R.I.P. Impossible Toys

[reillyd]

It would seem that the preorders on the soon to be released TetraJets have been a bust for the company, and they're closing after this run of production.
The team that brought your TRNS-01 (Arcee) , and the Quintessons are going out of business, just before they were to have released their legends sized minibot products too

See tformers for more info

Expect these to start going for crazy prices. Oh and if anyone would like to sell me their Arcee, please PM. Mine is getting a little fragile, and I can see it getting worn out with play and transformation.

[UltraMarginal]

that is a little sad to hear. they produced a few items that I never would expect to see on retail shelves.

[Sky Shadow]

going out of business, just before they were to have released their legends sized minibot products too

That article says they're making those and then going out of business. Wasp as Bumper is a clever idea.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

From a business POV they probably should have worked on the Minibots over the Tetrajets.

those minibots actually look pretty cool!

[UltraMarginal]

and probably released the tetra jets over time, rather than all together. they could have used profits from one wave to fund the next. Rather than bankrupting themselves manufacturing them all at once.

[Ultra Mackness]

This is a real shame. I've picked up a few of their figures over time and always found them to be good value. Justhad a look at their website and they are unclear regatding whether they'll release the minibots, although I hope they do - that Bumper looks pretty cool.

[Iriorne]

Unfortunate. I thought the way they managed to get the G1 tetrajet look was pretty remarkable, but the details in the sculpt were too soft. Putting out so many repaints at once probably didn't help either.

[Trent]

I read the post on their website the other day and it didn't make me pity them at all. They are basically blaming the fandom for their demise.

Very poor form.

[kup]

I read the post on their website the other day and it didn't make me pity them at all. They are basically blaming the fandom for their demise.

Very poor form.

Yeah, I sympathize with them that 3rd parties are now a very competitive market but to be frank, their manufacture and built quality was less than good.

Unlike others, I liked the Valkyrie mold but it suffered from really bad manufacturing problems. Plastic is thin and kind of brittle, cheap paint, very expensive for what you get (even by 3rd party comparisons).

Although they did improve their material and built quality with following products, they were still below par. The other problem is that their sculpting style is also very kiddy and retro looking. Even the G1 seekers look less 'goofy' and modern in their sculpt style.

To be brutally frank, they did not measure up to the competition so they lost. I am sure if the Tetra Jet seekers had a more 'MMC' or 'FansProject' sculpt style while still retaining basically the same engineering, they would have sold like hot cakes.

[Defcon]

I enjoyed their Quintesson figures, I have quite a few, to many perhaps! But a lot of their stuff looks cartoony. So maybe their sense of style just didn't click with a lot of people. I couldn't believe how many tetrajets they had for preorder, like 7 variants! far to many. They did some pretty unique products.