Transformers Retro - Revision history

Mickto124: /* Generations style */

2026-05-02T01:53:13Z

Generations style

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	{{comingsoontoy \| ~~Outback and~~ Wheelie}}		{{comingsoontoy \| Wheelie}}

	[[Category:Exclusive toylines]]		[[Category:Exclusive toylines]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]		[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]
	[[Category:Reissue toylines]]		[[Category:Reissue toylines]]

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 20:19, 3 December 2025

2025-12-03T20:19:53Z

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	{{disambig3\|Retro}}		{{disambig3.5\|the 2023 toyline\|the 1990 character\|Retro\|Retro}}
	[[File:Retro-toy HotRod.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.67\|A hot pink Hot Rod. And it only took 37 years!]]		[[File:Retro-toy HotRod.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.67\|A hot pink Hot Rod. And it only took 37 years!]]

DeKrogMination: /* Generations style */

2025-10-03T02:54:31Z

Generations style

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	{{bp-a1\|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro\|Autobot Brawn]]}}		{{bp-a1\|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro\|Autobot Brawn]]}}
	{{bp-a1\|[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers Retro\|Autobot Seaspray]]}}		{{bp-a1\|[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers Retro\|Autobot Seaspray]]}}
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			{{bp-a1\|[[Wheelie (G1)#Transformers Retro\|Autobot Wheelie]]}}
			{{bp-a1\|[[Outback (G1)#Transformers Retro\|Autobot Outback]]}}
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			{{comingsoontoy \| Outback and Wheelie}}

	[[Category:Exclusive toylines]]		[[Category:Exclusive toylines]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]		[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]
	[[Category:Reissue toylines]]		[[Category:Reissue toylines]]

Ethernet: https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/2025-exclusives-listings.1262051/page-162#post-23551814 out in Canada

2025-07-27T22:30:04Z

https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/2025-exclusives-listings.1262051/page-162#post-23551814 out in Canada

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	~~{{comingsoontoy\|Wave 8}}~~

	[[Category:Exclusive toylines]]		[[Category:Exclusive toylines]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]		[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]
	[[Category:Reissue toylines]]		[[Category:Reissue toylines]]

Ethernet: /* Generations style */

2025-07-22T03:38:04Z

Generations style

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			{{bp-a1\|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro\|Autobot Brawn]]}}
	{{bp-a1\|[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers Retro\|Autobot Seaspray]]}}		{{bp-a1\|[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers Retro\|Autobot Seaspray]]}}
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Ethernet: /* Generations style */

2025-07-19T19:23:48Z

Generations style

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			{{comingsoontoy\|Wave 8}}

	[[Category:Exclusive toylines]]		[[Category:Exclusive toylines]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]		[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]
	[[Category:Reissue toylines]]		[[Category:Reissue toylines]]

TheLastGherkin at 17:42, 2 July 2025

2025-07-02T17:42:35Z

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	===''The Transformers''===		===''The Transformers''===
	To mark the ''Transformers'' franchise's 40th anniversary, 2024's two waves of product instead sported packaging inspired by original ''The Transformers'' toyline's initial look. The toys themselves carried on with the same cartoon-accurate style. Bombshell filled the same price point as before by being packed alongside Ramhorn, while Blaster and Soundwave were slightly more expensive to account for their included [[Mini-~~Cassettes~~]], with Optimus Prime being sold at his own higher-still price point.		To mark the ''Transformers'' franchise's 40th anniversary, 2024's two waves of product instead sported packaging inspired by original ''The Transformers'' toyline's initial look. The toys themselves carried on with the same cartoon-accurate style. Bombshell filled the same price point as before by being packed alongside Ramhorn, while Blaster and Soundwave were slightly more expensive to account for their included [[Mini-Cassette]]s, with Optimus Prime being sold at his own higher-still price point.

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TheLastGherkin: The headers are what's written on the packaging; "Generations" is not

2025-06-09T20:37:24Z

The headers are what's written on the packaging; "Generations" is not

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	===''Generations''===		===''Generations'' style===
	Although the line's direction pivoted towards ''Generations''-style figures for [[2025]], the previous year's 1980s-inspired package design continued to be used.		Although the line's direction pivoted towards ''Generations''-style figures for [[2025]], the previous year's 1980s-inspired package design continued to be used.

The Wadapan at 17:48, 9 June 2025

2025-06-09T17:48:26Z

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	[[File:Retro-toy HotRod.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.67\|A hot pink Hot Rod. And it only took 37 years!]]		[[File:Retro-toy HotRod.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.67\|A hot pink Hot Rod. And it only took 37 years!]]

	Beginning in [[2023]], '''''Transformers Retro''''' is another in a [[Generation 1 reissues\|long line of reissue series]] designed to get toys from the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]] into the hands of kids and collectors, but with a twist: these original toy molds are presented in ~~decos~~ based on their [[show-accuracy\|animated appearances]], some for the first time ever. Chrome parts of the original figures are replaced by pale grey plastic, and [[Tampograph\|tampographs]] take the place of the original ~~stickers~~.		Beginning in [[2023]], '''''Transformers Retro''''' is another in a [[Generation 1 reissues\|long line of reissue series]] designed to get toys from the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]] into the hands of kids and collectors, but with a twist: these original toy molds are presented in lavish [[redeco\|deco]]s based on their [[show-accuracy\|animated appearances]], some for the first time ever. [[Vacuum metallizing\|Chrome]] parts of the original figures are replaced by pale grey plastic, and [[Tampograph\|tampographs]] take the place of the original [[sticker]]s.

			In [[2025]], the line flipped the script entirely: instead of cartoon-accurate redecos of vintage toys, it consisted of vintage toy-accurate redecos of modern cartoon-accurate ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)\|Transformers: Generations]]'' toys.

