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Post by Pinwig on Dec 29, 2018 18:19:07 GMT
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Post by Toph on Dec 29, 2018 18:43:45 GMT
Well, we know most of what's coming.
Siege is chock full of what would be technically awesome toys, but aren't very exciting to see coming. (By that I mean they very... meh reveals... but would be perfectly fun to have in hand)
It's given me very low expectations. Even lower than last year (which still were not met.)
Hopes are to see some really left field things like Armada Optimus, G2 Sideswipe, G2 Jhiaxus
Expectations are for the remainder of the year to continue to be very uninspired.
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 29, 2018 18:56:51 GMT
If Hasbro are able to convince enough people to buy their £50 reissue G1 Optimus with most of the toy missing I am utterly convinced they will put out the cab on its own again in white as an 'Ultra Magnus' edition before this year is out. I am so convinced of this I will take a forfeit of Phil's choosing if I am wrong.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Dec 29, 2018 19:15:35 GMT
How do we decide if it has not been successful enough or Hasblow just didn't do it?
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Post by Shockprowl on Dec 29, 2018 19:20:33 GMT
HOPES-
I hope for Siege to deliver simple but great looking figures... '84... '85... Not get up it's own Arse. Sort it's scale out perhaps. Hope Siege Prowl is awesome. Hope Siege Ironhide/Ratchet is good. Hope for all three Strike Planes, voyager sized, and a decent mold in-hand. I particularly hope for a STUNNING Omega Supreme, the Titan I've been waiting for. And somewhere along the line I hope for MASSIVE new Unicron. A Masterpiece Jazz would be nice, but I fear he'd be super Sunbowy, but Jazz is the only MP I'm waiting for, having pretty much abandoned the line... although, there is that mesmerising toy-style MP Megatron....
PREDICTIONS-
Distribution will continue to be shit.
RESOLUTIONS-
None, really. Spending is well under control. Keep streamlining. Destroy utterly all supporters of the Hated Prime, The Rodimus, would-be murderer of The Great Prime, Optimus.
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Post by Llama God on Dec 30, 2018 12:49:26 GMT
HOPES:
Hasbro actually do something about their distribution, having publicly admitted that they know that it's a problem and that it's one of their biggest problems following the collapse of Toys 'R' Us.
The Generations line gives us something that isn't just '84 and '85 over and over again.
Takara do a few more batshit repaints/remolds.
Neither Takara nor Hasbro fold due to the general collapse of global economic markets.
PREDICTIONS:
Hasbro will do nothing to make distribution better, claiming that their "Select" series offered to online importers deals with that.
The Generations line continues to give us '84 and '85 over and over again.
RESOLUTIONS:
Stop spending quite so much on toys. Which is going to be difficult given I married an enabler...
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 30, 2018 12:50:38 GMT
How do we decide if it has not been successful enough or Hasblow just didn't do it? We decide if white G1 Prime doesn't exist! -Ralph |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Dec 30, 2018 19:31:48 GMT
How do we decide if it has not been successful enough or Hasblow just didn't do it? We decide if white G1 Prime doesn't exist! -Ralph That's an observation not a decision. It's the nature of the causal train that leads to that decision that's the crucial thing here. |
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 30, 2018 20:41:39 GMT
We decide if white G1 Prime doesn't exist! -Ralph That's an observation not a decision. It's the nature of the casual train that leads to that decision that's the crucial thing here. The casual...the...what... You've lost me. Is this grown-up speak? -Ralph |
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 30, 2018 20:57:00 GMT
I think he means causal but got autocorrected.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Dec 30, 2018 21:06:22 GMT
Indeed. Pinwig shares my thoughts.
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 30, 2018 21:08:42 GMT
I wish I'd been sharing your curry too.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 30, 2018 21:48:54 GMT
HOPES
Legends size make a comesback - Phil needs Warpath, Cliffjumper, Huffer & Pipes, Gears & Swere from Brawn.
Thundercracker & Skywarp from Skydive - but I think there's more obious jet candidates for Generations Select
Legends, Titanmasters and Combiners to make a comeback.
Apeface & Snapdragon for WFC II Voyagers
Leader Star Sabre, Scorponok & Thunderwing for WFC II Leaders
PREDICTIONS
Recoil, Haywire & Fracas for the Battlemasters
Micromasters Laserbeak & Ravage to have an unrevealed combine weapons mode
At leaast one, maybe two more Micromaster tape 2 packs
Battlemasters & Micromasters to continue into WFC II
Autobot Targetmasters for WFC II Deluxe
Buster & Hydra from Darkwind & Blackwing - obvious cheap repaints for Generations Select
Lancer for either Siege exclusive or Generations Selet
More Generations Selects and Siege Exclusives
RESOLUTIONS
To get at least one of the Micromaster Combiner Transports I need - carried over from 2017 & 2018
To finish my Minibots (probably involving TFC 12) - carried over from 2017 & 2018
To get one of the orginal Dinobots that I'm missing
To get an original Headmaster, preferably one of Apeface/Snapdragon
To complete Skullgrin
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 31, 2018 8:15:17 GMT
I'm not sure Combiners can come back if they haven't went away yet!
