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[Va'al]

I'm absolutely impressed.
Crosshairs just oozes charisma and his mold works well for what you get.
High Octane Bumblebee is lightweight (literally), but fantastic. Gorgeous paint apps.
Scorn looks vicious in beast mode, and very much a jousting knight in 'bot mode. (might be my favorite.)
Slug is a bit odd, and his transformation (the arms, specifically) gets on my nerves a bit, but his bot mode looks great.

Which is the most complex figure of the lot? And does crosshair's vehicle kibble work as a cape or does it look more like a backpack?

Also... photos? Please? Pretty please with a cherry on top?

[Autobot032]

I'm absolutely impressed.
Crosshairs just oozes charisma and his mold works well for what you get.
High Octane Bumblebee is lightweight (literally), but fantastic. Gorgeous paint apps.
Scorn looks vicious in beast mode, and very much a jousting knight in 'bot mode. (might be my favorite.)
Slug is a bit odd, and his transformation (the arms, specifically) gets on my nerves a bit, but his bot mode looks great.

Which is the most complex figure of the lot? And does crosshair's vehicle kibble work as a cape or does it look more like a backpack?

A toss up between Scorn and Slug. Scorn is more involved and Automorphs, but Slug's parts get in the way of each other and it's frustrating. As for Crosshairs, it depends on how you manipulate it. It will look like a trench coat/cape if you do it just right. Avoid the rubber pieces, they're crap.

I'm absolutely impressed.
Crosshairs just oozes charisma and his mold works well for what you get.
High Octane Bumblebee is lightweight (literally), but fantastic. Gorgeous paint apps.
Scorn looks vicious in beast mode, and very much a jousting knight in 'bot mode. (might be my favorite.)
Slug is a bit odd, and his transformation (the arms, specifically) gets on my nerves a bit, but his bot mode looks great.

Which is the most complex figure of the lot? And does crosshair's vehicle kibble work as a cape or does it look more like a backpack?

Also... photos? Please? Pretty please with a cherry on top?

Will try and get some tonight.

[william-james88]

It will look like a trench coat/cape if you do it just right. Avoid the rubber pieces, they're crap.

I am really intrigued by that last bit. What do you mean by avoiding the rubber pieces? Are you referring to the transformation?

[Mr_Autobot411]

good job hasbro.......now u know why ppl are giving their money to 3rd party compaines......

i cant believe how insluting it is to see this horrible mold be brought back and sold to us as if it was something new.......ur laughable hasbro

[Mindmaster]

good job hasbro.......now u know why ppl are giving their money to 3rd party compaines......

i cant believe how insluting it is to see this horrible mold be brought back and sold to us as if it was something new.......ur laughable hasbro

Care to elaborate what figure you're referring to?

[Mr_Autobot411]

good job hasbro.......now u know why ppl are giving their money to 3rd party compaines......

i cant believe how insluting it is to see this horrible mold be brought back and sold to us as if it was something new.......ur laughable hasbro

Care to elaborate what figure you're referring to?

dude its a post for bumblebee, which did u think i was talking about?......and while were at it, how about every movie figure that hasbro as come out with since the first one! suck!!! generations was great and so was the animated line........the rest has been a fail to me........

[Mindmaster]

dude its a post for bumblebee, which did u think i was talking about?

You may not have noticed, but this is a megathread that incorporates any piece of Age of Extinction product. So while whatever post you may have read only contained one piece of product c the discussion forum used is the one used by all. So sorry if I didn't get your vagueness.

[Mr_Autobot411]

dude its a post for bumblebee, which did u think i was talking about?

You may not have noticed, but this is a megathread that incorporates any piece of Age of Extinction product. So while whatever post you may have read only contained one piece of product c the discussion forum used is the one used by all. So sorry if I didn't get your vagueness.

ah my bad i didnt notice that........ill add AOE to a list of fails too lol.........

[SW's SilverHammer]

You know, this whole A.o.E thing has only made me genuinely interested in, and wonder, what other Beast-Era molds may, or may not be used in general. Because there's the club's use of Beast Wars II Dirgegun (1998), A.o.E's use of Beast Wars Terrorsaur (1996) and Beast Wars Neo Guiledart (1999).

[Shockwave7]

The more I see of the movie line figures this time out, the less impressed I am. Looks like they even phoned in the packaging and logo. Look familiar, anyone?

[Shockwave7]

Not only an old mold from the previous movie, but doesn't have the same weapons/accessories.

