We finally get to see Hot Rod and Cogman in toy form!
(Movie spoilers in news article)
https://www.seibertron.com/transform...evealed/38324/
We finally get to see Hot Rod and Cogman in toy form!
(Movie spoilers in news article)
https://www.seibertron.com/transform...evealed/38324/
From Hasbro, a heap of new Movie products has been revealed, with most being store exclusives.... so we might not see a lot of them here.
WARNING - MAJOR MOVIE SPOILERS IN THIS NEWS TOPIC!
SERIOUSLY!
DON'T COMPLAIN LATER IF YOU READ ON AND ARE SPOILED.
And from Entertainment Weekly website (noted in the first post above), are the added four Deluxe toys (Cogman, Hot Rod, Megatron, Skullitron), with MAJOR SPOILERS...Quote:
Hasbro has sent through some new product reveals for upcoming Transformers The Last Knight toys. We have a wide array of classes here and many are retailer exclusives (such as Mission To Cybertron). Read on to check out full bios and high res images for:
- Leader Class Dragonstorm
- Voyager Class Nitro
- Converting Cybertron Planet
- Infernocus 5 Pack
- Deluxe Optimus Prime 2 Pack
- Legion Hot Rod
- Legion 2 Pack- Hot Rod and Bumblebee
- Legion 2 Pack Optimus Prime and Ravenspar
- Legion 2 Pack Megatron and Berserker
- Legion 2 Pack Optimus Prime and Grimlock
- Legion 2 Pack Bumblebee and Megatron
- Flip N Change Bumblebee
- Flip N Change Hot Rod
- Turbo Changer Unite 2 Pack
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT PREMIER EDITION LEADER CLASS DRAGONSTORM Figure(Ages 8 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $49.99/Available: Summer 2017)
In the explosive TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT movie, new heroes must rise in an epic struggle to forge a future for all. As colossal forces threaten the universe, Knights of CYBERTRON, DRAGONICUS and STORMREIGN, merge to become an even greater one—the mighty, fire-breathing DRAGONSTORM! The action is now at a bigger scale for fans and collectors alike with the DRAGONSTORM figure, the latest figure from the PREMIER EDITION LEADER CLASS assortment, which stands at a 9-inch-scale with premium detail, intricate articulation and eye-catching packaging. Convert DRAGONICUS from knight to dragon mode in 26 steps. Convert STORMREIGN from knight to dragon mode in 27 steps. Combine DRAGONICUS and STORMREIGN to form the 3-headed DRAGONSTORM figure in five easy steps. Also comes with accessories. Available at most major retailers and on HasbroToyShop.com.
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT PREMIER EDITION VOYAGER CLASS DECEPTICON NITRO Figure
(Ages 8 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $29.99/Available: Summer 2017)
In the explosive TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT movie, new evil will rise in an epic struggle where the fate of Earth hangs in balance. The only way to contain massive power of DECEPTICON NITRO is to lock him away… A tracking specialist and high-risk criminal, the DECEPTICONS turn to NITRO to find their most valuable targets. The lethal hunter scours the globe to trap his prey and turn them over to the clutches of his merciless leader, MEGATRON. Grab a piece of the movie action with the DECEPTICON NITRO figure, the latest figure from the TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT PREMIER EDITION VOYAGER CLASS assortment, which is designed with eye-catching detail and features complex conversions. The DECEPTICON NITRO figure converts from robot to jet mode in 35 steps and comes with awesome weapon accessories. Available at most major retailers and on HasbroToyShop.com.
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT 1-STEP TURBO CHANGER AUTOBOTS UNITE 2-Figure Pack
(Ages 5 and up/Approx. Retail Price: $14.99/Available: Summer 2017)
In the exciting TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT film, the greatest AUTOBOT heroes unite to protect the freedom of all sentient beings. BUMBLEBEE and AUTOBOT HOT ROD brave challenges that many bots won’t dare to face. Standing as powerful warriors on their own, they unite to become the brothers in arms. Together, they are an unstoppable force on the battlefield, destined for DECEPTICON domination! In this TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT 1-STEP TURBO CHANGER AUTOBOTS UNITE 2-Figure Pack, BUMBLEBEE and HOT ROD unite! Experience the thrill of quick conversion with these 4.25 inch scale figures that switch modes in one exciting motion. Convert the BUMBLEBEE figure from robot to Chevrolet Camaro vehicle in one step, and convert the HOT ROD figure from robot to sports car in one step! Available exclusively at Walmart.
