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It's worth noting that the deco on this new Bailiff is much closer to the cartoon than the one we got in the Pit Of Judgement pack a couple of years back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Handsprime
The previous one mistakenly used a fan-created colour layout.
There’s also another Buzzworthy bumblebee set, being an Ironhide and Prowl 2 pack. Being a Studio Series 86 release, it seems this time they are acknowledging that most of the characters who are getting toys died in the film, so yeah.
I hope that's not the Prowl (battle damage excluded) that we are rumoured to get in the SS86 line. I was hoping for a new mould :/
That is indeed the SS86 Prowl. There are pictures of the box - and it is marked Buzzworthy Bumblebee Studio Series, just like Cliffjumper and Kup. Ironhide is SS86-24BB, and Prowl is SS86-20BB.
Presumably a Brawn and Ratchet 2-pack to come as well then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Handsprime
Except it's just Siege Prowl? Ironhide got a new mould for SS86?Quote:
Originally Posted by JJJ
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Same thing with Cliffjumper. It's the Earthrise Cliffjumper toy with new colours but got a SS86 number when released in Buzzworthy Bumblebee (86-13BB).Quote:
Originally Posted by KELPIE
Earthrise Prowl. With a New Bumper! And blast effect peg. And an actual Prowl head this time.Quote:
Originally Posted by KELPIE
Figure King has pictures of the new Japanese exclusive Lunar Prime (which it mentions is initially a crowdfunded campaign, for an extra display stand, followed by general release), but also features ROTB toys.
One interesting thing is that Beast Mode Optimus Prime is listed as BP-02, with BP-01 being Bumblebee with an eagle mode and eagle wings!!!. I dont know if that means well see a release of that domestically though.
Chromed toy deco MP-44 OP and Diaclone yellow MP-56 Trailbreaker. I like the richer red and blue colours on OP.
Put this in the rumour category for the moment. But it looks like Takara Tomy are releasing a new G1 Optimus mould. Think Optimus's G1 toy with modern articulation.
https://www.seibertron.com/transform...-coming/47836/
So, this is to Transformers what the MOTU Origins line is to classic MOTU. I was just wondering the other day about this concept but dismissed it as being unlikely to eventuate because we are already saturated with G1 fan focused lines in the form of MP, SS86, and occasional G1 reissues.Quote:
Originally Posted by DELTAprime
I have so many questions. Are these two OP's one-off TF 2024 40th anniversary releases? Do they have diecast, like the originals? Will they be packaged like Encores in vintage style boxes?
All i can think of is Sunstreaker and Sideswipe :rolleyes: in this line.
I'm genuinely more interested in this kind of thing than the Nth iteration of increasingly more Sunbow accurate Generations figures.
Yeah, to be honest I feel that this idea of "articulated G1" is a couple of decades too late, but I'm sure many fans will still welcome it (myself included).Quote:
Originally Posted by High_Q
I too hope that since they are going to the effort of tooling in articulation (and these may well be entirely new moulds altogether) they can fork out the budget to rebuild Sunstreaker, Wheeljack, Mirage and other G1 toys that haven't been given a run in a long time.
If HasTak are listening, I'd totally love a set of the 1984 minibots including Bumper. Do it! Doooooo it! :D
Well technically Masterpiece was supposed to be a one off with the 20th anniversary prime but with how well it was received we know what happened there. Perhaps this is a one off 40th anniversary and we wait and see what happens...Quote:
Originally Posted by High_Q
I reckon there are a lot of original figures that this wouldn't work with.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tha_Phantom
Prime, Soundwave, Perceptor, characters with physically separate arms and legs should be doable. However I reckon a lot of the cars are out, the seekers are out, a bunch of the minibots are out... constructicons out... Don't want to sound negative but yeah, I struggle to see how many they get through.
If they are spending the money though, how about they rescan/do whatever to rebuild the moulds of Wheeljack, Mirage, Shockwave and the Dinobots...
I really wish theyd do Dinobots. G1 Dinobots havent aged well with wear and tear play, and chrome peels.
Id kill for a minty fresh Dinobot Grimlock, and Id buy many multiples to have years of stress free play.
Id be disappointed if its painted silver like the Insectifcons, but maybe the trade off is worth it. I know theyd sell like crazy.
