List Your Forty Ideal Generations Toys Here.

[Sky Shadow]

If you were in charge at Hasbro and were deciding the next forty new Generations moulds for 2013, what would you release?

The rules:

A.) All toys must be 'Deluxe' size.
B.) At least ten of your new toys must be retools/recolours of your other new moulds to stay within 'budget'.

Beyond that, the characters can come from any 'generation' - whoever you want.

Sky Shadow's Top Forty Ideal Generations Toys:

1. Animated Huffer.
2. Animated Pipes (Huffer retool).
3. Animated Omega Spreem
4. Animated Sigma Supreme (Omega Spreem recolour.)
5. Animated Lugnut Supreme (Omega Spreem retool.)
6. Animated Mixmaster.
7. Animated Powerglide.
8. Animated Scrapper (with Dirt Boss accessory.)
9. Beast Machines Botanica.
10. Beast Wars Star Upper.
11. G1 Arcee.
12. G1 Flareup (Arcee recolour.)
13. G1 Blitzwing.
14. G1 Overcharge (Blitzwing recolour.)
15. G1 Bombshell.
16. G1 Broadside.
17. G1 Carnivac.
18. G1 Cerebros.
19. G1 Mainframe (Cerebros retool.)
20. G1 Cy-Kill
21. G2 Cy-Kill (green and black Cy-Kill recolour.)
22. G1 Emirate Xaaron.
23. G1 Gears.
24. G1 Impactor.
25. G1 Krok.
26. G1 Allicon (Krok retool.)
27. G1 Slag.
28. G1 Scorponok.
29. G1 Seizer (Scorponok retool.)
30. G1 Black Zarak (Scorponok retool.)
31. G1 Turbo Master.
32. G1 Bruticus (Turbo Master recolour.)
33. G1 Tux.
34. G1 Cromar Powerdasher Jet.
35. G1 Zetar Powerdasher Drill.
36. G1 Viewfinder.
37. G1 Spectro (Viewfinder retool.)
38. G1 Slugfest (Slag recolour.)
39. G2 Jhiaxus.
40. ROTF Alice.

Go wild! :)

[Paulbot]

I rattled of list of 40 odd "only G1 classics" Generations a little while ago, but if it's got to include 10 retools/colours, let me ditch a couple and readjust it... while I think of what I'd include if I considered my true "ideal" 40, because a Star Upper would be fantastic.


Trailbreaker
Hoist (Trailbreaker retool)
Skids
Crosscut (Skids retool)
Brawn
Outback (Brawn retool)
Gears
Swerve (Gears retool)
Huffer
Pipes (Huffer retool)
Cosmos
Beachcomber
Slag
G2 Slag (repaint)
Swoop
Sludge
Snarl
G2 Snarl (repaint)
Razorclaw
Tantrum
Divebomb
Headstrong
Rampage
Chromedome
Hardhead (IDW style)
Hot Rod (IDW's original Earth mode style)
Side Burn (Hot Rod retool, FanPub brought him to G1)
Nightbeat
Siren
Minerva (Nightbeat repaint with Siren's head *)
Goshooter (Siren repaint with Nightbeat's head * to make the US toys look like their comic book versions)
Hosehead
Hotspot (Hosehead retool)
Apeface
Skullcruncher
Springer
Blitzwing
Bombshell
Shrapnel
Kickback

[Sky Shadow]

because a Star Upper would be fantastic.

Maybe we as Australians should start a campaign the way some of the US sites do - just keep suggesting Generations Star Upper in our sigs and message board posts until someone at Hasbro is convinced there's a market for a boxing kangaroo Transformer and acquiesces. :p

[Bartrim]

Hmmm lets see how I go with this...

