Details on the Lego Optimus from a reliable source and a translation
https://www.promobricks.de/lego-1030...etails/143724/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CdV9wpVrz1X/
https://i.imgur.com/Zj4NHv8.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/FmmeevY.jpg
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Details on the Lego Optimus from a reliable source and a translation
https://www.promobricks.de/lego-1030...etails/143724/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CdV9wpVrz1X/
https://i.imgur.com/Zj4NHv8.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/FmmeevY.jpg
Official reveal tomorrow apparently.
Walmart Exclusive Legacy Override Vehicle mode shot
https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threa...rride.1232124/
https://i.imgur.com/lw7C9Kx.jpg
Yep, from one of the regular leakers... screenshots showing the Voyager toy in both modes, and with some comparisons, showing that it is a completely new mould (if these are supposed to be Walmart exclusives in America, it is surprising to have a limited release toy be a completely new mould).
Looks nice, but outside of the scope of my G1 related Generations collection.
Cybertron's not my thing, but I'm willing to consider things on their own merits. And while it does look interesting overall... damn that just looks poor (and simply lazy) to have the head sticking out of the middle of the vehicle like that. I know that that's how the original toy from 2005 is designed too, but I really don't think that works as a defence here.
As to a new mould - perhaps exclusive lines are getting new ones this year.
I think Override looks really cool and I'd love to have her as another female bot that isn't the standard shape that most of them seem to share. Hopefully we get her here somewhere that I can actually get a hold of her.
The Override looks great aside from the head placement in vehicle mode.
That's where the head goes in both the cartoon and toy vehicle.Quote:
Originally Posted by SharkyMcShark
If it is a wal-mart exclusive, when was the last time a new mold was made as an exclusive to a certain store?
Ok Studio Series Leadfoot was a Target Exclusive, but I don’t think most retailers wanted a red version of him without the logo.
The Netflix Soundwave is probably the most recent other example.
There was a fan event where the designers basically said that the Legacy repack of Soundwave had to be the Siege version as Walmart still held an option for a rerun of the Netflix mould as part of their contract with Hasbro, which meant the Legacy release had to be the siege release
That exclusive use for a contracted period of time is really annoying, especially since the Retailer(s) don't really care what they are selling, as long as it sells. It just makes Hasbro look worse to the fans who support the Brand, for making it harder for them to get the products that are specifically aimed at them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seraphim Prime
Netflix Soundwave is more like Golden Disk Terrorsaur or Netflix Bumblebee, in that it is a remould, rather than an entirely new toy like Override. Even the Earth-mode Ironhide/Ratchet toy was just a remould, and not one of its four uses were ever released in the mainline... which was really annoying, as that was the more Gen1 accurate mould, and yet Hasbro made it harder for fans to acquire.
I was having a look over recent exclusives, and I guess we get a fair few "new moulds" that end up limited to one or two retailers (like Collaborative/Crossovers, R.E.D. a couple of Buzzworthys) ... it is just rare and unnecessary to see a new mould toy that is packaged to be part of a regular retail line, get a limited release... when they could have easily swapped it out with a mainline redeco and pump out a lot more units to make back the money of the new mould (after all, a retailer that isn't run by fans, wouldn't know the difference between two toys in the same packaging).
In-hand images of what is said to be Legacy Scourge, using the Gen2 Laser Optimus truck mould.
It has a lot of the red/pink translucent plastic on it just to have the windows done in that colour.
I guess at least in this scenario is SS86 Ironhide/Ratchet is planned so fans will still be able to get their G1 accurate fix.Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
Black + red + pink = Liquorice Allsorts. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
If there is supposed to be a Legacy Clampdown coming, this could be it, as one has been found and photographed with Sideswipe and Red Alert.
And now Ransack is out and about. That's not a custom - the translucent parts are not the same colour as Kickback's parts.
Looks good. Definitely what I was expecting. Pretty good for the second toy ever. I'll be very happy to have this, and now I'm really looking forward to the rest of the Deluxe Insecticons.
Just a shame there's no-where for the abdomen parts to go in bot mode :(I stand corrected, they can plug into the wings, and it looks surprisingly good. Will also greatly help them stand out from each other on the shelf.
