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by **Rated X** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 7:38 pm

Maybe my theory that "Alpha Bravo" is really supposed to homage G1 Blades might be true. After all they did throw Drag Strip in the same wave for no reason. Maybe Hasbro is trying to push the "scramble city" concept deeper than we originally thought by mixing the waves on purpose. I never cared about the scramble city concept even as a kid in the G1 days. I always kept them in the configurations portrayed in the cartoon.

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 8:06 pm

Cobotron wrote:Wolfman! Did you find the deluxes?

Yep. Found them at TFSource, lol. The preorders were finally available today. I'm hoping they ship out tomorrow so I can get a Saturday delivery of the entire first Combiner Wars wave.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 8:19 pm

Wolfman Jake wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Wolfman! Did you find the deluxes?

Yep. Found them at TFSource, lol. The preorders were finally available today. I'm hoping they ship out tomorrow so I can get a Saturday delivery of the entire first Combiner Wars wave.

I was hoping you'd find the sale, but whatevs. Good news is you won't be waiting around for the voyagers like me. Hope they come, cause it'll be a hell of a weekend. Surprised you didn't order from BBTS. Aren't they in your state?

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 8:23 pm

Cobotron wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Wolfman! Did you find the deluxes?

Yep. Found them at TFSource, lol. The preorders were finally available today. I'm hoping they ship out tomorrow so I can get a Saturday delivery of the entire first Combiner Wars wave.
I was hoping you'd find the sale, but whatevs. Good news is you won't be waiting around for the voyagers like me. Hope they come, cause it'll be a hell of a weekend. Surprised you didn't order from BBTS. Aren't they in your state?

I don't know about BigBadToyStore, but TFSource is in Minnesota for sure. Their warehouse is about 20 minutes north of my apartment. I've toured their facility before while picking up an order directly from them. If you're curious, it was the Seekers Elites and Aces sets from Takara's United line. I couldn't wait the whole weekend for them to ship them out, so I called and ask if I could pick them up myself. They said yes, and gave my partner and me a tour of their operations when we arrived to collect my haul. They are a nice bunch of folks.

News Credits: 1 · by **SkyWarpt** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 8:48 pm

I'll be honest...I'm not a big fan of multiple repraints of the same mold in my collection with the exception of the seekers. I have been contemplating a MP Prowl even though I have Smokescreen. I'm passing on OP for Motormaster. It does sound like Hotspot will be a recolor of OP/MM. Blade will be Alpha Bravo and First Aid is Off-road recoloring. Easy pass for me on that one.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 8:49 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Rook sounds like and all new mold, but...
This Protectobot First Aid figure wields his massive axe in robot mode, and he converts fast to combat vehicle mode whenever he needs to blast past his foes for a rescue.

...

Includes axe and comic book
2-in-1 Protectobot First Aid figure has robot and combat vehicle modes
Is... Is First Aid a... reuse of the Offroad mold (who was similarly referred to as a "combat truck")?

W-Why?

He better at least have Alpha Bravo's head, if not a new one.

More likely it's Rook that'll be the Offroad mold since he's actually listed as a truck above.

I'm thinking Hot Spot and Onslaught (you know he's coming) will share molds since a firetruck needs to be more than just a cab, he needs some length. Everyone knows they're saving the OP/MM mold for Leader Optimus with a snap on trailer.

Emerje

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 8:52 pm

Emerje wrote:More likely it's Rook that'll be the Offroad mold since he's actually listed as a truck above.

Offroad isn't an armored truck.

First Aid has both Offroad's weapon and a similar altmode description.

by **Ballistic90** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 9:08 pm

Rated X wrote:Maybe my theory that "Alpha Bravo" is really supposed to homage G1 Blades might be true. After all they did throw Drag Strip in the same wave for no reason. Maybe Hasbro is trying to push the "scramble city" concept deeper than we originally thought by mixing the waves on purpose. I never cared about the scramble city concept even as a kid in the G1 days. I always kept them in the configurations portrayed in the cartoon.

i think we'll see Alpha Bravo repainted as Blades AND vortex. I think my brother had G1 vortex as a kid and they seem really similar.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 9:58 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:More likely it's Rook that'll be the Offroad mold since he's actually listed as a truck above.
Offroad isn't an armored truck.

First Aid has both Offroad's weapon and a similar altmode description.

He's a truck with armor on it, ergo an armored truck. I think you're confusing armored truck for an armored car, which Offroad is not.

Also I don't think the weapons are gang-molded with the figures since Offroad's axe is purple, but there's no purple on the figure and Firefly's gun is black, but the figure has no black plastic on it. I wouldn't read a lot into the weapons. Don't be surprised if we see some CW weapons show up on multiple figures or shared molds to use different weapons.

Emerje

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 9:58 pm

Wolfman Jake wrote:
Cobotron wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Wolfman! Did you find the deluxes?

Yep. Found them at TFSource, lol. The preorders were finally available today. I'm hoping they ship out tomorrow so I can get a Saturday delivery of the entire first Combiner Wars wave.
I was hoping you'd find the sale, but whatevs. Good news is you won't be waiting around for the voyagers like me. Hope they come, cause it'll be a hell of a weekend. Surprised you didn't order from BBTS. Aren't they in your state?

