TF Prime Beast Hunters Abominus

[SuspectimusPrime]

This is very interesting, excited at the prospect of another potential deluxe combiner set, and interested to see if this combiner will turn up in the show...

Will have a hard time resisting the cyberverse set, even if they aren't in the show.

I don't prefer Legions/Cyberverse, but if this is what it takes to make way for a Deluxe combiner, then I'm supporting it To be honest, I wouldn't mind the old Energon proportions - Deluxe leader, and 4 Scout sized limbs. I guess the best aspect of a Cyberverse set is that the combined mode will be relatively lightweight and should make it more playable.

And nothings stopping you from referring to them by their original names if you choose to get them.

Blight will be Blot, but where is his nose?! He can't be a nose-monster without an ample nose!

Combined mode is iffy at best, but the individual beast modes aren't to bad. I do wish Commander class toys were the same size as the scouts of old though.

Looks good, much better than any Hasbro combiner we have seen in the last few years. However it still suffers from lame PCC proportions. The guy who insists on that style should be fired.

Summary: Individual bots looks nice.
Combiner: Looks ass.

We do have to give them some leeway, seeing how this is an un-unofficial combiner

[kup]

We do have to give them some leeway, seeing how this is an un-unofficial combiner

I am actually beginning to see Un-unofficial toys as some sort of handicap.

Once upon a time we would say something like 'Oh that's ok we should give it some leeway, it's just a fan made custom'.

Nowadays we are giving leeway because it's an official toy? How the tables have turned!

[fatbot]

It looks to be released in the states some time in Fall, in target stores. Which works well for me seeing as I'll be in LA in November

[griffin]

Which is our Spring-time... a loooong way away to get all excited about a toy.
(by then though, the five individual toys should have been released in the main line)

[Paulbot]

I was going to hold out for the five pack because I was worried about tracking down the last limb from a "will it be released" wave (burnt by the Energon limbs and the non-appearance of the later Prime waves).

Then I saw in the BBTS email that all four "limbs" are in Wave 3, so it shouldn't be too impossible to get them individually.

[Trent]

I was going to hold out for the five pack because I was worried about tracking down the last limb from a "will it be released" wave (burnt by the Energon limbs and the non-appearance of the later Prime waves).

Then I saw in the BBTS email that all four "limbs" are in Wave 3, so it shouldn't be too impossible to get them individually.

You'd think that wouldn't you. But I have trolled the shops around here and found nothing. The shops that ARE getting Beast Hunters stuff aren't getting the legion packs.

So rather than go through this for all five of the Terrorcons, I'll just get the 5 pack.

Speaking of which, will Australia see the 5 pack?

[Bidoofdude]

I've seen a couple Twinstrike around. I don't like waiting though...

[griffin]

Wave 3 doesn't sound like much of a wait... but then, we didn't get to Wave 3 (or 4, or 5 even) of the Prime Voyagers, or Wave 3 of the Cmdr class either. And barely got the third wave of Deluxe and Legion sizes.
It's certainly not worth the risk, especially with retailers being slow to taking up Beast Hunters this year (after two years of stagnant stock on the shelves).

We should get the Abominus set here, according to what was being suggested at Toyfair... but nothing is guaranteed here these days.

[SuspectimusPrime]

Speaking of which, will Australia see the 5 pack?

I'd rather wait for the 5-pack here, and if it doesn't show just POL it with BBTS. Chances are that it will be more cost effective that way as well. Hopefully they'll do a sweet box for Abominus to attract parents into buying in.

[Sinnertwin]

A new Hasbro combiner that isnt a repaint of Bruticus?