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by **harvester** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:16 pm

The Bumblebee on the bottom left looks like his alt mode is now a motorcycle? Looks almost like animated Prowl. Hard to see because of the light glare. I wonder if on purpose

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:18 pm

harvester wrote:The Bumblebee on the bottom left looks like his alt mode is now a motorcycle? Looks almost like animated Prowl. Hard to see because of the light glare. I wonder if on purpose

El Duque wrote:Thanks to Entertainment Earth we a look at Playskool Heroes Transformers: Rescue Bots Rescan Bumblebee, plus the the line's packaging. We got our first look at these new figures late last month when Smyths Toy Store posted official images of Optimus Prime and Heatwave. Check out the new image and wave details below:

Transformers Rescue Bots Rescan Figures Wave 1 Set:
Welcome the Rescue Bots!
These Transformers are here to save the day!
Set includes Heatwave, Rescan Optimus, and Rescan Bumblebee.
There aren't any Decepticons around, so it's time for the Rescue Bots to save the day. Under the command of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, this crack squad of robots is here to help save the world and give kids great big chunky transforming toys to play with! They measure about 6 1/2-inches tall in robot form. Ages 3 to 7.

This Transformers Rescue Bots Rescan Figures Wave 1 Set contains 3 individually packaged Transformers toys (subject to change):
1x Heatwave
1x Rescan Optimus
1x Rescan Bumblebee

Age: 3 - 7
Size: 6 1/2-inches tall

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:18 pm

Blew the image up and checked it out a little closer. It appears the the dinos pictured are the Rescue Bots with dinosaur modes. The triceratops has boulders feet back near his tail and dozer treads on it's front legs. The t-rex appears very Optimus Prime-ish. The brontosaurus is Heatwave? Bumblebee also has claws on his left arm.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:35 pm

El Duque wrote:Blew the image up and checked it out a little closer. It appears the the dinos pictured are the Rescue Bots with dinosaur modes. The triceratops has boulders feet back near his tail and dozer treads on it's front legs. The t-rex appears very Optimus Prime-ish. The brontosaurus is Heatwave? Bumblebee also has claws on his right arm.

Yeah, and the only oddball of the bunch is the jet with Blades' deco, which would be weird for him to be the only non-dino on the team. :-?

News Credits: 2 · by **Hero Alpha** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 2:17 am

You can see on the green one that its tail has Boulder's bulldozer blade on it.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:42 pm

Pretty bad when they miss-transform a Rescue Bot. They forgot to open the cover behind Heatwave's head. :roll:

Emerje

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 8:25 am

Courtesy of the Transformers Rescue Bots Facebook page we have a piece of art from the upcoming Rescan line by artist Marvin S. Mariano. This gives us a great look at Heatwave, Bumblebee, and Optimus Prime in their new forms. Heatwave now becomes a fireboat, Bumblebee has a new motorcycle mode, and Optimus Prime seems to have a couple of new modes. The first being the previously seen monster truck from the Rescan series, and a completely new Optimus Primal tyrannosaurus/excavator body. Check it out below.

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 8:37 am

I was just about to post this.

It's apparently Optimus Primal. Go figure.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:38 am

Man, I wish this stuff would be the show! It probably won't be, but I wish it would.

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 11:17 am

Bumblebee's alt mode is essentially a copy of the Dodge Tomahawk, which I think works well as a TF alt mode.

News Credits: 32 · by **UltraPrimal** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 12:16 pm

What?! Optimus Primal?! Who turns into a T-rex/construction vehicle fusion thing?! That's so crazy that it works for me.

by **TheGlynreaper** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 12:47 pm

That awkward moment when a playskool transformer rescue bots figure looks better than what the latest movie has in store for a certain i dont care im sooo getting t rex prime you could put him with the dinobots alongside grimlock then

News Credits: 5 · by **dedcat** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 1:17 pm

I have avoided the rescue bots til now, but I don't think I can resist something that fun and goofy.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 2:45 pm

Wait. I can't see where this says "Optimus Primal". Where does it say that?

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumblevivisector** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 3:26 pm

So wait, if Optimus Prime's new alt is the monster truck, and this T-rex-puppeteering-Primal fellow becomes a new character by default, could this somehow lead to an Optimus Primal voiced by David Kaye?!? The mind boggles...

While it is possible for them to be depicted an triple- or quad-changers on the show, Heatwave becoming a fire-boat implies to me that the fire-fightin' sauropod isn't Heatwave because Griffin Rock would still need something to fight terrestrial fires. Of course, he could just walk everywhere in robot mode.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 5:09 pm

Where is this "Primal" name coming from? All I see is "Prime" written on that tiny packaging:

News Credits: 23 · by **Madeus Prime** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 5:25 pm

Okay, is it weird I actually want to see that concept art of Bumblebee turned into a GEN toy?

Also that Optimus is surprisingly cool looking, I would buy that.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 8:51 pm

These are neat, but if I were Bandai, I'd consider suing Hasbro for that Optimus design. That T-Rex look and transformation is rather close to what Kyoryuger's main mecha looks like.

News Credits: 3 · by **Manterax Prime** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:08 pm

Autobot032 wrote:These are neat, but if I were Bandai, I'd consider suing Hasbro for that Optimus design. That T-Rex look and transformation is rather close to what Kyoryuger's main mecha looks like.

Well, good thing you're not Bandai. :lol:

But yeah, I can see the similarities, but they're subtle. I doubt Bandai would have any grounds for a case. Plus, Gabutyra's head and tail can't become arms.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:28 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Wait. I can't see where this says "Optimus Primal". Where does it say that?

Va'al got a peek at these at Toy Fair, he confirmed the name.

Website · by **STngAR** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:58 pm

If I see the primal toy in a store I probably would buy it. Most likely the One and only rescue bot I would buy

:MAXIMAL:

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 11:07 pm

El Duque wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Wait. I can't see where this says "Optimus Primal". Where does it say that?

Va'al got a peek at these at Toy Fair, he confirmed the name.

And it is just Optimus Prime but with a new name, correct?

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 11:24 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
El Duque wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Wait. I can't see where this says "Optimus Primal". Where does it say that?

Va'al got a peek at these at Toy Fair, he confirmed the name.
And it is just Optimus Prime but with a new name, correct?

That I couldn't tell you, Va'al might have some additional insight.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 11:30 pm

El Duque wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
El Duque wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Wait. I can't see where this says "Optimus Primal". Where does it say that?

Va'al got a peek at these at Toy Fair, he confirmed the name.
And it is just Optimus Prime but with a new name, correct?

That I couldn't tell you, Va'al might have some additional insight.

Thanks.

The pic makes it look like it is just Optimus Prime due to the color scheme and face, but I wanted to double check first.

News Credits: 1 · by **Janus Prime** » Sun Jan 26, 2014 12:09 am

Nice! I´m a huge Beast Wars fan but I feel like the mere existence of the franchize has kept Hasbro from giving beast modes to their characters. To me it´s cool that the Rescue Bots team sat down and thought "if Optimus Prime was a Dinosaur, what kind of Dinosaur would he be?".