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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 8, 2016 16:38:35 GMT
Well Kapow want £23 for Skids, who's ¥3000 before discount.
Hardhead and Skull are ¥4000 so yeah £30 ish and Galvatron is ¥5000 so £36ish. £94 total.
HLJ £24.93 + (19.94 *2) = £64.91 + postage + cuta
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Post by Kingoji on Mar 8, 2016 19:25:42 GMT
I am sad that Takara opted to do a purple galvatron as opposed to Hasbro's purple Galvatron.
Why is it so hard to cater to the fans that always think of him in grey?
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Post by blueshift on Mar 8, 2016 19:28:29 GMT
Even their mass market reissue was purple, it was the ehobby that was grey!!
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Post by blueshift on Mar 8, 2016 19:29:05 GMT
Though their combiner wars Galvatron is grey, isnt it??
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Post by Kingoji on Mar 8, 2016 19:33:53 GMT
Not good enough!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 8, 2016 19:41:53 GMT
I prefer the Hasbro purple to Takara lilac. With no bonus weapon that should make Galvatron an easy choice.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 8, 2016 20:45:17 GMT
I must have them all.
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on Mar 8, 2016 21:33:18 GMT
I'd be all over it if it were proper Galvatron colors, and not purple. Though their combiner wars Galvatron is grey, isnt it?? I believe it's a very odd shade of lilac. It's really weird because it looks grey if you're not paying attention. |
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 8, 2016 21:41:57 GMT
Those prices do seem to suggest that the new deluxe/voyager figures are bigger than the previous ones as we've been led to believe. I wonder how that will eventually shake down when they reach the UK. £20 for a deluxe from HLJ suggests a few quid more on top of the £16 we now seen to be paying.
Bringing the Titan Masters in at the bottom seems to have pushed everything else up in size and cost.
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Post by Llama God on Mar 9, 2016 8:06:05 GMT
I think a price hike was always inevitable...
And for me, the Takara paint jobs *are* nice, but not nice enough to warrant import. I'll wait for them to trickle unreliably into stores here.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 9, 2016 9:27:56 GMT
Yes, but you release those deluxes have that extra giant weapon...
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 9, 2016 9:31:46 GMT
Andu...Ralph needs Japanese Skullcruncher and Hardhead....help Ralph...I have pennies...
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Mar 9, 2016 9:32:49 GMT
For extra cost! ;-)
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 9, 2016 9:40:04 GMT
I have no problem paying extra when added value is included. More stuff for more pennies seems fair to me. They also have different faces... -Ralph |
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Post by Kingoji on Mar 9, 2016 9:59:38 GMT
I am with Ralph. Hardhead with a mouth is the future.
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Dezzeh
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Post by Dezzeh on Mar 9, 2016 11:14:45 GMT
Waiting on Kapow pre-orders before I decide who to go with, if I can get all 3 for around £100, then it's a no brainer.
Phil's maths is good for the HLJ price. AmiAmi is a bit cheaper, but still looking around £90
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 9, 2016 13:21:29 GMT
Don't forget items were slated for summer release also came when new products for the summer would be exposed, but!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 9, 2016 13:28:53 GMT
I'd be all over it if it were proper Galvatron colors, and not purple. Though their combiner wars Galvatron is grey, isnt it?? I believe it's a very odd shade of lilac. It's really weird because it looks grey if you're not paying attention. The Galvatron body is grey, but Cyclonus is lilacy?   |
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Post by Toph on Mar 9, 2016 17:00:20 GMT
I guess i count the thing as a whole as galvatron, and not just the chest pieces.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 10, 2016 9:38:13 GMT
Andu...Ralph needs Japanese Skullcruncher and Hardhead....help Ralph...I have pennies... -Ralph The request has been made. Andu was unaware the Japanese ones have different faces from the Western toys. I may have cost him some money. Heh heh heh. -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 10, 2016 19:57:56 GMT
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Dezzeh
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Post by Dezzeh on Mar 10, 2016 21:09:35 GMT
More than acceptable, bah, just short of free postage though
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 12, 2016 14:22:05 GMT
TFS Express have come in much cheaper on these. £21/£30 respectively.
I've missed something with this. These Takara figures come with the Titanmaster vehicles - how are those being dealt with by Hasbro? Do they come with the separate individual Titanmaster releases? They're not with the Deluxes/Voyagers are they?
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Post by blueshift on Mar 12, 2016 14:25:56 GMT
TFS Express have come in much cheaper on these. £21/£30 respectively. I've missed something with this. These Takara figures come with the Titanmaster vehicles - how are those being dealt with by Hasbro? Do they come with the separate individual Titanmaster releases? They're not with the Deluxes/Voyagers are they? I believe the basics are a head and a vehicle for it to drive about in. |
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 12, 2016 14:43:54 GMT
That makes sense then. I was thinking selling the heads alone would be a very small thing to try and package and market. They couldn't charge a lot for them. I wonder if this means the Legend size is getting a bit bigger too. Everything else seems to be being adjusted up in this line to introduce the new bottom tier.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 13, 2016 12:52:16 GMT
Kapow have reduced their prices to £20.99, £20.99 and £29.99 respectively. £72 Which is about £7 more expensive than HLJ before shipping costs from either firm. |
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Post by Dezzeh on Mar 14, 2016 10:18:31 GMT
Very nice.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 18, 2016 12:45:49 GMT
Deadlock Keep an eye on HLJ, they've had several recent E-Hobby exclusives. I don't think we posted when the order originally went up, and sold out, but they've got some more available now: www.hlj.com/product/TKTE-0043-TF/Act |
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Post by Toph on Mar 22, 2016 23:09:44 GMT
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Mar 22, 2016 23:30:31 GMT
Ooooooh, I don't have Generations Rhinox but if they release that repaint I'll be buying it.
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