G1 stuff

[ebiljawa]

I'm thinking of collecting all my faves from G1 (Grimlock, Soundwave, Optimus Prime, Death's Head, Astrotrain, etc)

Should I?

[malform]

ebiljawa said:

I'm thinking of collecting all my faves from G1 (Grimlock, Soundwave, Optimus Prime, Death's Head, Astrotrain, etc)

Should I?

Sure.... Why not?

Good luck finding a deaths head toy.... Deaths head is a marvel character, not a hasbro charater, and therefore I dont think youll be finding a toy of him.

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malform said:

ebiljawa said:

I'm thinking of collecting all my faves from G1 (Grimlock, Soundwave, Optimus Prime, Death's Head, Astrotrain, etc)

Should I?

Sure.... Why not?

Good luck finding a deaths head toy.... Deaths head is a marvel character, not a hasbro charater, and therefore I dont think youll be finding a toy of him.

It doesn't look like Marvel ever had a toy produced of Death's Head.

Here's some info on Death's Head's origin, as well as what happened to him after his appearances in the TF comics:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death's_Head

[malform]

ravage85 said:

malform said:

Sure.... Why not?

Good luck finding a deaths head toy.... Deaths head is a marvel character, not a hasbro charater, and therefore I dont think youll be finding a toy of him.

It doesn't look like Marvel ever had a toy produced of Death's Head.

Here's some info on Death's Head's origin, as well as what happened to him after his appearances in the TF comics:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death's_Head

Yeah.... I know that marvel did some kind of thing where they introduced deaths head in some other comics before adding him to transformer story lines, so that hasbro couldnt claim ownership or something... I also remember deaths head II pretty well.... But I dont ever recall, ever seeing a deaths head toy.

[ebiljawa]

Sure.... Why not?

Because they are expensive and hard to find in the UK.

I don't remember ever seeing a Death's Head toy either, but I'll try cuz he's awesome, yes?

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ebiljawa said:

Sure.... Why not?

Because they are expensive and hard to find in the UK.

I don't remember ever seeing a Death's Head toy either, but I'll try cuz he's awesome, yes?

I don't know about Malform, but I didn't know you are in the UK. Don't feel too bad, anymore there's no cheap and easy way to get G1 figures!

Go to toy shows, go to hobby shops, go to flea markets, and, of course, eBay.

eBay is usually most expensive, followed by toy shows, but both have great selections. Hobby shops will sometimes have a gem or 2 at a good price. Flea markets are hit and miss. You'll find broken, incomplete stuff, but there have been many times that I've picked up some good stuff for dirt cheap, just because the person had no clue about the item they were selling.

If you're into getting complete figures, a parts guide/identifier helps. There are a few printed kinds, but here's a good online one:

www.transformerland.com/identify-transformers.html

You can identify unknown stuff you already have, or click on the figure lists on the right panel to check which pieces a certain figure originally came with.

Good luck and happy hunting!

[autobot1000]

ebiljawa said:

Sure.... Why not?

Because they are expensive and hard to find in the UK.

have you tried conventions?

[InvaderJes]

In my experience, it seems sellers at the comic cons mark up the prices moreso than anyone else. Comic book stores are pretty bad for prices, but that depends on the store. (Mine wants $80 for an out of package hands and missiles missing sticker peeling Dirge.)
I wish they'd go ahead and reissue every G1 figure and save me the grief of hunting. I want Decepticon Headmasters, dangit!

[malform]

invaderjes said:

In my experience, it seems sellers at the comic cons mark up the prices moreso than anyone else. Comic book stores are pretty bad for prices, but that depends on the store. (Mine wants $80 for an out of package hands and missiles missing sticker peeling Dirge.)
I wish they'd go ahead and reissue every G1 figure and save me the grief of hunting. I want Decepticon Headmasters, dangit!

Oh man I hear ya on the reissues.... I dont really care if they are originals or not, I just want toys that I loved when I was younger.

The biggest thing on my wish list is a reissued set of complete cassettes. Both autobot and decepticons.

[ebiljawa]

Me want Grimlock reissue!

EDIT:

have you tried conventions?

What conventions?

If you're into getting complete figures, a parts guide/identifier helps. There are a few printed kinds, but here's a good online one:

www.transformerland.com/identify-transformers.html

You can identify unknown stuff you already have, or click on the figure lists on the right panel to check which pieces a certain figure originally came with.

Good luck and happy hunting!

Thanks!

[YodaBreaker]

ebiljawa said:

have you tried conventions?

What conventions?

Transforce or AutoAssembly, for two

[LarimusPrime]

Thanks Rav... Defender. Apparently there were alot of peices i didn't know about.