Legacy Leader Prime Dreadwing Listing Found

TF Hot Rod

Part of it was responding to why some of those didn’t happen. But yeah stuff like Loud Pedal or Sunstorm at some point should happen. Also a Buzzsaw. What would be wild is we get Sunstorm and he’s from an Animated Starscream and we don’t get the G1 version

Dude I'd be all over an animated sunstorm

LeTigre

Seriously.
I’m coming to conclusion myself just because there isn’t all that much I want. If I can get Leader Swoop, the rest of the G2 Stunticons and some goddamn Omnibots I could call it quits for the most part.

Awesome. My aim was always to just complete the G1 cast and a few IDWs so technically I'm also (hopefully) just few years away from being done. I say years cus completing the combiners and titans are the biggest hurdle. Pun intended.

Dark Starscream

I don't know… there's a lot of figures I expected obvious repaints for that never happened:
– Warpath to Treds

There you go, my magic powers work again

Fenrys

Walgreens allegedly preferred medic based characters for Transformers exclusives, so Medix makes sense for that (I don't have a source, but it's been said many times here on the boards)

I wouldn't assume it's Walgreens. I thought one time they asked the design team about Target always getting red figures and they went "oh yeah…that does happen doesn't it…" or something like that. Could just be an internal decision and not tied to anything Walgreens wants or cares about.

Ramberk Magnus

My point is: it’s hard to predict what’ll be popular and what you might think is trash, is someone else’s treasure.

Especially when part of what determines production runs includes retailer demand and sales. It's why, despite consistently going to Clearance, Target has been expanding their Buzzworthy offerings not just beyond Bee, but to larger figures (including reissues) and boxed sets.

Target has been happy with what they're seeing sales wise, meanwhile Hasbro is trying to balance Target's demand for more Buzzworthy product with offerings that they think can sell…but also not "locking" too many popular characters in to exclusivity.

Relic Hunter

I don't mind repaints but the ones we've been getting seem like bad decisions

Imagine instead of Tow-Line we got a cooler redeco like Fractyl or Glyph or Pathfinder

Instead of Medix we got another Insecticon like Ransack

Instead of Chromia from Prowl, we got a last bike Junkion to make a proper Junkasaurus

Instead of Laser Cycle we got a cooler G2 figure, there's many to choose from

Instead of all the NEST stuff we got actually cool decoes of the Bay figures, like Cyberfire Bee instead of Jeep Bee but grey, or G1 coloured SS Ratchet instead of Ratchet but black

As an alternative perspective on at least 2 of those, Walgreens allegedly preferred medic based characters for Transformers exclusives, so Medix makes sense for that (I don't have a source, but it's been said many times here on the boards). As for Chromia, it might be a poor excuse for a Cyberverse Chromia, but might make for a good Animated Chromia.

Ramberk Magnus

Yes and no (imo). Most store and online exclusives are repaints or minor retools because that’s just how it has to be. But there’s still a few molds that have never gotten a repaint/retool and may never get one.

I guess my point is that we’ll never escape repaints. It comes with the territory and it comes down to Hasbro releasing appealing product from the repaints. Like, I could care less for Toxitron collection of repaints but a lot of folks loved that. So, you never know what’ll work and what won’t.

I don't mind repaints but the ones we've been getting seem like bad decisions

Imagine instead of Tow-Line we got a cooler redeco like Fractyl or Glyph or Pathfinder

Instead of Medix we got another Insecticon like Ransack

Instead of Chromia from Prowl, we got a last bike Junkion to make a proper Junkasaurus

Instead of Laser Cycle we got a cooler G2 figure, there's many to choose from

Instead of all the NEST stuff we got actually cool decoes of the Bay figures, like Cyberfire Bee instead of Jeep Bee but grey, or G1 coloured SS Ratchet instead of Ratchet but black

ExiaDefensor

*Hasbro proceeds to repaint skids for the 14th time in 2 years, ironically one of which is named burn out*

I'm just joking around here but I can't stand that mold and they repainted / modded that mold to death in a short time span imo.

Imo, historically, Hasbro is quick on the repaints.

Yes and no (imo). Most store and online exclusives are repaints or minor retools because that’s just how it has to be. But there’s still a few molds that have never gotten a repaint/retool and may never get one.

I guess my point is that we’ll never escape repaints. It comes with the territory and it comes down to Hasbro releasing appealing product from the repaints. Like, I could care less for Toxitron collection of repaints but a lot of folks loved that. So, you never know what’ll work and what won’t.

Magna Prime

You forgot the need for tracks to loud pedal
And stars cream to sunstorm… though I may have missed the point of this comment.

Part of it was responding to why some of those didn’t happen. But yeah stuff like Loud Pedal or Sunstorm at some point should happen. Also a Buzzsaw. What would be wild is we get Sunstorm and he’s from an Animated Starscream and we don’t get the G1 version

RagaBM

There's always some people every year that retires collecting. Nothing new and completely natural.

I got out of the game in late 22 and although I had the haslab on preorder I knew at the time I was done. I was collecting solidly for 12 years and it was time to call it a day.

I didn't pick up or look at a transformer in 2023 and didn't even pick up a comic. However when I heard good things about the new continuity I decided to return and coupled with DZ I got sucked back in. I also was looking to get a few I had missed out on in 2023

RagaBM

There's always some people every year that retires collecting. Nothing new and completely natural.

That’s literally what I just said.