Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights

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Here's a fun fact, the boxes of most of the Walmart exclusive G2 toys have a blacklight effect. The deluxes and the voyager have parts of the cover that react to a blacklight, highlighting certain parts of every side of the box. Cloudcover has the most extreme effect. This was confirmed to be intentional from Hasbro. Enjoy the images below.

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Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167292)
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on August 22nd, 2023 @ 9:00pm CDT

That's neat and all, but I don't have a black light and I don't keep the boxes anyway. Soooooo.... yeah. But hey, good work on the boxes.

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167293)
Posted by TulioDude on August 22nd, 2023 @ 9:15pm CDT

Looks cool, but there is a limit that these boxes can exposed to blacklight?

Day 1330 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167297)
Posted by Emerje on August 22nd, 2023 @ 9:35pm CDT

It's a neat touch, very 90s. Shame they didn't hide some secret messages in there like they did with the Siege boxes.

Emerje

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167313)
Posted by DeathReviews on August 23rd, 2023 @ 8:58am CDT

Some colors react really strongly to black light, as well as some materials being more reactive as well. White paper stands out like a beacon, as well as highlighter markers. But some colors, which you would think would really stand out, seem rather muted instead.

The effect on the Toxitron, AND his box, was a little underwhelming for example. I thought his neon green plastic would be really piercing, but you can't see it well on the figure itself. His weapons, however, really catch black light and reflect it.

The box wasn't nearly as vivid either. I had to bump up the contrast in photoshop a little to see much of anything that really stood out.

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167317)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 23rd, 2023 @ 9:48am CDT

No one answered me this so I'll ask again.

Is the 3MM peg on G2 Fruity Sideswipe some running change, or did I land on some defect? Because looking at Velocitron Clampdown, the defect theory seems more likely. That is, if mine is the only one like that.

In case you haven't seen my previous post, I made an adapter for G2 Fruity Sideswipe's missile launcher. I painted that adapter yellow after taking this picture.

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167321)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 23rd, 2023 @ 10:15am CDT

It's an intentional retooling as it's documented on TFWiki. For what purpose, I don't know.

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167322)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 23rd, 2023 @ 10:55am CDT

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:It's an intentional retooling as it's documented on TFWiki. For what purpose, I don't know.

This retooling make no freaking sense because without the adapter I made, the missile barely peg in the launcher.

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167323)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 23rd, 2023 @ 11:10am CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:It's an intentional retooling as it's documented on TFWiki. For what purpose, I don't know.

This retooling make no freaking sense because without the adapter I made, the missile barely peg in the launcher.

Have you tried the other end? Or is that one even worse?

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167324)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 23rd, 2023 @ 11:27am CDT

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:It's an intentional retooling as it's documented on TFWiki. For what purpose, I don't know.

This retooling make no freaking sense because without the adapter I made, the missile barely peg in the launcher.

Have you tried the other end? Or is that one even worse?

The other end of the launcher you mean?
Yeah, both have the same result. Just breathing on the thing is enough to make it fall off.

So why. What is the point of that design change? I could understand if they included a cool blast effect part that would have linked the missile to the launcher, but they didn't.

Weird.

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167347)
Posted by Razorbeast88 on August 23rd, 2023 @ 12:38pm CDT

I peg that thing into the butt of the rifle to make a... scythe? Pickaxe? Lol it doesn't stay in any other port for me

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167354)
Posted by Emerje on August 23rd, 2023 @ 1:18pm CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:It's an intentional retooling as it's documented on TFWiki. For what purpose, I don't know.

This retooling make no freaking sense because without the adapter I made, the missile barely peg in the launcher.

Have you tried the other end? Or is that one even worse?

The other end of the launcher you mean?
Yeah, both have the same result. Just breathing on the thing is enough to make it fall off.

So why. What is the point of that design change? I could understand if they included a cool blast effect part that would have linked the missile to the launcher, but they didn't.

Weird.

I'm guessing they already had this version of the missile as part of the mold alongside the common one and just gated it out, but then gated the wrong one for this release. Shouldn't be too hard to get an extra missile since Six-Gun used the same ones and those things were peg warmers so with some patience you could probably find a replacement missile for cheap and just paint it black if need be.

Emerje

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167360)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 23rd, 2023 @ 3:12pm CDT

Emerje wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:It's an intentional retooling as it's documented on TFWiki. For what purpose, I don't know.

This retooling make no freaking sense because without the adapter I made, the missile barely peg in the launcher.

Have you tried the other end? Or is that one even worse?

The other end of the launcher you mean?
Yeah, both have the same result. Just breathing on the thing is enough to make it fall off.

So why. What is the point of that design change? I could understand if they included a cool blast effect part that would have linked the missile to the launcher, but they didn't.

Weird.

I'm guessing they already had this version of the missile as part of the mold alongside the common one and just gated it out, but then gated the wrong one for this release. Shouldn't be too hard to get an extra missile since Six-Gun used the same ones and those things were peg warmers so with some patience you could probably find a replacement missile for cheap and just paint it black if need be.

