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Thanks to an update from fellow Seibertron user, Carytheone, we can now confirm that Skywarp has won the second round of voting to see if he can make it to Walmart shelves in 2020. This means that the final round is now open for voting! His opponent is round 1 winner Astrotrain, so as long as you're an Instagram and Facebook user, go and vote to see who you want to see back in the shops. Please go here to cast your vote.

Which of these Cons do you want to see back on shelves? Are you happy that Skywarp beat Thundercracker? Would you want any of these to be improved like the recent Bumblebee reissue? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews.

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Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998635)
Posted by Lore Keeper on December 13th, 2018 @ 10:25am CST

I really don't feel thrilled about either choice (brings back feelings of two years ago :-D

). Skywarp is marginally different from a mold we just received, and Astrotrain I've found to be a very weak looking mold (I have the oddly colored PE one). Ooh! An idea just occurred to me: Scramble City box sets! I'd buy that in a heartbeat!

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998637)
Posted by ScottyP on December 13th, 2018 @ 10:45am CST

I enjoy that it's a choice between Grumpy Spacetrain or Grumpy Jetplane, but that's about the only thing exciting about it.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998640)
Posted by no-one on December 13th, 2018 @ 11:05am CST

ScottyP wrote:I enjoy that it's a choice between Grumpy Spacetrain or Grumpy Jetplane, but that's about the only thing exciting about it.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998641)
Posted by o.supreme on December 13th, 2018 @ 11:08am CST

william-james88 wrote:
Sebstreak wrote:Does anyone like me focus on buying mostly G1 from season 1? I understand Bee's reissue from Hasbro, but not the other mini bots.

I do. Hasbro wanted to realease the stuff they had on hand, and all those molds were easily accessible due to Takara rereleasing them already:

Yeah my biggest question would be, to think people would rather have Gears, Brawn, and Windcharger rather than their 1986 *year 3* re-painted personas.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998645)
Posted by william-james88 on December 13th, 2018 @ 11:43am CST

o.supreme wrote:Yeah my biggest question would be, to think people would rather have Gears, Brawn, and Windcharger rather than their 1986 *year 3* re-painted personas.

Would they? I dont really care either way and they all sold rather well online so it seems like people just wanted reissued minibots, regardless of the character. Plus tailgate and Swerve have been a lot more present in TF fiction as of late.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998646)
Posted by o.supreme on December 13th, 2018 @ 11:51am CST

^ I could be wrong, because I'm not picking up any of these, but I would think a lot of these would be impulse buys form fans that haven't seen the original toys, quite possibly since their original release, probably not following the IDW fiction. I was just responding to the original poster who said some fans may be looking specifically for 1984 first year characters, which is entirely possible.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998647)
Posted by Aimless Misfire on December 13th, 2018 @ 11:52am CST

SKYWARP was my very 1st Transformer. I hope he wins.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998653)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 13th, 2018 @ 1:33pm CST

Is it just me, or anyone else thinking that this voting is... not as kosher as it should be? We have:

Perceptor: reissued in original colors some time ago
Astrotrain: reissued as a redeco some time ago, never had original Hasbro color

Thundercracker: redeco of the Starscream reissue
Skywarp: ditto

The final vote would have been "new offering vs. redeco" regardless, and given our tendency to eschew redecos, the "new offering" would be a surefire win, plus given Astrotrain's release history, well...

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998659)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on December 13th, 2018 @ 2:45pm CST

Seibertron wrote:I'm EXTREMELY picky with paint apps and stickers. From the exterior of the package, there's only so much you can gather about the figure since it's in vehicle mode. The "chest" sticker was my biggest focus since I saw so many various flaws on the ones that were packaged in car mode facing correctly. Some of the chest stickers had small black spots, some of them had specs of dust/dirt UNDER the stickers (which is what causes those tiny little bumps under stickers), some of them had very tiny (and I mean tiny) wrinkles, and others just had minor imperfections with the edges and such (or angle of the sticker). I found two that seemed to be absent of any flaws. I have an eye for imperfections with Transformers toys. It has become an obsession of mine, but man when I find a "near perfect" Transformers toy, it just makes me thrilled! Swapping limbs, heads, and accessories is also a favorite thing of mine to make near perfect figures. My obsession with this stems mostly from doing macro photography with Transformers toys for the past 14 years. It drives me crazy when I see flaws in close-up shots of figures of which I have 4000 to 6000 pixel wide original images.

