The Transformers VENTING Thread

[Collectingtoys]

Originally Posted by Transbot90210

My current vent is that I have nothing to buy until siege is released

Haha...Yes, however gives us all a chance to top up the bank account before it gets emptied again.

Originally Posted by BludChylde

The HFGs from CW aren't great, but I prefer them over the PotP feet. I like that with PotP hands are hands and feet are feet, but the feet are so small they look like toddler shoes on an adult.

Exactly!!! Those feet don't make the final combiner look or even feel fierce.

[Zenith27]

Originally Posted by Oreobuilder

Assuming you meant teal, yes fans voted for the color scheme as well.

OB

Too bad the teal they ended up using was so dull and drab compared to the original pics with that bright, vibrant teal.

[oroboru]

Originally Posted by Zenith27

Too bad the teal they ended up using was so dull and drab compared to the original pics with that bright, vibrant teal.

So.. budget cuts again?

[ngnaw]

I hope the Siege deluxe figures stay at $19.99 and not go up to $29.99... Although it seems like it will as Leaders and Voyagers went up $10... I think i'll only get Omega Supreme from this line... Too bad.

[Echotransformer]

I wouldn't say I'm enraged by what I'm about to write, but it is definitely a 'pain point'...

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The pain point is Reissues. Why?

Quite simply I want more of them. Yup, I'm feeling like a entitled fanboy today!!! Have we not had plenty? Oh yes, in fact it's been pretty awesome--the recent Walmart reissues in G1 packaging was one of the most exciting store hunts I've had in years.

So why the concern?

It's WHICH reissues...it seems like we frequently see the same molds.

Is it a manufacturing problem? I don't think so...Look, I understand some molds are 'lost' or 'negotiations with the factory that posessed the molds failed'...I get it...but is there really not the technology to reproduce lost molds? I mean the KO companies seem to do it all the time! Are the recent reissue constructicons actually the molds from 1982? Would those even plug into modern injection molding machines!!??

I wish the future of the molds that haven't been done which I percieve to be valuable (Raiden, Liokiaser, Dinobots, Sunstreaker, etc.) was more clear.

Is it a business problem? Possibly...Some reissues don't sell out...I'm often surprised to see retailers/etailers end up with old stock...why? Did they overproduce? Is the mold too common? Why reissue something so many times? How many collectors are there for a given mold? How many need to be produced to break even, or even be profitable?

Even this has possible solutions...can we use some kind of crowdfund/pre-order fan commitment process to get the votes on what to reissue? They did it for Grand Max right? Why not a reissue?

Basically I'm hoping that reissues get a modern business approach, and leverage the available technologies to bring old designs back online because I'm pretty confident the fan demand (and dollars) are there for it to be successful, provided it's the right character.

There...nuff said about that...

[Transbot90210]

Originally Posted by Collectingtoys

Haha...Yes, however gives us all a chance to top up the bank account before it gets emptied again.

Once Siege shows up my wallet is dead again. They showed us a lot and thats only like one or two waves :O. Then you got that MP Megatron around the corner AND Titan Omega Supreme. Yeah, my wallet will take a breather but I don't think it will help any. lol

[Transbot90210]

Echo, there are a lot of reissues they can release and if the first batch sells well they will. Back in the 90's/early 2000's they reissued a ton of figures between Takara and Hasbro. I know a nice chunk of my G1 collection consists of minty fresh brand spanking new ( to me at the time of buying) figures.



I will add, I do want to see some new reissues like Wj, Sunstreaker, Mirage and Dinobots. I have all of them but would replace them with minty fresh new reissues.

[Transbot90210]

Originally Posted by ngnaw

I hope the Siege deluxe figures stay at $19.99 and not go up to $29.99... Although it seems like it will as Leaders and Voyagers went up $10... I think i'll only get Omega Supreme from this line... Too bad.

I dunno if I could justify 30 for a deluxe. I doubt that will happen though. MAYBE 22.99 but not 29.99. Time to keep track of sales and hold on to receipts for price adjustments.

[DCompose]

Originally Posted by Transbot90210

My current vent is that I have nothing to buy until siege is released

They'll trickle out in November. They always do. Right before Christmas.

[Sun Swipe Prime]

Novastar was the last thing I needed outside of the expensive Grotusque. Thought after gettting that I'd get a nice breather. If Seige comes out in November, not much of a breather. Hahah.

And then there's the third party Arcees. Gah.