Kinda wondering what it is you guys collect besides games

[GUTS]

I figured out years ago that collecting is a waste of time and money so I sold off everything I collected.  I only kept the stuff I like; my entire video game collection is only stuff I actually play and my record collection is only stuff I like to listen to.

[Michael Helgeson]

I'm not sure if Matt threw his transformers toys away.  I think he still keeps his broken toys in an old cardboard box in his closet somewhere.

I think he admitted at one point that he tried to melt one of the toys so Skeletor can laugh at their expense.

See,thats just wrong. Id be melting Skeletor down to cheer up the broken Transformers.

[Michael Helgeson]

More Transformers paid for and on the way,after they arrive I will post pics.
Kup
Blitzwing
Dead End
Wildrider
Camshaft
Ravage
laserbeak
Buzzsaw
Flattop
4 jet Micromaster patrol
Red Alert
Sunstreaker
Astrotrain original
Hoist
Repugness
Headmaster jet
Hound
Motormaster
Breakdown
Dragstrip
Trailbreaker
Slingshot
Skydive
Fireflight
Air Raid
plus everything needed to make Superion,Bruticus,and Menasor so these sets will be pretty much complete.

[Dark Fact]

How about doing Hamlet: Transformers edition? Have your Transformers toys positioned according to certain scenes in Hamlet and take pics.  Hilarity ensues!

[cavein2000]

Ya, Hamlet sounds sick - that makes me think, there are so many video/flash thingies I want to make, but I never have the motivation to do any of it, probably because I haven't done such a project yet.  Anyone here make any of there own little video skits or animations? 

[ParanoiaDragon]

You rock!  Well, I guess I should show off my Transformers collection, well, atleast some of it, as alot of my stuff is boxed up to save space.

Well, first, besides games, I collect Transformers & TF related stuff, including TPB's of all the new TF comics, but I don't buy every repaint of every figure anymore, I cut back thankfully.  My main collecting starts with Beast Wars, which I used to absolutly hate, until I saw the dragon Megatron, & then I got a little intersted in the show, & quite frankly, the 1st season is kind of boring, but the 2nd & 3rd seasons are incredible!  I also collect anime, underground hip hop(aka intelligent rap that sounds nothing like the garbage played on the radio), old school hip hop, some game soundtracks, usually Ys & Suikoden, & various other types of music, but, too many to name.

The top shelf has Vash the Stamped, Nicholas D Wolfwood, Rapheal, a bunch of Ys PVC's that I haven't set back up again since I moved, Supreme Cheetor, an SD plush of Vash(that you can't see), & a bunch of Suikoden PVC's(haven't set them up yet), the next shelf is all the Autobots from TF's Cybertron, the next shelf is all the Decepticons from TF's Cybertron


First shelf is all Autobots from TF's Energon, 2nd shelf is the Decepticons


This is most of my big guys, Primus(Cybertron itself!), Unicron, & King Starscream, with a smaller Unicron tank, & Unicron head, Scourge(from RID), Nemesis Prime from Armada, a Quintesson from Energon, & transforming General Grevious with a con' logo on him


This shelf  is Cybertron Metroplex, Masterpiece(20th Anniversary) Optimus Prime, RID Optimus Primal, Universe Camo Ruination(aka Bruticus), Energon Omega Supreme, & Universe King Atlas


The first shelf is all kinds of stuff, Mega Man, Final Fantasy, Samurai Showdown, etc, next shelf is all G1 Autobots, which are mostly US re-issue's, but a couple of originals, & some special micromaster gestalts.  The next shelf is Decepticons including Thundercracker who is hiding behind that green construction Micromaster gestalt(no, it's not Devastator, just a re-issue, made to look like him).


This shelf, is all re-issue's(including the Japan only diecast re-issue of Predaking ), except for Blaster & Omega Supreme, the next shelf down, is the first half of my Alternator's.


These 2 shelves are all of my Alternator's alltogether


At the top are various He-man figures from the last line, then the next shelf is random Autobots, etc. from various series(Beast Wars 2nd, Armada Dinobots, Universe), & the next shelf is Decepticons(mostly Universe, & some Beast Wars 2nd, & a couple from some wierd Takara line, can't remember the name).


