Potential Transformers Protectobots Team Repaints Multi-Pack

Of course they had to be Protectobots, my very first combiner group...

And this is where new design team really shows the differences with the old it seems, not just with deco with mold choice as well. Groove can't seem to catch a break lately, with being a tank in Bot Shots, and now a Legion fembot in this pack. And Hot Spot is now completely red, not unlike Guard City's Fire Chief. >:oP

Here's a different question: what line would they fall under? It's pretty much a safe assumption that the current line is just "Transformers (2014)" now, with "Age of Extinction" as one sub-header, with the Legion repaints falling under an unspecified one.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And this is where new design team really shows the differences with the old it seems, not just with deco with mold choice as well. Groove can't seem to catch a break lately, with being a tank in Bot Shots, and now a Legion fembot in this pack. And Hot Spot is now completely red, not unlike Guard City's Fire Chief. >:oP

Not to mention Groove's deco seemingly taking influence from a different Groove than the one everyone would expect -

Likely another "archive oops" like Generations Jhiaxus, Hero Mashers Heatwave, and more.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Here's a different question: what line would they fall under? It's pretty much a safe assumption that the current line is just "Transformers (2014)" now, with "Age of Extinction" as one sub-header, with the Legion repaints falling under an unspecified one.

That is the million dollar question.

Though, that giant list from Hasbro customer service system did contain the following mentions:

TRA ASIA KIDS DAY PROTECTOBOT 2 PACK A7779
TRA ASIA KIDS DAY PROTECTOBOT 3 PACK A7780

Looks like these could be them.

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Here's a different question: what line would they fall under? It's pretty much a safe assumption that the current line is just "Transformers (2014)" now, with "Age of Extinction" as one sub-header, with the Legion repaints falling under an unspecified one.

That is the million dollar question.

Though, that giant list from Hasbro customer service system did contain the following mentions:

TRA ASIA KIDS DAY PROTECTOBOT 2 PACK A7779
TRA ASIA KIDS DAY PROTECTOBOT 3 PACK A7780

Looks like these could be them.

Asian Children's Day, huh? *looks it up* In Japan that was May 5th, China is June 1st, and Singapore is October 1st. Sheesh, stick to one day you guys!

That Blazemaster mold is a crappy mold. Too bad they didn't choose a better heli mold.

And of course Hot Spot appears to be the wrong color - maybe that's just a misprint (wrong picture printed by mistake?)

On the plus side, Streetsmart looks pretty cool! I'd buy it as a standalone figure if that were an option.

Is it just me or is anyone else upset that these will pretty obviously not actually be a combiner?

The Protectobots are back again. GREAT! Now if they were just combiners, I'll spend money on them. Also I think that Groove is female, due to the fact that it's made from the Prime Arcee mold, and it has feminine features.

Groove looks exactly Arcee with some extra silver bits, First Aid is just Ratchet with more blue, and Streetsmart appears to be Prowl, but with Smokescreen's deco.

The sad part is that this is likely the closest we'll get to having Classics Protectobots.

Groove looks exactly Arcee with some extra silver bits, First Aid is just Ratchet with more blue, and Streetsmart appears to be Prowl, but with Smokescreen's deco. They didn't even change the base plastic colors.

The sad part is that this is likely the closest we'll get to having Classics Protectobots.

Loving the look of these guys! I don't own any of these molds (except for ratchet, but I love it so I cant be too disappointed)and having all these guys together as a Protectobot team (the team nobody really likes) will look great. Also points to Hasbro for a realistic sized motorbike,at last!No idea what these guys will come under, knowing Hasbro recently it'll end up being Age of Extinction!

Metro Prime wrote:Groove looks exactly Arcee with some extra silver bits, First Aid is just Ratchet with more blue, and Streetsmart appears to be Prowl, but with Smokescreen's deco. They didn't even change the base plastic colors.

The sad part is that this is likely the closest we'll get to having Classics Protectobots.

Actually, we already have two of the five in Classics form:

GDO Series Hot Spot and Universe 2008 Blades. So the second set would be obsolete.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Metro Prime wrote:The sad part is that this is likely the closest we'll get to having Classics Protectobots.

yes and maybe, we also have had some other protectobots before, like Blades from ROTF



so I will go for Groove, just sad they will never combine

Wow, an entire set of barely-different-from-the-original repaints...
I mean, it's cool that the whole team got released, but apart from the Protectobot label there really just isn't any appeal to these.

*is surprised they've never done this sort of thing for Stunticons or Combaticons; non-combining, non-BotCon sets I mean*

Wow, an entire set of barely-different-from-the-original repaints...
I mean, it's cool that the entire team got released, but apart from the Protectobot label there really just isn't any appeal to these.

