Robots in Disguise Activator Combiners Strongarm with Trickout and Bumblebee with Stuntwing
Monday, January 16th, 2017 3:45PM CST
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This set is an interesting package. Drawing upon elements once found in MASK, Strongarm is a simplified transformer that springs up into a monster truck type vehicle. Trickout, Strongarms companion, is a fun little truck that serves its purpose. Most collectors will pass on this set, but kids will love it and it makes a fun desk toy.
Bumblebee and Stuntwing make a nice little pair in the Combiner Force sub-line of RID. Bumblebee's transformation is less involved than Strongarm's although, the activated vehicle mode isn't as fun. Stuntwing is a fun little minicon and makes a great blaster.
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Posted by Decepticon Stryker on January 16th, 2017 @ 7:36pm CST
Posted by SG Roadbuster on January 17th, 2017 @ 2:44am CST
Posted by X3ROhour on January 17th, 2017 @ 5:00am CST
Sabrblade wrote:NEW TRANSFORMERS COMBINER FORCE CRASH COMBINERS!!!!
And Activators.
WEAK SAUCE!
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on January 17th, 2017 @ 6:20pm CST
Combiner force two packs and generations altmodes have been sighted at U.S. Retail.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 17th, 2017 @ 7:27pm CST
Decepticon Stryker wrote:Okay, I reported this to the News but couldn't upload any images there.
Combiner force two packs and generations altmodes have been sighted at U.S. Retail.
Thanks for the heads up! We did have a sighting news report, but keep sending us information as you find it!
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ail/37068/
Posted by Ultra Markus on January 17th, 2017 @ 10:39pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 17th, 2017 @ 10:41pm CST
More like the Armada Mini-Con gimmick, what with these being Mini-Cons that activate a feature, after all.Ultra Markus wrote:just like the cyberkey gimmick
Posted by RAR on January 18th, 2017 @ 4:13am CST
Also I just realised how peculiar it is that if they can repack previous exclusives that they don't make something like a new Megatronus release (of the one with the battle mask face) same colour as before or not.
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Oh and I got the Combiner Force Bumblebee One Step Changer he's not unlike the green slash packet One Step-Prime really transformations wise - his arms raise but his head doesn't move. and he almost totally lacks for paint.
Also the clip on wheels stick a lot too.
I'll see if I can find the Optimus too.
Posted by Stuartmaximus on January 18th, 2017 @ 2:23pm CST
Posted by william-james88 on January 18th, 2017 @ 2:54pm CST
Posted by Kurona on January 18th, 2017 @ 3:17pm CST
Posted by WreckerJack on January 19th, 2017 @ 2:47am CST
Kurona wrote:Hm. That's frustrating when Ratchet's the only figure from this line I really wanted, aside from maybe Battle Mask Windblade... hope he's put into a future wave.
I ended up having to get Warrior Ratchet off eBay. Took some hunting but I got him for a little over retail price.
Does anyone know if/when we are getting more RiD eps?
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 19th, 2017 @ 6:59am CST
WreckerJack wrote:Kurona wrote:Hm. That's frustrating when Ratchet's the only figure from this line I really wanted, aside from maybe Battle Mask Windblade... hope he's put into a future wave.
I ended up having to get Warrior Ratchet off eBay. Took some hunting but I got him for a little over retail price.
Does anyone know if/when we are getting more RiD eps?
I've been looking for listings for them. When I checked yesterday, there were still no new episodes in the 2 week future, so we're looking at at least February
Posted by RAR on January 19th, 2017 @ 7:38am CST
It would be nice if Hasbro put in that little extra effort or made a gift set of something so they can do things like the other blue and sandy deco characters they've missed and maybe if they are really feeling generous make a new chest for Legion Bisk so he can be turned into a little Thermidor.
I'm a little concerned that the line might end before the chance of a Bisk and Ratchet Warrior Repack is even raised.
If I see no listings of future wave packing show them then I will jump on an ebay or Amazon listing or see if any of the online retailers have any left same with scatter spike - even if I would have liked her more with a new head the pair is a pair worth completing.
I really wish Hasbro would show some imagination with their flanker sub-brands though it's so tedious to get (insert sub-title here) Bumblebee or Sideswipe so much. there are some of these gimics that would be nice with a Decepticon.
I would have appreciated it if they'd done what they did with CrazyBolt (still can't find him) and Overload and put random Decepticons in their sublines. Especially that digger one. Groundpounder/Groundshaker ground-whatever he's called would benefit from a bigger toy.
