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Just a thought. But what would everyone think about if they just started making the G1 female Autobots just partsform?
Most of them we don’t see transformation sequences for and then for Firestar she actually canonically DOES partsform. Now that we have things like weaponizers, modulators, fossilizers, junkions and armorers - why not? If they were done in a similar fashion they could be animation accurate and be part of a play pattern.
I also wouldn’t be surprised if they sell better as weaponizers since the fan base has enjoyed getting creative with the system or just used them to arm their other figures. So add that with interest in fembots and you hit 2 niches in one.