Kinda wondering what it is you guys collect besides games

[GUTS]

I always thought Predaking was f*cking awesome, but my friends didn't like him because of his halloween colors.  Personally he's my favorite gestalt, he's just so HUGE and badass looking.

[Michael Helgeson]

Yea,he is. Im really torn about getting him. A complete original set is pretty expensive,esp if you get the set with diecast metal used in the bodies. There is plastic Predicons and they can be had  a tad cheaper,though not by much. There is also as of late a bootleg Prediking going around on ebay,and its supposed to be just as durable and detailed as the originals by Takara and Hasbro.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=002&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=120043503978&rd=1&rd=1

Im prob going to get this instead,because I hear the quality is topnotch,and I like the color variation, then I can just pick up the originals peice by peice later on.

Kinda like Shockwave,which was actually a knockoff of the Toyco toy. The original was actually grey,and could either be bought under the Toyco's name of Astro Magnum or trough Radioshack as Galactic man. I nabbed the Radioshack version of ebay,because I perfer its colors more then the purple on the Hasbro release.

[Dark Fact]

Mike, do you also have the first edition G1 Megatron? I've heard he was pretty rare but fragile! If you tried to transform him, he'll break beyond repair!

[Michael Helgeson]

Mike, do you also have the first edition G1 Megatron? I've heard he was pretty rare but fragile! If you tried to transform him, he'll break beyond repair!

Lol,yes,I had 3. I also have a few I need to fix eventually. I take my time.
If they break,they are very repairable. Hes actually built pretty tough,its silly little kids that broke them. There is a peg that the top barrel goes on,and above the hole and peg,a screw. people always managed to break that peg peice area because of mistreatment when turning the barrel during transformation.Typically you can find a peice taht isnt broken,or you can take a pc case type screw,and inside the barrel peice line up its hole with the hole that was created on the main part when it broke. Screw the pc case screw into both untill it feels tight,and it shead is just slightly above the inside of the barel peice. Its a perfect fix,and now less likely to break again ever,because of being fixed with metal instead of plastic.
The only other areas that typically get broken by mean kids are the arms,which if that is the case,just find another broken Megatron that has arms,and replace the parts.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=016&sspagename=STRK%3AMESO%3AIT&viewitem=&item=260056081076&rd=1&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=016&sspagename=STRK%3AMESO%3AIT&viewitem=&item=260051967426&rd=1&rd=1

I still have 1 that is near perfect,and off and on I will pick up more,to repair,or to resale to fund buying other Transformers. If you look at the pics on page 1 closely you can see my main Megatron along with a second.

[Michael Helgeson]

[cavein2000]

Wow, since reading this thread I've been looking into picking up maybe three transformers that I used to cherish or really want as a kid.   Devastator is at the top of my list.  Michael - did you see this Devastator statue made by JD productions or Rabid Squirrel?  The model I pulled up looked sick.  Any advice on where to pick one up would be great. 

[Michael Helgeson]

I saw a statue of him made by a asian company on ebay a couple of weeks ago. It had him looking very aggressive. Let me see if I still have it in my watched item list.

[Michael Helgeson]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Transformers-Devastator-12-Statue-PALISADES-117-421_W0QQitemZ280048162675QQihZ018QQcategoryZ4696QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


http://cgi.ebay.com/Transformers-Devastator-Statue-71-of-421_W0QQitemZ320047506205QQihZ011QQcategoryZ4696QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The statue makes him appear to be fully able to crush any f*cking combiner,or even Omega Supreme. Lots of detail and personality seems to be put into this statue.

[Michael Helgeson]

Wow, since reading this thread I've been looking into picking up maybe three transformers that I used to cherish or really want as a kid.   Devastator is at the top of my list.  Michael - did you see this Devastator statue made by JD productions or Rabid Squirrel?  The model I pulled up looked sick.  Any advice on where to pick one up would be great. 

http://www.wheeljackslab.com/

Ive bought from him before,and he also sells on ebay. Hes top notch.

[SignOfZeta]

I collect all sorts of crap. Mainly its media like games, laserdiscs (usually anime), DVDs, records (hip hop, comedy, childrens, house, new wave, 70s/80s rock), CDs (far too diverse to mention), and books (anime, manga, scifi, automobiles). I'm not really a huge hoarder of anything, and I'm not a completist of anything, but I have lots of crap either way.

I also collect Transformers, but I'm really really picky. I only buy what I absolutely love, and I only buy stuff complete. Some of my best stuff; US Metroplex in box, and JP Roadking in box. None of that Beast Wars type of garbage. All toys must leave the box and are rotated through display. I just like keeping the boxes for vintage stuff. Other toys; Gundam, Astroboy, Macross. I also do the whole plastic model thing.

[Dark Fact]

Lol,yes,I had 3. I also have a few I need to fix eventually. I take my time.
If they break,they are very repairable. Hes actually built pretty tough,its silly little kids that broke them. There is a peg that the top barrel goes on,and above the hole and peg,a screw. people always managed to break that peg peice area because of mistreatment when turning the barrel during transformation.Typically you can find a peice taht isnt broken,or you can take a pc case type screw,and inside the barrel peice line up its hole with the hole that was created on the main part when it broke. Screw the pc case screw into both untill it feels tight,and it shead is just slightly above the inside of the barel peice. Its a perfect fix,and now less likely to break again ever,because of being fixed with metal instead of plastic.
The only other areas that typically get broken by mean kids are the arms,which if that is the case,just find another broken Megatron that has arms,and replace the parts.

Now you definitely need to get in touch with Matt Caracappa now.  The guys keeps bitchin' on his site how he thinks that when a Transformer breaks, it breaks for good.  I dunno, maybe you can fix his transformers and he can let you write articles on X-ENTERTAINMENT.

[Keranu]

X-Entertainment is the greatest!

[Dark Fact]

Damn straight its the greatest! The Freddy Krueger makeup kit is still my all-time favorite article!

[Michael Helgeson]

Lol,yes,I had 3. I also have a few I need to fix eventually. I take my time.
If they break,they are very repairable. Hes actually built pretty tough,its silly little kids that broke them. There is a peg that the top barrel goes on,and above the hole and peg,a screw. people always managed to break that peg peice area because of mistreatment when turning the barrel during transformation.Typically you can find a peice taht isnt broken,or you can take a pc case type screw,and inside the barrel peice line up its hole with the hole that was created on the main part when it broke. Screw the pc case screw into both untill it feels tight,and it shead is just slightly above the inside of the barel peice. Its a perfect fix,and now less likely to break again ever,because of being fixed with metal instead of plastic.
The only other areas that typically get broken by mean kids are the arms,which if that is the case,just find another broken Megatron that has arms,and replace the parts.

Now you definitely need to get in touch with Matt Caracappa now.  The guys keeps bitchin' on his site how he thinks that when a Transformer breaks, it breaks for good.  I dunno, maybe you can fix his transformers and he can let you write articles on X-ENTERTAINMENT.

Well Im one of those types,if I have  abroken one,and its fixable with other parts,Ill keep it till I find another broken one with parts I need. I mean,if you can fix soemthing,restore it back to unbroken,there isnt a point in tossing it yet. Guess Im prob one of those Islands of unwanted Transformers,although I dont really have but a couple that are broken in any kind of way.

[Dark Fact]

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.