I say it's a wash. Ransack has a worse robot mode than Kickback but a better bug mode.
Mayhem Transformers Discussion: United We Shelfwarm
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Come to think of it, Chopshop is just Shrapnel with more bug legs and cooler mandibles. And better pecs.
yep. the three deluxe insecticons that are easily remoldable from the 'basic' three are such a no brainer it seems weird that we've only really got it twice now - and once was 3p over a decade ago it feels like.
still waiting to see that original mold Venom though
still waiting to see that original mold Venom though
then they could Remold him into Legacy "fill in the blank universe" cybertronian Transquito if they needed to use the mold again
Retailers don't pay close attention to what they're ordering, but I'm pretty sure there's a note in the training manual about never ordering a Transquito ever again.
that does sound like a thing that would be in there lol
They're still out there.
You mean it wasn't a winning move to make an ugly toy, put it at an expensive price point, not include it on your show and then color it like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich left outside for a week?
I owned one. I didn't hate it until it broke in a couple places. The wing hinges crumbled and one of the chest springs somehow lost all tension.
Transquito, then Inferno, them Scavenger, then Cybershark. Something about that price point in Beast Wars just seemed cursed to shelfwarm.
It only had one mold per wave most of the time IIRC. It leads to accumulation of that one toy
Transquito shipped with B'Boom, but he didn't shelfwarm nearly so much. And later shipments of Cybershark added in Blackarachnia, but by then the other shelfwarmers were taking up so much space that she didn't get out in big numbers.
tbf being in-stock at an overpriced comic book store because someone brought one in is like not even really the same as it still shelfwarming
The only reason he's not still legitimately warming retail shelves is that Kay Bee went under.
Seriously, my last local Kay Bee still has one right up until the last time I visited, about a week before they shut down for good.
Seriously, my last local Kay Bee still has one right up until the last time I visited, about a week before they shut down for good.
Megas ALWAYS suffered from "in between" syndrome. They were more expensive than the more popular deluxe size, but generally weren't nearly as impressive as the $5 more Ultra class. In many respects, you, generally, got more/better toys with a basic and deluxe than you did a single Mega. And an Ultra was more interesting than a Mega and a basic (especially with the combiners).
Megas all too often felt like either a deluxe that was plussed up, or an Ultra that was cut down. Too few Megas actually felt like the designs were "working" at the pricepoint.
I feel like the 2000s revamped Ultra Class inherited many of the same issues, which is why it got phased out circa 2009.
Yeah, they really needed another toy or two "in circulation" to spice up the assortment and avoid that "one bad seller".
Considering the last time we saw a Mega at retail, its $44.99...I'd TOTALLY buy a Transquito right now for less than $20. Just for the nostalgia. (Price tag looks like $18?)
Does it count if it sits there for a few years?
Polar Claw and Scorponok definitely didn't shelfwarm in my area. Scavenger kinda did but not as bad as Inferno and Transquito. That wave was just cursed.
The one time they nailed the price point was with Transmetal Primal and Megs. Then it was right back to shelfwarming with Scavenger.