Einherjar Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 That's embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protostar8 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Yeah it is. But that shows you that Toynami (the shitties company on earth) is ARTIFICIALLY inflating the price of the toy. If robotech.com thought they could sell it for that much, then that means they'd still be making a profit. So now we know Toynami is giving stores at least another $20... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruskiiVFaussie Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 holy crap if that's not totally embarrising then i don't know what is. hahah Dumb asses. Is the banana nose fixed? QC improved? Not worth 20 bucks!!!!! Where the hell is the reviews for the Beta??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danth Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Figures! Here was the email. Hi everyone I have to make a big apology to all of you who ordered the Masterpiece Shadow Fighter (Maia Sterling) over the last two days. As it turns out, there was a minimum price that Toynami was enforcing on all of the toys that we were mistaken about. Instead of being $59.99, the price of the Masterpiece Shadow Fighter will be $79.99. As a result of this, we will have to cancel your preorders and let you decide whether to place a new order at the new price. Once again, we apologize for the confusion and the inconveniences. If you would like to order again, the preorder is here: http://www.robotech.com/store/viewproductpreord.php?id=351 Steve Yun Harmony Gold steve@robotech.com Bwa hahaha! What a god damned joke! Like HG doesn't know what price Toynami is charging. They're either liars or complete idiots. Protostar8, I think HG is the worst company on Earth. Toynami is just bad by association. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 They're selling the toy for the same price they did four years ago. Can't say the same thing about Star Wars figures. Is anyone still expecting to get their Masterpiece Beta for $80? ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenHawk Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 They're selling the toy for the same price they did four years ago. Can't say the same thing about Star Wars figures. Is anyone still expecting to get their Masterpiece Beta for $80? ;p Yeah, except 4 years ago at least it was a toy from a shows that many of us cared about. Now, it's just a recolor, from a horribly disappointed lazy self-serving movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einherjar Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Yeah, except 4 years ago at least it was a toy from a shows that many of us cared about. Now, it's just a recolor, from a horribly disappointed lazy self-serving movie. Also, the U.S. is technically in a recession, so why spend money on a re-release with a different color and questionable quality? People should learn how to spend money more wisely, or at least stop giving it to these people if things like this tend to happen. Just screw authenticity and paint an existing fighter with Maia's colors if you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Yeah, except 4 years ago at least it was a toy from a shows that many of us cared about. Now, it's just a recolor, from a horribly disappointed lazy self-serving movie.Believe it or not, Hasbro's new Ewok figures are said to be good sellers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Yeah, that new Maia Sterling is..... crap. Purple? Tommy Yune... get out of here with that crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danth Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 (edited) They're selling the toy for the same price they did four years ago. Can't say the same thing about Star Wars figures. Exactly why they're so stupid. They've been selling this crap for years; don't they know how much it costs yet? I'm not criticizing their price -- I'm criticizing them for a bait and switch. They should have advertised the correct price from the start. Pretty funny that I knew you'd be the next post. You can always be counted on to defend HG's bullshit. Edited December 10, 2008 by danth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenHawk Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Yeah, that new Maia Sterling is..... crap. Purple? Tommy Yune... get out of here with that crap. Not to mention that toy on my shelf would just be a constant reminder of a crappy movie, with a terrible script, awful dialogue, abysmal directing, mediocre integration of CG with hand anmation... and no real new mecha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD Blade Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Eh. Despite the prices, it's good to have any company cranking out products directed at me. I may not buy them now, but there's a chance I'll scoop them up later at clearance prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Pretty funny that I knew you'd be the next post. You can always be counted on to defend HG's bullshit. And you can always be counted on to spout ridiculous crap about me. I was simply commenting on the price, not the foul-up regarding the pre-order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 In case any of you haven't checked out my site lately, I managed to get my review of the CMs Mospeada greenies up, here's a sample pic: You can visit the review by clicking here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignacio Ocamica Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Great review as usual!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mar_ku Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Beagle's box is HUGE! More pictures, including some nice shots of Stig/Scott in Yaco's blog http://wildcats.pupui.jp/mt/archives/2008/...eview_pa_1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mar_ku Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Some hi-res shots of Toynami's Beta. It seems that the beta's cockpit doesn't fit well between the alpha's arms. Credits for the pictures goes to the seller of this listing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 (edited) It seems that the beta's cockpit doesn't fit well between the alpha's arms. The cockpit is supposed to be folded down when the two fighters are mating: http://www.collectiondx.com/gallery/Featur...257684.jpg.html http://www.collectiondx.com/gallery/Featur...257682.jpg.html Edited December 11, 2008 by Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mar_ku Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 The cockpit is supposed to be folded down when the two fighters are mating: http://www.collectiondx.com/gallery/Featur...257684.jpg.html