TCC Drift is Arashikage!, Plus plenty of pics/pre-orders soon Options

[NightViper]

EXCLUSIVE Over-Run and Shattered Glass Drift available for Pre-order early this week!

Fort Worth, TX – January 30, 2012 – Fun Publications, Inc., licensee for Hasbro’s official Transformers Collectors’ Club, The TCC, is thrilled to show off the final images of this years two member exclusives… Over-Run (AKA Runabout) and Shattered Glass Drift!

The Transformers Collectors’ Club features a bi-monthly magazine, discounts on product from the TCC store and packages to the official Transformers Collectors’ Convention BotCon, Prizes from Club contests, Members Only Forum, Free Membership to the online auction site MCAX.com, ability to purchase Members Only exclusives and T-shirts and of course, the FREE Membership Incentive Figure shipped to members in a white mailer box! This year’s FREE figure is the hotly anticipated Runamuck!
Now, the BIG news! The Over-Run package will come with a slot in the foam for members to store their Runamuck figure. These two “RUN” partners will never be far apart when chaos comes calling! Also, as previously announced, Drift will come with both his swords AND two guns. The first time this mold has been offered with a mix of both!
For more information on The TCC, please visit http://www.transformersclub.com/
About Hasbro
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide-range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the Company’s world class brand portfolio.  From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, video games and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its customers through the strategic leveraging of well-known and beloved brands such as TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, NERF, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY.  The Hub, Hasbro’s multi-platform joint venture with Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) launched on October 10, 2010. The online home of The Hub is www.hubworld.com. The Hub logo and name are trademarks of Hub Television Networks, LLC. All rights reserved. 
About Fun Publications, Inc.
For over 15 years, Fun Publications, Inc. has been a Hasbro licensee offering fans and collectors of pop culture memorabilia news, exclusive product and family events through different print offerings, websites, collector clubs and brand specific conventions such as GIJoeCon and BotCon. Located in Fort Worth Texas, Fun Publications reaches a large audience, serving the United States and many other countries such as Japan, Great Britain, Brazil, Australia and Canada. For more information visit TransformersClub.com, GIJoeClub.com, GIJoeCon.com, and BotCon.com. BotCon is a registered trademark of Fun Publications, Inc. © 2011 Fun Publications, Inc. All rights reserved.
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This post has been edited by NightViper: Jan 30 2012, 10:50 AM

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[Meister79]

I like that Over-Run's box has a space for Runamuck. Nice touch indeed!

[Dake]

Ha - Red Ninja leader?

[Cheetimus Primal]

I really, really wish Runamuck was getting his own package. Still gonna LOVE owning these guys!
Also Drift is boring... Easy pass there.

This post has been edited by Cheetimus Primal: Jan 30 2012, 10:54 AM

[Powered Convoy]

Kudos to Fun Pub for listening to the fans and adding a spot for Runamuck while also being able to cover it up with the bio card.

I miss the black around Drift's eyes. I don't recall if other things have changed on him.

Randy

[AnkhChalice]

SG Drift looks awesome! I want that!

[Phlis]

I don't really have much interest in an SG Drift as it is, though I may still pre-order him. Just not right away. I don't think there will be a huge run, so if it can wait a week or two I'll pick him up as a Classics Knockout (Even though it doesn't have the same resemblence it did when it was first shown), because I like the Knockout character and doubt he's going to get a Classics the same way Lugnut did.

[G.B.Blackrock]

EXCLUSIVE Over-Run and Shattered Glass Drift available for Pre-order early this week!

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I don't know if you can answer this question or not, but I'll give it a try...

I get that Over-Run is a name required for trademark reasons. That is how the toy has to be sold.

What I'm not sure I get is why it follows that the name has to be used on not only the packaging, but the Tech Specs. Surely the Tech Specs could have used the real name? Or, if not, why not? You're not selling the Tech Specs! (And, I actually ask the same in regard to the packaging, since you're not using the package to sell from, as if on a shelf at a brick-and-mortar store. The only use of the name in actual trade is online...)

[Phlis]

EXCLUSIVE Over-Run and Shattered Glass Drift available for Pre-order early this week!

(snip)

I don't know if you can answer this question or not, but I'll give it a try...

I get that Over-Run is a name required for trademark reasons. That is how the toy has to be sold.

What I'm not sure I get is why it follows that the name has to be used on not only the packaging, but the Tech Specs. Surely the Tech Specs could have used the real name? Or, if not, why not? You're not selling the Tech Specs! (And, I actually ask the same in regard to the packaging, since you're not using the package to sell from, as if on a shelf at a brick-and-mortar store. The only use of the name in actual trade is online...)

I think it's because the paperwork is the only evidence you have for your copyright/trademarks. Like if Bandai produced a Gundam who on their website was listed as OP-83, but on the packaging was called Optimus Prime. Officially it might be called OP-83, but the packaging is infringing on Hasbro's trademark/copyright.

Also the techspecs and box are part of the complete package you are selling, not just the toy.

[Walky]

Woo, a spot for Runamuck! I like that.

Not that any of my BotCon/Club boxes actually HAVE any guys in them currently, since it's easier to just ziplock bag them and throw them in a tub with everyone else, but that's still an awesome touch.

[Dave Zero1]

Drift will come with both his swords AND two guns. The first time this mold has been offered with a mix of both!

Meaning he won't have the big sword he's depicted as having on the packaging, That's kind of false advertizing.

[Pete@BotCon]

Drift will come with both his swords AND two guns. The first time this mold has been offered with a mix of both!

Meaning he won't have the big sword he's depicted as having on the packaging, That's kind of false advertizing.

Oops! He has his big sword!

[▲ndrusi]

Drift will come with both his swords AND two guns. The first time this mold has been offered with a mix of both!

Meaning he won't have the big sword he's depicted as having on the packaging, That's kind of false advertizing.

I think you're misreading it. Not ((both his swords) AND (two guns)), but (both (his swords) AND (two guns)).

[Dave Zero1]

I stand Corrected, thank you

[Megatoron]

That empty slot has just made me seriously considering getting Runabout to go along with Runamuck, which I'm 99.9% sure I'm going to get. Retirement home is just around the corner, Cybertron Runamuck!

[GodSentinelOmega]

I like SG Drift quite a bit, and although the Run twins look cool, I'll never be able to own them.

Still, nice figures, nice packaging.

[Professor]

I like the Run twins an a lot -- I think they're an inspired use of the mold, and the end result is spot-on.

SG Drift does nothing for me.

[ZacWilliam1]

So, who's parked in front of the net obsessively already?

I've got a kid's dentist appointment tonight at 5pm and story time at the library tomarrow between 10 and 11:30am and I already have "What if they go up for sale then" agita...

Well, about Over Run at least, Driftpool would be a pass for me even at retail.


-ZacWilliam, I know they have to wait for the ok, but a little more of a window than "soon" would be really nice...

This post has been edited by ZacWilliam1: Jan 30 2012, 12:31 PM

[Esser-Z]

Still should have been a star-spangled red, white, and blue super-American deco. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-screamer.gif)

[G.B.Blackrock]

Also the techspecs and box are part of the complete package you are selling, not just the toy.

I'm not sure I buy that last sentence of explanation, but would welcome more information to support it. Although my original question was intended to include the package, I can see the possible explanation for that part, but I still can't figure why the Tech Specs have to fall in that same problem. If the toy were packaged with Tech Specs that had a different name, how would that be a potential violation of someone else's trademark?

This post has been edited by G.B.Blackrock: Jan 30 2012, 12:49 PM