New studio series DLX Sideswipe, Barricade, WW2 Bbee

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Originally Posted by SharkyMcShark

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

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Images of Dropkick and Starscream redeco.

Also clean official images from Hasbro.

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• 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

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Originally Posted by Galvatran

Good to see political correctness wasn't a (re)consideration for his name. :D

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Considering that this character first appeared in 2007, I'd say that the horse has truly bolted. :p Part of me wishes that they'd make proper Movieverse Triple Changers though.

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


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

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

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

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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.

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

Small packaging images have been found for wave 5... which could be out late December/early January, now that wave 4 has started appearing in Asia.

Videos of Sideswipe and Barricade have appeared online on
https://www.seibertron.com/transform...rricade/42560/

Studio Series Sideswipe
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6tAYnl...ature=youtu.be

Studio Series Barricade
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_j7fCl...ature=youtu.be

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

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Originally Posted by SofaMan

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

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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.