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The Sequel Trilogy / Re: Star Wars Episode VII
« on: September 8, 2013, 09:08 PM »
Seems like they could come up with something a little more clever, but we'll see.
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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: LEGO #2, Hasbro #3
« on: September 6, 2013, 01:46 PM »
Another thing I forgot to add is quality control. LEGO must have their toys made in some magical fairy land because they always seem to have the correct paint apps, the boxes aren't falling apart on the shelves, etc.
Hasbro seems to really struggle to maintain quality across all their lines. They use the wrong images, inferior packaging, sloppy paint apps, you name it. It just comes across as half-assed.
Hasbro seems to really struggle to maintain quality across all their lines. They use the wrong images, inferior packaging, sloppy paint apps, you name it. It just comes across as half-assed.
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JD Sports Forum! / NFL 2013-2014
« on: September 6, 2013, 09:04 AM »
Let's light this candle. 
Peyton Manning is pretty good.
Wes Welker should not be back there catching punts. (Good hands or not, in jury risk is too great)
You would not know Baltimore even had 2 starting safeties based on the # of times their names were called last night. Elam was practically invisible out there. They miss Ed Reed.
A lot of FF owners are putting in waiver claims for Julius Thomas this morning. Myself included.
Yay! Football is back!
Peyton Manning is pretty good.
Wes Welker should not be back there catching punts. (Good hands or not, in jury risk is too great)
You would not know Baltimore even had 2 starting safeties based on the # of times their names were called last night. Elam was practically invisible out there. They miss Ed Reed.
A lot of FF owners are putting in waiver claims for Julius Thomas this morning. Myself included.
Yay! Football is back!
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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: LEGO #2, Hasbro #3
« on: September 6, 2013, 08:54 AM »
There's really no comparison. Lego has a solid product, they make good selections for toys because they understand what people want and what they do best. You can find their products easily in stores and they always have a steady stream of new stuff coming out.
Hasbro on the other hand is all over the place trying to figure out what kind of toys they want to make. Instead of sticking with action figures and making that their focus they waste an inordinate amount of time and money chasing the next big thing, which usually means piggybacking off some flavor of the week property (Angry Birds) or ripping off some other successful line ala Squinkies, Amp'd, etc.
No brand identity or seeming direction, IMO.
Hasbro on the other hand is all over the place trying to figure out what kind of toys they want to make. Instead of sticking with action figures and making that their focus they waste an inordinate amount of time and money chasing the next big thing, which usually means piggybacking off some flavor of the week property (Angry Birds) or ripping off some other successful line ala Squinkies, Amp'd, etc.
No brand identity or seeming direction, IMO.
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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Official Television Thread
« on: September 5, 2013, 09:27 AM »Anyone unlucky enough to have Charter? FXX is only available on a Sports Package that costs an additional $10 a month. Their reasoning is that FXX replaced some lame Soccer channel and that is where it should stay. It is also not available in HD. Which means no Sunny, no The League...no happy OCB
Ugh, that sucks. I freaked out for about 10 minutes last night before I finally tracked down the new channel on Comcast. Still no idea why they moved those shows, it's like they want to make it hard for people to watch.
Good to see both of these back. I missed Rafi and Sweet Dee.
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Saga Legends / Re: 2013 Japan Blind-Box Saga Legends Figures
« on: September 5, 2013, 09:23 AM »
Star Wars Assemblers?!?!
Because everyone raved about those Iron Man ones so much? Those things aren't exactly flying off the pegs, it seems to me.
That idea does not appeal to me in the slightest. If we really want to re-invent the Hasbro business model, I want better and more diverse figures, not blander, cheaper ones. Go subscription service. Or fire up the 3D Printer and let's start cranking out all those figures we missed in the Clone Wars line.
Because everyone raved about those Iron Man ones so much? Those things aren't exactly flying off the pegs, it seems to me.
That idea does not appeal to me in the slightest. If we really want to re-invent the Hasbro business model, I want better and more diverse figures, not blander, cheaper ones. Go subscription service. Or fire up the 3D Printer and let's start cranking out all those figures we missed in the Clone Wars line.
