Mech Fans Toys ASTROTRAIN / MS20-IRON SKY

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by NOCV, Jul 7, 2019.

  1. lilcarus

    lilcarus Well-Known Member

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    oh dang...i thought the MFT bot was 5mm. i need to look at that a little closer than. but i do think i will pick this up.
     
  2. GX9901DoubleX

    GX9901DoubleX Just a passing through rider...

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    I decided to take some pictures of Iron Sky with G1 Astrotrain. I didn't realize before that they are essentially the same size, which is pretty cool. It's kind of fun to see how toys of one character evolved over time (well, at least robot form. One might consider the G1 to be at least as good or better in the alt-modes).

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  3. Pessimus Prime

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    @lilcarus Ive gotta say TD has a reputation for good service but this guy bothering to look up my number and call me back out of nowhere was really impressive.
     
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  4. jam2983

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    [MechanicToy]

    Ms-18 steel ambition steel ambition. To commemorate the color of an old toy, the designer redesigner redesigns the head sculpture, shoulders, thighs, and other parts, and has also remade the souvenir version of a small release. I hope you like it and hope to find the afternoon The memory of playing at the table with a desktop fan. Why is the number ms18? Since 2 designers were involved in the production of different versions, in order to show respect for 2 Designer s' works, the difference was made in numbered.

    From official weibo.
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  5. nhyone

    nhyone Well-Known Member

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    It'll help if online retailers indicate they are OOS but more are on the way (with estimated timeframe).

    They should already have email or other notification when stocks arrive?
     
  6. TIKnTIN

    TIKnTIN … beating a dead horse with a broken record, LoL!

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    wait… what??? so this is the "toy" version. so ms-20b is supposed to be??? …realistic alt colour version??? i'm confused. :confused: 
     
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  7. lilcarus

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    well fuck...it looks like i will be buying another space choo choo. damn you MFT and your subtle design changes. im really just wanting this for the extra head. so if anyone is interested in the bot i will be selling it asap after that.
     
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  8. TIKnTIN

    TIKnTIN … beating a dead horse with a broken record, LoL!

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    yes damn you MFT… i definitely like the alternate shoulder and extra white head sculpt. along with the extra paint app on the vents for the knee!!! :mad: 
     
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  9. Pessimus Prime

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    Ok. I was planning on getting the Takara version but that is forgotten in the romantic glow of that G1 toy deco. THAT is the Astrotrain for me. Love it. Only thing its missing is the chest crest but I’ll deal with it.
     
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  10. David Hingtgen

    David Hingtgen Chromaticon

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    Well, that's dang interesting. They say the loco is a C62. It's certainly extremely C62esque (which is why it's definitely wrong for trying to be a D51 like G1 was), but it's also definitely not a C62. The wheel arrangement is still just nonsense. (wheels are everything for a steam locomotive----if the wheels are wrong, it's no longer what it says it is---it'd be like having a one-winged version of a biplane, or a convertible with a fixed roof)
     
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    Ms-18 is cool!
     
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  12. NOCV

    NOCV Cretin of Kaon

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    20b is the G1 Takara color version. Takara's version of the G1 toy was the colors of 20b.
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    20 is the G1 cartoon colors.
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    This new, alternate one, is designed after the US G1 toy version.
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    Do try to keep up
     
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  13. ManelFigures

    ManelFigures You can't hear the bass, but you can feel it.

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    Now is at less than 30$ on AliExpress. I'm not a "rush" buyer. I'm not in any hurry, nowadays we're in pandemic "shipping" times. That's what I learnt with Legend figures, in a few weeks or months they always drop the price. Some sellers are taking advantage of the customers than can't wait to buy it asap, no matter the price.

    US $26.36 31% OFF|Mechanic Toy MFT Transformation MS20 MS 20 MS20B Iron Sky Big Train Three Change Warrior Black and White Figure Toy In Stock BOX|Action & Toy Figures| - AliExpress
     
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  14. FredVIII

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    Diggin' that new head a lot.
     
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    maybe MS-B18 will be cheap enough eventually that i can pick it up for the alt head, and maybe some parts swapping for MS-20B. :D 
     
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  16. Snaku

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    Whoa. I don't usually go in for recolors but I kinda want that.
     
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  17. ArrowHead

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    So $30 shipped was not a good deal because now you can get it on aliexpress for 32 shipped? I don't follow.
     
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  18. myrrh

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    ...hot soldiers ironhide is spot-on the same size as the original G1 figure, too: they do look fantastic side-by-side, but i wish they'd produce legends+ figures with masterpiece-style premium materials and finishes to even-better supplement a vintage G1 collection...
     
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  19. ManelFigures

    ManelFigures You can't hear the bass, but you can feel it.

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    No, I just informed about that the price is already dropping on different stores. From 40$ to 32$. Personally I'm not gonna buy this guy yet, I prefer to wait at 25$ approximately. Don't know but I can sense that my opinion bothers you in some way, isn't it? I don't have any problem, friend. I don't know why I have to justify myself to you.

    I'm a collector like you, but I have to "control" how much I expend because I have lots of hobbies (not only figures) and also I collect lots of figures, not only TF. For me saving 10€ could be the difference to buy another figure or not. Sorry mate if you can't follow me, isn't my intention to bother.

    Personally for my likes this figure at 35$ (or more) don't worth it, it's a respectful opinion, I think. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't know why is so common on this forum if your own personal opinion isn't the same of everyone's opinion, it's like someone will be offended.

    I respect who wants to buy the figure at the price they accept. And I also respect who wants to wait a price drop, is not hard to understand.
     
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  20. Tarrn

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    Okay, I'm sold. I was umming and ahhing over the first two versions because I never saw the G1 cartoon, just has Astrotrain and Blitzwing as toys, so neither was right for the toy version I remember. The new deco absolutely is, just need to wait for someone else to put up preorders on the latest deco.
     
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