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Magnus is definitely going to be a Siege/Kingdom repaint (as he appears in issue#1). Hopefully he'll have a face ripped off somewhere, but I might have to get two to turn one into Delta Magnus/Powered Convoy.

sol magnus wrote:Magnus is definitely going to be a Siege/Kingdom repaint (as he appears in issue#1). Hopefully he'll have a face ripped off somewhere, but I might have to get two to turn one into Delta Magnus/Powered Convoy.

There is a rumored Laser Optimus Prime so it's equally likely he could use that mold too.

Decepticon Stryker wrote:

sol magnus wrote:Magnus is definitely going to be a Siege/Kingdom repaint (as he appears in issue#1). Hopefully he'll have a face ripped off somewhere, but I might have to get two to turn one into Delta Magnus/Powered Convoy.

There is a rumored Laser Optimus Prime so it's equally likely he could use that mold too.

Possibly, but I'm going to stick with what's on the printed page.

THANK YOU Hasbro for answering my prayers for more Shattered Glass. I was going to be really upset and confused if they left out Soundwave, given his particular iconic status in the SG Mythos.

If this is any indication that the subline is doing well (the first comic issue was phenomenal), let’s hope we start seeing more and more non-mainstream characters getting the ol’ universe flip. I would love to see a SG Shockwave, the other Seekers, etc

Decepticon Stryker wrote:

sol magnus wrote:Magnus is definitely going to be a Siege/Kingdom repaint (as he appears in issue#1). Hopefully he'll have a face ripped off somewhere, but I might have to get two to turn one into Delta Magnus/Powered Convoy.

There is a rumored Laser Optimus Prime so it's equally likely he could use that mold too.

They are not equally likely.

Shaterred Glass magnus with his Siege body already appeared in the Shaterred glass comic made to accompany these new toys.

So the odds skew in one's favour.

william-james88 wrote:

Decepticon Stryker wrote:

sol magnus wrote:Magnus is definitely going to be a Siege/Kingdom repaint (as he appears in issue#1). Hopefully he'll have a face ripped off somewhere, but I might have to get two to turn one into Delta Magnus/Powered Convoy.

There is a rumored Laser Optimus Prime so it's equally likely he could use that mold too.

They are not equally likely.

Shaterred Glass magnus with his Siege body already appeared in the Shaterred glass comic made to accompany these new toys.

So the odds skew in one's favour.

I don't disagree, but to play Devil's advocate, there does remain the possibility that, between Blurr's story and a later one, SG Magnus could be involved in some kind of incident that sees his Siege/Kingdom body damaged and rebuilt into his Laser one, just in time for his toy release.

If they didn't do the more obviously accurate mold for Megatron, they're not gonna do it for Ultra Magnus

Autobot N wrote:If they didn't do the more obviously accurate mold for Megatron, they're not gonna do it for Ultra Magnus

Plus, looking just at the logistics of everything, using a mold they are currently done with is a hell of a lot easier than one they still need to use for the main intended release that already has a second use planned.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Autobot N wrote:If they didn't do the more obviously accurate mold for Megatron, they're not gonna do it for Ultra Magnus

Plus, looking just at the logistics of everything, using a mold they are currently done with is a hell of a lot easier than one they still need to use for the main intended release that already has a second use planned.

That's what I think.

I have no attachment to SG Magnus as a Laser Optimus repaint. None. Laser Optimus and Black Convoy, though, are a different story. The reason SG Ultra Magnus was a repaint of Laser Optimus back then is because that's what the then recent Optimus was. Just like Blurr is nothing like his 'old' SG self, Magnus doesn't need to be his old SG self. I would prefer that he isn't, personally. None of the SG figures released with WFC molds are, yet we're battling against logic for Ultra Magnus to be and he's been 'seen', even if only in shadow to this point in the comic. We all know whatever IDW is doing with this is coordinated heavily with whatever Hasbro is doing. We know Hasbro / Takara needs to get the most mileage out of these molds. If SG UM is the Kingdom version of the mold, that will be the second use of that mold which hasn't been repainted for any reason as yet.

Seems like a lay up to me. :/

sol magnus wrote:The reason SG Ultra Magnus was a repaint of Laser Optimus back then is because that's what the then recent Optimus was.

Not to mention that mold's Hasbro-pretooled skull head that had yet to be used for anything at the time.

Considering I never got a version of the Magnus or Soundwave mold, and I don't intend to get Blaster, the SG repaints work out for me here. I hope wheeljack ends up looking nice to justify the 3rd use of that mold for my shelves

Keep in mind that Laser OP is supposed to be a wave 1 release so he should be on the production line right now to hit early 2022. If the Velocitron line is replacing Netflix then it'll probably be a spring line and also entering production soon. Neither of these sound like they would prevent the Laser mold from being used by Ultra Magnus.

Emerje

At this point I'd say it can go either way regarding choice of mold. We'll find out soon enough though, no doubt a leaker will get eyes on them, then we'll have more information to go on.

An SG Kingdom Ultra Magnus can double as Delta Magnus in a way that a Laser Prime redeco can't. Given Hasbro's current obsession with Diaclone redecoes, I feel like that has to be part of the equation.

