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ShadowWing

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I wanted to snag your attention. Check this out. This is a copy/paste
from a post by "Gryph" at the Bob & George message board:
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More info! Official Hasbro press release.

With soaring sales in the last two years, including an double-digit increase
in sales in 2002, it is clear the re-introduction of the TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS
IN DISGUISE, the authentic vehicle-to-robot action figure brand, and new
TRANSFORMERS ARMADA themes have again clearly captured kids' imaginations,
as the TRANSFORMERS brand has for nearly 20 years.

This year the battle rages on with OPTIMUS PRIME and the AUTOBOTS against
MEGATRON and the DECEPTICONS for control of the universe and the power
source provided by the MINI-CON TRANSFORMERS vehicles. But there's a new
twist -- kids and adult fans alike will be thrilled with the fall 2003
return of UNICRON, the most evil TRANSFORMERS characters ever, in Hasbro's
toy line and in new episodes of the animated program on Cartoon Network,
"TRANSFORMERS ARMADA: THE UNICRON BATTLES."

Another new highlight in fall 2003 is the TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE. UNICRON has
devised an evil plot to harness all the "energon" in the universe in order
to increase his own power. Knowing that when TRANSFORMERS battle they emit
energon, he summons DECEPTICONS from all parts of TRANSFORMERS history.
PRIMUS responds by building his own army of AUTOBOTS. This is building into
the biggest battle the universe has ever seen.

Kids and fans will want to bookmark www.transformers.com , where new facts,
figures, photos and inside scoop about the latest TRANSFORMERS releases will
be posted throughout the year. Here's a complete look at the 2003
TRANSFORMERS line. All figures are recommended for ages five and up.

TRANSFORMERS ARMADA

In 2003, the hot TRANSFORMERS ARMADA segment grows with seven assortments,
new trademarked characters introduced every few months and new MINI-CON
figures in every package to unlock more features and activate new ways to
play with TRANSFORMERS figures. The MINI-CONS, a lost race of TRANSFORMERS,
are powerful robots whose energy source is sought after by the AUTOBOT and
DECEPTICON robots. A universal connector system allows for any MINI-CON
figure to attach to larger TRANSFORMERS ARMADA figures, to create new play
patterns by unlocking new features such as lights, sounds or projectiles.
MINI-CONS come packaged with every larger TRANSFORMERS ARMADA figure, and
are also sold as 3-packs in a separate assortment. Kids will also get a
special ARMADA surprise with each figure, either an in-pack bonus decal or a
comic book. MINI-CON figures will include the comic book and all other
figures will also include decals.

MINI-CON ASSORTMENT (Approximate retail price: $6.99) Collect and discover
what can be unleashed! Each trademarked figure in a themed 3-pack team of
MINI-CON figures changes into a robot and back again, and either combines to
form a larger accessory, or has a feature, such as projectile play. The
highly collectible MINI-CON figures attach to all larger TRANSFORMERS ARMADA
figures. New themes and characters throughout the year include: January:
STREET SPEED MINI-CON TEAM with BACKTRACK/SPIRAL/OVAL, ADVENTURE MINI-CON
TEAM with DUNE RUNNER/RANSACK/ICEBERG, and SPACE MINI-CON TEAM with
ASTROSCOPE/SKYBLAST/PAYLOAD. April: SEA MINI-CON TEAM with
STORMCLOUD/WATERLOG/OCEANGLIDE, NIGHT ATTACK MINI-CON TEAM with
FETCH/BROADSIDE/SCATTOR, and AIR ASSAULT MINI-CON TEAM with
JETSTORM/RUNWAY/SONAR. August: EMERGENCY MINI-CON TEAM with MAKESHIFT/
PROWL/FIREBOT, AIR MILITARY MINI-CON TEAM with THUNDERWING/ GUNBARREL/
TERRADIVE. October: new RACE and DESTRUCTION teams.

