Studio Series discussion

[Dake]

Of course on the other hand, sometimes knowing how others did something can allow you to see how it can be streamlined.

Yeah - it's not unusual for the advances to be made in the more expensive products before trickling down to the regular stuff. It's like how Mercedes was known for introducing really high tech stuff first, but eventually you could find it in a Hyundai.

 

[Dekafox]

At this point MPs are if you want 110% show accuracy(See the BW MPs), or things that are a ways away from happening, if ever(MP Ginrai vs a future HasLab, the Trainbots)

 

[LordGigaIce]

Of course on the other hand, sometimes knowing how others did something can allow you to see how it can be streamlined.

I wonder if how much of that excess in MP is really a first crack at trying to solve a problem or designers just being very indulgent?
I'm a Brave fan. And I own the only two Brave MPs Takara put out. I adore them but they are also far more complicated than they need to be in order to sell the idea of an "adult" collectable.

I'm not super into the 3P faux-MP scene but I've seen enough reviews and comments from it that engineering solutions that lack a sufficient level of complexity are considered "cheap" and not up to the "standards" or an "adult collectible." Even if what's presented does the job.

So factor in a design mentality that says "adult collectables" need to be at a certain level of complexity that certainly exists at TT, plus the budget to indulge, plus fan expectations that a "premium" product needs to be a certain "level" of complexity... and I think it explains a lot the issues with present day MPs rather well.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

A lot of designers need to be feeling embarrassed by how simple that leg transformation is. They've been acting like it takes some unknowable dark magic to hide the leg wheels. This toy is so beautifully simple.

They remind me of that "Orion" toy, which was a 3P version of IDW's "racing lorry" Prime. I think the legs did a similar thing with the wheels?

 

[unluckiness]

honestly these days i often wonder what even is the point in MPs anymore because chances are a mainline figure will do the same jive for much cheaper and with less chance of breakage

To prop up Takara’s margins for investors

 

[Dake]

All I know is they waited way too long to make Rhinox and now I've put all my BW MPs away because the regular line has done it so well (though Rhinox is the one I still don't think they've gotten quite right).

 

[Sabrblade]

Posting this here since it covers Studio Series more than all else.

Here is a recording of the Hasbro Transformers panel from SDCC 2024:

 

[Haze Arquebus]

Hm. The downside of these new shoulders and hands on Springer is that it means it mucked up the precision of how things fit together for his vehicle mode, so the top flap of the big chunk of wheel assembly doesn't really like to fit together well. It just kinda hovers with the peg resting against the bottom of Springer's hand. Not enough to be super noticeable from a casual glance or cause stability issues, but still annoying given how solid that was on the original.

On the other hand, the torso retools have made transforming him out of either vehicle mode so much more nice. No more finding the hidden way to leverage things to make everything come apart.

 

[ZacWilliam1]

Can't believe Studio Series has missed so major a character for so long:

Thankfully they have apparently at last come through.

-ZacWilliam, almost kinda want this and I don't buy Movie toys.

 

[Donocropolis]

Bumblebee Movie Autotrooper?

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

Can't believe Studio Series has missed so major a character for so long:

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Thankfully they have apparently at last come through.

-ZacWilliam, almost kinda want this and I don't buy Movie toys.

Reply here (for relevance/keeping things tidy).

 

[Haywire]

Lots of possibilities there, and the price is right...

I always said, back when the movie lines were 50% Camaro Bumblebee by volume, if Hasbro had to fill the lines with Bumblebees due to retailer demand, at least make them interesting:
"Street Prowl" Bumblebee in a police deco
"Silver Streak" Bumblebee in blue (or silver)
"Road Rally" Bumblebee in red, blue, and white.
Would have at least broken up the swarms of yellow, and those of us in the know could repurpose the figures as we saw fit...

 

[lastmaximal]

I just want more offscreen character redecos. But sure, if we have to go the mission redeco route... but give us something more interesting than literally "here's the same thing but in gray", which those NEST redecos no one asked for were.

 

[Superomegaprime]

Should of just made that Herby and be done with it

 

[Rhinox]

Got the SDCC Orion and Megatron 2 pack with the remold of Studio Series. This absolutely perfects the mold. All the issues I had with the original studio series release have been addressed and fixed. It is just amazing and I'm super happy with it.
Oh yeah, and Megatron is okay.

 

[lastmaximal]

I'm tempted by it but I get distracted by how long the arms are on Prime. Standing at rest he looks great, but when they're bent in an action pose it's hard to unsee the remaining WFC game aesthetic.

But the real dealbreaker is the fact that it's a set with Megatron, who's even less appealing now that I've gotten the Miner Megatron (I wish I had a Terminus head to put on one of them).

It's a shame as I really dig the IDW Orion/Cybertronian Optimus look and this toy generally gets it down.

I wish they'd eventually get around to making a War Within Op and Megs again.

 

[Superomegaprime]

I wish they'd eventually get around to making a War Within Op and Megs again.

Agreed, the first true pre-earth desgins need to be given toys that aren't apart of the Titanum line

 

[CoffeeHorse]

I'd be interested. I like the Titaniums, but they aren't good.

 

[Steevy Maximus]

Hasbro’s reissue train is continuing at Target.

SS-49 Bumblebee (Transformers 2007) has been reappearing at Target stores, much as the recent reissue of Power of the Primes Leader Optimus Prime has done.
While a reissue, there may still be run variances. And its also possible any minor retooling from other iterations might sneak their way into this run.

Transformers Studio Series SS-49 Deluxe Transformers 2007 Bumblebee Reissue Found At US Retail

Another unexpected reissue have been found at US retail. 2005 Boards member pandastrong found a reissue of the Transformers Studio Series SS-49 Deluxe Transformers 2007 Bumblebee at US retail. This new mold of the iconic Camaro Bumblebee from the first live-action movie was found at Rogers...

news.tfw2005.com

 

[The Predaking]

So is Gnaw getting a reissue or did my local walmart find 4 of them in the back?