How many Transformers did you buy in 2015?

[Philip Ayres]

Dec 13, 2015 17:24:01 GMT The Doctor said:

Dec 13, 2015 12:06:52 GMT Philip Ayres said:

Replacement Battle Core Op and second Blast Off, destined for Galvatronus or Nemesis Prime, ordered.

Takes my TF spending for the year to over £2.5K

Forgive me for asking but my mind just boggled. How is that even possible? I certainly hope you enjoy your purchases!

-Ralph

Bear with, I'll produce a table

[The Doctor]

Dec 13, 2015 17:27:31 GMT Pinwig said:

Dec 13, 2015 17:25:09 GMT The Doctor said:

Transformers Kreo is licensed by Hasbro so I would say so.

-Ralph

Ooh, I wouldn't. But that's subjective. It's a different toy line to me, despite sharing the name.

If something is licenced and sold under the Transformers brand then it is of course a Transformers product whether it be a toy, comic, whatever. Kreo is made by Oxford for Hasbro and sold under the TF banner. It's a Transformers product.

-Ralph

[Philip Ayres]

Toys	Retailer	Cost	Total
CW Wave 2	Robotkingdom	135.67	135.67
Customs Jetfire	CUTA - Royal Mail	14.32	149.99
CW Wave 3	Kapow	164.96	314.95
Ultra Magnus	Kapow	53.49	368.44
FOC Blaster	B&M	12.99	381.43
Star Saber & Roadblock	HLJ	121.96	503.39
MP Blue Bluestreak	Kapow	58.49	561.88
Customs CW Wave 2	CUTA - Parcelfarce	37.29	599.17
Data Discs	BBTS	56.54	655.71
Megatron	BBTS	60.02	715.73
Coneheads	Kapow	68.49	784.22
Quicksling & Brakeneck	Kapow	39.48	823.70
Customs Megatron & Data Discs	CUTA - Parcelfarce	28.80	852.50
Armada Megatron	eBay	25.99	878.49
Micron Legend Shockwave	eBay	45.00	923.49
Micron Legend X-Dimension Sea Team	eBay	32.06	955.55
Generations Legions	Robotkingdom	44.16	999.71
Cloud Rodimus	Kapow	103.46	1103.17
Legends wave 4 & Nemesis Prime	Robotkingdom	77.36	1180.53
Trypticon Deposit	Kapow	5.00	1185.53
CW Wave 4	Kapow	96.48	1282.01
Trypticon	Kapow	134.99	1417.00
Legends Armada Megatron	Kapow	53.49	1470.49
Gold Armor Grimlock	Tesco	11.00	1481.49
Unite Devastator Deposit	Kapow	5.00	1486.49
Unite Defensor Deposit	Kapow	5.00	1491.49
Adventures Override & Runabout	HLJ	16.55	1508.04
Action Masters	eBay	16.34	1524.38
Motormaster (wave 4)	Amazon	27.38	1551.76
United Grand Scoure	HLJ	47.08	1598.84
Legends Ultra Magnus	HLJ	41.06	1639.90
G1 Grimlock	ToyFu	60.00	1699.90
G1 Sunstreaker	ToyFu	60.00	1759.90
Silver Knight Optimus & Grimlock	The Entertainer	17.49	1777.39
Legends Blackarachnia	HLJ	13.51	1790.90
Bruticus & Scattorshot	Kapow	111.84	1902.74
CW Legends wave 5	Kapow	43.49	1946.23
Adventures Black Shadow, Rumble & Frenzy	HLJ	32.91	1979.14
AoE Optimus Now & Then	TRU	24.95	2004.09
CW Wave 5 Voyagers & Deluxe	Kapow	111.84	2115.93
CW Wave 5 Legends	Kapow	43.49	2159.42
Shouki	HLJ	38.34	2197.76
Rook	TRU	15.99	2213.75
Unite Devastator	Kapow	164.99	2378.74
Unite Defensor	Kapow	114.95	2493.69
Blast Off & Battle Core OP	Kapow	40.49	2534.18
Unite Galvatronus Deposit	Kapow	16.00	2550.18

[Pinwig]

I don't think I'm that high, but I am NOT finding out.

