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News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Mon Sep 12, 2022 1:10 pm

sol magnus wrote:What's "highly doubtful" about it? He said it was in the package but not strapped down. He didn't want to 'take the risk' of it not being complete. Same return policy applies...he could have verified it was complete or not and got his money back, or not.

Why would someone take the time to unsnip the ties only to leave the figure in there? Maybe they swapped it with a broken figure? It is still crap, people are crap.

News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Mon Sep 12, 2022 1:26 pm

Cyber Bishop wrote:
sol magnus wrote:What's "highly doubtful" about it? He said it was in the package but not strapped down. He didn't want to 'take the risk' of it not being complete. Same return policy applies...he could have verified it was complete or not and got his money back, or not.

Why would someone take the time to unsnip the ties only to leave the figure in there? Maybe they swapped it with a broken figure? It is still crap, people are crap.

The simplest explanation is an abortive theft - but there could be other reasons.

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Mon Sep 12, 2022 4:16 pm

sol magnus wrote:The simplest explanation is an abortive theft - but there could be other reasons.

Got caught in the act is possible, I hope so and I hope they were removed from the store or whatever they do now.

People still suck though.

News Credits: 2 · by **Nemesis Destron** » Mon Sep 12, 2022 10:22 pm

@ Sol Magnus and Cyber Bishop....I greatly dig both your comments but I side with CB in which this was the result of some savage at work....people can be savages indeed!

Fortune did smile down as I found another Clampdown at another location and the last one too. :KREMZEEK:

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:06 pm

Nemesis Destron wrote:Fortune did smile down as I found another Clampdown at another location and the last one too.

Excellent!

News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:14 pm

@Nemesis_Destron - Glad you got one in any event!

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:46 am

sol magnus wrote:The simplest explanation is an abortive theft - but there could be other reasons.

They noticed it didn't have red legs and said "nope."

Emerje

News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 6:12 am

Emerje wrote:
sol magnus wrote:The simplest explanation is an abortive theft - but there could be other reasons.

They noticed it didn't have red legs and said "nope."

Emerje

Yeah, I do miss the red legs myself. Reasonable.

News Credits: 56 · by **o.supreme** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 9:31 am

Wow.... G2 "Shadowstrip" and Crasher found in New Zealand Kmart...

Crazy...

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 9:54 am

"Shadowstrip"... Well played Hasbro. Making him not G2 Drag Strip, so no inherent obligation to finish off the team. >:oP

And "Decepticon Crasher"... following in the footsteps of Kingdom Road Ranger. :lol:

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:08 am

o.supreme wrote:Not sure exactly why Clampdown (like the 20th use of the WFC Sideswipe mold) is so popular, but it is what it is...

The answer is in your question, compared to every other mold in Velocitron, his is the one that has the most use. And there's an added collectibility to when a particular mold has more usages than normal. Starting in Siege, we had 2 troop type redeco molds: seekers for the decepticons and lambos for the autobots. And each have an earth version and a cybertronian version. With seekers, you know everyone wants all of the colours under the rainbow so it's not a stretch to see how the lambo mold could have that kind of collectibility. So there's that aspect which I feel is there as a base, the want to complete a set of a particular mold.

Then you add to that people wanting to complete their diaclone collection.

Then you add the fact that it's both an exclusive and shortpacked, making him seem rarer than almost any other toy on the shelf, fueling FOMO. That last bit is the reason I got it. Do I really want it? Meh, not sure, but I aint got time to be sure, I may not see this guy ever again.

So it's basically a perfect storm for a nobody character to become wanted.

Also, to anyone asking about the red legs, Hasbro wanted to further differentiate him from Red Alert. I find tha fair because that works well for those who add him simply as an extra bot in their autobot ranks and it further differentiates him when you have all the lambos lined up on a shelf.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:20 am

Those wishing for a more magenta coloured Hot Rod will be out of luck. Thanks to JT Prime, we have the description that will appear in the online listing of the upcoming Velocitron Speedia 500 voyager Hot Rod.

It gives us that nice blurb we already saw, adding some fiction to the line (which Takara has since illustrated as well), the burn rubber line is a nice touch. The description shows that this will be the SS86 Hot Rod we already got but in toy colours. Regardless of the deco, it will at least help those who did not get the original SS86 toy since despite the seemingly high price for a smaller bot, the toy sold out at retail and was highly rated by fans.

Universes collide! Transformers: Legacy brings together fan-favorite characters from across the Transformers multiverse. Figures feature deco inspired by their universe with an updated Generations design. In honor of the almost 40-year legacy of Transformers entertainment, the fandoms come together from across the Transformers multiverse, all in one toy line. The race is on! Bots from across the multiverse have gathered on Velocitron to participate in the Speedia 500, a planet-wide race to determine its next leader. Hot Rod joins the Speedia 500 to show how fast he can burn rubber. Transformers and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro.

Universes collide: universes collide with transformers: legacy! this epic line of transformers toys brings together fan-favorite characters from across the transformers multiverse
Velocitron speedia 500 collection: the race is on! bots from across the multiverse have gathered on velocitron to participate in the speedia 500, a planet-wide race to determine its next leader
G1-inspired design: this transformers 7-inch autobot hot rod robot toy is inspired by the animated series, the transformers, updated with a generations-style design
2 epic modes: action figure converts from robot to racecar mode in 29 steps. features red deco, similar to the original 1986 release
Awesome accessories: comes with buzzsaw and 2 blaster accessories. also comes with 2 blast effects that attach to vehicle mode exhaust pipes. accessories attach to figure in both modes

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:41 am

o.supreme wrote:Wow.... G2 "Shadowstrip" and Crasher found in New Zealand Kmart...

