Till-all-R1 wrote:Well all that sounds a bit on the boring side for me as I have them all, or passed. I've got no use for Voyager version of past DLX figures. IMO Hot Rod is pinnacle, Kup or Blurr isn't intriguing enough for me to buy again or at a higher price point. I wouldn't mind another go at a better done Arcee, but I don't see $35 of worth there unless they include Danial minifig(non armored), and possibly with hoverboard accessory.
I'm fine with Cliffjumper I have, the alt mode on SS86 Bee is horrendous. IMO
Shame about Astrotrain though, definitely needs a new mold. And I'm not paying $55 for that current hunk of bleh.
I could probably go for a Kranix, I like those old Cybertron bots. Outside of that I'd likely get Tailgate and Windcharger but those likely are Legacy releases?
I also would like to see a Cassette multipack of some kind because it's irritating having to keep buying a Voyager or Leader to get one new one each time.
Yeah, I wasn't suggesting anything I said is ideal... Let alone exciting.
In fact, I don't think anything that's been mentioned, even though they may indeed be options, is great. Maybe not "boring", but nothing that seems worthy of being part of a "celebratory" group or subline of figures.
This is exactly why a while ago I said I was so surprised that we're getting SS86 Megatron and Devastator next year. Not disappointed, but surprised. Hell, CC Optimus would've been a solid release for 2026.
I've never liked the idea of "dead" figures, and dead Windcharger and Wheeljack will be just as easy to pass on as the others. I don't mind the idea of reformatting figures, but those are still very limited, and I'm not sure I'd go for those either.
Part of the reason I would like to see those SS86 deluxe figures upgraded to voyager class/scale is because they're too small compared to Ultra Magnus, Springer, and now SS86 Prime. I mean Arcee was always way too small. She's larger than most people think. Look at the scenes in the movie where she's with Springer... Springer is supposed to be very close to the same size as Optimus Prime. So Arcee should be larger than Ironhide.
Anyway, with this up-sizing, at least those wouldn't be just straight redecos. Plus then they could get Kup and Blurr's faces right.
And Hot Rod could get a more magenta color.
As much as I love the Kingdom Cyclonus mold, that could stand to be updated; he should be taller than Galvatron.
I also would've liked cassette multipacks... I'm pretty annoyed that to get Ratbat I'm going to have to get Ramhorn and another Perceptor.
For me, that's pretty poor form on the part of Hastak. It's already difficult to defend them with moves like SS86 Blaster and this Galvatron (as well as other later redecos like Buzzworthy Kup and Cliffjumper).
I borderline hated the look of Siege Astrotrain, which is why I never got him. But I've caved for the Takara Triple Threat 3-pack, just because I'd like to have a mainline Astrotrain, and there seems to be no plans for a new mold or even a SS86 version anytime soon. I also think Blitzy looks better. And I'll sell the Coronation Starscream.
But I've reached the point in the my collection where I have almost everything I ever wanted in terms of updated figures of characters I like...
Rebuying redecos of figures I already have is one of a few reasons I'm bowing-out from collecting sooner than later. Which is the same reason that it's somewhat tolerable; I'm not playing this game too much longer.
I am hoping that 2026 brings a SS86 Soundwave. But either way, that November I'll be 50, and no matter what I've bought, or what never came to fruition, at the end of that year I'm retiring.