*is surprised they've never done this sort of thing for Stunticons or Combaticons; non-combining, non-BotCon sets I mean*

On the downside, these are kind of "meh" redecos. How cool would G2 colors have been? On the upside, the Prime Ratchet and Prowl and RTS Grapple molds are really nice molds.

Wow. This definitely ranks up there with some of the most shameless repaints ever conceived. I don't think even the geewun crowd would shoehorn these abominations into their classics collections.

I think the only combiners that I'll ever truly enjoy are the original ones from RID so the lack of classic combiners these days doesn't bother me. It's sad however that these figures are being used as those decos are so close to Ratchet and Smokescreen's.

On the other hand though, I would get that set with the Blazemaster and Grapple repaints.
I very much like both of those figures.

I like them. It would be nice to have back up for my GDO Hot Spot, provided I can afford the money and space. Too bad I didn't get the Blades repaint of Evac, but Evac himself will probably look pretty good with them, and give me an excuse to return him to the front lines, as it were.

The 3-Pack set is promising. First Aid and Streetwise aren't too far off in terms of color from their G1 selves, and they match quite well in terms of a "Team Color Scheme." Groove is a mess. They could have used Legends Animated Prowl for a better robot mode and alt-mode match. The Hotspot and Blades pack is...meh. The good news is, we already have Protectobot Hotspot from Generations GDO, a proper coloration of the same mold (with a more appropriate accessory), and several options for Blades, including the Universe 2008 repaint of Cybertron Evac, the ROTF Evac (redeco of Blazemaster), which is a better color match for the same mold they are using for the 2-Pack, or even Universe Legends Blades (if scale is not a concern). My plan is to skip the 2-Pack, keep using GDO Hotspot and Universe 2008 Blades, pick up the 3-Pack for First Aid and Streetwise, and replace Groove with Legends Animated Prowl.

Wolfman Jake wrote:The 3-Pack set is promising. First Aid and Streetwise aren't too far off in terms of color from their G1 selves, and they match quite well in terms of a "Team Color Scheme." Groove is a mess. They could have used Legends Animated Prowl for a better robot mode and alt-mode match. The Hotspot and Blades pack is...meh. The good news is, we already have Protectobot Hotspot from Generations GDO, a proper coloration of the same mold (with a more appropriate accessory), and several options for Blades, including the Universe 2008 repaint of Cybertron Evac, the ROTF Evac (redeco of Blazemaster), which is a better color match for the same mold they are using for the 2-Pack, or even Universe Legends Blades (if scale is not a concern). My plan is to skip the 2-Pack, keep using GDO Hotspot and Universe 2008 Blades, pick up the 3-Pack for First Aid and Streetwise, and replace Groove with Legends Animated Prowl.

Yeah, and every time you look at "First Aid" and "Streetwise" you know they are really just repainted Ratchet and Prowl figures from a toyline different than classics. The Prime designs do not pass as classics. Look at the face sculpts and tell me that you can convince yourself they are the G1 bots they claim they are. That is like trying to look at Animated Arcee and telling yourself it is classics. You are only kidding yourself. You might as well just pick up Prime Ratchet and Prowl and use them as stand ins to skip the inflated pricing because that is what they are.

Huh, I actually like this enough that I might grab these.

Nope.....

Whether its TFC or Maketoys, I can assure you it wont be this...

Wow. Those are pathetic. I'm passing.

Shockblast2, you're not going to save the world convincing people how to create their Classics collections "correctly." Please, just give it a rest already.

We know a lot of collectors have been finding the Transformers Legends Tailgate and Skrapnel figures (and their Targetmaster partners) in spots around the world, and they've become quite hard to find - fear not, as they seem to be finally arriving at regular US retail! Courtesy of Seibetron.com user Bounti76 and supporter from our official Facebook page Phil S, we have proof mirrored below of the little dudes showing up in Target stores in Centerville, Utah and Willowbrook, Ilinois!

Va'al wrote:We know a lot of collectors have been finding the Transformers Legends Tailgate and Skrapnel figures (and their Targetmaster partners) in spots around the world, and they've become quite hard to find - fear not, as they seem to be finally arriving at regular US retail! Courtesy of Seibetron.com user Bounti76 and supporter from our Facebook page Phil S, we have proof mirrored below of the little dudes showing up in Target stores in Centerville, Utah and Willowbrook, Ilinois!

