[WishfulThinking]

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Originally Posted by ValdorKing

The entire point of the Legacy line is to have high-quality, show-accurate toys. Everything tries to be as show accurate as possible, you know, like the Masterpiece line.

The Masterpiece line is about show accurate Transformers with ultimate articulation and little to no diecast (at least since MP-10).

The Legacy line is shooting in a different direction. Yes, it's aimed at collectors. But no, it's not trying to be a Masterpiece line. It's more like the American version of the Artisan series in Japan...a different beast altogether.

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Die-cast parts don't automatically make a toy better. You can ruin a perfectly good toy but putting die-cast in the wrong places. Plus, you do know the Megazords you had as a kid were TOYS that were meant to be PLAYED WITH. Have you ever been hit with a die-cast car before? It hurts. Now think if you had something much bigger, made of combining robots, that isn't the most stable thing in the world, with die-cast parts. There's a reason the boxes for the Legacy line have a suggested age of 15+ on them.

Never said die-cast automatically made things better. Titanium Series Transformers proves that poor designs married with die-cast are not ideal.

However, we ARE talking about well-engineered toys that have die-cast metal where they should. The Godaikins were designed exactly that way. The Legacy line is, essentially, carrying the Godaikin banner onward to where collectors now have the money to afford them. Because, as kids, most of us (or our parents) couldn't afford $60-$80 high-quality die-cast mecha. So Bandai gave us chunky plastic toys instead at more affordable costs. Now, Bandai knows we can afford those guys at retail.

The Legacy Megazord has more in common with classic DX GoLion than Transformers Masterpiece Star Saber. Similar audience but very different appeal.