Kre-O Battle Changers In-Hand Images
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Posted by Mkall on October 19th, 2014 @ 3:54pm CDT
Posted by Gallifreyan Autobot on October 19th, 2014 @ 4:08pm CDT
Mkall wrote:These are what Kreo Transformers should've been in the first place.
True and agreeable
Posted by Railbomb on October 19th, 2014 @ 4:11pm CDT
Posted by durroth on October 19th, 2014 @ 4:19pm CDT
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on October 19th, 2014 @ 5:31pm CDT
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on October 19th, 2014 @ 6:20pm CDT
Posted by Lockdownhunter on October 19th, 2014 @ 9:15pm CDT
Posted by Lockdownhunter on October 19th, 2014 @ 9:16pm CDT
SW's SilverHammer wrote:I really like that starscream. I can't wait for the Soundwave with Rumble, Frenzy, and Laserbeak.
100% agreed.
Posted by CombaticonsCombine? on October 19th, 2014 @ 9:29pm CDT
SW's SilverHammer wrote:I really like that starscream. I can't wait for the Soundwave with Rumble, Frenzy, and Laserbeak.
Yeah, Soundwave is gonna rock.
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Posted by zwann on October 19th, 2014 @ 9:50pm CDT
One thing that LEGO never failed me is that the quality is always top notch. What see at the packaging, you're gonna get 98% accurate to it. Clean mold, sharp printing. Nice colors.
I've collected Micro Changers, some Kreo sets and combiners, but they rarely come out satisfying to me. Their tampograph, especially silver is very poorly aligned. My recent purchase Obsidian has quite an amount of misaligned printings. A micro changer I got Trailbreaker, which I liked because of the nice chest print I see in the packaging, well the print is horribly misaligned.
So far the very VERY best Kreon i got was Jalguar from Series 8 i think. That Kreon has nice colors, and super sharp printing. I could stare on it all day long.
I see Kreos are improving, now with actual transforming figures, and I'm glad. Hopefully they work out with this printing issue, especially their silver printing. I wanna enjoy collecting them.
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on October 20th, 2014 @ 1:29am CDT
zwann wrote:The problem i have with collecting Kreons compared to LEGOs is the quality.
One thing that LEGO never failed me is that the quality is always top notch. What see at the packaging, you're gonna get 98% accurate to it. Clean mold, sharp printing. Nice colors.
I've collected Micro Changers, some Kreo sets and combiners, but they rarely come out satisfying to me. Their tampograph, especially silver is very poorly aligned. My recent purchase Obsidian has quite an amount of misaligned printings. A micro changer I got Trailbreaker, which I liked because of the nice chest print I see in the packaging, well the print is horribly misaligned.
So far the very VERY best Kreon i got was Jalguar from Series 8 i think. That Kreon has nice colors, and super sharp printing. I could stare on it all day long.
I see Kreos are improving, now with actual transforming figures, and I'm glad. Hopefully they work out with this printing issue, especially their silver printing. I wanna enjoy collecting them.
Give it time. Lego has been doing this for a LOOOOONG time without any real competition in the building block department. If Hasbro keeps doing their Kre-O's then we'll see an increase in quality with them. Of course, Hasbro makes most of their money from other toy lines, so Kre-O, being relatively new, might get the axe if they need to do some cuts.
Posted by Lockdownhunter on October 25th, 2014 @ 2:40am CDT
Posted by Va'al on January 28th, 2015 @ 10:57am CST
Posted by RiddlerJ on January 28th, 2015 @ 12:19pm CST
Posted by Noideaforaname on January 28th, 2015 @ 12:24pm CST
Heads up, a lot of the new Kreon parts are NOT compatible with the old ones.
RiddlerJ wrote:Whatever happened to the 6th wave of Kre-O? The one with Blackarachnia, Seaspray Gears. Did they show up anywhere?
Asia.
It really looks like Kre-O's on it's way out...
Posted by Sabrblade on January 28th, 2015 @ 1:38pm CST
Posted by Va'al on January 28th, 2015 @ 2:47pm CST
I was never sure if I'd see these sets released in the US but with a commercial popping up on Hasbro's YouTube channel there may be some hope yet. Optimus Prime is a fun build but keep in mind that the Transformation may be a bit fiddly causing parts to pop off.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on January 28th, 2015 @ 3:13pm CST
Posted by Samsonator on January 28th, 2015 @ 7:42pm CST
And, like Chuck said in his video, Canada... I've seen that wave on display at the nearest TRU for over a month.Noideaforaname wrote:RiddlerJ wrote:Whatever happened to the 6th wave of Kre-O? The one with Blackarachnia, Seaspray Gears. Did they show up anywhere?
Asia.
I've also seen a lot of these in the last month or two... people really need to start telling me when I'm walking past rare findschuckdawg1999 wrote:I'm really happy we'll be seeing these at mass retail. I was starting to think they were going to be canceled.
