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Re: Whats the best TF you've ever gotten for free?

Postby xyl360 » Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:16 am

There are four:

Number one must be my first TF, before I even knew what a Transformer was. My uncle bought me Optimus Prime. Ironically he got it for me because he knew I liked toy cars and trucks. He didn't even realize it transformed into a robot, and was quite shocked when I took it out of the box, rolled it around for a bit and then began turning it into a robot. Initially he thought I had just broken the toy that he got me for my birthday, only to realize, as I just had, that there was more to this 'truck' than meets the eye ;). I was hooked from then on and Transformers became my favorite thing.

The second (and only slightly second) best would be Powermaster Optimus Prime. The bulk, semi-cartoon accurate cab/robot mode, the powermaster gimmick and the awesome combined mode was just too awesome. And those massive guns and shoulder cannons made it all the better. I loved (and still love) that figure.

The third is the trusty DoubleSpy, AKA Punch/Counterpunch (G1). What an awesome and versatile toy. I'd spend hours just transforming it over and over again between its 3 modes and often gave Punch 4 arms by folding out Counterpunch's arms underneath.

Finally, my fourth would have to be a tie between Sixshot and Doubledealer. Sixshot for obvious reasons. Marvelous bot mode and years of play value in a 6 mode figure. Doubledealer was great because I saw in him much of the appeal that Punch/Counterpunch had, plus the Powermaster gimmick, which I always thought was cool, especially since he came with 2 of them, one for Autobot mode and one for Decepticon mode.

I had Scorponok (G1) as a kid as well as Metroplex, Ultra Magnus (the good one with the painted face/antennae etc., not the solid blue KO looking one) and a slew of other figures, but they never gave me the joy that the above 4 figures did.
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Re: Whats the best TF you've ever gotten for free?

Postby Galvatron X » Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:28 pm

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I got a complete and MINT G1 Brainstorm and G1 Sureshot from a co-worker. They look like they've barely even been transformed.

I told him they were worth some cash, but he gave them to me anyway!
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Re: Whats the best TF you've ever gotten for free?

Postby Trikeboy » Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:09 pm

iGear Arcee. I bought it and the first set of Kup heads then waited for it to arrive and waited and waited to no avail. I contacted them about it and they apologised and offered me a refund for the missing package. I accepted the refund. To my surprise Arcee suddenly appeared but no Kup heads. I didn't contact iGear so despite the fact I don't have the heads, i still technically got Arcee for free.
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Re: Whats the best TF you've ever gotten for free?

Postby Slashercon » Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:10 am

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ROTF deluxe class Jolt. Great Christmas present from 2009 :)
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Re: Whats the best TF you've ever gotten for free?

Postby Transformers Hoarder » Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:36 pm

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Does buying four used ROTF Devastators to put together a complete one and selling the other three incomplete Devastators for a couple bucks over what you originally paid for the four count? If so, than I would have to go with ROTF Devastator as my top choice. In second place, I was looking at a lot of mixed used Transformers and had every intension of purchasing it for said price (cheap). But I played Hardball and turned my back on him and when he called me back I turned around and said. "Only if you through in That complete Cybertron Galvatron." to which he replied, "Deal!"

I liked Cybertron Galvatron to the point that when I came across another complete one for $50 I purchased as well.
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Re: Whats the best TF you've ever gotten for free?

Postby TurbofireJames » Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:13 pm

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Metroplex. I ordered a complete Devastator on EBAY for 80 bucks and the dude just threw a complete Metroplex in. That seller was a BOSS
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