Your Thrilling Thirty

[GoktimusPrime]

Here's how it works:

1) For each of the Transformers' 30 years (1984~2014), select 1 or 2 (no more) of your favourite toys from that year. If you select 2, one must be a carded figure and the other must be boxed. Yes I know that it would potentially make this list into a "Thrilling Sixty," but I've put this rule in to stop the bigger and more expensive boxed toys from dominating lists and also to avoid having the smaller and cheaper toys being overlooked. Think of it as a featherweight and heavyweight divisions. We'll also use Hasbro standards, so a toy that is boxed by Takara that was or would've been carded by Hasbro counts as carded.
*Note: With Combiners and Gestalts, list your favourite individual from that team.

2) All toys on your list MUST be from your personal collection. If you don't have any toys from a certain year, then just leave it blank. Evidently we'll all be leaving 2014 blank at this stage; you can always come back and edit your post if you happen to get toys from that year.

Have fun!

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My Thrilling Thirty

1984: Brawn, Soundwave
1985: Beachcomber, Shockwave
1986: Swindle, Ultra Magnus
1987: Afterburner, Apeface
1988: Optimus Prime, Quake
1989: Countdown, Flattop
1990: Blackout, Gingam
1991: Star Convoy, Sideswipe
1992: Talon, Thunder Clash
1993: Skram, Clench
1994: Leadfoot, Megatron
1995: Jetfire, Laser Optimus Prime
1996: Terrorsaur, Optimus Primal (Ultra)
1997: Airazor, Cicadacon
1998: Archadis, Optimal Optimus
1999: Break, Tigerhawk
2000: Super Mach Alert, Brave Maximus
2001: High Tower, Blast Punch Optimus Primal
2002: Jetstorm, Red Alert
2003: ML Rampage, BT Smokescreen
2004: Strongarm, MP01
2005: Downshift, BT Overdrive
2006: Classics Starscream, Classics Optimus Prime
2007: Bumblebee (Deluxe, Concept Camaro), Optimus Prime (Leader)
2008: Henkei Ratchet, Animated Megatron (Leader)
2009: ROTF EZ Collection Scrapper, Alternity Bumblebee
2010: Windcharger, MP Grimlock (Hasbro)
2011: United Frenzy, Jetwing Optimus Prime
2012: Vehicon (Deluxe), Optimus Prime (Hasbro MP10)
2013: AM Frenzy, Ultra Magnus (Voyager)
2014: ???

[theshape]

ill give it a go

1984: Megatron
1985: Jetfire
1986: Tripticon
1987: Fort Max
1988: Grand Max (tough year)
1989: Deszarus (another tough year)
1990: Metrotitan
1991: Grandus
1992: Skyquake
1993 Clench
1994:
1995: Roadblock (only one i have)
1996:
1997:
1998:
1999:
2000:
2001:
2002:
2003:
2004:
2005:
2006:
2007:
2008:
2009:
2010:
2011:
2012:
2013:
2014: ???

[BigTransformerTrev]

The year the toy came out or the year you obtained them? Because the first edition Fort Max came out in 87 but I got him in 2012

[GoktimusPrime]

The year the toy came out or the year you obtained them? Because the first edition Fort Max came out in 87 but I got him in 2012

The year that they came out, so that'd count as 1987 irrespective of when you got him.

1995: Roadblock (only one i have)

Nothing like being a big fish in a small pond! That's exactly how my 1991 Action Master Sideswipe feels like! I don't like Action Masters, but I can't honestly think of a better carded toy that I purchased in that year (or is from that year)! (it was pretty much either him or Action Master Tracks )

[DELTAprime]

Time to go have a look through the collection.

