Intermission ~ 4 years away
Shining Ultra Magnus - needed a voice In 2007 I left the Transformers and pre-Transformers collecting game and community again for the second or third time (I lose count). This almost always involved a...
View ArticleIn Their Own Words – Part 1
What makes this so special? Transformers collectors love rarities, and rarity plus hype can make legends of particular toys. But what about those very rare and obscure Transformers that people don’t...
View ArticleIn Their Own Words – Part 4
Unique artwork is quite a theme this week In true Douglas Adams style, welcome to the 4th part of the “In Their Own Words” trilogy! And just like Douglas Adams influenced a generation of science...
View ArticleCollector Interview 02 – Francesco Ristori
Toy Story The Transformers and pre-Transformers community is made up of some of the most interesting, diverse and dedicated people I’ve ever met in my life. I’ve taken more enjoyment out of their...
View ArticleMore News To Me
Not an E-Hobby exclusive It’s still happening. The better part of 30 years after the fact, and not 6 months after our last article on ‘new’ vintage pre-Transformers and Transformers discoveries, we’ve...
View ArticleCollector Interview 07 – Marco Salerno
"You can see my collection from here" You would think it’s getting harder to find collectors with something fresh to contribute during these interviews, but there is certainly no shortage of quality...
View ArticleCollector Fail
My best work Collectors of vintage Transformers and pre-Transformers regularly deal with items that are nearly 30 years old, most of which are pre-owned, loved and abused, so they can be trusted to...
View ArticleIs It Conceivable? – Part 3
Iga Pipes, Hasbro and Kabaya Huffer Welcome to the jungle. This is no place for collectors who dwell in the safe confines of AFA cases or between walls of MISB Japanese Transformers. The minibot...
View ArticleAge & Restoration
Shop vintage G1 Transformers at TFSource A lot of Transformers toy collectors like their toys to be mint and flawless, but this is not always possible due to the age and use of some specimens,...
View ArticleCollector Interview 72 – Jeremy Kaufmann
Shop Transformers at TFSource I first met Jeremy Kaufmann online over 18 years ago when he went by the name “Ginrai”, and as the name suggests, his knowledge of Masterforce and – I soon realised –...
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