The main problem is The MP TF seekers are 8 inch Ultra Sized. So having such tiny deluxe Sized MP TF Cars/bots throws off the media/toys scales from the 1984 seekers & bigger car/bots.BWprowl wrote: Anyway, I highly doubt Takara's trying to 'trick' Hasbro into picking up MP Autobot Cars/Alternity with these releases. The reason we're getting Masterpiece toys of guys like Sideswipe and Prowl is...they're popular G1 guys that people want Masterpiece toys of, just like Grimlock and Soundwave, and the reason they're 'Deluxe-sized' is so they'll be in-scale with the already released guys like Optimus, Starscream, and co. For every person howling about how Sideswipe is too small, you'd see an equal-but-opposite group howling if he was as tall as Optimus (and frankly, I see that group's point a lot more than I do the former's). That said, the $60-80 price tag is just as insane as what Takara was charging for Alternity, so that's at least one point against them.
The deluxe size scale of TF toys from 1996 thru 2013 ranges from 5 inches to 6 inches tall in robot mode measured from head to toe. These MP TF deluxe cars bots are in the deluxe size scale because they are under 6 inches tall in robot mode measured from head to toe.
To be fairly accurate the bigger cars/bots in 1984-1985 were only a bit smaller about 25% smaller than the seekers toys/media. So The MP TF cars/bots needed to be Voyager size scale not deluxe size scale.
Their is no need for these MP TF cars bots. we already got dozens of these guys in classics,generations,RTS,Alternators,BT,Alternity & the movie verse. I'd much rather Takara focus on the Bigger sized & higher ranking 2nd in command & leadership roles TF character toys for the MP TF toy treatment like Overlord,Shockwave,G-1 Galvatron,1986 Cyclonus,Combiners,etc...
I honestly don't see Hasbro being too excited nor wanting to release these MP TF deluxe cars bots to it's USA & Global retailers. Because TRU is the only one willing to sell these. I don't think TRU would be willing to sell deluxe cars for $40+. I seriously doubt Hasbro & TRU in the USA will sell these MP TF cars bots for $20 or under $35 due to Hasbro having to pay cars liscense fees.
Sure Hasbro paid cars liscense fees for the movie-verse & alternators. but those Toy lines were released in all the stores worldwide in much higer volume units. The problem with hasbro paying cars liscense fees to lamborgini & datsun is only TRU stores will stock these toys. as most know store exclusives are ordered in lower volume. due to TRU having less traffic/sales compared to walmart & Target,TRU when they order TF store exclusives is in a much,much lower volume units.
