Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Rodimus and Skywarp Revealed

So I guess I'm now obligated to get Thundercracker now. Dammit...

It's a tentative pass on Rodimus. It works for vehicle mode, but not for robot mode, even with a new head. Then again, I was going to skip the entirety of the Legends scale until Shrapnel popped up (I've been hooked ever since)...

Cobotron wrote:Great work amigo!

HOORAY! Skywarp.

Thanks buddy!

I'm with you guys ... Skywarp is awesome and was expected since Hasbro's Mark Weber more or less tipped it off at last BotCon's Hasbro panel.

Rodimus, however, is blah. If he had the chest flames in robot mode, I'd say thumbs up. But without the chest flames and without the yellow "wings" (?) behind his head, it just isn't Rodimus. Vehicle mode, on the other hand, looks great, but not so much for the robot mode.

Hey Seibertron, what are the dates for Toy Fair?

Seibertron wrote:I'm with you guys ... Skywarp is awesome and was expected since Hasbro's Mark Weber more or less tipped it off at last BotCon's Hasbro panel.

Rodimus, however, is blah. If he had the chest flames in robot mode, I'd say thumbs up. But without the chest flames and without the yellow "wings" (?) behind his head, it just isn't Rodimus. Vehicle mode, on the other hand, looks great, but not so much for the robot mode.

I was about to agree with you on the Rodimus but his weapon should be able to peg in his back giving him wings.

So with Hotspot and Groove Reveal, Hotspot can be retooled into Onslaught (AKA The 'Slaught!). Groove makes a great Ransack, or even Technobot Afterburner!

Also if recolored Properly Bruticus/Defensor teams
could be recolored into Battle Gaia, Guard City, G2 Bruticus and Defensor,
Decepticon Ruination, FOC WRECKER Ruination, and even Rotorstorm's Joked Wrecker combiner from Last Stand of the Wreckers, with Pyro being repainted
from Hotspot.

We got Optimus/Motormaster (With some white Ultra Prime Possibly coming soon), which could easily be turned into Thunderclash in the future As well as Nemesis Prime and Mechine Wars Prime, and even Energon Prime( BUt probably won't happen ).

Hotspot and Possibly Onslaught confirmed (With tones of Repaint potential
from them in the future which I KNOW won't happen )

I wonder who Silverbolt will be retooled into. I would love to see
Him retooled into Skyquake, and the Areobots into the Sky Preditors/Jet Corps ( http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Jet_Corps ) with their combined mode being called Scrash (who is probably Skyquake unreleased in Japan). But I heard rumors that Silverbolt would be recolored into someone else surprising... Hmmm

Cobotron wrote:Hey Siebertron, what are the dates for Toy Fair?

Hasbro's press event is on Saturday, February 14th. We'll have news posted from the event starting around 1:30pm to 3:00pm and then photos from the event starting around 6pm (with a few teasers prior to that).

The main Toy Fair event, where we find licensed products, is on Sunday for me.

Seibertron wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Hey Siebertron, what are the dates for Toy Fair?

Hasbro's press event is on Saturday, February 14th. We'll have news posted from the event starting around 1:30pm to 3:00pm and then photos from the event starting around 6pm (with a few teasers prior to that).

The main Toy Fair event, where we find licensed products, is on Sunday for me.

Thanks for the info i'll be celebrating my birthday on the 14th so i'll have some nice things to read after the last guests have left.

This Rodimus? No no no, Hasbro please give us a decent version of Hot Rod (no not the Takara Springer repaint)..

Por la sanja del culo! That´s awesome!

Seibertron wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Hey Siebertron, what are the dates for Toy Fair?

Hasbro's press event is on Saturday, February 14th. We'll have news posted from the event starting around 1:30pm to 3:00pm and then photos from the event starting around 6pm (with a few teasers prior to that).

The main Toy Fair event, where we find licensed products, is on Sunday for me.

Thanks Boss. Have a great trip!

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Desslok2201 wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Desslok2201 wrote:I included powerglide and blackjack in those numbers, as i put both teams at six instead of 5- I think they're going to consider the constructicons something outside the norm, like a store exclusive which they won't count. I didn't make up the 16 molds, that's what they said they were doing.

