I first encountered Transformers in 1985, just before I got married. It seemed my nephew and ringbearer wanted his "thank you" present to be a Transformer, Dinobot Snarl to be exact. And so I went to my local Toys R Us and picked one up. I remember seeing him transform his Snarl a number of times that day, and how much fun he had with it. Later on for Christmas that same year he wanted to get Devastator. I found the giftset at TRU and, loving uncle that I am, gave the toys a test run. The ingenious design of these toys strongly appealed to my Mechanical Engineering background, and I was hooked. I quickly bought my own Devastator, and a host of other Transformers. In later years I was able to indulge my TF habits with eBay, and my collection swelled. I collect mostly gestaults (individual TF toys that combine/merge to become a huge fighting robot), but if it "looks cool" I will also pick it up.
All of my TF toys are complete or 90+% complete with almost all of their accessories, but without the boxes or tech specs. The pictures below show about 70% of my collection (the rest are scattered about, or stored in their original unopened boxes).
This is a list of my Transformers:
1985 - G1
Metroplex (Autobot city/base) with:
Scamper (car)
Six-Gun (tower/guns)
Slammer (tank)
Sludge (Apatosaurus Dinobot)
Swoop (Pteranadon Dinobot)
Roadbuster (4WD jeep)
Warpath (Sheridan tank)
Devastator (Constructicons Gestalt):
Long Haul (dump truck)
Scrapper (payloader)
Hook (crane)
Mixmaster (cement mixer)
Scavenger (digger)
Bonecrusher (bulldozer)
Astrotrain (D62 steam engine/space shuttle/robot Triplechanger)
Blitzwing (T-74 tank/MIG-25 Foxbat jet/robot Triplechanger)
Omega Supreme (rocket launch pad w/ guardian tank on track)
1986 - G1
Defensor (Protectobots Gestalt):
Streetwise (Nissan 300ZX police car)
Groove (Honda Goldwing motorcycle)
First Aid (Toyota window van ambulance)
Blades (Super Huey helicopter)
Hot Spot (fire engine)
Menasor (Stunticons Gestalt):
Dead End (Porsche 928)
Wildrider (Ferrari 308GTB)
Breakdown (Lamborghini Countach)
Drag Strip (Tyrrell P34 6-wheel F-1 racer)
Motormaster (tractor trailer)
Bruticus (Combaticons Gestalt):
Brawl (Leopard 1 tank)
Swindle (jeep)
Blast Off (space shuttle)
Vortex (Kaman Sea Sprite SH-2 helicopter)
Onslaught (flatbed truck w/ dual cannons)
Predaking (Predacons Gestalt):
Razorclaw (lion)
Rampage (tiger)
Divebomb (hawk)
Tantrum (bull)
Headstrong (rhinoceros)
Reflector (camera gestalt)(was only available by mail order):
Spectro (left 1/3 camera body + flashbulb)
Spy Glass (middle 1/3 camera body + lens)
Viewfinder (right 1/3 camera body)
Sky Lynx (space shuttle and transporter)
Roadbuster (army jeep)
Metroplex (Autobot city)
Trypticon (Tyrannosaurus Rex - Decepticon city/base) with:
Full-tilt (car)
Brunt (tank)
Octane (transport plane/fuel truck/robot Triplechanger)
1987 - G1
Hardhead (tank - w/ Headmaster Duros)
Computron (Technobots Gestalt):
Afterburner (motorcycle)
Lightspeed (race car)
Nosecone (drill tank)
Strafe (jet)
Scattershot (jet/mobile gun)
Abominus (Terrorcons Gestalt):
Rippersnapper (land shark monster)
Blot (hulk monster)
Sinnertwin (two-headed dragon)
Cutthroat (bird monster)
Hun-gurr (two-headed dragon)
Raiden (Japanese Trainbots Gestalt):
Getsuei (EF 65 electric locomotive)
Kaen (DE 10 diesel locomotive)
Seizan (Limited Express Series 485-1000)
Suiken (135 Express)
Yukikaze (Series 200 Tohoku-Joetsu Bullet Train)
Shouki (Series 0 Tokaido Bullet Train)
Scorponok (Scorpion - Decepticon city/base)
Sixshot (Decepticon Sixchanger - jet/car/pistol/wolf/tank/robot)
Slugfest (Stegosaurus cassette)
Overkill (Tyrannosaurus Rex cassette)
1988 - G1 and MicroMasters
