New Transformers: Rescue Bots Flip Changers, Launchers and Epic Figures Listings
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If you're looking for easy-to-transform toys for small hands, you'll flip over the Transformers Rescue Bots Flipracer Launchers! They transform magically and automatically, right in front of your eyes. Each package includes a launcher playset and a robot that can change into a car. This case of 6 individually packaged sets includes:
2x TRA RBT AIRPORT BLASTOFF BLADES
4x TRA RBT BUMBLEBEE QUICK LAUNCH GARAGE
Transformers Rescue Bots Flipracer Multipacks Wave 1 Case:
If you're looking for easy-to-transform toys for small hands, you'll flip over the Transformers Rescue Bots Flipracer Multipacks! They transform magically and automatically, right in front of your eyes. This pair of 2 individually packaged sets includes:
1x TRA RBT GRIFFIN ROCK RACING TEAM
1x TRA RBT GRIFFIN ROCK CONSTRUCTION TEAM
(subject to change)
Transformers Rescue Bots Epic Figures Wave 4:
Transformers Rescue Bots Epic Figures Wave 4 brings big bots to you! Each giant action figure has articulated arms and is designed to resemble your favorite heroic Autobots from the TV show. Each measures about 11 1/2-inches tall. For 3 to 7 years of age. Case includes 4 individually packaged non-transforming figures:
1x TRA EPIC SERIES BOULDER
1x TRA EPIC SERIES SALVAGE
1x TRA EPIC SERIES BUMBLEBEE
1x TRA EPIC SERIES QUICKSHADOW
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Posted by Emerje on January 19th, 2017 @ 8:23pm CST
Emerje
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on January 19th, 2017 @ 8:58pm CST
Emerje wrote:They really are just Bot Shots aren't they? They're not even hiding it now with the launchers. Not that there's anything wrong with that, those were fun figures.
Emerje
The word 'shot' is probably too violent for Rescue Bots. But yeah, it's the exact same concept.
Posted by Bumblevivisector on January 19th, 2017 @ 10:38pm CST
And customizers who insist on giving every fembot a boob-where possible, please remember that this is a preschool line...
...therefore plenty will turn up on the secondary market with the chest door broken off, making it worth the wait for the dirt cheap price.
Also, turning Blades into a little Indy car gives him a striking resemblance to Leadfoot, my favorite PCC!
Posted by RAR on January 20th, 2017 @ 7:21am CST
TFW2005 just posted tweet with an image of a Combiner for Combiner Force in art form at least on a card standee backing in a store.
It has Strongarm as a right arm , Sideswipe as the left Bumblebee as the chest and Grimlock as the legs - Grimlock is obviously much larger.
I wonder what size the toy version will be ?
Posted by Emerje on January 20th, 2017 @ 10:50pm CST
RAR wrote:Blades appears to be in his Jet mode the cockpit and wings are visible on the toy.
And four big wheels.
Emerje
Posted by RAR on January 21st, 2017 @ 7:44am CST
Emerje wrote:RAR wrote:Blades appears to be in his Jet mode the cockpit and wings are visible on the toy.
And four big wheels.
Emerje
Yes indeed - he's quite similar to the Botshots Powerglide and Jetfire.
I hope they get the pricing right on these as those Dinosaur ones were a total mess in the UK if you could find them at all they were twice the american dollar price in a $-£ swap so like $4.00 in USA and £8.00 in the UK - no wonder no one bought them - I was really irked by the 26 missing paint applications on Blades too compared to his packet.
The sad thing is they could have been a really fun size to go with if they'd kept the larger size as it was. but they got a bit greedy - I guess the smaller more or less Deluxe Rescue Bots have their uses though.
But i'll get these so long as Hasbro isn't delusional with the pricing or the stores have a good offer on them.
As when I see a shop selling an RID 3 step for £27 my first thought is to laugh in their face.
Posted by Bronzewolf on February 8th, 2017 @ 2:36pm CST
Transformers Collectable Edition Playskool Friends! Here's some project shots and official description that also mentions the characters included in the set, one of which, strangely enough, is Arcee.
The little ones will learn about teamwork and unleash their imagination with these 7 cute little autobots!
Includes: Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Arcee, Heatwave, Chase, Blades and Boulder.
As mentioned above, these are only listed so far on the Hasbro Portugal site, so world-wide release is not guaranteed, but is probable. Revel in the cuteness in the comments below!
Posted by WreckerJack on February 8th, 2017 @ 10:36pm CST
Posted by Emerje on February 8th, 2017 @ 11:14pm CST
Mouthplate mouth.
Emerje
Posted by Bronzewolf on February 8th, 2017 @ 11:43pm CST
Emerje wrote:
Mouthplate mouth.
Emerje
Lol! I just noticed that. Makes him look a bit like homer Simpson.
