Mel's Updated Collection - July 2008

[JuzMel]

Finally decided to take some photos of my TFs in the new place. We moved in around April. :)

My favourites: G1, Takara and Japanese range in the bedroom
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r70/milassilem/Transformers/mycollection/tf-collection-1.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r70/milassilem/Transformers/mycollection/tf-collection-2.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r70/milassilem/Transformers/mycollection/tf-collection-3.jpg

Cybertron range in the living room:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r70/milassilem/Transformers/mycollection/tf-collection-4.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r70/milassilem/Transformers/mycollection/tf-collection-5.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r70/milassilem/Transformers/mycollection/tf-collection-6.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r70/milassilem/Transformers/mycollection/tf-collection-7.jpg
Hidden behind Smokescreen are Crosswise, Skywarp, Landmine and Sideways. :p

Movie, Animated and Classics range in the living room:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r70/milassilem/Transformers/mycollection/tf-collection-8.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r70/milassilem/Transformers/mycollection/tf-collection-9.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r70/milassilem/Transformers/mycollection/tf-collection-10.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r70/milassilem/Transformers/mycollection/tf-collection-11.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r70/milassilem/Transformers/mycollection/tf-collection-12.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r70/milassilem/Transformers/mycollection/tf-collection-13.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r70/milassilem/Transformers/mycollection/tf-collection-14.jpg

[Gutsman Heavy]

how do I place an order?

oh my bad, I thought it was a shop!
Very nice, I covet many in your collection. No KP though! please don't call the cops!

[gamblor916]

Nicely organised. Do guests think you're moonlighting as a tf trader? :p

[Pulse]

Wow! Your TFs seem to be spread into just about every room but there's so much cardboard/plastic in those pics as well...

& I've got the perfect remedy for that...

http://k43.pbase.com/o6/15/3515/1/87433162.blSIAORm.boxcutter.JPG :D

[liegeprime]

WOW!!! NIce collection update Mel!

Uhm mel you may wanna reaarange the Cybertron posters as they connect together to form Planet Cybertron in the middle of the collage...


Pulse took the picture running through my head while viewing this... how can you resist not playing with them ....FREEEDOOOOMM!!!:D:D:D

[hotaru_oz]

WOW my collection pales in comparison to yours but they look so lonely in there boxes.

[griffin]

For someone who said she was cutting out buying TFs completely due to moving, you've certainly amassed a huge collection. I'd love to see how many you'd have if you were had free spending on TFs.

For some reason, I have an itching to get at that collection with a hobby knife...

[kup]

Fantastic Collection Mel!

I like how you take pride in displaying them in their boxes at different angles and such. It makes it look like a professional toy display.

[dirge]

How bittersweet. A wonderful, awe inspiring collection (and marvelous photography), yet so many TFs still in their plastic prisons! :p

[Soundwarp]

Open open open open.........

Oh god open

[Paulbot]

All those toys in the Living Room, it's a better range than most toy shops have.

[iceburn]

very nice mei!!! :P
mine's still in a "big mess"...

[The_Damned]

really love how you displayed your collection, how did you end up attaching your carded figures to the wall? and how many sealed figures do you have in total?

[JuzMel]

Thanks for the general nice comments guys. :)

Nicely organised. Do guests think you're moonlighting as a tf trader? :p
Hehe no, I get the usual WOW.. :eek: looks from them , but I just say I'm a transformers fan and I am CRAZY about them. :p

From pulse, hotaru_oz, dirge, griffin and soundwarp:
I have an itching to get at that collection with a hobby knife...
yet so many TFs still in their plastic prisons
Open open open open.........

:o Ermm most of them were already in the collection photos taken the last time (Sometime Sep 2007). But yeah I guess I can't help myself, TFs just send me crazy and even when I'm broke, I have to buy'em :rolleyes: And you're right griffin, IF I had free spending money, you'll probably see TFs from out of this world. I will open them guys, just that I wanna get proper glass case for them when we move into our own house in future. Most of them "came out for a run" before and were put back in. :p

Thanks Kup, I always try and re-arrange them again once I buy like 5-6 new items and I find I have no place to put them.

