Now, a few of these toys were on sale at Freddy's, and I was able to find the rest through Amazon at reasonable prices. I very much want to open and display them right away, or even do so for my birthday or Christmas (which are both in a couple of weeks). However, I have a different purpose in mind.
It has been recommended that doctoral candidates should reward themselves as they push through the many different checkpoints in writing their dissertations and getting them approved. My plan is to use these Dinobots as this kind of reward/inspiration. I plan on starting with the "legs" and working my way up Volcanicus as I complete the first six milestones in front of me. With perseverance and luck, I will hopefully have the whole set opened by about this time next year.
Hopefully, my prospectus gets approved soon, so I can open the first one.