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Primacron · 10-28-2010, 01:49 AM

I don't think I could categorise my collection!

It started off online with Takara reissue Transformers, then on to vintage Transformers on ebay, then onto Classics. With Classics-Generations I've bought some in store, but mostly it's been on BBTS. I've now got all the G1 figures I want now so Transformers-wise it's just Generations.

My (Transformers) collection consists of pretty much all 1984-85 and Animal-based G1, most Classics-Generations, and a few other randoms such as a couple of Beast Wars figures.

I have now diversified my collecting a bit to include pretty much everything I wanted as a kid - Power Rangers, Turtles, Ghostbusters, Marvel and Batman. With all of those I've got modern/updated toys rather than vintage. I'm also hopeful for some good Thundercats toys next year.

I would say my collecting is almost entirely based around the cartoons I watched as a kid, and to a lesser extend comics I've read and films I've seen. The reason I collect is that the desire to collect all the Dinobots, X-men, Turtles, MMPR Zords, etc never really left me.

I'm fairly close to having some representation of every significant character from those cartoons, and once that happens I think it'll just be a case of the odd upgrade now and again (for instance secret wars Cyclops for Jim Lee Cyclops).

I think my advice to anyone starting a collection is to only be completist about sub-sets of lines - for example, just collecting the X-men from Marvel Universe rather than every single figure. (My main aim with Marvel Universe is to get the main X-men from the 90's cartoon.) It's cheaper, it's more satisfying, and you don't find yourself in several years time with loads of stuff you don't really want.

10-28-2010, 01:49 AM	#4
Primacron Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 987	I don't think I could categorise my collection! It started off online with Takara reissue Transformers, then on to vintage Transformers on ebay, then onto Classics. With Classics-Generations I've bought some in store, but mostly it's been on BBTS. I've now got all the G1 figures I want now so Transformers-wise it's just Generations. My (Transformers) collection consists of pretty much all 1984-85 and Animal-based G1, most Classics-Generations, and a few other randoms such as a couple of Beast Wars figures. I have now diversified my collecting a bit to include pretty much everything I wanted as a kid - Power Rangers, Turtles, Ghostbusters, Marvel and Batman. With all of those I've got modern/updated toys rather than vintage. I'm also hopeful for some good Thundercats toys next year. I would say my collecting is almost entirely based around the cartoons I watched as a kid, and to a lesser extend comics I've read and films I've seen. The reason I collect is that the desire to collect all the Dinobots, X-men, Turtles, MMPR Zords, etc never really left me. I'm fairly close to having some representation of every significant character from those cartoons, and once that happens I think it'll just be a case of the odd upgrade now and again (for instance secret wars Cyclops for Jim Lee Cyclops). I think my advice to anyone starting a collection is to only be completist about sub-sets of lines - for example, just collecting the X-men from Marvel Universe rather than every single figure. (My main aim with Marvel Universe is to get the main X-men from the 90's cartoon.) It's cheaper, it's more satisfying, and you don't find yourself in several years time with loads of stuff you don't really want. Last edited by Primacron; 10-28-2010 at 02:42 AM..