Wow, talk about picking the favorites ... I normally have issues with picking out TEN!
So, most of my top purchases this year have not been of any of the current lines. Yay crappy distribution, and weird luck! So I'll divide this into two top fives, one of the figures released this year, and my over all with figures that were older that I've fallen in love with.
This Year's Releases:
5) Greenlight and Lancer. I've lumped them together because they're the same mold just different colors, and while I like Greenlight's colors better my Lancer seems more solid than her. They're so low on this list due to the removal of the wrist joints from the Moonracer and Novastar days.
4) I've lumped two together here again, but it is two versions of one character. Studio Series DOTM Sideswipe and Siege Sides. I might have a small Sideswipe problem, but it is mainly due to the car mode, and these guys don't disappoint. DOTM Sides is a much needed update that fixed some major issues and stands really well, which for wheeled feet is awesome. Siege Sides is a mini masterpiece, and actually adds some updates in articulation to the MP.
3) Siege Shockwave. I would not have even picked this guy up if I had not worked out a deal and got him free with a replacement Omega Supreme. Initially I thought that paying the Leader price for a Voyager with a lot of accessories was not worth it, and then I got him. I love the extra little tentacle arms that come from the massive shoulder pads. I moved the platform shoes/foot guns to the side of his shins and since they can freely rotate, I've turned him into this evil purple version of Ironman with tentacle arm guns.
2) Siege Omega Supreme. I like this guy, I really do, but I just got burned with the issues in trying to get a small QC issue fixed. Now, that I have two of the correct tracks, and have been able to mess around with him. Omega is pretty darn awesome. He's got the big chunky boy feel, looms over shelves, fits rather well sitting in a chair staring at my puppy making her regret her life choices.
Only complaints I have is the fact that some of his joints are overly tight and make me feel like I'm going to snap his legs in half trying to get the joint to move.
1) Now kinda stereotypical Siege Jetfire/Skyfire. I picked him up, didn't get the weird sale pricing that was going on, but then again he never hit shelves in my area. He has all the weight and heft of Omega, but without the scarily tight joints. The accessories help him flip between G1 toy accurate and show accurate, and he can easily hold various microscope Perceptors.
My Overall, and mostly G1
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5) Soundwave, G1 and Prime. These were both figures that I personally never thought that I was ever going to be able to own without selling some body part. Prime Soundwave was one that after seeing him shelf warm for months that when I decided to buy one he just disappeared, and was instantly $50+ online. G1 Soundwave was just a pipe dream to go with my collection of show appearing G1 cassettes, especially since my older brother gave me most of the cassettes but never had Soundwave himself. I was almost going to buy the re-issue, but when I came across a great condition complete one for the same price. I jumped on it and have a growing G1 Decepticon army.
4) G1
RamjetTHRUST. Edited, because I can't keep the coneheads straight!
Another semi mythical G1 for me, as it was another G1 toy my brother had wanted as a kid but had never gotten, and I had never seen. I, in a trend for this list, was out and about and I stumbled upon a complete guy with all of the original stickers. He was mine, gotta love the VOTL Harrier Jet.
3) G1 Tracks. I got in trouble for this guy...
Hubby was not pleased. It was right before X-mas, and while at my local toy show I stumbled upon him. The only part this guy is missing is the insert for his box, all of the missiles are on the spindle and he is so clean. My love of the Chevy Corvette convinced me to buy him, and I've not be disappointed.
2) G1 Jazz. Technically, Diaclone Jazz. A B-day gift to myself, and he's been quite fun. Looks great next to all my other G1 sports cars. Also, the second Diaclone I've ever seen, but the first one I've owned.
1) G1 Trailbreaker, also technically Diaclone. He was just sitting in a display case full of various similarly sized car toys in the antique store down the street. I scooped him up, and the older gal running the store had no idea she just liked that it was a truck with a camper shell. Turns out later as I was transforming him I found his stamp, and he's a Takara 1982 Trailbreaker. Went to a convention about two months after I bought him, and was able to get all of his accessories making him complete.