Transformers Beast Wars - anyone into the line?

[THE KNOCK-OFF MESSIAH]

hey has anyone else picked up the beast wars reissues theyre really nice. great paint jobs! and best of all they each come with a piece of the transmutate. now for those who dont know. you should really grab a seat and watch some beastwars. for all true beast fans im sure are jsut as syked as me about the transmutate. as soon as i complete him i'll post pix.

[10incher]

I've been picking these guys up for the last few years at yard sales and such and have a nice big tote full of them. Recently watched the first few cartoon episodes on DVD and finally decided to keep some of the main guys for my collection.

Anyone else into this line, and what do ya think compared to other Transformer lines? I know some of the Transmetals are kinda crappy when all the paint flakes off, but I really do like some of the earlier figures especially the larger ones like Megatron.

[kylefromdirtnapp]

I'm a big TF colector, and didn't like them for a long time. I'm slowly getting into them now. I have Optimus Primal, Megs, Magnaboss, Silverbolt and Rattrap. I fought them for a long time, but there are some really cool molds out there. I have a feeling the prices will skyrocket soon.

[spankweasel]

I picked up a 30 gallon bin of these for 5 bucks this summer. The hitch was that they were all taken apart and I asked the lady how much. she said 5 figures for a dollar and since they were all apart I made an offer and she went with it. I got almost 60% of the regular, fuzors, transmetals & deluxe complete when I started to piece them together, but I have some strays that I need to identify. Good thing about this line and newer transformers are that they have pop-off joints and are easy to replace and fix if needed.

[THE KNOCK-OFF MESSIAH]

this line was fantastic and was the strong force in me collecting transformers. the show itself was really good but started out poor it got better in every respect as it progressed. the figures themselves were super fun. the transmetals are some of the most creative in the line , but if they were left outside or poorly treated for too long the chrome does flake off. watching the show develope and bonding with the characters will have a big impact on weather or not someone collects the line. i suggest sitting through it. like is aid season 1 is a rough watch but has important plot development. by mid season 2 its a great watch. beastmachines is the continuation and it too is a fantastic show with a very mature respect for the veiw which is in high contrast to the TF shows that followed.

[holygrail4]

Yeah I've just finished watching the show in it's entirety. G1 nostalgia not withstanding, Beast Wars is hands down the best Transformers series on record.

As a result I've been sorely tempted to start collecting just those that appeared in the show. Some of the prices for the bigger Transmetals (Dragon Megs, Tigerhawk, Depth Charge) are really all thats stopping me...

[bayushigemma]

Oh yeah Beast Wars is what got me back into collecting Transformers and I've got alot of these bad boys both loose and MOC that I saved from when the series came out. One thing I hope for in the future is that Hasbro does a remake of the Trans-metal Megatron that turns into a Dragon cause the Dragon was sweet looking but the robot mode really blew! I'm hoping they get resurge sooner or later but I really didn't see much happening when they had the 10th anniversary really. I believe the current Universe line has a redone Dinobot but he seems to be the one hanging on the racks the most.

[blockbuster]

i started collecting the character ones that were on the show ... ..then my lil bro started to collet the m .. so i gave mine all to him ... still have the buffalo and rattrap though .. never did get the rhinox figure or the build a transmutate figure.