DELUXE FIGURE ASSORTMENT (Approximate retail price: $9.99) Each deluxe
figure comes with a MINI-CON figure that unlocks new action features in both
the heroic and evil character figures. For example, OPTIMUS PRIME is a
heroic semi-truck that changes into a fully articulated robot. He comes with
MINI-CON jet OVER-RUN, which activates a punching action when attached to
the OPTIMUS PRIME robot.

The evil guys also use MINI-CON FIGURES to activate a new play feature, like
WHEELJACK, a DECEPTICON sports car with wheels that pop open to reveal
projectiles when WIND SHEER, the stealth fighter MINI-CON figure is
attached. Thirteen new trademarked deluxe figures will hit stores throughout
2003, including: January: BLURR with INCINERATOR and OPTIMUS PRIME with
OVER-RUN. April: THRUST with INFERNO and SIDESWIPE with NIGHTBEAT. July:
RHINOX with ARMORHIDE and TERRORSAUR with IRONHIDE. August: WHEELJACK with
WINDSHEER, HOIST with REFUTE, AIRAZOR with MINI-CON. October: POWERLINX HOT
SHOT with JOLT, POWERLINX THRUST with INFERNO, POWERLINX CYCLONUS with
CRUMPLEZONE and CHEETOR with MINI-CON.

MEGA FIGURE ASSORTMENT (Approximate retail price: $19.99) Attach MINI-CON
figures to unlock sounds in the Mega assortment, which features six new
trademarked figures in 2003, including SCAVENGER (available in January), a
bulldozer with ROLLBAR, an off-road custom car. In robot mode, the SCAVENGER
figure's feet will stamp, making a stomping sound. ROLLBAR can sit in the
cockpit of the bulldozer to create the sound of a starting engine. In
August, the assortment features OVERLOAD, a weapon base, complete with
electronics and MINI-CON ROLLOUT figure, that can be pulled by the OPTIMUS
PRIME truck cab or carry the JETFIRE shuttle. Also, combine the OVERLOAD
weapons base with SUPER OPTIMUS PRIME to create new armor for OPTIMUS. The
other new MAXCON figures include: April: THUNDERCRACKER with ZAPMASTER.
August: SKYWARP, a jet, with MINI-CON October: POWERLINX RED ALERT with
LONGARM, Dinosaur with SPIRAL and BACKTRACK.

ULTRA FIGURE ASSORTMENT (Approximate retail price: $24.99) One of the
largest and most action-packed of the TRANSFORMERS ARMADA figure
assortments, ultra figures are super-enhanced with electronic lights and
sounds and MINI-CON storage areas. Kids will love combining future shuttle
JETFIRE (available in January) with the SUPER OPTIMUS PRIME figure (sold
separately) to create an awesome new OPTIMUS PRIME flight mode. The villains
are in on the action too, with the DARK FLEET (available in August) a
three-vehicle set that combines to form TIDAL WAVE a massive warship. Each
trademarked vehicle in the DARK FLEET can combine with the MEGATRON or
GALVATRON figures to become added armor for the DECEPTICON leader. Also
available in the ultra assortment: In April, GALVATRON with CLENCH and in
October, POWERLINX JETFIRE with COMETTOR.

DELUXE ARMADA ROLE PLAY (Approximate retail price: $14.99) Boys can act out
the TRANSFORMERS ARMADA fantasy with two kid-sized role play swords
featuring changing colors and sound effects available in August. The AUTOBOT
STAR SABER SWORD and the DECEPTICON DARK SABER SWORD play an important role
in the program as both the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS battle for control of
this powerful weapon.

SUPER BASE ASSORTMENT (Approximate retail price: $39.99) A new design for
the OPTIMUS PRIME truck, this stupendous base has two parts -- a truck cab
that changes into a robot, and a trailer that opens by itself to become a
MINI-CON base station. Combine the two parts to form the super robot,
POWERLINX OPTIMUS PRIME. Complete with a new MINI-CON figure, it is
available in August.