-Ralph
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Post by Jim on Dec 31, 2018 11:51:17 GMT
Hopes
I will continue to hope for Seacons and Autobot Targetmasters!
The new IDW comic will be good, and different.
Predictions
The new IDW comic will be OK-to-decent but suffer from backlash; highly polished fan publications inspired by IDW Phase II will be A Thing.
Resolutions
Again, draw more.
Again, spend less, sell more.
I have a vague wants list I don't want to stray too far from. At the moment:
Siege Ratchet
Siege Sixgun
Select Swoop
Studio Series G1-ish Optimus Prime
Studio Series Dropkick
_Maybe_ Studio Series VW Bumblebee
_Maybe_ Takara Legends Big Powered
_Maybe_ Siege Red Alert
_Maybe_ POTP Blackwing (if he ever shows up again, just saw him the once on shelves)
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Post by Bogatan on Dec 31, 2018 12:01:15 GMT
How do we decide if it has not been successful enough or Hasblow just didn't do it? I'd say the price is designed to be dropped (much like TRU did with MP and G1 reissues) so it wouldnt surprise me to see it drop and bounce between $35-50 for as long as its available (maybe $30-50). If it drops below $30 for an extended period its been a failure. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 16, 2019 16:39:14 GMT
As noted elsewhere (apologies, I'd mentioned it in more than one place before today) TICK! |
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 16, 2019 18:28:50 GMT
What I did not predict was that in hand I really like Siege and think Bot Bots are crap. I thought I would think the other way round!
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Jan 17, 2019 7:31:28 GMT
That is a surprising revelation. Yet also strangely not surprising.
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 14, 2019 23:23:15 GMT
If Hasbro are able to convince enough people to buy their £50 reissue G1 Optimus with most of the toy missing I am utterly convinced they will put out the cab on its own again in white as an 'Ultra Magnus' edition before this year is out. I am so convinced of this I will take a forfeit of Phil's choosing if I am wrong. -Ralph Was just trying to remember when we kick this thread off when I came across this post... |
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Post by Toph on Dec 14, 2019 23:47:04 GMT
Well, we know most of what's coming. Siege is chock full of what would be technically awesome toys, but aren't very exciting to see coming. (By that I mean they very... meh reveals... but would be perfectly fun to have in hand) It's given me very low expectations. Even lower than last year (which still were not met.) Hopes are to see some really left field things like Armada Optimus, G2 Sideswipe, G2 Jhiaxus Expectations are for the remainder of the year to continue to be very uninspired. Well, surprisingly we saw Armada Prime, and have G2 Sideswipe. But, it honestly wasn't a terribly exciting year. |
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Post by Shockprowl on Dec 15, 2019 8:40:03 GMT
I've LOVED this year! HOPES- I hope for Siege to deliver simple but great looking figures... '84... '85... Not get up it's own Arse. Sort it's scale out perhaps. Hope Siege Prowl is awesome. Hope Siege Ironhide/Ratchet is good. Hope for all three Strike Planes, voyager sized, and a decent mold in-hand. I particularly hope for a STUNNING Omega Supreme, the Titan I've been waiting for. And somewhere along the line I hope for MASSIVE new Unicron. A Masterpiece Jazz would be nice, but I fear he'd be super Sunbowy, but Jazz is the only MP I'm waiting for, having pretty much abandoned the line... although, there is that mesmerising toy-style MP Megatron.... I was not let down on many fronts. Just Amazon UK being useless. Damn them. Damn them to HELL. Siege Prowl has his gappy problems, but he's still a great figure. Ratchet/Ironhide totally hits the mark, and.... OMEGA SUPREME..... Massive Unicron came with a too massive price tag, but that helped me realise a few things. LONG LIVE SIEGE. |
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Post by Jaymz on Dec 15, 2019 11:56:08 GMT
If Hasbro are able to convince enough people to buy their £50 reissue G1 Optimus with most of the toy missing I am utterly convinced they will put out the cab on its own again in white as an 'Ultra Magnus' edition before this year is out. I am so convinced of this I will take a forfeit of Phil's choosing if I am wrong. -Ralph Was just trying to remember when we kick this thread off when I came across this post... One thing I learnt this year was that Walmart approached Hasbro to do the G1 reissues and funded the runs. Hasbro may have suggested a white cab run, but if Walmart said no, it wouldn't happen. |
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 15, 2019 13:03:11 GMT
Interesting.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 15, 2019 13:12:14 GMT
I'm quite eager to learn of Phil's forfeit...
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 15, 2019 13:24:43 GMT
For what?
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 15, 2019 13:30:34 GMT
If Hasbro are able to convince enough people to buy their £50 reissue G1 Optimus with most of the toy missing I am utterly convinced they will put out the cab on its own again in white as an 'Ultra Magnus' edition before this year is out. I am so convinced of this I will take a forfeit of Phil's choosing if I am wrong. As quoted above, Phil. Ralph said last December that if we don't get an Ultra Magnus cab reissue by the end of 2019 he will take a forfeit of your choosing. |
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 15, 2019 13:35:08 GMT
Pinwig is correct. I am ready.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Dec 15, 2019 13:42:05 GMT
Good lord, what a twist!
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Post by Bogatan on Dec 15, 2019 14:33:12 GMT
Was there something about pizza?
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