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First Look at Transformers Legacy Velocitron Road Hauler
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May 30, 2022 at 8:08am CDT
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Re: First Look at Transformers Legacy Velocitron Road Hauler
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Judging from the box art for Hauler and Override it's actually a foot race.
Emerje
Comment by Emerje
May 30, 2022
ZeroWolf wrote:What I wonder is, why is Hauler in a race?
Judging from the box art for Hauler and Override it's actually a foot race.
Emerje
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I tend to agree. Unless there's something else in the box that we cannot see and has not been shown anywhere yet (unlikely) to push her into Voyager class territory, it seems Hasbro is playing fast and loose with the definition of a Voyager now.
There's nowhere near the level of engineering Hot Rod had here. Granted the car mode is a bit bigger than Hot Rod's, and the robot mode ends up just a tiny bit taller than Hot Rod, but it still seems a bit off to price her as a Voyager.
Don't think her gun / spoiler is enough to bump her up a price class.
Comment by Overcracker
May 30, 2022
Emerje wrote:From what we can see she seems like a bit of a rip off. There's nothing about the figure that really looks like it needs to be sold as a Voyager. With Hot Rod he's got a high level of engineering and still came with a bunch of accessories to pad the price. Override just looks like a Deluxe. She still has visibly hollow arms, doesn't seem all that complex, and we haven't seen any signs of extra accessories. So what exactly are we paying extra for that makes her more worthy of being a Voyager on her own than Hot Rod?
Emerje
I tend to agree. Unless there's something else in the box that we cannot see and has not been shown anywhere yet (unlikely) to push her into Voyager class territory, it seems Hasbro is playing fast and loose with the definition of a Voyager now.
There's nowhere near the level of engineering Hot Rod had here. Granted the car mode is a bit bigger than Hot Rod's, and the robot mode ends up just a tiny bit taller than Hot Rod, but it still seems a bit off to price her as a Voyager.
Don't think her gun / spoiler is enough to bump her up a price class.
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Comment by Flashwave
May 30, 2022
I think I prefer Road Hauler, but this would have been a good opportunity for Cybertron Mudflap.
And for those wondering why he is in a race, maybe he is "crash recovery"
And for those wondering why he is in a race, maybe he is "crash recovery"
Re: First Look at Transformers Legacy Velocitron Road Hauler
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I was thinking that too, but I think HasTak probably had flashbacks of all the Mudflaps from Transformers past shelfwarming like crazy...although I don't know if a fourth reuse of this mold will be any better.
(Crash recovery does make sense for his inclusion here at least!)
Comment by SpaceEagle
May 30, 2022
Flashwave wrote:I think I prefer Road Hauler, but this would have been a good opportunity for Cybertron Mudflap.
And for those wondering why he is in a race, maybe he is "crash recovery"
I was thinking that too, but I think HasTak probably had flashbacks of all the Mudflaps from Transformers past shelfwarming like crazy...although I don't know if a fourth reuse of this mold will be any better.
(Crash recovery does make sense for his inclusion here at least!)
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Comment by Gauntlet101010
May 30, 2022
Oh. Another screaming head.
You know, I appreciate having a different expression and all, but I don't love it when he's gonna be the only guy in the group just screaming his head off while the other just stand there stoically.
You know, I appreciate having a different expression and all, but I don't love it when he's gonna be the only guy in the group just screaming his head off while the other just stand there stoically.
Re: First Look at Transformers Legacy Velocitron Road Hauler
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We don't have to speculate, it was in the Wreckers: Tread and Circuits miniseries. Take a look, it's in a book!
Comment by AcademyofDrX
May 30, 2022
Flashwave wrote:I think I prefer Road Hauler, but this would have been a good opportunity for Cybertron Mudflap.
And for those wondering why he is in a race, maybe he is "crash recovery"
We don't have to speculate, it was in the Wreckers: Tread and Circuits miniseries. Take a look, it's in a book!
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Comment by william-james88
May 30, 2022
I agree that the voyager price for Override is agregious. I mean I am sure there's a reason for it, but it's not obvious and the cynical side of me thinks the fact that the boxes are alt mode related and that figure ends up with a longer alt mode means the "voyager" aspect simply means they end up in a voyager sized box, which gives it a voyager price tag.
On the shelf, in alt mode, the voyager designation will make sense from a visual stand point (next to hauler, leader black convoy and the smaller alt mode deluxes), but it's pretty skeevy.
Now I wanted to talk about something else. I see A LOT of fans saying that Hasbro is releasing this deco now and will probably release the Scourge deco later, in a smart but rather greedy move.
But honestly, I think once again, fans are giving Hasbro corporate too much credit and just don't get it. As Sabr said, I think that Hasbro corporate is releasing this as Scourge. This is their interpretation of Scourge. We now have a better understanding than ever before of what goes on. Cheetor's very light blue, Hot Rod's red, and now this. These are all corporate decisions based on whatever they think which is basically the history of recent sales leading to easily IDing toys on shelves.