Activators Springload would likely work too.
I'd like more of the RID Decepticons if for no other reason than that they are NEW CHARACTERS !!!
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Out of curiosity which Decepticon do you folks think really seem to be a noticeable lack so far ?
Posted by Stuartmaximus on January 19th, 2017 @ 8:01am CST
Posted by Cmdr. Trailblazer on January 19th, 2017 @ 10:14am CST
Posted by Cobotron on January 19th, 2017 @ 12:23pm CST
Yes. I've seen them everywhere where I live in the Midwest. In fact I bought OP and SA.Cmdr. Trailblazer wrote:Has anyone seen the Wave 1 Crash Combiners (Optimus/Strongarm & Bumblebee/Sideswipe) in US retail yet?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 19th, 2017 @ 12:44pm CST
Cobotron wrote:Yes. I've seen them everywhere where I live in the Midwest. In fact I bought OP and SA.Cmdr. Trailblazer wrote:Has anyone seen the Wave 1 Crash Combiners (Optimus/Strongarm & Bumblebee/Sideswipe) in US retail yet?
Me too, at Walmart just this week. Around $15 a pop. They were put out as the store rearranged its toy sections.
Posted by DestronMirage22 on January 19th, 2017 @ 1:27pm CST
Posted by william-james88 on January 19th, 2017 @ 2:23pm CST
Posted by DestronMirage22 on January 19th, 2017 @ 2:53pm CST
william-james88 wrote:Congrats on the deals. If you find any weaponizer minicons in the US, let us know, those have not been found yet.
Oh I didn't get the Minicons. Just wanted to show you guys the good deal. I don't really like RID, but I would've gotten them, but I'm on a budget, and already in hot water for getting that Platinum Edition Optimus Primal.
Posted by william-james88 on January 19th, 2017 @ 2:56pm CST
DestronMirage22 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Congrats on the deals. If you find any weaponizer minicons in the US, let us know, those have not been found yet.
Oh I didn't get the Minicons. Just wanted to show you guys the good deal. I don't really like RID, but I would've gotten them, but I'm on a budget, and already in hot water for getting that Platinum Edition Optimus Primal.
Easy trick. Buy it and store it in the basement. Then when they see you with it later one, just say yo've had it for a year or whatever and its not a new purchase
Now I have some fun RID news to work on, you will see soon.
Posted by william-james88 on January 19th, 2017 @ 3:01pm CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 19th, 2017 @ 3:26pm CST
"Crash" and the price seems to indicate the Crash Combiner assortment, but it's too soon to tell if they're redecos. The specific name on the tag point to exclusives, which are usually redecos, but it's possible they're from molds we have not seen yet.
Posted by RAR on January 19th, 2017 @ 4:23pm CST
Very confusing I'm keen to get some Weapon Minicons as they are a lot more long-term useful than the more generic kinds are.
Posted by Kurona on January 19th, 2017 @ 5:05pm CST
Posted by Stuartmaximus on January 19th, 2017 @ 5:43pm CST
Posted by Emerje on January 19th, 2017 @ 8:21pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:The specific name on the tag point to exclusives
Not necessarily, those flags or whatever they're called, the ones that indicate Rollbacks, new products and such, tend to have different labels than the pegs. They're almost always taken from a single item in a product line, but reflect the entire product line, while the regular yellow price tags are for the entire line. I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure the yellow tags come from corporate while the flag type ones are grabbed off the computer and someone just happened to snag one that wasn't released yet.
Or I could be wrong, I don't know, I've never worked retail a day in my life. Just observations from a few decades of price checking at Walmart.
Emerje
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 19th, 2017 @ 9:27pm CST
That said, I don't think we'll get a full 5 bot combiner. We'll probably just make due with the crash combining and stealth force activator thingys
Posted by Stuartmaximus on January 19th, 2017 @ 10:04pm CST
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 19th, 2017 @ 10:05pm CST
Posted by Kurona on January 19th, 2017 @ 10:13pm CST
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Of all cons, The stunticons make the most sense as crash combiners.
That said, I don't think we'll get a full 5 bot combiner. We'll probably just make due with the crash combining and stealth force activator thingys
There was something about Bumblebee's team having to 'face 5 decepticons that combine' or something like that, and that's why they now have to combine. I was sure it was on the Animated series thread, but I can't find it... still, I know it's a thing that exists.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 19th, 2017 @ 10:17pm CST
Kurona wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Of all cons, The stunticons make the most sense as crash combiners.