1. G1 Huffer
2. G1 Pipes (Huffer retool)
3. G1 Gears
4. G1 Swerve (Gears repaint)
5. Animated Freeway
6. Animated Searchlight (Freeway repaint/retool)
7. Animated Chase (Freeway retool/repaint)
8. Animated Tap Out (Freeway retool/repaint)
9. Animated Bumper (Freeway retool/repaint)
10. Animated Hubcap (Freeway retool/repaint)
11. WFC Zeta Prime
12. G1 Rotorstorm
13. Beast Machines Botanica
14. G1 Springer
15. Animated Spittor
16. Animated Slapper (Spittor repaint would probably have to change the name too)
17. G1 Magnificus (CHUG Perceptor repaint)
18. G1 Longtooth (Done like Bludgeon with the cool pretender shell used as the robot mode)
19. WFC Scattershot
20. DOTM Armoured Roadbuster
21. Animated Hot Shot
22. G2 Jhaxius
23. G1 Splashdown
24. G1 Landmine
25. G1 Cloudburst
26. G1 Groove
27. G1 Streetwise (repaint of Prowl)
28. G1 First Aid
29. G1 Beachcomber
30. Dai Atlas (Would prefer Animated version)
31. Devcon
32. G1 Star Saber
33. G1 Deathsauras
34. Blue Bacchus (because Black Shadow needs his partner and his name sounds so cool)
35. G1 Doubledealer
36. G1 Topspin
37. G1 Twin Twist
38. WFC Ironhide
39. WFC Ratchet (Ironhide repaint)
40. DOTM Brains

I think Hasbro would like this list. All those Animated throttlebot-esque repaints from the Allspark Almaniac would require minimal effort and they could get so many toys out of it:p

[Sky Shadow]

Fantastically nerdy suggestions there Bartrim - I would be 100% happy if you were the boss at Hasbro. :)

[i_amtrunks]

Tough, but like the challenge of the repaints...

1. Flash
2. Hurricane
3. Boss (could be a Hound repaint)
4. Scorch
5. Rotorstorm
6. Thunderclash
7. Snare
8. Falcon
9. Skydive
10. Talon
11. Stalker
12. Skyquake
13. WFC Ratchet
14. WFC Ironhide (Ratchet repaint)
15. WFC Prowl
16. WFC Dead End (Prowl repaint)
17. Animated Earth mode Ironhide
18. Animated Kup (Earth Ironhide repaint)
19. Animated Trailbreaker (Earth Ironhide repaint)
20. Animated Yokietron (Samurai Prowl repaint)
21. Animated Tigatron (Animated Blurr repaint)
22. Animated Omega Supreme
23. Animated Lugnut Supreme (stolen from Sky Shadow, repaint of Omega Supreme)
24. Animated Zeta Supreme (repaint of Omega Supreme)
25. Animated Skybyte
26. Animated Sharkticon (Skybyte repaint)
27. RID SkyByte
28. RID X Brawn
29. RID Sideburn
30. RID Prowl
31. BW Tarantulas
32. BW Rhinox
33. Animated Chromia (Arcee repaint)
34. Animated Pipes
35. Animated Huffer (Pipes repaint) [Never get past Nintendo!]
36. Animated Mirage
37. Animated Drag Strip (Mirage repaint)
38. G1 Emirate Xxaron
39. G1 Nightbeat (IDW styled)
40. G1 Hardhead (IDW Styled)

So hard to narrow it down, and not even 100% happy with my selections. Would never happen either, too many same named characters. Maybe some IDW Wreckers would have been better...

[Verno]

Well, including Ravage, there were 30 different incarnations of characters in Beast Wars, so I've got a spare 10 spots if anyone wants them :p

[Sky Shadow]

Animated Skybyte

That would be cool.


Well, including Ravage, there were 30 different incarnations of characters in Beast Wars, so I've got a spare 10 spots if anyone wants them :p

Your other ten spots are repaints. :)

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

The 'Deluxe only' and '10 remolds/repaints of new molds' stipulation really limited my choices, but here goes. Note I'm using Classics as a catch-all term for CHUGURWhateverItIsNow.

