Yeah, I was much more into them when they were all about replacement label sets. I understand that they eventually HAD to move into other stuff (the number of sets for which reproductions could be made being finite), but I do wish they'd actually tackled all of those gaps first.
The last toy-specific set I got from them was Studio Series Jazz, and I had what felt like enough leftovers to fully mummify a second Jazz.
As long as we're talking Toyhax quirks, what really confuses me (it's not a problem since they're sets all to themselves, but it's weird) is some of the very specific faction symbol variations. I can picture the guy who would want cartoon-style Decepticon symbols with the extra little peak, but I can't picture the guy who also wants them to be intentionally poorly drawn.
As long as we're talking Toyhax quirks, what really confuses me (it's not a problem since they're sets all to themselves, but it's weird) is some of the very specific faction symbol variations. I can picture the guy who would want cartoon-style Decepticon symbols with the extra little peak, but I can't picture the guy who also wants them to be intentionally poorly drawn.
There was a TF fan forum I was on back when Animated was on, and there was a very vocal crowd there that loved the toys but wanted "cartoon accurate" faction symbols. Which usually meant squished and poorly drawn.
I refuse to believe that 'poorly drawn faction symbol stickers' is a thing
*checks Toyhax*
What the hug.
*checks Toyhax*
What the hug.
I myself just wanted them to be red and purple, not gray, beige, brown, silver, black, white, yellow, orange, tan, or any other dull-tinted color that all of them were.
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I've also been notified about the two kits I purchased, though the charges haven't shown up yet on my bank statement.
Also, is it wrong that I want to get a third one if I find one in the wild?
The Skyscorchers I got second hand need labels. The previous (who I also got Laser Prime from) never put on the included labels (same with Prime). Then there was my original G2 jazz, which I had to buy a junker with good labels and swap out the parts. It's a good thing my G2 Sideswipe's label are still intact.
And can we talk about toyHax's 'G2' set for SS86 Jazz? The one that adds additional 'artistic flare' to the design, to which a sticker is put on an area that will cause it to get damaged. Which wouldn't be an issue if they just stuck with the original design.
Labels & Stickers for SS 86 G2 Jazz - Toyhax
Labels & Sticker Upgrade Set for Studio Series 86 Deluxe-Class Generation 2 Jazz – Toyhax – Reprolabels
toyhax.com
I picked up an additional SS86 Jazz in anticipation of that set, KNOWING about all the extra tat they include. I wasn't prepared for the designer's creative process. Actually, I should've been prepared after what they did with their Laser Prime (mU$t Mak3 M0Ar Ge3-WUN!) set.
For as good as Animated was about screen accuracy their decision to render the faction symbols in muted colours was very, very odd.
Hey, I think everyone here is guilty of greed. At least I'm not a scalper.
Yet another one of the unnecessary influences the first live-action movie toyline had on the Animated toyline.
Was that the reason? That's incredibly dumb. I get the subdued faction symbols for the movie stuff, but no one was looking at Animated's figures and going "oh yeah that's a realistic vehicle."
Yeah, but minus the light on the roof - haven't we all had a car like this at some point?
I believe the official reason Hasbro gave in a Q&A once was because the car modes didn't have faction symbols while the robot modes did, so the gold/silver split the difference.
It's funny because a few of the transformations ended up hiding the faction symbols in vehicle mode anyway.
That still seems dumb. Animated was about bright colours and expressive designs. The faction symbols should have been in your face red and purple.
Too bad about Takara's other deco decisions.