Did Hasbro just kind of phone it in this time out? Mind you I don't blame them for NOT really wanting to make a 'new' Bumblebee mold. Hopefully they figured the deluxe was enough innovation for BBee this time out. Five/Ten BBees per movie gets really old, REALLY fast.

[Dseptykon13]

Anyone else get their shipping notifications for pre-orders with Amazon?

[Wolfman Jake]

The more I see of the movie line figures this time out, the less impressed I am. Looks like they even phoned in the packaging and logo. Look familiar, anyone?

Those fonts aren't even close to the same thing.

[robofreak]

I got my first batch of figures.

Leader Grimlock- Amazing until I transformed it. The lanky T Rex mode didn't bother me, but the now peeling chrome does.

Hasbro. We should know better by now than to put chrome on toys.

Leader Prime- He's alright. It will be impossible to match up tot he amazingness of ROTF leader Prime. The backpack kibble can be frustrating on this figure, but at least he feels solid.

Crosshairs- I was really looking forward to him, but the backpack kibble and the attempt for the trenchcoat takes away from a lot of the potential this figure had. He would really benefit from a Human Alliance sized figure

Scorn- Great figure overall. definite recommended purchase. Also he totally looks like a jousting knnight when riding Grimlock.

Slug- Also a great figure. Only nit pick is the use of rubber


Overall, My main complaints lay in backpack kibble, chrome, and rubber parts. 10 years from now, I don't see the rubber lasting on these figures.

[william-james88]

dude its a post for bumblebee, which did u think i was talking about?......and while were at it, how about every movie figure that hasbro as come out with since the first one! suck!!! generations was great and so was the animated line........the rest has been a fail to me........

While I agree that Animated is a shining light that no one expected and one of my all time favourite lines, I disagree that everything movie related has sucked since the first film.

What about ROTF Leader Optimus, Leader Starscream,Leader Sentinel Prime, Terradive, Bludgeon, Powerdive, Mindwipe and the "movie versions" of Lugnut and Lockdown? And better yet, I have realized that thanks to the movie lines, transformers have gotten a lot more complex and that line defiantely lead way to the eventual generations line.

[chuckdawg1999]

Amazon Pre-orders are back up with an in stock date of May 12th. I ordered so I'm expecting a shipping notice later in the day.

[El Duque]

Target.com has posted another Silver Knight Transformers: Age of Extinction exclusive, Transformers Battle Masters Silver Knight Optimus Prime vs. Grimlock 2-Pack. The set features a silver deco Optimus Prime and gold Grimlock. It can be yours for $24.99. Check out the images mirrored below:

[Dr. Caelus]

After seeing the listings on HTS and doing the math, I think I may forego any of the Movie "Generations" toys in favor of Construct-bots. Construct-bot versions of Grimlock, Slug, Scorn, Strafe, and Slash come to $50, versus $85 for their Generations counterparts, and I imagine the Construct-bot versions are a good deal bigger than the deluxes.

If we get G1-style repaints of the Dinobots this Fall, I'll scoop those up, but I have to be a lot more selective with my spending in the summer, and the AoE "Generations" figures aren't making the cut, I'm afraid.

Edit: On the other hand, I see a lot of design changes in the new Construct-Bots that I really don't like.

[Evil Eye]

I can't help but find it slightly amusing/depressing hat after years of clamouring for the return of chrome to Transformers toys, when Hasbro finally gives it to them the community starts complaining about it.

Some people will never be happy.

[Primeultimus]

Transformers 4 Age of Extinction Voyager Hound and Galvatron Boxed pictures

From Hasbrotoyshop.com

[It Is Him]

Anyone else get their shipping notifications for pre-orders with Amazon?

Yeah, my leaders are arriving tomorrow!

[Sabrblade]

I can't help but find it slightly amusing/depressing hat after years of clamouring for the return of chrome to Transformers toys, when Hasbro finally gives it to them the community starts complaining about it.

Some people will never be happy.

Who's been clamoring for chrome to return? When it returned with the Henkei! Henkei! figures, I remember that stirring plenty of complaints.

[RhA]

Let's wait around for Takara Galvatron, shall we?

[Flakmaster]

Though I'd usually be inclined to jump onto the Bumblebee hate wagon, with this I'm actually rather happy. Since it's inevitable that there shall be shelfwarmers from any TF toyline, I'd rather the shelfwarmer be a redeco, and not another waste of time and engineering skills.

[darkjedi187]

Picked up voyager evasion prime, voyager grimlock, and scorn this morning at a local Walmart for my son. Didn't realize the price went up, but still nice find.