Alternity Galvatron and Banzaitron Toy Hobby Market Exclusives

Posted by El Duque Jun 28, 2012 at 11:09am CDT 30,123 views

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Remember the Alternity line? It still functions! Toy Hobby Market has posted solicitations for the Galvatron and Banzaitron repaints of Megatron and Starscream that were announced ages ago. Apparently these will be Toy Hobby Market exclusives. Both are priced at 6,825 Yen with September release dates.

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Re: Alternity Galvatron and Banzaitron Toy Hobby Market Exclusives (view post)

Comment by Mkall Jun 28, 2012

What is it with Banzai-Tron these days? A relatively obscure Action Master get 3 different toys in the last 3 years.

I wish other figures could get so much attention.

Re: Alternity Galvatron and Banzaitron Toy Hobby Market Exclusives (view post)

Comment by Doubledealer93 Jun 28, 2012

i think its time for a new mold. I-)

Re: Alternity Galvatron and Banzaitron Toy Hobby Market Exclusives (view post)

Comment by optimuscarlos Jun 28, 2012

I don't care what name the put on them, I don;t buy repaints.
There are too many bots to buy in the market and few money to get them, hahaha
One piece per mold is enough for me. :lol:

Re: Alternity Galvatron and Banzaitron Toy Hobby Market Exclusives (view post)

Comment by MGrotusque Jun 28, 2012

Meh.......

Banzaitrons colours are somewhat eye catching but only for a second really.

Re: Alternity Galvatron and Banzaitron Toy Hobby Market Exclusives (view post)

Comment by New Omen Jun 28, 2012

Galvatron is the Samurai and Bonzaitron has arm cannons. :-?

They really thought this one through didn't they. :roll:

Re: Alternity Galvatron and Banzaitron Toy Hobby Market Exclusives (view post)

Comment by Kibble Jun 28, 2012

Does anyone actually still care about these? It's pretty apparent this line is going nowhere so I really don't see the point. I suppose it is 'impressive' how much mileage they got out of so few molds, though. What, 16 figs out of 4 molds?

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Comment by Sabrblade Jun 28, 2012

Goldbug is the only one I feel that works as is. For the others, I would have made Dai Atlas use the Questor mold, Banzai-Tron as the Megatron mold, and, by process of elimination, Galvatron from the Convoy mold (with a new head, at least).

Kibble wrote:Does anyone actually still care about these? It's pretty apparent this line is going nowhere so I really don't see the point. I suppose it is 'impressive' how much mileage they got out of so few molds, though. What, 16 figs out of 4 molds?

I care enough for the fiction, at least.

Re: Alternity Galvatron and Banzaitron Toy Hobby Market Exclusives (view post)

Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Jun 28, 2012

Sabrblade wrote:
Kibble wrote:Does anyone actually still care about these? It's pretty apparent this line is going nowhere so I really don't see the point. I suppose it is 'impressive' how much mileage they got out of so few molds, though. What, 16 figs out of 4 molds?
I care enough for the fiction, at least.

No surprise there

Re: Alternity Galvatron and Banzaitron Toy Hobby Market Exclusives (view post)

Comment by rpetras Jun 28, 2012

So, to get a PROPER Skywarp, I need to get a Banzaitron AND a Skywarp and kitbash them together.

Sounds too much like work. 8-}

Re: Alternity Galvatron and Banzaitron Toy Hobby Market Exclusives (view post)

Comment by Kibble Jun 28, 2012

rpetras wrote:So, to get a PROPER Skywarp, I need to get a Banzaitron AND a Skywarp and kitbash them together.

Sounds too much like work.

Wonder if it would even work...wouldn't the accent parts needed from Skywarp just be black since they did his colors backwards? I'd be happy to look at someone's pics if they do it, but I don't care enough about this line to even dream of doing it myself. The cash it would take would have you close to the funds necessary to just get MP-11 mold of Skywarp when it comes out.

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Comment by xyl360 Jun 28, 2012

I might get the Banzaitron just because I love the Alternity Seeker mold. I'm not a huge fan of his crazy colors though, so I might still pass on him.

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Comment by Skullcrunchberries Jun 28, 2012

Totally unnecessary. Still though, they look pretty nice, especially Banzaitron. Not nice enough to shell out the cash for, though.

Re: Alternity Galvatron and Banzaitron Toy Hobby Market Exclusives (view post)

Comment by gothsaurus Jun 28, 2012

I skipped all the seekers because of that dreadful face... but as Banzaitron, it works fairly well. May pick that one up on a whim. A very pricy whim.

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Comment by Gauntlet101010 Jun 28, 2012

It doesn't take much more than a new head to make me want to pick up a new Galvatron. Sadly this doesn't even have that. I made my choice back in the Unicron Trilogy days: if all Unicron's reformatting involves is a can of purple spray paint then I can't be bothered to pay for it.

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Comment by DecepticonFinishline Jun 28, 2012

FINNNAAAALLLLLLLLYY! Now there will be balance between the teams on my Alternity shelf. Also, I lovvvve Galvatron!

Kibble wrote:Does anyone actually still care about these? It's pretty apparent this line is going nowhere so I really don't see the point. I suppose it is 'impressive' how much mileage they got out of so few molds, though. What, 16 figs out of 4 molds?

I still care, but maybe it's naive to have the hope that I do for new molds. I just realllly want to see Ratchet and Soundwave hit the Alternity line.

In a new mold/molds, of course.

Re: Alternity Galvatron and Banzaitron Toy Hobby Market Exclusives (view post)

Comment by gothsaurus Jun 28, 2012

Yeah, I think that's me. If I'm dropping $50-100 on something, it better darn well have a new head. If they can put that kind of forethought into the basic cheapo off-the-shelf line, they can do better thinking about their collectors line.

Re: Alternity Galvatron and Banzaitron Toy Hobby Market Exclusives (view post)

Comment by kirbenvost Jun 28, 2012

It rises from the dead! Quick, someone grab a shotgun and put it out of its misery! :p

That said, Galvatron actually looks pretty nice, and the seeker mold looks better as Banzaitron than a seeker.

New Omen wrote:Galvatron is the Samurai and Bonzaitron has arm cannons. They really thought this one through didn't they.

But then there's that, lol...

Gauntlet101010 wrote:It doesn't take much more than a new head to make me want to pick up a new Galvatron. Sadly this doesn't even have that. I made my choice back in the Unicron Trilogy days: if all Unicron's reformatting involves is a can of purple spray paint then I can't be bothered to pay for it.

Except the Energon mold was clearly designed to be Galvatron.

Re: Alternity Galvatron and Banzaitron Toy Hobby Market Exclusives (view post)

Comment by joevill Jun 28, 2012

Banzaitron looks amazing!

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Comment by LOST Cybertronian Jun 28, 2012