[Philip Ayres]

I'm not 100% sure that's a final figure: Kapow could still put up CW Wave 6 preorders this year and that'd be another ton+

[Philip Ayres]

But quite how much it is is a bit scary. I thought I'd been quite good!

[blueshift]

This is terrifying, there doesn't seem to be that many purchases and the numbers all seem small and reasonable but it all adds up!!

[Dezzeh]

I have spent far, far too much this year, and fortunately have no total.
Next year I will keep track, and be a sad panda.

[Bogatan]

Jul 4, 2015 9:44:21 GMT Bogatan said:

Combiner Wars waves 2 and 3 (except leaders)
Botcon 2015 set
TFCC Transmutate
TFSS Catgut
Box of Kabaya
Goshooter
around 20 Heroes of Cybertron
Gen Brainstorm
Gen Springer, Roadbuster and Sandstorm
Constructbots Swoop
Constructbots mini Prime, Bee, Drift and hound


Basically I was doing really well till Botcon. Even then it was a smaller haul than I might have expected.

Hmm
2 more contructbot Dinobots same size as Swoop
Giant Constructbots Grimlock
CW Thundercracker
CW Cosplay Megatron
2 Gen 30th Jetfires
TFSS Thrustinator
TFSS Treadshot
TFSS Carzap
Some other TFCC stuff thats currently with Jetty that I cant remember
RID Deployer Fracture - I honestly have no idea what it is but was on clearance and looked interesting
Unite Devastator - on its way
TFSS CW Mayhen Squad
Legends Arcee
Legends Nightbird
TFCC Lio Convoy

a few second hand bits including classic Cliffjumper

And missing from the 6 month list
TFCC Whatever the purple lio convoy was
TFCC Nova Prime

[Pinwig]

Dec 13, 2015 19:10:08 GMT Bogatan said:

RID Deployer Fracture - I honestly have no idea what it is

limited articulation figure a fraction taller than a warrior class, but with a lever operated throwing mechanism that catapults the minicon he comes with across the room. The minicon comes embedded into a sprue that has several pieces of detachable armour.

I've got the drift equivalent. He's a brick, posability is restricted to just one arm, but getting him to fling his hockey puck minicon at people is amusing. Naughty Drift.

[Shockprowl]

Dec 13, 2015 17:52:35 GMT blueshift said:

This is terrifying, there doesn't seem to be that many purchases and the numbers all seem small and reasonable but it all adds up!!

You sound just like Mrs Shockprowl.....

[Shockprowl]

Dec 13, 2015 18:55:24 GMT Dezzeh said:

I have spent far, far too much this year, and fortunately have no total.
Next year I will keep track, and be a sad panda.

A Sad Panda with LOTS OF FREAKIN' AWESOME TOYS TO PLAY WITH!!!!! AAAARRRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Philip Ayres]

Dec 13, 2015 17:48:58 GMT Philip Ayres said:

I'm not 100% sure that's a final figure: Kapow could still put up CW Wave 6 preorders this year and that'd be another ton+

Told you:

Dec 14, 2015 9:31:59 GMT Philip Ayres said:

CW Wave 6 at Kapow

www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformers-combiner-wars-2016-wave-2-inc-hound-smokescreen-set-of-4.html

so that's another £65 inc postage tomorrow. And there's Sky Lynx, Rewind, Striped and Wreck-Gar to come on that.

[Llama God]

Wait, what? Rewind's up for pre-order?

[Philip Ayres]

Not yet, but we believe he's in the Legends wave that goes with the deluxe wave that's just been put up.

[Baron B of Triple B]

I've had a rough count and since the start of June when I started collecting I've bought in the region of 140 Transformers.

That's an educated guess, the real total will probably be slightly higher. I've included Kreo sets but not individual buildable figures within the set. e.g. The Devastator set that comes with 5 full size buildable TFs I've counted as 1.

[Jim]

Nov 2, 2015 22:06:27 GMT Jim said:

Jul 4, 2015 22:18:47 GMT Jim said:

Four (massively outweighed by the number I've sold):

1) Brainstorm
2) Budora
3) Guren Dragotron
4) Trypticon, god help me

(3) is in the to-sell pile, (2) might make it there as well.

