Thanks, I will! Why have we not got a good looking Luna toy?

The one in the Princess 3-pack (And subsequent release with Rarity coming out soon without the dress) is alright.
But yeah. There is no Luna love in the toyline right now.

Or you can commission one like I did

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/20...es-d5arn7q.jpg

Note: these are the customizer's pics, not mine.

Dude, that's an awesome Luna!

*Hugs Luna plush*

That looks great and all, I just want a mass produced one so it'll be cheaper x3

Thanks! :D

お呪え マトリックスビースト!!!

And I have plans for the one that comes in the 3 pack

Wow, that looks great! Which 3-pack are you guys talking about? I can't find it on Google.

Everything's an exclusive these days.

Has anyone else wondered why Hasbro doesn't make the FiM figures look more like the screen models? Is it simply to continue the aesthetic set by the previous lines or just because they're lazy?

Hasbro proved with the Transformers: Animated line that they can produce figures accurate to a highly stylized design so that shouldn't be an excuse.

No, you aren't. I wish they'd make screen accurate figures. Call them premium for all I care.

It's a variety of reasons, really. I think the brushables are kept as a compromise because hair brushing has always been a play feature of My Little Pony. Hasbro lately seems to be catering to the fan side of things with their Blind Bag figures (which are becoming increasingly more accurate), but even that isn't perfect yet.

First: Blind bags and minifigures. Pretty screen accurate (Though the Cutie Mark is only on one side).
Secondly, the larger toys are still just dolls. The hair brushing thing may be considered them continuing the norm, but that's just how things go.
Also, you must remember a few things. First is that Hasbro treats Transformers as one of it's top brands, and they're willing to sink a lot more money into it. MLP:FiM was a surprise hit, with the brand not lying dormant per se, but was never given precedence and only given a few direct to video movies making up the G3.5 era (If I recall correctly). With FiM, I really don't think Hasbro wanted to pour money into making screen accurate and detailed toys.

At the rate things are going, MLP will take over Transformers as a top brand. Hasbro better prepare to cater to a wider demographic for MLP. That said, they have taken pretty good steps so far with some of the collector-oriented stuff.

I don't think so. MLP is popular, but I think I see and read more "I'm not buying anything until they make them more accurate" than anything else, meaning that it's toy presence is still pretty much just little girls, the primary demographic (While I know TFs primary sales come from young boys, considering the over abundance of Transformer collecting sites, I'm inclined to believe that adult collectors still make up a decently sized chunk).
While I don't doubt that MLP will become one of Hasbro's top brands alongside TFs and Nerf, I don't see it shadowing them anytime soon. It has one popular show, yes, but the older fanbase is more interested in the fan made items, not the officially produced stuff (And, unlike 3P TFs, the MLP fan stuff don't cost more than a MISB G1 Overlord :lol)

Haha I guess you're right. I'm speculating based on how dismal Transformers seems recently, with a much reduced output of product compared to before.

You did make a point about bronies not buying a lot of product. It's not something I see changing too soon either, casual bronies just don't feel that excited about the merchandise.

Just because you don't like a series doesn't mean it's doing poorly. That's something everyone must remember.

*points at Igear Rager*
*points at $500 Luna plushie*

No.

And those vinyl figures from Hot Topic are ok. I think it's because while there are a lot of bronies, much like transformers, we don't make up a large enough percentage for them to make stuff like that a mass release.

*Looks at Hercules*
*Looks at normal priced ($100-$200) plushes*
Yes :p

And Hot Topic is catering to the Brony community. It's fairly obvious considering the venue (You know, Hot Topic), the characters (Most popular mane 6 and most popular background pony), and, you know. Hot Topic.

And while adults don't make up a large percentage of either market, I'm fairly positive the adult market for Transformers greatly dwarfs the bronies.

Can said plushies break apart into cool, posable robots, that can also transform into vehicles? I didn't think so

Also Rager is $20, your arguement is invalid

And I'm not sure...I think they're equal in size...

Rager is 20. 3 legend size figures are $90. So yeah. :p

And I wouldn't, considering there's an entire line in Transformers that's entirely devoted to adult collectors (Masterpiece), three if you include the discontinued Alternators and Titanium lines.
If Hasbro and Takara are willing to sink that much money for toys entirely intended to be sold to adults, then I don't think the brony fandom is really putting as much money into the franchise as TF fans.

Ok...Rager is scout sized, and Masterpiece is more Takara than Hasbro, and why are we talking about this? We've really derailed this thread...

of course

Still under the "Transformers" property, though.
And because...Because.

If the Riders were ponies, what kind of pony would they be? Like, I'd imagine someone like Wizard/Haruto to be a Unicorn and Kuuga/Onodera to be an Earth Pony, for example.

...

Same here...I think Decade would be an Alicorn :p no, but in all seriousness I think that they should all be Earth Ponies save for Haruto...maybe Skyrider could be a pegasus.

I don't think Earth Pony would fit them all, though. Like Gentarou and Philip could totally pull off a Unicorn, and maybe Eiji (A traveler) could be a Pegasus.

Phillip...maybe, Gentarou...Earth Pony, and funny I was about to say pegasus for Eiji. Ankh would obviously be one.

one sec I think I have two pic's for this......ah here we go.
sorry for the size.
ok the first one is best as a link.
http://fav.me/d3j1oko


http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/20...ac-d3i68bj.jpg

Heat Phillip is so cute

And :lol Luna

Shotaro is definitely an Earth Pony.
And :lol I love the end of that!

Oh, and Ryotaro: Earth Pony, but Kin and Momo: Earth Ponies, Ura and Ryuu: Unicorns, and Sieg: Pegasus

Makes sense

Kabuto and Kuuga would totally be Alicorns.

Shinji would be Earth Pony. Maybe a Pegasus.

yeah the OOO pic is really big

Yay!

Agreed!

Actually I'm not blasting Transformers for series quality, far from it. I'm just saying that from a toy perspective, it just seems to have lost a great deal of momentum since Dark of the Moon. Shelves have warmed considerably with old stock and Hasbro doesn't even list any Transformers for their holiday recommendations. I guess that's because it's not a movie year, but even the Animated years had more product on the shelves.

Ah. I guess you can blame TFW for that, since I'm used to seeing Prime haters screaming "Transformers is on it's dying breath!" and all that :lol
Honestly, while I do see shelfwarmers, lots of new figures fly off like crazy (When my local stores got their FoC toys stocked (A good 12 or so new figures on the shelves), they were gone, sans a Prime and Jazz, in a day).

Anyway, I'm not going to use this moment to express my disappointment in the lack of ponies and horses throughout 4 Beast Series in TFs. We got, like, Mach Kick and Battle Unicorn, and that's it...

You're completely right about the lack of equine Transformers. I really was this close to getting a Mach Kick, he even has a brushable tail!

Of all the TF crossovers. Marvel, Star Wars, Disney...Why can't we get a MLP Transformers line? :lol