Shooter Masters Test-Shot Images Posted!

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by Sidecutter, Apr 14, 2012.

  1. Sidecutter

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    Hang in there folks. We haven't had any real exciting news to pass on since the last update, all I can say is that the factory has been driving MasterShooter Collectibles nuts too - you can be sure we've been checking in with them regularly. As we've updated before, this basically has been the result of the factory not heeding the notes on what needs to fit where, etc, so that there had to be a few go-rounds of test-shots being sent to MSC, followed by MSC going back and telling the factory "No, you need to fix ____, we told you about this last time". Believe me when I tell you MSC, and I, are just as frustrated by the delay.

    Now for the good news, such as it is - the factory finally got the junker parts they requested for test-fitting the ONE final correction that was requested after the prior test shots I posted pics of. They didn't want to do it the way MSC suggested, by making the fix and showing the part in calipers to verify the corrected size. Turns out the company provided the wrong mailing address, so the parts - both times they were shipped for test-fitting the final fix - were sent to the company's other facility somewhere across town from where these are actually being made. The fix should be underway now.

    tl;dr - Factory screwups from not following directions. Ever so close to finished, but MSC wants to be sure you are receiving a top-notch product in every aspect of the fit and finish of the parts, otherwise, you would already have less than perfect figures in hand (which nobody wants to see happen). No worries, they ARE coming and there is NO danger of these evaporating. Both we and MSC are also frustrated, but your orders, regardless of where you placed them, will be filled.
     
  2. kmoua7

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    Thanks for the update Sidecutter!
     
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    Cool, thanks for the update Sidecutter. Factory screw-ups seem to be one of the major banes of 3rd-party operations, but it's good that Shooter Masters are working diligently to make sure these come out right.

    Although, TBH...we're at the point where I'd actually be kind of happy if these were delayed another couple of months, just to get past the rush of other things coming out. For me personally, these would have been a very easy purchase in July-August-September, and will be again come January-February, but with everything else hitting in the next two months (MP Soundwave, first two Uranos limbs, FE Voyagers, Prime Skyquake, FP Deluxe Insecticons, AM Nemesis Prime, AM CyLAS, AM Smokescreen, Dark Energon Deluxes, etc) it's going to be rough fitting them into the budget.
     
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    I'm excited about these, but in a huge hurry. My spinister is just sitting MISB waiting for its partner.
     
  5. Thundershot

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    Fixed that for you.

    I'm not mad. I just have 12 Arms Microns and a Vehicon waiting to ship when these finally arrive.

    The advantage of a longer wait is being able to get more of these Targetmasters for when we get Classics versions of the respective partners.
     
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    Thanks!
     
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    Any word on if they will follow the silver & Blue / silver and black / Grey and black and red and dark grey colour pattern of the originals or if they will be some other colour ?

    I have seen coloured renders ages ago but I was wondering if they will all be the same shades or if they will be different.

    They sort of remind me a little of the Perfect effect bots - and they might look good in other colours to it seems to me for example black with different colour accent paint on each one (Yelllow/green/red etc..) or even diaclone minifigure/Microman colours whcih would also be not unlike a Powercore Combiner Minicon.

    I'm open to crazy colours as I sort of found that the madder a colour is often the more I like it as with Vector Oracle.
     
  8. Sidecutter

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    Obviously the renders aren't going to be exactly the same as the final product colors. But they are aiming to make the colors as close as possible to the source figures that inspired them. I believe the Pantone code for the purple, for instance, was referenced to G1 Spinister.
     
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    Argh....I feel like I have been waiting forever for these little guys. I really hope they will be released in the next 4 weeks.
     
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    I'm waiting for these suckers to come in so I can ship all the other stuff (mostly Microns) from Captured Prey... I may just add Quake's partners for the heck of it in case we get a Quake...
     
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    Looking forward to these guys. They look so much better than the insanely overpriced PCC United repaints.
     
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    The last update on the facebook page says they are supposed to ship the parts from the factory on the 18th, and then it'll be a couple of weeks to get everything assembled and ready to ship. So, sometime after Christmas/early Jan?
     
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    Can't wait for these!!!!
     
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    Any word on these guys is news... I keep forgetting I have them ordered.
     
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    Earlier...
     
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    Sign me up.I heart target/power/head masters. I guess i'll have a reason to put Hotrod back out on display.
     
  17. Sidecutter

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    I am definitely looking forward to getting these in stock. Don't forget you can still order these and if you do it through me you get a bonus. :D 
     
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    I am also definitely looking forward to you getting these in stock :) 
     
  19. Sidecutter

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    Quick update, the parts have reached Mastershooter Collectibles. No doubt they have other priorities for a couple days thanks to the holiday, but I'm sure they will begin on the assembly and packaging very soon.
     

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    Looking forward to these!