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Decision time.
Do I go with Hasbro Generations http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/...ions_waspy.jpg
or Takara Generationshttp://static.seibertron.com/images/...2024000088.jpg
Normall I would choose Hasbro as of late cause Takara's chrome paints are getting a bit garish for my taste, but they both look great.
I like the Hasbro one, I don't know if it would look too bright in real life or the plastic cheap but it just jumps out at you in a nice way.
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Originally Posted by Jetfire in the sky
Get whichever tickles your fancy or is cheaper/easier for you to get. They both look fantastic, so you're a winner either way. :D
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I agree with both of these, if you like them both equally get the cheapest one, leaving more money for others, perhaps a Rhinox.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Hhhhmmmm... not sure if I wanna preorder MP22 Ultra Magnus or wait and hope/see for a cheaper Hasbro release. I guess it'll depend on MP22's RRP and what the preorder discount price is like... but MP10 was already 23100JPY (~$250). BBTS has their preorder price at US$280. $300 is the most I've ever paid for a single Transformer, and in both instances their names ended with "Maximus." I'm really not sure if I wanna hit that record again with a non-Maximus toy.
I don't want to make the same "mistake" that I made w/ MP Soundwave & cassettes which I ended up paying about $200 for... I would've saved myself a nice $50 if I'd bought it locally. But on the other hand, I've never seen an MP Soundwave at TRU (then again, I didn't hunt for him either -- a mate of mine who was in hospital when Soundwave came out just managed to find one at a local TRU just yesterday). I'm sure I'd be able to find a cheaper preorder price on Amazon Japan, although it still wouldn't be as cheap as local Hasbro prices.
So I'm not sure if I should jump and preorder an MP22 as soon as it's listed on Amazon JP, or just wait a month or so and see if news comes out for a Hasbro version, then just wait for it to be released locally, but also having to go through all the time/effort of hunting it down (making truckloads of phone calls for weeks and driving around for days etc.). Encore Fortress Maximus cost me about $250 at preorder price... do I really want to pay a similar price to that for an MP? Hhmmm...
A familiar conundrum these days isn't it? So basically:
A) Pre-order now (from BBTS or similar).
B) Pre-order from Amazon JP when available.
C) Wait and hope for cheaper Hasbro release.
Given that the likelihood of a Hasbro version is high (almost certain?) in a non-licensed product (contrast with MP cars so far), I am personally opting for the last choice. I also never saw a Soundwave at local TRU stores, despite making some attempts to track it down... in the end ordering online from TRU served well enough, and I might be banking on this again. For me there is also the potential from the Perth pre-order llamatron kindly organizes.
Even if I miss out on all this, recent history suggests that second runs are the go (from Takara anyway). I'd been trying to get my hands on MP-08 for (literally) years, and was extremely happy when the reissue happened. Yes I ended up paying a little more, but for the time that passed, it was OK.
I always go with my version of option B for my JP preorders. wait for HLJ. I would do Amazon JP but the US Amazon has damaged my packaging to many times now (sometime deliberately) and I can't read Japanese and I don't have access to a Japanese address.
I'm torn as to if I should get a Star Convoy or not.
On the plus side he's a Prime, on the con side he's another red, white and blue brick. What do you guys think?
He is indeed a pretty ordinary action figure, but he is an incredibly fun Micromaster play set! :D
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...microcity1.jpghttp://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...microcity2.jpg
Although at 8000JPY ($86) he's by no means cheap, but I think he's worth it. No idea what aftermarket prices for the reissue would be, let alone for the original G1. The reissue does replace the whites with silver which looks nicer IMHO. The toy on its own has limited play value, but if you already have a collection of other Micromasters and Micromaster playsets, then I would recommend considering it if you can find it at a good price. :)
So I should think of him as a Micromaster accessory to justify spending the cash. Sounds much better put like that. The reissue would actually be the cheapest way to get a MISB Micromaster play set and since I've been thinking about getting more Micromaster stuff on and off for a while now I'll go for it. Thanks Gok!Quote:
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whoaa buddy, he's not just another brick, he's a fast running brick when you turn that thing on. Try to catch him running, you might want to know how fast you can stop him from crashing to a brick wall :DQuote:
Originally Posted by DELTAprime
Or you could lie him on his tummy and have dual treadmills for Micromasters, Mini-Cons and Cyberverses! :p
Got an MP Acid Storm. Whether or not this was a wise purchase we'll leave aside for the moment, but I have no particular affinity with the character. My choices:
1. Keep him as is as my 4th MP seeker next to Starscream, Thundercracker and Igear's not-Skywarp.
2. Kitbash him into an MP conehead now (I'm thinking Thrust), which I've definitely got some ideas about. Problem with that is that if I have Thrust, I'll want Dirge and Ramjet too, which means getting another 2 of this mould at some point, which I can't really afford now.
