TFPrime Wave 1 figures being found and reviewed

[Paulbot]

I really can't understand Hasbro's reasoning here. Unless the 1st editions were somehow prohibitively expensive to produce and being sold at a loss, or negligible profit margin as a promotional tool for the series. I consider that unlikely though.

It might be true. The 'first edition' toys were meant to be part of the 2011 Generations line, and it looks like the regular waves of TF:Prime toys have been designed to be a bit smaller.

[griffin]

First Edition was only meant to be like the Movie Preview Waves - a short-lived, limited edition set of figures. It was just more than most had originally expected, as the Movie Preview waves only one or two toys in them.

It was even a surprise to see Tomy release them in Japan, adding to the numbers in circulation. But in the end, it wasn't part of the main toyline... just a sampling of what to expect, possibly to bridge the gap between the TF3 line and the TFPrime toyline (which probably couldn't be ready any earlier than now).

Considering the lackluster interest in the TF3 toyline, I think Hasbro would have been relieved that they decided to do these First Edition figures, as they probably thought the Movie line would still be in full swing when they started designing those TFPrime toys a year or so ago.

[griffin]

Comparison between First Edition Cliffjumper and wave 1 version. First Edition is a great toy IMHO and I think this backs it up my opinion that it's the one to get.

That pic near the end, of the Regular/RID Cliffjumper next to RtS Windcharger is scary... The Deluxe Cliffjumper is not much bigger than the Scout Windcharger.

And if we have another year of Hasbro Australia charging retailers the same price for figures as last year, we're gonna have $25-30 toys that are barely getting close to the old Scout size (which in turn, should be about $9 in today's exchange rate).

[Zippo]

Man that scale is .. just wrong
Annoying that the FE toys are so hard to find ..

[SharkyMcShark]

Seeing the first edition v mainline photo comparison on Cliffjumper finally made my mind up and I ordered the Takara first edition from RK.

[Zippo]

Seeing the first edition v mainline photo comparison on Cliffjumper finally made my mind up and I ordered the Takara first edition from RK.

Lucky, all this news that the USA might get Cliffjumper and the Voyagers are pushing prices sky high.

[Doubledealer]

Seeing the first edition v mainline photo comparison on Cliffjumper finally made my mind up and I ordered the Takara first edition from RK.

Yeah, I preferred the RiD Cliffjumper over the FE initially but after seeing these side-by-side pics the FE does seem to be the better quality figure overall. It's a shame they couldn't combine the best elements of both toys, giving us one ultimate show-accurate Cliffjumper. *trots over to RK*

[SharkyMcShark]

After doing a bit of reading around the subject I've come to the conclusion that the FE figures are so much better because they were designed under the Generations brief, as that was the line they were originally meant to appear in.

That was before the DOTM which brought us sparsely painted oversimplified figures with big F off guns using so much plastic that it necessitated that the core figure was smaller and less complex. TFP's mainline appears to follow this - all the figures are smaller and less complex than their FE counterparts. For example, Bumblebee and Cliffjumper.

That and the cretinous new names for size classes (Weaponiser? Please) means I'll be passing on most of this line.

[Doubledealer]

After doing a bit of reading around the subject I've come to the conclusion that the FE figures are so much better because they were designed under the Generations brief, as that was the line they were originally meant to appear in.

That was before the DOTM which brought us sparsely painted oversimplified figures with big F off guns using so much plastic that it necessitated that the core figure was smaller and less complex. TFP's mainline appears to follow this - all the figures are smaller and less complex than their FE counterparts. For example, Bumblebee and Cliffjumper.

That and the cretinous new names for size classes (Weaponiser? Please) means I'll be passing on most of this line.

I dunno, I think it's mainly the 2nd molds of characters we saw in the First Edition that are lacking. Toys like PRID Soundwave and Wheeljack look fantastic I reckon.

[griffin]

First wave Botshots (US$5) and Commander class (US$6) figures found in America.