Transformers Busts = Useless?

[kup]

The WW Grimlock and Shockwave busts that I have were dead cheap when a local store was closing down.

The Hard Hero Rhinox statue kicks ass and I bought it for the same reasons as Verno mentioned but mostly for being a character model accurate representation.

To answer the OP's question - They are not useless, they are collector items. How 'useful' they are is really up to the person buying it. They are display pieces so I guess if they are able to do that correctly, they have fulfilled their purpose.

When it comes to how I feel about them - I like them but wouldn't go out of my way to buy any. As mentioned, the two busts that I have were chance buys (cheap) and the Rhinox statue is a unique piece.

[llamatron]

The 86 movie "Reformatting Megatron" bust is one of my favourite TF items, it's way way way way way awesome.

[Paulbot]

They are not useless. I find them very handy when there's a breeze and I have some loose papers.

[Spiritprime]

I think they're about as useless as the hairs on my face... Seriously! There's nothing a bust can do except sit there and look pretty on your shelf. Oiy...

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I think they're about as useless as the hairs on my face... Seriously! There's nothing a bust can do except sit there and look pretty on your shelf. Oiy...

That's pretty much what my Tf figures do though.

I'd go with a 'not useless, but not my cup of tea.'

I can see that they'd be good at conveying a certain scene (reformatting Megatron for examlpe), but personally I'd rather see them sculpted a bit more nicely. Half the time they look too fat/ugly.

hence my owning none.

[Jetfire in the sky]

When they started coming out all I wanted to do was get one!! But the prices were madness. Then when I finally got one I went Meh. So I can see the attraction but I don't think they have got a hold of collectors like so many other Transformers related items.

[BigTransformerTrev]

I love my Transformer busts! The first I got was from my girlfriend when we were backpacking in Europe, she bought me a giant Devastator bust from the collectors shop in Edinburgh and I loved it! And a few years ago she bought me a sweet Ravage one (No wonder I married her).


Personally, as long as they are not too expensive I think they are great. Yes, some of the earlier ones were too chunky but they have refined the process somewhat since then. I've got maybe near 20 all on one long shelf behind my computer and they look fantastic, the Arcee & Elita-1 ones look very good next to each other in particular (they look like they are standing back to back in the middle of a firefight)!

Would I buy any more? Probably not. I think I have enough, although the one of Grimlock in Dino mode I think is fantastic and I would love to get it and the WW version of him as well. But I guess it is all up to the individual collector whether they are considered worth getting at all. I've got half a doz TF Bobbleheads and a half doz TF Might Muggs and as much as I love them they pale in comparison to my giant Devastator bending a huge iron girder