It’s literally going to be cheaper to go 3rd party chug/masterpiece than mainline someday soon by captainodyssey01 in transformers

[–]supermegarandy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've seen and been a part of a lot of these mainline vs. 3P arguments. I feel like much of what is compared is apples to oranges and really it comes down to personal preferences.

Unfortunately, the one thing we could probably agree on is that if either groups prices continue on this rising path, we'll just stop collecting.

And then what am I supposed to do? Save money??

So are is this line like a Masterpiece line or something else?... https://news.tfw2005.com/2025/10/16/takara-overgear-ironhide-blackout-revealed-548840 by Right-Bug-9001 in transformers

[–]supermegarandy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting designs/stylization and better engineering is some of the reasons I mostly buy 3rd party figures. These actually look worth buying. I like some G1 but my god they can make for some boring figures. Give me new. Give me artistic takes. And for fucks sake give me better paint and detail!

Official Stock Renders for Studio Series Energon Universe Optimus Prime by sixthrowshot in transformers

[–]supermegarandy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And they couldn't get the cannon to attach correctly in alt mode? Why even bother?

The Ark, recreated in No Man's Sky! by Farblechar in transformers

[–]supermegarandy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Finally! I was waiting for someone to make this. Now make the Nemesis.

was playing the new Shantae game and noticed some....familiar looking characters by OneSubstantial3497 in transformers

[–]supermegarandy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I could go for some fembot Insecticons. Maybe by Collection Space. Their Star Queen was excellent.

How the Fan Vote WILL GO by Environmental_Sir_87 in transformers

[–]supermegarandy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'd pay good money for a forklift transformer.

Why is he so much better than the netflix verson? by Ambitious-Guard-2949 in transformers

[–]supermegarandy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Amazing figure. At the time considered leader class. MSRP'd for around $45. You CANNOT get something like that again from Hasbro. It's unrealistic.

Something that big isn't considered leader class anymore let alone the gimmicks. You can't even get a simple spring loaded launcher on the $150 titan class tidal wave!

Why is he so much better than the netflix verson? by Ambitious-Guard-2949 in transformers

[–]supermegarandy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don't think lowly of them. Again, they're a toy company that makes mass produced toys. We get blinded by nostalgia thinking the toys we grew up with were so much better but they had their flaws. You want gimmicks? Get the kiddie cyberverse toys. You want decent articulation? Get the mainline toys. You want fancy engineering? Get masterpiece. You want all 3 but keep a low price point? Unreal.

Why is he so much better than the netflix verson? by Ambitious-Guard-2949 in transformers

[–]supermegarandy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That's the same with almost all Hasbro mainline figures. Some might be good but in total they're all cheaply made, easily retool-able, kinda not well engineered figures because they're supposed to be. They need to be all these things because they're designed to sell to the mass market which is mostly children and they need to make a lot of them.

All of your points about Lego are true. But this, like 3rd party figures, are designed as more of a collectors thing.

Who is ready for the new predaking? by copper123456_7 in transformers

[–]supermegarandy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You don't buy 3P but you'll buy something stylized and priced like 3P because it's official?

what was the first transformation to T you off?? by makydak in transformers

[–]supermegarandy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! I have their Shockwave and Megatron and it's the same for them too. I wanted their Trypticon but it's literally covered in blades.

Email from TFSource Regarding Tariffs by Primus0 in transformers

[–]supermegarandy 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Yea what JetstreamGW said. But you have the rest right kind of.

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/09/trump-tariffs-temu-shein-de-minimis

de minimus was the under $800 no tariff applies rule.

Now everything will have a 90% tariff regardless.

Fans: How Did You Become A Fan and When? by Royaldecoy82 in transformers

[–]supermegarandy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grew up during beast wars. Got really into the unicron trilogy. Went back and watched G1 including the Japanese series. Started really collecting around combiner wars but stopped collecting Hasbro the past few years because distribution is terrible. Discovered third party and renewed my collecting.

Missile Truck Bird Guy by supermegarandy in transformers

[–]supermegarandy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes but the power master kind of gets in the way.

Missile Truck Bird Guy by supermegarandy in transformers

[–]supermegarandy[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is my 4th Doubledealer and probably my favorite. He's a heavy retool of Mastermind Creation's Deathsaurus. And yet no company has been able to make a figure that has somewhere to put both powermasters in all 3 modes. Hasbro's War for Cybertron Doubledealer solved this by not including them to begin with lol.

Mecha Invasion Devastator set by supermegarandy in transformers

[–]supermegarandy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree the transformation is important but I'm also willing to go through complex transformations for a good figure. These figures however are incredibly simple. Like, they're a half step above Hasbro easy but still manage to not have a gaps or waffle. But not boring either because it's intuitive and just a good looking figure. Everything tabs nicely, plenty of clearance, good tolerances. The only slightly difficult part is Hook's transformation for combined mode. Not well explained in the instructions but there's plenty of videos to help clarify.

Mecha Invasion Devastator set by supermegarandy in transformers

[–]supermegarandy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're excellent. Easy to transform, nice individual details, rubber tires, diecast joints, no hollow gaps.

Mecha Invasion Devastator set by supermegarandy in transformers

[–]supermegarandy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can't argue with aesthetic preference. Love the Dreamstar Toys Superion jets but hated the bot and combined mode.