Hasbro's Transformers March Q & A for Cybertron.ca

[GMfan]

Another year, another round for Hasbro's Transformers question and answers session. Post your questions with this thread but please read the rules first before submitting your questions.

Questions are due by Sunday evening so be sure to submit them ASAP.

[GMfan]

Please post your questions for Hasbro here, in this thread. Here is what CAN and what can NOT be answered.

Topics Hasbro CAN NOT Answer
Details not announced yet relating to the upcoming TV series or movies
When will "Toy X" be made/redesigned/released?
Hypothetical scenarios or “what if" questions
Sales/Cost Data
Product Idea Submissions
Potential Design/Redesign
Future Movie/Entertainment

Topics Hasbro CAN Answer
Deco Decisions
Current Design Choices
Design Process/Development
Character choices
Redeco/Retooling choices
Questions pertaining to past and current Lore/Storyline
Line Strategy and Marketing

THIS IS NOT A DISCUSSION THREAD. PLEASE POST ONLY IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION THAT FITS WITHIN Q&A RULES.

[chans formers]

i got one that i've always wondered.
when it comes time to choose a certain character to remake/update, (example=g1 siren homage into rotf siren or cybertron scattorshot homage into rotf scout version),how do you guys at hasbro go about choosing/picking one?do you guys search forums (like this one) and see what the latest "buzz" figure is?or do you guys let your own people decide "what will sell"?if so,do you let only your guys/designers who live and breath tf's decide?now don't get me wrong,hasbro's done some awesome remakes(like the recent rotf scout breakdown)but then there's been other not so awesome ones (fearswoop).how do you guys decide?

[hschell0002]

Will ROTF Mindwipe be given a G1 redeco? And is Skystalker going to have a Ratbat redeco to fit with G1 colour Mindwipe?

[Robimus]

Since I first saw the ROTF Dirge I've been wondering if the design of both ROTF Dirge & ROTF Thrust/Breakaway plane modes were at all inspired by the designs for the G1 Aerial Bots?

Thrust and Breakaway have a close resemblance to Airraid while Dirge has a very Slingshot like look to him in plane mode.

[jackwacko]

While G1 coneheads Thrust and Dirge were given a new mold and a very nice retool respectively, was it lack of planning that caused Ramjet to be just a repaint of Movie 1 starscream? Also would the future release of "Generation Jetblade" be an attempt of a solution to this?

Secondly, it would be very helpful to show a physical toy photo of what the 3 movie bike sisters would look combined. Especially it's been announced that the last bike will be a repaint as opposed to a brand new mold.

[venksta]

Autobot Drift's appearance in the IDW comics has received a mixed reaction by fans. Was it difficult in choosing to give him a full figure debut in the upcoming Generations toy line based off the fan reaction, especially choosing over other G1 characters who fans are waiting to see get a "classics" treatment?

[jackwacko]

Originally Posted by venksta

Autobot Drift's appearance in the IDW comics has received a mixed reaction by fans. Was it difficult in choosing to give him a full figure debut in the upcoming Generations toy line based off the fan reaction, especially choosing over other G1 characters who fans are waiting to see get a "classics" treatment?

in terms of choosing G1 characters, Soundwave would be a nice example to give an explanation. Using the G1 mold in Universe packaging? it's nice and all. But would be even better to see a new incarnation of him.

[Pascal]

Why have you chosen to produce toys for characters that were not even in the movie when you could have produce the remaining Constructicons, for example? Voyager Overload instead of Voyager Bludgeon, Voyager Hightower instead of Voyager Mindwipe and Deluxe Scrapper instead of Deluxe Lockdown?

[justprime]

Does Hasbro have any plans to address the continuity problems of the Transformers story line?,.... with so many coflictions as G1 to present, Japanese,the movies...etc it is confusing to try and have it all gel together and have an understandable timeline?