Poll: Jetfire Head upgrade demand for FT-10 Phoenix

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by zfarsh, Jun 5, 2017.

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Upgrade for FT-Phoenix

  1. Jetfire Head-Upgrade only

    11 vote(s)
    5.2%
  2. Jetfire Head, Boosters / Leg / Forarm armor upgrade

    100 vote(s)
    47.2%
  3. No upgrades wanted

    101 vote(s)
    47.6%
  1. Rewind

    Rewind Swoosh!

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    That is a great idea. A head with a bunch of swappable faces to show different emotions. Dangit, I really want that now! :lol 
     
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  2. StrangePlanet

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    There was another informative digibash a while back.

    Below see the original 'Skyfire' toy by fanstoys, then the 'Jetfire' digi that lazy did, then another built on that one by dedguy that adds on the armor pieces on his shins and forearms.

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    I'd be very happy with a new head. That and a dedicated sticker set from Reprolabels and I'd be good.
    but if they go the extra mile to make add-on armor pieces, that'd be super-rad.
     
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  3. mista2x

    mista2x Well-Known Member

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    I'd take a toon accurate Skyfire head 2 pack with this.
     
  4. edgecrusher

    edgecrusher "She wanted nothin', and I delivered." TFW2005 Supporter

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    No stickers please, FT, paint it on proper-like. :) 
     
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  5. Keldroc

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    The better solution is to just make a retool, as they're two different characters. I don't know if it would be a wise thing for FT to do, though, both financially and in terms of drawing the attention of Harmony Gold's legal team.
     
  6. malware5

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    It would be the sensible thing to do since they are so different but really, who the hell is going to buy it, 5 people on TFW, their reluctance to do a Galvatron repaint, which I'm sure would have been more popular than this says it all really! Repaints don't sell, case in point is how easily you can find pretty much every repaint of the dibots at pretty much every retailer out there.
     
  7. Yeled

    Yeled Grimlock is King

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    You may be right, but a Jetfire deco is a bit different than diaclone Snarl. ;) 
     
  8. Hicks_Royel

    Hicks_Royel Hurts feelings being honest.

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    I would hope that those voting "No" realize that no one is committing them to buy into an add-on set but a vote "Yes" might actually help sway FT into making a kit if enough interest is shown.
     
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  9. zfarsh

    zfarsh Big Penguin Chief

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    Making a jetfire head (and if you want to pack it with alternate Skyfire faces) is a low investment project, vs doing a full repaint of a figure and trying to sell it to fans, where some, such as myself, only want the head anyways and not pay another 220$ for a whole figure.

    Also, it doesn't necessarily have to be FT doing it, though that would be nice.

    maybe the ide of it being packed with alternate face expressions would help outi think to get more fans interested
     
  10. JoeHavok

    JoeHavok Well-Known Member

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    What your forgetting is that there already is a Masterpiece figure that looks just like that. It's from Robotech. And you can get the red boosters and armor that look exactly like the original toy. Why would FansToys need to duplicate a Robotech toy?

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  11. Geterman

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    No thank you. If I want a Jetfire, I would buy a veritech.
     
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  12. Skrunklemin

    Skrunklemin Well-Known Member

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    I don't NEED it, but I'd definitely buy it because fun.
     
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  13. Yeled

    Yeled Grimlock is King

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    But if they aren't interested you still want them to vote Yes?
     
  14. JoeHavok

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    If I say I'm going to buy a figure, I do. So for my own credibility, I will not vote or say I'll buy a figure or kit I think is Not necessary. FansToys doesn't need to duplicate a Robotech figure, I'm sorry.
     
  15. Hicks_Royel

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    Right... sure, your honor and your word is on the line.

    How foolish of me to forget that FT and Santa are making sure you only tell the truth.
    It's a chance at an add on kit, not a blood oath.

    ... ... ... Yeah.
     
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  16. OstOgBajer

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    I'd buy a second Phoenix just to have that version on the right as well as the original...
     
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  17. Nighthawkblack

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    You gotta separate the jet packs.

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  18. trey carter

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    I personally voted for the head, boosters, forearm add ons,etc. I'd prefer they went all out.
     
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  19. SCPrime

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    So you want to fake enough interest so that FT (or another 3P) would think about investing in an upgrade set that in reality will sell far less than what this poll would indicate (assuming this poll would even get any attention from them)? I thought this was a genuine attempt to gauge interest, not propaganda to lure a company into making a product. Might as well replace the "no" option with "yes, but I'm not buying it".
     
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  20. Hicks_Royel

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    I know... sinister, right? What when they should be focused on instead is Slag mark two and G1 Grimlock heads.
     
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