Tober Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 SH*T,better shatch up those Beagle Rays if that,s the case!! Heartbreaking
SuperHobo Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 Oh no say it ain't so! And we were so close towards getting a real modern rendition of Houquet's armored cycle. I hope they still produce it though since they look quite far with their prototype.
Save Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 (edited) Well there you have it folks, I've tried raising waring signs not to wait for price drops and if so the end of the line wouldn't be far behind. If you haven't got them yet now is the time to at least get them while some still have them in stock. An amazing toy, but released at the worse time. Still I will see what Beagle will have to say at Wonder Festival this weekend, that is if they even show up to the show. So far from what I know the line was canceled just a few weeks ago. The person heading the Ride Armor development then left Beagle since that was one main reason he joined the company. The individual actually had worked for Yamato toys prior to joining Beagle. Is the line truly dead, nobody knows. Let's hope for the best. Edited July 23, 2009 by Save
ruskiiVFaussie Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 really? so... no Fuke/Houquet? no way i can afford to help Beagle along, let alone buy up my wants for macross lol.
Agent-GHQ Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 This is fartin disturbing! Are these things not popular or was it not selling as well as they wanted in to be????
troyness Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 Yes a great toy released at the wrong time!!! Perhaps even in the wrong order ,maybe if Beagle had released Houquet second, sales might have been enough to keep the line going (atleast for a third release perhaps),I guess sales for the Ray might pick up now,if Ray sells out and the line doesn,t continue ,are we to assume that nothing could have saved it anyway in these economic times?? And if Ray does sell out ,and still faced with a dead-end toy line- I guess we can put to rest the idea(atleast in this circumstance)that it,s the toy collector,s fault for waiting for the sale.I just don,t like the link refering to my post ,as if I,m to blame
eriku Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 (edited) Wow, that sucks. Sorry guys, I know a lot of you were looking forward to Houquet. I have to admit I'm a tiny fraction responsible since I never bought any of the Beagles. I always thought it looked great but I just couldn't get myself to shell out the dough for one. I wonder if Toynami still has plans to produce an all-plastic Legioss/Beta set? I would assume they are dumping that idea as well, but I hope not. Edited July 23, 2009 by eriku
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 I just don,t like the link refering to my post ,as if I,m to blame Why, you little...! I had the news from a trusted source too, but I was hoping it wasn't true. Ah, Houquet, We were so close... So close! Maybe once the economic situation improves they pick up the line again. I don't see these molds rotting away in some warehouse in China, they're just too damn good.
DarrinG Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 TERRIBLE n e w s . . . just awful. YES they should have released her second!! Would have sold more than Stick I bet. Isn't it possible Toynami could take the mold to Aoshima or someone else to continue the project? I'm surprised I feel this awful . . .
Save Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 I just don,t like the link refering to my post ,as if I,m to blame troyness the link has nothing to do with you, again it was a response to the head sculpt which I used as to toss in a spoon full of reality of the current small company Japanese toys market. You might have replied to my post, but again it had nothing to do with you as an individual in the first place.
EXO Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 There was never any plans for a plastic alpha release. That was just something we thought of as fans that would cool because the alphas were so crappily manufactured with diecast parts where it didn't make sense.
jenius Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 (edited) Toynami did say they were "kicking around the idea" of a cheaper all plastic Alpha/Beta combo. That's as far as I've ever heard it go with them. EDIT - I'm off to eat breakfast and get back to the con. Edited July 23, 2009 by jenius
dizman Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 Well thats a shame, I know a lot of you guys were really looking forward to the Houquet release. No Yellow either, oh well I'll just have to wait for another company to make a perfect transformation 1/10 ride armor.
eriku Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 There was never any plans for a plastic alpha release. That was just something we thought of as fans that would cool because the alphas were so crappily manufactured with diecast parts where it didn't make sense. http://www.collectiondx.com/article/nytf09...bandai_tamashii Scoll down about half-way through.
troyness Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 troyness the link has nothing to do with you, again it was a response to the head sculpt which I used as to toss in a spoon full of reality of the current small company Japanese toys market. You might have replied to my post, but again it had nothing to do with you as an individual in the first place. OK cool,thanx Save ,sorry I miss understood!! I don,t know if it,s wishfull thinking or not,but do you think it might be possible Beagle will still release Houquet as they,ve come this far with the prototype, and then call it quits after they,ve released her ?,it seems that they,re half way there, or is it too much of an expense to put her through final production ?
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 Damn, getting a rockin' Houquet toy would've been sweet, and to have actually seen the proto pics makes it worse. It just won't be right to have Ray and Stick by themselves.
Ignacio Ocamica Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 Fu ck nooooooo!!!!! It's very sad for us Mospeada fans.
DarrinG Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 My only hope is that Toynami considers the sales potential and buys the mold. They should then turn them over to someone who can actually build them with quality. With huge Fuke sales they can move onto the Yellow version . . .
505thAirborne Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 My only hope is that Toynami considers the sales potential and buys the mold. They should then turn them over to someone who can actually build them with quality. With huge Fuke sales they can move onto the Yellow version . . . If Toynami could get the Molds (Hypothetically of course) and had the company that made the BETA/Tread Fighters, that could be a winning solution. I like FUKE Ride-Armor, But its Yellow's I really want!!
