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News Credits: 4884 · Sun Jun 25, 2023 10:54 pm

You'll let us know if someone out there is interested in this because that could be a story itself. The Chinese company Fool's Paradise is making a series of large statues featuring popular G1 Transformers characters are football players. These are official statues in collaboration with ZW World website. They are 41 cm tall and ready to order for $430.00 shipped worldwide (the statue itself is 350).

Here is the site that exclusively sells them: https://www.zcwostore.com/product-page/ ... imus-prime

It is interesting that they give Optimus Prime a mustache, probably as a nod to Peter Cullen.

News Credits: 1 · Sun Jun 25, 2023 11:33 pm

This would've made more sense while Calvin Johnson was still playing.

Just not $400 worth of sense.

News Credits: 101 · Sun Jun 25, 2023 11:54 pm

Make them Funko-Pop sized at around 20$ each and I may consider buying some of these novelty statues.

But huge like that and at 400 freaking US dollars?
For what is basically a joke item?
It's a hard pass.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jun 26, 2023 5:40 am

Fool's Paradise, indeed.

News Credits: 4 · Mon Jun 26, 2023 10:29 am

This is some sort of AI prompt made into a physical item.

Mon Jun 26, 2023 12:52 pm

I think it's a fun vibe but uh...not sure if it's 400$ level of fun. I do agree if it were smaller (and of course, cheaper) it'd be a wacky novelty item to get...

News Credits: 2 · Mon Jun 26, 2023 1:20 pm

WHiskey.
Tango.
Foxtrot.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jun 26, 2023 8:07 pm

A+ for creativity. I think it looks really good, for what it is. I mean, I'd only buy it if it was like a squeeze toy...no need for a statue, but still, really cool design.

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Jun 26, 2023 8:30 pm

Super expensive, but oddly appealing

Wed Jun 28, 2023 11:18 am

This is horrifying to look at.

News Credits: 14 · Wed Jun 28, 2023 12:16 pm

I'd really like to see the weird a## Venn diagram that prompted this.

What kind of niche market brings together, Football fans, Transformer Fans and fans with $400 bucks of disposable income to throw at this, that still makes it profitable for anyone?

And it appears there's Starscream, Megatron, Bumblebee and Soundwave in the future. But not, Ironhide or Grimlock which would make sense as big bruiser football players.