Well, jeewiz. :-/

 

I collect busty statues, go boobs.

 

I was waiting for something like that...

 

I aim to please.

 

Actually nope, but for space's reasons. Some of them are really cool. Also the 3' tit's are cool.

 

Only if it is Starscream. Other than that no. Although I will likely end up with another robot hero or two.

 

I do now. Way back when Hard Hero released the Ravage statue, I picked that up right away. Didn't think I was going to get any others, until BBTS had their first big sale on them. They were all so cheap I just had to buy them. Think I got nine of them for under $200. After that I started buying more with the intention to get all the G1 Hard Hero items. Just added the Botcon Unicron and the full version of Prime this week (had no idea Unicron was so damn big). So the only ones left for me to get are Full size Megatron, Insecticons, Bumblebee, Busts: Cyclonus/Megatron/Prime

 

I have the ravage statue that I recieved in a lot with some other figs, not bad. Only time I tried buying one it was an auction for arcee and Paradon medic, was lookin forward to it but the seller screwed me over and I ended up having to file a claim. Might try again some time.

 

I've got a handful. I was really partial to the Palisades style, so they're the only ones I've ever picked up: 6" Wheeljack, 6" Shockwave, and 12" Prime. I'm sure I'll get some more in the future as eBay opportunities present themselves.

And I'm almost certainly gonna get the upcoming Omega Supreme. Not thrilled with the sculpt, but I love that character.

EDIT: Not that anyone cares, but I'm pathological about accuracy, and I forgot about my Matrix and my Soundwave & Crew Spacebridge ones...

 

my bro picked up grimlock and the Rhinox statue at Botcon but otherwise I've basically told myself I don't need the Hot Rod one many many times and it's the only one I've ever really wanted

 

Not usually no. With busts I find despite even though there are ones I might like or want to pick up I can never justify spending the money as there's already too many toys to keep pace with. There are quite a few busts I would pick up but if it's that or buying the toys, the toys win the battle of the wallet every time. I have a few of the Hard Hero ones that I really liked (Shockwave and Prowl) but that's it.

I would have picked up a bunch at Botcon this year as there were a couple of tables clearing them out for practically nothing but there was no way I could have gotten them home  

 

It'd be easier to list the few I don't have. (Being a completist and all) They would be Palasides Ultra Magnus, Laserbeak and the Matrix from Diamond. (which I had ordered and didn't get due to allocations.)

 

At the end of Botcon 07 walked away with several Hard Hero steals. Devastator Bust and Soundwave for only $20. Then, got Prowl, Grimlock, Ironhide, and Wheeljack busts along with a gold Bumblebee statue for only $50.  

 

I decided from the first day they were announced that I wasn't going to bother with TF busts or statues for a bunch of reasons.
They were way too expensive when they came out (not so much now with most of them getting clearanced left and right).
There were far too many toys out there I'd prefer to get and I didn't have the cash and/or room for all of them. And if I'm spending it on a Transformer, it ought to transform!
And a lack of display space - I'd much rather display a 20th Prime than a statue of Prime.
Zero collector's value - the way these have dropped off in price shows a distinct lack of interest in the collector's market. If I'm going to spend 100's (or 1000's) dollars on something like that, I want to know that it's going to hold it's value. It's the responsible way to collect.

 

Generally, no, but I make a few exceptions.

Reasons: expensive, large, heavy, non-transforming, and pretty dull in shape and pose, and missing everything but the legs. (traditionally it's a bust because it just has the head and CHEST. no arms, no pelvis. why make 2/3rds to 3/5ths of the figure and stop there, especially if you make an enormous base that takes up almost as much room as legs would?)
The Arcee statue was hideous. That face of hers was a dog.
One of the two Ravage statues I wanted. I think it was the smaller, more recent one? (Not the one with the Baroness)

I have the Unicron statue from 3H as it's a pretty good likeness and Armada Unicron isn't movie Unicron. (although I have that too)
I'd like the Matrix statue, but I think I missed my chance to get that one for a good price.

I'm big on the small non-transformables, since they're so damned affordable. I have most of the PVCs, KT, just got MyClone wave 2 (to add to the half of wave 3 I wanted, and will be looking for most of wave 1) and I will be getting all of Robot Heroes, hopefully loose, 2nd hand, and cheap. wish I could get my hands on the ChoroQ figures. Wish they hadn't cancelled that line. T_T