Hasbro are murdering Classified before it's even got going; weak, nerfed mainstream releases, random availability and business practices, confused messaging, two product lines with similar pricing and intent... Like how many Destros, Snake Eyes and Commanders have we seen in just two months? Good luck flogging movie merch at this rate.
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That should be in a display in a Lego theme park.

 

Aye, I thought he'd be guaranteed. Siege had 4 waves and so far we only know up to and including wave 3 of the deluxes for Earthrise. So with Ratchet still expected to drop, there could yet be a possible 4th wave we don't know about. Or it could be repacks. Or it could not exist. Thrust's listing puts him in Earthrise too but he's also still yet to be announced for a wave and 3 already has it's the Qunitesson and Megatron. Unless Thrust's punted to a selects release. Cyclonus has also been leaked but then he could be in Studio Series if the internets teeth gnashing about Studio Series is correct.

A 4th wave could be on the horizon or Hasbro could cut it short to get to Kingdom I guess!

And through rum hazed eyes I realise I just written more questions than anything else.

 

I'm expecting an ER wave 4, probably with Thrust, Tracks, & Skids. Maybe Hothouse. Runabout's in with a shout too.

Jazz is the one I'm not sure about. H3ecould technically make it into the '86 line, but WFC would be a more natural home for him. Who knows?

 

@Insurgent,
Glad you like the pics of my furry friends!  

@Siege Fan,
So far it's 3 Cobra Commanders, 2 Destros and 2 Snake Eyes.

If they were spread out a bit instead of all coming inside the first year of the line's existence it'd not seem so bad but I agree it's a bit much this soon.

 

I did have a sneaking suspicion that ER Ratchet and Bluestreak would be mainline figures this time - in fact I’m sure I remember a ‘he tell me’ rumour all but confirming Ratchet would be - so if you factor in Thrust and Cyclonus, it does seem likely there’s one more wave yet to be announced. Plus, Blaster has yet to be accounted for too. Hmmm....

 

I caved in on the Seekers. Huff. Guess I’m no longer pre-ordering Lego Super Mario.

 

@Seeaich

This what you had in mind for SiegeFlix Nemmy (assuming that’s the case!)?



(Not my work I must stress! Posted by Twitter user “@emeraldbeacon”)

 

Lego Mario will be much easier and cheaper to obtain over time than the Seekers, I promise you!

 

Wait what... GI Joe Retro series incoming and pretty cheap. I'm in.

PRE-ORDER G.I. Joe Retro 3.75″ A.W.E. Striker

 

Something like that, though I still think that this Giza could be Pteraxadon-based I'm also starting to doubt it though as some have pointed out that the Netflix line may just feature show characters so unless he turns up in show this speculation could be moot!

Spoiler

Unless Ultra Magnus isn't just killed but is corrupted and converted into him, or the show does it's own Nova Prime thing?

 

I know, but I wanted the wee mushroom polybag.

 

He should do they got megs and hotlink as UK exclusives

 

Spoiler

Remember the old Fansproject Shadow Commander Armour for the Universe (SDCC?) Nemmy? I’d buy the Siege Magnus in those Colours! Although I’d wager it a little brave of Hasbro to release the same toy twice in a spoiler box set!

 

My predictions

Earthrise

Ratchet and bluestreak (seen as prowl and ironhide are exclusive)
Tracks (was in fan vote)
Runabout (obv repaint but could be selects) or needlenose (was in fan vote)

Voyager
Thrust (leaked/listed and siege only had 4 waves of voyagers and 1 in last wave)

Leader
Blaster with tapes (rumoured, could be retool/ mainline ver of netflix soundwave and this seems natural fit to do tapes)

Netflix wave 3

Barricade (listed)
Quintesson (listed, probably a allicon)
Cheetor (listed)
Deepcover (listed)
Ironhide or prowl (seems weird to skip them as main autobots)

Voyager/leader (main characters seem to be focus other than hotlink)
starscream, astrotrain without accesories
Leader Shockwave

Then I reckon we will see g1 inferno in kingdom as rumoured and ss86 will do jazz as listed, all movie bots along with constructions, blitzwing and insecticons.

 

Its probably Shockwave in that box set with more repainted battle drones prob lionizer again. More energon cubes and maybe a lazer like blast effect

 

Yeah, that was my thinking "Surely not even Hasbro would put out the exact same figure in an exact same format box set" but when the cheeky buggers are putting out a proper blue-legged Prime in a Netflix box who knows, eh?

 

I would be livid if they did Doubledealer in that box with Knok and Skar included!

 

The cybertronian on the box translates to fangtron giza and giza was the micron bird partner of arms micron nemesis prime and power of the primes nemesis prime dude.

I think shockers will be next wave myself.

 

Pretty sure their stunticons actually getting released is one of the signs of the apocalypse.

Your manager has some serious Trump hands!

As prescient mentioned, presumably Warden will have been involved in the next couple of years worth of stuff, so I wouldn’t be surprised if ‘he’ has ticked off a few of the obvious leftover characters somewhere along the line.

I can’t remember the timeframes, but leaks were really bad at one stage, right (armada era?) and then got a lot better? It must be depressing for the people hosting these events, given the ‘meh’ reaction to stuff that ‘we already know about’.
Good point on iron hide’s vehicle feet, though a probable ratchet from him is still the coolest thing about the reveals for me.

! Nostalgia buzz! I spent a lot of time earning money on forklifts in 2...

Hilarious! Must be weird seeing a whole group of people debating your opinions (often nastily), without your job being a ‘celebrity’ one.

 
Great post

 

I'd love to know how many people genuinely bought the Magnus spoiler set without knowing what was in it for £60, bound to be a few. Wonder what their genuine reaction was!

Like it'd be quite the leap of faith lol, and there isn't even a show yet. Hell, it's entirely possible they've never heard of Rung...

That Magnus didn't exactly set the world alight, and hitting fans or the uninitiated with notorious shelf-warmer Shockwave again... You can still easily buy him in America and he's years old now, same with RadioShackwave.

His alt form also doesn't really lend itself to battle damage like a truck or shuttle/train does...

Personally I'd love to see the first use of a new mould but that's almost certainly too much to hope for!