question about Milton-Bradley Gen1 Tf toys

[komikskolektor]

As per title header... How hard it is to get this MB TFs?
Are they rare in Oz?

[GoktimusPrime]

Sorry, what's a MB Transformer? :confused:

P.S.: Did you mean MIB/MISB? (Mint In Box/Mint In Sealed Box)
They are rare in Australia (and most likely everywhere else) now, and there are a lot less collectible toy stores in Australia than there used to be. I reckon your best bet would be to check out collectors fairs -- but beware of KOs.

[Sinnertwin]

MB may also refer to Milton Bradley
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Milton_Bradley

[komikskolektor]

Sorry meant Milton Bradley's TF

[griffin]

To be an adult toy collector back in the early to mid 80s would have been amazing (http://www.tf-1.com/articles/eurous_frame.php?art=mb)... to collect the toys Mint and cheap, and chase up the oddities so that they can be kept mint as proof that they existed.

[Sinnertwin]

& what do we get? Beast Hunters & Mash Ups :rolleyes:
:p

[theshape]

Mazs articles are the gold standard on this. Red tracks is a nice piece

[komikskolektor]

Thanks I'm about to buy Megatron and Soundwave

[Skullcruncher]

Wow, pics please!!!! Not many MB's here in Australia I would think.

[komikskolektor]

Wow, pics please!!!! Not many MB's here in Australia I would think.



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[jazzcomp]

Where did you get em? overseas?

[komikskolektor]

Where did you get em? overseas?

YUP. Same guy I bought my TF Soundblaster JR

[Bidoofdude]

Nice Soundwave and Megs. :)

[Sinnertwin]

Very nice. Have you got any other MB's in mind?

[komikskolektor]

Very nice. Have you got any other MB's in mind?

none yet.. but getting Condor and Sideswipe Diaclones

[Caffinetron]

Did you have any problems getting Megs due to gun restrictions etc? Heard they are fairly tight with that. Really interested in the redo MP Megs.

[komikskolektor]

Have it send to you n robot mode

[GoktimusPrime]

Kinda funny how we didn't get the MB packaging here, because I remember each time I purchased the mail away toys, I had to send a cheque and Robot Points addressed to Milton Bradley, not Hasbro. I assumed that they were the same company... but yeah, our packaging was definitely Hasbro marked.

[Paulbot]

My three TF jigsaw puzzles (84 box art, 85 bot art, Bluestreak 3D) all had that logo on their boxes :D

[Ravagecat]

My three TF jigsaw puzzles (84 box art, 85 bot art, Bluestreak 3D) all had that logo on their boxes :D

I was just trying to think what in my TF memorabilia I had seen the MB logo on :o Nice one Paulbot :D

[Skullcruncher]

Kinda funny how we didn't get the MB packaging here, because I remember each time I purchased the mail away toys, I had to send a cheque and Robot Points addressed to Milton Bradley, not Hasbro. I assumed that they were the same company... but yeah, our packaging was definitely Hasbro marked.

MB distributed them in both Australia and New Zealand way back then. NZ did receive some Ceji 'French' Primes due to the demand over there not sure about Australia.

[Skullcruncher]

My three TF jigsaw puzzles (84 box art, 85 bot art, Bluestreak 3D) all had that logo on their boxes :D

Are they made in NZ or Aus? I know NZ produced a few TF related items specifically but not sure about Australia. The train set was made in Australia as were the trading cards. Maybe need a new thread :o

[Paulbot]

The puzzles are in storage at my Dad's, I'll check 'em next weekend.

[Darksaber]

wasn't the red footed Optimus Prime a MB item?

[Sinnertwin]

wasn't the red footed Optimus Prime a MB item?

That particular piece still carries the 1984 Hasbro Bradley copyright & logo

[DELTAprime]

According to Wikipedia Hasbro owns MB (acquired in 1984). Why would Hasbo need to put the MB logo on Transformers instead of their own logo?

[Sinnertwin]

According to Wikipedia Hasbro owns MB (acquired in 1984). Why would Hasbo need to put the MB logo on Transformers instead of their own logo?

They didnt acquire MB fully until mid to late 1985 in mainland Europe. They were using MB boxes because up until that time, the toys were being produced in MB factories

[Paulbot]

Are they made in NZ or Aus? I know NZ produced a few TF related items specifically but not sure about Australia. The train set was made in Australia as were the trading cards. Maybe need a new thread :o

I couldn't get to my regular puzzles, but I got out the 3D puzzle, and there's the MB logo, and as you were right, it was indeed manufactured by Milton Bradley in New Zealand before being sold to Australian stores.

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