All are international releases and MOSC.
All are international releases and MOSC.
Almost the end of the line for G1. It gets better from this point on.
OK, maybe not TOTALLY better. Throttlebots are almost as reviled as Actionmasters. The cassettes finally have a (Takara Re-issue) Blaster to love 'em.
Holy grail, anyone? TM Scourge is RARE (and in need of minor paint repair). Cyclonus has seen better days, as he was modified to hold Nightstick. The cassettes are high-quality Takara knock-offs.
Cardboard is beat up. Inserts and toys are complete and in C-9 condition
The loose Terrorcons are complete, purchased in March of 2023. The figures in the second row are from an estate sale a few years back, including the no-rubsign variant Blot.
I refer to this pic as my Scrambled City collection (which isn't totally accurate). Bruticus needs better cards (still, a great E-bay find). I had to sell my Defensor gift set years ago to pay taxes (damn IRS). I got these VERY NICE Protectobots on E-bay; the metal-chest Hot spot almost makes up for the loss of that giftset.
The rest of Scrambled City. Commander Modesty needed his switch cleaned so he could walk again. Boxes are a bit beat up, but toys are at least C-8.
Sideswipe, Inferno, and Ultra Magnus are beat to hell, but I keep them around because they each feature mold variations not found in the boxed figures.
I purchased Wreck-Gar (with axe) in 2024 from a co-worker, and found his gun and wheel/shield on Ebay.
Leaders and Wreckers and New guys, Oh MY! G1 Prime has had most of his chrome rubbed off over the years. PM Prime, while being nearly mint, pales in comparison to the PM Prime re-issue.
It's worth noting that Ultra Magnus has a VERY RARE head variation...there are no circles on his brow! Pic is from the "Ultra Magnus Head Types" section of Fred's American Variants Page. You can see more pics of Ultra Magnus here.
This is what I meant before about "loose" toys. The Constructicons have their instructions, tech specs and robot points, so I guess their packages could be considered C-1. I'll make up any excuse just so I don't have loose toys. ;)
Galvy still works and even has the styrofoam and cardboard package inserts.
It took me until May of 2016 to finally acquire these little guys. Both Downshift variants are here, Celica plate and blank plate.
Camshaft and both Downshifts were missing several decals, so I ordered the Reprolabels set to replace what was missing. It's not quite G1 perfect, but it looks a hell of a lot better than missing stickers.
It took me until June of 2016 to start adding these to the collection; I completed the set with the Jet and instructions for the Jet and Car in October 2019. Why so late to the mail-aways? Simple; as a kid, I refused to cut the robot points out of my G1 boxes. No robot points meant no mail-aways.
The same excuse I used for the Constructicons holds for the Minibots.
Were you wondering why I had the extra re-issues of Smokescreen, Red Alert, Silverstreak and Ricochet? Now you know. Is your head spinning yet?
These guys sport scrapes, scratches and cracked plastic here and there. They're complete, just bruised. I got all these (except Tracks) as a kid. Tracks was purchased off of E-bay.
The bulk of the Decepticon army. Skywarp was completed via several E-Bay auctions, Dirge and Thrust were E-bay purchases too. As you can imagine, these guys have tons of battle scars (just like the Autobot cars), but are still complete and in working order.
These are my personal Holy Grails. Purchased in 2022, I FINALLY have a complete Matsushiro Jetfire (the junker with the Matsushiro canopy window to the left is for comparison). Shockwave was assembled from the best parts of 2 junkers, making one complete working figure (that's ear-piercingly loud and terrifyingly brittle).
This final pic is considered by some to be the ultimate "Holy Grail" pic. Poor Grimlock's box was damaged when I purchased him back in '85. Jetfire (with a later release canopy window variation) was my first TF ever.