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I remember watching one of Peaugh's videos about him and his Third Party Wreckers and I'm wondering who else has a Third party shelf? for me personally I buy Third party to plug holes in the line-up so I wouldn't display them in their own shelf, I feel like that defeats the purpose for me. with that said who has a third party shelf? also What do you guys own?

for me I have:

FP:
Code
T-bone
Car Crash
Broadside
Bruticus Add on
Defender - (Will forever be left in Helicopter mode with Generations Springer in my position) Plus that thing is hard to transform. damn arms
Prime Trailer
Deluxe Incecticons (sold)
Stealcore (sold)
Down Force - in PoL
Last Chance - pre-order
Quadruple U - pre-order
Smart Robin - pre-order

Fans Toys;
Quake Wave with Solid Hand and Gun Tip - pre-order

Make Toys:
Both Mini bots
SG Magnus Armor
Giant
Mobine Paladin - pre-order

MMC;
Talon - pre-order
Bovis - pre-order
Hexatron - pre-order

TFC:
Herc with rage set
Gears of War 1 set

Mech Ideas:
Twin twist
Top Spin

Perfect Effect:
ARcee
reflector

Igear:
kup heads
Weapons
cosmos
Brown
Huffer
Cogz - pre-order

Toyworld:
Hegemon


Bunch of add ons

head robots:
Fortress Addon
Whirl Addon
Bludgeon Addon

beelzeboss:
Red Alert addon
Cliffjumper Addon

Dr. Wu:
Bunch of stuff

I don't have a separate shelf for 3P, but I do have many filling gaps. Added per-orders for the hell of it

ArtTek;
Art Of War Sonic Rifle - pre-order

BTS;
Sonicron - replaced by Generations Soundwave because it is ****!
Tremor & Frequenzy - replaced by Generations Rumble & Frenzy because they are ****!

FP;
Car Crash - in PoL
T-Bone - in PoL
Down Force - in PoL
Explorer & Munitioner with bonus Quake - attached to Energon Combaticons, will be replaced first chance
Defender - will be replaced by Generations Springer who in in my PoL
Code
Assaulter
Thundershred
Stormbomb
Backfiery
G3 Trailer & Classic Accessory Pack
City Commander
Protector Trailer
Sidearm
Last Chance - pre-order
Quadruple U - pre-order
Smart Robin - pre-order

Fans Toys;
Quake Wave with Solid Hand and Gun Tip - pre-order

iGear;
UFO
Rager - replaced with PCC Huffer because I can't stand the tiny size
Hench
Medical Specialist
Weapon Specialist
Delicate Warrior
Cogz & Bushwhacker - pre-order
Duneraker & Veer - pre-order

MakeToys;
Mobine Paladin - pre-order
Mobine Missile Launcher Marine Type - pre-order

MMC;
Talon - pre-order
Bovis - pre-order
Hexatron - pre-order

Mastershooter Collectibles;
Shooter Master 4 Pack - Core Assortment - got a second set in my PoL for re-purposing

Mech Ideas;
Apex
Geminus

Perfect Effect;
SFX Scouting Force X Camera Set

Planet X;
Genesis

TFC;
Exgraver
Heavylabor
Mad Blender
Dr. Crank
Neck Breaker
Structor
F-15 Eagle
SR-71 Blackbird & X-47 Phantomray
F-4 Phantom
AV-88 Harrier II - pre-order
F-16 Falcon - pre-order

Toyworld;
Hegemon
Hardbone
Aurora
Grind Rod
Trace - pre-order

Unicron.com;
Golden Disks with Reader Accessory Pack
BBTS Exclusive Unicron.com Accessory Set 06 (Transformers Animated)


That took a while, never quite realised just how many 3P figures I have

wow I thought I was over doing it with Third party offerings =X I'll add my preorders too! =D

I own a lot of Third Party products, and for the most part incorporate them with official figures to fill in any gaps. This goes to Classics, Masterpiece, G1 add-ons, etc.

The only figures that currently don't fit in my current displays and deserve their own shelf are MMC's Hearts of Steel line. Just gotta reconfigure how I'm displaying everything.

Forgot about Genesis, added it to my list

necr0blivion wrote:The only figures that currently don't fit in my current displays and deserve their own shelf are MMC's Hearts of Steel line. Just gotta reconfigure how I'm displaying everything.