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT MISSION TO CYBERTRON INFERNOCUS 5-BOT COMBINER Figure
(Ages 8 and up/Approx. Retail Price: $34.99/Available: Summer 2017)
In TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT, new evil rises in a battle where the fate of Earth hangs in the balance. In the dark depths of the universe, five revolting INFERNOCON demons seethe with fiery strength to protect the mysterious sorceress, QUINTESSA. When threats approach, they combine to form a cindering force of infernal fury—the menacing INFERNOCUS. The MISSION TO CYBERTRON is on with the 5-BOT COMBINER INFERNOCUS Figure, featuring a translucent QUINTESSA figure. The pack features five INFERNOCON figures including SKULK, RUPTURE, INFERNOCON THRASH, GORGE and GLUG. Combine them to form an INFERNOCUS figure, inspired by the character from TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT. MISSION TO CYBERTRON figures feature CYBERTRONIAN glyphs and mission cards that can be deciphered with an online decoder at Transformers.com/MissionToCybertron. The five INFERNOCON figures convert in 4 to 14 steps and also comes with two exciting weapon accessories. Available exclusively at Toys”R”Us.
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT MISSION TO CYBERTRON CONVERTING CYBERTRON PLANET Figure
(Ages 8 and up/Approx. Retail Price: $149.99/Available: Summer 2017)
The MISSION TO CYBERTRON is on in TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT with this CONVERTING CYBERTRON PLANET Figure. CYBERTRON is a massive, converting planet forged from a mighty and legendary spark. Home to eons of TRANSFORMERS, he rests in planet mode, until combat so colossal erupts that CYBERTRON awakens again… The CYBERTRON PLANET figure is an impressive, 11-inch-scale figure that’s detailed with famous cities of CYBERTRON and converts between robot, attack, defense and planet modes in 18 steps. Activate lights, sounds, and weapon accessories with lock and key included in the pack. The CYBERTRON PLANET figure features glyph deco and cards that can be deciphered with the decoder available online at Transformers.com/MissionToCybertron. Available exclusively at Toys”R”Us.
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT MISSION TO CYBERTRON DELUXE OPTIMUS PRIME 2-Pack
(Ages 8 and up/Approx. Retail Price: $39.99/Available: Summer 2017)
To protect Earth and its human inhabitants, OPTIMUS PRIME hides in truck mode until the evil DECEPTICONS attack. On his home planet, he valiantly faces enemies in CYBERTRON truck mode, designed to navigate across the evolving metal planet and protect him from powerful CYBERTRONIAN forces. The MISSION TO CYBERTRON is on in TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT with this DELUXE 2-Pack, including OPTIMUS PRIME and CYBERTRON OPTIMUS PRIME figures. Change the OPTIMUS PRIME figure from robot to truck mode in 12 steps, and convert the CYBERTRON OPTIMUS PRIME figure from robot to CYBERTRONIAN truck mode in 13 steps. Each figure comes with its own awesome weapon accessory. MISSION TO CYBERTRON figures feature glyph deco and cards that can be deciphered with the decoder available online at Transformers.com/MissionToCybertron. Available exclusively at Toys”R”Us.
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT LEGION CLASS AUTOBOT HOT ROD Figure
(Ages 6 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $5.99/Available: Summer 2017)
In TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT, the greatest AUTOBOT heroes unite to protect the freedom of all sentient beings. When it comes time for battle, AUTOBOT HOT ROD is the first to charge full force into a DECEPTICON firefight. The brash warrior doesn’t look back on his past feats, only the challenges yet to come. Eager to inspire his fellow comrades to join the fight, AUTOBOT HOT ROD proves time and time again that courage trumps all. Rally alongside the bravest bots in the universe when the AUTOBOTS unite! The LEGION CLASS AUTOBOT HOT ROD Figure is inspired by the fan-favorite character in the TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT movie. The figure is made with eye-catching detail and stands at a 3-inch scale with classic TRANSFORMERS conversion. Convert this HOT ROD figure between robot and sports car in five easy steps! Available exclusively at Walmart.
