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This question is for those who collected MOST of the Cybertron line, but not all of them. What figures did you not collect and why? Here are mine.

Jetfire – Not too excited about it, and couldn’t find it on discount.
Sky Shadow – see above.
Leader Class Galvatron – Came and disappeared too quick.
TRU Voyager Starscream – Wasn’t interested in getting a double of Vector Prime.
Crumplezone - I got the Dark one on clearance though.

Also, didn't get any of the Japanese exclusives, as they were too hard to get without spending a lot.

I didn't get most of them but I did get Sky Shadow.
I didn't like the mold in the box but out of the box
was a whole dif world. This guy is great.
Plus I like the idea of him being an Autobot wearing
a Decepticon insignia. Spy's are cool.

Jetfire and Skyshadow ..BUT if skyshadow goes on clearance I will

Megatron/Galvatron ..I di not want a figure that looks like it could of been named Banzaitron

TRU Starscream...I missed out

Most minicons

Scourge

Crumplezone/Dark Crumplzone ..Turned me off

Menasor...What was he supposed to be?

NO MINICON TWO PACKS, Skyshadow, Cryotech, GF OP, GF VP, TRU Screamer, Shadow Minicons, Swerve, Car Minicons, Swindle and Demolishor I think. I got pretty much everything worth buying.

Down Shift and Dark Scorponok. Did I do wrong?

The only one I bought was the first Optimus and my girlfriend gave me Galvatron for Christmas. I win!

Oh, wait I ordered the gold Vector Prime from hasbrotoyshop to make into Alpha Trion but I still haven't primed it yet. Cut the wings off his minicon and he's Dion rebuilt as the Key to Vector Sigma!

I didn't get the following;

TRU Starscream - Didn't want two white Vector Primes
Backstop - Fugly with a rhino but for a hand!
Runamuck - Can't stand the A Sideswipe mold.
Buzzsaw - I have two of that mold already
No Minicons - They are part of Armada and not Cybertron.

Scaleface wrote:This question is for those who collected MOST of the Cybertron line, but not all of them. What figures did you not collect and why? Here are mine.

Jetfire – Not too excited about it, and couldn’t find it on discount.
Sky Shadow – see above.

I think you missed out if you didn't get either of these. The toy is really fun!

At this point, I haven't gotten
Swerve (I usually avoid non-remoulded, same-faction repaints)
Swindle (ditto)
Leobreaker/repaint (not really big on mammal forms, especially that big)
Sky Shadow (I don't even like Jetfire that much, he falls over too easily, he wings don't fold up so he's too awkwardly wide, and with wings that big I weep slightly for the lack of minicon ports)
Voyager Starscream (Missed my chance, dangit)
Galvatron (Might have waited for this one had I known, but it's not worth it to get another one)

I think that's it.

I have no shame, I own the entire line, plus Soundblaster, Galaxy Force Starscream, and Police Gasket.

The only thing left for me to acquire from Galaxy Force (that I want) is a Blue Ramble, otherwise, I'm done with the line.

After that, I'm going back to Superlink and hunting down those nice repainted Terrorcons....

Leonardo wrote:Down Shift and Dark Scorponok. Did I do wrong?

Downshift is by far and away my favorite deluxe class Cybertron figure. So yes in my opinion you did go wrong....very very wrong.

I won't mention those that I got one mold of, like Scorponok or Jetfire/Skyshadow

Crumplezone: Every chance I had to get him he wasn't worth the money they wanted for him. I might have picked him up on clearance.

Metroplex: I loved G1. This one is not even a decent nod toward G1. Transformed he looks like he's on his hands and knees (see another thread for an even better description of this. You know wich one! ) I can't even see getting him on clearance.

Menasor: For the most part I hated his alt form. I had no idea what to do with it.

Scourge/Cryoscourge or whatever: Can we get another dragon Transformer? It makes so much sense to have a bunch of dragon Transformers in a non Beast Wars line. All sarcasm aside, I do actually like the likes of Dinobots/Predacons/Maximals in the regular line, but not at the price Scourge was selling for.

Big honkin' Starscream that was supposed to be the same scale as Primus/Unicron in the unwatchable cartoon: I got Legends Sunstorm instead and it was so worth it!!! I even passed up on Screamer at $15 on clearance once.

Khemical Prime wrote:

Leonardo wrote:Down Shift and Dark Scorponok. Did I do wrong?

Downshift is by far and away my favorite deluxe class Cybertron figure. So yes in my opinion you did go wrong....very very wrong.

Hear hear!!! I almost bought two of him. Maybe three so I can re-paint in MOPAR Orange and Purple. He's still around if you look.

Only american release I missed was the TRU 'screamer. Kinda wish I had it now, after getting the awesome GF starscream, that mold is way nicer than the supreme one.

Also missed out on LoC Skywarp.

