Sure. But it's 99% a combination of last year's ROTB mainline toys and the first-year Legacy toys from two years ago.
I like it more the longer I look at it. In theory I prefer Takara's literal approach and would gladly pay more for it once I have available funds, but I can't say Hasbro didn't understand the assignment. They treated the smokestacks like weapons. That is absolutely something kids did back in the day, but it's something I thought we'd never see again because it's not in the precious toon.
If Hasbro (or a credible leaker) teases any kind of followup that's more interesting than Bumblebee and Cliffjumper, I'm in.
If Hasbro (or a credible leaker) teases any kind of followup that's more interesting than Bumblebee and Cliffjumper, I'm in.
Missing Link is, to me, more expensive than the nostalgia is worth. This one isn't as nicely painted, but it's less than half of what BBTS is asking for ML (at least, for the trailer-less version, but I don't care about the trailer), and might show up at retail so I could see it in person first. So I'm interested, but not committed to it.
Somehow even with that, it's still better than what every Target I've been to recently has had available lol.
(Seriously at least my local Walmart looks well-stocked, even if it's mostly just shelfwarmers, every single Target I've been to recently is like 'OK here's your peg with like 4 Core class figures and here's your pegs with 6 Deluxes and I guess you got like a couple Voyagers on the shelf too and maybe one Leader if you're lucky')
Cyberjets, or Cyberjets-'ish' . . . maybe?
I have Jetfire and Hooligan on one of my shelves. These two are fun, and they look great, but they're really wobbly. The others didn't feel safe to transform - I always worried about breaking something.
After careful thought, I have decided that I am passing on this wave of deluxes:
Slipstream, while looking nice, doesn't quite do what I would like in regards to weapons
Quake, I have no attachment to the character and frankly the mold he using his, not great, thou clearly he got the retooling budget instead of Slipstream
Deluxe G1 OP, looks nice but I have plenty of OPs in my collection in various sizes and shapes, including the lego one and I'm, looking forward to seeing what the Studio series 86 produces and if it can beat the Earthrise/Netflix mold as that has been the best mainline G1 Op to date
Slipstream, while looking nice, doesn't quite do what I would like in regards to weapons
Quake, I have no attachment to the character and frankly the mold he using his, not great, thou clearly he got the retooling budget instead of Slipstream
Deluxe G1 OP, looks nice but I have plenty of OPs in my collection in various sizes and shapes, including the lego one and I'm, looking forward to seeing what the Studio series 86 produces and if it can beat the Earthrise/Netflix mold as that has been the best mainline G1 Op to date
(Source: - https://www.instagram.com/p/C8H0sH8Osze/ )
I'm so glad that I didn't pay for the recent TT Missing Link or Hotwheels versions. I wonder why both companies released such similar figures so close in time to each other?
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I like how Road Ranger's just chilling in there still being a stand-in for Prime forty years later.
Big anniversary year.
40th anniversary of the franchise and G1 Optimus Prime is probably the iconic Transformers toy.
So good you had to say it twice.
Precisely I got him on my 8th?? Birthday cake he been with me ever since as a Prime stand in