skyblast wrote:What?...is it really that difficult for Hasbro to come up with new molds for the new movie line? I mean why even bother with All Spark? I guess its got to be really difficult and time consuming for them to come up with new things. I don't know, it just seems so lame!! Hey, let's just bust out these these ones sitting in our warehouse, throw some paint on them and sell them in the movie line. Where's the respect for each line?
My question is, does Hasbro need to do this to run a smooth business? (clear left over stock)
or
Are they simply being lazy/trying to make a quick buck?
In the future wouldn't it be great to look back and say, yeah those transformer toys were for the movie line only!! Things are simply getting too messy for my one minded, anal, completionest ass.
skyblast wrote:What?...is it really that difficult for Hasbro to come up with new molds for the new movie line? I mean why even bother with All Spark? I guess its got to be really difficult and time consuming for them to come up with new things. I don't know, it just seems so lame!! Hey, let's just bust out these these ones sitting in our warehouse, throw some paint on them and sell them in the movie line. Where's the respect for each line?
My question is, does Hasbro need to do this to run a smooth business? (clear left over stock)
or
Are they simply being lazy/trying to make a quick buck?
In the future wouldn't it be great to look back and say, yeah those transformer toys were for the movie line only!! Things are simply getting too messy for my one minded, anal, completionest ass.
I'd say given the high demand & shortages, they're most likely trying their best to get Transformers stock back on the shelves no matter how they do it...& so long as the demand is there, people will buy it. If nothing else, empty shelves p*ss off retailers. They're having to keep shelf space empty for Transformers that could be filled with other brands of toys that are making more profit just by keeping up with their demand. As a TF fan, wouldn't you like to see that space filled with more TF merchandise instead of being pushed aside to make room for the more plentiful Power Ranger stuff? That would just lessen the chances of you getting the TFs you want.Nekoman wrote:skyblast wrote:What?...is it really that difficult for Hasbro to come up with new molds for the new movie line? I mean why even bother with All Spark? I guess its got to be really difficult and time consuming for them to come up with new things. I don't know, it just seems so lame!! Hey, let's just bust out these these ones sitting in our warehouse, throw some paint on them and sell them in the movie line. Where's the respect for each line?
My question is, does Hasbro need to do this to run a smooth business? (clear left over stock)
or
Are they simply being lazy/trying to make a quick buck?
In the future wouldn't it be great to look back and say, yeah those transformer toys were for the movie line only!! Things are simply getting too messy for my one minded, anal, completionest ass.
They couldn’t have made a new mold instead, these repaints cost Hasbro nothing besides the paint to put on them. Making a steel cut mold for a toy is actually rather expensive and sense there are people like me who would buy repaints are out there, they can make a little more profit to a: pay they’re employees and b: provide us with better figures using the extra profit.
Bumblebee-otch wrote:its interesting how three of these molds were sold as the black-friday 2-packs if i had known that they were going to re-re-release them, i would have held off. oh well. another TF, another (few) dollars.
Skowl wrote:Strange, when I edit a post, all the direct links disappear for no reason... hmm... if anyone wants the links to the auctions, check the story on the mainpage, the links should still be there.
They all look good except Divebomb, that Thundercracker mold is horrible, and those ugly colours don't do anything to make it more appealing.
Big Daddy is the best and most original of the bunch! Such a great idea!
munkimus prime wrote:That was the greatest thing I've seen since boobs.
skyblast wrote:Still what's bothering me is that someone also mentioned to get used to it...like this is common? When has Hasbro done this in the past? Jumped a mold form one line to the next? I know that repaints and molds have switched around within a line but when has a mold changed lines... like we are seeing with Cybertron Grindcore in the movie line?
I know in dollar stores packaging has been weird? Cybertron TF in Universe packaging right? Besides this though...
So far hasn't
Universe always been Universe?
Armada always been Armada?
Cybertron always been Cybertron?
Classics always been Classics?
etc.?
Guys I could be totally wrong here as I am relatively new to collecting TF. Imagine a Classic mold in the movie line? I guess I'm a little shocked to see molds jumping lines? This has happened before right? Examples please. If this is how it is then I fully accept it. It just caught me off guard. Thanks
EDIT:
Black Friday 2-packs went from Cybertron to Universe right?
*Also we are not talking commemorative or reissues*
You're Welcome.skyblast wrote:Thanks Overcracker!! Learned something new today.
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