New studio series DLX Sideswipe, Barricade, WW2 Bbee

[G1Optimal]

Pics of studio series dotm sideswipe , ww2 bumblebee , baricade and crankcase

http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/08/29/studio-series-sideswipe-barricade-and-wwii-bumblebee-revealed-370778
Source tfw2005

Edit: the pics were taken at a canadian expo

[Handsprime]

Oh boy new Barricade

[Omega Metro]

All a must buy except Bumblebee.

[UltraMarginal]

Hasbro have released official (http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/08/30/new-studio-series-figures-revealed-370857)images

I'm pissed about the clunker bb, that's the paint scheme they should have released in the first place. I wonder if this one has the QC issues fixed.

like the WW2 bee, I'd like to se more characters like that make it into toy form. There are certainly a fair few that they have to pick from.

The barricade will have to be awesome to replace my ha barricade. Same goes for Sideswipe really.

The crank case is the same again, I really want them to produce that SUV but have it turn into the four legged character from the film, that I will buy.

[BigTransformerTrev]

like the WW2 bee, I'd like to se more characters like that make it into toy form. There are certainly a fair few that they have to pick from.

Yeah I reckon I'd be up for the version of Bbee- pretty cool!

[Autocon]

What was hot rods ww2 form?

[griffin]

What was hot rods ww2 form?


A regular car (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rSSxAdDhuU).

[Deano85]

Hasbro have released official (http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/08/30/new-studio-series-figures-revealed-370857)images

I'm pissed about the clunker bb, that's the paint scheme they should have released in the first place. I wonder if this one has the QC issues fixed.


Yeah agreed. Even more annoying if they fixed the QC issues then he will have to be a definite purchase haha

[SharkyMcShark]

We've also seen clearer in package pictures of Dropkick in the last few days - wow that toy looks stunning.

I've enjoyed the reveals over the last few days. This is the main line that I collect now, so I'm still hammering F5 on all the normal news pages waiting for more info on the larger size classes.

Clunker Bee and Crankcase are disappointing. This line has to date been decent about spicing up repaints with different accessories or minor retools (Starscream's buzz saw, DOTM Ratchet's blaster, the new heads and weapons for the Lockdown and Stinger repaints). It astounds me that neither Clunker Bee nor Crankcase have a new accessory or new head to throw into the mix.

A battle mask head would have taken Clunker Bee from a hard maybe to a solid probably.

[Galvatran]

We've also seen clearer in package pictures of Dropkick in the last few days - wow that toy looks stunning.
Good to see political correctness wasn't a (re)consideration for his name. :D

[griffin]

We've also seen clearer in package pictures of Dropkick in the last few days - wow that toy looks stunning.


Images of Dropkick and Starscream redeco (http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/09/01/stock-images-of-studio-series-bumblebee-movie-dropkick-and-rotf-starscream-370971).

[griffin]

Also clean official images from Hasbro (http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/08/31/studio-series-barricade-sideswipe-crankcase-wwii-clunker-bumblebee-more-images-and-product-info-370913).





Studio Series 26 WWII Bumblebee from Transformers: The Last Knight
Studio Series 27 Clunker Bumblebee from Transformers (2007)
Studio Series 28 Barricade from Transformers (2007)
Studio Series 29 Sideswipe from Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Studio Series 30 Crankcase from Transformers: Dark of the Moon

[GoktimusPrime]

Good to see political correctness wasn't a (re)consideration for his name. :D
Considering that this character first appeared in 2007 (https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Dropkick_(Movie)), I'd say that the horse has truly bolted. :p Part of me wishes that they'd make proper Movieverse Triple Changers though.

[Galvatran]

... hence I worded it as (re)consideration.


Don't think Spastic will be making a return any time soon...

[SharkyMcShark]

Part of me wishes that they'd make proper Movieverse Triple Changers though.

I feel you, but most of me is glad they didn't. You can sort of get away with it with fictional alt modes, like we've seen recently at the Voyager class pricepoint. I can't see them making two real world alt modes look decent within the current size point framework.

[Zommael]

I'm liking the WW2 Bumblebee. Looks like a Bumblebee for people who don't like Bumblebee. :D

[griffin]

Small packaging images have been found for wave 5 (http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/11/17/transformers-studio-series-deluxe-wave-5-in-package-images-376778)... which could be out late December/early January, now that wave 4 has started appearing in Asia.

[G1Optimal]

Videos of Sideswipe and Barricade have appeared online on
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/video-reviews-for-transformers-studio-series-deluxe-sideswipe-and-barricade/42560/

Studio Series Sideswipe
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6tAYnl027Mk&feature=youtu.be

Studio Series Barricade
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_j7fClyOX1s&feature=youtu.be

[SofaMan]

I'm puzzled that they've decided to do Crankcase (and Crowbar), given what a massive shelfwarmer Decepticon Berserker was.

[griffin]

I'm puzzled that they've decided to do Crankcase (and Crowbar), given what a massive shelfwarmer Decepticon Berserker was.


I imagine that they decided to compete the trio of DOTM Dreads from the outset (since it hasn't really been done before, of the same size/scale/series)... but weren't able to cancel Crankcase this late.
At least unlike Cogman and Drift who are getting Studio Series toys so soon after their TF5 toy, I don't expect them to be doing a Studio Series Berzerker... expecting collectors to just include the TF5 Berzerker toy with their Studio Series Crankcase and Crowbar, to complete the DOTM trio.
If they were planning to do a SS Berzerker as well, it would definitely be cancelled though.

[Autocon]

Wasnt crowbar the black car seen from the bus, never a dread.

[Sutton]

Wasnt crowbar the black car seen from the bus, never a dread.

What we're really missing is the 'dog-tiger-monster-thing' Dread. Some creative retooling could have made it work from the same mold too.

[BigTransformerTrev]

What we're really missing is the 'dog-tiger-monster-thing' Dread. Some creative retooling could have made it work from the same mold too.

Hatchet. They made a toy of him but he turned into a jet instead of an SUV. Agreed that a SS version of him that had the same alt-mode as the other would be great

[griffin]

A gallery for Barricade (http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/12/11/transformers-studio-series-barricade-new-images-378701)... and of the rest of the wave (http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/12/12/studio-series-ss-26-world-war-ii-bumblebee-ss-29-sideswipe-new-in-hand-images-378780) (Sideswipe, Clunker Bumblebee, WW2 Bumblebee, Crankcase).