1: Animated Red Alert.
2: Animated Cyclonus.
3: Animated Star Saber (Animated Cyclonus remold).
4: Classics Hoist.
5: Classics Trailbreaker (remold of Hoist).
6: RiD Tow-Line (Hoist repaint). What can I say, 'No Parking means No Parking' cracks me up.
7: DotM New Hat Bumblebee (DotM Bumblebee with felt hat). Has to actually come with a Malibu Stacy-esque new hat.
C'mon, it'd be freaking funny.:D
8: Rainbow PRiDE Knock Out (repaint). I'd buy it.
9-13: FOC Dinobots. Grimlock, Swoop, Triceradon Slag, Snarl, and Sludge. I'd only be after Snarl and Sludge myself, but it's about time the Dinobots got some plastic luvvin' again.
14-18: FOC Technobots - Scattershot, Strafe, Afterburner, Lightspeed, Nosecone, able to combine into Computron. Being Cybertronian vehicles anyway they're perfectly suited for the FOC aesthetic, and an Autobot combiner to match Bruticus would be nice.
19: FOC Terrorsaur (Swoop repaint/remold).
20: Evil Clown RotF Ice-cream Truck Skids and Mudflap repaint/remold. Maybe make them Shattered Glass or something, but with heads like that and an ice-cream truck alt-mode they're just screaming for the evil clown treatment. Lurid G2-esque colour scheme of course - I'm thinking black, purple, and neon green robot mode parts.
21: New-mold Classics Runamuck.
22: New-mold Classics Runabout (Runamuck remold). Sorry, but the Wheeljack/Tracks body just doesn't cut it IMO. I'd rather they were Scout-sized but a smallish Deluxe with lots of C-clip options in alt-mode would still be cool.
23: Classics Rotorstorm (HtfD Tomahawk repaint). Ideally with a Stalker repaint of Cybertron Defence Red Alert released too (not included here because he's not Deluxe class).
24: Mass-release Punch/Counterpunch (Classics Sideswipe/Sunstreaker remold).
25: 2007 Movie Dispensor (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Dispensor). You know you want it dammit. Soft-drink can shaped projectile firing weapon please.
26: Classics Dead End. I like Dead End.
27: BW Star Upper. SO WANT THIS!
28: G1/FOC Cerebros. 'Cybertronian Supercomputer' alt-mode. Should be compatible with Fortress Maximus, ideally able to do the head thing too but at least compatible in City/Battle Station mode.
29: G1/FOC Mainframe (Cerebros retool). Should be coloured to match Brave Maximus.
30: G1 Nightbeat. With Headmaster gimmick.
31: G1 Minerva (Nightbeat remold).
32: G1 Broadside. Should be a Voyager like Thunderwing should have been, but will settle for a Deluxe.
33: G1 Flattop (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Flattop_%28Decepticon%29) (Broadside repaint).
34: Prime Noisemaze (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Noisemaze). PRiDE Soundwave repaint. At least 2 per case please.
35: Classics Slugfest (FOC Snarl repaint). Since we already have Overkill.
36: FOC Iguanus (FOC Afterburner repaint/possibly slight remold).
37: FOC Skyfall (FOC Starscream repaint).
38: Robot Replicas Kick-Off (Robot Replicas Movie Jazz extensive remold/Classics Jazz remold). Preferably RR remold with a transforming accessory (and the character slogan "Alt-modes are for wimps!"), but I could live with a Classics Jazz repaint/remold.
39: DotM Photocopier/Printer alt-mode Laserbeak. DotM Laserbeak was one of the few bits I enjoyed about DotM, he deserves a halfway-decent alt-mode dammit. And there was that advertisement they did. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHyFChmRx5s)
40: Animated or WFC Slipstream. Seriously, how long is it gonna take before we get a Slipstream toy?

