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Post by Mr. Emoticon Man on Jul 20, 2009 11:45:36 GMT -5
Eh. They should have made it red instead of orange, and maybe have made the gray more of a black.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jul 20, 2009 17:29:42 GMT -5
Bruticus Maximus have started to show up at Targets
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Post by Mr. Emoticon Man on Jul 20, 2009 18:52:05 GMT -5
Neat. I'll be picking that up as soon as I see it, as I like the Superion and Devastator sets that go with it.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jul 20, 2009 20:18:56 GMT -5
And I said this before but there is too much product out right now Hasbro need to slow down a bit
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Post by Mr. Emoticon Man on Jul 20, 2009 21:17:26 GMT -5
And I said this before but there is too much product out right now Hasbro need to slow down a bit Agreed.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jul 21, 2009 20:00:42 GMT -5
Revenge of the Fallen is now at $760 million worldwide.
The first film took in $708 million worldwide, but cost $50 million less to make ($150 million production budget for movie 1, $200 million for movie 2).
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Post by Mr. Emoticon Man on Jul 21, 2009 21:33:30 GMT -5
Nice.
I'm already eagerly awaiting the third installment.
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Post by Mr. Emoticon Man on Jul 22, 2009 8:04:16 GMT -5
Hm. I wonder if it'll be a store exclusive like the G1 repaint of Starscream was for the last toyline, or if it'll be a new character like the G1 repaint of Sideswipe...
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Post by Mr. Emoticon Man on Jul 23, 2009 11:38:48 GMT -5
Bludgeon has a sword? I'm sold.
I don't see anything special about Leader-class Starscream, though. I already have the Voyager-class version, so I may just skip out on this new one when it comes out.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jul 23, 2009 19:38:24 GMT -5
from TFormers' gallery from last night, looks like Mighty Muggs Jazz & Shockwave WILL see release, along with two new Mighty Muggs-- ROTF Prime & Bumblebee-- as TRU exclusives this fall.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jul 23, 2009 19:50:43 GMT -5
The Hasbro Panel at SDCC
# Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Legends Arcee # Jolt # Soundwave # Wheelie Scout # Skystalker (Drone Jet) - very creative with weapons - may attach to the top of Voyager Mindwipe (scroll down for information on that figure) # Scattorshot - Reminiscent of his Cybertron version, great new vehicle design, new head design; signature weapons
Deluxe # New Deluxe Ratchet! New slicker H2, pistol closer to his movie reference; lot of articlulation, and more. Reimagined movie characters going into 2010, really bringing in some newness as established in the film. # Deluxe Lockdown movie style! "Great new character designed by Cartoon Network, and reimagined by them for the film. He now has a hok and his car is reminiscent to the early 80s Corvette - the engine will be interchangable with Deluxe Ratchet # Dirge! - a new way to transform this jet. The Conehead has a brand-new head and is very sleek. Looking for new ways to keep the brand unique. # Brawn - Obviously themed after one of the NEST vehicles and uses one of the favorite characters of the past. Looks a lot like classic Brawn. Weapons are also interchangable with other figures along the line.
Voyager # Jungle Attack Ironhide - Loaded him up with a whole bunch of weapons. The GMC Topkick has white pant splattered across (Zebra-striped camo) his entire body and weapons everywhere. Also planning to have a story connection between an Autobot and Decepticon. # Bludgeon - "Who saw him coming back?" we did - it leaked two days ago. His sword will be sheathed into the side of his body. Turning his turret will have weapon transformations. Ironhide will go out to hunt Bludgeon in the jungle. # Mindwipe! The headmaster "doesn't look like anything he used to look like." Those little daggers in his hands can stow away in his forearm. Just took a stealth jet to make it look cool. Scout Drone Jet shown previously is able to be attached to Mindwipe on top of his jet. Made a joke that he's really cool because his daggers are always pointed down in a hack, slash kind of way.
Human Alliance # Barricade with Frenzy! The Frenzy can mount on Barricade's shoulder, and the chest of the figure, too. # Mudflap and Cycle with Simmons! The cycle will be Chromia and the Simmons figure looks very much like John Turturro.
