Sabrblade wrote:The thing about the retailers is that they are more concerned about selling to children instead of adult collectors. Hasbro makes toys that appeal to both, but it's the kid customers that the likes of Walmart and Target care more about.
Right, but as I said, more weapons and parts that add to play value are a legit component of accessory packs... I'm not talking add-on kits for specific figures that replace original hands, feet, heads, etc.
Weapons packs (or whatever you want to call them) could be marketed in a way that shows they're for the toys as an additional play gimmick. Which they really are.
I think this would be appealing to a wide-range of consumers.
A kid could take a sword that was originally intended for a Dinobot, and use it for any TF figure.
Whereas collectors would buy these to help enhance their display(s).
That's part of the beauty of this idea.
Why not make a pack that's SS86 themed? And one that's fossilizer themed?
Possibly one that's mixed, and/or generic? There are a bunch of different options.
Using previously designed blast effects in different colors (heck, some could be the exact same as ones previous released), and making weapons that only require sculpting (no converting engineering required); seems that could be profitable for Hastak.
Even though I'd prefer something like this be free of being tied to a figure...
Make a SS86 pack that has a Core class Laserbeak ($11), weapons, effects, etc. ($2-$3 worth), and sell it for $22.99...
Do the same thing for a fossilizer pack-- make a new Core mold, throw in 4-6 new parts that are compatible with any fossilizer, a weapon, and a couple blast effects (if budget allows)...
I think there would be people who would go crazy for these things.
Part of what has me thinking this is SS86 Hot Rod...
I do believe he is legitimately a voyager class figure, just by himself.
And he was packed with 2 guns (that are slightly different designs), 3 blast effects (I'm counting the matrix "light" as one because it's basically the same in material and sculpted detail), the matrix, AND the "spinning" blade (which actually spins and has a little molded detail)...
All of that tells me that those pack-in's don't cost much money to make.
Even
if that matrix and the light piece had been previously released with say an earlier Optimus Prime, they were
still able to throw those in there and be on budget.
So either in an accessories/weapons pack, or a pack/set that includes a Core class figure, they could include enough weapons, accessories, etc. to where even though it's not actually $12 or $23 worth of plastic, it could very much appear to be really, really close to it.
This is a hypothetical tangent, but I really believe these sort of "packs" would sell extremely well.
or even a Voyager Class boxset of the same molds in different colours!
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