Hasbro AU releasing only Premium Leaders in Sep/Oct

[jaydisc]

I wrote Hasbro:

Dear Hasbro,

Would you please tell me if you will be locally releasing what is referred to in the USA as the PREMIUM versions of some Movie Transformers? These would include:

Leader Class:
Optimus Prime
Megatron

Voyager Class:
Ironhide
Blackour

Deluxe Class:
Jazz
Bumblebee Concept Camaro
Barricade

Thank you for your time.

Cheers,

Jay

The response:

Hi Jay

At Present we have only confirmed that we are doing
Leader Class:
Optimus Prime
Megatron

They will be in store in September October.

Hasbro Consumer Services
T: 1-300-138-697 - custservau@hasbro.com
HASBRO AUSTRALIA LIMITED: ABN: 69 004 348 565

[iceburn]

oh no!!!! no premium bumblebees...Hasbro Australia! what are they doing

[llamatron]

DAMN!

Looks like I'll have to get Bumblebee from elsewhere. Or hopefully we'll get that 3 pack here, that would be great.

Kind of regret passing on a $10 Premium Jazz now.

[STL]

This is only at this stage though.

I'm getting a bit worried about Classics 2.0. if Movie Leaders are expected to hit in Sept/Oct, when the hell will Classics 2.0 hit?

[i_amtrunks]

Maybe the Classics will hit at the same time.

It's a strange move though, The Leader figures are not what I would call the greatest sellers, so why re-release only them? perhaps they will be limited numbers to especially target the adult collectors?

[dirge]

Maybe they're holding off on premium deluxes since they'll have the deluxe Universe toys? There's no Leader size in Universe as yet, if I recall correctly.

[roller]

the Hasbro leader Optimus is not as good as the Jap Optimus reported here the other day? I mean the MA 21 version

[Kyle]

TakaraTomy Premium OP = with chrome, sword is orange
Hasbro Premium OP = without chrome, sword is blue

[liegeprime]

I was going to ask what's so premium about the premium figs - so Ops just gets his sword ei? hmmm not enough for me to want to buy another. darn wish I was able to buy from Kyles group sale before, oh well. sigh

STL that should not only be your worry with regards to Classics 2.0 - Are we gonna get all the figures released here is more the thing to worry about. As Hasbro miss us fans here out on a few products. But sends only shelfwarmer stuff

[STL]

Aye, it could be like with Classics Skyfire. We waited months and months and only about a year later did we get a stampede of them. Hell, we're still getting them now. Just look at Myer. I certainly couldn't wait that long.