Crazy...

Wait... did we know we were getting repaint of Dragstrip? Or is this the leaked "Shadow Striker"?

Interesting its out without any pics before hand.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:42 am

Ok well, this was unexpected. Not only do we have a sighting we didn't think we'd get any time soon, but it reveals a new toy we did not know we were getting. The second wave of deluxes in the Velocitron line was found at a KMart in New Zealand. The two new deluxes found in that line were Shadowstrip and Decepticon Crasher. While we had seen Crasher before, this is our first look at Shadowstrip, which is a Dragstrip G2 redeco. What is odd here is that we thought we were getting Shadowstriker, according to the listings, but we have Shadowstrip instead. Could it have been an error in the listings then? And thus, we aren't getting Shadowstriker afterall? We'll see, but till further confirmation, here are the images of the toys in packaging, on shelves ad in hand. The images come from python5003.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:55 am

No universe designation for "Decepticon Crasher". Guess that makes her a G1 native (rather than a GoBot) after all.

by **Gearslide** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:57 am

Huh.

That's an interesting way to release the G2 Stunticon decoes. Kind of clever, but did it really warrant creating a new character/name trademark instead of just calling it "Shadow Dragstrip?"

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:01 am

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:"Shadowstrip"... Well played Hasbro. Making him not G2 Drag Strip, so no inherent obligation to finish off the team.

I don't follow. Is there a difference between G2 dragstrip and shadowstrip? I don,t see how those are different characters.

Overcracker wrote:
Wait... did we know we were getting repaint of Dragstrip? Or is this the leaked "Shadow Striker"?

Interesting its out without any pics before hand.

Yes it's a fun surprise in that sense but a letdown that it isn't the shadowstriker we had in a listing. And yes, this would indeed be that shadowstriker since it was confirmed that the next wave would only have 2 new bots and be padded with repacks. The part that makes no sense though is that Cosmos is not one of those getting repacked.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:01 am

Gearslide wrote:Huh.

That's an interesting way to release the G2 Stunticon decoes. Kind of clever, but did it really warrant creating a new character/name trademark instead of just calling it "Shadow Dragstrip?"

That way they avoid the obligation of releasing the rest of the team in G2 colors: new character that homages the deco, so he can be a mere substitute :lol:

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:09 am

william-james88 wrote:
Overcracker wrote:
Wait... did we know we were getting repaint of Dragstrip? Or is this the leaked "Shadow Striker"?

Interesting its out without any pics before hand.

Yes it's a fun surprise in that sense but a letdown that it isn't the shadowstriker we had in a listing. And yes, this would indeed be that shadowstriker since it was confirmed that the next wave would only have 2 new bots and be padded with repacks. The part that makes no sense though is that Cosmos is not one of those getting repacked.

Interesting... thanks.

At least its one less figure I need to get. Already have Drag Strip, and don't need a G2 repaint that may or may to get a complete team as cool as the black, gold and blue is.

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:19 pm

Toy Colors Hot Rod? Boring, easy pass.

As for the Shadow Striker-Shadowstrip situation, sad reminder that the listing we got technically didn't actually say Shadow Striker:

It's just that between that and JTPrime referring to it as "Shadow Stri" based off of more extensive info they had (I could be misremembering that part, but I think I remember that being the case), everyone autofilled the full name as Shadow Striker because there was no other existing name it could be. So yes, no Shadow Striker.

I cannot decide whether I actually like Shadowstrip here, I'm gonna have to do some thinking on this one. It's either gonna be my first Legacy Stunticon purchase or another pass. This is probably a part of why Crasher didn't use the Dragstrip mold I guess?

EDIT: Also for anyone on the fence about Shadowstrip specifically for the reasoning of "what if they don't do a full G2 Menasor and just make Dragstrip", JTPrime did find a listing for a Legacy "Deluxe E Robo WLD Ridr" and up until this instance had no clue what it could be, so make of that what you will.

News Credits: 12 · by **Razorbeast88** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:30 pm

So much for Shadowstriker:( guess that's money saved

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:31 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:Toy Colors Hot Rod? Boring, easy pass.

Agreed, Toon accurate colors would have been nice.

News Credits: 30 · by **DeathReviews** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:49 pm

And in the meantime, there's STILL no sign of Deluxe Cosmos anywhere near my realm! Boo!

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 1:40 pm

So I guess that's it, Crasher really is stuck using the inferior version of the mold. I guess the moron who wasted Hasbro's money on the downgrade (it looks no more earthlike or G1 than SIEGE, while having worse plastic color layout and losing the shoulder port; what a total waste) to increase the ROI on their bad decision.

Nice to have G2 Drag Strip though. So I guess G2 Motormaster will either be the Commander-class for this line, or a Selects release, and they won't be doing a box set. I'm not too surprised that it turned out not to be Shadow Striker, since we haven't had a new Side Burn or anything resembling him. It's not like with our expectation of Armada Blurr where we were seeing Unicron Trilogy signs everywhere and knew we were getting a suitable base mold (Pointblank).

As for Hot Rod... Well, good for people who missed out on the mold and don't want to pay $90 or whatever he's going for. But I do seriously wish Hasbro get the smeg over their block about doing him in magenta already. It's been 36 smegging years, damnit. Although by that same token I'm not surprised they once again didn't do it. Only other possibility besides toy colors that I would have expected was a Cybertron Hot Shot homage.