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FWIW, I did like the BBM Cybertronian designs. But I’m also a weirdo that digs Beast Machines and like the new Maximal designs (if not always the EXECUTION of those designs). I still have my little candle hoping for a few Transtech figures for the 40th next year… In terms of the film, I think...

Same, and I like to think that, after all these years, I’ve kind of been able to peg the general “sales trend” for these kinds of items. Then again, I don’t recall Motormaster ever getting a big “sale”, but Rodimus Prime ended up hitting some impressive lows. I’ve scaled back like everyone...

... Why are we still fussing over Wheeljack? We've known what he looks like for MONTHS now! Now we just have to wait and see how many versions he'll end up getting in the line. Speaking of, I'm actually exerting some patience this time around. We should know/see most of the line by the end...

I’m not about to hold my breath. The general vibe I’ve gotten over the past few years is that there are two sides at Hasbro: The Collector Crew, and Kids crew. And it feels like the two sides don’t really…”interact” with each other. I feel it’s FAR more likely that the Collector design crew...

Revealed is another entry in the Beast Combiners segment: Optimus Prime with Lionblade! https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/04/17/rotb-beast-alliance-optimus-prime-lionblade-first-look-480488 The BW2 love (or Brave vibes) is dripping here. I really dig what is going on with that. Of all the...

I'm not entirely unconvinced that there hasn't been some sort of running change on the Voyager Optimus Primal figure. I keep seeing more recent images (like the above with the Battlemaster ) that looks "better" by virtue of stronger contrast between the base plastic and silver highlights. And...

So…you’re saying it’s just like the US retail? :p I wasn’t even explicitly referring to Transformers. Just to see a damn toy store with stuff on shelves would be an amazing thing relative to where toy retail has devolved in my little corner of the United States. At best, my local Walmart is...

“Decepticon Kaon figure converts from robot to capture module!” :p. May not be a “chair”, but I think Hasbro designers are sly enough to do something “close enough”. Hard to say given the kind of things we’re getting these days. Signal Lancer has quite the following, and Beets Papil is a...

Sometimes, I want to go to Japan just to remind myself what a properly stocked toy store REALLY looks like.

I feel that is a two fold thing: I’ll easily grant that the writers for He-Man often aspired to be MORE than just a toy tie in, BUT, it also feels like Mattel wasn’t as interested in building that “core continuity” until the show became hugely popular. I’m inclined to believe that Mattel was a...

And technically, Optimus Prime was still available in 1986 and 87 as a mail away :p But that’s part of the issue I raised: When you say “Post-Rebirth”, how far post are people talking? Because, again, an “authentic” season 4 or 5 SHOULD feature toys of that time frame, which doesn’t include a...

That’s because Filmation was cheap AF and focused on the figures. They DID manage to hit 1985 and a few 86 figures before production shifted to She-Ra for 1986

Eh…

Any sort of continuation is NEVER going to “recapture” what made the original Transformers series so memorable and enjoyable. The differences with a LOT of those other continuations is that, for the most part, those original series were made as films/series FIRST. Star Trek: The Next...

The justifications on the petitions are pretty flimsy too. Generate new social media buzz? Fan buzz doesn’t pay the bills. Buying CURRENT products, watching CURRENT media, THOSE will pay bills And maximize revenue? It’s a nearly 40 year old animated film that has seen numerous releases...

The clever goobers. They've been telling us who the big bad was since the first episode...

More leaks/unofficial official shots are out there! The Autobots Unite Collection. Likely a retailer exclusive, this entire sub line is composed of repaints/rereleases from the Bumblebee movie line...

TECHNICALLY...but that is always dependent on retailers giving a flip. Just like how some have been putting stuff out for the past week, some will probably take a week to get all the stuff out. This week is also supposed to see the rollout for Indiana Jones, Guardians of the Galaxy, and The...

I guess wave 2 stuff got leaked a little early. I’m expecting the second wave of stuff to be put on order tonight, with first wave stuff going “for sale” from the online guys.

https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/04/08/rumor-details-on-possible-rise-of-the-beasts-ultimate-optimus-primal-toy-479999 So, according to information gained from Silver Optimus, Akiko Wada’s “toy mode” is based on an unseen “Ultimate Optimus Primal” toy, possibly from the Beast Alliance segment. If...