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Post by Benn on Feb 21, 2024 21:36:51 GMT
That looks awful. I may have to have it.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 21, 2024 21:43:58 GMT
Yup
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 21, 2024 21:45:48 GMT
Our very reliable leaker who sadly seems to be packing it in :-( Did Big Hasbro get to them? -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 21, 2024 21:47:27 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 21, 2024 21:50:45 GMT
Our very reliable leaker who sadly seems to be packing it in :-( Did Big Hasbro get to them? -Ralph Just got tired of doing the leg work involved |
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Post by Jaymz on Feb 21, 2024 21:53:14 GMT
Reminds me of the McDonalds version
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 21, 2024 23:00:00 GMT
Reminds me of the McDonalds version |
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Post by Toph on Feb 22, 2024 1:35:54 GMT
A cheetor vaguely in scale with the normal sized G1 generations!
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Post by Llama God on Feb 22, 2024 19:27:13 GMT
Yes! I was going to moan earlier that it wasn't in scale with anything else... but it is! Just not in the way I was thinking initially.
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Post by Toph on Feb 22, 2024 19:31:16 GMT
BM era Cheetor was kind of a big boy. Put this guy with ER Optimus, and it'll still be a bit too big, but it'll be close enough to be reasonable.
Though it might be completely in scale with the Masterpiece line.
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 22, 2024 21:47:45 GMT
Scale isn't everything!
Gaddamnit you guys!!!
MMMAAARRGGGHHH!!!
-THE DOCTOR
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 23, 2024 1:01:55 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 23, 2024 1:04:00 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 23, 2024 1:43:54 GMT
Cosmos getting a PR will please a lot of people.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 23, 2024 2:07:39 GMT
Yeah, several of those PRs will be good.
G2 Breakdown & Wheeljak - yes please. Will Wheeljack have Windsheer?
Overcharge... not wild on Leader Blitzwing but ...
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Post by Toph on Feb 23, 2024 5:08:28 GMT
I however absolutely adore leader Blitzwing.
My friend has a theory, and I'm not certain it holds weight because we don't know ANYTHING about Hasbro's plans for the minicons except there's at least two all new molds, but he thinks that the Cosmos refresh is to facilitate Wheeljack coming with his minicon.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Feb 23, 2024 7:55:40 GMT
It is certainly a cheap wave refresh with lots of molds that can't be reused elsewhere easily.
Cosmos was a major shelf warmer around here. Was he really that hard to get hold of?
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Post by Llama God on Feb 23, 2024 7:59:39 GMT
Well this certainly reinforces the theory that Hasbro won't put out much that's new in order to lower expenses. Let's see how that works out for them. Also I'm predicting that those two leaders will be $60/£60 by 2025. |
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Post by Stomski on Feb 23, 2024 8:08:32 GMT
Only if the figure has 5mm hand sockets. |
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 23, 2024 8:21:18 GMT
It is certainly a cheap wave refresh with lots of molds that can't be reused elsewhere easily. Cosmos was a major shelf warmer around here. Was he really that hard to get hold of? We were fortunate. It was short packed/scalped to buggery and rarer then hen's teeth for many fans, especially in the US. -Ralph |
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Post by Toph on Feb 23, 2024 8:40:47 GMT
He sold out on Pulse within minutes.
I was not lucky enough to snag one then.
I found him in stores exactly once. They had two, I bought one.
Never saw another. Which is unfortunate as mine has a very bum arm. Bad enough I actually want to replace him.
Bum arm aside, my experience is not unique.
So yeah. Good news for me, and a lot of people. Galaxy Shuttle is similar.
These are some good PR choices (along with Grimlock). Usually they choose absurd things no one had any problems getting, like ER Wheeljack and Arcee.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 23, 2024 8:46:40 GMT
It is certainly a cheap wave refresh with lots of molds that can't be reused elsewhere easily. Cosmos was a major shelf warmer around here. Was he really that hard to get hold of? Smyths got solid cases of him that Wal*Mart didn't stock: they just got him at 1 per mixed case of 8. Hence the disparity between the UK & US. Likewise Galaxy Shuttle didn't make general release in the US, though I believe it did latterly hit discount stores there? Hopefully the latter two Velocitron Deluxes, Shadowstrip and Crasher, can return in the same manner. |
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Post by Benn on Feb 23, 2024 8:48:50 GMT
I'm happy that Ramjet is getting a redo. If Hasbro can just see their way to getting a Thrust back out there, I'll be a happy boy.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 23, 2024 9:17:12 GMT
My friend has a theory, and I'm not certain it holds weight because we don't know ANYTHING about Hasbro's plans for the minicons except there's at least two all new molds, but he thinks that the Cosmos refresh is to facilitate Wheeljack coming with his minicon. There *might* be something to that but I think all of Wheeljack's new parts are on the same sprues as his Minicon so it was unlikely they'd be separated. Plus it's not as if Cosmos is the only PR in this lot, albeit the lone PR in the deluxe case, there seem to be a larger number of them over both Generations/Legacy and Studio Series assortments. Of note is Ramjet: that completes the promised PRs of the Target Seeker 2 pack - Ramjet was on the runway previously, think we have a product code for him, the mould got used elsewhere (G2? Sandstorm? Cloudcover?) and Dirge took his place. Hopefully this, and the PR of the likewise previously exclusive Cosmos & Galaxy Shuttle EDIT and WFC Soundwave, Laserbeak & Ravage /EDIT, means they can get Earthrise Thrust & Runabout and WFC VW Bumblebee, all exclusive & scarce, back into circulation. G2 Breakaway means the multi year scheme to do G2 Menasor isn't forgotten either. Yes, it's a cheap wave designed to save some money and possibly indicative of wider Hasbro problems, but most of this looks well chosen and good news for fans. |
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 23, 2024 13:38:50 GMT
5mm pegs and holes ARE THE KEY TO THE UNIVERSE!!!
-BIG PHIL
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Post by Jim on Feb 23, 2024 15:07:51 GMT
This is my favourite recent listings leak!
Armada Wheeljack, Sureshot, G2 Breakdown, and Overcharge all go on the list.
I'm happy that people will finally be able to get hold of Cosmos, my favourite release of that year. Like SS86 Grimlock there's a strong aftermarket for him, even though he got deeply discounted at Smyths in Germany, and I never mind seeing scalpers cry.
Similarly, Galaxy Shuttle is welcome. I never managed to pick up one when he was going cheap in the UK, and a lot of the people who did are asking for a big mark-up these days.
I'd love to see them go a bit further back in terms of package refreshes / reissues. How about a TR Twin Twist, for instance?
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Post by that_bluestreak on Feb 23, 2024 19:09:04 GMT
Cosmos getting a PR will please a lot of people. -Ralph yes, definitely. i didn't get one last time round but i might be persuaded this time... |
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 23, 2024 20:39:39 GMT
At least he doesn't go on about c-clips anymore.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 23, 2024 20:51:23 GMT
Cosmos getting a PR will please a lot of people. -Ralph yes, definitely. i didn't get one last time round but i might be persuaded this time... It's a nice toy. His flag is fun and adds a lot of character to it. -Ralph |
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Post by Llama God on Feb 24, 2024 9:47:04 GMT
They need to bring back C-clips - that would be the pinnacle of EVO-FUSION!
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