Takara Vs. Fans Toys

[Pascal]

All Warbotron toys display the same type of engineering, finish, etc, order of release is irrelevant here. Kronos looks pretty primitive compared to the Giga dinos, even though they were both roughly being designed around the same time. Plus, didn't the Daca guy said he was pretty much done doing toys after the Kronos debacle?

[OLDMR]

Originally Posted by Transbot90210

Considering the strong rumour is that Giga is Da-caca Toys. I wouldn't touch Giga with a 10 foot pole until it gets positive reviews. I doubt that will happen.

I really don't think Giga is Daca. If it was I would be more inclined to purchase Giga as Kronos is one of my favorite puchases from last year. In fact I had fix way more QC issues with Scoria over Kronos and Scoria still has trouble holding his sword. Plus the gash across his visor can never be fixed. Hate for Kronos is unjust.

[Rev]

Originally Posted by Soundwaves

Maybe a dumb question, but I thought only takara and hasbro make masterpiece transformers?

Kinda like when my mom used to buy me "Johnny hilfigger" jeans and try to tell me they were the same thing...

Not a dumb question. When people talk this way they are referring to the scale and aesthetic as being in line with the Hastak Masterpiece line, not to a line of toys specifically created and produced by Hasbro or Takara.

[MULTIPLEX]

Originally Posted by soundwave1976

I think FT would do an amazing Sky Lynx.

+10000000

Originally Posted by soundwave1976

It doesn't matter to me who does them, as long as we get what we've been getting,

To me it would matter, as I feel not all companies offer the same level of quality materials. Also, feel and finish of the materials is also important. X-Transbot Wheelie is a good example. Looks masterpiece, but does it feel masterpiece?

Also, Complex, does not a Masterpiece make. Is Feral Rex a Masterpiece? That is up for debate (looking at Rev getting ready to post his rebutal )

Even for me, Quakewave didn't cut the mustard in the materials department compared to Scoria and Soar. It was their first figure and I can see they have drastically improved on material quality and feel with the Dibots.

So what is Masterpiece? That's a whole thread on its own. It seems to mean something different to everyone.

Giga is new and we will soon see if big scale = Masterpiece. Personally, the design, look and finish are as important as the scale. But these Gigasaurs look more Generations than Masterpiece to me. So the look part of the equation fails to calculate for me.

Also, DaCa is not Giga. DaCa is Collection Kingdom aka CK aka the same crew making the KO MP-10, KO MP-10 BAPE, EVA and White Prime about to be released.

[OLDMR]

I feel it comes down to the hands if they are fully articulated or open and close plus are "in scale" that's masterpiece.

There was too many great 3rd party figures last to count 3rd party figures out of the MP line

[Rev]

Originally Posted by OLDMR

I feel it comes down to the hands if they are fully articulated or open and close plus are "in scale" that's masterpiece.

There was too many great 3rd party figures last to count 3rd party figures out of the MP line

So MP Ultra Magnus doesn't count, or MP Bumblebee?

Originally Posted by MULTIPLEX

+10000000



Also, Complex, does not a Masterpiece make. Is Feral Rex a Masterpiece? That is up for debate (looking at Rev getting ready to post his rebutal )

Even for me, Quakewave didn't cut the mustard in the materials department compared to Scoria and Soar. It was their first figure and I can see they have drastically improved on material quality and feel with the Dibots.

I'm no longer speaking to you.

Would somebody please tell Multiplex that Quakewave is a Masterpiece and that it has lots of die cast, perfect balance and possibility, and that it is unfair to compare a monotone purple lazer gun with a chrome filled dinobot? Somebody? Cause I'm not speaking to him any more.

I think a feral Rex is stunning. The centre of my collection. But it is not a masterpiece. One, it is not to scale, two, it does not emulate the cartoon closely enough. Three, it just doesn't have that masterpiece feel. And yet it sits alongside my MP collection without looking out of place.

[xueyue2]

I think master piece need to meet these 2 standards
1. quality
2. G1 show accuracy
that's why MMC feral Rex is not MP, since it doesn't meet #2.

[MULTIPLEX]

Originally Posted by Rev

I'm no longer speaking to you.

Thanks for the late Xmas gift.

Originally Posted by Rev

I think a feral Rex is stunning. The centre of my collection. But it is not a masterpiece.

Thanks for agreeing with me. Makes my day

[Rev]

[OLDMR]

Originally Posted by Rev

So MP Ultra Magnus doesn't count, or MP Bumblebee?

Ultra Magnus falls into that category his hands aren't as articulated as I'd like but they open and close. BB on the other hand I was on the fence with him until I got him and he is the exception to my MP rule.