FansToys FT-10 Phoenix (Masterpiece Skyfire)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by Cyclonus79, Apr 27, 2014.

  1. Enfin

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    Blooooooooooooosh!!! :D 
     
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    I saw one a Phoenix in stock in one of the Canadian retailers (Kooltoyz, Ages3andup) but gone today. I cant recall where exactly. Bummer!
     
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    I bought a Phoenix for 170 USD in China two weeks ago, but unfortunately, it was the last one from the store.
     
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    Man, those prices. Glad I got both back when they first dropped.
    I hope fanstoys gets their production scaled up quickly so they can keep pumping new releases at the same rate they did last year AND pump out much needed additional reissues of dried up products. I'm sure the X version wouldn't be part of that but it would be nice.
     
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  6. generalgrevious

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    i finally got this guy he is awesome. i have been waiting for almost 40 years to have a G1 cartoon style skyfire and now the wait is over. so far
     
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  7. Shanxs

    Shanxs Open your eyes. Can't you see?

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    Also get the siege Jetfire.
    He's also very good.
    Certainly for the price you pay for him.
    I also have both Phoenix and siege Jetfire.
    Bought a Macross valkyrie to be my G1 Jetfire. :) 
     
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  8. generalgrevious

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    i hated the macross skyfire. that was just a cheap way for Hasblow to not come up with there own version instead just borrow some one else's design.
     
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    but it was an awesome toy, I had a friend who had one. would not be surprised it helped increase 'Macross/robotech' into the collective consciousness.
     
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  10. generalgrevious

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    yeah but i still don't like it because they cheaped out. i remember i repainted the jetfire to rick hunters friend roys fighter instead :) 
     
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  11. Optimus Prime23

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    Hol’ up, I thought Roy Fokker was Rick’s adopted brother?
     
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    So, you do know that all the first waves were from other lines right all mashed together, right? Why single Jetfire out?
     
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    It almost sounds like he's under the mistaken impression that the cartoon came first and that all the other characters had new molds created based on the cartoon. Thus with Skyfire, Hasbro "cheaped out" by using a vaguely similar toy from another line instead of making a brand new toy.
     
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  14. Shanxs

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    It's a very nice figure.
    I got the Rick Hunter ( Hikaru Ichijo ) of " do you remember love " movie.
    Which looks most to Jetfire of G1 with black and red on his chest.

    The thing was: when Hasbro thought they had the right to that mecha, in real life, Harmony gold already got all right to that figure. And used it in their Robotech series.
    So Hasbro had to back down, and changed the name Jetfire to Skyfire and also the figure changed in the cartoon.
    And that's all thanks to Harmony gold.
    Even real Macross peoples in Japan had problems with Harmony gold.
    That is also why after the original macross, the follow ups didn't came.
    First after that was actually Macross plus.
    Don't count macross II, because it was not of the original studio.
    But Harmony gold did it good bringing it to the west.
    I loved Robotech when i was a kid.
    And then it was actually Macross, so i watched all the macross.
     
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    yeah i did too never watched the second part after macross. used to watch it before i went to school.
     
  16. generalgrevious

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    has any one swapped out the extra set of eyes on there`s ?
     
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    Got a Phoenix-X listed in the BST thread almost $100 cheaper than US sellers have been selling X for recently. 100% complete, mint. Photos in BST thread. I'm heading to the post office tomorrow to drop off a couple other items that sold recently, so if you're interested and can make payment before tomorrow morning, it can be shipped out right away. PM me with your zipcode for a shipped price.
     
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    I'll vouch for edgecrusher. I've purchased from him twice recently and would absolutely do so again. When he says a figure is in mint condition, assume 'brand new' condition. That has been my experience.
     
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    Something I'm working on

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    Yes please!
     
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