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT MISSION TO CYBERTRON LEGION CLASS 2-Pack Assortment
(Ages 8 and up/Approx. Retail Price: $9.99/Available: Summer 2017)
The TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT movie is an explosive battle featuring new heroes battling in an epic struggle to forge a future for all, and these MISSION TO CYBERTRON LEGION CLASS 2-Pack Assortment figures allow kids to unite with some of the powerful warriors from the movie! The TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT MISSION TO CYBERTRON LEGION CLASS 2-Pack Assortment features a variety of AUTOBOT hero and DECEPTICON villain duos: BUMBLEBEE and AUTOBOT HOT ROD, OPTIMUS PRIME and RAVENSPAR and MEGATRON and BERSERKER. The 3-inch-scale figures feature classic conversion between modes, basic articulation and movie-inspired detail. Each sold separately. Available exclusively at Walmart.
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT MISSION TO CYBERTRON LEGION CLASS 2-Pack Assortment
(Ages 8 and up/Approx. Retail Price: $11.99/Available: Summer 2017)
The TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT movie is an explosive battle featuring new heroes battling in an epic struggle to forge a future for all, and these MISSION TO CYBERTRON LEGION CLASS 2-Pack Assortment figures allow kids to unite with some of the powerful warriors from the movie! The TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT MISSION TO CYBERTRON LEGION CLASS 2-Pack Assortment features the AUTOBOT hero and DECEPTICON villain duos: OPTIMUS PRIME and GRIMLOCK and BUMBLEBEE and MEGATRON. The 3-inch-scale figures feature classic conversion between modes, basic articulation and movie-inspired detail. MISSION TO CYBERTRON figures also feature glyph deco and cards that can be deciphered with the decoder available online at Transformers.com/MissionToCybertron. Each sold separately. Available exclusively at Toys”R”Us.
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT AUTOBOTS UNITE FLIP & CHANGE Figures
(Ages 6 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $19.99/Available: Summer 2017)
In the explosive TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT movie, the greatest AUTOBOT heroes unite to protect the freedom of all sentient beings. AUTOBOT HOT ROD is the first to battle, and the last to leave. BUMBLEBEE leads the rally cry for the AUTOBOT brotherhood. Both AUTOBOT leaders take full force into the fight with no questions asked and will stop at nothing to defend the freedom of their fellow AUTOBOTS. Rally alongside the bravest bots in the universe when the AUTOBOTS unite! The AUTOBOTS UNITE FLIP & CHANGE Assortment includes fan-favorite characters from TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT—AUTOBOT HOT ROD and BUMBLEBEE. The figures are designed with eye catching detail and converts in quick, flip and change motions. AUTOBOT HOT ROD and BUMBLEBEE both convert between robot and sports car in two steps. To convert each figure between robot and sports car, swing arms out, flip legs upward and flip torso downward in a quick, 2-step flip and change motion. Each sold separately. Available exclusively at Walmart.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!
Plus, hot (rod) on the heels of the big reveal of all the different Hot Rod toys, Robotkingdom have released images of a Legion Hot Rod toy that RK is claiming to be for Walmart, in addition to the 2-pack Hot Rod Legion toy listed above for Walmart. (it could just be a regular release Hot Rod toy, but it does have the "Unite" logo on the pack, which could be the packaging callout for Walmart exclusives)Quote:
Here we have Cogman, who in the Michael Bay film is the human-sized mechanism who serves as a kind of butler/bounty hunter for Anthony Hopkins, an astronomer and historian who possesses knowledge of the Transformers that dates back to medieval times and the era of King Arthur.
“For those who know what Headmasters are, he’s a headmaster,” Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner tells EW. “Those are robots who become the control mechanism, taking over another robot’s sentience.”
When he’s not serving Sir Edmund Burton in humanoid-form, Cogman’s vehicle mode is an Aston Martin, switching from robot to car in 16 steps.
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Another ally of Hopkins’ character is Hot Rod, an update (and upgrade) on the robot from 1986’s animated Transformers movie. This time, he’s the covert protector of Viviane Wembly (Laura Haddock.) Something embedded within her is key to saving the world this time.
