I’ve been thinking about the leaks a little bit more and despite my initial lack of enthusiasm about them, it is good to get a couple more Minibots - that will be 1984 and 85 all finished. 1986 will have a few more I want - Defensor, Tailgate, Outback, Broadside and Octane. And Metroplex. Need some Omnibots in there somewhere as well. 1987 is almost down as well - need Throttlebots and Slugfest/Overkill. In terms of replacing figures that’s not many as I’d still keep combiner wars Defensor.
eBay seem fairly determined to make it ever more difficult to sell as a private seller, or at least they keep on changing things for no obvious reason. This got me further thinking, of the toys listed above, for the most part - if they were replacing an old toy, I’d actually be fairly happy just to donate the old one to charity. The only exception would be FOC Metroplex who I feel I should go through the effort of selling. Beyond 1987, Getaway and Nightbeat strike me as figures that need better versions but again, I could just donate the old ones. Other figures that I want to replace and that have some high value is the MP Raiden set, though I can’t really see it getting a Generations version. I’d like to replace various leader figures (God Ginrai, Overlord, Dai Atlas) but it wouldn’t be the end of the world just to donate them. I think I’m in a fairly good position should it not be possible to use eBay.
This has been a very strange year in terms of collecting for me - I’ve become extremely disciplined, I’ve hardly bought anything I’ve not planned for and I haven’t bought anything from eBay. What’s more, it’s looking like there won’t be a big Marvel LEGO set this year so that’s even more I planned for but won’t actually spend. There are quite a few big bits that I just might not get and so it could be an extremely (relatively) cheap year.
There are a couple of interesting rumours - more Zelda LEGO (for next year) and a Hulk wave of Marvel Legends including Abomination. Gotta think though that Doc Samson is in with a reasonable shout of getting a figure. That would just leave Yellowjacket as the remaining Avengers character I want. It’s strange, if we do get Doc Samson then my want for Yellowjacket will increase massively. I’ve also had another look over the rumours/leaks for this year, still really hoping we get Triton and Gorgon. Get those four and my remaining wants are mostly Iron Man armours. Other rumour is Missing Link Grimlock, yay! I kinda expected it could be on the cards as (similarly to Sunstreaker), it’s one where they lost the G1 mold and it’s such a popular character.
Got the next Streetfighter II figure - Guile. It’s……. quite boring, he’s one of the more boring characters. Apart from the hair he’s pretty much a standard American military type. I’m not sure I have enough interest in SF really. I think I’ll stick with it but perhaps I just stick with the main eight and not the bosses.
And to finish the month, retro style Bumblebee. Nice package, and I like that the instructions are retro too. I think I like the shade of yellow a bit more than the Netflix, I’m not keen on the anime head with non-painted eyes, and I’m not sure whether I want Bumblebee to have clear plastic like most of the other Ark figures. But I also like the toy deco option. Too many options. The various shades of yellow/orange for ‘bee and ‘streaker irritates me no end. I just want them to be consistent!
So it’s the one third of the way through the year and….. I’ve sold more than I’ve bought! Wowsers.