Reply to "Aesthetics of Transformers"

Interesting thread!  I own the following transformers in descending order of what I consider to be aesthetic appeal:

1) Type V (the deco face plate evokes “Flash Gordon”)

2) Type T & No.95 Rheostat (steampunk)

3) Type TW (sleek and utilitarian)

4) Type KW (the “throttles”, while counterintuitive, are cool)

5) American Flyer #4b (a box with a knob)

6) MTH Z-1000 (modern; lacks the gravitas of the old-school stuff)

I like the “heft” of the pre- and postwar transformers.  I’d love to own a mint condition LW and you can’t beat the look of the Flyer 18b and 30b.