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News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 8:22 pm

eBay seller <a href="http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZtfctoy"" target="_blank">tfctoy</a> brings us new images of Transformers Animated Lockdown! This is our first taste of seeing a Decepticon from TFA in package. The four pics the seller has provided arein the same format as last time. Front, rear, side and close up.

To see the auction, click <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Transformers-2008-animated-series-Lockdown-MOSC-rare_W0QQitemZ120191689468QQihZ002QQcategoryZ753QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"" target="_blank">here</a>

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 8:33 pm

Still not feeling much love for this line.

I see retail getting little of my money, for the first time since I started collecting, when these debut

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 8:35 pm

I'm not toooooo crazy on the bot mode, but the vehicle mode is aces.

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 8:37 pm

Wow, think we’ll get in package images of prime tomorrow?

Liege Evilmus wrote:Still not feeling much love for this line.

I agree, though I might pick up a couple.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 8:39 pm

For nearly 10 yrs in a row for Deluxe Transformer Toys.. I've heard alot about MISB collectors having hard time stacking them up. That trend will probably continue with Animated.

by **ThunderZap** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 8:58 pm

I like his weapon, a combination gun and melee

News Credits: 9 · by **Hip-Hoptimus Rime** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:06 pm

I'm gonna jump on this thing with a quickness. Love both modes, and the packaging is totally distinctive. Yay TF:A!

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:13 pm

So there are no tech spec numbers on animated toys?

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:13 pm

Blurrz wrote:For nearly 10 yrs in a row for Deluxe Transformer Toys.. I've heard alot about MISB collectors having hard time stacking them up. That trend will probably continue with Animated.

One of the many Reasons I'm not a MISB.

Still I like Lockdown's car mode. One of the very few Animated figures I'm likely to buy.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:21 pm

Scaleface wrote:So there are no tech spec numbers on animated toys?

Either what you say is correct, or the packaging we are seeing is the International one(which is unlikely), and the Tech Specs come with the Instructions.

News Credits: 1 · by **Sherade** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:29 pm

Lockdown is da shiz.
I'm totally buyin' this when it comes out.

by **Dclone Soundwave** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:33 pm

I like the animated toys. At least they look more human-like than the movie toys did. That was one thing I couldn't stand about the line, their faces were too 'ugh' for me. I know I'll definately be picking up Soundwave when he's released...

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:59 pm

I hate these boxes. I dont see my self buying to many of this line. I like the car mode and thats about it. This line will either make or break hasbro. I think i now know why they are bringing the classics back.

by **Jazzz** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:09 pm

what the hell.
the toys arent gonna be released till june and people are selling these on eBay everyday.

by **Jazzz** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:11 pm

I still wish packaging would get better.
maybe it'll change in wave 2.
I'm not likely to keep the boxes.
but toys are still the ****.

by **Jazzz** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:13 pm

actually, I do like the shape of the packging like how its more of a box instead of a bubble and the name and decepticon symbol pops out.
but colors look like FAB.

by **ps2man32** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:28 pm

the packaging looks alright in my opinion. I love the car mode and teh design, but I just cant stand the look in robot mode. I can't say yet if I will collect this line, though right now I'm not feelings it.

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:39 pm

Jazzz wrote:what the hell.
the toys arent gonna be released till june and people are selling these on eBay everyday.

Did you see who was selling them? A guy in china, now where on earth are transformers made :-?

by **Jaz-Zen** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:41 pm

As I've said from the very beginning, I like Animated. Can't wait for the show, and can't wait for the toys. :grin:

As for these pics, I wish we could get a close-up of the back so we could read the bio. :-?

As for packaging, for basics and deluxes I just cut the plastic completely off and just save the backcard.

I do hope that voyager-sized boxes are real boxes, or I'll have to start cutting the backcards off the voyagers, too, instead of saving the boxes.

News Credits: 1 · by **Crystal Rodimus** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:06 pm

This line looks fun.

I like very yes much.

News Credits: 4 · by **Briggs** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:42 pm

Unlike Liege Evilmus, they will be getting a lot of my money.

by **skyblade** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:59 pm

not bad, not bad at all. Very cartoon like

News Credits: 1 · by **No Death for Prowl** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:11 am

Out of the 1st wave of 5 Animated figures we've seen extensively thus far, this is the one that really sticks out to me. I love how the car mode really has some character; I was getting a bit tired of the futuristic car shapes of Cybertron.

The robot mode....looks good, will have to wait until I actually have it in my hands before I can I really say I love it.

I'm rather torn on the packaging. The front of the card looks rather generic and I think the problem are the colors that are used and dated fonts. Yet, the rear of the packaging has a refreshingly simple and "easy on the eyes" appearance. I know I should not like this packaging whatsoever, but part of me is attracted to it. Odd....

Anywho, it's what's inside the boxes rather than what's on them that matters, right?

News Credits: 1 · by **jgilkinson** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:07 am

Liege Evilmus wrote:Still not feeling much love for this line.

I see retail getting little of my money, for the first time since I started collecting, when these debut

Im right there with you. This line is just too toony. Ive been a collector off and on since g1 and this is the first line i havent really liked a single mold ive seen.