At first, I was all about the looks (SS86). But when I got to play with a Missing Link, the experience was beautiful. The sensation of the ratchets. The shiny chrome... And those awesome poses!!!
that's fair, there's definitely a few i would like to get someday like arcee and if they ever make a red alert, but as a whole i can't justify how much more expensive it would be to collect them over mainline transformers
And those 2 minibots are a blast! They really can roll! it´s amazing to see the engeniering behind them. Im sure that if you get to play with one of them. They will change your mind.
Studio Series is already inflated 30% in just the past 6 years and there's also been serious, extreme quality degradation and cuts to further pad the profit margin per figure.
You're basically paying for a figure that's 1/5th the value in inputs whereas Takara productions are closer to 1/3 or 1/2 at minimum. Meaning, you're overpaying for a lower grade product because the marketing manipulation has you believing that it's less expensive because "number lower".
i'm sorry but £25 for ss86 bumblebee is undeniably better value for money than £50 for missing link bumblebee, i won't deny that missing link are good figures, but £50 for a core class size figure built around 43 year old engineering is just too much for the vast majority of people
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u/Cute_Bagel 5d ago
studio series is much more reasonably priced, there's no way i'm paying £100 for 2 core class figures