Wolfman Jake wrote:Getting back to individual cassette releases, all I really want to see right now is Rumble and Frenzy. I've got the SDCC 2009 "25th Anniversary" G1 Soundwave giftset, which game with Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, Ravage, and Ratbat. All that's missing is "Red Tape Guy" and "Blue Tape Guy" in my collection. (Yes, I'll probably be passing on this new Soundwave reissue with Buzzsaw. It's redundant for me.) My fear, though, is that we won't get individual releases of Rumble and Frenzy, or even a two pack of them. Soundwave was packaged with Buzzsaw originally in G1, and I bet Hasbro will follow suit with the rest of the tape buddies, meaning we'll get original styled 2-packs like Rumble & Ravage and Frenzy & Laserbeak.
Well, you could buy the two-packs and then pawn the redundant tapes off on fellow collectors who are missing them if it comes to it. Or buy Frenzy and Rumble off of eBay individually if you're willing to shell out the dough, they're not
too horrendous right now.
leokearon wrote:william-james88 wrote:o.supreme wrote:I understand the resistance to the price. In fact, I'd say it's more the incompleteness of the product & price combination.
Yeah, I get all this. Makes sense. When releasing the whole thing, we dont really distribute the cost among accesories in our heads, we just see a complete package. And now Hasbro has told us that the cab is priced at $50 and while its less than what a complete package would cost, its not less enough for something considered incomplete.
I feel Hasbro was trying to release a more affordable version of G1 Prime but it bit them in the behind. Especially when the market they are aiming is fans who have money to spend on this.
That's for me is the biggest problem. When I think Original G1 Optimus Prime toy , I think Robot, Trailer and Roller, not just the Robot. If everyone else is being released complete why not Optimus? I would hate for Hasbro to do something similar with Rodiums Prime
If they did that with Rodimus Prime that would be inexcusable. I mean, he's not even a complete vehicle without the camper shell!
I don't think they would with him though, his trailer parts are likely on the same sprues as his main body.