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by DanielD
We always went to my grandparents on Christmas eve, and one year, one of them gave me Galvatron.
So, I went home, and I never slept on christmas eve nite, and I played and played with my Galvatron...Especially the little button that made noise... About 2am, my older sister, came in, and took my Galvatron away. I got it back the next day, but I was soo upset.:)
Merry Christ-MAX
by Saalr
It was thr Christmas way back in . . . okay not that far back.
It was 1991 I think and there was nothing more in the world that I wanted than to get Fortress Maximus. After a lot of wishing
I had the greatest experience when 'Santa' came and there was this hue box beside the tree.
I didn't even have to open it to know what it was.
So that's how I ot my 2-ft Fotress Maximus.
I'm already 15 but I still play with.
All his parts are still there.
Birthday loss
by Jacob
On my 6th birtday, I got a Decepticon. It was kewl...it was my very first bad guy. My mom didn't like it though. So that night I played and played with it when finally, I decided I would hide it. Well, I put it in my bottom drawer...and when I woke up, it wasn't there. I knew my mom had stolen it but she didn't admit it till 10 years later!
Comix
by irq909
I found my Fortress Maximus the other day and now he stands guard over the firewall.
Prosperous Trip
by Charles
In 1995, I went to China to visit my Relatives.
For some reason, Headmasters, Targetmasters, and Powermasters were just becomeing popular there. Back then, I was only 8 or 9. I wasnt really collecting Transformers then. I mean I knew their names and stuff, but I wasn't all interested in them.
Anyway, Transformers were everywhere. Ripoffs were everywhere too. I knew what a Transformer box looked like so I didnt get ripped off. There were two specific Tfs that I remember seeing everywhere. Scorponoks, and Chromedome seemed the most popular. My parents, my aunt, and I went shopping one day. And in the store, I remember looking at a wall of "Masters". I had to have spent at least 2 hours reading all the Tech Specs.
For some Unknown reason, I didnt know why I didnt ask for any of then. ( Doh!) any ways, my aunt came looking for me to try on a shirt. On the way to trying out the tshirt, I saw the biggest tf in my life. Fortmax. When I was asked if I wanted it, I nodded.(Even though I didnt know what it was). When my mom said I couldnt get it, I wailed and I screamed and I cried for no reason.(I didnt even know what it was!)
We went back to where we were staying. By the next day, I totally forgot that I had even seen a Fortmax. My aunt came over and wispered that she had got me "it".
What was "it"? I looked in the closet, and there "it" was. A Fort Max. I wasnt exactly leaping for joy but I was happy. I stuck all the stickers on him and transformered the most stiff transformer I had ever transformered in my life. I'm so glad I cried.
Now I have a boxed and complete Fortress Maximus with my large collection. If you don't want any Transformer, Email me!
TF: The Movie
by CheeC
This isn't really a story about the toys, though I've probably got a few up my sleeve somewhere.
It's about the movie. I remember when I was about 8 or 9, I asked my cousin (who is about 15 years older than me)to buy me a copy of the TF movie on video when he went away on a business trip. When he got back, with the tape, it was some of the best times of my childhood!
I must have watched the tape about a million times, so much so that I managed to memorise every sinlge line in the entire movie! Heck, I still remember a few classic lines now ("Now, light our darkest hour...")!!
I used to recite the entire movie from memory when I got bored or when I had to wait a long time (I figured it was an hour and a bit long, so if I could recite the whole movie, an hour would pass by :)
Unfortunately, I lent my tape of it out to an accquaintance, and never got it back :(
At least it's still available at the local video store. I think it's about time I paid a visit to the Video Cave...
My first TF
by StarscreamsGhost
Way back in 1984 my older brother Steve was really into Transformers. He was 9 and I was 6. I liked them too, but since I'm a girl my parents insisted I only liked them because Steve did and they kept on buying me crap like My Little ponies and Barbies and stuff. *Gag* I never did get any TFs of my own until recently.
TF: The Movie (Cont'd.)
by Albert
I was only about 6 or so when I first saw the movie. My mom had rented it for me cuz I was sick at home that day. Anyhow, I was kinda confused the first time I saw it because it focused on characters that weren't the most popular to say the least. So there I was, with my Optimus mask, OP PJs and whatnot, and then I see my hero get shot over and over. I dropped my toys and fell silent. I was scarred for life.
I'm like a decade older now and I still go back and watch my fave movie of all time for like the thousandth time and I still share that same enthusiasm I had back then.
I wish they'd make another movie with the old guys in the same style. Of course, Optimus would have the same voice.
My fave TFs are Optimus, Blitzwing, Soundwave, Shockwave, Wheeljack (I can't believe they killed him in teh movie!) Cyclonus and Ironhide (Hey, who else can take five shots before dying?).
