Parent's house burned to the ground. Thankfully no one was hurt. I thought you guys would crack up when you saw my collection that I had left behind there. I definitely missed a few items in this (particularly rare minicon teams that I'm too heart broken to list) Reminder: store your transformers in separate locations ;_; ----- Reissue Generation One Optimus Prime Reissue Generation One Megatron (Japanese) Reissue Generation One Thundercracker Knock Off Generation One Constructicons Generation One Blaster Generation One Protectobots (Full set) Generation One Sandstorm Generation one Trypticon (Japanese, all accessories except the radar dish) G1 Cassettes Eject, Rewind G1 Throttlebot Freeway G1 Technobot Strafe G1 Technobot Lightspeed G1 Headmaster Hardhead G1 Headmaster Chromedome G1 Targetmaster Firebolt G1 Headmaster Snapdragon G1 Override G1 Grandslam/Raindance set G1 Micromaster Race Car Patrol G1 Micromaster Sports Car Patrol G1 Micromaster station Greasepit G1 Micromaster station Airwave G1 Micromaster station Ironworks G1 Actionmaster Blaster G2 Laser Rod Optimus Prime Transformers Beast Wars Optimus Primal (Bat) Grimlock Cheetor (Japanese) Inferno Tripredacus Fuzor Silverbolt Transmetal Taranttulas Transmetal Cheetor Transmetal Waspinator Transmetal Rattrap Transmetal Terrorsaur Transmetal Airazor Transmetal Megatron Transmetal Optimus Primal Transmetal Scavenger Transmetal Depth Charge Transmetal Rampage Transmetal Rampage (Japanese) Optimal Optimus Transmetal 2 Cheetor TM2 Prowl TM2 Scourge TM2 Cybershark TM2 Megatron TM2 Tigerhawk Beast Wars Second Lioconvoy Beast Wars Second Galvatron Beast Wars Neo Big Convoy Beast Machines Mirage Beast Machines Obsidian Beast Machines Jetstorm (Deluxe) Beast Machines Jetstorm (Ultra) Beast Machines Triceradon Beast Machines Striker Beast Machines Dinotron Beast Machines Airraptor Beast Machines Thrust Beast Machines Blastcharge Beast Machines Strika Beast Machines Mega Tankor Beast Machines Ultra T-Wrecks Transformers: Car Robots Fire Convoy (Japanese) Transformers; Robots in Disguise Prowl Transformers: Robots in Disguise X-Brawn Transformers: Robots in Disguise Skid-z vs. Windsheer Transformers: Robots in Disguise Build Team (Grimlock, Heavy Load, Wedge, Hightower) Transformers; Car Robots Team Shinkansen (Japanese 3 train set; J-5, J-7, J-4) Transformers Armada ------ Air Defense Minicon Team Land Military Minicon Team Race Minicon Team Destruction Minicon Team Street Speed Minicon Team Space Minicon Team Adventure Minicon Team Sea Minicon Team x 5 (Japanese repaints x 3 and both American repaints) Air Military Minicon Team Emergency Minicon Team Optimus Prime w/ Over Run Scavenger with Rollbar Ultra Magnus (Overload repaint) Megatron w/ Leader-1 (Japanese version) Galvatron w/ Clench Tidal Wave w/ Ramjet (3 versions; Japanese Purple, Superlink and regular American one x 2) Powerlinx Optimus Prime w/ Corona Sparkplug Grapple: Super Mode (Japanese) Transformers: Energon Energon Saber Construction Team (Sledge, Duststorm, Wideload, Bonecrusher and Steamhammer) Energon Starscream Omega Sentinel Titanium Series Optimus Prime (War Within) Alternators --------------- Smokescreen Tracks (Japanese Blue version) Meister Grimlock Prowl Mirage Cybertron ------------- Hot Shot Recon Team Armorhide Street Speed Mini-con Team Scrapmetal x 3 (Japanese, Red / Blue / Yellow versions) Sideways Soundwave Masterpiece -------------- Optimus Prime Megatron (Japanese import) Classics ---------- Sideswipe Rodimus Astrotrain Bumblebee Starscream Mirage Grimlock Optimus Prime MEgatron Jetfire Other ------- Gaogaigar G1 Transformers comic books (67-80) Dreamwave TF Comic books (Full set)
Sorry to hear :-( I know it probably wouldn't cover much, but any chance of being able to make a claim under insurance?
Nope. All that remains is a Beast Wars Metals Rampage and my beloved G2 Smokescreen / Dreadwing set. (Ironically, I love that set the most of any of my transformers, save fire convoy). -edit- To clarify, it might be covered by home owner's insurance, but seriously, how much is any of this worth? Besides, I'll never get back the Fire Convoy that I worked so hard to get (before they released him in Canada in TF: RID rotflmao)
Oh the irony of SMOKESCREEN surviving the fire... Sorry to hear about this! Sucks big time. Glad nobody was hurt though, that's of course the most important.
Exactly; it's a shame I couldn't have done more. All I have left are some of the pics I took (Picformers.com: The Transformers Pictures Site). Dunno what I:m going to do now that I no longer have transformers to take pics of LOL
Dude, honestly, I haven't seriously collected transformers in such along time; I always thought I'd be able to give my toys to my kids. At the very least I thought I'd give them to charity when I got married. It's just a big hole. Now that I think about it, there was so much history between me and those Beast Wars toys, particularly Rampage. I'm glad I still have a Rampage left (since I kept his toy here in Japan when I went back to Canada to visit my folks)
I am sorry about your parents house, it is always sad when some one loses their home and nearly everything they own.
I'm sorry to hear about your family's home and your collection. Most of what you lost you can get back in time. The one thing that you can't replace (or are unlikely to be able to replace) are pictures I hope your folks' insurance covers more than the home. BTW, where in Japan are you?
OMG...no cracking up. I'm happy to see no human was injured. Sorry about your collection though. Hopefully insurance will cover most of it and maybe some are replaceable. At least everyone is ok. All that plastic! the fumes!
wow impressive collection... sorry for what you lost though but it couldve been worse. toys are replaceable. i'm sure you'll be alright, but, yeah, just looking at it is enough to make me feel bad, (like hitting the back of my car yesterday accidentally on a tree while i was parallel parking and breaking some of the right rear light. so pissed off at myself but sometimes accidents are unavoidable, all we can do is control it and minimize damage.)
I have 1/2 of my collection in storage at any time...due to the fact there just is not room here...losing this stuff would suck...but it can all be replaced...the important and only important thing here is that your parents were ok...
Toy's can be replaced, even the most rare of all. Humans, can not be replaced for they are most rare of all. Glad all of your family is okay.
Sorry to hear this news. At least no one was hurt. The bright side is now you get to have the fun of rebuilding the collection.....
Damn sorry to hear about your loss . glad you and your family are ok though and good luck in rebuilding your collection.