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Seibertron wrote:Does anyone else think that it's extremely ironic or coincidental that the Earthrise Transformers showed up in Portland, Oregon? I mean, seriously! That's kind of crazy and some extremely well thought out marketing for fans if Transformers Earthrise did indeed first show up in Portland, Oregon of all places ... you know, the exact place where Transformers touched down back in 1984.
Well, to be fair, they only awoke in 1984. They touched down 4 millions years before that.Seibertron wrote:Does anyone else think that it's extremely ironic or coincidental that the Earthrise Transformers showed up in Portland, Oregon? I mean, seriously! That's kind of crazy and some extremely well thought out marketing for fans if Transformers Earthrise did indeed first show up in Portland, Oregon of all places ... you know, the exact place where Transformers touched down back in 1984.
o.supreme wrote:Not sure about Singe, but I'm fairly certain I read somewhere that Rung was going to be re-released in Earthrise as well.
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o.supreme wrote:Normally I'd be a little upset since Siege Astrotrain and the last wave of Siege Battlemasters (Rung and Singe) haven't even had a mass release yet, (a few isolated sightings is not a mass release) but since I guess they are slated for re-releases through Earthrise, that will be the way most of us get them.
o.supreme wrote:That's a relatively small geographic area however, and yes I'd still call it limited. Kind of like the infamous TR Deluxe Wave 5. I'm not saying its time to panic, and we are back to the distribution woes of *tail enders* yet....besides, Singe could show up in still a later wave of Eathrise. However, I'm still hoping for a wide release of what remains of Siege before we go full swing into Earthrise.
Wolfman Jake wrote:I have seen all of the Wave 5 stuff show up at local retailers in my area (Twin Cities), except for Astrotrain. I've seen the Deluxes and Apeface a few times each, but the Micromasters and Battle Masters, a bit more often, especially in the weeks leading right up into Xmas. I haven't seen anything interesting after the holidays, though. Just more leftover stock from earlier in 2019.
Skritz wrote:I've been speculating about Doubledealer's retool/redeco, given Hasbro very rarely leave alone a mold these days. What do you guys think? Selects Cybertron Defense Red Alert and/or the Predator member Stalker (ignore the bird-thing mode which would be a bonus on those)? I doubt Doubledealer will lack his triple-changer feature, after all.
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Skritz wrote:I've been speculating about Doubledealer's retool/redeco, given Hasbro very rarely leave alone a mold these days. What do you guys think? Selects Cybertron Defense Red Alert and/or the Predator member Stalker (ignore the bird-thing mode which would be a bonus on those)? I doubt Doubledealer will lack his triple-changer feature, after all.
Stalker and Red Alert make the most sense to me, with a slight edge to Stalker because Red Alert was in Siege. Plus if Hasbro retools the bird parts, they might be able to squeeze a jet mode in and say it's so that he can join his team in aerial combat
Skritz wrote:I've been speculating about Doubledealer's retool/redeco, given Hasbro very rarely leave alone a mold these days. What do you guys think? Selects Cybertron Defense Red Alert and/or the Predator member Stalker (ignore the bird-thing mode which would be a bonus on those)? I doubt Doubledealer will lack his triple-changer feature, after all.
Skritz wrote:Sentinel_Primal wrote:Skritz wrote:I've been speculating about Doubledealer's retool/redeco, given Hasbro very rarely leave alone a mold these days. What do you guys think? Selects Cybertron Defense Red Alert and/or the Predator member Stalker (ignore the bird-thing mode which would be a bonus on those)? I doubt Doubledealer will lack his triple-changer feature, after all.
Stalker and Red Alert make the most sense to me, with a slight edge to Stalker because Red Alert was in Siege. Plus if Hasbro retools the bird parts, they might be able to squeeze a jet mode in and say it's so that he can join his team in aerial combat
Well, while he bear the name 'Red Alert' I was referring to the Unicron Trilogy version which looks completely different anyway.
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Skritz wrote:Sentinel_Primal wrote:Skritz wrote:I've been speculating about Doubledealer's retool/redeco, given Hasbro very rarely leave alone a mold these days. What do you guys think? Selects Cybertron Defense Red Alert and/or the Predator member Stalker (ignore the bird-thing mode which would be a bonus on those)? I doubt Doubledealer will lack his triple-changer feature, after all.
Stalker and Red Alert make the most sense to me, with a slight edge to Stalker because Red Alert was in Siege. Plus if Hasbro retools the bird parts, they might be able to squeeze a jet mode in and say it's so that he can join his team in aerial combat
Well, while he bear the name 'Red Alert' I was referring to the Unicron Trilogy version which looks completely different anyway.
I was just meaning in the sense that Hasbro tends to shy away from name reuse and prefers to try and stick with a "definitive version"
o.supreme wrote:That's a relatively small geographic area however
Dr. Caelus wrote:o.supreme wrote:That's a relatively small geographic area however
St. Louis, MO, and Knoxville, TN? It's a 500 mile drive between them. That's about 1/6th the span of the 48 states.
