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Va'al wrote:I.. think this is it. I'll keep on collecting comics, and will have a look at toys and won't say no once or twice a year, if something is REALLY good. But I think this is it for me.

Why?

Mykltron wrote:

Va'al wrote:I.. think this is it. I'll keep on collecting comics, and will have a look at toys and won't say no once or twice a year, if something is REALLY good. But I think this is it for me.

Why?

As I said, mostly the fact that I need to start saving money for after my PhD, as I'm not guaranteed a job. Wouldn't want to end up in debt because I was buying toys instead of putting it away.
And some of the money I need now to travel to conferences, which do offer bursaries, but not always, and some of them are really out of my way.

Also, I'm running out of space, as more books come in. And teaching materials, including all the admin paperwork stuff.

Va'al wrote:I'm running out of space, as more books come in.

As far as space, I'm in a similar situation. And TF's are only part of the stuff I collect. It's quality over quantity for me from now on. Mostly MP's and the occasional Generations/United fig.

I'm at the point of greatness? over quantity with all these new 3rdP combiners iv'e been rethinking what i actually really want as a transformers collection , like my classics there is a few characters i just don't care for mainly the ones bought just cos i wanted them all at that time or lines like beast wars i just had to try out .

Well now it's time to refresh my collection again keeping only key characters and obviously my just couldn't part with favorites and the couple that have upgrades or waiting for upgrades then selling the rest with my random lines i only have a few of with all profit going towards 2013 pre-orders .

Like a few mentioned "space" plays a big issue and i collect other figures also so when it comes to when do i stop collecting transformers i stop every 6 month or something due to being very bored with whats going on aka the prime line and now beast hunters and get into something else but i'm currently back in full swing with the new combiners

So for me i guess it's a case of taking breaks so i don't feel the need to buy figures i don't want, getting rid of the old and bringing in the new creating more space and keeping my tf collection fresh which keeps my interests in the hobby.

Good topic.

I would be done already if Takara/Hasbro stopped making Masterpieces and Genrations figures and I was done with the g1 line.

1PrimeProductions wrote:I am debating join buying FOC Bruticus. (Is he worth it some one?)

I actually like FOC Bruticus. Granted, expectations were low and he does have the same cost cutting that the other early FOC figures have. Expect a lot of hollow spots on the figures.

Still, none are the figures are total trainwrecks and Bruticus is actually a good combiner. I like that everything is integrated into him (no need for silly energon accessories) and he has a decent waist which has the proper leg clearance, something the Energon combiners couldn't quite manage. He does look kinda gangly in the promo pics but it's not so bad when you actually have him.

Like I said, the cost cutting makes the figures feel a little flimsy which does bother me and I hate their color schemes. I went with the Generation 2 boxset which I like better.