoughts?
For a long time, almost all of my original TF's had vanished. Sometime in the early 90's they got packed away and lost in the attic. Only recently did I find them and most as I said were in hideous condition. There were 2 exceptions - a G1 Soundwave who I had actually bought off a friend during childhood and a Metroplex.
Metroplex really intrigues me. Structurally he is actually in decent shape but almost all of his parts are gone. I think I only have a kneecap. He'd also need repro labels but he still transforms well and has awesome chrome yet on his head and no yellowing. I could probably buy a G1 reissue for just a little more than it would cost to get new stickers and all those parts but being that he's the only large TF from my childhood that I haven't totally thrashed I have been thinking about doing it.
Any thoughts?