Exclusives # Matt Prody is showing us the 6" Titanium Optimus Prime, Thrust. Thrust is the logical choice to complete the seekers. # Hot Zone - try to keep the name and incorporate him into the lore. Logical choice. # Commemorative Insecticons - Toys R Us Exclusives - Joe and Takara have been working hard to bring this back to us. The Insecticons were decided thanks to them being integrated into the film. # Commeorative Perceptor - TRU exclusive - Perceptor was in the Animated series, as we all know, and it's a great tie to bring him back. # Masterpiece Skywarp - WalMart exclusive - this scale allows us to integrate a lot of detail. The next logical step after having done Starscream a couple of weeks back. # Revenge of the Fallen Gathering at the Nemesis. Deluxe Soundwave (seen before), Voyager Megatron (2007 mold). Megatron gave him silver highlights to showcase the frozen aspect. # Fiery Fallen will be Target exclusive (as we saw last night). Transformers Animated We will find its way into the market. All of the figures we see today will certainly make their way in.
# Deluxe Electrostatic Soundwave w/ Ratbat - Eric says that working with the guys at Cartoon Network was rewarding. # Arcee! It was taboo for us to make Arcee. Something always went wrong, Eric says. Eric: Derek and he had a lot of fun designing the figure - Just enough classic design and new tweaks to give the fans something new. She comes with swords and gives her a reason to be cool. # Rodimus Minor - Eric and Derrick created the figure and harkens back to the G1 roots. Didn't want to shortchange Prime because there were already so many Primes. He is the first non-Prime to control a squad. Aaron asks how it went - Eric says it doesn't go so well. # Cybertronian Ratchet - "Probably one of the real breakout characters in Animated." Thought it'd be cool to show off the younger version rather than the "beer belly version." # Cybertronian mode Ironhide - A quick note is that there is another head sculpt. Eric twisted everybody's arm to get them to let him sculpt a new head. # Fugitive Waspinator - We didn't have the foresight to add a new head to the mold because Waspinator wasn't available yet.
Voyager # Golfire Grimlock - straight-up upgrade. The bio will help explain this. # Hydrodive Bumblebee - "We realized how popular Bumblebee is as a character, so we made him smaller but we wanted to give you a something more for the price you pay." Bumblebee is removable from the submarine. # Blackout! "Here's another case inspiring other segments." Decided to create a character for Animated based off of Transformers. He has an Earth mode instead of a Cybertronian mode. Wanted to give something familiar from the film. # Wingblade Prime - Deluxe figure with add-ons. All pieces from Wingblade can also be added to original Animated Voyager Prime. # Thundercracker - Of all the seekers they could do, this made the most sense. Q&A! # Why did you not put Rumble in Commemorative Soundwave? Based on the tooling, we went with the one that made the most sense. # Robot Heroes designs: Stay with the movie styling for now. Forseeable future, no plans to go back to the G1 styling. # Animated Slipstream? One word: No # Is Transformers Animated on its deathbed? Yes. It'll enter syndication. Archer says that they are not ready to talk about the new Discovery partnership. # What's the 3rd Arcee piece? Arcee, Chromia, and Flareup. # Will they produce Flareup? They'll offer the 3rd eventually. But when she is released, there won't be instructions to combine her. # Animated Omega Supreme? We have no plans for new "bold" Animated products. # Possibly a color-yourself version like My Little Pony? We haven't had the chance to go through it. # My Little Pony crossovers? "Considered everything Hasbro has thought of, but, it's a good idea, but nothing yet." # I like the Human Alliance, but what about Decepticons? Definitely a chance, and hopefully in the future they will have more opportunities beyond Barricade. # Are Transformers and Revenge of the Fallen properties of Hasbro and Paramount is licensing? Or vice versa? Archer: Paramount is licensing from Hasbro. # Masterpiece Grimlock? It would make sense for us to follow that in the future. No immediate plans. We know the popularity surrounding these products, though. # Thinking of making back G1 colors for Devastator? It is something that they're looking at. Cannot say when it will be released. # What about a Grindor Human Alliance with Alice? Not sure yet. # Why was Overload not in Supreme Devastator? They wanted to make it simple at the pricepoint and it was difficult to design all of them together to form the spine and torso. Because Overload is not visible in the combined robot mode in the film, they left