Transformer toys - Hopes & wants for 2012

[GL-Sideswipe]

1. Im pretty much excited for any of the Prime toyline but I like the sound of the upcoming voyagers skyquake and starscream.
2. Um I have no clue :P
3. As I said in 1, I am very excited for the Transformers Prime toyline
4. Pretty much all of them look great to me, would really love to get my hands on SG Soundwave. Don't get me wrong I wouldnt buy them personally but if someone gave them to me... I wouldnt complain :P
5. Yeah I guess so, yet again im excited about prime so 2012 looks good for me.
6. Not really... I want to spend less money on transformers... but I want to add more to my collection. Maybe to keep collecting but to slow it down a bit.

[Doubledealer]

I'd love you to elaborate on your thoughts on the art direction.

You may regret asking this.

With Beast Wars, they went too organic looking for my liking. I understand that they're robots in disguise and the alt modes should be accurately portraying a rat, cheetah etc. but in Beast Wars, that came at the expense of a decent robot mode. They're damn ugly and not in a good way! Most of them are very round, sometimes to the point where arms and legs look like a couple of overgrown chipolatas strung together. The colours might look okay on one toy but throw a few together in the mix and you've got the magic mushroom squadron from Psychadelic City. And then you've got the head molds...Oh dear. And how about those alt modes! Do they look so incredibly amazing to justify the often lacking robot modes? Two words: PLASTIC FUR

I'm sorry, I tried to be diplomatic but just like some people dislike the Animated aesthetic, I dislike the Beast Wars look.

[GoktimusPrime]

1) What single toy are you most looking forward to (that's already been confirmed eg. TFP Voyager Starscream)? Deluxe DOTM Wheeljack

2) What single toy are you praying comes out in 2012? Deluxe DOTM Mirage

3) Are you excited about the Transformers Prime toys hitting Australia? "Excited is hardly the word I would use." -- my faith in them coming out here has been shaken, so I've already started getting them from overseas. So by time they come out here I can't say I'd be excited... I'd be happy, but not overtly thrilled.

4) Are you interested in any of this years Botcon toys? Meh... not really. I'll get one if I can get it cheap enough (as always is my policy with any toy )

5) Do you think 2012 will be a good year for Transformers toys in general? I don't think it will be an especially great or terrible year

6) Do you have any Transformer toy goals in 2012? Finish DOTM (give me Mirage!!) and Prime.

With Beast Wars, they went too organic looking for my liking. I understand that they're robots in disguise and the alt modes should be accurately portraying a rat, cheetah etc. but in Beast Wars, that came at the expense of a decent robot mode.

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[Decepticon]

1) What single toy are you most looking forward to (that's already been confirmed eg. TFP Voyager Starscream)?
DOTM deluxe Leadfoot

2) What single toy are you praying comes out in 2012?
DOTM Leader Megatron

3) Are you excited about the Transformers Prime toys hitting Australia?
No

4) Are you interested in any of this years Botcon toys?
No

5) Do you think 2012 will be a good year for Transformers toys in general?
I think so

6) Do you have any Transformer toy goals in 2012?
Id like to add some more G1 style reissues

[Doubledealer]

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I don't really want to debate personal opinions Gok, and don't for a minute think I'm speaking for any one other than myself or that I think "my opinion rules so if I deem something unworthy it is not worth anyone's time". A lot of you guys love the original Beast Wars designs and I completely respect that. It's just not for me.

[Verno]

You may regret asking this.

With Beast Wars, they went too organic looking for my liking. I understand that they're robots in disguise and the alt modes should be accurately portraying a rat, cheetah etc. but in Beast Wars, that came at the expense of a decent robot mode. They're damn ugly and not in a good way! Most of them are very round, sometimes to the point where arms and legs look like a couple of overgrown chipolatas strung together. The colours might look okay on one toy but throw a few together in the mix and you've got the magic mushroom squadron from Psychadelic City. And then you've got the head molds...Oh dear. And how about those alt modes! Do they look so incredibly amazing to justify the often lacking robot modes? Two words: PLASTIC FUR

I'm sorry, I tried to be diplomatic but just like some people dislike the Animated aesthetic, I dislike the Beast Wars look.

I regret nothing!

I was simply curious, and completely get what you mean. And I'm the biggest (I cant think of the word right now, like ironically biased) when it comes to Transformers. And my love of the BW toys stems from my love of the BW characters.

Back on topic - 2012: year of the Dragon... Masterpiece TM2 Megatron!!!

[Paulbot]

1) What single toy are you most looking forward to (that's already been confirmed eg. TFP Voyager Starscream)?

