Back od the head is damage waiting to happen. Either the head gets ripped off, or the lock is so weak that it won't matter.

 

Depends, some of the larger figures could easily be fine, like Jetfire, skylynx, even the titans.

 

Seconded, and to add to this: why not release 1 perfect version? Just look at Kup and CJ from the upcoming Target Buzzworthy line. How long until we see someone return the old "inferior" versions in the new packaging? It used to be Hasbro got their mold reuse with new name redecos and new heads. Now they want us to bend over and buy the same character with better accuracy.

 

Why not just stop making toys?

 

Why not stop making the SAME EXACT TOY?

The Siege Megatron mold was used as "G1 Megatron" a ton of times, BUT was also G2 "combat hero" Megatron, with a unique head. You could have him next to any g1 version and say "yes, this is someone different/ Megatron at a different point of time".

Now look at the earthrise CJ mold. Here’s how it's been used:

CJ
Hubcap
Netflix BB (VW reshell)
Bugbite
Target 4 pack BB
Shattered Glass Goldbug

All are unique characters! Except now we JUST NEED to have a straight up toon recolor of CJ...


Edit: And don't even get started on how many UNIQUE CHARACTERS they get from both the siege and earthrise SEEKER molds... The only straight up redo of 1 character is SS getting redone with his coronation gear.

 

You just completely contradicted yourself. First you said that they should just make the perfect version of a character.

Now you're saying that they should keep creating new molds.

Which is it? Make the perfect character and be done forever, or make new iterations and try to improve them or do different things?

 

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No, what i'm saying is only make ONE g1 Megatron from the Siege mold. Make it the best it can be. Don't release a new "this is the best g1 Megatron" color fix every 6 months!

It's 100% fine with me to use that mold with a new head or new paintjob and be something DIFFERENT.

Like I said, combat hero got new paint, new head, and represents his g2 self.

Why not do another head, color it blue, and be Straxus?

Japan is the land of wacky crossovers. Color him pink and cover him with Hello Kitty images! "Hello Kitty x Transformers crossover!"

And why not recolor him, make his insignia red, and give him some new accessories? Oh, wait, they did, as SG Megatron. AND IT WORKS, because it's a DIFFERENT CHARACTER.

 

Which would be the singular perfect version? Some people like translucent windows. Some people like painted windows.

Isn't it okay to sometimes have different versions that better please different people? Nobody is being forced to buy all of them. You can stop whenever you don't wanna.

 

That doesn't contradict itself at all, though. He's saying they should stop releasing the Megatron mould as Megatron and, if they're going to make retools no matter what, make them different characters so you're not buying basically the same toy of the same version of the character over and over. He even capitulates that at least SG Megs represents a separate iteration of the character. How is that contradictory?

I also completely agree with him. The tail-chasing of WFC with so many versions of the exact same Optimus and Megatron was crazy. Redecoes are gonna happen, it's unavoidable, but how many barely changed versions of Megatron did we need?

 

Fair enough, and perhaps there are people happy with "toy colors" CJ. HOWEVER, how many people feel burned by a more toon accurate version released a year later? I will never get the $24 +tax back for the earthrise version when i upgrade to the new one.

Conversely I'm glad I skipped Earthrise Starscream, because I can now get him with the coronation accessories. And I passed all G1 siege Megatron releases until the one with skelevore.

How about some creative solutions? Let's see how we can help Hasbro out.

1 Announce that your doing multiple versions of a toy and give release dates. "OK fans, we're doing a new CJ mold this year! Toy accurate colors in June, toon colors in December!"

Will never happen, cuz they want the unintentional double dippers.

2 Transformers "leasing" service. For a low fee you can lease your toys and trade them in every year for the newest, more accurate version. "For a low price of $24 PER YEAR you can 'own' CJ! Just mail him back every 12-18 months for the newest version!"...

Never work, logistical nightmare. And who would pay $240 over a 10 year period for a deluxe CJ that is just a little more perfect each year?

3 Use the damn mold ONCE per character.

Never work. Every collector NEEDS 7 variants of G1 Megatron in the siege mold...

 

Thank you    

 

Fair enough, I guess I slightly understood what you were saying. Often people say "why not just do the perfect version to begin with?", which ignores the reality of improvement and development.

I understand what you mean now, but I also agree with Scorponok, they release different versions because different people will buy them, and there will always be new people who want to buy whatever version is on the shelf.

The issue isn't so much that Hasbro keeps releasing versions of the figures, it's that collectors feel like they need to own every version or a "perfect" mix of the versions that they release.

 

Understood. My gripe is with the lack of... let's say "transparency"... on Hasbro's part. They could be upfront and say "we are releasing this mold CJ with these 2 color options. Collectors may choose which version (s) they want to purchase: toy accurateor toon accurate." Instead we have to roll the dice on if the color scheme we purchase will be the one we actually want years later.