It's a beauty.

Is Binatech/Alternator coming back?

 

End of the road Shockwave! Not likely Autobot.

 

Autobots Roll Out!

 

My BT is nearly complete but also need to sort out Alternators

 

I was very excited about this line when it first came out. I recall initially the line was announced as only a small number of figures so methought to get my first ever complete collection, but when it just kept going on and on my limited finances at the time forced me to bail out. What I have still makes a nice little display of its own though...

 

Seeing Zoom and yellow Tracks there makes me think that there has to be a B-Team of Autobots led by MP-02 consisting of Zoom, yellow Tracks, blue Prowl and three leftover Smokescreens.

 

Need help in identifying my deadend it has gray arm and the ones I looked up have red

 

Swapped arms from Sideswipe, maybe?

 

Quick picture of Tracks that I took last afternoon.

 

last ever content page:
The ultimate Transformers: Binaltech/Alternators resource page!

 

I think he's got to be one of my favorite's.

 

found a recent playlist of reviews from a guy going through his old alts collectn 10 yrs later.
Transformers ALTERNATORS/Binaltech CHILL REVIEWS - YouTube

 

Nice nostalgic reviews but dude has no idea what the difference between paint and glossy plastic is. Just a pet peeve I guess when youtubers do series reviews like this and dont know enough about the toys to actually be doing educated reviews on them.

 

Yeah, that's a shame. I doubt I'd even watch it if that's the case. I tend to lean more towards people knowing their stuff than someone just "reviewing" something for the heck of it.

Great display!

It's certainly a buyer's market for these two lines now, save for a few select pieces. You can basically shop for a deal for most things you want these days.

 

huh
i just liked seeing the min action again by someone enjoying them
but ok...

 

Yeah wasnt trying to be a dick to you bro. I liked the vids too for the pure nostalgia of someone else digging something Im still a huge fan of. But if you are going to do a series/set of vids that cover a whole line like that it might be a good idea to get your info straight first.

Otherwise it comes off very amateurish to people that know the subject matter, and are also presenting inaccurate information to people who might be new fans trying to gather information on something they like but missed out on.

 

As a fan who is beginning to collect Alternators/Binaltech as an adult (a "too young" one when the line first came out)...yeah, I want correct information. What exactly is the difference between paint and glossy plastic? How can you tell between the two?

 

That looks tasty - what is that made of?

 

I immediately had to look it up on Wiki! Bánh mì - Wikipedia

 

It's literally just that: painted plastic will have a top coat of paint whereas glossy plastic is plastic that is just shiny without paint.

For the purposes of these lines, Alternators are mostly plastic without paint and Binaltech ALL have paint. Alternators have some some exceptions like Grimlock and Silverstreak, but the majority of the line is plastic only.