yeah there are so many I love. I don't like typing enough to name them all. arcee, gen scourge, and univ hound are my top three I think. I love the junkion mold and the classic seeker mold too.

 

Because  , all of them... or at least a decent chunk   (sprinkled with some 3P and Unicron Trilogy).















CW/UW aside, I built the bulk of my collection off of Classics. Wouldn't have it any other way.

 

Classics Bumblebee
Classics (voy) Optimus
Universe Hound (Ravage is OK too)
Generations (dlx) Warpath
Generations Waspinator
Generations Arcee
CW Megatron (OK, a bit big for my taste, but everything else is pretty nifty.)

(lots of honorable 'nearly there' mentions, and stuff that I like now, but I don't know if they'll hold appeal long term)

RTS/United Jazz is definitely a "really like it, but..." toy for me. The "as the arms go, so goes the chest" torso and that uncharacteristic Judge Dredd scowl are the black marks on an otherwise very nice figure.

 

man, classic is practically 10 years old, huh?

my 10 in no order:

• mirage
• hound
• thundercracker (i do like the seeker mold)
• hot rod
• jetfire (or one of his repaints, its a fun mold)
• jazz
• cyclonus
• wreck gar
• the powerglide mold is fun too
• i also like the thunderwing/black shadow mold

 

-Gen Kup
-Gen Sideswipe
-Gen Sunstreaker
-Gen Drift (good luck finding a cheap one)
-FoC Bumblebee and Cliffjumper
-Gen Arcee
-Gen Coneheads

The list could go on.

 

Another one? Why? I am geniunely curious as to why anyone would recommend that mold.

 

- RTS Wreck Gar
- CW Powerglide
- Classics Voyager Optimus Prime
- Gen Hound with Ravage
- CW Ultra Magnus
- Uni Inferno
- Classics Jazz
- Leader Jetfire
- CW Devastator

At first I didn't want to added Classics Prime but the alternative is blah.

 

This question is to hard lol i have almost all classics.

If i had to nail it down to one i would say wfc prime is a must have

 

I don't have much to add to the list, but I'm pretty surprised that Classics/RTS Bumblebee only popped up about three times in this thread. (And I'm surprised Hasbro never bothered recycling it for the Throttlebots.)

 

Classics Bumblebee is a really good toy. It's fun to play with and is a good representation of Bumblebee. Aside from him, Classics voyager Prime, but this is almost a given, or at one point it was.

 

rhinox and the lambo mold for sure. OG BB is a gem but i don't like the original paint job.

 

Awesome collection! Thanks for sharing   But I am trying to be as selective as possible as my MP collection already eats up most of my display space :/

And that's the real problem here, I like so many figures that have been suggested, to think going into this thread I assumed there would be very little I would want haha

Yeah when I write 'classics' it's to avoid 'chug'. I have an irrational aversion to the term...

So wreck-garr and hotrod have popped up in equally positive and negative lights in this thread, I am really torn about including them on my list at this point

 

Well if I have to narrow it down to just one... then easily Henkei Convoy with the G3 Trailer  



Please ignore the photo-bombing combiner  

 

Here are the best ones I would recommend:

• Reveal the Shield Scout Class Windcharger - This one might be hard to find, but it has a better animation style look and is definitely better than the TR Legends figure, IMO.
• Generations Voyager Class Springer - One of the best triple changers ever made. Each mode is well balanced and has no visible drawbacks that some triple changers suffer like kibble, joints, etc. By extension I would also say Generations Sandstorm who is a remold of Springer.
• Classics 1.0 Deluxe Mirage - Has a sleek alt mode and a robot mode to match. The combiner wars figure is ok, but I prefer the unique look Classics 1.0 has without the combiner parts.
• Generations Legends Cosmos - Mainly because everyone should at least have 1 Cosmos figure in their collection. This one is the more articulated than the older Legends class figure from the Universe 2.0 line.
• Generations Leader Class Jetfire/Classics 1.0 Voyager Class Jetfire - I listed this as a tie because both figures are great and have various pros and cons depending on which one you find easier to get. Both have extra armor and masks that can be removed or added for more play value and have incredible articulation.

"Honorable Mention" recommendations go to United Deluxe Class Stepper and Voyager Class Artfire. I didn't list these in my main recommendations because they are more obscure characters and most casual and new TF fans might not be familiar with them. Also they were Japan book mail-away exclusives but various online collector shops carried them here at pretty high prices. After awhile though said online stores started clearing them out at better to manage prices. Stepper uses the RTS Deluxe Class Jazz mold and comes with a Targetmaster while Artfire uses Universe 2.0 Inferno/Grapple's mold and also has two targetmaster figures. If you want something unique in your collection that not everyone might have and if you can find them at a good price, I'd recommend picking them up.

 

huh, i don't know if i was lucky or what, but the locking chest has never been an issue from me: I have Stepper here on my desk and i can pick him up by the front of his hood and shake him vigorously and nothing moves. he's VERY tight. I don't recall Jazz being any different.

I'd easily rank him top 5 all-time Classics.

i actually have always been bugged by the Inferno/Grapple mold because it lacks a proper waist ~ he's basically a cube on legs ~ all he needed was a T-crotch that came down a little lower to fix that. the flap that hides the fact that his hips attach to the body too-high is really tacky looking too.

That said, i think the complaints of modern hollowness are far different: things that used to look/feel solid now just aren't, and often are leaving unsightly gaps ~ the Blurr mold is a great example of hot to do it right, where the hollow bits mostly cover themselves up, but examples like PMOPs forearms are just unforgivable. It looks so cheep and tacky.

I really miss the days when flip-out forearms had opening panels that covered the hollows.

Can't argue there. Will always wish that mold had been a voyager, would have been much better scale-wise AND you'd have had the room to solve most of the problems it had. In a vacuum, i still like it (i actually love the coneheads in that mold ~ i think their heads fix some of the proportion issues and they historically HAD oversized weapons compared to the Seekers), but it's got some serious problems.

i really don't think the new Hot Rod looks that much better: for every improvement he's got a new detriment, and he still suffers from some goofy proportions. I like it, and the character enough to buy it and have both, but neither is scratching my itch for a definitive Hot Rod ~ the new ones proportions might be even worse then the old one with the humungoid shoulders and overly lanky body.

 

I don't see enough Whirl in this thread.

 

maybe because he has those horrible reverse angle legs? (completely and totally ruins the figure for me)

 

A lot of good ones have been mentioned, but I have not seen anyone mention Generations Cyclonus. I love that figure. Just so good looking. The 2 pack with Hot Rod version is all lighter purple like the cartoon where as the generations is more toy colored. I've got both and they are great.

Also I'm one of the few people I think that like the Ironhide / Ratchet molds. They're a bit complex to transform but I think they look good.

 

TOTALLY agree on Cyclonus, he's absolutely a "can't miss".

 

Cyclonus was mentioned in the 3rd post and at least once per page so far. I never liked how the lower lega are not secure in alt mode.

i don't understand the dislike of the Hot Rod mold. It's not the best, but it has a nice alt mode and the ability to store that ridiculous weapon. I like the alt mode better than the upcoming TR release.

I think the best molds have been mentioned: BB, Hound, Inferno, Jetfires, Springer, Arcee, and Black Shadow.