Metrosuplex wrote:Metro looks slick, but it's getting to the point where I have to wonder how the Japanese version warrants $100+ more! Ehhh, I think I'd be better off buying TWO Hasbro versions, and mucking around with some hobby paint.
Except for the flashy chrome... not sure I could paint that... but a war-ravaged/battle-scarred motif would look just as good (if not better).
TimothyR wrote:i absolutely agree with you. i'll pay extra for a Masterpiece figure.. but the extra money just doesn't seem worth it for metroplex.. plus, he's a painters dream. there's so much potential to paint him. SOOO much potential.
Metrosuplex wrote:TimothyR wrote:i absolutely agree with you. i'll pay extra for a Masterpiece figure.. but the extra money just doesn't seem worth it for metroplex.. plus, he's a painters dream. there's so much potential to paint him. SOOO much potential.
After opening my MEtro, though, it's hard to say I'd pay extra for an MP. I mean, METRO IS MASSIVE, and roughly the same cost as an MP! I know it makes sense... in a spreadsheet at HasTak somewhere... but seriously, METRO IS MASSIVE.
I think I'd rather buy multiple Metro's, at this point, especially if it helps HasTak make a decision for Trypticon! "Painter's dream"... they should write that on the box. Even if you're a bad painter, Metro is so big, it'd be pretty hard to screw it up!
TimothyR wrote:what i meant was that i always buy the takara versions of masterpiece figures because.. it's the masterpiece collection, takara's paint scheme or color choice is almost always better (in my opinion) than hasbro's.. and takara's masterpiece figures get released WAY before hasbro's. that's what i meant when i said i'd pay more.. metroplex is just a mainline figure, therefor, the different paint (or stickers) isn't worthy of spending extra, whereas (for me) the masterpiece toys are.
craggy wrote:can we please get over how much cooler we are if we import toys?
Takara/Tomy makes a lot of nice Transformers. Hasbro does too. Often, there's enough difference between the same two characters that individuals might like one company's version of a toy better than the other. People choose to buy what they can/want, for a variety of reasons.
Metro is pretty cool, but still can't justify the extra cost. Prowl looks nice too. Looking forward to him.
Metrosuplex wrote:TimothyR wrote:what i meant was that i always buy the takara versions of masterpiece figures because.. it's the masterpiece collection, takara's paint scheme or color choice is almost always better (in my opinion) than hasbro's.. and takara's masterpiece figures get released WAY before hasbro's. that's what i meant when i said i'd pay more.. metroplex is just a mainline figure, therefor, the different paint (or stickers) isn't worthy of spending extra, whereas (for me) the masterpiece toys are.
I think I understood your point, but thanks!
1) Hasbro hardly releases MPs at all (and it's a crapshoot whether or not you can even procure one locally)
2) Takara's paint schemes are widely regarded as better than Hasbro (as theirs are more cartoon-accurate, game-accurate, etc). I'd hardly call that an opinion, as you'd be hard pressed to find someone to say, "Hasbro makes the best TFs EVER!" Serious collectors are importing.
3) At this point in time, you can assume most collectors are either buying MPs for G1 goodness OR liquidating their collections in order to buy more MPs. I've yet to really run across a collector (or even casual hobbyist) who ISN'T interested in selling their blood for an MP.
Ergo, at least the minimum of what you expressed above doesn't strike me as unusual or hard to believe - your quoted collecting habits are my standard-expectations when I meet a new TF fan.
Me? I'm not your typical "collector". I don't worship the MPs because they're still too expensive for my tastes, and I'm not always a fan of the originals (i.e. Prowl/Smokescreen/etc. have an ugly alt mode, IMO). I also prefer the deluxe scale (and scouts), and absolutely loathe the giant, Barbie-doll scale of the MPs (don't have that kind of space, and I prefer my shelves to fit more than 3 figures comfortably). Plus, most of my collection is in deluxe scale, and I really don't feel like changing it up for Action-man sized monsters. (With the exception of Soundwave - who's never had a good G1 mold follow up - and Quake Wave - cause Shockwave ROCKS, and also needs to change into a gun).
craggy wrote:can we please get over how much cooler we are if we import toys?
TimothyR wrote:really? who thinks they're cooler because they buy the takara versions?
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