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  1. jenius
    1) That toy looks really good 2) I wouldn't buy that rumor
  2. jenius
    You're taking my argument beyond where it went. I said 3P COMPETING with 1P seems uncouth. I still think 3P has value, particularly where 1P is ignoring something people want. The thing against 'scalpers' is just an interesting study in where people are willing to draw their line in the sand. At the end of the day, you've spent $X and have Y. I imagine all of us on the board have made a profit on a toy at some point. Anyway, water under the bridge, MP Galvatron is probably at the top of my list at this point. I'd say MP Megatron V2 but I just don't think there's any way it will happen. I will definitely by SpaceBrick because bot mode looks pretty cool. I suspect I won't keep him forever though since I won't have a sentimental connection.
  3. jenius
    I'm not bulky, I'm just very pale!
  4. jenius
    I think the 3rd party discussion got silly when people brought up principle of not paying secondary vendors when buying unlicensed products. It's illogical Jim. Any good sdcc exclusives to look out for besides the arch?
  5. jenius
    Cool, got one
  6. jenius
    Yeah, this thing looks like it will be a fighter or gerwalk display piece.
  7. jenius
    You're adding the caveat "at retail" which I intentionally excluded because the pricing dynamics are screwy. True, it's hard to find the newest MP Grimlock at a TRU where you could potentially use a 20% coupon and get him for like $60... but how much does a 3P Grimlock cost? So if you had to pay DOUBLE that to get a 3P Grimlock but could easily find him just as easily as you can find a Hasbro Grimmy online that someone snatched at TRU and then put online for 2x MSRP then you're right back to my equal statement.
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    It seems disingenuous to say "may or may not represent" when the 3rd party releases I'm thinking of all certainly go out of their way to do the best they can to represent the figure we all know and that's how they generate their sales. I also find it a little odd to complain about distribution given that legit releases have a chance at being at a local TRU, target, CVS, or Walmart whereas 3rd party releases almost certainly require some sort of online purchase. Is it harder to purchase legitimate releases then third party releases? No, NEVER. The worst case is that a third party release is EQUALLY hard to obtain as a third party release. 3rd party stuff is definitely a step above bootlegs though and more options is cool but not for me and definitely not for me when it's competing with the legitimate rights holder. Imagine having the rights to something and have somebody undercut you... you'd be pissed even if the person who undercut you put out junk.
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    I would have totally been down with UM being an MP10 cab in white and a second toy being the trailer that transformed to encompass the MP10 cab (sort of like a ride armor toy). I just am glad they didn't give us something in between where the trailer had to be disassembled into several parts and then reassembled on the MP10 style toy. I don't own a single third party TF item. I'm not getting on a soapbox here but I do think it's a particularly bad show to compete with the legitimate rights owners. If the rights owners are ignoring the toy you want and somebody (a bit shady) fills that niche I can understand a purchase. Competition is good and all but the Masterpiece line has generally been very good so it seems silly to me to buy CS on the assumption that UM will be terrible. If reviews come out that MP UM sucks I still wouldn't have the heart to go third party but I'm sure others will.
  10. jenius
    1) Seems kind of a dick move to me to buy third party stuff that is directly competing with first party. Cone heads? Sure. TP released ahead of MP? No support for you. 2) Something really turns me off about CS, I think it's the head sculpt.
  11. jenius
    Is UM really supposed to be an armored prime? It's been eons since I saw the cartoons but I always remember him being fully armored. I thought it was only a contrivance for the toy.
  12. jenius
    I disagree. To me, the less something transforms and the more something disassembles and reassembles the worse it gets. Scale has always been an afterthought with TF and it's not like the show had AWESOME animation that consistently showed everyone the right sizes. I was able to enjoy G1 UM so as long as this thing isn't fragile or incredibly frustrating I think people will warm up to it. What mech/robot has the best butt flap of all time? My vote goes to the Spartas hovertank from Southern Cross.
  13. jenius
    If Magnus' cab is the same as MP10 I think people are over reacting to his height. Where's the best place to get the exclusive silver streak?
  14. jenius
    Joons would have been an issue for harmony gold or matchbox.
  15. jenius
    It's just so ugly. Brown highlights? Starscream would have made so much more sense.
  16. jenius
    I am shooting to have anymoon and my youtube channel up and functional again no later than Comic-con. I should know if I can unpack or if I have to start packing again over the next couple weeks. When I do get back to it I think I'll have to get a flurry of Macross reviews up before I hit up some more Votoms.
  17. jenius
    I don't have the ImaginAsian release so I might be down for this. I'll keep an eye on this thread for preorder info.
  18. jenius
    Man, when I'm ready to sell my dogs I should do it in Japan.
  19. jenius
    I want the Eva and bape optimus toys... When can I get them?
  20. jenius
    On the ankles, I mentioned my cheat a while ago... sounds like it'd work for the Arcadia also:
  21. jenius
    Here's my wish list: 1) Anime accurate swing bars for the legs (with pop out pegs in the nosecone). This would allow for waist articulation. Also, I think they can make it so the swing mechanisms then rotate out and up and become side covers for battroid. I also think there should be one click of waist articulation that would let you jut the crotch forward for some of the more aggressive poses. 2) Heat shield not attached to the upper chest (or attached with a swivel point) to allow at least one point of back articulation for battroid mode. 3) Articulated ankles which may involve some articulation on the inside edge of the lower leg 4) GU-44 with retractable strap
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    I'm beginning to get curious again if Arcadia has the VF-1 rights. It seems like such a no-brainer to make more of them and it's totally crickets on that front. Maybe they were able to carry the Yamato rights over and then those expired and now they need to get them back or something?
  23. jenius
    There wouldn't be tears shed if I missed it.
  24. jenius
    I used to live with a typical valley girl (not a romantic situation, she was just a roommate). She used to refer to my toys as "Robotrons". "Whatcha, doin'? Playin' with your Robotrons?" It was kind of fun. For all the wine that got drunk I was pretty fortunate not to lose any Robotrons.
  25. jenius
    I think I'm in the "hold for Black Friday" group.
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