The Decision Thread

[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...

[Gasaraki]

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.

[DELTAprime]

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.

[DELTAprime]

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?

[GoktimusPrime]

He is indeed a pretty ordinary action figure, but he is an incredibly fun Micromaster play set!

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.

[DELTAprime]

He is indeed a pretty ordinary action figure, but he is an incredibly fun Micromaster play set!
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!

[neeno]

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?

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

[GoktimusPrime]

Or you could lie him on his tummy and have dual treadmills for Micromasters, Mini-Cons and Cyberverses!

[M-bot]

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?