My Reprolabels to make G1 Fire Chief arrived so put them on and put my new combiner teams together. Looking good! I might also paint Fire Chief’s chest at some point.
Decided to get a senator Ratbat for my leader collection. It might have been a step too far as found myself thinking about what I would rebuy if was starting again. If I wouldn’t re-buy something again then maybe I shouldn’t have it? My Diaclone recolours are quite a good example - I don’t think I would try to recollect them but I do still really like them. I will hold off doing anything drastic but I have set myself the objective of making my study less cluttered (I have a stack of IKEA boxes in the corner).
My collection has always been a collection of collections and so I’ve spent some time thinking about how to integrate it all together. I’ve decided that (theoretically) I will display it year by year - ‘83 to 2000. (‘83 being the pre Transformers/Diaclone recolours.) Some characters that didn’t originally have toys can slot in based on when they appeared in fiction (Arcee is ‘86 for instance). But what about the IDW/Animated/Cyberverse characters? I’ve mostly put them into ‘85 as I like keeping the ‘84 gang as it actually was, plus Nautica and Windblade make sense with Chromia (who appeared in the cartoon in ‘85), the extra seekers make sense as they’re deluxes (similarly to my coneheads). The Animated (did I mention I got Bulkhead?) and Cyberverse characters also make sense as there are characters such as the Dinobots in that year. I’ve put Drift into ‘86 as he’s on the Lost Light with Hot Rod and Ultra Magnus, I’ve put Magnificus into ‘87 as there are several recolours in the Japanese line that year (Twincast, Soundblaster, Stepper and Artfire). I’ve put Tarn into ‘89 as that was a good year for Decepticon nutters (Deszaras, Thunderwing and Bludgeon), plus he shares a mold with Bludgeon. Lastly, I put Flame Convoy (Scourge) into 2000. He fits thematically as a Predacon. I’ve now got a few figures to get rid of - mostly Masterpiece and Kabaya. I also ended up ordering Selects G2 Megatron (as decided didn’t want Megastorm to do double duty), and Magnificus (because he was cheap). I’m slightly tempted to swap Maggie’s head with Perceptor’s.
I’ve put everything into a spreadsheet and I have in the region of 500 (Transformers) figures. Well, sort of. I thought I had about 500 figures but after going through a load of storage boxes, it turns out it’s a bit more like 700! I have a few collectibles rather than proper Transformers but still. I’m going to spend a bit of time thinking about whether to keep everything. It’s helped me identify things I could get rid of but also that I need a proper Sunstorm. Doh. (I would like Sunstorm to have less black and more white as well as being a brighter orange but otherwise, I still like the mold.)
However, I now have nothing on my want list and am absolutely convinced there’s nothing that’s been released that I might want to go back and get (unless I start a new cartoon or comic). Transformers wise though, nothing. Peace at last! I think the slight madness of the last couple of months is done. I wonder whether X-Men ‘97 could change my mind on some more Marvel Legends. It did finally inspire me to build my X-jet. Speaking of X-Men media, I’m super excited about Deadpool and Wolverine. Feels like a while since I’ve been so excited about any film. I’ve found with quite a few of the recent films that I’ve enjoyed them in the cinema but really struggled with the rewatch.
Having had them for a while I finally opened Silverbolt and Sandstorm. Both really good figures, three great headsculpts and altmodes between them (although a little dubious initially), very happy with them both. Sandstorm is a good level of complexity, and although I like the old T30 mold (mostly for Rodimus) this fits much better. More of the same please!
Some good news! Hasbro are making 3.75” Ghostbusters figures and Mondo are making 6.5” Real Ghostbusters figures. Feels like I’ve waited for such a long time for this. Shame Hasbro dropped the ball with Real Ghostbusters but Mondo look decent. Equally exciting news, prequel Yoda is finally getting a Black series figure. Combined with Legends Wolfsbane and Odin, and the Lego X-Mansion looking likely, I’m doing well with my wish list so far this year!
Also, I got a Ken. He’s just Ken……
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