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CAPT. Rainbowbeard posted:What does the thread think about Mega Steel's Granville? BBTS doesn't show anything else they've made, any word from the, uh, cyber-street?
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DoctorWhat posted:It's not Duocons, it's Micromaster Combiners. Two robots, one vehicle. Not to fan the KO discussion flames, but this is really a toy I'm glad I bought the KO of. The price is just right for a good Bee and a fully throw-away suit-kid-poo poo. Why not just add a non-transforming wheelchair kid in there, instead of this absolute garbage bot with a human head??
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MinionOfCthulhu posted:You said this to be ironic, right? Since you're talking about 'not-Superion', and it's a funny joke? They still designed and engineered the actual product. They didn't come up with the original idea and characters etc, so there's IP stuff going on, but in terms of engineering they still designed and made a product that he feels they should be paid for and encouraged to do more of in the future by purchasing their thing. There are plenty of people that are in the "Third party is as bad as KO" camp and I can see where they are coming from. I'd love more original efforts like the FP Retrobots, Paladin (or whatever the power core-esque thing was) and Steelcore. Is the exo-suit being bad a thing? I've got no complaints with mine at all. It's weird, but there's nothing I'd say is awful about it for what it is.
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MinionOfCthulhu posted:You said this to be ironic, right? Since you're talking about 'not-Superion', and it's a funny joke? Not for one second. While third parties are clearly capitalizing on existing IP to one degree or another, they still do their own design and technical work in bringing quality products to their customers (granted, that quality can greatly vary by company and product). That puts them on a very different level from a company that's just cloning another company's work and making it big and cheap to turn a quick buck. Even though they're using the popularity and nostalgia behind Transformers as a launching pad for their product, there is still legitimate creative work being done in the creation of Warbotron and TFC Uranos. The people who made that KO are just leeches. EthanSteele posted:Is the exo-suit being bad a thing? I've got no complaints with mine at all. It's weird, but there's nothing I'd say is awful about it for what it is. It does the job, I'd say. As with all the human figures included with MPs, I wish they had more detailed paint work going on, but they're generally just "nice to haves" anyway. I understand people being a bit put out by the exosuit figure, though, as clearly the inclusion of that figure went toward justifying MP Bumblebee's price point. It certainly could have been better. Keldroc fucked around with this message at 01:13 on Aug 21, 2015 |
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Keldroc posted:Can we see some robot mode action? I'm this far from switching my preorder from FansToys to Maketoys for the sake of cartoon accuracy.     Reflector looks a little dwarfish in the last photo, I don't know why cause they don't look like that in person. They're heads, or maybe their just their faces, or a bit on the large size which I think contributes to that. The oversized Throttlebots standing behind them are a fair bit taller, and yet their heads are a little smaller than Reflectors'.
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I keep reading that those Reflectors transform without partsforming, which is a big plus for me. Does that include the flash?
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Knormal posted:I keep reading that those Reflectors transform without partsforming, which is a big plus for me. Does that include the flash? No, though the cartoon camera didn't have a flash on it. The lens is integrated into the transformation, which was the big selling point for me, plus the cartoon accuracy in both modes.
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EthanSteele posted:They still designed and engineered the actual product. They didn't come up with the original idea and characters etc, so there's IP stuff going on, but in terms of engineering they still designed and made a product that he feels they should be paid for and encouraged to do more of in the future by purchasing their thing. There are plenty of people that are in the "Third party is as bad as KO" camp and I can see where they are coming from. That's not me, I was just being snarky. I loves me some third-party stuff. I'd have more if I could afford it. On the other hand, I do love me some knockoffs too, like the Oversized Throttlebots or the ballsy Warbotron ones.
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catch22 posted:No, though the cartoon camera didn't have a flash on it. The lens is integrated into the transformation, which was the big selling point for me, plus the cartoon accuracy in both modes.
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TheDK posted:A little on the chunky side and the arm-cannon is wrong enough to make a difference. Aesthetics aside, what about QC? EthanSteele posted:Is the exo-suit being bad a thing? I've got no complaints with mine at all. It's weird, but there's nothing I'd say is awful about it for what it is. It's a hot mess of plastic to bring the total mass in-line with the other MP cars, to justify the price tag. It's not even a Masterpiece Daniel, it's more like a Legends Daniel. The g2 Bumbles has a hollow jetpack and an extra face (battleface is standard) and it's the same price. \/\/\/ I will take that under serious consideration. No promises at this time. CAPT. Rainbowbeard fucked around with this message at 16:56 on Aug 21, 2015 |
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CAPT. Rainbowbeard posted:Aesthetics aside, what about QC? I'll sell my case of G2 colored MP Bumblebees at my cost, which is USD$38 each, plus shipping fees as calculated from the carriers website They're real! Buy some!
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Captain Invictus posted:For 72 dollars shipped, this guy is a steal. He's a big boy. I like his battle-trowel.
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What horseshit does Red Bumble come with to justify his price? It's important and I'm asking for a friend. I bet it's a tea set because one time, in an OVA, Bumble-chan got super embarrassed when he missed up the Earther Tea Ceremony... or something. Maybe after that they will make a Bumblejumper. Around when are we supposed to be able to get our hands on Victorion/the G2 bros? EDIT: Wow, I messed that up good. Original post was about Battle Trowels/War Shovels/Entrenching Tools and how problematic it was that Superiman, an obvious Air Force robit-man, was issued a piece of Army/Marine equipment. 
