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Kurona wrote:Okay, that is wonderful. Just imagining two titan masters riding in his tank mode shooting at things reminds me of this.

I think fun is one of the things they are pushing silently the hardest. That middle display with Fort Max had so many fun little easter eggs. TR is going be a fun line to play with as well as to collect.

carytheone wrote:

Kurona wrote:Okay, that is wonderful. Just imagining two titan masters riding in his tank mode shooting at things reminds me of this.

I think fun is one of the things they are pushing silently the hardest. That middle display with Fort Max had so many fun little easter eggs. TR is going be a fun line to play with as well as to collect.

And fun is definetely how I feel about the toyline - I mean sure getting a good Blurr and Chromedome to display is great, but Skullcruncher and Weirdwolf just look so fun in beast mode and I'm loving the titan masters expanding on the headmasters. Play Pattern is 10/10 and they've even got some combiners in Victorion, G2 Bruticus and Computron to expand even more

carytheone wrote: TR is going be a fun line to play with as well as to collect.

But wsnt that what Hasbro was pushing for with Combiner Wars as well?

william-james88 wrote:

carytheone wrote: TR is going be a fun line to play with as well as to collect.

But wsnt that what Hasbro was pushing for with Combiner Wars as well?

It arguably is, but TR looks like it does it so much better with so many different ways of doing things. Combiners admittedly are a bit limited due to sacrifices that have to be made so Scramble City is the silver lining of playability. They're best as a supplement to a different main play pattern rather than the entire line imo; Titan Masters are much more malleable

Courtesy of Entertainment Earth, we have the actual breakdown of the cases for wave 1 of the upcoming Transformers Titans Return Legends class toys - Wheelie, Stripes and Rewind - which we have seen both in official photography from Toy Fair and during BotCon this past weekend. Check out the info below, along with

Transformers Generations Titans Return Legends Wave 1
Scheduled for June 2016

• These robots transform into cars, cats, tablets, and more!
  
• Each mini-vehicle can interact with Titan Masters mini-figres (sold separately)!
  
• Autobots come ready to fight the Decepticons - or try to maintain the peace on Cybertron.

Get ready to build something big with Transformers Generations Titans Return Legends! Each individually packaged figure has at least two modes, going from vehicle to 4-inch heroic Autobot or evil Decepticon.

Some of these Legends figures have a bonus mode, interacting with the mighty Titan Masters! Each package includes figure, collector card, and instructions. Ages 8 and up.

Case of 8 individually packaged figures includes (subject to change):

• 2x TRA GEN LEGENDS AUTOBOT STRIPES 630509385683
  
• 3x TRA GEN LEGENDS AUTOBOT REWIND 630509385669
  
• 3x TRA GEN LEGENDS AUTOBOT WHEELIE 630509414475

So Stripes, the one guy people don't care much about, is being packed the least.
Yay!

For once it seems like Hasbro is well aware of what will sell better. More Rewind and Wheelie than Stripes!

william-james88 wrote:

carytheone wrote: TR is going be a fun line to play with as well as to collect.

But wsnt that what Hasbro was pushing for with Combiner Wars as well?

Isn't that what all toys should push?

I don't know, this line seems inherently more fun. Maybe it's all the little vehicles and play sets. Things that aren't just transformers or action figures to stand on a shelf and look cool. TR seems like something that will be spread across the living room floor, made into bases and have battles for hours.

CW seemed more like a thing to collect with the fun coming in the mixing and matching. TR just seems more toy like to me. Maybe that's why I wasn't that in to TR at first. I thought I wanted cool things on a shelf to tinker with from time to time. Maybe my perspective is changing?

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

carytheone wrote: TR is going be a fun line to play with as well as to collect.

But wsnt that what Hasbro was pushing for with Combiner Wars as well?

Isn't that what all toys should push?

I don't know, this line seems inherently more fun. Maybe it's all the little vehicles and play sets. Things that aren't just transformers or action figures to stand on a shelf and look cool. TR seems like something that will be spread across the living room floor, made into bases and have battles for hours.

