Hasbro Unveils New Transformers x Stranger Things Collaborative Set for Stranger Things Day!

Don't wanna get hit by that rubber chicken And the bird being an 8-track, would that make him Laserbeak's and Buzzsaw's ancestor?

Never seen Stranger Things, but I'm going to end up buying this for the birds. Cassette completism and the ReAction Svengoolie figure in my Pile Of Loot demand it. This will lead to the Weird Al MLP tank in my basement being unboxed as well, just not sure when.

Sabrblade wrote:

Bumblevivisector wrote:Never seen Stranger Things,

Highly recommended. It's really good. And I say that both regardless of it being an unabashed love letter to the 1980s and as one who is not at all a fan of the horror genre.

I will second this for the same reasons!

Rubber chicken aside, I can't believe that in 2025 we're getting the first ever transforming 8-track tape! I might have to get this just for the novelty of THAT!

Emerje

Hero Alpha wrote:I have zero interest in this or pretty much any other crossovers. But it does have me pretty excited for a Skybound Shredhead figure retool/repaint of this. It won't take much and should look really dope.

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You're not the first person I've seen suggest this, but I really don't see anything in common between the two aside from the van. If anything he's an extended Age of the Primes Armada First Aid or Legacy Cannonball.

Emerje

[quote="Hero Alpha"]I have zero interest in this or pretty much any other crossovers. But it does have me pretty excited for a Skybound Shredhead figure retool/repaint of this. It won't take much and should look really dope.

I wouldn't expect a retool or reuse of any original crossover mold any time soon. So far I don't believe any of the original crossover molds have been re-used except for Ectotron version 1 and version 2. The Maverick mold was a no-brainer for being used as the predator jets, but 5 years later, no sign of them. Many of the crossovers are also retailer exclusives, like this one is for Target, so that could further complicate mold re-use.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:I wouldn't expect a retool or reuse of any original crossover mold any time soon. So far I don't believe any of the original crossover molds have been re-used except for Ectotron version 1 and version 2. The Maverick mold was a no-brainer for being used as the predator jets, but 5 years later, no sign of them. Many of the crossovers are also retailer exclusives, like this one is for Target, so that could further complicate mold re-use.

Yeah, they'll go main line mold to exclusive mold, but they wont go the other way, even if it's just shared engineering.

Ectotron - Combiner Wars Hot Spot/Onslaught mold
Gigawatt - Siege Sideswipe mold
Ultimate X-Spanse - Studio Series Jetfire
Tyrannocon Rex - Kingdom Megatron
And all the other obvious minor retools/repaints

It's always one way and not the other with these things. However, we have now seen SS molds get used outside of the line when people have said in the past that was impossible so maybe it's just timed exclusivity.

Emerje