“He’s got an important role in the movie and he’s also got a funny way because he really likes the role of a foreign, debonair style,” Goldner says. Expect a cosmopolitan demeanor and European accent (most likely French) from the character – although this toy doesn’t do any talking.
While Hot Rod takes on a few different forms in the movie, the vehicle mode for this toy is a Lamborghini Centenario, which it switches to in 14 steps.
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Behold Megatron, longtime foe of both the Autobots and humanity. You’ve seen him before, but he’s ‘roided out in The Last Knight.
The robot mode of the villain has his familiar snarl, along with a type of medieval helmet framing the face. But the toy is much more colorful and sleek than the mechanical mountain in the film.
The vehicle mode for this toy is a stealth bomber. “People love that idea of the reveal,” Goldner says of the film. “Who are they and how are they going around in broad daylight without being discovered?”
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Finally, meet Skullitron – whose name says it all. There hasn’t been a clean still of him released yet, but he appears to be one of the brawlers surrounding Optimus Prime in this scene from the trailer.
Skullitron is a new character, and his bashed-in face is proof he’s seen a share of violence over the years. He’s actually a knight whose presence on earth dates back more than a thousand years.
Skullitron doesn’t shapeshift into a car or aircraft – he takes the form of a mechanical beast. “Where do you think those dragons came from back in the middle ages?” Goldner says. “They didn’t just disappear. They were foreign visitors, perhaps.”
Tried not the read the spoilers but man oh man, these exclusives better come to TRU ... I want that Unicron remold!
Those colours on that Cybertron toy.... very Gen2.
I guess as a Lamborghini fan I should pick up Hot Rod.:rolleyes:
That Hot Rod looks better than I thought it was gonna look.
Nitro and Leader Dragonstorm look amazing. I may have to buy one when it comes out (usually wait to compare the later/better decos).
Oh my, that DLX Hot Rod looks pretty darn good. That's a buy for me.
Is that a heavy reworking of theAOE Deluxe Lockdown design? The legs and shoulders look similar, as well as the transformation scheme itself. Obviously there are major differences with where a lot of the car parts end up.
Or is this one of those CW Breakdown/TR Chromedome moments?
Nice observation. I think the chest on Hot Rod is faux car parts so that part of the transformation hasn't changed. In fact it looks like the only part of the transformation that has changed is the wheels from Lockdown's hips are on Hot Rod's arm. They have taken an Aventador and turned it into a Centinario.Quote:
Originally Posted by SharkyMcShark
Was going to give the entire movie line a miss, but Hot Rod and Cogman look awesome. That said the paint apps will be make or break; I can envision a lot of average looking grey plastic.
Man it's been years since a Cybertron toy has been redecoed
I'm into it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Handsprime
The quasi random redecos from previous Series were some of my favourite figures from the first two movie lines.
I'm also enjoying of (what I understand to be) the return of non-movie figures with their own molds.
Oh man, Cogman is a headmaster! Very nice!
Chat transcript tfw2005 says that store exclusives will be offered to international markets, so up to retailers. At least RK will have them though
Unicron remold?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dimi194
The Duocon style dragon combiner looks very neat. Love the knight theme. Might have to bite.
I think it was either a joke (Wait, Unicron is in the movie?!?!) or it was meant to read Cybertron repaintQuote:
Originally Posted by Gouki
Title has been changed to note that the toys revealed in the last day by Hasbro, are apparently the rest of the Premier line, which should be out by August (and then be gone by the end of the year... in time for the lead up to the Bumblebee movie toyline).
Four members of the Hasbro Brand team had another Google Hangout session with invited American fansites, with the details below and some images can be seen here at BWTF.
Some extra details on TFW's coverage...Quote:
The four panel members from Hasbro were members of the Transformers Brand team including:
- John Frazier - Senior Brand Development + Marketing Manager, Transformers
- Ben Montano - Brand Marketing Director, Transformers
- John Warden - Design Manager, Transformers
- Aristides “Arrow” Membreno - Design Manager, Transformers
Behind the scenes was Sarah Cunningham who made sure the technical side of things in Rhode Island worked out. Managing the entire Hangout was Chris Robins from Rogers & Cowan.
