Buzzworthy Bumblebee - the "everything goes" toyline

[Gizmoboy]

I can say I've honestly been surprised at the lack of use of either the Earthrise Seeker molds. I know they've done a couple of Selects versions of Ramjet, but nothing else from the Starscream mold but the initial 3. Seems like a waisted opportunity to me.

 

[Lobjob]

I really thought a coronation sunstorm was a gimme, but nope.

 

[Donocropolis]

Right? It seems like there are a ton of obvious repaints that would sell like hotcakes. We've currently got Buzzworthy, Selects, and even Shattered Glass as additional outlets outside of the main line for repaints. Give me:

Sunstorm
Season 1 Generic Air Warrior
Blackout
Navy Ramjet (with a new name/identity)
Jungle Attack Starscream (with a new name/identity)
Action Master Thundercracker

Not to mention the million other background seekers there have been over the years, plus references to seeker color schemes from other non-G1 series. I'm not saying I have the budget to afford all of those, but I'd buy several, and I think plenty of other people would, too.

 

[Donocropolis]

For the Coneheads, it would have been neat to see Earthrise Thrust redecoed into Blast (he appeared in two episodes!).

I was today years old when I learned about the existence of Blast! I am now a better person for it.

 

[Lobjob]

Unless they have a legitimate tetrajet in the works for sunstorm...

 

[Gizmoboy]

I guess someone over there at Hasbro doesn't realize they're sitting on a printing press for money.

 

[Dake]

I've had the same thought but the thing is - they only made 7 general release versions of the Classics version too. All the other stuff came from the Club (or Takara).

If we still had the club, I'm sure we'd have doubled the number of Seekers. I'm more surprised the KO makers haven't stepped up like they did last time around.

But yes... I'd really like for them to find a way to get more Earthrise Seeker molds out too.

 

[Gizmoboy]

I've had the same thought but the thing is - they only made 7 general release versions of the Classics version too. All the other stuff came from the Club (or Takara).

If we still had the club, I'm sure we'd have doubled the number of Seekers. I'm more surprised the KO makers haven't stepped up like they did last time around.

But yes... I'd really like for them to find a way to get more Earthrise Seeker molds out too.

That is a good point, however, we do have Generations Selects now, which kind of picked up where the club left off as far as generating repaints to be more obscure characters. That would probably be a better avenue to release more than putting them in the Buzzworthy line.

 

[Donocropolis]

The Walmart Velocitron line has been doing some pretty niche repaints as well. A seeker would be welcome there.

 

[Powered Convoy]

Yeah, we need more Seeker redecos / retools.

 

[CoffeeHorse]

I've been wanting a generic purple Seeker this whole time. It seems obvious but they do that color scheme so rarely. We get Acid Storm more often and he was in one episode.

 

[Sabrblade]

But the true WOW moment comes when you realize Acid Storm had a MASTERPIECE FIGURE.

Which was also a Hasbro-initiated MP instead of a Takara one, since you just know that Takara would have simply made it a solid neon green figure at the time.

 

[CoffeeHorse]

We did need more green bots, so I am glad Acid Storm got all this attention. I just want Air Warrior to get some attention too. He gets nothing.

 

[Sabrblade]

We did need more green bots, so I am glad Acid Storm got all this attention. I just want Air Warrior to get some attention too. He gets nothing.

Hotlink is basically in that Air Warrior color scheme.

 

[Lobjob]

Instead of a titan; just a giant box with seven seekers.

 

[Donocropolis]

Instead of a titan; just a giant box with seven seekers.

You have my vote.

 

[Dake]

Instead of a titan; just a giant box with seven seekers.

No joke, this would be an instant buy from me. And honestly, I think it would do pretty well in general. I can't believe they haven't done a six-pack or something at least - put it on Amazon and Pulse, see what happens.

Skip the Rainmakers for now since we at least have them in the Siege mold, but all those cool mix-and-match prototype jets? I'm all in.

 

[Lobjob]

And then you do a Tidal Wave to scale with the seekers. I'm here for it.

 

[Donocropolis]

And then you do a Tidal Wave to scale with the seekers. I'm here for it.

And now I have to explain to the wife why there's no longer room in the garage for her car.

 

[Sabrblade]

Instead of a titan; just a giant box with seven seekers.

And you open the box to find that, surprise, all seven just have Starscream's colors.