Meg-a-Croc and the Coffee Mug of Doom
by OptiMoose
Some time ago, I bought the Batimus Primal/Meg-a-Croc package, plus a Cheetor. The trio went on top of my PC monitor - Oppy and Megs in robot, Cheetor as barrier between the two. For space reasons, I place my coffee mug on the desktop, directly in front of the monitor. Sometimes, when I accidently bumb against the desk, Meg-a-Croc tumbles out of balance, and more than once does a precise landing in the coffee mug right below him! Which looks very funny, as just the feet remain visible... and I always thought, Crocodiles were capable of swimming. The only drawback is that his mug-diving causes coffee floodings on occasion, and that his weapon usually falls off and I have to fish it from the bottom of the mug.
Fondest Memories
by Springer
I remember whenever my parents went to the local store, Fred Meyer, my brother and I would run to the toy section and check out the new Transformers that came in. Mom and Dad would find us sitting in the middle of the aisle reading tech specs and begging for one.
Anyway, we would get home with our new Transformer and just stare at it, playing mock battles while they were still in the boxes. I'm 18 now, and I still look back with a smile each time I pass the toy section at Fred Meyer's. Then I go straight to Wal-Mart and buy a Beast Wars toy, while the little kids around me look up with wonder at the same toys I did when I was their age.
I hope Transformers never dies. I hope I can collect TF's with my own kids some day. Nah, I'd steal 'em probably, if I liked them enough. :-]
Til All Are One!!
Classic Transformer
By Legion
I don't understand what's with the present day Transformers.
Well what I'm trying to say was when I was young and when you got a Transformer well there were metal parts on them.
You can crash them together and none of their parts will pop off. Nowadays their isn't even a sign of metal on them and it seems
to me that when you transform them they can fall out off transformation easily. I think the beast are create and the transformation are awesome.
but the old classic style Transformers were the best. They were sturdy and strong and heck they last longer. I'm 21 now and my 9 yr brother is playing with my old Optimus Prime, Lazer Beak, the complete Aerobouts that I keep since I was young.
Yummi
by BarkaTron
It was about 10 years ago(I think), I got the Headmasters for my birthday. They were my favorite.
So after I opened them I left them out in my room, it was time to go eat cake. When I got back to my room my dog was in there eating the heads from my headmasters. So we took the dog to the vet and they Doctor said that nature would take it's course.
And he said that it was a good thing the dog was big. So about 2 days later when we took the dog out to do it's 'stuff' out came the heads.
Bye-bye Blaster
by Roland
One Christmas I hit the motherload. I got Jetfire (aka Skyfire), and Blaster. Two big bad-ass Autobots. Cool, right? Well it so happened my nephew Desmond was also a Transformers fan and my mom felt bad cause she didn't have time to get him a gift so she 'suggested' I give Blaster to Desmond. After a great amount of detestment I finally gave in.
I gave my big bad-ass Blaster away only to visit Desmond a few months later finding it in the bottom of a toy heap in a closet with an arm missing.
Now that I think about it, I should have taking his Stunticons back with me. They form Menosaur you know.
He was about as big as Blaster.
OH! The Movie!
by Matt Welz
Call me a stereotypical male, but I can probably count the times I've cried on one hand within the last 15 years or so.
I completely remember seeing the Movie all by myself the day it came out, I coulnd't have been any older than 10. I have probably seen it about ten thousand times since then, and every time I hear the song "You got the touch, You got the Power!" it never ceases to send a tidal wave of shivers up and down my spine. As for that horrid OP death scene, I still get choked up even though I can quote the entire movie.
As for a cartoon, this movie has taken me on more emotional roller coasters than crap like Oprah. TF the Movie is arguably one of the greatest pieces of entertainment EVER!
My Love Of The Transformers
by Galvatron
I recently as in yesterday bought a brand new copy of the Transformers movie. I love it it is the greatest show ever.
I like the Beast Wars stuff but the old stuff is the greatest. I only wish I hadn't taped all the old episodes on Beta tapes that now don't work otherwise I could watch all the old shows. Remember I belong to no one!
Bye bye JetFire
by SkyFire
A couple years ago say about 1989 my baby sister was born, and in my family it is a tridition to give the oldest brother a gift of good luck.
I was given JetFire. I was so happy. He was my favorite (except for Fortmax). But the next year when I went to school one day
I left my JetFire on my bed (Big Mistake).
When I got home I saw he was missing. I know it had to have been to do with my sister getting into trouble. I was right, she got into my room and took JetFire and slamed him around on the ground on the wall and any other place you could think of.
I was angry. I cried and cried. My mom said there was nothing I could do and she was right.
I still never got a new one. If you have one for sale or trade email me. I may be 14 but I still love the things.
The way TF's used to be made
by Cage
I was at a young age when I got my first Transformer. I had seen em in stores for awhile and I loved the TV series....
My first Transformer was the autobot Jetfire (who is Skyfire in the series I think). The legs were solid, screwed together metal
and the rest of the body strong durable plastic. In fact after all these years and much play I still have Jetfire sitting on my shelf, only missing an arm.
