Renderform Titans Return Galvatron Upgrade Kits

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by Venksta, May 4, 2017.

  1. Decepticreeps100

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    Anyone heard anything yet, talk to me peoples
     
  2. Maverick Hunter Christian

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    Not a word. I've reached out several times about getting an item added to my order, even if it means I'll get bumped to the bottom of the queue. No response yet.
     
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  3. kobayashi maru

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    Nothing here either. I've been feeling very antsy about this the last week so I went ahead and sent a DM as well as an email.
     
  4. Decepticreeps100

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    Mmmmm, disappointing isn't it
     
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    Going on almost 2 years...wow. what happened ?
     
  6. Seeaich

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    Apparently, from the information we have, a mix of being a victim of his own success and getting a very high demand for product for a one man band to fulfil compounded by some difficult technical issues with both the Cyclonus kit head/horns and the g1 Galvatron kit head and it's horns.
     
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  7. Maverick Hunter Christian

    Maverick Hunter Christian Choke on that, causality!

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    He's still retweeting fairly regularly. So he hasn't fallen off the earth.

    As disappointing as this all has been, my main concern is about future Renderform products. I still want to see him produce weapons and add-ons for lots of figures, Venksta is one of the few names in the game still making upgrades for Classics figures.

    I don't want to see the Titans Returns updates be the last items we ever get from him.
     
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  8. VestigialHeart1

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    I believe he's working with one of the 3rd party companies (MMC maybe?) so you're probably seeing his work and just don't realize it...
     
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  9. Decepticreeps100

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    Just not the work we've ordered then, super cool news. All of us on this thread find his work unbelievably great in terms of quality and attention paid to both detail and process. I'm just a bit fed up with the lack of clarity on where this particular project and order fulfilment is, in Azim's hierachy of priorities.
     
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    Maverick Hunter Christian Choke on that, causality!

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    That changes the nature of the conversation, then. If he has professional commitments to another toy company and is under some sort of embargo (which I'd find funny, given the nature of this kind of product) ... At least letting his customers know that he has obligations and he's not at liberty to talk about them would be helpful.

    Because otherwise, we're left doing exactly what we've been doing. Sitting here in the dark wondering when we're gonna get the products we ordered.
     
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  11. Decepticreeps100

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    I don't begrudge him working on something like 3rd party designs because that's a very fulfilling avenue of creativity on clearly something he and we love. No issues with that whatsoever. As things stand since the inception of this process there's been little in the way of communication when timescales by circumstance have shifted. There have been a few when a few customers have pushed for it and at that time the factors for a delay have been understood and for the most part acknowledged and accepted in good grace. If even as orders were being fulfilled a simple countdown on sets remaining to go out periodically could be a salve to a illustrate traction in getting stuff out. Not who or how many sent out, because to be honest not many folk are massively occupied with that info, it really didn't need to be a huge info dump, just a hey folks I've got x amount to go. Like others hsve said his skill and popularity to answer this particular toys deficiencies have made him a victim of his own successes. I hope it's not going to put him off these fixes, as i stress I love them, I hope he might be a little more illuminating on where he is in the pipeline a little more frequently is all.
     
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    Like @Decepticreeps100 I've got no beef with the man getting some properly-paid gigs in, I perfectly understand the stresses and strains of creative freelancing myself but, though I don't wish to cast aspersions, as my fellow UKer has stated a wee heads-up would be greatly appreciated, and by copping to the issues he was having with the Cyclonus & Galvy heads sooner he could have perhaps avoided some bad blood and tantrums, possibly even generated more sympathy and patience.
     
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    To be perfectly honest I've already written it off as a loss. I'll be shocked if this doesn't hit the two year mark. There's simply no excuse. Convention season is coming up in a few months and he attends some of them so he'll be preoccupied with that, too. Hell, you'd probably stand a better chance of getting one off of him at TFCon than having pre-ordered it two years ago!
     
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    Still logs into these boards as well. Hasn’t bothered to say anything. Even something like “ shipped out five kits this week” would go a long way.
     
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    At the very least he is an unreliable vendor at this point, he’s repeatedly lied about when lots were going out and has all but gone dark on the subject. I think people will get their stuff eventually, but people should also think twice before ordering from him again if this is his new m.o.
     
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  16. Decepticreeps100

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    Word C!
     
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    You'll all get yours. Others have gotten theirs. You aren't forgotten. I know it is annoying to advocate "Patience, patience" when all hope seems lost. But don't worry. It'll come.

    And V has already said he will change his business model because of this. I think he is ashamed of how long it is taking him. So it's not as if he is some unrepentant villain.
     
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    he can say hes ashamed all he wants, but the simple fact is that actions speak louder than words. shit happens, everyone gets that, and yes constant updates can contribute to distractions from production. however to go as long as he has without evidence that progress is being made is poor business.
     
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    I have no investment in this at all, but it took me less than a minute to write this message.

    Just saying....
     
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  20. kobayashi maru

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    He replied to me!

    Says instead of rushing to complete orders one at a time (and making mistakes, such as the errors in the G1 helmets), he's been working to complete all remaining orders before shipping out. Makes it easier to control quality. Hopes to have the remaining 200 orders made and shipped soon. His goal is next weekend depending on manufacture delays. Sounds promising although he's obviously very busy still!
     
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