Considering how long stop motion takes to do? These might have been in the works before SS Elita was done.
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Considering how long stop motion takes to do? These might have been in the works before SS Elita was done.
I'm just going to enjoy the absurdity for what it's worth. One of these is not like the others.
I just want to punch whoever is responsible for making saving these to "watch later" such a hassle.
Hey, Overly Sarcastic Productions talks about TF:One!
Well, good for them. Glad they were timely about it.
Wait, are you saying they ducked Darkwing?!
Really baffled by how they missed backing up this movie with concurrent Studio Series figures of at least their main four protagonists, even of non-final designs. ROTB did miss having a good handful (including Primal and Mirage) early on, but that was a far bigger cast to spread out across waves.
I'm glad we're getting a Sentinel Prime (although the Prime Changer looks a bit better), and I hope we get an Airachnid sooner rather than later. We're well past due for ANY good Airachnid toy.
I'm glad we're getting a Sentinel Prime (although the Prime Changer looks a bit better), and I hope we get an Airachnid sooner rather than later. We're well past due for ANY good Airachnid toy.
Saw them a few years ago, they opened for Paramore. Some say they stole the show. Not really my sound.
It's like they gave up on this movie well before it came out but didn't want to admit it, so they just followed through with existing commitments but canceled any waves (and marketing plans) that weren't already finalized and paid for.
What about the other Trackers? Like Sentinel Prime's Gold Trackers, and the Silver Trackers?
Yes... all of the above
Maybe they didn't want to dump resources into expensive toys they knew no one would want because they aren't screen-accurate in their screen-accurate series?
I think "no one would want" is a bit much.
A good chunk of the fans who'd complain about them being inaccurate would be complaining all the way to the toy store (website) to order the inaccurate toy, to their board or server to talk about "doing Hasbro's work for them" by customizing the toy for better accuracy, to their preferred outlet for whatever upgrade kit would help that along... and later to the toy store (website) again to order the later corrected re/release. It's a tale as old as a few years ago.
Just looking at the main/core/whatever movie line, which also seemed smaller than ROTB's, it seems they didn't want to dump resources into this in general.
A good chunk of the fans who'd complain about them being inaccurate would be complaining all the way to the toy store (website) to order the inaccurate toy, to their board or server to talk about "doing Hasbro's work for them" by customizing the toy for better accuracy, to their preferred outlet for whatever upgrade kit would help that along... and later to the toy store (website) again to order the later corrected re/release. It's a tale as old as a few years ago.
Just looking at the main/core/whatever movie line, which also seemed smaller than ROTB's, it seems they didn't want to dump resources into this in general.
I'm revising my theory. After Earthspark flopped they gave up on using One to launch anything. It wasn't just continuity limbo. Their plan was so far off the rails by that point that they didn't care anymore to try to salvage it. They just wanted it out the door and done with.
I think it's borderline irresponsible that Hasbro had a Transformers movie in theatres and the big Studio Series releases concurrent with it were for long-dead video game designs.
Look, SS Gamer Edition Ratchet and Sideswipe are cool, sure, but maybe they can wait so that the designs from the movie in theatres right now can be on shelves, right now?
Optimus and Megatron eventually got out there on the tail end of One's theatrical stint, but we have to wait until March of this year to get Sentinel, Elita, and Bumblebee.
I'm sorry but the film's main hero cast and the main villain shouldn't only be completable four months out.
And yeah, I know, there was a dedicated TFOne line that actually punched above its weight with the main releases but man... Studio Series is THE movie line. I don't have a marketing degree or whatever it is that would qualify me for some bs suit position at Hasbro but even I can figure out you want your Studio Series line to harmonize with the ongoing theatrical release.
Just imagine if ROTB had released when it originally intended. The Studio Series toys for that movie would have come a whole year later. Instead, the SS ROTB toys released concurrent to the movie's release because the movie itself was delayed by a year. Serendipity and all that is a funny thing.
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I think having a line based on screen-accuracy promoting a current movie is working at cross-purposes, given the lead times and design changes.
It's not like it can't work, but you are not going to get "definitive" toys based on nonfinal designs.
IIRC The Last Knight had a less-robust toyline than prior films, so maybe Hasbro decided they were flooding the market and overcompensated.
But yeah, something's going on behind the scenes.
It's not like it can't work, but you are not going to get "definitive" toys based on nonfinal designs.
IIRC The Last Knight had a less-robust toyline than prior films, so maybe Hasbro decided they were flooding the market and overcompensated.
But yeah, something's going on behind the scenes.