Wish I could justify the expense for those, they look fantastic!

wow well I don't have many 3rd party figures, really just started getting any in the last year.

only three I had before then were three fp trailers.

FP
G3 trailer
city commander trailer
nemesis prime trailer
bruticus add on
warbot defender
backfiery
thundershred
stormbomb

TFC
Phantom
Eagle
Blackbird

FP
Down Force
Car Crash
T-bone
Protector armor
Shadow Commander armor
Blesser
Sidearm
Code
Backfiery
Stormbomb
Thundershred
Warcry
Flameblast
Munitioner
Explorer

Maketoys
Yellow Giant

Perfect Effect
Laser and Buzzer
Kingbat
Shadow Warrior Red and Blue

Headrobots
Blood
Alternate Hothead

Mech Ideas
Long Blast

Xovergen
Grand Patriot Green

MMC
Annihilator

Misc
Quint Prosecutor
Axe for WFC Optimus

Arctorro wrote:

necr0blivion wrote:The only figures that currently don't fit in my current displays and deserve their own shelf are MMC's Hearts of Steel line. Just gotta reconfigure how I'm displaying everything.

Wish I could justify the expense for those, they look fantastic!

I was a late adopter of MMC, only picked up Knight Morpher Commander and Annihilator once the second versions were out. I forget if I got these came out before or after Cyclops (Shockwave) came out. For the Airborne Squad, I pre-ordered Screecher and decided to hold off on the other two. Picked up Stormer (TCracker) from RobotKingdom when it was about $45 (!!!) and still need to purchase Warper.

As with anything, it's a matter of priorities. For the past two years, I can't say that I've done a good job prioritizing my TF purchases and just picked up whatever was coming out. Unfortunately, due the realization that I'm spending above my means AND the sheer volume of Third Party offereings (and price) this year, I'm having to formulate a criteria in order to keep my expenses at bay. You should be able to understand that, as you've made the decision to pick up Genesis whereas I'm still holding off until my finances are better. I think we can call it an even "Gentlemen's Envy".

Honestly, I love the design of the Knight Morpher collection. They really are unique compared to anything else from the past 30 years. And the decision to go with MMC, a company which had its bad moments but learned from them, seems to be a no-brainer. I'm extremely pumped about their offerings in the next year, and the value to cost of their figures is some of the best in the business.

The only products that I usually hesitate to pick up are the weapons upgrades. I do own quite a few from various companies, but when you're paying $10 - 20 just for a gun or sword it really makes you think that you could be doing better picking up a full figure for the same price (obviously not a Third Party figure). Now, if a company would create a package of accessories (re: TFC's Gear of War sets, Junkion Blacksmith's Infinity set, etc), then I think the consumer is usually getting a decent deal. I'm still sour that various problems happened and we're not going to be treated to the Workshop's FOC Grimlock upgrade suite (head, gun, sword, and underbelly), and I'm having a difficult time justifying purchase of JUST a new head and a choice of lightpiping color. But you just can't win everything. I'm also very admanant that CrazyDevy's pricing for their upgrade kits is over the top, yet I still found it in my heart to buy the ones for Predaking and Pirahnacon. I was thrilled about the Devastator upgrade sets that other companies were coming out with, because it was a one-shot deal and a heck of a lot cheaper than buying from CD. Unfortunately, I believe most of them turned out to be crap.

So, I've probably gone on longer than most people care to read, but I think it's important that the consumer realize what they are purchasing and to understand what the value means to them as an individual. I don't have a "Third Party Shelf", but I do have a few shelves (and even more storage containers) filled with an investment. This investment is to have the best looking robots as possible. I hope most of you can at least appreciate that, if not actually living that now.

Oy. Sometimes I forget how much crap I have lying around...


