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ang3l3s wrote:What line made you lose interest in transformers, for me it was G2 figures, once i saw the same molds, crappy paint jobs that was it!!!!!

I LOVED G2. All my old transformers were broken (including Optimus Prime) and suddenly they were back on the shelf! G2 allowed me to complete Devastator and get Grimlock! And I still love G2 Megs. I don't care how iconic G1 Meg is, a 50 foot robot transforming into a handgun still doesn't make any damn sense!

Anyway no line has took me out completely although these lines came close: Beast Wars - at the time I was like "WTF?" (Not literally)

then came Beast Machines- the only reason I stuck by then is because of the Vehicons.

And now there's the bayverse toys - turning my favorite characters into horrid monsters!

I think for me it was mainly a matter of growing out of TFs, or my interests going elsewhere (TMNT), combined with a small allowance, and what seemed like low availability of Transformers in my area during the G2 days. I was also pretty displeased with the whole Beast era, so I resigned TFs to one of those fond, faded childhood memories. For a time...

The line that took me out was the whole Action Masters line. I bought Starscream and that was it. Didn't start collecting again until 2005.

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