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  1. 18th August 2008, 08:11 PM #41
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    Quote Originally Posted by SilverDragon View Post
    Enlighten me: why are the short smokestacks such a problem?
    their not, hell I PREFER shorter stacks, looks better IMO.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gutsman Heavy View Post
    their not, hell I PREFER shorter stacks, looks better IMO.
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    OOOOHHHHH. Right. Yeah, I see your point. Realism and all.

    I still don't mind short stacks. At least they're less likely to snap off and break if the toy falls.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SilverDragon View Post
    OOOOHHHHH. Right. Yeah, I see your point. Realism and all.

    I still don't mind short stacks. At least they're less likely to snap off and break if the toy falls.
    I am yet to encounter a Prime with broken smoke staks. They are hard die cast.

    I would not have minded if they were made of rubber like Movie Prime. Sometimes I think that Hasbro overcompensates for safety laws since often I can find new toys with firing missiles thiner and longer than the stacks. If this was to comply with safety laws, those toys would need to banned too.
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    ...the typical person who'd buy a G1 reissue Prime would be well beyond the age where you'd worry about breakable choking hazards. :/ This is why I much prefer Takara's approach at specifically marketing their reissues at older collectors instead of kids.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gutsman Heavy View Post
    their not, hell I PREFER shorter stacks, looks better IMO.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kup View Post
    I am yet to encounter a Prime with broken smoke staks. They are hard die cast.
    My G1 prime had a snapped stack, perhaps my preference comes from nostalgia!?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MV75 View Post
    They could do that and it will sell anyway.

    When was the last time you actually saw a parent give a crap about age recommendations or ratings?

    More 10 year olds are playing GTA4 than any other age group.
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    Even though parents don't give a crap, the retailers do. And at the end of the day, THEY are the ones buying from Hasbro.

    I think the guys (and girls) who are designing these toys at Hasbro are just as frustrated as we collectors in regards to the safety laws.
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    ...the typical person who'd buy a G1 reissue Prime would be well beyond the age where you'd worry about breakable choking hazards. :/ This is why I much prefer Takara's approach at specifically marketing their reissues at older collectors instead of kids.
    They could make them 12+ years and they'd still sell because of what I also said here:

    But the thing is with these toys, people don't buy them for their kids, nor do kids buy them. 20-70 year olds buy them, so they will sell anyway.
    Sure I see where you're coming from Demonac, but toy stores still have plenty of toys for the older folks too, they all arn't for 5 year olds.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gutsman Heavy
    My G1 prime had a snapped stack, perhaps my preference comes from nostalgia!?
    So you want pre-broken toys to re-create stuff that you broke as a kid? By that logic then the Hasbro version should also come without fists, cos how many people lost Prime's fists?! Or maybe it should come with pre-worn chrome... oh wait, some Hasbro reissues already do come with that *cheesy.grin* If they're going to do that then they should sell it at a price that is representative of the pre-done damage. You wouldn't pay full price for a damaged toy otherwise. If I'm gonna pay full price for a toy it ought to be in mint condition IMO.

    Quote Originally Posted by MV75
    They could make them 12+ years and they'd still sell because of what I also said here:
    that's pretty much what TakaraTOMY does! Their reissues are all marketed at "Ages 15 and Up." Makes perfect sense to me.

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