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Hi Cat :) thanks for the help! the last Transformer comic I ever held was Transformers Armada. Enjoyed the series, started reading them when I was in high school, but they went to :(.
I considered picking up the comics, just dont feel like hunting around for issue 1 when we are up for what roughley guessing 156 lol. Any soultions??
A lot of the old issues have been compiled and reprinted as Trade Paperbacks (soft and hard covers) or what's often abbreviated as "TPBs." This includes a lot of the original 1980s/90s G1 and G2 comics from Marvel too! :D Much easier than hunting down individual back issues. :)
More great news: this year IDW will be releasing G1 #81 - continuing the original G1 story that ended in #80 back in 1991! :D PUMPED!
Hello and welcome to the forum OZDevastator!
For a G1 fix - Get the Encore line - cheap and available now in online stores. It's more of to appease the nostalgia in you.
For updated versions of G1 characters- as already mentioned get the
Classics/Henkei,
United
select RtS (reveal the shield),
and Generations 2.0 ( includes certain WOC/FOC figures)
and for the current line - as that will be easiest to get
TF:Prime
If you also want a selected line which is both a quirky version of the Tf universe lore - have a gander at TF Animated line - its a done line but the transalation to toys from the cartoon series is remarkable toy engineering wise (well, in my book anyways):) There is also the Tf Animated Almanac for reading material wise for the line - it's a more detailed look and discusses as well as expands/explores on the TF Animated universe lore. A very, very good read - especially volume 2 (only 2 volumes) :)
Just remember it is a slippery slope this collecting gig. Seems like yesterday I ebayed a reissue Prowl & Jazz just wanting a couple of my favourite figures.....
I started just wanting a few classic G1's & now I collect G1/reissues, Classicverse & Prime with some Masterpiece figures as well.
Hey Prowl, yup I reckon Im going to be like you soon lol. The G1 Generations look pimping I tell ya! Especially Warpath :) I found it hard trying to make a decision because I just want to collect one series not vear off..like you say its a slippery gig.
We shall see what my heart tells me today when I go shopping if I do end up buying the Prime series or Generations. Hell I got $455 to spend!
Kmart are having a massive sale on Generations toys right now - $15 each! :D
I would definately recommend also looking at the sales threads here. It is amazing what you can pick up at a decent price. Ebay is great too but look at completed listings to see what an item is actually worth because ebay is full of gougers.Quote:
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Gok is right about the Kmart sale. Toyworld can be a great resource as well as Kmart for "generations" style figures. I have found Toyworld Ringwood particularly good & if you get out there you also have Kmart, Big W etc.
Sweet! lmfao I will go to Kmart,Toys R Us, ToyWorld etc! I live in Ringwood so im quite lucky to be surrounded by shopping centres :D $15! wohoo
Think I should buy 2 of each? 1 to open and 1 to keep in the box??
Things to consider:Quote:
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+ Cost. I think collecting single Transformers is expensive enough as it is; collecting in multiples will increase this cost. Remember that $15 is a very special sale price that Kmart is offering because they're trying to get rid of dead stock. The standard RRP for a Deluxe Transformer is $30.
+ Space. All those extra toys take up space, and sealed Transformers take up a LOT more space than open ones.
Well strongley disapointed! I walked into JB Hi FI and they said they had never even heard of the series Transformers Prime. So I went to TRU at Chadstone and took a squiz and they had: Prime Deluxe, Megatron Deluxe, Wheel Jack Deluxe and Bumblee Deluxe.
After that I decided to go to Kmart and they had Transformers Generations :) except the shelves were nearly just wide open with a couple boxes of Cup and Wheel Jack :(
I ummd and arrrrd to the mrs lol and couldnt decide which road to take! I decided to go with G1 :) the roots well as close as im going to get.
We also dropped into the Burwood Kmart on the way back home and foud the last copies of Warpath!
So I bought 2 Deluxes for Wheel Jack, and 2 Deluxes of Warpath :)
Tell you what the Generations are hard to find though...