DOTM premiums.

Discussion in 'Transformers Toy Discussion' started by awesomem131, Jul 14, 2011.

  1. awesomem131, Jul 14, 2011
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    You guys know how in movie 1 the toys where rereleased with a better paint job and slight retooling.So do you guys think Hasbro will try this approach again?Or will we just get a post DOTM subline for next year like ROTF had for 2010?
     
  2. Maverick Hunter Christian, Jul 14, 2011
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    The Premium line happened because at the time, retailers were demanding more and more movie product because it kept selling out so fast and giving the same molds another coat of paint was a quick way of getting more figures back out on to the shelves.

    I doubt we're ever gonna see something like that again.
     
  3. Wheeljack_Prime, Jul 14, 2011
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    The only Premium we need is Sideswipe.
     
  4. videriant, Jul 14, 2011
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    To further expand, the 1st movie did not have as many molds prepared and so Premium was the way to go. Now we have a lot of molds with repaint opportunity. If you want Premium then be prepared to shell out for the Takara versions.
     
  5. Nightrain, Jul 14, 2011
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    Ain't that the truth. Hopefully Soundwave will be shiny.
     
  6. videriant, Jul 14, 2011
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    Are we defining "premium" based on the first movie, i.e. shiny paint jobs? Because I consider the HA line to be the preimums of the deluxes.
     
  7. QmTablit, Jul 14, 2011
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    Your example doesn't work because Hasbro didn't do it for the last movie. They didn't need to.

    They don't need to now.