Emerje wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:"Unnecessarily clear panel" my aft, the roof had to be clear.
The roof does, but the panel is painted red save for a tiny bit at the end. They could have used black plastic instead since the clear plastic is so darkly tinted and it sits directly on top of an opaque section making it impossible to see through anyway.
1. That would lead to an ugly mismash opaque and clear glazing touching each other, and that always looks off. And altmode looks were a definite focus with JP93.
2. Remember to factor in mold layout.
Emerje wrote:Agree with the person who said we've been spoiled by waist swivels; they've always been a luxury.
A staple bit of articulation for the last 10 years is a luxury? Are you serious? Is this what we're settling for these days?
Yes, I'm serious. They've become an increasingly common luxury, yes (though often at the cost of a hollow back pelvis, on Deluxes and some Voyagers). But even now, cost
or transformation engineering will sometimes get in the way (see: Combiner Wars Ultra Magnus, the Earthrise Seekers).
The luxuries of this figure are being an exquisitely-painted licensed Jurassic Park Ford Explorer.
Emerje wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:-Double licensing, enough has been said about this.
-Paint budget, the paint work on both figures is great, but especially complex and detailed on JP93 well beyond what most retail figures go. Considering how many colors were used, not only the materials but the paint process steps are added costs above a normal figure.
Again, a $17 markup accounts for these two things, they don't account for JP93 being a sub-par Deluxe.
*facepalm*
1. And you get this $17 total figure for both the Jurassic Park movie license and the Ford Motor Company license from...?
2. What does explain it is that JP-93 is a
brand new made-from-scratch mold of a licensed vehicle for a relatively limited set, and which it's uncertain they'd be able to reuse elsewhere, putting a damper on the ability to cheapen it through volume.
Emerje wrote:And unlike Every other crossover figure that's either a new mold or a heavy retool, Rex is just a repaint with a new head that was probably already built into the mold. I would say her deco doesn't use any more paint than Megatron since her bot parts are barely painted compared to his. Does that specific dino deco require a license, it always seemed generic T-rex to me?
Ohhh yes, that absolutely requires a license. That specific scale color patterning combined with those yellow eyes is peculiar to Rexy, referenced (if somewhat simplified) from her maquette and full-size animatronic.
Emerje wrote:-The packaging, this is one item I haven't seen considered much, and it actually has a couple levels to it. The package has much more surface area covered with artwork to complete the iconic scene.
-The package also have a outer plain box on top that retail figures don't.
I disagree. Packaging is rarely a factor in prices unless it's something super premium. They're like advertising designed to draw you to the figure inside with the understanding that most people are going to throw it away. Otherwise Studio Series figures would cost $5 more than WFC figures since they have the extra stand alone display backdrop included. I'd also argue that those backdrops are more interesting and practical than this crossover packaging.
Riiiiight. Because this crossover packaging
totally isn't the same sort of scene-from-the-movie backdrop insert as Studio Series.
Oh, wait. Still, probably doesn't add all that much.
As for the people saying JP93 should have been sold separately... Problem there is, this set was designed to be a Transformers version of the regular JP anniversary set.