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Okay who's ready for MP Clif er, uh, I mean Red Bumble, obviously. This kinda solidifies that if they do CJ it has to be his own mold, as expected.
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Thanks a lot A Good Poster for the figures!  
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catch22 posted:Thanks a lot A Good Poster for the figures! I was afraid something had gone wrong with the delivery. Canada Post tracking says nothing between the package entering the US on the 14th, and successful delivery today.
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A good poster posted:I was afraid something had gone wrong with the delivery. Canada Post tracking says nothing between the package entering the US on the 14th, and successful delivery today. I think 1st class tracking ends at the border?
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The_Doctor posted:I hit the states again next week. I'm going to have a suitcase full of plastic coming back, aren't I? Devs, Hot Spot, maybe wave 4, Megs if I can find him. If you can find a CW Air Raid for me I will pay you the price and pints on top when you get back.
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Goldskull posted:If you can find a CW Air Raid for me I will pay you the price and pints on top when you get back. I'll keep an eye out, I managed to get one from Orbital.
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aah, how long ago? Not been in there for a while.
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Goldskull posted:aah, how long ago? Not been in there for a while. Maybe about 6-8 weeks ago? It was the only one they had left of Air Raid, along with a couple of Breakdowns and an Off-road who I also bought.
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The_Doctor posted:Maybe about 6-8 weeks ago? It was the only one they had left of Air Raid, along with a couple of Breakdowns and an Off-road who I also bought. I might enquire about Motormaster, Forbidden Planet just pushed mine back another two months to the end of October! I thought I was about to get him! Going to look at alternatives anyway, and I've not checked what it means for the rest of the order.
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Went to WizWorld Chicago, saw CW Magnus from $60-$100, Waves 3&4 for $20-$30 and a booth selling Takasa Tony MPs for $75+. Another booth is a Chicago con staple and has the same bagged TFs for insane prices. $38 for a CHUG Sunstreaker with one arm.
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Are there rules for bootlegs at cons like that? Are they marking them specifically as KO's? Seems super shady to sell them as the real deal otherwise.
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Captain Invictus posted:Are there rules for bootlegs at cons like that? Are they marking them specifically as KO's? Seems super shady to sell them as the real deal otherwise. There's rules but 99% of Artist's Alley is guys selling prints of copywrited IPs and nobody gives a gently caress. At the Indy Con I called out a guy selling KOs but marked as "Not KO" and he tried to get us thrown out so I opted to leave it alone this time.
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BizarroAzrael posted:I might enquire about Motormaster, Forbidden Planet just pushed mine back another two months to the end of October! I thought I was about to get him! Going to look at alternatives anyway, and I've not checked what it means for the rest of the order. Added it to the shopping list. 
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Rhyno posted:There's rules but 99% of Artist's Alley is guys selling prints of copywrited IPs and nobody gives a gently caress. I mean I would personally report him to convention management and not confront him directly since all that will happen with that is what happened to you, but to each his own. Though I'd definitely get pissed at a shithead listing knockoffs as specifically not, that's going too far. And the prints thing, they're drawing their own stuff using those IPs and selling the prints, not selling stuff made by Marvel or DC and they just went to Kinko's, right? I feel like that's a bit different from straight up knockoffs.
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Captain Invictus posted:I mean I would personally report him to convention management and not confront him directly since all that will happen with that is what happened to you, but to each his own. Though I'd definitely get pissed at a shithead listing knockoffs as specifically not, that's going too far. Convention favorite Arthur Sudym sells prints of his Marvel Zombies covers at every con he attends. The lesser know guys are selling poo poo that is close to traced, I saw what I thought was Jim Lee work earlier but when we approached it was altered in places.
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So when are those Combiner Wars Gift Sets supposed to be out and what is their price point? I don't see one I don't want so I'm kind of dreading it if they're all in the $100-$150 price range I'm hoping they're more inline with the Generations G2 Bruticus set which was around 65 to 75 bucks. Not only that but After Menasor and G2 Superion they only have like G2 Defensor and G2 Devastator left in terms of G2 combiners. I kind of would like the whole set of g2 combiners redone for Generations.
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Voyager x1 - $25 Deluxes x4 - $18 Legends x1 - $11 $110 minimum. Keldroc fucked around with this message at 04:45 on Aug 22, 2015 |
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Keldroc posted:Voyager x1 - $25 $10 repaint fee. $30 nostalgia tax.
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Rhyno posted:$10 repaint fee. $15 G2 niche tariff?
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Spiderdrake posted:Taken from cybertron.ca "This item is temporarily unavailable to purchase online" One of the few times I'm relieved to see something sold out.
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The Taint Reaper posted:I kind of would like the whole set of g2 combiners redone for Generations. It's me, I'm the one guy who's been waiting for this
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Tighclops posted:It's me, I'm the one guy who's been waiting for this I kinda like the idea of a diorama of the G2 Combaticons beating up the FoC G2 Combaticons. Though ... I wonder how CW Bruticus would look with a FoC Blast-Off arm...
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The First thing I want to do with Victoreon is to put Jihaxus in front of her and then put them both under a blacklight together. I think I can break the spectrum of known colors that way.
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Spiderdrake posted:They will probably do it if the first two sell well Me too, but I have a funny feeling 90's nostalgia won't sell so well since my generation doesn't really have any money
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