Funny, I spoke with the guys at MasterShooter Collectibles about making a Muzzle Targetmaster for Nightbeat, and the thing stopping them is that they currently have no yellow parts from their last order of pieces to make their Mastershooters. So let them know if you want a Muzzle Targetmaster. They'd need lots of interest in to to justify a new run of parts.

 

Last year it was like $250 or so plus the fact you have to have a member ship for the membership. Another $42. And with them adding a figure this year im sure it will be over $300. The retail value of it is $80 if they sold them in stores. That is insane. And that is if you do not consider the fact that at cost these figures probably cost $15 to make total. If that.

Hasbro should be ashamed of themselves. But they aren't and unfortunately people just keep shelling out the cash rather than boycotting this ridiciousness.

 

I probably just gave them the concept for next years service "freebie".

 

The mircrons help me like this se of sub figures a bit more.

 

You realise that the cost per figure for Fun Pub is way higher than for a mass retail figure, don't you? Ordering vast quantities keeps costs lower for Hasbro's main lines, but Fun Pub is producing, what, a few thousand each of the figures, so they get charged more by the factory. It's the same reason third party toys are also very pricey - limited production run -> higher cost.

EDIT: Here's a good explanation I found, courtesy of videriant:

 

With the Headmasters and Power/Godmasters, yeah it's admittedly literal. With what they're doing with Stylor, you can grab pretty much anything since they can't really replicate the Headmaster gimmick (outside of Armada Sideways, anyways) so the weapon mode is probably the only concern. With some Action Masters and the Targetmasters and Breastmasters, it'll be easier.

 

I totally agree. This years exclusives are definitely not as good as last years. I cant believe how excited some of you are over 25 cent machine transformers. Bet you they charge at lrast 325 lol. Im not getting this years set i only like 2 of the characters so far

 

I read this and all I hear in my head is:
"I'm the candy master."
"No, you're the ass master. There's a difference."

 

these arent the gashapon microns being used, these are the pack in microns from the fullsized figures.

 

Oh, my god, ues!

 

Really glad to see Frenzy retaining blue eyes like his movie self that this is homaging, would've been so easy for them to go the lazy way of just making them red like G1, but this was a nice touch.

 

So are these the extra "seventh" figure then?

 

Yeah, that would apply IF they were not reusing the same old molds. And yes, production limits dictate cost. But in this case we are talking about cents per unit. Maybe. All the while you are paying them $40+ for a deluxe figure.

And you do know these are manufactured in China. I work for a major plastics injection molder and I can tell you first hand you are getting raped. Severely. The at cost price for one deluxe is probably in the range of $2-3 tops. And that is if they buy an new mold. In these cases they are reusing things they have already profitted off of two or three times over. Of course, people who think like you in this situation are why they are successful at bending you over every time they release their "exclusives".

Make no mistake, some of these are cool and if they were in store at retail I would buy them. I really like the Prime Barricade myself. But I am not foolish with my money. And no offense, but paying what we pay now for a deluxe is kinda foolish, let alone this travesty. For that much I will custom my own if I want one.

Speaking of Barricade, Prime already had a Frenzy figure released in the Japanese market. How can they reconcile this Am Frenzy when him and his mold brother Rumble were given deluxe chassis when they came to earth in the Prime series?

 

love the energy and niche they are filling.

 

No. These are just sidekicks for three of the initial 6 figures.

 

But, they are one of the six figures. So he is right. It is just not the mystery figure.

 

Wow. I had to get a paper towel to wipe all the condescension off of that post.

 

No they're not. Can you not be wrong some more, please?