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DeathReviews wrote:Unless it can do the strobing light up front with the whooshing noise, it won't be the same .

For that 50$US price, would lights and sound finally make their return?

Nice! About time.

Brokebot wrote:

Emerje wrote:I'm guessing it wont because that would require a certain level of mental gymnastics to explain why K.I.T.T. is actually a secret Cybertronian and wasn't just swapped out for the real one or something.

Emerje

Just make him a Cybertronian-upgraded version of the original character. Not a lot of gymnastics involved.

I'd rather see an Autobot scan Michael's car and end up with a copy of KITT in his head. That would be a fun story, in my opinion.

Axtually, it would be interestinf if the proce bump stemmed from the inclusion of a nontransforming KITT, to distinguish the OG and the bot as separate characters.

DeathReviews wrote:Unless it can do the strobing light up front with the whooshing noise, it won't be the same .

That's why God gave us mouths, to make the noise ourselves.

We can get 2 out of this toy. Kitt Optimus Prime then a KARR Megatron voiced by a certain Peter Cullen (but we need to have the bots switched because Karr being the baddie)

Brokebot wrote:HELL.
YES.


Here's hoping his robot mode isn't sporting a Hasselhoff mullet-fro.

Maybe they will go for the Devon character for the head in robot mode?

Anyway this is really exciting and I look forward to upcoming news on this one!

If they're going yo give him a human-esque head, it's only logical that he look like William Daniels.

And of course KARR better look like Peter Cullen.

(P.s. Willy J, please fix the thread title, the grammar Nazi with OCD inside me is going insane right now...)

I'm expecting something Shockwave-esque but with the voicebox lights for the eye or maybe the sensor sweep.

Damnation!!! I so should have said William Daniels!

Maybe at the last moment will change their mind and instead go with.....

Banshee IV concept anyone?

The moment I saw this news, this is what popped into my head, and what I would wish to happen (hopefully the URL got the right time, if not it's at 2:04):



I know basically nothing about anything outside of the 2008 show, which I greatly enjoyed as a young teenager. I would love to see Mustang KITT, complete with his battle mode, as well as KARR using his on screen robot mode.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:The moment I saw this news, this is what popped into my head, and what I would wish to happen (hopefully the URL got the right time, if not it's at 2:04):



I know basically nothing about anything outside of the 2008 show, which I greatly enjoyed as a young teenager. I would love to see Mustang KITT, complete with his battle mode, as well as KARR using his on screen robot mode.

Yeah, no. Don't expect it to be the 2008 version at all.

Considering other collabs have used the 80 and 90s versions of the IPs, it's almost 100% certain it will be the 1983 Pontiac Trans Am.

Not the lame 2008 Mustang with the gaudy and garish spoiler, hood intakes and spiky bumper.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Considering other collabs have used the 80 and 90s versions of the IPs, it's almost 100% certain it will be the 1983 Pontiac Trans Am.

I'd be willing to bet on the Trans Am. Hell they hilariously licensed the fron end of the Soundwave/Thunder Machine collab already so we know they have the Pontiac licensing current and ready to go for packging even if the brand doesn't really exist anymore.

I remember reading over at TFW that a source said a recent collabs were possible now that weren't before. I didn't put much stock in that, but you bring up a good point. They probably wanted to do the Joe collab and it opened up Knight Rider as a possibility financially.

If we look at it that way, I wonder what else we could get.

Overcracker wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:The moment I saw this news, this is what popped into my head, and what I would wish to happen (hopefully the URL got the right time, if not it's at 2:04):



I know basically nothing about anything outside of the 2008 show, which I greatly enjoyed as a young teenager. I would love to see Mustang KITT, complete with his battle mode, as well as KARR using his on screen robot mode.

Yeah, no. Don't expect it to be the 2008 version at all.

Considering other collabs have used the 80 and 90s versions of the IPs, it's almost 100% certain it will be the 1983 Pontiac Trans Am.

Not the lame 2008 Mustang with the gaudy and garish spoiler, hood intakes and spiky bumper.

I'm not truly expecting it, but it would be nice.

And this may be blasphemy to you, but I far prefer the Mustang look for KITT, especially in his attack mode. I loved the 2008 show, it was fun for me, and I still really like that specific KITT, as well as KARR.

You know what? Wonder if they would do an 80's KARR but use the 2008 robot mode

Gauntlet101010 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Considering other collabs have used the 80 and 90s versions of the IPs, it's almost 100% certain it will be the 1983 Pontiac Trans Am.

I'd be willing to bet on the Trans Am. Hell they hilariously licensed the fron end of the Soundwave/Thunder Machine collab already so we know they have the Pontiac licensing current and ready to go for packging even if the brand doesn't really exist anymore.