You forgot option D, the worst option - either a new mold or reshell to a full on earth mode. With Starscream happening and a likely flood of seekers to follow, who can really guess what's going happen in Earthrise. I'm still betting on something non-G1 like an Armada or other UT version. Or maybe I'm just hoping that's the case.Skritz wrote:I'm expecting two, maybe three things for Earthrise Smokescreen: option A is a direct release of the Selects version (for some reason), option B is a slight retool (no need for an entirely new mold for the Datsun anyway) and option C is actually Armada Smokescreen. I think A and C are actually more likely than B, as I don't really see them redoing the Datsun bros mold so soon just to ever so slightly tweak it slightly more to look like the '80 car, which they don't have the license to use anyway. I think the Siege version was as close as they could get. Notice the Siege '84 Autobots, barring Optimus and the Ironhide/Ratchet mold, were already very Earth-like and a lot less 'greebley'.
o.supreme wrote:Dr. Caelus wrote:o.supreme wrote:That's a relatively small geographic area however
St. Louis, MO, and Knoxville, TN? It's a 500 mile drive between them. That's about 1/6th the span of the 48 states.
That's assuming the majority of stores in between have them.
carytheone wrote:You forgot option D, the worst option - either a new mold or reshell to a full on earth mode. With Starscream happening and a likely flood of seekers to follow, who can really guess what's going happen in Earthrise. I'm still betting on something non-G1 like an Armada or other UT version. Or maybe I'm just hoping that's the case.Skritz wrote:I'm expecting two, maybe three things for Earthrise Smokescreen: option A is a direct release of the Selects version (for some reason), option B is a slight retool (no need for an entirely new mold for the Datsun anyway) and option C is actually Armada Smokescreen. I think A and C are actually more likely than B, as I don't really see them redoing the Datsun bros mold so soon just to ever so slightly tweak it slightly more to look like the '80 car, which they don't have the license to use anyway. I think the Siege version was as close as they could get. Notice the Siege '84 Autobots, barring Optimus and the Ironhide/Ratchet mold, were already very Earth-like and a lot less 'greebley'.
Dr. Caelus wrote:o.supreme wrote:That's a relatively small geographic area however
St. Louis, MO, and Knoxville, TN? It's a 500 mile drive between them. That's about 1/6th the span of the 48 states.
ZeroWolf wrote:carytheone wrote:You forgot option D, the worst option - either a new mold or reshell to a full on earth mode. With Starscream happening and a likely flood of seekers to follow, who can really guess what's going happen in Earthrise. I'm still betting on something non-G1 like an Armada or other UT version. Or maybe I'm just hoping that's the case.Skritz wrote:I'm expecting two, maybe three things for Earthrise Smokescreen: option A is a direct release of the Selects version (for some reason), option B is a slight retool (no need for an entirely new mold for the Datsun anyway) and option C is actually Armada Smokescreen. I think A and C are actually more likely than B, as I don't really see them redoing the Datsun bros mold so soon just to ever so slightly tweak it slightly more to look like the '80 car, which they don't have the license to use anyway. I think the Siege version was as close as they could get. Notice the Siege '84 Autobots, barring Optimus and the Ironhide/Ratchet mold, were already very Earth-like and a lot less 'greebley'.
Rumours persist that it's option D, a full on G1 Smokescreen... But we'll find out soon enough, and I really hope, personally, for a G2 Smokescreen, though the change in faction there would shoot that one dead instantly I guess.
Dr. Caelus wrote:o.supreme wrote:Dr. Caelus wrote:o.supreme wrote:That's a relatively small geographic area however
St. Louis, MO, and Knoxville, TN? It's a 500 mile drive between them. That's about 1/6th the span of the 48 states.
That's assuming the majority of stores in between have them.
The "majority of stores" is an unrealistically high bar for saying something has received "general release". In the town I live in, Kroger is the only store that stocks any Micromasters or Battlemasters at all.
ZeroWolf wrote:carytheone wrote:You forgot option D, the worst option - either a new mold or reshell to a full on earth mode. With Starscream happening and a likely flood of seekers to follow, who can really guess what's going happen in Earthrise. I'm still betting on something non-G1 like an Armada or other UT version. Or maybe I'm just hoping that's the case.Skritz wrote:I'm expecting two, maybe three things for Earthrise Smokescreen: option A is a direct release of the Selects version (for some reason), option B is a slight retool (no need for an entirely new mold for the Datsun anyway) and option C is actually Armada Smokescreen. I think A and C are actually more likely than B, as I don't really see them redoing the Datsun bros mold so soon just to ever so slightly tweak it slightly more to look like the '80 car, which they don't have the license to use anyway. I think the Siege version was as close as they could get. Notice the Siege '84 Autobots, barring Optimus and the Ironhide/Ratchet mold, were already very Earth-like and a lot less 'greebley'.
Rumours persist that it's option D, a full on G1 Smokescreen... But we'll find out soon enough, and I really hope, personally, for a G2 Smokescreen, though the change in faction there would shoot that one dead instantly I guess.
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