3. Keep him as Acid Storm until such time as I have another 2 of the mould and then do all three at once.
Thoughts? Questions?
I haven't done a lot of toy modding myself but wouldn't it be hard to go from lime green to the maroon/red that Thrust is? How many coats of primer would you need to stop the green coming through? I wasnt that fussed with him at first but he is growing on me. I'd leave him as Acidstorm ;)Quote:
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Well with sunstorm coming out you might as well keep him so you can have the rainmaker seekers ..... and now you just have to do a custom bitstream or hotlink :) Which is a lot more easier then doing a thrustQuote:
Originally Posted by M-bot
I'd keep him as is for now. Gives you more time to prototype out a design and also I'm betting customising is going to be a lot easier in a year or two with 3D printing.
Personally I'm holding out for the ability to print all the accessories (like blasters) and replacement heads I want.
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+1. Unless you want to commit to doing all 3 coneheads (who'd igear already did and they are pretty cool) I'd just sell it.Quote:
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Or if you wanted to use it for a custom, may I suggest Red Wing? Much easier and less likely to see an official release.
Yeah I'd keep or sell him. I personally love him though, his colors make my day :D
I've been building my collection of TT MP's and so far i have MP-10b, soundwave, prowl, bluestreak, smokescreen.
I only intend to get the original G1 figures, no recolours. MP10b being exception because mp10 is too expensive and YOTH is just not quite right for me.
One thing i've been debating about are the seekers. Should i wait for TT reissue of skywarp/thundercracker (if there ever will be a reissue)? One thing i read is the paint job of the TT blows away the hasbro release. I think Skywarp would really benefit from this with the shiny black paint.
Or should i buy a hasbro thundercracker/skywarp for approx $150? TT versions are just too expensive at this point.
I do like the seeker mold and i dont want to get recolours but ive seen acid storm for 140 on ebay. Is this a good deal?
Takara's Skywarp is more G1 show accurate when you apply the right stickers, Hasbro's is more toy accurate.
Takara's Thundercracker is more G1 Marvel comic accurate again with the right stickers, Hasbro's is more G1 cartoon accurate but has some shall we say "creative" tampos.
Thats what the deco differences are.
Mould differences are major for Thundercracker. I'd personally holdout for a new version of Skywarp and Thundercracker from Takara based on the MP-11 mould which is far better than the MP-03 mould they originally used.
$140 for Acid Storm?
Considering he was released in November for $99.99 & was available for their 25% off sale, i'd be looking for a better deal. Try contacting TrU stores or their H/O & see if there are any left. 441589 is the product number you'll need to quote.
I'm currently moving my toys around, to make them more chronological in their ordering (some lines are out of order because they were collected after most of the other shelves were filled).
One of the things I'm doing is putting the Japanese, European and South American Gen1 toys with the US Hasbro shelves, but after the US Gen1 shelves, to keep the Original US series "pure" from start to finish (1984-1991). But after that, if there is a small number of Japanese exclusives, I'm looking at putting them with their relevant Hasbro shelf (like Micron Legend with Armada, Masterpiece with Masterpiece, or Movie figures with each Hasbro Movie shelves).
So I generally shelve things by their series (or packaging labels), but I'm running into a problem with the TakaraTomy 2010 set...
Predaking (not in the photo), Primus, Unicron, Masterpiece Sleep Convoy, Animated Optimus & Rodimus, Classics Optimus & Rodimus.
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/collection/c19s3.jpg
I have the original versions on their own shelves, so don't need these with their related series (Armada, Cybertron, Animated, Classics, etc), but I'm sorta wanting to have the Masterpiece Convoy with the Masterpiece figures.
But, if I do that, I probably should split up the others as well, as ruins the point of the "set". The Animated and Classics ones will make sense with their displays, but Primus, Unicron and Predaking will look out of place with their displays, as they are too similar to the ones already on those shelves.
What would you do?
- Keep them together to represent the "TakaraTomy 2010 commemorative" set.
- Have the MP Sleep Convoy with the other Masterpiece figures, and leave the rest as the "2010" display.
- Put the Masterpiece, Animated and Classics figures with their respective series, and have the remaining big ones (Primus, Unicron, Predaking) somewhere else that makes sense.