Emerje

No need for a new missile. I customed myself a nice adapter Using a "5mm screw pole" from a Transformers part, then drilling a 3mm hole across, then cutting it down to a size so that it could be removed with plyers if necessary. Finally, a thick coat of yellow paint to seal the deal.

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167387)
Posted by Nemesis Destron on August 24th, 2023 @ 10:38am CDT

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I'd like to hear the opinions of most except YOU completionists which I'm sure is most of you. :-P

So after getting Legacy Toxitron I'm having thoughts on the previous figure. I'm not a completionist and I don't like the combiner mode from this line. I'm the fan to where in some cases "there can be only one" and the Legacy figure is my choice for full representation. But should I keep the FP figure and for what? Should I just store it away out of sight or part ways with it...?

The FP figure is bulkier and beefier which is a cool factor I feel and I think the combined head is much more proportioned than the other...so my thanks in advance! :VEHI:

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167388)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 24th, 2023 @ 10:51am CDT

Nemesis Destron wrote:(Toxitron duo dot djeepeg)

You're missing the Animated version. Better start thinking living with just one kidney! :twisted:

BTW, I bought for around 70$CAN worth of upgrade kits to pimp up my Legacy Toxitron. Now I'm just waiting for Toyhax to release a kick-ass set of Reprolabels for him.

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167389)
Posted by Nemesis Destron on August 24th, 2023 @ 11:06am CDT

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Nemesis Destron wrote:(Toxitron duo dot djeepeg)

You're missing the Animated version. Better start thinking living with just one kidney!

Nah, the Animated figure was a total pass for me!

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167566)
Posted by o.supreme on August 27th, 2023 @ 4:17pm CDT

Went to one of the bigger Walmarts near me, they had no less than 8 Toxiton, 8 Grimlocks, 9 Cloudcover...

But for the deluxes...only 2 Mirage & 1 Laser Cycle on the shelf. Of course this was after i cleaned up what looked like a warzone. I found a couple of items someone obviously hid (SS86 Brawn, Gamer Series Megatron) Also shockingly, this store had a LOT of RED toys, I haven't seen any of those at retail in almost a year.

Anyways...I thought there might be a chance of there being more deluxes in the back. Of course asking someone to search is pretty much useless at Walmart. They didn't mark any of the pegs with the assortment code for LE G2. They just put them on the shelf :BANG_HEAD:

. Two employees I talked to said they could do nothing without the assortment code. :roll:

. It must be nice to have an company so large that based on groceries alone, they can afford to have zero quality of customer service.

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167567)
Posted by Emerje on August 27th, 2023 @ 4:51pm CDT

o.supreme wrote:Went to one of the bigger Walmarts near me, they had no less than 8 Toxiton, 8 Grimlocks, 9 Cloudcover...

I still haven't seen any Leaders locally and Walmart.com tells me there are none within 30 miles of me. I've seen two cases of Deluxes on the shelves now, Saturday morning the local store near work had just two Mirages and two Laser Cycles plus five Cloudcovers (pretty sure they haven't been restocked yet). Somebody continues to remove the Deluxe figures from their spot on the shelf and sticking them on the Legacy Deluxe pegs. They also occasionally move Cloudcover to the Legacy Voyager space so they can put more ROTB Beast Mode Bumblebee figures on the shelf. I keep fixing it and they keep putting them back in the wrong spot. :roll:

Emerje

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167574)
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on August 27th, 2023 @ 8:52pm CDT

I haven't seen any G2 except for Cloudcover in Walmart here in Canada. But all of my preorders came in this month so maybe it's a blessing in disguise @_@;

Maybe wait a bit to sell Toxitron.

Nemesis Destron wrote:
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So after getting Legacy Toxitron I'm having thoughts on the previous figure. I'm not a completionist and I don't like the combiner mode from this line. I'm the fan to where in some cases "there can be only one" and the Legacy figure is my choice for full representation. But should I keep the FP figure and for what? Should I just store it away out of sight or part ways with it...?

Maybe wait until Toxitron is gone from everywhere and then sell it. If you're not a hoarder and don't want to become one you may as well. If you wait people may want ANY Toxitorn and buy yours out of a name match. I kinda think the new one is better when you take the exclusivity away.

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167799)
Posted by o.supreme on September 2nd, 2023 @ 5:59pm CDT

Ok so I've been to a few more Walmarts this week. I don't know if it's because Walmart feels they took a loss on the Velocitron line or what, but the couple employees I spoke to said the line is going on clearance. The pic from a few pages ago is not an exaggeration. So that's it. What they have now is it apparently, at least in the United States. Man Walmart sucks....and Hasbro not caring dosen't help. :roll:

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167806)
Posted by Starseeker on September 2nd, 2023 @ 7:42pm CDT

Oh great. I still haven't been able to find Sideswipe or Dead End and I've been searching 4 Walmarts regularly. Not sure why they never got them in. If it's all going on clearance with no hope of anything new coming, I guess I'm not getting them. Ugh!

