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Gauntlet101010 wrote:TFC's Reflector has a lens. Does that count? You also have Uranos whose members all have windows. I think FP's Stunticons would actually look much better with windows. But, then, I like actual windows on figures.
Gauntlet101010 wrote:iGear's and IT's Arcees both have windows too.
I agree on Giant. But I'd agree with any 3rd party TF having windos. It always looks better to me.
mooncake623 wrote:What I also don't understand is why must you have to have the roof be transparent Plastic as well why not just get the roof to be regular plastic and glue it together? won't the cost of that even out the cost of the amount of paint used?
Like RTS Jazz for instance the roof and windshield could easily be two pieces.
william-james88 wrote:Also be weary of hope in this hobby. Hope is just undiscovered disappointment.
Agamemnon, barebacked rider of flying robo-dragon, and not often constipated either...My nephew wrote:Bacon is meat candy.
Agamemnon wrote:mooncake623 wrote:What I also don't understand is why must you have to have the roof be transparent Plastic as well why not just get the roof to be regular plastic and glue it together? won't the cost of that even out the cost of the amount of paint used?
Like RTS Jazz for instance the roof and windshield could easily be two pieces.
It may appear that this is an easy thing, especially from the perspective of any of us who have put together model cars in our lifetime. Unfortunately, there are other concerns, primarily cost, that prevent this.
I used to work for a company that had custom plastic parts made for our products. I worked in quality and dealt with the vendor many, many times. If it is at all possible to mold something in one color/material, that is the cheapest. It is possible to mold using two different colors, but matching the plastics is a good idea, and as Mkall said, there is a substantial difference in the makeup of clear plastics.
Adhesives in an industrial process are tricky. They have a tendency to gum up the injectors. Then there are issues with gassing. Have you noticed that toys these days are either pressure fitted or screwed together? I imagine it is far more effective to paint clear plastic to match than to glue together parts around a clear window.
Then there is the structure. One piece is much stronger than multiple molded pieces or pieces glued around a window. I'll have to go back to my G1 toys and see how some of those windows were accomplished. If I remember correctly, OP's windows were in the die cast portion.
So, in summary, I'm thinking that cost is probably the primary reason, factoring in the cost of paint versus adhesive/labor to assemble the parts. Secondary, and probably as important, is the structural stability and strength element.
I guess I'm okay with having painted windows. It never really bothered me.
craggy wrote:FP's Chromedome has a translucent window as well. So his little dude can look out. Usually I'm not bothered by clear windows as a lot of the time all you end up with is the ability to see a bunch of robot parts all folded up inside. With that, and the potential quality issues, and extra cost, I'd rather not have it for most releases, but with headmasters and the like, it's a nice little inclusion. Also, a bit of light-piping now and then is always welcome.
Sodan-1 wrote:I don't need transparent windows as a general necessity, but I do think there are examples where they could've really benefited. Personally I think ToyWorld's Aurora should've had transparent windows. I hate that his chest has that giant black block on it.
william-james88 wrote:Also be weary of hope in this hobby. Hope is just undiscovered disappointment.
Agamemnon, barebacked rider of flying robo-dragon, and not often constipated either...My nephew wrote:Bacon is meat candy.
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