Perusing the toy stores just b4 Christmas I noted how the newer Transformers were *much* smaller, made of cheap plastic
and the Transformations were also simpler.
*sigh* Those were the days...
The Real Planet of Cybertron
by Dustin Haly
I was only about 5 when I got my first Transformer. It was the Autobot Blaster.
I've still got him (along with almost every transformer they made) locked away in a shed. I even made a city for them out of wood. I have Autobot City and Fortress Maximus side by side guarding against the forces of Trictaton and Scorponok.
I have a lot of the episodes but I didn't get probably the best one. The one where Grimlock constructs the Technobots. Boy, I really wanted that episode. I finally found it yesterday though. I bought it and a bunch of others I didn't have from an old man selling them from the back of his trunk. I wish that they would put the show back on at a normal time and channel so I could watch them.
I am still watching out for any Transformers memorbelia. All I need is a little Energon and a lot of luck.
Good Times
by terrance W
I remember Transformers. They were the bomb. I loved them I still have the movie and had two tapes in which I taped the original episodes. However, due to the tragedies of time, they are gone. The worst part about all this is that I know where they are. Well, I don't make the same mistake twice, I recently taped all of the first season's Beast Wars.
I just recently discovered the fandom out there. I thought I was the last person on Earth who still liked them. It's good to know there are still loyal Transformer fans out there. Right now I am looking for the old episodes and if anyone happens to find some please e-mail me, I also need a copy of the movie, my suitemate turns out to be a big fan too, but I don't want to give him my copy. Oh well, once a Transformer fan always a Transformer fan. for life. Toooooo sweeettt.
An Evolution of Sorts
by Tysiri
Perhaps it's just me, but I think the older stuff is the best of the lot. Made a whole lot more sense. Robots that turned into
machines.
Nowadays, you've got Transformers turning into gorillas and the like...With fur and everything. Explain to me please how
they go from Optimus being a semi to a gorilla or Megatron from a gun to a dinosaur... What was wrong with the older versions?
Those were definately my favorite. Skywarp and Sideswipe, most of all. In fact, my only complaint with the original series was that Jetfire/Skyfire (the toy at least) was nothing more than a rip-off of Robotech's Veritechs. And am I the only one who's noticed several different series of Transformers out now? BeastWars, CarWars... And a different Optimus in each one...Please, someone...Give me the older ones. Better made, better crafted, better thought-out, better all around.
Beasties!!!
by Grifonox
Beasties are cool! I have the entire collection of Beasties toys and other cool stuff. The new Optimus is really cool, he's my favourite Maximal and Quickstrike. What are your favourite Beasties?
Bumblebee and Friends
by Paul Davies
Why did everyone always pick on Bumblebee? Megatron says capture an autobot - He gets Bumblebee! Is it bad karma or something?
Loss of some Friends and a bit More
by bored
By the time I was 6 I owned the entire collection of classic Transformers except Optimus Prime who was always out of stock.
One day my mom came home with a large box. I opened it up and there was Optimus Prime staring back at me.
That night my mom and dad had a big fight that led into divorce after a couple days. My mom put all of my Transformers in a storage somewhere and stopped paying the bills to keep them there so they were taken away.
I lost everything in the matter of a couple days including every Transformer made at the time.
"I still function . . . "
by Nitwicky
Transformers the Movie was perhaps the greatest moment of my prepubescent life. The death of Optimus was the only time I can ever remember crying in a movie theater. And Arcee was the focus of many a strange youthful lusting. Those were the days.
The Good Old Days...
by Wolverine
Well...I'm currently 28. So I remember when Transformers first came around. I was in Junior High or High School at the time. The toys were all metal, not the wimpy cheap-o plastics of today. The cartoon didn't have the annoying cybertron computer graphics popping up every couple o' minutes.
My first Transformer was Skywarp (ya know...the purple Decepticon jet). Shortly followed by SunStreaker. I still have them and hey, even at 28, I pull 'em out and mess around with them every now and then.
Well...til Hot Rod steps on Daniel...
My Sick In Bed Transformer
by Essex
It was when I was about ten and I was extremley sick and in bed. All I would do all day was play with my little Transformers and watch the cartoon.
My Mom felt sorry for me and decided to get me a new Transformer. The next day my Mom came into my room with a large bag, and out of the bag she pulled out Trypticon.
I was in total shock! Me and my Mom spent the next hour putting in his stickers. To this day I still have him plus other old Transformers and new Beast Wars toys!
Fanatic
by Tommy Wallace
Back in the mid 80's Transformers were the big thing, I loved them, I taped every episode I saw.
Now finding my tapes, I remember all the fun I had with Transformers. I didn't realize how much a little show and toys could mean to a child.
