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Post by shaxper on Nov 7, 2015 14:44:25 GMT -5
Thought I'd start an all-purpose discussion for anyone taking an interest in this series. I haven't really bothered with new Transformers for years now, but these new combiners are pretty darn cool. The quality could be stronger, but the design and sheer size are clear improvements over the G1 originals.  Also not pictured, they have the original core Autobots as combiners (Optimus Prime, Prowl, Sunstreak, Ironhide, and Mirage), an upcoming Bruticus and Computorn, and Scourge can become a combiner leader Galvatron. But the one I really have my sights on is Devastator:  |
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Post by Randle-El on Nov 7, 2015 15:38:31 GMT -5
Yup that Devastator is an awesome-looking piece. Unfortunately, I am running out of room for toy collectibles, so I don't know that I'd have a place to display a large piece like that. Doesn't stop me from lusting after it though. :-) There's a third-party Devastator that I quite like, but that falls into the category of fantasy purchase (as in, I can only fantasize about owning it). I think it runs about $300-$400.  |
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Post by shaxper on Nov 8, 2015 10:45:36 GMT -5
Yup that Devastator is an awesome-looking piece. Unfortunately, I am running out of room for toy collectibles, so I don't know that I'd have a place to display a large piece like that. Doesn't stop me from lusting after it though. :-) There's a third-party Devastator that I quite like, but that falls into the category of fantasy purchase (as in, I can only fantasize about owning it). I think it runs about $300-$400. Those third party pieces always make me nervous. That much money for an item from a company with no track record; I just couldn't do it. That third party Superion that came out the other year looked AMAZING, but I'll be sticking to the officially licensed stuff. And that's a shame, really. I think the only reason Takara-Tomy takes any risks at all with their toy design is because they are feeling pressure from these third party companies that are stepping up the game. |
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Post by Randle-El on Nov 8, 2015 15:42:33 GMT -5
Those third party pieces always make me nervous. That much money for an item from a company with no track record; I just couldn't do it. That third party Superion that came out the other year looked AMAZING, but I'll be sticking to the officially licensed stuff. And that's a shame, really. I think the only reason Takara-Tomy takes any risks at all with their toy design is because they are feeling pressure from these third party companies that are stepping up the game. Some of those third party companies have been around longer than others, so they have some record of prior products to judge them on. Also, from what I understand, the design work is contracted out to design houses. Even the larger companies like Takara Tomy and Bandai outsource to design houses (I don't know if they do that for all of their designs, but I've heard that at least for mecha and robot toys, a lot of it is outsourced). So the final product depends more on which studio designed the toy than which brand is on the label. The factory plays a big part too. A lot QC issues apparently come from factories where the workers don't have a lot of experience with modern transforming toys, which are ridiculously more complex to put together than, say, action figures. Also, the large established companies have their issues with quality as well. From what I understand, some of Takara Tomy's earlier releases in the Masterpiece line had major flaws. |
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