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Of course, original stickers in good quality will always be most desirable but what is worth more between:
A g1 toy with reprolabel stickers or a g1 toy with faded/incomplete/scrappy original stickers.
Does applying reprolabels to a G1 transformer make it lose value?
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
Kibble wrote:Light piping, while cool looking when you have a light shining on the back of the head, is mostly useless when the figure is sitting on a shelf and gives the figure dull or 'dead' eyes without the proper lighting.
fenrir72 wrote:I think if they scaled him smaller, it won't be proportional to MP-10 and won't be a car carrier for the other MP cars.
Kibble wrote:fenrir72 wrote:I think if they scaled him smaller, it won't be proportional to MP-10 and won't be a car carrier for the other MP cars.
Wouldn't be proportional to MP-10 in alt mode...instead he's not proportional in bot mode. I thought the point of the reboot was to scale properly in bot mode... And you're right that he wouldn't be a working car carrier for the other MP cars...the whole one time I did it for 2 minutes and will likely ever do it. But hot damn if it wasn't worth it at the price of the 99.99% of the rest of time he'll be the wrong size in the mode he's actually displayed in!
I get why they did it (more or less)...I just don't agree with it, nor does the choice agree with how they've been doing the other figures. But whatevs. Although if this figure continues with the trend of MP figs getting KO'ed, it would be awesome if they shrunk it down an inch and a half. I would totally buy that chit.
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
Va'al – I will not comment on Hasbro UK, here. I think my question at this point, though, is: what about the artists of the original artwork? Did you find out who they were?
Jim – They're all in the Acknowledgements section, we did contact them but not everyone remembered what they actually worked on. We didn't think it made sense to do attributions if we only knew about 40% of the total. But they are there, and they did help with the book.
Flux Convoy wrote:Lots of complaints about the club and Botcon in general and yet you're talking about it. That's the point. We're months away and not knowing what's exactly being done has got you talking about it. I'm willing to bet every one on the cast owns the vast majority of the club/con figures as well. How quickly we forget the good and are willing to talk smack about the club with no one to counter(punch?)point you.I've been around for the whole ride minus the con in 05. I've gotten some great toys. Had some great times with some great friends I've made attending. Enjoyed some fun fiction and in some cases, phenomenal art. I've never been left out to dry with poor customer service. So really, at this point, is it just the popular thing to do to still be holding a grudge? We're all adults, collecting toys. If there's some legitimate issue, I would imagine we're all adult enough to manage a solution. Whether that's to stop doing business with them, or continue to give them business and complain, that's your choice. Whatever the case, it's far past time to stop visiting that well.
ScottyP wrote:Flux Convoy wrote:Lots of complaints about the club and Botcon in general and yet you're talking about it. That's the point. We're months away and not knowing what's exactly being done has got you talking about it. I'm willing to bet every one on the cast owns the vast majority of the club/con figures as well. How quickly we forget the good and are willing to talk smack about the club with no one to counter(punch?)point you.I've been around for the whole ride minus the con in 05. I've gotten some great toys. Had some great times with some great friends I've made attending. Enjoyed some fun fiction and in some cases, phenomenal art. I've never been left out to dry with poor customer service. So really, at this point, is it just the popular thing to do to still be holding a grudge? We're all adults, collecting toys. If there's some legitimate issue, I would imagine we're all adult enough to manage a solution. Whether that's to stop doing business with them, or continue to give them business and complain, that's your choice. Whatever the case, it's far past time to stop visiting that well.
I can definitely relate to this point of view. Almost everything I've personally dealt with regarding the Club and Botcon has been great and very fun, and yes, I own all but like 6 of their figures.
Personally, it seems fair to criticize their methods because they don't seem to be worried about growing the club and convention, and any issues I raise about them stems from a genuine care and desire for them to do well. If the convention grows and becomes something even cooler, that's great. Doesn't seem they want that to be the case, which is frustrating. But truly, any complaining is, for me, rooted out of a positive place at the end of the day. It can't help but come across as negative, especially once rolling with it as a group, but just feels like they're losing the pulse of the fan community and it concerns me, so the topic gets brought up.