Decepticon vs Autobot bro vs bro
by Gavin
I'll never forget, me and my brother had every Transformer made up untill about 1991, my first Transformer being Soundwave. Every day we would take out hundreds of Transformers, me having all the Decepticons and my brother, Tucker having all the Autobots. We would have huge wars and created bases out of wood and card board that took up our entire rooms.
Im 22 now and recall those days like they were only minutes away. Now all my Transformers do, the few that I have left, is sit there and look cool. Oh well, what I would do to be a kid again.
The Beginning
by Joe Beaver
It was May 30 when my mom handed me $40.
We stopped by Toys r Us were my friend Dirk and I ran through the doors. We instantly headed for the Beast Wars section.Soon I had the Maximal leader Optimus Primal in my hands.
Bigger than Life
by Robert
I think it was August 24, 1986 when Transformers: the Movie came out. I was about 10 and anxious to see it after watching all the previews on TV.
I remember I couldn't sleep the night before, I just kept looking at my watch. Then after church the big moment came. Seeing the TF on the Big Screen. It was (IS) so good that I watched it twice that day. Then when the movie came out on video I just had to get it.
To this day (original box) I still have it. Even when I watch it, I still clean the VCR heads before putting it in.
Come to think of it I haven't watched it since I started college (Lately I've been watching Beast Wars)...Time for some TF!
I should of have been an ME
by Phoenyx
I think I was about 6 years old, having just gotten Wheeljack.
My little brother decided that he wanted him as well. One of us grabbed his head, the othre his body. We pulled, and Wheeljack's head popped of and landed in the step-way to the van we were in. My dad was just about to come into the van when I retrieved Wheeljack's head from the step. I took a look at how they went together and managed to get his head back on.
Still have that guy 12-13 years later. And the head's still on.
The Movie
by Brian(The young Jedi Knight)
I remenber when I was 3 I was on vaction in Ohio when my dad took me to see the movie.
I remenber a few parts like Megatron becoming Galvatron, Primes death, and Hot Rod opening the Matrix.
A few days ago I went to a blockbuster and to my surprise I found TF the movie. I'm watching it right now. Starscream just got blown away by Galvatron, such memorys.
I'm now 14 and I'm thinking of starting to collect the Beast Wars toy. TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUT
Michael
by Death Angel
I never liked TF at first, until my little brother made a bet with me, and I lost. My punishment was that I had to watch his favorite movie, all the way through, with him, without cracking an insult.
I watched it, and figured,'hey, this isnt half bad' so I started getting into it. I was about 8, and I am now a 14 year old girl that still watches the original movie whenever I can. I am also way into 'Beast Wars" too.
The lost Micromasters
by Willytron
When I was about 6 i got my first TF's, they were Astrotrain, Grimlock, Snarl and Shockwave. This one is the only one that hasn't
lasted until today.
When we moved to another city he had already been lost forever, but since the series had not been broadcasted here, in Spain I soon forgot about it. But at the age of 12, the series were brought, both American and Japanese ones, and soon the toyline appeared again.
I was really happy, the first of this wave I had was Hotspot, and I later got the 5 Protectobots.There was a problem: the guys who brought'em in forgotten about the termic stick with the symbol, but no matter.
Later I began to collect Micromasters, Combaticons, and single Autobots, such as Tracks. The japanese toys never arrived officially,
so I bought the pirate versions of them, really awfull, they were the 6 members from Leocaesar, the 6 ones from Landcross, the 3 from Roadcaesar, and the seacon Nautilator(with a colour scheme of fucsia pink, bright green, and blue).By my birthday I
got Optimus Prime. A friend and I bought the 6 Constructicons, but... NO PARTS OF DEVASTATOR were found among them!!.
Before we moved back to Madrid, (we were in Murcia), and there I got two Aerialbots, the leader and a black jet, and two Stunticons, the leader and a white lamborghini. Lately, TF were stopped to be broadcasted, and the toyline was weakened with a very bizarre toys (but others, like Megatron or Starscream were never sold). They really didn't sell too many Decepticons, from between which you can find the most awesome TF's.
The Beast Wars had been broadcasted a few months ago, and I've bought the Optimus-Megatron Bat-croc set, really better than I hoped. As you can see, they haven't worried quite a lot about us in Spain, in reference about toys, but, anyways, they're so cool as always Willytron, TERRORIZE!! >:D+
Optimus is finally mine
by Dave Uptegrove
I remember when I was a little kid the Transformer I wanted the most was Optimus Prime. But sadly I never got him. Then
a couple years ago, when they made the remakes of the original Transformer, I had some birthday money and bought the remake of Optimus.
It was still is my favortie Toy. I'm now 16 and I was playing with it just the other day.
One of the worst Tf Disasters of my life
by Sound Wave
This story really reeks. When I was little (10 or 11), my dad was into collecting old radios.
He would go to a huge auction every monday morning and by the ones he was looking for.
Sometimes I went with him (which I don't know why) and watch him get all of these old Radios.