Bro, when you wanna unpack them? I can help you.. hehe And liegeprime, thanks, I just realised the blooper I made at the cybertron pics. :D

[JuzMel]

really love how you displayed your collection, how did you end up attaching your carded figures to the wall? and how many sealed figures do you have in total?
Thanks Ben. My carded figures are blu-tacked to the wall, I think your thumbtack idea is better cause mine sometimes drop, but then I'm renting, so no holes on the walls. I didn't count how many sealed figures I have. :p

[Kyle]

Nice. :D

[GoktimusPrime]

"By the power of Grayskull!" http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/1897528/2/istockphoto_1897528_box_cutter.jpg

http://www.tfarchive.com/cartoons/generationone/profiles/MagnusMatrix.jpg "Open... damnit open!"

:D

[iceburn]

guys and gers...don't be deceived by her collection.
about 50% have been opened and neatly packed back into their packaging.
so lose those cutters.... :)

[TheDirtyDigger]

Beautifully set out Mel. Such a colourful display as well. Awesome.

Well done girl!:)

[Pulse]

Oh No...

I think we may have pushed Mel too far with all this talk of box cutters...

I can sense that niceness of Mel's is starting to wear a little thin...

Instead of using the box cutter to open packaging, She'll probably end up using it to remove one of our kidneys... :o :D

[liegeprime]

okaaay so we lose the cutters.... but then how about the grabby little fingers? :D:D

[iceburn]

hahahahaaaaa..................

[dirge]

I don't care if she opens her TFs or not... just playful banter. So long as you enjoy them, Mel.

[STL]

guys and gers...don't be deceived by her collection.
about 50% have been opened and neatly packed back into their packaging.
so lose those cutters.... :)

I wasn't gonna spoil it for her but looks like someone else did. I think Mel got quite a chuckle out of deceiving everyone that those toys were still MISB :D

[kup]

I am a bit like that too, I open my toys carefully with the intention of been able to place them back in package and display them. However in practice I never do, I carefully open the package but I never ever place the figure back unless I am transporting it.

[STL]

I am a bit like that too, I open my toys carefully with the intention of been able to place them back in package and display them. However in practice I never do, I carefully open the package but I never ever place the figure back unless I am transporting it.

Only ones I've ever really consider these for are Galaxy Force and Titanium and especially in the case of Titanium b/c so frequently the toys are pretty average that they look better in packaging.

[Pulse]

The only boxes I've kept are my G1s/Reissues & my MPs.

Every other backing card/box has gone "bye bye" as soon as the TF imprisoned inside of it has been set free... :)

[Kyle]

I am a bit like that too, I open my toys carefully with the intention of been able to place them back in package and display them. However in practice I never do, I carefully open the package but I never ever place the figure back unless I am transporting it.

I normally end up transporting the toy and the box separately... :o

[1orion2many]

:)Nice collection Mel, excellent display set up, i think I need to teach you how to make a disaster:D

[iceburn]

let's request pictures of her "spare" room...

[i_amtrunks]

Very nice setup you have there, Seeing collections setup in similar styles to how you have always makes me envious because they do look good when the layout looks like a toy store.

And very nice work on the replacing of figures back into their packaging, I'm far too lazy to ever try and bother with doing that!

[JuzMel]

Haha guys, don't worry about it, I'm kinda used to the teasing I get around here and yeah STL and Iceburn are correct, I've probably opened more than 50% of them, I just put them back into the box neatly re-packed. There was once I sold a pair of Movie Ratchet & Ironhide to iceburn and I told him I opened it before, he was like "Are you sure you opened them before? They looked like they haven't been touched!" :eek:

As for "toy shop like" displays, I guess its a girly thing and I like things neatly arranged. Plus I don't leave them opened cause I don't like them getting dusty. I only open those that are in concealed boxes like MPs, otherwise I think the they look pretty neat displayed in their packaging. Plus it boils down to the fact between Hasbro and Takara packaging again; in that Hasbro doesn't have collector friendly packaging.

