Wow... that box is _beautiful_. I'm tired of waiting for Hasbro, but the price tag is pretty hefty so I'd better start saving up for it now!

Quote Originally Posted by 1orion2many
They should sell the crown seperately for fans that didn't get it. I hate this sort of thing, let's just rip the collectors off a bit more shall we
Selling the crown separately wouldn't make business sense. Remember that the G1 Marvel comics weren't sold in Japan so very few fans would even be aware of King Grimlock. Cartoon accessories make more sense for TakaraTOMY's market as the cartoon was obviously aired in Japan.

Hasbro should definitely release their version with the crown, since it makes absolute sense for English-speaking markets. But I'm not going to hold my breath so I'll try and get this reissue - but being limited I don't know what my chances will be like; so I do hope that Hasbro pulls through just in case.

Quote Originally Posted by Adzma
It's pretty stupid though, I can't imagine that there'd be a huge amount of people willing to buy a whole new piece just for the crown.
Not in Japan; so it makes sense for it to be a limited edition. In Anglophone markets tehre would be more people, since we did get the G1 Marvel comics where Grimlock, after being elected new Autobot commander, became corrupt with power and crowned himself as king.

Quote Originally Posted by Kyle
It could be worse... They can give us a blue G2 version... (iceburn will you be getting one? )
Would you buy one if it were released as a limited e-Hobby or convention exclusive? I wouldn't, but I wonder how many other people would.