I was hoping for more Core combiners. They can do better than Volcanicus.
I thought Throttlebots would make a great core combiner team, but whenever we get a single one it's almost always randomly thrown in with different characters and no indication that it was in any subgroup.
Edit: Maybe core Throttlebots with core Cassette combiners like BeastBox, Squalktalk, or remakes of the Japan-only ones from back in the day?
Edit: Maybe core Throttlebots with core Cassette combiners like BeastBox, Squalktalk, or remakes of the Japan-only ones from back in the day?
Legacy Hook, Line, and Sinker, please and thank you.
In the meantime, Studio Series Scourge, Nightbird, and Battletrap can work as modern incarnations of them: Spiky hook-handed guy, slim sword-wielding 'bot, and big wrecking-ball bruiser.
Still holding out a shred of hope for Monstructor. He'd be perfect for Core.
In the meantime, Studio Series Scourge, Nightbird, and Battletrap can work as modern incarnations of them: Spiky hook-handed guy, slim sword-wielding 'bot, and big wrecking-ball bruiser.
I would love to buy a Battletrap! I never could find one. Where's HIS package refresh, Hasbro?
#justice4battletrap
Weirdly I just put one up (POTP, with Skytread and a FOC Shockwave) in my sales thread, with the usual higher start but offers open, then I saw 'Studio series'. Nuts.
But for Hook, Line, and Sinker, I could see them running into issues of either name reuse with a Constructicon on the way, or being too generic. At the same time, they have had multiple Megatrons and such at once, maybe "Unicron Creations Hook (Line, Sinker)" for the name? Or Unicron's Herald? Like 'Autobot Hound' or the like. And it keeps the Unicron name in circulation.
But for Hook, Line, and Sinker, I could see them running into issues of either name reuse with a Constructicon on the way, or being too generic. At the same time, they have had multiple Megatrons and such at once, maybe "Unicron Creations Hook (Line, Sinker)" for the name? Or Unicron's Herald? Like 'Autobot Hound' or the like. And it keeps the Unicron name in circulation.
Just do what Fun Pub did to get around any naming issues with them by calling them "Astro-Hook", Astro-Line", and "Astro-Sinker".
Or make them more uniform and follow Sinker's lead.
So, you'd have Sinker, Liner, and -- oh... oh, no...
So, you'd have Sinker, Liner, and -- oh... oh, no...
Or go older-school and just use approximate names. Scraphook, Tow-Line, and, uh, Sinkertwin.
Hell with it. Hookblast, Lineblast, Sinkerblast.
Hell with it. Hookblast, Lineblast, Sinkerblast.
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Before they announced Armada I figured they should just do a RiD S2 and use a bunch of unreleased or old figures, with BWN Unicron being the main villain. To go with him, I figured they should redeco Tripredacus into Hook (Ramhorn), Line (Cicadacon) and Sinker (Sea Clamp).
There are some on the list I can get behind. After double dipping on Menasor (I still have CW version with add-on kit) I've decided I won't be doing that again. I appreciate new versions coming out, but I will be staying with my CW version, or selling the CW versions before picking up a new one if it blows the old away.
Leadsinker
I was going to mention that but figured I was rambling enough, it would be cool if there's anything even just an indent or slot to stick them in.
Was gonna say that too, I guess if the rumors are true Vector Prime can be seen as a preview of sorts for the next line.
In the midst of all this I'm still waiting for a new Cryotek and G1 Skyquake out of the relevant Legacy molds.
I feel like if it hasn't happened already, the chances are extremely low at this point.
I would have been interested in a G1 Skyquake, too.
I would have been interested in a G1 Skyquake, too.
I mean, we have to be getting G1 Skyquake at some point, right? The mold was pretty clearly designed with him in mind, even including the combining-with-smaller-jets gimmick.
It wouldn't be the first time the obvious use of a mold wasn't ever done, but it would seem especially shocking in this instance.
Maybe it'll be a two-pack. Skyquake and one of the Predators.
Sigh, now I want a Machine Wars Starscream too, and I can't even decide which I'd rather have if I could just get one.
(And then there's Doubledealer as Stalker...)
Sigh, now I want a Machine Wars Starscream too, and I can't even decide which I'd rather have if I could just get one.
(And then there's Doubledealer as Stalker...)
I wanted a Machine Wars Starscream, but I'll be surprised if we ever see the mold again.
I have to assume the tooling already exists for the G1 Skyquake/MW Starscream/King Atlas remold, so hopefully we see it at SOME point in the future, be it in Selects or some Walmart or Target exclusive subline or something.