Lucky I managed to get mine from BBTS

I wish they could complete the protectobots from movieverse, just goofing the idea... I don't know maybe Crankcase and Crowbar could fit better instead of ratchet and barricade, anyways a photoshop just to picture it (I haven't touch blades, it was released like that)

I may be in the minority here, but a gestalt team made from figures that don't combine....no thank you.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Metro Prime wrote:Groove looks exactly Arcee with some extra silver bits, First Aid is just Ratchet with more blue, and Streetsmart appears to be Prowl, but with Smokescreen's deco. They didn't even change the base plastic colors.

The sad part is that this is likely the closest we'll get to having Classics Protectobots.

Actually, we already have two of the five in Classics form:

GDO Series Hot Spot and Universe 2008 Blades. So the second set would be obsolete.

3 of 5, you forgot G2 Streetwise/Streetstar from Botcon's G2: Redux.

Found Tailgate at Target yesterday, but they were all out of Skrapnel.

Midnight_Fox wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Metro Prime wrote:Groove looks exactly Arcee with some extra silver bits, First Aid is just Ratchet with more blue, and Streetsmart appears to be Prowl, but with Smokescreen's deco. They didn't even change the base plastic colors.

The sad part is that this is likely the closest we'll get to having Classics Protectobots.

Actually, we already have two of the five in Classics form:

GDO Series Hot Spot and Universe 2008 Blades. So the second set would be obsolete.

3 of 5, you forgot G2 Streetwise/Streetstar from Botcon's G2: Redux.

True, but some people may be looking for a closer match to his G1 color scheme.

I'm looking forward to these. I don't have Inferno, Grapple, Pyro, Hotspot or Artfire so this gives me one more chance at that mold (provided these are a US release). For those who have all the retail versions, you can pretend that this Hotspot is either Pyro or Fire Chief. I'm also not bothered by Groove looking exactly like Arcee. At least this way you can just take the one of the two deluxe retail releases of Prime Arcee and use her instead. One can be Groove and the other Arcee. If you have Beast Hunters or Go! Arcee then one can be Chromia too!

Maybe this is in response to the TFC designed Star Cats Rescue combiner team being sold at retail in China. Hasbro seems to be doing that lately be it inadvertently or intentionally. Platinum Omega Supreme, Masterpiece Ultra Magnus, Leader Jetfire, Leader Megatron, Springer, Sandstorm, Roadbuster and Skybite. With most of the releases of the third party versions being just before the releases of the Hasbro versions, it would seem that Hasbro hears the rumors of what they're doing and puts their own into production shortly after.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Midnight_Fox wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Metro Prime wrote:Groove looks exactly Arcee with some extra silver bits, First Aid is just Ratchet with more blue, and Streetsmart appears to be Prowl, but with Smokescreen's deco. They didn't even change the base plastic colors.

The sad part is that this is likely the closest we'll get to having Classics Protectobots.

Actually, we already have two of the five in Classics form:

GDO Series Hot Spot and Universe 2008 Blades. So the second set would be obsolete.

3 of 5, you forgot G2 Streetwise/Streetstar from Botcon's G2: Redux.

True, but some people may be looking for a closer match to his G1 color scheme.

...in which case you could easily get a spare Universe Prowl and slap new stickers on the doors

Va'al wrote:We know a lot of collectors have been finding the Transformers Legends Tailgate and Skrapnel figures (and their Targetmaster partners) in spots around the world, and they've become quite hard to find - fear not, as they seem to be finally arriving at regular US retail! Courtesy of Seibetron.com user Bounti76 and supporter from our official Facebook page Phil S, we have proof mirrored below of the little dudes showing up in Target stores in Centerville, Utah and Willowbrook, Ilinois!

wait, I thought these figures were all cancelled.... Well fancy that.

Wolfman Jake wrote:Shockblast2, you're not going to save the world convincing people how to create their Classics collections "correctly." Please, just give it a rest already.

Save the world? WTF? LOL....they are just toys.

And I call it how I see it. These are Prime toys. Period. And no amount of shoehorning is going to change that. If you want them for your Prime collection they will fit in just fine, but as far as classics go that line is dead in the water. Your best bet will be 3pt retailers. And just because Hasbro slaps a name and some paint on some random mold doesn't make it a geewun classics figure.

I always chuckle at the bondage this kind of collecting brings. It is silly. If you want to buy the figures because you just like them then fine, but to call these classics is a joke. Kinda like the GDO stuff, save Hot Spot, and all the movie line junk that people shoehorn into their classics collection because they are mad a Hasbro for not making what they want in their time frame.

I do not have convince anyone of anything. It is what it is. And just because I speak it doesn't mean you have to get all puffed up at me because I said what you are thinking in the back of your mind.

lupinesithlord wrote:I may be in the minority here, but a gestalt team made from figures that don't combine....no thank you.

