>>5980722>TFcon ChicagoMan, I wish I could go, but I live in Portugal. Hopefully someday I'll check out a TFCon in person (your post pic is really fucking amazing), but in the meantime I'll see if I can get a hold of some direct sellers. Artfire2000 is a god amongst men, but do you have any site or contact that toy hunts straight from Japan?
>>5980466Like the guy I just quoted said, wanting a Diaclone (or any other vintage Transformer from G1 to G2, for the matter) is not as much about wanting a figure that's technically competent for modern standards as much as it is for the charm and historical value of it. On one hand, there's something inherently pleasing about their simplicity that wasn't matched by any other toys that were around at the time: while they are very much Japanese-ish in terms of design and concept there's also something tastefully American and European about the fact that they turn into these neat and even still somewhat surprisingly good-looking die cast vehicles, especially back at a time when most manufacturers were instead going full plastic. In a way, they feel like a perfect crossing between sophisticated robots and vintage toys, which is a match made in heaven for someone that likes classic memorabilia. Plus, on the other hand, they sort of are the backbone for the modern figures, and as a Transformers fan, knowing that my adolescence hobby stands on the peers of those modest bricks means a lot to me. You cannot solely judge them on proportions or poseability, that's entirely missing the historical context - instead, try to look at them from the perspective of being great vintage collectibles built upon the limitations of the mid 80s. In the end, they're also not the primary focus of my collection, but still, I never miss out on a good deal for one on Ebay or flea markets.
>>5980739>Gold plastic syndromeBut where? I never realized he had any gold parts.
