All G1 Dinobots Coming to Rescue Bots Toyline through fun Redecos

That's what I said here a while back. Glad I am not the only one!

Emerje wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:That's what I said here a while back. Glad I am not the only one!

I remember you saying that and it only got stranger as they added more Dinobots.

Emerje

Poor Grimlock.

Bumblebee is a raptor, not a T-Rex.

Emerje wrote:They really should have saved one of those Optimus repaints/repacks for Grimlock. It's weird that they all turn into bots except for him. Or better yet, make a new one.

Emerje

I think its because there's already grimlock in the RB line. And Grimlock, so far, does not transform into a humanoid robot at any time.

ZeroWolf wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Emerje wrote:They really should have saved one of those Optimus repaints/repacks for Grimlock. It's weird that they all turn into bots except for him. Or better yet, make a new one.

Emerje

I think its because there's already grimlock in the RB line. And Grimlock, so far, does not transform into a humanoid robot at any time.

Interesting, does he appear in any of the cartoons?

Yeah, he is one of the mentors in Rescue Bots academy, so he even has character centric episodes. And he remains a t-rex at all times. And he is his G1 lookinng self in that mode. So that's why he is not a redeco of a toy that was previously another character, like the other toys, at least it's what I reckon.

As I never caught up on rid 2015 did they ever disclose why the decepticon Grimlock used that name?

Sabrblade wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:As I never caught up on rid 2015 did they ever disclose why thay con used the name Grimlock?

"why thay con used"?

Sorry, I mistyped. Dealing with full on covid so I'm a bit scatter brained. Edited my original post for a bit more clarity.

Sabrblade wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:As I never caught up on rid 2015 did they ever disclose why the decepticon Grimlock used that name?

Hasbro simply wanted the Dinobot in the show to be Grimlock, even though he was originally conceived by the showrunners to be a brand new red Stegosaurus character. But with AOE out at the time, Hasbro wanted to capitalize on that movie's release by having the big name recognition of Dinobot T-Rex Grimlock spread across the board and requested the RID 2015 showrunners change their new Dinobot character into a new Grimlock.

This Grimlock then became the one seen in RBA despite the obvious G1-based redesign he was given as part of the brand's new implementation of evergreen designs.

Right, I see, thanks for the explanation

Well that didn't take long. We just learnt of brand new Rescue Bots products coming out way and the ones people were most excited about have been found at Canadian retail. These are part of the Dinobots Adventures subline and are redecos to turn previously released Resce Bot toys into G1 Snarl, Sludge, Slag and Swoop. Those were some of my kid's favourite toys and since he had misplaced some of the original releases (because he is 3) you can bet your bottom dollar we took some home with us. All four have a quick conversion and a simple but satisfying action gimmick in dino mode. Slag does require some shaving of the plastic to make the one step transformation easier to do. This specific sighting is from a Toysrus in Montreal Canada. Unlike other Rescue Bots toys, these were not in the Playskool section but rather the main Transformers section.

khrome wrote:look at those fully stocked pegs.. its beautiful!.. Meanwhile in most of the US Walmarts and Target stores...

Haven't seen Roddy yet, but I myself think WfC has had the best distribution Central Indiana has seen in quite a while.and really most of the current TF Toylines

EDIT: I refer specifically to WFC Rodimus because that's what is in the attached picture. I do realize tjis is supposed to be a Rescue Bots thread