More Masterpiece Grimlock Images

WOW... that's all i can say

Does anyone else get the feeling that Takara is testing the water with these new prices? First Alternity Convoy and now MP Grimlock. Both seem 40-50% more expensive than figures their size and complexity one year ago. These prices are starting to reach Macross levels.

Is the Golden Age of Transformers nearing an end?

Stormrider wrote:Does anyone else get the feeling that Takara is testing the water with these new prices? First Alternity Convoy and now MP Grimlock. Both seem 40-50% more expensive than figures their size and complexity one year ago. These prices are starting to reach Macross levels.

Is the Golden Age of Transformers nearing an end?

I believe it is.

Someone is going to argue 'oh no, look at all the new stuff we're getting and the movie, and Animated, and its never been more popular, and and and'.

Things are changing.

I look at the line-up of movie toys, then look back and regret my first movie toy purchases, and realize that I may not be buying TFs from a store for the next year.

I won't be buying Alternity. I've been down that path once and it was called Alternators/Binaltech.

Times are getting more difficult for families and extra things like Transformers are going to take a seat behind everyday expenses. I myself, haven't cut back buying yet. But I feel that day is fast approaching.

My collecting goals being near completion is another factor playing into that...

I don't see myself collecting anything domestic as long as the movie line is out, until Universe/Classics come back.

Thus, I do believe some of these more expensive guys I will be getting, but also I believe I will be buying less Transformers than before, which is good with a baby on the way.

That is minty fresh goodness...

I like the pic with him and Prime with the brain transfer device attached to his chest...that confused look Prime has is priceless.

As for the size thing, if he's $150US now with that size, how much do you duppose he'd be if he WAS another 40% bigger? I'm betting $225-250US...

Maybe we can use Starscreams crown until fansproject or someone is nice enough to do up a King Grimlock crown. He is awesome, though.
***wishy wishy*** maybe (eventually)we will see him at retail like SS and Prime

zimmus prime wrote:Maybe we can use Starscreams crown until fansproject or someone is nice enough to do up a King Grimlock crown. He is awesome, though.
***wishy wishy*** maybe (eventually)we will see him at retail like SS and Prime

I thought he was supposed to come with the crown? Along with the transfer device, apron, tray w/ drinks and his weapons.

First-Aid wrote:As for the size thing, if he's $150US now with that size, how much do you duppose he'd be if he WAS another 40% bigger? I'm betting $225-250US...

I doubt it would be that much. A lot of his cost to the US customer is shipping etc. since he is a Japanese exclusive. I think he's retailing for like $110 or so in Japan. And while plastic costs have increased, I don't think they are that much of the cost here.

But I'd have been willing to pay $200 or so for him over here, if he were larger. He is supposed to be a Masterpiece after all.

Heck, regular 12" human figures from Medicom & Sideshow can command that kind of cost and they reuse the same bodies and don't have transformations.

When people bicker about scale it amuses me. Transformers have NEVER been entirely within scale with each other.

Size is irrelivant to how awesome this is going to be.

Nice ! I hope he is available in wal-mart or toys-r-us for a fair 50 bucks !

Rated X wrote:Nice ! I hope he is available in wal-mart or toys-r-us for a fair 50 bucks !

Oh you mean the same Walmart that's charging 13 bucks for a deluxe now? Dream on. I'd be willing to bet that if did ever see a US release, we couldn't get him for anything less than 60+ dollars, about the price of some Supreme class figures.