Favourite Buys in 2015...yes...its late but better than never...

Late, but better late than never right?

These are my 5, or rather 6 favourite acquisitions in year 2015....been wanting to post this but seriously, schedules are tight such that posting here has less priority.

1. Joustra Starscream - Got a piece with a much nicer box and styrofoam. Though its missing some parts.

2. Takara C-108 Targetmaster Artfire MIB unused- broke the bank to get it...sick of waiting and hoping.

3. Takara D-309 Black Shadow MIB unused - Not as costly as Artfire but still had to break the bank...

4. Diaclone Bluestreak - Loose. Got this off Yahoo Japan...1 Bluestreak is never enough...i need more! MIB please!

5. Diaclone Yellow Sideswipe. MIB unused. It's a COuntach what else can i say. Will probably do a comparison with the e-hobby Tigertracks some time soon..

6. Probably my favourite here: Lucky Draw Secret Starscream. Complete MIB unused. This was released in 2001 as you can see that the box is the exact same box for the Takara 22 Reissue starscream. Fully clear body with red metal body. So glad that i was able to get this. According to www.luckydrawtransformers.com, there are only 5 pieces of the secret starscream in the world!

Transformers Vintage Targetmaster C-108 Artfire

Managed to snag this exclusive piece while i was having a vacation in Europe.

For some reason, Europe is hopeless for vintages…not only, even for the newer toys like combiner wars, you don't see much in Europe. Whatever happened to the GiGs and European versions?

Or is the problem with me that i do not know where to search? Doesn't mater now.

Managed to get it shipped so that it's waiting for me when i get home…

And it's a beauty.

Unused and complete. Slight yellowing but very very very difficult to find a pristine bone-white piece now, similar to Minerva.

Still puzzling to me why this has become so rare and sought-after. Just a recolor of Inferno, add in a target master and this is the result…just puzzling.

But i'm just happy to be able to get Artfire so let's enjoy this piece for now…

Million Publishing Transformers United Artfire

This the piece that came along with the Million Publishing Generations 2012 book.

waited really a long time but not in vain, coz this is really really a very nice piece...the 4th recolor of this mold (Inferno, Grapple, Hotspot previously) and probably the best recolor of this mold.

Artfire comes with 2 target masters...night stick and the other, Sparks.

The typical exclusive Transformers United Black and White Box art

Nightstick is the same as all CHUG target master...same as cyclonus, Stepper and now Artfire.

The chinese characters at the side of the cab is really vintage!

In any cae, the pictures really don't do Artfire justice. You gotta see it in person yourself to really feel how "MUST GET" this fella is!