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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 21, 2018 8:51:40 GMT
Presents not included. So, I've just bought the PotP Terrorcons that I'm missing, but they're for my birthday, so I can't open them 'till December.
What is the LONGEST AMOUNT OF TIME that's gone by where you haven't opened a Transformers toy, or any toy for that matter?
Can anyone beat Pinwig's astonishing 18/19 years?!
I think I spent a day looking at Classics Prowl in his packaging, savouring him, before I opened him. I was so excited about him at the time. When I get a new Transformer that I'm really excited about, I may spend anything up to, I dunno, TEN MINUTES savouring the experience, before RIPPING THEM FREE!!!
Otherwise, only things like work 'n' stuff would delay me opening something.
So, my longest is ONE DAY.
One day, Pinwig, ONE DAY.
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Post by Stomski on Oct 21, 2018 9:01:27 GMT
I have some BW toys still MOC/MISB, but they're duplicates of all the first season characters. I guess, items got that you never intend to open don't count for the purposes of the question? As they're not cobsidered toys in that regard.
Largely though I'm a firm believer in that they're not transformers if you don't transform them, so I have intentions on most. That said, I do still have some Animated figures that I got late after the line had finished so never got around to them.
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 21, 2018 9:02:33 GMT
PotP leader Op I opened on the day I got him. I think.
Transmetal Op must be my longest because I don't have any sealed G1. From BW onwards though I have unopened toys from most lines. Armada Hoist is one, Energon Op (Takara one so I've no idea if he's even in the box), Energon Megs. Jetfire. Omega. MP10 I never got as far as opening. Loads of the MP cars actually. Oh, Binaltech. Few of them. There are box loads in the loft all waiting. Newer lines, tons of. Most of T30 for example. Only CW combiners open are Menasor and Abominus. The Aerialbots I'm going to sell to use the money for the Takara reissue because they're all sealed. The UW boxes are so nice.
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 21, 2018 9:05:05 GMT
From which even I can tell my collecting is about owning and hoarding, not actually playing. Which is kinda sad and suggests I shouldn't be buying the things.
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 21, 2018 9:05:59 GMT
I have some BW toys still MOC/MISB, but they're duplicates of all the first season characters. I guess, items got that you never intend to open don't count for the purposes of the question? As they're not cobsidered toys in that regard. Largely though I'm a firm believer in that they're not transformers if you don't transform them, so I have intentions on most. That said, I do still have some Animated figures that I got late after the line had finished so never got around to them. Ohh yes, that's a good point. Toys you bought INTENDING to keep forever in their packaging are indeed different and don't count. So you're not getting out of it that way, Pins! I have a Masterpiece Prowl MISB which I plan to keep FOREVER. Although, you can't actually see him in his box, so, errr, not sure what I'm doing there really... |
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 21, 2018 9:07:43 GMT
PotP leader Op I opened on the day I got him. I think. Transmetal Op must be my longest because I don't have any sealed G1. From BW onwards though I have unopened toys from most lines. Armada Hoist is one, Energon Op (Takara one so I've no idea if he's even in the box), Energon Megs. Jetfire. Omega. MP10 I never got as far as opening. Loads of the MP cars actually. Oh, Binaltech. Few of them. There are box loads in the loft all waiting. Newer lines, tons of. Most of T30 for example. Only CW combiners open are Menasor and Abominus. The Aerialbots I'm going to sell to use the money for the Takara reissue because they're all sealed. The UW boxes are so nice. *Speechless* |
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 21, 2018 9:11:15 GMT
From which even I can tell my collecting is about owning and hoarding, not actually playing. Which is kinda sad and suggests I shouldn't be buying the things. In all seriousness, each to their own, my Cyber-darling. You're an 'Owner' whereas I'm a 'Player' (actually, 'Poser' is more accurate). Feed The Beast, I say. Although I do think hoarding can be a problematic thing to cross into. |
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 21, 2018 9:14:06 GMT
Pinwig is a Class act.
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Oct 21, 2018 11:36:15 GMT
I got a Zoids Slitherzoid one Christmas, I cant remember which, but Christmas 92 at the latest. I dont know if it was a case of my Mum finding somewhere selling old stock or if she had hid them one year and forgotten about them. She has form for either and its quite possible its a combination of both. Either way I was still a fan of Zoids and quite excited about it, but then got it in to my head how rare an unbuilt Zoid must be and never go around to building it. A few years later I got a Zoids 2 Sitherzoid which I also didnt build. Ive got a feeling I also have a 2001-2004 version too. I also have the 2002 Hasbro Kraak which I just never got around to opening.
