FAB Optimus Prime Test Shot Pics |
02-28-2007, 09:26 AM
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#3 | | Weary Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 501 Location: Montreal | So...forgive my ignorance but he's selling the test shot. Would that mean he's selling a photo of the toy only or is test shot another term for prototype? To my mind, test shot means test photo.
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image that ,when others see the film you have a Action Figure in hand , so cool!!!
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I know, I'm a suspicious bastard. | 
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02-28-2007, 09:29 AM
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#4 | | Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,908 Location: St-Nicéphore, Québec Collection Count: 250 | I posted several pictures of my own FAB Prime weeks ago. | |
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02-28-2007, 09:31 AM
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#5 | | The British Butcher Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 21,609 Location: UK! Collection Count: An awful lot. And a few SWTFs. | Test shot is a trade term for a version of a toy shot from a mold as a test. They're used in perfecting a mold, so that joint tolerances can be tweaked and made good, etc. Quote: |
Originally Posted by Lance Halberd Sol Fury can be likened to a German clock. A very exact, complex, and tightly-wound precision instrument that occasionally goes cuckoo. | | |
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02-28-2007, 09:35 AM
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#6 | | Terrorcon Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,698 | Not great at all, but certainly not terrible. I won't be picking up it. | |
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02-28-2007, 09:40 AM
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#7 | | Quiet and yet...NOT quiet Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,149 Collection Count: A bunch | Quote: |
Originally Posted by thoughtcrime Not great at all, but certainly not terrible. I won't be picking up it. | I think that's where I'm ending up too staring at it. I can easily pass on this. But I can see it being popular. | |
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02-28-2007, 09:40 AM
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#8 | | Generation All Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 5,618 Location: Orlando, FL Collection Count: 5000+ News Credits: 3 | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Rabbit So...forgive my ignorance but he's selling the test shot. Would that mean he's selling a photo of the toy only or is test shot another term for prototype? To my mind, test shot means test photo. | A test shot is a pre-production version of the toy, usually intended to test the molds/plastics/colors before it goes into production. The early test shots of a figure can sometimes be of very poor quality (brittle plastic, extremely loose joints) and later test shots are nearly identical to the final release of the toy.
Technically, the term 'prototype' is applicable to any stage of the pre-production process of a figure, but 'test shot' is a little more specific to the final stages of development. They're somewhat of a novelty among a niche of collectors. Some folks have expressed concern about the fact that these are most likely stolen by factory workers, while others argue that since they'd be going in the rubbish bin anyway, there's no harm no foul. Others insist some are "dealer samples" given out to be used in the sales process. Either way, they provide some interesting insight into upcoming toys.
EDIT: Curse you and your efficient response time, SF! | |
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