Newage H53 Gabriel (Legends Scale Omega Supreme) Color Images

Casetronic

Which KO is that? I've limited myself to MP figs but this is the best Omega Supreme, I thought the pinnacle of Omega design was only a few years ago when we had the trio of Terminus, Gabriel and Ultima Guard.

MK-6 Toys Grimlock (KO NEWAGE Grimlock)

nhyone

They definitely have a ballpark, but the fact that they are not revealing it even when PT-02 price is out (360 yuan, or US$54), tells me that it's going to be very expensive. The question is, is it 600+ yuan (US$90) expensive or 800+ yuan (US$120) expensive.

Pangu's OS was just released to suppliers, so maybe NA are waiting to see how it does.

If Pangu does well, 600+. If Pangu tanks, 800+.  

theestampede

Really really hoping for a Lugnut Supreme remold/repaint

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I would be so thrilled to see a Lugnut repaint. From Newage, we’ve got a movie inspired repaint (Barricade) and a Beast Wars repaint (Depth Charge) – why not an Animated repaint? I’d love to see how the box art would turn out.

ICEPnguin

Yeah, I have utopia and I'm just not feeling it anymore.

As in…you’re looking to get rid of him?

TurtleCaps

over the years Ive found it annoying that a lot of these 3P legends companies don't announce the price when they show the figure. Like what's the point of holding off? At this stage of production, they have to know their costs so why make everyone wait? The NA collectors are in on it regardless, those that cant float the $150-200 know they are already out, and for others on the fence or those that need to budget out $200 it'd be helpful to know prices and would only benefit sales for them. Even lower priced figures, they hold off on, why, it's not building up any positive hype not knowing how much I'm going to need to pay for something.

They don't know the final price early on. They might have a guess and, given their past experience, it's probably a pretty decent guess, but until they get closer to release, they don't know for sure. The price of factory time, labor, or shipping might change. They might run into something they hadn't counted on that needs to be changed. Add in what @Spiffy said about scale – this is a bigger figure than their typical releases which can have an effect on how many sales they get. Not everybody who's in for small deskbots is going to want to buy a figure that's the size of an MP leader. And then there's the far cheaper competition from Pangu that's going to reduce their potential customer base – a lot of us aren't willing to accept the compromises that figure made but there are plenty who will spring for a toy that's considerably cheaper while being almost as good (that's subjective, of course – I consider the Pangu version to be far inferior).

And that's just based on my ridiculously limited cursory knowledge of business in the most basic sense. There are any number of specifics to toys, Chinese manufacturing, distribution, etc. that I only have vague notions of but which can have a huge impact.

[Edit] I say they have a guess as to the price but it'd be more precise to say that they have a guess as to their cost and they need to set the price accordingly.

Curium

I only brought them up since you mentioned Predaking. It is post movie, though Predaking is such that I know people may choose just him as an exception so I couldn't judge your intent.

I do feel having one city bot is worth it in a Legends collection (space permitting) to pose other legends figures around. And you really only need one since it is a war situation and one side could be attacking.

Yeah, I have utopia and I'm just not feeling it anymore.

Tanafor

I guess DX9's Omega reprint might be the reason. Of course New Age know their costs, but it's a company known for making the most profit out of every toy (in order words, their prices are really high). This time there is a reprint of a huge, well known, very well appreciated version of the same character, for more or less the price NA had in mind for their toy. And an undersized version of that toy for a reasonable price.

I guess NA is crunching numbers, reading the social media to know how the fans are reacting to the toy and digesting the rumoured price. They are really happy about the toy, but we know the price is quite controversial. Will they buy a cheaper version instead, or even the titan? How many potential customers will they lose if they keep the price? Is it better to lower the prices this time in order to maximize the purchases? Numbers, numbers…

You would think that, but it's not just for this figure it's for so many others from ymir to Cyclonus etc. And also they had to think ahead of time if they're charging x amount that someone could buy a larger existing one for just a bit more. But It's not just New Age. On the magic square website for gears and windcharger They had it at $0 pre-order until the day they released it

Show Z has Dr wu Trypticon for 32.99 but then no price on the battle damage version which comes out not too far off. Does Dr Wu not know he's going to charge $5 more for it? It's a legitimate question I've been wondering about, not just griping cuz Im in the "know what I'm buying already" category.

zfarsh

This NA Omega and NA Jetfire EX will for sure be two toys of the year 2023 for me personally, as I have been wanting a proper G1 Omega and Jetfire (macross) since my childhood and FINALLY will be able to get both in the same year, and there hasnt been something to really do it for me before these two NA toys showed up at prices i am ready to pay and acquire. For me, 2022 was NA Optimus / Skyfire and IF Grimlock. Dinobots were already done and acquired in other scales and forms, but nothing really satisfying for Omega and Jetfire. This NA Omega is just so beefy and pristine and nice transformation and well articulated, i am really REALLY REEAALLYYYYY looking forward to it, and that even if it is the ONLY other toy I purchase this year other than receiving my beloved NA Jetfire EX in the next week or two. I will say most likely toy of the year for me by itself, and THAT much worth it for me, FINALLY IN LEGENDS SCALE too, the ONLY scale that i can manage really for such a big bot.

That said, i am, although nothing will beat NA Jetfire and Omega, also looking forward to NA and/or IF next dinobot (unless MS steps into dinobot party too), and the eventual MS Jetfire (toy version) could be interesting too (but not as essential as my NA Jetfire). Really, NA / MS SLAG is the 3rd toy i really super want most after NA Omega / Jetfire for the perfect trio of 2023 that nothing else can beat for me personally. It is my favorite Dinobot, as was my beloved FT Scoria X when i had him.

You dont need to start over or get them all…. just get what you love most, many good molds readily available, as long as you dont have to catch them all and just enjoy getting cool ones you want that are available.

Look what i did within ONLY 3 – 4 months of joining the club (missing MS Devastator Yellow and NA Jetfire EX and MS Gears/Windcharger and NA Omega Supreme), all on ONE billy shelf, and I am not even trying to get them all, on a very limited budget, just getting what i think is the coolest of the cools  . Imagine with two+ shelves and more money, can really divide them out and get pretty good representations of even more figures, but, even with one shelf, its pretty damn good and satisfactory. Also, dont have to switch to just legends, can do Legends AND MP or Chug if you have the same mentality of getting the coolest of cools and enjoying it as is. For example, i also got some other scale figures too in 2022, but preferred legends the most. And in legends scale, much easier and compatible to mix in Newage with Magic Square and Iron Factory  . I cant do that with MP, i prefer FT with only some Takara (maybe at most with also XTB).

EDIT: Alternative: Get the big Bots (combiners / OS / skyfire / dinos / UM) in Legends scale, and stick to MP for smaller Bots (minibots / cars / OP). You save ALOT of space that way too and can actually finally hold/pose your big bots!!!

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Please please please tell me that the sub is named Boaty McBoatface.

Illiterate Scholar

Paint wasn't something he brought up except for the paint damage on the chest.

Thanks! I also realize that if it's fully painted, NA would surely have mentioned that in their announcement.

Anyone think they'll do the action master redeco?