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Japanese online toy store - Red Mercury has listed the preorder pages for upcoming Transformers Dark Of The Moon Leader Class Sentinel Prime (http://www.redmercury.co.jp/shop/detail ... 0-RED-8199) as well as the kids' favorite Bumblebee (http://www.redmercury.co.jp/shop/detail ... 0-RED-8200).

In these images, we get to see the front and back of the toy package. Both of the figures are expected to hit worldwide retails in May 2011.










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More movie figures. Do not forget about the G1 fans Hasbro!

Damn, Bumblebee's looking ready for battle. I like very much. Sentinel's ok.

Sentinel is growing on me. For some reason it looks like alot of his paint apps did not make the final cut. He just looks a little more flat, IDK. Ooh ooh ooh another Bumblebee!!! I have to another Movie Bumblebee!!!

Sentinel Prime looks awesome! Can't wait to get it. And if you look, you can see that his hands do open and close unlike leader ROTF Prime.

Bumblebee, he looks so fat pass

Primeultimus wrote:More movie figures. Do not forget about the G1 fans Hasbro!

are you freaking kidding me? Seriously? Like....SERIOUSLY? Normally I don't respond to GEEWUN HURDURR like that, but that statement just pissed me the hell off.

Don't forget about G1 fans?! have you BEEN to Target or Walmart Recently? ITS ALL THATS ON THE SHELVES! Generations and Reveal the Shield EVERYWHERE! I mean cummon, they've gone SO G1, there are toys for Straxus, Thunderwing, and Skullgrin... freaking SKULLGRIN, who ever cared about him?!

Seriously, idiots like you are the bane of this fandom. Think before you speak.

For some reason, Sentinel doesn't grow much on me now. I will probably wait until I see him personally. oh, another Bumblebee.

Sentinal Prime looks like crap. How did he get from a nice dark orange and chrome to this horrible red iron man looking thing ???

Also pretty funny the guy above me trash talking the G1 fan. He is right about G1 getting plenty of love currently. But damn isnt calling people idiots over a forum to be considered E-THUGGIN ???

TAKE IT TO THE BOTCON PARKING LOT !!!!

MisterNewUzer wrote:

Primeultimus wrote:More movie figures. Do not forget about the G1 fans Hasbro!

are you freaking kidding me? Seriously? Like....SERIOUSLY? Normally I don't respond to GEEWUN HURDURR like that, but that statement just pissed me the hell off.

Don't forget about G1 fans?! have you BEEN to Target or Walmart Recently? ITS ALL THATS ON THE SHELVES! Generations and Reveal the Shield EVERYWHERE! I mean cummon, they've gone SO G1, there are toys for Straxus, Thunderwing, and Skullgrin... freaking SKULLGRIN, who ever cared about him?!

Seriously, idiots like you are the bane of this fandom. Think before you speak.

First, Skullgrin is a quick way for Hasbro to reuse the very cool Straxus / Darkmount mould. So less about being a fan favourite, and more about their bottom line. Although I for one care about Skullgrin.

Second, G1 Generations is sandwiched between so much Revenge of the Fallen and Power Core Combiners. They'll likely be gone, and gone for the foreseeable future once Hasbro ramps up into full Dark-of-the-Moon-all-the-time mode. Even a "glut" is a temporary state of affairs in the life of a toy isle.

Third, there is nothing wrong with Primeultimus putting a shout out for more of the characters and toys he loves, for Hasbro not to forget that not all of us want to see yet another Bumblebee or Optimus Prime for the upteenth time in four years, but would rather see our favourites who haven't been seen since the 1980s in many cases. You know, since G1 (and their fans) built the brand upon which all else followed.

Fourth, seriously, you are the one who needs to take a breath and get a grip. Your precious Bayformers will be back soon and in force, until we can move onto something else.

MisterNewUzer wrote:

Primeultimus wrote:More movie figures. Do not forget about the G1 fans Hasbro!

are you freaking kidding me? Seriously? Like....SERIOUSLY? Normally I don't respond to GEEWUN HURDURR like that, but that statement just pissed me the hell off.

Don't forget about G1 fans?! have you BEEN to Target or Walmart Recently? ITS ALL THATS ON THE SHELVES! Generations and Reveal the Shield EVERYWHERE! I mean cummon, they've gone SO G1, there are toys for Straxus, Thunderwing, and Skullgrin... freaking SKULLGRIN, who ever cared about him?!

Seriously, idiots like you are the bane of this fandom. Think before you speak.

Hey, to defend him a little, I'm getting tired of these movie designs. I mean how many Bumblebees can we get? It's like getting 18 versions of MP Prime -- we get it. We're dealing with the same characters & models for about 4 years now. While there may be increases in engineering, the actual character designs are consistent so there's not a lot of variations. It's getting old for some of us.

I'll probably get Sentinel Prime, maybe Leader Ironhide, and a 2 or 3 of the deluxes but aside from that, there's nothing else interesting that's been released in info or pics so far. It's more of the same stuff we've gotten in the past 3 years. I'm more excited about Generations Wheeljack and Warpath and other original designs & characters than most of the movie toys so far.

Why in the ass doesn't Hasbro give us a decent Bumblebee toy without a cannon arm!!!???

onewaydown wrote:

MisterNewUzer wrote:

Primeultimus wrote:More movie figures. Do not forget about the G1 fans Hasbro!

are you freaking kidding me? Seriously? Like....SERIOUSLY? Normally I don't respond to GEEWUN HURDURR like that, but that statement just pissed me the hell off.

