Another solid article here Maz, and one that really speaks to me.
I'm the dreaded "Scale fan" type of collector. I have a mental image of roughly the size of what a character should be and I generally build my collections and displays around this.
For this reason I've only very recently bought a Universe Brawn. I held out for a long time without one in the hope that the rumor of a modern legends scale (cyberverse commader size) Brawn was something happening in the near future, but since they announced the new brawn will be just a titan master with a vehicle, I've abandoned the hope and definitely uttered the words "that'll do" as I hunted out the legion size Brawn on ebay.
I encounter the problem really frequently when it comes to certain decepticons too. I can't stomach putting up £100 for a music label soundwave for my CHUG option, so I have the WFC deluxe and the FOC voyager versions. I still flit between which of the 2 closest fits my idea of soundwave's size. The upcoming leader class will be just too big for me.
I have the exact same Megatron problem as the one quoted in the article. Don't even get me started on Shockwave.