NY Toyfair images and info

[DELTAprime]

I'm really happy with all of this years collector oriented designs except for Mixmaster.

On a related note Hasbro really blew it this year with the Star Wars line which I also collect.

[i_amtrunks]

Whoever is in charge of these designs and whoever talked the big-wigs into extensive redecos / we need a new word for redesigns with this many changes should be applauded, new life has been breathed into their whole design and manufacturing process and we are the ones who benefit.

I am very much looking forward to having a proper IDW MtMtE shelf in my collection, and I will seriously be considering getting a second figure to display for most of the Combiner figures, that is how impressed I am.

If I can find them, these figures will be like Amiibos, blink and you'll miss them on the shelves.

[Robzy]

Not digging Long Haul's bot mode at all. Hook's elbows look odd, as does Mixmaster's alt mode. The rest of the bots look ok, but it seems they're compromised a lot just to form Devastator, which I understand but it's still a shame. It may look better in person.

Ultra Magnus is easily the best reveal of the lot IMO.

[griffin]

Just going through the photos of the actual exhibit now, noting the other new reveals that haven't yet been seen as official images or in press releases...

At the presentation panel, the three Rescue Bots that had animated forms in the Preview slideshow (Blurr, Salvage and High Tide) are in a clip as new recruits on the cartoon. I'll have to see if this clip has been released online. (I'd really love to have Salvage done like Animated Wreck-Gar... but he's not likely to be so wacky on a young kids cartoon)
RID looks to have a McDonalds promotion in America.
The RID toys shown at the presentation panel were all included in the official images or in the actual exhibit, so nothing mentioned that us fans can't see somewhere online.
The Super Bumblebee is supposed to be the biggest Bumblebee ever (as if we needed to have more big Bumblebee toys to set a new record), and I looked back at the press-release, and it is 19 inches (about 48cm) tall.
The Generations Voyager Cyclonus is said to have a Galvatron-looking combiner head (to go with the Combiner name of Galvatronus - not sure where that name was officially stated though, so I might just have that noted as unconfirmed at this time).
The Leader Class Ultra Magnus for wave 3 can store the Minimus Ambus figure inside the chest in robot mode, but isn't required for transformation.


Generations

Titan Devastator gallery has photos of the box, front and back, including the usually brief "bio" sentence.
The box says it is 45cm/18inch tall, which isn't as big as Metroplex. But this one has a lot more engineering and parts involved, to justify the higher price.
It also confirms that the figures have the original six Gen1 names.
The number of steps of each figure goes from 8 steps (Long Haul & Mixmaster) up to 17 steps (Scavenger).

The Group shot of the six Protectobots looks nice. It is going to be difficult to not want to have three of each just to have a complete display of their two individual modes and the combiner at the back.
Rook's packaging was on display, and a photo of the back with the bio. Hot Spot's box was there too, but not a clear photo of the back. It does confirm that the combined mode is Defensor,
The Protectobot's group packaging colour in the photos looks to be aqua or mid blue. (Aerialbots are red, Stunticons are purple, Optimus/Ultra Prime is light blue - not sure if Devastator has a colour, as you don't have to hunt down the individual team members)

RID

They had a hand-out card with a special "barcode" that unlocks someone in the game (it would have to be an existing toy though, as it wouldn't be fair to everyone else who isn't able to get to it, as the Retailers at the Exhibit aren't likely to be playing the game to use it). I'll have to see if there is a better photo of the barcode to see if it can be scanned from the computer screen.

Mega Optimus (with black) is a 3-step, not a one-step... the Press-release suggested a one-step.
And not to be confused with the regular 3-step Optimus which is blue, and would have to be smaller due to the price difference of US$10 between them.
And the Super Bumblebee is also a 3-step... which I had thought was a One-step as well. Damn, that is way too big for a big block of bright yellow plastic... and that's the Warrior (Deluxe) class Grimlock next to it!!!

The Minicons and the Deployers on display gives us a proper look at this new gimmick/size-class, as the official images of the Minicons and Deployers were all Computer-Generated for some reason.
Includes packaging images of Decepticon Fracture w/ Airazor (a shame that the name is now for an evil toy/character), and Autobot Drift w/ Jetstorm.


Kre-O

Wave 2 of the Battle Changers - Shockwave (TFPrime-ish tank) & Hound (Gen1-ish armed vehicle).

Triple-changer Battle Changers - Drift (Gen1 white/red car & helicopter) & Blitzwing (Gen1 tank & jet)

Wave 2 Warriors (two outfits for each again) - Optimus, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, Drift.
(Soundwave and Drift are new characters, the other four are all new outfits)
(Drift is certainly the feature character now after the Movie and IDW last year featuring it... in different ways)

Looks like Kreo will still continue with Combiners, but not as you know it.
Instead of the Gen1 Kreo combiners of 2013, these ones are all the one character.
On display there is a Bumblebee and Optimus Combiner, with all five members being different versions of that character. The core Kreon is regular size, while the four limb Kreons are the smaller "Human" sized ones. An unusual approach to the Kreon Combiner concept, as it looks like Hasbro aren't planning to do any Gen2 redecos... and the combined modes of these ones look really creepy with the limb faces being visible. (the Gen1 Kreon combiners didn't have their heads visible or included in the combined mode)

There was a humorous poke at the Drift character in our Creative section of a combiner Drift made up of five Drifts... which now kinda ruins the joke by now being possible.


