Hasbro Designer Panel

[autobreadticon]

Live on TFW2005 now

[griffin]

There are probably a lot of soiled seats in the panel room now, as most fans there wet themselves with excitement over all the new stuff shown.

Just about everything had rub signs on their concept art - not sure if they are coming back though (I will try to ask)

Legends class
G1 Optimus
G1 Starscream
G1 Prowl
G1 Megatron (proper G1 gun form - can even be held by MP Starscream)

Scout class
G1 Windcharger

Deluxe Class
Generations
Skullgrin - grey Darkmount redeco with G1 Skullgrin head
Scourge - stealth bomber, to complete the set of three movie Deceps in Deluxe form.
WFC Cliffjumper - Bumblebee redeco and new head
Thunderwing - similar Gen1 jet mode (Energon Megatron jet mode) WITH detatchable nose drone, similar to the actual Gen1 Thunderwing toy.
Tracks - even has the wings in car mode

Deluxe Class
HFTD
Tomahawk - and new head design shown
Terradive - also showed new head design for the later redeco
Mindset - Gen2 character (under Jhiaxus) using Hailstorm mould.
Fallback - can't get Outback name, but is that character, using Brawn mould

Maybe Generations, maybe HFTD
Gen1 Jazz - Gen1 form in both modes, including pop out speakers like in the cartoon.
Perceptor - Gen1 robot form, half-track vehicle alt-mode. Has shoulder cannon and flip open chest panel like Gen1 form. Redeco planned - Reflector.

Voyager
HFTD
(Blue) Fallen - Has a new head (show me your face scene), and will be a darker blue than the one in the display case.
Grapple - Universe Inferno mould with crane, new head and feet.
Highbrow - new Autobot twin-propellor plane in display case
Lugnut (I know someone here will be a happy little fanboy ) - similar to Lockdown, it is styled on the Animated version, with a more 'realistic' alt-mode.

PowerCore Combiners
2-pack
HeavyTread (Tank) w/ Groundspike (Autobot?)
Skyham(m)er (fighter jet) w/ Airlift (Decepticon)

5-pack
Steamhammer w/ Constructicons (construction vehicles of different colours)
Grimstone w/ Dinobots!!!! (dinosaurs - Grimstone is a Pachysaur (like JP Beast Wars Hardhead))
(not too Gen1 looking dino modes or colours)

Designer Aaron Archer then presented their story focus/mythology for the next several years (from where WFC and Exodus were born).
He showed us some of the first 13 (character art, no toys... at least not for a while).
Alpha Trion
Liege Maximo
Vector Prime
Prima (keeper/creator of the Matrix - Warrior of Light)
Megatronus (face is meant to look like the Decepticon logo - the 'god' that Megatron aspires to become)
The Fallen (once known as Megatronus - maybe the same character)

The rest are still a mystery (to us fans) at this time.
Each are 'Huge Epic Gods', so if a Toy is ever done for each, it will be big.

No more WFC toys are planned or expected, as they want to see how succesful the game is first. (which means at least a year minimum for more toys)

No Prime toys revealed - maybe not planning to release any when the show starts?

[Kyle]

Very very nice!!!

[SamLoi888]

No more WFC toys are planned or expected, as they want to see how succesful the game is first.

The game seems fairly popular in these early stages with the daily cycle on PS3 alone hitting over 6000 players.

[Bartrim]

Wow for a change I'm going to get most of these... Hope the poor house kept my room for me coz thats where I'll be living.

[griffin]

A lot of concept pics had rubsigns on the toys, so maybe they are returning to the toyline (Generations and Autobot Alliance toys).

One of the designers hinted at a Kup toy soon...

The blue Classics/Henkei Bumblebee toy seen a couple months back is not from Hasbro.

Success of Animated in Japan will not see any new moulds - only moulds created by Hasbro will be released, no matter how successful the series is in Japan.

Aaron Archer is now looking at revisiting Beast Wars, because of Dinobot winning the fan-voted Hall of Fame award.

An easter egg with the new Battle Ops Bumblebee toy - a button on one of the front wheels, plays the TFs theme-song on the first press, and plays more on the third press.

[TheFallen]

There are probably a lot of soiled seats in the panel room now, as most fans there wet themselves with excitement over all the new stuff shown.

