Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[noobaking]

hi guys

ive always loved transformers since i was a kid a good 15yrs ago.

now that im a student/have job etc. i can start to collect my favourite ones i never got the chance to own.

id love to own a predaking, bruticus, devastator, menasor, defensor and superion to a lesser extent. pretty much all the combiners and just plain cool ppl like megatron, astrotrain, soundwave etc.

how would i go about obtaining these transformers? what would be the going price of these?

note that i only want the toys how they were displayed in g1. dont mind if its a reissue or what not.

[roller]

hi guys

ive always loved transformers since i was a kid a good 15yrs ago.

now that im a student/have job etc. i can start to collect my favourite ones i never got the chance to own.

id love to own a predaking, bruticus, devastator, menasor, defensor and superion to a lesser extent. pretty much all the combiners and just plain cool ppl like megatron, astrotrain, soundwave etc.

how would i go about obtaining these transformers? what would be the going price of these?

note that i only want the toys how they were displayed in g1. dont mind if its a reissue or what not.

Hello and welcome

The combaticons/Bruticus are being re-released this year, so your in luck

Soundwave as well, but i doubt it will have an Australian release, there was a reissue of it a few yrs back at Toys R Us.

The rest you would have the best luck at toy fairs or Ebay

i think someone on this forum has a Megatron in box for sale

[noobaking]

i actually found a site with bruticus, bigbadtoystore.com

if its being re-released does that mean you could pick one up from a target,k mart etc. or would only specialist shops have them?

is the best way to keep up to date with releases by just checking out these shops regularly?

[blackie]

i actually found a site with bruticus, bigbadtoystore.com

if its being re-released does that mean you could pick one up from a target,k mart etc. or would only specialist shops have them?

is the best way to keep up to date with releases by just checking out these shops regularly?

I suggest you dont buy it from BBTS if you do intend to get it. Somewhere like toy-wave.com or robotkingdom.com or hlj.com will give you a better shipping rate than BBTS

and no they wont be in retail, not unless you live somewhere like Japan or Singapore etc

Bruticus is relased at the end of July this year for your own information

as for your other combiner wants, your probably looking at predaking to be your most expensive, but getting them 100% complete will cost more too. looks like US ebay will be your biggest friend for a while :P

good luck and welcome

[loophole]

if its being re-released does that mean you could pick one up from a target,k mart etc. or would only specialist shops have them?

welcome and only specialty shops will have him mainly japanese import stores and the like as Bruticus is part of the Encore line released by TakTomy from Japan

[noobaking]

I suggest you dont buy it from BBTS if you do intend to get it. Somewhere like toy-wave.com or robotkingdom.com or hlj.com will give you a better shipping rate than BBTS

thanks ill definitely keep that in mind !

i guess ebay will be my friend for my transformers needs

[blackie]

thanks ill definitely keep that in mind !

i guess ebay will be my friend for my transformers needs

another tip, keep your eye on the sales threads both here and on places like TFW2005.com etc, as sometimes you can be in the right place at the right time to pick up some very good bargains

[GoktimusPrime]

noobaking: FYI it is forbidden for Hasbro to sell TakaraTOMY's Transformers in Australian retail stores and vice versa for TakaraTOMY to sell Hasbro's TFs in Japanese stores, unless they have sought permission from each other (e.g.: Hasbro's release of Masterpiece Ultra Magnus and Convoy w/ trailer in Target). So basically any time you want a Japanese Transformer, as blackie said - you can either purchase it from a retail store in Japan, or order it online. You can also purchase them from local import stores too; there's a few in Sydney such as Silly Dream, Games Infinity (although they're a rip off) and one in the Capitol Square building etc. If you come along to the next Sydney CBD fan meet we can show you where these stores are located.

[noobaking]

is there any difference between the Takara and Hasbro ones? is one more sought after than the other?

in the car world, ppl tend to prefer parts from japan over other parts of the world. Is this the case with transformers?

ohh theres one in the capitol square. ill have to have a look for it next time in there. Top level near all the photo machines?

[blackie]

is there any difference between the Takara and Hasbro ones? is one more sought after than the other?

Encore reissue is only done by Takara, so its sort of a no brainer
that and hasbro like to make their missiles longer and dont use as much chrome :P