So, according to Hasbro, this is Scourge/Black Convoy, as we see from the faction symbols. The deco is wrong and we aren't getting a more accurate Scourge deco from them.
On the shelf, in alt mode, the voyager designation will make sense from a visual stand point (next to hauler, leader black convoy and the smaller alt mode deluxes), but it's pretty skeevy.
Now I wanted to talk about something else. I see A LOT of fans saying that Hasbro is releasing this deco now and will probably release the Scourge deco later, in a smart but rather greedy move.
But honestly, I think once again, fans are giving Hasbro corporate too much credit and just don't get it. As Sabr said, I think that Hasbro corporate is releasing this as Scourge. This is their interpretation of Scourge. We now have a better understanding than ever before of what goes on. Cheetor's very light blue, Hot Rod's red, and now this. These are all corporate decisions based on whatever they think which is basically the history of recent sales leading to easily IDing toys on shelves.
So, according to Hasbro, this is Scourge/Black Convoy, as we see from the faction symbols. The deco is wrong and we aren't getting a more accurate Scourge deco from them.
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Comment by william-james88
May 30, 2022
AcademyofDrX wrote:Flashwave wrote:I think I prefer Road Hauler, but this would have been a good opportunity for Cybertron Mudflap.
And for those wondering why he is in a race, maybe he is "crash recovery"
We don't have to speculate, it was in the Wreckers: Tread and Circuits miniseries. Take a look, it's in a book!
Re: First Look at Transformers Legacy Velocitron Road Hauler
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I was thinking the same thing. It's also a thick and heavy font which doesn't seem very evocative of Velocitron.
Comment by Seibertron
May 30, 2022
Munkky wrote:I'm not sure how I feel about that packaging, it's nice that they incorporated the Velocitron logo, but I don't like the nae "Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection", and the lettering makes it look like a dollar store bootleg toy. Either way, I'll definitely be buying Override.
I was thinking the same thing. It's also a thick and heavy font which doesn't seem very evocative of Velocitron.
Re: First Look at Transformers Legacy Velocitron Road Hauler
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Comment by RodimusPrimeUkraine1
May 30, 2022
Nice, that's pretty cool! 
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Comment by RodimusPrimeUkraine1
May 30, 2022
I new they'd do It eventually. Now we just need a generations selects grapple colored hauler.
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Comment by Sabrblade
May 30, 2022
Just buy Grapple.RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:I new they'd do It eventually. Now we just need a generations selects grapple colored hauler.
Re: First Look at Transformers Legacy Velocitron Road Hauler
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And switch his head for Road Hauler's.
Comment by sol magnus
May 30, 2022
Sabrblade wrote:Just buy Grapple.RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:I new they'd do It eventually. Now we just need a generations selects grapple colored hauler.
And switch his head for Road Hauler's.
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Comment by Gearslide
May 30, 2022
I like the idea of having that head, but not being in a dynamic pose.
It's going to be a real look of Dull Surprise.
It's going to be a real look of Dull Surprise.
Re: First Look at Transformers Legacy Velocitron Road Hauler
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Inferno (or Artfire), then.
Comment by sol magnus
May 30, 2022
Gearslide wrote:I like the idea of having that head, but not being in a dynamic pose.
It's going to be a real look of Dull Surprise.
Inferno (or Artfire), then.
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Comment by blackeyedprime
May 30, 2022
Does seem weird that the voyagers don't have ikkle guys with them like the netflix line. Hasbro overcharging for deluxes aint anything new, theyve done it before and been praised for it so dont see any difference for Override.
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No.
Comment by RodimusPrimeUkraine1
May 30, 2022
Sabrblade wrote:Just buy Grapple.RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:I new they'd do It eventually. Now we just need a generations selects grapple colored hauler.
No.
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I don't want those little guys, they only ever made the previous voyager figures even more expensive.
Comment by william-james88
May 30, 2022
blackeyedprime wrote:Does seem weird that the voyagers don't have ikkle guys with them like the netflix line. Hasbro overcharging for deluxes aint anything new, theyve done it before and been praised for it so dont see any difference for Override.
I don't want those little guys, they only ever made the previous voyager figures even more expensive.
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Comment by MeGrimlock78
May 30, 2022
Hunh...didn't notice on Override, but the packaging ia designed to be pegged, not shelved (shelfed? Naw, shelved)
I wonder why the change?
Also, not sure why I'm even bringing it up...
I wonder why the change?
Also, not sure why I'm even bringing it up...
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Comment by Sabrblade
May 30, 2022
Even Voyagers in Legacy have peg hooks now.MeGrimlock78 wrote:Hunh...didn't notice on Override, but the packaging ia designed to be pegged, not shelved (shelfed? Naw, shelved)
I wonder why the change?
Also, not sure why I'm even bringing it up...