As for Transformers I just scrape in with unopened G1 thanks to Zap. Which I bought in December 1995/January 1996 (or a very slight possibility of 12 months later) from my local toyshop that was closing. I also picked up a bunch of G2 (and possibly another G1 toy now that I think about it. Maybe an aqua speeder or similar) This was also when I picked up Zoids 2 slither. It wasn't my intention not to open most of them, but I think I liked the idea of still having toys from my favourite toyshop to open one day.
I picked up a rock bubble packaged Rattrap in 1996, which is still unopened, but I never had any intentions of opening it, I just liked the original style of Beast Wars packaging. I also never opened the MCBeast Manta Ray I won in a TMUK competition.
After that theres assorted toys from most lines that havent been opened. Though usually its ones Ive picked up cheap and not been that bothered about and maybe thought I'd sell on and haven't or things picked up for customs that never happened.
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 21, 2018 12:05:08 GMT
I'd just like to be able to buy the new zoids. Not seen anyone carrying them.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 21, 2018 13:08:01 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 21, 2018 13:26:56 GMT
Ooh. When I'm not on a phone I will investigate this.
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Post by Stomski on Oct 21, 2018 17:38:39 GMT
Just remembered I have some Binaltech MISB too, but I think they're remoulds... Eg Streak. I picked up a rock bubble packaged Rattrap in 1996, which is still unopened, but I never had any intentions of opening it, I just liked the original style of Beast Wars packaging. Rock bubble was so much nicer than the oval bubbles. |
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Post by Bogatan on Oct 21, 2018 17:44:48 GMT
They really were.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 21, 2018 19:03:15 GMT
I never paid much attention to packaging bubbles, I must admit.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 21, 2018 21:22:57 GMT
Errm what what what is a 'rock bubble'...?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 21, 2018 21:41:35 GMT
A bubble that holds the toy on the card that's got edges to it and not round like most BW card bubbles
Google image search rock bubble beast wars
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Post by legios on Oct 21, 2018 22:07:00 GMT
If we are including model kits, and it seems we are given that Zoids have entered the conversation, I have had Bandai's transformable VF-31S Siegrfried kit sitting in my wardrobe for about 18 months. Originally I intended to assemble it once I moved into a permanent home. Then I got sidetracked by the warm summer weather, and by some Gunpla...
I'm hoping to make a start on it over the dark winter evenings, and get it assembled so it can join my motley collection of Variable Fighters.
Karl
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Post by Jim on Oct 21, 2018 22:28:13 GMT
Pretty sure this year was the 10th anniversary of my owning a sealed Encore Metroplex. I wanted him so badly as a kid, and I was so excited when the reissue was announced, and then... well, it never felt like the right moment...
Also that Dragstrip repaint of Mirage, I think that was late 2008 and I haven’t opened that either. The packaging is so nice!
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 21, 2018 22:33:47 GMT
I think... I think.... only just formulating this realisation...
Give me a sec'...
Yes. I think, I'd only keep a toy MISB/MOSC if I had another one out. Keep it either as an emergency spare or to keep forevs.
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Post by Llama God on Oct 22, 2018 6:37:00 GMT
Hmmm. Most toys I open the day that I get them. Although of late I've also been trying to eke them out a bit, to prevent me from giving into the urge to just buy more. So for example after TFNation this year I think it was a week or so before everything was open, since I played with one a day. Or something like that. But usually it's as soon as possible.
The only exception to this was I think Fortress Maximus in 2016, who I picked up at TFN that year but didn't open 'til the November because Jo wanted to open it with me, and wasn't back in the UK until then. So yeah, that was an exceptional reason.
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Post by Benn on Oct 22, 2018 12:47:05 GMT
I've still got a Prime Vehicon and Reveal The Shield Wheeljack unopened, but that's about it.
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 22, 2018 14:58:10 GMT
I've got a Takara Prime Vehicon still unopened. And the white Botcon pair that came from that mould. I got excited by them because they looked like Cylons.
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Post by Jim on Oct 22, 2018 16:16:38 GMT
Open themmmmmm!!!
PRID Vehicon is such a great mould and I’m somewhat in disbelief that it’s been a whole six years...
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 22, 2018 16:23:44 GMT
YES! TO THE GALVAJIM YOU MUST LISTEN!!!! |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 8, 2018 14:42:12 GMT
I found unopened Encore cassettes last time I was in the cupboard of doom!
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 8, 2018 16:36:22 GMT
NO WAY!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 25, 2018 14:45:18 GMT
I have the Guardians of the Galaxy lego sets from the first film still unopened. Got them not long after the film came out...
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 25, 2018 15:53:55 GMT
Impulse buy?
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 25, 2018 16:07:27 GMT
Yeah, didn't have space to open and build them at the time. Put them in the loft where they remain at this moment in time.
Andy
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