Posted by Sabrblade on February 9th, 2017 @ 12:41am CST
Posted by Bronzewolf on February 9th, 2017 @ 2:08am CST
Sabrblade wrote:Toy news in a cartoon thread?
Whoops. Saw "Rescue Bots" and jumped the gun. Genuinely thought this was the toy thread. Sincerest apologies!
Posted by Va'al on February 9th, 2017 @ 4:07am CST
Bronzewolf wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Toy news in a cartoon thread?
Whoops. Saw "Rescue Bots" and jumped the gun. Genuinely thought this was the toy thread. Sincerest apologies!
It's been moved now though!
Posted by Va'al on February 14th, 2017 @ 6:16am CST
Robots and humans saving the day, working together the Rescue Bots way! Little heroes can imagine going on daring missions with one of their favorite Rescue Mini-Con friends. Sized right for little hands, the Swift the Cheetah-Bot figure converts from cheetah mode to drill mode. For more fun, attach the drill to a Bumblebee figure. (Bumblebee figure sold separately. Subject to availability). The day is saved thanks to the Rescue Bots and great teamwork!
The Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Swift the Cheetah-Bot Features:
Easy 2 Do conversion
From cheetah mode to drill mode
Drill can be attached to Bumblebee figure (Bumblebee figure sold separately. Subject to availability)
Sized right for little hands
Figure scale: 2.5 inches
Includes figure
Ages 3 to 7
Manufactured under license from TOMY Company, Ltd. Transformers Rescue Bots is a trademark and copyright of Hasbro.
Robots and humans saving the day, working together the Rescue Bots way! Little heroes can imagine going on daring missions with one of their favorite Rescue Mini-Con friends. Sized right for little hands, the Fireplug figure converts from dog mode to projectile launcher mode. For more fun, attach the projectile launcher to a Heatwave figure and launch the water projectile to pretend to put out fires. (Heatwave figure sold separately. Subject to availability). The day is saved thanks to the Rescue Bots and great teamwork!
The Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Fireplug Features:
Easy 2 Do conversion
From dog mode to projectile launcher mode
Projectile launcher can be attached to Heatwave figure (Heatwave figure sold separately. Subject to availability)
Sized right for little hands
Figure scale: 2.5 inches
Includes figure
Ages 3 to 7
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on February 14th, 2017 @ 7:08am CST
Posted by RAR on February 14th, 2017 @ 8:58am CST
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Well that Swift Cheetah mode looks much better than Titans Stripes... but odd alt-mode.
I think it's a Jackhammer. (Even if they have labelled it a drill)
Posted by Flashwave on February 14th, 2017 @ 4:33pm CST
RAR wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:Well that Swift Cheetah mode looks much better than Titans Stripes... but odd alt-mode.
I think it's a Jackhammer. (Even if they have labelled it a drill)
I think they mean like a Power Drill.
To be honest, the hex-head on it makes me think "Lug Wrench" like for putting tires on a racecar. Which makes me wonder if he wasn't intended as part of the racing themes, explaining the Cheetah. But that's circumstancial happenstance,
Posted by Sabrblade on February 14th, 2017 @ 9:22pm CST
Had he gotten to appear in the show, I could imagine Swift's altmode being repurposed for use as a Collision Foam Cannon.Flashwave wrote:RAR wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:Well that Swift Cheetah mode looks much better than Titans Stripes... but odd alt-mode.
I think it's a Jackhammer. (Even if they have labelled it a drill)
I think they mean like a Power Drill.
To be honest, the hex-head on it makes me think "Lug Wrench" like for putting tires on a racecar. Which makes me wonder if he wasn't intended as part of the racing themes, explaining the Cheetah. But that's circumstancial happenstance,
Posted by RAR on February 15th, 2017 @ 12:04am CST
But if it is hex shaped yes it would look rather wheel-gun like.
I hope they release the whole lot of them in the UK at once as we never got the others here.
Posted by Va'al on February 16th, 2017 @ 3:15am CST
Features
Easy 2 Do conversion
Converts from robot mode to all-terrain vehicle mode and back
Pretend to put out forest fires
Sized right for little hands
Look for other Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots figures to build a rescue team. (Other figures each sold separately. Subject to availability.)
Dimensions: 11.43H cm
Contents: A Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Brushfire
Batteries Not Required
Product Description
Meet the daring smokejumper, Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Brushfire! Sized right for little hands, the Brushfire figure converts from robot mode to all-terrain vehicle mode and back again. Little ones can imagine him skydiving into the scene, and then racing through the wilderness to put out the toughest forest fires. Robots and humans saving the day, working together the Rescue Bots way!
