I love you too Diem
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diluting a particular mold Pinky Prime 'nuff said , the black box Hasbro SE of Universe, Tommy Gun Optimus Prime need I say more. Repaints? Just how many more classic/universe Starscream/seekers can we take? Green, white,pink,orange,indigo etc.Heck even the henkei seekers are already showing their age(TT and Skywarp)resulting to many sloppy samples.
TFA: shelf warmer with a few exceptions, in my place with the exception of Shockwave, Optimus, Bitzwing,Megatron and Grimlock, all are shelf warmers, as stated by previous posters, I didn't say it
Tried and tested,OK I'll be opening a can of worms which is better G1 or Beasties well Beasties was good but it became even better when the storyline was directly linked to G1.........in another aspect of trying to be hip and modern, sometimes too modern, sometimes if it ain't broke why fix it? Make them big and nasty bots and not well Teen Titans(another can of worms it's like flogging a dead horse), or haven't you noticed the design though how do I describe it edgy also contributes to well numerous flaws which already has been mentioned.
Tried and tested? Does that mean stagnation? Well not necessarily, improvements must be implemented, innovations must me pursued else you run the risk of staying behing but too much is well........
Bollocks? Well if its so bollocks, how come G1 is still being released? Btw you may be right in Japan, the place is so trendy that what was hot now ain't so tomorrow but why does Takara continue to produce such "shelf warmers"? China, their biggest market.
. Then again I'm not quite sure what makes the japanese capitalist mentality tick, they make lots of stuff that are twice the price of MP and still make a profit(?)
Btw, my source which is a specialty shop always has 'screamer,seekers in short supply. IH and Ratchet ...well I mentioned it as an exception. Meister too is a victim of overstock, him being a well love fig. Not surprised with the pickups too (so I forgot to mention them).
Movie toys, so many versions of a particular character (and yes I forgot to mention too many repaints) They have black, gray,white pink, orange (I'm exaggerating) Premium Prime, regular Prime, low leaded Prime, camera bot jets and a whole slew of characters that didn't even show up. Leader Prime was great btw.
Satisfied? Oh and TF Star Wars sucks. Star Wars as is is GREAT but turning them into TFs simply