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Wolfman Jake wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I reiterate that I wish they'd just reissued TR Arcee instead of giving us this. TR Arcee may be slightly futch, but she's good as a headmaster Arcee. And seeing as headmaster Arcee has been a canon thing since "The Rebirth", it would be nice if the 30-year-belated toy form was more accessible.
Maybe she'll be the fourth Headmaster in Wave 2 of the "Retro Headmasters" line at Walmart? I can see that being a pretty viable option, though I still hold out hope that they'll do a single release of Cerebros instead in cartoon accurate colors.
Jeddostotle7 wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I reiterate that I wish they'd just reissued TR Arcee instead of giving us this. TR Arcee may be slightly futch, but she's good as a headmaster Arcee. And seeing as headmaster Arcee has been a canon thing since "The Rebirth", it would be nice if the 30-year-belated toy form was more accessible.
Maybe she'll be the fourth Headmaster in Wave 2 of the "Retro Headmasters" line at Walmart? I can see that being a pretty viable option, though I still hold out hope that they'll do a single release of Cerebros instead in cartoon accurate colors.
Pixelmaster over on TFW (one of the reliable leakers) said a while ago that the 8th slot in this line (which is, at least so far, limited to two waves planned) is gonna be Punch/Counterpunch. Not a Headmaster, but another Prime Wars figure Hasbro seems satisfied with and is expensive to get nowadays.
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Do you collect Transformers to actually enjoy them, or are you collecting them only as trophies, or commodities to flip?
I'm the former, so I'm fine with them rereleasing former exclusives. Especially since so often they're only exclusive because either they didn't fit the regular assortment's gimmick or the regular assortment just plain didn't have the room.
You paid an extra $25-30 to have and enjoy the figure a year sooner. That's $2-3 a month. If you can't afford $2-3 a month, you shouldn't be buying Transformers to begin with. Or not as frequently, at the least.aronjlove wrote:Or a year later and you find that leader you paid full price for at Ross for less than half price
Astrotrain was worth the full cost to me but it was still a shock seeing him for $17.99.Rodimus Prime wrote:You paid an extra $25-30 to have and enjoy the figure a year sooner. That's $2-3 a month. If you can't afford $2-3 a month, you shouldn't be buying Transformers to begin with. Or not as frequently, at the least.aronjlove wrote:Or a year later and you find that leader you paid full price for at Ross for less than half price
Well like you said, it was a year later, and perhaps Hasbro thought the figure wasn't in demand as much anymore. For $18 I would gave bought it, but not for $50. And like you said, it was worth it to you at the original price, and that's what matters. Your value and your enjoyment.aronjlove wrote:Astrotrain was worth the full cost to me but it was still a shock seeing him for $17.99.Rodimus Prime wrote:You paid an extra $25-30 to have and enjoy the figure a year sooner. That's $2-3 a month. If you can't afford $2-3 a month, you shouldn't be buying Transformers to begin with. Or not as frequently, at the least.aronjlove wrote:Or a year later and you find that leader you paid full price for at Ross for less than half price
Wolfman Jake wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Do you collect Transformers to actually enjoy them, or are you collecting them only as trophies, or commodities to flip?
I'm the former, so I'm fine with them rereleasing former exclusives. Especially since so often they're only exclusive because either they didn't fit the regular assortment's gimmick or the regular assortment just plain didn't have the room.
Some people were mad when Hasbro officially released Classics Thundercracker, Thrust, and Dirge in the Generations line almost three years after the 2007 BotCon set had come out. I can see how that might have made some people feel a little upset about spending so much money on an exclusive set when they could have waited a few more years, but that's always the risk you take, right? It's not much different than buying up Hasbro figures when they first come out only to find that, a year later, Takara Tomy did the deco much more to your liking or put in extra accessories or whatnot.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
If he was white and purple instead of gray and purple, I'd be doing the same, even with the unnecessary extra crap included.Sabrblade wrote:It was because of that discounted price at Ross at that I bought two Siege Astrotrains at Ross after having previously bought an Earthrise Astrotrain at full price at Target, giving me three Astrotrains now, one for each of his modes.
So it is indeed specifically the SIEGE release of Astrotrain that's showing up at Ross with a markdown.Sabrblade wrote:It was because of that discounted price at Ross at that I bought two Siege Astrotrains at Ross after having previously bought an Earthrise Astrotrain at full price at Target, giving me three Astrotrains now, one for each of his modes.
What can I say? I'm a sucker for his complete locomotive mode.Rodimus Prime wrote:If he was white and purple instead of gray and purple, I'd be doing the same, even with the unnecessary extra crap included.Sabrblade wrote:It was because of that discounted price at Ross at that I bought two Siege Astrotrains at Ross after having previously bought an Earthrise Astrotrain at full price at Target, giving me three Astrotrains now, one for each of his modes.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the issue was that he was released in Wave 1 with Magnus, and then immediately repacked in with Galaxy Upgrade OP in the following wave, and since good guys sell well and Optimus especially sells well, Shockwave was evidently the least bought figure of the 3 while also being the most stocked. Amazon also discounted him a few times, all the way down to at least Voyager price at one point, which means a number of people bought him there and therefore didn't help with the fleets of Shockwaves forming in brick-and-mortar.King Kuuga wrote:What assortment was Siege Shockwave in that he's so prevalent? Was wave 4 just a solid case of Shockwaves?
Sabrblade wrote:What can I say? I'm a sucker for his complete locomotive mode.Rodimus Prime wrote:If he was white and purple instead of gray and purple, I'd be doing the same, even with the unnecessary extra crap included.Sabrblade wrote:It was because of that discounted price at Ross at that I bought two Siege Astrotrains at Ross after having previously bought an Earthrise Astrotrain at full price at Target, giving me three Astrotrains now, one for each of his modes.
It's a fuel tender, not a caboose. It's what would carry the coal (or oil) and water for the locomotive.Starseeker wrote:Sabrblade wrote:What can I say? I'm a sucker for his complete locomotive mode.Rodimus Prime wrote:If he was white and purple instead of gray and purple, I'd be doing the same, even with the unnecessary extra crap included.Sabrblade wrote:It was because of that discounted price at Ross at that I bought two Siege Astrotrains at Ross after having previously bought an Earthrise Astrotrain at full price at Target, giving me three Astrotrains now, one for each of his modes.
Astrotrain is great! Probably my favorite figure. A lot of playability. I enjoy the caboose/launch pad and all the weapons. I picked up an extra launch pad for base building purposes, and the weapons I find look good with a lot of other figures, particularly the AU Prime.
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