Future of Transformers Toys...

[SkyWarp91]

Well considering that Hasbro have released most of the G1 characters in their new generations/classics/universe incarnations and that the 3rd movie toys are making their way to the markets what will become of TF toys once the 3rd movie is done and Hasbro has done all they can with G1-based figures?

Re-release BW again? Update it? What do you think?

There is the 4th movie possibility though too...

[1orion2many]

A pumped up Beast Wars would have me excited as long as they stayed away from the animated style.

[Gutsman Heavy]

I'm getting a vision...


MOAR BUMBLEBEES!

[Sharky]

Transformers: Prime toys...

and then what ever cartoon is the flavour of the moment...

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Transformers: Prime toys...

and then what ever cartoon is the flavour of the moment...

What Sharky said.

And Classics is far from over G1 is for more than 84,85 you know. They still need to do a Deluxe Trailbreaker and Hoist, Huffer, gears, Tailgate, Pipes, Swerve, Soundwave, Blaster that does not suck. Then bots from other years

Classics has so much life left.

[Sharky]

i would actually like to see them redo the headmaster gimmick..

with todays technology they could make them better..

fort max doesnt have to be as large as he was both he and scorponok could be leader sized toys and still be awesome.....

[UltraMarginal]

What Sharky said.

And Classics is far from over G1 is for more than 84,85 you know. They still need to do a Deluxe Trailbreaker and Hoist, Huffer, gears, Tailgate, Pipes, Swerve, Soundwave, Blaster that does not suck. Then bots from other years

Classics has so much life left.

I totally agree, Prime toys, which we've already seen some of, and Tonnes more G1 re-creations as listed above but there are sooo many more. I'd love to see more triple changers, maybe as a voyager size. clones, head masters, target masters have been done a bit but could be added to.
An ultra class powermaster optimus prime would be awesome.
More dinobots.

and if they could work hard to actually re-create/design some of the gestalt teams, I think that would be awesome.

I've never collected BW or much else, it's a self preservation method of having enough money for food and living. BUT, I could see Classics and voyager sized Beast Wars re-designs being really impressive if done right.

In closing I think there is a tonne of life left in the classics line.
As materials science and engineering improves, so will features and gimiks in transformers, the mech alive idea was a bit meh, but still cool in some vehicle modes. The automorph an dactivators tech has a lot of potential as well.

[Paulbot]

What Sharky said.

And Classics is far from over G1 is for more than 84,85 you know. They still need to do a Deluxe Trailbreaker and Hoist, Huffer, gears, Tailgate, Pipes, Swerve, Soundwave, Blaster that does not suck. Then bots from other years

Classics has so much life left.

Don't forget Blitzwing and Skids. I really want a Classics Blitzwing to go with Astrotrain and Octane. The Animated one doesn't fit.

[GoktimusPrime]

Well considering that Hasbro have released most of the G1 characters in their new generations/classics/universe incarnations

Actually, has only released approx. 15% of G1 characters in Classicsverse. I think that hardly counts as "most."

I took all the Hasbro market G1 toys and counted all the ones released under CHUGUR, not counting toys like Sea Spray and Bludgeon which are technically movieverse. I worked out that only 13% of G1 toys have been released in CHUGUR, however the G1 list I used includes character repeats (e.g. 1984 Optimus Prime, Powermaster Optimus Prime, Action Master Optimus Prime), but when including CHUGUR I also included repaints of previous moulds repurposed as Classicsverse like Springer, Roadbuster, Ratbat etc. -- but IMO they're not "real" Classicsverse. So I guesstimate that about 15% of G1 characters have been released as CHUGUR.

So there's still lots and lots of G1 characters which Hasbro hasn't touched yet. And that's _just_ looking at the G1 toy-characters... there are plenty of non-toy G1 characters that Hasbro release as Classicsverse... Hasbro has already demonstrated that such toys are possible with Acid Storm and Straxus (Darkmount). They could give us Classicsverse toys based on G1 non-toy TFs like Devcon and Arcee. And I reckon there are plenty of folks who'd lap up a Classicsverse Sunstorm or Hauler!

and that the 3rd movie toys are making their way to the markets what will become of TF toys once the 3rd movie is done and Hasbro has done all they can with G1-based figures?

Re-release BW again? Update it? What do you think?

There is the 4th movie possibility though too...

They could expand on G2. They've already given us G2 Megatron and G2 Laser Optimus Prime... oh, and Mindset, even though he's a repaint of Hailstorm. :/ But who wouldn't want a Classicsverse Jhiaxus or the freakin' Liege Maximo! (Rawr!!)

Or another possibility: something else entirely NEW! Not everything in Transformers needs to be based on the past... (-_-)

[SkyWarp91]

Actually, has only released approx. 15% of G1 characters in Classicsverse. I think that hardly counts as "most."

Well most of the ones I know lol - i didn't include japan G1 though