Vintage
Vintage G1 is a series of Generation 1 reissues from Hasbro which began in 2018. Packaged in Generation 1-styled boxes complete with fonts, classic box art and Tech Spec, the figures invoke the look and feel of the original The Transformers toyline, from the era of the franchise's nascent emergence as a cultural phenomenon.
Background
All the figures thus far have been exclusive to Walmart in the United States and Canada, but have also been released in Asian markets, and the first wave of the "Legion Class" assortment has even been available in Australia, exclusive to clothing chain CottonOn. The toys themselves hew closely to the original releases, mostly using The Transformers Collection variants, incorporating subtle differences for safety or other reasons. Like their original releases, many include sticker-sheets for the customer to apply, enhancing the maddening, hair-pulling warm nostalgic experience.
The default packaging is bilingual (English/French) so the toys can be sold in Quebec; however, it's not based on the original bilingual Canadian packaging for those toys from the 1980s, which looked even more cluttered. The only exceptions to this thus far are the Australian CottonOn exclusive releases of the "Legion Class" figures, which were available in multilingual packaging intended for the European market for whatever reason, which looks insanely cluttered. After the release of Hot Rod and Starscream, Hasbro responded to wails feedback from customers, rounding off the boxflap corners on the packaging for the Optimus Prime and Soundwave releases. Of particular note is that this is the first ever release of the original Bumblebee figure that's officially identified as a licensed Volkswagen product on its packaging, no doubt taking advantage of the existing licensing deal with the German car manufacturer thanks to the Masterpiece figure and in particular the accompanying toy line for the live action Bumblebee movie. Bumblebee also uses the retooled cartoon-accurate head originally created by Takara for their Transformers Collection reissue line, whereas Optimus Prime is packaging without his trailer or Roller.
List of Vintage G1 figures
Legion Class
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Large figures
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