How did YOU start?

[Phill]

I've been here from the start.

Read the comics, watched the original G1 cartoons, and bought any toys I could with Christmas, Birthday or saved up money.

Nothing glamarous, just the start of a good hobby.

I did drop out during most of the Beast Wars/Machine era, only touching things occasionall, but then in 2000 I found a text version of the history of Transformers, including the Beast Era. That caught me right up to date.

At some point I found the Moonies original forum and started lurking.

I went to Transforce 2002 on my own, not knowing anyone. Spoke to Jon (T-4-E) for a while, and after seeing how people were interacting with each other like life-long friends decided I wanted to be part of it. I signed up for the boards, as soon as I could and have been here in it's various form since.

I managed to go to BotCon 2006, which I'd originally decided was the only one I'd go to. But despite the queues I enjoyed it that much, we went again in 2007 and 2008.

Most of the RotF line didn't appeal to me so I started getting pretty picky, and the same seems to be happening with the DotM toyline, but it's mostly the size reductions and increased prices that have got to me this time. I still go out of my way to pick up the figures I like the look of, and collect almost all of the comics released.