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Mekatron wrote:

Sodan-1 wrote:Please say they've decided to leave off the blue and yellow lines on his legs.

I must be the only one who like the blue & yellow...

Motorthing wrote:Pre-Order seems to have been and gone already on Kapow - anyone else going to put a pre-order up?

Rated X wrote:Why is it not on BBTS, Robot Kingdom, or TF Source yet ???

Has anyone else noticed that the "Big 3" seem to avoid selling certain random 3rd party figures ???


Toyworld Hegemon a "no-go" but Toyworld Throttlebots are ok ???

Everyone scared to sell Art-Feather Bumblebee ??? (Big props to Tony)

Survival Specialist Wheelie ???

I can understand the KO's but WTF ???

Rated X wrote:Why is it not on BBTS, Robot Kingdom, or TF Source yet ???

Mekatron wrote:

Rated X wrote:Why is it not on BBTS, Robot Kingdom, or TF Source yet ???

No need for panic... the preorder page on Kapow Toys only appears to be a placeholder & doesn't even have a price listed. These aren't ready for sale just yet...

daimchoc wrote:

Rated X wrote:Why is it not on BBTS, Robot Kingdom, or TF Source yet ???

Has anyone else noticed that the "Big 3" seem to avoid selling certain random 3rd party figures ???


Toyworld Hegemon a "no-go" but Toyworld Throttlebots are ok ???

Everyone scared to sell Art-Feather Bumblebee ??? (Big props to Tony)

Survival Specialist Wheelie ???

I can understand the KO's but WTF ???

1. KapowToy's only has a placeholder. The other e-tailers will eventually have this up for pre-order.
2. Hegemon closely resembles MP Megs which is why BBTS and TFSource didn't carry it.
3. Art Feather BB... What do you expect, it a blatant rip off.

Rated X wrote:

I personally find it amusing how they distingush which 3rd party figures are modest IP theft vs. blatant IP theft. It's like one big joke. If your Fansproject or TFC, your blatant IP theft gets downgraded to modest IP theft. But if youre a small, up and coming company you get no love.

daimchoc wrote:

Rated X wrote:

I personally find it amusing how they distingush which 3rd party figures are modest IP theft vs. blatant IP theft. It's like one big joke. If your Fansproject or TFC, your blatant IP theft gets downgraded to modest IP theft. But if youre a small, up and coming company you get no love.

Well, TFC/FP at least is using a different name and they don't even use the insignias... Art Feather's BB is really that bold.

Rated X wrote:

daimchoc wrote:

Rated X wrote:

I personally find it amusing how they distingush which 3rd party figures are modest IP theft vs. blatant IP theft. It's like one big joke. If your Fansproject or TFC, your blatant IP theft gets downgraded to modest IP theft. But if youre a small, up and coming company you get no love.

Well, TFC/FP at least is using a different name and they don't even use the insignias... Art Feather's BB is really that bold.

See thats where our opinions differ. Thats the kind of boldness I respect. BBTS and TF Source make more money from 3rd party items then they do from Hasbro stuff anyways. So they dont need to appease Hasbro. These companies target audiences are adult collectors. Let Toys-R-Us worry about keeping Hasbro happy.

Gauntlet101010 wrote:Sometimes I wonder where the line is for things that are too far for BBTS or TFSource. KOs are obviously out, but what Delicate Warrior ok, but not Hegemon? How do the Impossible Toys products get a pass?

I guess it depends on the person and the character. Megatron's a flagship character. Arcee's not. May be that.

And on 3rd party stuff earning more $$$ than Hasbro / Takara stock ...

Fansprojects has made .... how many items? In their entire existence? Compared to just Hasbro's classics lines? (which sell out). Yeah, I don't care how much more expencive the price is, Hasbro stuff bring in more money. By sheer quantity it brings more in.

Rated X wrote:

Gauntlet101010 wrote:Sometimes I wonder where the line is for things that are too far for BBTS or TFSource. KOs are obviously out, but what Delicate Warrior ok, but not Hegemon? How do the Impossible Toys products get a pass?

I guess it depends on the person and the character. Megatron's a flagship character. Arcee's not. May be that.

And on 3rd party stuff earning more $$$ than Hasbro / Takara stock ...

Fansprojects has made .... how many items? In their entire existence? Compared to just Hasbro's classics lines? (which sell out). Yeah, I don't care how much more expencive the price is, Hasbro stuff bring in more money. By sheer quantity it brings more in.

Hasbro crap is just a small percentage of BBTS stock. Their specialty seems to be adult collectibles ranging from science fiction to comic book characters. Hand half of that stuff is 3rd party. TF Source might sell more hasbro stuff since it seems to be dedicated to only Transformers and related products. If it werent for 3rd party stuff, who would waste their time shopping online ? I can get all the Hasbro crap in retail.

Gauntlet101010 wrote:Your point is utter nonsense. They constantly sell out of Hasbro stuff regardless of your participation (and Takara, who you HAVE to import, although you keep on forgetting about them). I'd like to see some hard evidence of your point other than just what you suppose is true. Why would they turn away the TON of stuff they sell out of all the time, that arrives consistantly to import VERY pricy 3rd party stuff that MIGHT come in at some future point?

Monday, October 1, 2012 - 4:01 PM
Thanks to all our fans for all the patience with so many projects going on. We have many announcements to make starting with this one. FPC will be releasing pre-orders soon for Assaulter and has confirmed with FP that members of FPC that order will receive a bonus with their figure.

This is FP’s thanks to FPC and it’s members for their support with Steel Core's first roll-out. We’ve done some refinements to the system as per feedback and will have those covered in another announcement.

The pre-order date will be announced soon, so stay tuned!