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    CM's corporation Ltd. bankruptcy

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    For all we know there's already a new company that these guys are going to be doing the same kinds of toys for. Bankruptcy maybe just a way to wipe the debt clean.

    Read a rumor that part of them jumped ship some time ago to create Evolution Toys.

    http://evolution-toy.com/index.html

    The designs are also action figures and magnet joints for stuff that combines. The product pics with the grey textured background also reminds of the style CM used.

    CM's corporation Ltd. bankruptcy

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    A company that was so closely related with overpriced QC ridden and badly design/unfinished toys couldn’t hope to stay alive in this day and age. Their releases had long been associated with clearance sale fodder. You can’t expect people to pay 15.000-20.000 yen over the years for products that more often that not ended up on a 70% sale a few months later.

    CM had a lot of potential, and were there before the marked became as saturated as it is now but they blew it by cutting corners in their releases. How they handled the Mospeada license is a clear example; their Legioss & Tread only had the hated Toynami Alpha and the at the time vapourware Beta as competition… and they made a Legios with weird legs and without a single locking part that could not attach to the Tread beyond a half assed trolley… for freaking 28.000 yen. Not to mention their fiddly and crumbling ride armors.

    When it looked like they were starting to get their crap together it was too late. And the QC control ridden Grendizer was the final nail on their coffin (for gods sake, damn thing even came with rusted screws!…). It’s a wonder they stayed so long in business but their luck had to run out some day. Really sad that the lasted this long chucking out soso action figures when Beagle had made a near perfect product with their ride armors and folded soon after.

    Today small companies better make high quality products for the high prices they ask or get sucked under; Fewture is making better products and Sentinel, a very young company, has been knocking every one of their Riobot line releases out of the park since day one. Now it's their time.

    The Unlicensed Third Party Transformers Thread

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    I know you have buddies at MMC

    But .....BIGGER!

    And Badder!

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    Easy to confuse fan speculation photoshops with the real product when TFC likes to keep their customers in the dark as to what they are actually buying.

    The second member for Ares is due to be released this month yet there are only TWO pics showing how the hell the parts look combined. One is a tiny blurry POS and the other one is this one with the crumbling resin proto legs:

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    Here is Nemean in torso mode over the Feral Rex legs:

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    In other words, Ares will be just a bit bigger than FR. A bit more compared to the UT Predaking. Nothing to write home about.

    Now here is the coherency of the FR members:

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    They look like a team. Not like a giant with some kids by its side.

    Here is Nemean next to the other two limbs:

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    Perfect Effect's Warden looks the part of a big robot. Very nice finish and doesn’t have huge lion leg kibble hanging off its arms or meat fists with holes like a dinky deluxe does.

    Space Dandy

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    Last Saturday night show on CN didn't have preview for the next episode but ended with a "To Be Continued"..Whussup with that?

    Where I saw it online it did have it. Next episode looks like it was animated by another studio though.

    The Lego Movie

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    Ouch, Monorail *track* alone is probably worth more than everything else you mentioned...

    ... *hits head a few more times and harder*

    Anyways, loved the little Fabuland nods in the movie. Loved the line. The steam ship was my first lego:

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    The little wire fence pieces made for great weapons batteries or starship engines if you added a brick behind. Some of my best pieces came from the Fabuland sets.

    Guardians of the Galaxy, on DVD/Blu-Ray December 9, 2014

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    So in this video Moviebob talks about who is who in the trailer, not just the main characters:

    http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-big-picture/8818-Who-Are-The-Guardians-of-the-Galaxy

    ... and that is a lot, and I mean a lot of weird characters and concepts Marvel is trowing around. One can't help but admire the set of balls required to try a weird movie like this. Hope it is good and does well.

    The Lego Movie

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    Between my lego collection and my comicbook collection, what did I choose to take when I changed continent? The comics of course!!! Instead of my space Monorail Transport System or my original Pirate Ship I now have a mint Battle Chasers #2 and some McFarlane figures… JOY *hits head on wall*!!

    Damn comicbook crash of the 90’s had more casualties than those recorded…

    The Lego Movie

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    My god, this is the PERFECT commercial!!

    For years I’ve been put off by the newer Lego sets with all those huge premolded pieces but this movie was the right nostalgia trip to my golden years playing and creating Lego stuff.

    Now I need to hit a toy store… should take my kid too :D

    And all the posts with the classic space toys in not helping guys!

    Honestly, I don't mind the click hinges so much for some things, but as an attachable/detachable connection? Ugh. They're not meant to be used that way, and all it does is both wear out the parts quicker, and add an unnecessary axis of rotation that will give you one more moving piece to realign when it gets bumped out of place.

    One of the early space sets I got was also the first one I saw with the technic brick/connector setup, but they didn't use the black technic friction connectors, they used the standard 2x1 propeller shaft type bricks, and a smooth plate to keep them from rotating.

    The outer piece shown on the tip of the "wing" is what I'd use on Benny's.. 2x2 underside plate with a plug-in connection. The outer portion of this ship on both sides could be detached, and then attached together to form a larger drone/pod type thing.

    This thing is still one of my favorite early designs.

    This, this, THIS!! I loved this toy!! I had such wonderful adventures with the little guy while I drooled over the space parts of the catalogues back in the day.

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