Sledge wrote:Must... have... Classics Erector...
thedistinctroom wrote:Can't wait till Blaster hits the shelves, since I've never owned a Cybertron Soundwave before.
Liege Evilmus wrote:I'm just hoping Universe Blaster is a record breaking shelf warmer that will send a message to Hasblow.
Sowndwave76 wrote:Liege Evilmus wrote:I'm just hoping Universe Blaster is a record breaking shelf warmer that will send a message to Hasblow.
Yes, and yes.
Sledge wrote:Yeah, I can see the mold isn't that great in robot mode, but it's a homage to my favorite Micro Master. Gotta have it, and some Reprolabels Autobot stickers so he's not a dirty 'Con.
Counterpunch wrote:Sowndwave76 wrote:Liege Evilmus wrote:I'm just hoping Universe Blaster is a record breaking shelf warmer that will send a message to Hasblow.
Yes, and yes.
Not going to happen.
I specialize in collecting these kind of figures. These will not sit on the shelves due to low production numbers and rabid fan interest.
In fact, these will be the kind of figures who fetch a 100% mark-up in 1-2 years, easily.
Liege Evilmus wrote:Well in that case...
Your right, MicroMaster Erector is a pretty fun little battle station.
Electron wrote:Reli? U sure?, cause i think blaster is ugly and shouldnt even be in this line
and how do u no the production numbers? (jus wonderin thats all:P)
Liege Evilmus wrote:thedistinctroom wrote:Can't wait till Blaster hits the shelves, since I've never owned a Cybertron Soundwave before.
Why the bold?
olokin wrote:I can stomach the Blaster colors. I've always wanted a Cybertron Soundwave
Counterpunch wrote:Electron wrote:Reli? U sure?, cause i think blaster is ugly and shouldnt even be in this line
and how do u no the production numbers? (jus wonderin thats all:P)
Why yes I am sure of that my '1337 speak' 2k7 friend!
While you might thing Blaster is ugly, rewind to two years ago and everyone and their bloody mother was clamoring for this repaint. Having seen the toy in person, I assure you that it is quite nice.
As to the line that the toy is in...Universe is technically a catch all for various repaints with Classics toys crammed in for effect.
Lastly, repaints are always produced in lower numbers than standard or 'show' releases. Movie Inferno and Mudflap which are store exclusives have several reasons for low numbers, first and foremost...they're only in one store. A full production run would overflow a single store for a year or more. I don't know for sure, but the likely production numbers for these toys are likely in the 10-15 thousand range in keeping with similar releases.
BotCon exclusives: @ 1,100 units
Japanese store exclusives: @ 6-12,000 units
True Japanese Limited Editions: @ 500-1,200 units
Limited US releases: @ 10-12,000 units
Standard US release: 40,000 and up units (This number could be genuinely wrong though...)
Those are estimates based on actual BotCon numbers, actual Japanese release numbers, and the Energon Ultra Magnus, Treadbolt, and Rapid Run numbers for US exclusives. Any of it could be wrong, but it all seems a reasonable estimate.
Sowndwave76 wrote:I don't doubt your knowledge of production runs, even your estimates...
But I'm curious as to how many people truly were saying they wanted a repaint of Soundwave as Blaster. I mean, you're talkin' people here on the forums, right?
Even if that was 300 people, in the grand scheme...
And lately it seems most have a dislike for it.
Wouldn't you think that at that time all of the hype was because people wanted a Blaster, and a repaint was probably the most realistic option?
And damn, in alt mode he has such a strong primary color scheme, which to me shouts pajamas for a 2 yr. old bought by grandma.
Or as Bumblethumper said, "clown colors".
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