PrymeStriker wrote:OptiMagnus wrote:Call me crazy, but I really really want one of these.
You're not. So do I.
I just want the retail version. The chrome is kind of offsetting.
Actually, I don't think you do.
Buyer's remorse.
PrymeStriker wrote:OptiMagnus wrote:Call me crazy, but I really really want one of these.
You're not. So do I.
I just want the retail version. The chrome is kind of offsetting.
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Autobot032 wrote:PrymeStriker wrote:OptiMagnus wrote:Call me crazy, but I really really want one of these.
You're not. So do I.
I just want the retail version. The chrome is kind of offsetting.
Actually, I don't think you do.
Buyer's remorse.
Henry921 wrote:You can always be counted on to listen to reason, Pryme.
Dead Metal wrote:Have you ever, and i mean ever seen/read/heard something that is completely original and does not copy/homage/pay tribute to something else? Here's a hint: Nope. You never have and you never will.
Actar wrote:
...but the chest plates aren't angled correctly, the arm panels aren't pushed back and the wheels on his ankles aren't rotated properly. (^.^)
Sorry, my OCD is acting up.
Actar wrote:
...but the chest plates aren't angled correctly, the arm panels aren't pushed back and the wheels on his ankles aren't rotated properly. (^.^)
Sorry, my OCD is acting up.
Seibertron wrote:Yah you guys gotta lay off and cut me a little slack. This isn't as easy to keep everything straight as you might think (which is probably why no one gives me competition on these galleries and why you'll find the world's largest amount of Transformers galleries here at Seibertron.com). When I do this many galleries and handle this many Transformers, one of them is bound not to get transformed exactly correct from time to time. If I worried about whether or not each one of them was transformed exactly correct in every photo I take (i.e. the chest plates not being angled correctly on ROTF Optimus Prime), then we wouldn't have over 3,100+ galleries here on Seibertron.com.
I do a pretty good job of making sure they're correctly transformed. It's easy to sit back and critique how they're transformed when you've got 1 figure in your hand, but it's another thing altogether when I try to crank out 20 galleries per week plus all of the Transformers that go along with them for comparison shots.
Seibertron wrote:Seibertron wrote:Yah you guys gotta lay off and cut me a little slack. This isn't as easy to keep everything straight as you might think (which is probably why no one gives me competition on these galleries and why you'll find the world's largest amount of Transformers galleries here at Seibertron.com). When I do this many galleries and handle this many Transformers, one of them is bound not to get transformed exactly correct from time to time. If I worried about whether or not each one of them was transformed exactly correct in every photo I take (i.e. the chest plates not being angled correctly on ROTF Optimus Prime), then we wouldn't have over 3,100+ galleries here on Seibertron.com.
I do a pretty good job of making sure they're correctly transformed. It's easy to sit back and critique how they're transformed when you've got 1 figure in your hand, but it's another thing altogether when I try to crank out 20 galleries per week plus all of the Transformers that go along with them for comparison shots.
One more quick clarification ... in many of these galleries, I'm often giving all of you a first look at these toys in highly detailed fashion. Most of the time there is very little content online of these figures so I don't have a lot to compare it to if there's something I don't understand in the instructions. Even if someone else beat me to the punch, I don't have the luxury (or the time) to watch YouTube videos or look at other galleries. Hindsight is always 20/20 ... it's a lot easier to criticize whether or not these are transformed correctly looking back after you've perfected transforming one of yours.
The only figure I'm aware of in these galleries that is really mis-transformed and needs the gallery redone because of the mis-transformation is Robots In Disguise Ultra Magnus (2001). I forgot to flip up the two sides of his upper chest so he just has a couple of gaping holes unfortunately. One day I'll get around to fixing that gallery ... probably when I do the variants of him at some point. One day ...
paul053 wrote:I always think this is the best example of Hasbro slapping Takara's face.
Seibertron wrote:paul053 wrote:I always think this is the best example of Hasbro slapping Takara's face.
There are a lot of examples where Hasbro did it right over Takara, or at a minimum where Takara didn't do any better than Hasbro. I think a lot of it has to do with who came out with the toy second? But in a lot of cases, Takara can keep their over paint deco'ed over chromed repaints. I loved the Binaltechs but can do without the paint chips. The chrome on Henkei figures looks sorely out-of-place (and again with the paint chipping). I have just as many problems with paint apps on Takara figures as I do Hasbro figures (Takara Tomy Generations Skywarp's foot with severe paint chips right out of the package for example or a 3/4ths applied Decepticon badge on Takara's Generations Legends Megatron). Every one of the Autobot cars from the recent Masterpiece line has had paint issues (which is widespread from what I understand). Takara, while they do some nice things for collectors, is over-hyped and over-rated. I think they're pretty on par with Hasbro's quality of work.
mooncake623 wrote:Anyone think Takara and Hasbro try to one up each other? depending on who release what first? Takara Soundwave for example. Prime smokescreen is another example. and Takara uping hasbro on some shiny painted figures. yea? no?
Seibertron wrote:In the case of Arms Micron Smokescreen, I think Takara pulled a fast one. It was announced and released after Hasbro announced (but didn't show) that we would be getting a Beast Hunters Deluxe Class Smokescreen. Hasbro didn't state if it was a new mold at that time.
We took the bait, Takara made extra sales, Hasbro reveals Beast Hunters Smokescreen, buyer's remorse hits many.
Henry921 wrote:You can always be counted on to listen to reason, Pryme.
Dead Metal wrote:Have you ever, and i mean ever seen/read/heard something that is completely original and does not copy/homage/pay tribute to something else? Here's a hint: Nope. You never have and you never will.
Transformers designer, Lenny Panzica demonstrates the new special edition Transformers: Age of Extinction First Edition Optimus Prime figure, available now at Amazon.com - http://hasb.ro/TFAMZOP214.
Henry921 wrote:You can always be counted on to listen to reason, Pryme.
Dead Metal wrote:Have you ever, and i mean ever seen/read/heard something that is completely original and does not copy/homage/pay tribute to something else? Here's a hint: Nope. You never have and you never will.
GuyIncognito wrote:"Transforms in only 15 easy steps (but we still have to speed up the video because it takes to long to actually show you!)"
Poor Lenny, the best thing he could say about this figure was that it "has new accessories".
reluctantyouth wrote: I only have 3 complaints
1) Price
2) Lack of head movement
3) No wrist swivel
and two of those fall under G1 toy standards anyway.
El Duque wrote:Mine arrived yesterday, and it has zero paint on the shield or sword
So much for being a premium.
reluctantyouth wrote: I only have 3 complaints
1) Price
2) Lack of head movement
3) No wrist swivel
and two of those fall under G1 toy standards anyway.
reluctantyouth wrote: Let's allow kids to enjoy this figure for what it is.
GuyIncognito wrote:GuyIncognito wrote:reluctantyouth wrote: I only have 3 complaints
1) Price
2) Lack of head movement
3) No wrist swivel
and two of those fall under G1 toy standards anyway.
This is a $60 "premium" figure being released in 2014 and aimed at adult collectors. I think we have a right to expect a higher standard.reluctantyouth wrote: Let's allow kids to enjoy this figure for what it is.
That would be fine if this were being marketed as a kid's toy, but it's not.
El Duque wrote:Mine arrived yesterday, and it has zero paint on the shield or sword
So much for being a premium.
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