It's like Emgo says. Options are good. Given the choices, an unapplied sheet of labels, even if garbage tier is a physical bonus item in the box. It at least gives the appearance of added value.

And to be honest.. I really liked the top bottom combiner gimmick in Energon! It was like getting more figures out of your bunch.. but again, a failure in execution, not necessarily concept. Maybe that truly is the legacy of Hasbro, glorious concepts, inconsistent execution.

 

Guys this set looks fantastic. That's all that's important.

 

Love this set.

Will be buying a ton of 3P spiked-wheels, guns, swords, and stickers.

 

I dunno... I'm kind of enjoying the conversation!  

 

And you said this conversation was going nowhere, Tigatron!  

You know what's going to actually KILL TFs? The day a 3P makes a successful cartoon to go with their product. Because the TF market is starving for a proper, adult version of their favorite brand, and Hasbro is NOT the company to bring that. It's been 35 years or so, right?

It's a matter of time. Eventually, a 3P will come along with the right connections to a media company that will make a better program. It won't have Optimus or Megatron (man-tears flow like mad!  ), but it could evolve the Transforming toy concept properly. Because Hasbro will continue to re-invent the brand (for children) every few years, with middling success. Hasbro TFs are more likely to evolve into strictly media concepts (as Hasbro evolves into a media corporation that does not sell toys). That's how I see it.  

 

Well i mean.... We got that Siege series coming to netflix soon-ish.
TFP wasn't that long ago either and it was pretty mature as far as "content adults want to follow, too".
I wouldn't count them out of the toy making game. What I would like to see more from 3p is new original characters that can interact with what we already have.
Anyway. Day 4967 of no G2 Sideswipe preordeds. Starting to shake profusely.  
Been a long time since I've been excited for a mainline release  

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KQRH3F...olid=37X5KHDS1CZZX&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

add it to your wishlists people, if this is the first link for the usa amazon a news credit would be appreciated  

 

Nice! But no price yet? That's going to be a deal breaker for me on this one... thanks btw!

 

Thanks for the headsup. Got him in my wishlist.

 

not a problem, happened to stumble on to it this morning and figured id share  

same, plus set email notifications for when its available. unfortunately couldnt find skywarp yet

 

Awesome! Thanks!
Here's to hoping we can order it sooner than later!

 

heres hoping, tried to find skywarp as well but no such luck just yet

 

Well this is a U.S link, It isn't The U.S link. This is the UK Global store link, it's actually the way the community found out about the UK pre-orders. So be warned if you add this to your wish list and when it restocks it will not be from amazon U.S most likely, but from Amazon UK.

When Amazon U.S puts their actual listing up it will most likely have a completely different link.

Explanation:
This ASIN is attached to a EAN (european article number) so this link is really only good for Amazon UK, DE, FR, etc... When amazon U.S puts theirs up. It will have a different ASIN attached to a UPC with a new link, good for Amazon U.S, CA, and AU.

This is the reason people were seeing the set on amazon U.S for $69.99 plus shipping on the U.S site earlier in the week. It was because it was the being sold by the Amazon UK global store.

Example:

UK global store listing for WFC Ironhide on the U.S site
https://www.amazon.com/Transformers...words=Tra+wfc&qid=1559575695&s=gateway&sr=8-4

Actual U.S link
https://www.amazon.com/Transformers...ords=Ironhide&qid=1559575756&s=gateway&sr=8-1

 

Good to know

 

Amazon UK Skywarp link.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Transformers-E5564EP5-Voyager-Skywarp-Multicolour/dp/B07LFS247N
Pre-orders haven't opened yet.

Some new stock photo's

 

And now I have my seeker solution.
I'll be getting Skywarp. No silly Smirk on this guy!

 

I will never get over her lemon-lime chiffon-ness. Also, G2 Swipe reminds me of Wild Rider a little.

 

He's severely constipated and about to flush 10 years of memories down the crapper. He's so not okay.

 

The question is, did he make that face mid-loafpinch or after he looked in the can and saw what he did?

 

Yes to both.  

 

I'm actually glad Siege G2 Swipe doesn't have that shitty scowl   

In all seriousness though, Swipe is more of a crass smirker  . Sunny is the Master Scowler  .