M'Kyuun

13 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Megatron next to Romulus.

That's a rather jarring size difference! That said, I'll take Romulus all day long over the SS86 fig, as he presents accurately, has excellent articulation, and can turn into a proper Walther P38ish pistol, which is what separates a proper G1 Megatron from every wannabe G1 Megatron that doesn't.

Don't get me wrong, as I like what Takara has done with exception of the tank's carelessly realized turret which, IMHO, spoils all the effort put into the tank's well-done base. Moreover, at nigh $60, one is not wrong to expect a little more from a leader class toy and that more couldn't have been done to make that turret more believable within that budget. Anyway, I intend to get him, but I do certainly hope the third-party upgrade kit makers come up with some nifty fixes to address that particular glaring wart. 

On 6/1/2025 at 9:17 PM, sh9000 said:

Silverbolt.

 

Wow is right as in "Wow, could Takara & Hasbro top themselves and create some of the most egregiously terrible aircraft modes ever??!! You bet they can!" Wish these guys were better, but they're all equally awful. For those who pine for obnoxiously bad aircraft modes and blocky bots, Hasbro has you covered.

On 6/1/2025 at 9:52 PM, Black Valkyrie said:

 

 

 

I've always liked Transformers and Zoids, and this should appeal to me, but it doesn't. Neither the shoehorning of Optimus, once again, into an odd crossover nor the execution really speaks to me. Great for those to whom it does and have wished for this. 

1 minute ago, mikeszekely said:

Yeah, word is that Megatron's already reached port in the US.

I don't think Hasbro leaked it, I think they were planning on officially revealing it on the 10th.  It's just far enough along that regardless of whatever wave Hasbro was saving it for copies have made it out of the factory in a less-than-legal manner.

Yeah. While it's nice to see it, I'm patient enough to wait for official revelation at Hasbro's discretion, as I enjoy the anticipation and excitement of the designers and marketers who present these things after pouring a lot of work into them. This, we all know, was a big deal, and I kinda wish the leakers had just let it be. Alas, it's all about viewer numbers these days and less about integrity or respect for the company.

2 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

Huh.. yeah, that shin color is an odd choice, especially when his hips are already a better color of plastic.

I'm having a tough time determining if they're black or a gunmetal color, but it looks gunmetal along with the scope/fusion cannon, both of which should be unquestionably black. I hope there's a 3P add-on kit featuring a transforming scope that folds so as to present a corresponding grey upper turret surface, perhaps with hatch cover detail, and the back halves of the scope rotate and swing around to fill out and give a better shape to the back of the turret. As is, it just doesn't look very good, certainly not up to the standard we've come to expect.

I have to commend Takara, as this their most convincing effort thus far at producing a G1 Megs bot that turns into a relatively believable modern tank. However, the turret is a bit of a letdown, as it does nothing to disguise the fact that it's a giant pistol scope pinched between two arms, and that's a shame given how well the lower half turned out. Honestly, I'd have happily paid the commander price for the additional engineering to make that turret look more believable. Additionally, the pistol barrel sticking out of the scope isn't winning any credibility points either and it just looks tacky. It feels like 90% of their effort was spent on getting the body and legs to form a convincing tank base, and then they just kinda gave up when it came to the turret, recycling the same old technique used before with zero regard for pesky realism.

The dark grey color of the legs is a bit of an odd choice, as well as the color of his waist skirts. Seems like Mark or Evan would be all over that to correct them, but I have a feeling what we're seeing is pretty close to final.

I like the chunky proportions of Megs; overall, they really nailed the G1 aesthetic and that was likely the priority over all. To that end, I'd say they succeeded.

Unless Hasbro let this slip accidentally on purpose, this is quite a coup, as I'm sure internal anticipation was high to reveal this on a fanstream. Genie's outta the bottle now, though.

5 hours ago, Scyla said:

And while I’m happy to have a Hutt Slayer Leia in Minifig form I wished they included a cloth piece. I understand why they molded the pants on but an additional cloth piece would have gone a long way to make the figure more special. 

Preach! They've made cloth bits for far more superfluous or obscure figs when this particular version of Leia has been beggaring a cloth skirt for some time.

1 hour ago, Chronocidal said:

After messing with the design all week, I finally just decided to pick up the parts for a complete second orbiter, rather than just what I needed to revamp the first.  Gives me a few options for display, and I can reconfigure a few parts to build a different shuttle.  The color swap for Columbia is pretty simple, and I ordered the parts for multiple tails, including the tip sensor, and the parachute pack mod.

