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Thormind wrote:ScottyP wrote:That's a pretty far reaching exaggeration on the size. What Legends figure should I go put next to it to see your point?Thormind wrote:I never bought the original Bee but I just got the golden one thinking he would look nice with YOTH Prime. It is a nice figure but is it worth the price? He's so small, light and frail that he feels like voyager class. He's almost legend class height!
I did say "almost"... Put him beside Powerglide or Cosmos, he isn't too far...ScottyP wrote:Also, the Bee toys have been very inexpensive. I think G2 Bee was all of $40, if that, from Japanese retailers.
Most "major" retailers have G2 at 64.99$US. Cheapest I could find in Canada on preorder was 74.99$CA (53$US). Cheapest for G1 Bee 79.99$. Leaders sell for 54-59$, Voyagers for 30-35$ and legends for 10-15$ (CA). If I compare him to Leader Megatron, for example, I really don't see any justification for the price outside of the mp title.
I'm just getting tired of Has/Tak not listening to the fans and just "milking" the mp line with repaint after repaint. Just some minor retools on top of the red repaint and they would have produced what we've all been asking (and waiting) for!
Thormind wrote:I did say "almost"... Put him beside Powerglide or Cosmos, he isn't too far...
That just made this whole thread fixed up and wonderful again. Five points to House Convoy
Thormind wrote:Most "major" retailers have G2 at 64.99$US. Cheapest I could find in Canada on preorder was 74.99$CA (53$US). Cheapest for G1 Bee 79.99$. Leaders sell for 54-59$, Voyagers for 30-35$ and legends for 10-15$ (CA). If I compare him to Leader Megatron, for example, I really don't see any justification for the price outside of the mp title.
Red Bee could have been Stinger.Emerje wrote:I do wish they would have really taken a leap and done Bugbite or Wasp so we could get some more bad guys in this line.![]()
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Bounti76 wrote:
Also, sidenote......Takara missed an opportunity to do this in blue, with a facemask, and make it Glyph. They'd maximize investment in the mold with minimal to no changes except for plastic/paint color, and have another MP fembot to boot.
To cash in on the nostalgia of this figure:DecepticonFinishline wrote:.... But.... Why?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Doctor McGrath wrote:FansToys is releasing their Slag 3 times & their Snarl 4 times. I'm not sure what your definition of reasonable is but I don't think that's a good argument. Also, Cosmos comes up to Bee's abdomen. I'm not sure what your argument is there either.
Doctor McGrath wrote:You're comparing apples to oranges & speaking as if you're the voice of the fandom. Since FansToys listens to what you want, maybe you should tell them you want a Cliffjumper.
and some won't. No need to become aggressive or personal...padfoo wrote:Milk the mold! I am going to have to pass.
Doctor McGrath wrote: They are for niche collectors & collections just like a diaclone colored Snarl. This red BB isn't taking the place of any beloved character.
Bingo! They're just scaling the robots and the alt modes do what they do. Soundwave is both a good example of this (gigantic tape deck so that the 'bot scales) and a counterpoint to it (cassettes are the size they are to fit into Soundwave, so driven by alt mode size primarily).Wolfman Jake wrote:Takara is basing the scaling on the Masterpiece line, beginning with MP-10, on the robot modes and their relative sizes in the cartoon. So, MP-10 Optimus Prime is in scale with MP-21 Bumblebee in robot mode, but NOT in vehicle mode. Even for a VW Beetle, MP Bumblebee is undersized in vehicle mode compared to Optimus or even most of the other Autobot cars. Jazz will be about the same size as Sideswipe, Prowl, and Wheeljack in robot mode, believe me. His alt mode will be whatever size it needs to be to fit the requisite robot mode scale.
Cybertron Satellite exclusive.mooncake623 wrote:Is this some sort of convention or Webstore exclusive? or are we expecting the usual Japanese retailers to get these too?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:Cybertron Satellite exclusive.mooncake623 wrote:Is this some sort of convention or Webstore exclusive? or are we expecting the usual Japanese retailers to get these too?
ScottyP wrote:This thread actually did get me thinking about licensing costs. Q-Transformers are, mostly, officially licensed vehicles. They're almost $9 retail in Japan, and smaller/less complex than most $6 Legions are over here. Gotta be due to the licensing, eh? Wish I had anything besides anecdotal evidence to base that on.
Railbomb wrote:ScottyP wrote:This thread actually did get me thinking about licensing costs. Q-Transformers are, mostly, officially licensed vehicles. They're almost $9 retail in Japan, and smaller/less complex than most $6 Legions are over here. Gotta be due to the licensing, eh? Wish I had anything besides anecdotal evidence to base that on.
The Q-Transformers are mass produced, MPs are not. The licencing cost is more spread out and easily made up for the Q-Transformers while a more limited item like the MPs have to charge more to make up for the cost.
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