shockblast2 wrote:To be fair, for the money they are charging us for this stuff Hasbro has no real reason why they cannot provide a new mold for each figure other than the fact that they want to maximize their profits for their shareholders. It is the "old" saying, run your business by creating a product for the least amount of money and charge the most you can. The problem is that you eventually cross the line with quality. And the way some of this stuff is made anymore is kinda pathetic. I really like the detail they can get with laser cut molds, but everything else has gone to hell. I mean, you have unpainted parts on some of these figures, which is inexcusable for $16 a pop. A lot of the molds in G1 were original, or at least reduxed from Micromaster stuff, so really there is no reason why they do this other than to get at much money out of you as possible while spending the least amount to do so. The movie money created a monster with Hasbro, and now their investors expect the same dividends every single year. And this is why we get the price increases we get, especially in non-movie years.
Given the alternative nothing or something. I'd take something in the form of repurposed CW toys. If this is the only way to get all of the G1 Combiners, Then i'll take it.
Most of these CW repaints are extensive resculpts with newer parts. Most parents and kids who are the main targeted consumer for this. Won't be able to notice some are repurposed toys.
No, a lot of the Original G1 toys were repaints and retools.
The purpose of repaints and retools is to appeal to kids different toy buying reactions to colors or shapes that they like or hate more.
HasTak does not create repaints to be cruel to the fans who force themselves to buy everything.
Think, The Transformers toys prices increases are due to the rising cost of oil.
not to make the stock holders or investors more rich.
DOTM and AOE toy sales were not as great as the 2007 Transformers movie and ROTF toy lines.
Transformers toys due to their complexity are the most complicated, expensive toys to create for kids. They take a long time to create. Repaints and retools are needed to help relieve the cost of making the initial toys.