Top 15 of 2015

[Dynamo.Dave]

Top 15!

I get a fair bit of 3rd party, which I consider as part of my collection, so I'll have one list for both official and unofficial.

MT Quantron, specifically #1Strafe and #2Nosecone
MT did a great job with this whole set. A bit of a gamble to release them all at the same time, but I'm really happy I picked up this set at TFCon from Kooltoyz. I think the set overall is my favourite pickup of the year, but special shoutouts to Strafe (super tight in all modes and looks badass) and Nosecone (love the head sculpt on this one and the transformation is really cool - a bit weak as a leg but he stands up)

#3FP Volar TF deco
Excited for the 3rd release of FP's dinobots, Volar (Swoop) in the blue is really nice and the chrome wings really stand out in the display case.

#4MMC Salvia Prominon
Not gonna lie, I wanted this for the Solus Forge. The bot is cool, but the, uh, thing mode (alt mode) isn't the greatest. Love the colours and the detail is amazing. If you want this figure, get this version.

#5MMC Cynicus
Not-Vos is the first of the DJD I have. Got Commotus and Anachus on the way from Automaton in 2016. Love MMC.

#6CW Hot Spot
Stand out for Hasbro here. Reasonably posed, versatile, and a great alt mode!

#7CW Defensor
A bit of a cheat, but the whole bot put together looks the best of the CW scramble-city style releases so far (Don't have Devy yet). Great set pickup from Automaton earlier this year.

#8MP Tracks
I don't buy many MPs, but Tracks is great as a car. Bot mode kind of falls apart, but looks good!

#9RID2015 Strongarm
Basic playability, durable, satisfying. All good things here. Overpriced at $20.

#10RID2015 Drift
I love the orange! The car design is also super strong and slick looking. Scale is way off from anything, but whatever. He's cool. Overpriced at $20.

#11CW Deadend (whatever his name was) - the proper member of the team was an exclusive release. Glad to have him.

#12FP Diesel
My first pickup of 2015. Looks amazing! Holy god what a mess to transform though. Panels and panels and flippy panels, and panels with panels. No playability here. Looks wicked though.

#13MBC002 Military Titans set for FOC Bruticus.
Basically it made my FOC Bruticus into a really awesome action figure. I am never taking that thing apart. Big improvement in my books as I can display it, but it's loose as all hell.

#14 generations Scoop
Pretty cool guy! Got him on a TRU sale for 10 bucks. Great deal.

#15 Generations Jhiaxus
A really worthwhile redux of the Armada SS. Really vibrant orange.

Looks like orange was the colour of 2015...

[Undrave]

Originally Posted by Dynamo.Dave

#11CW Deadend (whatever his name was) - the proper member of the team was an exclusive release. Glad to have him.

Deadend wasn't an exclusive, I think you mean Wildrider who got released with the name Brake-Neck. Same mold as Deadend though so I can see the confusion.

Love the grey altmode with popping red botmode bits. I love to pose him and Offroad together, they make a nifty pair of brothers.

[CanBot]

15?..yikes. That's lots. Here's mine:

1. UW Devastator
2. Takara Thundercracker

Lots of stuff I really liked, but these two I really REALLY liked. 2015 was a great year, but I'm having a tough time keeping it all straight as I amassed the majority of my MP collection in early Jan. I'll be better prepared in 2016, and there's still a bunch of MPs yet to come out. I don't think I'll be interested much in mainline stuff this year, but maybe some reissues will make me change my mind. CW was fun, but in the end I sold it all for UW. Let 2016 be the year I don't buy anything that requires re-selling!

[Dynamo.Dave]

Originally Posted by Undrave

Deadend wasn't an exclusive, I think you mean Wildrider who got released with the name Brake-Neck. Same mold as Deadend though so I can see the confusion.

Love the grey altmode with popping red botmode bits. I love to pose him and Offroad together, they make a nifty pair of brothers.

Brake-Neck! Right, that guy.