So I spent last night building a parts list.  Aside from a couple of nonexistent colors and a few parts not in production anymore, I was able to pick up the entire thing on the official Pick-a-Brick site for roughly $120 for approximately 1300 parts.  Not a terrible total I think, and I added some extras of some pieces I use a lot (and spares of those clips that keep breaking ).  The four old gray notched wings I used for the main wing I had to pick up used from another vendor though.

Frankly, the lack of a part to replace the function of these is getting painful... and after last night, the official ID numbers #3935 and #3936 will be forever burned into my noggin.

I got my first pair of these in one of my first space sets, and they are sorely missed, because even with the rapidly expanding selection of wedge plates we have, the 45 degree angle plates are now the lone holdout for which we do not have an option to arrange multiples into a seamless edge.

They did fortunately introduce the two 45 degree tile pieces in red there, but they don't solve this issue.

They can be used to fill gaps, but only on top of another already established surface.  They can't be used to plug the gaps left by other wedge plates along a bare edge, because even if they did have studs, there's nothing to hold them in place there.  

The old solid edges on the 45 degree notched plates made them impossible to stack, so they did need an upgrade, but we really need them back in an updated format now.

Agree completely with recreating those old notched wedge plates, albeit with stud cutouts along the edges. They may be uglier, but the added usefulness of that modification would be worth it.

For my part, I wish they'd make more Mixel ball and socket joint-related parts, especially more socket parts.  I really wish they'd resurrected the old brick-built homemaker hands, 1x1 hollow-studded round plates with ball joints. That seems like such a no-brainer necessity that it boggles my mind that it wasn't part of the original Mixels release, let alone STILL having not been done. To partner with that much needed part would be the analogous socket on a 1x1 round plate with a hollow stud. Too, a 1x1 or 1x2 plate with a vertical socket would be extremely useful. Since I primarily build mecha, the number of omissions around joints is still rather disheartening, especially when I see other LEGO-compatible products come out with parts that LEGO should have already included in their palette as the premiere building system. Ball joints are great, but man would I love it if they added a series of ratcheted Technic pin joints that would allow for more controlled and stiff movement at that small level. Technic pins on their own generally lack the requisite friction to be of much use, especially the new pin design which has less friction than any previous version. Ratchets at that scale would open so many possibilities.

When I'm building, I often notice the lack of certain parts, many times the same ones, that would be extremely useful and seem, to my mind, to be no-brainer parts and yet they've not been produced. It's infinitely frustrating so I empathize with your plight.

3 hours ago, Chronocidal said:

they've definitely been introducing a whole host of new and interesting shapes, with some really great use cases.

One of the interesting ones I only discovered yesterday is just a tiny wedge plate, and I kind of wish they would make many more of these types of parts, in as many angles as possible, because they are fantastic for shaping.

Unfortunately.. for the way I relly need these, I actually really need one with a stud, so they're stackable.

Also really useful would be those quarter round tiles, but also with studs so you can stack them into a quarter cylinder.

 

I suggest keeping an eye on New Elementary.com, as they are, to wit, the only LEGO fan site that keeps astutely abreast of all new and recolored elements on a continual if obsessive basis. I've found them to be an excellent resource, as I'm always interested in what new parts are being introduced for my MOCing needs and they are generally on top of new releases with both set reviews and parts breakdowns. Disclaimer: I have zero affiliation with New Elementary beyond being a fan, but, like Bricklink, they are a huge resource to FOLs and, IMHO, deserve to be recommended at every opportunity.

As to those parts you pointed out, I agree. I, too, wish they'd make more types, as well as versions with studs. My parts wishlist is long, but LEGO has really been pumping out interesting and useful parts over the last few years, many of which were only available before by buying other "clone" brands, who in many ways, were way ahead of LEGO for years in their parts innovation. I still wish they'd make plates with studs top and bottom for simplified SNOT building. LEGO's playing catchup, but themes like Speed Champions are driving the addition of long sought highly useful wedges, slopes, tiles, etc and I hope that trend continues unabated.

9 hours ago, Scyla said:

I build the front panels of the Sail Barge and man it is crazy that they made the geometry work the way they did. Part 35480 came really in handy in here. No comparison to Sail Barges of old like set 6210 or 75020.

