Transformers Collaborative series
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I think all the Hot Wheels ones have been Autobots?
They've all been Autobots. Probably a Mattel mandate.
That's a fairly common demand when other companies get involved, it seems like, though I personally think it's kind of silly. No one is going to be like: "Wait a minute. Mattel is being represented by an EVIL alien robot?! They must, as a corporate policy, believe in the subjugation of humanity to work in the Energon mines!"
I mean, I DO think that, but it's not because a theoretical future purple-and-black repaint of GT Scorcher is a Decepticon.
Hey, oil is expensive, and SOMETHING has to make 40K barbie.
Now I have the image of "Warhammer 40k Barbie" in my head.
Silly? Yes, but corporate exec types aren't really in the know of the brands they own outside of spreadsheets and earnings reports.
So "we need to make
Literally what I was shooting for.
Don't forget to buy Commisar Ken, and little sister of battle skipper.
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The existence of a second wave, with store exclusives and the hints of more to come seem to indicate that it's doing enough to make both sides happy.
Mattel's side of the collab has also gotten multiple waves. Who knows what the numbers are, but this looks like the most successful Transformers collab ever.
New Hot Wheels figures are up for sale at the usual locations. I dunno if I'm going to get this batch: they seem like fine figures, but unlike the first batch, the altmodes seem a little more normal and thus less interesting when I already have a sea of car transformers.
I'd like for them to eventually do some of the outright wacky designs like Sushi Tuner, Eevil Weevil or any of the Beast cars, a Fatbax or a Tooned or a Blings, and so on. But even just some less conventional/typical "sports car" options would be nice in the interim. Vulture, Deora, Rig Storm (welcome back, Energon Rodimus to go with red Twin Mill), Cloak and Dagger, and I'm sure those more than peripherally familiar with the brand (I just Googled all this) will have some favorites.
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I'm a sucker for retro race cars, so these are right up my alley.
I hope we at least get some more color variety in the future - too much blue and red so far.
As much as I like the molds, I do agree with this. The Hot Wheels that both of these are based on have some really interesting and different decos available that I wish they had gone with instead.
If I were a more practical man, I would wait for the very likely repaints. But, here in the real world, I've already preordered them.
Preordered two of the three on BBTS. Gonna check Pulse for #3 ASAP.
EDIT: Three for three.
EDIT: Three for three.