sol magnus wrote:Lord_Onslaught wrote:I agree with Burn, that it was the Action Masters.
Except Burn isn't correct. But sure, whatevs.
All it can be accused of is putting the final nail in the coffin.
sol magnus wrote:Lord_Onslaught wrote:I agree with Burn, that it was the Action Masters.
Except Burn isn't correct. But sure, whatevs.
Nemesis Destron wrote:With most of the figures being Brick-formers like their G1 predecessors it's clear why the line was lame.
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:1. G2 is not G1 even if it used G1 molds and characters It was a brand refresh.
2. The wacky colors of G2 were trendy at the time and actually helped revive kids' interest. Same for those gimmicks.
3. HasTak were not aware at the time that the gold plastic would break down, although Takara should have been because the dodgy metallic swirl plastic dates back to a Diaclone exclusive.
4. Do some homework on what was actually released and canceled, please.
https://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:G2Devastator_toy.jpg
ausbot wrote:I loved Action masters when they came out, they matched the cartoon way better than the original toys, i would argue micromasters killed the line, the shelves were overloaded with small generic toys that were essentially the same thing.
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:And the whole reason they even came to be was because Hasbro's marketers were all "ZOMG Micromachines are outperforming Transformers, we must make Transformers tiny to compete!"
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