 

I haven't really given the Sail Barge a look, but I'll agree that 35480 and its 3-stud counterpart have proven immensely useful. I wish they'd make more parts with hollow studs.

1 hour ago, Old_Nash_II said:

first teaser of new series

So they're all in a game?  Not really a premise I was hoping for.

10 hours ago, tekering said:

A nineteen-year journey finally came to an end today.

It began back in 2006, when Shoji Kawamori decided MP-3 Starscream should be a 1:72 F-15 Eagle.  That established a robot height later matched by MP-9 Rodimus and MP-10 Convoy, and set the consistent Masterpiece scale we've been using ever since.  TakaraTomy's glacial release schedule created a massive third-party market for MP-scaled figures, and almost every onscreen G1 character has seen multiple toy versions released in the last two decades... and, three years after "Medicus" was released, MMC has finally completed their Masterpiece Protectobots with "Ventus."

 Despite rising costs, fluctuating exchange rates, tariffs, and the global pandemic, they're the first to complete this iconic combiner team, and by extension, my Masterpiece collection... up to Season 2, at least. ☺️

Now if only MakeToys or FansToys or whoever would finish the Headmasters line... 🤨

I admire your restraint. 😛

I've long since filled whatever display space I could create, but that wasn't gonna stop me from buying MMC's best figures! 😅

Of course, I might not be as quick to pre-order a set of MP Technobots or Terrorcons going forward... 🤔

Congrats on a happy ending to your long journey! They look fantastic!

😄 Regarding restraint, it probably helps that I've very little attachment to characters beyond the first season, as I lost interest in the show once S2 devolved into whim and frivolity, losing the more focused story arc and slightly more mature tone of first season. To this day, the first is the only season of the Sunbow toon that I own or have seen in its entirety. In Bruticus' case, I always liked the alt modes the best of any of the other combiners, with Devy a close second (b/c who doesn't dig construction vehicles?!) Ha, no pun intended! The ep that introduced Devastator was kiddie crack to me: robot dinosaurs❤️ And construction vehicles❤️ AND the construction vehicle dudes can combine into a bigger more badass robot!!!!❤️❤️❤️ We take the pure awesomeness of that moment for granted now, but back then, it was mindblowing. Anyway, I can't honestly remember watching any eps featuring Bruticus (From S2 onward I'd watch an ep of Transformers occasionally just for something to do, so I'd catch S2 or 3 eps here or there. Most S3 eps were so bad I'd get up and change the channel (back before we had remotes). Had Takara done a better job with the Aerialbots' alts, I probably would have favored those guys above the rest (always did like jets), but they sucked big time, as has pretty much every incarnation since due to everybody's trying to capture the blocky-bot-under-a-plane look instead of taking a more Macross approach or just working some engineering magic to create a svelte accurate jet that somehow unfurls into a blocky bot. They manage it with just about any other vehicle alt, but for some inexplicable reason, never planes, the coolest alts of all in my heavily biased opinion. On that note, I'd like to see what MMC would do with a team of Aerialbots given their penchant towards believable alt modes. If done well, I'd maybe have to reconsider.

5 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Vortex.  I think Bruticus is going to turn out great.

 

I think it'll be good, not great, as I'm not the biggest fan of the frame system. It lends stability, yes, but it's not faithful to the G1 toys where the bots themselves formed the limbs. That's one area for which I respect Combiner Wars, regardless of all the other deserved quibbles we might have with that line. I recently bought Magic Square's Bruticus, and that's a combiner done very well; I wish Takara/Hasbro had taken a similar approach. The all-in-one MMC approach would be even better, i.e. the best possible approach, but in a retail toy I'm more than willing to excuse large kibble-y bits to form the gestalt. Just make them what they are instead of adding additional kibble to them to make them comport into some sort of superfluous, unappealing add-on for the core bot's alt mode. 

On that note, I wish Newage and Magic Square would follow Newage's lead with Romulus. Both companies have made some amazing renditions of the various characters, and usually I find I prefer one company's take over the other's, and I've slowly built a tidy mixed collection. In most cases, I find these toys to be of surpassing quality next to official toys which makes me wish all the more that they would start producing them in CHUG scale. Perhaps their reluctance is what keeps them out of litigious waters, but on so many occasions I've wished for an upscaled version to fill my CHUG ranks.

So, I've got this guy coming.