	''Transformers Retro'' toys are [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] and [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the United States. The packaging designs for these toys make no reference to "Retro," with that naming coming from the Walmart and Pulse product listings.		''Transformers Retro'' toys are [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] and [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the United States. The packaging designs for these toys make no reference to "Retro," with that naming coming from the Walmart and Pulse product listings.
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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===''The Transformers: The Movie''===		===''The Transformers: The Movie''===
	The first four waves, released throughout 2023, were ~~packaged in~~ ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''-~~themed~~ boxes.		The first four waves, released throughout 2023, were themed around ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Sadly, the paltry number of G1 [[mold]]s still usable after 39 years meant only one of the toys used was actually designed for the film, with most of the characters really only having bit parts in the story—c'est la vie. [[Package art]]ist [[Marcelo Matere]] produced new illustrations for the plastic-free boxes, curiously taking reference from recent modern figures of the characters for the most part, rather than the G1 toys in the box! Accounting for their small size, the [[Insecticon (G1)\|Insecticon]]s were sold at a slightly lower price point than the rest of the figures.

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	===''The Transformers''===		===''The Transformers''===
	~~For the occasion of~~ the ''Transformers'' franchise's 40th anniversary, 2024's two waves of product instead sported packaging inspired by original ''The Transformers'' toyline's initial look.		To mark the ''Transformers'' franchise's 40th anniversary, 2024's two waves of product instead sported packaging inspired by original ''The Transformers'' toyline's initial look. The toys themselves carried on with the same cartoon-accurate style. Bombshell filled the same price point as before by being packed alongside Ramhorn, while Blaster and Soundwave were slightly more expensive to account for their included [[Mini-Cassettes]], with Optimus Prime being sold at his own higher-still price point.

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	===''Generations'' ~~stylee~~===		===''Generations''===
	~~Beginning with 2025~~'s ~~offerings, the line switched from cartoon~~-~~accurate redecos of vintage~~ figures ~~to vintage-toy-inspired redecoes of modern ''~~[[~~Transformers: Generations (toyline)\|Transformers: Generations~~]]~~'' toys instead~~, ~~while still keeping~~ the previous year's 1980s inspired package design.		Although the line's direction pivoted towards ''Generations''-style figures for [[2025]], the previous year's 1980s-inspired package design continued to be used.

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TheLastGherkin at 11:03, 3 May 2025

2025-05-03T11:03:50Z

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	Beginning in [[2023]], '''''Transformers Retro''''' is another in a [[Generation 1 reissues\|long line of reissue series]] designed to get toys from the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]] into the hands of kids and collectors, but with a twist: these original toy molds are presented in decos based on their [[show-accuracy\|animated appearances]], some for the first time ever. Chrome parts of the original figures are replaced by pale grey plastic, and [[Tampograph\|tampographs]] take the place of the original stickers.		Beginning in [[2023]], '''''Transformers Retro''''' is another in a [[Generation 1 reissues\|long line of reissue series]] designed to get toys from the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]] into the hands of kids and collectors, but with a twist: these original toy molds are presented in decos based on their [[show-accuracy\|animated appearances]], some for the first time ever. Chrome parts of the original figures are replaced by pale grey plastic, and [[Tampograph\|tampographs]] take the place of the original stickers.

	''Transformers Retro'' toys are [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] and [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the United States.		''Transformers Retro'' toys are [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] and [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the United States. The packaging designs for these toys make no reference to "Retro," with that naming coming from the Walmart and Pulse product listings.
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	The ~~packaging designs for these toys make no reference to "Retro," with that naming only found on Walmart product websites.~~ The first four waves, released throughout 2023, were packaged in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''-themed boxes~~, but for the occasion of the ''Transformers'' franchise's 40th anniversary, 2024's two waves of product instead sported packaging inspired by original ''The Transformers'' toyline's initial look~~.		==Toys==
			===''The Transformers: The Movie''===
			The first four waves, released throughout 2023, were packaged in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''-themed boxes.

	Beginning with 2025's offerings, debuting in wave 7, the line switched from cartoon-accurate redecos of vintage figures to vintage-toy-inspired redecoes of modern ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)\|Transformers: Generations]]'' toys instead.
	~~{{-}}~~

	~~==Toys==~~
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	\|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2\|[[File:TFRetro-Hound.jpg\|upright=1\|thumb\|''Retro'' Autobot Hound]]		\|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2\|[[File:TFRetro-Hound.jpg\|upright=1\|thumb\|''Retro'' Autobot Hound]]
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			===''The Transformers''===
			For the occasion of the ''Transformers'' franchise's 40th anniversary, 2024's two waves of product instead sported packaging inspired by original ''The Transformers'' toyline's initial look.

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	\|width="20%" valign="top"\|<u>'''Wave 5'''</u>		\|width="20%" valign="top"\|<u>'''Wave 5'''</u>
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			\|width="20%" valign="top" \|[[File:RetroOptimusPrime.jpg\|upright=1\|thumb\|''Retro'' Optimus Prime]]
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			===''Generations'' stylee===
			Beginning with 2025's offerings, the line switched from cartoon-accurate redecos of vintage figures to vintage-toy-inspired redecoes of modern ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)\|Transformers: Generations]]'' toys instead, while still keeping the previous year's 1980s inspired package design.

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	{{bp-a1\|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro\|Bumblebee]]}}		{{bp-a1\|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro\|Autobot Bumblebee]]}}
	{{bp-a1\|[[Gears (G1)#Transformers Retro\|Gears]]}}		{{bp-a1\|[[Gears (G1)#Transformers Retro\|Autobot Gears]]}}
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			\|width="20%" valign="top"\|[[File:RetroG1Gears.jpg\|upright=1\|thumb\|''Retro'' Autobot Gears]]
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