Something that I don't understand...

Macross7 · 12-11-2012, 01:08 AM

And Cliffjumper, who dies in Ep1 and has a few cameos get how many toys?

Just for North America
FE
FE Zombie
PRID
SDCC Zombie
Cyberverse

That has to be a record for the amount of toys based compared to amount of appearences.

RedAlert Rescue · 12-11-2012, 02:02 AM

Oh and Tailgate has only got a Legends/legion toy - I'd have liked him to be a White Cliffjumper deluxe repaint.

And a bit of commons sense could have seen various repaints too like :

Soundwave as Soundblaster
Wheeljack as Makeshift (slight deco change) or in the red accent colours the Legion has.
Vehicon in purple. (as a Miner / season 2 colours)
Arcee as Flamewar in deluxe size

I feel thought they could have repainted Breakdown and Unicron and other and released them in boxed sets - like they have done many time for movie toys.

Another question is why no Open face Optimus variation ?

KaguyaHouraisan · 12-11-2012, 02:10 AM

Trainbot or gtfo.

Knightdramon · 12-11-2012, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by MachSabre

That's my thought. I could go into details, but I don't wanna derail the thread. If someone's interested in reading it, I typed it up on [Links are hidden for guests. Please Register.]

Not a bad article, purely speculative though, but there's a mistake; you're comparing Hasbro's MP10 Prime, who costs 110 USD at the time of writing, to MP01 Prime, who you price at 100 USD. Not entirely accurate, the hasbro version of MP01 always cost 50 USD, while the takara version cost 100. If that's the case, you want to compare it to takara's version of MP10 that costs 260 USD.

On topic, Cliffjumper was always presented as a main cast autobot in all advertisments and promotional stuff leading to the show [even the prequel comic establishes him as the protagonist], so it makes sense he'd get as many toys. The only mess-up is how late the toys came out in relation to the show. And I wouldn't count SDCC Cliff as a "regular" release, as he's not really available to the public.

Murasame · 12-11-2012, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Nightrain

Hasbro is horrible at thinking ahead. Have been for years.

At least Hasbro is not Mattel.

RedAlert Rescue · 12-11-2012, 06:40 AM

SDCC Cliff was on Hasbro's store though so that should count.

Hosta · 12-11-2012, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by s_cren

If it comes down to it and theres is 2 toys one in the show one not the kids like them both equally i believe they would go with the one thats ins the show versus the one thats not. As a kid i liked to recreate what i saw in beast ward so having the chracter in the show is plus and youd think the would put priority in that first then fill out the line with non show characters.

btw when's that show coming out? Beast Ward.......never heard of it, sounds fascinating....lol

ahro23 · 12-11-2012, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Hosta

we did get a breakdown & smokescreen toy

+ Ultra Magnus received NO screen time! but there's still a toy of him

That's not true. They showed like a 2 second flash of him when Optimus was working under Megatron as Orion Pax

ahro23 · 12-11-2012, 09:16 AM

I'm just mad the ONE time a Bumblebee remold/repaint could have been REALLY good, HasTak had to drop the ball and use the Knockout mold for Smokescreen

RayTheSun · 12-11-2012, 09:39 AM

Don't Takara do most of the actual engineering? 'Cause I'm pretty sure that Breakdown simply fell outside of Hasbro's budgeting.

12-11-2012, 02:02 AM	#32
RedAlert Rescue Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 8,829 Location: Chekov's Gun is always loaded Collection Count: More than I can easily count News Credits: 5	Oh and Tailgate has only got a Legends/legion toy - I'd have liked him to be a White Cliffjumper deluxe repaint. And a bit of commons sense could have seen various repaints too like : Soundwave as Soundblaster Wheeljack as Makeshift (slight deco change) or in the red accent colours the Legion has. Vehicon in purple. (as a Miner / season 2 colours) Arcee as Flamewar in deluxe size I feel thought they could have repainted Breakdown and Unicron and other and released them in boxed sets - like they have done many time for movie toys. Another question is why no Open face Optimus variation ? “Don’t believe everything you read on the internet.” – Benjamin Franklin

12-11-2012, 06:40 AM	#36
RedAlert Rescue Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 8,829 Location: Chekov's Gun is always loaded Collection Count: More than I can easily count News Credits: 5	SDCC Cliff was on Hasbro's store though so that should count. “Don’t believe everything you read on the internet.” – Benjamin Franklin

12-11-2012, 09:16 AM	#39
ahro23 Omnibot Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,480 Location: Madison, WI Collection Count: 300+	I'm just mad the ONE time a Bumblebee remold/repaint could have been REALLY good, HasTak had to drop the ball and use the Knockout mold for Smokescreen Feedback thread: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/junkio...13-ahro23.html Want/Trade list: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/wanted...want-list.html

12-11-2012, 01:08 AM	#31
Macross7 Herald of Unicron Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,036 Location: Rochester, NY News Credits: 1	And Cliffjumper, who dies in Ep1 and has a few cameos get how many toys? Just for North America FE FE Zombie PRID SDCC Zombie Cyberverse That has to be a record for the amount of toys based compared to amount of appearences.

12-11-2012, 02:10 AM	#33
KaguyaHouraisan Quintesson Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 690 Location: Jyväskylä,Keski-Suomi/Mellersta Finland	Trainbot or gtfo.

12-11-2012, 09:39 AM	#40
RayTheSun Boy of Meat Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 233	Don't Takara do most of the actual engineering? 'Cause I'm pretty sure that Breakdown simply fell outside of Hasbro's budgeting.