Entertainment Earth has released new case assortments for Alternators and Universe Deluxes for May 2005. Read on to find how many Wheeljacks, Dragstrips and Blastcharges will be added to assortment cases......

 

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That's awesome. So does this mean Dragstrip is official? The name, I mean. I was halfway hoping for Thrust...

 

Also, does anyone know what the assortments are supposed to be for March and April?

 

EDIT: nevermind, I found them.

 

EDIT #2: Wait, still no April!

That's awesome.  So does this mean Dragstrip is official?  The name, I mean.  I was halfway hoping for Thrust...

I just checked the US Trademark Office's database. No sign of Hasbro having re-registered the name "Dragstrip" or "Drag Strip" in any form yet.

That's awesome.  So does this mean Dragstrip is official?  The name, I mean.  I was halfway hoping for Thrust...

I just checked the US Trademark Office's database. No sign of Hasbro having re-registered the name "Dragstrip" or "Drag Strip" in any form yet.

no name on the license plate in the toy fair pics.... hmm.

Nevermind, Entertainment Earth is still saying Decepticharge.

Also, does anyone know what the assortments are supposed to be for March and April?

I think were done with Energon except the last wave of Combiner limbs to finish E-Devestator and E-Bruticus.

 

The next Alt assortment will be 1x Swindle, Windcharger, Battle Ravage and Shockblast. (Looks like they're trying hard to cement Swindle's shelf-warming status.) I think this is due in March - Nevermore will know for sure.

Also, does anyone know what the assortments are supposed to be for March and April?

I think were done with Energon except the last wave of Combiner limbs to finish E-Devestator and E-Bruticus.

They're already out in Hong Kong, so they should show up in the US soon as well.

 

The last Energon toy appears to be Overcast, the Jetfire repaint. Hasn't even been officially released in HK yet.

Nevermind, Entertainment Earth is still saying Decepticharge.

yuk - that sounds like something Ironhide would have said.

I'm still wondering if this will be the last Universe case. THREE Blastcharges? Seems like Hasbro is rushing him out before store stop carrying the line

That's awesome.  So does this mean Dragstrip is official?  The name, I mean.  I was halfway hoping for Thrust...

I just checked the US Trademark Office's database. No sign of Hasbro having re-registered the name "Dragstrip" or "Drag Strip" in any form yet.

http://www.TFormers.com/article.php?sid=4263

 

Most other Toy Fair coverages have also refered to him as Drag Strip and since thats the closest to official Hasbro confirmation I used that name rather than "Decepticharge" that online stores have.(EE also called Shockblast Mazda Speed before) :)