Newage N-H1 Little Bumblebee (legend size)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by Cheem The Rup, May 15, 2018.

  1. Robogeek28

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    So stand alones then.

    Perfect! :D 

    Fingers crossed they do all the colors.
     
  2. DrCalligari

    DrCalligari Does it come in purple?

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    I don't think it's fair to compare the effects of a KO on a company like NewAge compared to a company like Takara. Takara is massive, they can absorb some lost sales. NewAge is, well, new. And small. There's not much known about what the numbers are on a batch of figures are for them or what their net profit is but based on the little we know about other 3Ps I'd be surprised if it was substantial. I'd say it's fair to speculate that that a KO would have a bigger impact on a company like NewAge.

    And some KOs are inferior. I can think of several HasTak MP KOs that made improvements. The MFT KOs of the Unique Toys Headmasters have made very substantial changes to the original mold and there are plenty of other examples of KOs where the only difference is size if there is a difference at all.

    Regarding lost sales, not everyone who buys the KO would have bought the original version if that were the only one. That's true. But that isn't the only damage a KO can do. KOs can also cause confusion of brand in the marketplace where the KO can end up with the credit for originally creating the product that they have stolen. This builds their reputation at the expense of the company that did the actual work creating the original product. Reputation is extremely important in our community. Just ask around about KFC's reputation.
     
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    No mention yet. They say their Megatron KO is 12.3 cm tall, so probably proportionate to that.

    @Megawillbot , what lotto numbers should I play?

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    Isn't all but confirmed that the HS Datsuns eventually came out under the Iron Trans brand? They wouldn't rebrand into multiple names would they?

    Or would they?

    EDIT: Just saw the update from @NOCV - can you ask them about the Datsun boys too??
     
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    Anyone know if NewAge Goldbug is still being sold anywhere? I haven’t seen any on eBay...
     
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    Newage H1 -Flipper

    New Age: The Legendary Heroes H1 Flipper ( Reissue )

    Just search for "NewAge H1 Flipper" via Google. I was tracking this myself to see if I should jump on one, as I'm trying to do one mode MS and the other NA. But for me, the design is off when compared to their latest stuff so I'm still on the fence if I will ever buy one, assuming MS does a BB.
     
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    Actually, I'm not too sure now.

    The reviewer is only speculating. One of his 'evidence' is the swallow silhouette on both DX9 and NewAge packaging. However, for the latter, it only says "Box art by [swallow]".

    I think they are related -- maybe siblings -- but not the same person.
     
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    hasn't this been answered before somewhere here? can't remember the specifics but iirc, it was the design team of DX9 that moved to or became NA. it's somewhere here, just can't remember which post.
     
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    Yeah. And answered recently too. I think it came in regards to MFT KO'ing DX9's stuff killing their War in Pocket line.
     
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    Did a small animation of a classic video

     
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    I’ve had this figure for couple of months ( half an year? ) and I love this guy. I always take him during trips so I can take few pictures lol
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    Did they do a color correction on this guy at some point? I just bought one off ebay and he's a lot paler yellow than most of these pics.
     
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    I seem to recall they did a second run in the past year that was more vibrant yellow. I think there's also a KO in a red box that is the richer yellow.
     
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    Yes they did, you most likely have a first production run flipper
     
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    This little guy is awesome! Easy yet fun transformation and good articulation for its size. It’s also made of a relatively durable plastic so I just stuff it in the bag with no problem.
     
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    He's so good that some people use the OS KO for their MP/CHUG collection
     
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    Hopefully he’ll remain in stock a few weeks.
     
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    Thanks for the tip.
     
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