Transformers Collection Update: Q4 2010

It's time to update my Transformers collection since last post Transformers - New Comers on 30 oct 2010. :)

There have been quite a number of new additions. I'll go through them with simple descriptions, and will separate into 2 parts (Q4 2010 and Q1 2011) for not to make this post long and bored.

November 2010
First up, Return of the Fallen (ROTF) Shanghai Showdown two-pack with Demolishor and Ice Cream Truck twins - Skids & Mudflap. Not really aiming to buy Demolishor nor the twins, its the offer price that beats me to it: RM79.90 for a voyager & deluxe 2pack, OK what.

Ice cream Truck (Skids & Mudflap) and Demolishor, vehicle mode

Ice cream Truck Skids (left) & Mudflap (right), robot mode

Demolishor robot mode

It turns out worthwhile for the 2pack as Demolishor is very flexible and high playability. Ice cream Truck is nice posing with other deluxe car as well. Playing around with Demolishor's flexibility:

Some of Demolishor's alternate modes (fictional)

Second is Hunt for the Decepticons (HFTD) legends Ravage. Been looking for this since the New Comers entry and finally got it with a fair price. Nice little feline Decepticon.

Sneaky Ravage...

Re-entry mode (when launched by Soundwave and entering Earth)

December 2010
Early December, bought ROTF deluxe Deep Desert Brawl and ROTF voyager Starscream at mudah.my with cheap price (China Hasbro version), only to find Starscream with several loose joints and flaws... but overall okay for the price I paid for. :p However, will not buy China version TF in future lol.

Starscream with Deep Desert Brawl, vehicle mode

Starscream with Deep Desert Brawl, robot mode

Started by collecting only movie line, Generations line deluxe Drift catches my eyes with his sword & double blades. Aquiring Drift leads to acquire another sword-wielding figure, ROTF voyager Bludgeon. Main pedang hehe.

Bludgeon vs Drift, vehicle mode

Bludgeon vs Drift, robot mode

Next, found Desert Decimation 4pack when visiting Toys 'R' Us... pick it up after a few thoughts as I already have 3 of the 4 legends figure, only in different color (redeco). The one I don't have is Bonecrusher. Quite satisfy as also in the 4pack included Ironhide in it's original black color. :)

Clockwise from bottom left: Ironhide, Ratchet, Bonecrusher & Brawl, vehicle mode

Left to right: Ironhide, Ratchet, Bonecrusher & Brawl, robot mode

December 2010 also is the month of most moassive haul in my history of collecting Transformers. Total of 8 figures (2 voyagers, 2 deluxes and 4 legends) acquired in this single month. #_#

So that's the 1st part update of my Transformers collection. Stay tuned for part 2: Q1 2011 update. :)

Transformers - New Comers

Almost a year I haven't update about my Transformers action figures since Sideswipe at here on blogspot, sometimes I update on my facebook photo album Transformers Collection, but that was like about 11 months ago.

Stopped for a while around Q2 until Q4 2010, I spotted some fresh addition on store shelves, and continued to collect some of them. Among all, here are the latest collection:

Let me guess... Bumblebee?
Bravo! (who don't know him anyway?)

Latest addition to the crew, Battle Blade Bumblebee. Bumblebee is by far the Transformers movie figure that having most variants (redeco, retool etc). Hasbro really know how to make money out of him haha. I already have a variant named Alliance Bumblebee, but what makes me interested on this Battle Blade variant was the total resculpt of the figure, using no parts from previous release. Plus, Battle Blade Bumblebee is said to be the most "movie accurate" among all Bees.

Speaking of Transformers, who could forget Optimus Prime's Weapon Specialist and Medical Officer? Those 2 were released in Legends and Voyager classes previously, until recently they were available in Deluxe class (which means, cheaper... hehe).

