STL
9th February 2008, 08:36 AM
http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-news/story/6102/Toy+Fair+2008+update.html
Thanks to Break for sending across some more information form the UK Toy Fair, this time information from the Hasbro Buyers Catalogue. Here's a summary
1. Transformers Animated 'Bumpber-bots' is the name of the new Cyber-slammer type line.
2. Animated 'Activators' are scout-sized versions of characters which feature spring loaded transformations.
3. There will also be a Cyber Slammers version of Animated Bumblebee.
4. Universe Legends were listed
5. A supreme-scale 'Roll Out' Optimus Prime that has a moving mouth with sounds from the cartoon!"
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Damn that's going to make things out of scale. I'm assuming there will be no leader class Optimus Prime as it seems awfully redundant to have a Leader and a Supreme. A fair few versions of Prime once again but I'm pretty happy.
Universe Legends? Hopefully new moulds based more similarly to the Cybertron ones. Those I can dig. Great for the G1 bases.
More Cyber Slammers? Gah. Hopefully they're at least new characters... I can live with that and might even buy them.
My biggest hope is that Hasbro don't flog the walls with merchandise based on Animated and focus on their Legend, Deluxe, Voyager, Leader and Supreme Class offerings.
Thanks to Break for sending across some more information form the UK Toy Fair, this time information from the Hasbro Buyers Catalogue. Here's a summary
1. Transformers Animated 'Bumpber-bots' is the name of the new Cyber-slammer type line.
2. Animated 'Activators' are scout-sized versions of characters which feature spring loaded transformations.
3. There will also be a Cyber Slammers version of Animated Bumblebee.
4. Universe Legends were listed
5. A supreme-scale 'Roll Out' Optimus Prime that has a moving mouth with sounds from the cartoon!"
__________________________________________________ ____________
Damn that's going to make things out of scale. I'm assuming there will be no leader class Optimus Prime as it seems awfully redundant to have a Leader and a Supreme. A fair few versions of Prime once again but I'm pretty happy.
Universe Legends? Hopefully new moulds based more similarly to the Cybertron ones. Those I can dig. Great for the G1 bases.
More Cyber Slammers? Gah. Hopefully they're at least new characters... I can live with that and might even buy them.
My biggest hope is that Hasbro don't flog the walls with merchandise based on Animated and focus on their Legend, Deluxe, Voyager, Leader and Supreme Class offerings.