New Target Collaborative

[Swerve]

So today they are launching preorders at Target. I thought it was the Goldbug set but this is what I found.

 

[Swerve]

Streetfighter is nothing new, but the Tonka Devastator is kind of cool.

 

[Powered Convoy]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1540320382393192450

 

[Thylacine 2000]

-5 points for not naming it "Tonkor".

 

[Sabrblade]

Tonkanator... That is amazing.

 

[Dvandom]

Hard pass on Tonkanator. I have Ryu vs. Chun Li and still haven't gotten around to opening it after several years....

---Dave

 

[Andrusi]

I believe Tonkanator is the first time that molds that were originally Constructicons have been redecoed into Autobots.

 

[Sabrblade]

I believe Tonkanator is the first time that molds that were originally Constructicons have been redecoed into Autobots.

I think you might be right.

The closest only other time I can think of are the pretooled Autobot heads of the CW Constructicons, but those never saw release.

 

[Andrusi]

If you (general you) were really determined to make me be wrong and didn't care whether your argument actually made sense, you could probably string together some Road Hauler-related technicalities and come up with an absurd but superficially legitimate-looking claim that the Inferno/Grapple mold was originally a Constructicon.

 

[Sabrblade]

Tonkanator toy bio (if you can call it that):

Bmac on Instagram: "Introducing Tonkanator! This one was fun to create. It’s more of a what if all the iconic Tonka vehicles stumbled upon the Enigma of Combination and formed an #Autobot version of Devastator. These characters are obviously some of

311 likes, 21 comments - bmacatron84 on June 24, 2022: "Introducing Tonkanator! This one was fun to create. It’s more of a what if all the iconic Tonka vehicles stumbled upon the Enigma of Co..."

www.instagram.com

 

[Confuzor]

How is Tonkanator $100?!

 

[Nevermore]

How is Tonkanator $100?!

Also, how is he 18 inches according to Hasbro Pulse UK, or 45.5 centimeters according to Hasbro Pulse Germany? That's about the size of the Combiner Wars figure!

 

[Dake]

That'd be hilarious if he's upsized like a KO and they didn't tell anyone. Even the box to the Wal-mart reissue is only 15" long, but yeah - I think they got confused and pulled the measurements from Big D.

 

[Sabrblade]

Another new Target collaboration:

Target Optimus Prime & Autobot Bullseye

Transformers: Hasbro Reveals Target-Exclusive Optimus Prime & Autobot Bullseye Figures - IGN

Hasbro and Target are teaming up for an exclusive Transformers Generations action figure set, featuring Optimus Prime and his trusty companion Bullseye.

www.ign.com

 

[Sabrblade]

 

[DefaultOption]

I had a good chuckle at the boxart where they're playing fetch with one of those big round concrete balls that are found outside the entrances of a lot of Targets.

 

[NovaSaber]

I guess there's not a dog-to-gun/bow mold available (not that Ravage is a dog either, but he makes a better one than Arrowstripe would have), but Bullseye not being a Targetmaster seems like a wasted opportunity.

 

[CoffeeHorse]

What a good dog.

 

[Sciflyer]

I don't quite see/understand what the "dog" is supposed to be in alt mode. Since it isn't really a cassette, is it just supposed to be a tablet or something?

Edit: Nevermind, I guess he's a package...

 

[Donocropolis]

I guess there's not a dog-to-gun/bow mold available (not that Ravage is a dog either, but he makes a better one than Arrowstripe would have), but Bullseye not being a Targetmaster seems like a wasted opportunity.

There's Chainclaw, the wolf-to-chainsaw targetmaster, but he doesn't really look at all like Bullseye. Ravage is actually probably closer and/or cuter.