Generations 2014 Wave 3 release date update; Crosscut delayed to future assortment

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by General Tekno, Apr 23, 2014.

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  1. Single Elegant Machine

    Single Elegant Machine Purity and order.

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    Whatever you say, Geewunner.

    Those two have also been witheld. They've been pushed back to June--provided Hasbro doesn't delay them indefinitely.
     
  2. Anguirus

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    What are the known upcoming non-movie Generations toys?

    Deluxe: Crosscut, Rattrap, Tankor, Arcee, Chromia, Nightbeat, Jhiaxus, Windblade

    Voyager: Roadbuster, Sky-Byte

    Leader: Jetfire, Megatron

    Legends: Cosmos, Swerve, Shrapnel, Tailgate, Acid Storm, Gears, others hinted.

    We've never had a product line like that disappear into thin air before, you mooks. Settle down. You are literally employing the logic: "because they went out of their way to announce that they haven't announced that they are canceled, they must be canceled." At least when I was Chicken-Littling Cosmos and Swerve, they actually HAD been canceled (just for, like, a week it turned out).

    And frankly, what most of you are telling me is that you just weren't paying any attention. Did you really think that Arcee was going to come out in March back when BBTS had that laughable listing? We've known that we are due for a big push of movie product this summer, i.e. the next reset, and while two lines have shipped simultaneously over a long time period (one reason not to freak), they rarely ship during the same week.

    I say this as someone who duly bitched and tore his hair out when Animated canceled four Deluxes and three Voyagers, when DotM canceled two Deluxes and one Human Alliance, when Movie Trilogy shipped only one of five announced products, and when First Edition decided to take an extra year sending three Deluxes and two Voyagers to the US: Hasbro did not just set fire to HALF OF THEIR FOOTPRINT AT BLOODY TOYFAIR.

    And before some poor guy from the Midwest has a complete mental breakdown on me (again), I am not defending the broken toy distribution system in the United States and aroudn the globe. I am not guaranteeing that your personal Walmart has X number of Roadbusters. I'm assuming that if you can sign onto this board, you can place an order at whatever online retailer is convenient for you.
     
  3. Blitz.

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    not seen anything new since wave 1 dlx's so meh nothing lost I guess
     
  4. Afterburner

    Afterburner For your health

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    Indeed, Hasblow apologist. Say hello to Brian for me.



    Now you see the stupidity. Whether you can admit it is another story.
     
  5. motorthing

    motorthing Too old for this $hit

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    So in summary: Toys I want........delayed, possibly cancelled because that's what "delayed" can mean in the Hasbro accounting dept.

    Toys I don't want: soon to be everywhere.

    Thread: 5 or 6 guys upset about above. 30 or 40 Zenmasters telling them to "shut up" and "learn to read." Got it.

    Business as usual in a Movie year. Fucking Movies. Sigh.

    Let's see how "calm" everyone stays if this bullshit spreads to take out Jetfire and Roadbuster/Skybite. ..........
     
  6. G1Prowl

    G1Prowl Prick, apparently

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    You say "if" and I say "when"...
     
  7. Shark Jumper

    Shark Jumper さあ、お前の罪を数えろ

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    At least they didn't release everything in low numbers only to cancel.
     
  8. Single Elegant Machine

    Single Elegant Machine Purity and order.

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    What? An apologist? I'm no more satisfied with their decision to stall the wave than you are--probably even less so, considering that I have been awaiting a show-accurate Tankor for 15 years. Meanwhile, Hasbro and Takara have persisted in paying homage to your vaunted G1; much to the chagrin of anyone that would rather see other lines addressed.

    I enjoy G1 and its characters, but no one can deny you geewunners have received the lion's share of Hasbro's support.
     
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    Supposing that all that all that is written is realized in the most positive of manifestations, I have one or two queries that might seem quite negligible. These Deluxe figures are - unless my reckoning is now outdated - meant to come with a pack-in comic. This means that their packaging will have to be of a certain design and size. Does this redistribution mean that these figures will be released with wave mates that won't include comics? While there are plenty of impulse purchases or those made to quickly placate a child, I suspect that for some, there may be an apparent inequity in value of their purchase, at least in a physical store scenario.

    On the point under the title about QC issues with Skids being a likely motive for Crosscut's delay, I can't help but wonder if that contributes to why we haven't seen Takara's Skids, when they have revealed Waspinator and Armada Starscream awhile ago. Of course, Takara's only revealed a couple of Deluxes and/or Voyagers at a time for Generations, and it seemed that the rest would have to get out of the way of Movie related figures, which regrettable harmonizes with the downcast tone of the thread so far.
     
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    Arcee keeps getting screwed.
     
  11. motorthing

    motorthing Too old for this $hit

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    Springer will be jealous/furious.

    Hot Rod don't care........
     
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    BeeOtch217 Ha Ha You're a Mini-Con!

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    Must. Resist. Pun.
     
  13. Rockdown

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    Springer can't care as he is in a persistent vegetative state:( 
     
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    Um... They are G1... Last time I checked, Swerve and Gears were G1. They even included a G1 battle mask head for Gears.

    IDW is part if G1, folks.
     
  15. adambman

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    I think that might be informing some of Kup's friction towards Jazz, having to work with a special operator when his protegee is out of action. With Springer's zero point on the mend last we heard, I wonder when he and Roadbuster will be back, and in which comic(s).
     
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    You could be right. Common Roberts, wake up Springer already, he helped make you famous.

    Hasbro, stop cockteasing, release Arcee this year as a UK exclusive.
     
  17. pscoop

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    Not a big surprise considering the shit distribution of the Generations line the last 2 years or so. More room for cheap looking AOE stuff...yay.
     
  18. Calabask

    Calabask Waspinator Cultist

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    IDW styling is not really G1. It's IDW. Sure there's a bunch of G1 characters but there's also new ones, and others. Like Waspinator and Skybyte.

    Also. May I direct you to Hyper Novae.

    However G1 redesigns are popular simply because they weren't able to be done as toys with today's standards. BW, BM, CR, ROTC were all relatively recent and had modern engineering in them. It's easier to improve on a brick than it is on the Mona Lisa.
     
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    I thought this delay had been common knowledge for a while.

    RedMercury, the first store to post dlicitations for the Wingblade wave, told me around a more the ago that this wave was going yo be delayed and sit up.

    That guy must have insider info coz it's not the first time he's been in the know.
     
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    I thought this delay had been common knowledge for a while.

    RedMercury, the first store to post dlicitations for the Wingblade wave, told me around a more the ago that this wave was going yo be delayed and split up.

    That guy must have insider info coz it's not the first time he's been in the know.
     
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