The team was lined up in a row with a shelf behind them filled with "The Last Knight" product. Many of the toys were sitll in package (including the Primus redeco, Premier Drift and Leader Class Megatron!). A line of loose figures would make up a bulk of the presentation. Here's a breakdown of the figures we were shown and some details about them:
Hot Rod
Deluxe is a licensed Lamborghini
- There are Hot Rod figures in other scales
- “Fun to introduce a new character into the film franchise” – Ben Montano
- Deluxe toy is a Walmart exclusive
Skullitron
- A Knight of Cybertron
- Deluxe scale
- Lots of rusty deco on him (gold, green to silver)
- Face is very scary, broken down skull face, looks almost like a corpse or zombie
- Shares a body sculpt with Steelbane
- The rust is pearlescent, not flat to give a wash effect
- Exclusive to the “Mission to Cybertron” at Toys R Us
Infernocus
- Combiner made up of five figures
- Torso is a new figure
- Limbs are all Terrorcon sculpts from “Beast Hunters”
- Infernocus appears in the trailer
- Comes with a translucent Quintessa figure
- Exclusive to “Mission to Cybertron” Toys R Us
Cogman
- Transforms into an Aston Martin DB-11 vehicle
- Cogman is a Headmaster, he has a “Titan Master” style head
- Vehicle mode seats two Titan Masters
Nitro
- Using files from the films to make the figures more accurate to the movie
- You can remove his head and Cogman’s head can take over the body. Nitro's head does not transform.
- Nitro’s cockpit in vehicle mode accommodates a Titan Master.
- Vehicle mode is a military jet of Hasbro's design. John Warden worked on G.I. Joe for years so that influenced his designs.
Dragonstorm
- Leader Class
- Described as a Duocon
- Dragon heads are based directly off the film’s CG models
- Dragonicus and Stormreign are bigger than Deluxe, but smaller than Voyager. In a class of their own.
- Trying to give a “tarnished and ancient” look to the figures.
- Transformation is “bananas and complicated” (John)
With each of the ToysRUs “Mission to Cybertron” exclusive toys, a card is included. One side is a section of a poster. The other takes you to a web site to decode glyphs on the figures.
After the presentation there was a Question & Answer session where each attendee had a chance to ask some prescreened questions. Roughly in order here were the topics covered and notes I took on the responses:
Valvotron: A one off promotion with Valvoline. Other partnerships may pop up around the world to introduce the brand to new fans.
Tiny Turbo Changers: One of the key Diaclone and Microman designers, Kōjin Ōno worked on the Tiny Turbo Changers, giving them a historical and authentic appeal tracing back to the pre-history of "Transformers".
Characters crossing into other media: Drift is the prime example, starting in comic books, going to the movies and then "Robots in Disguise". Blurr is another, having gone from "Rescue Bots" to "Robots in Disguise". This pattern is being kept in mind as "The Last Knight" is released.
Mold Reuse: Hasbro recognizes some fans may not have been able to purchase certain figures from "Age of Extinction", especially younger fans. This gave them an opportunity to make the toys available again while giving them more movie-accurate deco.
Primus/Cybertron Planet: The deco was inspired by the G1 cartoon, where there were shades of blue on the planet surface while energy seemed to glow form the interior. The orange "core" of this figure is meant to reveal Primus' "core power". The Omega Lock feature and electronics are all intact.
Lessons learned over 10 years of making movie figures: One of the huge steps in movie toy development is the use of CAD files from the movie studio on the actual toys themselves to provide a more screen accurate figure. Hasbro also recognizes that hardcore fan support of the brand is critical to its success.
Drift: While the figure does reuse certain parts of the "Age of Extinction" Deluxe it is not the same figure. The vehicle is now a Mercedes (which the team did not know when they began designing the figure) and its transformation has been flipped backwards.
Premier Edition Packaging: The boxes were in part to give the figures a premium look. Boxes were also chosen to allow more space to feature the beautiful character artwork.
Exclusives around the world: The exclusive figures such as Hot Rod and Skullitron will be available around the world. They may not always be at the same retailer as the United States however.