505thAirborne Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 My only hope is that Toynami considers the sales potential and buys the mold. They should then turn them over to someone who can actually build them with quality. With huge Fuke sales they can move onto the Yellow version . . . If Toynami could get the Molds (Hypothetically of course) and had the company that made the BETA/Tread Fighters, that could be a winning solution. I like FUKE Ride-Armor, But its Yellow's I really want!!
Twoducks Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 CRAP!! Just when we were going to get the good stuff... Isn't it possible Toynami could take the mold to Aoshima or someone else to continue the project? I hope they do that. Fuke is ready and she would sell a lot better. Maybe even help to recoup some of the loss.
ruskiiVFaussie Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 Damn, getting a rockin' Houquet toy would've been sweet, and to have actually seen the proto pics makes it worse. It just won't be right to have Ray and Stick by themselves. Not only that i've missed out both ways, i collected all of megahouse and missing houquet, now the dream buy Beagle Houquet might never hapen. T____T Sad! So now i have to snap up CM Houquet? :/
derex3592 Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 Well that news puts me in a pissy mood. I bought a Toynami Scott and LOVE it! I was going to buy a Rand sooner or later, but yeah, I would have been first in line for the Rook/Lancer bikes, they should have staggered the releases, idiot marketing guys. Don't put 2 that are so alike one after the other.....This SUCKS. Booooooooooo...........
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 (edited) I don't know about you guys, but I feel like all these toy news from the Comic-Con, as exciting as they might be, are overshadowed by this single bad new. I hope the news in the next couple of days help me wash off the bad taste off my mouth. Edited July 24, 2009 by Lonely Soldier Boy
Save Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 Looks like the word MOLD keeps getting tossed around. I'm pretty sure there is no MOLD. The sample shown at TAF was not made from a MOLD it was cut out with the use of CAD. I'm pretty sure there is no MOLD to hand over to anybody concerning the Fuke.
Mog Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 Damn, sucks about Beagle not finishing off the line. They had to have figured Rey would be the lowest seller. (And I do understand why they released it right after Stick's.) But at least put out Houquet and see how her sales go. If her sales aren't up to snuff, then they could have cancelled the line at that point. Like eriku, I too just never bought a Beagle. Not for lack of quality mind you; I just didn't have the space to display these. Hopefully, Toynami buys the Houquet CAD prototype from Beagle. It'd be a shame to see it go to waste. The other question now is who here on the MW boards is gonna change their avatar to the Fuke prototype and keep it until we see a 1/10 Fuke finally released? It's "worked" in the past! (I know... )
wolfx Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 I hope the Beagle mospeada line won't die. Its the best Ride Armour toy to date !
DarrinG Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 Agreed its the CAD drawings - not a mold. Whatever it is I hope Toynami takes it over . . .
Slammer Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 heh... guess in the end it seems only CMs went through with the lot of them....shame but at least I got all five of the main anime ridearmors(yes, I`m counting Shinobu/Sue) and two loose guys...
DarrinG Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 I can tell without even having a CMs version that buying their Fuke would not help my despair . . . (it might make it worse)
AcroRay Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 Looks like the word MOLD keeps getting tossed around. I'm pretty sure there is no MOLD. The sample shown at TAF was not made from a MOLD it was cut out with the use of CAD. I'm pretty sure there is no MOLD to hand over to anybody concerning the Fuke. People in the hobby do seem to throw that word around like they know what it means, when they obviously don't.
EXO Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 Toynami won't be aquiring anything nor have they stepped forward to make any effort, so don't hold your breath on that account. Another subject of interest is the lack of news about the megahouse Mospeada front. It looks like that line is dead too. I haven't checked the booth for it but I don't remember seeing it displayed. There's a good possibility the glaug is next but I'm not really interested in vynil toys. Kinda disappointed that it's not an injection mold piece.
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 Toynami is too much of a small fry, I don't think they have the resources to pick up the Beagle ridearmor and finish the line, even if Aoshima were to do the dirty work. If some big japanese company were interested in completing the line, then that's another story, but we wouldd probably have to wait a couple of years and buy the Stig and Rey versions all over again.
DarrinG Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 Toynami is too much of a small fry, I don't think they have the resources to pick up the Beagle ridearmor and finish the line, even if Aoshima were to do the dirty work. If some big japanese company were interested in completing the line, then that's another story, but we wouldd probably have to wait a couple of years and buy the Stig and Rey versions all over again. B U M M E R I wish you hadn't wrote this so perfectly as I was just starting to perfect my denial of the whole situation. My thoughts 10 minutes ago: "Toynami is just big enough to have the resources to pick up the Beagle ridearmor and finish the line, and let Aoshima do the dirty work. We won't even have to wait a couple of years and buy the Stig and Rey versions all over again" . . .
Tober Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 Kind of a bummer it didn't at least go into pre-order to gauge interest They would be re-using most of the molds from the first release again wouldn't they? The Bartley body armour is totally different but most of the bike components are identical. Ultimately if the demand isn't there it isn't going to get made tho.
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