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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Recent Clone Wars Finds/Purchases
« on: September 5, 2013, 09:14 AM »
Snagged 2 more Phase II clones last night at Walmart for $10. One of these guys is getting repainted as a Shock Trooper.
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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Recent Clone Wars Finds/Purchases
« on: September 4, 2013, 04:09 PM »
Picked up a $5 Aqua Droid today at lunch courtesy of Walmart, looking forward to grabbing some more tonight at the one closer to home.
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Saga Legends / Re: 2013 Japan Blind-Box Saga Legends Figures
« on: September 4, 2013, 03:01 PM »
Yeah, the sports card thing is a better analogy, I recall that was pretty frustrating too. I guess I can't help but be skeptical that they would produce an equal # of all figures and distribute them evenly. When you start to introduce that whole "chase" angle it gets even worse.
And I know it seems like an arbitrary line to draw in the sand for a grown up collector of action figures, but I'm not ready to stoop to "Weird groping-toys-on-endcap" guy. (Not that there's anything wrong with that, just not the way I want to roll with my collecting, lol)
It's all good, if people dig them, enjoy.
And I know it seems like an arbitrary line to draw in the sand for a grown up collector of action figures, but I'm not ready to stoop to "Weird groping-toys-on-endcap" guy. (Not that there's anything wrong with that, just not the way I want to roll with my collecting, lol)
It's all good, if people dig them, enjoy.
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The Black Series 3.75" / Re: Recent purchases
« on: September 4, 2013, 09:25 AM »By the way, my TBS 3.75" find was in a smaller Walmart where they had the TBS absent on planograms... Meaning it seems that, at least some cases anyway, some of that WM planogram panic was unfounded or a little premature.
Not when it comes to the 6" line, it wasn't. They whiffed badly on that one. That's a valid complaint, IMO.
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Saga Legends / Re: 2013 Japan Blind-Box Saga Legends Figures
« on: September 4, 2013, 09:22 AM »
I see a lot of pro opinions on this, and nary a con, so allow me to humbly offer an opposing viewpoint.
I think blind boxing/bagging ANY toy is a complete rip-off and companies just use this stupid tactic to stick consumers with a bunch of crap they don't need or want.
Just make a good product and sell it at a good price. I don't see the need to trick someone into buying something they already have. Any sense of excitement or surprise IMO is going to be quickly snuffed out by disappointment over opening your 14th or 15th Anakin in a row when all you wanted was Captain Rex.
The only thing that impresses me about this merchandising gimmick is that any company was ever able to get consumers to buy into this nonsense. I went through this a few years ago with the Kid Robot Adult Swim stuff and it was a nightmare. You just end up having to go to eBay and overpaying to get the one you really want, and it pretty much destroys any possibility of being a carded collector.
Maybe I'm not the target audience for this, and that is fine, and if they want to sell this swag over in Japan it's no skin off my nose. But I get nervous when I see people talking this up in the States becuase it would be a nightmare for collectors over here, I truly believe that. Please let's not give Hasbro any more ideas on ways to screw us over.
Would anyone really want blind boxed groceries? or DVD's? or comics? I don't see how toys are any different.
I think blind boxing/bagging ANY toy is a complete rip-off and companies just use this stupid tactic to stick consumers with a bunch of crap they don't need or want.
Just make a good product and sell it at a good price. I don't see the need to trick someone into buying something they already have. Any sense of excitement or surprise IMO is going to be quickly snuffed out by disappointment over opening your 14th or 15th Anakin in a row when all you wanted was Captain Rex.
The only thing that impresses me about this merchandising gimmick is that any company was ever able to get consumers to buy into this nonsense. I went through this a few years ago with the Kid Robot Adult Swim stuff and it was a nightmare. You just end up having to go to eBay and overpaying to get the one you really want, and it pretty much destroys any possibility of being a carded collector.
Maybe I'm not the target audience for this, and that is fine, and if they want to sell this swag over in Japan it's no skin off my nose. But I get nervous when I see people talking this up in the States becuase it would be a nightmare for collectors over here, I truly believe that. Please let's not give Hasbro any more ideas on ways to screw us over.
