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Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 1:45 pmPosted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:15 pmPosted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:35 pm
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:45 pmBurn wrote:Another year ... another reason not to sign up.
More so given they seem to be forcing a crossover I've never wanted down our throats. I can see where this is leading, to get the full "set" you'll have to join the G.I. Joe club as well.
Smart move ... but nope.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:So, basically it's like the SDCC G.I. Joe Crossover sets only on a smaller scale. Interesting, but the main draw to TF fans is Marissa and the deco of the bike.
What will be the base figure for Marissa? Barones?
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:50 pmTigertrack wrote:Don't think you will. It will be a set available to both groups.
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:59 pm
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:06 pmBurn wrote:More so given they seem to be forcing a crossover I've never wanted down our throats. I can see where this is leading, to get the full "set" you'll have to join the G.I. Joe club as well.
Burn wrote:Tigertrack wrote:Don't think you will. It will be a set available to both groups.
So they'll take the lazy route. No big surprise there.
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:14 pmNemesis Primal wrote:So, you were annoyed that you'd have to be part of both clubs to get a full set, and now you're annoyed that this isn't the case? Just no pleasing some people.
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:26 pmNemesis Primal wrote:Well, this couldn't be much more disappointing. A non-transforming G1 homage bike at club prices has basically zero appeal to me. And it's not like Afterburner was that major a character anyway, was it? I suspect this will be a slow seller. Then again, I could be wrong... I'm fairly shocked Animated Cheetor wound up sitting around long enough for me to get one.Burn wrote:More so given they seem to be forcing a crossover I've never wanted down our throats. I can see where this is leading, to get the full "set" you'll have to join the G.I. Joe club as well.
As long as they don't make an actual Transformer a G. I. Joe club exclusive, I don't care.Burn wrote:Tigertrack wrote:Don't think you will. It will be a set available to both groups.
So they'll take the lazy route. No big surprise there.
So, you were annoyed that you'd have to be part of both clubs to get a full set, and now you're annoyed that this isn't the case? Just no pleasing some people.
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:28 pmPosted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:37 pmshajaki wrote:i cant help but think... arent there bike-formers they could have used that would fit a gijoe? only remolding would probably be the handlebars to fit a joe hand.
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:39 pmConvoy wrote:Nemesis Primal wrote:Well, this couldn't be much more disappointing. A non-transforming G1 homage bike at club prices has basically zero appeal to me. And it's not like Afterburner was that major a character anyway, was it? I suspect this will be a slow seller. Then again, I could be wrong... I'm fairly shocked Animated Cheetor wound up sitting around long enough for me to get one.Burn wrote:More so given they seem to be forcing a crossover I've never wanted down our throats. I can see where this is leading, to get the full "set" you'll have to join the G.I. Joe club as well.
As long as they don't make an actual Transformer a G. I. Joe club exclusive, I don't care.Burn wrote:Tigertrack wrote:Don't think you will. It will be a set available to both groups.
So they'll take the lazy route. No big surprise there.
So, you were annoyed that you'd have to be part of both clubs to get a full set, and now you're annoyed that this isn't the case? Just no pleasing some people.
How come every time a TF/Joe crossover is done in the real world with plastic they leave out the Transformer?
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:40 pmPosted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:55 pmPosted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:07 pmPosted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:18 pmLazy? We're getting this on top of a membership incentive figure, a Club store figure, six Subscription Service figures, and a seventh bonus Subscription Service figure. How in the world can anyone call them giving us TEN exclusives outside of BotCon "lazy"? This is their biggest number of offerings they've ever given us, and this particular figure is pretty much exactly what many were expecting to get out of it, plus the bike toy.Burn wrote:Tigertrack wrote:Don't think you will. It will be a set available to both groups.
So they'll take the lazy route. No big surprise there.
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:25 pmPosted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:32 pmPosted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:38 pmSabrblade wrote:Character-wise, I honestly don't really see how this set would appeal all that much to Joe fans as it would to Transformers fans since Marissa Faireborn is a TF character who originated in TF fiction, along with Afterburner being from this brand rather than the Joe brand.
I guess using Joe toy molds might have some appeal to the Joe fans, but I'd be willing to bet that anyone whoever had any interest in owning an action figure of Marissa Faireborn was a TF fan above all else.
After all, there was that one other (unofficial) convention that had a figure of G.B. Blackrock for its exclusive one year, and that was made from a figure of DC's Commissioner Gordon, yet I highly doubt there were any DC fans who wanted it for any DC appeal over TF appeal.
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:39 pmSabrblade wrote:Character-wise, I honestly don't really see how this set would appeal all that much to Joe fans as it would to Transformers fans since Marissa Faireborn is a TF character who originated in TF fiction, along with Afterburner being from this brand rather than the Joe brand.
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:45 pmYes but that was more of an in-joke in the beginning that was only later spelled out in a serious, official manner.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Well, in-fiction she has ties to G.I. Joe as two members were her parents: Flint and Lady Jaye as explained in the news story.
She came from the G1 cartoon, which she looks modeled after here, so I would assume that she's supposed to be the G1 cartoon version (until Fun Pub states otherwise).JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Speaking of fiction, which branch of the G1 fiction would she belong to?
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:54 pmPosted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:58 pmThe Club has no access to either onscreen Movieverse molds (Legends Arcee) or Human Alliance humans designed to represent characters played by the movie actors.Rated X wrote:I dont need this. I wouldnt mind it if it was in scale with actual transformers. Couldnt they have used legends arcee and the mefan fox human alliance figure ?
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 5:19 pmBurn wrote:Nemesis Primal wrote:So, you were annoyed that you'd have to be part of both clubs to get a full set, and now you're annoyed that this isn't the case? Just no pleasing some people.
When it comes to me and FunPub? No, there isn't.
The only decent thing they've done in recent years is Runabout and Runamuck. Nothing else has really interested me (except Scorponok, but I couldn't afford him anyway) and their business sense is rather lacking.
(That's how I feel anyway)
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 5:21 pmhttp://www.transformersclub.com/Nemesis Primal wrote:Burn wrote:Nemesis Primal wrote:So, you were annoyed that you'd have to be part of both clubs to get a full set, and now you're annoyed that this isn't the case? Just no pleasing some people.
When it comes to me and FunPub? No, there isn't.
The only decent thing they've done in recent years is Runabout and Runamuck. Nothing else has really interested me (except Scorponok, but I couldn't afford him anyway) and their business sense is rather lacking.
(That's how I feel anyway)
I like Jackpot, Scourge, Thrustinator, and the BW Uprising stuff... But I do agree there's room for improvement. For starters, get your freakin' website back up, people, it's been how long now?