Recent content by Sabrblade

And to think that that mold used a modified version of G2 Smokescreen's transformation scheme.

Saban and The CW beg to differ. 😜

I only ever saw those on shelves in a geek store at Universal CityWalk in Hollywood.

Same gimmick as the Warrior class versions of Twitch and Bumblebee.

I don't see why Pulse or any other online retailer wouldn't sell them, when all of them sold the two Convoy releases.

Yes. That is the Warrior class packaging. EDIT: Here are the original sources for both, with more images: https://www.ajaguiar.com/es/product/transformers-earthspark-warrior-hashtag https://www.ajaguiar.com/es/product/transformers-earthspark-warrior-hashtag-1/

Amazon Japan listings with official images of Missing Link C-03 Bumble and C-04 Cliff.

Aw, they changed Hastag's altmode.

The thing is, those Walmart redecos were actually meant for the 2008 Universe line rather than the 2003 one, according to this.

ConorTheWaffle continues his Power Rangers retrospective series with a look at Lightspeed Rescue:

You might be able to adjust your TV's color settings

The 2003 Universe branding continued all the way up to 2008, before the 2008 Universe branded line began. https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers:_Universe_(2003_toyline)#Rebranding_and_other_odds_and_ends_.282005_-_2008.29

Scorponok can pull that off, but Fort Max might be a bit trickier if they'd want to keep the traditional look of his noggin.

I suspect it was the explosive success of the 2007 movie line that made Universe seem superfluous in Hasbro's eyes, since they could finally put all their eggs into one basket without the need of a secondary mass retail toyline.