That said, if a good portion of our listener base is sick of that kind of talk, we can absolutely cut down on it!
Counterpunch wrote:ScottyP wrote:I can definitely relate to this point of view. Almost everything I've personally dealt with regarding the Club and Botcon has been great and very fun, and yes, I own all but like 6 of their figures.
Personally, it seems fair to criticize their methods because they don't seem to be worried about growing the club and convention, and any issues I raise about them stems from a genuine care and desire for them to do well. If the convention grows and becomes something even cooler, that's great. Doesn't seem they want that to be the case, which is frustrating. But truly, any complaining is, for me, rooted out of a positive place at the end of the day. It can't help but come across as negative, especially once rolling with it as a group, but just feels like they're losing the pulse of the fan community and it concerns me, so the topic gets brought up.
That said, if a good portion of our listener base is sick of that kind of talk, we can absolutely cut down on it!
I feel like for the most part, we have always been fair with the club and Botcon. To not point out our frustrations when things do not improve would be disingenuous.
I feel like we have always balanced it by being prompt and thorough with the things they do well and right.
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
Flux Convoy wrote:What exactly do you think needs improving though?
Counterpunch wrote:Flux Convoy wrote:What exactly do you think needs improving though?
My two biggest issues:
1. Order show exclusives when you register.
2. Modern websites and webservices for ordering, including adequate security measures.
And my one growing issue:
Better control over how new heads are QCed. This truly was not an issue for me for a long time, but it seems that every year there is one that is problematic now.
Flux Convoy wrote:Counterpunch wrote:Flux Convoy wrote:What exactly do you think needs improving though?
My two biggest issues:
1. Order show exclusives when you register.
2. Modern websites and webservices for ordering, including adequate security measures.
And my one growing issue:
Better control over how new heads are QCed. This truly was not an issue for me for a long time, but it seems that every year there is one that is problematic now.
The mystery part has always been Botcon tradition. I like being surprised.
SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Just because it's a tradition, doesn't mean it's a good thingMaybe some people want to know if they're going to actually get their $400+ worth before signing up.
Flux Convoy wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Just because it's a tradition, doesn't mean it's a good thingMaybe some people want to know if they're going to actually get their $400+ worth before signing up.
Except you do know what you're getting for the admission cost. The souvenirs are a separate cost.
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Flux Convoy wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Just because it's a tradition, doesn't mean it's a good thingMaybe some people want to know if they're going to actually get their $400+ worth before signing up.
Except you do know what you're getting for the admission cost. The souvenirs are a separate cost.
Yeah you know you're getting figures of a sort. Maybe it would be better knowing who those figures are before setting out on a cross country trek for toys you don't want; but you don't know you don't want them, because you weren't told who they were. The point is not all botcon figures are great, and someone shouldn't have to pay the cost of admission, plus some, to find out you don't like figures you blew a little over $1000
Seibertron wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:Flux Convoy wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Just because it's a tradition, doesn't mean it's a good thingMaybe some people want to know if they're going to actually get their $400+ worth before signing up.
Except you do know what you're getting for the admission cost. The souvenirs are a separate cost.
Yeah you know you're getting figures of a sort. Maybe it would be better knowing who those figures are before setting out on a cross country trek for toys you don't want; but you don't know you don't want them, because you weren't told who they were. The point is not all botcon figures are great, and someone shouldn't have to pay the cost of admission, plus some, to find out you don't like figures you blew a little over $1000
I'm in the camp that thinks all of the exclusives should be revealed, and that all of the exclusives should be revealed long before hand. If they want to hold back the attendee giveaway, that'd be fine ... but to hold back half the set just doesn't make sense to me. I think they'd get a better turn out if they just showed their full hand instead of doing this convention like it's still back in the day. It comes across to me like they're afraid of revealing all of their exclusives for some reason instead of standing behind their product(s) sold at their event proudly.
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