I take it most of us have more in life than just Transformers. I have quite a few, myself:

- Marvel Legends, although I am no completist at all, I do however have the Sentinel complete
- Gundam, my favorite being the Gundam Astray Gold Frame Amatu
- I'm a fan of the Suzumiya Haruhi series, and I recently got myself a 1/8 scale statue of the main character.
- I have the Collected Works of William Shakespeare, which I thoroughly enjoy.
- Same goes for Dan Simmons and his Hyperion Cantos, and the Ilium series.

Come to think of it, most of my favorite things come in the form of books, not action figures per se.

What are your most treasured things outside of TFs?

-Space shuttles, of all kinds and sizes. I have some tiny little ones about 1-1/2in long, a giant Megablocks one about 30in. long, and everything in between- inflatables, Legos, even a U-Haul truck that transforms into a space shuttle and 5 transforming shuttles, which dovetail nicely into my TF habit hobby.

-Die-cast model cars, esp. Pontiacs. I only have a few large 1/18th and 1/24th scale, but they are on prominent display in our living room and bedroom. My 100 or so 1/64th scales are in cases.

-Gundam. I just love the detail and articulation. I have about 20 of the 4-1/2in ones, 4 Arch Enemies, 4 PEZ dispensers, and 2 of the small-scale space carriers.

-Star Wars/Star Trek. Haven't been very active recently, but I'll always love these 2 lines.

-Military toys and figures. I have 10 12in military figures, including a few high-end Dragon and Blue Box ones, as well as some cheaper ones, but lots and lots of weapons, uniforms, etc. Also a handful of nice detailed small die-cast vehicles.

You might notice that my current TF kick reaches across and into most of my other collecting hobbies- SW TFs, space shuttle TFs, detailed car TFs, miltary TFs. That's a big reason why TFs are so very cool to me.

I'm up to my ears in Star Wars and a Dozen other things. But My video game collection is a thing to behold.

old Popy/Bandai chogokins (or Godaikins), SOC, some Braves too.

mp3s >_>

seriously, i can't afford to collect anything else.

i keep up with Cradle of Filth stuff, but i wouldn't call it collecting as i only pick up DVD's and CD's

Outside of TFs I've been on a GIJoe kick since Sigma 6. I'm now starting my 25th anniversary Joe collection off with Flint. I have other random stuff I thought was cool like a 18 inch 67 Point articulated Spider-Man, some FF:Advent Children Figs, Invisible woman and some Street Fighter figs.

Atari 2600 Cartridges
Genetics Textbooks
_____ For Dummies Books
Comic Books TPBs
Movie DVDs
NES Cartridges

I collect video games and video game consoles. The bulk of my collection is in NES and SNES games and accessories, but I also have a large collection of Sega Genesis, Game Boy/Color/Advance, N64, and Playstation 1 games, along with some Dreamcast, Saturn, 32X, and Game Gear stuff. I have both models of the NES, SNES, all three Genesis models, a 32X, Sega Saturn and Dreamcast systems, PS1, PSone (with screen), a Game Gear, Wonderswan, and several generation Game Boy systems. I also have a DS lite, Gamecube, PS2, and PSP. Oh, and a ROB

HOLY YOU GOT A ROB?!?!

Does it still work? I've been looking for a working ROB for a long time. The ones people offer me are either not working or a Liefeld.

Aww man. I want a ROB.

I got a Nomad.

Some Marvel legends figures
Spawn figures- mainly Conan stuff
a slowly growing collection of the spartan units figures from Halo! Yes its slow... I've only go one!

Well, I play video games too. I dont know If I'd say I collect. In a heartbeat, I could just up and trade all my games in.

oh geez, i got all kinds of stuff, i collect marvel and dc figures of all kinds, street fighter stuff, misc dragon paraphenalia, swords of all kinds (the Kadaj double sword is a personal favorite), posters, video games, state quarters, soon to start on the presidential dollars, i do a little GI Joe still, i dont really have as much anime stuff as i used to but i'd like to get back started with that, all my gundams are in storage so i really dont mess with those anymore, same with my DBZ stuff, i still occasionally collect trading cards and some CCGs, ive also calmed down considerably on my comic book collection, spending a little over $100 per month as opposed to per week

as for my favorite, i guess it varies by day, but over all, my favorite item would probably Inhumans #1 (the 1st marvel knights series), ive got multiple copies of it, and it just seems to make me feel good when i read it

Mine doesn't have his little ring and disc apparatus, so even if I put batteries in it it's not good for anything. ROB is just a display piece (for now). I DO have a working Power Pad, but no Power Glove as of yet.

I got a power pad. I have one of those arkanoid controlers.