Ugh, just looked at the 2 Hot Rods I picked up and they have different flaws on each of them than what I was looking for earlier at the store. One has a paint flaw on the bottom of the windshield and the other has a comparable paint flaw above the windshield. Just need to find one now with out any paint flaws around the windshield and I'll mix and match parts and sell off the one that I consider "flawed". Urgh.

And I thought I was obsessive about getting "perfect" paint jobs on my figures! :lol:

At least I know I'm in good company. I know what you mean about mixing and matching parts too. I've had to do that before. It's very hard sometimes to get a flawless paint job, sometimes just based on how a figure is packaged. I ended up with a Generations Deluxe Thundercracker with a completely blue face once. You'd never have known before opening him up because he's packaged in his alternate mode. More recently, I got a Power of the Primes Tailgate with splotches on his doors, but again, because of how he's packaged in robot mode, those parts are hard to inspect without opening the packaging. I made the mistake a few weeks ago of trying to correct a paint splotch on Siege Sideswipe with some rubbing alcohol. I ended up rubbing the red paint off too of what I thought was unpainted red plastic. Luckily, I was able to find another copy at a different store, with a much better paint job, and found a home for my paint error one with someone else here on the boards.

I guess was lucky with my Vintage G1 Hot Rod. Whoever picked him off the shelf at my Walmart chose one with pretty much flawless sticker placement for the chest/car hood. I didn't notice any big paint errors either. This is even more incredible since mine was one of the ones put in backwards, so you couldn't really see much of the front of the car in the box anyway.

carytheone wrote:
ScottyP wrote:I enjoy that it's a choice between Grumpy Spacetrain or Grumpy Jetplane, but that's about the only thing exciting about it.

New Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC? :-?

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998739)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on December 13th, 2018 @ 11:11pm CST

But Thundercracker's the grumpy plane. Or was ScottyP talking about the box art?

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998746)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on December 13th, 2018 @ 11:40pm CST

So, since whoever the winner will be is slated for Spring 2020 at Walmart, what is happening for all of next year (2019) regarding the Vintage G1 Transformers line? I would hope Hasbro would be smarter than to let the line lie fallow for a whole year.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998752)
Posted by steve2275 on December 14th, 2018 @ 2:07am CST

skywarp bay be

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998784)
Posted by no-one on December 14th, 2018 @ 9:15am CST

Oh hey big surprise, Astrotrain "won".

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrX09NbFnFE ... q12vy2w9be

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998787)
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 14th, 2018 @ 9:34am CST

Thanks cary! Working on the story now!

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998794)
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 14th, 2018 @ 9:56am CST

Then there was one...Following yesterday's final today Hasbro crowned a winner... G1 Astrotrain! Thanks to fellow Seibertron user, Carytheone for bringing this to our attention.

This means that Astrotrain will be the lucky con who is returning to Walmart shelves in Spring 2020.

He overcame Skywarp in the finals, who had beaten Thundercracker. Astrotrain himself saw off Perceptor in Round 1. Now we'll have to wait and see just what form his reissue will take as he was released a few years ago but in an odd colour scheme as part of a platinum edition that also included fellow triple changer Blitzwing.

What do you think of this result? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998795)
Posted by Cobotron on December 14th, 2018 @ 10:00am CST

I think i'm fine with this. I picked up the weird psychedelic Triple Changer two pack from a little while ago, and am perfectly fine with their left field decos, but depending on the deco they give this release, I could probably be convinced to go more "traditional".

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998799)
Posted by o.supreme on December 14th, 2018 @ 10:08am CST

It's cool and all that he won, but just seems odd. :HASBRO:

- Let's Release a random assortment of original series toys for *Holiday 2018* (no doubt to cash in on BB 80's nostalgia)...., oh and check back in 2 years for Astrotrain... :???:

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998814)
Posted by Randomhero on December 14th, 2018 @ 11:46am CST

Can’t wait for all the complaints about the choice in deco

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998821)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on December 14th, 2018 @ 12:51pm CST

o.supreme wrote:It's cool and all that he won, but just seems odd. - Let's Release a random assortment of original series toys for *Holiday 2018* (no doubt to cash in on BB 80's nostalgia)...., oh and check back in 2 years for Astrotrain...

Are we sure that there won't be any Vintage G1 Transformers figures in 2019? It would be nuts of Hasbro to leave us hanging like that. I'd bet we'll see something, but it might not be right away.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998827)
Posted by ScottyP on December 14th, 2018 @ 1:17pm CST

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:But Thundercracker's the grumpy plane. Or was ScottyP talking about the box art?

