Movie Toys: A Question

[GoktimusPrime]

My basic philosophy is to have the BEST of any figure/character/class. If the better one comes out after I've already gotten one, then I'll upgrade, and in most cases, try to get rid of its predecessor. If the subsequent ones are not as good (more common than not), I happily pass.

^ This. Another thing I enjoy about having different versions of the same character is that I can display one in robot mode and another in alt mode.

[Lord_Zed]

For me it's all about having the best version of a character to display rather than every variant, or collecting them for the sake of completion.

And when I say best I mean the one that suits me best. As such I had Voyager Robovision Prime from the first movie, sold him to get ROTF Prime because he looked better, sold him and got Buster Prime. Pretty happy with him now so dunno If I will sell him based on the images we've seen of the new toys. Mind you I did the same with Classics Megatron and Starscream, upgrading to Henkei versions, for me this is all a standard part of TF collecting, it's less about a large all encompasing collection and more about a small fancy one.

I also downscale too, No doubt I'm in the minority but I sold my voyager movie Ratchet (I never liked the mold) and replaced him with the Deluxe version, becuase to me he evoked the character better and displayed better with my other movie favourites except Buster Prime (also sometimes smaller is better).

ROTF Prime and movie Ironhide remain the only excpetions to the rule, And that was only because I wanted a Prime with hooks to pose with Voyager Megatron and the deluxe crowd.

[5FDP]

I really only bought one of each character and even then it had to be a character that interests me. For instance, I bought the 2007 Ironhide (deluxe) and didn't even look twice at other versions.

The only time that I have been tempted to 'upgrade' was getting rid of my Ultimate Bumblebee for the Battle-Ops Bumblebee. That never happened (mostly due to laziness on my part).

[Magnus]

Generally I prefer to only have one version of a character/mould, but I agree with the idea of having the 'best version' of a character - I was initially reluctant to get RotF Optimus, but that figure was a massive improvement over what was already a good figure, so it warranted a purchase. A different design may also be a factor: even though I already had '07 Megatron, RotF Megatron warranted a purchase because he was so different.

It also depends on whether or not I like the character/design/updates enough to warrant another purchase. I'm quite happy with my '07 Ratchet and Ironhide figures and don't plan to 'upgrade' either one as of now, nor did I want to upgrade/replace my '07 Barricade or Blackout figures with Interrogator Barricade or Grindor. I have yet to get a second deluxe Bumblebee, although I have been tempted by the Battle Blade version, as it's a new mould.

In addition to my Sideswipe and Jazz deluxes, I also have the HA versions, as even though the basic design was the same, the extra complexity and new features warranted purchases - plus, I liked the characters/designs.

[SharkyMcShark]

Thread should aptly be named "Vernos thread where he pretends not to understand other peoples collecting patterns"

[Verno]

Thread should aptly be named "Vernos thread where he pretends not to understand other peoples collecting patterns"

Haha, I don't think some people understand their own collecting patterns.

[Sleeve]

If you had to pick only one figure from the Movieverse to get, it'd have to be any form of RotF Leader-class Optimus. That figure is the definitive piece in showing how to make the movie aesthetic translate into plastic molded form, from the engineering required for the transformation to the screen accuracy. Just comparing it the first film's Leader-class is evidence enough, but stick a photo of Prime from the actual movie between them and you'll see what I mean.

[GoktimusPrime]

The one thing I don't like about ROTF Leader Prime though is how the blades interfere with the arm articulation when they're retracted. Otherwise he's a sweet sweet toy. TF1 Leader Prime is still a really nice toy in its own right though.