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So I've officially been bitten by the TF figure bug

I was in Forbidden Planet with the girlfriend on Thursday with all my shiney birthday money (it was my 21st) and I saw Transformers Classics Ramjet. I mentioned to the gf about how I never really had any G1 TFs when I was younger and was jealous of my older friend who had loads, including Ramjet. She then said the most awesome thing...
"Why don't you get him?"

Naturally I was all : but with a large grin I went and bought him. It was so utterly awesome to hold a TF after so long.

The next day I was at Sainsbury's and saw a couple of TF Move Bonecrushers lying around. Now I've always had a soft spot for Movie Bonecrusher, so I snapped him up! I must be out of practice because I found his transformation ridiculously hard compared to Ramjet.

Resolved to my fate, I took the rest of my birthday money to Toys R Us today and spent ages pouring through the selection of TFs there, eventually settling on G1 Reissue Prowl and Inferno, as well as the Ultimate Battle Megatron v Optimus Prime set. I haven't opened them all yet as I dropped them off at the gf's house to go to the library and work, but I swung round via my house and joy of joys! More money to spend on figures!

So I've got roughly £40 to spend tonight. I appeal to you oh mighty TF figure collectors, which of these should I get or should I hold onto them for something else? I'm a big fan of G1 and the Movie and little else.

They have:
20th Anniversary Prime
Tracks
Skywarp
Soundwave
Red Alert
and a few other assorted movie figs

Cheers!

If they have Soundwave, get Soundwave if they don't have anymore of him get Tracks or Skywarp.

Unless there's some hideous defect with 20th Anniversary Prime I don't know about, get him. Ultimate G1 figure.

Go for the 20th anniversary Prime.

If he's still at £30, get Tracks as well.


All of these figures are worth your money. So go with your fave for now, and hide a suitable amount of the others around the store for later purchase.



I highly recommend the Soundwave. God only knows how long it is till he's taken off of the shelves.




EDIT:- And get yer ass over to the Official Disgruntled Brits thread in the Sightings forum, where you belong

Well I snapped up 20th Anniversary Prime, and he is AWESOME! Moving mouthplate ,10 posable fingers (well 8 and 2 thumbs if we are going to be pedantic ) and Megatron in pistol form as a weapon. Thanks greatly for the advice, he is without doubt the centrepiece of my very small collection

I was never a big Soundwave fan, and after much deliberation I went with Skywarp. He was one of my characters from the cartoon and I love his robot form and his alt-mode. Soundwave is going on the Christmas list, I only hope they still have him then :S

Good choice on Prime. Sadly, every other TF you buy will be a little less impressive as a result.

For G1 enthusiasts, i'd go for Prime and Soundwave.

Otherwise, i'd choose Movie figs.