robotmel wrote:I still feel a little sorry for Unique Toys and still hope they do ok through this. Worst case, UT could always sell copies of their molds to CHMS!
I don't feel sorry for UT. I've seen quite a few posters state they are behind that project. MMC announced their project as early as July 2012 (TFCon), I don't remember even hearing about UT before that time. Also, the MMC designs just look better to me(and seemingly will be larger figures, so more bang for your buck).
What I do like about UT is that there has been talk about one of the designers (the head?) taking a more proactive role in quality management of the figures before leaving the factory. Also, it seems there's been further tweaking to the mold (POSSIBLY based on forum comments) to fix the cannon positioning for the gestalt mode. I feel bad for those who have already purchased WarHawk and are disappointed with him. I also wonder if any second runs of that figure will have better quality control or if the market is simply stuck with what's available now.
This is such an interesting development, having multiple companies/groups working on the same figure/set. There's a lot of taking sides and unnecessary vitriol on these forums, but if UT takes the appropriate steps I think they'll come out selling enough figures to make it worth the effort. As it stands, we might get the first two figures of War Lord before we even get the first Feral Rex member. Depending on release dates (and priorities of other purchasing needs), it might be reasonable to pick up one figure from each company on alternating months. But my plan is to stick w/MMC and keep a watch on UT's project, maybe picking up War Lord once all figures are completed. Again, it just depends on purchasing priorities at the time and the feedback on actual in-hand product from UT.
This, from a guy that has both Hercules and Giant (both yellow and green) in his collection. Seriously, just give us good product at (somewhat) justifiable rates. The great thing about MMC vs UT is that the $100 price point was killed off, whether temporarily or permanently. The new prices are more amicable.
So, back to Feral Rex - those prototypes are looking good!
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