On a final note, Hasbro let us know that the figures are all due for release around August (though some may pop up before then). What we were shown during this Hangout represents the last of the Premier Edition line for "The Last Knight". However Movie toys will continue to be developed as new films are released.
(there have been rumours circulating that the third MP (Barricade) has been cancelled... so it could be true, or at least, it has been held back for later, like during the Bumblebee movie toyline)Quote:
Valvotron
- Not intended to be part of lore, just a fun cross promotion.
Tiny Turbos Changers
- Movie based for now
- Well received so far
- they brought on Kojin Ono to capture the simple. yet “Tranformer-y” essence.
- Was started before TLK work began.
Premier Editions (and why there were many repaints in TLK early waves)
- More new mold items are coming*
- Wanted to re-introduce key figures and characters to new fans.
- Also allowed movie accurate decos and enhanced decos on previous figures.
MPM Bumblebee and Optimus Prime were shown at the end, very excited, if they sell well they will continue with the line. No mention of any others.
TFW notes that Skullitron is a redeco of Steelbane... and comparing images of the two, it is true, but it has a new head.
The * in the TFW quote has a comment added by TFW that since these are the last of the Premier toys for TLK, the "new moulds" that they assure are coming, are likely to be in a future movie toyline... maybe in next year's Bumblebee movie toyline, or during the gap between the two movie toylines.
(the comment about the old moulds allowed for "enhanced decos on previous figures" obviously didn't have the Deluxe Bumblebee toy in mind, with its significantly reduced paint decos)
The trailers with Cogman being human sized but turns into a car makes sense now... it's just his head that is the human sized robot walking around with Anthony Hopkins' character.
And looks like more movie spoilers in that too, with the point of making the Cogman toy be able to take control of Nitro by replacing its head.
Or could just be a red herring that has nothing to with the movie, and the Hasbro people just wanted to help cross-promote their Titans Return toyline with this gimmick.
This also means that the early standout character of Onslaught (one of the first new vehicles seen on the filming sets and even features in the IDW Hydrobot comic), doesn't look to be getting a toy from Hasbro, at least this year.
Maybe it was a late edition to the cast of this movie, and a toy isn't yet ready, but will come out next year (or the year after if he survives TF5 and shows up in TF7).
The person/people in China who have been leaking bits of packaging images lately, must have felt safe enough to show off the rest of their images of Cogman, Skullitron and Nitro.
The back of the packaging for Cogman shows us the Titanmaster/Headmaster concept that Hasbro officially revealed yesterday... which would have been big news if they had leaked this image back when they started leaking parts of the packaging images.
It must mean it is someone inside Hasbro in Asia, who didn't want to risk the full wrath of an investigation by leaking a major toy element before Hasbro in America had planned to.
Someone up there is trying hard to make me buy a movie toy.. Not only is Cogman based on an Aston Martin (appealing to the James Bond fan in me), they also made him a Titanmaster.
Some more pics of the Takara's Movie-verse offerings.
Leader Megatron's mask gimmick looks crazy.
https://www.seibertron.com/transform...deluxes/38352/
This certainly didn't take long... as several of the newly revealed toys have been shown off by the Hong Kong store "Hobbybase" on their facebook page... noting that they are "new arrivals", so are now out in Asia.
They show off the three US Walmart Legion 2-packs (Bumblebee/Hotrod, Optimus/Ravenspar, Megatron/Berzerker), the US Walmart exclusive Legion Hot Rod, and the US Target exclusive redeco DOTM Voyager Optimus.
I hope that Megatron's battle mask gimmick can lock into position.
Cogbot looks good, Hot Rod is a bit of meh for me
Alt modes are nice on both, but Rod's robot mode is just Zzzz....Zzzzz....
Ravenspar looks like TF:Prime Soundwave legion.... can't place the Bezerker, but it sure isn't styled after the Deluxe Movie versionQuote:
Originally Posted by griffin
It's the TFPrime Breakdown legion toy.Quote:
Originally Posted by reillyd
Another one has shown up, in America, also just a day after the official reveal... obviously Hasbro in America knew these were released, and maybe rushed out the reveals to get ahead of it.
This one is the ToysRUs exlcusive Optimus 2-pack, with two Deluxe Optimus toys for US$40 (which is expensive for two redeco Deluxe toys in America that were originally sold for $12-15 each).