It shipped on 14 May and it has been sitting in customs for four days now pending delivery sometime between the 27th and the 2nd, a bit longer than usual for Showz products, especially given my geographical proximity to LAX here in WA. I'm guessing, given the trade war and subsequent difficulties placed on ports, with shipments being more sporadic, these sorts of delays are going to become commonplace. Logistics notwithstanding, this is an exciting piece for any G1 fan, as due to HG's stranglehold on the sales of VF-1 toys and likenesses here in the West, it presents a rare ability to get a modernized VF-1 Jetfire toy via a KO of Yamato's 1/60 VF-1 w/ FAST Packs. It's not 100% accurate, as the leg and FAST pack deco reflect the Macross livery rather than Jetfire's custom deco. I figured by now, with this having been announced last year, that Toyhax would have a sticker sheet to remedy those shortcomings ready to go by release, but not yet apparently. I've little doubt, however, that they'll come out with a set to address the issue. Anyway, this is a nice middle finger to HG, of which I'm always a champion, and the scale of the 1/60 works pretty well with CHUG or MP, if one considers the vast scale differences between the G1 carbots and the old 1/55 Chunky Monkey. Actually, realistically, in jet mode it scales pretty well with CHUG carbots and I wish from the very beginning that the toys had all been in RW alt mode scale, for the most part, rather than scaling everything to bot modes. I realize that's a big ask, as the toys would be more expensive and take up more shelf space by din of their larger sizes, and bigger would not necessarily equate to better engineering or adherence to RW jet aesthetics, which is what I would both hope for and expect. The argument is moot, however, and I celebrate Jetfire as a bit of an anomoly amidst the G1 toy releases and this modern equivalent. After a long wait, I'm looking forward to finally having him in hand.

I fear I'm unfamiliar with Mr. David's work. Nevertheless, the loss of a creative person, especially one who had such an impact in their field, is truly lamentable, a loss to culture and society as a whole. With that, I simply offer my thanks, adieu, and condolences to all who loved him and for whom the loss is monumental.

6 hours ago, mikeszekely said:

Sources tell me that Silverbolt arrived at port in the States in... I can't remember if it was late February or early March.  Before the Trypticon reissue, in any case, which you might have noticed is in stock at both Pulse and Gamestop.  I'm not saying that the issue is definitely tariffs, but it's definitely not a factory issue.  Silverbolt left the factory, sailed across the ocean, and made it to the States.  Whether they're now sitting in a container on a ship/at port that hasn't been unloaded or sitting in some Hasbro warehouse waiting for distribution I couldn't say, but the kink is definitely somewhere between arrival in the US and distribution to retailers.

Hmmm. Well, I'm guessing this is only the start of more to come. 

Fortunately, I already have the majority of the G1 characters, especially first season, that I want so I'm really in no hurry for what's coming out now. I am a little excited to finish off Devy, and I'm anticipating the rest of the Combaticons, but I'm patient. They'll come eventually; we'll just have to wait longer it seems.

While not explicit, the poor animation depicts a sort of framework for the limb bots to attach to.  And Soundwave transforms and flies off as a tape recorder next to Starscream in his jet mode. Crazy stuff in this old show. 

55 minutes ago, mikeszekely said:

 but Amazon moved my estimated delivery date from April to November.😒

Whoa, I wonder what that's all about? Somehow, I doubt that's related to tariffs, but rather factory issues. 

I think Devy is shaping up nicely. The only real issue I have with the combined mode is the huge superfluous butt flap that only exists to give his similarly superfluous kibble wagon a top cover. Personally, I don't need his kibble to turn into some half-a$$ed trailer; it adds nothing appealing to Long Haul and I'd rather it was just a nice, clean set of hips that I can swap in and out. I was hoping it contributed nothing to the combined mode, but apparently stuff plugs into it, which makes the possibility of just removing it for a cleaner Devastator questionable as to the gestalt's stability thereafter. Guess we'll see.

I'm so glad, however, that Devy eschews the frame system that Hasbro is employing on all the other combiners; it just wouldn't have looked right at all, so I'm glad they figured out a way to make it work without that particular crutch. I still wish the bots formed the limbs without the necessity of a huge frame upon which they're merely accoutrement. I'll concede it adds stability; however, that's not how the original toys were, and this is one of those instances where all the liberties taken in the toon weren't necessarily beneficial to future toys. If they can make the Constructicons themselves form limbs, the same should be true for the rest, IMHO, and that would be preferable. Just my $.02

On 4/28/2025 at 10:55 PM, sh9000 said:

All five Protectobots.

