The Random Transformers Thoughts Thread

[Bladestorm]

I love it when people walk into my home and see one of my display cabinets full of Optimus Primes for the first time. I have one in the lounge you see from the front door which makes quite an impression with those who are first time visitors.
Whether they be children or adults the "wow - that's amazing!"/"those are all Optimus?"/"You collect Transformers?!?!!" that tends to follow brings a smile to my face. The adults in particular often ask questions or start reminiscing about their Transformers memories of the G1 cartoon/toys/life in the 80's, etc with genuine delight and fondness. Also makes a great conversation starter in general...

Whilst my collection is for me, I do enjoy that others can appreciate and get a little happiness from it too.

Does anyone else ever have this experience?

[UltraMarginal]

I love it when people walk into my home and see one of my display cabinets full of Optimus Primes for the first time. I have one in the lounge you see from the front door which makes quite an impression with those who are first time visitors.
Whether they be children or adults the "wow - that's amazing!"/"those are all Optimus?"/"You collect Transformers?!?!!" that tends to follow brings a smile to my face. The adults in particular often ask questions or start reminiscing about their Transformers memories of the G1 cartoon/toys/life in the 80's, etc with genuine delight and fondness. Also makes a great conversation starter in general...

Whilst my collection is for me, I do enjoy that others can appreciate and get a little happiness from it too.

Does anyone else ever have this experience?

I have had it a few times,

My wifes friend and her husband came over and when he saw the cabinet in the Lounge room his eyes nearly fell out of his head, his comment was that I was living the dream.

I have had other similar reactions, but none quite so excited, most of my friends are nerds on some level so they appreciate a collection like that.

[BigTransformerTrev]

I love it when people walk into my home and see one of my display cabinets full of Optimus Primes for the first time. I have one in the lounge you see from the front door which makes quite an impression with those who are first time visitors.
Whether they be children or adults the "wow - that's amazing!"/"those are all Optimus?"/"You collect Transformers?!?!!" that tends to follow brings a smile to my face. The adults in particular often ask questions or start reminiscing about their Transformers memories of the G1 cartoon/toys/life in the 80's, etc with genuine delight and fondness. Also makes a great conversation starter in general...

Whilst my collection is for me, I do enjoy that others can appreciate and get a little happiness from it too.

Does anyone else ever have this experience?

Back in my old house I had a room dedicated to Transformers (and my collection was around 600 figures + MISC back then - nearly 3 times the size now). Whenever I'd have a party there would always be at any one time two or three guys in the TF room all acting the same. Sipping beers in almost complete silence staring at the shelves with the silenced interspersed with the odd "I think I used to have that one" uttered.

It was funny to see everyone, no matter their personality or background, reduced to pretty much the same behavior of interested awe

[philby]

I love it when people walk into my home and see one of my display cabinets full of Optimus Primes for the first time. I have one in the lounge you see from the front door which makes quite an impression with those who are first time visitors.
Whether they be children or adults the "wow - that's amazing!"/"those are all Optimus?"/"You collect Transformers?!?!!" that tends to follow brings a smile to my face. The adults in particular often ask questions or start reminiscing about their Transformers memories of the G1 cartoon/toys/life in the 80's, etc with genuine delight and fondness. Also makes a great conversation starter in general...

Whilst my collection is for me, I do enjoy that others can appreciate and get a little happiness from it too.

Does anyone else ever have this experience?

a family friend was over last week and saw my detolf and loved it!

[GoktimusPrime]

I used to store my Robot Points in film containers. Sadly I've lost them. How did other people store their Robot Points?

[BigTransformerTrev]

Holy crap! My 3 year old just properly transformed the CW Scattershot I'd left on the coffee table from jet to robot by himself!

Sniff... So proud!

[Jaxius._]

With the reissue of hot rod and the junkions in the platinum line who will actually keep hot rod? The last release was loose. I'm selling him

[GoktimusPrime]

I have no desire to get that set. I already have two versions of that Rodimus (Classics and BiS), and I already have Generations Wreck Gar and Junkheap. That's plenty for me.

[prjkt]

With the reissue of hot rod and the junkions in the platinum line who will actually keep hot rod? The last release was loose. I'm selling him

Yeah my United version's arms pop off at the slightest touch. Useless for the Protecotr armour, so I ended up getting the Henkei version of that.

[Handsprime]

I probably will if it's max $100. I'll get rid of my current Rodimus since it's too cartoony and I don't have wreck gar or junkheap

Update: in that case I'll most likely have to wait till its on sale. Bet Myer or TRU will charge $300 for it which is 10x the price of just one of them