The Energon Pub

[Sledge]

Not a problem as long as they're not released at the same time.

[Nekoman]

Not a problem as long as they're not released at the same time.

Animated Swindle gets released in December in the US. Unless Hasbro only wants to sell him for a month or two, Universe Swindle won’t be coming.

What we might see is Hound get repainted into something none of us would expect, like Beachcomber.

[Down_Shift]

Fingers crossed for a Detritus repaint, mirite?

Good luck. It's too easy to repaint him into Swindle.

While a Swindle repaint would seem likely, don’t forget, he’s already in Animated.

I don't see that being an issue because there would be a fair bit of space in between the two. Hasbro doesn't have a problem releasing two of the same character in different lines when the two figures have a good six to eight months between them.

[Sowndwave76]

And the good part about having to wait imo,
is that it should increase the chances of most of those figures getting NEW (and of course improved) molds.

I agree with that. It's good that these popular characters come out one by one slowly. Giving each new one an improved mold design over the previous.

My personal feeling is that it would be nice if ALL Classic Series figs. were given new molds.
But since that's obviously not possible, here's how I'd like to see Hasbro compromise--
give the combiner team figs. old molds for now since they can't combine anyway.
Now, I realize that we're past this idea with the releases of Onslaught and Silverbolt,
but I wouldn't mind seeing this happen from now on.

I just don't want a "new" Jazz or Wheeljack from old molds
(they've already sacrificed Blaster imo).

Similar case-- I'd prefer the Sunstreaker mold with a re-tooled head for Red Alert, not a repaint of him from Excellion.

So yeah, if it means getting a bunch of these once Universe picks up again after the new movie, so be it.
In fact, I'd rather the entire Universe line end even a few months before the movie is out,
than have a bunch of good characters get shoved out last minute as repaints of weaker molds.
Let the Animated Line and a few movie and/or minicon exclusives fill that gap.

And it also helps loosen up the pinch on the wallet.

Imagine if all these great Classics comes out all at once, I'd be bankrupt!

Absolutely... No parent, collector, or casual buyer would want a huge tidal wave of new molds. And it would probably hurt the line anyway.

[Auto Bot]

If ever this is repainted Swindle, at least give him a different head and different weapon.

And maybe a Laserbeak companion instead of Ravage.

[Craven Knight]

Any Swindle toy made lacking an arm cannon is fail - this decision is final.

[JesWal]

Wow. That is one bad-ass toy! A must have!

[T-Macksimus]

This will look great on the display shelf with G1 and Alternator Hound Figures. (almost forgot the Legends version which I still have to get). Will help tie in the other "remakes" I have like the Devastators (G1, Micromaster and Heroes of Cybertron statue) and G1 style primes of various sizes and the Bumblebees. I'm very impressed with how the Universe line is turning out.

And pairing him with Ravage is an awsome tribute to the original G1 episode. You youngsters who have not had the privelege of catching all of the original episodes definitely need to get your hands on them. It will also make some of the subtleties of TFA stand out more. You are missing a lot of "inside" stuff if you have not seen all of the original series.

[Auto Bot]

I was initially expecting him to be paired with Rumble. Remember from the first few episodes, Hound and Rumble had a one on one under the water.

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Hound: Must..Resist..Urge to buy..LARGE CASSETTE DECK.