DEFORMATION SPACE DS-001 SEEKERS (G1 MP Starscream, Thundercracker & Skywarp)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by williammmw, Jun 10, 2021.

  1. Danbot

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    Just means they say on it until it was nearly ready. Seems its happen more often now as ppl are sick of waiting years.
     
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    Transformation wise from what I heard, if TE Prime's transformation difficulty is a 9 then DS Starscream is a 7. The way the legs inserts into the body is kind of similar to VF series. Guessing the designer was a Macross fan also.
     
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    Which is increasingly rare. Everything is revealed as a render then a proto then a test shot and they seem to focus group feedback and make changes along the way. This was announced and they only added the red on the chest tops since then.
     
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    You seriously believe this was developed from scratch inside 2 months?

    Not everything is revealed like you say. There's plenty going on behind the scenes most don't know about. We very rarely get to see early protos in public.
     
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    No. Just my opinion is we don't typically see such a short hype train from announcement to release. Everything seems protracted by several years. Just my opinion.
     
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    Oh I agree. I don't necessarily hold it against them for having the wing flaps hang down. If anything it just highlights how good the back looks that such a small area is able to stand out as a blemish. Contrast it with MP11 that has the same wing flaps but I didn't bat an eye because the rest of the back was a mess, so what did it matter if the wing flaps didn't look great? As I said, it's a shame they're there on an otherwise perfect back, but a 100% understandable one and not something I would necessarily change if I could - as you say, what would the impact be to other parts of the design?
     
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    Whuh... no. He was saying they developed it beforehand but waited until it was finished to reveal it. Which is refreshing compared to other companies that reveal early renders when they don't even have a prototype yet and the figure might not get made for years if it ever does (*cough* Alien Attack, ToyWorld, FansToys *cough*).
     
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    One negative to not seeing it from early on is feedback is basically pointless as the mold won’t be changed at all.
     
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    Paid my balance at ShowZ. Can’t wait to have him in hand. Great reviews from Ben’s Collectables and Prime vs. Prime. Please bring on the Skywarp and Thundercracker repaints!
     
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    Already sold out on ShowZ! Wonder if they'll put it back in stock (with a price hike)?
     
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    I hope if there's a price hike, it's minimal. It'd be a shame if others who missed the first batch got price squeezed.
     
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    Don't worry, there's gonna be a second wave soon enough. This thing sold out so quickly that a retailer would be crazy not to order another batch.
     
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    I pre ordered on showzstore and then ended up paying in full when they showed more pics of him. Now that hes not a pre order anymore i still havent gotten a ship notification..anyone know whats up with that??
     
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    The love for Starscream is strong, even after MP-52 comes out this guy sells out same day its in stock.
     
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  16. caudex

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    I'm in for this toy but in no rush. If this is indeed TE's work, as has been speculated (confirm?), I expect there to be an ample supply of this mold all over eBay and e-tailers at some point or another for even lower prices. Might take a second run to get it widely available (presumably with the garden variety V2 improvements/upgrades), but there's no way this is going to be a profitable venture for whomever produced it without selling a whole bunch of em. And ShowZ can only jack the price by so much before getting knee-capped by lower ebay sellers, if TE-01 is any indication.
     
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    I wonder how many "like new" MP-52s are gonna be on eBay very soon. :p 
     
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    Same here, but they just posted a pic of them sitting in their original shipping cartons. It's gonna take some time to get them into Show.Z packaging and shipped out. Maybe we'll wake up tomorrow with ship notice emails.
     
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    Starting was 135 and went to 140 when they started to head over to ShowZ. TE-01 v1 was $110 and its v2 was $105 so hopefully there isn't a price hike for the DS-001's second batch.

    True! Unfortunately I am a hypocrite. I ended up fulfilling my pre-order when I've been telling everyone that I was planning to wait for a v2, but considering all the repaints that might happen and the good QC on the recent reviews, I didn't want to risk waiting for a v2 if they were going to prioritize the other colors. As of right now, the one thing I can see them really fixing is the loose front landing gear flap.

    They JUST removed the pre-order status. Give it 2-3 days for an update. Although, they didn't even update [pre-order] to [incoming], so I'm assuming they might already have them in-hand and is getting ready to pack everyone's for shipment.

    Comparing it to ShowZ's prices for the US, Ebay has had way higher prices for TE-01. I suspect DS-001's future versions/reissues will float around the same price. If only that were the case for other companies...
     
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    Didn't ShowZ say they were obtaining shipping boxes correctly sized for these when they posted the photo. ShowZ does seem to try and find the correct sized box for shipping so your "real" box doesn't get banged around inside. Unlike Amazon which has crushed the hell out of some of my packages like the time they put a couple books and a trailer hitch loose inside a giant box. That ball hitch wiped out everything else bouncing around in there.

    But shouldn't be long now before the shipping notices start rolling in.
     
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