Botcon: Hasbro Design panel and Q&A

Post by **Best First** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:51 pm

Check out all the details at TWF2005:

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/thread82743.html

v interesting.

Post by **Kaylee** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:14 pm

very very interesting.

So Takara are taking a break... hmm. I'm guessing they'll be back in not so many months/years. From the sound of things Transformers is becoming a difficult line to target and market correctly, what with changing demographics and children's attitudes to toys.

Post by **Best First** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:29 pm

thats such a good post actually - so much factage but all really nicely packed in and it leaves you to judge for yurself.

props to TFW2005.

On the Takara front though... reissues?

Post by **Kaylee** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:33 pm

Looks like Astrotrain will be there last!

...for now...

Post by **Best First** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:43 pm

nah, i think that's Hasbro, Takara stll have Galvy and Starconvoy in teh work at present, but whether they will continue to issue them remains an open question.

hopefully they will.

Post by **Kaylee** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:45 pm

well imo whatever happens with Takara they will always produce transforming robots of some sort, as toys go that's one of the few concepts which always sells pretty much regardless

Might take them a year or so to get back into it though I think.

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:06 pm

YAY!

American designs ahoy!

It does sound very intriguing this... with a line in-between Cybertron and the Movie... of reimmagined G1??

And the plans for the movie-line to possibly have toys with pre-earth modes and mayhaps bots that aren't in the movie sounds absolutely giddy!

Now then, who do we want in the Movie-line, wich we know just won't make it into the movie? Suggestions anyone? Place your bets very well, we need to think about it.

I suppose it was only bloody logical that Don has gotten some design-work on the toys. I wonder wich bot he's contributed the most to?

Hound · Post by **Hound** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:20 pm

That is a fantastic post.

I have to applaud Hasbro for the sheer amount of information we have been fed over the last few days. It's been fascinating.

Strangely excited about the idea of Beast Mini cons!

Post by **Best First** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 12:22 pm

yeah, me too.

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 6:18 pm

They'll be repainted inner robots of the Monster Pretenders with Minicon pegs added!!!

(hides in corner)