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Crazy Jetty · 04-23-2012, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by trebleshot

And Sky Shadow was simply a clever way of reusing the Thunderwing mold (since Black Shadow was a re-deco of the G1 Thunderwing mold, anyway). And Thunderwing himself was done specifically because of his appearances in the G1 Marvel and current IDW comics. Sky Shadow did not take the place of any other potential characters. It was a remold/redeco slot anyway. Just be thankful it wasn't another Bumblebee re-deco.

I understand the purpose of repaints. But that doesn't mean they had to choose Black Shadow, and couldn't have gone in other directions, as the mold can work several ways. As for him not taking the place of another character? Where'd that come from? I never accused him of doing so.
That said, I really do get tired of the "Just be thankful it's not..." type of comments.
Why on earth should I be thankful it's one character that doesn't interest me, instead of another character that doesn't interest me? Heck, if this repaint *was* bumblebee, I'd probably be happy with it's utter oddness! lol

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I do question the case ratios that Hasbro comes up with sometimes (especially when they involve Optimus or Bumblebee). I don't know why Optimus needs to be 2-to-a-case in wave two of TFP voyagers, when he was 3-to-a-case in wave 1.

I question why Hasbro thinks these two are the supersellers they seem to think they are? There was a short spell at the start of the first movie where they were genuinely under produced (Though I had no trouble finding them). And we've been paying for it ever sense. I've no doubt they're the kid favorites (Bumblebee was the *only* transformer to have a toy available through the entire run of G1, from start to finish. 3 years for the original, two for Goldbug, two for the pretender, and one for the actionmaster), but surely the fact 'bee and prime are the worst shelfwarmers in history, due to their over production should be some sort of clue.
Prime Bumblebee's numbers are just as bad as Prime Prime's. (Goddess I hate they named the series "Prime.")

04-23-2012, 01:20 PM	#12
Crazy Jetty WINGNUT & SCREWLOOSE! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dallas Posts: 2,172	Quote: Originally Posted by trebleshot And Sky Shadow was simply a clever way of reusing the Thunderwing mold (since Black Shadow was a re-deco of the G1 Thunderwing mold, anyway). And Thunderwing himself was done specifically because of his appearances in the G1 Marvel and current IDW comics. Sky Shadow did not take the place of any other potential characters. It was a remold/redeco slot anyway. Just be thankful it wasn't another Bumblebee re-deco. I understand the purpose of repaints. But that doesn't mean they had to choose Black Shadow, and couldn't have gone in other directions, as the mold can work several ways. As for him not taking the place of another character? Where'd that come from? I never accused him of doing so. That said, I really do get tired of the "Just be thankful it's not..." type of comments. Why on earth should I be thankful it's one character that doesn't interest me, instead of another character that doesn't interest me? Heck, if this repaint was bumblebee, I'd probably be happy with it's utter oddness! lol Quote: I do question the case ratios that Hasbro comes up with sometimes (especially when they involve Optimus or Bumblebee). I don't know why Optimus needs to be 2-to-a-case in wave two of TFP voyagers, when he was 3-to-a-case in wave 1. I question why Hasbro thinks these two are the supersellers they seem to think they are? There was a short spell at the start of the first movie where they were genuinely under produced (Though I had no trouble finding them). And we've been paying for it ever sense. I've no doubt they're the kid favorites (Bumblebee was the only transformer to have a toy available through the entire run of G1, from start to finish. 3 years for the original, two for Goldbug, two for the pretender, and one for the actionmaster), but surely the fact 'bee and prime are the worst shelfwarmers in history, due to their over production should be some sort of clue. Prime Bumblebee's numbers are just as bad as Prime Prime's. (Goddess I hate they named the series "Prime.") __________________