Quote Originally Posted by Trent View Post
If it will be sold in the toy section of a shop then it is a kids toy.
Does a masterpiece line supposed to be kids toy if it were sold in toy section even though it is a toyline of collector-focused toys? some parents must be filthy rich to buy such toys for their kids.

Quote Originally Posted by drifand View Post
Lego has a lot of small pieces, why nobody is obviously screaming about it? Yup my point exactly.
lego was aimed for 6-12 y.o, they make the duplo line for the younger kids of 1-5 y.o.

Hybrid style, however, same as masterpiece line, was aimed to collectors due to complexity, mold, price point.
I have no doubt that the price would be lower if hasbro is going to mass produce it for world market, since takara only produced for japan market.
but still, it was $60 price point back then, how much hasbro can cut it? $30? i doubt it.

Quote Originally Posted by griffin View Post
That is the same figure, it even has the same purple base.
And it makes it less likely that the Hybrid Optimus would be included in a Hasbro set that is aimed at kids, not collectors.
(looks like my original suspicions made it worth having the ? in the title)
Wouldn't it be funny, if it was someone's April Fools day joke that someone else came across and leaked by accident thinking it was legit.
my thoughts exactly