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Beyond the Car Robot Line: Now We See Just How Deep Diaclone Really Goes! In Parts 1 and 2, we explored the amazing Car Robot line and many of the toys that would later become some of our favorite Autobots. But Diaclone was about a whole lot more than cars! Now we’re diving deeper into some…

Part 2: The Car Robot Line | Cars No. 12 to 21 Diving Deeper into the Legendary Car Robot Line! In Part 1, we took a look at Cars No. 1 through 11, with some really cool variants along the way. Now let’s continue our journey with the remainder of the sequentially numbered Takara Diaclone Car…

Part 1: The Car Robot Line | Cars No. 1 to 11 Before Transformers, There Was Diaclone! In this special Collectible Spotlight: Collection Edition, we’re taking a look at an incredible collection that AFA had the privilege of authenticating, grading and preserving. Transformers would go on to…

AFA received a factory sealed case of G1 Transformers Soundwave. Inside were six Soundwaves that had never seen the light of day. These will also be the first Soundwaves ever to receive AFA’s Uncirculated designation in grading! ---- Because our customer selected AFA’s lightning-fast Wa…

COLLECTIBLE SPOTLIGHT: AFA EDITION Few toys define a generation quite like Optimus Prime. Released by Hasbro in 1984, the heroic leader of the Autobots became the face of the Transformers franchise and one of the most recognizable characters in pop culture. This incredible G1 Optimus Prime has sur…