Sabrblade wrote:what are you talking about?reluctantyouth wrote:Really Hasbro...
I do not know why this is sufficient news as it's just a slap in the face anyway. Will we really see any of these in mass release before the crapstorm of movie toys come out? Heck no. I'm insulted that Hasbro made such a big deal out of creating a fan made up character and we get a lame deluxe class at the end of the line? Are you fracking kidding me? Wingblade should have gotten a voyager representation. I probably wont find any of these until next Christmas if that and only if my sucky Marshalls or TJ Maxx step up there dismal efforts to create a toy section. Dang...time for my morming metting and I would have loved to bash this whole thing more
~Reluctantyouth~
A) The Generations line has shown NO signs of ceasing when the movie toys come out. Keep your shirt on cuz it's going to continue.
And,
B) We knew from the very beginning that Windblade would be a Deluxe. That was set in stone long before now, ages ago. This is nothing new that has been widely accepted since.
Chill, dude.
T-Macksimus wrote:(for those who don't know, "Snipes" don't really exist
T-Macksimus wrote:I do have the utmost respect for you Sabrblade (you're one of the handful on this site I can say that about) and I do agree that the line shows no sign of ceasing but it does show signs of sucking. Also, we both know that once the Movie line comes out we may as well consider it a hiatus on the Generations line since every single store will get MAYBE one box of Generations figures during a 3 month span and will only put out 2 figures at a time out of that one box just to keep the peg-space available and fulfill their obligation to actually carry the line. Will any of us see these figures? pffftt...Hell no!! That's like engaging in a Snipe hunt from the back of a Unicorn.
(for those who don't know, "Snipes" don't really exist and neither do Unicorns. And guess what? Neither will the Generations line for 6 months or more)
So on that note I'm going to pick up Reluctantyouths dropped baton and run with it...
Before I start I want to say that I really hope this whole article is a hoax
but on the off chance that it isn't,
WTF HASBRO??? Two repaints and a nod to a fan contest that has NOTHING to do with previously established TF history? Both Nightbeat and Jhiaxus deserve better treatment and Jhiaxus certainly deserves better than a re-paint of a mold that was basically soaked in water then thrown in the dryer on High heat setting. In fact, the only time we have gotten Jhiaxus in previous lines he's been a repaint of some other figure and NOT ONCE have any of those molds looked remotely close to how he appears in the comic books. He's a major part of TF history and I thought that's what a line like "Generations" would show some respect towards.
This Generations line is already turning into nothing more than a Universe repeat during that lines dying gasps. And no, I don't consider Classics 2.0 to be part of Universe despite what was on the packaging. Universe was dying well before Classics 2.0 began and we all know it, they just stuck a new name and some make-up on a corpse and handed it back to us same as what they are doing to us now. These figures aren't tributes...they're insults, both to the fans and to those who created the characters or been tasked with continuing the characters.
Not even going to go fully into Windblade. I was excited for the character and the comic until I saw THIS b.s. Now I could care less about it.
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
gigator39 wrote:These look super-fake. Why is Jhiaxus orange? Windblade being a (bad) drawing is also a red flag.
Rodimus Prime wrote::(
The only one that had my interest was Jhiaxus, and Hasblow double-failed. Jhiaxus is a comic-only character, if I am not mistaken, so only comic book readers would know him. I understand that in the end it is just a toy for any kid who goes down the toys aisle in the store, but it would have been nice to have the proper colors on the figure. Also, Jhiaxus is the main bad guy, he should be a Voyager class at least. Honestly, I always thought a repainted Leader Class Megatron from the 2007 movie was a very good mold for Jhiaxus, they look very similar, except for the head, hands and feet. This figure, for me individually, is totally unacceptable as a representation of Jhiaxus. So far, 2014 will be about MPs and 3rd party for me.
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
njb902 wrote:I feel the same way about the deluxe Megatron.
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
What do you mean "three"? Prime Beast Hunters is gonna end when Age of Extinction starts.shockblast2 wrote:Sabrblade - I cannot recall a time when Hasbro ran three transformers lines such as these at the same time.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:What do you mean "three"? Prime Beast Hunters is gonna end when Age of Extinction starts.shockblast2 wrote:Sabrblade - I cannot recall a time when Hasbro ran three transformers lines such as these at the same time.
And past years have have more than one line running at a time:
2008 - Movie 1 AllSpark Power/Premium Series, Animated, Universe
2009 - Animated, Universe, Revenge of the Fallen
2010 - ROTF NEST Global Alliance, Generations, Hunt for the Decepticons, Power Core Combiners
2011 - Generations, Reveal the Shield, Power Core Combiners, Dark of the Moon, Prime First Edition (what little of it there was in the U.S.)
2012 - Prime Robots in Disguise, Dark of the Moon, Generations Fall of Cybertron, Prime First Edition (rerelease)
2013 - Prime Beast Hunters, Generations Fall of Cybertron/Thrilling 30, Prime First Edition (Deluxes rerelease)
2010 introduced Generations, HFTD, and PCC all at once after ROTF. Those were three separate lines.shockblast2 wrote:Sabrblade - You posted lines that crossed each other at retail. The point is, just as another member stated, no big box retailer like Walmart carries more than two lines at one time. Maybe TRU will, but they still have DOTM stuff. Target, Walmart, Meijer, etc will only carry two as they have always done. Just like in 2008-09, when they closed out Universe to make way for ROTF.
The Rescue Bots comparison that Stephen Davis mentioned was in regards to the tone of the cartoon, rather than the model of the toyline. Twould be a very poor business decision to market a new show with so little product released at a sporadic frenquency.shockblast2 wrote:Now, if the new cartoon toyline is more like Rescue Bots, with six molds in two and a half years, then yes. But, I doubt that will be the case.
As stated above, Prime Beast Hunters will be ending to be replaced by AOE, so what other line would Generations have to compete with?shockblast2 wrote:If am wrong, then good. More figures for us. But, I am going off of past experience and in the past these retailers have only carried two major lines at one time. Trust me, I am hoping I am wrong. Because if not then some of the Generations stuff might suffer end of line deletion before they see the light of day. Especially the legends line, which at this point is horribly behind schedule. We should have had Cosmos and Swerve four months ago and be looking for Tailgate and Kickback at this point. We have none at this point.
Those giant lists from Hasbro's customer service system and separate listings from Walmart's computer mentioned these very figures. And with the toys seemingly becoming bigger again with Hasbro's push for simpler transformations, that gives the Jazz mold a potential out to be used again.shockblast2 wrote:BTW, I know you are a fan of this line. What do you think about this deal? Real or fake? I think it is as fake as a three dollar bill. The RTS Jazz mold cannot be in production again. Doesn't make sense. And if so, are you going to skip the figure? Yesterdays deluxe is todays voyager so I guess it could blend in with your collection if you tell yourself it is a voyager. Thoughts?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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