Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[Sam]

This is a WFC toyline question and not news, so hope it's okay for me to post here.

Does anyone know if it's likely that we'll get a voyager class Rodimus Prime and/or similar sized Blaster?

I moved into my current place a few years ago and my TF room has no light, and toys that I've purchased since moving in here have experienced no discolouration so far (touch wood). This is because I've completely blocked the one small window that the room has. At my last place, my TF room had an average size window, but even with the Venetian blinds closed some light would always bleed in. I tried to cover the gaps but I couldn't do it completely.

When I saw photos of your toy room without reading the text, my initial thought was "Where is this toy shop?"

[Paulbot]

Does anyone know if it's likely that we'll get a voyager class Rodimus Prime and/or similar sized Blaster?

I think it's very likely but not in Earthrise. Maybe what comes next. Blaster probably earlier than Rodimus. I think a new Rodimus Prime would be a Leader toy - but height wise he'd be close to a Voyager like Earthrise Astrotrain and Optimus Prime are.

[DELTAprime]

Does anyone know if it's likely that we'll get a voyager class Rodimus Prime and/or similar sized Blaster?

I really want a Voyager sized Rodimus and Blaster. The Leader sized figures from a couple of years ago tower over their cohorts.

[SharkyMcShark]

I too wouldn't be shocked to get a new Rodimus Prime, but I also think it will be in whatever the third part of this trilogy is. Waves 1-3 are already completely known and on the basis that Earthrise will be comprised of four waves (like most of the recent Generations lines) I can't see Hasbro shoving a marquee character into wave 4.

[Tha_Phantom]

Is this the first time Hasbro has mentioned/acknowledged Diaclone in their marketing? Just stood out to me as odd.

[DELTAprime]

Is Piranacon/King Poseidon the only instance of the US and JP versions of the same combiner having different canonical positions for the limb-bots in the combiner?

[Krayt]

Updated my collection list and got stuck.... What are we calling the "Selects" ranges?

The hasbro based ones fit nicely into the current lines...

Richochet, Red Swoop = PotP
Powerdashers, Hot Shot, Smokescreen etc = Seige

But what about Star Convoy, Seacons, and one day Super Megatron??? It was the Seacons that tripped me up... Are they PotP? Starconvoy could be, but Turtler doesn't have a core....

[Paulbot]

Is Piranacon/King Poseidon the only instance of the US and JP versions of the same combiner having different canonical positions for the limb-bots in the combiner?

I think there's some others but I might be thinking about how some toy packaging/instructions have different arrangements to the cartoon model.

Updated my collection list and got stuck.... What are we calling the "Selects" ranges?

The hasbro based ones fit nicely into the current lines...

Richochet, Red Swoop = PotP
Powerdashers, Hot Shot, Smokescreen etc = Seige

But what about Star Convoy, Seacons, and one day Super Megatron??? It was the Seacons that tripped me up... Are they PotP? Starconvoy could be, but Turtler doesn't have a core....

I'm consider the Selects as it's own line (like good old Transformers Universe - from wow nearly 20 years ago?!) but would treat all of the releases so far as "Generations" (CHUG) toys and put the Seacons next to other CW/United/POTP figures for instance on a shelf.