TF Views

Wow, once again, distribution is killing the line for me. 1 case per store, and 1 of each toy per case...$25 "buy it now or else" toys...bah. Way to make the hobby not at all fun.

'06 was a low point in the hobby for me. As much as I liked the Gigalonians, it was not fun looking for them. Now, I am sweating about "Universe", and line has barely started.

Bah. I already spent my toy money for the week on the "Universe" Prime/Megatron at KB.


Dom
-remembers the days before "Armada", when you could wait to buy stuff.

Haven't spotted the Universe Ultras yet, nor the Megas. Though I did see Animated Wave 3, and a Super Megs hanging around.

Dominic wrote:Wow, once again, distribution is killing the line for me. 1 case per store, and 1 of each toy per case...$25 "buy it now or else" toys...bah. Way to make the hobby not at all fun.

'06 was a low point in the hobby for me. As much as I liked the Gigalonians, it was not fun looking for them. Now, I am sweating about "Universe", and line has barely started.

Bah. I already spent my toy money for the week on the "Universe" Prime/Megatron at KB.


Dom
-remembers the days before "Armada", when you could wait to buy stuff.

These aren't store exclusives, so I imagine if the first order sells out, more will become available.

I'm right there with you on the spending cash... I already spent mine for the week too. If the Ultras turn up before next Friday, I'm outta luck.

Apparently, some of the distribution issues - items being shortpacked and such - are not due to strategic marketing but due to manufacturing limitations. Hasbro told me this at Comic-Con, many items trickle out at first because they can't make enough to pump more into the market as fast as consumers would like. That said, i don't think that should be a free pass to screwing collectors over on low-run product.

I'm wanting to get Acid Storm. You just can not have enough Decepticon jets around.

badwolf wrote:I'm wanting to get Acid Storm. You just can not have enough Decepticon jets around.

Indeed. My Classics Air Command is only lacking Skywarp and Acid Storm currently, but I honestly hope they continue to make more figures from the mold (Sunstorm? Please?).

You can always buy Acid Storm in bulk and repaint it into any number of jets.

Dom
-going to try to make transforming versions of those PVC recolors from a few years back.

I guess I don't know anything about TFs.

Whudahyamean?

Dom

Dominic wrote:You can always buy Acid Storm in bulk and repaint it into any number of jets.

Dom
-going to try to make transforming versions of those PVC recolors from a few years back.

But yellow paint sucks at covering dark green....