I enjoyed looking through my Transformers - Titans Return was my favourite line - Decepticon Targetmasters and Monsterbots particularly. Even if I decide that this entire exercise is not how I want to store my collection, it's been invaluable to review my collection.
I've also moved on to Thunderbirds now, it's one of my minor interests but I still want a set of toys. I have toys from the 2015 Thunderbirds Are Go! line, supersize TB2 and TB3, then regular TB1 and TB4. These scale together fantastically well, and I'm okay with the modern versions. I bought multiples in order to have six pods. My issue with them are that I don't like the TB5, Mole and Firefly. (TB5 is too small anyway, and the latter two have been redesigned to be modular.) So, I bought the Konami TB4, TB5, Mole and Firefly, which are amazingly accurate to the original, but all scaled to be the same size.
I want a set of all five Thunderbirds, with six pods for TB2 and the main pod vehicles. In scale and in some style close to the original. I've investigated various options, but generally TB5 is excluded, and in model land, they seem to be different scales. So not easily doable then. I have the Takara TB2 (TAG) pods, with modular vehicles, which are great fiddle toys for a desk, but what I've realised is that there's no point keeping such toys in long term storage. But I want some Thunderbirds toys. So what to do?
Opened Sky Lynx - I wanted him to be a lighter shade of blue, but he’s actually rather magnificent (obviously). I also like the high level of detail on him which is something I tend not to appreciate. Changed him from shuttle mode to robot mode, might try out the base mode later, but overall he’s everything I want. My Call of the Primatives display is looking great with him, Trypticon, Predaking and Abominus. Just need some good size Dinobots - speaking of which a listing for ‘86 Studio Series Grimlock has appeared, please be a complete set of leader Dinobots!
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I have finished bagging up my entire collection! Well, almost. I've left a few things out on display - Siege/Earthrise figures, a few Marvel Legends and the very large figures. There's still a lot of things to sort through - mostly stands and custom bits/parts and tools. It feels like quite an achievement though. I'm not able to get any more large boxes for the time being so it's a bit of a halfway house, I need to tidy everything up and make sure it's stored appropriately.
I’ve also cleared off my (now single) display shelf and put Apocalypse, Juggernaut, Mystique and Sabretooth on it. I might dig out a Sentinel as well. I realised all of my unopened Legends figures are villains (mostly X-Men), so I’m ready for them to have their moment. Have paid for Leader as well so they are all ready to take over. I think Red Skull is the only character I really need to finish it.
First additions to the shelf are Magneto, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. It’s pretty much a perfect set. Magneto looks a bit young, and despite my no customisation rule - I’m very tempted to buy the Apocalypse wave Mags to get the non-helmeted noggin to put on him. Scarlet Witch looks a bit gothic which for me is a nice nod to the X-Men Evolution cartoon. Quicksilver is another member of X-Factor, for which, hopefully I will get Strong Guy soon. Strong Guy is gong to be expensive as unfortunately, I don’t want any of the other figures from the wave. I have struggled a little with the justification, but given I don’t have him in 3.75” form and want to complete the team I'm going to get him. I think I would have got Forge and Quicksilver regardless, Havok and Polaris I can justify because I also wanted them in their X-Factor costumes, and Multiple Man - like Strong Guy, I’m only getting to further complete the team (though I do have a 3.75" of him). Am hoping for a Wolfsbane soon as well as she's in the same category as Strong Guy.
I've opened the Lightning collection red ranger. I've had him for a little while and it felt like the right time to open it (and get him bagged up). He looks good, perhaps a little grumpy, but I like the unmasked but holding his weapon look. The butterfly joints for the shoulders are a little strange - it seems to have an edge that made me wonder whether it had been assembled the wrong way round but having looked at reviews, this seems to be consistent. Maybe white ranger had them as well but with the armour isn't nearly as obvious. I'm appreciating the energy effect, though I wonder whether it should be red? Anyway, pretty happy and I've got over half the team now. Blue is pre-ordered so just need black and green!
I've also opened Selects Gulf (Skalor). He's great, though I'm not quite sure whether I'd be able to turn him back into a fish without looking at the instructions - his limbs seem to be all over the place! The Terrorcon molds were great and this is no exception. I particularly like the accurate greenish gold paint on his face. It's nice having a new combiner limb not based on an Aerialbot.
I've now committed to a one toy per character rule, so G1 is no longer on a pedestal where I need a modern and G1 version of a character. In a few cases though, I am going to keep the G1 mold version of characters. I will keep my original BWII Seacons rather than getting the new Selects versions, and I will keep G1 Magnificus. And similarly for Diaclone Magnus (I call him Super Magnus). I'm keeping the G1 versions of any characters where a better modern version doesn't exist, or any characters related to the Dinobots and the cassettes.
I’m quite excited about the toys coming out this Summer, Super 7 Raphael, Scorponok and Legends Strong Guy as well as Kingpin and the Skywarp/Thundercracker set. Virtual SDCC in a month’s time!
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