Lawson exclusive Voyager Blackout repaint

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:52 pm

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/vbimghost ... imgid=5682

Named "Blackout Ver.4500X", movie accurate deco, including a metallic version of the mini-Scorponok figure, and the Japanese Movie DVD, selling for 8990 Yen, exclusive to Lawson stores in Japan, available on December 19th.

EDIT

http://lawson.jp/lawson/loppicatalog/it ... tem=023311

Post by **Denyer** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:57 pm

Kinda raises the question why metallic versions are being made as exclusives, when they'd likely sell more if the figures were more widely available like that in the first place...

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:21 pm

I guess because
1) metallic deco is more expensive, hence they have to sell it at a larger price than regular mass retail toys
2) they can sell the "simple" version first, with high demand because it's a movie toy period; and then offer the metallic redeco and have completists chase after it.

Releasing the non-metallic version first is therefore neither cost-efficient nor does it sell more units.

Post by **Denyer** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:36 pm

It's not cost-efficient if sales aren't maximised during the first period because some people don't like the first releases; casual buyers don't follow exclusives.

Then again, Hasbro couldn't keep up with demand initially, so regardless of the deco the waves would have cleared.

secretcode · Post by **secretcode** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:13 pm

Originally posted by Nevermore
I guess because
1) metallic deco is more expensive, hence they have to sell it at a larger price than regular mass retail toys

If we go by this logic, we will never see anything like Transmetals I/II again, without a price hike.

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:19 pm

Beast Wars ending years ago could also be an economic stumbling block...

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:31 pm

Closeup!
http://tformers.com/DVD-Blackout-Ver-45 ... /news.html

secretcode · Post by **secretcode** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:59 pm

Originally posted by Cliffjumper
Beast Wars ending years ago could also be an economic stumbling block...

I was talking about vacuum-metallic plastic. Beast Wars would probably never come back (damn it.)

Hey, wasn't 4500X the copter's id number?

Nevermore · Post by **Nevermore** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:05 am

numbat · Post by **numbat** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 1:30 pm

Call me crazy, but in this case I actually prefer the standard release.

The pale 'metal' parts look rather out of place there. If the original release had the number on it, and grey hands (and a better painted Scorpy...), then it would be just grand. Except for the mold issues...