That said, I don't think we'll get a full 5 bot combiner. We'll probably just make due with the crash combining and stealth force activator thingys
There was something about Bumblebee's team having to 'face 5 decepticons that combine' or something like that, and that's why they now have to combine. I was sure it was on the Animated series thread, but I can't find it... still, I know it's a thing that exists.
Oh I remember that little thing, but I don't think we're going to see it as a toy.
But we must also remember this: another news story said the new season would air this month, and there is no sign of new episodes for at least the next 2 weeks, pushing it back to February, so anything really is possible/questionable
Posted by Kurona on January 19th, 2017 @ 10:20pm CST
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Kurona wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Of all cons, The stunticons make the most sense as crash combiners.
That said, I don't think we'll get a full 5 bot combiner. We'll probably just make due with the crash combining and stealth force activator thingys
There was something about Bumblebee's team having to 'face 5 decepticons that combine' or something like that, and that's why they now have to combine. I was sure it was on the Animated series thread, but I can't find it... still, I know it's a thing that exists.
Oh I remember that little thing, but I don't think we're going to see it as a toy.
But we must also remember this: another news story said the new season would air this month, and there is no sign of new episodes for at least the next 2 weeks, pushing it back to February, so anything really is possible/questionable
Seems very weird that they'd have something that big be the main thread that could very clearly be made into a toy - especially since we just had a toyline centering around that concept - and not be a toy. Even if it was something very small and simplified, like Beast Hunter Abominus or something.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 19th, 2017 @ 10:27pm CST
Kurona wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Kurona wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Of all cons, The stunticons make the most sense as crash combiners.
That said, I don't think we'll get a full 5 bot combiner. We'll probably just make due with the crash combining and stealth force activator thingys
There was something about Bumblebee's team having to 'face 5 decepticons that combine' or something like that, and that's why they now have to combine. I was sure it was on the Animated series thread, but I can't find it... still, I know it's a thing that exists.
Oh I remember that little thing, but I don't think we're going to see it as a toy.
But we must also remember this: another news story said the new season would air this month, and there is no sign of new episodes for at least the next 2 weeks, pushing it back to February, so anything really is possible/questionable
Seems very weird that they'd have something that big be the main thread that could very clearly be made into a toy - especially since we just had a toyline centering around that concept - and not be a toy. Even if it was something very small and simplified, like Beast Hunter Abominus or something.
I'm just throwing my thoughts out there.
I don't think it will be "generations" seeing as how the last combiner to use 5 deluxe sized members worked.
The legions seem to not be indicating combining potential at this time.
The crash combiners and activators involve 2 bots doing some cool stuff, but no real room to add another member.
So really, I'm not seeing a 5 member combiner toy. Plus, we've seen the figures revealed to be part of the next 2 waves after the current one, which would mean any toy would be around October or something with a release date, and in order to get 5, there would either need to be a big wave (seeing as how each has 2-3 new characters and a repaint max per size class) or it would need to be 2 waves, which would push the rest to 2018.
I'm doubtful of the 5 member. Maybe they'll just make it Menasor and he looks like his CW toy so it counts
Posted by william-james88 on January 19th, 2017 @ 10:48pm CST
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on January 20th, 2017 @ 12:28am CST
RAR wrote:If anyone has chance (perhaps in a tru) I'd be interested to see a side by side photo or at least a report to find out of the new Warrior Starscream is a simple re-pack or a slight repaint.
Also I just realised how peculiar it is that if they can repack previous exclusives that they don't make something like a new Megatronus release (of the one with the battle mask face) same colour as before or not.
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Oh and I got the Combiner Force Bumblebee One Step Changer he's not unlike the green slash packet One Step-Prime really transformations wise - his arms raise but his head doesn't move. and he almost totally lacks for paint.
Also the clip on wheels stick a lot too.
I'll see if I can find the Optimus too.
They're the same, several people have posted pics online.
Posted by william-james88 on January 20th, 2017 @ 6:00am CST
Posted by RAR on January 20th, 2017 @ 7:37am CST
That was why I was expecting him to be a slightly different colour (like Megatronus was) so as to not step on TRU's toes.
As now we will have the bizarre situation where the TRU exclusive Starscream will be on the shelf at the same time as the exact same Starscream is in another packet with the two packets being at two distinct prices for the same toy.