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167812)
Posted by Emerje on September 2nd, 2023 @ 8:29pm CDT

o.supreme wrote:Ok so I've been to a few more Walmarts this week. I don't know if it's because Walmart feels they took a loss on the Velocitron line or what, but the couple employees I spoke to said the line is going on clearance. The pic from a few pages ago is not an exaggeration. So that's it. What they have now is it apparently, at least in the United States. Man Walmart sucks....and Hasbro not caring dosen't help.

They can barely keep any of them on the shelves aside from Mirage and Laser Cycle at my local stores, but even then I wouldn't call them peg warmers yet, just lagging behind the rest. I guess that explains why Grimlock is so rare.

Emerje

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2167824)
Posted by o.supreme on September 3rd, 2023 @ 9:46am CDT

It has nothing to do with how well they sell or not. Yeah the deluxe are selling very well. But Walmart is idiotic when it comes these items. They'll agree to take something then change their minds for "reasons" and just clearance it out to get rid of it ( Siege Jetfire as just one example) was placed on clearance a little over a month after it's release, despite selling very well.

I guess after the Legacy Beast wave, and Velocitron sitting for months they thought Toxitron might do the same? To be fair it probably would eventually. If each store got in 3 or 4 more cases of deluxes....Sure all the Dead End and Sideswipes would sell right away, but after the initial excitement died down...pegs would probably be clogged with Nacho Jazz, Mirage, and Laser Cycle.

In my area at least, yeah the deluxes are selling well, but cloudcover, Grimlock and Toxitron are all very easy to find.

Oddly enough with Velocitron. The 2 voyagers went on clearance as did the deluxes. But I only ever saw Black Convoy... maybe twice? Stores in my area didn't get much. Now it's the opposite. Tons of leaders everywhere and very little deluxes.

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2168243)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 9th, 2023 @ 6:12pm CDT

At a walmart near my workplace, I finally saw more of the line, they had both leaders, Cloudcover, and all but Sideswipe and Dead End.

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2168244)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 9th, 2023 @ 6:14pm CDT

I just walked out of my nearest Walmart with a G2 Dead End. They had every G2 Deluxe. One Dead End, one Sideswipe, one Mirage, two of Jazz, and two Laser Cycles.

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2168262)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 9th, 2023 @ 6:52pm CDT

During my shelf retooling today, I made a new shelf of all (well, most) of my Generations G2 updates. I like how it came out

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2168314)
Posted by Emerje on September 10th, 2023 @ 11:04am CDT

Walmart.com has G2 Grimlock in stock and ready to ship.

Emerje

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2168316)
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on September 10th, 2023 @ 11:18am CDT

I nabbed G2 Sideswipe on a whim. The Wallmart in my area just had all the deluxes, but he was the only one I really wanted if I ever saw him in person. The colors are just so gloriously loud!

The last one I want is Toxitron. Haven't seen him in the wild yet.

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2168593)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 14th, 2023 @ 5:33am CDT

I got some upgrade parts for Toxitron and they're fantastic. My only gripe is the truk-roof-shield have a big

molded in instead of a :G2CON:

.

Now, I'm waiting for the inevitable Reprolabels to come out.

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Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2168621)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on September 14th, 2023 @ 11:46am CDT

Gauntlet101010 wrote:I nabbed G2 Sideswipe on a whim. The Wallmart in my area just had all the deluxes, but he was the only one I really wanted if I ever saw him in person. The colors are just so gloriously loud!

That's one I somewhat had my eye, along with Gator Mirage and Laser Cycle Jazz. I wonder if in G2 he was actually meant as Sidewipe, the colors and the detailing point to Sunstreaker instead. Had they lost the mold already back then?

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2168636)
Posted by Nemesis Destron on September 14th, 2023 @ 2:15pm CDT

That's great stuff Kanrabat....thanks for sharing! ;)^

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2168639)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 14th, 2023 @ 2:41pm CDT

Nemesis Destron wrote:That's great stuff Kanrabat....thanks for sharing!

Thanks.
All from AliExpress and not too expensive.

I'll show the truck mode tonight.

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2176230)
Posted by Razorbeast88 on February 5th, 2024 @ 12:56pm CST

For anyone that wanted g2 Grimlock and couldn't find one, it's available on amazon for $55 USD

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2178574)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 2nd, 2024 @ 2:25pm CDT

Toxitron looks so much better with the DNA upgrade kit. Glad I got it for him, he deserved some extra beef

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2178622)
Posted by Big Grim on April 3rd, 2024 @ 6:18am CDT

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Toxitron looks so much better with the DNA upgrade kit. Glad I got it for him, he deserved some extra beef

He looks aces with the upgrade. I find it insane that the Scourge one is not out yet. I ordered that last year and we're still waiting on it in the UK.

~ Grim

Re: Boxes of G2 Subline in Legacy were made for Blacklights (2180040)
Posted by Emerje on May 6th, 2024 @ 8:24pm CDT

Weird, one of my local Walmarts JUST stocked the Toxitron line for the first time. I still haven't seen Leaders at retail. This store never had tags up before so I wonder if these are being brought back to stores to fill space until the Star Raider line comes in. My other local store still has a bunch of these in stock, they never put them on clearance.

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Emerje