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Louise Belcher · 03-08-2017, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by hazzbrojonez

Super 7 gives you creator curated, looks like it was crowd-funded style aesthetics then overcharges you Bootleg Designer Toy prices for not quite-mass produced but definitely not home-made products.

they're using underground culture aesthetics to sell you mainstream shit.

i don't really like this company. that whole "skeletors throne room" shit was some boutique type entitlement, like we hold all the dork relics, so if you don't get it from us then you just don't like it

they're like a shoe street wear boutique if it was a toy company
"oh you dont like how we do stuff, well it doesnt matter cuz we're better than you anyway"

Yeah, I really hate this company too, it has nothing original or unique to offer, they only sell overpriced nostlagic toys. In general, I can't stand this disgusting trend of taking advantage of nostalgia. The sad truth is that are a lot of adult toy collectors fall to this trap and are like children running around with cerdit card with no sense of value for money and pathetically excusing it with "MAH CHILDHOOD" or "I NEED THAT". Those idiots contribute to the rise in prices of toys (see figma for exmple,from 22$ to 55$+ for 1/12 scale figure with few accessories, that's a rise of about 250% within 9 years! What joke), because they just can't say no at some point and have no boundaries.

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

Honestly, after looking at the pics, I think I'm more impressed by the quality of the 1979 Kenner Alien figure than by Super 7's. If you look close, the sculpt on the 70's figure is actually more complex and detailed (look at the close-ups of the hands and feet). The quality of the Kenner fig was really a standout in an era where most action figures looked like shit. It was also an oddity in the sense that it was a kid's toy for a R-rated horror movie, which was unheard of at the time.

I also think the original Kenner sculpt is superior to the lousy Super7 one. I keep wondering how the toy market would've look today if all the companies Mattel and Hasbro "swallowed" were still Independent individual toy companies, especially Kenner and Bluebird.

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Louise Belcher Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Israel Posts: 229	Quote: Originally Posted by hazzbrojonez Super 7 gives you creator curated, looks like it was crowd-funded style aesthetics then overcharges you Bootleg Designer Toy prices for not quite-mass produced but definitely not home-made products. they're using underground culture aesthetics to sell you mainstream shit. i don't really like this company. that whole "skeletors throne room" shit was some boutique type entitlement, like we hold all the dork relics, so if you don't get it from us then you just don't like it they're like a shoe street wear boutique if it was a toy company "oh you dont like how we do stuff, well it doesnt matter cuz we're better than you anyway" Yeah, I really hate this company too, it has nothing original or unique to offer, they only sell overpriced nostlagic toys. In general, I can't stand this disgusting trend of taking advantage of nostalgia. The sad truth is that are a lot of adult toy collectors fall to this trap and are like children running around with cerdit card with no sense of value for money and pathetically excusing it with "MAH CHILDHOOD" or "I NEED THAT". Those idiots contribute to the rise in prices of toys (see figma for exmple,from 22$ to 55$+ for 1/12 scale figure with few accessories, that's a rise of about 250% within 9 years! What joke), because they just can't say no at some point and have no boundaries. Quote: Originally Posted by Dolemite Honestly, after looking at the pics, I think I'm more impressed by the quality of the 1979 Kenner Alien figure than by Super 7's. If you look close, the sculpt on the 70's figure is actually more complex and detailed (look at the close-ups of the hands and feet). The quality of the Kenner fig was really a standout in an era where most action figures looked like shit. It was also an oddity in the sense that it was a kid's toy for a R-rated horror movie, which was unheard of at the time. I also think the original Kenner sculpt is superior to the lousy Super7 one. I keep wondering how the toy market would've look today if all the companies Mattel and Hasbro "swallowed" were still Independent individual toy companies, especially Kenner and Bluebird. __________________ http://metzotza.blogspot.co.il/- toy reviews in Hebrew, one may use google translator.