Quote Originally Posted by bowspearer View Post
Actually it's interesting you bring that up. On one hand, if I had to choose between encore packaging and tfc packaging, I'd choose encore with G1 toys.

Yet it's like this project is taking the mediocre CHUG packaging and taking it to a totally different place.

There's a clear lesson in this for Hasbro moreso than Takara, one they've hopefully started to learn- give people packaging that boxth kids and adults will be blown away by (let's face it, the blister back is beyond old), or step out of the way for 3rd parties to do it for them as a secondary option.
I have to disagree for the mainstream, the blisters and bubble/plastic sealed packaging is as much there to protect the toy as anything else. Boutique packaging like this project would be quickly devalued by damage in a regular store. I think it is very much a collector only item. Not that young kids aren't collectors. It's just that at normal retail this packaging would go through too many uncaring hands.