Transformers Collectors Club issue 28 cover: first look at Punch / Counterpunch exclusive!

Dead Metal wrote:The TFCC exclusive figure Punch/Counterpunch will be available for purchase of the club's online store next year. Looking back at previous TFCC exclusives of the Deluxe Class size it will cost around the $80 US mark with a $40 US discount for club-members.

Seibertron wrote:Here's hoping they don't screw up the head sculpt like they did with Club exclusive Astrotrain.

--B-- wrote:Well, that cements the fact that I am joining that club!

*waits for CP's take on this new development*

SilenceDoGood wrote:So, based on the art it looks like it could be a redeco of Universe Sideswipe and Sunstreaker with a new headmold

Darth Bombshell wrote:

Dead Metal wrote:The TFCC exclusive figure Punch/Counterpunch will be available for purchase of the club's online store next year. Looking back at previous TFCC exclusives of the Deluxe Class size it will cost around the $80 US mark with a $40 US discount for club-members.

I know it's a Club Exclusive, but that's a lot of money to pay for a $15 figure.

soundwave13c wrote:

Darth Bombshell wrote:

Dead Metal wrote:The TFCC exclusive figure Punch/Counterpunch will be available for purchase of the club's online store next year. Looking back at previous TFCC exclusives of the Deluxe Class size it will cost around the $80 US mark with a $40 US discount for club-members.

I know it's a Club Exclusive, but that's a lot of money to pay for a $15 figure.

I agree, I guess it really depends on the quality of the paint apps

i think it is an awesome idea though, I never bought a tfcc exclusive

Counterpunch wrote:

Seibertron wrote:Here's hoping they don't screw up the head sculpt like they did with Club exclusive Astrotrain.

Did you perhaps mean Nightbeat? Because I'm not sure what's wrong with the Club Astrotrain...

Seibertron wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:

Seibertron wrote:Here's hoping they don't screw up the head sculpt like they did with Club exclusive Astrotrain.

Did you perhaps mean Nightbeat? Because I'm not sure what's wrong with the Club Astrotrain...

You're kidding, right?



That could possibly be one of the worst Transformers head sculpts ever. Look how fugly his face is! What's with the eyes? What about his weird mouth/lips? Yikes. I'd definitely put it toward the bottom of the list. No wonder why the club can't give that figure away.

I thought about adding Nightbeat and Kup to the list, but didn't want to turn this into a debate about what was a good head sculpt. I thought Astrotrain's head was widely considered one of the worst head sculpts ever. The face sculpt of Nightbeat is fine ... it's just that he's missing his antennae which I customized by drilling some holes and using a pair of Wild Bill's guns. Problem solved and still transforms.

The original and Classics Astrotrain had excellent head sculpts, in my opinion. The club exclusive was not.

joevill wrote:

soundwave13c wrote:

Darth Bombshell wrote:

Dead Metal wrote:The TFCC exclusive figure Punch/Counterpunch will be available for purchase of the club's online store next year. Looking back at previous TFCC exclusives of the Deluxe Class size it will cost around the $80 US mark with a $40 US discount for club-members.

I know it's a Club Exclusive, but that's a lot of money to pay for a $15 figure.

I agree, I guess it really depends on the quality of the paint apps

i think it is an awesome idea though, I never bought a tfcc exclusive

Did Nightbeat cost this much when it first came out?

Seibertron wrote:You're kidding, right?

That could possibly be one of the worst Transformers head sculpts ever. Look how fugly his face is! What's with the eyes? What about his weird mouth/lips? Yikes. I'd definitely put it toward the bottom of the list. No wonder why the club can't give that figure away.

Counterpunch wrote:Actually, when he was released, I remember him being about $120 and as such, nearly 5x retail.

The prices include a Mini-Con set, but that gets largely forgotten.

(plus, they over-produced him big time...)

Kevinisprimal wrote:For some strange reason, this is exactly how I predicted the toy would actually BE. I've seen this type of work done before in the customs section, but still, this is slightly more impressive then even Jin Saotome's version. Why? Because it's more G1 acurate.

Counterpunch wrote:

Seibertron wrote:You're kidding, right?

That could possibly be one of the worst Transformers head sculpts ever. Look how fugly his face is! What's with the eyes? What about his weird mouth/lips? Yikes. I'd definitely put it toward the bottom of the list. No wonder why the club can't give that figure away.

Nope, I wasn't kidding at all.

Seibertron wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:Actually, when he was released, I remember him being about $120 and as such, nearly 5x retail.

The prices include a Mini-Con set, but that gets largely forgotten.

(plus, they over-produced him big time...)

I'm pretty sure he was $80 for club members. Those prices have always been pretty consistent with club and convention exclusives which are always 3 to 5 times the amount of a comparable retail figure.

G.B. Blackrock wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:Actually, when he was released, I remember him being about $120 and as such, nearly 5x retail.

The prices include a Mini-Con set, but that gets largely forgotten.

(plus, they over-produced him big time...)

I'm pretty sure he was $80 for club members. Those prices have always been pretty consistent with club and convention exclusives which are always 3 to 5 times the amount of a comparable retail figure.

Actually, Nightbeat was $48 (not $40, as is laterally suggested by the 2nd post in this thread) for club members, and Astrotrain et al was $87. (For questions regarding exclusive costs, consult the datasheet).

You can argue that translates into $88 for non-members (or $127 for Astrotrain), but that's really misleading. If you pay the $88, you become a member. It's the $40 membership fee tacked on to the $48 (or $87) figure cost, and you get the magazine and incentive figure, too. There's really no such thing as a "non-member" price for these figures, and it's confusing to say there is (even if Fun Pub themselves do so).

G.B. Blackrock wrote:You can argue that translates into $88 for non-members (or $127 for Astrotrain),

G.B. Blackrock wrote:Actually, Nightbeat was $48 (not $40, as is laterally suggested by the 2nd post in this thread) for club members, and Astrotrain et al was $87. (For questions regarding exclusive costs, consult the datasheet).

You can argue that translates into $88 for non-members (or $127 for Astrotrain), but that's really misleading. If you pay the $88, you become a member. It's the $40 membership fee tacked on to the $48 (or $87) figure cost, and you get the magazine and incentive figure, too. There's really no such thing as a "non-member" price for these figures, and it's confusing to say there is (even if Fun Pub themselves do so).

Samsonator wrote:Am I the only one curious as to how the whole bit with both modes having properly oriented hands is gonna work out?

I mean, take Sideswipe (or even Sunstreaker) and transform him the other way, and you'll note that his hands end up upside down. What is Punch/Counterpunch gonna have a thumb on either side of his fingers, like the Elites in Halo?

joevill wrote:I got a question, will this be just one figure or two? I read somewhere about this and it kept referring to this new exclusive in the plural form.