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Legendary Diaclone Black Tracks from Finland or a regular and used Transformers G1 Thundercracker from the UK? Which would you choose? I’d choose Thundercracker, every time, now and forever. Not just any Thundercracker though, just this one, from my childhood collection of Transformers toys. It is nigh-on impossible to find any collector who does not have extremely fond memories and connections to their childhood toys, and any collector who is lucky enough to still have their Transformers in any sort of decent condition almost certainly considers them holy.

The idea for this series of articles comes from a discussion thread started by TFW2005 member “brr-icy” about childhood Transformers toys that had survived the ravages of time and fickleness of a child’s heart to remain in one’s possession to this day, and invariably those that had made it to the present day were bringing a unique poignancy to their owners’ collections as a whole. Over the next two weeks I will be looking at my own ‘Survivors’ from my childhood G1 Transformers collection with the added experiences of a few collectors I respect deeply.


Survivors – Part 1 | Source Blog <- CLICK TO READ



All the best
Maz

“What we do in life echoes in eternity” – a great line from a great film. While “What we experience in childhood echoes through adulthood” is a slightly less profound quote, especially when measured in the context of toy collecting, it is still a huge part of what makes up the personality of grown adults that buy vintage Transformers figures. The power of deeply-loved childhood toys, present or absent, is as undeniable as their legacy or how we found our way into the hobby, and ultimately what we get out of it.

In Survivors – Part 1 last week, I looked at one half of my childhood collection of vintage G1 Transformers and shared a few personal and special memories of how they came into my possession, what they mean to me and peppered the retrospective emotional walk down memory lane with some wise quotes from respected friends. This week the quotes remain, but the focus of part 2 will be on how childhood Transformers influence adult Transformers collecting purchases and decisions. I cannot guarantee that there will not be more emotional gushing…

Survivors – Part 2 | Source Blog <- CLICK TO READ



All the best
Maz