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Post by Andy Turnbull on Dec 26, 2017 23:03:14 GMT
I'd be inclined to ignore all the theories that are being bandied about it's likely to do with costs, nothing more sinister than that.
Andy
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Post by Toph on Dec 28, 2017 1:03:27 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 28, 2017 10:33:44 GMT
I hope this doesn't mean an end to the mall/eHobby type exclusives too.
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Post by Llama God on Dec 28, 2017 12:02:44 GMT
Yeah me too. Although it's nice not having to double-dip, I do still want the option of some crazy from time to time...
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 28, 2017 12:29:15 GMT
Absolutely. Crazy is good.
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 28, 2017 13:07:02 GMT
One version of each toy means it costs less to complete a line, etc. I have no issues with this.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Dec 28, 2017 13:20:54 GMT
One version of each toy means it costs less to complete a line, etc. I have no issues with this. -Ralph No one is forcing anyone to buy anything. With stuff like Titans Return you had a choice between cartoon and toy accurate. I can't see how less options is a good thing, especially if we are going for the shoddier Hasbro offerings (thinking in particular how Takara actually painted the Titan master heads) |
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Post by Jim on Dec 28, 2017 22:23:32 GMT
The Titan Master heads were the first things I thought of when I posted this news the other day. Such a minimal amount of paint can go a long way! And some of them really deserve it, like Daburu - Hasbro could have at least painted the eye patch black and the visible eye red or blue or _something_.
The variations were good as well, being able to choose between IDW Chromedome and a more traditional one, for instance. Overall, losing potential choices does feel bad.
And the Allspark's tone in reporting it is typically awful.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 12, 2018 6:31:21 GMT
STFU on FB[TakaraTomy Transformers News] Power of the Primes wave 2 - June • PP-10 Alchemist Prime • PP-11 Dinobot Slug • PP-12 Dinobot Swoop • PP-13 Dinobot Snarl • PP-14 Dinobot Sludge • PP-15 Dinobot Grimlock Power of the Primes wave 3 - July • PP-16 Moon Racer • PP-17 Dreadwind • PP-18 Blackwing • PP-19 Starscream
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Post by Toph on Jan 12, 2018 8:23:51 GMT
So my theory about them holding off on the dinobots to release all in one go was right.
That's disappointing.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 12, 2018 12:58:26 GMT
I think it's quite good. All the members of a team available at the same time seems sensible.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jan 12, 2018 21:49:09 GMT
Not even a boxed set! Just carbon copies of the Hasbro ones!
Flip. Right then. They really are just repeating Hasbro's output. No point holding off buying domestic.
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Post by Llama God on Jan 13, 2018 12:31:16 GMT
This is... odd. It must be said. I thought that the Japanese market for these things was a little more discerning, hence why they already had better presentation and deco. I'm curious as to how these'll perform.
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Post by Jim on Jan 13, 2018 22:02:05 GMT
Takara have struggled (and experimented) with their market in the past; Arms Micron was a deliberate effort to bring down costs and appeal to a younger demographic, IIRC. I guess aligning with Hasbro also brings down costs for both companies. Maybe it allows Takara to concentrate more on the MPs, too. Though I'd like them to concentrate more on Encore!
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 13, 2018 22:08:35 GMT
Is there any data online regarding domestic sale reports of Transformers in Japan? I'm curious as to whether there has been a downturn in that market prior to this decision.
-Ralph
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Post by Dezzeh on Jan 13, 2018 22:13:31 GMT
I have seem reports of the toy industry in Japan in general have a down turn, due to the low birthrate. Would be good to see TF numbers though!
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Post by legios on Jan 14, 2018 14:58:31 GMT
I have seem reports of the toy industry in Japan in general have a down turn, due to the low birthrate. Would be good to see TF numbers though! That certainly would make a lot of sense of some of the general trends in other lines - Bandai's heavy push at expensive, complex, high-end model kits from a number of its properties over smaller, cheaper toys suggests an attempt to refocus at a higher ticket-price/lover volume strategy which looks like it might be aimed at young adults with disposable income rather than children and parents for example. We'd really need to see numbers across multiple properties and years to get a real sense of any trends though. (If, say, Transformers sales are down but Tomica sales are significantly up that would say very different things to both of them being down for example. Karl |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 18, 2018 16:00:35 GMT
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Post by Dezzeh on Jan 18, 2018 16:31:15 GMT
There are pics of Dreadwind. I'll have that.
These colours look more vibrant to me, but that could be some Photoshop
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 19, 2018 7:53:53 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 24, 2018 16:13:18 GMT
TFW Tweet Confirmation of Sludge's suspected neck swivel
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 24, 2018 17:35:41 GMT
All I can see is The Beast.
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on Jan 24, 2018 17:35:49 GMT
HIS KNEE IS LOOKING AT ME
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Post by Shockprowl on Jan 24, 2018 18:11:36 GMT
Vulvatronius looks piggin' terrible.
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Post by Dezzeh on Jan 24, 2018 18:45:11 GMT
It's the midsection isnt it? it just looks so spindly.
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Post by Toph on Jan 24, 2018 18:59:23 GMT
It's not just the waist (which doesn't look better when bulked up with the extra fists), but the shoulders jut out the arms waaaay too far.
Then the PE attachments seem to make it look bloated, much like Grimlock's robot mode.
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Post by Benn on Jan 24, 2018 19:17:12 GMT
Combining Dinobots is NEVER a good idea.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 24, 2018 19:32:44 GMT
THE BEAST.
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Jan 25, 2018 9:35:41 GMT
SIMPLY THE BEAST.
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Post by Shockprowl on Jan 25, 2018 17:01:46 GMT
AAARRGH!!! BEER OUT THE NOSE!!! FUCKING HELL, LAMA!!! |
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