Do you play with your Transformer toys?

[Paulbot]

I'm totally collecting quicker. I've about 15 or more purchases from the past 12 months to open at the moment. Will have a big Prime Decepticons opening day eventually. I look at it as "getting what I want while I can" rather than risking after-market prices in the future.

[Jinto]

I like to fantasy play but that's something I seldom do these days. I usually have a few TF's on hand (bookshelf or desk display) but most are in storage. Most of the time I just fiddle. Although I imagine a lot .

[UltraMarginal]

I'm totally collecting quicker. I've about 15 or more purchases from the past 12 months to open at the moment. Will have a big Prime Decepticons opening day eventually. I look at it as "getting what I want while I can" rather than risking after-market prices in the future.

when you have your epic Prime decepticons opening day, are you going to make a plastic bubble fairy, akin to a snow fairy?
I have nearly enough plastic bubbles to achieve that myself at the moment.

[GoktimusPrime]

One thing that can happen if you open a lot of toys at once is that you may not get to enjoy or appreciate each toy individually as much. This often happens to me when I get a package from Japan, and impatient me goes and opens 'em bang bang bang, and it takes me a much longer time to really appreciate those toys than if I'd spaced them out -- which is what tends to happen with local purchases. It also happens when I get toys that are sold in a single box set, like many of the reissue gestalts.

We never had the G1 gift sets in Australia, and I remember when I first found out that they even existed after interacting with the online community, I initially felt that Australia got gipped by missing out... but after reflecting I think it was somewhat advantageous for us because by collecting say the G1 Constructicons one figure at a time over a span of months (or even years) you get to enjoy each individual toy for their own merit, rather than viewing it as just a "component" of a larger toy. They feel more like 6 Transformers in their own right who happen to combine, rather than 6 components of a 1 Transformer that happen to transform separately. I don't mind 2 packs or versus sets -- I think 2 is a number that's small enough to still let you appreciate the toys individually... but yeah, getting a lot at once can sometimes change the feeling of experiencing these toys as opposed to opening them en masse at once.

^JMHO.

[Omega Metro]

I used to open everyone of my new TF acquisitions and play with them in my bed when I wake up in the morning.
Now I can't bare to open them. It's a space issue I think.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

One thing that can happen if you open a lot of toys at once is that you may not get to enjoy or appreciate each toy individually as much. This often happens to me when I get a package from Japan, and impatient me goes and opens 'em bang bang bang, and it takes me a much longer time to really appreciate those toys than if I'd spaced them out -- which is what tends to happen with local purchases. It also happens when I get toys that are sold in a single box set, like many of the reissue gestalts.

We never had the G1 gift sets in Australia, and I remember when I first found out that they even existed after interacting with the online community, I initially felt that Australia got gipped by missing out... but after reflecting I think it was somewhat advantageous for us because by collecting say the G1 Constructicons one figure at a time over a span of months (or even years) you get to enjoy each individual toy for their own merit, rather than viewing it as just a "component" of a larger toy. They feel more like 6 Transformers in their own right who happen to combine, rather than 6 components of a 1 Transformer that happen to transform separately. I don't mind 2 packs or versus sets -- I think 2 is a number that's small enough to still let you appreciate the toys individually... but yeah, getting a lot at once can sometimes change the feeling of experiencing these toys as opposed to opening them en masse at once.

^JMHO.

That's a good point. I found that as well, so now I don't mind not opening any toys if I have too many. I found that I have a set "Toy opening ritual" of sorts that I like to follow and if I have too many at one time, it detracts from various figures.

Since I don't really 'play' with my figs any more, any new ones that I am interested in I leave on the couch and just kind of mess about with at my leisure. Sure the missus gets a bit annoyed when I should be 'watching' a tv show with her, but I am more engrossed my the sculpted detail in a 100mm head... Currently I have the FOC Sideswipe, Jazz and Starscream all hanging around somewhere in the lounger, Prime Vehicon, Thundertron and FOC Kickback sitting on the bedside table.

Transformers are a good alternative for helping me relax before bed if I don't have a good book handy

[Jinto]

Sure the missus gets a bit annoyed when I should be 'watching' a tv show with her

*sympathetic nod*

There is a time and place for toys. So I'm told.