To old to collect TFs?

[liegeprime]

Collecting Transformers: It's Better Than Doing Crack.

It's plastic crack! .... and it transforms hehehehe

[Fungal Infection]

I have the feeling that I'll be giving up collecting, sooner rather than later. Me and the missus are currently shopping for a new home at the moment and in the past, one of my prerequisites was that I had to have a spare room to display my stuff. Now, I just want a games room for an air hockey/pool table instead. Also, in the past, whenever there was a sighting for a new toy, I'd be doing a mad dash to grab it whereas now I just wait until I'm out shopping to grab it and even if its out of stock, I just go "meh". I also find that I'm now concentrating on collecting toys, not necessarily TFs, that have more of a wow factor, something I can potentially display around my future home that guests can see and comment on (for this reason, I find valkyries awesome, particularly displayed in fighter mode). Plus, I find buying toys for my daughter rather than myself, brings a bigger smile to my face.

[VERT]

Hey im Married and I have two Kids and im 36. Still collect like a mad man. I get almost everything Hasbro and Takara throw at me. Yeah money gets to be an issue from time to time but I always find away around it Im a lifer

[The_Damned]

Hey im Married and I have two Kids and im 36. Still collect like a mad man. I get almost everything Hasbro and Takara throw at me. Yeah money gets to be an issue from time to time but I always find away around it Im a lifer

take off 3 years and that is me down to a t

[GoktimusPrime]

Im a lifer

I love this term. Describes me perfectly.

[To Punish & Enslave]

I've been collecting and playing with Transformers since 1984. They're just damn fun toys to play with and I love the lore. I had people tell me I was too old for Transformers as early as 1985 - I didn't listen to them then, I sure as hell wouldn't pay any attention to such comments now!

I have a room in my house that isn't just a collection room, it's my play room. I still do the whole fantasy play thing - story, voices, sound effects etc. Just yesterday I was playing around with WFC Optimus Prime, Drift, my PCC Commanders, moofie Scattorshot, Cybertron Scattorshot, Animated Cliffjumper, Animated Blitzwing, Animated Dirge, Animated Thundercracker and Crossovers Battle Droid/Tank. You can read about it later on the Toy Story thread.

I think I'd stop collecting Transformers if I ever stopped playing with them. Which thankfully I never have. Although I have stopped playing with some other toy lines, which I will be putting up for sale soon.

G'day Gok. You are a true TF fan that allways tells it how it is.You are a fountain of Tf knowledge, down to earth, happy to help and have a great sence of humor. I think you have helped make this website what it is today. Not sure why your not a mod! Perhaps you have turned it down. Good to hear from you.

[klystron]

I'd love to reply to this thread but I am currently (still) in denial about being in the demographic the question was targeting.

[Mr Ed]

I'm 34 soon and I have many toys and an understanding partner, eg massive diecast model car collection, TF, Macross and cars such as a modified FPV GT and Nissan 370Z.

Toys give you motivation to earn money to buy more toys!

So just keep going and enjoy yourself!

[To Punish & Enslave]

Hey is the dirty digger still active on ozformers? Did a search for his name and it didnt come up. I didnt think he was gonna give up Tfs any time soon.

[reillyd]

Hi guys been a while. I do pop in time to time and its good to see some of the same crew still posting.I am 36 and would like to hear from some of you not so younger blokes about what keeps you inspired to collect. im not sure if its just life passing me by and im to old or if mr bay has saped any intrest in TFs out of me. Think my G1 collection is the only thing i stop and look at these days.Love to hear from any senior members.

Let me ask a question - when is the last time you did anything other than just stopping to look at? Actually picked some of them up, and did what they were designed to do - transform.

I can understand losing interest in the movieverse characters if you're not a fan of that look, but the classics are ideal for a child of G1, as are the encore reissues to complete your collection.

Or reading a transformer comic or graphic novel, or watching the cartoon. Or perhaps playing the new War For Cybertron game? Either you'll find it cool, and it'll refresh your interest, or you'll realise you're over it, and move on.