No one posting any links? ... or just too busy drooling over your computer/device and shorting it out.


For links to the photos and info from the Hasbro exhibit and public presentation (in case they add more galleries later).

Presentation transcript details.

Generations Display - Legends - Deluxe - Voyager - Leader - Titan

RID Display

Kreo Display

Hero Mashers display



And official images, sent to some fansites.

Generations Constructicons/Devastator - Hook, Long Haul, Bonecrusher, Scavenger, Scrapper and Mixmaster (all the original names again!)

Generations Deluxe wave 3 (Protectobots) - Blades (redeco Alpha Bravo, new head), Streetwise (major reworked Deadend), First Aid (major reworked Offroad), Rook (new). (Streetwise name returning)

Generations Leader Wave 3 Ultra Magnus w/ Minimus Ambus

Generations Legends Wave 3 - Groove (new), Viper (redeco Powerglide to look like a GIJoe Rattler), Warpath (redeco Megatron)

Generations Voyager Wave 3 - Hot Spot (new - forms Defensor), Cyclonus (massively reworked Silverbolt - forms Galvatronus)


RID Legion Class wave 3 - Fixit, Underbite.

RID Mega One-Step Optimus Prime

RID Deployer w/ Minicon - Autobot Drift w/ Jetstorm, Fracture w/ Airazor.


Colour me impressed... really impressed. Some of these reworked Generations moulds are more than just a head-swap of old... we have extensive panel replacements on some, to look like a whole new toy for collectors and non-collectors.
Silverbolt into Cyclonus... here I was thinking that would look so stupid with just a new head and purple plastic, but Cyclonus has all new panelling on the top of the plane mode (nose, tail, wings), and a completely new robot chest front to go with the new head. The only things kept are elements that collectors wouldn't even notice (arms and legs, and the internal engineering to transform it).
Deadend into Streetwise... not just a new head and roof lights, but other extra panels swapped out as well. Same with Offroad into First Aid. Above and beyond their minimum requirements before when recycling moulds to do "redecos".... which would cheapen it for the dedicated collectors.
Even Leader Thundercracker had more swapped out parts than I was expecting.
These sorts of changes will make collectors want to buy them in addition to the original versions, and make non-collectors see them both at the store and probably not even realise that both packs have the same "core" toy inside.
When you ignore the Legends class, which is probably harder to swap out parts when doing a forced redeco (Optimus into Hound, Megatron into Warpath), the way they have reused the moulds in the larger size classes to almost look like new toys, it is not only respecting the dedicated collectors who might be a fan of certain characters to want a proper homage toy, but also provides the Retailers with something that looks like new product, without creating a new product from scratch.
(I guess if you think about it, GEN Jhiaxus and Chromia were probably a test to see how effective it was swapping out a massive amount of parts and panels, to make a toy that looked different enough from the original to look like a whole new toy, but still work as a toy for that character.)

Very nicely done.