And I did mention to DD before, when I can move to my permanent house in future, I'm gonna have a transformers rooms and create "battle scenes" or "cartoon scenes" in glass displays (Remind me whats that term about creating these scenes called again DD). THEN they will finally "run free". :D

[1orion2many]

:)Dioramas but I'm to pretty to be DD:p:D

[TheDirtyDigger]

:)Dioramas but I'm to pretty to be DD:p:D

And make too many grammatical errors and too many spelling mistakes to be me!

DD: 1
1orion: 0
BOOYAH!!!:D:p

Mel, the rearrangement of Cyb posters to create planet Cybertron as liegeprime suggested is a must I think!

[1orion2many]

And make too many grammatical errors and too many spelling mistakes to be me!

DD: 1
1orion: 0
BOOYAH!!!:D:p

Mel, the rearrangement of Cyb posters to create planet Cybertron as liegeprime suggested is a must I think!

TOO TOO TOOT, is that better:p:D. As you have admitted I am prettier, therefore can get away with the slack approach to grammar:D

[iceburn]

yes yes...must rearrange.
i'm missing one piece now..... *keke*

[jaydisc]

Your pics look great Mel! I love seeing it in packaging too. I'm starting to appreciate that more than the common figures-in-a-bookshelf look.

[autobreadticon]

YOur transformers are lucky to have you as their mummy, they receive so love and attention in their care, i man-hangle all mine :rolleyes:

[Sam]

Your collection looks wonderful!

[GoktimusPrime]

guys and gers...don't be deceived by her collection.
about 50% have been opened and neatly packed back into their packaging.
Sounds like there's more to her collection than meets the eye! :D :) :p

[valkyrie_76]

Hrmmmm very nice but needs more G1 stuff :) hehehe

[GoktimusPrime]

Also needs more
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii67/Mattneto15/BeastWarsLogo.gif
(JMO) :D :)

[iceburn]

Also needs more
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii67/Mattneto15/BeastWarsLogo.gif
(JMO) :D :)

NONONONONONONONNO
total fugly characters (not all though)

[JuzMel]

DIORAMA, that's right DD and 1orion, thats what I'm talking about! :)

Not trying to be mean, but I'm kinda bored of "figures-on-the-shelves" displays; I like some creativity on how my figures are displayed... thus the current diplays and I do a re-arrangement every now and then when I get new figures and also by keeping them MIB, it's challenge on how to arrange them so each can be identified.

You're right valkyrie, I need more G1s. I'm collecting all the encores, but not too keen on original 80s one cause I have a few which have loose parts and its a pain to fix them. Will keep looking for re-issues though.

BEAST WARs! NEVER NEVER NEVER will stray into them.. Sorry but they are "fugly" (to me) :p . TFs are transformable vehicle robots and you don't make them into funny animals!?! :D I know it's a little contradicting because I do like Cybertron Scourge, but then a transformable dragon seems more acceptable that a transformable spider, cheetah or gorilla though!

[TheDirtyDigger]

BEAST WARs! NEVER NEVER NEVER will stray into them.. Sorry but they are "fugly" (to me) :p . TFs are transformable vehicle robots and you don't make them into funny animals!?! :D I know it's a little contradicting because I do like Cybertron Scourge, but then a transformable dragon seems more acceptable that a transformable spider, cheetah or gorilla though!

+1:)

Beast Wars = FUG-LEE!

[STL]

BEAST WARs! NEVER NEVER NEVER will stray into them.. Sorry but they are "fugly" (to me) :p . TFs are transformable vehicle robots and you don't make them into funny animals!?! :D I know it's a little contradicting because I do like Cybertron Scourge, but then a transformable dragon seems more acceptable that a transformable spider, cheetah or gorilla though!

