Amazon Exclusive Wreck N Rule Bulkhead Revealed

william-james88 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:That's disappointing. I expected a more compelling repaint of Bulkhead. At the same time, whew! Can totally skip this line almost entirely. I'll likely pre-order Twin Twist. Still on the fence with Springer.

Man at least you still expected Bulkhead. Other fans out there were hoping for a redeco of the Bulkhead mold into a G1 Pyro. And well, Wolfmanjake already used my line about hope. It held true!!!!!!

I wasn't sure what it was going to be, but I did think it would at least be a new character, not just bulkhead with a little Camo...oh well, this is an easy pass.

Also WJ thanks for the previous pointing out of the boxes for this collection. For some reason I thought they were all the same size. Top one is definitely smaller. It makes sense unfortunately. I hope we do get a Diaclone Topspin down the line at some point though.

o.supreme wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:That's disappointing. I expected a more compelling repaint of Bulkhead. At the same time, whew! Can totally skip this line almost entirely. I'll likely pre-order Twin Twist. Still on the fence with Springer.

Man at least you still expected Bulkhead. Other fans out there were hoping for a redeco of the Bulkhead mold into a G1 Pyro. And well, Wolfmanjake already used my line about hope. It held true!!!!!!

I wasn't sure what it was going to be, but I did think it would at least be a new character, not just bulkhead with a little Camo...oh well, this is an easy pass.

Also WJ thanks for the previous pointing out of the boxes for this collection. For some reason I thought they were all the same size. Top one is definitely smaller. It makes sense unfortunately. I hope we do get a Diaclone Topspin down the line at some point though.

The leaks said “bulkhead repaint” and that’s exactly what it is. New characters like say the Fractyl figure is leaked as fractyl not “terrorsaur repaint” or leadfoot as leadfoot and not “mirage repaint” anyone who expected pyro or anything else that wasn’t a repaint of bulkhead can blame themselves for overhyping it and drawing conclusions that just weren’t there.

o.supreme wrote:Also WJ thanks for the previous pointing out of the boxes for this collection. For some reason I thought they were all the same size. Top one is definitely smaller. It makes sense unfortunately. I hope we do get a Diaclone Topspin down the line at some point though.

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Autobot N wrote:The key is to always set your expectations low so you'll never be disappointed

The key is to remove all hope.

I s'pose this works for people wanting a more interesting colour scheme and paintjob for Bulkhead than plain greys and unbroken greens. I'm wondering if recolouring Bulkhead's big lower jaw all black (to make it resemble a big beard) would help with turning this into a custom Legacy AoE Hound!

But so far the only figure that has personally interested me was Leadfoot. Gotta love me some G2 callbacks.

First-Aid wrote:What the heck are they doing?

I've said it in the past...repaints are the wimp's way out. The problem is that Hasbro has figured out that Transfans aren't the brightest bulbs on the Christmas tree and that they will snap up just about any repaint as long as there is a good backstory or something relating directly to G1 lore (*cough* *Seekers* *cough*). Is this line worth it? It it even really a "Wreckers" team? Eye of the beholder...but until we stop simply snapping up repaints, HasTak is going to continue to be LAZY and not really give us anything new or creative.

I think you're looking at it from the wrong angle.

Yes, redecos are cheap to do, that's one reason they're usually reserved for store exclusives with new molds restricted to main lines, and exclusives are when they're listening more closely to the fans while working within the limits they imposed on themselves. It's not that we're not the brightest bulbs (not entirely anyway), but more that we're mostly opportunists who'll grab anything that may not appear again for a long time, playing into our FOMO emotions, but it's also a way of showing appreciation for digging that deep into the brand's history as a whole.
Whole new molds as a store exclusive? It's been done, but as WFC Netflix Soundwave has shown it's more of a hassle in the long run due to the exclusivity of the molds in question staying with that store for god knows how many years, leading to more fan boy complaint than usual. Yeah, it'll always be there*, but in Soundwave's case it may be more than Hasbro is willing to deal with.

So... Does this mean the whole line have been revealed now? Where's Topspin?!!!

* Courtesy of Sabrina-Online.com by Eric W. Schwartz

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

First-Aid wrote:What the heck are they doing?

I've said it in the past...repaints are the wimp's way out. The problem is that Hasbro has figured out that Transfans aren't the brightest bulbs on the Christmas tree and that they will snap up just about any repaint as long as there is a good backstory or something relating directly to G1 lore (*cough* *Seekers* *cough*). Is this line worth it? It it even really a "Wreckers" team? Eye of the beholder...but until we stop simply snapping up repaints, HasTak is going to continue to be LAZY and not really give us anything new or creative.

I think you're looking at it from the wrong angle.

Yes, redecos are cheap to do, that's one reason they're usually reserved for store exclusives with new molds restricted to main lines, and exclusives are when they're listening more closely to the fans while working within the limits they imposed on themselves. It's not that we're not the brightest bulbs (not entirely anyway), but more that we're mostly opportunists who'll grab anything that may not appear again for a long time, playing into our FOMO emotions, but it's also a way of showing appreciation for digging that deep into the brand's history as a whole.
Whole new molds as a store exclusive? It's been done, but as WFC Netflix Soundwave has shown it's more of a hassle in the long run due to the exclusivity of the molds in question staying with that store for god knows how many years, leading to more fan boy complaint than usual. Yeah, it'll always be there*, but in Soundwave's case it may be more than Hasbro is willing to deal with.

So... Does this mean the whole line have been revealed now? Where's Topspin?!!!

* Courtesy of Sabrina-Online.com by Eric W. Schwartz

Very well said. I'm committed to Leadfoot and Twin Twist. The others I preordered to get on the list, but I might not go through with it since Velocitron seems to be more of my interest with Black Convoy (perhaps the wimpiest way out of all repaints?) and Cosmos.

Immortal Starscream wrote:I had planned to skip this mold all together, but now that they've tossed in Prime Breakdowns toon hammer, I may have to get him just to get that hammer.

It is a surprising development to see that hammer and truly sweetens the deal for anyone who owns AM Breakdown

I hope some day they reuse this Bulkhead mold for Movie Hound.

While none of these reveals appeal to me I do think camo Bulkhead looks kind of neat and possibly better then his regular deco. If he had a different shaped head I'd be inclined to buy him as a random background bot.

Deadput wrote:Why Topspin and Twintwist seem not to be packed together for a release baffles me.

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