Hey Hey... dont be like that
U Know, I'm Holding The Best Price When It Come Too TF
but Nowaday Everyone Beat My Price,
Cannot Hold Record more than 24hour


Worse More, U Know Chan Price Is the best,
Still Asking Can Get More Cheap Kaaaaaaaaaaaa



P/s Donno y, I Lose Interest A Bit On TF,
cannot find Excuse Too Hunt... Must Go To KAUNSELING to keep back on track

Just got my MP-18 Streak today 1 more to the list

Masterpiece Optimus Prime Hasbro ver
MP-10 Convoy TakTom ver PO
MP-12G Lambor G-2 Ver
MP-13 Soundwave with Condor
MP-15 Rumble and Jaguar
MP-16 Frenzy and Buzzsaw
MP-18 Streak
MP-18B Bluestreak PO
MP-18S Silverstreak
MP-19 Smokescreen
MP-22 Ultra Magnus
MP-24 Star Saber
MP-25 Tracks PO

That's a nice list!

My list is a mixed bag of the real stuff and KO. Not very proud of the KOs, but I missed some of the genuine items and the price has skyrocketed to the moon

MP08 Grimlock (WuKong, KO)
MP10 Optimus Prime (Hasbro)
MP11 Starscream (TakaraTomy)
MP11 Thundercracker (Hasbro)
MP12 Lambor (TakaraTomy)
MP12T Tracks (KO)
MP13 Soundwave (Hasbro, comes with all cassettes)
MP13B Ratbat (KO, dont know who makes it)
MP14 Alert (KO)
MP17 Prowl (TakaraTomy)
MP18 Streak (TakaraTomy)
MP19 Smokescreen (TakaraTomy)
MP20 Wheeljack (TakaraTomy)
MP21 Bumble (TakaraTomy)
MP22 Ultra Magnus (TakaraTomy)
MP24 Star Saber (TakaraTomy)
MPM1 Starscream (TakaraTomy)

Got MP23, MP21G and MP25 on PO, but was informed I may not be getting the MP23 since the 'shipment cancelled' incident :'(

I'm also tempted to get a KO last time, but decided to get genuine since there is more value, plus the price is not that far if you know where to look for, but those older stuff I just give up, way too expensive for me.

MP-23 Exhaust, hoping my friend who is going to Japan next week can help to get me one, the price definitely gonna be a bit ridiculous.

MP-23 i hope they redceo it into another color like Slicer, just so i can get it and fill up that pesky missing mp-23. Still don't get why it is numbered as such.. i mean we have Skywarp that's just called MP-11SW but we got this non-character that gets a whole number designation :/

same here. i see only 2 reasons for this:
1. TF has lost it credibility. especially after Bay's screwed design. animated TF has been catered to children, so the only options are MPs, 3rd parties and some generations. which really only leaves you with generations as the 1st 2 are paycheck eaters. never a good thing when hobbies starts eating your paycheck.
2. getting too old for TF .

Well yes and no.

1. Michael Bay actually brought something new to the table by introducing the more "realistically" redesign of classics characters. The 1st movie wasn't great but not only does it rekindle the interest of a lot of TF fans after a long hiatus but also brought in a lot of new fans for the franchise. It's just that the later movie series went downhill due to the ridiculous storyline scripting especially with AOE which is horribly infested with too many product placements and unnecessary action scenes with very little storytelling but each movie does bring in some interesting stuff whether you like it or not.

The TV Animated series does indeed aim to introduce TF to the younger generations but the producers are also kind enough to include some classical reference to the original Transformers series for older fans. Toys for this line are simplified to cater to the children ease of playing/transforming them but some of these toys are also incorporated with some very interesting engineering in order to appeal to the more mature collectors as well.

2. Hey aren't we all still kids at heart then... ? The fact that we are still discussing on this thread proves that we are still loving this franchise despite the dwindling interest. The day you stop dropping by here (or any other TF related websites) may be the day that you really are "too old" for this.

Like I have always said (Ya...ya... I sound like a broken record and have already said this many times ) It's really a double-edge-sword situation for the Transformers Franchise. You have to cater for both generations of fanbase by introducing some fresh new elements to attract newer/younger audiences yet still retain some classical elements to make it appeal to the older fans. In the end it really all boils down to personal preference and acceptance of the evolution and changes which are going on with this series.