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Anyway speaking of Starscream I just got the Legion class on he's really rather great - might even be the best legion in the entire RID Legion line.
He has knees and his wings are not blocked by the kibble like they are on the Warrior class. He's got a ton of joints on him too like multi-jointed shoulders - the only lack is his head doesn't turn other than that he's terrific.
I wonder if they'd consider making a One-step Starscream this year ?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 20th, 2017 @ 6:24pm CST
RAR wrote:I find that really strange - it opens up such a lot of questions - such can Hasbro now reissue any and all of the clash-of-the-Transformers figures again if they want as the only thing that has changed was the passage of a year from 2016 to 2017 to explain the re-pack of Starscream
This has me curious: what is the product code for Combiner Force Starscream? Clash of the Transformers Starscream's is B7958/B7935 Asst. If the first B-number is the same, it's considered the same toy.
Posted by Stuartmaximus on January 20th, 2017 @ 8:35pm CST
Posted by Sigma Magnus on January 20th, 2017 @ 8:37pm CST
Stuartmaximus wrote:Here's a pic of Menasor on the side of a bus
...well [bleep].
Posted by Kurona on January 20th, 2017 @ 8:42pm CST
Stuartmaximus wrote:Here's a pic of Menasor on the side of a bus
Well, this is... huge, in more than one way. Where'd you find this?
Posted by Sigma Magnus on January 20th, 2017 @ 8:45pm CST
Posted by Kurona on January 20th, 2017 @ 8:48pm CST
Sigma Magnus wrote:I'm sure that bus wasn't supposed to be used yet, and someone's in trouble. Also, Menasor and the Team Bee combiner are both four-bot, not five. Weird.
Yeah, and since the arms are both two clearly distinct components; this means that the last component is larger and becomes both legs mastodon-style. Which is... interesting.
I find it funny how they're not just doing Combiners in a main line so soon after CW, but specifically one of the Combiners from CW in the main line. I would've thought that'd be a bit repetitive for kids when it's not someone extremely popular like Optimus or Bumblebee, but... did Menasor just get really popular or something? He's starred in a lot of things by now. IDW CW, Machinima CW, in general was the main Decepticon combiner used in advertising... and now this.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 20th, 2017 @ 8:53pm CST
The first comes to us from Carytheone who discovered that the wave 3 and 4 minicons that included the likes of Blizzard Slipstream, Hammer, and Swelter among others, have begun to show up at 5 below. This sighting was confirmed by yours truly, suggesting that this is indeed a widespread sale. So if you are interested in some minis that haven't hit regular retail, go find a 5 Below!
The second sighting is from Destronmirage who has discovered that at least his Walmart is trying to rid itself of the minicons by placing them on a $2 sale. So check out your local Walmart to see if you can find some cheap minicons there!
Finally, Seibertron himself has reported that the new Combiner Force 3-step Optimus Prime and Bumblebee have been spotted at his Walmart in Mount Prospect, Illinois. These new figures are based on the designs of the previous 3-step changers, but they feature some new tricks in vehicle mode that resemble the minicon activators, just minus the minicon.
Check out the sightings, and head to your locals stores to hunt down these new Robots in Disguise Products!
Posted by Emerje on January 20th, 2017 @ 8:53pm CST
Stunticons look to be Dragstrip, "Wildbreak", Motormaster, and Breakdown I guess as the legs? I wonder if they'll even make all this into figures?
Emerje
Posted by Sabrblade on January 20th, 2017 @ 8:55pm CST
I'm thinking here.Kurona wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:Here's a pic of Menasor on the side of a bus
Well, this is... huge, in more than one way. Where'd you find this?
And here is a better look at the Bee Team combiner.
Especially weird considering the press release for season 3 said that the Decepticon combiner was a five-bot one, right?Sigma Magnus wrote:I'm sure that bus wasn't supposed to be used yet, and someone's in trouble. Also, Menasor and the Team Bee combiner are both four-bot, not five. Weird.
Posted by DestronMirage22 on January 20th, 2017 @ 11:22pm CST
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 20th, 2017 @ 11:26pm CST
DestronMirage22 wrote:Wow, I can't believe my post made the news page. That's so cool! No news credit though?
Carytheone submitted the 5-below part first. Your post was pulled in as a roundup, but because Cary had posted something first, he got it. We can only give 1 news credit per news.
Don't worry though! Just keep sending us news and we will keep on posting it!
BTW, If you guys ever want to try out Crash Combiners, get PrimeStrong. He(?) is so much fun.