Who said that and when? Where?

I'll see if I can find the exact quote, but I remember it very clearly from the announcement panel from last year. I'm not trying to start a fight, I'm just saying that they have all they need now to make to make Superion, Menasor, Defensor, and Bruticus, and that the last two will probably be altered like the first two have.

You're confused. It was announced that there would be 16 mainline/mass-market DELUXE scale releases for 2015, not just "16 different molds" across all price points/size classes. We even know who the 16 deluxes are now: Air Raid, Fireflight, Sky Dive, Alpha Bravo, Dragstrip, Dead End, Breakdown, Off Road, First Aid, Streetwise, Blades, Rook, Ironhide, Prowl, Sunstreaker, and Mirage.

Thanks. That's exactly what I was thinking, and I'm not too stubborn to admit I was wrong. Which I was.

So, with the 16 Deluxes pretty much confirmed, and Slingshot and Wildrider getting figures by Takara, AND that rumored listing of them in North American Toys R Us Systems, it seems completely possible that they will be TRU exclusives. That could be why they aren't counted in the standard 16.

Same thing could be the case with Devastator, if that turns out to be true.

thank you hasbro for giving us our seekers!

but rodimus.... thats a letdown. its a blackjack retool isnt it?

If only we can get Sunstorm repaint!

I was just thinking to myself earlier about a repaint of black Jack love both so i'll get both. how many legends have we seen so far.

I wanted a deluxe Hot Rod, damn it! But well, lets keep up some hope, aftr all, Thundercraker just got a Legends and is also gonna get a leader, right? Poor Protoman, so close yet so far :/
Also, Skywarp! I will try to get that one, and maybe I'll search for Acid Storm as well, so...what the hell, I'll try to get the four releases of that mold xD

MaverickPrime wrote:I wanted a deluxe Hot Rod, damn it! But well, lets keep up some hope, aftr all, Thundercraker just got a Legends and is also gonna get a leader, right? Poor Protoman, so close yet so far :/
Also, Skywarp! I will try to get that one, and maybe I'll search for Acid Storm as well, so...what the hell, I'll try to get the four releases of that mold xD

Poor Protoman?

Wow... 2 complete sets of the original seekers within a matter of 3 years. Didn't expect that.

Ooh Skywarp looks pretty nice and I'm also quite Tempted by Roddy. Now Ultra Prime can be a clone of Menasor. Still hoping for a larger Hotrod figure later on but anything is possible.

Hotspot Looks Interesting but It's not the final toy so I'll reseve Judgement until Toy Fair. Glad to see they kept Groove in since he is the one Protectobot who needed a new Figure.

toyfair and botcon are going to be insane. cant wait.

Botcon especially there will probably be suprises there we haven't thought of.

Looking at the Rodimus repaint, I won't be surprised if the teaser image bumblebee is going to be another repaint of Blackjack

Hooray! Skywarp is here! Now I just need to track down him, Thundercracker and Starscream for non-wallet-rape prices and I'll have my Legends Seekers! (Starscream will be the problem I fear...)

Delta Magnus wrote:Hooray! Skywarp is here! Now I just need to track down him, Thundercracker and Starscream for non-wallet-rape prices and I'll have my Legends Seekers! (Starscream will be the problem I fear...)

HasbroToyShop still has Thundercracker listed as available for $9.99 (which I might go for the next time I get paid).

shajaki wrote:but rodimus.... thats a letdown. its a blackjack retool isnt it?

Yep, and it was an expected one no less, given that the image of the white Prime had a Rodimus-like car for a chest, something that's only really possible with Blackjack.

Speaking of which, Rodimus' packaging has the "Combine to form" blurb, which means he's part of a team! Can't wait to see the back and who he's supposed to combine with, and if that white Prime is real.

P.S. Two more Legends unaccounted for now.

With all the 2014-2015 Legends shown so far, Hasbro and Takara could Recreate the Gobot Expidition Teamn from Takara/E-Hobby from 10 years ago.

These redecos are entirely expected, but welcome nonetheless!

JasonCanty79 wrote:With all the 2014-2015 Legends shown so far, Hasbro and Takara could Recreate the Gobot Expidition Teamn from Takara/E-Hobby from 10 years ago.

