Well, they're clogging up the pegs more than anything. I barely see any other Transformers toys at Walmart anymore that aren't TF One or 2023 EarthSpark toys.
Mine has the Quintesson on clearance, but not much else. They're pretty bad about the toy section in general. Even in the holiday rush, it's pretty clearly just shoved full to get it out rather than anyone actually giving a crap.
I'm not surprised. I think I saw TF1 toys on sale in Japanese shops. It didn't seem that popular over here, nor was there very much marketing I think.
Yes. Their exceedingly brilliant 4-D chess marketing campaign hinging on Badassitron.
It did! Just really bad marketing. Whoever put that first trailer together must have had a vendetta against Paramount, Hasbro, or both.[I know he can't see me, but I have to say it]
...The movie had marketing?
i saw more advertising for transformers one being on paramount+ than i did during its entire theatrical run
and i saw the fuckin film in theatres
and i saw the fuckin film in theatres
I went to one of those "early access" showings and the theatre was mostly full and people seemed into it. I figured "ok this is a good sign."
Turns out most people who were actually excited to see this thing probably went to those early showings 🫠
I believe that would be none other than director Josh Cooley himself.
Literally the only One figure I see any more, and in no short supply.
Relevant to Legacy, I finally snagged a copy of G1 Universe OP last week, and have not tired of him as a deskbot. So far all my joints are good, guns fit the hand ports okay, and the paint is fine. I'm liking him quite a bit; the combination of G1 toy and modern articulation is a blast. I do find the choice to include two very similar guns a bit weird, but as people have noted elsewhere it's homaging the variants of the original toy, which is...fine, one of 'em is just gonna live in a bag anyway.
I will say they missed they chance to make a literally-disposable meta joke and labeled this "G1 Toy Universe" - heck, the upcoming toy-accurate redecos of, like, Gears and stuff could also have gotten that one.
Now, c'mon, Hasbro, make with the weird repaints! As I said over in the main digibash thread, I'd buy more Optimii if we ever got anything more than base G1-or-movie, Nemesis, and the odd surprise Toxitron.
My nephew found that one, and it's now his favorite Prime. It connects with the trailer he already had (a 'dead' Optimus, he didn't seem to think the color was an issue) and the extra guns and axe were the perfect wrap-up. He now has an Optimus that he can actually transform easily that looks the part. He'd been eying the Commander one, but I didn't think he'd have any easier time with it than the Dead Prime. G1 Toy Style did it all better for a kid. The only thing I didn't like about it myself when I checked it out was the fold-down part the hands are on seemed awfully tight...
If I can go one whole week without any more surprise estate bills I'm buying one.
We're all pulling for ya!
i wish they didn't make the smokestacks on g1 universe prime removable though because mine are hella loose
actually it's really weird - with one of the smokestacks, if i plug it into one of the holes, it's totally fine. nice and tight. but then the other one is incredibly loose talking like 'i can lightly flick it with my finger and it'll spin like i'm moses parting the red sea with a beyblade' so instead i have to have them both in the opposite holes where they're not that loose but are still in the 'will frequently get bumped out of position while posing the toy'
dumb. hasbro you dumb. nobody is going to use them as guns or whatever the hell was the reason to make them removable.
actually it's really weird - with one of the smokestacks, if i plug it into one of the holes, it's totally fine. nice and tight. but then the other one is incredibly loose talking like 'i can lightly flick it with my finger and it'll spin like i'm moses parting the red sea with a beyblade' so instead i have to have them both in the opposite holes where they're not that loose but are still in the 'will frequently get bumped out of position while posing the toy'
dumb. hasbro you dumb. nobody is going to use them as guns or whatever the hell was the reason to make them removable.
I'll take anything over stupid rubbery stacks that are already warped in the box.
idk i mean ss86 prime's stacks aren't rubbery, short, or removable.
I had a similar issue with my Coronation Starscream's guns. A very light coating of acrylic nail polish solved that issue. It's important to let it fully dry FIRST, though.
Thing with my nephew's Prime though was the opposite, his fist holes are SO tight it was problematic. I lightly sanded them so the guns could actually be held.
Thing with my nephew's Prime though was the opposite, his fist holes are SO tight it was problematic. I lightly sanded them so the guns could actually be held.