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Originally Posted by xelement24x
What baffles me even more is the hasbro shrinkage! Most of the new prime "deluxes" are scout size at best! I can literly put RID Kup next to RTS Windcharger and there is like 1 inch difference.... Not trying to troll hasbro, but i am very critical about the things im passionate about  |
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HAVE PRID Kup?? Dammit! Stop showing off!
Yeah, the shrinkage bugs me (as do the people who keep trying to deny it or make excuses for Hasbro). The toys are smaller, and as someone who likes to mix and match his collection, that can be really annoying. PRID Kup (well, Ironhide) is a perfect example. It's a great Ironhide mold... better I think than the Classics version we got. But Ironhide isn't a pipsqueak! Why are Ironhide and Ratchet so tiny in this line?? They should AT LEAST be larger than Bumblebee. Sigh.
On the plus side, I do some kitbashing on the side, so with a little work, those figures can always become other characters...
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Originally Posted by Undrave
Do the PRID deluxe shrink with the waves? Wheeljack isn't that small. He's still bigger and bulkier than most of my scout, HA basics and PCC Commander. He's not as bulky as Generation Wheeljack but just as tall.
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Generations Wheeljack is sort of runty though. He's short. Prime Wheeljack is not so bad, but he's short too. Fortunately, he's also a really nice, solid mold, so I don't mind so much.
The sizes fluctuate, but we're definitely getting smaller figures and higher prices. I might be able to accept one, but not both. Generally, I agree that the issue is "bulk" as well... they feel a lot flimsier. It doesn't help that I got back on Transformers around RID/Armada, so the difference in size is a lot more pronounced between those AEC deluxes and what we get now.
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Originally Posted by Protoman
We need to do meet ups somewhere BIG, where we can bring stuff publicly and not have to worry.
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"Worry"? Do we need an auditorium?
But yeah... for local fast-food joints and cafes, I think 4 people is about the limit... basically it's about how many people you can fit around one table without it getting too loud or awkward.
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Also don't forget Montreal Toycon is November 4th, so you will get a fix there too.
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A fix? Maybe if I'm looking for old loose stuff (like your table). The new stuff tends to be on the pricey side.
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Originally Posted by Grayfox
These days, it's the PRID deluxes distro that sucks because [insert reason here]. So why would anyone looking for PRID Jet Vehicon for example (first fig that came to mind) be willing to "wait and see" if stores here will eventualy get it? Anyone who has looked into ordering TFs online knows that a set of a couple figures from places like BBTS costs only a few dollars more than it would buying them locally. Really. It's like 5-10 more at most.
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I think the issue for me is that I'm just incredibly cheap.
The reason I got into this hobby (aside from my nostalgia and love of cool toys) is because it was something I could pursue at mass-market retail prices. I buy a lot of stuff, but I also set limits. Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but even now I refuse to pay more than $15 for a Deluxe or $30 for ANY (mass-market) Transformer. So when the price of deluxes went up, I fought back by ONLY buying them on sale/clearance. When you said BBTS is only "about $5-10 more at most", I almost laughed out loud, because that's a 30%-70% mark-up over my HIGHEST price. Spread that over a whole wave, and that's groceries, or a couple more robots.
The "wait and see" method is risky. Sometimes it pans out. Most of the time, a wave will finally arrive, and I can get stuff on sale... OR the sale threads here and on TFW2005 will provide (obviously I'm not a MISB collector). Sometimes I get a bad feeling about a particular item, and splurge, or track it down online... things like exclusives and MP figures you have to jump on when you have the chance.
But lately, I'd say all bets are off. Our local distribution has been so schizo, you can't really count on it. I've been relying on the buddy system to get stuff (see Nick's post below) more and more.
In that sense, I think this thread can also be handy as a local community building thing... we can network a bit more, and when somebody has an opportunity to get new stuff (from the states or online), we can share the wealth around. 
(just wanted to stress that bit in the midst of this wall of text, heh)
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Originally Posted by MaxArel
That and, with college, I don't have time to drive to Montreal. Or do anything. Booked weekends of study and being "miserable", O evil student that I am.
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I hear you. That was me last year. This year I'm (very lazily) writing my thesis, so I got nothing but time... until suddenly
I don't, but I'll burn that bridge when I get to it.
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Originally Posted by nicoath
If anybody ever wants and is willing to split a box of figures I can order more than one. I've offered up my extras when possible. This province will always get the short end of the stick on exclusives, might as well find another way to buy your figures.
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You're my local hero, Nick. I've picked the bones of your Transformers boxes on a few occasions and vultured some good stuff.
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Originally Posted by Jazz227
sooo who's enjoying the new tmnt show?
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I'm not watching it, but I'm really enjoying the new action figures... which admittedly don't look that much like the TV show models, but they sure do look
oldschool and badass. That really speaks to my heart.
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Hasbro!!!
