FansToys release schedule (past/present)

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  1. edgecrusher

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    That's a big assumption. There's practically no reason for them to be on their radar much at all, considering the following:
    • They don't do KOs
    • They don't use Takara logos or trademarked names
    • They do G1 Masterpiece-grade/Masterpiece-scale products and Takara CLEARLY doesn't care much about serving that market
    • They rarely if ever compete directly against Takara on a given character
    • They produce much smaller numbers than a Takara release and only distribute through unofficial channels (i.e., not major retailers or big-box stores)
     
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    They’re probably somewhere on their shitlist, but yeah, maybe not even in the top 100.
     
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    dalianjj's shitlist:
    1. TFW2005 manchilds.
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    Hey! You forgot:

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    I need to look on the positive side of this. I had Thomas being held for combined shipping with the Spoiler reissue. Now that's up in the air, I'm gonna ask for Thomas to be shipped ASAP.
     
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    Nice! Keep it positive. I got a lead on FT Iceman for a reasonable price, and now that my fall funds have eased up from not having to pay for Spoiler and Smokey, I can get my first Aerialbot.
     
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    It literally does mean indefinitely. It could very well be two months, one month or next week, but if there is no definitive answer, it is indefinitely. I didn't mean forever. I meant it's not known, which was what was said.

    I hope you're right and it's a minor delay, but hey let's all stick to the rules of the English language.
     
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    Just judging from my experience at work. The recent stuff out of China is all lower quality then before shutdown and is mispackaged


    Take your time fanstoys
     
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    I mean, that just means the stuff your work gets comes from companies that aren't holding the factories up to a standard.

    There have been plenty of toys released recently that were obviously produced post-COVID that have been amazing.
     
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    Well to be fair
    • Most 3rd party companies here do their own stuff and hardly ever direct copies of existing figures
    • I don't of any company that includes the logos with their stuff, heck even the direct KO copies don't come with them
    • I would not go that far, Takara / Hasbro do care about it as that line has won awards just because they don't release a figure every month doesn't mean they don't care
    • Well this would always be a bad idea to go straight up competition by releasing the same character at the same time no way a 3rd party would win that. Hell 3rd parties rarely go head to head they usually stagger release the same figure so they don't hit the market at the same time. Sure they will announce / tease their version when a competitor shows their but I don't recall a simultaneous launch of the same character by two different companies.
    • If any 3rd party company tried to go into any kind of official retailer they would get shut down so fast no one would ever know.
     
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    The whole 3P think could be considered a bit grey. Yes there's no direct copying of an existing toy (those would be knock-offs and that is illegal) or usage of logo for copyright / registered trademark infringement but the characters are being "reproduced" without license. Pretty sure whoever owns the license could try and prove that these toys are impacting their business if they really wanted to, but do they want to?

    So maybe there is a little more extra heat being applied from TT/Hasbro but who knows what's really going on?

    I just have been looking forward to Smokey for sooo looong that it's disappointing to know it might be even longer!
     
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    Me too ... I wonder why the delay is only affecting everything now? Imagine if it was a month earlier, Thomas wouldn't have been released, and that's a tentpole figure for them.
     
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    That's not being "fair", that's try to stretch definitions to argue the contrary, and changing the natural meaning behind stating Takara doesn't care about serving G1 MP fans. Obviously they "care" about their own related products, what few they release. That's why they go after KO companies. KO companies are much more of a target than 3Ps. But they very apparently do not care about serving G1 MP fans/collectors, given their sparse releases, crap quality, high prices, and wonky designs. But that much is obvious if you're aware of what they've released in that segment over the past couple years. Ergo my cynical point.
     
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    You forgot people who want all 3 Insecticons.
     
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    Darn, I am one of those people, ......
     
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  16. franpincho

    franpincho NOT a FT Only collector

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    You know you can also be describing FT there depending on who you ask.
     
  17. edgecrusher

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    At least the quality and pricing part, yeah.
     
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    Truthfully I think Fanstoys is playing it safe by keeping below enemy radar like a B-1B. No need to broadcast your designs that obviously are IP theft. Probably why no presence at 3P panel. Wouldn’t it be funny as hell if XTB was taken down for IP theft of...the Omnibots.
     
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    I get your point but I would prefer no 3P being taken down imo...
     
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    If Takara cared that much then surely they'd be making more MP figures as per FT. It's not like they don't have the financial backing, design team, and distribution to do that... 3P are leading the way in MP bots because Takara aren't making them quick enough. It's good to have a variety of producers in my opinion.
     
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