Spinister (Apache A-64 helicopter - w/ Targetmasters Hairsplitter and Singe)
Quake (Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank - w/ Targetmasters TipTop and Heater)
Dreadwind (F-16 jet - w/ Powermaster HiTest)
Darkwing (Panavia Toranado S.2 jet - w/ Powermaster Throttle)
Doubledealer (eagle/missile truck - w/ Powermasters Knok and Skar)
Piranacon (Seacons Gestalt):
Overbite (shark)
Seawing (manta ray)
Nautilator (lobster)
Skalor (coelacanth)
Tentakil (squid)
Snaptrap (sea turtle)
Air Strike Patrol (Micromasters):
Nightflight (F-14 jet)
Storm Cloud (Dassault Rafale jet)
Tailwind (A-10 Thunderbolt II jet)
Whisper (stealth jet)
1989 - Pretenders and MicroMasters
Battle Patrol (Micromasters):
Big Shot (Rhino mortar tank)
Flak (missile tank)
Sidetrack (lowland tank)
Sunrunner (Hawkeye bomber)
Roadblock (Ultra Pretender - tank/tank/airship)
FlatTop (Micromasters - aircraft carrier)
1990- MicroMasters
Military Patrol (Micromasters):
Bombshock (tank)
Dropshot (armored truck)
Growl (armored car)
Tracer (helicopter)
Battle Squad (Micromasters Combiners)
Direct Hit/Power Punch (artillery cannon)
Fireshot/Vanquish (stealth bomber)
Meltdown/Half-Track (armored car w/ battle trailer)
1993 - Generation 2
Grimlock (Tyrannosaurus Rex Dinobot)
Slag (Triceratops Dinobot)
Snarl (Stegosaurus Dinobot)
1994 - Generation 2
Superion (Aerialbots Gestalt):
Air Raid (F-15 Eagle jet)
Skydive (F-16 Fighting Falcon jet)
Fireflight (F-4 Phantom II jet)
Slingshot (Sea Harrier GR.3 jet)
Silverbolt (Concorde SST jet)
Dreadwing and Smokescreen (B2 bomber/tank /jet and jet) (blue)
1997 - Machine Wars
Soundwave (missile tank)
1997 - Beast Wars
Megatron (Tyrannosaurus Rex - Transmetal)
Razorclaw (crab - Transmetal)
Tarantulas (tarantula - Transmetal)
1998 - Beast Wars
Depth Charge (manta ray - Transmetal)
Rattrap (rat - Transmetal)
Rampage (crab - Transmetal)
Terrorsaur (pterodactyl - Transmetal)
BB and Starscream (B2 bomber/tank/jet and jet) (G2 recolor in black)
1999 - Beast Machines
Tankor (tank)
2000 - Beast Machines
Blastcharge (missile vehicle)
Jetstorm (jet)
Magmatron (giganotosaurus, elasmosaur, pterodadtylus = dinosaur gestault)
Poison Bite (mutant barracuda/scorpion)
Razor Claw (mutant velociraptor/wolverine)
Scavenger (salvage vehicle)
Striker (stegosaurus)
Triceradon (triceratops)
2001 - Beast Machines / Robots in Disguise
Strika (AA vehicle)
T-wrecks (Tyrannosaurus Rex)
Landfill (Build King re-release):
Grimlock (power shovel)
Heavy Load (dump truck)
Hightower (crane)
Wedge (bulldozer)
Megatron - 10changer
Ruination (Bruticus re-release Combaticons Gestalt):
Armorhide (Leopard 1 tank)
Rollbar (jeep)
Movor (space shuttle)
Ro-tor (Kaman Sea Sprite SH-2 helicopter)
Mega-Octane (flatbed truck w/ dual cannons)
2002 - Robots in Disguise / Armada
Storm Jet - (Jetstorm re-release)
Obsidian - osprey plane
Bonecrusher, Knock Out, Wreckage (8-wheel missile truck, 6-wheel missile truck, missile tank) (Minicons - Land Military Team)
Buzzsaw, Drillbit, Dualor (bucket wheel excavator, drill truck, AA tank) (Minicons - Destruction Team)
Firebot, Prowl, Makeshift (firetruck, pursuit car, Osprey VTOL) (Minicons - Emergency Team)
Terradive, Thunderwing, Gunbarrel (SR-71, stealth fighter/bomber, cargo jet) (Minicons - Air Military Team)
Astroscope, Payload, Skyblast (space station, carrier truck, multistage rocket) (Minicons - Space Team)
Demolishor with Blackout - tank with combat car
Cyclonus with Crumplezone - helicopter with tank
Tidal Wave - three part (carrier, gunboat, transport) Dark Fleet gestalt
2003 - Energon / Alternators / Universe
Starscream - F-22 Raptor jet
Slapper - ankylosaurus
Smokescreen - Subaru Impreza WRC (Alternator)
