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by **Rated X** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 8:22 pm

In response to people constantly stealing our IP, we at Hasbro are proud to introduce our new and improved Classics lineup for 2013 !!! :lol:

Like chaosmage42 on Facebook · by **chaosmage42** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 8:54 pm

i have to say that im not thrilled by this line-the concept of having transformers with customizable aspect is one Ive talked about with my pales a bunch -personally i think you could make deluxe size transformers that have parts that could be swapped around or otherwise customized to be a different bot. But these don't look great and their kind of look like their made of plastic noodles.
Also a scout is 10 dollars -seriously hasbro needs to reconfigure their price points its almost as expensive to buy voyagers as it is to buy deluxes. If im paying almost 20 anyway id rather have more voyager figures.

by **RAcast** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:00 pm

chaosmage42 wrote:i have to say that im not thrilled by this line-the concept of having transformers with customizable aspect is one Ive talked about with my pales a bunch -personally i think you could make deluxe size transformers that have parts that could be swapped around or otherwise customized to be a different bot. But these don't look great and their kind of look like their made of plastic noodles.
Also a scout is 10 dollars -seriously hasbro needs to reconfigure their price points its almost as expensive to buy voyagers as it is to buy deluxes. If im paying almost 20 anyway id rather have more voyager figures.

Just like the Kre-o stuff, give them time. This is their first try with this and it's bound to be flawed. Give it a few waves, I guarantee they'll get better as they play more and discover more tricky ways to make things work. :grin:

And those prices are basically in-line with the Lego sets, which are FAR larger than even RTS Windcharger (often hailed as Mr. Oversized Scout). For reference, the Lego sets which I'm guessing would be the same size are $8-9, $12-13, and $20-ish. Obviously you're paying for the engineering those extra couple bucks for the fact that these are engineered to transform, and I think they're pretty cool for it.

News Credits: 1 · by **Skywarp64** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:21 pm

As much as I want to buy the hell out of ALL of these, I don't get it. Apart from ball joints, how are these any different from Kre-O?

by **Doubledealer93** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:21 pm

Rated X wrote:In response to people constantly stealing our IP, we at Hasbro are proud to introduce our new and improved Classics lineup for 2013 !!!

oh god no

by **RAcast** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:39 pm

Skywarp64 wrote:As much as I want to buy the hell out of ALL of these, I don't get it. Apart from ball joints, how are these any different from Kre-O?

Kre-o is a System-based creation (good old lego blocks), while these are built in the style of Lego action figures, like Bionicle and Hero Factory (all technic pieces and ball joints).

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RAcast wrote:
njb902 wrote:I've never liked the bionical/hero factory stuff, the limb connectors break way to easily. While some of these look nice I believe I'll be passing, cool idea though.

Geez, what do you do to your poor Bionicles? I played the crap out of mine when I was a kid and I never broke a single part. That stuff is made sturdy.

I don't know about njb902, but I left mine out on display. All my Bionicle set are no longer buildable because those old socets just break easily, even when left alone for MONTHS! Thank LEGO for giving us near-indestructible parts in HF, AND thank Hasbro for these new Constuct-Bots!!!!

I'm falling in love w/ Hasbro again!

News Credits: 13 · by **Super Megatron** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:05 pm

Aside from Soundwave (whose jet mode looks strangely like G1 Thunderwing's shell's alt mode), they all suck consistently.

by **The Variable** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:07 pm

Coming up with custom Transformers using these kits would have to be the main draw for the line. I see a lot of potential to create a lot of original Transformer designs using parts from two or three sets.

News Credits: 2 · by **Noideaforaname** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:21 pm

I bet these would be amazing custom fodder.

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