Transformers Retro G1 Figures

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Via the front page:

Transformers Retro G1 Listings Go Up at Wally World

Wake up, babe. New G1 just dropped. Over at everyone's favorite place to shop for Transformers toys, Walmart,

www.allspark.com

 

[CoffeeHorse]

They had one job with Bumblebee. Oh well. Still nice that people get another chance at the mold.

Gears though. They nailed it.

 

[LordGigaIce]

I thought Legacy Gears was perfect. I was wrong. This... this is perfection.

That Bumblebee will pair nicely with the Studio Series '86 Cliffjumper.

 

[lastmaximal]

My first thought with Bumblebee was confusion that they didn't out a battle mask head on the new SS86 mold. That thing was practically designed for this vibe. But yeah, given the bunch of other reissues they have going, it's nice that this gets redone too. And in a nicer, more familiar yellow... That actually has me tempted to replace my WFC Bee.

I wonder if it would be worth the trouble to get that mold, and those 3D printed arms (sculpted wheels) and that head, and just make my own.

Gears works very well, though, and I'm now intrigued about the possibilities with Brawn.

 

[CoffeeHorse]

I want Prowl. With toy style launchers. Toon Prowl was the biggest mistake.

 

[lastmaximal]

If this Bee uses opaque plastic that may well be what gets me to buy it.

Give me the rest of them with opaque plastic and toy decos too. I mean yeah, it goes against "toy", but it also goes against "broken toy", so that's good.

 

[Shadhausen]

I thought Legacy Gears was perfect. I was wrong. This... this is perfection.

That Bumblebee will pair nicely with the Studio Series '86 Cliffjumper.

Well, he's still got Bayverse Ironhide's vehicle mode so he's still far from perfect.

 

[lastmaximal]

I do kinda wish we'd gotten two heads on Gears, with a cover for the one we're not using. The way the head piece is set up is perfect for it.

And yeah, that altmode is kind of a mess. "Make it vaguely truck shaped" seems to have been the entire plan. Solid robot mode and nice transformation, though.

 

[Donocropolis]

I was all over that Gears. I have Netflix 'Bee, so I waffled a bit. A G1 toy head (honestly, they could have just used the already-existing Goldbug head) would have made him perfect, but I went ahead and bought this one. Now the more orange Netflix bee can be Volks.

 

[Haywire]

I managed to find a Netflix Bee, but I may get a retro Bee and paint one up as Red Bumblebee.

 

[The Phazer]

Painted windows. Skip.

 

[Donocropolis]

I'm no good at color matching, but this would have been my preference, head wise:

 

[CoffeeHorse]

Bumblebee is already growing on me as is. It's not as TOY as I'd like, but without wheels on the arms it's already a TOY/TOON hybrid, and the vehicle doesn't fit either, so it's not like the head is the one incongruous thing.

 

[TheSupernova]

I feel kinda terrible for wanting these. But Gears looks so good in a toy based getup, and I'm a sucker for the licensed Beetle 'Bee.

Though I can't help but think that SS86 Bumblebee with a toy based head would have absolutely nailed what Hasbro was going for here.

But, hopefully, preorders hit .ca soon enough.

 

[LordGigaIce]

My guess is that they went with the toon head for Bumblebee as a make-good for people who never found NF Bumblebee.

 

[TheSupernova]

That, and the past few reissues of G1 Bee have used the toon head, so maybe that's just a thing now.

 

[Sabrblade]

Does Gears also have a lighter shade of blue than the Legacy figure?

 

[LordGigaIce]

Does Gears also have a lighter shade of blue than the Legacy figure?

I don't have Retro Gears in hand, but I do have Legacy Gears, and judging from Walmart's pics yeah, Retro Gears has a lighter sky blue compared to Legacy Gears' royal blue.

 

[lastmaximal]

Seems to be the case, yeah.

 

[Rhinox]

These look so good. instant purchase when I find them in store.