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Gauntlet101010 wrote:Well, iGear isn't really known for it's origional thought, now is it?
Gauntlet101010 wrote:As nice as iGear's ideas are (excecution is still up in the air until more stuff comes out), only the ark playset has displayed origional thought. Grimmy's crown, Autoscout, Kremzeek, Energon Cubes, the mini MP Prime, and especially the trailer are all pretty derivitive. I'm impressed they made it have turning wheels, really.
Their trailer is kinda tempting. But I'm kinda hoping it'll drive the price of the non transforming one down further ... my MP Prime doesn't need a transforming trailer ... if he needs a trailer at all. Too much space is required.
Venksta wrote:As for the playset, I read its based off some of the japanese metal chain bases you can find at hobby shops. Haven't seen any photos to compare though.
metaphorge wrote:As an aside, I get the distinct feeling you don't like the iGear folks very much, right, Venksta? You seem to spend a lot of effort trashing their work.
I wonder if anybody would be complaining if Takara had just upscaled the Hybrid Styler Roller and included it with MP-04....
El Duque wrote:Venksta is only pointing out the obvious. This is a blatant KO of the THS-02 trailer, all they did was up size it. Same goes for their mini MP-01, another blatant KO only this time down sized. No two was about it, they are KO's. The thing about most companies that produce KO's is that they do it quietly and try to stay under Has/Tak's radar. I-Gear on the other hand is right out in the open and even advertising their KO's. They are practically daring Has/Tak to take action. At least other third party companies like Fansproject, BTS, Impossibletoys, TFC, etc., only tread on Has/Tak's intellectual property with their add-on's and takes on characters. I'm all for third party companies getting in the mix and producing things that us fans want that Has/Tak doesn't offer. I'm even interested in I-Gear's mini MP-01 and this trailer, and if they produce a 1:1 scale mini MP-05 I'll be all over it. These are KO's though, no doubt about it.
Seibertron wrote:El Duque wrote:Venksta is only pointing out the obvious. This is a blatant KO of the THS-02 trailer, all they did was up size it. Same goes for their mini MP-01, another blatant KO only this time down sized. No two was about it, they are KO's. The thing about most companies that produce KO's is that they do it quietly and try to stay under Has/Tak's radar. I-Gear on the other hand is right out in the open and even advertising their KO's. They are practically daring Has/Tak to take action. At least other third party companies like Fansproject, BTS, Impossibletoys, TFC, etc., only tread on Has/Tak's intellectual property with their add-on's and takes on characters. I'm all for third party companies getting in the mix and producing things that us fans want that Has/Tak doesn't offer. I'm even interested in I-Gear's mini MP-01 and this trailer, and if they produce a 1:1 scale mini MP-05 I'll be all over it. These are KO's though, no doubt about it.
I'm really hoping Hasbro figures out a way to take action. It seems like they could get the online retailers, at least the American ones, to stop selling these by cutting off their supply of official Hasbro products. I'm getting really tired of all of these unlicensed third party products (or knock offs, if you will). I'm especially starting to get tired of seeing all of this stuff posted on Seibertron.com. If I knew Hasbro's legal department was actively making an effort to get these products off the market, then I would make Seibertron.com follow suit. But since that's not happening, we're forced to report this stuff as news because, well, it's news still despite how I feel about this.
El Duque wrote:metaphorge wrote:As an aside, I get the distinct feeling you don't like the iGear folks very much, right, Venksta? You seem to spend a lot of effort trashing their work.
I wonder if anybody would be complaining if Takara had just upscaled the Hybrid Styler Roller and included it with MP-04....
Venksta is only pointing out the obvious. This is a blatant KO of the THS-02 trailer, all they did was up size it. Same goes for their mini MP-01, another blatant KO only this time down sized. No two was about it, they are KO's. The thing about most companies that produce KO's is that they do it quietly and try to stay under Has/Tak's radar. I-Gear on the other hand is right out in the open and even advertising their KO's. They are practically daring Has/Tak to take action. At least other third party companies like Fansproject, BTS, Impossibletoys, TFC, etc., only tread on Has/Tak's intellectual property with their add-on's and takes on characters. I'm all for third party companies getting in the mix and producing things that us fans want that Has/Tak doesn't offer. I'm even interested in I-Gear's mini MP-01 and this trailer, and if they produce a 1:1 scale mini MP-05 I'll be all over it. These are KO's though, no doubt about it.
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