TLK Deluxe Cogman "Delayed" by TakTom

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by T-Hybrid, Sep 20, 2017.

  1. NemiMonkey

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    For now at least. Takara did give people another crack at both the Dlx Soundwave and HA Soundwave. That's more then can be said for Hasbro at this point.
     
  2. Shadow25

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    Guess I should grab Cogman and Hot Rod while they're $30 and not $100+. I don't know what to do about Dragonstorm, but at least he's available in some form.
     
  3. Caminus Prime

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    Even if we do get our favorite characters as toys, they're just gonna do a shit job on them anyway on purpose *stares at AOE lockdown*
     
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    This happens when a movie flops failing to generate enough interest to move the product.
     
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  5. AOEGalvatronRox

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    Hopefully I'll get paid before the inevitable price hike on this guy happens. However, is anyone really surprised by this. I mean, this can essentially be blamed on the fact that Hasbro/Takara decided to put some lacklustre figures in Wave 1. We got a figure of a character that made a 5 second appearance (Berserker), two figures from AOE that nobody liked (Bee and Slash), and a figure of everyones favourite character which turned out to be very bland when compared to his previous figures (Barricade). This is what happens when all of the new and good looking figures are saved for last.
     
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    Oh god. We're gonna have MORE Barricade and Berserker on the pegs?? I'm so glad I don't rely on retail for my figures. I paid more to get Cogman, but at least I'll have him hassle free.
     
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  7. zachprime86

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    Most of the times when that happens, its because Hasbro is probably working on a different character for the movie, like a one-step changer ! Since 1-5 step transformations is their game !
     
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  8. [Wing_Saber-X]

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    Same!
     
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    This won't be an issue, mostly because these cases are never going to see retail.
     
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  10. [Wing_Saber-X]

    [Wing_Saber-X] Takara Fanboy Collector

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    Godammit. Im hoping to spot Cogman here in Malaysia soon. I mean TLK Leader Megs has hit shelves here..so why not??
     
  11. optimusmegas

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    "Don't you -buurp- get it Morty?? It's it's it's cogman....COGMAN!!! He's end of the line Morty...He's...he's holy grail status, if you believe in the holy grail....which I don't. He's the beeeeeeUUURP best deluxe of the line Morty. And he's looking tough to get and and I won't miss out on it because of you Morty. You...you little shit. I won't miss it. .this won't be another szechuan sauce situation Morty I..I..I...I can't go through that again Morty you hear me?? Cogman Morty...cogman forever..for 20 seasons....cogman and szechuan sauce morty.......-buuuuurp- ugh...im gonna take a shit...."
     
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  12. Mirage00

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    Cool. The character sucked anyways.
     
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  13. Caminus Prime

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    That still doesn't excuse them since long-time neglected characters like Ratchet, Ironhide, Blackout, etc. Predated those "step" lines you mentioned
     
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    I'm really hoping that Takara has decided to focus on a 'Movie the Best' Cogman, instead.
     
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    Takara is very likely bailing out of a failed toyline from an unpopular movie.
     
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  16. wildfly

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    HLJ left me hanging on Nitro and Hot Rod.
    Which is the 1st time that's happened in 5 yrs.
    Now I am wondering if TT cut their run short?
     
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    #TLKmovieToysFailureContinues

    Honestly, he's the ONLY TLK toy I want. I was going to grab the cheaper Hasbro version anyway, but... this feels like an overall problem with the TLK line, and its botched launch.

    Cogman should have been released in WAVE 1. The fact that he's still not out, a full 3 months after the movie release? Wow, it'd be nice to work for Hasbro and literally get paid to f*ck things up! :D  (Takara is generally known for getting product out slowly, however).
     
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    I just ordered Hot Rod and Cogman off eBay for $35 each. Who knows if this will come back to bite me, but I've burned $30 on worse things. Fingers crossed I can get a Leader Dragonstorm without his casemate.
     
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    Walmart and Target stocked the horrendous All-Spark power toys instead of the next deluxe wave. I don't think a single massively overpriced cube Prime has sold. I found one Voyager Megatron at Walmart and bought it, never seen another one.

    Titans Return is choking on Wave 1 and 2 at every Walmart around. Target is stuck on HotRod for some reason. The only Voyager around is Broadside.

    Overall distribution is terrible.
     
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  20. T-Hybrid

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    It's going to end up being cheaper to buy the casemate and sell it for *something.*