Oh what we've seen, my interest is as follows
Hot Rod is a probable pickup. I can't quite figure out how the chest transforms but if its faux hood then its down a few notches.
Cogman is a probable yes. I suspect the transformation may be cape-former ish to accomodate two titan masters in vehicle mode.
Nitro is almost certainly a buy. Love jet formers and it seems to have a creative transformation. The only thing that might bring it down for me is how bad the under jet kibble turns out.
The dragon stuff doesnt realllllly interest me just because its not really my thing. They look like well designed toys though.
Some more instruction booklet scans from the usual Chinese source, now that it is safer to leak them... includes Dragonstorm and Infernicus.
While copying down the details for the toy checklist, I noticed that the Legion 2-packs for Walmart are incorrectly labelled as "Mission to Cybertron" (the subline for ToysRUs), when they are actually "Autobots Unite" (the subline for Walmart... and has now been seen on the actual packaging).
I also noticed the distinct pricing difference between ToysRUs and Walmart Legion 2-packs. Walmart's are $10, while ToysRUs have theirs at 20% dearer at $12.
The images of Ravenspar don't have an obvious allegiance symbol on them, but the packaging seen in HK notes that it is actually an Autobot.
The five Hot Rod toys are all noted as being Walmart exclusives, and we've had store exclusive movie characters before (Stinger for Walmart in TF4 and Leadfoot for Target in TF3). We also had all the Silver Knight redecos of Optimus were for Target in TF4 but that wasn't a whole character that you had to miss out on if you didn't have that store in your area, or that exclusive didn't come to your country.
And worse still, like with Leadfoot and Stinger, if all of the planned Hot Rod toys aren't released early and fast enough, there could be some that are hard to find globally (some of the Stinger toys and the Leadfoot HA and RPM), or not released at all (Deluxe Leadfoot and the Deluxe Stinger toy that was on early listings).
It's not noted if the Cogman toy and Megatron stealth-bomber toy are main line or store exclusives.
I think initially, Megatron was assumed to be a TRU exclusive because it was leaked at the same time as others in the Mission to Cybertron subline... but so was Decepticon Nitro, and that one is now said by Hasbro to be in the mainline.
The Cybertron planet toy will be expensive here, if we see it here... as it will be US$150 in America, while I'm pretty sure that the original Cybertron Primus toy was only US$50 (it was about AU$100 here, ten years ago... so if that price has now tripled in America for the same toy, it could well be about AU$300 here this year).
And more packaging images from the Chinese leaker, now that it is safer to release the images - Stealthbomber Megatron, FlipNChange Hot Rod & Bumblebee (from a different source), and Planet Cybertron.
The packaging images now confirms that the stealthbomber Megatron is a ToysRUs exclusive, with the "Mission to Cybertron" packaging.
That just leaves Cogman of the four Deluxe toys in the first post of this topic that hasn't yet (that I know of) been officially noted as to it's status - regular release or store exclusive.
Comparison of Hot Rod to Lockdown. The moulds are very similar, but there are differences including Hot Rod is taller.
https://www.seibertron.com/transform...ockdown/38437/
Voyager class are $62•95 in Myer 😳
Weird Hot Rod doesn't have a weapon, esp. as an exclusive!Quote:
Originally Posted by philby
That Hot Rod / Lockdown comparison has sold me fully. Into it. Would actually kill for a red G1 Sideswipe homage repaint.
I'm sure some enterprising soul on Shapeways can sort out guns for the figure.
The renders from last week made the chest look different to the car hood which made me fear the use of faux parts.
Infernocus in packaging... looking a lot darker than the official images (which had it looking like it was done in "Hasbro grey" plastic, making it look more like a pre-production prototype.
Some pics of Wave 3 TLK Deluxes - Crosshairs and Bumblebee. I think Bumblebee might be a new mold.
https://www.seibertron.com/transform...-knight/38550/
Yeah Bumblebee is a new mold. But since it's Bumblebee it looks nearly the same as every other movie Bumblebee has for the last 10 years lol.
Crosshairs is nearly identical to the AoE version, as are most of the reoccurring characters between the two movies, so if I pick up any TLK toys they probably only be the dragons/knights