Hello there, fellow Melburnian here!

[FatalityPitt]

I was considering getting Human Alliance Jazz. I mean, it is an absolutely gorgeous figure. But it was a bit hard for me to get it becuase a) it was ridiculously overpriced and b) a majority of listings on eBay were all KOs.

That's cool. When you're 16 (I'm assuming you're 16), money can be really scarce. But, never say never. When I was a kid growing up in the 1990's, I always wanted a G1 Prowl, but could never find one because I got into Transformers too late. 20+ years later, I found myself a G1 Prowl on eBay. Costed a bit more than an average transformer of that scale/line, but it was totally worth it! .. Well, for me anyways

[tinyJazz]

Welcome to otca! It's pretty cool that Jazz was your first figure! Do you still have him? Any other movie figures you really like?

Personally I think the HA Jazz is a little over hyped, I actually prefer the premium deluxe.

If you are keen on tracking one down though, looks like an eBay auction would be the way to go. Quite a few of the completed ones that appear to be genuine finished at under $100. And there's a decent photo guide on tfw for identifying a KO here.

['07Camaro]

Welcome to otca! It's pretty cool that Jazz was your first figure! Do you still have him? Any other movie figures you really like?

Personally I think the HA Jazz is a little over hyped, I actually prefer the premium deluxe.

If you are keen on tracking one down though, looks like an eBay auction would be the way to go. Quite a few of the completed ones that appear to be genuine finished at under $100. And there's a decent photo guide on tfw for identifying a KO here.

Cheers Unfortunatly, my dad threw it out as time passed. It was really saddening when I found out, but I will never forget how much fun I had playing with it.

However, 10 years later, I managed to finally get another Deluxe Jazz off eBay! And I cannot wait until I receive it (later in the next coming week, I think). As much as I love the aesthetics of HA Jazz, I agree with your preference of the Premium Jazz as it works well with scale while being visually appealing.

In terms of other movie figures I like, the 07 figures are really charming to me, especially the main cast. I got Jazz back and the 07 Leader Prime as a foundation for my 07 main cast collection which I am rebuilding and expanding. I am planning to get the rest of the Autobots soon and maybe some of the main decepticons in the near future. I've also grown on the AD31 Armor Knight Optimus Prime and the Black Knight repaint, which I am also planning to purchase as my definitive AOE Optimus. Other movie figures I like are Buster Prime (and pretty much every ROTF Leader Prime mold), HFTD Leader Starscream, Masterpiece 07 Bumblebee, TLK Leader Megatron, Movie the Best figures and even the 3A figures to name a few.

[GoktimusPrime]

I honestly cannot believe that there are parents who would throw out their kids toys without consulting them. It both angers and saddens me whenever I hear these stories.

That's cool. When you're 16 (I'm assuming you're 16), money can be really scarce. But, never say never. When I was a kid growing up in the 1990's, I always wanted a G1 Prowl, but could never find one because I got into Transformers too late.

Many earlier G1 figures were reissued in the early 90s (in the gold Classic packaging). In 1990-91 I managed to pick up Classic reissues of:
* Prowl
* Tracks
* Sideswipe
* Drag Strip
* Wildrider
* Dead End
* Rollbar (although I had the original... first time I bought a variant of a toy I already had)

Hasbro also re-released some early G1 figures as mail-away items available with Robot Points. I got my Thundercracker, Sunstreaker, Ratchet and Wheeljack by doing so. Money is certainly more limited when you're a kid, and these re-releases and reissues proved invaluable in allowing us to acquire G1 toys that we missed when they were out on shelves in the mid-80s.

['07Camaro]

That's cool. When you're 16 (I'm assuming you're 16), money can be really scarce. But, never say never. When I was a kid growing up in the 1990's, I always wanted a G1 Prowl, but could never find one because I got into Transformers too late. 20+ years later, I found myself a G1 Prowl on eBay. Costed a bit more than an average transformer of that scale/line, but it was totally worth it! .. Well, for me anyways

Thanks for the words of encourangement (and yes, I am 16). It does take some time for me to get new figures due to the scarcity, but at the same time it is not too much of a bad thing. It makes getting a new figure from eBay or Toys R Us a special occasion; something to look forward too. To me, it always feels exciting when I experience a figure that I missed out on or one that came out recently. Also, congrats on that G1 Prowl! To a small extent, I am a fan of G1, so I am looking forward to experiencing those figures whenever I can.

