Unique Toys Age Of Extinction Galvatron.

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by Napalm, Dec 10, 2019.

  1. shovelchop81

    shovelchop81 not so mini-con

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    And down the rabbit hole we go, hell their lawyers aren't even sure what constitutes a crime in most of these cases so I doubt we are going to work it out, I briefly studied patent law as part of my BSC product design degree, you really don't want to go there, it's a minefield of headaches!!
     
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    That has sorta been my understanding, and even that doesn't take into account, it apparently can come down entirely into convincing a jury whether something is or isn't similar enough to another product to be considered copyright infringement, which could naturally be further complicated based on just how popular the IP is, and how many variants it has had over the years/decades.
     
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  3. shovelchop81

    shovelchop81 not so mini-con

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    Well copyrights, trademarks and patents are all different types of legal protection for different types of media, patents are for a design or process for a physical product or process, copywrite is usually for a written down products in some form or another eg: books, music, lyrics, film scripts, video games etc.. and trademarks are for names, symbols, font type of companies, products etc..so quite the can of worms just to decide which legal protection has been infringed. Since China (for example) has no legal stance on intellectual property that will make most of these defences useless anyway. Only gargantuan companies like Disney can put enough pressure on the government to take any action against actual KO's by threatening to take ALL their legitimate production needs elsewhere, perhaps Taiwan might be a good example or Vietnam.
     
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    So.........we don't know for sure if this figure is happening or not? I really want this Galvatron, nobody else seemed to be concerned with making a decent one I and love UTs AOE Optimus Prime besides a few nitpicks here and there.
     
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    This is a really good point. The indicator I have always heard about why Paramount has as much pull as they do with protecting their products - meaning, the Bayverse characters - is because they have filmed massive-budget movies there recently. Namely, the movie this character is based upon.

    I've never heard any serious concern about why this figure isn't being released apart from fan anxiousness.
     
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    Every indication had been that this will get released, however, it was stated early on that it would be by pre-order only to mitigate losses and inventory control. I believe it was initially slated for release back in December, but only 4-5 months delayed so far isn't half bad for a 3p MPM release.

    Seems the usual standard is anytime a company goes more than 3 months without a product update, the fandom generally panics and rumors start flying.
     
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    If a manufacturer has always delivered thus far - even if they are late on occasion - I usually feel good about pre-ordering. And in this case, my order for Nero is totally paid up. Once you've advertised a product and sold it to people, you've already taken the risk, so you might as well make some cash.

    But then again, predicting what these people are doing is a losing endeavor.
     
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    I'm just disappointed their last figure is such a lame character. Wish they chose someone better, like Sentinel Prime.

    Still looks so impressive though.
     
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    But well, Paramount didn't do anything until Disney did. I find it very unlikely Paramount will act alone to arrest the chinese guys.
    Btw, it'd be very dumb if someone didn't do some figures Wei Jiang used to do, like their oversized Blackout and BA Prime. Even Hasbro, they keep making the same figures (like 3 fucking OP from TF1,2 AND 3 in Studio Series, and they are almost the same shit). Hasbro should try to make their Prime better, idk a TF3 or TF2 MPM with upgrades. They should retool the BA Prime if they were smart (what they aren't). Those figures have demand, are rare AF and when there is one it's expensive AF. Well, someone could also try to make that WJ Ironhide, he looked cool
     
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    Galvatron will be lunach at the end of May!!!!!!!their shop has been shutting orders down!!!!!!
     
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    ^^^^^ If you don't want to be told that you're capping, you could flesh out why you're saying he'll be released next month. I've just started assuming that any hetoldmes are trying to sell something.

    Right. I don't know how or why they make these decisions, but my assumption has always been that it's a multitude of factors.

    WeiJiang overall made great products, but their movie Primes - both the LT and BA - were so good that it's a shame to think that they may just fade away into obscurity. Just yesterday, somebody was asking about Legendary Toys' MPM-04 KO, and when I bought mine in February, they were available but now, they're gone on Robotoyz, nobody on Ebay has them and an independent seller on Facebook had the only copy I could find, but it was really expensive. Close to $300, if I recall correctly.

    Still, no one's made a good DOTM Megatron, which has always puzzled me.
     
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    Source? You originally told us March or April back in February I believe.
     
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    mate this guy is legit. he has contacts on weibo
     
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    Why has LT Prime become so rare btw? Was Legendary Toys shut down?
     
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    Pretty sure he reads my blog, actually. FansToys Trypticon out next week.
     
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    It was a WeiJiang product and it saw a jump in value right around the time that Black Apple became so valuable that most people still hunting for a movie Prime at least considered the smaller, 1:1 knockoff. There are still some LT02s available, but they're either the black versions or the clear models.

    Think it's just a combination of circumstances where the manufacturer was hit and it being a KO that so drastically exceeded the original.
     
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    Exquisite toys have one... But it's in development hell...
     
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    Wasn't that pretty much the previous Transform Dream Factory design? It's been so long I don't recall.

    I forget that LT was a WJ subline. Between Model Wizard, Lubo, Viimee, and the various standalones, I guess I forget that was another one.
     
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    That's interesting. People have called for a Sentinel Prime figure, which I'd like to see as well, but I run very hot-and-cold on these guys. Not only do I only want a few models to be produced, I will likely only buy them if they're near-perfect.

    My only Bayverse figures are:
    • Black Apple Optimus Prime
    • Legendary Toys Optimus Prime
    • Unique Toys Optimus Prime
    • Unique Toys Megatron
    • Unique Toys Galvatron (ordered)
    • Pingtou TT KO Megatron (ordered and stuck in shipping hell)
    • Visual Toys Lockdown
    So, I'm really picky about this line and I'll likely be slow to trust another company to continue the standard that Unique Toys has set.
     
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