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MTV Geek has revealed 7 new additions to the Construct-Bots building sets. There are some big names in these Scout class and Elite class sets. Check them out below.



Silverbolt





Cliffjumper





Deadend





Breakdown







Smokescreen





Dragstrip





Shockwave

Did they use Wheeljack's head for Silverbolt?

Crap, Deadend is becoming more neon yellow/green with each release.

Mindmaster wrote:Did they use Wheeljack's head for Silverbolt?

Crap, Deadend is becoming more neon yellow/green with each release.

And Breakdown is somehow looking more like an off-road Tracks with each release!

As of toy fair, I was mostly interested in these for potential kitbashin' parts...but DAMN, that Shockwave has such a solid-looking alt mode that I may have to get extra to keep one complete!

I had almost forgotten about these things. Still look terrible.

Twitchythe3rd wrote:I had almost forgotten about these things. Still look terrible.

What's so terrible about them???

Mindmaster wrote:Did they use Wheeljack's head for Silverbolt?

Seems so, just in grey and with a proper face.

Manterax Prime wrote:

Twitchythe3rd wrote:I had almost forgotten about these things. Still look terrible.

What's so terrible about them???

Well, for one, they all look like Bionicles rip-offs.

Twitchythe3rd wrote:I had almost forgotten about these things. Still look terrible.

Agreed, I can't find a single appealing thing about these that make me want to throw away money on them.

Though I don't collect them, I'd rather hasbro create more kreo transformers, the ones I do have are pretty sweet.

This leads me further to my assumption that Hasbro will be releasing the Stunticons.

Botcon set
Slowly using Stunticon Names over the years as they require them.
(Menasor, Drag Strip, Breakdown, Wildrider(Takara)/Break-Neck, Dead End, Motor Breath)
BotShot set
All of these and plenty more I don't feel like describing.

Just wait. Make my words, we will see more of these guys soon. Botcon & SDCC will bring fantastic news!

I had started to get used to Dead End being completely different every time he popped up, a bit weird seeing the Prime version of all things getting a second toy of sorts. As he is one of my favorite toys, I hope he gets more homages down the line; a repaint of Legion Wheeljack is a no-brainer, but a Kreon or even a Classics version would also be fun (if perhaps under a different name, I do kinda want to see the original Dead End appear there, too.)

Shockwave has two hands.

Well, I won't be buying him then.

Mindmaster wrote:

Manterax Prime wrote:

Twitchythe3rd wrote:I had almost forgotten about these things. Still look terrible.

What's so terrible about them???

Well, for one, they all look like Bionicles rip-offs.

Uh......*looks at Bionicle figures* No, they don't.

Henry921 wrote:Shockwave has two hands.

Well, I won't be buying him then.

When was it said Shocky can't have two hands?
Worst excuse ever.

Henry921 wrote:Shockwave has two hands.

Well, I won't be buying him then.

There are better reasons not to get this Shockwave. Like not caring for the overall aesthetic.

But really.. Animated Shockwave had two hands too. did you skip that one because if it? (And if you did, you're missing out.)

Wow, my wallet all of a sudden feels great...

Yeah, I don't like the overall aesthetic of this line. They seem a tad disproportionate to me. The Prime homages are always welcomed, though.

i kind of like shockwave but i dont know im still not feeling these guys. I guess playing with bionicle figures back in the day spoiled me.

Manterax Prime wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

Manterax Prime wrote:

Twitchythe3rd wrote:I had almost forgotten about these things. Still look terrible.

What's so terrible about them???

Well, for one, they all look like Bionicles rip-offs.

Uh......*looks at Bionicle figures* No, they don't.

Yes, they do. They share a similar aesthetic.

Manterax Prime wrote:

Henry921 wrote:Shockwave has two hands.

Well, I won't be buying him then.

When was it said Shocky can't have two hands?

It's an unwritten law, as declared by Geewunners.

Manterax Prime wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

Manterax Prime wrote:

Twitchythe3rd wrote:I had almost forgotten about these things. Still look terrible.

What's so terrible about them???

Well, for one, they all look like Bionicles rip-offs.

Uh......*looks at Bionicle figures* No, they don't.

You're telling me that this...



...looks nothing like this?



They're definitely Bionicles rip-offs. The only difference between the two is that the Constructbots are beefier and have characteristics shared by well-known Transformers characters and vehicles.

And check this out: when the Constructbots are armorless...



...boom, instant Bionicle with a Transformer head.

i forgot about these and i really did not want to remember them.

I don't have much interest in this line at all, but Shockwave might be worth getting.

Wow, I think Shockwave's alt-mode leaves me thinking what could have been for Generations/PBH. Are you listening HasTak??

Mindmaster wrote:

Manterax Prime wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

Manterax Prime wrote:

Twitchythe3rd wrote:I had almost forgotten about these things. Still look terrible.

What's so terrible about them???

Well, for one, they all look like Bionicles rip-offs.

Uh......*looks at Bionicle figures* No, they don't.

You're telling me that this...



...looks nothing like this?



They're definitely Bionicles rip-offs. The only difference between the two is that the Constructbots are beefier and have characteristics shared by well-known Transformers characters and vehicles.

And check this out: when the Constructbots are armorless...



...boom, instant Bionicle with a Transformer head.

Actually they're more in line with LEGO Hero Factory. Similar system. Base skeleton and armor parts are separate.

Manterax Prime wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

Manterax Prime wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

Manterax Prime wrote:

Twitchythe3rd wrote:I had almost forgotten about these things. Still look terrible.

What's so terrible about them???

Well, for one, they all look like Bionicles rip-offs.

Uh......*looks at Bionicle figures* No, they don't.

You're telling me that this...



...looks nothing like this?



They're definitely Bionicles rip-offs. The only difference between the two is that the Constructbots are beefier and have characteristics shared by well-known Transformers characters and vehicles.

And check this out: when the Constructbots are armorless...



...boom, instant Bionicle with a Transformer head.

Actually they're more in line with LEGO Hero Factory. Similar system. Base skeleton and armor parts are separate.

Both Bionicles and Hero Factory are practically the same.

This is like when I was 12 and kids argued over whether Transformers "ripped off" Go-Bots or vice versa. Aren't we all old enough to understand that products can be similar or based on the same idea without one having to be a "ripoff" of the other?

I don't hear anyone complaining about how Hasbro "ripped off" the Japanese companies that invented transformers in the 70s.

GuyIncognito wrote:This is like when I was 12 and kids argued over whether Transformers "ripped off" Go-Bots or vice versa. Aren't we all old enough to understand that products can be similar or based on the same idea without one having to be a "ripoff" of the other?

Where's the fun in that?

Seriously though, Construct-Bots is to Bionicle as Kre-O is to Lego. Similar premises, but that's it. While I have to respect Hasbro's guts of such a move, I'd rather wait and see how it all works out.

Kre-O is decent enough, though not enough to knock Lego off the no. 1 spot of the building block market (they're being heavily discounted here, guys!). I'm expecting Construct-Bots to go the same way.

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Henry921 wrote:Shockwave has two hands.

Well, I won't be buying him then.

There are better reasons not to get this Shockwave. Like not caring for the overall aesthetic.

But really.. Animated Shockwave had two hands too. did you skip that one because if it? (And if you did, you're missing out.)

Well, I was being facetious. Guess it got interpreted literally. :/