Maketoys Crossdimension Buster Skywing (Skyfire)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by Scaleface, Sep 30, 2017.

  1. Rated X

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    I get you...3rd party toys are made in less quantity than Hasbro. But do an ebay search for maketoys Quantron. Youll see theres no shortage of them for sale on the secondary market. The average price is between $250-300 a far cry from the $400 I paid for it on preorder ($430 after it became in stock) Fansproject menasor is even cheaper. And UT Ordin is about to suffer the same fate. If you really admire the stylized look of 3rd party stuff I would recommend just enjoying the view on the new atuff and jump on the stuff that was hot 2 years ago. Its out there at a way better price. Theres always some guy who wants to have the latest stuff and wants to unload his old stuff. Youtube reviewers are especially easy pickings. They get the toys free or discounted so they let em go quick.
     
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    Hexatron Plastic crack junky

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    Hear me out. I know it doesn't look like it splits apart, but what if you could armor up/combine striker manus with Jetfire (kinda like ROTF). Now that would be dirty. Still getting this either way.
     
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  3. Rhinox

    Rhinox We bring surreal to life

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    I cannot wait to see more of this figure. Looking forward to more Cross Dimension stuff.
    I'm down to just collecting Iron Factory and Cross Dimension 3rd party stuff. I don't see anything else from anyone that's as consistently great as those two.
     
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    Some items do sell out and stay sold out, sometimes, @Rated X, but I also don’t think it’s healthy to go in worrying about turning a profit, or just breaking even, if you decide to sell a figure later.

    I feel that folks should purchase these toys because they want to play with their toys, even if that play is just posing them once in a while and basking in their colors, curves, and angles.

    Then again, I don’t think I’ll ever spend about half a grand on a CHUG/MP combiner or Titan, so maybe I’m not one to talk :oops: 
     
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  5. Che

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    My only big problem so far is the forearms, which seems too busy for me, especially with those smaller wings/tailfins hanging there and potentially hurting poseability.
     
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    By the look of them, the forearm kibble with the guns in it seems to be formed by part of the big Skifire-like thrusters of the jet. Aka they might be optional parts you can take off.
     
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    Megatron118 Excelsior! Moderator

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    They really do need to make a CD Soundwave. That’d be so dope
     
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  8. Zawicki

    Zawicki Wanna bewitch you in the moonlight

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    To be fair Toyworld's Constructor also is heavily discounted now so it's not just "stylized" versions of characters.
     
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    Let's be frank: they need to make CD everyone. Cross Dimension so far was met with nothing but good reviews all around, and their redesigns of classics rock.
     
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    Now i totally agree with this comment! The CD stuff so far has looked good and i think one of things going for it is that while it is new, it still feels familiar.
    It's basically brand new robots with a slight hint of Transformers.

    I'd much prefer this to other 3Ps who keep cranking out more renditions of accurate MP toy-faithful or animation-faithful figures. At least here there is some semblance of originality.
     
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    looks like the one from stormbringer
    i need
     
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    I am happy to see progress on this. My Striker was starting to get lonely; I had him matched up up with Rioter as my primary adversaries display, but I want to go back to autobots vs decepticons.

    I am also still hoping they pick up the pace; 2 figures per year is not enough to get me really involved in a line in the way that I want to be and especially since I just cannot consider the two Ginrai & God Bomber releases as really being part of this universe. Give us Hummel, Downbeat, Hellfire, Meteor etc.
     
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    both soundwave and shockwave, instant buy!
     
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    QuintusTheExaltedOne Creator of the Quintessons and ex-Prime

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    Can't wait for this.
     
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    divinecomedy Board Certified Fans Trollar

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    I want the next one to be Thunderwing or Black Shadow.
     
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    Both of those would look sharp. I feel like this mold is generic enough that they could repaint/remold it into a lot of figures.
     
  17. Debargegal

    Debargegal Transforming robots are part of history

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    Maaan, can\'t wait 4 these MT-CD & HM\'s to show up 4 preorder. I feel so stupid cause i wasted time abd missed out on Thunder Eribis, now u cant get him anywhere, the thunder manus is a great bargin but i wud rather have fanbshobby pwr baser. I fell crazy in love with Cross Dims line, have the 1st 3 releases i hope when they crankout the newbies they give us a chance on thunder eribis. 
    The Skyfire buster looks fantastic, i never preorder but i definitely wud pre-o anything cross/d., every release ive loved its so creative, n not boring plain jane over simplified designs. Thanks 2 takara hasbro laziness n penny pinching we wont be getting much in the way of molded painted or sculpted detailed figures anymore even from 3rd parties. I really think Tak-hasbro were lurking around our conventions, boards, twitter/facebook planting seeds of this direction all along. What i heard the last few years wasnt that people Hated the autobot cars or mp10 or soundwave, i heard that overall in our fandom we\'d prefer designs-NOT EVERY SINGLE ONE BUT, designs more inspired by the cartoons n games.  Cartoon designs from the 86 movie not the daily show! The daily show was done w/ quick sketch technique to be done superfast, but we want our COLLECTIBLES TO LIKE THE DETAIL FROM THE 86 FILM STYLE. that level of artistry, especially since we arent getting any new molds?  Look at what takara mps we\'re getting, Only REPAINTS NOTHING NEW OR FIXED-ADJUSTED FLAWS AKA HOT ROD, OPTIMUS,  both have flaws...DIACLONEish repaint of SUNSTREAKER, DARKER NOT PAINTED SHOCVKWAVE, more anime colored figures u already have? Prowl-molds, Sswipe, red alert ect. Wanna bet whose the next ifficial #erd MP IN THE LINE - HOIST/TRAILBREAKER, GREEN PULLER(GRAPPLE)
    How about some season3, HM, Masterforce, Victory figures...if ANYBODY WUD DO DCONS TARGETMASTERS-HEADM they cud reuse the molds at least 3-4x each yeah i saw fanstoys hm, their weirdwolf lupus was their worst 2 date, so not much faith held out 4 Mindwipe, Skullcrunch...but i hope i am dead wrong n they turnout bitchin!
    i need someone to the real TARGETMTARGETMASTER LINE, THE Og\'s The bots, n cons its only 6 of them total, so far we only 1 actual tm- Pointblank/contactshot, need misfire, slugslinger, triggerhappy, all of them and it does look like we may be able 2 finish our hm. 
    Guys, the only way 2 get the companies 2 respect our monies is to get on social media plus Dont buy what u really feel is below your standard of quality- im lookin at u hasbro conglomerate toy monopoly in north america! Mattel, FunkPop, Super7, stand alone, they own everything else all their old competitors are gone, Disney has to get their merchandise from hasbro? Think about that a second....
    At least takara mostly still puts out the same level quality items as b4, hasbro is cutting corners everywhere no matter the size of figure. This crap dejure Potp line was a clever move, weak overall re-used line w/old molds simplified to the point of being preschool level in looks n in steps. All the while directly making buyers who hate bayformer designs buy them anyway because the Potp\'s are all re-treads done very poorly, pealing away stickers in the boxes, leader class figs unpainted&unfinished? Why did they do this MONEY, PLUS THEY KNOW MOST OF THE FANBASE ARE COMPLUSIVE BUYERS WHO ALSO ARE MAINLINERS, meaning they\'ll buy anything even if they dont really like it, just so they Can Buy Something \'new\'. We\'ve got 2 stop this behavior, we will get much better quality products if we jusdt dont buy the crappy products?
     
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