Originally Posted by
griffin
I'm surprised Hasbro haven't just re-released Dlx Crankcase with two different heads to cash in on the 3 SUV Dreads. That was a pretty significant Autobot Vs Decepticon combat scene, and yet Hasbro haven't cashed in on the opportunity to let kids play it out. Fans may complain, but since they don't count for much to Hasbro's sales, and Hasbro re-releases figures with different heads all the time, why is this one that they haven't bothered with? Instead they re-release Bumblebee (in non-movie colours, that kids already have), Starscream (as Thundercracker for the fans), Ratchet (twice... in red, and then again in white just for the fans), Topspin (in non-movie colours), Sideswipe (as Dark Iron, a non-movie character), Soundwave (in Soundblaster colours for the fans), and Wheeljack (in Gen1 colours for the fans)...
So where is the logic in Hasbro's Deluxe toy re-releases by producing toys that only the fans would even know (and only some of them would even want), when the kids are wanting more characters from the Movie... the whole point of buying the toys for them, to roleplay the characters they were watching and loving.
I think with wave 7 now known, taking us to may-june of next year, I can't imagine Hasbro generating anything significantly new for the TF3 line now. They missed the boat on the Dreads.
