william-james88 wrote:Question for you, is an MP screamer needed as much as it used to be?
I had this same discussion with X over "why would anyone want a FT Quakewave nowadays?".
william-james88 wrote:We had the original MP 03 and then Hasbro released theirs and people either bought him then or double dipped for the accurate deco.
Thigh thingies, people hated it. Accurate deco helped, but people still clamored over MP11.
william-james88 wrote:Then when the retooling of the mold came to remove that thigh kibble, Takara released theirs for 200$ so (like last time) people either got him then or double/triple dipped for more accurate deco and more accurate molding (though people still have their problems with it, I can attest to that).
See, not everyone did. I sure didn't, likewise with MP10. I wasn't that hard into TF's back then and I had MP01 and MP03 (and the accurate repaint) and figured I didn't need it. My first MP11 was Sunstorm, and after seeing how different the mold was I was in for everything (flaws and all). I bought Hasbro's MP10 from the shelf, and MP11 from eBay at a markup.
william-james88 wrote:And now while we are getting the Hasbro version of that retooled mold in starscream deco finally, we are also getting another starscream in the same G1 deco (Hasbro was very precise about the white they used) in the same scale and at half the price (lower if you just wait for a discount). So I am wondering if it's a sign that things are evolving and that the need for this mold as starscream isn't really there.
If people want to put Leaderscream in their MP display, more power to them. But they're worlds apart to me.
william-james88 wrote:Of course the main argument people always give is : but this is MP starscream. But are we over that mold? Am I over that mold?
I don't get the "being over" the mold. This isn't about being over the mold to me. Its the quintessential version of the seeker, and the most popular one of them all. And I doubt that EVERYONE bought TT's MP11 when it was out the first time.
william-james88 wrote:At that price?
This is the complaint I don't get. If you want Starscream, in his greatest plastic representation, you will never get one at a better price. If you just don't want him, or want Leadersream instead, that's fine. But Hasbro's MP11 is amazing for what it is.