That has to be old stock they found in a warehouse. There's no way someone picked those molds to do new runs.
Haven't investors been getting on Hasbro for excess stock? Sounds like they just found some unsold product in a warehouse sweep.That has to be old stock they found in a warehouse. There's no way someone picked those molds to do new runs.
Sunstreaker I can kind of see (the recent reuse was in a store exclusive multipack). But SIEGE Prowl would be some stunning tone-deafness. That is, unless there's some exclusivity hoopla that's managed to stay in effect this long (we never did get a straight reissue of either that Ironhide or non-dead Earth mode Prowl). This despite also-Amazon exclusive Dirge and Ramjet both getting released elsewhere.That has to be old stock they found in a warehouse. There's no way someone picked those molds to do new runs.
There's no stand-alone version of Prowl to reissue aside from the Siege one; they'd have to reissue the two pack entirely, and that Ironhide probably isn't too popular now that the SS version is out. Otherwise they'd need to generate new packaging for him and at that point it's no longer a reissue, it's a product repack.Sunstreaker I can kind of see (the recent reuse was in a store exclusive multipack). But SIEGE Prowl would be some stunning tone-deafness. That is, unless there's some exclusivity hoopla that's managed to stay in effect this long (we never did get a straight reissue of either that Ironhide or non-dead Earth mode Prowl). This despite also-Amazon exclusive Dirge and Ramjet both getting released elsewhere.
I'm not quite sure where to place this news but it seems Siege Prowl and Earthrise Sunstreaker are getting reissues due August.
It's simple; They're all 'CHUG'.So many lines, reissues, and recolors have made things so blurred it's hard to guess, honestly. I'm reminded of when Classics/Generations and Reveal the Shield overlapped in such a confusing manner even TfWiki openly griped about where to put things in G1 or Live Movie headings.
There's no stand-alone version of Prowl to reissue aside from the Siege one; they'd have to reissue the two pack entirely, and that Ironhide probably isn't too popular now that the SS version is out. Otherwise they'd need to generate new packaging for him and at that point it's no longer a reissue, it's a product repack.
Sunstreaker is a weird choice given we're getting an '86 version next year.
It would be nice if I could get one of these.
From how the current and former Hasbro guys have explained it, how I‘ve understood it:If there really is some contractual reason they can't reissue Earthrise Prowl, just do a Retro release with launchers and toy decals. It's better that way anyway.
From how the current and former Hasbro guys have explained it, how I‘ve understood it:
Whenever you change the product design or format, it has to go through a new set of management and budgetary approvals. Almost like a new product, even if the changes are minimal. “Package refreshes”, which are just print material changes, don’t go through as much (if any) of the same review process since the toy itself is unchanged.
Through some arcane process of accounting, releasing Earthrise Prowl as a single product would cause the release to be considered a “new product”, and therefore count towards the allotted number of budgetary spots Hasbro allotted to the brand segment. Dirge and Ramjet basically counted as “new releases”, despite having few (if any changes) from their prior release.
Clearly what Hasbro needs is a council made up of us Allspark posters who can review all of these proposals to approve or deny.That sounds like an unnecessary layer of management.
@ChrisCocks do you have a minute?