They're both grumpy, but Skywarp always sounded like the grumpier of the two to me in the show. Later continuities (which aren't these, I know) also have Skywarp as the grumpiest Seeker so that influences me too.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998830)
Posted by Randomhero on December 14th, 2018 @ 1:25pm CST

ScottyP wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:But Thundercracker's the grumpy plane. Or was ScottyP talking about the box art?
They're both grumpy, but Skywarp always sounded like the grumpier of the two to me in the show. Later continuities (which aren't these, I know) also have Skywarp as the grumpiest Seeker so that influences me too.

I don’t know I mean thunderscrackers voice was straight up Mr Slate from flintstones. You don’t get much grumpier than that. Skywarps voice was nasally and whiney sounding. Dear god he was the stereotypical internet voice before the internet existed!

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998833)
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 14th, 2018 @ 1:45pm CST

Wolfman Jake wrote:
o.supreme wrote:It's cool and all that he won, but just seems odd. - Let's Release a random assortment of original series toys for *Holiday 2018* (no doubt to cash in on BB 80's nostalgia)...., oh and check back in 2 years for Astrotrain...

Are we sure that there won't be any Vintage G1 Transformers figures in 2019? It would be nuts of Hasbro to leave us hanging like that. I'd bet we'll see something, but it might not be right away.

I would be suprised if there is no reissues for 2019, they will find something to plug the gap.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998835)
Posted by Seibertron on December 14th, 2018 @ 1:56pm CST

o.supreme wrote:It's cool and all that he won, but just seems odd. - Let's Release a random assortment of original series toys for *Holiday 2018* (no doubt to cash in on BB 80's nostalgia)...., oh and check back in 2 years for Astrotrain...

I would take this to mean that there will be other reissues between now and then. The folks at Hasbro aren't idiots and the brand needs to make money. If the initial reissues were successful, I'm sure we'll see more in due time. Patience young padawans!

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998836)
Posted by bluecatcinema on December 14th, 2018 @ 2:03pm CST

Awesome. Guess a lot of people shared my opinion on the matter.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998837)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on December 14th, 2018 @ 2:08pm CST

ScottyP wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:But Thundercracker's the grumpy plane. Or was ScottyP talking about the box art?
They're both grumpy, but Skywarp always sounded like the grumpier of the two to me in the show. Later continuities (which aren't these, I know) also have Skywarp as the grumpiest Seeker so that influences me too.

Skywarp was a prankster and a wiseguy though.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998843)
Posted by ScottyP on December 14th, 2018 @ 2:30pm CST

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:
ScottyP wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:But Thundercracker's the grumpy plane. Or was ScottyP talking about the box art?
They're both grumpy, but Skywarp always sounded like the grumpier of the two to me in the show. Later continuities (which aren't these, I know) also have Skywarp as the grumpiest Seeker so that influences me too.

Skywarp was a prankster and a wiseguy though.

It is entirely possible they're switched up in my head. I'm sure the animation's coloring probably hasn't helped :lol:

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998844)
Posted by Bouncy X on December 14th, 2018 @ 2:32pm CST

glad to see this, he was always my favorite tranformers toy i had but i lost him along the way.

i hope he also has the G1 colors as the image shows and isn't the white version.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998886)
Posted by Randomhero on December 14th, 2018 @ 6:07pm CST

Bouncy X wrote:glad to see this, he was always my favorite tranformers toy i had but i lost him along the way.

i hope he also has the G1 colors as the image shows and isn't the white version.

White version is G1

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998891)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on December 14th, 2018 @ 6:33pm CST

Randomhero wrote:
Bouncy X wrote:glad to see this, he was always my favorite tranformers toy i had but i lost him along the way.

i hope he also has the G1 colors as the image shows and isn't the white version.

White version is G1

More specifically, white and purple (and black, on his die-cast train parts) is US 1985/Takara 1986 G1, white and black is Takara 1985 G1.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998896)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 14th, 2018 @ 7:12pm CST

Randomhero wrote:
ScottyP wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:But Thundercracker's the grumpy plane. Or was ScottyP talking about the box art?
They're both grumpy, but Skywarp always sounded like the grumpier of the two to me in the show. Later continuities (which aren't these, I know) also have Skywarp as the grumpiest Seeker so that influences me too.

