by Nathaniel Prime » Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:18 am
- Motto: "Scale is also like Starscream in the G1 movie in that it's bad comedy."
- Weapon: Fusion Cannon
I have a severely limited budget, so price is my main concern, but I also judge by the figure's look, articulation, engineering, my attachment to the character, and value.
My budget right now is 30$ a month to spend on figures, so I am able to get one Voyager a month with that. Sometimes, if there is nothing I like, I save that 30$ for next month, so I can have 60$.
Value is also important. I would rather spend my money on a 20$ deluxe with MP engineering than a 50$ brick (I'm looking at you, Walmart G1 Prime).
Looks of a figure are very important. This is why I do not have any figures from the Unicron Trilogy. Some look cool, but others look horrendous and won't fit in my collection. I love Bayformers, I grew up on those. But I also really love G1, and I can't get enough of that. I'm not tired of it at all, especially with what Siege is doing. I would much rather have Siege Soundwave than DOTM Soundwave. I like DOTM, but I prefer G1 (and by extension, Bumblebee movie design).
Articulation is something I find myself considering alot nowadays. Back then, it didn't bother me, but now, I prefer my bots to pose. Siege Optimus Prime is perfect. He can do ever pose I want. I want my figures to have that level of articulation.
Coming back to Engineering, I love complex, but not fiddly. This is mainly why I prefer Takara over 3P. 3P tends to over engineer or complicate alot, and most figures I've experienced are not enjoyable (This is coming from a guy who finds ROTF Leader Optimus Prime to be a breeze going back and forth) If a figure's arms will pop off every time I handle it, or it's flimsy, just get out of my sight.
I love Optimus Prime, and it shows with all of my Prime collection. I don't like Beast Machines, and I don't want a reminder of that in my collection. This applies to everything else I buy.
I bought Siege Voyager Prime because he easily met all of these requirements.
When it boils down, in the end, I can and probably will never get Siege Unicron. I love his looks, and I am attached to the character, yo the point where I don't even care he doesn't have a beard, because that is Unicron, the one who is biggest, who devours all, and is the ultimate baddy. If I had the cash, I would straight spend it on him.
One's red one's blue sometimes I want to ask god why he's played this cruel joke on us