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News Credits: 3 · by **Kyleor** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 3:36 pm

Dagon wrote:I just noticed this from looking at the images, but the Prime masters or whatever they're being called, the Pretenders...they're basically this as the Titanmaster figures now, right? It looks like the same thing, only with a dedicated robot form, whereas some of the Titanmaster things are dinosaurs or some other type of vehicle. I don't own any of the Titanmaster ones, but I'm thinking of Apeface, whose little vehicle thing is a jet and an ape. These new things are essentially the same thing, right?

And the little guys turn into heads still? I know they're probably supposed to be something else, but that's clearly a headmaster mode....

It looks like they may be an update of Pretenders, but with an outer shell that actually does something this time.

by **Optimum Supreme** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 4:01 pm

Make a T-rex a bigger class than a brotosaurus? 8-}

And there's a 6th dinobot now? Interesting. >:oP

Website · by **DMSL** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 4:05 pm

The Dinobots look good, but Deluxe class is too small for these, they should all be at least Voyager class.

by **frogbat** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 4:28 pm

Would've been nice if the dinobots were voyagers so they could go toe to toe with devastator. The smaller class will mean more affordable toys hopefully.

I just realised what's bothering me bout the new prime... a lack of shoulder cannons. I find that the figure's weapons often complete the look and feel of a figure that's meant to homage a g1 toy etc. This time they seem to have gotten his hand gun right, but screwed up by not having his shoulder cannons.

Also I'm still pretty smitten by the Previous TR PM prime, was undoubtedly flawed, but it was pretty close to the image I had in my head as a kid. The new one reminds me a bit more of the slmmer version that appeared in the back of box power master artworks.

News Credits: 2 · by **partholon** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 4:34 pm

i'll prob get that prime to be a MP-10 Substitute . man it looks great in the box.

on the dinos im hoping they look a little better in real life than the renders. i probably wouldve prefered them to be more detailed/articulate than have the combiner gimick like what weve got already in the titan master line.

some of the updates there were astounding (im looking at you triggerhapy !)

but hey its a combining dinobot team so i cant really be that sad

i DO think the names daft though. i presume its a nod of the head to G1 cartoon and their origins there, what with the idea of them coming from the discovery of fosils around the ark. it doesnt help that it hardly rolls off the tongue either like abominus or predaking do.

but i like the design of it. funny thing about the class size is now sludge looks like he did in the regeneration one series.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 4:34 pm

... non-powermaster Optimus had shoulder cannons?

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 5:11 pm

You saw the coverage of the Transformers brand panel at Hascon, now you can check in for yourselves with more artwork, more comments, more points raised by the speakers and audience in the recording of the whole thing on on the Seibertron.com YouTube channel! Check out the clip embedded below, featuring Dinobots (including Slash and the combined Volcanicus), Allspark Tech, a new Optimus Prime and insight from both Takara and Hasbro designers.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 5:17 pm

Man, all that stadium seating accommodating thousands... only for the panel turn out to be about 50-150 people. Ouch.

Especially considering how that's a fraction of the turn out at Hasbro toy reveal panels of the past several BotCons.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 5:38 pm

So, I love pretenders. I love that the shells are getting modern versions and uses, even if not based on the exact original source material. But I will buy every single one of them.

Legends slash looks cool. If she combines, Volcanicus will be the 3rd CoEd combiner in a year!! (as in male and females in 1 combined mode. RiD Ultra Bee and Galvatronus are the other 2)

Prime looks cool. I didn't really want to buy him, but he looks like he can be my definitive "G1" Prime, seeing as how every other one I have is G2, Japanese-more based, or combined.

I love dinobots, so all these images excite me. Volcanicus looks alright, though the name is killer, and the head, to quote a friend, is "Like Grimlock's head crossed with a demon" so I am down with that. Just the torso looks a bit... odd. Maybe slash will form chest armor. Or a bombass sword

by **COMMANDER** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 5:43 pm

It looks like Optimus takes advantage of the Power-Master gimmick; whereby Orion Pax folds up like Jinrai and merges with the trailer to become Optimus...definitely a buy

. Oh, and I agree with everyone else about the whole Sludge being a deluxe thing, that's sooo messed up. On a side note, I have attached a couple spoiler links that show off more of the line-up-some you've seen others maybe not.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attachmen ... .27684594/
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UcpPwSJiT6M/hqdefault.jpg
http://news.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uplo ... imus-2.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFijW5mXoAMlEBn.jpg
http://news.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uplo ... s-Jazz.jpg
http://news.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uplo ... adwind.jpg

I have to say, I am excited about the whole Abominus/Predaking thing.

