Rescue Bots Academy 2021 toys & 2022 Generic packed toys

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Did the rescuebot Dino's with the G1 deco ever come out here?

The mini dinos? No.

[KELPIE]

Yarp, these guys:


Pretty keen to get the set.

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They were out somewhere last year, but America is getting them in April according to Entertainment Earth, for those who want to spend a little bit to get them.

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More re-release Rescue Bots toys in generic packaging, this time exclusive to Amazon.

This is a 3-pack of dinosaurs, which are identical re-releases to their originals, but... the three moulds were only just released last year in the Dinobot Adventures packaging (most of which is still out in stores here).

The 3-pack is identical re-releases of two toys from 2014 (Bumblebee raptor, Optimus t-rex) and one toy from 2019 (Grimlock motorcycle), all identical to their earlier versions (based on the in-hand photos by customers)... and as noted above, it is actually the second time in just a year for all three of those molds to be released by Hasbro (Bumblebee and Optimus were redecoed and partnered with a transforming weapon, while Grimlock was released in that 3-pack with Predaking and Snarl).

Some fans on foreign fansites are complaining about the product name, as the 3-pack is called "Primal Team Up" ... which is because it is dinosaur themed, not Beast Wars themed... as dinosaurs (not Beast Wars) is what young kids and their parents will more likely recognize from the word "Primal" (the target demographic of these toys).

And in all fairness, if the Optimus t-rex toy in this 3-pack had been called "Optimus Primal", that would actually match the name of the 2014 large sized version of that red T-rex Optimus toy (the smaller version had "Optimus Prime" on the packaging while the larger version had "Optimus PRIMAL" on the packaging).

The listing is by Amazon America which has customer reviews already, suggesting that it was released last week, but there is a link on the Australian site for imported American stock that won't be released until August. The price though is pretty good for 3 Rescan toys, at au$55 (which would be $57-60 in stores on their own).

It is definitely a new release, with a product code of F4447 (fortunately for me, all identical to ones I already have)... and in generic packaging like the Jet Plane Optimus last year, the re-release of the giant Flip-Racer Optimus/Trailer pack last year, and the unreleased Rescan Gorilla Optimus and T-rex Grimlock toys.
Between the generic packaging and Dinobot Adventures packaging, it's as if Hasbro doesn't want to use Rescue Bots labeling if they can help it, but still haven't figured out what to call a unified toyline and don't want to give up on that age-group demographic with Rescue Bots styled toys.
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[loophole]

Just spotted the new Grimlock and Optimus Primal bots on a Big W

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Just spotted the new Grimlock and Optimus Primal bots on a Big W

The gorilla Optimus and dino Grimlock? I guess they count as wave 3 of the Classics Hero sub-series, and it is good to hear that BigW are getting more of them, as they got the first two waves.

That wave was also just found in America (Optimus & Grimlock), catching up to us again, after we had Ratchet came out here a month and a half ago, and now Ratchet was also found in America at a different retail chain.

[Paulbot]

These ones? I thought these looked newish, at Geelong's Big W

[loophole]

Yep they are the ones Griffin.

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The Classic Heroes Team continues... this time with Megatron.
Yes... Megatron, even with a Decepticon symbol.... and turns into a drill tank.

Since Classic Heroes Team is no longer "Rescue Bots", I guess it is okay to have both good and evil characters in it now (it was often noted that the Rescue Bots toyline would never have Decepticons in it... but did have a couple of "naughty" characters in the cartoon, and the Morbot in the toyline).

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As the Rescue Bots branding continues to be retired, the last two of the Feature Bots (convertible Rescue Bots toys that were larger than the regular "Rescan" toys) has been found in a store in Peru, in the new generic kids packaging - that's the Optimus Prime and Bumblebee Feature Bots.