BBTS Preorder - eHobby City Guardian

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BBTS Preorder - eHobby City Guardian
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Posted by: Stormrider
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Friday, April 25th, 2008 8:48PM CDT

The eHobby Omega Supreme exclusive, City Guardian, is now available at BBTS. But this one is not going to come cheap. Check out the pre-order here.

Background: The City Guardian robot is a blue and grey repaint of an Omega Sentinel. The Omega Sentinels were guardian robots that were built eons ago and were entrusted with guarding the most important resources on Cybertron. To go up against one was considered suicide.

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Re: BBTS Preorder - eHobby City Guardian (686915)
Posted by doomboy536 on April 25th, 2008 @ 12:16pm CDT
Encore Omega Supreme - yes, great idea, may get one

This - no, awful idea, too expensive. I'd rather buy another OS, learn to paint and then repaint it myself
Re: BBTS Preorder - eHobby City Guardian (686956)
Posted by Lapse Of Reason on April 25th, 2008 @ 2:25pm CDT
doomboy536 wrote:Encore Omega Supreme - yes, great idea, may get one

This - no, awful idea, too expensive. I'd rather buy another OS, learn to paint and then repaint it myself


A lot of people say that, but very few fan repainted Transformers look as good as the factory paint job. Yes, there are exceptions, but they are few and far between.
Re: BBTS Preorder - eHobby City Guardian (687023)
Posted by Sid Burn on April 25th, 2008 @ 4:04pm CDT
Lapse Of Reason wrote:very few fan repainted Transformers look as good as the factory paint job. Yes, there are exceptions, but they are few and far between.


I totally agree, even Jin's work can sometimes pale next to a beautiful factory sheen paint job.

$220 though? that is pretty close to triple the price for a very cool but very obscure transformer reference.

I have to pass, $220 should be what it costs on ebay a few years after they are discontinued, not at retail.
Re: BBTS Preorder - eHobby City Guardian (687043)
Posted by Cyberjet #7 on April 25th, 2008 @ 4:58pm CDT
$220 is just too steep for that mold. Yes, it's a large figure, but still...

The blue/gray does look nice, though.
Re: BBTS Preorder - eHobby City Guardian (687106)
Posted by El Duque on April 25th, 2008 @ 6:58pm CDT
Very tempting, I really like the blue/gray color scheme, but 220.00 is just too much. I'm already getting the Encore Omega, and from the looks of pictures from Botcon it's going to be an expensive year.
Re: BBTS Preorder - eHobby City Guardian (687172)
Posted by Stormrider on April 25th, 2008 @ 8:49pm CDT
Sid Burn wrote:http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=tak10833&mode=retail

Ehobby Encore Omega redeco for pre order

pretty steep asking price though



Thanks. Front paged.
Re: BBTS Preorder - eHobby City Guardian (687173)
Posted by Stormrider on April 25th, 2008 @ 8:51pm CDT
The cost does seem to be pretty expensive. Keep in mind that the cost to ship these will be about $50 each. Plus there is the customs duty as well.
Re: BBTS Preorder - eHobby City Guardian (687176)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on April 25th, 2008 @ 9:15pm CDT
I won't spend the money on that. I'd like to, but I just feel they could have gone farther with the design. Grey leg clips to break it up would be awesome.

But even still...

I know Ehobby is an exclusive deal, but make it a deal, 3 for $300!

I'd pay that, and so would pretty much everyone else reading this in a heartbeat.

I've said it before, so here it is again, these reissue/retool figures aren't vintage, hence there is realy no reason for this kind of mark up outside of them knowing some collectors will jump on it cause it either sayes Transformers, or because it's a limited redeco.

I'm not realy looking at Ehobby here, more so past reissues in general. Hey Has/Tak, the design is vintage, not the figure, what you have to do, take some castings off a shelf?

Oh well, rant over with this said, charge less and you'll sell alot more (:|
Re: BBTS Preorder - eHobby City Guardian (687184)
Posted by Orion_Prime48 on April 25th, 2008 @ 9:35pm CDT
I want an OS but ill pass on this id rather have the original scheme
Re: BBTS Preorder - eHobby City Guardian (687191)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 25th, 2008 @ 9:58pm CDT
Okay, here's what I know:

The Guardian Robots were based off the design of Omega Supreme.

But what I don't get is where did the name "Omega Sentinel" come from? I know about the TF: Energon character, but this is G1. The G1 toon called them "Guardiam Robots", or "Dark Guardians" before they were good. But "Omega Sentinel" does not ring a bell.
Re: BBTS Preorder - eHobby City Guardian (687197)
Posted by MagnusPrimal on April 25th, 2008 @ 10:12pm CDT
I preordered out of reflex, but I'll probably cancel. That's pretty steep.
Re: BBTS Preorder - eHobby City Guardian (687210)
Posted by muswp1 on April 25th, 2008 @ 10:33pm CDT
Sorry, not for me. $165 maybe, but not $220.
Re: BBTS Preorder - eHobby City Guardian (687246)
Posted by Craven Knight on April 26th, 2008 @ 12:36am CDT
LOL, that is way over priced - I mean c'mon :?
Re: BBTS Preorder - eHobby City Guardian (687253)
Posted by Stormrider on April 26th, 2008 @ 1:12am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Okay, here's what I know:

The Guardian Robots were based off the design of Omega Supreme.

But what I don't get is where did the name "Omega Sentinel" come from? I know about the TF: Energon character, but this is G1. The G1 toon called them "Guardiam Robots", or "Dark Guardians" before they were good. But "Omega Sentinel" does not ring a bell.


I believe the comics called them Omega Sentinels. And Dreamwave has them listed as Omega Sentinels in the "More than meets the eye" guidebook.
Re: BBTS Preorder - eHobby City Guardian (687291)
Posted by Relic Dinobot on April 26th, 2008 @ 5:37am CDT
$220?!? Man, I knew it would be expensive, but this is way to much for me. #-o Guess some other lucky soul will have it instead of me...
Re: BBTS Preorder - eHobby City Guardian (687351)
Posted by SpacerAM2 on April 26th, 2008 @ 9:43am CDT
It's insane to pay half as much for a cybertron guardian colored repaint. :roll: The cartoon one is the one I'm really after. Lucky if I get a hold of one. :-P
Re: BBTS Preorder - eHobby City Guardian (687838)
Posted by MagnusPrimal on April 26th, 2008 @ 10:38pm CDT
Yeah, I just cancelled my preorder. With all the great stuff announced at botcon, there's no way I can even pretend I'll be picking this up.

I guess I'll just stick with Cybertron Omega Sentinel!
Re: BBTS Preorder - eHobby City Guardian (688616)
Posted by Bonger on April 28th, 2008 @ 2:13am CDT
Wow, just wow.

First off, WTG Ehobby for making this haooen like we all hoped.

Secondly, holy cow, that is one heck of a price tag. This means the Ehobby Metrotitan will be close to 200 as well.

I am at a loss personally. I really MUST have this. I really don't want to pay 220 though, 150 sure.

Ah, what the hack, I guess I'll pre-order it, and shop around for a better deal.