I don't know about BigBadToyStore, but TFSource is in Minnesota for sure. Their warehouse is about 20 minutes north of my apartment. I've toured their facility before while picking up an order directly from them. If you're curious, it was the Seekers Elites and Aces sets from Takara's United line. I couldn't wait the whole weekend for them to ship them out, so I called and ask if I could pick them up myself. They said yes, and gave my partner and me a tour of their operations when we arrived to collect my haul. They are a nice bunch of folks.

Really? I didn't know TFSource was up there. I live on the West side of the Twin Cities.

BBTS is just across the border in Wisconsin, if memory serves. I always intended to pop over there...

Good to see more Minnesooootans around here.

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 10:37 pm

Agamemnon wrote:Really? I didn't know TFSource was up there. I live on the West side of the Twin Cities.

BBTS is just across the border in Wisconsin, if memory serves. I always intended to pop over there...

Good to see more Minnesooootans around here.

Well, I wasn't born in Minnesota. So I have the good sense to know that soda is not "pop", damnit!

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 10:53 pm

One can only hope that Takara Tomy is going to go G1 accurate and give us the correct limbs from the get go.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 10:57 pm

Wolfman Jake wrote:
Agamemnon wrote:Really? I didn't know TFSource was up there. I live on the West side of the Twin Cities.

BBTS is just across the border in Wisconsin, if memory serves. I always intended to pop over there...

Good to see more Minnesooootans around here.

Well, I wasn't born in Minnesota. So I have the good sense to know that soda is not "pop", damnit!

I'm from Missouri, and prefer soda to "pop". :lol:

Your right, BBTS IS in Scony. My orders originate from MN, so maybe that's just the closest hub. I'm currently in Nebraska, and my orders all arrive in 3 days, despite the 5-7 day estimate. This gives me even more incentive to try TFSource. I've been meaning to anyway.

Agmemnon, for some reason I thought you were British. :lol:

Give it up for the Middle West yo!

News Credits: 3 · by **koolkollectibleskhai** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 11:37 pm

The 2015 wave 1 Deluxe figures are pretty nice. My fav has to be Dragstrip I think

News Credits: 4844 · by **william-james88** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 12:25 am

I wanted to share something here since not everyone reads the takara legends thread which is about the takara version of the products discussed here. Takara had revealed a picture of the upcoming Megatron for a listing:

Va'al wrote:
Standing a majestic 25cm tall, Megatron transforms into a burly tank with a firing cannon! The metallic silver paint makes this amazing version of the Decepticon leader really stand out. Don't miss out, place your order now!

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However, it turns out that this is a picture of the Hasbro version as a placeholder for the Takara version which should have different deco. This means that the awesome badass up there is the one we will be getting here in north america! And he looks amazing that way, its a much better picture than what Hasbro has given us so far.

Also, the fact that he is 25 cm means he will be the same size as MP-10, which is also great news.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 12:36 am

william-james88 wrote:Also, the fact that he is 25 cm means he will be the same size as MP-10, which is also great news.

Not quite. He's measured to the highest point which is the top of his tracks on his back, not to top of his head. We've already seen the side-by-side comparison with MP-10 so we know he's shorter by a bit.

Only reason I would consider buying a Takara Leader Megs is if he's given the G2 treatment. Hasbro should totally do a G2 colored Megatron with a tiny Cobra Commander figure.

Emerje

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 2:53 am

Emerje wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Also, the fact that he is 25 cm means he will be the same size as MP-10, which is also great news.

Not quite. He's measured to the highest point which is the top of his tracks on his back, not to top of his head. We've already seen the side-by-side comparison with MP-10 so we know he's shorter by a bit.

Only reason I would consider buying a Takara Leader Megs is if he's given the G2 treatment. Hasbro should totally do a G2 colored Megatron with a tiny Cobra Commander figure.

Emerje

I'd faint if they did that. I hate to say it but something tells me the Protectobots will be repaints with maybe some retooled heads.

News Credits: 3 · by **prjkt** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 4:47 am

Repaints don't worry me much, as long as they're fitting. I collect more for he character than the mould anyway.

by **that1guysittingthere** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 7:16 am

Just wondering, has wave 2 trickled onto the shelves yet? Is it true that there have been sightings of Air Raid?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 10:46 am

that1guysittingthere wrote:Just wondering, has wave 2 trickled onto the shelves yet? Is it true that there have been sightings of Air Raid?

That would be really early, considering online stores only have pre-orders up.

News Credits: 4844 · by **william-james88** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 12:41 pm

Following the news of the Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Wave Two Deluxe Figures available for pre-order, we now also have in package photos (mirrored below), courtesy of Toywiz.

Unlike the first wave, these come with comic books and they are quite evident in these photos for Air Raid, Breakdown, Dead End, and Offroad.

News Credits: 1 · by **SkyWarpt** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 1:44 pm

william-james88 wrote:Following the news of the Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Wave Two Deluxe Figures available for pre-order, we now also have in package photos (mirrored below), courtesy of Toywiz.

Unlike the first wave, these come with comic books and they are quite evident in these photos for Air Raid, Breakdown, Dead End, and Offroad.

Oooo...like the comic books!

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 1:47 pm

Hmmmm, English-only? Comics included? Seems like I was right about the first wave's packaging being a mistake :roll:

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 1:49 pm

I only just now realized that the Combiner Wars packaging especially the cards, are very 90s. They look a lot like the cards you would get during G2.

Pretty cool. I do like this line, and I'm finding it very hard to resist it.