Hey yeah, we already have:

Bumblebee for Bug Bite
Powerglide for Bad Boy
Gears for Small Foot
Huffer (or Optimus Prime) for Road Ranger
Cosmos for Pathfinder

We just need a new Warpath for Treds, and we're all set.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

JasonCanty79 wrote:With all the 2014-2015 Legends shown so far, Hasbro and Takara could Recreate the Gobot Expidition Teamn from Takara/E-Hobby from 10 years ago.

Hey yeah, we already have:

Bumblebee for Bug Bite
Powerglide for Bad Boy
Gears for Small Foot
Huffer (or Optimus Prime) for Road Ranger
Cosmos for Pathfinder

We just need a new Warpath for Treds, and we're all set.

If we are to believe the leaks from a while back, Warpath is coming too! If Hasbro and Takara don't jump on this one, maybe the TFCC will?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

JasonCanty79 wrote:With all the 2014-2015 Legends shown so far, Hasbro and Takara could Recreate the Gobot Expidition Teamn from Takara/E-Hobby from 10 years ago.

Hey yeah, we already have:

Bumblebee for Bug Bite
Powerglide for Bad Boy
Gears for Small Foot
Huffer (or Optimus Prime) for Road Ranger
Cosmos for Pathfinder

We just need a new Warpath for Treds, and we're all set.

YEp! I Had Cheetimus Repaint 2 Cosmos' into 80's Pathinder, and Takara Patnfinder,
and two Swerves' (because Gears wasn't out at the time)into Both 80's and Takara Small foot.

I think I'll have him slightly edit Optimus and Nemesis into the two versions of Roage Ranger,
same with Warpath, and Powerglide.


I'm thinking about getting an extra StarScream to turn into Leader-one, and Depending on on how Groove Looks (or his eventual Decepticon Recolor) That could be made out to be Cy-Kill.

was considering turning Windcharger into Turbo, but Might do that with Rodimus/Black Jack depending on how the mold looks. I'm already going to get Cheetimus to turn Windcharger into the Micromaster Female "Clipper". ANd Huffer could be turned into "Stacks"!

Why not turn Groove into the more obscure Night Ranger?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Why not turn Groove into the more obscure Night Ranger?

Oooh.. Well Darn.. Ok might have to buy afew more Grooves then. XD

yay skywarp

you suck rodimus toy

I concur with pretty much everybody else.

It's a shame that this mold was squandered on a disappointing version of Hot Rod. It would have been a great opportunity for any of the Throttlebots. (And why they aren't using it for Runamok and Runabout is beyond me...all they had to do was paint Blackjack's windows red...)

On the plus side, it would be truly hilarious to have him form Optimus's chestplate. Revenge for taking his job in the movie and all.

"Heh, now you are merely my chestplate, you imposter!"

Some bots suit the Legends size. The Insecticons we've had, plus some of these autobots like Tailgate and Swerve are great portrayed in that size. I just don't like Hot Rod being that small when he should be at least Deluxe sized. The mould looks decent in alt mode, but bot mode just doesn't look like Hot Rod at all. At least some of the Legends figures that aren't minibots, like Prime and the Seekers, look great despite being smaller versions.

Delta Magnus wrote:Hooray! Skywarp is here! Now I just need to track down him, Thundercracker and Starscream for non-wallet-rape prices and I'll have my Legends Seekers! (Starscream will be the problem I fear...)

Try Dollar general or Family Dollar

UK, remember. The only place likely to have them is Toys R Us, and there isn't one nearby.

SkyWarpt wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:Hooray! Skywarp is here! Now I just need to track down him, Thundercracker and Starscream for non-wallet-rape prices and I'll have my Legends Seekers! (Starscream will be the problem I fear...)

Try Dollar general or Family Dollar

What dollar store do you go to? All the ones in my area still sell the old, outdated, Reveal the Shield Legends dudes.

yeah! now we have all three legends class seekers!

Delta Magnus wrote:On the plus side, it would be truly hilarious to have him form Optimus's chestplate. Revenge for taking his job in the movie and all.

"Heh, now you are merely my chestplate, you imposter!"

This time, Roddy's taking the bullet for Optimus.