Since that wasn't any fun, I wandered off to another section of the auction.
Suprisingly enough, a mint condition megatron (in box) was being auctioned off.
I listened to the bidding and noticed that it was only at $2.00. I got it on it and noticed
that the highest bid was only 50 cents! I raised it to $1.00 and since there was only old people
there, they didn't realize the value of this thing and stopped bidding! So I got the thing for $1.00!!!!!
I was very happy and went back and showed it to my dad. He did seem very impressed and he needed
my help to carry a big radio into his truck. I set my prised possession down and helped my dad with it.
When I came back to get it...... it was gone!!!!! I was obviously mad and I still haven't gotten over it!!
TF: The Greatest Movie Ever
by Brandon Lusk
In August 1986 my mom took me and my friends (I was 10 at the Time) to see Transformers the Movie. It is to this date my all time favorite animated movie.
I cried of couse when OP died and I only wished that more Decepticons would have died in the Movie. If I could change just one thing I would have included Omega Supreme (My All Time Favorite) as the shuttle by which OP would have arrived to save Autobot
City.
He would have his revenge against the Constructicons By Destroying Devastator in an awsome fight. I would even be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice and have Omega crushed in the Hands of Unicron so long as those crappy Constructicons would have died. OH well! I guess we can only dream our own TF: the Movie SPECIAL EDITION.
Movie Memories
by Will
I recently saw the new transformers cartoons while my little brother was watching. The memories of the first series rushed back to
me.
I never liked the concept of Beasties, you can call me a traditionalist but I loved the old series when I was a kid (and still do).
My fondest memory was going to the movie theatre with my older brother and my dad the very first day that the Transformers movie was being played. I so was exited and had the date circled on my calendar. It was well into the movie and i thought that this was the best movie of all time. I've was never so excited and was litteraly on the edge of my seat. I heard an annoying sound and looked to my right to see my dad was out cold and snoring!
Guard
by irq909
I found my Fortress Maximus the other day and now he stands guard over
the firewall.
The Begining
by Joe Beaver
It was May 30 when my mom handed me $40.We stopped by Toys r Us were my friend Dirk and I ran through the doors.We instantly headed for the Beast Wars section.Soon I had the maximal leader Optimus Primal in my hands
Decepticon vs Autobot bro vs bro
by Gavin
I'll never forget me and my brother had every transformer made up untill
about 1991 my first transforemer being soundwave. Every day we would take
out hundreds of transformers me having all the decepticons and my brother,
Tucker having all the autobots. We would have huge wars and created bases
out of wood and card board that took up our entire rooms. Im 22 now and
recall those days like they were only minutes away. Now all my transformers
do, the few that I have left, is sit there and look cool. Oh well, what I
would do to be a kid again.
Bigger than life
by Robert
I think it was August 24, 1986 when Transformers
the movie came out. I was about 10 and anxious
to see it after watching all the previews on Tv.
I remember I couldn't sleep the night before, I
just kept looking at my watch. Then after church
the big moment came. Seeing the TF on the BIG
SCREEN. It was (IS) so good that I watched it
twice that day. Then when the movie came out on
video I just had to get it. To this day (original
box) I still have it. Even when I watch it, I
still clean the VCR heads before putting it in.
Come to think of it I haven't watched it since I
started college(Lately I've been watching Beast
Wars)...Time for some TF!
I should of have been an ME
by Phoenyx
I think I was about 6 years old, having just gotten Wheeljack. My little brother decided that he wanted him as well. One of us grabbed his head, the othre his body. We pulled, and Wheeljack's head popped of and landed in the step-way to the van we were in. My dad was just about to come into the van when I retrieved Wheeljack's head from the step. I took a look at how they went together and managed to get his head back on. Still have that guy 12-13 years later. And the head's still on.
The Movie
by Brian(The young jedi knight)
I remenber when I was 3 I was on vaction in Ohio
when my dad took me to see the movie. I remenber a
few parts like Megatron becoming Galvatron, Primes
death, and Hot Rod opening the Matrox. A few
days ago I went to a blockbuster and to my surprise
I found TF the movie. I'm watching it right
now. Starscream just got blown away by Galvatron, such
memorys. I'm now 14 and I'm thinking of starting to collect
the Beast Wars toy. TRANSFORM AND ROLL OUT
TFThe Greatest Movie Ever
by Brandon Lusk
In August 1986 my mom took me and my friends (I was 10 at the Time)
to see Transformers the Movie. It is to this date my all time favorite animated movie.
I cried of couse when OP died and I only wished that more Decepticons would have died
in the Movie. If I could change just one thing I would have included Omega Supreme
(My All Time Favorite) as the shuttle by which OP would have arrived to save Autobot
City. He would have his revenge against the Constructicons
By Destroying Devastator in an awsome fight. I would even be willing
to make the ultimate sacrifice and have Omega crushed in the Hands
of Unicron so long as those crappy Constructicons would have died
OH well! I guess we can only dream our own TF: the Movie SPECIAL EDITION.
