A new year is fast approaching, as are tons of new Transformers merchandise. It's time, once again, for a new thread to post our 2021 treasures. My 2021 preorders: MP V2 Starscream Kingdom Megatron Kingdom Cheetor SS Jazz SS Blurr SS Cyclonus SG Prime and Ratchet Siege Warpath TFP Megatron TFP Breakdown Cordon and Spinout SS Kup SS Roddy SS Scourge SS Grimlock Runabout So much for budgeting, lol. I am going to cut way back on Siege though, and focus mainly on MP......if we get more than one fragging MP in 2021 And we're getting more than one fragging MP in 2021. Yes, when preorder go up I will be adding Thundercracker and Skids.
Right now just: Paleotrex x3 Vertebreak SS86 Grimlock I had the others from Kingdom and SS86 pre-ordered, but I'm rethinking my collection priorities. Dinobots are fun nostalgia. Everything else is for pure fun.
Just the TFP reissues for me. I'm in no rush to pick up SS86 or Kingdom figures, since wave 1's always the saturation wave.
Without putting up an actual list, I'm currently at $770 and 30 figures pre-ordered on the Transformers side. Altogether, including Diaclone Reboot and a few other things I'm at $1,757 through August. This will be added to as new stuff is made available for pre-ordering.
R.E.D. Arcee MP-52 Starscream MP-52+ Thundercracker FT-42 Hunk (Brawn) FT-45 Spindrift 2.0 (Seaspray) ThreeZero DLX Soundwave ThreeZero DLX Blitzwing
Not sure what the pricing is at the moment, but I got: - SS ‘86 Wave 1 - Kingdom Wave 1 (excluding Core class) - 2x Prime Breakdown set - 2x Micron Megatron - Galactic Odyssey Barricade and Punch/CP
I need to trim something. 30 - Grimlock 30 - Cyclonus 30 - Hotrod 40 - Netflix Optimus 20 - Netflix Bumblebee 30 - SG Prime (splitting) 20 - Cheetor 20 - Warpath 20 - Jazz 20 - Kup 10 - Core Optimus $270 ish wow... I can't bring my self to make any cuts but I need to.
2021 so far! There's no 3P stuff that I want as of yet, and I don't plan on picking up Titan Class The Last Autobot/Ark or any BW figures other than BW Megatron. Since TFP Breakdown/Vehicon and Darkness Megatron is Jan 1, 2021, I already budgeted that into 2020 and called it a year. Walmart: 3/2 R.E.D. Prime Arcee Amazon: 2/1 Kingdom Cyclonus 2/1 Kingdom Warpath 3/1 Kingdom BW Megatron 3/1 SW BS Jar Jar Binks 3/1 Barricade/P/CP 4/1 SS86 Hot Rod 4/1 SS86 Scourge 4/1 SS86 Grimlock 4/1 SS86 Blurr (fence) 4/1 SS86 Kup (fence) 4/1 SS86 Jazz Pulse: 3/29 Marvel Legends Hellfire Club 3/29 Quintesson Pit of Judgement 3/29 Marvel Legends Hellfire Guard TBD: July? Commander Class Rodimus Prime (fence) July? Leader Class Galvatron ? Walmart Retro Headmaster Brainstorm (fence) ? Walmart Retro Headmaster Hardhead (fence)
Right now, pretty much just Kingdom Primal, a 3P TF or two and a couple Joes. I think I’m passing on most of SS86 since I’m mostly happy with the TR and/or MP versions of those characters. Overall, I need to cut back on my figure accumulation rate. If I’m being honest, I ran out of space a long time ago...lol...
All the 86 stuff. They even got me to break my "one of a character" rule with Grimlock because one is going with the Season 1 shelf in robot mode and one is going with the 86 cast in dino mode. The remaining Dinobots will be single purchases for the Season 1 shelf.
I've got SS86 and Kingdom wave 1 paid off so I won't include those. Ark Rodimus Galvatron Inferno Tracks Pipes Huffer Speculatively selects Artfire Roadrage Loudpedal Might be my cheapest year yet as I don't foresee buying any extra figures for customs. I'm sure there will be some exclusives to add but otherwise this should be it
It's quite funny, I actually have my entire year planned for once: Transformers: Deluxe Huffer $22 (???) Deluxe SS Jazz $20 (April) Amazon Barricade and P/CP $43.19 (March) Micromaster Six-pack $32.39 (February) Voyager Cyclonus $30 (March) Voyager Hot Rod $30 (April) Voyager Scourge $30 (April) Leader Galvatron $50 (???) Leader Grimlock $50 (April) Leader Slag $50 (???) Commander Class Rodimus Prime $70 (???) Total: $422 G.I.Joe Classified: Zartan $20 (March) Cobra Infantry $20 (March) Action Force Sgt. Slaughter $30 (March?) Total: $70 Star Wars Black Series: Mace Windu $22 (January) Total: $22 DC Multiverse: Curse of the White Knight Batman (Red) $20 (March) DC Rebirth Flash $20 (Whenever) DC Teen Titans Cyborg $20 (Whenever) DC Rebirth Nightwing $24 (Whenever) DC Nightwing VS Redhood Two-pack $40 (Got for $32.07 preordered) Dark Knights Metal Batman $24 (Whenever) Total: $148 JoJo SAS: Okuyasu $89 (Getting at some point) The Hand $89 (Getting at some point) Total: $178 Other: Megaman X 4th Armor kit $64 (February?) Eastern Model Copy X $?? (???) Coming out this year to buy in 2022: Deluxe Pipes $22 (???) Lady Jaye $20 (???) Voyager Wreck-Gar $30 (???) Yoshikage Kira $89 (???) Killer Queen $89 (???) That it is pretty much it for TFs unless any more exclusives jump out of the woodworks and grab my interest. That pretty much goes for all the lines I'm in for, these are set in stone unless exclusives come out or more gets revealed. This is my biggest year and also my last big year. After this and a Gears, I'm done with Chug, and after that, my budget will solely revolve around JoJo, DC, and Megaman. I haven't factored in 3P, but the only figure that interests me is XTB Deathsuarus, but I don't see that guy happening for at least 2 years.
