3rd Party Company of the Year 2014 - write in

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by CZ Hazard, Dec 21, 2014.

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  1. Kurome, Dec 22, 2014
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    Most Improved:Unique Toys

    Best Newcomer:Warbotron

    Best Overall Ongoing:MMC
     
  2. Goaliebot, Dec 22, 2014
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    Most improved: Unique Toys
    Best Newcomer: Warbotron
    Best Ongoing: Fansproject
     
  3. Skrunklemin, Dec 22, 2014
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    Most Improved: Unique Toys. I love that they didn't make a huge production out of improving quality. They just did it, and all of the positive reactions spoke for them. Respect.

    Best Ongoing: MMC. Excellent releases and top notch customer service.

    I didn't buy anything from a new company this year so no vote in that category from me.
     
  4. sdexam, Dec 22, 2014
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    Most Improved: UT
    Best Newcomer: Warbotron
    Best Overall Ongoing: MMC
     
  5. blackconvoy_D01, Dec 22, 2014
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    From what I have;

    Best of 2014: KFC/ Dr. Wu (Citixen Stack wasnt stupendous, but the follow up with replacement joints for free was real stand up-ish. especially since it was either this or Daca Toys Kronos)

    Dr Wu weapon accessories really helped beefout my faction's arsenals too.

    Best Ongoing: Fanstoys (Quakewave is phenominal)
     
  6. tabtiurf, Dec 22, 2014
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    Unique toys
    Warbottron
    Mmc
     
  7. craftsmith, Dec 22, 2014
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    Most Improved: Cubix/Badcube.......... Huff was great but very disappointing in many regards, I haven't bought brawny yet, but outback is built like a brick.... in a good way.

    Best Newcomer:..... erm, who's new this year, um...... yeah, no clue.

    Best Overall Ongoing: Fanstoys. Scoria is awesome and even though I never got quakewave I hear good things so I think they should just keep at it. Soar in the new year will hopefully solidify the trust I have in FT.
     
  8. Denyer, Dec 22, 2014
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    Most Improved: too incestuous a scene to tell, really.

    Best Newcomer: whoever did the KO Browning.

    Best Overall Ongoing: Fansproject. Easy winners by percentage.
     
  9. Funkmasterke, Dec 22, 2014
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    Most improved: Unique Toys
    Best Newcomer: Meh
    Best Overall Ongoing: MMC hands down, best products and customer service. How could you go wrong with actually listening to the community?

    I would have said FT for best overall but I was very disappointed in their dinobots, definitely a step down from Quakewave.
     
  10. Ryan F, Dec 22, 2014
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    Most Improved: Fans Toys. Quakewave is a solid, decent figure, but the engineering is quite unspectacular. Good quality, and looks great, but doesn't have any 'wow' engineering - he transforms a lot like his G1 self. Scoria on the other hand, is just so clever - the way those back dino legs vanish completely is an amazing piece of ingenuity.

    Best Newcomer: Warbotron. Solid, chunky figures with characterful robot modes. Their not-Swindle is very underrated.

    Best Ongoing: Fansproject. I didn't get any of their Core figures, or the Stunticons, but when I did pull the trigger on their stuff (Glacialbots, Headmasters, Dinobots), they delivered in spades.
     
  11. stevil33, Dec 22, 2014
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    Most Improved: Unique toys...........from rather crappy beginnings they've gone forward and knocked out some cracking figures since.

    Best Newcomer: I too struggle to think who the new kids on the block are this year, I like the look of Warburtons but never seen one of their figures in hand so not sure where to put my vote.

    Best Overall Ongoing: MMC, Making Magnificent Combiners, and amazing customer service and interaction.
     
  12. Cast, Dec 22, 2014
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    Most Improved: UT

    Best Newcomer: MBC

    Best Overall Ongoing: MMC
     
  13. CZ Hazard, Dec 23, 2014
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    Mods - please consider making these three voting places sticky threads just until the 31st, as they keep getting split up depending on who posts and people are only seeing one or two of them and missing the others. Thanks!
     
  14. Alucard77, Dec 23, 2014
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    Anyone keeping track of the results?
     
  15. Dawgstar, Dec 23, 2014
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    Best Newcomer: I have not bought from anyone new but really like what giggapower are doing :) 
    Best Ongoing: MMC
     
  16. Dawgstar, Dec 23, 2014
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    see 1st post quoted below ;-)


     
  17. CZ Hazard, Dec 23, 2014
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    As Dawgstar says, I'll tabulate all the information and write a "3P year in review" on 1st Jan, as I did last year.
     
  18. zfarsh, Dec 23, 2014
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    Best Newcomer:
    (Which I own): Iron Factory. I know it's not their first product, but it's their first complete transforming figure, and I love the sixshot and manacle, so....

    Best Improved:
    (From what I hear from others): UT / DX-9. They are improving quality, and man are they releasing left and right, very impressive... I guess Warbotron would be second, as they got better with each release of their combiners.

    Best Ongoing:
    MMC and FT, simply because of communication and customer support, and their great attempt at keeping quality very high.
     
  19. Peter Bazooka, Dec 23, 2014
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    Most Improved: UT

    Best Newcomer: Warbotron

    Best Overall Ongoing: MMC
     
  20. Artereis, Dec 23, 2014
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    Best Improved: I think UT takes it here. I don't personally own any of their products, but with all the reviews I've watched the reviewers talk about how their newest release blows all their past ones out of the water.

    Best Newcomer: Iron Factory. I always love it when a company finds a niche that others aren't filling and create a cool product line out of it.

    Best Ongoing: I'd give it to MT. While every combiner has had its flaws, the designer is actively trying to improve on existing design. Swerve is one of my favorite figures from last year, and Utopia seems to be by all accounts amazing. They're proactive on their QC issues, too, with parts being sent out to retailers pretty regularly when they find ways to fix a problem.
     
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