One of the worst Tf Disasters of my life
by Sound Wave
This story really reeks. When I was little (10 or 11), my dad was into collecting old radios.
He would go to a huge auction every monday morning and by the ones he was looking for.
Sometimes I went with him (which I don't know why) and watch him get all of these old Radios.
Since that wasn't any fun, I wandered off to another section of the auction.
Suprisingly enough, a mint condition megatron (in box) was being auctioned off.
I listened to the bidding and noticed that it was only at $2.00. I got it on it and noticed
that the highest bid was only 50 cents! I raised it to $1.00 and since there was only old people
there, they didn't realize the value of this thing and stopped bidding! So I got the thing for $1.00!!!!!
I was very happy and went back and showed it to my dad. He did seem very impressed and he needed
my help to carry a big radio into his truck. I set my prised possession down and helped my dad with it.
When I came back to get it...... it was gone!!!!! I was obviously mad and I still haven't gotten over it!!
Optimus is finally mine
by Dave Uptegrove
I remember when I was a little kid the
Transformer I wanted the most was Optimus
Prime. But sadly I never got him. Then
a couple years ago, when they made the remakes
of the original Transformer, I had some
birthday money and bought the remake of Optimus.
It was still is my favortie Toy. I'm now 16
and I was playing with it just the other day.
MIA Micromasters
by Willytron
When I was about 6, I got my first TF's. I don't really remember the order, but I recall they were the following: Astrotrain, Grimlock, Snarl and Shockwave. This last got lost, and I havenīt never found it. before, we moved to another city, the TF toys were not sold then, but since the TV series was never broadcasted here in Spain, I really did not worry too much about it. But at the age of 12, the series was brought, and I begun to remember again my old TF toys and wanted more toys to be sold. They lated a bit, but they begun to arrive. The first ones were the protectobots, the combaticons, and a few autobots: Wheeljack, a red Lamborghini, Inferno, Tracks,and Prowl. I got the five protectobots, the five combaticons and the autobots from Inferno to Prowl. Later more TF were brought: Optimus Prime and the Micromasters.From these last I had a lot of them, including the bases, Countdown and a big plane and two base-vehicles: a tank and a helicopter. The next TF to be sold were a !
bizarre ones, that I never saw in the series, from which I bought the decepticon green plane Talon. The constructicons were also sold, and a friend and I bought'em 6, but...No way to combine them into Devastator!! With Hotspot and Onslaught came the Defensor and Bruticus head, feet, etc. but no part of Devastator was found between any of the constructicons. I was very angry when I realized it, it was a fraud. At the age of 14 my family moved back to Madrid, and my father took "care" of my things, making into lost all my Micromasters, besides the GiJoes and the rubber-Taiwan-made dragons. These last were the ones I less cared about, it was the fact of having lost my micromasters forever what really angered me. By the way, during my staying in the other city (Murcia) I got some of the japanese series, TF Victory, toys but they were pirate, since the officials were not sold (if so, I woul have prefered them). They were the 6 members of Landcross, the 6 ones of Leocaesar, the 3 on!
es of Roadcaesar, and also pirate, the seacon Nautilator (with a horrible colour scheme in fucsia pink, bright green, and blue). At the time back in Madrid the Aerialbots, the Stunticons and more single TF's, like Astrotrain, Springer... were sold. From them I got the aerialbot leader, a black aerialbot, the stunticon leader, a bone colour lamborghini stunticon, and Springer. Before, I lost them from sight until now, when Iīm 19, and the Beas Wars series have recently been broadcasted. I have bought the bat-croc Optimus-Megatron, and I wanna get Insecticon and Terrorsaur. As you can see, neither the half of TF toys has arrived officially to this forgotten country of the edge of Europe, not all of the Beast Wars are sold, they have forgotten Tigatron, Cheetor, and Airazor. Hope you enjoyed this TF biografy of mine, greetings from Willytron, TERRORIZE!1998 >:D
The lost Micromasters
by Willytron
When I was about 6 i got my first TF's,
they were Astrotrain, Grimlock, Snarl and
Shockwave. This one is the only one that hasn't
lasted until today. When we moved to another city
he had already been lost forever, but since
the series had not been broadcasted here, in Spain
I soon forgot about it. But at the age of
12, the series were brought, both american
and japanese ones, and soon the toyline appeared again.
I was really happy, the first of this wave I
had was Hotspot, and I later got the 5 protectobots.