Hero Mashers

Wave (4) - RID themed again for the second wave of the small size class for this year. The first wave had Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Steeljaw.
The exhibit had the new ones all mixed and mashed up, but you can make out parts (heads) belonging to - Clampdown, Optimus Prime and Strongarm in packaging.
Plus the 2014 Hero Mashers on display, supporting my guess that they will reissue those bigger size classes and only release new figures in the smallest size class.


- - - - - - - -
The official pics for Cyclonus do their job and really show the best angles of that figure (like a lot of other figures that have kibble or cavities)... The actual Cyclonus toy on display looks a bit blocky in robot mode (Gen1 Cyclonus as a toy and on screen was very sleek and curve), and the kibble under the jet mode is distracting. But I'll still look forward to getting it.

Since I am a couple years behind on the IDW comics, the Ultra Magnus toy is alien to me... but looks impressive for someone who doesn't have expectations of it looking like the IDW form over the Gen1 form (since we have the MP Ultra Magnus ticking the box for a Gen1 version, we didn't need another big expensive one so soon).

[Gofigure]

I want it all.

[Mythirax]

Whoever is in charge of these designs and whoever talked the big-wigs into extensive redecos / we need a new word for redesigns with this many changes should be applauded, new life has been breathed into their whole design and manufacturing process and we are the ones who benefit.

I am very much looking forward to having a proper IDW MtMtE shelf in my collection, and I will seriously be considering getting a second figure to display for most of the Combiner figures, that is how impressed I am.

If I can find them, these figures will be like Amiibos, blink and you'll miss them on the shelves.

This! Double all rounds!

[griffin]

Some extra details from some other sites, that I didn't see on TFW...

A decent look at the Generations Stunticons display.
(Both Tformers and Seibertron didn't take a photo of the back of Hot Spot's box either... I'm surprised they both missed it.)

A close-up of Minimus Ambus.

The back of the Hero Mashers packaging for Strongarm.

Another angle of RID Super Bumblebee, next to people and other toys... massive.

Issue one of RID comic.

Back of packaging for Deployers Fracture and Drift.

The Promo card - a better angle but still not dead on, so see if the circular code works on this photo.

Rescue Bots gallery - I didn't see one at TFW.
Some new toys revealed on the display...
High Tide playset (box) - looks like the playset has a convertible mini-sub to stand in for the robot-mode of the big-boat command-centre... as the artwork for High Tide suggests that the big boat transforms, but this playset was probably too big to have transform for the age-group it is aimed at.
Epic 12-inch - Blurr, Salvage (not sure yet if the two vehicles are part of Rescue Bots or another Playskool Heroes line).
Heroes (figurine with gimmick) - High Tide.
(having multiple toys for Blurr, Salvage and High Tide is more evidence that they will be on the cartoon)
Electronic Heatwave (previously revealed)


I think that should be it... I hope.

I'll compile all this new info and update the 2015 Checklist.... probably tomorrow.

[Robzy]

Thanks for compiling it all Griffin Makes it easier to check it all out properly.

[GoktimusPrime]

Some thoughts...

Be aware that whenever a gestalt is made, compromises to the individual robot is unavoidable. The toy essentially has a third mode, which is the 'gestalt' mode (e.g. arm, leg, torso, waist). This means at least two things:
1/ The toy must be engineered around this gimmick, thus elements of the robot and vehicle mode may be compromised. There may be even greater constraints if the robot has two gestalt modes (i.e. arm and leg).
2/ Budget. Every part - every panel, every joint etc. - is carefully budgeted for. The addition of the gestalt mode(s) consumes more of the toy's overall budget, thus sacrifices may need to have been made to the robot or vehicle mode in order to ensure that the toy itself doesn't exceed the allocated budget.

So it's easy to look at some of these toys and think that they may be disappointing for its price point, but bear in mind that unlike most other toys in their price point, they have to combine with other robots to form a gestalt. e.g. looking at the photo of CW Long Haul and comparing it w/ my ROTF Voyager Long Haul, the ROTF figure may be a more substantial Voyager in robot and vehicle mode, but of course, that toy doesn't combine.

Okay, it's disappointing that Scrapper doesn't have elbows, no argument there, but we know that his arms transform into load bearing heel spurs for Devastator's foot. The alternative would be to include elbows and some kind of locking mechanism for those elbows, such as having the forearms slide up and lock into place. In order to do this, they would have to make sacrifices somewhere else, and people would complain about that. Long Haul is rather stout in robot mode, but he forms the very core of Devastator's body; he would literally be bearing the weight of three Voyagers connected above him; and hopefully be sturdy enough not just to bear the weight for display, but also for rigorous toy play too.

So all things considered, I think that Devastator looks pret-ty sweet. I personally wouldn't buy doubles of the Constructicons, but I might consider buying repaints. e.g. G2 colours, Diaclone colours etc. Maybe not the late-G1 colours with the combining gimmick neutered.

[Lord_Zed]

Hmmmm, actually some nice reveals this year.

I think I'd have to go with Magnus being the star of the TF reveal, finally a Leader Class toy that warrants the size. The IDW inspiration and Minimus Ambus figure look cool, I hope Ambus can fit inside him.

Also Viper looks cool, Cobra TF crossover with a new head sculpt to boot, that I know I'm getting.

Devestator looks a lot better than I thought he would, the extreme G1 styling on his combined mode and separate bots give him an edge, however the close up photos seem to sugest he will suffer from the same issues as Metroplex of hollowness and limited articulation.

Not sure about the Protectobots, there not doing much for me, First Aid in particular I find disappointing being a retool of the new Stunticon, and most of the others are too spacey.

I quite like that Cyclonus but where does he fit in? He's less G1 that Generation Cyslonus and he's not the IDW samurai Cyclonus either.