I'm pretty much all Transfomers when it boils down to collecting.

But I somehow ended up with three versions of Dante's Divine Comedy. It's fruity, I know. And a collection of Fulci-DVD's.

various marvel toys, not any one line in particular
DVDs
Comics

Used to collect an assload of comics, but decidedly gave up on it. I was spending way too much money on them, generally $2-300 a month, and that was after my 40% discount at the comic shop...actual cover price would have put me in the poor house real quick like.

I couldn't afford both, so comics got the axe, and my Transformers collection continues to grow. I have a few friends still heavily into comics, so I pretty much get to read most of what I want. Still need to get rid of my comic collection one day, to make more room in storage for toys!!

My other major passion is Music. I LOVE MUSIC. All kinds of music: Rock, Hip Hop, Jazz, R&B, Alternative, Punk, Classical, Metal, Electronia, Industrial, Reggae, Afrobeat, and even some Pop and Country. I hate the categorization of music though, when I get asked what kind of music I prefer, typical responce is more or less "Good Music, I don't care as long as it's good, it comes in all forms and genres, all I need is for it to have passion and talent." I'm almost to 2000 albums right now. One of these days I'll go back and grab all of the great Vinyl I've missed throughout the years, I really like records, there's a sound that nothing else can reproduce.

Comic books. I collect by writer. I have a pretty complete collection of Grant Morrison's American stuff, got plenty of Miller and Moore. Lots of Transformers

I also gravitate towards Metafictitious stories, thus the Morrison obsession.

My favorite non-transformers Toy right now is my Animal Man figure from the 52 collection... yes I really like Grant Morrison's work.


GRANT MORRISON!

lets see:

comics
marvel legends
g.i joe sigma six
dragon ball z
gundam/robotech
anime
movie figs

used to buy Spawn figures by the case...

but now, like a few people here, cant really afford to collect multiple toy lines. something called a mortage keeps the toy budget to a minimum.

Spiderman figs
and any really good superman/batman figures
I have alot of MOTU and TMNT but I don't really "collect" them actively or anything.

I collect music and children.

orly?

I have 2 used children...
1 is almost 4, 1 will be 3 in May...FREE TO A LOVING HOME.

I use to be huge on DBZ. I still have the figures............they'll be on eBay soon.

I don't collect anything else now. All my non-tfs I find as an annoyance more than anything now heh.

I've got a fondness for toy cars, especially toy police cars, though I don't get them often, usually depends on if I see something really nice.
I love books, so I get what I can at a low price. I love Star Trek, so sometimes if the model has a lot of detail, I'll pick up a model. Very fond of the Galaxy X Class model I was given for my birthday, the detail is remarkable.
And that's really about it, though I do sometimes pick up keyrings and badges, no idea why, I just do.

-;.,#

i had a friend in high school that collected souls.....seriously, like when Bart traded his soul to Milhouse in Simpsons. he had pieces of paper that people had signed away there souls. i witnessed him giving a few back because he "felt bad", how many he still had at that point i dont know

I started with the SOTA Guile, then the rest of them figures, then MLs, then MK, then some other random fighting-game characters:



I'd love to be able to afford Gobots & Voltron too. I see them as TFs I could be buying though!

That's awesome!

For me, GI Joes and select McFarlane toys. Other 80s toys like Visionaries and Super Naturals are cool too.

I'm winding down my TF collecting and starting to focus on 1:18 scale or matching figs like G.I. Joe, Star Wars, Microman, Superhero Showdown and a few Gashapons(Tengho Tenge Ser. 2 and Dead or Alive by Takara), but it's still G.I. Joe that catches my fancy the most. I still get a rush over being able to acquire my latest GI Joe Holy Grail, the DTC R.H.I.N.O.

M.A.S.K. - I've had all but 2 Vehicles for years now so i haven't been very active in it.... they haven't made them in years so it has been easier than collecting transformers

copenhagen lids - plan on doing something artistic with them at some point...

dirty dishes - everytime i have them all i wash them and start over

Hotwheels - I just started collecting earlier this year. The mainline stuff is becoming useless and repetitive so I may just stick to RLC exclusives instead.

Go Santala Go!

I also collect Hockey cards and jerseys.

i recently started buying magic cards again as i can't find any transformers, i forgot how cool it was to open a booster pack not knowing what your going to get.

Seems I collect old cars. Always got at least 4 or more of em and only sell one when I get sick of it. It's a Starscream to keep them all insured.

And the new card smell ^_^

I collect Warhammer stuff, Don't really play anymore as everyone within a dozen miles seems to be power-gaming tools (They play to win, not to have fun) but I do enjoy my painting.

lol, yea i love that smell, i sniff the cards sometimes >_>

Dragonball figures with more than 2 points of articulation.

