Mastermind Creations Titanika (Strika)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by LazyAza, Jul 12, 2014.

  1. Afterburner

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    Who would have thought a Beast Machines Strika would be so sought after. Did they produce so few of these?
     
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    I think she was produced in minimal numbers due to the general low exposure of the character in IDW, so the people that DO want her are generally SOL.

    That said, I have all three of the MMC "rare" trio - Titanika, Oberon, and Commotus. Will part ways with them for the right price if anyone really wants them, as IDW1's peripheral cast really isn't doing much for me anymore.
     
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    I would say they are way lower than the number of unicron figures being made. Considering a 3rd party company also on top of her obscurity. I finally got a Commotus (Turmoil) this past 4 months. I love him even if he has a few quirks with his panels. And for about half of what ebay sellers want now. Sheesh. The prices on both are insane. Id never pay that much. But to each their own.
     
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    So an opened one that’s been sitting on shelf can be sold for nearly half of a zeta combiner?
     
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    Yes. It's gotten ridiculous.
     
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    Yeeep. I keep a watch on mmc figures because im still missing some id like to get that are out of stock. Luckily not this one or commotus. But i think anubis and tfcon azalea (blue) im gonna just have to give up on. I see titanika get listed once in blue moon it was 350 last month. Now i see her listed at 499.00 and im like if someone will pay me 500 hell ill sell you mine. And the 350 right now for commotus is nuts. The retail price for the upcoming Helix djd version next month of 180 is about max i will pay for a figure.
     
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    shocking Commotus goes for so much he had a restock, that's how I got him. I thought I had time for Titanika and waited and then swung back around to OOS everywhere like FML
     
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    Damn... mighty tempting to have titanika help fund zeta metallic aerial bots...
     
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    What would be a fair price for this and also Oberon? Got some I can on sell for a mate. Kinda keen on the Titanika for myself but if they’re fetching good prices...
     
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    $500 usd for the pair.
     
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    Not bad. Anyone want them?
     
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    Reissue please. Supply is stupid low. Oberon supply does not equal supply for this which is bad form.
     
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    Homina homina homina....
     
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    Honestly I get it; I think a lot of people skipped Oberon because Strika just has more crossover appeal with other series, where as Obsidian was mainly left behind in Beast Machines. I also feel Oberon doesn't fit Obsidian as well as Titanika does Strika; the rotor blades are too different and the overall look doesn't have the spindly creepiness I think of with Obsidian.
     
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    Oberon is awesome in his own right, though I prefer to use the Whirl configuration for his legs to somewhat get that creepiness. I think the mold works better for Obsidian that that botcon bi plane mold did
     
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    Yeah I don't agree either, it's a great Obsidian. And there was a second wave of stock on him, not so with Strika. At one point his prices were getting bad too before the second wave. Not sure if he was officially reissued or what.
     
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    I remember debating getting this and Oberon a few years ago when I was considering a BM collection.

    Not a debate anymore...
     
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    Reeeaally glad to get a loose Titanika for SGD 80 (USD 60) last year.

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    Man I've been searching for a not kidney priced titanika for so long and this makes me sad. (Anyone willing to part with a damaged Titanika?)
     
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    A Titanika recently sold for 100 bucks on eBay.