Universe (Classics 2.0) Red Alert (Legends) in package

I don't think we've seen this before:



Edit: Credit goes to Taobao.com: http://auction1.taobao.com/auction/i...48d.jhtml?pm=6

Yeesh! That thing is hideous!

Actually I quite like it! Though I do get more of a Minerva vibe from it than a Red Alert vibe.

Still, hopefully this presages a deluxe-sized Universe Red Alert repainted from Sunstreaker/Sideswipe. (Okay, I'll admit, for a second when I saw the thread title, I thought that might actually be what this was about... though of course it would make no sense to see Red Alert BEFORE Sideswipe).

There's also an Onslaught and Starscream for the first wave of Universe Legends, both of which have larger Classics figures, so it could be a possibility.

I hope after the first few waves Universe Legends class gets new molds-- they can't keep repainting the Cybertron Legends molds forever...

Last updated November 10th
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Cool. I'm currently planning on getting this, but I'm still hoping for a repaint/retool of the Deluxe Sideswipe that we'll be getting. Wouldn't also mind a repaint/retool of Sunstreaker as Wheeljack, but it's unlikely to see an official release like that, and a new mold for him is more likely. Which means I might actually kitbash an extra Sunstreaker as Wheeljack.

Originally Posted by optimus major this man is a genius

If they don't retool and/or repaint Sunstreaker as Red Alert, I'd totally dig a Cybertron Hotshot repaint in this style. There's a lot of potential from some of the Classics Legends repaints and its too bad we'll probably never see most of them come to fruition in larger scales.
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excellent point. How many legends repaints can they do? Well, it is Hasbro...

I think Hasbro even has its limits. Honestly, this is the FOURTH use of the Hot Shot Legends mold. I doubt the mold can even last through many more production runs, considering the toy's small size. Personally, I think the reason we're getting repaints at Voyager and Legends class sizes is that, as of last Botcon, it seemed like Ultra, Deluxe, and Robot Heroes were all that was planned for Universe. The Voyager and Legends size classes seem to have been thrown in at the figurative last minute, probably when it was realized just how much of a demand for TF product there was due to the success of the movie line. I can easily see the Voyager and Legends sizes being repaints for the first 2-3 waves, then becoming (mostly) new molds.

Last updated November 10th
(This update: 5 new TF Universe 2.0 toy reviews, 2 more of VBBN's toy reviews)

Here's hoping this means we'll be getting a Deluxe sized version in the near future!