CW seemed more like a thing to collect with the fun coming in the mixing and matching. TR just seems more toy like to me. Maybe that's why I wasn't that in to TR at first. I thought I wanted cool things on a shelf to tinker with from time to time. Maybe my perspective is changing?

I forget Cary, were you into the MP Line? I dont remember that being your thing. Because if cool stuff on a shelf to tinker from time to time was your thing then I would have strongly encouraged MP. Thats the king of all that. And yes I do find it fun that we have something at the tail end of that spectrum available too

Yay, TR soon! Now if I can just find Sky Lynx and Wreck gar before everything switches.

william-james88 wrote:I forget Cary, were you into the MP Line? I dont remember that being your thing. Because if cool stuff on a shelf to tinker from time to time was your thing then I would have strongly encouraged MP. Thats the king of all that. And yes I do find it fun that we have something at the tail end of that spectrum available too

Yes, I do like the MP line, it's one of my focuses this year. The other being some of the nicer classics/universe stuff that I missed and botcon helped me fill in some nice gaps (you were right about the classic seekers btw, they are great).

I find there is room for all the different types of figures. From 1-step to MP; there's a market at every stop along the way. I'll be getting a few cherry picked figures from the TR line just to experience what the Titan Masters is all about. Probably the ones that I need to fill in the gaps. I will not be going whole hog like I did with the CW line though.


Yay on the legends case pack. No interest in Stripes the table cat, but Rewind and Wheelie are high on my list of BoS and the price point for legends scale makes an easy retail pick-up while hunting.

william-james88 wrote:

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

carytheone wrote: TR is going be a fun line to play with as well as to collect.

But wsnt that what Hasbro was pushing for with Combiner Wars as well?

Isn't that what all toys should push?

I don't know, this line seems inherently more fun. Maybe it's all the little vehicles and play sets. Things that aren't just transformers or action figures to stand on a shelf and look cool. TR seems like something that will be spread across the living room floor, made into bases and have battles for hours.

CW seemed more like a thing to collect with the fun coming in the mixing and matching. TR just seems more toy like to me. Maybe that's why I wasn't that in to TR at first. I thought I wanted cool things on a shelf to tinker with from time to time. Maybe my perspective is changing?

I forget Cary, were you into the MP Line? I dont remember that being your thing. Because if cool stuff on a shelf to tinker from time to time was your thing then I would have strongly encouraged MP. Thats the king of all that. And yes I do find it fun that we have something at the tail end of that spectrum available too

Change is what transformers do best Cary!

My perspective is shifting all the time lately. Can't make up my mind about what figures I want. I am excited about this line, as I know I won't lose the little figures that create the heads/weapons this time around (RIP my original G1 Gort and Recoil )

And yeah Will, MP all day. Buuuuuuuuuuuut, TR with swappable heads and such? FUN! I really wish they brought back the tech spec indicator on the HeadTitanMasters..

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:So Stripes, the one guy people don't care much about, is being packed the least.
Yay!

:lol: For once it seems like Hasbro is well aware of what will sell better. More Rewind and Wheelie than Stripes!

You know those pegs are still gonna be LINED with Stripes

itscramtastic wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:So Stripes, the one guy people don't care much about, is being packed the least.
Yay!

:lol: For once it seems like Hasbro is well aware of what will sell better. More Rewind and Wheelie than Stripes!

You know those pegs are still gonna be LINED with Stripes

To be followed by a ravage of black plastic.

carytheone wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:So Stripes, the one guy people don't care much about, is being packed the least.
Yay!

For once it seems like Hasbro is well aware of what will sell better. More Rewind and Wheelie than Stripes!

You know those pegs are still gonna be LINED with Stripes

To be followed by a ravage of black plastic.

Somehow I keep forgetting about Wheelie, I can't wait to get that guy!!

