At Family Dollar and Dollar General (not Dollar Tree) Kre-o Microchanger waves 1 & 2 Blind Bag Reissues have new 2015 Kreon bodies & tampos!

As reported by "M Sipher" on Twitter:

https://mobile.twitter.com/MSipher

And then on Tformers:

Blind-Bag Kre-O Micro Changers Reissued With Improvements - Check Your Local Dollar Stores! Transformers News Reviews Movies Comics and Toys

The figures utilize the new 2015 kreon body style which is 100% new, featuring raised hands like a Lego Minifigure, shorter height, flat arm ends, shorter arms, shorter legs, (maybe even smaller heads), and a hollowed out torso post. The figures seem slightly smaller overall.

Because of such drastic changes I am afraid of the compatibility of these new figures with their older counterparts. I do not know if there will now be issues with their parts swapability.

The figures also have more detailed tampographs and additional tampos on their legs when compared to their original releases when do not have leg tampos.

So far these changes have only been confirmed for the wave 1 & 2 blind bagged figures released at Family Dollar and Dollar General. The recent combiner multipack from Family Dollar features the old Kreon style figures so those will not match the limbs partners of the new 2015 bagged figures.

Some of these revised figures are already up for sale on eBay if you'd like to see more images of the differences.

I also know that the recent reissues of wave 4 differ from their original releases but only in quality of plastic, plastic color, and tampo neatness. I will post pics comparing my two Hot Rod kreons if I have some time tonight.

 

Wow, very nice!

 

I actually really hate that they did this. Now because of their smaller size and 100% differences, these guys won't match any of the figures that came before them. Because of such drastic changes I am afraid of the compatibility of these new figures with their older counterparts. I do not know if there will now be issues with their parts swapability.

 

What an odd change.

Kre-O's been backburnered (well, in the US, at least), so going to the trouble of creating new, smaller parts for these is an interesting choice.

 

Un...I got my Kreon Airachnid in April.

 

Man, it feels like Kre-O's stuck in some weird toy-limbo. Not totally dead, not really alive, taking a step back for every step forward they make...


I'd have LOVED to pick up some of the Wave 2 Kreons since way back when Target seemingly only ever got a single shipment, IF they used the original molds. The new parts are incompatible with the old ones, so can't use them for customs; the added face lines really don't look right compared to the plain old ones; and now they're all noticeably shorter, which would bug the hell out of me. Blech.

 

I was going to get all huffy, but then I realised they likely won't turn up here anyway, so... *Shrugs*

 

Wish the reissues had the codes back on them identifying which figure is inside. Only one I want from wave 2 is Groove. The smaller scale would actually work well with the other Kreon Protectobots.

 

Wait, are you confirming that the new parts are indeed incompatible with the old parts?

The only revamp I'm gonna buy is Bludgeon because I'm curious to see if they changed his skull face.

 

I also know that the recent reissues of wave 4 differ from their original releases but only in quality of plastic, plastic color, and tampo neatness. I will post pics comparing my two Hot Rod kreons if I have some time tonight.

 

Somebody (who's name escapes me) went and did a comparison between old and new Kreons, pointing out such things as the size of the ball joints being changed and how the torso now has a post that pegs into the now-hollow "spine". Basically the only compatible parts now are the heads.

Lessee if I can find the post.....
EDIT: here we go, thanks Soresuk

 

Man, those differences...argh.

At least we got a good run of stuff from beginning to AOE for us to mess around with.

Changing the compatibility....so unwise.

 

As a LEGO builder myself. I can understand the reason for the change. LEGO has been known to update parts and in some cases redesign an element from scratch. Even with the mini figures.

 

All these changes but Warpath still has a mouth?

 

They are neat looking designs.

 

The changes to the design of the Kreons do bug me, though the changes in the printing are pretty awesome.

 

Just a fantasy , but wish they'd package them in super
tiny G1 style boxes with character art. About the size of those little star wars
titanium black vehicles.

Or do a 1984 autobots boxset/decepticon boxset,
and then so on for each year and series.

 

They do that for SDCC. I got 84 & 85 hoping for 86 this year.

 

Would anyone be down to split a case of these? If they are like the previous cases, there's 2 of each character to a box. If I can find a complete box I'd like to sell the second set. Now that they aren't marked anymore we can't just get the ones we want.

 

I just want a revamp Bludgeon. I cannot find wave 1 anywhere. All my stores carry is revamp wave 2 or the reissue of wave 4 with no codes on them. I don't care about any of the others from revamp waves 1 or 2.