They arnt going to change anything and this RID line will be successful for sure. I think all the little kids out there that are gonna watch this show and want the toys out number us older collectors by far. All the moms and dads of the world will be buying these up with no questions asked and not even realize there was once a better quality line out there. They dont need to wake up and change anything cause their pockets are already going to be busting at the seams with money.
I can agree with the point that Hasbro isn't going to do anything about this because, like with all companies, they aren't going to ask what the consumer wants, but tell the consumers what to buy. But you can't honestly believe in the crap about moms and dads buying up these unwanted TF PRIME Bumblebees for their kids do y'all? Cause I look at these shelf warmers and I just don't see these things moving at all. The fact that pretty much all the Walmart , Target and ToyrUs stores have a couple of pegs full of that hated TF Prime Bumblebee. What all of a sudden every kid in America decides to tell mommy and daddy that they want a Bumblebee. That is what Hasbro is banking on, but that is the freakin mistake that was made by their R&D team because that is only a dream and it isn't happening. I am not going into the discussion of the demographic of kids that likes Transformers, but the targeted kids are that of the pre teenage. And I don't know many kids that wants multiple on one exact item. Just how disappointing it must be for that kid to go to the store with his parent only to see a wall full of Transformers PRIME Deluxe Bumblebee. Too Traumatizing even for a kid.
« Last Edit: Feb 29, 2012, 11:06pm by supergetterv »
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They arnt going to change anything and this RID line will be successful for sure. I think all the little kids out there that are gonna watch this show and want the toys out number us older collectors by far. All the moms and dads of the world will be buying these up with no questions asked and not even realize there was once a better quality line out there. They dont need to wake up and change anything cause their pockets are already going to be busting at the seams with money.
I can agree with the point that Hasbro isn't going to do anything about this because, like with all companies, they aren't going to ask what the consumer wants, but tell the consumers what to buy. But you can't honestly believe in the crap about moms and dads buying up these unwanted TF PRIME Bumblebees for their kids do y'all? Cause I look at these shelf warmers and I just don't see these things moving at all. The fact that pretty much all the Walmart , Target and ToyrUs stores have a couple of pegs full of that hated TF Prime Bumblebee. What all of a sudden every kid in America decides to tell mommy and daddy that they want a Bumblebee. That is what Hasbro is banking on, but that is the freakin mistake that was made by their R&D team because that is only a dream and it isn't happening. I am not going into the discussion of the demographic of kids that likes Transformers, but the targeted kids are that of the pre teenage. And I don't know many kids that wants multiple on one exact item. Just how disappointing it must be for that kid to go to the store with his parent only to see a wall full of Transformers PRIME Deluxe Bumblebee. Too Traumatizing even for a kid.
I never said they'd specifically buy the unwanted bumbleebees lol I think you usually see a bunch of them is because how they are packaged in a case of toys. You see many people who know what each case consists of and you always have more bumbleebees in one case than any other character. Even with the first edition figures at my local TRU they have nothing but 15 bumbleebees right now and thats it... great first edition toy but probably come 10 to 1 in a case or something silly like that.
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Re: Transformers: Prime News « Reply #408 on Mar 1, 2012, 12:14pm »
@Coldiron, I got to fiddle around with the TF Prime Voyager Optimus Prime last night. Yeah, that back kibble is an eye sore as it is too visible from the front. And the hands have one point of articulation and is use for transformation purpose only. At first I had the same problem where the chest would flip up everytime I move the arms, ala MP Rodimus style. But then I look at how it is peg in. So there is two peg one on each side but also the lower rib area also clamps onto the upper side abdominal area. The clearance is very minimal so at first the chest wasn't plugged in all the way, causing the chest to pop up everytime you move the arms. If you plug it in correctly, it eliminates this problem. Mechtech gun weapon sucks. I like the light up gimmick but hate that it doesn't lock in place. Alt mode is okay, nothing fancy, maybe some 3rd party will release a trailer for the TF Prime Optimus. But if they wanted to customize these, someone should email Dr.Wu and tell them, we would like a Orion Pax or a Optimus Prime head without the mouth guard.
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Re: Transformers: Prime News « Reply #409 on Mar 1, 2012, 3:10pm »
For the cape, I thought about removing the pins then installing a shorter plastic rod so I can pop the cape off in robot mode. The hands, need to be removed and replaced with something else. I was kind of thinking of doing the wingblade style upgrade for him. I will check out adjusting the chest.
I picked up a second soundwave today. He gives me an idea for a custom, I just need to find some vehicons first.
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Re: Transformers: Prime News « Reply #411 on Mar 2, 2012, 3:15pm »
im a lil confused the prime, stuff ive seen has mechtechish weapons, yet what i see when i google search is they have minicons, or is that for a future release? thanks
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Re: Transformers: Prime News « Reply #413 on Mar 2, 2012, 7:09pm »
I was working on a nice long post about these figures, but then the power flickered in my entire apartment complex and it went poof. I'm a little too disheartened to rewrite it now, so for the time being here are the pictures:
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Re: Transformers: Prime News « Reply #419 on Mar 8, 2012, 6:25pm »
So, I just received an early birthday present from a buddy of mines that included TF Prime FE Takara version of Bulkhead, Cliffjumper and Vehicon. So he got me these after I said that I missed out on the preorders at bbts. I didn't intended to buy these by ordering them, but Hasbro drop the ball and cancelled the voyager wave and the Wave 1.5 of the FE line. So I had the Takara version preordered at bbts but due to an unexpected expense, I cancelled the order. So my friend got me these after I told him what happen. Now, I am greatful for them and will keep the Bulkhead figure. But in all honesty, I didn't want Cliffjumper and the Vehicon, especially Vehicon, knowing how much he overpaid for it. Cliffjumper, I have the RiD version and although it isn't as good, it is good enough, and I see no need to overpay for the FE one.
I don't mean to hurt his feeling but I will post those two on ebay and sell them to recoup the money. 130+ dollars buys a couple or really nice SRC and other more worth while items.
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