Here are my 10th Anniversary Beast Wars, Titaniums(diecast), & Classics.
The large Titaniums (which are transformable!)are from left to right War Within Optimus Prime(War Within=before they landed on earth), Optimal Optimus, War Within Jetfire, War Within Thundercracker, GI Joe vs. Transformers Megatron, & G1 Scourge.  The little guys (non transformable)are left to right, the Ark(ship the Autobots flew in to earth), Bumblebee, Grimlock, Unicron, Starscream, & Predaking


This is the whole Japanese only line of Beast Wars Neo, which I don't have set up yet with weapons.  Includes one of my favorite Primes ever(see top left)


Here's some boxed stuff laying around in my room, namely, the RID build team repainted to looks like Devastator, & a beautiful repaint of Depthcharge



Here is one of my closet doors, top has Predaking attacking both Superion & Defensor, middle has Soundwave & Blaster mixing it up at a club, bottom has the Dinobots vs. Devastator


This poster is all War Within characters, mainly Prime, Starscream, Megs, Grimlock, Prowl & then Bumblebee in vehicle mode


This is a limited US run of an original Japanese G1 poster from the 80's


And here is Devastator beating up Superion, with the seekers(Starscream & company) watching on


here is my favorite poster, of Soundwave with "most" of his cassettes(missing only 2)


Here is my poster of Starscream holding Megs in gun form


This is a choose your own adventure type book I got when I was a kid, I have a couple more books, can't remember where they are, but one has G1 Prime with a smiling mouth


This is the 2 pack of Prime & Megs from Classics(different from the seperate ones) fighting over my light up Autobot Matrix of Leadership with the key to Vector Sigma, which lights it up(mine is #437 out of 1000 made)


Here are all  my TF dvd's, the entire run of G1(which is going to be released again next year by Paramount, because of the new movie), Beast Wars(all 3 seasons, great series that connects directly to G1 as it is 300 years in the future), Beast Machines(both seasons, an often hated upon sequal to Beast Wars), & Armada complete series(which sucks for most of the 50 some odd episodes)


And, just for the heck of it, here are all my dvd's, mostly consists of anime & old 80's cartoons(although, I moved out my He-man/She-ra collection, due to it just taking up too much room), lot's of kung fu, etc.


And last of all, here is my groomsmens cake from our wedding, the 2 pvc figures on there are Prime & Arcee(since they never made an Elita-1 figure )

[ParanoiaDragon]

Forgot a couple, here is my mini Soundwave & Thundercracker from Cybertron(with Kirby for size reference)


And here is my Japan only RID release of Fortress Maximus(with Ave 6 pad for size reference)

[ParanoiaDragon]