This was DrLockdown's idea, which I think is great, but Hasbro could crowd fund reconstructing G1 toys where the original moulds have been lost. The reissues would be dearer than the average price, but I reckon enough collectors would be willing to back it to make it commercially viable.Quote:
Originally Posted by reillyd
Upcoming CHUG Legacy and SS waves have been leaked in the usual manner.
https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/08/18/...rn-more-489324
Gee that sounds like a winner of an idea. The cost of the mould is one thing, but so too is the issue of finding a retailer space for it. Wed started to see retro G1 with Walmart, and then it sort of faltered. Crowdfunding would be a way to guarantee a return on investment for Hasbro/Takara. Id love to see it happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Rumoured 2024 wave breakdowns
https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/08/20/...akdowns-493232
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Legacy
Wave 1: January 2024
Core Energon Megatron
Core BW Tasmanian Kid
Core Bouldercrash
Deluxe Animated Bumblebee
Deluxe Rescue Bots Chase
Deluxe Cyberverse Windblade
Deluxe Magneous
Voyager Prime Thundertron
Voyager Animated Optimus Prime
Leader BW Tigerhawk
Leader Optimus Prime
Wave 2: April 2024
Core BM Cheetor
Core BW Dinobot
Deluxe G1 Sureshot
Deluxe G1 Gears
Deluxe Cyberverse Chromia
Deluxe Rock 2
Voyager BW Silverbolt
Voyager Cybertron Starscream
Leader G1 Sandstorm
Wave 3: July 2024
Core Rock 3
Deluxe RID Sideburn
Deluxe Cybertron Hot Shot
Deluxe Rock 3
Deluxe Strongarm PR
Voyager Cybertron Vector Prime
Leader Armada Galvatron
Wave 4: October 2024
Core Energon Galvatron
Deluxe G1 Optimus Prime
Deluxe Slipstream
Deluxe G1 Quake
Voyager Animated Motormaster
Voyager Metalhawk PR
Leader Soundwave
Star Seekers Capsule: July 2024
Deluxe “1”
Deluxe Roadpig
Deluxe Lockdown
Deluxe Filch
Voyager Ferak
Leader Thundertron
Buzzworthy: April 2024
Voyager Origins Wheeljack
Studio Series
Wave 1: February 2024
Core MV5 Mowhawk
Core MV6 Rumble
Deluxe MV7 Wheeljack
Deluxe MV7 Scorponok
Voyager 86 Scrapheap
Voyager WFC Starscream
Leader MV6 Megatron
Wave 2: April 2024
Core MV6 Starscream
Deluxe WFC Sideswipe
Deluxe MV6 Sunstreaker
Deluxe 86 Gnaw PR
Voyager MV6 Shockwave
Leader 86 Swoop
Wave 3: August 2024
Core 86 Steeljaw
Deluxe WFC Decepticon Infantry
Voyager MV6 Skywarp
Wave 4: December 2024
Core MV6 Frenzy
Deluxe HM Megatron
Deluxe Next Gen Bumblebee
Voyager WFC Ratchet
Leader 86 Springer
Level A Ast: June 2024
Level A Ast MV8 OP
Level A Ast 86 Bumblebee
Oh great, just what I need, another G1 Optimus Prime and Soundwave.Quote:
Originally Posted by G1Optimal
But it is great to see more BW characters coming and CR finally gets some love in the form of a character that is not a black repaint of G2 Optimus.
Also, has anyone said what the HM Megatron, Bouldercrash, Magneous and the "Rock" listings are? I can't find anything in TF Wiki to indicate what they might be.
Bouldercrash and Magneous are the names of two rock characters. As for what the rocks actually are, nobody knows, except that they are next year's line-wide gimmick toys (Junkions this year, fossilisers and weaponisers previously). There has been some speculation, based solely on the name, that it is something to do with Rock Lords. I hope not...
Similarly, nobody right now knows what HM Megatron means. Speculation is Heavy Metal, with some connection to, I think, some video game I've never heard of.
Think I saw speculation that the Optimus would be the earthrise one, again, in Honor of the anniversary. The gap of a few years might be why it doesn’t get a Package Refresh label like some others. Soundwave could be the Walmart/Netflix toy no longer exclusive and with some accessories (tape bots?). There’s a Bumblebee listing that could also be the same.
HM would suggest High Moon to me, but we’ve already seen their Megatron as a voyager. Maybe his design from their last game?
Presumably Lockdown will be the most popular of the Starseekers, but if JB can get that line shouldn’t be too much trouble based on the Toxitron line (compared to Veloictron). Still think the retool should have been exclusive and Lockdown mainline.
I'd say there will be some kind of difference. Probably a toon deco since the core class Prime in the two pack got that treatment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
Hopefully with Buzzsaw this time!Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
Yeah, there's a lot of pass in that leak for me. I guess I'm due a cheap year... however with kids getting older, my days of spending are coming to a close. I'd rather hurry up and get the ones I want out already.
Sureshot is my absolute winner here. Hopefully they learn from Pointblank and don't cheap out on him to try and squeeze in a TM. Happy for them to raise the price point or do the Hotshot thing and have a second release that includes the TM.
No mention of Venom is pretty sad. I was also hoping we'd see the start of another set of late G1 characters like the Firecons or Triggerbots... HM Jr's, Throttlebots... something?
I'm still scratching my head as to why RID '15 and Cyberverse characters are showing up in Legacy. That age group hasn't really had a chance to get into the disposable income part of their lives yet.