Ironhide (GMC Topkick pickup truck) and Ratchet (Hummer H2 SUV)

Too bad Deluxe Ironhide doesn't have big cannons on his arms, only a small cannon on his right arm and a missile turret on his left. Ironically, Ratchet has bigger weapon - EMP blast missile launcher. These 2 also said to be very movie accurate compared to bigger-sized Voyager class, most notable on Rachet's leg: Deluxe class features slim and shaped leg while Voyager class with huge and squared legs.

There goes the Deluxe class figures... here are 3 new Legends class figures:

Top: Soundwave (Satellite);

Left: Jolt (Chevrolet Volt); Right: Arcee (Ducati 848)

I've been looking for Jolt for quite some time, and finally got him recently. Not that he's cool or something, I just wanted to complete the Legends class collection... my next target: Legends Ravage. Soundwave in robot mode looks kinda like Gundam rather than Transformers, while Arcee looks big as a motorcycle compared to Jolt. But the size is not that crucial for me anyway.

And finally, the big guy Long Haul:

Long Haul (Caterpillar 773B dump truck)

Got this Voyager class Long Haul from a hobby store in mall, with about 20% off normal price. He's the 2nd Voyager figure besides Optimus Prime. There are plenty of Voyager class figure in that store for sale but I don't know why I picked him, maybe my collection is lack of Decepticons (seriously, especially Deluxe class).

Here's a quicklist of my current collection:
Voyager class: 2
Deluxe class: 6
Legends class: 25

Autobots: 17 (Voyager 1, Deluxe 5, Legends 11)
Decepticons: 16 (Voyager 1, Deluxe 1, Legends 14)

Long Haul: "Come here boy, let me tear you down!"

Ironhide: "Ask my tiny cannon first, punkhead!"

p.s. All photos (except Legends) shot in dark room with spot... I mean torchlight (LED torchlight). Camera set to flash off and playing around with various exposure. Of course photo editing software does the best job, hahaha.

Hope you enjoyed it. :)

Sideswipe Acquired

Autobot Sideswipe

Car Mode (Corvette Stingray concept)

Another member in the Deluxe list, Sideswipe! Got it from a local ebay reseller with pretty good price, RM65.00. Considering the retail price of RM59.90 at super/hypermarkets and the effort to search for it (this guy is rare), RM65 is definitely the best deal I can get. Plus, the shipping fee is FREE... woot woot!

Its transformation is complicated than Barricade and I really like the transforming mechanism behind this action figure, although its robot mode has rather huge "back pack" - the car hood that flipped into his back (macam budak2 dgn beg sekolah gergasi...) which will make it off-balance and difficult to stand.

Well that's it... I don't know whether its the end of my Transformers collection, perhaps I will find something that catches my eyes and ended up become part in my list. Heheh, but for now, my wallet need a rest.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

Transformers Collection

I am Decepticon Barricade!

Alternate Mode (Saleen S281 Police Car)

Barricade ("Interrogator Barricade" to be exact) is the first Deluxe class Transformers figure in my collection list. My first collections were Legends class Animated Transformers Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Starscream. Let me explain a little about the classes:

Legends - smallest and easy to transform (level 2 out of 4), size of about a finger length, price RM19.90
Deluxe - intermediate size, advanced tranform (level 3 out of 4), size of about a canned softdrinks, price RM59.90

There are other classes also like Scout (size in between Legends and Deluxe), Voyager (bigger than Deluxe), Leader (bigger and with sound/light) etc.

As you can see, I first collect Legends class and now might start collecting Deluxe class, because my next target is Deluxe Sideswipe:

Sideswipe (taken form Wikipedia)

Sideswipe action figure is rather hard to find, it was released around Jun 09 (1st wave, together with other 3 figures). I think its getting rare in the market now, some resellers even mark up the price close to RM100. Sideswipe's alternate mode (Corvette Stingray concept car) doesn't attract me much coz there are alot of crack lines, but its robot mode is easily the coolest among Autobots - just look at his skating feet and the blades.

Owh, my brithday is close, I would appreciate if you buy me Deluxe Sideswipe as birthday gift. Haha!