Since my dvd picture isn't very legible, here's what I have, most of my anime, is FX brand, partially to save money, mostly to save room, but also, because I feel most the time, anime is WAY overpriced, I know it costs them some to liscense the stuff, as opposed to US animation, but, still :
Arc the Lad Complete Collection
Air Plane 2
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku: Dash Mode One
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku: Dash Mode Two
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku: Dash Mode Three
Angel Links
The Animal
Armitage the Third: Poly-Matrix
The Arrival & Arrival 2
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
Awol One-A Road to No Where
Back to the Future Trilogy
Batman the Animated Series Volume 1
Batman the Animated Series Volume 2
Batman the Animated Series Volume 3
Batman the Animated Series Volume 4
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman & Mr. Freeze: Sub Zero
Batman/Superman Movie
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Batman Beyond Season 1
Batman Beyond Season 2
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Beastie Boys Video Anthology
Bean the Movie
Beverly Hills Ninja
The Big O
Brisco County Jr. Complete Series
Burn Up Excess
Casino Royal
Caveman
Cell 3-Daddy Kev
Chinese Super Ninja
Chip'n'Dale Rescue Rangers Season 1
Chobits
Clue
Cops n' Robbersons
Count Duckula Season 1
Cowboy Bebop
Cowboy Bebop the Movie
The Critic
Cromartie High School
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Danger Mouse Seasons 1 & 2
Danger Mouse Seasons 3 & 4
Danger Mouse Seasons 5 & 6
Danger Mouse Final Seasons
Darkwing Duck Season 1
Death Duel of the Mantis
Di Gi Charat
Dirty Pair Flash
DN2
.hack//SIGN
.hack//Legend of the Twilight
Don Knotts Reluctant Hero Pack
Dragon Half
Dragon Ball Z-The Dead Zone
Dragon Ball Z-The Worlds Strongest
Dragon Ball Z-The Tree of Might
Dragon Ball Z-Lord Slug
Dragon Ball Z-Cooler's Revenge
Dragon Ball Z-The Return of Cooler
Dragon Ball Z-History of Trunks
Dragon Ball Z-Super Android 13!
Dragon Ball Z-Bardok: The Father of Goku
Dragon Ball Z-Broly the Legendary Super Saiyan
Dragon Ball Z-Broly 2nd Coming
Dragon Ball Z-Bio Broly
Dragon Ball Z-Bojack Unbound
Dragon Ball Z-Fusion Reborn
Drop Dead Fred
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb
Drunken Master
Ducktales Season 1
Ducktales Season 2
Evolution
Excel Saga
The Fantastic Four Complete Series
Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children
Fist of the White Lotus
5 Deadly Venoms
FLCL
Fletch
Fletch Lives
Follow That Bird
Frequency
Galaxy Angel
Gate Keepers & Gate Keepers 21
Geneshaft
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Giant Robo
GI Joe the Movie
Gorgeous
Gundam
Gundam
Happy Lesson
He-man Season 1 Volume 1
He-man Season 1 Volume 2
He-man Season 2 Volume 1
He-man Season 2 Volume 2
The Hidden Chamber Collection
High Anxiety
High School High
Hot Shots!
Hot Shots!  Part Deux
In Living Color Season 1
In Living Color Season 2
In Living Color Season 3
In Living Color Season 4
In Living Color Season 5
Innerspace
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Body Snatchers-The Invasion Continues
Jackie Chan Fantasy Mission Force & Master with Cracked Fingers
Jackie Chan's First Strike
Jack of All Trades Complete Series
Johnny Dangerously
Johnny English
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back
Killer Tomatoes Eat France
KO Beast Vol. 1: Password To Treasure!
KO Beast Vol. 2: V-darn Strikes Back!
KO Beast Vol. 3: The Clash Of The Jinns
Kung Fu 20 pack
Kung Fu Wars
Kung Fu Unleashed
Kung Phooey!
Kung Pow!  Enter the Fist
Last Exile
The Legend of Zelda
Loaded Weapon 1
Logun's Run
Love Hina
Love Hina Again
Mantis in the Monkey's Shadow
The Man with the Screaming Brain
Martian Successor Nadesico
Martian Successor Nadesico The Movie: Prince of Darkness
Masamune Shirow Movie Collection
Megaman: A Hero Is Born
Megaman: Battle For The Future
Megaman: Upon A Star
Men At Work
Milo & Otis
Mr. Bean: The Whole Bean
Mr. Nice Guy
The Muppet Show Season One
The Muppet Movie
The Great Muppet Caper
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Muppets From Space
Mystery Men
The Naked Gun
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
Neo Ranga
Night Court Season 1
Noah & David
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion Movie Collection
Nothing But Trouble
Notting Hill
Ol' Dirty Kung Fu
Operation Condor
Outlaw Star
The Pink Panther Film Collection
Please Teacher!
Please Twins!
Police Squad Collection
The Princess Bride
Project A-ko Collection
The Party
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
The Philadelphia Experiment
Portishead Roseland New York
Rahxephon
Rahxephon The Movie
Rat Race
Read or Die
Read or Die The TV Collection
Return of the Killer Tomatoes
Return of the Pink Panther
Return to Me
The Rivals of Silver Fox
Robotech: The Macross Saga
Robotech: The Masters Saga
Robotech: New Generation
Rumble in the Bronx
Rurouni Kenshin Perfect Collection
Rurouni Kenshin Movie Collection
Rush Hour
Rush Hour 2
The Saint
Samurai Champloo Collection
S-Cry-ed Collection
The Secret of Nimh
Serial Experiment: Lain Collection
Shaolin & Wu-Tang
Shaolin & Wu-Tang 2 Wu-tang Invasion
The Shaolin Drunken Monk
Shaolin Idiot
Shaolin Invincible Sticks
Shaolin Master Killer
Shaolin Wooden Men...Young Tiger's Revenge
The Shape Shifterz
She-Ra Season 1 Vol.1
Shrek
Snake in Crane's Shadow
Snake in Eagle's Shadow
Snake in Eagle's Shadow 2
Sneaker Pimps Videos
Spaceballs
Spider-man
Spider-man 2
Spider-man The New Animated Series
Spies Like Us
Strange Brew
Super Mario Bros. Super Show
Super Mario Bros. Super Show Vol. 2
Talespin Season 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 5
Tenchi Muyo!  Ryo Oh Ki
Tenchi Muyo!  Universe
Tenchi Muyo!  In Tokyo
Tenchi Muyo!  Movie Collection
36th Chamber
The Tick Collection
Those Who Hunt Elves Perfect Collection
Tom & Jerry
Top Secret!
Tornado!
Toy Story Toy Box
Transformers Season 1
Transformers Season 2 part 1
Transformers Season 2 part 2
Transformers the Movie
Transformers the Movie 20th Anniversary Edition
Transformers Season 3 part 1
Transformers Season 3 part 2 & Season 4
Transformers: Beast Wars 1
Transformers: Beast Wars 2
Transformers: Beast Wars Season 1
Transformers: Beast Wars Season 2
Transformers: Beast Wars Season 3
Transformers: Beast Machines Complete Series
Transformers: Armada Part 1
Transformers: Armada Part 2
Transfusion videos
Tremors
Tremors 2
Tremors 3
Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
Transylvania 6-5000
Trigun Collection
Vandread Collection
UHF
War of the Worlds Season 1
Wayne's World
Wayne's World 2
Wierd "Al" Yankovic Video Collection
What Women Want
Wild Arms 1
Wild Arms 2
Wild Arms 3
Wild Arms 4
Wild Arms 5
Wolf's Rain Collection
Wrongfully Accused
Wu-Tang Video Collection 1
X-Men Evolution Season 1
X-men Evolution Season 2
X-men Evolution Season 3
Young Frankenstien
Ys Book 1
Ys Book 2
Ys 2: Castle in the Sky