TRANSFORMERS ARMADA UNICRON (Approximate retail price: $49.99) The evil
UNICRON, who first appeared in the TRANSFORMERS movie, is a huge 16-inch
robot -- one of the biggest TRANSFORMERS character ever created! ARMADA
UNICRON is one of the major highlights of TRANSFORMERS ARMADA -- THE UNICRON
BATTLES line in 2003. UNICRON is a planet that changes into a robot, trying
to take over control of all TRANSFORMERS. Available in August, this most
evil character can hold up to 24 MINI-CON figures, and has projectiles,
light-up hands and eyes, traps and hiding places for MINI-CON figures and
much more.

TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE

TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE DELUXE ASSORTMENT (Approximate retail price: $9.99)
Includes the following trademarked figures: SNARL, IGUANUS, SILVERBOLT
(available in August), and BLACKARACHNIA and STRIKER (available in October).

TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE ULTRA ASSORTMENT (Approximate retail price: $24.99)
Includes the following trademarked figures: RAZORCLAW and OPTIMUS PRIMAL
(available in August), and a 2-pack of TANKOR and OBSIDIAN (available in
October).
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Transformers: Universe sounds soooooooooooo cool!

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Indeed it does. Discuss.


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William Rendfeld

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Feb 15, 2003, 12:15:41 PM2/15/03
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Well, it does sound cool. And it's nice that they warned us about upcoming
releases. Now we can save up our cash!

And I don't have to be in a rush to buy Jetfire, woo-hoo!


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Andrew Crane

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Feb 15, 2003, 4:14:23 PM2/15/03
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Here's a bit of speculation on my part. :-)

"ShadowWing" <the...@SPAMBLOCKADEsnet.net> wrote in message
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> I wanted to snag your attention. Check this out. This is a copy/paste
> from a post by "Gryph" at the Bob & George message board:

[Snip]

> TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE DELUXE ASSORTMENT (Approximate
> retail price: $9.99) Includes the following trademarked figures: SNARL,
> IGUANUS, SILVERBOLT (available in August), and BLACKARACHNIA
> and STRIKER (available in October).

Very intriguing information. And some of it slightly unexpected.

Didn't our own Mighty Maximal mention a while back that the Fuzor Silverbolt
was set for re-release? Almost certainly that is the Silverbolt we will see
in TFU, it's just a question of whether the toy will be modified in any way.
I personally doubt it, as the television show

No idea whether Snarl and Iguanus will be their Beast Machines and
Transmetal 2 versions respectively, or why those toys even warrant being
rereleased. Maybe someone at Hasbro chose their two favourite Beast-era
toys or something. :-)

It'll be fun to see which incarnation of Blackarachnia will be part of the
TFU range. It could possibly be the BM version (maybe even in bright
pink?), although the Tarantulas recolour would be a better match up with the
Fuzor Silverbolt. Let's hope that if the later is the case, the paint app
mirrors the television show more accurately, or (preferably) there is
remoulding to the robot face and torso.

Striker? Might well be the Beast Machines Vehicon, with the name spelling
altered, natch. If they are re-releasing Obsidian, odds are that this will
be the case. (Didn't Orson mention on the 2005 boards that the toy range
following Armada would have more female characters?)

> TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE ULTRA ASSORTMENT (Approximate
> retail price: $24.99) Includes the following trademarked figures:
RAZORCLAW
> and OPTIMUS PRIMAL (available in August), and a 2-pack of TANKOR
> and OBSIDIAN (available in October).

Again, MM did mention that the Ultra-sized gorilla OP was set for a return,
so that's a dead cert as there aren't any other Optimus Primal toys in the
Ultra category. I'm hoping for a slight remould of the robot face and
removal of the 'mutant head', but I think that a slight change in the colour
scheme is far more likely.

Razorclaw is the big question. I suspect that he could be the rumoured
recolour of Tigerhawk, presumably in a selection of hues that harks back to
the old Predacon lion. Almost as likely is a recolour of Transmetal
Rampage, as the Razorclaw name was given to a small Beast Wars crab back in
'97.