[Firestorm]

Ok here goes -Cracks neck-

1.Beast Wars Optimus Primal
2.Beast Wars Megatron
3.Beast Wars Rhinox
4.Beast Wars Waspinator
5.Beast Wars Decepticon Waspinator (Starscream Themed Recolour)
6.Beast Wars Grimlock (Retool of Universe 2.0 Dinobot)
7.Beast Wars Blackarachnia
8.Beast Wars Neo Star Upper
9.Beast Machines Nightscream
10.Transtech Imorticon
11.Animated Hot Shot
12.Animated Ironhide -Earth Mode-
13.Animated Slipstream
14.Animated Rattletrap
15.Animated Stampy (Retool of Animated Rattletrap)
16.Animated Scrapper
17.Animated Mixmaster
18.“Animated” Rhinox -based on this thing http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/1/1c/RhinoHR.jpg-
19.CLASSICS Impactor
20.CLASSICS Ironfist (Retool of Classics Impactor)
21.CLASSICS Scrounge
22.CLASSICS Trailbreaker
23.CLASSICS Hoist (Retool of Classics Trailbreaker)
24.CLASSICS Cosmos http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/2/2c/Classics_cosmos_concept.gif
25.CLASSICS Pathfinder (Retool of Classics Cosmos)
26.CLASSICS Soundwave -Earth Mode- http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/4/44/Classics_Soundwave.jpg
27.CLASSICS Jhiaxus
28.CLASSICS Skyquake (Retool of Classics Jhiaxus)
29.CLASSICS Arcee
30.CLASSICS Chromia (Retool of Classics Arcee)
31.CLASSICS Roulette (Retool of Classics Arcee)
32.CLASSICS Beachcomber
33.CLASSICS Springer
34.G2 Toxitron (Repaint of Classics G2 Prime)
35.WFC Airraid
36.WFC Zeta Prime
37.WFC Scattorshot
38.ROTF Protectobot
39.ROTF Overload
40.ROTF Scrapper

[Bartrim]

Fantastically nerdy suggestions there Bartrim - I would be 100% happy if you were the boss at Hasbro. :)

Thank you Sky Shadow.... Thats funny I would be 100% happy if I was the boss at Hasbro too:p

[GoktimusPrime]

1. G1 Arcee
2. G1 Blitzwing
3. G1 Hoist
4. G1 Trailbreaker (retool of Hoist)
5. G1 Skids
6. Autobot Crosscut (retool of Skids)
7. G1 Soundwave
8. G1 Blaster (retool of Soundwave - new head, new chest/door and paint apps for faux speakers on the sides/legs)
9. G1 Laserbeak (alt mode may not be a cassette; perhaps a type of jet (similar to how Frumble were tanks))
10. G1 Buzzsaw (repaint of Laserbeak)
11. G1 Huffer
12. G1 Pipes (retool of Huffer)
13. G1 Swoop
14. G1 Sludge
15. G1 Snarl
16. G1 Slag
17. G1 Whirl
18. G1 Rotorstorm (retool of Whirl)
19. G1 Roadbuster
20. G1 Bombshell
21. G1 Kickback
22. G1 Shrapnel
23. G1 Topspin
24. G1 Twin Twist (retool of Topspin)
25. G1 Wheelie
26. G1 Nightbeat
27. G1 Minerva (repaint of Nightbeat)
28. G1 Ironfist
29. G1 Slingshot
30. G1 Deftwing (retool of Slingshot)
31. G1 Stalker
32. MW Soundwave (repaint of Stalker)
33. G1 Skyquake
34. MW Starscream (retool of Skyquake)
35. G1 Thunder Clash
36. MW Optimus Prime (retool of Thunder Clash)
37. G1 Shockwave
38. G1 Seaspray
39. G1 Fortress Maximus (based on IDW model)
40. RiD Fortress Maximus (repaint of G1 Fort Max, renamed "Brave Maximus" for marketing (and to avoid confusion :p))

