16 years after the Cybertron line ended? Man, that is some shelfwarming. Transquito should have taken notes.
Buzzworthy Bumblebee - the "everything goes" toyline
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Ah, cyberVERSE.
I had no interest in the toys, so... never actually looked at the name on the box.
Yes. In the US.
Target no longer exists in Canada. Hence, TRU.
No US retail chain, not even Walmart, gets exclusive worldwide rights to figures that include markets where those chains do not exist.
I still wasn't expecting it to show up locally because quebec typically does not GET store exclusives. The packaging usually violates the languages laws.
The standard for all Hasbro Transformers toys since 2019 has been 5L packaging (English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese), including exclusives. If Quebec can get general retail figures without problem, there's nothing that prevents exclusives from being released there as well.
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Well, yeah, that's obvious, but it's also really hard to overcome almost 40 years of getting fucked over. Some serious muscle memory there.
From Mark Maher's IG post:
How do you all interpret this? I can't stop dissecting it. To me, it sounds like the regular robot head was meant for Skywasp and by extrapolation, the mutant head is for Parasite, despite being packaged in the reverse.
Interesting that he calls it Parasite when the new toy is packaged as Skywasp.
That prototype uses the Transmetal body, which only has the mutant-styled head. And also wasn't named Skywasp until the Collectors' Club. I think he must be conflating the CC's unreleased Parasite/Skywasp head with the unreleased Universe Horrorcon.
Anyway, this is my first experience with the Legacy Waspinator mold. It's okay, but the tabbing in both modes is finicky. Glad to have another Waruder, though.
I'm guessing Mark must be getting confused with the history of the figure. Not realizing the original was the Transmetal and that the BotCon figure was going to get a new head (but didn't) to sell overstock. Or he does but is changing things to make it so it fits the story he wants to tell to make it work.
From Mark Maher's IG post:
How do you all interpret this? I can't stop dissecting it. To me, it sounds like the regular robot head was meant for Skywasp and by extrapolation, the mutant head is for Parasite, despite being packaged in the reverse.
Interesting that he calls it Parasite when the new toy is packaged as Skywasp.
That prototype uses the Transmetal body, which only has the mutant-styled head. And also wasn't named Skywasp until the Collectors' Club. I think he must be conflating the CC's unreleased Parasite/Skywasp head with the unreleased Universe Horrorcon.
Anyway, this is my first experience with the Legacy Waspinator mold. It's okay, but the tabbing in both modes is finicky. Glad to have another Waruder, though.
Basically either head can be used for either Skywasp or Parasite at this point is what I get out of the history and marketing for it.
From Mark Maher's IG post:
How do you all interpret this? I can't stop dissecting it. To me, it sounds like the regular robot head was meant for Skywasp and by extrapolation, the mutant head is for Parasite, despite being packaged in the reverse.
Interesting that he calls it Parasite when the new toy is packaged as Skywasp.
That prototype uses the Transmetal body, which only has the mutant-styled head. And also wasn't named Skywasp until the Collectors' Club. I think he must be conflating the CC's unreleased Parasite/Skywasp head with the unreleased Universe Horrorcon.
Anyway, this is my first experience with the Legacy Waspinator mold. It's okay, but the tabbing in both modes is finicky. Glad to have another Waruder, though.
Anyone got a can of bug spray to hand?
Doesn't get more "Anything goes" than an Earthmode Hound, finally.
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I kinda want that Hatchet; but I Iove it when Transformers have non-standard robot modes.
Buzzworthy Earth Mode Hound & DOTM Hatchet Revealed
Coming to us this evening are two very unexpected reveals: Buzzworthy Earth Mode Hound and DOTM Hatchet! The photos in question only show them in their robot modes for now - hopefully we'll be seeing their alt modes soon as well. Stay tuned for more info on these as it comes in and let us...
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I kinda want that Hatchet; but I Iove it when Transformers have non-standard robot modes.
I'm not sure about Hound, the paint job, isn't really selling it for me, I rather liked the Dark Green they used on the Siege verison, Hatchet, easy pass for me as I'm not really collecting the bayformers
Definitely down for Earthmode Hound. I've been happy with the Siege version so far, but I was always hoping for Earth version.
Looks like a neat Hound!
I'm still pretty found of the Universe one though.
Turning the jeep seats into his thighs? great move.
I'm still pretty found of the Universe one though.
Turning the jeep seats into his thighs? great move.
Since the person who first discovered the CG renders didn't state a source:
www.nda-toys.com
EDIT: Aaaaand they just removed them. Whoops.
EDIT 2: Haw haw haw.
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EDIT: Aaaaand they just removed them. Whoops.
EDIT 2: Haw haw haw.
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Man, Hatchtet is horribly disappointing. Maybe hopefully the render is really off and the final toy has actual shoulders AND a more detailed head AND hides that back kibble better... but I kinda doubt it.
The Dreads are some of my favorite Movieverse designs, but Studio Series really dropped the ball on them.
The Dreads are some of my favorite Movieverse designs, but Studio Series really dropped the ball on them.