MicroMaster Constructicons: Buckethead, Quickmis, Scavenger, Long Haul, Bonecrusher, and Hightower form Devastator gestalt
MicroMaster Railbots: Rapid Run, Railspike, Tankor, Overload, Midnight Express, and Swindle form Rail Racer gestalt
2004 - Energon / Alternators
Hound - army jeep (Alternator)
Arcee - motorcycle
Strongarm - army jeep w/ crane
Signal Flare - halftrack w/ gun
Divebomb - hawk
Skyblast - attack jet
Battle Ravage - panther
Snow Cat - halftrack and ski vehicle
Inferno - fire truck
Rodimus - racing semi-truck
Demolishor - dump truck
Bruticus Maximus
Barricade (missile truck)
Blackout (attack helicopter)
Kickback (anti-aircraft tank)
Sky Shadow (A-10 jet)
Treadshot (jet)
2005 - Energon / Alternators / Cybertron
Grimlock - Ford Mustang GT (Alternator)
Shockblast - Mazda RX-8 (Alternator)
Skids - Scion xB (Alternator)
Cybertron Defense Hot Shot - four wheeled armored vehicle
Cybertron Scattorshot (Scout Class) - missile/gun half track
Hardtop - jeep
Scrapmetal - 4-legged spider with cannon/sword
2006 - Cybertron / Transformers 1st movie
Bumblebee - Chevrolet Camero
Decepticon Brawl - tank
Bonecrusher - mine clearance vehicle
Scorponok - scorpion
Wreckage - 8x8 armored vehicle
Deepdive, Longarm, Overcast (submarine, crane/claw truck, missile jet) (Giant Planet Minicon Team)
2006 - Robots In Disguise
Dinobots minicons - Terrorsaur (Tyrannosaurus Rex), Knockdown (Triceratops), and Swoop (Pteradon)
2007 - Cybertron
Cybertron Defense Hot Shot - four wheeled armored vehicle
2008 - Universe / Revenge Of The Fallen
Galvatron - Merkava tank
Depthcharge - Littoral Combat Ship (scout class)
Dune Runner - Dune Buggy (scout class)
Megatron - tank
2009 - Revenge Of The Fallen
Ransack - WW1 Albatros D III (scout class)
Tankor - tank
Megatron - fusion tank
Devastator - (Constructicons Gestalt) (Walmart special)
2010 - Revenge Of The Fallen / Cyberverse / Generations / Hunt For The Decepticons / Power Core Combiners
Armorhide - military dune buggy (deluxe class)
Bludgeon - Leopard A5 tank
Flak - four wheeled armored vehicle
Skullgrin - heavy halftrack with howitzer turret
Hailstorm - tracked missile launcher
Breacher - 6 wheeled armored amphibious vehicle
Grimstone with 4 Dinobot drones
Bombshock with 4 armored vehicle drones
2011 - Cyberverse / Generations / Dark of the Moon
Autobot Guzzle - tank
Warpath - "H" tank
Powerglide - A-10 ground attack jet
Blackout - U60 Blackhawk helicopter
Ultimate Gift Set - Optimus Prime, Powerglide, Bumblebee, Crowbar, Sideswipe (WalMart exclusive)
2014 - Thrilling 30th anniversary
Springer - helicopter/armored car/robot
Doubledealer - tank/jet/robot
Mini-con Assault Team - tank (Heavytread) + jet (Runway) + Mil Mi-28 helicopter (Windshear) = gestalt (Centuritron)
2016 - Titans Return
Doomshot & Megatron - Doomshot is the headmaster, Megatron is a robot/jet/tank
Ominus & Sky Shadow - Ominus is a headmaster, Sky Shadow is a battle base that combines into a robot or splits into a jet and tank
Murk & Octone - Murk is the headmaster, Octone is a robot/transport plane/fuel truck
Blowpipe & Triggerhappy - Blowpipe is the headmaster, Triggerhappy is a gunship (jet)
2017 - Power of the Primes
Abominus (Terrorcons Gestalt):
Rippersnapper (land shark monster)
Blot (hulk monster)
Sinnertwin (two-headed dragon)
Cutthroat (bird monster)
Hun-gurr (two-headed dragon)
Volcanicus (Dinobots Gestalt):
Slug (Triceratops)
Snarl (Stegosaurus)
Sludge (Apatosaurus)
Swoop (Pteranadon )
Grimlock (Tyrannosaurus Rex)
Slash (Velociraptor dinobot)
2018 - Siege - War for Cybertron
Hound (jeep)
Megatron (tank) (with sword)
2021 - Kingdom - War for Cybertron
Megatron (tank)
Soundwave (cassette boom box)