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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 31, 2019 23:10:44 GMT
SOLD.
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Post by gazmondo on Feb 2, 2019 9:39:34 GMT
Does anyone know if there is anywhere in the UK to get the Walmart Reissues?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 2, 2019 9:53:33 GMT
Wal*Mart stuff usually ends up at Asda - Wal*mart own Asda. Asda didn't get last year's, and got very little new TFs at all last year. So it doesn't look likely.
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 2, 2019 11:08:59 GMT
They'll be on Kapow and ID in due course though. Unless you mean the ones that have been and gone.
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Post by Toph on Feb 2, 2019 15:22:33 GMT
Local walmart may or may not still have hotrod for seven bucks, if anyone wants me to go get.
Starscream and Devastator are gone.
The Minibots still exist, though are getting thin.
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 17, 2019 15:12:01 GMT
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Dezzeh
Thunderjet
Wait, what?
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Post by Dezzeh on May 17, 2019 15:25:33 GMT
When were they supposed to get the Soundwave?
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 17, 2019 15:29:32 GMT
This year. Hasn't happened yet
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Post by Pinwig on May 17, 2019 17:27:53 GMT
Yawn. Show us something that hasn't already been reissued half a dozen times.
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Post by The Doctor on May 17, 2019 19:17:13 GMT
Bear in mind there are always new fans who weren't about the last time these moulds were out.
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on May 17, 2019 19:41:53 GMT
Someone has pointed out that Blaster and his cassettes are already being re-released this year, so he'll be reissued twice?
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 17, 2019 19:52:59 GMT
Where? It's Soundwave who's down to be released, with the 84 tape two packs.
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Post by Benn on May 18, 2019 12:01:23 GMT
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Post by Toph on May 18, 2019 14:36:29 GMT
I don't think that's a reissue. I think they sourced a new stock of them.
Same thing has been happening with a few others, including defunt MattyCollector stuff.
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 18, 2019 16:01:08 GMT
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Post by Benn on May 18, 2019 16:06:48 GMT
Boo!
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Post by The Doctor on May 18, 2019 18:01:28 GMT
I am happy to see Blaster live again.
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on May 18, 2019 18:31:17 GMT
All personal biases aside, Blaster is the better choice, certainly if he comes with tapes.
The dude is huge, he's pretty iconic, and tapes!
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 18, 2019 19:02:24 GMT
I think this year says no tapes with Blaster as they'll want to continue the tape pricepoint
In fact I'd be almost tempted to yell FIX on those grounds alone!
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Post by Toph on May 18, 2019 19:20:58 GMT
It'd a missed opportunity, really.
The original never came with a tape. Soundwave did.
I know Hasbro and fans tend to like to pretend tapes always come in duos, but that has historically never been true.
Buzzsaw and Ratbat were never part of a pair (even though Ratbat came with frenzy). And the odd newer tape has popped up, never being part of a pair, such as Stripes, Flipsides, and "Enemy."
They could put Stripes in as the pack in with Blaster.
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 18, 2019 20:27:09 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 18, 2019 20:30:42 GMT
It'd a missed opportunity, really. The original never came with a tape. Soundwave did. I know Hasbro and fans tend to like to pretend tapes always come in duos, but that has historically never been true. It is a reissue line, with original packaging as a selling point, and historically in the west the tapes were sold as two packs. 8 lots of 2 packs if I count right. |
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Post by Toph on May 18, 2019 21:18:50 GMT
Except when they don't hold to that, such as Optimus' missing trailer plus two rifles, and bumblebee's cartoon face.
I don't think they care as much about holding to exact accuracy as you're ascribing to them.
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Post by Benn on May 19, 2019 10:05:10 GMT
Nostalgic isn't the same as accurate, and it's probably easier for Hasbro to go with what the public remembers.
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Post by Toph on May 19, 2019 10:26:51 GMT
I don't think that's helping the argument against including one single tape with Blaster as much as y'all think it does, because there is nothing nostalgic about a trailerless G1 Optimus Prime reissue.
Adding an extra accessory isn't going to negatively impact Blaster's selling potential.
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Post by Benn on May 19, 2019 10:58:50 GMT
But it might impact Hasbro's profit margin.
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 30, 2019 18:54:54 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on May 30, 2019 19:29:28 GMT
Fifty quid! On your bike. I'd rather buy an original if I'm spending that much.
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Post by blueshift on May 30, 2019 19:35:24 GMT
Yeah, the "Hasbro keep reissuing these figures as an opportunity for new fans to buy them" thing doesn't work if they cost more than it would to buy the original or any previous reissues on ebay.
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Post by Benn on May 31, 2019 8:39:34 GMT
Oh,and it's got the doofy missiles. How come the platinum Coneheads got away with the smaller missiles, but this doesn't?
None of them launch anymore, do they?
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