Would anyone really want blind boxed groceries? or DVD's? or comics? I don't see how toys are any different.
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Other Toy Lines / Re: ReAction Lines
« on: September 3, 2013, 09:43 AM »
Brian from ReAction posted about this in the RS forum over the weekend. (More specifically commenting on the strategic alliance with Funko)
The thing that bothers me is that they are saying now they they will send a free "mystery figure" out to all the people who pre-ordered the Alien figs directly from them. (The ones that went up on BBTS and EE were much cheaper)
But they don't say anything about the people who ordered the Early Bird sets getting the mystery figure too. And if anyone deserves it, it's that segment of collectors, the people that ponied up right away to help support the line. (Yes, I am personally invested in this)
The whole 2-pack prototype thing has left a bad test in a lot of people's mouths, so I hope they do the right thing and show us some love by sending out the mystery figure with all the Early Bird sets too. It's a real PITA trying to be a completist in this line and they haven't even been released yet.
It's an interesting choice of properties slated for next year, to be sure. Escape from New York figures? Only my favorite movie of all time, so bring em on. Aliens and Predator sound cool too.
Dark Crystal I don't really get because there actually was an action figure line for these, albeit stillborn.
The one I simply cannot believe they whiffed on is V. OMG, this is the one every 80's kid wanted! They actually had a line in the works too, just never materialized. I would buy those in a frigging heartbeat.
The thing that bothers me is that they are saying now they they will send a free "mystery figure" out to all the people who pre-ordered the Alien figs directly from them. (The ones that went up on BBTS and EE were much cheaper)
But they don't say anything about the people who ordered the Early Bird sets getting the mystery figure too. And if anyone deserves it, it's that segment of collectors, the people that ponied up right away to help support the line. (Yes, I am personally invested in this)
The whole 2-pack prototype thing has left a bad test in a lot of people's mouths, so I hope they do the right thing and show us some love by sending out the mystery figure with all the Early Bird sets too. It's a real PITA trying to be a completist in this line and they haven't even been released yet.
It's an interesting choice of properties slated for next year, to be sure. Escape from New York figures? Only my favorite movie of all time, so bring em on. Aliens and Predator sound cool too.
Dark Crystal I don't really get because there actually was an action figure line for these, albeit stillborn.
The one I simply cannot believe they whiffed on is V. OMG, this is the one every 80's kid wanted! They actually had a line in the works too, just never materialized. I would buy those in a frigging heartbeat.
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Other Toy Lines / Re: The Walking Dead
« on: September 2, 2013, 05:46 PM »Heads-up McMetal! I read that the Rick Grimes figure, along with the rest of Series 4 in some instances, is now hitting Walgreens. Price is around $13-$14. If you happen to find an extra, please keep me in mind!
Hey man, good timing - I found this today! I can def pick up an extra if you'd like. PM me and we can work out the details.
It's a pretty sweet variant, I think mine was about $13.68 total.
The first store I checked had two on the pegs - did not see any of Series 4 but I can hit a bunch more tomorrow and report back.
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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Recent Clone Wars Finds/Purchases
« on: September 2, 2013, 05:43 PM »
Our Walmart Clone Wars figures just dropped to $5, so I am planning to pick up everything I can now. I also found a very random MISB Obi-Wan Starfighter for $10 so that came home with me immediately. Good times.
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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Recent Clone Wars Finds/Purchases
« on: August 31, 2013, 09:57 PM »
I picked up a Training SBD and another Phase II Clone Trooper on clearance at Walmart last night. The SBD was pretty much the most interesting Clone Wars figure left on the pegs anywhere around this area. Everything else is just a sea of Anakins, Maces, and Sno Koons. This one Walmart did have a couple more Phase II clones left, would like them all if the price drops to $5 or less. Great customizing fodder.
It will not be long until there are no more Clone Wars toys left to buy in a store period. That will be a sad day.
It will not be long until there are no more Clone Wars toys left to buy in a store period. That will be a sad day.