Tankor and Obsidian? Beast Machines toys no doubt, am I'm guessing that
they are likely to be recoloured to match Mainframe's selection of colours.
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God Mazinger

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"ShadowWing" wrote...

> With soaring sales in the last two years, including an double-digit
increase
> in sales in 2002, it is clear the re-introduction of the TRANSFORMERS
ROBOTS
> IN DISGUISE, the authentic vehicle-to-robot action figure brand, and new
> TRANSFORMERS ARMADA themes have again clearly captured kids' imaginations,
> as the TRANSFORMERS brand has for nearly 20 years.

'soaring sales?' hooray and congrats to hasbro!

> "TRANSFORMERS ARMADA: THE UNICRON BATTLES."

ooh, i can't wait!

> Another new highlight in fall 2003 is the TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE. UNICRON
has
> devised an evil plot to harness all the "energon" in the universe in order
> to increase his own power. Knowing that when TRANSFORMERS battle they emit
> energon, he summons DECEPTICONS from all parts of TRANSFORMERS history.
> PRIMUS responds by building his own army of AUTOBOTS. This is building
into
> the biggest battle the universe has ever seen.

<snip>

> TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE
>
> TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE DELUXE ASSORTMENT (Approximate retail price: $9.99)
> Includes the following trademarked figures: SNARL, IGUANUS, SILVERBOLT
> (available in August), and BLACKARACHNIA and STRIKER (available in
October).
>
> TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE ULTRA ASSORTMENT (Approximate retail price: $24.99)
> Includes the following trademarked figures: RAZORCLAW and OPTIMUS PRIMAL
> (available in August), and a 2-pack of TANKOR and OBSIDIAN (available in
> October).

my guesses...

- maybe it's THE dream of uniting the transformers continuities into
one, like 'crisis on infinite cybertrons'
- or it could be a 'toy-based storyline' (no cartoon or comic book) made up
of reissued old and new figures

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Pyre

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Feb 15, 2003, 5:06:46 PM2/15/03
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Andrew Crane wrote:
<snip>

Why do you assume that these will be re-released toys? I can't see Hasbro
making their main line a bunch of re-releases.

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Chris McFeely

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Feb 15, 2003, 5:09:22 PM2/15/03
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I was briefly enticed by the Universe plot for a moment, because I misread
it and thought it was the plot for the Unicron Battles portion of Armada. As
it stands, Universe, to me, comes off as nothing more than a something
tacked onto the side of Armada to pad the line out. "But it's got Primus in
it!" Whoope-freakin'-doo.

Chris


Chris McFeely

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Feb 15, 2003, 5:10:45 PM2/15/03
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> Why do you assume that these will be re-released toys? I can't see Hasbro
> making their main line a bunch of re-releases.

Well, it's not their main line, so...

Chris


Pyre

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Feb 15, 2003, 5:23:56 PM2/15/03
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Chris McFeely wrote:
>
> Well, it's not their main line, so...
>

Um, yes it is. TF: Universe looks to be the line that's taking Armada's
place when that finishes.

Chris McFeely

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> Um, yes it is. TF: Universe looks to be the line that's taking Armada's
> place when that finishes.

It starts in August. Armada doesn't end until sometime in 2004. And Universe
doesn't sound particularly "kid-oriented," which is what the next line is to
be.

Of course, I suppose it could be the next line. Still, most of the moulds
Andrew listed are set to be re-released, and they fit the bill of a great
many of the Universe characters.

Chris


Desperado00

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Feb 15, 2003, 5:38:06 PM2/15/03
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>Um, yes it is. TF: Universe looks to be the line that's taking Armada's
>place when that finishes.

It looked to me like Armada: The Unicron Battles will be the main line, and
then Universe takes over close to the end of the year. For all that my
observations are worth, that is.
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>From: Pyre pyres...@crosswinds.net

>Why do you assume that these will be re-released toys? I can't see Hasbro
>making their main line a bunch of re-releases.

