fenrir72 wrote:Ironhidensh wrote:fenrir72 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Meaning... it ends before season 3 begins?Convoy wrote:My Primax fanon ends after KISS Players, Trigger and The Battle of the Star Gate.I fear that some 3rd party is already planning a Victory Leo to go with this, knowing that since Takara won't be doing a Victory Leo soon enough people will be all over the third party one and jump on it before Takara even gets theirs off the ground.fenrir72 wrote:SkyWarpt wrote:Convoy wrote:I can't stop gushing over this figure. By only poring over all the great images I imagine I'll be transforming this guy a lot.
The ONLY THING that could make him better is if TakaraTomy planned for Victory Leo.
If Victory Saber happened my heart might stop. (I just hope Victory Leo isn't exclusive as only a boxed set for Victory Saber with Star Saber.)
Maybe a 3rd party will jump on Victory Leo
Speculation but I believe Tomy will have to build one.The smaller sword blade and smaller nosecone are indeed meant to be the blade and hilt for a smaller sword for Saber to wield, while the bigger blade and bigger nosecone are the blade and hilt for the Saber Blade wielded by Star Saber in his "Battle Up!" form.chuckdawg1999 wrote:I may have asked this before but what's up with the short sword blade? I assume it's for Saber but did saber ever use the sword in the show? I also just noticed something, are there two nosecones? I see a size difference between the nosecone used as a hilt, and the one Saber has as a shield and in jet mode.Wouldn't happen since Masterpiece is Takara's baby. Hasbro doesn't make MPs. Only time they did was with the Masterpiece Offshoot Targetmaster that came with Hasbro's Rodimus, but that figure only vaguely resembled Firebolt at all, much less how he looked in the cartoon.Ironhidensh wrote:I'm kinda sad. First Masterpiece I have no desire to get (that isn't a repaint). Makes my wallet happy I guess. Probally because I known thing of this character and have no attachment whatsoever.
I'd like to see the results of a Hasbro MP fan poll.
Well, the fans better make sure to get Starsaber sold out else there's no incentive to make one (V Leo)for Tomy.
This btw is addressed to all fans out there.........support the 1st party first fellas. Sure a few years wait would kill us but in the end, an official upgrade is better over a 3rd.
Supply and demand. Demand is for the 3rd party product. Hasbro/Takara have made clear they are not interested in producing figures of that detail level. Why should the consumer not support they 3rd party that is actually givng them what they want?
This is for the Starsaber mold to ensure that there is an incentive for Tomy to make one. In the end, it's still the bottom line.........profit for the company which in turn makes us FANS happy. I thought you would have noticed my point in the last sentence.
And again, like in another thread in the United Warrior line, Tomy don't care what the gaijin market says hence they ditched AB. Star Saber in your opinion would be a waste of MP slot but he was born out of the "demand" of Japanese fans who actually buy stuff no matter how absurdly expensive.
There's the demand and Tomy answered with the "supply". Also, in this regard, this is a big risk for Tomy but the poll results would more or less offset the concerns of the investors.
I was speaking on the third party business in general, not just this figure. They are putting out figures that Hasbro/Takara have no intention of, so why wait?
As for this figure, I've stated several times that I understand Starsaber is big in Japan. I get that. My complaint is that Hasbro won't put the same time and effort into the masterpiece line. We won't get a fan poll in America. It's a problem in all big American corporations. Focusing only on what will sell the most to the most and cost the least to make, ignoring everything else and never taking a chance.