Amen.

They have Skrapnel and Tailgate at TARGET in Winston-Salem, NC near Hanes Mall. There were two of each.

Got my Tailgate & Shrapnel from BBTS. No wasted time to save a measley two dollars waiting for retail.

i think blazemaster isnt a bad figure, not super awesome, but not crap either
i just sanded a bit the white joint on his tail rotors so it isnt damaged when transformed this way
anyway, really, dont see the problem with the molds use, and no, judging by the photos i dont think they are supposed to be the GEEWUN versions of the protectobots in any mean, really, blue groove, red hotspot, white and blue bot not enough red firstaid,and more white than red blades(the rotf evac was a way more geewun repaint of blazemaster)

https://www.facebook.com/Windbladezero/ ... 474&type=3

shockblast2 wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:Shockblast2, you're not going to save the world convincing people how to create their Classics collections "correctly." Please, just give it a rest already.

Save the world? WTF? LOL....they are just toys.

And I call it how I see it. These are Prime toys. Period. And no amount of shoehorning is going to change that. If you want them for your Prime collection they will fit in just fine, but as far as classics go that line is dead in the water. Your best bet will be 3pt retailers. And just because Hasbro slaps a name and some paint on some random mold doesn't make it a geewun classics figure.

I always chuckle at the bondage this kind of collecting brings. It is silly. If you want to buy the figures because you just like them then fine, but to call these classics is a joke. Kinda like the GDO stuff, save Hot Spot, and all the movie line junk that people shoehorn into their classics collection because they are mad a Hasbro for not making what they want in their time frame.

I do not have convince anyone of anything. It is what it is. And just because I speak it doesn't mean you have to get all puffed up at me because I said what you are thinking in the back of your mind.

The hyperbole I used demonstrates the exaggerated vitriole with which you constantly attack choices made by Hasbro or fans to include in their "Classics" line up of figures. If toys are just toys, you wouldn't feel compelled to knock down everyone's contrary opinion to yours EVERY TIME something like this comes up. Your contributions to conversations here are predominantly negative and don't add to the fun of the hobby at all. We ALL know what you think of "Classics figures" and repurposing of figures from other lines. Trust me, it does not bear repeating. So, please, don't.

Besides, we don't even know what line they fall under, Age of Extinction or not. We're getting the whole 2010 line all over again, where toys that don't fall under the Age of Extinction header can pretty much go anywhere we please them to.

My god, classifying these without proper bios or fiction will be a nightmare...

Wolfman Jake wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:Shockblast2, you're not going to save the world convincing people how to create their Classics collections "correctly." Please, just give it a rest already.

Save the world? WTF? LOL....they are just toys.

And I call it how I see it. These are Prime toys. Period. And no amount of shoehorning is going to change that. If you want them for your Prime collection they will fit in just fine, but as far as classics go that line is dead in the water. Your best bet will be 3pt retailers. And just because Hasbro slaps a name and some paint on some random mold doesn't make it a geewun classics figure.

I always chuckle at the bondage this kind of collecting brings. It is silly. If you want to buy the figures because you just like them then fine, but to call these classics is a joke. Kinda like the GDO stuff, save Hot Spot, and all the movie line junk that people shoehorn into their classics collection because they are mad a Hasbro for not making what they want in their time frame.

I do not have convince anyone of anything. It is what it is. And just because I speak it doesn't mean you have to get all puffed up at me because I said what you are thinking in the back of your mind.

The hyperbole I used demonstrates the exaggerated vitriole with which you constantly attack choices made by Hasbro or fans to include in their "Classics" line up of figures. If toys are just toys, you wouldn't feel compelled to knock down everyone's contrary opinion to yours EVERY TIME something like this comes up. Your contributions to conversations here are predominantly negative and don't add to the fun of the hobby at all. We ALL know what you think of "Classics figures" and repurposing of figures from other lines. Trust me, it does not bear repeating. So, please, don't.

I'm with the Wolfman on this one. Don't speak for the rest of us as if you know what we do or do not like or do or do not want. Give it a rest.

shockblast2 wrote:Got my Tailgate & Shrapnel from BBTS. No wasted time to save a measley two dollars waiting for retail.

Didn't you have to pay for shipping from BBTS?

megatronus wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

shockblast2 wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:Shockblast2, you're not going to save the world convincing people how to create their Classics collections "correctly." Please, just give it a rest already.

Save the world? WTF? LOL....they are just toys.

