Transformers Earthspark News Roundup with More Optimus Prime Toys Coming + BAF Mandroid and Trailer

chuckdawg1999 wrote:These look fantastic. I've always felt that the real ingenuity can be found in the kid-friendly lines.

Emerje wrote:

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:But can they put up to the abuse of a child just introduced to transformers? I wouldn't put it pasta 7 year old to throw them off his bed lazily, saying they'll be fine.

There's an actual test performed on all toys called a drop test to make sure they either don't break or if they do break they don't leave sharp edges when dropped from a height that a child might drop them from under normal play. Some toys have reportedly failed this test and will never be reissued outside Japan (Fortress Maximus) while Hasbro likes to implement "made to break" into their toys so things like hinges and ball joints just pop off and back on rather than snap. It's not easy making toys for kids, there's a lot of safety concerns that are taken into consideration first.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:But can they put up to the abuse of a child just introduced to transformers? I wouldn't put it pasta 7 year old to throw them off his bed lazily, saying they'll be fine.

There's an actual test performed on all toys called a drop test to make sure they either don't break or if they do break they don't leave sharp edges when dropped from a height that a child might drop them from under normal play. Some toys have reportedly failed this test and will never be reissued outside Japan (Fortress Maximus) while Hasbro likes to implement "made to break" into their toys so things like hinges and ball joints just pop off and back on rather than snap. It's not easy making toys for kids, there's a lot of safety concerns that are taken into consideration first.

Emerje

william-james88 wrote:

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:But can they put up to the abuse of a child just introduced to transformers? I wouldn't put it pasta 7 year old to throw them off his bed lazily, saying they'll be fine.

There's an actual test performed on all toys called a drop test to make sure they either don't break or if they do break they don't leave sharp edges when dropped from a height that a child might drop them from under normal play. Some toys have reportedly failed this test and will never be reissued outside Japan (Fortress Maximus) while Hasbro likes to implement "made to break" into their toys so things like hinges and ball joints just pop off and back on rather than snap. It's not easy making toys for kids, there's a lot of safety concerns that are taken into consideration first.

Emerje

There's a reason WFC is suggested 8+

It's unrelated to difficulty and only about marketability. The cyberverse deluxes are as complex and are 6+

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:But can they put up to the abuse of a child just introduced to transformers? I wouldn't put it pasta 7 year old to throw them off his bed lazily, saying they'll be fine.

There's an actual test performed on all toys called a drop test to make sure they either don't break or if they do break they don't leave sharp edges when dropped from a height that a child might drop them from under normal play. Some toys have reportedly failed this test and will never be reissued outside Japan (Fortress Maximus) while Hasbro likes to implement "made to break" into their toys so things like hinges and ball joints just pop off and back on rather than snap. It's not easy making toys for kids, there's a lot of safety concerns that are taken into consideration first.

Emerje

There's a reason WFC is suggested 8+

It's unrelated to difficulty and only about marketability. The cyberverse deluxes are as complex and are 6+

Cyberverse is slightly more simple, even the deluxe.

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:
Cyberverse is slightly more simple, even the deluxe.

The deluxes are on par with WFC in difficulty. Some are even more complicated like Deluxe Slug that got me stumped a few times. That transformation was full of unexpected twists and turns making it a challenge without instructions.

Well, I only have the Prime....
But they ARE behind in updating articulation. Yes they have ankle tilt, but there are much ball joints due to the "shape" of cyberverse charecters.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:
Cyberverse is slightly more simple, even the deluxe.

The deluxes are on par with WFC in difficulty. Some are even more complicated like Deluxe Slug that got me stumped a few times. That transformation was full of unexpected twists and turns making it a challenge without instructions.

Well, I only have the Prime....
But they ARE behind in updating articulation. Yes they have ankle tilt, but there are much ball joints due to the "shape" of cyberverse charecters.

I really would not call the use of a ball joint "behind in updated articulation".

And I would argue that Cyberverse deluxe Bumblebee, Megatron, Arcee, and Slug are actually better than their Siege/ER/SS86 releases.

Add Prowl to that list.

Sabrblade wrote:If only Prowl wasn't the rarest Cyberverse Deluxe out there. Then he wouldn't have been so hard to find.

Sabrblade wrote:If only Prowl wasn't the rarest Cyberverse Deluxe out there. Then he wouldn't have been so hard to find.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:If only Prowl wasn't the rarest Cyberverse Deluxe out there. Then he wouldn't have been so hard to find.

They are all overpriced on Ebay, any cyberverse deluxe sells Voyager price.

You call that "overpriced"?
Are you new to this hobby?

I skipped on a "scout" DOTM Guzzle because it was it's full 10$CAN at Walmart because I was waiting for a sale. Then I never saw it ever again. Counting shipping, I can't get one for below LEADER price now.

Also if you don't count exclusives, normal retail figures that are not that old can sell for double, triple, or even 10 times the price.
Any CW fans who miss a limb bot to complete their combiner and want LEGIT stuff are in for PAIN... Unless like me, they have a local geek store who still sell those CW limbs at retail prices.

Oh, and don't get me started on G1.