Dont know...

[OZDevastator]

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??

[GoktimusPrime]

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! 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! PUMPED!

[liegeprime]

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)

[Prowl]

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.

[OZDevastator]

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!

[GoktimusPrime]

Kmart are having a massive sale on Generations toys right now - $15 each!

[Prowl]

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!

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.

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.

[OZDevastator]

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 $15! wohoo

Think I should buy 2 of each? 1 to open and 1 to keep in the box??

[GoktimusPrime]

Think I should buy 2 of each? 1 to open and 1 to keep in the box??

Things to consider:
+ 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.

[OZDevastator]

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...