A Legacy TFA Bumblebee has been leaked. It looks really good and I would get him, except I have the original TFA Bumblebee on display still.
https://www.seibertron.com/transform...s-found/47888/
Looks sick. Although I hate the windows. With them being transparent but also heavily moulded, they look pretty average. Just make them solid dark blue or black so you can't see through them. They would then look tinted or something.Quote:
Originally Posted by DELTAprime
I'm trying to get past how utterly tiny that Bumblebee is, because it looks pretty amazing otherwise.
Amazon added a huge stack of preorders presumable meant to be added during/after Pulsecon, I'll stick the Transformers one in here for now because they aren't official reveals, there's no pictures anyway and it's still missing at least one Deluxe and Voyager for the full wave. Note that item names on the pages won't always match the ones I list because I'm taking the name from what shows up on the preorder confirmation screen or the tab name
Core
Energon Universe Megatron
https://www.amazon.com.au/TRANSFORME...dp/B0CFZCQDWW/
Infernac Universe Bouldercrash
https://www.amazon.com.au/TRANSFORME...dp/B0CFYX6JNR/
Beast Wars II Universe Tasmania Kid
https://www.amazon.com.au/TRANSFORME...dp/B0CFZCG9JP/
Deluxe
Transformers Legacy United Deluxe Class Rescue Bots Universe Autobot Chase, 5.5-inch Converting Action Figure, 8+
https://www.amazon.com.au/TRANSFORME...dp/B0CFZD4HWM/
Transformers Legacy United Deluxe Class Animated Universe Bumblebee, 5.5-inch Converting Action Figure, 8+
https://www.amazon.com.au/TRANSFORME...dp/B0CFYYMJQ6/
Infernac Universe Magneous
https://www.amazon.com.au/TRANSFORME...dp/B0CFYX74QD/
Voyager
Animated Universe Optimus Prime
https://www.amazon.com.au/TRANSFORME...dp/B0CFZCRX5W/
Leader
Beast Wars Universe Tigerhawk
https://www.amazon.com.au/TRANSFORME...dp/B0CFYYG9Z9/
G2 Universe Laser Optimus Prime
https://www.amazon.com.au/TRANSFORME...dp/B0CFZR83T9/
Nice!
Looks like I'll be grabbing Tigerhawk and BW2 Tasmania Kid.
According to Jtprime17 on TFW2005, the links that are missing are deluxe Windblade and voyager Thundertron.
Really keen to see that Tigerhawk, finally.
It's been kicking around various leaks/rumour threads for a while now, and I suspect it just missed being done last year to go alongside TM2 Megatron. I know that the Hasbro design team have stated that there was a late decision made not to go in a full TransMetal/Fuzor direction with the line, after teasing it in a few early figures. I expect the design has been hanging around since then.
Looks like the first wave of 2024 Studio Series toys will occur at the end of October, and one of them could be this new Voyager Junkion Scrapheap...
https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/09/23/...st-look-495181
Here we go again.
It seems a discount chain in the US has/had some Velocitron figures in stock, including the impossible-to-find Cosmos. No idea how many they are and some people in the comments seem very sceptical.
https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/09/30/...-stores-495711
Leaked retailer solicitations for MP Rhinox and Legacy United Silverbolt.
It will be nice to finally have a Silverbolt with articulated wings. Only took them a couple of decades. ;)
https://www.seibertron.com/transform...verbolt/47906/
Possible leaked image (from Reddit) of:
Shockwave/Megatron/Soundwave 3-pack (Siege Shockwave minus accessories, Earthrise Megatron, Netflix Soundwave/Laserbeak in G1 colours; plus Studio Series 86 Coronation Starscream's throne).
Ghost Starscream/Waspinator 2-pack (translucent SS86 Coronation Starscream minus accessories).
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d8cec6cc_b.jpg
It's good to see that Hasbro is letting TakaraTomy do a lot of their own redecos again, as we are seeing quite a few Generations toys with altered decos this year, and all of the Earthspark toys as well.
It might have been good for my wallet to not be tempted by two different decos in the last 4 years, but I really missed being able to have that option of selecting a better looking deco if the Hasbro one sucked.
I like the idea of a BW Starscream/Waspinator 2-pack, but they already have Waspinator coming out in the 3rd Verses pack with Cheetor, and the only difference this one is likely to have is a Decepticon symbol on it.
I think most fans might only get the 2-pack for the translucent Starscream, and offload Waspinator.
TFW2005 says the Waspinator in this set is clear like the Starscream. It's hard for me to tell from the low res pic that has leaked, but maybe they're right.Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
There's no basis in fiction for Waspinator to be clear though, is there? I'm well aware of the BW episode where Starscream's ghost takes over Waspinator's body, but his body stayed solid unless there's something I'm not remembering. :confused:
I'm interested in both of those, not sure if I'll actually buy them. That said, I'm still waiting for HasTak to redeco Earthrise Laserbeak into Buzzsaw. I'd love someone to ask Hasbro in one of those Q&A's why Hasbro still hasn't done such an easy redeco.
One of the few lines I still collect at the moment the MP's, it's also pretty much my favourite line the BW figures 😍