Is Fun Publications ending the TFCC?

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by MrAllenBenjamin, Dec 22, 2015.

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  1. barrelks

    barrelks Captain Funtastic

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    It is more that he has probably visited other threads, and knows some background on this kid. Sometimes blunt (or obnoxious) is the only way.
     
  2. WhiteMocha

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    I'll genuinely miss FP's exclusives. They have made some of my favorite figures from the franchise.

    I'll also miss going to Botcon. I've only been three times, but I've always had a blast.

    I won't miss the recent QC issues that seem to be afflicting their figures more and more, though. Nor will I miss their dated and hard-to-navigate website, their tech problems and credit card issues, or the negative feelings (some deserved, some not in my opinion) that they generate in the collector community.

    Assuming this is truly the end of FP, I do hope another group is brought in to fill the vacuum. I'd still like there to be an official convention, and a healthy supply of exclusive figures from one source or another.
     
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  3. PredaconElder

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    Brian Savage made a rather offensive joke about Asians to excuse the botched M̶e̶t̶a̶l̶h̶a̶w̶k̶ ̶h̶e̶a̶d̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶B̶o̶t̶c̶o̶n̶ ̶'̶1̶2̶ Scorponok '14 Botcon head.
     
  4. WhiteMocha

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    Wasn't it the Scorponok head? It was in regard to the pieces not fitting properly when they got the samples from the factory.

    Yeah, that was not their finest hour.
     
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    Thanks well that explains the "joke".
     
  6. YoungPrime

    YoungPrime Herald Of Primus

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    Look if Hasbro will be doing their own conversions moving forward with exclusive figures that are more accessible, more affordable and most importantly has Botcon supporters from no longer saying "Well, Hasbro had no plans on making that figure" the bring on “Cybertron Con”
     
  7. Bed Bugs

    Bed Bugs Haven't gone postal yet...

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    The whole Twitter account "accidentally" following a few racist Twitter feeds didn't help either. That was when Walky quit doing Recordicons.
     
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    Raiyuki Low Class Seeker

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    Was Hawk's head botched? I thought it looked a bit odd just cuz it's got a man's face, but detailwise it was fine. It certainly added to my Classics MF collection.
     
  9. Reask

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    The fan comics are ending? Could we get them on a digital media or something? The comics are really the only thing about the Collector's Club magazine that I was interested in and I didn't want to subscribe to it because of the price. And if it is ending, I would like to see IDW reprint the comics for the sake of archiving at least.
     
  10. hardreturn

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    goodbye you racist fucks.

    thanks for being consistently terrible and refusing to be accountable.
     
  11. Raiyuki

    Raiyuki Low Class Seeker

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    Also the prose stories. I kept thinking I'd have time to read those later until I abruptly found out the entire "club content" went down and they replaced it with the crappy new version of the club store. Likewise, as much as I hated the unnecessary new names for a lot of the Takara only Microns, I kinda wish they'd reprint those profiles and such. I hope there ends up some way to release those.
     
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    ......And nothing of value was lost.
     
  13. YoungPrime

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    Who's Brian Savage?
     
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    Owner of Fun Pub
     
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    I suspect some of the more coveted exclusive figures will now go up on ebay. But all of the crappy repaints that the club have overstock on will go down as we march closer to 12/31/16.
     
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    Wow, what was he thinking????
     
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    It is the end of FP.
     
  18. barrelks

    barrelks Captain Funtastic

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    At least they were consistent. :) 

    Yea, the accountability part is what finally drove me away (much later than most). I have a lot more respect for people who come out and say "Hey, we F-d up" (better yet if they try to solve the problem, than for someone who comes out with a long elaborate story how it isn't their fault that doesn't even pass the 3rd grade lie test.

    Sadly, if the rumor is not true, the power of "cool" toys still unfortunately will swing my choices from time to time, and it will still be tough on anything I deem as a "must have". Really hate that I decided to finally make my stand with the last sub service, as I think those figures look great from the renders.
     
  19. WhiteMocha

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    I think you're probably right, I'm just keeping my language conditional until we get official confirmation.
     
  20. Kingfish333

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    If it's on the boards, it's been confirmed.
     
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