I don’t know I mean thunderscrackers voice was straight up Mr Slate from flintstones. You don’t get much grumpier than that. Skywarps voice was nasally and whiney sounding. Dear god he was the stereotypical internet voice before the internet existed!

It was basically just the same voice as Rumble, Frenzy, and Bigtime Beagle.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998908)
Posted by shajaki on December 14th, 2018 @ 9:14pm CST

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Posted by Wolfman Jake on December 14th, 2018 @ 9:22pm CST

shajaki wrote:

Shajaki, please give me some details, and I will happily news this tonight! :-D

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998914)
Posted by shajaki on December 14th, 2018 @ 9:31pm CST

Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue (without trailer), via TFND

22nd Gamer Party in Taiwan

I almost passed by it assuming it was a KO or something. But I think the Botbots add some legitimacy.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998916)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 14th, 2018 @ 9:39pm CST

shajaki wrote:
Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Reissue (without trailer), via TFND

22nd Gamer Party in Taiwan
I almost passed by it assuming it was a KO or something. But I think the Botbots add some legitimacy.

Better hold off until we get more info. In particular, I don't spot the product code anywhere, and I'm not sure if the Asian division even uses them.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998919)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 14th, 2018 @ 9:46pm CST

Original source:

https://www.facebook.com/TransformersNeverDie/posts/1978433775570486

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998920)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on December 14th, 2018 @ 9:50pm CST

Fellow Seibertronians, we have a very tantalizing rumor to pass along! Our own Shajaki has pointed us to some pictures gleaned from the Facebook group Transformers Never Die. The pictures depict none other than the most famous of all Autobots, Optimus Prime, in all his G1 glory (minus his trailer). He's packaged in the same style of retro "Vintage G1 Transformer" box that Hasbro has used this year for the Walmart Starscream and Hot Rod G1 reissues. Not a lot information is to be found yet about this mysterious addition to the "Vintage G1" line-up. These pictures may have been taken at a Taiwan trade show. If anyone is able to translate any of the information on the post on TFND or anything in the comments, please let the Seibertron New Crew know so that we can update this story! For now, enjoy what could very well be appearing on Walmart shelves in the near future in the United States and Canada!

Take particular note of the first picture. This alleged Vintage G1 Optimus Prime release is sitting atop the soon-to-be released Transformers Siege Leader Shockwave and Leader Ultra Magnus. You can just make out "Decepticon Shockwave" on the left box and WFC-S13 on the box on the right, which is the designation for Ultra Magnus in the War for Cybertron: SIEGE line.

What do you think of the possibility of getting another reissue of G1 Optimus Prime, but without his signature trailer? Is this a hoax? A clever knock-off? A Hasbro Asia exclusive? Tell us what you think in the comments below as we delve deeper into this mystery. As always, stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all the latest news on everything Transformers!

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998921)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on December 14th, 2018 @ 10:00pm CST

He has full-length stacks.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998923)
Posted by Randomhero on December 14th, 2018 @ 10:08pm CST

Holy crap no trailer. I would actually get this

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998924)
Posted by Quantum Surge on December 14th, 2018 @ 10:11pm CST

I might get it if it is cheap and maybe trade in my shortened smokestack version.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998925)
Posted by Lore Keeper on December 14th, 2018 @ 10:12pm CST

If this is real, I'd be thoroughly displeased. I don't expect every single Optimus Prime toy to come with a trailer (unlike some people). But in this case, they are willfully omitting about half of this toy. Half the features, half the fun. There are more than enough Optimus Primes that exist as just a cab, and they look much better doing it. The lack of a transformable battle station just makes this version boring. [-(

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998926)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 14th, 2018 @ 10:15pm CST

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:He has full-length stacks.

... and that renders a US release implausible unless the Toy Safety Laws have been changed again... Wait, did the Jada Die Cast model have long or short stacks?

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998927)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on December 14th, 2018 @ 10:17pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:He has full-length stacks.

... and that renders a US release implausible unless the Toy Safety Laws have been changed again... Wait, did the Jada Die Cast model have long or short stacks?

Or, perhaps they've been retooled so that the smoke stacks extend and retract? That way, you can get them at the original full length, but if enough pressure is put on them, they'll collapse down and prevent someone from puncturing themselves, or whatever the reason is for short smokestacks in the U.S.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998928)
Posted by Randomhero on December 14th, 2018 @ 10:30pm CST

Wolfman Jake wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:He has full-length stacks.

... and that renders a US release implausible unless the Toy Safety Laws have been changed again... Wait, did the Jada Die Cast model have long or short stacks?

