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    Bandai HG 1/100 YF-21 & VF-22

    in Model kits

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    I don't subscribe to the notion that Hasegawa kits are bargains they are being touted as.

    To make it just look decent, say on par with an OOB build Bandai kit, your are going to have to invest more work, time and resources. Put a price tag on those points and your bargain is actually the more expensive route to go. And after all that one is still left with limitations, like simplistic articulation for example.

     

    Bandai METAL Line (MBuild/MStructure/GFFMComposite/MRDamashii/Gundam Chogokin)

    in Anime or Science Fiction

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    2 hours ago, Scyla said:

    I understand that people are dissatisfied that this is a remold of another 00 suite instead of a completely new toy but I‘m just glad it is not another Strike, Exia/Astraea or Astray Red Frame.

    This looks good, and I‘m glad we are getting the Full Saber variant.

    Do we know what is meant by labeling this as an Event Exclusive? Is it for an upcoming Tamashii Nations exhibit?

    From the taghobby link I posted.

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    The Transformers Thread (licensed) Next

    in Anime or Science Fiction

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    9 hours ago, Scyla said:

    I don’t know. I own a lot of Masterpiece toys and they frequently populate the bottom of my least favorite toys list in my collection.

    MP-24 Star Saber is probably the worst toy I own. Other notable toys are MP-48+ Dark Amber Leoprime, MP-49 Black Convoy or MP-11 Lambor.

    They are so bad that I stopped buying Masterpiece toys after Raiden (another contender) altogether.

    Like I mentioned above, the higher standards for MP didn't kick off until around the second half of the line with MP Inferno, although personally I would also include MP-28 Hot Rod in there, mainly due to the greater degree of articulation that's implemented. I'm perfectly fine with MP-49, what's the issue – lack of paint?

    9 hours ago, Scyla said:

    The main line Hasbro toys are at least cheaper and mostly more fun to play with. There is a good chance that Studio Series 86 Optimus turns out better than MP-44.

    That's going to be highly subjective based on personal experience and preference, a price point doesn't automatically equate to or dictate a certain value a toy should hold for everyone or over other toys. My argument was never that SS86 OP can't be a good or fun toy to someone because it doesn't have MP DNA in it.

    9 hours ago, Scyla said:

    If I didn’t collect MP I probably be much happier with collecting the main line. As a bonus you actually get the characters you want.

    The thought of wave after wave of 4th, 5th, ... n-tier characters that in one way or another are mostly sharing same base-bodies is not enticing – this constant chasing for team X, season Y or comic book Z line ups is lost on me. I prefer MP release pacing and selectiveness.

    9 hours ago, Scyla said:

    Takara just can’t deliver a consistent baseline on their collector Transformers line.

    Not sure what you mean with by this, Takara strives for unified robot size/scale amongst characters, their designs are based from animation, if possible they will go for a licensed alt-mode and there is dedicated focus on maximising articulation. Some of these points have been a baseline since MP-10.

    9 hours ago, Scyla said:

    And I find it funny that the MP line is not part of the new T-Spark branding that ought to be the equivalent to Tamashii Nations.

    Actually MPG does belong to the T-Spark by being part of the Transformers sub-brand, just like Zoids and Diaclone. Takara states this in their product announcement pdf over at https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/english/. As these three lines are already established, they weren't part of the marketing push for T-Spark and the new lines.

    Also for a little more background, there is a short interview that HobbyJapan did with the person in charge of T-Spark and the various lines.
    https://hjweb.jp/article/1602914/

    The Transformers Thread (licensed) Next

    in Anime or Science Fiction

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    On 7/16/2024 at 10:17 PM, treatment said:

    Awww!  Don't you be ruining the dream for some now!

     

    :bump:

    Haha, it does read like one of those Debbie Downer postings. 😄

    But in my defence, it wasn't so much criticism towards the actual SS86 Optimus, but rather an allergic reaction to the notion that Hasbro lead toys are anywhere near on par with Takara MPs (or at least the later half of them when they upped the ante on engineering).

    I get why a comment like that can come about, because it's the same subject matter and has similarities in look with a previous toy, but that doesn't make it a Masterpiece or high-end toy – there needs to be a differentiation. The inflationary usage of this MP comparison with every second Hasbro Transformer nowadays kind of irritates me with the thought being that it generates a false perception that you can essentially can get "the same" but much cheaper, which is most never the case.

    Hasbro's entire modus operandi on how they perceive and approach toy making basically counteracts the idea of their stuff being premium toy equivalent.

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