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> > Well, it's not their main line, so...
> >
>
> Um, yes it is.

Um, no, it's not.

It's a line of filler repaints. An extra line to supplement the real line
that takes place starting in 2004. All those toys for Universe are
repaints. Razorclaw's Tigerhawk. Primal is... Primal. Snarl is BM Snarl.
Tankor and Obsidian are themselves.

It's repaints.

And not the main line.

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Mighty Maximal

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Feb 15, 2003, 6:24:05 PM2/15/03
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They are mostly (or entirely) re releases

Tigerhawk
Tm2 Iguanus
Ultra Beast Optimus Primal
Silverbolt Fuzor
BM Blackarachnia
Ultra Beast Megatron
Striker (gold & silver stegosaurus)

are a selections of the molds

also the Dinobots subline is all sorts of old dino's from Neo & other
sublines.

Powerlinx figures are believed to be repaints / or redeco's too at this
time.
due in part to Final Battle Optimus being listed as a power Linx figures &
he's the same except for the minicon

It's just feasable the Powerlinx figs couild also all have new Minicons -
that would explain why Galvatron is not called Power linx as his minicon
Clench is identical to Leader-1

M'M


Mighty Maximal

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Feb 15, 2003, 6:26:19 PM2/15/03
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> Um, yes it is. TF: Universe looks to be the line that's taking Armada's
> place when that finishes.

TF Universe runs along side Armada & is the equivellent of the RID flanker
brand name that was used on the Ruination boxed set.

after the ATB & Yellow Build team & some spychangers the brand is likely to
use only the "transformers Universe brand for repaints & they are eleged to
be mainly good beasts & bad vehicles. (bit like Beast Wars 2nd was)
That's why Dino Megs is an Armada toy bizzarly


Mighty Maximal

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Feb 15, 2003, 6:27:14 PM2/15/03
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> Of course, I suppose it could be the next line. Still, most of the moulds
> Andrew listed are set to be re-released, and they fit the bill of a great
> many of the Universe characters.

No Universe is the flanker brand to Armada the "new" 2004 line will be
announced about september


Chris McFeely

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Feb 15, 2003, 6:43:56 PM2/15/03
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> No Universe is the flanker brand to Armada the "new" 2004 line will be
> announced about september

Ah, good, was right in the first place.

Chris


Mighty Maximal

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Feb 15, 2003, 8:13:34 PM2/15/03
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Snarl is BM Snarl.

Snarl might be a new name for a Dinosaur from BW Neo or similar but if it is
BM Snarl that would be great as i think he's a terrific toy & quiet hard to
get these days.

I hope he's in the Botcon Alpha Trion colors if he is the Lion though.

M'M


Mark Brown

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"ShadowWing" <the...@SPAMBLOCKADEsnet.net> wrote in message
news:ZOt3a.2479$oX5.20...@newssvr10.news.prodigy.com...
*SNIP*

> TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE
>
> TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE DELUXE ASSORTMENT (Approximate retail price: $9.99)
> Includes the following trademarked figures: SNARL, IGUANUS, SILVERBOLT
> (available in August), and BLACKARACHNIA and STRIKER (available in
October).
>
> TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE ULTRA ASSORTMENT (Approximate retail price: $24.99)
> Includes the following trademarked figures: RAZORCLAW and OPTIMUS PRIMAL
> (available in August), and a 2-pack of TANKOR and OBSIDIAN (available in
> October).
*SNIP*

Woot.

Given the inclusion of Obsidian, I'm guessing that that "Striker" should be
Stryka.

Hmm. Is it possible that Hasbro is already going back on their "Megatron in
every line" dealio, or did they just not bother announcing him?

Mark
"Either way, looks like we're swinging back toward beast modes."


Derik Smith

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Feb 15, 2003, 11:30:33 PM2/15/03
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>Hmm. Is it possible that Hasbro is already going back on their
>"Megatron in every line" dealio, or did they just not bother
>announcing him?

