My animated collection, what's left for me.

[KaRNiV8L PRiME]

I recognise sun storm and acid storm but who is the third and have they been custom painted?

i believe they call the 3rd rainmaker Hydrostorm

[UltraMarginal]

All I can say is holy #@$% I didn't realise you had a Minerva. It would be such a waste not to collect all the animated figs, because she makes you 1 of less than 100? in the world that will ever have the opportunity for a 100% complete Animated collection.
Not that I'm trying to sway you or anything, just putting it out there

Yea, minerva and the other botcon exclusives is a large part of the reason I'm going down this path. Though I think I'm going to stick to a definitive/preferred version of each character instead of one of everything.

[UltraMarginal]

If you are after a leader Megatron, I have one MISB somewhere that I would like to get rid of. :/And

The other one is 'Icestorm' iirc and yes, they are custom paintjobs.

And how much would said leader megs be selling for?

[KaRNiV8L PRiME]

These are what I constitute as complete animated

Deluxe Class
Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime
Bumblebee
Lockdown
Prowl
Blackarachnia
Autobot Ratchet
Autobot Jazz
Oil Slick
Snarl
Soundwave with Laserbeak
Swoop
Elite Guard Bumblebee
Sentinel Prime
Blazing Lockdown
Blurr
Swindle
Waspinator
Samurai Prowl
Electrostatic Soundwave with ratbat
Freeway Jazz
Fugitive Waspinator (unreleased)

Voyager Class
Bulkhead
Cybertron Mode Megatron
Starscream
Earth Mode Optimus Prime
Grimlock
Lugnut
Blitzwing
Shockwave/Longarm (Grey)
Skywarp
Wreck-Gar
Atomic Lugnut
Hydrodrive Bumblebee
Thundercracker (unreleased)
Blackout
Wingblade Optimus Prime

Leader Class
Bulkhead
Earth Mode Megatron
Ultra Magnus
Shadow Blade Megatron
Roadbuster Ultra Magnus (only if you want roadbuster

Supreme Class
Roll-Out Command Optimus Prime

Entertainment Packs
Optimus Prime vs. Megatron
Jetstorm and Jetfire

Activators only if character not available in other size class
Bulkhead
Bumblebee
Starscream
Lockdown
Optimus Prime
Autobot Ratchet
Patrol Bumblebee
Thundercracker
Megatron
Grimlock
Bandit Lockdown
Cliffjumper
Dirge
Fireblast Grimlock
Soundwave
Armor Up Optimus Prime
Battlefield Bumblebee


Exclusives
Stealth Lockdown (Deluxe Class) with Legends Class Bumblebee and Legends Class Optimus Prime
Rescue Ratchet (Deluxe Class) with Legends Class Starscream and Legends Class Prowl
Sunstorm (Voyager Class) vs Activators Ratchet.
Shockwave (Voyager Class) vs Activators Bumblebee
Bulkhead (Leader Class) with Activators Bumblebee
Megatron (Leader Class) with Activators Starscream
Arcee (Deluxe Class)
Cybertron Mode Ratchet (Deluxe Class)
Rodimus Minor
Ironhide
"The Revenge of Blackarachnia" two-pack (Deluxe Optimus Prime from "The Battle Begins" two-pack and Deluxe Class Blackarachnia)
"Battle in Space" two-pack (Deluxe Class Prowl and Deluxe Megatron from "The Battle Begins" two-pack)
Autobot Ratchet & Bumblebee two-pack
Cheetor (Transformers Collectors' Club)

Botcon 2011
Dead End
Breakdown
Drag Strip
Wildrider
Motormaster
Sideswipe
Toxitron
Autotroopers
Minerva
Fisitron

Legends Class
Optimus Prime
Bumblebee
Prowl
Starscream

[UltraMarginal]

Wow, awesome comprehensive list, I certainly see where you're coming from. I am currently scouring eBay and a couple online shops for best value purchases of a few key items. I'll have to keep an update happenning showing what I have, what I get and counting down to not so much left to get. I may have a wing blade prime and others by the end of next week!

how do people feel about the Japanese releases with the shinier paint. I have already got a sense of improved quality in blitzwing, and I realise it's the only way to get hold of blackout and jetwing prime.

does the shiny clash with the matte of the hasbro releases?

[Paulbot]

does the shiny clash with the matte of the hasbro releases?

I think so, except the Dinobots where it's more subtle and makes them look more Dinoboty. I think the brighter Autobot characters (like Bulkhead and Bumblebee in particular) are worse off. Can't recall noticing a Japanese Blitzwing before.

[liegeprime]

Well only if your desperate with a Blitzwing, coz The metallic look to him makes him look crisp and cleaner when next to the Hasbro release makes the Hasbro ones look like dull KOs But the Blackout ones don't as it uses a lot of Hasbro dull gray plastic scheme. For some reason though the Hasbro versions are more preferrable as the metallic sheen paints used by Takara versions doesn't really suit all of the TFA line at all. It's one of those figures that Dont Need the metallic look to it.