Ultimates wave 1 is about to start shipping from Super7.
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From their status page, which has an image of the four wave 1 figures in packaging...Originally Posted by llamatron
Transformers Wave 1 (Banzai-Tron, Bombshell, Optimus Prime, Starscream's Ghost) - Production completed and received at Super7 warehouse. Shipping to customers soon.
Transformers Wave 2 (Grimlock in Dino Mode, Tracks, Megatron, Bludgeon) - Finalizing 3D prototype samples. Next step is tooling.
Transformers Wave 3 (Alligaticon, Megatron G2, Tarn, Wreck-Gar) - Finalizing 3D prototype samples. Next step is tooling.
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They look so nice, but not worth the money to me.
I have a list of all G1 characters that have been released in CHUG form. You can find it here. Please feel free to let me know if I got anything wrong so I can fix it.
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It looks like people are getting the first wave now, as we can see images of...
Actionmaster Bombshell
Actionmaster Banzaitron
Gen1 Optimus Prime
Gen1 Ghost Starscream
These things are almost Leader class size.
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These things are a lot bigger than I thought!
It definitely justifies the cost a bit more, but they are then harder to fit in with a regular collection of figures if that was the hope.
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Looking forward to these arriving.
Due to price I couldn't yet justify owning 2... so now the big decision, to open or not open.
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For me, Super7 boxes and card designs are part of their appeal. Maybe display MISB without the outer sleeve cover. These Ultimates aren't very poseable anyway because the toy designers didn't want the lines of the joints to break the aesthetics of the figure. I can understand their motivation when i look at all the gaps in my SH Monsterarts figures.
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Yeah, the Reactions will be sealed for sure... the Ultimates are a bit of a harder decision. While the box design and presentation is nice, there's not a lot of box art to go with it.
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Still only one wave of the large sized Ultimates (about 27cm tall) have been released so far, and the fourth wave has just been announced... for release in 12 months time, mid-year 2023.
Priced at us$55 each.
There are three figures for wave 4, and two of them look like they might just be redecos with new accessories.
Starscream (probably just a "colour" redeco of wave 1 Ghost Starscream)
Fallen Leader Optimus Prime (could be a minor remould and grey redeco of wave 1 Optimus to add in the battle damage - to go with their grey/dead Optimus figure that they already have in their smaller size class)
Soundwave - new, with a Laserbeak cassette. (the set reminds me of the Hasbro R.E.D. figure... which are about the same size, but about half the price)
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