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When I started collecting Transformers in 2003, it started off with the dinobots, then reissues, then pretty much all animal based g1, g1 leaders, and the bots from 1984 and 85. For the first 7 years I collected fairly slowly (especially when Classics and Marvel Universe also came along), but by last Summer I had almost everything I wanted and so decided just to go for it and get the remaining lot.

In the process of doing this I spent a fair old amount, but there was one thing I couldn't get - a piece for Dinoking (the Japanese version of Monstructor). I've more or less checked ebay everyday for 6 months and finally last week it turned up! I was prepared to spend $50 or so but in the event got it for about $10. Woooo!

The funny thing was that each day I checked ebay, I also searched for Marvel Universe Warpath (I really want to get the X-men costume variant - hopefully we should see it soon), and in doing so ebay.co.uk has linked the 2 together - if you search for 'Doryu', it will suggest Warpath as a related search!

I now have pretty much every animal based g1 figure bar a few absolutely ridiculously expensive Japan exclusives (Black Zarak for example), plus a few Hasbro figures I just plain don't like (the Firecons and some of the Pretenders). I hope to get some photos up soon!