RodimalToyota wrote:Won't have anything to do with Hasbro since they are the reason the 3A 1/12
Star Wars figures never got approved. No one is find of Hasbro over there.
RodimalToyota wrote:Since Hasbro had the idea for their 6' inch line, they made sure to have Lucasfilm turn them down.
It's glory compared to the crap Hasbro consitantly puts out..
These have cloth, and armor, plus have like 35+ POA.
Did Wood or any other employee of 3A speak of the alleged ill will towards Hasbro and/or Hasbro's involvement in their 1/12 figure proposal with TakaraTomy in an interview or through some official channel of communication?
I ask this because this allegation of bad blood and sabotage doesn't make sense to me.
From what 3A proposed in 2011, their 1/12 Star Wars figures would not compete with Hasbros 6" Black Series toys. Why would Hasbro quash a proposal between 3A and TakaraTomy for a product line that would not be sold in the chain retail market, where Hasbro mainly does its Star Wars toy business? It wouldn't be a product that would be sold outside of Japan in retail, only through specialty stores that deal in high end/collectible toys.
The prototype samples of the 3A Star Wars toys use what is basically the 1/12 bodies that are used for other 3A 1/12 figures, specifically the Action Portable toys.
The clothing is fabric and uses scaled down threads to simulate 1/12 scale stitching. The layering of the clothing, at least on the Boba Fett figure, which has been reviewed, is likewise involved.
The proposed 3A 1/12 Star Wars toys would easily cost over $50. They would not be sold at Wal Mart, Target, etc. so why would Hasbro care enough to sabotage 3A's deal with TakaraTomy? Unless 3A intended to compromise their toy designs significantly and make $20-ish 1/12 Star Wars toys, which would then compete with the 6" Black Series toys, why Hasbro would perceive any threat from the proposed Action Portable Star Wars toys?
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