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Ideas for limited exclusive repaints so that HasTak can milk more money out of these suggested moulds... :)
+ Paradron Medic (repaint of G1 Arcee)
+ Overcharge (repaint of G1 Blitzwing)
+ Soundblaster (repaint of G1 Soundwave)
+ Twincast (repaint of G1 Blaster)
+ Salvo (repaint of Bombshell)
+ Shothole (repaint of Kickback)
+ Zaptrap (repaint of Shrapnel)
+ Dion (repaint of Wheelie)
+ MW Ultra Magnus (repaint of Thunder Clash)
+ Grand Maximus (repaint of Fortress Maximus)
+ Road Ranger (repaint of Huffer)
+ Salt Man X (repaint of Topspin)
+ Salt Man Z (repaint of Twin Twist)

[Bidoofdude]

As the title says, what are you expecting or hoping for in the 2013 Generations line? It was stated at Toyfair 2012 that the line would have at least 40 new figures in the deluxe size.
What do you really want the old folks at Hasbro to come up with?
Retool ideas? Redecos? New molds? Updated Molds?
I wouldn't mind a redo of classics Skywarp, since it's so scarce now.
A new Megatron might be alright, though unlikely.
I think it would be awesome for Hasbro to redeco classics astrotrain into henkei/g1 colours
What do you guys want or think hasbro will pull on us?
Let me know and share your thoughts.
What happened to my post?
Mine was kind of different, stating what do you want. I guess it comes kind of close. Whatever. :D

[The_Damned]

a new trailbreaker along the lines of the legends size one that came out.

[Bidoofdude]

Yeah a good trailbreaker or hoist would be perfect in Deluxe size. That legends figure looked great.
What happened to the original post?

[kurdt_the_goat]

MP Galvatron above all else for me!

[Bidoofdude]

MP Galvatron for sure. No arguing there.

[GoktimusPrime]

You know you can tell TakaraTOMY directly that you want them to do MP Galvatron. One option is to fill out the online survey (click here for instructions (http://otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=201)), although you will need to input a Japanese postal address. Anyway, I was filling out the survey for my MP Lambor earlier, and I thought of you guys... so I went and nominated Galvatron (you're welcome). :) Of course, this only counts as a single nomination from me, I don't know if others are nominating Galvatron -- the more nominations TakaraTOMY receive then the more likely they are to consider doing MP Galvatron.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Transformers/takaratomyfans_mpgalvatron.jpg
(I also ticked the boxes for Sunstreaker and Star Sabre ;))

[Bidoofdude]

Wow, thanks Goki.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Here is my 40 - would love the Fembots, Game Characters and Wreckers to get a bit of an outing :)

Big Transformer Trev's Top 40!
1. G1: Blitzwing
2. G1: Moonracer
3. G1: Firestar
4. G1: Defcon
5. G1: Bumper
6. G1: Alpha Trion
7. WFC: Arcee
8. WFC/FOC: Jetfire
9. WFC/FOC: Ironhide
10. WFC/FOC: Warpath
11. FOC: Perceptor
12. ROTF (Pretender): Alice
13. WFC (Seeker): Skywarp
14. WFC (Stunticon): Breakdown
15. FOC (Insecticon): Bomb/Hardshell
16. FOC (Insecticon): Sharpshot/Shrapnel
17. G1 (Quintessons Slave): Allicon
18. G1 (Junkion): Nancy
19. G1/FOC (Dinobot): Sludge
20. G1/FOC (Dinobot): Swoop
21. G1/FOC (Dinobot): Slag/Slug
22. G1/FOC (Dinobot): Snarl
23. G1 (Wrecker): Impactor
24. G1 (Wrecker): Springer
25. G1 (Wrecker): Broadside
26. G1 (Wrecker): Topspin
27. G1 (Wrecker): Twin Twist
28. G1 (Wrecker): Roadbuster
29. G1 (Wrecker): Whirl
30. G2 (Wrecker): Leadfoot

and here are the 10 mold sharers
31. G1: Chromia (retool of Moonracer)
32. G1: Elita-1 (retool of Arcee)
33. G1: Gutcruncher (retool of Perceptor)
34. Cybertron: Vector Prime (retool of Alpha Trion)
35. WFC/FOC: Ratchet (retool of Ironhide)
36. WFC (Seeker): Thundercracker (recolour of Skywarp)
37. WFC (Seeker): Slipstream (retool of Skywarp)
38. G1 (Wrecker): Sandstorm (retool of Springer)
39. G1 (Wrecker): Rotorstorm (retool of Whirl)
40. G2 (Wrecker): Ironfist (retool of Roadbuster)

