The "junkion" figures that this mold started out with were just a blatant pre-tool for lockdown, which makes me kinda surprised they not only locked him behind a walmart exclusive set but ALSO didn't retool the windows at all from the junkion windows.
The Walmart figures aren't a set, you can buy them individually and they have normal boxes unlike the one Hound comes in which is just a brown box. This okay if you're into customizing or selling loose figures, but that makes 1% and 10% of the hobby.
I prefer Super7's even with it's flaws. Stickers need better glue.
I'd be fine with super7's if not for the fucking price. Stuff of similar size and detail to both the Super7 and Neca turtle vans is like infinitely cheaper to buy . This stupidly high upmark for anything just being rom a"collector line"has gotten so common I was absolutely fucking shocked when I saw the 6 inch scale skeletor ship Mattel was making for their recent filmation figure line was only 40 dollars. "Collector line upmark" also affects stuff like the g1 reissues from the entirety of the last decade they keep removing features from each time they release them. Only time they ever "added" something it was just either accessories or mild tooling stuff like the cartoon bumblebee face and g1 optimus' ratchets.
Mattel can get price cuts because they're a large business with more stuff being made. Super7 can't get that sort of deal. That doesn't include the logistics of getting smaller quantity of goods shipped overseas or in some cases being able to piggy back off of other companies. Luckily they're far cheaper than getting anything from the Four Horsemen. I have quite a bit of stuff preordered from them and I think the only expensive thing right now is the bear. surprisingly. I'm used to getting mounts for over $300 and figures for over $100 due to low amount of figures getting made. I'd pay even more if it was third parties. I used to want to customize them but there was no way I'm spending $100 just to customize a 6" figure. $50-65 that's a bit more doable for a highend figure. At least when I customize a Transformer it's just a new paint job, maybe a new head and work on the gaps. Maybe new guns if I can find them.
They did an updated reissue/remake of the eternia playset and it was a 500 something dollar pre-order exclusive. The grayskull and snake mountian remakes are also 80 dollars each. The prices for all these things is still roughly around the same regardless of company size which is why the $40 price for the ship was a surprise to me due to it being literally made to hold 3 figures very comfortably. The hasbro gi joe O ring reissues these last few years were nearly 30-ish and the sky striker was a $300 dollar haslab when it had been reissued a few years prior for $40. The "collector upmark" is not tied to just small companies though smaller companies are the ones I'm more willing to pay higher for, though nowhere around the over $200 price some have started charging consistently. When stuff is in the $20-$60 range I can take it but even then I'm selective about what I get due to me basically having not that much money. When possible I've tried getting supplies to make cheaper replacements for the insanely up marked stuff.
The only Dinobot I was able to get was Shattered glass Grimlock and that was an online exclusive. I've seen a lot of G2 grimlock and one of the QC issue dinobots more often since around the end of last year but other than that it's always been a one time sighting when I've had no money for it.
Dinobots are hard to come by up here but other voyagers are not. I also find it hard to find Leaders and Commander class. Titan's tend to warm up the bottom shelf since they're too expensive here. Deluxes are even more common than scouts so I can normally get a few for customizing. Walmarts here are also usually a miss because their shelves are rarely restocked. Toy's R'Us isn't bad but I prefer going there for Lego's. Good place for Voyagers though and any newest releases.
Technically similar in length to the G1 toy but they're thicker than the G1 toy so they appear smaller. I would personally would rather have slimmer wings. I guess they could be going for G1 cartoon as those were a little thicker.