I think it's become 'Megatron in every MAIN line,' since TFU is a toy-only
thing, they were willign to give us a new villian leader- something that makes
me REJOICE. Razorclaw, man, that kicks ASS, as well as establishing yet
another faction in the Predacon Alliance. (I assume he's the G1 Pred of the
same name.)

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Point Blank

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>Razorclaw's Tigerhawk. Primal is... Primal. Snarl is BM Snarl.
>Tankor and Obsidian are themselves.
>

We're getting a Tigerhawk repaint? Kickass!
-Hypertron( an almost, sort of, kind of god)

Pyre

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Feb 16, 2003, 2:10:32 PM2/16/03
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Desperado00 wrote:
>
> It looked to me like Armada: The Unicron Battles will be the main line, and
> then Universe takes over close to the end of the year.

That's the way I understood it, yes.

Pyre

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Feb 16, 2003, 2:11:59 PM2/16/03
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David Willis wrote:
>
> Um, no, it's not.

Hmmm. Great. More junk to stagnate on the shelves.

ShingoEX

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>
>Hmm. Is it possible that Hasbro is already going back on their "Megatron in
>every line" dealio, or did they just not bother announcing him?
>
>Mark
>"Either way, looks like we're swinging back toward beast modes."
>
Well, we don't have a Megatron in the Go-Bots line...yet...

Mark Brown

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"Derik Smith" <regen...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> >Hmm. Is it possible that Hasbro is already going back on their
> >"Megatron in every line" dealio, or did they just not bother
> >announcing him?
> I think it's become 'Megatron in every MAIN line,' since TFU is a
toy-only
> thing, they were willign to give us a new villian leader- something that
makes
> me REJOICE.

Ah, okay. I wasn't clear on that.

> Razorclaw, man, that kicks ASS, as well as establishing yet
> another faction in the Predacon Alliance. (I assume he's the G1 Pred of
the
> same name.)

Hopefully. Looks like my half-considered kitbash of RiD Razorclaw (from the
Morphing Red WildForce Ranger) is never even gonna get off the ground. Like
that's news. :p

Mark
"Razorclaw, terrorize!"


God Mazinger

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Feb 16, 2003, 3:18:27 PM2/16/03
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"ShingoEX" wrote...

> Well, we don't have a Megatron in the Go-Bots line...yet...

think of the possibilities...
- megatron transforms in a tank
- megatron transforms into a super soaker
- megatron transforms into a super-soaking tank

CMauro3927

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Feb 16, 2003, 10:56:06 PM2/16/03
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Must they have more Armada shows? I would rather see something better in that
time slot. Maybe a better Transformer show.

Mark Brown

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Feb 16, 2003, 9:53:51 PM2/16/03
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"God Mazinger" <godmaz...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> "ShingoEX" wrote...
> > Well, we don't have a Megatron in the Go-Bots line...yet...
*SNIP*

> - megatron transforms into a super soaker
*SNIP*

YES!!!

Mark
"And they could even avoid the whole 'safety colours' issue!"


G.B.Blackrock

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Feb 17, 2003, 12:24:40 PM2/17/03
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"ShadowWing" <the...@SPAMBLOCKADEsnet.net> wrote in message news:<ZOt3a.2479$oX5.20...@newssvr10.news.prodigy.com>...
> TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE
>
> TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE DELUXE ASSORTMENT (Approximate retail price: $9.99)
> Includes the following trademarked figures: SNARL, IGUANUS, SILVERBOLT
> (available in August), and BLACKARACHNIA and STRIKER (available in October).
>
> TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE ULTRA ASSORTMENT (Approximate retail price: $24.99)
> Includes the following trademarked figures: RAZORCLAW and OPTIMUS PRIMAL
> (available in August), and a 2-pack of TANKOR and OBSIDIAN (available in
> October).
> -------------------------
>
> Transformers: Universe sounds soooooooooooo cool!

