Transformers Vs 3P Pricing

[drifand]

Masterpiece is collectors grade though. I never understood why the cutting corners in quality as I would pay top dollar for a real masterpiece like mp-1.

Look at wheeljack at compare to sunstreaker, what a difference. The white plastic is Just crap looking. Just hold your Binaltech and compare with the early masterpiece cars. They can't beat it.

The licensing debate is a joke, you have toyworld and maketoys making jazz and just don't care.

Where Takara stands now, I am mostly not buying their toys anymore. Not to mention hasbro is worse.

I missed Takara golden age where their toys were solid.

[SharkyMcShark]

Masterpiece is collectors grade though. I never understood why the cutting corners in quality as I would pay top dollar for a real masterpiece like mp-1.

Look at wheeljack at compare to sunstreaker, what a difference. The white plastic is Just crap looking. Just hold your Binaltech and compare with the early masterpiece cars. They can't beat it.

The licensing debate is a joke, you have toyworld and maketoys making jazz and just don't care.

Where Takara stands now, I am mostly not buying their toys anymore. Not to mention hasbro is worse.

I missed Takara golden age where their toys were solid.

Re Sunstreaker v Wheeljack, I do get the impression with the recent MP releases that there is less of a focus on keeping price low with the recent releases. Sunstreaker, Megatron and the upcoming Dinobot (seemingly) are obscenely feature rich and very well engineered, especially compared to the earlier releases from the soft relaunch of the MP line with Optimus Prime and Starscream 2.0 six years ago.

As an adult collector it is an approach I do appreciate.

[drifand]

They are not keeping the price low, they are however cutting corners on a lot to earn max profit.

For me price is worth every cent if the quality is right. Unfortunately several masterpiece have been lacking. Even Megatron, the paint job is poorly done. Look at people having the reissue run. I take my Fantoys springer and have transformed it a few times and the paint is still intact.