1984: G1 Optimus Prime
1985: G1 Omega Supreme, G1 Devastator
1986: G1 Predaking
1987: G1 Fortress Maximus
1988: G1 God Ginrai
1989:
1990:
1991:
1992: G1 Rotorstorm
1993:
1994:
1995:
1996:
1997: Deluxe Rhinox
1998: Transmetal Tarantulas, Transmetal Megatron (the Takara one that doesn't break easily)
1999: Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia
2000: Car Robots Black Convoy/Scourge, Car Robots JRX
2001: RiD Optimus Prime
2002: Armada Deluxe Optimus Prime, Armada Ultra Megatron
2003: MP-01 Convoy
2004: Energon Deluxe Starscream
2005: Cybertron Leader Optimus Prime
2006: Beast Wars Reborn Convoy vs Megatron
2007: TFTM Premium Series Blackout (despite the fact I got most of the TFTM line I don't reguard them highly)
2008: Henkei Starscream, Animated Voyager Starscream
2009: Henkei Cyclonus, Buster Optimus Prime (favorite mold of all time)
2010: MPM-1 Starscream
2011: MP-10 Convoy 2.0, DOTM Deluxe Bumblebee (favorite Bee)
2012: MP-11 Corination Starscream
2013: MP-13 Soundwave (Maybe replaced by ACG-Con Metroplex after he arrives)
2014: ???

Have fun!

Seriously you have sucked any and all fun out of this with your constantly going on about the "rules". This is MY list of MY favorite releases from each year. Don't be a kill-joy.

[Lint]

As much as I'd like to trawl tfwiki checking dates...

Is there a quick reference list somewhere of every transformers toy that was first released in given year?

[Sinnertwin]

As much as I'd like to trawl tfwiki checking dates...

Is there a quick reference list somewhere of every transformers toy that was first released in given year?

I use this
http://www.transformerland.com/trans..._checklist.php

[GoktimusPrime]

Time to go have a look through the collection.

1984: G1 Optimus Prime, G1 Soundwave
1985: G1 Omega Supreme, G1 Devastator
1986: G1 Metroplex, G1 Predaking
1999: Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia, Beast Wars Neo Big Convoy
2000: Car Robots Black Convoy/Scourge, Car Robots JRX
2001: RiD Optimus Prime, RiD Ultra Magnus
2005: Cybertron Leader Optimus Prime, Cybertron Leader Galvatron
2006: Cybertron Supreme Primus, Beast Wars Reborn Convoy vs Megatron
2013: MP-13 Soundwave, Generations Voyager Springer (Maybe ACG-Con Metroplex after he arrives)
2014: ???

Hey dude, please review the rules for this thread. If you're going to choose 2 toys for each year, only 1 of them can be boxed, the other must be a carded toy. The ones that I've quoted above are where you've chosen two boxed toys, and for 2006 you've chosen 3 (Convoy and Megatron aren't gestalts so you need to just choose one).

Cheers.

As much as I'd like to trawl tfwiki checking dates...

Is there a quick reference list somewhere of every transformers toy that was first released in given year?

Also this.

I find most things from the first 20 years of Transformers is pretty easy to remember, but it gets trickier with some of the stuff in the past decade when we've had multiple lines running concurrently.

[DELTAprime]

Hey dude, please review the rules for this thread. If you're going to choose 2 toys for each year, only 1 of them can be boxed, the other must be a carded toy. The ones that I've quoted above are where you've chosen two boxed toys, and for 2006 you've chosen 3 (Convoy and Megatron aren't gestalts so you need to just choose one).

Cheers.

Sorry just scrolled down this far, I'm dyslexic so sometimes when reading things don't click for me. Beast Wars Reborn Convoy vs Megatron is a giftset, they are both in the one box. And I seem to remember seeing Devastator carded at some point.

[GoktimusPrime]

Sorry just scrolled down this far, I'm dyslexic so sometimes when reading things don't click for me. Beast Wars Reborn Convoy vs Megatron is a giftset, they are both in the one box. And I seem to remember seeing Devastator carded at some point.

Yeah but a gift set isn't a gestalt/combiner -- BWR Convoy and Megatron don't combine with each other, so they're both counted as boxed figures even if they came in the same box. You also chose Cybertron Primus for that same year, so altogether that makes 3 individual Transformers that were boxed. Out of Primus, BWR Convoy and Megatron, please select 1 of those toys.

You're right about Devastator though - especially in Australia where we never got the boxed gift set, so that's cool.