Just my 2 cents

where the other 3 cents or make it 4..
need total 6 cents in the end.. LOL

any example on that? what i just saw were all easy transform and low quality junk.

Money is one issue as you get older, space is another.

Generations, leader class, Combiner Wars etc. are mostly space-wasting garbage to me (personal opinion).

Nowadays I only want the most premium possible figures - which at the moment is MP and high-end third party.

I'm hoping TakTom one day comes up with a new class of ultra premium figures... Ultra Masterpiece or something. Would definitely collect those, and go for quality instead of quantity!

Thats why many bought a big house for their collection.

Hehehe i kinda agree with you... well you have to say that the toys were meant for children anyway... it caught our interest when we were still a child.

previously I had the same feeling that I have gotten to old for the hobby and my usual buys usually ended up in closets MISB.

But when I happen to open up Star Saber (the long anticipated toy where u envy the child next door having it in which you cant have it) ... I some what feels that my interest on the hobby reignited....

And it is never too old to love this hobby... Ever since then every week I have been unwrapping 1 of my toys hahaha.... my wife gonna complain about sleeping with the toys soon.

On TF Animated, personally I like most of them... safe for the twin brothers that combine lol....

the only redeemable figure from bayformers is rotf LC OP. that's about it that caught my interest. the line that really rekindled my TF interest was alternators and MP. michael bay has nothing to do with it . i wish there were more alt/BT to choose from before the discontinued it.

as for the recent animated cartoons, i'd sooner buy something from galaxy force.

these days, it seems that the figures that attracts me are from generations, that did not come from the movies or animated series. i'm already picky when buying TF, now given a small list to pick from, it's . the last i bought were spirnger and sandstorm, and i think those 2 were great. sized nicely with alternators too.

This post has been edited by zeroglyph: Apr 13 2015, 12:09 PM

This post has been edited by RegistraCHAN: Apr 13 2015, 12:32 PM

Lol for a while thought i saw some badword on the box =_=...

that just proves those 2 are great figures. if only that KO v2 MP10 is as easily available.

Latest news, apparently, it is quite "proven" that the seller is a fraudster. All of his listings has been removed and his account has been deleted by eBay. Paypal has also confirmed that all buyers submitted claims for a refund but they cannot proceed any further because in their record, the seller has updated the system with "tracking code" which upon verification, appears to be invalid =O

gatling guns

As mentioned the simplified transformation is to cater to younger audiences. Apologize if this sounded bias but isn't G1/G2 Transformers also spot some simple transformation as well ? I notice that most people dislike more about the cartoony aesthetic instead rather than the toy which they are based on. The new RID 2014 line of toys though simple spot some very interesting design elements. For instance Deluxe (ahem... Warrior) Class Grimlock transformation is somewhat based on his traditional toy design where the robot arms becoming the dino legs and the robot legs becoming the tail with the dino head flipping over from his back (Just wish that his size could be bigger ). A lot of people are also surprise that Bumblebee turn out to be a good figure despite it's simplicity eventhough character wise I think he resembles more towards Hot Rodimus/Hot Shot/BM Cheetor. I'm really looking forward to the RID Optimus Prime figure as very seldom we get a fully transformable OP with the trailer incorporated as part of the transformation to robot form . They are actually not that bad once you play around with them .

Well... Sideswipe is quite a good looking figure as well as some of those non movie appearance TF (e.g. Landmind, Brawn, Breacher, Lockdown (RTS), Bludgeon...etc) just to name a few.

I'm actually referring to all the animated series in general as not pinpointing only towards the RID 2014 series. Animated Blurr for one and the TFP line of figures in general are in my book some very well made figures. Eventhough they don't incorporate complicated transformation mechanism such as ROTF OP not to mention some of them are even somewhat simplified but they serve the purpose and fit persona of the character which they are based on. This is what made them interesting to me.

Again it all depends on personal preference. Some like them realistic, some like them cartoony while some (like me) may prefer something in between. Whatever the case I am at the moment still very interested in the Transformers series and eager to see what interesting TF designs manufacturers (be it HasTak or 3rd Party) can come up with.