http://www.collectiondx.com/gallery/Featur...257682.jpg.html Cool then!!! Another thing; IMO both toys colors match quite well. Maybe not perfect, but pretty decent taking into account the huge gap between their release dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignacio Ocamica Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Beagle's box is HUGE! More pictures, including some nice shots of Stig/Scott in Yaco's blog Thanks fot the link!!! It's at the top of my list of most anticipated toys It's looking really great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF5SS Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 It looks blocky and awful. CM's is much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggydog Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggydog Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Christ. Robotech.com gets the price wrong, automatically cancels your preorder, and asks if you want to order at the new price... and this makes them the 'worst company on earth'? Get out of your little fanboy bubble, child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woll622 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 FYI... Toynami Beta is shipping from RT.com on Friday. I wonder why they are waiting another day to ship? The ebay listing shown above states they have it on hand right now and are ready to ship today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryHolmes Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 It looks blocky and awful. CM's is much better. Except that the Beta is supposed to be blocky. 'Brick with wings' sums up its design philosophy quite nicely CMs was too wonky in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I think I'll have my Beta on Monday of next week. If I get it Monday I could probably have a review up on Wednesday. I'm pretty excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenHawk Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Along the same lines, I'm thinking about getting a Dark Legioss/Shadow Alpha. The one on Robotech.com is $59.99. Not sure which company makes that. I'm assuming Toynami? The Brave Gohkin (is that made by CM?) which I see other places seems to sell for around $130-140. Does anyone what is different between these two, justifying such a huge price difference? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 (edited) Christ. Robotech.com gets the price wrong, automatically cancels your preorder, and asks if you want to order at the new price... and this makes them the 'worst company on earth'? Get out of your little fanboy bubble, child. No. Robotech.com & Toynami claim to make awesome toys, then delay their releases for a loooooonnnnnggg time, then, when the toy is actually released, their quality is very poor and the toy is Sh!T. THAT's why they're called Crapnami. Edited December 11, 2008 by Vermillion21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Along the same lines, I'm thinking about getting a Dark Legioss/Shadow Alpha. The one on Robotech.com is $59.99. Not sure which company makes that. I'm assuming Toynami? The Brave Gohkin (is that made by CM?) which I see other places seems to sell for around $130-140. Does anyone what is different between these two, justifying such a huge price difference? Thanks. Yes, 15K of the Toynami were made, it's probably closer to 1.5K of the CMs. Also, the CMs is made of higher quality materials and is just all around made better. Another plus for the CMs is that it has the unique Shadow Fighter shoulders that the toynami Shadow Fighter lacks. Sadly, it's not all sunshine with the CMs, it has its faults too including two different tones of white paint, a head that can't be turned, and the CMs interpretation of the sculpt. Visit www.anymoon.com for more info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie addict Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 well...I've just seen some pics of the Beagle, any complete reviews on this? I'm really liking it more than the small CM and skinny Megahouse, 1/10 that's slighty bigger than a Yamato 1/48 right? man...if the reviews are good on this thing I'll gladly shed the 200 bucks for this...always wanted a mospeada cyclone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenHawk Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Yes, 15K of the Toynami were made, it's probably closer to 1.5K of the CMs. Also, the CMs is made of higher quality materials and is just all around made better. Another plus for the CMs is that it has the unique Shadow Fighter shoulders that the toynami Shadow Fighter lacks. Sadly, it's not all sunshine with the CMs, it has its faults too including two different tones of white paint, a head that can't be turned, and the CMs interpretation of the sculpt. Visit www.anymoon.com for more info Thanks for the info... though I think I'm better informed and much more confused now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tober Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 well...I've just seen some pics of the Beagle, any complete reviews on this? I'm really liking it more than the small CM and skinny Megahouse, 1/10 that's slighty bigger than a Yamato 1/48 right? man...if the reviews are good on this thing I'll gladly shed the 200 bucks for this...always wanted a mospeada cyclone There is only the prototype model thais being reviewd currently. Production has been delayed until January/Febuary. A reliable source in Japan told me that the delay is due to a QC problem. Apparently the factories in China that produce high-end toys from Japan have not been affected by the recent closures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woll622 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I think I'll have my Beta on Monday of next week. If I get it Monday I could probably have a review up on Wednesday. I'm pretty excited. I should have mine at the same time, but I'm really interested to see the differences between the Toynami version and the CM version. I never got onto the CM bandwagon, but I've seen them listed in the low 100's here and there. If you have the time, please include a few notes about the differences between Toynami and CM. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Oh yes, I'll make sure to have at least a couple shots comparing the two side by side with some observations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenHawk Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Are CM and Megahouse the same company, or do we have 4 separate companies making MOSPEADA items: CM, Megahouse, Toynami, and Beagle? Sorry, I'm a little new to this side of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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