UltraPrimal wrote:I believe this is old news:
http://www.seibertron.com/news/view.php?id=10277
Head Shot wrote:hmm, no i know exactly who is making this. This is the same guy whos been makign the various versions of convoy's trailer and various repaints of the seeker mold, including remolding the null rays to be more accurate to the show (he also remolded the trailer mold to make a literal scaled down version of the g2 trailer with soundbox.)
Liege Evilmus wrote:In re;ation to the G1 figs, how much smaller are these?
Does anyone have a size comparison pic they can post?
heh, thanks for quoting me on that, at least now I have someone else who knows what I'm talking about as far as this guy's stuff.metaphorge wrote:Here's a little provenance from the Ramjet thread about what's going on here:Head Shot wrote:hmm, no i know exactly who is making this. This is the same guy whos been makign the various versions of convoy's trailer and various repaints of the seeker mold, including remolding the null rays to be more accurate to the show (he also remolded the trailer mold to make a literal scaled down version of the g2 trailer with soundbox.)
I've been expecting Heerotoysmaker, who I'm pretty sure is the artist behind the manufacture of these as well as the seller, to come up with a Ramjet and a Dirge for a few months now after I discovered that his Sunstorm, ghost Starscream etc. had upgrades to the baseline Takara WST sculpt, as well as changes that obviated the need for paint applications in the manufacture process. It would be awesome if he could get some kind of distribution deal ala the Justitoys WST Dinobots, though the ground may be shakier due to how similar these are to the Takara seeker sculpt.
I still want a solid-colored Sunstorm out of this mold, though the chromed ones are pretty nice and I would buy one if/when it was made available.
Head Shot wrote:heh, thanks for quoting me on that, at least now I have someone else who knows what I'm talking about as far as this guy's stuff.
Head Shot wrote:As I said in the other thread, he's had about 3 accounts, the first 2 he has deactivated, and has gone through many name changes. I can verify this to be correct, as I've been buying from "this seller" for a very long time, and each package I have received has come from the same address, yet the seller's ebay name is different, due to the many many name changes.
directly, other than in emails? no. However every time I've ordered a "prototype" wstf, the way his/her auctions are setup are always the same style as far as description and a link to a small gallery of the figure (and the pricing and shipping is literally always the same, except for the occasional chromed over figure.) And each time I've received the figure, the seller's address and real name are always the same, despite the ebay name the person goes under being different on many of the transactions. i can see what names I have done business with that were his, give me a bit and I'll edit this post with the names.metaphorge wrote:Head Shot wrote:heh, thanks for quoting me on that, at least now I have someone else who knows what I'm talking about as far as this guy's stuff.
Not a problem. You saved me having to say a bunch of this stuff myself.Head Shot wrote:As I said in the other thread, he's had about 3 accounts, the first 2 he has deactivated, and has gone through many name changes. I can verify this to be correct, as I've been buying from "this seller" for a very long time, and each package I have received has come from the same address, yet the seller's ebay name is different, due to the many many name changes.
Have you ever had any luck trying to contact him directly?
the stock and silencer for megatron has already been made by another person (however, the plastic quality on that seller's item is very poor compared to these, and he rarely sells them on ebay. however the past 2 botcons i have seen him selling the stock and silencer, as well as a diaclone and g1 ultramagnus trailer that transforms and combines with magnus for makign the armor. However the plastic on that too is brittle and is nowhere near the quality of herotoys's products.)Mini-Spy #372 wrote::shock:
SQUEEL! This Is So Wonderful! I've got a pic of a convention display that has WST Skids, Tracks, and the Gun Stock & Sliencer for WST Megatron! I Soooooo hope this means that we get those too!
Hey, no problem dude, yeah he's the one behind the ghost thundercracker and skywarp, and the ehobby styled black starscream. So I'd expect to see these on ebay in not to long from now. He'll probably do ghost versions of these as well.tigertracks 24 wrote:Thanks for setting me straight.
I update the story to show that it was an Ebay seller creation and that they are of very high quality.
I believe I have bought from him also (did he do the ghost Thundercracker, and Skywarp, and is he responsible for the black Starscream also?)
Thanks for the compelling facts Headshot. I love the little guys so much, but apparently, I have a long way to go before I catch all the way up!
Like I've been saying, I do reccomend these. The plastic quality is almost if not equal to the officially released figures, and He does a decent job painting the details on too. Definetly would keep an eye on ebay for these guys if you are interested.Decepticlone Soundwave wrote:At least he payed attention to the wing & missile difference between Ramjet & Dirge. Dirge's missile's are smaller, & Ramjet's are bigger. And the wings just have extensions on the nend of Dirge's. I might get these. They would be my first WST
Head Shot wrote:(and woot! first credit in the news! Yay! )
let me know if you can't find one, because I'll keep a look out for one for you as well.tigertracks 24 wrote:Head Shot wrote:(and woot! first credit in the news! Yay! )
You deserve it! I still need to get the E-Hobby black version, maybe I should check Ebay now...
Head Shot wrote:let me know if you can't find one, because I'll keep a look out for one for you as well.tigertracks 24 wrote:Head Shot wrote:(and woot! first credit in the news! Yay! )
You deserve it! I still need to get the E-Hobby black version, maybe I should check Ebay now...
EDIT:
Although its not directly from the creator, Mirages boxes has a couple of this guy's work boxed up. Heres one that i found of the black starscream
http://cgi.ebay.com/WSTF-Black-E-Hobby- ... dZViewItem
no problem, let me know if you get that one, because I'll still keep an eye out for one for you. I'll also try to keep an eye on any leaks for the dirge or ramjet.tigertracks 24 wrote:Head Shot wrote:let me know if you can't find one, because I'll keep a look out for one for you as well.tigertracks 24 wrote:Head Shot wrote:(and woot! first credit in the news! Yay! )
You deserve it! I still need to get the E-Hobby black version, maybe I should check Ebay now...
EDIT:
Although its not directly from the creator, Mirages boxes has a couple of this guy's work boxed up. Heres one that i found of the black starscream
http://cgi.ebay.com/WSTF-Black-E-Hobby- ... dZViewItem
Thanks, I'll check it out!
Exulted Unicron wrote:Justitoys strike again with more boundary pushing G1s or are these authentic Takara?
tigertracks 24 wrote:Exulted Unicron wrote:Justitoys strike again with more boundary pushing G1s or are these authentic Takara?
Naw, Headshot says that it is an Ebay seller who creates his own high quality bootlegs, and sells them on Ebay. So nope, Takara has not wisened up yet, and Justitoys is still stuck in dino limbo-- we still need Swoop and Sludge.
As I have mentioned in many of my other posts both in this thread and the Ramjet thread, all of those products you have listed and these seekers are by the same person...Redimus' Ego +1 wrote:tigertracks 24 wrote:Exulted Unicron wrote:Justitoys strike again with more boundary pushing G1s or are these authentic Takara?
Naw, Headshot says that it is an Ebay seller who creates his own high quality bootlegs, and sells them on Ebay. So nope, Takara has not wisened up yet, and Justitoys is still stuck in dino limbo-- we still need Swoop and Sludge.
Im pretty certain this is the same guy who does the black convoy+trailer, ghost convoy+trailer and G2 and Pepsi trailers that I have. (Although in these cases they are identical to the Takara products in everyway but colour.)
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