I missed the LEGO Optimus Prime and the LEGO Bumblebee when they first came out and I've regretted it ever since. When they appear again on sale, it's always at a time when I can't justify the cost, ...
LEGO has focused more on the 18+ age range in recent years, releasing plenty of LEGO sets for adults. One of the ways this manifests is in sets that play to adults’ nostalgia for when they were kids.