Minibot Set #2

[Stevy Maximus]

My bets?

Cliffjumper

Brawn

Windcharger

Seaspray

Beachcomber

And either a "classic face" Bumblebee or Wheelie.

 

Takara is going to release characters that were popular/recognizable, and that would effectively mean finishing out the classic minibots

[synch]

Were the keychains simply not U.S. releases?.. If so that wouldn't stop takara from putting them out in the set then... I mean by that logic hasbro had/has no reason why so ever to put out any bt/tf toy/whatever because they have all been released in japan first

[DPrime]

I honestly can't see them ever releasing additional tapes - from a marketing point of view, it doesn't make sense, as really you ought to have Soundwave/Soundblaster (or Blaster) to want the tapes. If you want to sell as much as possible, it's bad business to have sales dependant on what people bought before.

 

This line is geared toward collectors, and collectors want them, so...

 

I think we'll see them eventually. The Decepticons need a "minibot-type" release to balance things out, and the only real equivalent to that would be the tapes.

[OB1Killa]

I can't believe Takara didnt' see which decepticons or autobots really sold out so far... If they listen to us, which I think they have partially(galvatron) they would realease more appealing bots...

[FUGAYZIE]

Brawn

Cliffjumper

Windcharger

Seaspray

Beachcomber

Wheelie

 

I'd say Pipes instead of Wheelie

[heroicnonsense]

Brawn

Cliffjumper

Windcharger

Seaspray

Beachcomber

Wheelie

 

I'd say Pipes instead of Wheelie

Don't underestimate that misshaped-egg-on-wheels' popularity though... He was quite popular in Japan I believe. Ofcourse he didn't have the annoying voice there... and Japanese kids love "child like characters"...

 

Pipes, Tailgate, Swerve etc. are more likely to be in a seperate release or maybe even an eHobby release as they're repaints.

 

Perhaps an homage to the goof-ups of the past and sell off "Bumblejumper" as Bumblebee in this set