There is the same where I am sitting after reading this

Scout class
G1 Windcharger

Deluxe Class
Generations
Skullgrin - grey Darkmount redeco with G1 Skullgrin head
Scourge - stealth bomber, to complete the set of three movie Deceps in Deluxe form.
WFC Cliffjumper - Bumblebee redeco and new head
Thunderwing - similar Gen1 jet mode (Energon Megatron jet mode) WITH detatchable nose drone, similar to the actual Gen1 Thunderwing toy.
Tracks - even has the wings in car mode

Maybe Generations, maybe HFTD
Gen1 Jazz - Gen1 form in both modes, including pop out speakers like in the cartoon.
Perceptor - Gen1 robot form, half-track vehicle alt-mode. Has shoulder cannon and flip open chest panel like Gen1 form. Redeco planned - Reflector.

Voyager
HFTD
Grapple - Universe Inferno mould with crane, new head and feet.
Highbrow - new Autobot twin-propellor plane in display case
Lugnut (I know someone here will be a happy little fanboy ) - similar to Lockdown, it is styled on the Animated version, with a more 'realistic' alt-mode.

This is the best Transformers news I have seen since the announcement of Classics 2.0

Tracks and Jazz = 'nuff said

[1orion2many]

I'm just happy the fans voted the best candidate into the Transformer hall of fame, was there ever any doubt

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Legends class
G1 Megatron (proper G1 gun form - can even be held by MP Starscream)

Scout class
G1 Windcharger

Deluxe Class
Generations
Skullgrin - grey Darkmount redeco with G1 Skullgrin head
Scourge - stealth bomber, to complete the set of three movie Deceps in Deluxe form.
WFC Cliffjumper - Bumblebee redeco and new head
Thunderwing - similar Gen1 jet mode (Energon Megatron jet mode) WITH detatchable nose drone, similar to the actual Gen1 Thunderwing toy.
Tracks - even has the wings in car mode

Probably all bought, and maybe the Kup too...oh my poor bank balance.
How G1-esque was Scourge btw?

Deluxe Class
HFTD
Tomahawk - and new head design shown
Terradive - also showed new head design for the later redeco

Any guesses as to who the remolds will be @Griff?

Perceptor - Gen1 robot form, half-track vehicle alt-mode. Has shoulder cannon and flip open chest panel like Gen1 form. Redeco planned - Reflector.

Interesting, especially with the Reflector redeco.

Voyager
HFTD
Grapple - Universe Inferno mould with crane, new head and feet.
Highbrow - new Autobot twin-propellor plane in display case
Lugnut (I know someone here will be a happy little fanboy ) - similar to Lockdown, it is styled on the Animated version, with a more 'realistic' alt-mode.

Cool, looking forward to seeing pics. Interested to see how they'll eventually redeco Highbrow, love the look of the mold but not totally sold on the colours as is. Lugnut love, woohoo!

PowerCore Combiners
2-pack
HeavyTread (Tank) w/ Groundspike (Autobot?)
Skyham(m)er (fighter jet) w/ Airlift (Decepticon)

Will wait and see how they look and/or what the redecos are like.

Designer Aaron Archer then presented their story focus/mythology for the next several years (from where WFC and Exodus were born).
He showed us some of the first 13 (character art, no toys... at least not for a while).

Thank heavens, my wallet is going to be sore enough as is.

Fallback - can't get Outback name, but is that character, using Brawn mould

*Kicks self for not waiting* On the plus side, the green and gold is suitably Australian-y for Brawn to work as Odieverse Outback as is.

EDIT - and more Beast Wars! Bring on Rhinox!

[tinyJazz]

Deluxe Class
Maybe Generations, maybe HFTD
Gen1 Jazz - Gen1 form in both modes, including pop out speakers like in the cartoon.

FFFFSYES! ABOUT DAMN TIME! I'm going to buy at least five of these :B

I stayed up to read tfw's live coverage of this, and I thought Tracks was good news, until I read about this! Well, actually pretty much the whole panel was good news. Apparently the crowd went extra crazy for Grapple?

So um, does... does Jazz have stripes? blue and red or just blue? and on the wheel wells? Also door wings?

Man, why can't they release pictures (if there were any) to those who aren't able to attend Botcon?.

Usually us plebs get to see pictures after Hasbro's SDCC panel. I think it's their way of covering if something doesn't get the green light between then and now? oh! and making botcon attendees feel special and loved.