Third party group MakeToys has delivered another string of surprises for collectors today, starting with their massive catalog of past, present, and future releases from the company. Revealed today, this 27 page catalog shows off MakeToys figures such as the ever Popular Giant, to never before seen colored images of Quantron, just one of MakeToys’ upcoming releases.
Check out the catalog after the jump and start discussing the massive update from MakeToys.
Curium
Thank you. The link in the first post doesn't work anymore so I wouldn't have been able to get it if you didn't put this up.
Jacer
1. Yeah Utopia is amazing. I have Generations Metroplex and I love that toy, but Utopia just looks amazing. Seeing Utopia at Botcon really sold it for me. I'm definitely gonna put a bit each month for him.
2. Yeah that'd be cool.
3. I completely agree. I would be all over a SG Giant.
flux convoy
Three wishes. (1) That Utopia wasn't so pricey. It's gorgeous in person. (2) That Yellow Giant was getting a release using the improvements made to Green Giant. (3) That they would release the Shattered Glass deco for Giant and as a gift set. I'd be all in for all of these.
goobahead1
hey guys what are the figures in the concept art supposed to be?
TFao
Thanks for highlighting that. Its exactly what I was trying to point out in my original post in this thread a couple pages back, http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/trans…-maketoys-product-catalog-7.html#post11074556, as well as in the dedicated Quantron thread a few days ago, http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/trans…-quantron-not-computron-219.html#post11061103.
But what I am also trying to point out is that this is only the first of two sets of hidden arms, according to the MT catalog's description of Sonic Drill. And I am speculating that the second set may be hidden in his legs/shins since they seem bulky enough to be hiding something there.
Kuma Style
Completely agreed.
deaculpa
not sure if this is what theyre referring to, but you can see running down each arm is another arm-length, hinged piece, which is also jointed at the elbow. it looks like it attached to that grey gun on his writs, seems fit to serve as a second set of arms.
once you see it, you see he's got an entire second set of shoulders and everything.
im surprised few people have mentioned his eyesight thingy.
GunplaGamer
Their new website has to be one of the most professional looking websites. Extremely well done! Soooo much stuff in the catalog lol
edgs2099
Yes, yes, yes, cute catalog, Computron looks nice. What is next for the Manga Mech Series. I'd take a cad silhouette.
Shin Densetsu
Back in 2011 or 2012 Hasbro stated that only 10% of their overall sales were online sales, 90% of their sales were from brick & mortar stores. The majority of buyers are not collectors but parents/kids. Most of this 3rd party stuff is sold primarily online and bought by collectors.
3rd party stuff is only a threat if it's going head to head for similar prices to Transformers at brick & mortar. The way things have been, I don't think MakeToys presents any threat, iGear would probably have more to worry about if even.
TFao
Not sure what you're getting at…
I clearly stated that, "Its easiest to see them in this pic with the "drill hand", but that is only the first set of hidden arms.
And as I already posted, in the description in the catalog it states, "he has two sets of hidden arms to assist him in operating multiple systems."
So it's the second set of hidden arms that have yet to be discovered.
LazyAza
What? the secondary arms obviously fold out from the treads behind his shoulders.
You can clearly see they're on a ball joint there.
TFao
Actually, from what it says in the catalog, it seems that he has 3 sets of arms. In addition to the standard pair, "he has two sets of hidden arms to assist him in operating multiple systems."
From the existing pics we've seen so far I've only been able to spot one set. Its easiest to see them in this pic with the "drill hand",
and you can sorta see some of it present on the right arm in this pic.
Then they disappear in this one,
and also here in the fourth pic.
There is speculation that the second set of hidden arms may be contained in his shins. There seems to be some bulk there that could be hiding something.
OptionZero
I am fairly certian that less professional versions of these are already being sent to BBTS, TFS and the like for solication of new preorders
We just happened to get a glimpse of this, prolly cuz MT put more effort into this than any other one i've seen or heard of
Kuma Style
Well, whether it's by choice or not, my thing is that if they were going to do something, they likely would have by now. I just doubt something like an organized, non-print picture guide of products is going to be what puts HasTak "over the edge", if that makes sense?
LazyAza
I think so long as third party tf's aren't being sold on western store shelves (especially in america) and being mistaken for official product by parents/children hasbro will continue to not give a crap.
Heck their company wide goal right now is to focus even more on making figures specifically for kids so they're paying even less attention than usual to what is going on in the 3p scene.
Raiju
Agreed with others above ^ me. The "HasTak hammer" has been threatening to drop on 3P's for some time now. It's just not cost effective for HasTak to pursue 3Ps directly in all but the most blatant cases of KO'ing or design/IP/mold theft. Going after retailers (and therefore the 3P's indirectly) seems to be HasTak's preferred method when they bother to put up any effort to take action at all, which seems to be few and far between. Besides, HasTak is chasing that sweet China money at the same time so there's that too.
DrTraveler
I don't think they're interested or see them as a real threat honestly. Collectors like us are a small fraction of the base. Most of the buyers are either kids or parents buying for their kids. I don't think the whole thing is worth swatting, at least to Hasbro.
Now if they did, catalogs like this (which are admittedly awesome) would simplify the job immensely. For a big corporation like Hasbro or Disney, you don't have to necessarily win. Bankrupting the company is enough. I can't believe anyone in the third party scene is making enough to really fight that fight.
Like I said, the catalog is nice. Maketoys is doing awesome stuff. But this all feels like poking the bear to me.
deaculpa
yeah, i dont think hastak has been holding their trump card for 8 years. even when they bake this stuff in to their quarterly/yearly projections, these 3rd party deals prove minimal impact, barely a grain of sand on their metaphorical beach. the worst that happens is they lose face in places like botcon, which theyve nixed 3rd party presence at. theyve told the major retailers to tread lightly, which they really dont do.
i think they have (finally) been fairly effective at killing the KO market by just recently deciding to re-release their stuff. the rest i think theyve honestly embraced since its stuff theyll never make anyway.
Kuma Style
Honestly, I think if there was anything Hasbro realistically COULD do, it would have been done by now. I'm not at all familiar with the logistics behind it, but 3rd parties wouldn't have blown up like this and be able to make things that compete with current Has/Tak offerings this freely if it were easy for Hasbro to end it.