Or, perhaps they've been retooled so that the smoke stacks extend and retract? That way, you can get them at the original full length, but if enough pressure is put on them, they'll collapse down and prevent someone from puncturing themselves, or whatever the reason is for short smokestacks in the U.S.

Pretty sure it’s just changed. MP-10 has not released didn’t have the shortened stacks so it’s very possible that’s changed since he last release which was when? 2009 when that 25th anniversary box came out?

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998930)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 14th, 2018 @ 10:57pm CST

Randomhero wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:He has full-length stacks.

... and that renders a US release implausible unless the Toy Safety Laws have been changed again... Wait, did the Jada Die Cast model have long or short stacks?

Or, perhaps they've been retooled so that the smoke stacks extend and retract? That way, you can get them at the original full length, but if enough pressure is put on them, they'll collapse down and prevent someone from puncturing themselves, or whatever the reason is for short smokestacks in the U.S.

Pretty sure it’s just changed. MP-10 has not released didn’t have the shortened stacks so it’s very possible that’s changed since he last release which was when? 2009 when that 25th anniversary box came out?

The MP-10 one was first released in 2011, and last reissued in 2017, all with long stacks. The 25th Anniversary G1 reissue did have short stacks... as did the Asian re-release of the Commemorative Series one in 2012. Odd.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998932)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on December 14th, 2018 @ 11:02pm CST

I'm pretty sure it i]is[/i] foot-puncturing that caused the concern, JelZe.

The Jada model had full-length stacks, but it might not be classified as a toy for testing purposes.

Do Studio Series Optimus' stacks collapse?

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998936)
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on December 14th, 2018 @ 11:11pm CST

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:The Jada model had full-length stacks, but it might not be classified as a toy for testing purposes.

Do Studio Series Optimus' stacks collapse?

Studio Series Prime's stacks never could extend. But if this new G1 Prime has extendable stacks(pretty sure MP-10's did), that would be great. Not having them is OK too, and I will definitely pick up this Prime when I see it.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998937)
Posted by Randomhero on December 14th, 2018 @ 11:22pm CST

Nathaniel Prime wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:The Jada model had full-length stacks, but it might not be classified as a toy for testing purposes.

Do Studio Series Optimus' stacks collapse?

Studio Series Prime's stacks never could extend. But if this new G1 Prime has extendable stacks(pretty sure MP-10's did), that would be great. Not having them is OK too, and I will definitely pick up this Prime when I see it.

MP-10 stacks extended not due to safety tests but to hide the bottom of the stacks. You extended them for robot mode to hide the part of the curved bottom of the stack that would look like it’s connected to the cab in vehicle mode.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998938)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on December 14th, 2018 @ 11:31pm CST

Nathaniel Prime wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:The Jada model had full-length stacks, but it might not be classified as a toy for testing purposes.

Do Studio Series Optimus' stacks collapse?

Studio Series Prime's stacks never could extend. But if this new G1 Prime has extendable stacks(pretty sure MP-10's did), that would be great. Not having them is OK too, and I will definitely pick up this Prime when I see it.

These aren't collapsible, I can tell just by looking at the pics that they're the same old 1-piece stacks.

And you miss my point about Studio Series Optimus' stacks; I was using him as a gauge of sorts. Judging by photos, his stacks stick up past the top of his cabin somewhat as-is, stubby though they are. They possibly even stick up as as far as G1 Optimus' original stacks. If they do stick up that far, and are not collapsible, then I'd say the standards have indeed relaxed. But I myself can't be certain.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998943)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on December 15th, 2018 @ 12:01am CST

This is a really great idea, now people have a chance to get prime without having to sell body parts on the black market. Im sure there are alot of people out there that never got G1 prime cause he was & is to expensive, now that theres no trailer you dont have to break the bank to own one. Granted im sure he'll still be overpriced but nowhere near as much as a trailered version. Its kind of weird, a few days ago i was talking to someone about the reissues and said it would be cool if they did prime without the trailer. I also said hasbro should reverse engineer G1 stuff to make new molds for reissues, lets hope that happens to.

Re: Final Round voting begins on Hasbro Pulse Instagram for Walmart 2020 G1 Reissue (1998945)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on December 15th, 2018 @ 12:20am CST

You already don't have to break the bank to get a G1 Optimus Prime and you especially don't have to break the bank to get half a G1 Optimus Prime, even with what people charge for fists.

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