it out of the toy design. # Can we please see Leader Starscream? Ask some people from BotCon who saw it firsthand. To confirm, Leader Starscream is definitely going to be produced. # Anything new for Universe? Classics and Universe is definitely part of the line and it means too much to too many people. So they will definitely work on it. # Legends-sized Devastator? Certainly discussed offering EZ Real Devastator in the future, but nothing definite yet. # What skillsets do you look for in potential employees? Knowledge of the brand is a good start. # Anything about Transformers 3? Archer: I have to believe there will be a third movie and it's obviously too early to tell. A new animated show will be coming, but too early to tell anything. # Blaster or Reflector in the works? Blaster and his lot of tapes come down to do his tools exist and what shape they are in. Echos for all of the G1 guys and some of the tools are down at an end. Blaster's not on much of Hasbro's radar, truthfully. However, it's been noted. # Is it true you guys have a Transformers school when you get hired by Hasbro? The brand is so big, it's hard to keep track. They definitely get a cheat sheet for the modern point of view to keep people on track. From the panel's standpoint, they have a lot of longevity in the team and bringing new people into the brand quickly and have an appreciation for all 25 years. Everybody on the Transformers team right now grew up with it, so there wasn't much to learn. Lenny adds that he learns a lot in ways of osmosis. # At this point, it's fair to say Optimus Prime is a cultural icon in the form of Spider-Man. Are you troubled by the unusually brutal Prime in the film? They have to be represented in their format. Prime, in such a blockbuster, can get away with more and open up his character. He was most definitely more aggressive, but so were the Decepticons.
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Post by Mr. Emoticon Man on Jul 23, 2009 19:53:00 GMT -5
I've said it before, but I'll say it again: I'm LOVING the ROTF Scout-class figures. And all of the other new toys they revealed look pretty good as well.
I'm glad to see that Wheelie is getting a Legends-class figure; his Deluxe-class one is just way too damned big in robot mode.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jul 25, 2009 4:02:13 GMT -5
Supreme Devastator has started to show up in Stores price for him is $100
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Post by Mr. Emoticon Man on Jul 25, 2009 10:02:44 GMT -5
That's an impressive price for Devastator. Just imagine how much he'll start going for in a few years when he's no longer in stores...
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Post by Mr. Emoticon Man on Jul 27, 2009 9:41:06 GMT -5
I remember Best Buy had exclusive Premium versions of Ratchet and Voyager Megatron during the last movie's merchandising, which was annoying as it made getting the Premium Ratchet toy a pain in the ass. Glad to see that they're going with just a generic bust this time instead.
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Post by bob on Jul 27, 2009 10:25:43 GMT -5
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Post by Mr. Emoticon Man on Jul 27, 2009 11:12:34 GMT -5
I have to admit... I'm not that big a fan of the G1 cartoon's theme. It just never got me as pumped as, say, the TMNT or Thundercats themes did.
Now, the version that was made for the animated movie, on the other hand? Different story there; I love it and listen to it quite often on Youtube.
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Post by Mr. Emoticon Man on Jul 27, 2009 22:36:18 GMT -5
I posted this at Wresltecrap, but I think it bears repeating: "The original "Transformers" film, in 2007, did much to generate fresh excitement for the toy line, which the year earlier had reported $100 million in sales. Revenue increased fivefold, to $482 million, or roughly 13% of Hasbro's overall sales in 2007, according to financial filings. This summer's sequel triggered even more vigorous toy sales." Source: www.newsday.com/business/transfor....sales-1.1307564Further proof that the Transformers movies (love them or hate them) are undeniably successful, and in more ways than one.
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Post by Mr. Emoticon Man on Jul 30, 2009 22:02:21 GMT -5
Picked up Swerve and Scorponok the other day, and I've seen Jetfire in stores.
And I gotta admit, Scorponok is disappointing.
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Post by Mr. Emoticon Man on Aug 4, 2009 11:20:10 GMT -5
They really did a nice job with Gears. I didn't even realize that it was just a Stockade repaint at first.
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