We'll see what Auseptnocember 2020 preorders land in 2021. So far it's just SS86 Jazz, SS86 Grimlock, Dana Sterling, G2 "Sandstorm," Warpath, Sgt Slaughter, retro Black Cat, Selects Diaclone Sunstreakers, Cheetarah, Slithe, S7 April (unless they lied about fixing her sculpt), and an anime statue of Sunset Shimmer. Hopefully we find out soon where Firestar is going to be sold. Then I can close the book on Marvel Legends like I did with Star Wars Black Series. TransFormers will go back to center stage, at least until G1 is crowded out. 2022, just looking for Flint, Lady Jaye, FT Huffer, and a DeLorean Sideswipe after all four places that I preordered from go "uh oh Spaghetti-O!" after Christmas.
Currently not got a whole lot on the cards... Planned Purchases: Kingdom Rattrap Kingdom Blackarachnia Kingdom Cheetor (may wait for the Netflix version if it uses darker/metallic blue paint) Kingdom Optimus Primal Kingdom Megatron Galactic Odyssey Barricade & Punch two-pack Maybes: Kingdom Paleotrex Things I'd Like To Get Depending on Availability and/or Money: MMC not-The Pet and Not-Nickel
Right now I've got lined up: Kingdom Cyclonus SS86 Scourge SS86 Hot Rod SS86 Grimlock SS86 Kup SS86 Jazz Galactic Odyssey Barricade & Counterpunch I'm sure more will be added as they're revealed, but I'm mostly stepping aside from Kingdom except for the G1 figures.
Updated, I think I'm gonna crunch numbers by months soon. One good thing is all the DC multiverse figures I want have been released, so I've been bumping some of them off already. And for the sake of budgeting, I'm gonna pass on Kingdom Wave 1 except for Cyclonus. Transformers: Deluxe Huffer $22 (???) Deluxe SS Jazz $20 (April) Amazon Micromaster Launch Base $64.79 (February) Amazon Barricade and P/CP $43.19 (March) Voyager Cyclonus $30 (March) Voyager Hot Rod $30 (April) Voyager Scourge $30 (April) Leader Galvatron $50 (???) Leader Grimlock $50 (April) Leader Slag $50 (???) Commander Class Rodimus Prime $70 (???) Total: $459.98 G.I.Joe Classified: Cobra Infantry $20 (March) Action Force Sgt. Slaughter $30 (March?) Total: $50 Star Wars Black Series: Mace Windu $22 (January) The Armorer $22 (January) Kuiil $22 (January) Hunter $22 (April) Crosshairs $22 (April) Asajj Ventress $22 (April) Total: $132 DC Multiverse: Curse of the White Knight Batman (Red) $20 (March) DC Rebirth Flash $24 DC Teen Titans Cyborg $20 DC Rebirth Nightwing $24 DC Nightwing VS Redhood Two-pack $40 (Got for $32.07) Dark Knights Metal Batman $24 Total: $148 JoJo SAS: Okuyasu $89 The Hand $89 Other: Eastern Model Copy X $?? (???) Purchases most Likely for Next Year: Deluxe Pipes $22 (???) Lady Jaye $20 (???) Zartan $20 (March) Voyager Wreck Gar $30 (???)
October and November have been a nice pre-order bounty this year. I kinda like getting a new TF every 1-3 weeks. Next year will have be a nice stream of new figures... January (0) Nothing... February (5) WFC-K: Cheetor (Pulse) WFC-K: Blackarachnia (Pulse) WFC-K: Warpath (Pulse) WFC-K: Primal (Pulse) WFC-K: Cylconus (Amazon) Early March (3) WFC-K: Rattrap (Pulse) WFC-GO: Barricade and Punch/Counter-Punch (Amazon) WFC-K: Megatron (Amazon) Late March (1) WFC-E: Quintesson Pit Set (Pulse) April (6) SS86: Kup (Amazon) SS86: Jazz (Amazon) SS86: Grimlock (Amazon) SS86: Hot Rod (Amazon) SS86: Scourge (Amazon) SS86: Blurr (Amazon) May (5) WFC-K: Ultra Magnus (Pulse) WFC-K: Airazor (Pulse) WFC-K: Inferno (Pulse) WFC-K: Huffer (Pulse) WFC-K: Dinobot (Pulse) I'm also waiting for the Netflix Series 2 in Nov/Dec, the Ratchet/Medic Amazon set in Dec and Thrust/Runabout Target exclusives in Dec. If Kingdom Wave 1 starts showing up in late Dec/early January, how soon do ya'll think Wave 2 will be? Late April/early May? Here's hoping...