GENERATIONS wave 4 characters now confirmed

[M-bot]

CW wave 4 up for preorder...

Leader class Starscream,
Voyager Optimus Maximus,
Deluxe Mirage, Prowl, Ironhide, and Sunstreaker.

No pics yet unfortunately.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=18948

[griffin]

This is one of the longest running unconfirmed rumours I think we've ever had with Transformers... we first heard about these waaaay back in December 13th (http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/generations-classics-44/rumor-transformers-generations-combiner-wars-sunstreaker-ironhide-prowl-and-mirage-incoming-181677/), so it's been almost 6 months and we are still yet to see actual toys of all but Starscream.

Hopefully images come soon. At the very least we'll see them in two weeks time at BotCon.

According to BBTS, which can be out by a month either way...
Deluxe - August
Leader - June (I doubt Starscream will be out this month)
Voyager - July

[Zommael]

I figured a while ago that Hasbro would hold these back until Botcon, but I am surprised they still hadn't revealed them when the combiner appeared in the comic.

[prjkt]

I put my preorder in, but may cancel depending on how they turn out. That damn final page in the comic is what made me want them. I already have previous classics-verse releases of all of them...

Optimus Maximus is rumoured to have a new bot mode head, so I'm tempted to repurpose him as Thunderclash...

[CHILENO20]

I put my preorder in, but may cancel depending on how they turn out. That damn final page in the comic is what made me want them. I already have previous classics-verse releases of all of them...


I know what you mean, another long wait I guess :o Hopefully it's worth it. Who am I kidding?!?!?! I'll be getting them regardless!!

[CBratron]

Sounds like a Masquerade combiner. Will it just be Menasor in G1 Autobot colours?

[prjkt]

Sounds like a Masquerade combiner. Will it just be Menasor in G1 Autobot colours?

Yeah pretty much, with some limb rotation - there's an image of his in-comic appearance here (http://engineerhoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Ultra-Prime-Comic.jpg) that gives you an idea of what it'll be.

Breakdown as Sunstreaker for Right Arm
Dead End/Streetwise as Prowl for Left Arm
Drag Strip as Mirage for Right Leg
Off Road as Ironhide for Left Leg
CW Prime as himself for Torso, or can swap with Optimus Maximus.

Note the limb designs seem to be based on their original, in-comic appearance (especially Ironhide's WFC grill there) but Prowl is almost unrecognisable (but it is Livio's artwork....)

[Zommael]

I don't have any of the previous releases of those characters, so I will probably get them. (I did have Classics Mirage at one point, but... alas).

[griffin]

Not sure if too many people are as interested in the fourth wave as the previous three, but here are the in-pack bios that come with the four Deluxe Autobots (http://news.tfw2005.com/2015/08/16/combiner-wars-deluxe-wave-4-comic-pack-in-bios-299801).


I guess those original BBTS release dates were a bit off, which had Starscream listed as June and Battle Core Optimus at July.

[Zippo]

Watching some reviews .. I now want these!
I don't need them has I have the CHUG versions but they look so good.

[Bumblebee2000]

I missed out on the CHUGS for all of these for various reasons, but I'm really torn on Prowl. I want Sunstreaker and Mirage after getting Dragstrip and finding out turning his limbs and head around doesn't look terrible, I know I don't want Ironhide but Prowl is either close enough or no where near and its bugging me more than it should.

[Zommael]

I missed out on the CHUGS for all of these for various reasons, but I'm really torn on Prowl. I want Sunstreaker and Mirage after getting Dragstrip and finding out turning his limbs and head around doesn't look terrible, I know I don't want Ironhide but Prowl is either close enough or no where near and its bugging me more than it should.

Not sure if it helps, but taken on its own merits I feel like Prowl is probably the best looking figure in the wave. The paint deco really suits the mould in my opinion.

[griffin]

Also from the packed-in comics, with the full-page bios are the Design Desk pages like we saw for previous waves...

http://toycollectors.com.au/w4desk1.jpg
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http://toycollectors.com.au/w4desk2.jpg
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http://toycollectors.com.au/w4desk3.jpg
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http://toycollectors.com.au/w4desk4.jpg

[DELTAprime]

The sketches for Ironhide's vehicle mode look like a Warthog from Halo. It would have been a nice difference from Offroad's alt mode.

[prjkt]

The sketches for Ironhide's vehicle mode look like a Warthog from Halo. It would have been a nice difference from Offroad's alt mode.

those same sketches were used for Offroad as well, based on early designs for Offroad being Ruckus instead (hence the TFSS Ruckus next year.)

[griffin]

As some people have been noticing on other fansites, the official images for Ironhide on the back of the card (http://news.tfw2005.com/2015/08/16/combiner-wars-deluxe-wave-4-comic-pack-in-bios-299801) and on the back of the packed in comic (see "finished product" below), the robot mode is missing one of the wheels (on his right leg).

So does that mean if I got an Ironhide that was missing that wheel, I wouldn't be able to exchange it as faulty, because it matches the product shown on the packaging? :p
http://toycollectors.com.au/w4desk1.jpg

[Bidoofdude]

I really hope we get a Sideswipe out of the Breakdown/Sunstreaker mould. They wouldn't really have to change the head. A retooled chest (though it would have been better for Sunstreaker) would set it aside far enough to be worth getting.