Posted by Samsonator on January 29th, 2015 @ 2:26am CST
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on January 29th, 2015 @ 2:31am CST
Samsonator wrote:And, like Chuck said in his video, Canada... I've seen that wave on display at the nearest TRU for over a month.Noideaforaname wrote:RiddlerJ wrote:Whatever happened to the 6th wave of Kre-O? The one with Blackarachnia, Seaspray Gears. Did they show up anywhere?
Asia.I've also seen a lot of these in the last month or two... people really need to start telling me when I'm walking past rare findschuckdawg1999 wrote:I'm really happy we'll be seeing these at mass retail. I was starting to think they were going to be canceled.
If you see Starscream and Grimlock let me know
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on January 29th, 2015 @ 2:43am CST
RiddlerJ wrote:Whatever happened to the 6th wave of Kre-O? The one with Blackarachnia, Seaspray Gears. Did they show up anywhere?
It's been out in Canada. They're actual blindbags too, no codes on them. Wasn't able to find Blackarachnia or Gears, but I got Seaspray. My Seaspray has a Decepticon symbol on him though, instead of an Aubotbot symbol. So it might be worth money.
Posted by Noideaforaname on January 29th, 2015 @ 9:59am CST
Samsonator wrote:And, like Chuck said in his video, Canada... I've seen that wave on display at the nearest TRU for over a month.
I've also seen a lot of these in the last month or two... people really need to start telling me when I'm walking past rare finds
Man, you could've been making a mint off these things selling them across the border.
... assuming shipping, etc. didn't completely kill it.
Samsonator wrote:Something distressing I noticed in that Battle Changers commercial. The Kre-O website it gives at the end is kre-o.ca. ".ca" is the typical suffix for Canadian websites...
Well poopy.
I guess it's good none of the newer Kre-O sets are absolute must-haves for me.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on January 30th, 2015 @ 1:00am CST
Posted by Noideaforaname on January 30th, 2015 @ 10:37am CST
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on January 31st, 2015 @ 1:58am CST
Noideaforaname wrote:RiD, these transforming ones, the Cowboy Optimus/Knight Megatron/Pirate Starscream things... anything post-AoE.
Really? I was thinking that these would be released closer to the TV debut of the RID cartoon. I'm surprised these were supposed to be out soon.
Posted by Samsonator on January 31st, 2015 @ 10:16am CST
When next I pop out to a TRU I'll keep my eyes peeled.chuckdawg1999 wrote:If you see Starscream and Grimlock let me know
Posted by Va'al on February 1st, 2015 @ 4:25am CST
After Prime I wasn't sure about The Bee but I have to say the build was nicer resulting in a solid bot with decent articulation. As mentioned in the video care should be used while transforming the arms as I don't feel the shoulder balls are made of the sternest stuff. Bumblebee is a much better kit overall and I would recommend it over Optimus as a first purchase.
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on February 1st, 2015 @ 4:37am CST
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on February 1st, 2015 @ 5:33am CST
I was surprised to find Kre-O Battle Changers Grimlock at my local Toys R' Us during my Boxing Day toy store rampage.
Grimlock was released in Canada in late 2014, although they are listed as not being available until Spring 2015. Hasbro seems to be doing some wacky things with their release dates when Canada and the UK get releases BEFORE the US does. Grimlock is an 82 piece set who's colours more match the Age of Extinction toy than the G1 toy. This doesn't bother me as much as I thought it would. He stands roughly 10cm (4in) tall in dino mode, and there's no storage for his weapon, unless you want to stick it in his tiny dino hands (which I do).
Grimlock transforms exactly as you'd expect him to. The head and sides of the dino mode are attached to the same spinal component and all fold back and down. His lower portion swings forward to form legs and feet, and the dino legs twist at the knee to form his robot arms. Pretty standard in terms of a recognizable G1 accurate Grimlock transformation!
His robot mode stands just shy of 9cm (3 1/2 inches), and looks exactly how a Kre-O Grimlock should! Again, the colour looks more like AoE Grimlocks' colours, but that doesn't bother me one bit. The helmet actually bothers me a little more with the fact that, instead of using a new helmet design, they use one of the generic Kre-O helmet designs. I guess I can't be TOO mad at that since it still looks like the guy, though.
The face and torso have tampographed details while the sword, shoulders, and the grey pieces on the sides of the shins have stickers. They're alright stickers, I was honestly reluctant to put them on at first, because I thought he'd look better with them off, but nah, he looks better this way! The articulation is surprisingly awesome! I wish all regular Transformers were as bendy as him!
In relation to other Kre-O figures, I'd say he's the right size! They come up to about thigh level to him. I'm one of those nut bars who like things to be a certain scale to each other, and I think this scale works for Kre-O Grimlock!