Don't forget about G1 fans?! have you BEEN to Target or Walmart Recently? ITS ALL THATS ON THE SHELVES! Generations and Reveal the Shield EVERYWHERE! I mean cummon, they've gone SO G1, there are toys for Straxus, Thunderwing, and Skullgrin... freaking SKULLGRIN, who ever cared about him?!

Seriously, idiots like you are the bane of this fandom. Think before you speak.

Hey, to defend him a little, I'm getting tired of these movie designs. I mean how many Bumblebees can we get? It's like getting 18 versions of MP Prime -- we get it. We're dealing with the same characters & models for about 4 years now. While there may be increases in engineering, the actual character designs are consistent so there's not a lot of variations. It's getting old for some of us.

I'll probably get Sentinel Prime, maybe Leader Ironhide, and a 2 or 3 of the deluxes but aside from that, there's nothing else interesting that's been released in info or pics so far. It's more of the same stuff we've gotten in the past 3 years. I'm more excited about Generations Wheeljack and Warpath and other original designs & characters than most of the movie toys so far.

Another thing, i doubt people wanna see a truck and gun fight for 27 friking years. hasbro needs to have varietey in order to sustain the whole TF universe. Im pretty sure you'd also given up years ago if hasbro got stuck in G1 character designs for 15 years.

MisterNewUzer wrote:

Primeultimus wrote:More movie figures. Do not forget about the G1 fans Hasbro!

are you freaking kidding me? Seriously? Like....SERIOUSLY? Normally I don't respond to GEEWUN HURDURR like that, but that statement just pissed me the hell off.

Don't forget about G1 fans?! have you BEEN to Target or Walmart Recently? ITS ALL THATS ON THE SHELVES! Generations and Reveal the Shield EVERYWHERE! I mean cummon, they've gone SO G1, there are toys for Straxus, Thunderwing, and Skullgrin... freaking SKULLGRIN, who ever cared about him?!

Seriously, idiots like you are the bane of this fandom. Think before you speak.

I'm not going to chastise you for you comments. Only the manor inwhich you delivered them. I'm with you, we have been getting more and more G1 love from hasbro, takara tomy, and 3rd party joints. However, the movie stuff is well,...different. It's new. Maybe it has something to do with most people not dealing well with change, or maybe it's because most of the movie stuff SUX! Either way, he was only expressing his opinion, no need for name calling.

The fact that Sentinel Prime's alt mode is based on a real-life vehicle makes it even more of a must-have for me!

gavinfuzzy wrote:Another thing, i doubt people wanna see a truck and gun fight for 27 friking years.

I kinda do.

In fact, I'd really like to see it again, since we have not actually seen a gun and a truck fight in about 25 of those 27 years. At least not in any show form.


But on topic, I REALLY like the Sentinel Prime. He is in my "must buy" list from movie stuff.

I like that they are getting away from the wacky unicycle inspired designs from RotF.

I have no interest in the BB. I have too many already, and he is just way out of scale. I also agree that the constant use of the gun arm is annoying.

gavinfuzzy wrote:Another thing, i doubt people wanna see a truck and gun fight for 27 friking years. hasbro needs to have varietey in order to sustain the whole TF universe. Im pretty sure you'd also given up years ago if hasbro got stuck in G1 character designs for 15 years.

That would be true for a lot of fans. If they only kept truck Prime and gun Megatron, in the same design, year after year, we'd all get sick of them. So, they've been monkeys and and dinosaurs, fire trucks and tanks and so on.

That's the problem with the movie toys, Bumblebee has been a yellow Camaro since 2007 yet we've received more than 20 toys for him. It's just getting tiring for some of us. We're more interested that we're getting new designs/toys (especially for classic characters that haven't received a new toy in 20 years) instead of a character who's had 20+ in 4 years.

Seeing those movie renders on the cover of Empire has kinda spoiled this toy for me..... (sentinel). But then again, its not like ALL the movie toys are a bajillion times less painted and detailed than the 'real' thing. I'm still buying it. But not Bee though, I don't want to dedicate a room in my house specifically to Bumblebee toys!

just a few items really
are they really pop out weapons on bb if its bolted to the roof in vehicle mode?
did anyone else notice the skill levels on them sentinel level 3 bb level 2?
someone here said they dont want a room devoted to bb quite true

SlyTF1 wrote:Why in the ass doesn't Hasbro give us a decent Bumblebee toy without a cannon arm!!!???

Does that thing really look "decent" to you?

I need that Sentinel Prime But I'll remove the batteries, 'cos the sounds are always annoying.
Bumblebee... meh.

SlyTF1 wrote:Why in the ass doesn't Hasbro give us a decent Bumblebee toy without a cannon arm!!!???

I have never seen someone use the phrase "why in the ass" other than you.

Anyway, it's a shame Sentinel Prime doesn't look as good as he does on the back of the box but that is a given anymore. I'll probably still pick him up. I have no need for a leader class steroid 'bee

It's always refreshing to click on a topic like this and see half of the comments are Bayverse vs G1

On-Topic: Sentinel is so far my second favorite figure from the line (second to Shockwave) and I'm planning to pick him up. I'm hoping for a review or high quality in hand pics to give me a better idea of the chances of him becoming my Alpha Trion though...

Bee looks pretty cool. I dunno if I like him better than Battle Ops Bee. I may get him and put him with my Masterpiece collection since he's totally out of scale to any of my Transformers. Sentinel Prime looks magnificent. Seeing him next to my RoTF Leader Optimus should be a sight to behold.

sentinel prime looks awesome! can't wait for this figure...

Sentinel Prime is still looking good and I don't care for a leader Bumblebee. I do need a deluxe, though; I got cliffjumper from the first movie and just didn't want to buy the same mold again.