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News Credits: 1 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:35 pm

I'd love to see Unicron in the legends class. It'd be a great way for people low on cash (or unwilling to spend much money) to achieve a Unicron without spending $50 or so in the process.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:42 pm

DOTM Shockwave

Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:58 pm

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News Credits: 12 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:26 pm

None.

Seriously, I don't buy Legends unless it's something truly unique.

I would prefer it if they would abolish the line and just bring back Minicons.

Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:10 pm

Despite the fact that they've been done in the Scout class (which American collectors may ultimately not see), I think it would be cool for Hasbro to to do Rumble and Frenzy (and perhaps more of Soundwave and Blaster's minions) as Legends-class cassettes that are to scale with the vintage and re-issue figures (much like the Ravage figure included with Universe Deluxe Hound).

Also...these may be too obvious, but since hasbro has already given us Bumblebee, Trailcutter, Prowl, Jazz, O.P, and Starscream, why not do the obvious repaints like Cliffjumper, Hoist, Smokescreen, Silverstreak, Ricochet, Ultra Magnus (white), Scourge, and the other seekers? I know they wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea, but I'd buy them, and far be it from Hasbro to pass up re-using a mold as many times as they can get away with.

Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:53 pm

robofreak wrote:None.

Seriously, I don't buy Legends unless it's something truly unique.

I would prefer it if they would abolish the line and just bring back Minicons.

This. I have no desire to buy Legends. Scout-class is the smallest that can get good articulation and transformation scheme.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:11 pm

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:
robofreak wrote:None.

Seriously, I don't buy Legends unless it's something truly unique.

I would prefer it if they would abolish the line and just bring back Minicons.

This. I have no desire to buy Legends. Scout-class is the smallest that can get good articulation and transformation scheme.

Take a look at ROTF Legends Prime, Legends of Cybertron Starscream, and Universe Legends Bumblebee, then reconsider your statement.

Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:14 pm

Skyfire-5 wrote:Here's a bit of advice for Classics IV, Hasbro:

Legends:
Head Robots that have a Target Master & Bot mode.

Voyager:
Headmasters with neck articulation (use light piping technology and electronics to light up the eyes - stick to the formula Red-Bad / Blue-Good).

This one is free; the next one's gonna cost you. And you're welcome.

This. Great idea. This would actually make legends a worthwhile purchase and give the size class a true purpose other than being lame for the most part.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:30 pm

I'm about to upload a video to YT that'll crush the arguments of you non-believers. SHUN.

News Credits: 12 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:31 pm

Skywarp64 wrote:
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:
robofreak wrote:None.

Seriously, I don't buy Legends unless it's something truly unique.

I would prefer it if they would abolish the line and just bring back Minicons.

This. I have no desire to buy Legends. Scout-class is the smallest that can get good articulation and transformation scheme.

Take a look at ROTF Legends Prime, Legends of Cybertron Starscream, and Universe Legends Bumblebee, then reconsider your statement.

I have looked at them and I still stand by my original post. Believe me, I gave the legends a try, but just looking at them in the package and their price turns me off.

Seriously? $6 for one of them? I remember when that was Scout class pricing.

Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:23 am

Skywarp64 wrote:
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:
robofreak wrote:None.

Seriously, I don't buy Legends unless it's something truly unique.

I would prefer it if they would abolish the line and just bring back Minicons.

This. I have no desire to buy Legends. Scout-class is the smallest that can get good articulation and transformation scheme.

Take a look at ROTF Legends Prime, Legends of Cybertron Starscream, and Universe Legends Bumblebee, then reconsider your statement.

*Looks* Nope. Not a flippin' chance. As Robofreak pointed out, way too much money for not enough 'bot. Seriously, they're tiny and functionally useless!

News Credits: 4 · Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:58 am

definitely would like the Legends price-point being used for something more like Headmasters/Targetmasters or better yet those triple-changing Minicons there used to be, as opposed to small versions of the main characters. Having finally seen some of the Perfect Effect guys (Reject and Unwind

) this weekend as well as the iGear Targetroids I think the Legends line could do well with this concept.

I realise that Hasbro aren't keen on making cassette TFs any more, but the Legends could be smaller characters (not even necessarily those who showed up in G1) who have robot or beast modes, and change into add-ons for the Deluxe and larger figures. PCC's Mini-Cons are a good example, in fact, I'd buy a few of those guys painted up in solid colours.

