WreckerJack wrote:I was sitting here thinking to myself that I would have loved it if they made a leader class Ratchet for prime because having an Ambulance the same size as a Lancia Stratos or a Camaro.
Of course Ratchet is not going to be as popular as other characters so they didn't make one. Which got me to thinking, what if figures were made to order? You go to the store and look at the figures and if there is one you want they can just print it and ship it to you.
This would eliminate shelf warming and make it possible to have different sizes of figures for people to scale. Also if you missed out on a figure from years ago they can print you a copy no problem.
Same thing with replacement parts- a panel pops off and flies into the abyss, no problemo they can just print another. Lose a sword/gun/teeny tiny thing? Just print an extra, NBD.
Delta Magnus wrote:This is because you are a hamhanded idiot.
steals_your_goats wrote:I highly doubt this would happen. Transformers are more complicated than any other action figure so on top of printing every single little piece someone would have to assemble the figure which would take a lot of time to do on a order by order basis. Plus 3d printing hasn't gotten to the point yet where anything made would be quality anyway. So in the end you'd have an extremely expensive but low quality figure. Cool idea but it's just not practical.
WreckerJack wrote:steals_your_goats wrote:I highly doubt this would happen. Transformers are more complicated than any other action figure so on top of printing every single little piece someone would have to assemble the figure which would take a lot of time to do on a order by order basis. Plus 3d printing hasn't gotten to the point yet where anything made would be quality anyway. So in the end you'd have an extremely expensive but low quality figure. Cool idea but it's just not practical.
Do you think there is a better way for this to be done currently or in the near future?
Delta Magnus wrote:This is because you are a hamhanded idiot.
Optimum Supreme wrote:I didn't want a leader size Ratchet, I just wanted a Ratchet that Transformed like the show model instead of all the freaking fake parts. I needed that.
fenrir72 wrote:Made to order in some aspects. Bandai does this with their Macross figures like the 1st "Monster" that transforms (nope not the Yamato version). It was like a limited release. Depending on the number of orders, then the order depending on the number.
Leonardo wrote:Take your lips off my pipe!
Ironhidensh wrote:fenrir72 wrote:Made to order in some aspects. Bandai does this with their Macross figures like the 1st "Monster" that transforms (nope not the Yamato version). It was like a limited release. Depending on the number of orders, then the order depending on the number.
A big fad in Japan, again looking at Macross here, is putting models of figures together. ITs a fully transforming Valkyrie, and you just buy a box full of the parts on trees. Then you paint it, and put it together.
I don't see that as ever catching on in America, but it would be the first logical step before made to order figures.
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