Potato Heads and Battle Masters on Hasbro product page

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by griffin-of-oz, Apr 13, 2014.

  1. griffin-of-oz

    griffin-of-oz Ozformers site-owner

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    Browsing for product images today, and then looking here to see if it was mentioned yet (couldn't see a topic when doing a search), I saw that some of the TFs Potato Heads have been added to the Hasbro Product Page, with product numbers and RR pricing details... for anyone who needs them or archives them on their websites.

    Optimus truck/robot - $7
    Starscream jet/robot - $7
    Grimlock robot - $4
    Optimus robot - $4

    They also have the first wave of Battle Masters listed on the Product Page, but their individual Pages don't exist (or the links are wrong). You get to see the product numbers and RR pricing though (even though they have already been found in some parts of the world).

    2-pack Optimus Vs Megatron - $25
    Starscream, Barricade, Bumblebee, Prowl - $15 each
     
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  2. TheBeastman

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    So....what occurred that made this new potato head style necessary?
     
  3. Sideswipe1954

    Sideswipe1954 Well-Known Member

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    Those prices on the Potato Heads can't be accurate, can they? I mean, most licensed Potato Heads at retail (Marvel, Star Wars, etc) are like $12-$13 a piece
     
  4. yami4ct

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    It's hard to tell from these images with no other references, but judging from the packaging these guys are going to be much, much smaller than your typical Potato Head.

    Not sure how to feel about these guys. On the one hand, these guys seem to miss the point of the mix-and-match potato head play style. On the other, the way the parts come off to "transform" is really neat. Also loving the design of potato head grimlock, even if he doesn't transform. Might have to grab these guys if I ever see them.
     
  5. orangeitis

    orangeitis All orange, all the time. Looks infectious.

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    Must buy Spudscream...
     
  6. tonyformer

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    The battle masters are on shelves at Toys Are Us right now also.
     
  7. boxorak

    boxorak Lacking Shelf Space

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    Money.
     
  8. LegendAntihero

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    How come Hasbro doesn't put these potato head toys in Burger King kids meals like they used to?
     
  9. Autovolt 127

    Autovolt 127 Get In The Titan, Prime!

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    I still have my Opti-Mash Prime Potato Head figure from the first movie line. I don't need this new one.
     
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    I wonder how much one costs?
     
  11. JLvatron

    JLvatron Transformer

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    Actually, the packaging shows these new toys do NOT have custom potato'd names.

    It's now Mr. Potato Head "as Optimus Prime", "as Starscream", "as Grimlock".

    Surely a step down in creativity. They could easily have come up with:

    Starch-Scream
    Gr-yamlock