RAR wrote:I thought the Movie commemoration Transformers 3 pack of bumblebee's was pointless - but that Jetfire may actually be even more superfluous to requirements.
Almost ANYTHING would have been better - why the hell wasn't it Sunstorm or Acidstorm or something like that - Even Ghost Starscream?
Because the rainmakers have only made background cameos in IDW and Ghost Starscream doesn't exist in that universe. The Jetfire re-release is an opportunity for folks that didn't import Takara's version, or for new readers that are enjoying the Optimus Prime comic where Jetfire has a major role, to get their hands on the toy. I don't see a big issue with it. This is really sensible Con set/casual fan bait and it'll probably sell out annoyingly quickly on HTS.RAR wrote:I thought the Movie commemoration Transformers 3 pack of bumblebee's was pointless - but that Jetfire may actually be even more superfluous to requirements.
Almost ANYTHING would have been better - why the hell wasn't it Sunstorm or Acidstorm or something like that - Even Ghost Starscream?
The entire point of this set.RAR wrote:OK what did I miss
ScottyP wrote:Because the rainmakers have only made background cameos in IDW and Ghost Starscream doesn't exist in that universe. The Jetfire re-release is an opportunity for folks that didn't import Takara's version, or for new readers that are enjoying the Optimus Prime comic where Jetfire has a major role, to get their hands on the toy. I don't see a big issue with it. This is really sensible Con set/casual fan bait and it'll probably sell out annoyingly quickly on HTS.RAR wrote:I thought the Movie commemoration Transformers 3 pack of bumblebee's was pointless - but that Jetfire may actually be even more superfluous to requirements.
Almost ANYTHING would have been better - why the hell wasn't it Sunstorm or Acidstorm or something like that - Even Ghost Starscream?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
RAR wrote:You can get a Takara Jetfire on ebay for a fraction of it's original price - new in box - I can't see the appeal of selling you a old toy twice and it's not even changed or unusual - if it was Dark Skyfire or Powerlinx Colours - i'd have been quite interested.
But seriously if that mould needed re-releasing it was as another character such as http://www.tfu.info/1991/Autobot/Powerf ... rflash.htm
or
http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Skyfall/skyfall.htm
Were the previous comic convetion Gi Joe / Transformers giftsets even compliant to the comics anyway.
I'm sure they could have found something better than a no-effort re-release of a sub-standard mould.
ScottyP wrote:The entire point of this set.RAR wrote:OK what did I miss
RAR wrote:You can get a Takara Jetfire on ebay for a fraction of it's original price - new in box - I can't see the appeal of selling you a old toy twice and it's not even changed or unusual - if it was Dark Skyfire or Powerlinx Colours - i'd have been quite interested.
But seriously if that mould needed re-releasing it was as another character such as http://www.tfu.info/1991/Autobot/Powerf ... rflash.htm
or
http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Skyfall/skyfall.htm
Were the previous comic convetion Gi Joe / Transformers giftsets even compliant to the comics anyway.
I'm sure they could have found something better than a no-effort re-release of a sub-standard mould.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
This is interesting to me. What else was meant to be in those sets? Just wondering if they'll try to get some other current IDW Joe characters out of them. Quick Kick, Rock n Roll, Crystal Ball, and Storm Shadow have been pretty rad. Not to mention the over-the-top 90s cheese villains like Ironblood, Kreiger, and Von Rani.chuckdawg1999 wrote:FYI, that Roadblock was supposed to be released as a Wal-Mart exclusive with some interchangeable bits to go from The Rock to Renegades Roadblock. That looks mostly like the Renegades figure.
Fair point, but I bet if there weren't two other SDCC OP toys they would've included the Cyber Commander OP. Limitations of the mold aside, it's quite IDW in appearance.Kurona wrote:Also his inclusion over someone more important like, say, Optimus himself is likely because this toy is pretty much 100% accurate to his appearance in the IDW comics -- while Optimus unfortunately doesn't have and official toy besides maybe the Legends figure accurate to his current IDW appearance yet.
Seibertron wrote:
I think you've completely missed the point of this set.
Sabrblade wrote:They obviously wanted a Leader class figure to give SOME semblance of giant-robot scale with all the G.I. Joe-sized figures. And at that a Leader class that didn't have a Titan Master gimmick since the small figure would throw off the illusion of said giant-robot scale with the G.I. Joe-sized figures.
Dude, SDCC isn't the place for obscure nobody exclusives. It's for exclusives of characters who have mainstream appeal/marketability, characters that either a lot of people already know about or whom Hasbro wants a lot of people to know about. Jetfire's a very well known Transformer, loved by SDCC's usual crowd. He's the perfect choice for this kind of convention set. Stop thinking of SDCC like BotCon.RAR wrote:http://www.tfu.info/2010/Destron/DarkSkyfire/darkskyfire.htm
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Now that you mention TMs, a Joe sized Blackrock/Sovereign would be pretty cool.Sabrblade wrote:They obviously wanted a Leader class figure to give SOME semblance of giant-robot scale with all the G.I. Joe-sized figures. And at that a Leader class that didn't have a Titan Master gimmick since the small figure would throw off the illusion of said giant-robot scale with the G.I. Joe-sized figures.
Sabrblade wrote:Dude, SDCC isn't the place for obscure nobody exclusives. It's for exclusives of characters who have mainstream appeal/marketability. Jetfire's a very well known Transformer, loved by SDCC's usual crowd. He's the perfect choice for this kind of convention set. Stop thinking of SDCC like BotCon.RAR wrote:http://www.tfu.info/2010/Destron/DarkSkyfire/darkskyfire.htm
No, they are claiming that the whole set, which Jetfire but one part of, is special.RAR wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Dude, SDCC isn't the place for obscure nobody exclusives. It's for exclusives of characters who have mainstream appeal/marketability. Jetfire's a very well known Transformer, loved by SDCC's usual crowd. He's the perfect choice for this kind of convention set. Stop thinking of SDCC like BotCon.RAR wrote:http://www.tfu.info/2010/Destron/DarkSkyfire/darkskyfire.htm
Yeah but it already exists - they are selling you the same toy again and claiming it's something special
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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