They'll surprise us by making it a Delta Magnus-colored Siege/Kingdom Ultra Magnus whose cab robot, when his armor is removed, is revealed to also be a skull-faced Delta Magnus-colored Laser OP underneath the armor. They'll make the Laser OP mold backwards-compatible with the Magnus Armor. Everyone wins!

Sabrblade wrote:They'll surprise us by making it a Delta Magnus-colored Siege/Kingdom Ultra Magnus whose cab robot, when his armor is removed, is revealed to also be a skull-faced Delta Magnus-colored Laser OP underneath the armor. They'll make the Laser OP mold backwards-compatible with the Magnus Armor. Everyone wins!

I know you're joking, but if that actually happened...it would have many eating their hats

ZeroWolf wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:They'll surprise us by making it a Delta Magnus-colored Siege/Kingdom Ultra Magnus whose cab robot, when his armor is removed, is revealed to also be a skull-faced Delta Magnus-colored Laser OP underneath the armor. They'll make the Laser OP mold backwards-compatible with the Magnus Armor. Everyone wins!

I know you're joking, but if that actually happened...it would have many eating their hats

All but the people complaining about Delta Magnus having the wrong type of truck form.

Emerje

Just got a Pulse email saying that Goldbug's shipping date is getting moved up, although it hasn't changed on my order or Goldbug's Pulse listing yet.

Nemesis Primal wrote:Just got a Pulse email saying that Goldbug's shipping date is getting moved up, although it hasn't changed on my order or Goldbug's Pulse listing yet.

Pretty much the same email they sent on Transmutate. Same thing happened on the order and Pulse Listing, no changes for a couple days until they actually started shipping. My guess is they ship out Friday/Saturday.

Yeps, I got the same Goldbug email today. I am pretty excited as Goldbug is one of my figures needed for my headcanon season 4. Now I just need to find a way to gets the head off and put it on Netflix Bee without damaging either figure. This has been my plan all along as I didnt think we were going to get a true Goldbug with the VW bug alt mode. Now with the leaks for the next year coming out it seems I was correct. Has anyone seen/heard anything of an upcoming Goldbug?

Moonshot wrote:Has anyone seen/heard anything of an upcoming Goldbug?

One of the credible leakers (the one that first leaked the line this thread is about, actually) said there's a rumored 4 pack for next year of Goldbug, Ransack (which Ransack was unspecified, people are assuming G1 Ransack from Kickback's mold), Toy Colors Scorponok, and a white Waspinator repaint (presumably the Botcon Waruder repaint), but it doesn't have a listing that's been found yet and they have no idea how/where it's releasing. I posted about it on the Legacy thread on the 25th, as I'm assuming it'd be a Legacy release unless the Buzzworthy line keeps going or something.

Nemesis Primal wrote:Just got a Pulse email saying that Goldbug's shipping date is getting moved up, although it hasn't changed on my order or Goldbug's Pulse listing yet.

I just got the same email, I thought Goldbug wasshipping after Megs and Screamer? Did he skip the line?

Flashwave wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:Just got a Pulse email saying that Goldbug's shipping date is getting moved up, although it hasn't changed on my order or Goldbug's Pulse listing yet.

I just got the same email, I thought Goldbug wasshipping after Megs and Screamer? Did he skip the line?

He didn't, in fact some Japanese fans have him in. More than likely it's shipping being affected all over the world, and they're taking longer than expected to work off the backlog of stranded container ships.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

Flashwave wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:Just got a Pulse email saying that Goldbug's shipping date is getting moved up, although it hasn't changed on my order or Goldbug's Pulse listing yet.

I just got the same email, I thought Goldbug wasshipping after Megs and Screamer? Did he skip the line?

He didn't, in fact some Japanese fans have him in. More than likely it's shipping being affected all over the world, and they're taking longer than expected to work off the backlog of stranded container ships.

No, Goldbug did skip the line. He was revealed 4th and had an orignial ship date of December 1st along with Starscream who was revealed 3rd. Megs was second, due November 1st.

This is kind of like the Earthrise Galactic Odyssey sets last year that shipped out of order of the original plans. I do suspect the shipping backlogs could be a part of the problem. Goldbug, or rather his container ship, might have just gotten lucky and been offloaded while the others are still stuck waiting.

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Moonshot wrote:Has anyone seen/heard anything of an upcoming Goldbug?

One of the credible leakers (the one that first leaked the line this thread is about, actually) said there's a rumored 4 pack for next year of Goldbug, Ransack (which Ransack was unspecified, people are assuming G1 Ransack from Kickback's mold), Toy Colors Scorponok, and a white Waspinator repaint (presumably the Botcon Waruder repaint), but it doesn't have a listing that's been found yet and they have no idea how/where it's releasing. I posted about it on the Legacy thread on the 25th, as I'm assuming it'd be a Legacy release unless the Buzzworthy line keeps going or something.

Anything on whether Goldbug would use the VW beetle mould or the SG/ER Cliffjumper? It feels like it wouldnt be VW one being in a multi-pack, but I dont know.