There was a problem: the guys who brought'em
in forgotten about the termic stick with the symbol,
but no matter. Later I began to collect micromasters,
combaticons, and single autobots, such as
Tracks. The japanese toys never arrived officially,
so I bought the pirate versions of them,
really awfull, they were the 6 members from Leocaesar,
the 6 ones from Landcross, the 3 from Roadcaesar,
and the seacon Nautilator(with a colour scheme of fucsia
pink, bright green, and blue).By my birthday I
got Optimus Prime. A friend and I botght the
6 constructicons, but... NO PARTS OF
DEVASTATOR were found among them!!. before,
we moved back to Madrid, (we were in Murcia),
and there I got two Aerialbots, the leader
and a black jet, and two Stunticons, the
leader and a white lamborghini. Lately, TF
were stopped to be broadcasted, and the toyline was weakened
with a very bizarre toys (but others, like
Megatron or Starscream were never sold). They
really didn't sell too many decepticons,
from between which you can find the most
awesome TF's. The Beast Wars had been broadcasted a
few months ago, and I've bought the Optimus-Megatron
Bat-croc set, really better than I hoped.
As you can see, they haven't worried quite a
lot about us in Spain, in reference about toys,
but, anyways, they're so cool as always Willytron,
TERRORIZE!! >:D+
Prosperous Trip
by Charles
In 1995, I went to China to visit my Relatives.
For some reason, Headmasters, Targetmasters, and
poweremasters were just becomeing popular there. Back
then, I was only 8 or 9. I wasnt really collecting
Transformers then. I mean I knew their names
and stuff, but I wasnt all interested in them.
Anyway, Transformers were everywhere. Ripoffs were
everywhere too. I knew what a transformer box looked like
so i didnt get ripped off. There were two specific
Tfs that I remember seein everywhere. Scorpanoks,
and Chromedome seemed the most popular. My parents,
my aunt, and I went shopping one day. And in the store,
I remember looking at a wall of "Masters". I had to
have spent at least 2 hours reading all the Tech Specs.
For some Unknown reason, I didnt know why I didnt ask
for any of then. ( Doh!) any ways, my aunt came looking
for me to try on a shirt. on the way to trying out the tshirt,
I saw the bigist tf in my life. Fortmax. When I was asked
if i wanted it, i nodded.(Even though I didnt know What it
was)When my mom said I couldnt get it, I wailed and I screamed
and I cryed for no reason.(I didnt even know what it was!)
We went back to where we were staying. by the next day,
I totally forgot that I had even seen a Fortmax. My
aunt came over and wispered that she had got me "it".
What was "it"? I looked in the closet, and there
"it" was. A fort max. I wasnt exactly leaping for joy
but I was happy. I stuck all the stickers on him
and transformered the most stiff transformer I had ever
transformered In my life. I'm so glad I cryed.
Now I have a boxed and complete Fortress Maximus
With my large collection. If you don't want any transformer,
Email me!
Michael
by Death Angel
I never liked tf at first, until my little brother made a bet with me, and i lost. My punishment was that i had to watch his favorite movie, all the way through, with him, without cracking an insult. i watched it, and figured,'hey, this isnt half bad' so i started getting into it. i was about 8, and i am now a 14 year old girl that still watches the origonal movie whenever i can. i am also way into 'Beast Wars" too.
Begining of a new collection
by Sam Larkin
This year or last year I decided to start collecting Transformers again.My first one purchased for my new collection was the Maximal Claw Jaw.
bye bye headmasters
by Kris
When I was little, about 8 or 9, I had two headmasters. A decepticon bat, and a autobot blue car. Well my brother got to them and lost the heads so I had headless headmasters :(. I still love transformers and am looking for the movie, but I still have some transformers.:)
THE LOST MEMORYS
by ADAM (JAZZ) RUCCI
I REMEMBER THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS, IT MUST HAVE BEEN AROUND 1990 OR 1989. I HAD JUST RECEIVED GALVATRON AND I WAS SO HAPPY. WHEN I WENT BACK TO SCHOOL THE FOLLOWING WEEK I BROUGHT GALVATRON WITH ME. ON THE BUS I LOST THE ORANGE GUN PEICE OF GALVATRON AND I WAS SO DEPRESSED. GALVATRON JUST ISN'T GALVATRON W/OUT HIS GUN.
2ND INCIDENT. MY FAV. TF WAS A BLUE THUNDERBIRD, I WAS ALWAYS LOSING IT. ONE DAY I LOST IT FOR GOOD. NOT A HAPPY MOMENT. I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER HIS NAME.
SOME ONE PLEASE HELP ME!