I used to think the Legends class was ok for new versions of the G1 Minibots but really looking at the Cliffjumper, Brawn and Beachcomber that I have, they're not a great deal better than the Diaclone molds, and can't even pretend to stand next to Classics BB and be believable in the same scale. I'm fine with the vehicle mode scale issues, but not such a huge jump between the robot modes. Scouts seem to have come a long way from where they were in past lines, so we could see some really good versions of a lot of old favourites in there, whilst using the Legends class for the Minicon idea and them being add-ons to the larger characters gives a huge element of "gotta catch em all" without the need to make these guys well known characters.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:24 am

I give up. You are clearly one of the uneducatable about the good of the Legends Class.

News Credits: 241 · Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:32 am

Skywarp64 wrote:I give up. You are clearly one of the uneducatable about the good of the Legends Class.

To each their own, can we get back to the original topic now? ;;)

I'd like to see Hasbro attempt a Legends Grimlock, myself. I'm not much of a Legends collector except for the Mini-Bots, Primes and Megatrons.

Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:17 pm

craggy wrote:
I used to think the Legends class was ok for new versions of the G1 Minibots but really looking at the Cliffjumper, Brawn and Beachcomber that I have, they're not a great deal better than the Diaclone molds,

I don't have those three (and I really wish I did, especially Brawn) but Warpath, Cosmos, and Wheelie from the same timeframe are definitely heads and tails above the original G1 molds.

Yeah, scout may be a better size class for a lot of figures, but for one thing, they don't usually make a scout class version of larger figures, it's usually a unique figure, which is great, but you're not going to get cheaper versions of the "big guys" which is why a lot of people buy them.

And scouts are actually kinda expensive these days, nearly the same price as deluxes but for a considerably smaller bot. A few months ago someplace, I think maybe it was Target, had deluxes on sale, but scouts full price, and the deluxes actually wound up being the same price as scouts during that sale.

What would I like to see? Hmmm... never really thought about it. Maybe more versions of G1 guys that have alt modes that wouldn't really fly on larger figures anymore. Like how the RTS Legends Megatron actually turns into a gun, well, hey, lets get a Legends Soundwave or Blaster turning into their old tape players. Probably too small to do their little buddies, granted, but it'd still be fun (for me anyway).

News Credits: 1 · Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:38 pm

Ok, the argument aside, I have a few final G1 Legends suggestions:

Blitzwing!
Springer!
Ironhide!
Wheeljack!

News Credits: 20 · Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:54 pm

Insecticons! All of them!

Kickback
Bombshell
Shrapnel
Barrage
Chopshop
Venom
Ransack

Also:
Rattrap
Gnaw
Stunticons
Arielbots
G1 flavored Constructicons
Combaticons
Technobots
Protectbots
Predacons
Seacons
Terrorcons
Monster Pretenders

Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:56 pm

None!! i hate legends class.
I did buy the new megatron though. He's pretty sweet but i gave him away. I would have kept him if his head turned. He was quite poseable to my surprise.

News Credits: 10 · Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:01 pm

I'd like to see a DOTM Laserbeak in Legends scale.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:52 pm

Lapse Of Reason wrote:I'd like to see a DOTM Laserbeak in Legends scale.

THIS 100%

and

The "DOC" from ROTF
Toasterbot from ROTF

Banzitron/Bludgen
Highbrow

News Credits: 1 · Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:53 pm

There is no Toasterbot. If you're thinking of the transforming toaster toward the beginning, his name is Ejector.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:54 pm

Skywarp64 wrote:There is no Toasterbot. If you're thinking of the transforming toaster toward the beginning, his name is Ejector.

Yeah, that guy. sorry.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:59 pm

No problem, no problem. My instincts force me to correct every even slightly incorrect statements.

Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:46 pm

Skywarp64 wrote:I'd love to see Unicron in the legends class. It'd be a great way for people low on cash (or unwilling to spend much money) to achieve a Unicron without spending $50 or so in the process.

Actually a scout/deluxe class unicron may be neat, to go with the legends class.

And of course I'm all for legends combiners and anything beast wars.