I'd be more impressed if they weren't ALL Beast era-repaints.
(Someone's suggested that Razorclaw could be the G1 Pred, but had
thought there was a BW toy by that name, too. All this name reusing's
gotten so confusing)

My two cents,
G.B. Blackrock

David Willis

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Feb 17, 2003, 2:57:36 PM2/17/03
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> (Someone's suggested that Razorclaw could be the G1 Pred, but had
> thought there was a BW toy by that name, too. All this name reusing's
> gotten so confusing)

There was a BW Razorclaw. He was a basic-sized crab. But this guy's a
Tigerhawk repaint, and likely based on the original G1 character.

--David
www.itswalky.com


G.B.Blackrock

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Feb 17, 2003, 7:20:23 PM2/17/03
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"David Willis" <wii...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<Q8b4a.32647$A%3.40...@ord-read.news.verio.net>...

Again, I've seen rumors, but no corroborating evidence whatsoever.

G.B. Blackrock

Mark Brown

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Feb 17, 2003, 9:44:45 PM2/17/03
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"David Willis" <wii...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > (Someone's suggested that Razorclaw could be the G1 Pred, but had
> > thought there was a BW toy by that name, too. All this name reusing's
> > gotten so confusing)
> There was a BW Razorclaw. He was a basic-sized crab.
*SNIP*

Typical of Hasbro; instead of pussy, we get crabs.

Mark
"What?"


God Mazinger

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Feb 18, 2003, 1:06:27 AM2/18/03
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"Mark Brown" wrote...

> Typical of Hasbro; instead of pussy, we get crabs.
>
> Mark
> "What?"

tsk, tsk, tsk...

shae


Point Blank

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Feb 18, 2003, 4:45:39 PM2/18/03
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>There was a BW Razorclaw. He was a basic-sized crab. But this guy's a
>Tigerhawk repaint, and likely based on the original G1 character.
>
>--David

How do you know its Tigerhawk and not, say, Rampage thats being repainted?

Desperado00

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Feb 18, 2003, 5:00:56 PM2/18/03
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>How do you know its Tigerhawk and not, say, Rampage thats being repainted?

Who would believe Rampage and Razorclaw having the exact same mold? :)

Richard Mistron

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Feb 18, 2003, 5:13:59 PM2/18/03
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Desperado00 wrote...

> >How do you know its Tigerhawk and not, say, Rampage thats
> >being repainted?
>
> Who would believe Rampage and Razorclaw having the exact
> same mold? :)

Unless Razorclaw were to turn out to be a crab! :-)

--
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"Bumblebee needs assistance at the tuna plant!" - Zeatha Mistron
When I say "Turkey!" You say "Corn!"
"Turkey!"


Mark Brown

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Feb 19, 2003, 9:46:16 AM2/19/03
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"Richard Mistron" <orio...@sprynet.com> wrote in message
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> Desperado00 wrote...

> > Hypertron wrote:
> > >How do you know its Tigerhawk and not, say, Rampage thats
> > >being repainted?
> > Who would believe Rampage and Razorclaw having the exact
> > same mold? :)
> Unless Razorclaw were to turn out to be a crab! :-)

I think the idea is G1 Predacon Rampage (panther) = BW Rampage (TM crab) and
G1 Predacon Razorclaw (lion) = BW Razorclaw (crab).

Which, unless the G1 Predacons actually turned into the Seacons at some
point, just wouldn't work.

Mark
"Is mister crab okay?" --Niner (XWA.net forums)


Desperado00

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Feb 19, 2003, 11:32:14 AM2/19/03
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> G1 Predacon Rampage (panther)

Tiger. :)

Mark Brown

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Feb 19, 2003, 5:37:05 PM2/19/03
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"Desperado00" <despe...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> > G1 Predacon Rampage (panther)
> Tiger. :)

Really?

I was going by the old TFU profile.

And the shape of his beast head; tigers' heads tend to be rounder.

Mark
"Let's just call him a liger and get it over with." ;)


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