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by **MANDACI-Customs** » Thu Aug 09, 2018 1:54 pm

Hi Everybody,

I want to show you my Discussion Review about the theme, that Why are 3rd Party Toys accepted in the Transformers Community:

by **wilcosu35** » Sat Aug 11, 2018 4:36 am

Didn't feel like watching the video, but i wanted to add my 2 cents:
I buy 3rd party items to fill in holes in my MP collection, holes that i don't see Takara filling with official stuff anytime soon. I only buy FT because it keeps my spending under control and the styling similar across the collection. I also want to add that i've never bought, and never will buy, actual knock-offs (copies of stuff HasTak has brought out, even enlarged). I am fine with 3rd party stuff that is inspired by HasTak works but not a direct copy (FT's iron dibots, for instance).
I also have my own rule that i prefer TT MP's over 3P, so if TT comes out with their own Arcee, i will sell Rouge. The exception to this being Grinder because MP Grimlock is simply way too small.

News Credits: 2 · by **X3ROhour** » Fri Sep 14, 2018 6:42 am

simple

1) :HASBRO:

are 50%
jerks, screw ups, half asses or lazy

2) 3rd party figs are beautiful

3) most of us are all inclusive, so long as we can get what we want.

4) :HASBRO:

will not or cannot create mass produced, up scaled items for the picky adult collector.

5) Because we can.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Wed Sep 19, 2018 8:30 pm

Because they satisfy the primal urge to own a representation of a character we love.

by **Glarryg** » Sat Sep 22, 2018 11:26 am

I'd wager the division over acceptance of knockoffs is more contentious than the one concerning acceptance of third party products.

Glarryg

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Sat Sep 22, 2018 11:29 am

william-james88 wrote:Because they satisfy the primal urge to own a representation of a character we love.

Faithful representation at that with a lot of them.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Sun Sep 23, 2018 7:17 am

Glarryg wrote:I'd wager the division over acceptance of knockoffs is more contentious than the one concerning acceptance of third party products.

Glarryg

What about acceptance of knock offs of third party stuff? As strange as it is that seems more morally acceptable then going either ko of hasbro product or third party.

News Credits: 2 · by **X3ROhour** » Tue Sep 25, 2018 7:07 am

william-james88 wrote:Because they satisfy the primal urge to own a representation of a character we love.

A modern,
more articulated,
better accessorized,
VASTLY IMPROVED
version of not only the bots we love;
but also
were unable to get in the past,
disappointed with
or
just :BOWDOWN:

Like SirToys on Facebook · by **SirToys** » Tue Sep 25, 2018 9:00 pm

I know of a possible way to get the Chinese government to shut down 3rd party

News Credits: 2 · by **X3ROhour** » Thu Sep 27, 2018 3:27 pm

SirToys wrote:I know of a possible way to get the Chinese government to shut down 3rd party

Y!?!?

Like SirToys on Facebook · by **SirToys** » Thu Sep 27, 2018 11:16 pm

Are there any anti-KO threads or groups where I can find collectors that are opposed to KO or 3rd party?

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Fri Sep 28, 2018 12:00 am

SirToys wrote:Are there any anti-KO threads or groups where I can find collectors that are opposed to KO or 3rd party?

I am very curious as to why you would want to reach out to those people

Like SirToys on Facebook · by **SirToys** » Thu Oct 11, 2018 7:23 pm

william-james88 wrote:
SirToys wrote:Are there any anti-KO threads or groups where I can find collectors that are opposed to KO or 3rd party?

I am very curious as to why you would want to reach out to those people

I need to recruit them for something.

To get 3rd party shut down all they need to do is shine a light on it in a way that angers Chinese netizens using China expat vloggers.