2008 SDCC - The Last of the Titaniums

[Wheeljack35]

Wow there is more....much more Titniums that meet the eye .Two repaints have been added to the TRU exclusives

 

Check out the gallery here

 

http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=album&...800&start=0

 

Too damn bad Hasbro discontinued this line

[Mike]

why would the ever bother repainting soundwave into soundblaster... honestly

[Nguyen_Dragon]

If they wanted to keep this line alive... They should have released Arcee... Shockwave and Cosmos...

[RC_rika]

Some of those look pretty cool! Probably expensive too...

[Wheeljack35]

Possibly between $14.99-$19.99

[RC_rika]

Ehhh... that's more than I can afford at the moment. I just bought a few things, so yea...

[xhairs]

man grimlock looks great.

[Jaxxon327]

I like the skywarp, even though it is a repaint. I want the Prowl as well.

[gojira77]

If they wanted to keep this line alive... They should have released Arcee... Shockwave and Cosmos...

 

'Cause they don't... Titaniums didn't do well at retail and Hasbro is giving the collector's a nice bit of closure, using the molds that made it past prototype stage. At least fans will get a complete set of seekers. Grimlock was a huge fan-request ever since WWI was in it's first printing-- too bad he's got a bad case of robot-lying-down-as-altmode syndrome! Maybe he and WWI Megatron can throw a benefit... Personally, I'l always be gratefull for my modern non-brick Scourge.

[Nguyen_Dragon]

If they wanted to keep this line alive... They should have released Arcee... Shockwave and Cosmos...

 

'Cause they don't... Titaniums didn't do well at retail and Hasbro is giving the collector's a nice bit of closure, using the molds that made it past prototype stage. At least fans will get a complete set of seekers. Grimlock was a huge fan-request ever since WWI was in it's first printing-- too bad he's got a bad case of robot-lying-down-as-altmode syndrome! Maybe he and WWI Megatron can throw a benefit... Personally, I'l always be gratefull for my modern non-brick Scourge.

 

Since you are familiar with what I am talking about... Did they give a reason why those mold never made it past prototype stage?...

[Wheeljack35]

The human titaniums didn't sell well Who wants a titanium Bossk or a titanium clone trooper?

 

All the 6 inch line being Star Wars ships or Transformers did sell

[gojira77]

If they wanted to keep this line alive... They should have released Arcee... Shockwave and Cosmos...

 

'Cause they don't... Titaniums didn't do well at retail and Hasbro is giving the collector's a nice bit of closure, using the molds that made it past prototype stage. At least fans will get a complete set of seekers. Grimlock was a huge fan-request ever since WWI was in it's first printing-- too bad he's got a bad case of robot-lying-down-as-altmode syndrome! Maybe he and WWI Megatron can throw a benefit... Personally, I'l always be gratefull for my modern non-brick Scourge.

 

Since you are familiar with what I am talking about... Did they give a reason why those mold never made it past prototype stage?...

 

Not a clue. I never read any reason given by Hasbro on the various TF boards. Maybe somebody was on the tour where Hasbro originally showed off these beauties...? I would much rather have that Cosmos or Arcee than WWI Grimlock; maybe that one just lucked out and was a little futher ahead in the process when Hasbro axed the line. I remember Don Figueroa showing off prototype pics of Grim on TFW2005 (he actually helped in the design process) and lamenting the toy's at-that-time uncertain fate.

[gojira77]

The human titaniums didn't sell well Who wants a titanium Bossk or a titanium clone trooper?

 

All the 6 inch line being Star Wars ships or Transformers did sell

 

I wonder if distribution wasn't a little different in your area-- I remember store shelves being glutted with unsold Scourges and Optimal Optimi that took forever to move! Aside from serious QC issues, I bet it was distribution problems that really doomed the line. To date I still haven't seen a Ti G1 Ultra Magnus with my own two eyes, even at Seattle's Emerald City Comicon...