[BoNKerS]

Here's my Top 15 (bought in 2015) in no order. I hope it's cool to tell my story with pics

Transformers Master Made SD Titan Metroplex by Chris C, on Flickr

*Buuurrpp* Bro did you just BLAST your FACE OFF?! by Chris C, on Flickr

Transformers Fansproject Steelcore by Chris C, on Flickr

Transformers Perfect Effect Warden by Chris C, on Flickr

Maketoys Nemesis Prime by Chris C, on Flickr

Transformers Masterpiece Ultra Magnus by Chris C, on Flickr

Transformers MMC by Chris C, on Flickr

I need to shoot the rest of these but MY GRAIL!
Transformers Botcon Wildrider by Chris C, on Flickr

MMC Cynicus Asterisk Mode by Chris C, on Flickr

Perfect Effect Leonidas by Chris C, on Flickr

Transformers Masterpiece Starscream by Chris C, on Flickr

Quantron the entire set.
Transformers Maketoys Blindfire by Chris C, on Flickr

Transformers Blackarachnia LG17 by Chris C, on Flickr

Transformers Devastator by Chris C, on Flickr

[Pascal]

Redid my list with some explanations...

In no particular order...

-MT Chromedome: wicked transformation, good weight
-DX9 Rodimus Prime: wicked transformation, good weight
-FT Snarl: heavy as a brick
-UT Octane: wicked transformation, good weight
-XT Megatron: visually, an improvement over MP-05
-CW Devastator: best official combiners in years
-CW Ultra Magnus: very fun transformation, good sculpt
-FP Quickswitch: so much fun, better than MMC Sixshot
-MP Star Saber: loved the original, this is a good new version
-MP Tracks: my first Autobot car when I was a kid, this new version is pretty sexy
-FT Bombshell: die-cast
-FT Perceptor: die-cast, some interesting transformation twists for an otherwise uninteresting alt mode
-KFC Twincast: loooove the blue deco
-DX9 Astrotrain: wicked transformation, good weight
-TW Astrotrain: not really heavy, but the thing pulls off both alt mode awesomely

Honorable mentions:
-TAV-30 Optimus Prime
-RID Warrior Optimus Prime
-RID Warrior Megatronus
-RID Warrior Fracture

The last 3 have easy yet fun transformations.
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[PrimalEnvy]

Probably forgetting half of what I got this year, but here's top ten, in no particular order:

CW Superion (any limbs)
CW Offroad
CW Rook
Alternators Skids
Alternators Grimlock
G1 Astrotrain
Galaxy Force Voyager Starscream
G1 Downshift
CW Viper
CW Drag Strip

[Jones]

Here's my top 15 acquisitions from 2015, in order of overall awesomeness and must-have status. My haul this year included some new releases as well as some that have been on my list for a while. All in all, it was a very good year!

15) Generations Voyager Springer
14) Generations Deluxe Arcee
13) Combiner Wars Menasor + Perfect Effect Chest/Head kit
12) Generations Deluxe Kup
11) Combiner Wars Defensor
10) Combiner Wars Superion
9) Deluxe War for Cybertron Optimus Prime
8) Deluxe War for Cybertron Megatron
7) MP Bumblebee
6) Battle Ops Bumblebee (Costco metallic version)
5) MP9 Rodimus Prime (Hasbro TRU)
4) MP Starscream (Hasbro TRU)
3) Combiner Wars Leader Megatron + DX9 Upgrade Kit
2) MP Soundwave & Minions (Hasbro TRU)
1) Combiner Wars Devastator (Hasbro)

[Rev]

I wish I could remember what I purchased this year.

The FT Insection would be my number one, hands down, followed by the FT Dinobot. Apollyon isn't a favourite figure but it is epic just to have a Megatron on my shelf. Same goes for Hasbro Starscream. Looks great but not that exciting as a figure. Did Ultramagnus come out this year? If so then he'd be number two for sure.

[elburrito]

When you say Ultra Magnus is #2, what exactly do you mean?