I remember reading over at TFW that a source said a recent collabs were possible now that weren't before. I didn't put much stock in that, but you bring up a good point. They probably wanted to do the Joe collab and it opened up Knight Rider as a possibility financially.

If we look at it that way, I wonder what else we could get.

Yeah, that was super silly they went to the trouble of doing that for the Thunder machine. But I guess it was a way of making sure they could get the license for an old car from a now defunct brand from GM.

Kind of makes you think how far in advance they were working on the Knight Rider collab concept.

Overcracker wrote:

Gauntlet101010 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Considering other collabs have used the 80 and 90s versions of the IPs, it's almost 100% certain it will be the 1983 Pontiac Trans Am.

I'd be willing to bet on the Trans Am. Hell they hilariously licensed the fron end of the Soundwave/Thunder Machine collab already so we know they have the Pontiac licensing current and ready to go for packging even if the brand doesn't really exist anymore.

I remember reading over at TFW that a source said a recent collabs were possible now that weren't before. I didn't put much stock in that, but you bring up a good point. They probably wanted to do the Joe collab and it opened up Knight Rider as a possibility financially.

If we look at it that way, I wonder what else we could get.

Yeah, that was super silly they went to the trouble of doing that for the Thunder machine. But I guess it was a way of making sure they could get the license for an old car from a now defunct brand from GM.

Kind of makes you think how far in advance they were working on the Knight Rider collab concept.

Isn't the MASK Thunderhawk based in part on the Pontiac Thunderbird? If they'd go to that length for the Thunder Machine then maybe we could get a Transforming Thunderhawk (with Matt Trakker??) in the future?

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

Gauntlet101010 wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Considering other collabs have used the 80 and 90s versions of the IPs, it's almost 100% certain it will be the 1983 Pontiac Trans Am.

I'd be willing to bet on the Trans Am. Hell they hilariously licensed the fron end of the Soundwave/Thunder Machine collab already so we know they have the Pontiac licensing current and ready to go for packging even if the brand doesn't really exist anymore.

I remember reading over at TFW that a source said a recent collabs were possible now that weren't before. I didn't put much stock in that, but you bring up a good point. They probably wanted to do the Joe collab and it opened up Knight Rider as a possibility financially.

If we look at it that way, I wonder what else we could get.

Yeah, that was super silly they went to the trouble of doing that for the Thunder machine. But I guess it was a way of making sure they could get the license for an old car from a now defunct brand from GM.

Kind of makes you think how far in advance they were working on the Knight Rider collab concept.

Isn't the MASK Thunderhawk based in part on the Pontiac Thunderbird? If they'd go to that length for the Thunder Machine then maybe we could get a Transforming Thunderhawk (with Matt Trakker??) in the future?

Emerje

The Thunderbird is a Ford car not Chevy or Pontiac.

The Thunderhawk is a 1985 Chevrolet Camaro. which used the same F platform as the Pontiac Firebird (Trans Am) in real life.

M.A.S.K did have a Thunderbird stock car in its Racing series called Razorback piloted by Brad Turner though.

But to answer your question, yes, they could use the licensing deal with Chevy / Pontiac to make the M.A.S.K Thunderhawk, Hurricane, Stinger etc...

I'd be all over a throwback line of M.A.S.K vehicles. Even if the conversions had to be manual instead of spring loaded.
It's a real mystery why Hasbro has not yet revived M.A.S.K. They've teased it several times with Matt Tracker in different G.I. Joe lines but nothing ever comes of that.

I grew up watching the 80s TV show (still have it on DVD), but I had high hopes for the 2008 reboot, especially since Hasselhoff reprised Michael in the pilot movie. That model Mustang is also my favorite, it looked so good. And it was good for a while, but took a nosedive. Especially when the "robot modes" were introduced. The 1st Bayverse film had just come out, so I suppose they tried capitalizing on that. Didn't work.

Overcracker wrote:The Thunderbird is a Ford car not Chevy or Pontiac.

The Thunderhawk is a 1985 Chevrolet Camaro. which used the same F platform as the Pontiac Firebird (Trans Am) in real life.

M.A.S.K did have a Thunderbird stock car in its Racing series called Razorback piloted by Brad Turner though.

But to answer your question, yes, they could use the licensing deal with Chevy / Pontiac to make the M.A.S.K Thunderhawk, Hurricane, Stinger etc...

I'd be all over a throwback line of M.A.S.K vehicles. Even if the conversions had to be manual instead of spring loaded.
It's a real mystery why Hasbro has not yet revived M.A.S.K. They've teased it several times with Matt Tracker in different G.I. Joe lines but nothing ever comes of that.

