Recommend me a kick ass Transformer toy for $25-$35

Ackula · Post by **Ackula** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:41 am

So this is the basic idea here, I am thinking of selling a toy from another toyline to have some spending cash for a new Transformer, since I haven't bought one in ages. I'm thinking I'll get between $25 and $35 for it, so I need something in this range that doesn't suck.

Here are the rules, no movie toys, no animated toys, and no cross over toys. Anything else, I'm game. Please tell me why the figure is actually worth the price tag, and don't just post the name of a figure.

Post by **Warcry** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:39 am

I recommend the Universe Sunstreaker I've been holding for you for six months!

I'm not sure how much Classics Jetfire is going for these days or if you've already got one, but he's probably my favourite TF toy ever. He's just complicated enough to justify his price point, has a boatload of accessories, his gimmicks actually help to make him a better toy (as opposed to so many recent TFs who are basically ruined by the gimmicks that get shoehorned in) and he displays really well.

Universe Onslaught is a hulking badass and (unlike so many larger TFs) he's actually very posable as well. He looks great in both modes and he's got a lot of nifty little gimmicks that are fun to play around with. Also, his electronics are unobtrusive enough that they add to his play value, instead of being so annoying that you rip the batteries out as soon as you get him out of the package (*cough*Powerglide*coughcough*). Bonus points for still being available in obscure toy departments that don't shift much merchandise, and because there's a Hardhead redeco coming out in the near future.

I'm not really that big on larger TFs, so that's pretty much all I can recommend in the price bracket you're talking about.

Ackula · Post by **Ackula** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:47 am

Warcry wrote:I recommend the Universe Sunstreaker I've been holding for you for six months!

Oh yeah, well I can't find any of the stuff we were gonna trade for back then at retail now. I'll PM you...

Halfshell · Post by **Halfshell** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:39 am

Spend the money on food.

Post by **Clay** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:42 pm

Agreed, spend the money on food or bills instead of buying a toy at the first chance you get. Or hey, liquor. You might be happier with liquor in the long run.

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:55 pm

Or if you're going to blow $35 on a toy, make it a proper one, not a Transformer. Defendor should be in your price range.

Post by **Clay** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:09 pm

Cliffjumper wrote:Or if you're going to blow $35 on a toy, make it a proper one, not a Transformer. Defendor should be in your price range.

Link for the proletariat, sir?

Sunstreaker2 · Post by **Sunstreaker2** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:30 pm

Go-Bots suck.

There's a REASON why they didn't last 25 years.

Detective Barricade · Post by **Detective Barricade** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:33 pm

Staying in the spirit of this thread, Universe Inferno is supposed to be really nice. You could also go for the awesomeness incarnate that is Universe Cyclonus with Nightstick. You get two toys for the price of one, and Cyclonus looks brilliant in both modes. If you can find one with a 'fixed' siren (or simply don't care about the sounds) Universe Onslaught is a very solid toy. Just give him something better than his wrist gun and he's ready to go.

borg72 · Post by **borg72** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:38 pm

ebay filters by price range too; a search for transformers £20-£28 brings up all sorts of interesting things on the UK side, including the magnus/skywarp classics two pack (for anyone who missed it)

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:51 pm

Clay wrote:Link for the proletariat, sir?

http://counter-x.net/gobots/reviews/sup ... endor.html - probably the best figure in the range (bear in mind that expensive for a Gobot is about $20; the other option would be to round up a patrol of the smaller guys, like Scratch, Stallion, Block Head, Royal-T and Spoons - those are about the size of Minibots for reference).

Sunstreaker2 wrote:Go-Bots suck.

There's a REASON why they didn't last 25 years.

Brand loyalty sucks. Percentage-wise, Gobots creams Transformers because it didn't get span out for 25 years of "Oh look, a vaguely generic sportscar that turns into a robot with lots of joints that can only stand in three poses". There was never a Gobots Unicron trilogy, there was never a Gobots Masterpiece Cy-Kill that was designed by blind morons with no hands, there were never Gobots Pretenders, there were never Gobots Kissplayers.

Halfshell · Post by **Halfshell** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:08 pm

Sunstreaker2 wrote:Go-Bots suck.

There's a REASON why they didn't last 25 years.

That's the same logic that says Eastenders is better than Firefly. And people deploying that sort of logic should be shot.

Just because a company floods the market doesn't mean their product is automatically the best available. But I'm guessing you own an iPod anyway.

Vin Ghostal · Post by **Vin Ghostal** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:09 pm

Universe Jetfire looks awesome. He's one of the few TF's I've kept in the packaging for future value, but I'm tempted on a regular basis to open him up. I also highly recommend Leader Bulkhead from Animated, a very very cool toy.

Sunstreaker2 · Post by **Sunstreaker2** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:12 pm

Halfshell wrote:That's the same logic that says Eastenders is better than Firefly. And people deploying that sort of logic should be shot.

Just because a company floods the market doesn't mean their product is automatically the best available. But I'm guessing you own an iPod anyway.

Nah.

My PSP is the closest thing I have to an MP3 player.

Vin Ghostal · Post by **Vin Ghostal** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:41 pm

Bye bye, point! I never wanted to hang out with you anyway!

Ackula · Post by **Ackula** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:05 am

Halfshell wrote:Spend the money on food.

Clay wrote:Agreed, spend the money on food or bills instead of buying a toy at the first chance you get.

You guys sound exactly like my wife.

Civ · Post by **Civ** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:39 am

Taking a note from Cliffy -- Fred the Gun. He's all the fun you need, if you can find one.

Rattrap's tail · Post by **Rattrap's tail** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:55 am

Armada Tidalwave and Galvatron! Their combo is so cool, funky, mad and awesome...

Halfshell · Post by **Halfshell** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:12 am

Rattrap's tail wrote:Armada Tidalwave and Galvatron! Their combo is so cool, funky, mad and awesome...

Or, to put it another way, fugly and borderline immobile.

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:Armada_Gal ... mbined.jpg

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:15 pm

Jesus christ, it looks like his chest's exploded.