I've been there several times for Generation lineup hunts and I have been disappointed many times. It seems like they have very little of them but heck alot of RID line ups OR maybe the Generation lineups sells out too fast.

Slingshot is not release officially here in Malaysia so you won't be able to see them in TRU. In fact, I don't think any of our local hobby shop did carry them too. Most of the stocks are from individual re-sellers who bought them from the US.

What do you mean "the nicer one"?

:haha: i don't think that is true.

my take is that it seems HasTak has perfected Optimus Prime with the MP-10. the only issue to complain about is with the nitpicks. To 3rd parties, their market share for a transformable Optimus Prime is virtually non-existent but what they can exploit is through something HasTak has not ventured into, those niche markets. higher quality collectibles.

their only strength is to distinguish their release with the HasTak's and so they pumped in their resources to make a non-transformable but distinguishable Optimus Prime. costs is also one of their concerns. putting an exorbitant price on them and they will guarantee their failure.

making a transformable figure means adding joints and that means adding costs. to get a very accurate figure, the designers must be very good at hiding kibbles and that can only be achieved by adding multiple joints. this is evident with the recent release of the CW Constructicons with so very little articulations and joints that actually moves.

3rd parties can (if they want) to make an even better Optimus Prime than the MP10 but at what costs?

Besides, they aren't sure if they could tempt collectors who deemed the MP10 as the holy grail. They are jumping into a market where there's virtually nothing to take the bait.

The fact that 3rd parties are releasing variants of Devastator over and over again supports the aforesaid observation.

when you say "transformable transformers", do you mean the official product line or unofficial product line because if you also mean unofficial product line then there's a massive glossary for that.

you can't say that ='(

it won't satisfy a Bumblebee fan even if he/she was given a PG 1/1 scale Aile Strike Gundam =((((

I can relate to this.

i have the DMK-02 and DMK-03 because the transformable variant of it just couldn't cut it. The AOE Optimus Prime looks retarded (no offense).

:haha: Freedom fan?

Happy, maybe but satisfied, definitely no.

Same thing if you are given a Mercedes instead of BMW if you're a hardcore fan of BMW. You'll still be happy and all but deep down you know this is not you XD

what if you cannot sell it =O

what the hell, like that also can XD

by the way, just got news from my vendor.

Takara's MP11-T reissue is priced between the whooping region of RM700.00 - RM750.00.

Seriously -.-

Oh really i always thought Takara has sometime ago released it because they released Skywarp. My bad then

ah-hah!

Not sure about SW but I know people are making comparison with its Hasbro counterpart =O initially wanted to buy it but then looking at the price tag attached to it, I'll be better saving it for something else since I already have Sunstorm and Acid Storm.

It seems like Takara is following the footsteps of Hasbro now, putting stuffs as "exclusive" and tagged them sky high =( and I don't even want to get started with what Hasbro did with Silverbolt's mould.

This post has been edited by shaniandras2787: Nov 5 2015, 05:33 PM

oh wow! can your friend import a TC for me =O

My Ultra Prime before I sold it off

PO for Bruticus is not opened yet because Hasbro hasn't released them yet. It will be next year and I don't think you can PO for the Hasbro version. As far as I know, hobby shops are only taking POs for the Takara release of the combiner wars line. If you seek the Hasbro version then you need to get them from TRU or get them from hobby shops when they arrive.

PO for Defensor (Takara) closed about 2 months ago as it's scheduled to be released just before Christmas. If you are still interested, you may need to search for others who are willing to give up their PO or just hope that hobby shops actually bought more than the POs then you can walk in. If you are lucky, you may get the PO prices and if not, the RSP.

I don't think it will get pumped up that high. The prices given are the RSP but usually POs are still relatively lower. Same thing for my MP18B. I PO'd them but was later informed the price has been increased but that's the RSP. When I actually collected my PO, the price only got jacked up about RM20.00 and not RM50.00 as per the RSP.

EDITED: Some pictures to end the drought.

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Yeah, that Menasor I bought a set for my brother but luckily enough, I only paid RM350 because i PO'd it. RM400 was the price for customers who did not PO but then again, I think it depends on the supplier and your vendor actually. Sometimes, vendors jacked up their price because their costs increases and they refuse to reduce their profits. For my case, I was lucky enough that my vendor absorb some of the "costs" for my MP18B =)

Your "PO" refers to Bruticus or Defensor because I saw you quoted both "Defensor" and "Bruticus" in your post.

what happened =O

by the way, just saw that Hasbro will release a G2 variant of Bruticus and the gift set box has already surface somewhere in the world.

I don't know but after Superion, it seems like Hasbro jumps the gun and releasing everything everywhere.

I'm genuinely excited for this release







This post has been edited by shaniandras2787: Dec 3 2015, 03:32 PM

lol what you talking about?

Streetwise is originally Grey in color.

I saw that someone posted the evasion deviant of this mold and if WeiJiang does release it then I have my money on its preorder because the current Hasbro version is way too small and the paint is just too..... kiddish.

the distinction between pirated and original for TF figures has been blur since 3rd parties releases their take on the characters. in fact, this is true with all figures.

to stay true to the definition of original, the figures must be manufactured with licence granted by Hasbro. Anything short of that is considered as pirated. if that is the case, the highly praised Warbotron (Not Bruticus) is also a pirated figure but no one so far have any issues about it.

so, why the sudden discrimination on this? is it because it has a China branding on it?

to be honest, i don't think a rift should be created between what's original and what is not. at the end of the day, we as collectors are only looking for the best looking figure out there that money can buy.

Agreed.

It seems like these 3rd parties are taking the toys business more seriously than Hasbro does.

woah! why the sudden "holier than thou" attitude?

don't tell me you have never in your life resorted (endorsed) to "rip-offs" and has vowed to only buy originals and nothing lesser.

please also bear in mind that most people who participated in the discussion here are old timers and they know what's good for them, in fact, i think some are even more qualified than you and me in being called "collectors" so it would be pleasing if you were to choose your words wisely in describing all of us. i am surprised that of all people here, you were the one who made a fuss out of this.

you probably belong to the "true blood" denomination and despise those who buys anything other than what HasTak has manufactured but i don't think a true collector should discriminate in such a manner. so as long as it's a good figure, it should be added into the collection. i rather show off my impressive collection to my friends rather than showing them shit figures but are official products, i feel humiliated in the latter scenario.

your suggestion reminds of someone. someone who wanted to segregate the nation by opening a different tech building catering only for one race and the claiming he has no intention of dividing the nation.

there was never a rule here in separating KOs and originals. If it's a transformer, it can be discussed here so kindly refrain yourself from introducing something hostile and unwelcome here.

This post has been edited by shaniandras2787: Dec 16 2015, 09:38 AM