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06-19-2022, 01:35 PM | #1 |
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I mean, seems like a no-brainer and a missed opportunity, especially a VAMP Mk. 2. If they could fit a HISS into that size of box, the VAMP would've fit easy, and a brown or tan/desert Mk.2 would've sold like gangbusters since it was only available previously as a SDCC exclusive. It makes me wonder if there was something wrong with the molds or if it was just too expensive for some reason or if they just didn't think of it.
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06-19-2022, 02:03 PM | #2 |
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My guess is it came down to the VAMP or AWE Striker and for whatever reason the powers that be chose the AWE. First with the Retro assortment (opposite the HISS), then as the TF crossover choice (again, opposite the HISS).
Personally, I'm a fan of both so I don't really mind, but I suspect there are a lot of folks on here who would have preferred to see them release the VAMP first (in both of the above cases).
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06-19-2022, 02:34 PM | #3 |
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Someone as Hasbro just really loves the AWE Striker.
I'd also wonder why the remade Stinger, saw a limited release in 25th, then never again, hasn't been revisited. |
06-19-2022, 02:43 PM | #4 |
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The thing that sucks is, if they've lost all the Chinese tooling like some speculate, that was maybe our last reasonable shot at that VAMP/Stinger mold.
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06-19-2022, 03:45 PM | #5 |
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I wish they had done the VAMP instead of the AWE Striker. I picked up a couple Stingers a few years ago, but I have never owned a VAMP and I would really like one. I ordered the AWE Striker from Hasbro Direct when I was a kid and I kept that thing in great condition, so although I did pick up the Retro version I never opened it. I think there is still a chance.. cmon Hasbro, VAMP me!!
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06-19-2022, 04:52 PM | #6 |
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The Retro line seemed to get the leftover resources from the more prioritized Classified line.
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06-19-2022, 04:57 PM | #7 |
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I wonder which has had more releases now. the AWE Striker or the HISS tank.
I'm sure we'll see the VAMP again soon. It's too iconic not to be re-released for a retro line. I just hope it's not the 25th VAMP. |
06-19-2022, 05:02 PM | #8 |
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Cost maybe? The vamp probably uses more plastic than the striker does. Cobra probably doesn't have a striker equivalent or at least one I can think of. However, it would have been cool to get the vamp and the stinger at the same time.
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06-19-2022, 08:49 PM | #9 |
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I still have "tan" Clutch but I think I sidelined him for Dusty. The rarer bird might be the V.A.M.P. + H.A.L. combo pack. One of the department stores (JC Penney or Sears or Montgomery-Ward) sold them as a one-box exclusive. If Retro would've dug that deep, well, most collectors would've fallen over in the aisles clutching their chests or possibly weeping.
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06-19-2022, 09:20 PM | #10 |
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A Stinger would have been nice!
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