o.supreme wrote:AcademyofDrX wrote:TK415 wrote:william-james88 wrote:o.supreme wrote:There's also a Detritus review as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xLG302KDjY&t=51s
Im still bewinldered at how this is coming out before SS86 Hound. I know some are pointing to examples such as TR Sentinal Prime (before Astrotrain) or Skyshadow (Before Overlord).
What I dont think people recall correctly though is...
With Hound, we've known about him for over a year, then Detritus name came up later.
With TR Sentinel & Skyshadow, the toys came out first, and fans just drew correct conclusions that these were pretools for the characters they were obviously made for.
The delay for SS86 Hound is still
Thanks, I'll add it to the article.
As for your question, the difference is you are comparing regular retail releases that are planned by Hasbro to exclusive releases that are planned by retailers. The delay for SS86 Hound is due to Target's scheduling, just as Velocitron Hot Rod's current cancellation is due to Walmart's scheduling.
Why is as Hound dependent on Target? Would he not be mass retail?
Hound was leaked as part of a Buzzworthy Bumblebee two-pack that included Hatchet. As far as I recall, it's not clear if that release has been delayed or cancelled, but Hasbro has said that he's still coming.
I dont *think* it was a 2-pack, I think it was just 2 seperate deluxe releases. Based on what we know now from missing numbers it would likely be:
94 DotM Hatchet &
86-18 TF:TM Hound
If Target decided to drop their exclusivity for these in the Buzzworthy line, hopefully Hasbro can adjust to make them standard mass retail releases at some point. One additional point though. Because they would only be *exclusive* in the United States to Target, other parts of the world it wouldn't matter. If it was just target holding them back, one would think they would have seen release in other parts of the world by now.
All stock is made at once. If Target chooses not to make these exclusives as part of their schedule then they don't go into production, so no one gets it. That's what happened with Hot Rod.