As far as GF goes, didn't get any of the DVD exclusives, too expensive, and missed Dark Fangwolf/Blue Rumble, but that's about it there. Even got the Clear Prime/Sonic Bomber/Rumble set XD

ScottyP wrote:Also missed out on LoC Skywarp.

Do you mean LoC Thundercracker? or did I miss out on him too..


I skipped:
TRU Starscream vs Vector Prime since I have both GF versions
GF Optimus Prime
GF bendy Prime
Cryoscourge—will get him if I find him on discount
Demolishor

Agamemnon wrote:

Khemical Prime wrote:

Leonardo wrote:Down Shift and Dark Scorponok. Did I do wrong?

Downshift is by far and away my favorite deluxe class Cybertron figure. So yes in my opinion you did go wrong....very very wrong.

Hear hear!!! I almost bought two of him. Maybe three so I can re-paint in MOPAR Orange and Purple. He's still around if you look.

Down shift has clean lines. Almost no gaps. Oh yeah tha cool vinyl top. He is by far the best deluxe class out there. If you find him get him.

What are you guys talking about? There was TRU exclusive Starscream? Your not talking about the HUGE one are you? I have that one.

I got one of each of the basic molds (either the original or, as in Galvatron's case, the repaint) except Supreme Starscream, Brimstone, Thunderblast, Dark Scorponok, and the Armada retools.

Thunderblast is the one I regret not getting.

osiricon wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

Khemical Prime wrote:

Leonardo wrote:Down Shift and Dark Scorponok. Did I do wrong?

Downshift is by far and away my favorite deluxe class Cybertron figure. So yes in my opinion you did go wrong....very very wrong.

Hear hear!!! I almost bought two of him. Maybe three so I can re-paint in MOPAR Orange and Purple. He's still around if you look.

Down shift has clean lines. Almost no gaps. Oh yeah tha cool vinyl top. He is by far the best deluxe class out there. If you find him get him.

In many ways, Downshift was Alternator like (maybe even tighter than some alternators.) ^5

What are you guys talking about? There was TRU exclusive Starscream? Your not talking about the HUGE one are you? I have that one.

Small, but this set at the top

Bigger image of the figures. I don't remember actually seeing this at any of the TRU's I frequent. Is it a Japan TRU Exclusive, maybe?

It's in Cybertron packaging and has nothing but English all over the packaging. What made you believe it was a TRU Japan figure? You just had bad luck in not seeing it around, and it was a very desirable set at the time of its release.

Small, but this set at the top

Bigger image of the figures. I don't remember actually seeing this at any of the TRU's I frequent. Is it a Japan TRU Exclusive, maybe?
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Damn that is a great size. I want that one!! I have no place to put that big ass Screamer. I would love to that one...

Agamemnon wrote:

osiricon wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

Khemical Prime wrote:

Leonardo wrote:Down Shift and Dark Scorponok. Did I do wrong?

Downshift is by far and away my favorite deluxe class Cybertron figure. So yes in my opinion you did go wrong....very very wrong.

Hear hear!!! I almost bought two of him. Maybe three so I can re-paint in MOPAR Orange and Purple. He's still around if you look.

Down shift has clean lines. Almost no gaps. Oh yeah tha cool vinyl top. He is by far the best deluxe class out there. If you find him get him.

In many ways, Downshift was Alternator like (maybe even tighter than some alternators.) ^5

Shoot. If I see him, I'll snatch him.

The only ones I'm missing are the Blastback & Sureshock mini-con 2 pack.

If anyone can help me out, I will be your best friend. (and buy them off you)

SnapTrap wrote:

ScottyP wrote:Also missed out on LoC Skywarp.

Do you mean LoC Thundercracker? or did I miss out on him too..

Nope, I mean the SDCC exclusive:

All I got was Thundercracker and Dirt Boss

Scaleface wrote:Also, didn't get any of the Japanese exclusives, as they were too hard to get without spending a lot.

Amen to that.

I didn't get Jungle Planet Megatron or Optimus... I planned to, and probably will still do it, but I've been distracted by other toys. If I hadn't had the BW10th versions, I would have grabbed these the instant I saw them, though.

Galaxy Force Optimus Prime: Too expensive, too little change. Just doesn't grab me, and I already have the first version, so no thanks.

Hightail: Not thrilled with Lugnutz, don't need another one.

Smokescreen: If they only did this after the whole name error on the show, then it's clever, but not clever enough to make me want the toy. Plus, G1 homages don't really thrill me as much as they thrill some other people. Classics is lucky the toys themselves are good.

Galaxy Force Vector Prime: No, not the JApanese one. The gold one. I already have the first VP, and don't care for the new color scheme.

Cryo Scourge: Just haven't felt like spending the money on a redeco. If I find him on clearance, I'll probably pick him up then... I like the new colors, just not enough.