- Put them all with their respective series/shelves.
- Give them away to someone else to save yourself the hassle of this decision. :p
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You should totally chose this option.Quote:
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(wink wink nudge nudge)
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I'd do firstly what Gok said:
Put them all with their respective series/shelves.
And if not:
Keep them together to represent the "TakaraTomy 2010 commemorative" set.
Am undecided if I should go for Generations Metroplex.....
Is he really worth the approx $150??
Pretty good figure. He used to be $120 or $100 on sale.
I think that's Amazon price as well.
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It's big and bulky, a little hard to play with and pose. It will take up a lot of space but it's a very impressive figure.Quote:
Originally Posted by jazzcomp
I paid more than $150 (who knew it'd be cheaper here!) and don't regret it.
After checking out the Seibertron.Com galleries of the TF Prime Dark Energon toys, I'm kinda tempted to get the set.
Goldbug, Slicer, Skywarp, and the only Megatron toy from TF Prime I actually think looks any good. (And Prime and Knockout aren't too bad, I wouldn't mind another Knock Out and I didn't buy Crock Out when I had the chance)
They are priced pretty well with my POL ($15 per deluxe, $25 per voyager with shipping)
I mentioned this on Twitter and got a few Yays, any one got them and would say Nay?
Fantastic figure. Worth the $150 IMO. Got in on sale for $120 myself and that was WELL worth it. Very imposing and an important piece for me. Hope we get a Trypticon.Quote:
Originally Posted by optimus1
After owning two of them, they're well worth the value. I should of kept my third and sold it to someone here :\ Never knew people would of wanted them so much.Quote:
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Thanks for the comments guys :) Metroplex sounds like he has more pros than cons.
I'm now really leaning towards getting him but at a cheaper price. I'll wait for a sale at Target or if Myers decide to ever price more appropriately.
Does target still have stock?
There's still the odd one or two floating aroundQuote:
Originally Posted by jazzcomp
So before I decide how far to split up the 2010 commemorative shelf, I took a group photo for the collection page first...
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/blog/b760.jpg
I think that was all of them.
Anyway, Sleep Convoy is now with the rest of the Masterpiece figures....
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/collection/c35.jpg
(that should be all but the Final Edition Convoy (not worth buying just for no colour changes, but a unique stamping on the toy somewhere), the Comic edition Grimlock (way too expensive for me to justify it, when there are other items I would rather buy first for that amount), the YOTH Optimus (still on the Platinum Edition shelf), and the Gen2 Sideswipe (on its way))
I'm just still not sure about the rest of the 2010 toys yet, as my collection room is organised by series, to keep them fairly chronological. So when there are series that reuse old moulds (Universe, BotCon, and Platinum Editions), it can get confusing having a toy on a shelf that was released up to 10 years after the rest of the shelf, and having to label the shelf accordingly with its series and year(s). It also gives a good "evolution of the Brand" when everything is sorted by their release years, going from one end to the other and seeing where the focus was during different eras or years.
I think the Masterpiece line is just so significant and a "centrepiece" type of figure to any collection, that it may just be the exception to my chronological collection display order, just to highlight those particular figures (which is now the first display case people will see when entering the room).
I might squeeze in the YOTH Optimus later, on the bottom shelf (Hasbro MPs), with those darn trailers double stacked I think, just to fit them both in.
they do look pretty good. that megatron especially.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
I got metroplex for $98 from Big W, I like it a lot but just like my Re-issue FortMax, I opened it up, transformed it, dominated the coffee table with it for a week, put it in city mode on the floor in front of the TV for another and now I have nowhere else to put it. Fort max is back in the box in the cupboard and Metroplex is standing on a shelf on the office desk because he won't fit in his box because of his arm. I like them both but I have a lingering feeling of dissapointment due to just not having suitable display space for them especially out of their robot modes.Quote:
Originally Posted by optimus1
You know my views on the Dark Energon Wheeljack/slicer from Twitter, if you don't have the takara Skywarp, then this version would be just as good if not better, just for the proper guns instead of the stupid micron.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
to me the others are a little like pointless repaints with no representation in any of the media, unless you don't have the mold yet I don't see a great need for them. Seeing how much stuff you're trying to unload at the moment, I'd ask myself if I thought it might be something I would have to resell in a year or two. Having handled them all in package as part of a group order for the fair last year, they do look very nice, and if you like them just for their looks and don't care about the fact that they are essentially repaints then go for it. They are some of the best looking clear plastic figures I've seen in years.