I can't remember if I've already said this in this thread or not, but I went to BotCon and saw the Titans Return figures in person. They look absolutely amazing in person! The molded detail makes up for all the hollowness, though hollow parts have never bothered me that much. Blurr's plastic color kinda looked a little bit lighter than in photos to me. The Titan Masters are so tiny! I wish I had brought my Headrobots Stronghold to try and estimate the height of the Titanmasters, but I can tell from a glance they are smaller than Stronghold and maybe even smaller than Micromasters and Mini-cons. Blaster and Soundwave look incredible in person! I'm definitely getting both of them. Alpha Trion looked great, PMOP looked really cool in person, Galvatron looked even more bad*ss than he already did, the deluxe all looked really good, Fortress Maximus has me very excited, and the stand-alone Titanmaster heads are wonderful and their cheap price means I can buy a ton of them.

itscramtastic wrote:Somehow I keep forgetting about Wheelie, I can't wait to get that guy!!

He looks cool and has clear wheels ala RID Drift. Hmmm... He could be RID Drift's lil bro

Bonus: not sure if it was newsed or not but a TM can drive Wheelie.

DigitalBrave3 wrote:I can't remember if I've already said this in this thread or not, but I went to BotCon and saw the Titans Return figures in person. They look absolutely amazing in person! The molded detail makes up for all the hollowness, though hollow parts have never bothered me that much. Blurr's plastic color kinda looked a little bit lighter than in photos to me. The Titan Masters are so tiny! I wish I had brought my Headrobots Stronghold to try and estimate the height of the Titanmasters, but I can tell from a glance they are smaller than Stronghold and maybe even smaller than Micromasters and Mini-cons. Blaster and Soundwave look incredible in person! I'm definitely getting both of them. Alpha Trion looked great, PMOP looked really cool in person, Galvatron looked even more bad*ss than he already did, the deluxe all looked really good, Fortress Maximus has me very excited, and the stand-alone Titanmaster heads are wonderful and their cheap price means I can buy a ton of them.

Awesome to all of the above!

carytheone wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:Somehow I keep forgetting about Wheelie, I can't wait to get that guy!!

He looks cool and has clear wheels ala RID Drift. Hmmm... He could be RID Drift's lil bro

Bonus: not sure if it was newsed or not but a TM can drive Wheelie.

RiD Drift has clear wheels?! Never noticed!

I figured that he worked with the other TM figures, but that is awesome!

Out of the three in the wave, Stripes is the one that gets the short end of the stick??

Thank freaking God, I was worried about how hardit might be to find Wheelie and Rewind. Now it doesn't seem that bad!

Ok, Wheelie looks way better than he has any right to, holy ****.

itscramtastic wrote:

carytheone wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:So Stripes, the one guy people don't care much about, is being packed the least.
Yay!

For once it seems like Hasbro is well aware of what will sell better. More Rewind and Wheelie than Stripes!

You know those pegs are still gonna be LINED with Stripes

To be followed by a ravage of black plastic.

We joke but I think these will sell well enough. I mean, the mini disk ravage sold and it was worse than this new one (not by much though).

itscramtastic wrote:

carytheone wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:Somehow I keep forgetting about Wheelie, I can't wait to get that guy!!

He looks cool and has clear wheels ala RID Drift. Hmmm... He could be RID Drift's lil bro

Bonus: not sure if it was newsed or not but a TM can drive Wheelie.

RiD Drift has clear wheels?! Never noticed!

Yeah, its smokey but clear plastic. I didnt notice that on Wheelie. If ou want a real clear plastic effect, check out the blizzard deco drift, his wheels look good enough to eat!

william-james88 wrote:Yeah, its smokey but clear plastic. I didnt notice that on Wheelie. If ou want a real clear plastic effect, check out the blizzard deco drift, his wheels look good enough to eat!

Seems like it's another Blurr repaint of a Drift figure?! Looks like it to me!

Clear plastic is cooooooooooooooo.

william-james88 wrote:Yeah, its smokey but clear plastic. I didnt notice that on Wheelie.

I've been looking for a good pic on the internet, but unless the fever made me mad I remember Wheelie having the same smokey grey plastic wheels.


Nope, that's blizzard strike Drift, but if you wanna call him Blurr I won't tell anyone.