Posted by Stuartmaximus on February 16th, 2017 @ 5:11am CST
& Stealth Force Knock Out(which doesn't have a robot mode...apart from one depicted on the packaging)
(yeah....i know....please keep the live action movieline products in the live action movieline products thread )
Posted by Stuartmaximus on February 17th, 2017 @ 9:51am CST
Posted by Va'al on February 18th, 2017 @ 6:54pm CST
Posted by Va'al on February 19th, 2017 @ 5:29am CST
The final clip comes from the Rescue Bots portion of the Hasbro stall, showing off the giant Optimus Prime race track, with OP himself becoming the launcher rig, the new Knight Bumblebee who turns into a dragon, and has dragon/weapon minicons (!), and some more new forms for the cast. Check it out below, and compare to our gallery here!
Posted by RAR on February 20th, 2017 @ 10:22pm CST
Posted by Va'al on February 21st, 2017 @ 3:18am CST
RAR wrote:Did Hasbro not release the official images of the Rescue Bots line then ?
Not yet, but we're still getting some stuff through.
Posted by RAR on February 23rd, 2017 @ 7:42am CST
I also noticed something else curious since the show has ended they seem to have toned back the number of Human figures a lot - and the 2 they have made recently look very little like they do on the show.
Posted by RAR on February 23rd, 2017 @ 7:50am CST
Posted by WreckerJack on March 26th, 2017 @ 8:59pm CDT
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Posted by Deadput on March 27th, 2017 @ 4:34pm CDT
Why can't we get guys that look just as cool in the main tv shows these days?
Oh yeah cause everything needs to be G1.
Posted by Sabrblade on March 27th, 2017 @ 7:10pm CDT
We got a ton of unique original-looking characters in the RID line. Even if it'll start bringing in some more familiar-looking dudes in the next season, some of them are still new-named characters.Deadput wrote:That's a cool looking Transformer...
Why can't we get guys that look just as cool in the main tv shows these days?
Oh yeah cause everything needs to be G1.
Posted by Deadput on March 27th, 2017 @ 9:09pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:We got a ton of unique original-looking characters in the RID line. Even if it'll start bringing in some more familiar-looking dudes in the next season, some of them are still new-named characters.Deadput wrote:That's a cool looking Transformer...
Why can't we get guys that look just as cool in the main tv shows these days?
Oh yeah cause everything needs to be G1.
Sure there are some cool original characters on the cons side but I'm mostly talking about Autobots since their the ones who are going to get most of the Screentime.
Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ratchet and Jazz are pretty much copy and paste versions of the older characters just with new designs. (Not talking about personalities or their actions), Sideswipe while has a few newer things to the character like an actual noticeable personality compared to say G1 and Movie and the "hair" he still has a lot in common with the G1 character same thing with Grimlock he just has some newer colors and can talk in proper sentences compared to most previous show versions of the character but is still mostly not original.
Strongarm is pretty much a new character with an old name since she pretty much has nothing to do with previous versions of Strongarm and as a female Transformer with a mode that is not a car or motorcycle I like the character a lot in concept. (Nothing wrong with the character in the show besides being sometimes annoying but I still like the concept or her character more then the execution), Fixit same thing although you could compare him to say Wheelies and other "chatty" sidekick characters and I wouldn't call him cool anyways.
Drift and Windblade have never been in a Transformers cartoon before so I'm ok with them since their not overused characters like the classic team of Optimus,Bee,Ratchet,Big green guy,and more recently Arcee I also like how Windblade being in the show means we can actually somewhat avoid the horrible trope of "token female" I really hate that I would rather have no females at all then just one of them in existence.
For upcoming characters according to the Warrior toys who might not even appear we got Stormshot who as far as we know is just generic quippy Flying Autobot just by going by the design, Blastwave is a bit more interesting if we were going by his package art and not his straight repaint as Bludgeon but we never got Bludgeon in a show anyways and it's been a long time since we have had a tank Autobot so
it is refreshing, I'm looking forward to Blurr even if he is not original although I don't think he is the definition of "cool" going by his rescue bots depiction, Twinferno however is pretty darn cool and is pretty original if he appears in the show since the original never appeared in the American G1 cartoon and even if he did he would not be original.
I guess I just want someone who has a scuba face and is just oozing of "cool".
Posted by RAR on March 28th, 2017 @ 1:02am CDT
But Brushfire and Sequia are a cool pairing for sure.
Posted by Rysquad on March 28th, 2017 @ 12:25pm CDT
Some random thoughts -
- Quickshadow is pretty stiff. Looks like she shares tooling with Bumblebee but there are times when she gets stuck with the legs out when transforming from robot to car.
- I'm a bit disappointed that the water cannons on from the recent fire station set (with Cody) don't use the same exact water cannons as say Fireplug. They're not interchangeable.
- Still need to find Brushfire!
From Toy Fair -
Looks like the new flip racers will include more characters. I think I see Sideswipe.
or
Any idea who the truck will be (between jet Bumblebee and jet Chase)?
