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by **Altertron** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:21 pm

so far i only have 3, so this qualifies me as a poor transformers owner.... :sad:

by **Raymond101** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:30 pm

I don't think quantity matters. To me it's a matter of getting the ones you really like and that are worht your money. I got a pretty small collection; look at the ones on my sig and add blackout, Wreckage, Protoform Prime, Scout Arcee and Revoltech Convoy, and that's all I got. Still, I'd rather have one leader Prime as opposed to four or five Scouts. Just a matter of deciding whos worth it.

News Credits: 1 · by **softimus_prime** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:40 pm

i got 6 including slumblebee! we buy slumblebee clothes and stuff...

by **Bigdaddymcqueen** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:39 pm

wow, in 2 weeks time i have over 50! many thanks to some good friends, the rest via the stores!!

by **DvDqNoC** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:53 pm

I have 4, but then again, im prolly one of the youngest (if not THE) on thi forum. I have no paying job! its a pain to buy each transformer :sad:

by **Nujevad** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:56 pm

Yeah, numbers don't always equal a better collector. Say a kid, who knows nothing about transformers, is given lots of transformers for his birthday, then ends up destroying them, is noty a collector, even though the kid has lots of them. It's all about how passionate you are about collecting that counts. Everyone has to start small.

by **nacho** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:01 pm

Don't worry because you're not alone!
I have exactly three also. But I gotta get the new Bumblebee, and that will make four.

The 3 I have are:

Voyager Ironhide
Deluxe Barricade
Real Gear Longview

So...yeah!

News Credits: 5 · by **King Henrik** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:03 pm

man, i thought this topic was about the worlds smallest transformers line...lol :-?

News Credits: 1 · by **softimus_prime** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:07 pm

King Henrik wrote:man, i thought this topic was about the worlds smallest transformers line...lol

LOL!!!

News Credits: 9 · by **Zeds** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:14 pm

Altertron wrote:so far i only have 3, so this qualifies me as a poor transformers owner....

I have the complete WST collection including all the chase figures but no worries my friend as you are far from a poor TF collector. That is the whole point of collecting. Each one that you pick up gets you closer to your end goal of owing them all. That was the point of the checklist catalogue way back in G1 times. Keep going my friend. You will get there faster than you think.

by **ultra tron** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:20 pm

Optimus prime and ironhide, I would add bumblebee, but you know how that goes.... :roll:

News Credits: 7 · by **Zeedust** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:28 pm

Amen to everyone who's said here that it's not how many TFs you own, it's the place inside your heart that the hobby sits.

Hallmark moment, everybody, hallmark moment!

by **Bigdaddymcqueen** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:57 pm

pfftt!! the man with the most toys wins!! :WHISTLE:

..........................j/k i agree its not the size of the collection but what they mean to you! i just started too, but i have a unicron probably missing all its parts, but my wife bought it for me at a garage sale while i was at work and surprised me with it!! it means alot i'll never let it go!!! ;)^

by **Loki41872** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:02 pm

So far I haven't bought any movie toys, I'm only doing the Masterpiece, G1 reissues and Classics.

Between the Masterpieces and the Classics exclusives that cost as much OR MORE than the MP's I'm being selective in what I geSo right now i only have 28, not counting things like the little G1 minibot keychains.

News Credits: 1 · by **spiritofcat** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:12 pm

Altertron, you didn't say which three they are...

I own a few more than three, but still not a huge collection.
I've got a few G1s from my childhood. The pride of that section is my now-complete Predaking. Buying Divebomb from eBay to complete himn again is what got me into collecting again.

I only own a few from Cybertron(Soundwave, Sideways, Scrapmetal), only 1 Titanium (Scourge), 1 Alternator (Tracks), 1 Binaltech (Laserwave), 1 from Japanese Armada (Jetfire), Revoltech Megatron.

The Classics I have all of the first wave of deluxes, all 3 voyagers, Grimlock and reissue Soundwave.

Movie toys I've only got Wreckage and Proto Prime, plus some Real Gear (Camera, Phone, Laserbeak), and all the G1 Robot Heroes I've been able to find (Wave 1, 5-Pack, Wave 2).

Since I started collecting just before Classics launched it makes sense that I have more of the recent lines. But the figures I've bought have mostly been the ones I have a special connection to, or the ones I just think are really cool.
The only problem is that all the new Universe and Animated toys seem awesome, so I might have trouble not buying all of them...

News Credits: 9 · by **Zeds** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:29 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:Amen to everyone who's said here that it's not how many TFs you own, it's the place inside your heart that the hobby sits.

Hallmark moment, everybody, hallmark moment!

Amen brother.

by **PaperBird** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:31 pm

...1.

Deluxe Jazz.

And Burger King Megatron and Optimus... We certainly don't have that much money at my house.

But I agree that quantity doesn't matter, I'm still a fan.

by **Ironhide Texas** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:51 pm

Just have fun with it no one is keeping track of your # except for you

by **LicoriceSnoCone** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:08 pm

I have three heroes Starscream and Mirage and Titanium series Thunder Cracker...I collect waaay too much stuff to avidly buy TF's

Also is it blasphemous if the reason I have those is because my wallmart refuses to restock the 25th anniversery my little ponies?

by **Loki41872** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:11 pm

Sigh. Just found the 25th anniversary G.I. Joe line tonight. Less money for transformers now.

by **Decatron** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:45 pm

I had about 12 from my childhood, then lost interest. Then when I got into it again add about another 8 more recent toys (movie/classics/cybertron)

I sure wish I stayed into it though..I missed out on some cool stuff

by **Altertron** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:27 pm

to answer your question spiritofcat,
i have one movie leader prime, one 25th anni dvd prime and lastly binaltech smokescreen gt. i'm still waiting for my mp-04 to arrive at my door. so it will soon be 4. or fantastic 4. anyway i have to pass on mp-05, cuz i really don't have a lot of money these days, and mp-04 is the only toy that i can afford to buy. but i'll be waiting mp-07 or mp-08 in 3 or 4 years that might be megatron's complete edition. including the silencer and the stock.

by **Altertron** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:48 pm

do you i should pass on mp-05 megatron and wait for a better version of it when takara decide to re-release it sometime in the future. or should i just it buy it for not missing this great opportunity? does anyone have a strong feeling that takara will release a second version of megatron due to the similiarities for they've done to optimus prime(released 4 different molds in total). mp-01, mp-02, mp-04, and the golden convoy limited edition.

by **fireball_x** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:25 am

The only Transformers who survived my childhood are the three insecticons, the doublespy Punch/Counterpunch, and Pounce (?) that decepticon who transforms into a cougar(?). The only movie toy I have is 74 Bumblebee.

That's a puny collection if it could be called that. But the Transformers have a special place in my heart since they were part of my childhood.

I'm not a collector though. I plan on getting 08 Bumblebee and then that's it for the movie line. I just like looking at them the way they're posed on top of my office table. :-)

News Credits: 4 · by **GrimSqueaker** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:31 am

I am coming close to getting my second hundred transformers-although to be honest i consider that small compared to some people here.

Its cool to see how many new collectors have been born outta the movie and the classics line.

WE are not alone!