Nuremberg Toy Fair News - CW Computron, Defensor...

[Bidoofdude]

Yay for Computron and Combiner Wars for 2016! First Aid sounds really good, being a new mould. Streetwise apparently is too, so that's pretty cool.

Those strange coloured Blitzwing and Astrotrain reissues have me stumped.
Could they possibly be just packaged test shot figures that Hasbro rushed so as to get them into Toyfair?

That was my first thought. It may be, considering Blaster and Perceptor were in their regular colour schemes.

[Firestorm]

If all this is true then that's pretty interesting.
I'm glad it sounds like First Aid is a new mtmte-esque mold. Since it was sounding like he was going to be an off-road repaint from earlier rumours.
Defensor will hopefully be really good if everyone but blades is a new mold.

I'm honestly a little saddened that CW will stretch into 2016 though. I mean yeah, combiners are great but I was really hoping we'd get beast wars stuff next year. :/

As for the g1 stuff really got no idea what's going on with these new colour-schemes. Future year of the monkey stuff? Test shots?

And finally for Devi I'm happy with everything we've heard (I'd have preferred IDW designs with or without prowl and more complex voyagers but simple is probably better)

Knowing about this stuff ahead of time is a little depressing though since it ruins some of the fun of NYTF reveals next month . But oh well still can't wait to see them

[griffin]

I'm honestly a little saddened that CW will stretch into 2016 though. I mean yeah, combiners are great but I was really hoping we'd get beast wars stuff next year. :/

Not necessarily... if the claim that Predaking and Abominus are coming later, they would be in 2016, suggesting a beast theme for 2016 that could lead to additional Beast Wars homages (or just redecos) to go with the Gen1 beast combiners.
This is because there are only a set number of 2015 Combiner toys (16 Deluxe and 6 Voyager) and we know enough to rule out Predaking and Abominus this year.


But I wonder if Hasbro would consider having Beast Wars homage toys become combiners just to be able to release homage toys in the anniversary year. And would Beast Wars fans be willing to accept it if it was the only way to get those toys done. (a bit like a lot of Gen1 fans who have mostly despised the idea of combining Dinobots if they were ever done as a homage)

[Zommael]

It isn't like Beast Wars doesn't have its own combiners, though they're a bit different than the G1 ones.

[griffin]

It isn't like Beast Wars doesn't have its own combiners, though they're a bit different than the G1 ones.

I know that, but I was suggesting a 5-part combiner that had five Beast Wars characters that were not combiners in the original cartoon or comics (or as original toys)... just to really see if it would rub up BW fans the wrong way.

[UltraMarginal]

I can't see why they couldn't just drop Best Wars Characters in amongst the toy line, look at Rhinox, Rattrap and Waspinator this year. not officially part of the thrilling 30 but still in the main line.

[Zommael]

I know that, but I was suggesting a 5-part combiner that had five Beast Wars characters that were not combiners in the original cartoon or comics (or as original toys)... just to really see if it would rub up BW fans the wrong way.

Optimus, Rattrap, Rhinox, Cheetor, and Dinobot combine to form... Firstepisodicus!

I can't see why they couldn't just drop Best Wars Characters in amongst the toy line, look at Rhinox, Rattrap and Waspinator this year. not officially part of the thrilling 30 but still in the main line.

I thought the Thrilling 30 was Hasbro's 30-odd not-very-special toys that they released last year (the store exclusives and Platinum editions). Didn't think it had anything much to do with Generations apart from Windblade being considered part of it.

If the Computron rumour turns out to be true, I wonder if Scattershot would end up being a heavy retool of Silverbolt. Unfortunately, if Defensor and Computron are the other two combiners we don't know about yet, that would leave the Decepticons with just two combiners, and for those who don't want to buy redecos, make a hard choice between Optimus Prime and Motormaster. It does seem likely, though I wonder what happened to the rumoured first season Autobots who were going to combine with Optimus?

It does leave the question of what the other Voyager might be wide open. I'd hope for another Decepticon, but which one? If they are planning on extending the series to next year, I suppose they could release Onslaught this year and the rest of the Combaticons next. Onslaught would probably be a redeco of Hot Spot, as speculated.

Final point of speculation: it would seem likely that Afterburner and Groove would share a mould. If that is the case, then who would be the sixth member of the Technobots?

[Sinnertwin]

I know that, but I was suggesting a 5-part combiner that had five Beast Wars characters that were not combiners in the original cartoon or comics (or as original toys)... just to really see if it would rub up BW fans the wrong way.

[MayzaPrime]

If it is true... Computron would be an awesome addition to the CW line up. Computron and Abominus have to be wave mates.

Predaking is the largest of all the G1 combiners, IMO he needs to be 5 Voyager sized toys but not as big as the titan Devastator.

I dont think that will happen, I am sure it will be 1 voyager and 4 deluxe but I still will be happy with that.

[Firestorm]

I know that, but I was suggesting a 5-part combiner that had five Beast Wars characters that were not combiners in the original cartoon or comics (or as original toys)... just to really see if it would rub up BW fans the wrong way.

If it was that or nothing I guess I'd be ok with that, but I'd much rather new non combining molds for the show cast that haven't got them yet.
guess we'll see what the second half of 2016 may bring.

Computron is cool anyway so hopefully the 2016 assortment of combiner wars won't disappoint. Computron, Bruticus?, Abominus?, etc? and if all else fails Maximal Maximus featuring Voyager Optimus Primal, Deluxe Tigatron, Airrazor, Silverbolt and Rhinox and legends Rattrap?