Delta Magnus wrote:UK, remember. The only place likely to have them is Toys R Us, and there isn't one nearby.

Kapow have Legends TC in stock for £6.99 - http://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformers ... -2545.html

My local TRU had Starscream from when I last checked about 3 weeks ago. I wouldn't have a problem picking him up for you. They're refurbishing the store though so they've cut down the shop size to about a quarter and the stock will probably be cut down too.

i only recently started buying a couple of mini tf's since i got metroplex. rodimus is cool cos i always wanted to recreated the metroplex box art at the back of the movie toys

i haven't got any combiner wars figures yet but am definitely gonna get them soon... I might've stated it elsewhere but I think that hasbro are missing a trick here. They should've come up with a cartoon narrative for these guys as they're one of the few recent tf toy series which i think would cross the divide between kid and adult collector.

I feel that most of the toys i choose to collect such as generations and prime were too complicated for kids. And it seems hasbro agrees with the introduction of the latest lines.. however they might've gone to the other extreme with over simplification. These toys.. though I don't have first hand experience of them seem to strike a very good balance between complexity levels and collector desirability. These guys actually seem like fun to play with!

frogbat wrote: These toys.. though I don't have first hand experience of them seem to strike a very good balance between complexity levels and collector desirability. These guys actually seem like fun to play with!

They are! and you're right they are not overly complicated and do seem like they would appeal to all. They are really no more complicated than any G1 toy, or Beast Wars toy. I don't remember any kids complaining in the 90's that BW were to complicated. You make a really good point.

Just saw this on my FACEBOOK feed about Sharkticon Gnaw and Brawn

http://tformers.com/previously-rumored-generations-legends-sharkticon-gnaw-and-brawn-to-debut-in-combiner-wars/25713/news.html

Previously Rumored Generations Legends Sharkticon Gnaw and Brawn To Debut In Combiner Wars?

Ozformers member Bidoofdude put 2 and 2 together concerning two previously-rumored Generations Legends, and got a promising response from Hasbro! The known Combiner Wars Legends-class figures skip numbers 11-17, and so an email was sent to Hasbro asking if the previous Walmart leaks Gnaw with Gnash and Brawn with Mudslinger might be among their numbers. The answer is less than concrete, but more than maybe - keep reading to see!
Hi Ryan,

Thank you for your email.

There are plans for the distribution of these characters in 2015, unfortunately I do not have an exact date of arrival.

Regards

Hasbro Consumer Affairs

NICE but darn I just got CLOUD brawn. XD However Swarms of Sharkticons are great "IF" THis pans out!

Sweet.

I've said before that combiner wars would make a good cartoon (or game)

Delta not sure if they are priced the same on the website but the tru near me has the AoE legends starscream for £3.99 (its just the generations legend mold in AoE packing) I saw a bunch of them and prime, strafe and grimlock. Picked up grimlock to go with the other grimlock and Strafe...i love the predacon terrorcon molds

That's the really crappy one with no leg articulation though isn't it? I'm after the Starscream that comes with a Waspinator Targetmaster.

Delta Magnus wrote:That's the really crappy one with no leg articulation though isn't it? I'm after the Starscream that comes with a Waspinator Targetmaster.

And that Skywarp is a redeco of that exact guy, like Thundercracker is Look at the toy, not the packaging art. It hasn't matched the toy at at least one occasion, chief of which is Huffer: the toy is based on Generations Optimus Prime, while the art is based on the Reveal the Shield one.

Besides, by current standards the RtS Legends are Legion-sized, while the current Legends are slightly bigger.

ZeroWolf wrote:I've said before that combiner wars would make a good cartoon (or game)

Delta not sure if they are priced the same on the website but the tru near me has the AoE legends starscream for £3.99 (its just the generations legend mold in AoE packing) I saw a bunch of them and prime, strafe and grimlock. Picked up grimlock to go with the other grimlock and Strafe...i love the predacon terrorcon molds

Well it would make a Great update to Takara's "Scramble City". Have them reanimate the first
episode with Optimus and the Masquarde Autobots helping out Defensor and Superion, and then Generations Metroplex Vs. GENERATIONS TRIPTICON (lol that would be a great crazy reveal!)