[Shin Densetsu]

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Originally Posted by Kickback

I've joked about "retiring" from Transformers and TFW2005 simply because I have the same mindset and belief as all of you do - domestic mass market toys are just not that intuitive anymore. The innovation is gone ... the better product (in quality, design, look) is coming from overseas.

I've purchased no Transformers since I bought Generations Wheeljack/Thundercracker/Warpath ... and I have no desire to. SH Figuarts on the other hand ... my wallet hates me, but I'm enjoying it way too much. They are really hitting their mark where on the domestic side, everything is falling short.

Time to sell some mass market domestic toys on eBay!

Razerwire and Sentai Tamashii know of my plans to Order66 many of my Armada and Energon figures. Purge for funds to buy moar Japanese toys!

Anyone notice just how far behind US companies are? I mean the average Japanese hobby figure lacks visible joints. Even Revoltech has gotten good at hiding their Revolver joints. Most figures don't have visible pins. Then you see a Mattel or Hasbro 6" comic figure, and while decent, let's face it, the joints are visible everywhere, and 10 years from now if they do a better job of hiding them, some reviewer will point out that they're advancing. Yet in reality, they're behind the times.

A more rather visual comparison is the average Tamashii Nations "Arts" figure compared to Bandai America"s 6" and 8" Thundercats lines. If Tamashii made SH Figuarts Thundercats, they might not feel as sturdy but aesthetically, they'd PWN Bandai America.

The best thing going for US action figures is price. Dollar to yen ratio is ASS right now and might get worse. Meanwhile the price for figures in the US, though it may increase, is still manageable.