Welcome aboard mate, I love your story about getting into Transformers, it's so great that you have such wonderful memories of that era. While a little #ahem# younger than myself I'm impressed that you got through the action masters into G2, which was great for my brother who is nine years younger than me, he lovingly referred to the non-transforming transformers as craption masters which made me laugh so hard considering his age at the time.
You have made a smart move by concentrating your collecting, it will save a lot of stress and $$$
I have G1 Runabout MOSC but his dodgy counterpart has been a lot harder to come by. All the best in your quest, be patient and you will get him at the right price, don't let your heart run your brain on that one
I still function.....................while killing threads. ;-)