Movie Primes

[jacobot]

This repaint thing is really starting to bug me.
I've got LOC size,FAB,Dlx Proto,Voyager,and a Leader.
Is that not enough? Do I need more, HASBRO?
How about you? How many? Which is the best?
Robovsion, G1 painted, Battle damaged, Nightwatch, Premium, Japanese...anymore?..can Nemesis and Ultra Magnus be far behind?
Your thoughts on re-deocs?

[chisau]

Not everyone have the same tastes. Hasbro is just trying to supply the niche TF toy markets as well as trying to match the cost with the fans pocket books.

I think Hasbro is doing a great job so far. minus few under supply and over priced blips.

[pud333]

I'm not a huge fan of the repaints either, but Hasbro is ultimately just behaving like a business, which is to make money. When you make a prototype of anything, whether it's a toy or car, it costs a lot of money to invest in the design and manufacturing. Then the more you make based off that mode, the individual item costs less and less to duplicate. The repaints are easy for Hasbro to make money on, because some people like them, and some people want other versions, but ultimately, Hasbro sees a market for them, to not only lower unit costs, but to cash in on it. Can't really blame Hasbro for taking advantage of the free market and fans of the toylines. In the end, you can decide not to buy the new versions. Personally, I'm avoiding the repaints for the most part and even with the upcoming premium line, I am very happy with my original versions with their reprolabels (Thanks to Pascal for recommending them. They're awesome!)

[Icetron]

I just started collecting mainly from the movie line, so I wasn't used to all these repaints (didn't even know it was going to happen THIS much at least) but for the next movie if I still buy the movie toys I'll try not to buy as much and wait for the better versions maybe.

[mitchmurphy]

^ i use to say that, but im so damn needy whenever some new toy comes out i end up buying it.

i just cant wait..i have to have em all

[MightAsWell Go4ASoda]

I don't mind repaints. But i'll only buy them if they strike my interest, such as the movie repaint of bumblebee as Cliffjumper. Now that's just awsome, so i bought him. Can't help myself when it's Cliffjumper. but i have my limits.

[IronCrow]

^ That's me as well. I buy the repaints that I like, and if there's any that I don't, well then that's just a bit of cash I've saved for TFs down the road that do catch my eye.

[Pascal]

The number of transforming movie Primes is quite astonishing :

-Cyber Slammer Prime
-Legends Prime (std))
-Legends Prime (Nightwatch)
-FAB Prime (std)
-FAB Prime (flames)
-DLX Protoform Prime (std)
-DLX Protoform Prime (clear)
-Voyager Prime (std)
-Voyager Prime (robovision)
-Voyager Prime (1st strike)
-Voyager Prime (battle damage)
-Leader Prime (std)
-Leader Prime (Nightwatch v.1)
-Leader Prime (Nightwatch v.2)
-Leader Prime (Premium)
-Target giftcard Prime
-Wal-Mart cake topper Prime
-Target/HMV DVD case Prime
-Lunch special Prime
-Spychanger Prime (Japan)
-RC Prime
-Burger King Prime
-the officially released oversize Legends Prime that was sold in the Phillipines

So that's 23 Primes and 15 uniques molds (remolds count). Ouch.

Let's see Bumblebee for fun :

-Legends BB
-Legends BB (clear)
-Legends BB (battle damage)
-Cyber Slammer BB (74)
-Cyber Slammer BB (Concept Camaro)
-FAB Bumblebee
-FAB Bumblebee (rallye)
-DLX BB (74)
-DLX BB (74 - clear windows)
-DLX BB (74 - Larsens)
-DLX BB (Concept Camaro)
-DLX BB (Concept Camaro - battle damage)
-DLX BB (Concept Camaro - Stealth)
-DLX BB (Concept Camaro - Premium)
-Ultimate BB
-Utimate BB (with die-cast - although I'm sure it will never happen)
-Oversize Legends BB from the Phillipines
-transforming RC BB
-was there a Burger King BB toy?

Re-ouch.

[jacobot]

OK, I give up.
How many of those do you have Pascal?

[Pascal]

Originally Posted by jacobot

OK, I give up.
How many of those do you have Pascal?

-Cyber Slammer Prime
-Legends Prime (std)
-Legends Prime (Nightwatch)
-FAB Prime (std)
-FAB Prime (flames)
-DLX Protoform Prime (std)
-DLX Protoform Prime (clear)
-Voyager Prime (std)
-Voyager Prime (robovision)
-Voyager Prime (1st strike)
-Voyager Prime (battle damage)
-Leader Prime (std)
-Leader Prime (Nightwatch v.1)
-Leader Prime (Nightwatch v.2)
-Leader Prime (Premium)
-Target giftcard Prime
-Wal-Mart cake topper Prime
-Target/HMV DVD case Prime
-Lunch special Prime
-Spychanger Prime (Japan)
-RC Prime
-Burger King Prime
-the officially released oversize Legends Prime that was sold in the Phillipines

In red : I already have
In green : trying to get

The others, I'm not getting.