New toyfair earthrise reveals

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  1. bellpeppers

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    While busy using state of the art CAD programs to design Optimus, HASBRO employs another technology in designing Megatron:
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    Again.


    Needless to say: PASS
     
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    Airwave\'s boat mode looks like Battleship
     
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    ziltama Mods, molds, and casts. Also full of hot gas.

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    They release new figures every year, including new toys of existing characters. Optimus Prime in particular gets new toys and refreshes in every toy line, including multiples in the same line.

    Consumers have clearly voted with their wallets and want new toys instead of not getting a new version.
     
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    Now that's a Smokescreen. Makes the Siege version look like poopy.
     
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    Lazerwave My Most Prized Treasure

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    I remember working at Toysrus and they had a strict rule about sell replica gun toys
     
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    It is kind of telling that there is a distinct difference between new designs like Arcee and Cliffjumper as well as Grapple and Hoist, and looking at reshelled figures like Prime and Smokescreen.
    First they did it with CW to get other characters like DeadEnd to Streetwise... But now that effort is even out the door. Shameless reshell for the same characters.
     
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    It looks like the new Modulator is the Airport Base.

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  8. G.B. Blackrock

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    Do these guys even know what they're talking about? "Classic G1"? Really?
     
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    Smokescreen and airwave are the only two i’m getting from the wave
     
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    RoboW4rrior298 Maximum blast!

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    I think that I’m personally in the niche where if I can just get a representation of a character, that’s good enough for me. I’m not going to “upgrade” my Selects Smokescreen to the ER one and same for Megatron. Just looks shit.

    I’ll just repro the datsuns.
     
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  11. Kafei

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    My boy Smokescreen looking perfect! Also i need to get me some more space shuttles.
     
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    The Micromaster stuff looks ace. Not sure what the difference to Siege is with Megs and SS. 
     
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    I like my siege Datsuns too. Keeping them. I'm done with the Datsuns. And I'm not buying any Lambo redoes either. I just stickered Red Alert with the fantastic Toyhax set and he looks great. Sideswipe is all he needs to be too.
     
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    That two heahed guy looks like SG rackn ruin
     
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    Smokescreen(especially) and Megatron look excellent but I can not believe that I am this excited for more micromaster bases. What is this the early 90\'s?
     
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    Battle platform? Hmm if that was something he really needed. Point is it just splays open and a little drone pops out.
    By that extend it is simply play value. I got a few primes, 6 or so and they all have different play value. I reallly think Cliffjumper is a great figure just for that.
     
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    Also, "Cybertronian tank mode..." doesn't make sense. Siege Megatron was supposed to be Cybertronian and this is supposed to be an Earth tank. If they're marketing this as "Cybertronian Megatron" then what even was the point?

    It's like, they copy pasted the text right along with retooling the mold.
     
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    I'm...kinna disappointed so far. I was hoping we'd get a few more characters that havent had toys in a while. I get bots like Megs, Prime and Screamer getting new toys, since they do in almost every line. But Smokescreen? Shrugs. If I have the extra money, and see him in the wild, I'll pick him up. But, that's about it.

    I do like Airwave and the Micromaster Decepticons though!
     
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    Classic G1 Tank! That exists now
     
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    Post says there's two more Battlemasters revealed? I just see the one. Anyway, loving what I'm seeing here aside from Megatron and Smokescreen. The former is more tolerable just because the leader characters are expected to get figures in every line, and we were told as much when Siege debuted. But Datsuns AGAIN? Come on. The Siege ones could have replaced by other characters. Are we going to get Headmaster Datsuns in the next chapter instead of the Jrs? This is absurd.