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Transformers Masterpiece

By Kenneth YM Leong

Transformers G1 was one of the biggest cartoon shows back in the 80's.

It continues to be popular amongst their loyal fans to this day.

This is evidenced by the hugely successful Transformers movies franchise recently released. To capitalize on this fame, Hasbro Toys and Tomy from Japan have released a new line of Transformers toys called Transformers Masterpiece.

Transformers Masterpiece is basically a revamped version of the original toys you fell in love with from Transformers Generation 1. These new toys have been beautifully designed and are bigger than the versions they were originally released in.

These toys are generally manufactured in Japan and then distributed throughout the world. However, these days there is a large secondary market on online stores such as E-bay.

These range have a lot of fans from the older generation of that grew up watching the cartoons and are now adults.

Amongst the popular Transformers characters to be released as part of the Transformers Masterpiece line are:

• Optimus Prime (cardboard trailer)
• Ultra Magnus
• Starscream
• Optimus Prime (die cast/plastic trailer)
• Megatron
• Skywarp
• Thundercracker
• Grimlock

These versions of the collectible toys have two key disadvantages which are:

They are slightly bigger and as such are more difficult to transform from vehicle to robot mode

They are more expensive than other toys of around the same size.

That being said, if you're a big fan of Transformers, then toys are a great way for you to remember the characters you grew up with and at the same time maybe starting a new hobby.