I saw Optimus, Bumblebee, and Starscream at the Toys R' Us as well. I knew Grimlock was also going to be released with them, but I didn't see him until after I started digging. He was buried in the back of the shelf. Good thing I found him or I might have had to settle for getting one of the ones I was less enthusiastic for. First world problem averted!
Pick him up when you see him. After seeing Bumblebee and Optimus, I'd say this one is definitely the winner of the first wave. Hopefully there'll be more releases after this. I'd love to see Megatron given the same treatment!
Posted by Va'al on February 1st, 2015 @ 5:59am CST
Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:I have been asked to post my review of Battle Changers Grimlock here. So I shall!
I was surprised to find Kre-O Battle Changers Grimlock at my local Toys R' Us during my Boxing Day toy store rampage.
Grimlock was released in Canada in late 2014, although they are listed as not being available until Spring 2015. Hasbro seems to be doing some wacky things with their release dates when Canada and the UK get releases BEFORE the US does. Grimlock is an 82 piece set who's colours more match the Age of Extinction toy than the G1 toy. This doesn't bother me as much as I thought it would. He stands roughly 10cm (4in) tall in dino mode, and there's no storage for his weapon, unless you want to stick it in his tiny dino hands (which I do).
Grimlock transforms exactly as you'd expect him to. The head and sides of the dino mode are attached to the same spinal component and all fold back and down. His lower portion swings forward to form legs and feet, and the dino legs twist at the knee to form his robot arms. Pretty standard in terms of a recognizable G1 accurate Grimlock transformation!
His robot mode stands just shy of 9cm (3 1/2 inches), and looks exactly how a Kre-O Grimlock should! Again, the colour looks more like AoE Grimlocks' colours, but that doesn't bother me one bit. The helmet actually bothers me a little more with the fact that, instead of using a new helmet design, they use one of the generic Kre-O helmet designs. I guess I can't be TOO mad at that since it still looks like the guy, though.
The face and torso have tampographed details while the sword, shoulders, and the grey pieces on the sides of the shins have stickers. They're alright stickers, I was honestly reluctant to put them on at first, because I thought he'd look better with them off, but nah, he looks better this way! The articulation is surprisingly awesome! I wish all regular Transformers were as bendy as him!
In relation to other Kre-O figures, I'd say he's the right size! They come up to about thigh level to him. I'm one of those nut bars who like things to be a certain scale to each other, and I think this scale works for Kre-O Grimlock!
I saw Optimus, Bumblebee, and Starscream at the Toys R' Us as well. I knew Grimlock was also going to be released with them, but I didn't see him until after I started digging. He was buried in the back of the shelf. Good thing I found him or I might have had to settle for getting one of the ones I was less enthusiastic for. First world problem averted!
Pick him up when you see him. After seeing Bumblebee and Optimus, I'd say this one is definitely the winner of the first wave. Hopefully there'll be more releases after this. I'd love to see Megatron given the same treatment!
Posted by Sabrblade on February 1st, 2015 @ 8:29am CST
Posted by Noideaforaname on February 1st, 2015 @ 8:52am CST
The scale-junky in me wants to see them do BIG Transformers out of these. Don't really need giant versions of figures I already have.
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Really? I was thinking that these would be released closer to the TV debut of the RID cartoon. I'm surprised these were supposed to be out soon.
Err, I think we're getting confused. From my perspective, anything unreleased is "NEW." There haven't been any new Kre-O stuff here, the US, since AoE premiered. These Battle Chargers, by the sounds of things, were *supposed* to have been released here months ago. Since they haven't, I'm making a general statement about all unreleased-in-the-US/"new" Kre-O.
Posted by Va'al on February 1st, 2015 @ 12:07pm CST
Noideaforaname wrote:Slapping that SEIBERTRON.COM on someone's pic review? *smh*
It wasn't intentional, but I've been arguing with my connection since Thursday - so there it stays for now.
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on February 14th, 2015 @ 2:56pm CST
Posted by Noideaforaname on February 14th, 2015 @ 3:14pm CST
Blitzwing coming with 3 heads sure is handy since I have a regular custom Blitswing that'd love a crazy face. But a metallic gold helmet? Odd.
Looks like they combined just about every Drift into that one. Colors/chest based on MtMtE, triple changer like Movie, minions like RiD.
And those "Warriors" are getting a second wave. Too bad most of them are repeat characters. Looks like some of them have hair. Uh...
Kreon are going weird and totally away from what got people hooked on.
Posted by Zeedust on February 14th, 2015 @ 5:11pm CST
Noideaforaname wrote:Looks like they combined just about every Drift into that one. Colors/chest based on MtMtE, triple changer like Movie, minions like RiD.
I think the only one they missed is Shattered Glass Drift, and since he's a FunPub character who never appeared in anything anyway, and trying to include him would probably make things confusing, I can see why they skipped him.
