Favourite Transformer toy of 2015

[MayzaPrime]

With 2015 done and 2016 here, I found myself trying to decide which Transformers toy of 2015 was my favourite.

So my question is what was your favourite Transformer toy of 2015?

For me it was very hard to choose... but I went with MP Ultra Magnus.

Runners up
CW Devastator, MP Tracks, CW Ultra Magnus

[Zommael]

Combiner Wars Ultra Magnus, no questions asked.

[griffin]

Maybe also note/explain your most disappointing toys for 2015 as well, or the ones that you refused to buy for being obvious disappointments to the brand last year?

We usually have a "best and worst" topic, so since you've started the "best of", I don't think we need a separate "worst of".

Also know that you can use this discussion topic to prepare yourself for the Ozformers awards, as there are some categories for your favourites in there as well.... or to explain the choices you voted for.

[Handsprime]

Well Here I go:

Best toy I acquired this year:
RID Omega Prime
Runners Up: Armada Unicron, RID Rail Racer

Best 2015 toy I acquired this year:
YOTG Soundwave
Runners up: CW Devastator, CW Defensor

Worst toy I acquired this year:
RID Underbite
Runners Up: Energon Wing Saber, Armada Side Swipe

Worst 2015 toy I acquired this year:
RID Underbite
Runners Up: RID Strongarm (deluxe), CW Optimus

[SMHFConvoy]

Best: CW Deadend/Streetwise/Prowl/Smokescreen, such a nice mold I just wish Deadend wasn't lumped with an exhaust pipe as a weapon.

Runners-up: RID deluxe Fracture, Megatronus and CW Hotspot all three have really simple and elegant conversions.

Worst: CW Breakdown. Stumpy legs, skinny arms and a chunky torso

Runner-up: deluxe Strongam, didn't buy her until the end of the year and with money I was given for Christmas. Wish they just up-sized the legion figure instead.

[Bidoofdude]

CW Prowl, regardless of its retool status, is a magnificent figure, beautiful. CW Silverbolt and Swindle were up there in terms of being extremely faithful and character-emotive, beyond being good figures in their own right.

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

MP Ultra Magnus all the way! Followed by Takara's Legends Ultra Magnus.

Also finally got my hands on the MP-10 reissue with trailer, and was completely underwhelmed by it! Not sure why, just wasn't feeling it! Granted I was never really a Prime fan, but I was never really a Magnus fan, and yet the Magnus figures blew me out of the water!

[MayzaPrime]

Maybe also note/explain your most disappointing toys for 2015 as well, or the ones that you refused to buy for being obvious disappointments to the brand last year?

We usually have a "best and worst" topic, so since you've started the "best of", I don't think we need a separate "worst of".

Also know that you can use this discussion topic to prepare yourself for the Ozformers awards, as there are some categories for your favourites in there as well.... or to explain the choices you voted for.

I wanted to keep it positive

[Paulbot]

On Twitter there's a #tf15of2015 hashtag so I've been thinking about what my best 15 where, but I didn't buy that many more than that!

One "best" figure, would have to be Devastator. It's a toy I was excited about from the initial reviews early in the year, had a long wait for the UW version, and it didn't disappoint me. The individual Constructions are a bit basic but all look good and the overall affect of the combined giant is fantastic.

The Combiner Wars combiner figures have all been pretty good, First Aid, Breakdown and Prowl are my favourites of the ones I've got. Haven't opened any of 2015's MPs yet. In the Legends line, Jetfire, Arcee and Blackwidow were all great.

I wanted to keep it positive

I try to keep the awards positive too, hence there's not a bunch of "worst" questions in it.

But if I was looking at worst, I was disappointed by the first wave of RID Warriors (except Bumblebee) and sold them all on. I've looked at some of the latter ones (Drift, Fracture) but haven't kept away from buying any more of them.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Hmmmm, I'll just keep my answer to toys released in 2015 and that I actually bought otherwise the question is too big for me to contemplate


Top 5 Best Toys of 2015
Legends Ultra Magnus
Legends Nightbird
Combiner Wars Devastator
Combiner Wars G1 Megatron
Combiner Wars Defensor & Bruticus (combined modes)

Top 5 Worst Toys of 2015
Combiner Wars Scattershot
Combiner Wars Pipes
RID Fracture Mini-Con Deployer
RID Drift Mini-Con Deployer
The RID toyline in general

Toy 5 Honorable & Dishonorable Mentions
Honorable mention to MP Magnus - but I got him 2014
Honorable mention to Legends Black Arachnia - especially her box art
Honorable mention to Legends Slipstream - best version of the character we've had so far
Honorable mention to TAV Gregevor - was the perfect gift for my lifelong mate Greg
Honorable mention to the CW line in general - mostly a great job!

Dishonorable mention to CW Blast Off - needed a faceplate at least
Dishonorable mention to MP Starsaber - just too simplistic for a toy that big and expensive
Dishonorable mention to the entire Tiny Titans Line - Robot Heroes craps all over these guys
Dishonorable mention to CW Armada Megatron - the original toy was way more fun to play with
Dishonorable mention to all Aussie stores - you need to stock better