I honestly cannot believe that there are parents who would throw out their kids toys without consulting them. It both angers and saddens me whenever I hear these stories.

As a kid, it definatly can be a heartbreaker. But thanks to eBay and other online stores, it's possible to retrieve those old figures back. Granted, it would never feel the same as it did before, but it reminds me of the fun I had with the figure.

[CHILENO20]

Welcome dude great to see another fellow Victorian here . I'm pretty sure I got a first edition movie Ironhide someplace.

[FatalityPitt]

Many earlier G1 figures were reissued in the early 90s (in the gold Classic packaging). In 1990-91 I managed to pick up Classic reissues of:
* Prowl
* Tracks
* Sideswipe
* Drag Strip
* Wildrider
* Dead End
* Rollbar (although I had the original... first time I bought a variant of a toy I already had)

Hasbro also re-released some early G1 figures as mail-away items available with Robot Points. I got my Thundercracker, Sunstreaker, Ratchet and Wheeljack by doing so. Money is certainly more limited when you're a kid, and these re-releases and reissues proved invaluable in allowing us to acquire G1 toys that we missed when they were out on shelves in the mid-80s.

We didn't get those in Malaysia. The Classics re-issues were exclusive to Europe and Australia/NZ.

[DaptoDog]

Welcome. I'm hoping the upcoming movie Masterpieces will be worth getting. I'd especially like them to do a nice Jazz. Perhaps he will come with the movie accurate gimmock of separating in two?

['07Camaro]

Welcome. I'm hoping the upcoming movie Masterpieces will be worth getting. I'd especially like them to do a nice Jazz. Perhaps he will come with the movie accurate gimmock of separating in two?

I'm looking forward to the movie masperpeices too, especially that potential Barricade. Although a movie mastperiece Jazz would be pleasing, I believe that Blackout should have the same treatment. I cannot think of a definitive Blackout besides the 07 voyager figure.

[GoktimusPrime]

As someone who got into Transformers in 2007 the 10th anniversary of your Transfandom is certainly looking better than the 10th anniversary of the G1 Transfandom. Cos 1994 was a pretty crap year for Transformers. Toywise we did get some good figures in '94 was the year that first saw Transformers starting to become action figures with fully articulated robot modes, so this was actually a massive turning point. But there just weren't enough people collecting the toys in that year - which led to many stores not ordering new stock making it harder to find toys in shops. And a lot of these toys were also produced in smaller numbers.

I distinctly remember walking into a toy store in 1994 looking for Transformers. I asked a member of staff if they had any stock, and he told me, "Transformers? They don't make those anymore." -- I wanted to slap him! But instead I fansplained to him that Transformers are still in production and that I was looking for any new Generation 2 figures. He told me that they didn't have any. But I continued scouring the action figure aisles and lo and behold -- on one desolate corner were the G2 Axelerators! (just like G1, only with black windows and eyes!) I didn't have Skram so I grabbed him that day. So wanted to find that previous staffer and shove that toy in his smug face but he was nowhere to be seen. But aside from toys we had no cartoon being aired on TV (other than re-runs of that awful G2 cartoon) and the G2 comics (which were actually good) were cancelled in this year (gee, axe us).

And contact with other fans? Pretty much didn't exist. The internet (as we know it) was really at its infancy. Those of us with modems were logging onto local BBSs but I personally never encountered any other TF fans. Did know one user named "Skyfire" which got me excited, but he wasn't a TF fan (just coincidentally made up the name). But it wasn't until the BW years for me that I finally met other TF fans online. Until then it really felt like you were the last fan in the world, which really saps away a lot of your enthusiasm.

...okay, I'm done rambling. #wheniwasyourage