I'm just surprised they picked Drift, with those modes I'd have expected Springer.
Posted by Editor on February 14th, 2015 @ 7:21pm CST
That said trying to push an 8th guy onto Superion may be hard.
Posted by ScottyP on February 14th, 2015 @ 8:57pm CST
Noideaforaname wrote:No pics of the Bumblebee and Optimus combiners?
Hmm, weird, thought I had sent those through. Sorry about that! The connection in there was a bit rough.
Posted by Va'al on February 14th, 2015 @ 8:59pm CST
ScottyP wrote:Noideaforaname wrote:No pics of the Bumblebee and Optimus combiners?
Hmm, weird, thought I had sent those through. Sorry about that! The connection in there was a bit rough.
We got some in the later galleries though!
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... als/32225/
Posted by ScottyP on February 14th, 2015 @ 9:10pm CST
Va'al wrote:ScottyP wrote:Noideaforaname wrote:No pics of the Bumblebee and Optimus combiners?
Hmm, weird, thought I had sent those through. Sorry about that! The connection in there was a bit rough.
We got some in the later galleries though!
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... als/32225/
Ah, there it is! http://www.seibertron.com/events/fullsi ... &image=110
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on February 14th, 2015 @ 9:12pm CST
ScottyP wrote:Va'al wrote:ScottyP wrote:Noideaforaname wrote:No pics of the Bumblebee and Optimus combiners?
Hmm, weird, thought I had sent those through. Sorry about that! The connection in there was a bit rough.
We got some in the later galleries though!
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... als/32225/
Ah, there it is! http://www.seibertron.com/events/fullsi ... &image=110
That's just dumb, but i kinda like it
Posted by Noideaforaname on February 14th, 2015 @ 9:59pm CST
Yeeeess!
I think this if my favorite reveal. It's just plain absurd, the kind of thing people joke about, but I got a list of Kreons that could use those very same helmets (which won't be used in combined mode), so inexplicably it's both a stupid novelty and a highly useful set.
Now the trouble is can I even find it.
Posted by Editor on February 15th, 2015 @ 12:49am CST
Posted by Va'al on February 15th, 2015 @ 6:59am CST
Editor wrote:3 out of 4 of those heads on Bumblebees limbs seem to be in a great deal of pain..... But that one leg is having a blast.
You have any idea how hard it is for me not to imagine them screaming with pain/joy every time I look at the image, now..?
Posted by Va'al on February 15th, 2015 @ 7:10am CST
Posted by RAcast on February 15th, 2015 @ 7:31am CST
Noideaforaname wrote:
Yeeeess!
I think this if my favorite reveal. It's just plain absurd, the kind of thing people joke about, but I got a list of Kreons that could use those very same helmets (which won't be used in combined mode), so inexplicably it's both a stupid novelty and a highly useful set.
Now the trouble is can I even find it.
Holy crap, what is even this? I saw the Optimus made out of tiny Optimii before I noticed the GIGANTIC Bumblebee with little screaming heads for limbs!
To be fair...it is Bumblebee...
Posted by dragons on February 15th, 2015 @ 9:02am CST
RAcast wrote:Noideaforaname wrote:
Yeeeess!
I think this if my favorite reveal. It's just plain absurd, the kind of thing people joke about, but I got a list of Kreons that could use those very same helmets (which won't be used in combined mode), so inexplicably it's both a stupid novelty and a highly useful set.
Now the trouble is can I even find it.
Holy crap, what is even this? I saw the Optimus made out of tiny Optimii before I noticed the GIGANTIC Bumblebee with little screaming heads for limbs!
To be fair...it is Bumblebee...
funny thing is hasbro beat us fans to it none of us fans would have thought to make to make combiner out of all movie bumblebees that are on shelfs
Posted by Editor on February 15th, 2015 @ 10:29am CST
Va'al wrote:Editor wrote:3 out of 4 of those heads on Bumblebees limbs seem to be in a great deal of pain..... But that one leg is having a blast.
You have any idea how hard it is for me not to imagine them screaming with pain/joy every time I look at the image, now..?
You good Sir.
Are welcome.
So to quickly review this piece:
+ + + + =
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on February 16th, 2015 @ 4:45pm CST
Va'al wrote:Editor wrote:3 out of 4 of those heads on Bumblebees limbs seem to be in a great deal of pain..... But that one leg is having a blast.
You have any idea how hard it is for me not to imagine them screaming with pain/joy every time I look at the image, now..?
Me too. It's cracking me up, it's like it's saying "Heeey I'm a leg!"
Those Battle changers look really good. The two I have were solid builds and fun to transform back and forth. One complaint I have from them is I wish there were a few more locking points in vehicle mode. I think Drift will have those, at least I hope it will.