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Remember back when if you wanted a character in the Transformers universe as a toy in your collection, chances were that you had a single choice for that toy? You either made do with what you were given for Broadside, or you went without. Or you made your own. Nowadays, with multiple aesthetics, scales and companies in the mix, one can be decidedly more picky about which representation of a Transformers character they settle on for their collection. Even if there’s nothing presently on the horizon, the current state of the scene encourages patience. Or does it? We ask our contributors this week if due to the increased amount of Transformers product, are they much happier to pass on something that isn’t perfect compared to the past? Is ‘good enough’ not good enough any more?

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All the best
Maz

It's an interesting idea, what is 'good enough'. For me, it's all about the character. I've got third-party Insecticons, so I don't need any more of the bugs.

Hell the TR Fort Max? WAY too big for my available shelf space, and just not worth it. I've got a third-party Fort Max already. Much smaller, too. The older Classics and Universe 2.0 figures I love.

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.