Movie Muggs confirmed!

[Reigner]

Courtesy of www.tfw2005.com

Ozformers Transformers Collectors Australia has put up their coverage of the Australian Toy Fair. Transformers Revenge of the Fallen was represented in true style, with most of the early assortments out on show. The main revelation of course was Leader Class Jetfire, who was reported yesterday. Also shown though was a prototype of Constructicon Devastator - seen here in context with the Ultimate Bumblebee toy, you can see the approximate size of the Decepticon (although he still has considerable mass and bulk).

Also confirmed are Movie-themed Transformers Mighty Muggs. No word yet on which characters from the films will receive the Mighty Muggs treatment, although Movie Optimus Prime and Megatron are practically a given.

While Transformers Animated and Transformers Universe were also on display, no new product was shown for either line. In the case of Transformers Universe, it was confirmed that the line will be winding down in May to make way for the Revenge of the Fallen line on Australian shelves.

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Good news for TF fans, Movie fans, and fans of Muggs in general as this means Hasbro hasnt completely forgotten about us!

[Jose G.]

Beat me to the report Reigner, but yeah, great news!

mightymuggslounge.blogspot.com/

[cloud]

That's some exciting news! THanks Reigner and Jose.
The Movie Ironman Muggs really impressed me. I hope the movie TF Muggs can live up my expectations.

[Zoop]

Very cool, glad to actually see some Muggs news for once.

[xssocx]

Oh thank Yoda. News!, and it is good news at that.

[Reigner]

Mar 21, 2009 17:31:36 GMT -8 Jose G. said:

Beat me to the report Reigner, but yeah, great news!

mightymuggslounge.blogspot.com/

Ah yes but you have the tidbit about why this means wave three is being cancelled/postponed. Which makes sense now that I think about it considering they're slowing down on Universe and Animated toys for the release of the movie line.

[darthconlan]

I dont really want movie based MM's but if it gets us more G1 mugs then I will buy up and be happy.

[Jose G.]

Mar 21, 2009 22:31:36 GMT -8 Reigner said:

Mar 21, 2009 17:31:36 GMT -8 Jose G. said:

Beat me to the report Reigner, but yeah, great news!

mightymuggslounge.blogspot.com/

Ah yes but you have the tidbit about why this means wave three is being cancelled/postponed. Which makes sense now that I think about it considering they're slowing down on Universe and Animated toys for the release of the movie line.

I think the same rule can be applied to GI Joe too. I also collect the 25th ann. line for the Joes and that line is also being put on hold while Hasbro pumps out plenty of movie based merchandise, and believe me, you won't be able to go into a toy isle this Summer without tripping on Joe and transformers movie product. Let's all cross our fingers that Mighty Muggs have some might left in them yet.

[Prime]

They might be cool or really dumb. I wish they would just keep making G1 Mighty Muggs.

[Reigner]

My hopes for this wave, depending on which movie they pull from:

First movie
Prime
Bumblebee (with mask down)
Barricade
Blackout

Second Movie
Prime
Bumblebee (with mask down)
Long Haul
Sideways

I'm really hoping Megatron and Starscream don't make the cut, Megatron is such a mess of metal that I don't think ti will translate well to Mugg form, Robot Heroes Megs is bad enough. And Movie Starscream is so wide that he'd look equally as horrid.

I also would not be disappointed to see:
Ironhide (with double arm cannons similar to the G1 Megs Mugg)
Jazz
Brawl
Sideswipe
We havent seen all the Constructicons yet
Jetfire

Oh jebus, and Soundwave too, I keep forgetting he's even in the movie.

[BLO Zero]

I hope these are good, i love the g1 transformers MM, but it might be hard to get the detail of the movie transformers into mugg form, but im hoping they will be sweet.

[Reigner]

That's why with this line it's imperative that they use Transformers that fit the Mugg form the best and not try to do something oulandish.

Bumblebee, Ironhide, Jazz, Barricade, Sideswipe, Soundwave, and Long Haul all have heads that would lend themselves to muggness without too much distortion or excessive detail.

Devastator and Starscream have decent heads but their body's would look horrible compressed to the Mugg silhouette.

[darthconlan]

Any new news on this as the movie is only two weeks away?