Transformers: Age of the Primes Thread: ll First Post All Listings II Update : April 12th, 2027 Bonus Wave: Repaint fun, Beast Wars, G2, Machine Wars

[lastmaximal]

I do hope they do that, especially if it uses the Hasbro colors. I probably wouldn't be able to afford whatever they make, but others should be able to enjoy that look again.

 

[CoffeeHorse]

I will be highly annoyd if they do that and the new Mirage has his g1 alt mode, becuase the current Mirage mold is the right car for Machine Wars.

It's Machine Wars. I'll be forgiving if there are a few questionable choices.

 

[LBD "Nytetrayn"]

Now I want an Armada Perceptor-like combiner out of Blaster's cassettes called Rhythm Nation.

Rhythm is a nation?

I thought rhythm is a dancer.

It's Machine Wars. I'll be forgiving if there are a few questionable choices.

Forgiving?!

They should be a requirement!

 

[CoffeeHorse]

It's a shame that the legal department probably won't let them go full silly with it and cover Megatron's box with images of an unannounced Megaplex.

 

[Sciflyer]

Rhythm is a nation?

I thought rhythm is a dancer.

Rhythm is a dancer, but we are also a part of the Rhythm Nation:

 

[Steadfast]

The Rhythm is *also* gonna get you.

Tonight.

 

[Steadfast]

It's a shame that the legal department probably won't let them go full silly with it and cover Megatron's box with images of an unannounced Megaplex.

Megatron and Megaplex should be blind-packed.

Maybe a few other decos and names too. Megablast, Megastorm, Megacharge, Megacon, Megastator...

 

[lastmaximal]

Megazord.

Wait.

 

[The Predaking]

The only downside here is that KB Toys is dead. Alas

 

[The Predaking]

I just think that even with the most negative interpretation of the Wreckers being the morally-questionable black-ops team, Ruination is too villanous-sounding.

As much as I like the name for his combiner, that is a good point.

 

[LordGigaIce]

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He killed Toys R Us, not KB IIRC

 

[Echowarrior]

Yeah, but Toys'R'Us is at least trying to come back. KB, for better or worse, awaits its resurrection.

 

[The Predaking]

He killed Toys R Us, not KB IIRC

Actually, it was him and Bain Capital that killed KB Toys first. Bain Capital did also kill Toys R Us, but romney wasn't really a major part of it by then but was paid for them pillaging both companies.

KB Toys - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

In December 2000, Bain Capital purchased the company for $305 million, in partnership with KB Toys' management team.[37][34] The investment group included 200 store managers led by Bain Capital and by KB Toys' chief executive officer Michael Glazer.[34][38] Bain Capital contributed $18.1 million to the sale, while the remainder was financed by banks that lent the money to KB Toys.[11][39][40] The KB Toys sale included its various divisions: KB Toy Works, KB Toy Outlet, KB Toy Liquidators, KB Toy Express, and KBKids.com.[21] The sale ended KB Toys' two decades as a subsidiary, turning it into a private company.[41] KB Toys began focusing more on video games, which accounted for 20% of the company's revenue as of 2001.[41] Starting that year, KB Toys opened temporary "stores within a store" at select Sears department stores during the Christmas season. The stores were initially known as "KB Toys at Sears", and averaged 1,500 sq ft (140 m2).[42][43] During 2001, KB Toys agreed to pay approximately $5.4 million (~$9.11 million in 2024) to acquire several inventory lots from the bankrupt eToys.[44]
In April 2002, through dividend recapitalization, Bain Capital received an $85 million payment from KB Toys, which financed the payment through $66 million in bank loans. Glazer received $18 million, while $16 million was divided among other executives.[39][40][45] KB Toys suffered tough competition during the 2003 Christmas season, in addition to expensive store leases in malls with decreased customer visitation.[46] Approximately 950 of the company's 1,217 stores were located in malls.[47] With $300 million (~$462 million in 2024) in debt,[11] KB Toys filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 2004 and subsequently closed more than 600 stores, resulting in the layoffs of more than 3,400 of the company's 13,000 employees.[5][46][39] Creditors stated that the 2002 dividend deal with Bain Capital had rendered KB Toys insolvent, resulting in a loss of $109 million leading up to the bankruptcy filing.[39] Bain Capital stated that KB Toys was financially well at the time of the dividend deal, and that the company's financial problems later on were unrelated to the deal.[39][40]

In February 2005, KB Toys' creditors, including Hasbro and Lego, accused the company's top executives and majority shareholders of improperly providing themselves with multimillion-dollar payments prior to the bankruptcy. The creditors, referring to the April 2002 deal, alleged that the payments occurred during a decline in the economy and in KB Toys' business, and that the payments had a "devastating impact" on the company.[48] During the same month, Big Lots (formerly Consolidated Stores) filed a lawsuit against Bain Capital, alleging it was owed $45 million (~$77.7 million in 2024) from the 2000 sale.[49][48][50] Big Lots' lawsuit was dismissed in 2006.[50]

Then about five years later they started the same process with Toys R Us.

Bain Capital, together with KKR and Vornado Realty Trust, acquired Toys “R” Us in July 2005 in a $6.6 billion leveraged buyout (LBO) CGAA+1. The deal was funded with about $1.3 billion in sponsor equity and roughly $5 billion in debt. Bain held a 32.9% stake in the company

Romney wasn't part of the company by then but he did get a part of the money from the deal, as they were paying him for his ownership for a decade.

Although he had left open the possibility of returning to Bain after the Olympics, Romney made his crossover to politics in 1999.[74] His separation from the firm was finalized in early 2002.[39][86] Romney negotiated a ten-year retirement agreement with Bain Capital[39] that allowed him to receive a passive profit share and interest as a retired partner in some Bain Capital entities, including buyout and Bain Capital investment funds, in exchange for his ownership in the management company.[87][88] Because the private equity business continued to thrive, this deal would bring him millions of dollars in annual income.[88] Romney was the first and last CEO of Bain Capital; since his departure became final, it has continued to be run by management committee.[39]

 

[The Predaking]

I should also point out that this pillaging and destruction of a beloved childhood store/company is what opened my eyes and broke me of my GOP Indoctrination.

 

[lastmaximal]

Whatever it takes.

 

[Andrusi]

Rhythm is a nation?

I thought rhythm is a dancer.

Good question. Are we nation, or are we dancer?

It's a shame that the legal department probably won't let them go full silly with it and cover Megatron's box with images of an unannounced Megaplex.

That's what the details-may-vary disclaimer is for.

 

[LordGigaIce]

Actually, it was him and Bain Capital that killed KB Toys first. Bain Capital did also kill Toys R Us, but romney wasn't really a major part of it by then but was paid for them pillaging both companies.

KB Toys - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Then about five years later they started the same process with Toys R Us.





Romney wasn't part of the company by then but he did get a part of the money from the deal, as they were paying him for his ownership for a decade.

The more you know. Thanks.

 

[The Predaking]

No worries! I was a little fuzzy on the details myself, so I got to learn some more about it today.

 

[Darth_Prime]

Why is Ramhorn blue?

 

[Princess Viola]

Why is Ramhorn blue?

it's shattered glass, apparently

why they're sticking an SG ramhorn in with this is ???????????