Probably TF:Prime deluxe Wheeljack

2) What single toy are you praying comes out in 2012?

A Generations Deluxe Trailbreaker.

And if they do some of the Fall of Cybertron Dinobots, they do them all!

3) Are you excited about the Transformers Prime toys hitting Australia?

Yes, I've jumped the gun and imported the preview wave and enjoyed each. The line is good and the shelves need a break from the Bay-verse toys.

4) Are you interested in any of this years Botcon toys?

Yes. I wanted a (back of the box art) Red Tracks since the RTS toy came out. I like the general idea and look of Overlord. And Treadshot is a good toy to repurpose as Side Swipe and a good colour scheme for the toy too. Some of the other rumours are interesting too.

5) Do you think 2012 will be a good year for Transformers toys in general?

Unsure at the moment. The 'movie trilogy' line is a bit vague and the Prime line may suffer from too few show characters. (Already two deluxe Bumblebees and two deluxe Cliffjumper by Wave 1). The Fall of Cybertron toys could have potential or could be three of four figures in the latest Generations line. And there doesn't seem to be a hint of new Kre-o toys.

6) Do you have any Transformer toy goals in 2012?

Being more selective in what I purchase, and what I keep. I have lost the desire to have a full set of anything. The other goal is to get a full shelf display set up in my spare room.

[Ace]

1) What single toy are you most looking forward to?

-I think it would have to be DOTM Wheeljack (i can't exactly remember whats coming out this year?

2) What single toy are you praying comes out in 2012?

-Can we please have a Human Alliance Topspin, with armour... OR detatchable armour OR how about armour which can be transformerd back into vehicle mode - another "triple changer" i guess if thats what they classified ROTF Mixmaster as.

3) Are you excited about the Transformers Prime toys hitting Australia?

- It's always exciting to see new transformers out on the shelves in Australia. Don't know if I will pick many up though.

4) Are you interested in any of this years Botcon toys?

-No

5) Do you think 2012 will be a good year for Transformers toys in general?

-I'd like to think so, they've got 12 months to surprise us with.

6) Do you have any Transformer toy goals in 2012?

-Human Alliance Barricade
-Predaking - possibly with add-ons
-Devastator - another with possible add-ons

[liegeprime]

1) What single toy are you most looking forward to (that's already been confirmed eg. TFP Voyager Starscream)?

Ive been out of the loop for sometime now with keeping tabs of what's to be issued ( I blame it on the non interest in movie toys) so I really dont have ideas other than the line (TF Prime) will come out. But that's a good thing for me as I wont have to expect much and get disappointed if I miss out. If it's a really good toy then , surprise!! hehehe

2) What single toy are you praying comes out in 2012?

Encore Overlord hehehehe...

3) Are you excited about the Transformers Prime toys hitting Australia?

Oh Yes, i do hope though that we get better wave assortment since were already paying by the nose for these, just hate it when they put only 1 figure and then the rest is all Bumblebees

4) Are you interested in any of this years Botcon toys?

I am but being too pricy and hard to get Im not too fussed. But I am interested in Metalhawk in particular.
well, also the giveaway toy - Runamuck and Runabout, but yeah being exclusives just ruins it for me as I know Ill pay in blood, sweat and tears just to get it. Im not all into that much effort just to get these toys..


5) Do you think 2012 will be a good year for Transformers toys in general?

Yes. Tf Prime is coming and Im sure there's going to be more since we know Hasbro likes it's gimmicks they can't just run the line with just one , hope fully there be more generations (whatever incarnation or line tag it's gonna be called) figures with G1 homage. I also hope they come up with newer reissues for Encore line - not just reissues of toys already reissued for the umpteenth time (Prime, Bumblebee).

6) Do you have any Transformer toy goals in 2012?[/QUOTE]

Sigh, same as last year an affordable Overlord and Metalhawk as well the rest of the stuff I have in my sig hehehe

Oh and add Encore Predaking (like the gold plastic) to that list...

[CHILENO20]

1) What single toy are you most looking forward to (that's already been confirmed eg. TFP Voyager Starscream)?

To be honest, any Optimus Prime toy.

2) What single toy are you praying comes out in 2012?

Hasbro version of Rodimus trailer.

3) Are you excited about the Transformers Prime toys hitting Australia?

Very much so, new life for the Transformer lines.

4) Are you interested in any of this years Botcon toys?

Hell yes as always, really liking what I see so far.

5) Do you think 2012 will be a good year for Transformers toys in general?

New tv show, classics voices, I think so.

6) Do you have any Transformer toy goals in 2012?

To continue collecting BotCon toys (this year included) & finish my Shattered Glass collection.