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News Credits: 1235 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 12:56 am

It seems a some new Age of Extinction toys may have found an early start in Australia. Twitter user @SeanFewster has tweeted a handful of new Age of Extinction Construct Bots that he found at Toyworld in Adelaide, Australia.

Dinobots Riders Bumblebee
Dinobot Slug
Grimlock
Strafe
Dinobot Riders Autobot Drift
Dinobot Riders Optimus Prime
Dinobot Riders Lockdown

News Credits: 462 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:04 am

Those look like the best-looking AOE toys we've seen thus far.

News Credits: 3 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:12 am

Sabrblade wrote:Those look like the best-looking AOE toys we've seen thus far.

The sad part is, that's not an exaggeration...

News Credits: 5 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:14 am

Sabrblade wrote:Those look like the best-looking AOE toys we've seen thus far.

^^This

Yeah, seems like they're going in an interesting direction with these sets. There are the Dinobots, and what appear to be simpler, smaller sets to ride them. They're really milking what'll probably be 5 minutes of Optimus riding Grimlock in the movie.

News Credits: 332 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:48 am

Hmmm, Hasbro really is getting into the whole baggie thing. Those look interesting.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Sat Feb 15, 2014 3:11 am

Good, now people can stop calling the two-headed thing Swoop.

They look a lot like Dinozaurs figures, but with harder plastic and less chrome.

Emerje

Sat Feb 15, 2014 3:40 am

yeah so far these are the best AOE toys. and i dont even like construct bots that much

Sat Feb 15, 2014 4:14 am

The packaging reminds me of Beast Machine.

Sat Feb 15, 2014 5:01 am

I might actually get these, my few survived Bionicles need some opponents.

News Credits: 122 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:41 am

So the two-headed dinosaur in the trailer is "Strafe".

Interesting.

Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:50 am

These I would actually buy. I like the Lego Hero Factory sets, and while I didnt really have a use for the standard Constructo Bots, I like the Dinobot ones.

News Credits: 6188 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:45 am

Thanks again to Australian Twitter user Sean Fewster, we get a nice look at some of the ConstructBot sets from the Age of Extinction line, reported earlier. Check out the mirrored images of Optimus Prime and Grimlock below!

News Credits: 251 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 12:03 pm

Wow... I actually like how Grimlock turned out. But Optimus has one doofy looking robot mode. The idea of the interaction between them sounds interesting, though, so I'll give them that.

Goddamn, Sabrblade hit the nail hard on this. Will be immeasurably disappointed if this is the best Age of Extinction can give us.

News Credits: 2 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 12:07 pm

Yep, still ugly.

More Construct-Bots? How about clearing out the ones still on the shelves and getting some Generations toys in there.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 12:24 pm

I hate Bayverse Grimlock's head design. Since when does Dinobot = Rhino Beetle? :BANG_HEAD:

Or maybe he stole Manga Spawn's helmet... :shock:

Sat Feb 15, 2014 12:25 pm

This actually looks pretty good for a Bionicle - Transformer figure. I thought it was a good looking deluxe class figure but it's a constuct-o-bot thing.

I have little doubt that the main line will be decent as well.

News Credits: 8 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:17 pm

compared to the shelf warmers we've got now those are pretty impressive, might pick up grimlock depending on the price.

News Credits: 5 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:18 pm

Color me interested. I might pick up a couple on clearance. Let's face it,that Optimus is kinda cute

News Credits: 668 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:26 pm

Oh, wow! Age Of Extinction toys that actually transform! I might finally have a reason to buy Construct Bots for the first time.

Sad to say.

News Credits: 241 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 2:12 pm

What better way to show what I think of this, than with an 80's cartoon intro:

News Credits: 767 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 2:33 pm

These look really pretty cool actually, better than anything we've seen of the main Movie line till now.
How sad is it, that that little Optimus there looks like he has a more involved and interesting transformation than the Leader Class figures.

Sat Feb 15, 2014 2:40 pm

I have to say... I'm actually kinda digging these. I really like the smaller sets for some reason. Guess the thought of a mini Lockdown amuses me.

Sun Feb 16, 2014 10:39 am

Yeah, I'll probably be picking up that Grimlock and miniPrime, they look pretty good.

News Credits: 332 · Sun Feb 16, 2014 10:16 pm

RAcast wrote:Yeah, I'll probably be picking up that Grimlock and miniPrime, they look pretty good.

Those mini figures might be the Dark Horse of the AOE line. They look really cool and I think can fill the void that the Legion class is leaving behind.

Sun Feb 16, 2014 10:33 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
RAcast wrote:Yeah, I'll probably be picking up that Grimlock and miniPrime, they look pretty good.

Those mini figures might be the Dark Horse of the AOE line. They look really cool and I think can fill the void that the Legion class is leaving behind.

So it's confirmed there won't be any Legends/Legion class figures? Well that's disappointing. They've been doing that line since at least Cybertron, and they sell like hotcakes. Seems weird to drop it.