[liegeprime]

1. Trail breaker
2. Hoist (retool,recolor of Trailbreaker)
3. Blitzwing
4. Beachcomber
5. Skids
7. Crosscut (recolor, retool of Skids)
8. Clamp Down
9. Deep cover (recolor of Clamp Down)
10. Road Rage (recolor Tracks)
11. Whirl (retool head and hands mostly)
12. Chromedome
13. IDW Rung
14. IDW Brainstorm
15. IDW Misfire
16. IDW Krok
17. G2 Leadfoot (recolor mirage)
18. G2 Manta Ray (resize, recolor and retool PCC- instead of minicon, rotor weapon)
19. Dinobot Swoop - only him, coz I want the rest of the dinobots in voyager size
20. G1 Twin twist
21. G1 Top spin
22. Windsweeper
23. G2 Electro (remold of Kup)
24. G1 car Arcee
25. Junkion (retool of Wreckgar)
26. Shrapnel
27. Bombshell
28. Waspinator
29. Blackarachnia
30. Terrorsaur (retool and recolor of Swoop)
31. G1 Wildrider
32. G1 Deadend
33. IDW First Aid
34. G1 Cosmos
35. G1 Bomb burst innerbot - I always thought the inerbot altmode was cool so I wanted to see a modern day version, hybrid with his Pretnder shell - kinda like what they did for Bludgeon.
36. BW Rhinox
37. Stranglehold (recolor/retool of Rhinox)
39. Octopunch - I want a mass release crab figure - the botcon one is a good guy and a voyager as much as it is nice, it should be a true decepticon bad ass crab
40. Sunstorm

[BigTransformerTrev]

So hard to narrow it down, and not even 100% happy with my selections.

I feel the same. Would love to have put the likes of Cosmos, Sunstorm etc but had to do the 10 retools :)



What happened to my post?
Mine was kind of different, stating what do you want. I guess it comes kind of close. Whatever. :D

I did the challenge strictly according to the set out rules didn't I? It's a really fun thread - I'm almost tempted to do a second 40 but I don't know whether that would make me a committed fan or just someone sad with too much free time lol

[Bidoofdude]

Don't worry, I've had lots of free time (been terribly sick) and I think I've made way too many posts in the last week. :D
I would actually like a Sunstorm too.
I have a couple of retool/deco ideas:
G1 Sunstorm out of classics SS mould
G1 Goldbug out of classics BB mould
G1 Skywarp - maybe new null rays(face it, too long overdue since 2006)
G1 Sludge or Snarl out of Cybertron Wreckloose- Shame he isn't bigger
G1 Swoop out of Cybertron Brimstone
G1 Galvatron out of Energon Galvatron (remould head and other bits- remove wings)
G1 Jazz out of Cybertron Crosswise ( I know Jazz has been done)\
G1 Purple seeker- classics mould
G1 Beachcomber out of Cybertron Hardtop/Swindle
WFC/G1 Trypticon out of FOC Grimlock- massive dino head remould, change robot head- (this one was a weird thought)
FOC/G1 Metroplex out of Cybertron Screamer (supreme)- head and slight torso remould
And for masterpieces- face it, I had to list these:
Galvatron
Hound
Megatron Mk.2
Bumblebee (I know)
Skywarp (MP-11 mold)

I know a lot of these are a bit outrageous but whatever... :D :p

[BigTransformerTrev]

If I was allowed to extend my list, I think I'd have to put Fall of Cybertron Quake in there as well - always loved Quake (even if he seems to die in every comic and cartoon series they put him in lol). Maybe he could be a retool of WFC Megatron :)