 

MMC are the undisputed masters of all-in-one engineering. This thing is a triumph of form and function. 

I've always liked emergency vehicle Transformers, but for some reason, the Protectobots have never really been on my radar. I don't believe I own any versions of them at all in my collection, which is rather ironic considering I now own two versions of the Combaticons with plans to buy all the upcoming Hasbro Legacy figures for a third Bruticus. Granted, Bruticus is my favorite combiner, but given my aforementioned interest in emergency vehicles, I find it odd myself that I don't own some version of the Protectobots at this point.

In the interest of trying to preserve what little space I have left for display, I passed, oh so reluctantly, on MMC's Bruticus as I'll now pass on these. I appreciate the achievement they represent, however, and I vehemently wish one of the 3P legends makers would take so ambitious a course with their versions. I recently bought Magic Square's Combaticon Team and they didn't disappoint, although they rely, as most TF combiners do, on a handful of partsforming bits to complete the gestalt. Perhaps I'll invest in their Protectobots, should they get around to producing them. Too, I'll likely get the Legacy versions as well, again, should Hasbro choose to do them.

MMC have long been my favorite 3P company, as I own more toys from them than any other third party, at least in the MP scale. I haven't counted, but it's a toss-up between Magic Square and Newage for most 3P toys in my collection at this point, but I digress. Anyway, MMC have been bringing an interesting approach to Transformers for years and they just continue to raise the bar with their engineering and thoughtful approach to both form and function. They make beautiful toys, including what is IMHO the best take on Arcee yet rendered in plastic. Even though I pass on many of their products, having largely stopped collecting MP scale (always room for more cassettes though!), I continue to be amazed at their output. 

On 5/17/2025 at 12:37 AM, Chronocidal said:

Was browsing through a few old folders, and found pics of the updates I had planned to the UCS Imperial Shuttle.  Still a long way to go to update the entire wing mechanism, but the engine section and cockpit were pretty well ready to go.

I was never really happy with the way I tried to redesign the side intake vents, but considering how many more curved elements have been introduced since that point, maybe it's time to revisit the update.

I must say, I was always incredibly happy about how cleanly all of those angled panels came together to shape the rear of the cockpit section.  I never did get to build it though, so I have no real firm idea of whether it was actually structurally sound.

I must've missed this post earlier. This looks amazing. I'm curious, did you build this in LDD or Studio2? I ask b/c I struggle with any number of things in Studio, especially its abysmal hinge tool that works improperly 95% of the time. Since I build transforming bots and sketch them in Studio, that hinge tool is a necessity and the fact that it seldom works right vexes and frustrates me to no end.

An updated UCS style Imperial Shuttle is overdue and hopefully they'll produce one in the near future that addresses the faults of the first.

On 5/20/2025 at 7:40 AM, Tking22 said:

Yeah this new CG movie is looking better then the newly announced live action movie, the anthology-style time period thing really has my interest. 

Agree, as it's keeping with what Anna told Dutch and Co.- it returns and hunts throughout generations. The fact that humans historically have spent far more efforts towards advancing their abilities to kill each other than any other concern (except perhaps the advancement of wealth) would undoubtedly offer irresistible opportunities for hunting to such a creature as the Predator. Looking forward to this.

Pretty clever on Takara's part to just swing the front fascia of the cab into position for the foot rather than have the entire cab reposition. Some may see it as an engineering shortcut (well, technically it is if you're an absolute purist), but it's an effective shortcut that gets the job done. Granted, the leg is going to look a little weird from the side with the door and window details perpendicular to the ground while the face of the cab is parallel. I personally don't mind, especially given all the extensive partsforming that needs to take place to affect Devastator. Next to that, this seems a much smaller compromise. At least it's integrated. One ding against this is the lack of meaningful displacement of the forearms in leg mode; they just bend back at a slight angle, which looks more like afterthought and poor planning. Had they spared an extra bit of the mold to allow for a double hinge on those elbows, they could have folded neatly and purposefully. I guess they always have to bake at least one flaw into everything to justify another toy down the road, although given Hasbro's recent statements and their pivot towards prioritizing games, those supposed toys may never come.

