Was at my local Target, they had a display of kreons. Notice Sideswipe looks like Ironhide. Its Ironhide....dont think he a bonus figure....wasnt able to find the Kreo set he would belong too...
we saw these at toyfair this year, there was kreons for ironhide and hound on display but nothing has came up about them yet
Looks like someone screwed up. That Ironhide Kreo isn't even out yet. $5 says some jerkwad busts the display, nabs Ironhide and plops him up the eBay. Also, may I request a pic of the whole display?
If that comes out in a Hound or Ironhide Kre-o set for under $30 I might have to buy it. Now I have to go check my Target.
#1. Hasbro is truly insane if they don't figure out a way to get these Kreons out seperate of the sets (blindpacks, multipacks, HTS/BBTS exclusive, what have you) It seems like everyone is just over the moon on them. (they're so freakin' cute!!!) #2. I know Botcon and SDCC had some pretty lame panels this year, but doesn't it seem REALLY odd that they didn't show another/the next wave of Kre-Os? I mean, basically we have Wave 1 plus Sentinel Prime right? (who was kinda like Wave 1.5 as i understand it). I hope they aren't leaving it at what's out for the year... I'm torn ~ I got my son big BB for his Birthday next month and Sideswipe for a "just because" at the TrU BOGO50 last week, and they are doing another one this weekend, but none of the wave mates appeal to me ~ dig Mirage, think Jazz sucks, Dig Ratchet, think Prowl sucks (who's not the same price, but close) Hard to maximize that 50% off with how spread out the size classes are...
I wonder, though... if the Kreons were available separately, would anyone still buy the big sets? I honestly probably would not. But I HAVE been buying them, because I like the little Kreons. It seems like it would be in their best interest to just use them as an enticement to buy the bigger sets.
That's why I was kinda thinking the blind pack route makes sense for them ( much as I hate it) But I also just think, rather than pure cannibalization there is a market that'd eat up the Kreons that'd probably never buy the large sets...
It doesn't say Ironhide in the picture. Someone must have made a screw-up and put the Ironhide Kreon in place of Sideswipe.