Fansproject Saurus (Dinoking Combiner)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by daimchoc, Jul 18, 2015.

  1. Jacer

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    Oh man, these are looking good!
     
  2. GiganGoji

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    I must be misreading the descriptions. Am I correct in that the shells ALONE (as in, no inner figure) are $100? Because that's insane.
     
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    FP has already made a public announcement about the price. Realistically, that's the best they can do.
     
  4. GiganGoji

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    Just read that. Awesome that they're seeing it through, but I can't wrap my head around how it's harder to produce hollow dinosaur figures than it is to produce fully assembled Transformers...
     
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    I was thinking the exact thing. As great as this set is going to look together, there is no way I can justify paying 100 dollars each for a pretender shell, even if they are in limited number.
     
  6. Thundershot

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    I couldn't either. Then I got the first one JUST to make sure. I figured it'd be easy to sell.

    I love him.

    He's big. He's cute. He's cool looking. He looks great with the other figures. I envisioned my display for these guys and it'll just look awesome when all put together.
     
  7. yoonakron

    yoonakron Welcome to you're "doom!"

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    I wasn't a believer until I saw all six shells sitting together at TFCon. They took up half the table, lol. A sight to behold, but yeah that price sux ballz, for sure.
     
  8. YogaTransFan

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    Like KO Feral Rex, the KO all non-vinyl shells will be as good or better. I can see $100 for all six, maybe including shipping to even places like Canada.
     
  9. jamarmiller

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    hope your right.
     
  10. Requiem Prime

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    I can't get excited over them. At best, I find FP taking this to the ultimate is charming.

    TFC's ye olde extra kits for their ye olde combiners were one thing by this is a set of (IIRC pricey) banks that happen to store the bots.
     
  11. Thundershot

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    The irony of them is that they're piggy banks, but by the time you get them all, you'll have no money left to put in them. :lol 
     
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    It is volume and volume alone. Do the math. If only 500 are being made with a unique mold there really is no other way of pricing it.

    Mold costs are meant to be dispersed over a large number. 5000, 10000, but if you only have 500 to cover the cost of the mold, it is going to be very expensive. There is just no way of getting around that.

    This set will be one of the most rare sets in the entire history of TF collecting. Only things like Lucky Draw items are more rare but that is not really a 'set' but a style and not really using unique molds.
     
  13. Thundershot

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    I just noticed that the ONLY items still left to buy on FPCore are the two shells. They sold out of everything else.
     
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    Have they said when the Bronobot and Anklyobot are being released?
     
  15. Mecheon

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    Yes, because all third party things obvious get KOed

    (They're not going to get KOed)

    You also have to consider the construction material. This isn't plastic, its vinyl. Its just more expensive
     
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    will TF source be carrying all of the shells too? Or will i need to order the newest one from FPcore only?
     
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    Did you bother to even look? TFSource already has preorders up.
     
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    Though given they're doing free shipping, FPCore probably has the best price if you're not shipping anything else/aren't in the US.

    For anyone confused about pricing, FP "Basic Member" price just means you took the time to make an account on their site. "Premium Member" means you signed up for the SteelCore trailer (as they haven't announced a second premium member subscription yet)
     
  19. GogDog

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    Please don't quote me with an answer to a question that has nothing to do with anything anyone was asking. It's why I've blocked you on every front imaginable.
     
  20. jamarmiller

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