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News Credits: 665 · by **Skowl** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:43 am

Hong Kong newsgroup talk.transformers has posted images of the new Trans-Scanning Bumblebee and Optimus Prime figures. We had previously seen concept art for these two figures, but this is the first we see of the actual toys.

Both Bumblebee and Prime share the same protoform mold, but with attachable pieces that form the vehicle and earth robot modes.

See the original page for Prime here.
See the original page for Bumblebee here.

by **Ironhider** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:48 am

Those are so fugly. :SICK:

News Credits: 2 · by **Ultra Magnus** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:49 am

Pretty cool. They don't look exactly the way I thought they would; kinda "Shellformer-ish", but they're still pretty awesome. I think Bumblebee's a little cooler than Prime...

News Credits: 1 · by **jgilkinson** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:56 am

from that crappy pic i kind of like primes final fully armored form. He finally gets that big gun from the teaser poster.

News Credits: 4 · by **Briggs** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:00 am

Ah yes the big gun!

Id idn't knwo they were going to transform into alt modes too, that's a nice bonus, and they look pretty good. Need to see better photos though

News Credits: 1 · by **Agent 007** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:06 am

mmm not bad, these are getting a US relase right?

by **ashe5k** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:15 am

I'd like to see them fully colored before I give a yay or nay either way, but I like the concept and from what you can see in these pics they look pretty decent. I'd love to see a few more of tehse like Ironhide or Starscream.

by **olokin** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:15 am

Definitely going to get those 2.

by **BigDude** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:21 am

I wonder if they're going to make different protoforms for Characters with different body-types like Bonecrusher or Ratchet.

by **MegatronBomb** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:33 am

Ill bite, they look good but I reserve complete judgement until I see the final product.

News Credits: 3597 · by **Seibertron** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:16 am

Hm ...

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:18 am

I think those look just marvelous. Can't wait to get me hands on em'

News Credits: 2 · by **saintsfan1983** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:22 am

I'm sold I just hope BBTS will be taking preorders for these.

by **StryderPrime** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:28 am

Playmates already got a line out with robots hiding in cars and usein the car parts as armor call R.E.V s.

i got SixGunner and Knox myself but puttin the armor off and on and fittin the bot in car mode is a real pain and i c y the became shelf warmers in my area.

They fun 2 play with the but 2 much armor 2 plug and attach

News Credits: 26 · by **Wheeljack35** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:47 am

Why are they putting out new versions of existing toys?

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:58 am

Oh, man, wow! That armored Prime looks awesome! Moreso than both leader AND voyager Prime!

by **thedistinctroom** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:13 pm

Looks interesting enough.

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:23 pm

That's a very cool idea...I need to see the final colored versions before I pass final judgement. But I'm impressed that they transform too...

by **SnipeShade** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:24 pm

Their armored forms look cool, but too bad their proto forms aren't more personalized. A chance get some Protoform toys out there, but alas, I still have to wait.

News Credits: 9 · by **Hip-Hoptimus Rime** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:31 pm

Very interesting, I imagine they'll be Dlx-sized. The robot modes look substantially different from the existing toys, which is pretty natural given how these new ones work. Still a cool idea tho, I hope they won't be too expensive and have good articulation.

I wonder if they actually transform like the existing ones, or if you have to pull the armor off, tf, and add the alt-mode parts. FWIW that'd be OK w/ me.

One nit I'll pick: BB never scanned the Concept Camaro disguise from his protoform, he had already assumed the older Camaro look when he scanned the new one. FWIW

News Credits: 6 · by **City Commander** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:38 pm

That's more effort than Hasblo put into toys. Congrats TakTomy!
I suppose both are deluxe class?

by **CMP** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:52 pm

Thats, interesting.

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:01 pm

these look pretty nice. Prime in particular impresses in both armoured modes, hopefully the protoforms are painted differently enough to make them distinguishable. Not sure from the pics if they will be properly tranformable with the panels added or if they'll be kinda lego-like but either way, if BB transformers better than the normal one it can't be a bad thing.

News Credits: 2 · by **TFBuyer** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:13 pm

Yeah, I think I'll just stick with TF Animated...

by **Talous** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:21 pm

These remind me of a try serise that was out earlier in the year. No idea what it was called but it was pretty much the same thing. A basic 'robot' that you put the peices of the vehicle on to make armor.