[Michael Helgeson]

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Trypticon and Galvatron on their way too.

[Michael Helgeson]

Very nice collection ParanoiaDragon!!! I am mostly just into the G1 stuff. The only G2 I like is the repaints of G1. I just couldnt get into the Beast stuff,even the Japanese beast stuff.


Thought Id add this too.
You notice the complete lack of Dinobots in my collection. This is because I felt they were just the unwanted brothers of the lot. They were rejected and sent to "Dinobot" Island,because no one wanted them. Very similar to the Island of Unwanted Toys.
Inorder to market them better,esp Grimlock,they made him more dumbed down,less agressive,and adoribly stupid,like a retarded little brother.

"Me Grinlock luvs Kups war stories!" "Me Grimlock will babysit Spikes kid." "Me Grimlock will get smart and build Computron." .The Dinobots were always used to fight Devastator and anyone else the Autobots were typically afraid of. If they would have left the Dinobots as they first were,with Grimlock being a agressive warrior leader who didn't care to listen to anyone,they would have been far better off. In the end,they just became workhorse slaves.

Its almost too bad they escaped Shockwaves slave pit. If they would have left them there,they wouldn't have had to experience the humiliation they had to endure in later eps.

[ParanoiaDragon]

I do agree with you, they really dumbed them down.  Not that they were ever smart, but, they were badass before season 3, then they became comedy relief.  And there's nothing wrong with comedy relief in itself, but, changing them to that, was pretty wack.

[cavein2000]

Michael,
Who is the dude in the bottom left corner of the first pic(looks like soundwave?), and which version?  Also who is the guy in front of the smaller starscream in pic 1 (same colors as devastator)?  Thanks.  BTW, just picked up an original Devastator!! 

[Michael Helgeson]

The black one in the corner is a reissue e-hobbie Perceptor. ive since replaced him with the normal red old version because the red one is more sturdy then the re-issue.

Im not sure what the other one is your refering to,maybe Bombshell the Insecticon??? if you want,take the pic and use paintshop or soemthing to point a arrow at it and post it here so Ill know who your asking about.
Ill be posting more pics very soon too!

[cavein2000]

ya - that's who it is, perceptor looks awesome in black though.  I think the second one is correct - he's got a fat decepticon logo on his chest and is right beneath a starscream.

[Michael Helgeson]

Newest pics,still waiting for Trailbreaker and Shockwave to arrive.