And I call it how I see it. These are Prime toys. Period. And no amount of shoehorning is going to change that. If you want them for your Prime collection they will fit in just fine, but as far as classics go that line is dead in the water. Your best bet will be 3pt retailers. And just because Hasbro slaps a name and some paint on some random mold doesn't make it a geewun classics figure.

I always chuckle at the bondage this kind of collecting brings. It is silly. If you want to buy the figures because you just like them then fine, but to call these classics is a joke. Kinda like the GDO stuff, save Hot Spot, and all the movie line junk that people shoehorn into their classics collection because they are mad a Hasbro for not making what they want in their time frame.

I do not have convince anyone of anything. It is what it is. And just because I speak it doesn't mean you have to get all puffed up at me because I said what you are thinking in the back of your mind.

The hyperbole I used demonstrates the exaggerated vitriole with which you constantly attack choices made by Hasbro or fans to include in their "Classics" line up of figures. If toys are just toys, you wouldn't feel compelled to knock down everyone's contrary opinion to yours EVERY TIME something like this comes up. Your contributions to conversations here are predominantly negative and don't add to the fun of the hobby at all. We ALL know what you think of "Classics figures" and repurposing of figures from other lines. Trust me, it does not bear repeating. So, please, don't.

I'm with the Wolfman on this one. Don't speak for the rest of us as if you know what we do or do not like or do or do not want. Give it a rest.

My turn to chime in. It's alright to not like something, but to continually bash on it and those who like it day in and day out, almost every single post being negative... it gets old, it gets annoying, and it's not fun.

And like JelZe said, we don't even know if these would constitute as Classics figures or not.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Besides, we don't even know what line they fall under, Age of Extinction or not. We're getting the whole 2010 line all over again, where toys that don't fall under the Age of Extinction header can pretty much go anywhere we please them to.

My god, classifying these without proper bios or fiction will be a nightmare...

I fully agree. The deluxe AOE toys being under Generations is a clear example of why we shouldn't be shackled to a line's title. Will anyone really use Strafe as a generations Strafe in their classic's collection. Because technically, the art used on his box makes him as legit as any other generations figure.

What I am trying to say is to each's own. The way I see it, this is an awesome way for people to get some fun Prime molds. I only have Beast Hunters Ratchet and if I can ever find First Aid by himself it is sure I am getting him as my Ratchet figure.

I heard these are part of the new Pride line: Robutts in These Guys.

First Aid and Streetsmart don't look bad, but I'm disappointed that Groove looks basically identical to Arcee. As for the other set, the use of the Grapple version of the mold rather than the Inferno version seems like an odd choice if they mean to do a Hot Spot homage, and the RotF Blazemaster mold is just a bad toy, end of story.

Nemesis Primal wrote:First Aid and Streetsmart don't look bad, but I'm disappointed that Groove looks basically identical to Arcee. As for the other set, the use of the Grapple version of the mold rather than the Inferno version seems like an odd choice if they mean to do a Hot Spot homage, and the RotF Blazemaster mold is just a bad toy, end of story.

Agreed, but I have some solutions to make the set work a bit better. I've got an "Elite Guard" EZ Collection Prowl on order who will be Groove. If I can put the Universe 2008 Legends Animated Prowl head on the Elite Guard EZ Prowl body, all the better! The ROTF release of Evac has a very Blades G1 deco layout already, although the red is swapped out for deep orange. That or the Universe 2008 redeco of Cybertron Evac as G1 Blades would work, though the colors are wrong (except for the primary use of red). I like what they did with First Aid and Streetwise, and we have the perfect "Classics" Hotspot already. I'm wondering if that orange repaint of Grapple might make a good "Hauler." I know Takara-Tomy have already retconned that character to be green, but he's still yellow-orange in his one (in)famous cartoon appearance.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Metro Prime wrote:Groove looks exactly Arcee with some extra silver bits, First Aid is just Ratchet with more blue, and Streetsmart appears to be Prowl, but with Smokescreen's deco. They didn't even change the base plastic colors.

The sad part is that this is likely the closest we'll get to having Classics Protectobots.

Actually, we already have two of the five in Classics form:

GDO Series Hot Spot and Universe 2008 Blades. So the second set would be obsolete.

Yeah, but I'd rather have new molds. They don't necessarily have to combine (although it would be nice), just look good as a team. And just for the record, what continuity do these fit into? The three we see here are all Prime, but the other set somehow has both a Classics mold and a Movieverse mold. It really doesn't help that Hasbro used the one Movieverse mold that fits in neither Prime or G1 because it's so alien-looking and oddly proportioned. Why couldn't they at least choose DOTM Skyhammer, who looks reasonably good with Classics figures?

if you dont like a figure DONT FRIGGING BUY IT, nuff said