Enjoy

News Credits: 295 · by **WreckerJack** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 6:04 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Man, all that stadium seating accommodating thousands... only for the panel turn out to be about 50-150 people. Ouch.

Especially considering how that's a fraction of the turn out at Hasbro toy reveal panels of the past several BotCons.

Sometimes they do that because it was cheaper to rent or fly everyone to. It also happens with WWE events even though it looks bad it does't mean anything really.

News Credits: 4 · by **ebonyleopard** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 6:58 pm

Slash is a fembot? (Fist pump) Yes! I always hoped if they made a female dinobot it'd be a raptor.

News Credits: 4 · by **ebonyleopard** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 7:00 pm

RustedCross wrote:Seriously loving the dinobots. I can't believe we are getting new dinobots that look like the originals, apparently transform roughly the same as the originals, and have the added capability of combining. That's just awesome.

My only complaint is the fear of stickers. I hate stickers, and I see a few there. Hopefully Takara fixes that issue, if it actually is one when the final product hits the shelves.

Hopefully Hasbro lets US put the stickers on, because I love applying stickers. Always did as a kid.

News Credits: 295 · by **WreckerJack** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 7:03 pm

Ebonyleopard wrote:Slash is a fembot? (Fist pump) Yes! I always hoped if they made a female dinobot it'd be a raptor.

Yes, that was announced today. I thought how did I miss that? But it turns out that Slash is indeed a lady. (Even though I always think of the guitarist from Guns n Roses)

by **griftimus prime** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 7:19 pm

hoping they make a 2 foot tall scorponok.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 7:25 pm

griftimus prime wrote:hoping they make a 2 foot tall scorponok.

... Combiner sized?

I'm personally wanting a Leader-class Scorponok. For many reasons...

by **griftimus prime** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 7:44 pm

Kurona wrote:
griftimus prime wrote:hoping they make a 2 foot tall scorponok.

... Combiner sized?

I'm personally wanting a Leader-class Scorponok. For many reasons...

plex,max and tryp sized.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 7:46 pm

griftimus prime wrote:
Kurona wrote:
griftimus prime wrote:hoping they make a 2 foot tall scorponok.

... Combiner sized?

I'm personally wanting a Leader-class Scorponok. For many reasons...

plex,max and tryp sized.

Oh yeah, they will at some point.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 8:01 pm

Sigma Magnus wrote:Is this all there's gonna be for Power of the Primes reveals, or might there be more today or tomorrow?

I wouldnt put my hopes up, though I surely wouldnt mind seeing more

Optimum Supreme wrote:Make a T-rex a bigger class than a brotosaurus?

We are still discussing scale?

Joking aside, Grimlock towered over sludge in their G1 beast modes, so it fits

News Credits: 7 · by **Zeedust** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 8:26 pm

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Maybe slash will form chest armor. Or a bombass sword

I don't think she's part of Volcanicus at all, unfortunately. The back of her card just shows that she can carry around Prime Masters.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 8:30 pm

I don't think connectivity was shown for the likes of Groove back in Combiner Wars. I remember Shockwave's ability to connect to Onslaught's truck form was shown, but that's it.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 8:45 pm

Oh no! What am I gonna do?! G1 AGAIN? Why Hasbro?! Why?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:01 pm

Hate to be that guy, but was there any word on when the exclusives will be available on Hasbro toy shop after the convention?

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:09 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Hate to be that guy, but was there any word on when the exclusives will be available on Hasbro toy shop after the convention?

no, none, sorry

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 10:27 pm

I don't like the look of Sludge's robot mode, I hope it's Mis-transformed. The shoulder neck area just seems weird looking. I like all the rest for what they are, and you better believe my boys will be getting a set of dinobots.

I'm in for two sets myself, and the g2 and Diaclone sets. Wants me an official black torsoed Snarl. Blue Slag is cool too. Be fun if they do the concept g2 colors for some of these guys too.

I love seeing the dinobots, but I really want to see Terrorcons. Please Hasbro? You can't tease us like that and not share!

I'm also with Chuck, I still need to grab skater-prime.