Derp, that was totally a typo. I even had a tab open for Googling images of Pontiac Firebirds to be sure. All that talk of Thunder Machine and Thunderhawk made me type Thunderbird instead of Firebird.

I think the reason Hasbro hasn't gone all in on a MASK reboot or update simply comes down to them fearing it will compete for sales with Transformers. That's why I think the best move would be to simply roll MASK into the TF line similar to the Rocklords homage we're getting now or those Micromasters Repaints from a few years ago. Hasbro didn't create MASK after all so it isn't exactly a priority for them to bring it back on its own. I'm honestly surprised Jada hasn't licensed it to do their own versions, even if they don't change, seems like their kind of thing.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

Overcracker wrote:The Thunderbird is a Ford car not Chevy or Pontiac.

The Thunderhawk is a 1985 Chevrolet Camaro. which used the same F platform as the Pontiac Firebird (Trans Am) in real life.

M.A.S.K did have a Thunderbird stock car in its Racing series called Razorback piloted by Brad Turner though.

But to answer your question, yes, they could use the licensing deal with Chevy / Pontiac to make the M.A.S.K Thunderhawk, Hurricane, Stinger etc...

I'd be all over a throwback line of M.A.S.K vehicles. Even if the conversions had to be manual instead of spring loaded.
It's a real mystery why Hasbro has not yet revived M.A.S.K. They've teased it several times with Matt Tracker in different G.I. Joe lines but nothing ever comes of that.

Derp, that was totally a typo. I even had a tab open for Googling images of Pontiac Firebirds to be sure. All that talk of Thunder Machine and Thunderhawk made me type Thunderbird instead of Firebird.

I think the reason Hasbro hasn't gone all in on a MASK reboot or update simply comes down to them fearing it will compete for sales with Transformers. That's why I think the best move would be to simply roll MASK into the TF line similar to the Rocklords homage we're getting now or those Micromasters Repaints from a few years ago. Hasbro didn't create MASK after all so it isn't exactly a priority for them to bring it back on its own. I'm honestly surprised Jada hasn't licensed it to do their own versions, even if they don't change, seems like their kind of thing.

Emerje

It happens.

I guess Jada doing a run of these would at least prove if M.A.S.K is still a viable brand. Though not sure how many new buyers it would garner, if their only known feature is not there.

Heck, Hasbro even tried a similar concept with the original live action movies, where they had a sub line of vehicles with attack modes. Stealth Force:

Overcracker wrote:

Emerje wrote:

Overcracker wrote:The Thunderbird is a Ford car not Chevy or Pontiac.

The Thunderhawk is a 1985 Chevrolet Camaro. which used the same F platform as the Pontiac Firebird (Trans Am) in real life.

M.A.S.K did have a Thunderbird stock car in its Racing series called Razorback piloted by Brad Turner though.

But to answer your question, yes, they could use the licensing deal with Chevy / Pontiac to make the M.A.S.K Thunderhawk, Hurricane, Stinger etc...

I'd be all over a throwback line of M.A.S.K vehicles. Even if the conversions had to be manual instead of spring loaded.
It's a real mystery why Hasbro has not yet revived M.A.S.K. They've teased it several times with Matt Tracker in different G.I. Joe lines but nothing ever comes of that.

Derp, that was totally a typo. I even had a tab open for Googling images of Pontiac Firebirds to be sure. All that talk of Thunder Machine and Thunderhawk made me type Thunderbird instead of Firebird.

I think the reason Hasbro hasn't gone all in on a MASK reboot or update simply comes down to them fearing it will compete for sales with Transformers. That's why I think the best move would be to simply roll MASK into the TF line similar to the Rocklords homage we're getting now or those Micromasters Repaints from a few years ago. Hasbro didn't create MASK after all so it isn't exactly a priority for them to bring it back on its own. I'm honestly surprised Jada hasn't licensed it to do their own versions, even if they don't change, seems like their kind of thing.

Emerje

It happens.

I guess Jada doing a run of these would at least prove if M.A.S.K is still a viable brand. Though not sure how many new buyers it would garner, if their only known feature is not there.

Heck, Hasbro even tried a similar concept with the original live action movies, where they had a sub line of vehicles with attack modes. Stealth Force:

I remember that line. Shelfwarmers.

First-Aid wrote:I remember that line. Shelfwarmers.

Thankfully it warmed shelves in the car aisle instead of taking up action figure aisle space.

While a Jada MASK line may not change, they would definitely look good on the shelf with their shiny painted diecast. Maybe they could just have swappable parts to give the illusion of changing. Then just have their usual minifigures on the outside.



Emerje