One difference is that the '08 Camaro continues to fly off the shevles - Ramjet was a total pegwarmer (and Skywarp didn't sell much better).

 

 

 

I beg to differ. As far as I can tell, there were loads of Ramjets that hit pegs. I don't think it was that they didn't sell well at all, they were just restocked very quickly until the sales on the line started to slow a bit. The last waves of Classics is seen more as peg warmers because they were last ones hanging around so they're more stuck in peoples minds. Plenty of classics figures hung around for a long time, but that doesn't mean that any of them were seen as failures. It also came at a time where people were saving up for things like botcon and the movie line along with other goodies.

 

Just because certain figures don't disappear in a matter of weeks from shelves doesn't mean they were failures. Classics did everything Hasbro wanted it to do and that was keeping some fresh product out and stuff on pegs until the movie line was ready to go.

 

As for the Skywarp set, they sold like mad at first. I should know, I work at Target. We got A LOT of restocks on those. A lot more than they got on some the movie exclusives. Thing is, Target doesn't wait too long before they clearance that stuff out.

 

I don't honestly know what people expect. How many of us couldn't get past piles of CD Red Alerts in their stores only to see them now selling on ebay for well over the original retail price. Same thing for Evac and Leobreaker. These warmed shelves and pegs all over and now look at them.

 

Just judge slowly.

 

Look what happened when they put more classics out last summer when they were delayed on movie figures, they flew...even Ramjet. You can't tell me that right now people at Hasbro didn't wish they still had those seekers for Universe. Just goes to show that Hasbro should never say never when it comes to situations like this and assume they'll never put out certain figures and give away a good opportunity like they did with the seekers.

 

I don't understand why they didn't wait on letting botcon use Towline for Ironhide and Ratchet either. I believe they had the plans on the table for the classics line and they had to know people wanted these done. It was a perfect fit and best of all it would only have taken some minor retooling.

 

It's those little things that frustrate me as a collector. It would be nice if we could know how these decisions are ultimately made and if anyone tried to put in a voice for the collectors or anything like that, but sadly we'll likely never know.

so how do you order those Jizaitoys figures? And more importantly how do you buy one before the price flies through the roof?

 

I'd love to get that Powerglide one but it looks like in order to get it I might have to sell a kidney.

JIZAI PROGRESS

 

Does anyone know how you buy these things? I gotta know so when this Iron Hide is done I can get one!!!

 

 

 

 

 

"HOLY HEADMASTER BATMAN!"

I expect them to come as a pack-in with Duke Nukem 4D.

 

 

 

Not sure what the deal is with the smaller figure... headmaster Iron Hide?

Finally.... an update!!!

 

So close...

http://TFormers.com/ig.php?mode=view&a...600&start=0

 

It looks like there's a small, angry Alpha Trion face behind his windshield :P

 

And who's a wee bit excited about THIS pic from Botcon? I dunno, looks like ol' Hide to me.

It looks like there's a small, angry Alpha Trion face behind his windshield :P

And who's a wee bit excited about THIS pic from Botcon? I dunno, looks like ol' Hide to me.

 

 

"SOMEBODY HELP!!! I"M STUCK IN IRONHIDE'S CHEST!!!"

 

I like the new one but I still want the one that looks like the original. Something about the flat window/chest and the blocky arms and legs... just always looked cool to me.

+1

 

Toy accuracy FTW! :D