ZeroWolf wrote:A very good article will this helps show that we have got it a lot better than some think but I've got a feeling they'll find something to complain about still
I do like it when articles like this come along
hausjam wrote:Put a G1 Optimus next to a POTP Optimus and tell me which one looks and feels more expensive. Today's licensed toys feel like yesterday's knock offs. While today's knockoffs tend to exceed today's licensed toys in quality. Granted they have an unfair pricing advantage. But it's still pretty sad.
hausjam wrote:Put a G1 Optimus next to a POTP Optimus and tell me which one looks and feels more expensive. Today's licensed toys feel like yesterday's knock offs. While today's knockoffs tend to exceed today's licensed toys in quality. Granted they have an unfair pricing advantage. But it's still pretty sad.
SG Roadbuster wrote:hey william-james88, can you pick me up one of those rid Heatseeker legions please? dont think i'ver ever seen him round these parts.
william-james88 wrote: In G1, the kiddie line was all we had. There weren’t more advanced toys.
william-james88 wrote: And yeah, as the title suggests, we Transformers collectors are waaaaaaaaay better off than anyone collecting DC, Marvel or Star Wars figures. A picture is worth a thousand words so let's just check out some pics from my latest visit to Walmart and Toys R Us (sorry, American readers, I don’t mean to open up recent wounds).
william-james88 wrote:So yeah, we Transformers fans have it a lot better than the rest when it comes to our options of more collector oriented toys.
o.supreme wrote:william-james88 wrote: In G1, the kiddie line was all we had. There weren’t more advanced toys.
Jetfire, Sixshot, Quickswitch, etc...would disagree. Also I'd argue that The original Transformers, while for boys (ages 8-12) was *not* a kiddie line (when I hear kiddie I think Playscool Go-Bots or Rescue Bots ages 3-6. Most of them were either more complex, or on par with the RiD15, or Cyberverse line we are getting. You instantly went to the most simplistic of Jumpstarters, forgetting that those were the exception, not the rule.william-james88 wrote: And yeah, as the title suggests, we Transformers collectors are waaaaaaaaay better off than anyone collecting DC, Marvel or Star Wars figures. A picture is worth a thousand words so let's just check out some pics from my latest visit to Walmart and Toys R Us (sorry, American readers, I don’t mean to open up recent wounds).
I think you've go that backwards, and again, living as our neighbor to the north makes all the difference. Marvel Legends toys, the SW Black Series, and DC equivalents, abound on toy shelves in the stores in my area, not so much TF Generations.william-james88 wrote:So yeah, we Transformers fans have it a lot better than the rest when it comes to our options of more collector oriented toys.
If you add the word "Canadian" between "we" and "Transformers", I'll buy your argument, otherwise, I just cant, based on the geographical area I live in. I will give this one concession however, it is better to be a Transformers fan, than a MOTU fan, if you are looking for reasonably priced collector quality merchandise.
hinomars19 wrote:We are lucky in the lengths Hasbro has gone to both acknowledge and cater to the distinction, but sadly it is let down by distribution/what stores are willing to stock. My Tesco for example, has made a conscious decision to ONLY carry the super kiddy and gimmick stuff. Generations is dead to them, and they have stopped stocking even RID warriors for a very long time.
paul053 wrote:Pretty much in all the retail stores (Target, Walmart, TRUs don't exist now) around where I live or even other states I visited, the TF aisle and selections are close to nothing.
MaverickPrime wrote:These shelves you use as an example, are shelves In the United States and/or Canada, for collectors outside of the US, shelves look just like they do for other franchises, if not WORSE.
UT toys are the bastion of TF toys! Animation accurate, chunky, fun gimmicks, easy (but good looking) transformations, and, just with a few Armada toys as the exception, good articulation...how does that not please both?
For me, G1 toys LOOKED and FELT good. They had chrome, stickers, clear plastic, had accesories etc.
Now Cyberverse, I think, is getting there. The warriors look like nice toys. Sadly, the pricing is disgraceful
He seems more complex than a CW Arielbot, but he appeals to me far, far less.
hausjam wrote:Put a G1 Optimus next to a POTP Optimus and tell me which one looks and feels more expensive.
firefox91 wrote:Another favorite of mine is Star Wars. What a mess that line has become. Standard figure, Black Series 3.75in, Black Series 6in, rehashed vehicles scaled down that lack detail and paint apps, everything overpriced.
Transformers was usually my #3 to collect, just kind of got them in passing, even as a kid. At this point, they are #1 because I can get new product and that product is usually fantastic. Great updates of classic G1 characters. Close representations of their cartoon appearance. Detailing and engineering that makes your mind spin. And... they are affordable. Sure they have gotten more pricey. But I can still get most figures for under $20 each.
o.supreme wrote: Most of (G1) were either more complex, or on par with the RiD15, or Cyberverse line we are getting. You instantly went to the most simplistic of Jumpstarters, forgetting that those were the exception, not the rule.
I think you've go that backwards, and again, living as our neighbor to the north makes all the difference. Marvel Legends toys, the SW Black Series, and DC equivalents, abound on toy shelves in the stores in my area, not so much TF Generations.
zko wrote:This is a decent and valid point, but I must say the photo is from Canadian TRU apparently?
From that photo alone, I'm still hunting the following: PotP HunGurr, Elita1, TLK: legion hound, deluxe Cogman (didn't see him in the photo but assume he is probably there), deluxe Crosshairs...
Did I mention that most countries' Amazon's do NOT sell Repugnus, Blast Off, Nemesis Prime and Punch?
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