Rise of the Beasts toys, leaks and listings

[griffin]

Some new toy info for the new movie toyline...

Product codes and names of some of the gimmick toys (source not noted).

Smash Changers – us$31.49 each

• Smash Changer Optimus Prime (F4642)
• Smash Changer Rhinox (F4643)
• Smash Changer Optimus Primal (F464)

Battle Changers/Battle Chargers – us$10.99 each

• Battle Changer Bumblebee (F4607)
• Battle Charger Rhinox (F4606)
• Battle Charger Mirage (F4609)
• Battle Changer Scourge (F4610)

2-In-1 Optimus Prime Blaster (F3901)



And this item started circulating online from an unknown source, and it looks way too technical to be fan-made.
It is a role-play mask of Optimus Primal (gorilla), but unlike all previous role-play masks/helmets, this one also transforms into a playable toy robot.
It is definitely something new, as I don't think I have seen anything like it for Transformers before... at least, from Hasbro or TakaraTomy.

[griffin]

A second transformable mask has surfaced online, which is Bumblebee.

And the instructions for the Optimus mask have been posted up as well.

[Thurmus]

I think those feet are not folded down properly or anything you say will be garbled.

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A number of Transformers Movie clothing items were added to the BigW site last week, probably to coincide with the toy sale (or just because they would have been out for the original release date of the Movie)... but after the images were shared around the fansites, the product pages of most of them have been removed. Anything that had images of Bumblebee have been removed, so I guess that image has not yet been officially revealed by Hasbro and Hasbro America have told the local branch to get them taken down.
The items that have Optimus on it seem to be okay, as we have already had the robot mode of that Movie character revealed through that toy being released in Cyberverse packaging later this year.

The images can still be seen here on tfw, but the links to most of the items are currently not working.
The interesting thing is if BigW were also told to remove the stock from the stores too, so I'll be having a look around to see if the items are still out for sale.
A better image of the Bumblebee robot mode can be seen here from a Russian site... which shows us a similar robot mode to the 2007 movie old Camaro Bumblebee, with a different robot chest, which to me looks a bit too weird, as Bumblebee is rocking some serious cleavage...

[Autocon]

Is O Primal like that in the movie? Thought he was more silver robotic like

[griffin]

Talk about last minute - Hasbro has only just trademarked one of the new allegiance symbols for the Rise of the Beasts, which would have been out this month if it wasn't delayed a year... and that symbol is already out on the kids clothing at BigW this week.

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The transforming Bumblebee mask has been found on a Chinese site (we've seen images of the mask mode in post #10, but not the robot mode)...