And is this a new Optimus "Primal" and Heatwave?
Other random thoughts -
Selfishly, I'd want these redecos/retools -
- Ratchet as a redeco of Rescan Medix
- Ultra Magnus and Sideswipe from the Optimus Prime/Blurr Racing Trailer set (of course, Sideswipe in red to mimic Powered Buggy from Diaclone Powered Convoy!)
- Strongarm as a redeco of the Chase police truck from the Rescue Claw trailer set or the rescan Chase SUV
- Arcee as a recedo of Rescan motorcycle Bumblebee
- Drift as a retool of Rescan Bumblebee/Quickshadow
Posted by RAR on March 28th, 2017 @ 9:26pm CDT
Rysquad wrote:My 2 year old is super into Rescue Bots now.
Some random thoughts -
1- Quickshadow is pretty stiff. Looks like she shares tooling with Bumblebee but there are times when she gets stuck with the legs out when transforming from robot to car.
2) - I'm a bit disappointed that the water cannons on from the recent fire station set (with Cody) don't use the same exact water cannons as say Fireplug. They're not interchangeable.
3) - Still need to find Brushfire!
From Toy Fair -
Looks like the new flip racers will include more characters. I think I see Sideswipe.
or
4)
5) Any idea who the truck will be (between jet Bumblebee and jet Chase)?
6) And is this a new Optimus "Primal" and Heatwave?
1) You may avoid any mechanism slippage by pulling her long ways rather than pulling the arms out.
2) I would like that Firestation if I had some where to put it - I would 100% have bought it by now if the Motorcycle that comes with it had Transformed though.
3) Me too - I'm looking forward to getting Sequoia to got with that too.
4) Looks like a Racing Car Blades to me.
5) From the colours I think it's another kind of Morebot - but the mould was also used to represent Boulder in another set.
6) I'd guess that is new Repaint Optimus Primal and If I had to guess that Dragon may be Twinferno and may likely be the same twinferno that is in RID. But the colours are close enough to Heatwave for sure.
I'm glad you posted that image that as I just noticed that is a Rescan size new Mould Stegosaurus Chase !!
And I'd not noticed before it was a dinosaur until I looked really closely and saw the paws and the plates on the shoulders.
That is terrific as that is one thing that was at the top of my wants list it was Rescan size Dinos.
Though perhaps they might work even better in the older size than the shrunk size.. But that they are doing them at all is terrific I hope they make more - perhaps do them in mega size too.
Posted by WreckerJack on April 7th, 2017 @ 9:19pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on April 8th, 2017 @ 1:27am CDT
Rysquad wrote:Any idea who the truck will be (between jet Bumblebee and jet Chase)?
I'm going to guess it's a new alt mode Optimus Prime considering he's between two other guys with new alt modes and is blue in back and red in front (with silver armor).
Emerje
Posted by RAR on April 8th, 2017 @ 3:36am CDT
Emerje wrote:Rysquad wrote:Any idea who the truck will be (between jet Bumblebee and jet Chase)?
I'm going to guess it's a new alt mode Optimus Prime considering he's between two other guys with new alt modes and is blue in back and red in front (with silver armor).
Emerje
The mould is the same mould as Boulder (the one that comes with Graham in a furry hood parka) I get a strong Morebot vibe from the colours though myself.
They could have potentially come up with a story to say it's a reformatted scrapbot too I guess.
Posted by WreckerJack on April 8th, 2017 @ 5:37am CDT
Posted by RAR on April 8th, 2017 @ 6:39am CDT
http://www.thetoyshop.com/action-toys-f ... 9774_C0333
http://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys ... e-boulder/
But some of the surface details are different - like the shape of the bumper/blade and sides of the legs for example.
Those gas tanks on the side of the legs are slightly suggestive of Optimus Prime though I still think it looks rather like a new kind of Morebot.
Posted by Emerje on April 8th, 2017 @ 1:13pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by Sabrblade on April 8th, 2017 @ 11:08pm CDT
The MorBot 2.0 had more purple on it, but that one was based on a preexisting toy that used more purple than the normal MorBots did.
Posted by Bronzewolf on April 11th, 2017 @ 3:09am CDT
Posted by WreckerJack on April 11th, 2017 @ 3:33am CDT
Posted by RAR on April 11th, 2017 @ 8:02am CDT
Sequoia looks like a great complement to Brushfire.
Posted by Targetmaster Kup on April 11th, 2017 @ 11:07am CDT
Posted by RAR on April 12th, 2017 @ 9:33am CDT
Is there a variation or did they change the wheels either before release or as a running change ?
Just wondering.
Posted by Va'al on April 17th, 2017 @ 10:44am CDT
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Posted by Carnivius_Prime on April 17th, 2017 @ 11:00am CDT