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OMG there's a Jem and the Holograms thread? What am I doing here??
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I'm going. I don't think we'll hear about exclusives until about a month before the event. -
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Also, sweet TV Rau custom.
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MPC Beta porn!
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It seems like men just had sex with whatever they could back then.
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I agree, with how good the toys of the last several years have gotten, the Quarter falls short as a toy. If you have a display set-up the Quarter could help with then great... just don't expect a lot of joy from handling it.
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You also need to make sure there isn't a ton of moisture in that environment though also so a basement might not be a good fit either.
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I know we're all huge fans of Macross and some of us are still Robotech fans but I think there's a few things to consider here: 1) Macross has a relatively tiny Japanese market. For a company the size of Bandai it takes some really significant sales figures to warrant continuing to make Macross toys rather than making toys for one of numerous other licenses 2) As small as the Macross market is, despite the much larger geographic footprint, the Robotech market is arguably much smaller. Imagine Bandai's bean counters saying "We think we can reasonably expect to sell X thousand units but we think toys A, B, and C would sell Y thousand units more for a greater return." You can argue that they're overlooking the few hundred they could sell on the gray market, but that still wouldn't put the total of potential units above what the bean counters think would move for the other products. Most likely, those gray market totals are already included since the bean counter expectations are built around wholesale and the gray market exists after that. 3) Let's not forget this line died for a reason. Resurrecting the line would require some sort of impetus and I don't think an anniversary of an incredibly niche american cartoon is going to do it. Arcadia has a much better likelihood of releasing obscure toys because they don't have such a large organization that other products are competing for resources.
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It's not HG, it's BW in this case. BW doesn't allow Macross licensed products to be sold under any other licenses. Bandai and HG would love to find a way around this but without BW Bandai wouldn't make Macross toys at all.
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nah, licensing forbids that. Maybe for Macross' 35th.
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The Transformers Thread (licensed) Next
jenius replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
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I think in the case of a huge toy manufacturer there's very little chance that they'd do something specific for a niche market if for no other reason then logistical concerns. They're always looking for bigger paydays and have a bigger volume lower margin mentality. They want to keep their factories churning out runs that meet this mold. For a tiny toy company this would be a great niche... although not great enough to keep Yamato alive so clearly even there it can be a mine field.
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Enough plain reissues, bring on the bundles!
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The line appears dead and a reissue unlikely.
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Ooh Red Shoulder Parts... you don't see those everyday. Good luck with your auction.
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Sigh... what am I gonna sell to make room for this?
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One would assume since it's shown in both modes. Given the price of the WAVE kit I'm not suffering from too much sticker shock. Sign me up for one.
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I thought we were getting 4 VF-1 repaints. I'm bummed.
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Does it come with a little diorama of the SDF-1 sitting in a lake with the city around it?
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Yeah, my friend and his girlfriend are visiting from Japan and neither one knew what Macross was. "Like Gundam?" Soooo yeah, Robotech and Macross are definitely niche products. Still, if I'm HG I'd have a huge erection over the thought of this being an official Robotech product in the states. "Look, through no effort of our own, the license still makes us money!"
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All of those are low demand valks.
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Loy ge todd! Not sure how to spell that. Loved that show too!
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I would stop short of saying "a breeze" on the 171 but after like my 10th transformation I did start to get a hang of it. The 17 can be alright to transform but it can be incredibly hard the first couple times through because of how crazy stiff some parts are. I like both toys. If the 171 didn't have the stupid wings I'd like it more than the 17 but I think that's largely because the 171 is a better vehicle.
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HG owns the international merchandising rights to Macross. If Lego makes this and doesn't license it as a Robotech product it will only be available for sale in Japan.
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They must be made of transparent plastics!