The colours and new head make this homage work... and I think with the original Deluxe Insecticons being so obscure, people won't care too much that the two modes don't look quite right (to me).Quote:
Originally Posted by JJJ
I'm just amazed that after all of these years, Hasbro hasn't taken advantage of the redeco potential of the three regular Insecticons (Kickback, Shrapnel, Bombshell) into three of the Deluxe Insecticons (Ransack, Chopshop, Barrage), with or without new heads, as long as the colours were exactly Gen1. They have only done it once, with the GEN-13 Shrapnel into Chopshop during Combiner Wars. And not just the three regular colour version either, as they could also milk each mould into their pre-Transformers colours too.
My Deluxe Insecticons won't be complete without a Venom... Comon Hasbro, go the distance!!
Amazing how a new insect head and some colour makes this mold pop
MP Skyfire via https://www.facebook.com/Planetiacon...7312978001267/
https://i.imgur.com/iFeMqJG.jpg
Judging by the 'only in TT Malls' part(assuming it's an accurate translation) it might not be a wide release, which means don't expect to see it at AmiAmi, HLJ, et all
I'm interested in seeing a comparison with the recent commander class Jetfire
Oh man, first Trailbreaker now Jetfire. My MP drought is officially over, though I?m gonna need to prepare for the price. This will not be cheap.
The "only in TT malls" part doesn't make sense, as such images are normally catalogue images sent early to retailers to inform them of new items that they can order. It makes no sense to create a catalogue image for retailers if no retailer can order it other than TT Malls (which is TakaraTomy itself).
This is amazing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Other
Hmm, this doesn't make any sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Other
(Also, poor Cliffjumper.)
The Siege Skyfire/Jetfire was so cartoon accurate and doesn't have a lot of engineering flaws, this one will be difficult to justify at 3-4 times the price.
If it is "the largest" Masterpiece ever, and be exclusive to TTM in Japan (it will still have a regular release in Asia), it will probably be more expensive than Ver3 Optimus.
I guess we find out tomorrow.
First images of what may be Masterpiece Trainbot MPG-03 Yukikaze. Similar to the previously revealed Trainbots, Yukikaze's alt mode is perfect, its bot mode is sort of animation model accurate with greebles. We still haven't seen an official non-silhouetted Raiden mode.
Some norti person has revealed that image 3 days before the embargo date on it. :D
Note that the disclaimer states that this is a digitally enhanced image, and thus not the final look for this toy.
Images of the new Blurr toy have been revealed showing him not to be based off his Armada or G1 appearance, but his IDW appearance instead!
Looks cool, but I don't need another Blurr.
Looks like Titans Return Blurr with a new head. My Generations Blurr already has a IDW-esque head. Pass for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Handsprime
That's not Titans Return Blurr; that's SS86 Blurr with some additions and subtractions.
Another Collaborative figure has been found listed somewhere, as Project Yellow, priced at us$45.
At first it had me thinking that it could just be the new GIJoe Bumblebee set, but it's price was $20 more than this item.
The link also mentions Terran Taticon. Do you think its a new faction, or misspelling of Decepticon?
If Project Yellow isn't Elita-1 recoloured as Homer Simpson's car from season 2, we riot.
https://i.ibb.co/mv7WGh1/f2txj6sga4t81.webp
I never knew I needed something so much until I saw this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tha_Phantom
The Magic school bus!
Earth Armour. Similar to target masters perhaps?Quote:
Originally Posted by reillyd
Probably the new characters from the next cartoon that were made/born on EarthQuote:
Originally Posted by reillyd
I was brainstorming what "Yellow" could be. Simpsons was something I came up with, but couldn't think what it could equal. This is brilliant.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tha_Phantom
Something from Minions, with a new Minions movie on the way could also be likely, except that Mattel has the Minion license. Though that didn't seem to matter for JP?
This will probably age badly, but I choose to interpret this Ned Flanders graphic as a hint about project yellow. :p
https://i.ibb.co/8bpFWgT/Screenshot-...-Instagram.jpg