Old school man, in a new school land
by Rattrap
Boy, alots changed since the day. I remember when I was just about 5 years old. My mommy walked in the door of our house with a big bag full of stuff. I was a curious little tyke, and I ran in to check it out. Clothes,clothes, clothes, clo-what is this thingy? My Mom pulled it out for me and presented it to me. My first transformer! If I remember, it was my very favorite bumblebee(I love that guy!) I played for hours and hours, using it to beat the crap out of my GI joes. Time moved on, and I got more and more. By the time I was 8 I had at least 20 of them. And i had been endowed with mad transforming skills, so I never needed the instructions. But times change. Finding old transformers is very very difficult. But, I love Beast wars. I waited almost 2 years before buying them, condemning them as rip-offs, and insulting their plastic make. But on July 4th 1997, I had 30 bucks, and I wanted something to buy. And I gave in. I bought my first Beast Wars toy! It w!
as Airrazor. I was ready to put it down when I got in the car, but then: The limbs were insanely flexible, the transformation was very clever, and best of all it looked cool. I was addicted. Soon, I bought Snarl, Inferno, K-9, Jetstorm, Powerpinch, Quicksrtike, Air Hammer, Silverbolt, Lazorbeak, Magnaboss, and my first Transmetal, Cheetor. Yes sir, Beast wars rule. And I love the show. By the by, if anyone who reads this owns a Rattrap or transmetal Tarantulas, I will pay 10 bucks for each, or trade.
My Mom didn't come through
by Kenny Smith
Well, It happened like this, It was the episode after the one where the gun guy fell into the lava and changed, the last thing i seen was his hand come out of the lava and was really excited to see the next episode, well, i had a cub scout meeting and told my mom to record it, well she recorded something, it was Taxi on another station, i was so mad, I never did get to see the episode but it is a fond memory for me!!
youth
by Prowl
i remember when i was small we used to go to our grand
parents house for Xmas and i remember gettin the same toy
as my bro the one i remember most was once we went there
and there was a huge box and in the box was Metroplex
each of us got one i wish i was older then it would
porbably be in better condition now :(
sparking soundwave
by Chris Chamberlain
soundwave getting nuked in the microwave.
He sparked a lot.
Construticons Unite
by Rodimus Prime
When I was about 10, I was forced to go to Mexico for Christmas one year, when I Wanted to go to Disneyland. But before I left, a friend of mine had just gotten Grimlock and Slag for his Birthday present. We played all of the time but he kept saying he was winning because all I had was Bumble, Jazz and Ironhide. I protested but I knew he was right, they would never stand a chance. Then I went on my Mexican tripand down in Mexico at a small store just south of Mazatlan I saw a box set of all of the Constructicons in one box. I pleaded with my parents for money but they wouldn't give any to me. On christmas morning I got for cristmas a Puppett, candy some clothes and the Constructicons. I played with them for hours. When I got back I played with my friend again and when he got out Grimlock, Slag and Swoop which he had gotten for christmas, I pulled out my trump card and joined the Constructicons together to form Devestator. I won from then on until he moved away 7 months
later, but as for now the war was mine. "Constructicons, unite and form Devestator"!!
wonderful life
by Alexander wong
Being 9 or 10 years old and seeing the beggining of the movie I saw these stange looking robots and shouted at my dad, those are not transformers ! of course I was gutted after the heavy metal sound-track.
Sunstreaker's Head
by Rosemarie Tursi
Way back when Transformers first became
popular, my Brother Steve and I were really into
them. It was his birthday
party and he got his first two Transformers ever.
They were Sunstreaker and Starscream.
I broke the head off Sunstreaker five minutes after
he opened him. Steve started crying. My mom put the
head back on, but after that it never stayed on right.
Anyway, my brother collected many others after that but as he
got older he grew out of them and sold them all at garage sales.
I have hundreds of my own but my two favorites are Sunstreaker and Starscream
because I had them long before any others. The funny thing is, of all the original TF we owned
years ago, the only thing I have left is Sunstreaker's head.
Old new Tf fan
by Zisha roman
Way back when i was younger i used to love Tf. But I only started to watch beast wars last year. Buy that time all of my memories of the original where gone. Thanks to my cousin ( who's a real maniac about the show) I'm slowly regaining my memories.Now I'm on an everlasting search for an old tape with the old Tf'son it and I can't seem to find the new Transmetal Cheetor!!!!
Optimus long gone....tillnow
by Isaac Clubb
Ok sound familer to all of your stories but here go's.
when I was 5 we went to Cleveland for christmass
and I had asked for Omega supream and Optimus.
I was overwhelmed with joy but just a tad disapointed
when I didn't get omega but prime was more than enough for me
anyway when we got home the next morning my older brother asked
me if he could play with him so i said sure
then I went to the bathroom (you know that morning piss you have
to take) when I can back there was my brother
op in one had and his right arm in the other
well i cried for days.then in 92 my brother was
working at toys r us during the christmass season
and he mentioned how prime was back out in stores and I wanted him so
bad. well on christmass morning I got him. 7 years later my brother made
up for the one he broke. I just reasently turned my g2 prime into a g1 prime
and bought a g1 trailor at the flee marketso it's like i never lost him
i am now 17 and still play with him to this day.
the worst year of my life
by Scar Racer "destructocon"
I rember when I had about hundred
transformers, among them were Tryptocon,
and Metroplex. I lent Metroplex to a friend
and got it back in two pieces. I also lent
out Tryptocon to my cousin and have not
seen it since. that was the worse year I
ever had.
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