Your TF collecting in 2013

[Wheelie]

How many TFs did you acquire in 2013?
About 40.

What was your favourite?
MP10 or MP Bluescreen

What surprised you and was better than you expected?
Cyberverse Bulkhead
Wasn't expecting to like this range, but for $5, with a nice transformation it turned out to be great. Plus when his in vehicle mode he is solid enough fr my 1.5 year old to play with as a car

What was your biggest disappointment?
Not getting f-15 uranos

[BigTransformerTrev]

How many TFs did you acquire in 2013?
Between 200 and 220

What was your favourite?
So many to choose from! I'll do it by toyline:
G1: Computron
Masterpiece: Soundwave
Titanium: WW Grimlock
YOTS: Omega Supreme
Generations: Metroplex
TFPrime: Skyquake
Beast Hunters: Ultimate Predaking
Go!: Hunter Shockwave
Arms Micron: Jet Vehicon General
Rescue Bots: Optimus Prime with trailer
Constructbots: Blitzwing
ROTF: Hoist
DOTM: Human Alliance Roadbuster
Bot Shots: Stunticon 5-pack
Kre-O: Bruticus
Timelines: Jackpot
Alternators: Skids



What surprised you and was better than you expected?
*The Kre-O Combiners look much cooler than I thought they would
*A lot of the Generations toys such as Springer, Skids & Hoist came out great!


What was your biggest disappointment?
*Not getting MP Streak (hopefully pick him up this year)
*Missing out on a few great online deals
*The alt mode on Go! Shockwave


Did you have any milestones?
*No milestones per se, but picked up a lot of figures that I was after. Particularly happy to finally get the G1 Technobots and Titanium Grimlock

[swoop]

How many TFs did you acquire in 2013?
I did a rough count based on my online orders and what I remember buying locally and I have purchased 264 this year.
What was your favourite?
Soundwave and metroplex. Soundwave is a better figure but I had so much fun sticking the stickers on metroplex that I couldn't split them
What surprised you and was better than you expected?
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the kreons. I'm not much of a lego fan and the kre-o sets don't do it for me so to enjoy the kreons as much as I did really surprised me
What was your biggest disappointment?
failing to complete my 2013 goal of complete the the 4 beast series
Did you have any milestones?
Not that I can think of

[DELTAprime]

How many TFs did you acquire in 2013?
Not sure, most of the Generations line and all main line Takara MP's

What was your favourite?
MP-13 Soundwave

What surprised you and was better than you expected?
AKG-CON Metroplex

What was your biggest disappointment?
Didn't really have any disappointments, all figures were about as good as expected.

Did you have any milestones?
I passed 400.

[CHILENO20]

How many TFs did you acquire in 2013?
Between 60-70

What was your favourite?
Ultra Mammoth

What surprised you and was better than you expected?
God Neptune set, bought individually for a fraction of a cost compared to a MIB


What was your biggest disappointment?
Hasbro as usual not bringing complete waves to our stores!


Did you have any milestones?
Getting 2005 BotCon Flamewar

[kurdt_the_goat]

How many TFs did you acquire in 2013?
10 sets (12 toys)

What was your favourite?
MP Soundwave. Pretty much a flawless reimagining of my favourite character from childhood.

What surprised you and was better than you expected?
MP Streak. Wasn't going to get it, as i'm not normally a fan of "smash repair" paint jobs (like they grabbed a bonnet from another car) but now i'm a believer, it's just beautiful. New years resolution: always have faith in Masterpiece!

What was your biggest disappointment?
They still haven't made MP Galvatron!

Did you have any milestones?
Milestone might be this is the least number TF's i've purchased since i got back into collecting after 2007 movie? Think it's a good thing though cause I don't have the shelf space (actually, more like room space now) and have no purchasing regrets!

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

How many TFs did you acquire in 2013?

About 80
What was your favourite?
MP Soundwave. So sexy and his cassettes are included here too. It pretty much summs up what I think the Masterpiece line should be, a sexy cool update on classic forms and characters. Brilliant.

What surprised you and was better than you expected?
Metroplex. I knew he was going to be big, but he was biger than expected, add to that, more articulated than I thought and generally funkier all over. I have been having fun with him playing with many other toys I have in the place as well as Transformers.

What was your biggest disappointment?
I have a few terrible Transformers but Generations Blitzwing is number one. On paper he works well, but just in plastic. Guh! Too many bad QC probs... Honourable mentions go to FOC Grimlock, most of the FOC deluxes, Impactor (and by default, but less so Onslaught) and BH Shockwave

Did you have any milestones?
Nope

Could have been a good year character wise, but the change to cheap manufacturing and design really punched Transformers in the nuts.

[Megatran]

How many TFs did you acquire in 2013?
About 100. Total collection about 100.

What was your favourite?
3P: Planet X Genesis (not Omega Supreme).
Licenced: Encore Omega Supreme. Oh the electronic gimmicks are fun.

What surprised you and was better than you expected?
Laserbeak & Buzzsaw from Hasbro MP Soundwave. The design behind the transformation is incredible. The camera gimmick on its forehead was an additional pleasant surprise.

What was your biggest disappointment?
Encore Sky Lynx. That arrogant bastard (). Got him just to complete the Encore Series.

Did you have any milestones?
Get as many decent Megatron & Galvatron toys as possible. Unfortunately, ended up with many more Optimus Primes.

[Hursticon]

How many TFs did you acquire in 2013?

• Circa 50.

What was your favourite?

• An extremely close tie between MP Soundwave & Fortress Maximus.

What surprised you and was better than you expected?

• The MP Datsun Mold - I had initially completely dismissed it upon its announcement, but once the 1st shots of the prototype emerged via Shogo Hasui's twitter account my jaw dropped and my opinion did a complete 180.

What was your biggest disappointment?

• Australia's continued void of new product.

Did you have any milestones?

• Achieving the goal of obtaining both 2ft Tall Transforming Titans made available by Takara.

[Lord_Zed]

How many TFs did you acquire in 2013?
Dunno, I wanna say just under 20 actual Transformers, I'm not including non Transformer third party transforming robot toys though then the number increases significantly

What was your favourite?
From actual Transformers a tie between MP Soundwave/Prowl

What surprised you and was better than you expected?
Generations Springer

What was your biggest disappointment?
The quality of Hasbro and Taktom Generations toys, most felt a bit cheap and flimsy.

Did you have any milestones?
Not really, I bought Metroplex the biggest TF I own (as I have no Fort max), but aside from size novelty, I'm a bit meh about him.