I tend to sniff cd-booklets. The smell of 'Antipop' wore off way to soon and I'm now searching to recapture that first moment.

theres nothing that smells like a new cd, i've looked and can't find it.

Comic books mainly.

That and I'm finally working towards completing a vintage MASK collection from the 80s.

Except.... Down's first album CD jacket.

eh?

i've really been meaning to get The County Medical Examiners - Olidous Operettas >_>

I collect...

Microman (newer stuff)
Anything Marvel related to Silver Surfer, Thanos, or Black Suit Spider-Man
Super Mario Brothers bottlecap figs and various smaller figs
Gloomy Bear ( http://www.kidrobot.com/products2.cfm?ID=4532 )
PSP games

Living in Japan has really made me go crazy, collecting waaaaay too much stuff. Dunno how I'm gonna get it all home someday

....

Hot Wheels and various 1:64 diecast cars- Started years ago with Firebirds. Moved on to Vettes and now onto the new Camaro. I'm done with that so it seems for now my HW collection is finished up. Well, till I find the next thing that attracts me.

GI Joe - Mostly Cobra Commander but I did buy the Cobra 5 pack. I've an odd habit of buying him due to his voice being done by the same guy that did Starscream back in the day. Nostalgia....

Various mech figures and models - Gundam, Zoids, Patlabor, EVA...... Usually just one or a few from each line with inspired designs and good articulation. I'm rather picky.

Certain Comic Characters - Silver Surfer, Ghost Rider, Venom...

Video Games - PS, PS2, Jaguar, SNES and all things from the Big N since, X-box.....

It's a bit ridiculous actually because I have a little bit of everything...miniature train sets, Hot Wheels interanlly powered cars and track sets (can't remember the name and don't feel like digging up the box), HO scale slot cars, Tamiya slot cars <highly recommended btw, upgradable RC's of various sizes....I live in my youth to tell you the truth.

You don't stop playing because you grew old, you grew old because you stopped playing.

before there were tf's in my house.. i actually played with voltes v ... then tf's came about... gi joes, legos, tmnt, mask, he-man, bat-man....... now a days, mp3's, jordans (shoes), clothes, girls numbers (i said this b4 somewhere lol...) various stuff from japan, dvd's... i agree with hellscream's bold n underlined statement

Me and my father just had to drop out of a wargaming club we started and ran for six years because the other members of the committee were, as you put it, 'power-gaming tools'. Might be starting a new one soon - R.I.O.T.S: Relax It's Only Toy Soldiers [intellectual property of Luke and Paul Giles]...

As for collecting:
Comics. Many, many comics.

Megadeth albums - currently trying to get their entire discography on CD, plus a pre-1995 copy of Killing is my Business... fo the since-deleted cover of 'These Boots Are Made For Walking', the one that nearly got them in legal trouble.

Philip K. Dick novels - I have almost everything he ever published, barring the non-science fiction stuff.

Macfarlane toys - not sets, just whatever takes my fancy.

SD Gundams - they bring a smile to my face...

Sci-fi/fantasy wargames minatures/scale models - this hooby's getting stupidly expensive; my spend on this has dropped considerably over the last couple of years.


Give the World of Warcraft cards a try - better game, better artwork - for example, the first base set, 'Heroes of Azeroth', has some super-pervy artwork by Clint Langley (who also seems to be a mainline artist on the other sets released subsequently), plus character cards by the like of Greg Staples and Todd Macfarlane...


Mmmm, new card smell...

Books, more and more books.

Also, I found myself with a fast growing collection of MMS anime dolls. No, it is not what you think they are. They are completely poseable 15 cm tall anime action figure, so about the size of a TF deluxe. Take for example the new Fraulein Revoltech figure

Comics is also a fast growing department in my collection. Right now, I am interested in the Grant Morrison era of JLA, and have collected quite a bit of material on that.

Once, I told myself I wasn't interested in moving outside the TF Classics line. I got into Energon/Armada/Cybertron/etc, and thought I wouldn't move into Beast Wars, but then I saw Beast Wars and had to have some. Then I thought I would surely never buy a non-transforming Transformer, but Robot Heroes were cute, and it was a small step from that to Revoltechs and statues. I thought, well, I'd never go outside the Transformers. Then I read the TF/GI Joe crossovers and had to have a few figures. It wasn't long until I was picking up Macross/Robotech figures here and there. At this point I just collect toys with a heavy Transformers bias. I have very few superheroes and villains because I'm a little picky about comics, but I look regularly. I'm kicking myself for passing up a bobble-head Teen Titans Cyborg at Big Lots, today. He even said "I got the sonic if you got the boom!"