I was once like that. Actually, just a year ago. Now i have over 100+ BWs figures in my collection :eek:

[1orion2many]

:confused:If you don't like BW figures and have only mentioned liking Cyb Scourge does that mean you dislike the Dinobots:confused::D

[Pulse]

BEAST WARs! NEVER NEVER NEVER will stray into them.. Sorry but they are "fugly" (to me) :p . TFs are transformable vehicle robots and you don't make them into funny animals!?! :D I know it's a little contradicting because I do like Cybertron Scourge, but then a transformable dragon seems more acceptable that a transformable spider, cheetah or gorilla though!


You're not a fan of the Beasties? You should hold your head in shame.... :p (Iz is only joking :D)

Hell, I've got 2 sealed BW/BM figures waiting for me tomorrow - Are you sure we can't tempt you to the dark side? ;)

[Gutsman Heavy]

Are you sure we can't tempt you to the dark side? ;)

If TM Megatron cant do it there is no hope

[i_amtrunks]

If TM Megatron cant do it there is no hope
Then there is TM2 Megatron! :D

[lcz128]

Heh :b I showed this to my partner and she said that that is how girls organise things - to look awesome as a display and all.

I really do love your setup! Much respecT!

[iceburn]

hey lcz, time to hint your partner she needs to do some tidying up as well as investment

[JuzMel]

:confused:If you don't like BW figures and have only mentioned liking Cyb Scourge does that mean you dislike the Dinobots:confused::D

Wahhh?! :eek: Noooo Dinotbots are my favourite! Alright guys, I admit I can be contradicting, put it this way I probably just refuse to like the Beast Wars range. I mean I have watched a couple of the cartoon episodes and it just didn't seem right. Maybe next time you guys can bring a figure or two to the meet and try and bring me over to the "dark side" :p But it's highly unlikely though. :)

And thanks Icz, tell your partner "great minds think alike" haha, maybe you can her to help you arrange your TFs too.. :D

[autobreadticon]

i will bring that bug-like figure timol eats in the lion king:D

[Pulse]

Maybe next time you guys can bring a figure or two to the meet and try and bring me over to the "dark side"...

Maybe you shouldn't play with Retrax (http://www.cliffbee.com/reviews/retrax.php)... :rolleyes:

He'll turn you off the Beasties for good :D

[Paulbot]

Retrax was my first choice for the Pacman recolour :D

[STL]

Retrax was my first choice for the Pacman recolour :D

I've got him coming from llamatron just b/c of his sheer weird freak factor too.. :D

[Bartrim]

http://www.tfarchive.com/cartoons/generationone/profiles/MagnusMatrix.jpg "Open... damnit open!"

:D

ROFLMAO

BTW very nice collection Mel.

[JuzMel]

RETRAX = Yucky! Reminds me of those rubber creepy crawlers I was scared of when I was small! :eek:

Thanks for the compliment Bartrim.. :)

[iceburn]

STL, let's put Retrax among her collection some day...

[JuzMel]

STL, let's put Retrax among her collection some day...
Muahaha thats never gonna happen, I'll pick him out and chuck him aside..

[Fungal Infection]

I showed my wife pics of your display and she had 2 things to say:

Before I told her it was a girls' display:
1. That setup looks like its been organised by a girl.

Then after I told her it was a girl's setup:
2. Her boyfriend lets her play with his toys??!!

Gold! :)

[JuzMel]

I showed my wife pics of your display and she had 2 things to say:

Before I told her it was a girls' display:
1. That setup looks like its been organised by a girl.

Then after I told her it was a girl's setup:
2. Her boyfriend lets her play with his toys??!!

Gold! :)

*faintz* :D :D :D

So I hoped you told her in the end that the toys indeed belong to me and not my boyfriend? :p

[kup]

Maybe Mel would like Transmetals, they are pretty similar to G1 Beast modes like the dinobots.