Hasbro Made-to-Order Figures

I mean if they really wanted to go out and do an entirely battle damaged Sentinel, why not just introduce a chase variant? For every ten sentinels sold, a battle damaged version is thrown into the mix? Those other purchases would offset the cost of the variant and it encourages folks to buy more sentinels in the hopes that they’ll score a battle damaged version?


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I usually only buy a maximum of one or maybe two of ANY offering including army builders (though I did buy 3 Skrulls and 3 Hellfire guards) so, I would actually be livid if I ordered a sexy Sentinel and instead received a battle-damaged one. Just sell the battle-damaged version as a separate specific offering in tandem with the regular release. I'm sure they would sell comparably.
 
Stoopid_Sandwich said:
I mean if they really wanted to go out and do an entirely battle damaged Sentinel, why not just introduce a chase variant? For every ten sentinels sold, a battle damaged version is thrown into the mix? Those other purchases would offset the cost of the variant and it encourages folks to buy more sentinels in the hopes that they’ll score a battle damaged version?


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Eh, I hate the idea of chases, especially at higher prices like this. Still, they could produce a battle damaged Sentinel in the MTO model and I think it would sell on its own.
 
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Revox said:
As far as diorama stuff goes, I get this is the Marvel forum so this is kind of off base but I really think they should consider doing a Millennium Falcon cockpit MTO. Yeah, full 1:12 vehicles are just too damn big but I reckon they could make a nice killing on a cockpit piece if done well and they go all in with the lighting and stuff.
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One of the things I want most from the Star Wars line right now is exactly this.


TheGillMan said:
I'd love this. I still use those bases for my classic Claremont/Byrne era X-Men display.
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Thirded. Those Sentinel-Scraps bases are still one of my favorite things ToyBiz ever did in Marvel Legends. It's a shame ToyBiz didn't lean more into that type of thing once they determined the BAF model was where they wanted to go.


But also.. yeah, I see no reason why 90% of the existing MTO Sentinel can't be used toward a second MTO 'battle damaged' variant later. Couple more damaged parts, throw on some black scorch marks or a bit of dirt/smoke damage or whatever on the paint job...
 
Honestly, IF I have the money (and that is a big IF at this point), I'd be down for a battle damaged Sentinel....I'd actually like that better than a pristine one as it would convey action on the shelf. Of course, I'd be sad that I don't have a pristine one as well, but what can you do?
 
Lucid Silverback said:
What do y'all think about Hasbro doing a felled Sentinel playset/display stage? In a similar vein to my oft repeated idea to do an F4 Giganto play-stage, it could have minor articulation (head, one arm, & hand), strategically placed foot pegs all over it, fire and smoke effects, major battle damage (missing leg, metal scrap, and exposed wires), and price it under $100. You can place it on your display shelf and adorn it with all your favorite mutants.
I still love those old-ass Toybiz dismantled Sentinel display bases despite the individual parts not being the same-or-even-proper scale, and would absolutely love something like I've described.
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I'd be all over it. Connectable modular bases are my jam.
Revox said:
As far as diorama stuff goes, I get this is the Marvel forum so this is kind of off base but I really think they should consider doing a Millennium Falcon cockpit MTO. Yeah, full 1:12 vehicles are just too damn big but I reckon they could make a nice killing on a cockpit piece if done well and they go all in with the lighting and stuff.
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I've been wanting this for a while. It's about all they can do that would be close to the right scale and still affordable. They've basically run out of classic vehicles at the right scale. The TIE was simply too big for folks and an X-Wing is EVEN bigger. The last one they could reasonably try is an A-Wing, but frankly I think they know the demand isn't there.

A Falcon cockpit MTO though? That I think would absolutely work.
 
For me, I'm thrilled with the Sentinel we got at the price point we got. I would've been pissed off I had to pay $50 more to receive some stuff I would have to store in a drawer somewhere, because I can only display him one way at a time. I'm already annoyed enough at the 'Deluxe' Joe figures that have enough parts to display a figure 3 different ways, but it all just ends up in a drawer. I'd much rather give people the option to order another, different Sentinel down the line with Battle Damage upped there.
 
The Black Series team couldn't figure out how to sell a Rancor. There's no way they think they can make an A-Wing work, and also they're probably right if they believe nobody would buy it. Who the hell wants JUST an A-Wing knowing they'll never get an X-Wing? Like.. seven hardcore Black Series collectors?

Since this is the Marvel thread, I was trying to think of another Marvel MTO item I'd actually want and is feasible to do and I genuinely don't even know if there's anything left I'd care enough about except for maybe a dio item or two. Obviously, I'm a very particular kind of Legends collector in that I've trimmed what I buy -waaaaaaaaaay- back. At this point I'm more interested in a few more key favorite characters and some nice little dios where I can display them. And even then, I'm not really sure how feasible any dio items would be.

The Falcon cockpit works because it could have loads of detail and can still be fairly small considering it would be -accurate- to have the figures sort've crammed in together fairly tightly. But I can't think of anything comparable for X-Men. I don't want to display 5 or 6 X-Men shoved shoulder to shoulder in a Blackbird cockpit, for example. Danger Room is great, but how big would a Danger Room dio piece realistically have to be to comfortably display even 4-6 figures in a way that you'd WANT them to be displayed in a Danger Room scene, ya' know?
 
I wanted a HasLab Fantasticar but was concerned they'd over do it to justify HasLab pricing, but I would think a basic, no electronics flying bathtub style could be done at a reasonable price ($125?).

Then maybe revisit the Hellcharger without the electronic bells and whistles.
 
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