Beast Era (Wars/Machines/etc.) Appreciation Thread

Discussion in 'Transformers Toy Discussion' started by Snaptrap, Jan 12, 2012.

  1. BWfan86

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    We are in serious need of an MP Terrorsaur
     
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  2. Verno

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    We have small Beast Wars figures. About 30 of them.
     
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  3. TM2 Dinobot

    TM2 Dinobot closet otaku

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    I make 10cm as well.

    I don't think it does. That's a 3D print with the rough edges still on it. I don't even think they're meant to be as "pointy" as they are. It's just a proof of concept.

    The hell is your problem, man?
     
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  4. Verno

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    No problem. You said you wanted small Beast Wars figures.
     
  5. Primal Sabbath

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    So not ALL green stickers means you'll get what you're looking for. I've seen a sealed green sticker single Rattrap & Terrorsaur and 2 pack Rattrap and Terrorsaur that were identical to the Kenner counterparts.
    Basically, when they're sealed you're gonna wanna look for red rat eyes on Rattrap (and missing teeth paint app), and for Terrorsaur the yellow beak, solid red body and wings ;) 
    Dinobot is white eyes.
    SUPPOSEDLY There is a grey Scorponok too. I've never seen one but my buddy swears up and down he's seen one and it exists. But until I lay eyes on it, take it with a pinch of salt lol
     
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    That's kinda strange. Perhaps they were stickered by accident because the sticker literally says it's a show accurate repaint.
    The first run of Takara figures were identical to their US counterparts.
    The gray scorponok does indeed exist but is quite rare. It's still a pretty dark gray but it looks nice. I believe one of our forum members own one.
     
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    I've been predicting Rattrap as most likely to be next for a while, based on the fact he wouldn't have to cost a fortune, he was rumored along with Cheetor and Megatron way back when and he compliments Primal Cheetor and Dinobot well. I know people 'want' another Predacon and it might happen but TT tend to shy away from baddies. My only worry (with any of them) is given their recent trend they will pack out whoever it is with accessories, stands etc etc to make them another high priced item.
     
  8. Alpha_&_Omega

    Alpha_&_Omega From the Covenant of Primus...

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    Perhaps we could see vs. Packs again by that logic. Two smaller characters with a ton of acessories... while ttt saves on box art and packaging design.
     
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    That might be nice but that doesn't fit my logic. What I'm getting at is TT are increasing prices and justifying it by packing in more (inexpensive) accessories. A double pack would see them straying back into the area of value for money ;) 
     
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  10. Alpha_&_Omega

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    The way I took it was that higher price points are okay provided that the profit margin is there. Retail companies couldn't give a crap about the final price point, it's all about margin. If they can cut corners by Saving on Packaging and also locking sales with a high-margin, that's what they will pursue.
     
  11. KABAR432

    KABAR432 giving beasts a forever home

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    could be worse... they could be squishy too.
    could be a shady seller though.. resealing regular figures in the variant packaging.. then keeping the variants loose.

    Oh wow! I never knew such a thing existed. Hopefully the owner sees this and will post a pic for us here!
     
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    Sure IF they chose to do that I can see most of that being logical. However my original post wast really about any of that. It was just that I personally think Rattrap is the most likely next BWMP. The comment about his price was merely a concern I have in light of recent trends. What you suggest doesnt fit with that trend or have any real precedent within the MP as yet, unless we are thinking Bumblebee and Exo-suit Spike.
     
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    Man, I don't know. There were plenty of times when I thought Blackarachnia's boobs looked pointier than usual in some episodes. Her design was inspired by a stripper, honestly wouldn't put it past them.
     
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  15. Verno

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    I got a Detolf for Christmas.

    On the topic, Mr. Kaye can't be far away with his annual video...
     
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  16. Zook

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    With all these G1 reissues popping up, does anyone think we might see some Beast Wars reissues in the future?
     
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    Nope. Sealed specimens. Seen in person. No "tape over tape"
    Which isn't to say much either. My green sticker Dinobot had no tape, tape residue, or torn off packaging seen when tape is removed from boxes. But my green sticker Dinobot that was the same as the Kenner did have cut tape. So who knows?
     
  18. Verno

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    Anything is possible.

    To this day, I'm still amazed that Hasbro has never released a set of TM Waspinator figures in G1 Seeker coluors.
     
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  19. Swoop

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    The 10th anniversary BW reissues didn’t sell that well IIRC. May have put Hasbro off, not to mention that I seem to remember the Generations BW figs shelfwarmed a bit too.
     
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  20. Beastwarsfan95

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    Plus from what i heard most of the BW basic molds got lost/destroyed. :(  Add that to the fact Hasbro/Takara only seem to be interested in pandering to the GEEWUNNERS right now... Despite all that BW did for the franchise its still treated like garbage by the rest of the fandom, usually for really stupid reasons. "Duh, they is animals not cool cars or trukks!" or "the CGI is dated now so I'm not going to watch the show". Well yes it is dated, the show came out over 20 years ago, you idiot. But you act like G1 isn't riddled with animation errors or stiff animation? If you actually watched BW you might like it! It has some of the best characters in TF history, and unlike later CGI TF shows (*cough* TF Prime *cough*) it has actually interesting plots and characters.
     
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