by SGMLordMirage » Sun Jun 09, 2024 12:39 pm
- Motto: "In my book: Treat as hostile here and now, apologize later!"
- Weapon: Air-To-Ground Missiles
My latest G1 additions to the collection are from the 1985 St. Louis McDonalds Happy Meal Toys, and from 1988 Assortment 1, Pretender Waverider.
I now have six of those Happy Meal Toys, three different molds. The Bumblebee mold i now have four of the possible six color variations. They came out with four molds, six different color variants each. I will say i have seen an increase of these on eBay. Before, you might find one or two but there is a few listed now.. In regards to buying these, i honestly go for the better deal, less expensive. It just so happens i seem to find the BB mold at a good deal, or offered a deal. The one i bought is on the far right in the photo. I purchased him for 45 bucks. I did see another listing of the same one, for over 100 bucks. It just depends on timing and that good deal.. Will I ever have them all, heck no. It is good to add one whenever i can.. I have my allotment so to speak i spend every month and i try to even out what i am trying to find or will purchase.
As i have said in the past, i never intended on going down the “Pretender” road. Then i came across those inner robots a few months back and there you go.. I have set a limit sort of on spending, plus space in the display case. I figure i will eventually buy all of Assortment 1, giving me 3 bots and 3 cons. I have two of each now. Moving onto the Pretender Beast, i have Snarler now, so i will choose between Catilla or Chainclaw to add. I do have Roadgrabber, so Gunrunner will be added later on. With that, i will call it done. Back to Waverider, in the photo he doesn’t have his helmet but yesterday i got that part in the mail and his instruction booklet.
Lastly, not G1 but something new. I know its the easiest way to buy new releases on line.. Recently, there just hasn’t been anything that stands out.. Again, i have to play devil advocate, i really dont have the space for that many new ones. Going back to buying online, I still like the “hunt” of collecting in the stores. While it seems to be dying out, mainly due to stores and their wonderful stocking of the shelves. I dont stop at the stores that often anymore, but i do look and sometimes i come across something new. Case in point, Legacy United Silverbolt. I am a sucker for Beast War type guys. I dont buy them all per say but some catch my eye.. So seeing this guy in person he was an easy buy in my opinion. I do love the face sculpt and i actually like him better in his beast mode.. Good colors to me. So he will join the top shelf of my one case for now.
Have a good day and always, thank you for checking out my photos,
SGM
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