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Re: Toy Fair 2013 Coverage: Transformers Construct-bots Gallery

Postby Megatron Wolf » Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:43 pm

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meh i really dont see the point, its better than kreo but its another pointless line. Hasbro needs to stop making so many sub lines and just focus on 1 or two main ones, maybe then the products wouldnt suffer from so many defects & QC issues.
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Re: Toy Fair 2013 Coverage: Transformers Construct-bots Gallery

Postby Mindmaster » Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:43 pm

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I am somewhat impressed, but unless they pull a McFarlane and make differently colored pieces so you can actually customize them, it will be a pass. >:oP
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Re: Toy Fair 2013 Coverage: Transformers Construct-bots Gallery

Postby RAcast » Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:58 pm

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Mindmaster wrote:I am somewhat impressed, but unless they pull a McFarlane and make differently colored pieces so you can actually customize them, it will be a pass. >:oP

I'm not sure how you mean that, and I suspect you don't quite either. Each one is basically made from a selection of the same parts, in different colors. Like Hero Factory, there are a set number of parts and variations of those parts, and every set is built from those (save for a very few parts specific to one set but which usually get used in others down the road). So, all of the skeletons are built from the same parts, again, in different colors. There are only a handful of molds for the armor pieces, and they're re-used on most of them. To illustrate, take a look at some HF sets.

Both Splitface here:
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And Jawblade here:
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Are based on the same torso (albeit in black, not orange):
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Splitface has three different armor piece molds. The 5-unit long armor pieces in dark grey and red, the 5-long wide armor pieces in dark grey, and the large turbine pieces in dark grey.

Jawblade has the same 5-long armor pieces in silver, one in translucent orange, and a few 3-long pieces in silver on his tail.

Same pieces, very different end result. :)
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Re: Toy Fair 2013 Coverage: Transformers Construct-bots Gallery

Postby Mindmaster » Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:03 pm

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RAcast wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:I am somewhat impressed, but unless they pull a McFarlane and make differently colored pieces so you can actually customize them, it will be a pass. >:oP

I'm not sure how you mean that, and I suspect you don't quite either.



If you are familiar with McFarlane's Halo: Reach line, there were customizable Spartans available.

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There were several packs, each featuring different armor pieces. That's what I meant by McFarlane-style. I should have been more clear.
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Re: Toy Fair 2013 Coverage: Transformers Construct-bots Gallery

Postby xyl360 » Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:04 pm

Megatron Wolf wrote:meh i really dont see the point, its better than kreo but its another pointless line. Hasbro needs to stop making so many sub lines and just focus on 1 or two main ones, maybe then the products wouldnt suffer from so many defects & QC issues.

These are for a totally separate demographic I think (still kids of course) but the more creative types that like to build things. It's a completely different play scenario, much like Bionicle and Lego etc.

The QC issues with paint have to do with the factories. The QC issues with plastics have to do with cost cutting measures and their choices in the plastics, thicknesses (molds and engineering) and how they make the joints (i.e. loose ball joints etc. etc.).

I don't see making another line of toys like this affecting the QC for main line TFs. They're just expanding the brand more.
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Re: Toy Fair 2013 Coverage: Transformers Construct-bots Gallery

Postby STngAR » Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:03 pm

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Not sure what to think about these.



It does look like alot of them need a good meal, especially Wheeljack.




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Re: Toy Fair 2013 Coverage: Transformers Construct-bots Gallery

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Re: Toy Fair 2013 Coverage: Transformers Construct-bots Gallery

Postby lonrac » Sun Feb 10, 2013 4:59 am

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So question,

do these constuct bots transform or is it like kreo

build the bot, then take apart and rebuild as the vehicle?
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Re: Toy Fair 2013 Coverage: Transformers Construct-bots Gallery

Postby Henry921 » Sun Feb 10, 2013 5:44 am

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Bumblevivisector wrote:Is the green guy Hound or Bulkhead?


Hound. Look at the cannon on the shoulder, and the head sculpt.

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Re: Toy Fair 2013 Coverage: Transformers Construct-bots Gallery

Postby Mindmaster » Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:38 am

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lonrac wrote:So question,

do these constuct bots transform or is it like kreo

build the bot, then take apart and rebuild as the vehicle?


Supposedly, once you put the parts on, you don't have to disassemble them to transform. They're also "customizable", meaning you can swap parts. Honestly, I think if they wanted to make customizable Transformers, they should have armor packs with differently colored parts ala McFarlane's Halo toys.
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