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...so... don't buy them? I've don't have the BotCon Seekers but I've seen then and I quite like them but I'm not willing to pay after-convention prices for them. A Henkei set would offer me a more affordable option... hopefully. If they get too pricey I'll bail. They're nice but they're not that nice.Originally Posted by FFN
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We haven't ween what they really look like yet either. Those silouettes look very weird to me, especially Thrust.
Which brings us to where we are today...
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Takara can be trusted to make things look good, though.
I don't have much of a choice do I? These are limited-window-of-opportunity purchases with a sliding dollar as an additional problem. Basically, I don't get them now, I pay a considerable amount more later, especially if the dollar gets any weaker.
...so... don't buy them? I've don't have the BotCon Seekers but I've seen then and I quite like them but I'm not willing to pay after-convention prices for them. A Henkei set would offer me a more affordable option... hopefully. If they get too pricey I'll bail. They're nice but they're not that nice.
I would be happier if Tomy had announced this sometime next year.
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I doubt I'll get these. I have BotCon Dirge & Thrust, and didn't pay through the nose for them. They do look nice, but for $100+ (more than I paid per BotCon seeker), I'm not interested.
I _am_ glad that this will make Classics/Henkei Dirge & Thrust more accessable to others, however.
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I think so too. I'll probably get them unless Takara does something really horrible to them. I'm a great fan of the classics/henkei line.
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I would like to have another look, but this computer isn't loading the page. From my first impression, I gathered they were going for a look that Thrust has the wings coming off his thighs. Didn't Dirge have leg wings anyway?
In the BBTS letter they claimed the store was charging more. I dunno how true that is though. This computer I am on at the moment won't load the page.
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But you said that you don't even like the Classics Seekers mould... if that's the case then why buy more of them? For the characters? (if so, then yeah, your choices are limited :/)
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Gok, FFN explained that part already:
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Well, sorta the characters. Ramjet I obviously already have from Classics. Ramjet was probably my first Transformers toy as a kid. Since I already have the other three seekers, I need the remaining two coneheads to finish up the group. Thrust was my favourite conehead design due to his VTOL wings. Dirge dies alot, so how could you not like that?!?
Ramjet likes toast.
Ganbo and the other store are only charging 300 yen or so more than TC and SK, I think.
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...umm... that doesn't seem to explain to me why he wants to buy them despite afore mentioning that he dislikes the Classics/Henkei Seeker mould. I understand that this is the opportunity to get Henkei Dirge and Thrust if you actually want these toys. But... why would someone want them if they don't... like them. Is there something I'm not getting?
It's way past my bedtime... maybe it'll make more sense in the morning.
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