Figures

FansProject
Crossfire 02SP (G1 deco)
Quake Mini-Figure
Thundershred
Stormbomb
Backfiery
T-Bone
Car Crash
Down Force
Last Chance (preorder)

Maketoys
Mobine Series Chaos Paladin (preorder)

Mastermind Creations
R-01 Terminus Hexatron (preorder)
R-02 Talon (preorder)
R-03 Bovis (preorder)

Mech Ideas
DC-01 Apex
DC-02 Geminus

Planet X
Genesis

TFC
Exgraver
Heavy Labor
Dr. Crank
Structor
Neckbreaker
Mad Blender


Accessories & Kits

Beelzeboss
Devil Horns (Yellow) - for Classics Bumblebee
Growing Pains - for United Bumblebee
Heroic Duo - for Universe Sideswipe & Generations Red Alert

BrownNoize
Throne of Unicron Stand - for the Chaos Bringer!!!

Corbot
War Axe - for WFC Optimus Prime
Carnage Axe - for Darkside Optimus Prime

Crazy Devy
CDMW-30 Giant Rifle - for TFC Hercules

Cubex
Metallic Silver Buster Guns - for Leader Optimus Prime

Dr. Wu
DW-P01 Protector Faces
DW-P06 Partners - for MP-10
DW-TP01 Blade - for PRID Wheeljack (broken grenade... ugh)
DW-TP06 Regular Color Face - for FE Optimus Prime
DW-TP07 Guns for FE Arcee (preorder)
DW-TP08 Blue Skybreaker Sword
DW-TP09 Purple Tyrant Sword (preorder)
DW-TP01X Swords & Grenade - for PRID Wheeljack

Dreamworks Toy Factory
Blast Cannons - for FE Bulkhead

Excellent Toys
LED Heads - for TFC Hercules

Fans Want It
FWI-01 Alien Jet Engine - for HFTD Leader Starscream
FWI-03 Jet Power Kit - for ROTF Leader Prime

FansProject
Clear Protector - for Sons of Cybertron Hot Rod

Headrobots
Blood the Dark Warrior - for ROTF Bludgeon
Butcher - for Henkei Onslaught
Blood DX - for ROTF 2-Pack Bludgeon (w/ Whirl)

iGear
Kup-01 Head - for Generations Kup
W-01 Weapons - for Generations Kup & RTS Perceptor

Lucky Rogers
JK-01M Medic - for RTS Wreck-Gar
JK-01W Warrior - for RTS Wreck-Gar

Maiden Japan
Junkticon Blasters - for FP Insecticons
A-01 Steppenwheel - for RTS Wreck-Gar
B-01 Kingtiger III - for Generations Junkheap
D-01 Smogout - for Generations Junkheap

Maketoys
Battle Tanker (+ First Run Sword) - for RTS G2 Prime (+ Generations Drift)

MGS
MGS-03 - for Univers Hound & Ravage

SXS
Purple Mace - for WFC Megatron
Red Mace - for Darkside Megatron

TFC
Rage of the Hercules - for TFC Hercules

UFO
Articulated Silver Hands - for Leader Optimus Prime
Glory Shield - for Leader Sentinel Prime
Clear Orange Battle Axe - for Leader Optimus Prime
Transformer Trailer - for Leader Optimus Prime (preorder)

necr0blivion wrote:

Arctorro wrote:

necr0blivion wrote:The only figures that currently don't fit in my current displays and deserve their own shelf are MMC's Hearts of Steel line. Just gotta reconfigure how I'm displaying everything.

Wish I could justify the expense for those, they look fantastic!

As with anything, it's a matter of priorities. For the past two years, I can't say that I've done a good job prioritizing my TF purchases and just picked up whatever was coming out. Unfortunately, due the realization that I'm spending above my means AND the sheer volume of Third Party offereings (and price) this year, I'm having to formulate a criteria in order to keep my expenses at bay. You should be able to understand that, as you've made the decision to pick up Genesis whereas I'm still holding off until my finances are better.

Can easily understand that. Making the decision to get Genesis as my Neo-Classics Omega Supreme meant that I couldn't make any purchases outside of my main collecting lines. Making sure you don't spend above your means with all the great stuff being released is difficult at the moment.

necr0blivion wrote:I think we can call it an even "Gentlemen's Envy".

Well put!

necr0blivion wrote:Honestly, I love the design of the Knight Morpher collection. They really are unique compared to anything else from the past 30 years.

The uniqueness is what attracts me, especially with Cyclops. It's a shame I'll most likely never get them.

iGear Huffer hanging out with my MP collection. He works perfectly on MP Prime's trailer base.