Odd that it's taken this long for a sequel; it's not as much of a gap as there was with Incredibles, but still...   There's not much in the way of narrative in that trailer; obviously there's a snake joining Judy and Nick as a new protagonist, and since they're being depicted throughout as being chased around the globe by the cops, there's likely suspicion that the snake indulged its carnivorous instincts, or so I surmise. I haven't watched Zootopia since it came out, but the carnivorous suppression in a mixed anthropomorphic animal society strongly reminds me of the far more mature Beastars anime, another worthy watch. Since Zootopia preceded it by about four years, I wonder if it wasn't perhaps the inspiration for the anime and its darker explorations of similar themes.

Zootopia is an impressive film and, as always, there's concern that the sequel will fail to capture what made the first so good. I felt the same about Incredibles, IMHO one of the best animated films ever made, and after the long wait, and despite Brad Bird's heavy involvement, I didn't feel like it captured what made the original film great either. It's a good movie, don't get me wrong, but IMHO, it fell short. But then, Incredibles is a hard act to follow, even for its creator. I hope Zootopia 2 is fun and adds something new and interesting, but I feel like following the original film is an equally challenging proposition.

8 hours ago, renegadeleader1 said:

So Lego has a new "city tower" coming out that blends all their popular city lines P.D., F.D., construction, skate park, train, and on top is a launch pad with a small space ship from the new city/space line with a unique minifig in a white uniform.

 

Is it worth getting just for the small spaceship if I have the rest of the line?

 

Yes. Yes it is.😆

 

Now if only I had a friend in Europe that can send me those four or five city/space minifigs with builds that came in the euro lego magazine.

I like this set, or at least the intent. I've long been a fan of City sets, space and construction being my favorite subthemes. As a mashup of all the main subthemes, this is a nice primer for someone just getting into LEGO City, and a nice all-in-one representation for collectors. I'll admit, the spaceship and its unique astronaut are my main draws for this. I wonder if the parts to make that fig will show up on LEGO's Pick-A-Brick?  The ship itself wouldn't be too difficult to cobble together from instructions but getting that minifig would be the challenge.

3 hours ago, mikeszekely said:

Mixmaster

Not bad at all. I laud the return to his original alt mode form compared to the CW Mixmaster, whose alt I found rather unappealing. I'm concerned that those shoulders are going to have some very limited outward rotation due to how high they extend beyond the joint. Still, they're better than the "Rodimus shoulders", a technique I wish they'd permanently abandon. Great to see they managed to get the bicep rotation in there. Guessing it won't be long before either PvP or Toys Are Russ have a copy in hand for review.

I've yet to see any of the AOTP Prime figs. My Wally has retro Gears, TFOne figs, a copy or two of Party Wallop, a copy or two of Armada Red Alert, one or two Bayformer figs and that's about it. I'm likely forgetting a fig or two, but since I've actually been considering picking up Alchemist Prime, and perhaps Prima (I dig the moon buggyish alt), I've been dismayed to find them MIA in the two Wallies I frequent the most. The wife and I are planning a trip to Target tomorrow so perhaps I'll have more luck there. They carry a better selection of LEGO as well, so win-win.

I'm not certain when Earthspark Soundwave is releasing, but I'm down for that fgure as well. Neat alt mode, and for a Takara/Hasbro jetformer, it looks to be better executed than the majority of their efforts.

And to think there were folks denying that the tariff situation was going to affect our hobby.

FWIW, I've gotten the majority of the G1 characters I wanted in the main line, so if they were to stop production, while it would sadden me greatly, I'd continue to draw joy from what I have. That said, there are still characters left to do: Windcharger, the rest of the Constructicons, the Omnibots (I wish!!!!), a better Seeker mold, a better Soundwave mold, a better Astrotrain and Blitzwing (with equally good alt modes), better cassettes (not much hope but I can still wish), the rest of the Constructicons, the rest of the Combaticons, perhaps a deluxe Powerglide, Animated Blackout (b/c the original toy is ludicrously priced on the aftermarket), and a voyager scaled FOC Prime, just to name my most wanted off the top of my head. I'm sure there are more (I'd love to see most of Animated redone, faithful to Derrick Wyatt's vision and not homogenized with G1), but I covered the basics. I'm sure, if Hasbro were to drop the toys, third party would step up to fill the CHUG scale void, but I'd still miss the official releases. Takara would likely keep it going for at least the Asian market, so there'd likely be an avenue there as well, albeit pricier again for all the tariff nonsense.

Anyway, for now, it looks like we'll still get our plastic crack. It's an uneasy reprieve, however, from the sobering concern that Hasbro has already contemplated ending toy production, especially when TF fandom is still thriving.