Comments on: Toy Fair is coming! Have a transforming girl robot.

By: Abrogate

Abrogate — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:16:57 +0000

On the plus side, if we’re not getting a G1ish Arcee, then that means I don’t have to replace my Animated one!

By: AlienCowThatMoos

AlienCowThatMoos — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:26:05 +0000

I like this new series, but damn those kids are the most suicidal group of TF human buddies they’ve ever had. At least Jack only puts himself in danger to save the others, but Raf almost got them killed for his computer and I’m pretty sure Miko is one of those thrill-seekers who free climbs mountains without training.

By: Abrogate

Abrogate — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:52:58 +0000

Haha, same here. My first thought wasn’t “hey, cool looking toys,” it was “Are you serious? Fans showed interest in a Sari toy and were denied at every turn, but we get these dorks right out of the gate?”

By: Abrogate

Abrogate — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:51:54 +0000

The funny part to me isn’t that people thought “they couldn’t translate the designs to toys,” but that they “might not be making toys at all.” Friggin a dozen threads a month asking “WILL THERE BE PRIME TOYS? HOW COME WE HAVENT SEEN ANY” on any given TF board.

By: zodconvoy

zodconvoy — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:07:42 +0000

Beast Machines was back when they were still willing to fudge it. They wisely made the botmodes the focus for once so none of the beastmodes were show accurate. We didn’t even get a good BM Primal until RiD was wrapping up!

Still, what they did with Animated was all the proof I needed that they were going to be able to pull off the Prime aesthetic. Now I just need cable so I can actually watch the show!

By: Ronnie

Ronnie — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:32:26 +0000

See those humans? THAT IS WHAT I WANTED FOR ANIMATED, DAMMIT.

By: Billy

Billy — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:40:30 +0000

You know, I never quite understood why so many people were worried Hasbro/Tomy wouldn’t be able to translate the Transformers Prime designs into toys. I mean if they could pull off some of the far stranger — and I would think, far more difficult — designs of Beast Machines, the live action movies and Transformers Animated, I figured Prime toys should be a snap.

They look good. But I’m not sure yet if I’m going to get them. The noseless faces bother me. Yes, I know it’s the same esthetic as Animated, and I know that there’s no real reason a Transformer actually needs a nose. But I’m just not sure yet. Maybe when I see them in person. Good point from Willis that these could be the Starscream, Bumblebee, and Arcee from the Walmart list.

We’ll see.

By: Undrave

Undrave — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:49:03 +0000

That’s pretty cheap… sounds like the kind of setting late 90s Mainframe would use more than something from 2011.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 06:21:18 +0000

There’s some debate about that. Some are thinking (worried?) That the Prime toyline, at least initially, will only be a subline, like the WfC within Generations. However, 3 stand alone dlx releases and a 2 pack set are a lot for a limited line. If a few more Prime toys get revealed, then it probably would be enough to constitute a main line.

Ofcourse, we could just be getting these five this summer to tide us over, wtih Prime becoming a “full” line late this year to next year. there are certainly fans chomping at the bit for Ratchet, Soundwave and the Erradicons, so you never know.

By: Abrogate

Abrogate — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:15:48 +0000

Hm, good point. I assumed Bumblebee was the Camaro-striped Classics Bee from the recent wave, and I forgot Starscream was even listed, but I guess this all lines up with TF:Prime. But wouldn’t Prime be its own line? Unless I’m remembering it wrong (entirely possible), the Warpath and Arcee were listed as Generations