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04-07-2013, 09:21 AM | #1 |
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So, after actually seeing Retaliation, which I mostly enjoyed, I have to wonder, with so many cool vehicles in the movie why didn't Hasbro make any of them?
I mean I know they attempted to. However, the Retaliation HISS looks very little like the ones in the movie. I guess they did cover the motorcycle to a degree. Yet that Cobra Helicopter which I would dub a new FANG was so badass! I would love to see one of those in toy form, not to mention the water vehicles which would have to be much larger than the Water Moccasin. Just seems like they missed another opportunity. However, I guess they are already seeing that they under-produced the movie toys, so maybe they will learn something here.
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04-07-2013, 09:30 AM | #2 |
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Hasbro actually took a few minutes to cover this during their panel at Joecon. Apparently all of the vehicles were either designed off of rough sketches or the script. Paramount was rather vague when it came to specifics on vehicles and character designs. Many of the sketches changed during production. Some changed several times. It made it very difficult for Hasbro to make movie accurate items on the first waves. They hope to have a much better designing relationship with Paramount on Joe 3 to solve this issue.
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04-07-2013, 09:32 AM | #3 |
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A few reasons have been revealed:
1) Timing. They wanted to have toys ready for the launch of the movie last year. So they used what they had. Sure, a year later, much could have changed, but they had invested a great deal in production of movie toys. So it didn't. Hasbro did say that the Ghost Hawk in the movie was changed via cgi to match better the toy. 2) Expense. Why spend the extra money making new vehicles - often money LOSERS for Hasbro - when they could use old molds with small attachments and minor changes. So the Hiss Scout becomes the Tread Ripper with a new roll cage and guns (and worse treads); the Hiss Tank gets a new turret. They are on record saying the Ninja Cruiser did look a bit like the movie vehicle at the beginning so they used it - but hope to release a more movie looking version. 3) Money. Making an all new vehicle is a gamble for Hasbro - and the bigger the vehicle, the bigger the gamble. RoC proved this in spades. They have admitted that they scaled back Retaliation due to the failures of RoC - maybe scaled it back too much but they were not making the same mistakes. So, we didn't get movie vehicles as such like we did with the Night Raven and Mole Pods.
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04-07-2013, 09:39 AM | #4 |
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I hope we do get some movie accurate or at least close enough for our buying pleasure. A new FANG would be really cool.
On the other had I hope with the next movie we get some freakin' merchandise. I went to all of the stores that would carry Joe items and besides figures there is nothing. No posters, no stickers, no books, NOTHING. OK, I ranted. I do hope we get some really cool new vehicles and Hasbro throws in some of the other characters like a new Grunt, etc.. That would be awesome.
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04-07-2013, 09:43 AM | #5 |
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So, after actually seeing Retaliation, which I mostly enjoyed, I have to wonder, with so many cool vehicles in the movie why didn't Hasbro make any of them?
Yet that Cobra Helicopter which I would dub a new FANG was so badass! I would love to see one of those in toy form, not to mention the water vehicles which would have to be much larger than the Water Moccasin. Just seems like they missed another opportunity. However, I guess they are already seeing that they under-produced the movie toys, so maybe they will learn something here. so personally i think the toy designers had no idea what the cobra chopper would have even looked like even if they did decide to make one.
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04-07-2013, 10:46 AM | #6 |
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So, after actually seeing Retaliation, which I mostly enjoyed, I have to wonder, with so many cool vehicles in the movie why didn't Hasbro make any of them?
I mean I know they attempted to. However, the Retaliation HISS looks very little like the ones in the movie. I guess they did cover the motorcycle to a degree. Yet that Cobra Helicopter which I would dub a new FANG was so badass! I would love to see one of those in toy form, not to mention the water vehicles which would have to be much larger than the Water Moccasin. Just seems like they missed another opportunity. However, I guess they are already seeing that they under-produced the movie toys, so maybe they will learn something here. Last edited by stillagijoefan; 04-07-2013 at 10:49 AM.. |
04-07-2013, 10:47 AM | #7 |
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04-07-2013, 11:39 AM | #8 |
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^ ha ha ... good one!
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04-07-2013, 12:10 PM | #9 |
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I think it was a combination of the factors that people have already brought up.
But I'll also throw in the one that Hasbro has to convince the big retailers like Wal-Mart they need to stock Hasbro products. After stores got stuck with so much Rise of Cobra stock they couldn't move Hasbro might not have put as much into vehicles since it would hurt the company if some place like Wal-Mart didn't want lots of vehicles this time. |
04-07-2013, 12:37 PM | #10 |
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Yeah its been pretty well captured, but between the beating ROC merch took from fans and retailers, it was a no brainer Hasbro was going to cut back. For the most part its a massive reuse of part both figures and vehicles with a few add ons.
What I can not understand is the Ghosthawk which us just friggin terrible, sure its an all new mold but easily the worst mold in years, it SCREAMS something made for a lesser line. And speaking of lesser....5poa molds....I'd rather either no drivers or reuse part drivers than these molds....which by the way cost money TO MOLD...so what the hell...just have no figure. |
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