Mattallica Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, MisterPL said: ..... My issue is scale..... i'm with you on this as well, i've " never got" the fact that many/some/all of the Transformers could or did change size, the oddest being gen 1 Megatron going from one of the largest (at the time) robots transforming to a hand gun that could be wielded by another bot of roughly the same size that Megs just was!? again this goes back to the original designs as Toys first then cartoon and comics. conversely however from a minimate stand point the fact that all of them regardless of size in other media will be roughly 2" is just a fact of the line. Edited February 22, 2021 by Mattallica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 I think people were just having a conversation about the topic, and in one case making a joke, but sorry you felt ganged up on, Mattalica. The history of the toy line being a combination of three or four different transforming Takara lines was always interesting to me. There was the vehicles line (cars, planes), the household objects line (tape player, camera, guns), the insect line, and even the Macross line (Jetfire). And Battle Beasts was a Transformers spin-off! I wish we could do VInimates, but I don't believe they are included. Tiny humans would be cool. Full press release will go out soon, I hope, waiting on Hasbro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 (edited) 22 hours ago, youbastards said: I remember opening my first pack of Walking Dead Minimates....they just stood there and smelled like plastic. Meh. Minimates don't smell Spoiler they have no noses. Edited February 22, 2021 by buttheadsmate Looking for Wave 9 Sophia . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 11 hours ago, Mattallica said: i'm with you on this as well, i've " never got" the fact that many/some/all of the Transformers could or did change size, the oddest being gen 1 Megatron going from one of the largest (at the time) robots transforming to a hand gun that could be wielded by another bot of roughly the same size that Megs just was!? again this goes back to the original designs as Toys first then cartoon and comics. It's funny that I have no problem with other cartoon characters morphing (or inexplicably pulling anvils from behind their backs) but for some reason my standards are a little higher for this property. Maybe because I think it's rooted in the real world despite the medium in which it was produced. It's silly but it's enough for me to pass on a property. Even Tony Stark's animated armors have been getting a little ridiculous over the past few MCU flicks. It's just a pet peeve, like firearms with infinite ammunition. I'm fine being in the minority and honestly envious of those who can suspend their disbelief the way I used to. After all, these are toys. I shouldn't be overthinking them this much but... well, here I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Paco Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 I loved Transformers as a kid. I would love to see the classics made and even the Dinobots in Minimate form. I will get at least three of the Transformers sets but really want to see Soundwave made. He was my favorite Transformer. I also liked Jazz and Tracks and Astrotrain. I will buy as many as I can afford to get. Same with GI Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Full disclosure: I rediscovered the Transformers franchise when my 4-year-old got hooked on Beast Wars. We watched that together. If DST ever decided to make those into Minimates, I'd probably get a set just for the heck of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny B Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Beast Wars was my introduction to the Transformers franchise. The Cheetor transmetal 2 figure was one of my favorite toys ever... I’d flip if DST made it that far with their TF releases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhonez Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 I love that DST picked up these licenses. So cool. And as a Marvel fan, there is obvious overlap with Marvel's TF / GJ comics from the 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 On 2/19/2021 at 4:00 PM, jettstorm said: Oh and yes please to M.A.S.K., Visionaries, COPS. Yes, please. I think MASK and Visionaries would make for absolutely terrific Minimates. COPS. . .fighting crime in the future time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padrino Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 These are coming at the right time https://www.cbr.com/transformers-nickelodeon-hasbro-series/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cylonchaney Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 On 2/22/2021 at 10:26 AM, MisterPL said: Full disclosure: I rediscovered the Transformers franchise when my 4-year-old got hooked on Beast Wars. We watched that together. If DST ever decided to make those into Minimates, I'd probably get a set just for the heck of it. I wonder if this news will bring TM2 Dinobot back to the forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 26 minutes ago, cylonchaney said: I wonder if this news will bring TM2 Dinobot back to the forum? Its Transformers, not My Little Pony. (Hope you are well, TM2.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 50 minutes ago, youbastards said: Its Transformers, not My Little Pony. Not yet! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 A little research showed me that non-transforming Transformer merchandise is common, I shot from the hip, I accept that. I have ordered them , that's the best that I can add . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermatt Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Will the Transformers that are gonna be offered at walgreens be 2 2packs, 3 two packs or box sets? Will they possibly be out the same time as the specialty shop box set or later towards the end of the year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 2-packs, but they will not be exactly the same as the specialty releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx_6 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Like, repaints? Or different characters? Or different versions of the same characters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekker 42 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Or different versions of different characters who are the same characters but in disguise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermatt Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 11 hours ago, DSTZach said: 2-packs, but they will not be exactly the same as the specialty releases. Thats awesome! Any hints as to who's gonna be in the packs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Not at this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 On 3/1/2021 at 3:49 PM, youbastards said: Its Transformers, not My Little Pony. (Hope you are well, TM2.) I really don't like those TFs. But the GI Joe is what I've wanted for 15 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Trekker 42 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Hooooooly hell this woke up Ady AND TM2? ... hey where TBT at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cylonchaney Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I'm telling you guys these two licenses are going to unleash the second golden age of minimates. We'll get some kind of translucent "Matrix of Power Optimus" that will trigger the return of Geohound and TTFC. Mini-myte will return for some Transformers GI Joe crossover Tales from the Mini-Bar. More will follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WookieFodder Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I hope we get Shia LeBeouf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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