The Top 30 Transformers Toys from 30 years - The Results are in

Philister · Post by **Philister** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 8:18 am

Inspired by Warcry's excellent "30 greatest characters" poll:

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of our beloved toyline, we're trying to figure out which are the greatest toys from 30 years. We're asking fans to pick their top 30 toys and we're hoping many of you will participate to make this a great and fun happening.

Read the Rules here

Then Cast your vote here!

Voting deadline is April 30, 2014 and we'll publish the results starting May 3.

Post by **Denyer** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 8:13 pm

Voted, but an increasingly large proportion of things I have out on display aren't official Transformers these days. Besides that it's mainly split between MP and CHUG, with a few original era pieces that have sentimental value.

Philister · Post by **Philister** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:42 am

A few people remarked that they tend more towards 3rd Party products these days than official Transformers, but I fear that including 3rd Party toys would have blown this thing completely out of proportion.

But maybe someone can be persuaded to do the same thing for 3rd Party TFs.

Philister · Post by **Philister** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:46 am

Sorry, hit "send" twice...

Post by **Denyer** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 1:04 pm

Not sure a "top XX" would work yet, but give it a few years...

Terome · Post by **Terome** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:32 pm

I too have voted. Had to wrack my brains a bit as my collection is scattered across the world at this point. Tried to prioritise 'fun' and 'design' over 'character' except in the case of Sky-Byte, who isn't the best toy but he's Sky-Byte, you know?

Is it controversial to say that Pretender Bumblebee is the best toy of G1 Bumblebee so far?

Philister · Post by **Philister** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 4:31 pm

Terome wrote: Is it controversial to say that Pretender Bumblebee is the best toy of G1 Bumblebee so far?

Well, he was my very first Bumblebee, so if there is a controversy, I'm on your side of it.

Rack 'n Ruin · Post by **Rack 'n Ruin** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:18 pm

My G1 Bumblebee vote may actually go to the Kreon...

Philister · Post by **Philister** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:07 pm

Then get voting. Don't think I've got anything from you yet.

Rack 'n Ruin · Post by **Rack 'n Ruin** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:06 pm

True enough. I'll try to find some time to give it some thought.

Philister · Post by **Philister** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 9:46 am

Looking forward to it. Five days left, people!

Mr_Hi_n_Mitey · Post by **Mr_Hi_n_Mitey** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 7:03 pm

Starscream and Jazz all the way, dudes!

Philister · Post by **Philister** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 7:52 pm

50 hours and 7 minutes left to vote, people!

Philister · Post by **Philister** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:12 am

Voting closes today at midnight Middle European Time. Last chance to cast your vote.

Philister · Post by **Philister** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:45 pm

Voting is now closed. Results will be posted staring May 3.

Philister · Post by **Philister** » Sat May 03, 2014 9:14 am

Your votes have been counted and the top 30 Transformers of 30 years are now in. We're starting with positions 30 to 26:

Philister · Post by **Philister** » Sun May 04, 2014 9:26 am

Our Top 30 Countdown continues with numbers 25 through 21:

Post by **Warcry** » Mon May 05, 2014 5:29 am

Wow, seriously? I'm very pleasantly surprised that the version of Unicron that I voted for made the list. Even more surprised that he beat out the Armada toy, which isn't as pretty but is way, way more historically significant.

Though I guess by now, much of the fandom probably wasn't around in 2003 to see first-hand how big a deal he was (I actually considered voting Armada myself, but didn't feel right voting for a version of the toy that I didn't own). I'm not sure I've ever seen the entire fandom so excited about something as we were about the big guy.

Philister · Post by **Philister** » Mon May 05, 2014 8:03 am

I remember when Armada Unicron first came out (not in Germany, sadly) and he was one of the first TFs I imported. Didn't know a thing about Armada then, just wanted that Unicron toy.

And on that note, here are the next five spots:

Rack 'n Ruin · Post by **Rack 'n Ruin** » Mon May 05, 2014 5:46 pm

I'm enjoying this countdown. Unfortunately I couldn't find the time to vote. I also couldn't filter the dozens of TF toys I've had over the years into any sort of coherent "best of" list, as hard as I could try. There is so much that can be said for so many TF toys.

I'm interested to look into Transformers Universe some more, too. I'm hoping to move to Germany some time in the near (or nearish) future, so it's good to know there is a German TF fan community to dive into. Reading about TFs in German will hopefully help to sharpen up my language skills too. And boy, do they need sharpening up!

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