1) Brainstorm
2) Budora
3) Guren Dragotron
4) Trypticon
5) MP-18B Bluestreak
6) UW Superion
7) MP-10 Optimus Prime

Much more selling in the meantime, so a light year so far but those that I have bought have been on the pricey side!

1) Brainstorm
2) Budora
3) Guren Dragotron
4) Trypticon
5) MP-18B Bluestreak
6) UW Superion
7) MP-10 Optimus Prime
8) MP-25 Tracks
9) UW Defensor
10) TFSS Krok
11) Generations Shouki

-Jim

[Philip Ayres]

FINAL SCORES!

First what I've spent:

CW Wave 2	Robotkingdom	135.67	135.67
Customs Jetfire	CUTA - Royal Mail	14.32	149.99
CW Wave 3	Kapow	164.96	314.95
CW Ultra Magnus	Kapow	53.49	368.44
FOC Blaster	B&M	12.99	381.43
MP Star Saber & TF:Adv Roadblock	HLJ	121.96	503.39
MP Blue Bluestreak	Kapow	58.49	561.88
Customs CW Wave 2	CUTA - Parcelfarce	37.29	599.17
FoC Data Discs	BBTS	56.54	655.71
CW Megatron	BBTS	60.02	715.73
Platinum Coneheads	Kapow	68.49	784.22
CW Quicksling & Brakeneck	Kapow	39.48	823.70
Customs Megatron & Data Discs	CUTA - Parcelfarce	28.80	852.50
Armada Megatron	eBay	25.99	878.49
Micron Legend Shockwave	eBay	45.00	923.49
Micron Legend X-Dimension Sea Team	eBay	32.06	955.55
Generations Legions	Robotkingdom	44.16	999.71
Cloud Rodimus	Kapow	103.46	1103.17
CW Legends wave 4 & Legends Nemesis Prime	Robotkingdom	77.36	1180.53
Platinum Trypticon Deposit	Kapow	5.00	1185.53
CW Wave 4	Kapow	96.48	1282.01
Platinum Trypticon	Kapow	134.99	1417.00
Legends Armada Megatron	Kapow	53.49	1470.49
RiD Gold Armor Grimlock	Tesco	11.00	1481.49
Unite Devastator Deposit	Kapow	5.00	1486.49
Kabaya Seacons	HLJ	17.46	1503.95
Unite Defensor Deposit	Kapow	5.00	1508.95
TFSS 2016 Part 1	AndyK	90.00	1598.95
TF:Adv Override & Runabout	HLJ	16.55	1615.50
Action Masters	eBay	16.34	1631.84
CW Motormaster (wave 4)	Amazon	27.38	1659.22
Unite Grand Scoure	HLJ	47.08	1706.30
Legends Ultra Magnus	HLJ	41.06	1747.36
G1 Grimlock	ToyFu	60.00	1807.36
G1 Sunstreaker	ToyFu	60.00	1867.36
AoE Silver Knight Optimus & Grimlock	The Entertainer	17.49	1884.85
Legends Blackarachnia	HLJ	13.51	1898.36
CW Wave 5 Bruticus & Scattorshot	Kapow	111.84	2010.20
CW Legends wave 5	Kapow	43.49	2053.69
TF:Adv Black Shadow, Rumble & Frenzy	HLJ	32.91	2086.60
AoE Optimus Now & Then	TRU	24.95	2111.55
CW Wave 5 Voyagers & Deluxe	Kapow	111.84	2223.39
CW Wave 5 Legends	Kapow	43.49	2266.88
Shouki	HLJ	38.34	2305.22
CW Rook II	TRU	15.99	2321.21
Unite Devastator	Kapow	164.99	2486.20
Unite Defensor	Kapow	114.95	2601.15
CW Blast Off & Battle Core OP	Kapow	40.49	2641.64
Unite Galvatronus Deposit	Kapow	16.00	2657.64
CW Deluxe Wave 6	Kapow	63.49	2721.13
G2 Superion	Kapow	93.49	2814.62
CW Sky Lynx	Kapow	33.49	2848.11
G2 Menasor Deposit	Kapow	12.50	2860.61
Victorion Deposit	Kapow	12.50	2873.11

Boosted at the end by a few 2016 pre orders

Now the number of toys:

1) Legends Skybyte
2) Legends Jetfire
3) Blackjack
4) Huffer
5) Air Raid
6) Breakdown
7) Dead End
8) Off Road
9) Motormaster
10) Megatron
11) Adventures Roadblock
12) FOC Blaster
13) FOC Steeljaw
14) FOC Ramhorn
15) FOC Rewind
16) FOC Eject
17) FOC Sunder
18) Armada Megatron
19) Armada Leader 1
20) Micron Legend Shockwave
21) Micron Legend Ramjet
22) Dimension X Sail
23) Dimension X Float
24) Dimension X Knot
25) Pyro
26) Groove
27) Warpath
28) Viper
29) Rook
30) Blades
31) Streetwise
32) First Aid
33) Hotspot
34) Cyclonus
35) T30 Legends Optimus (duplicate as Cyberverse Optimus Maximus operator)
36) Legion Ultra Magnus
37) Legion Cliffjumper
38) Legion Skywarp
39) Quickslinger
40) Brakeneck
41) Platinum Thrust
42) Platinum Dirge
43) Platinum Ramjet
44) Star Saber
45) Cloud Rodimus
46) Ultra Magnus
47) Trypticon
48) Legends Tokyo Toy Show Nemesis Prime
49) Legends Tokyo Toy Show Armada Megatron
50) Rodimus
51) Skywarp
52) RiD Gold Armour (G1) Grimlock
53) Universe Minicon Bodyblock
54) Universe Minicon Heavytread
55) Ironhide
56) Prowl
57) Mirage
58) Sunstreaker
59) Battle Core Optimus Prime
60) Adventures Runabout
61) Adventures Override
62) AM Shockwave
63) AM Banzaitron
64) CW Motormaster (Wave 4)
65) MP Blue Bluestreak
66) Unite Grand Scourge
67) Legends Ultra Magnus
68) G1 Grimlock
69) G1 Sunstreaker
70) BH Bumblebee Energon Driller
71) Silver Knight Optimus Prime
72) Grimlock
73) AoE 2 Pack Optimus
74) AoE Classics Optimus
75) Legends Blackarachnia
76) CW Rook (second one)
77) Adventures Rumble
78) Adventures Frenzy
79) Adventures Black Shadow
80) Shouki
81) Brawl
82) Blast Off
83) Swindle
84) Vortex
85) Onslaught
86) Scattorshot
87) Unite Groove
88) Unite First Aid
89) Unite Streetwise
90) Unite Blades
91) Unite Hotspot
92) Bonecrusher
93) Hook
94) Long Haul
95) Mixmaster
96) Scavenger
97) Scrapper
98) Blast Off
99) Battle Core Optimus II

Due to Kapow having to wait for their wave 5 CW Legends I'm frustratingly marooned on 99 TFs for the year!

[Pinwig]

More than me. I'm on 96 official + 11 third party I think but I haven't done the final tally. I was hoping to get to 100 by the end, but time ran out for the post to get here.

[blueshift]

Roadbuster, Sky Byte, Brainstorm and Jetfire. And lots of Rock Lords (series 1-3, jewel lords and rock monsters!! Just the Shock Rocks to go!)

[Baron B of Triple B]

With my purchases in the last few days of Nebular Starscream, G1 Snarl & Sludge and CHUG Thundercracker & Acid Storm I've finished on between circa 150 and 160 bought from June to December, it's not spaced out enough for me to get the exact number down.

[Llama God]

Well, that's 2015 done with. I'm holding around 46 or so. (I'd be more precise but I have vodka.) I'm just grateful that there's nothing interesting planned for 2016.


...


Shit.

[The Doctor]

How has our spending changed in the last 5 years?

-Ralph

[Llama God]

Well a week or so after I posted my total for the year there my fiance at the time broke up with me... and I ended up getting together with another Transformers collector. So yeah, it changed. Oh gods, it changed...

[Philip Ayres]

Jul 24, 2020 20:08:47 GMT The Doctor said:

How has our spending changed in the last 5 years?

-Ralph

Rule 7!

[Shockprowl]

Jul 24, 2020 20:08:47 GMT The Doctor said:

How has our spending changed in the last 5 years?

-Ralph

Slashed.



And now I have a much smaller and pleasing -allbeit maddeningly incomplete- toy collection and an extension.