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News Credits: 4 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:53 am

Sabrblade wrote:Three completely unique fembots at the same time in a little boys' toyline. Life is good.

Erm, Chromia is a remold of Prime Arcee so technically is not a 100% unique mold

News Credits: 462 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:55 am

Neurie wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Three completely unique fembots at the same time in a little boys' toyline. Life is good.

Erm, Chromia is a remold of Prime Arcee so technically is not a 100% unique mold

How is that mold not unique from the Gen Arcee and Windblade molds? >:oP

News Credits: 15 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:57 am

Neurie wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Three completely unique fembots at the same time in a little boys' toyline. Life is good.

Erm, Chromia is a remold of Prime Arcee so technically is not a 100% unique mold

Hmm, I think Sabrblade probably meant unique from each other.

News Credits: 7 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:15 am

Neurie wrote:How about the inner robot of Iguanus? That was also a robot that changed in to a similarish bike

That could work, too. And Iguanus' inner bot already looks like it could be female as it is.

Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:17 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:For a "voyager" Arcee, I think you should wait for a MP Arcee. Will that ever happen?

Being as it's taken 28 years to get this one? You tell me, pal.

But seriously, a Voyager and/or Masterpiece would be welcome additions for me.

News Credits: 62 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:03 am

That Windblade robot mode just seems way too blocky for Windblade, and those legs look funky. I really like how she looks in the comics, and that just isn't a good representation of her if it's transformed correctly. Then again, Hasbro is horrible at transforming their own figures, so there's that hope. I mean, she kinda looks like BW Depthcharge with those wings, but that's just me. The vehicle mode is fine, albeit clearly transformed poorly, but I think that's the strongest mode for the figure.

The Nightbeat is hilariously not the same mold as the comic depicts, but either way, I'm kinda fine with the Bumblebee mold for him. I still think that the Jazz mold might be the better of the two, but I'm fine with the Bee mold for the moment. I'd like to see how it turns out in person.

Chromia is actually one of my favorite figures of this set -- it's actually a really cool representation of her character. Loving the alternate mode first and foremost, and I love the way the wheels fold in to her legs like that. The only thing I'm not really digging on is the "hood" that's behind Chromia's head. It's a little bit larger than it should be, in my opinion.

Jihaxious... I'm not digging on. I know he's just a retool of Starscream, but Starscream honetsly does the mold more justice. Plus, that cockpit just doesn't really fit with the rest of the jet. I dunno. Maybe I'm just being picky. Plus, I think it needs a bit of green, for some more G1 accuracy. Plus to make it not practically monochrome.

Finally, a G1-style Arcee figure! I've been waiting and waiting on this one, and she looks great! I'd complain about how her hips are... Really far apart, but if I recall correctly, that's how Arcee has always been. But that vehicle mode is glorious for Arcee -- really, really liking the way that looks.

News Credits: 462 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:10 am

#Sideways# wrote:That Windblade robot mode just seems way too blocky for Windblade, and those legs look funky. I really like how she looks in the comics, and that just isn't a good representation of her if it's transformed correctly. Then again, Hasbro is horrible at transforming their own figures, so there's that hope. I mean, she kinda looks like BW Depthcharge with those wings, but that's just me.

News Credits: 5 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:13 pm

I'm excited for all of these. Even the weird 11th hour retools. Those are the Transformers toys which are obscure, but cool. Seriously though, these toys look IMO like the end of a line. I don't think this is the last wave, but judging by what I'm seeing, it's looking close.
For the love of god though, please squeeze out a slipstream before the line ends

Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:05 pm

welcometothedarksyde wrote:I'm excited for all of these. Even the weird 11th hour retools. Those are the Transformers toys which are obscure, but cool. Seriously though, these toys look IMO like the end of a line. I don't think this is the last wave, but judging by what I'm seeing, it's looking close.
For the love of god though, please squeeze out a slipstream before the line ends

Well, most of the "Thrilling 30 exclusives" we were supposed to get have already been released at retail, and that was the main theme of the new version of Generations. Hasbro's probably planning a new subline for the movie toys, and that may bring another redesign for Generations. Either that, or a conglomerated mess of continuities like the 2010 line.

Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:05 pm

Double post. Ignore this.

News Credits: 241 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:25 pm

Metro Prime wrote:
welcometothedarksyde wrote:I'm excited for all of these. Even the weird 11th hour retools. Those are the Transformers toys which are obscure, but cool. Seriously though, these toys look IMO like the end of a line. I don't think this is the last wave, but judging by what I'm seeing, it's looking close.
For the love of god though, please squeeze out a slipstream before the line ends

Well, most of the "Thrilling 30 exclusives" we were supposed to get have already been released at retail, and that was the main theme of the new version of Generations. Hasbro's probably planning a new subline for the movie toys, and that may bring another redesign for Generations. Either that, or a conglomerated mess of continuities like the 2010 line.

Here are some tidbits that are good to know:

- The Movie lines will last only until the end of the year.
- Generations will continue into 2015 alongside Robots in Disguise, the sequel to Prime. Generations will retain the familiar Size Classes and several figures have already been announced:

Legends (no partners announced or confirmed)
Powerglide
Thundercracker (repaint of Starscream)
Windcharger (retool of Tailgate)
Bombshell

Leader
Megatron
Armada Megatron (retool of Megatron)

Plus, the theme seems to be Combiner and Superion has been teased.

News Credits: 462 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:30 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Metro Prime wrote:
welcometothedarksyde wrote:I'm excited for all of these. Even the weird 11th hour retools. Those are the Transformers toys which are obscure, but cool. Seriously though, these toys look IMO like the end of a line. I don't think this is the last wave, but judging by what I'm seeing, it's looking close.
For the love of god though, please squeeze out a slipstream before the line ends

Well, most of the "Thrilling 30 exclusives" we were supposed to get have already been released at retail, and that was the main theme of the new version of Generations. Hasbro's probably planning a new subline for the movie toys, and that may bring another redesign for Generations. Either that, or a conglomerated mess of continuities like the 2010 line.

Here are some tidbits that are good to know:

- The Movie lines will last only until the end of the year.
- Generations will continue into 2015 alongside Robots in Disguise, the sequel to Prime. Generations will retain the familiar Size Classes and several figures have already been announced:

Legends (no partners announced or confirmed)
Powerglide
Thundercracker (repaint of Starscream)
Windcharger (retool of Tailgate)
Bombshell

Leader
Megatron
Armada Megatron (retool of Megatron)

Plus, the theme seems to be Combiner and Superion has been teased.

Voyager
Optimus Prime :SICK:

Mon Jul 21, 2014 2:23 pm

Am I the only person who actually likes the look of the new Voyager Optimus?

News Credits: 4877 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 2:28 pm

Metro Prime wrote:Am I the only person who actually likes the look of the new Voyager Optimus?

Maybe, I personally find him too broad and his head too small. Thats the same way I felt about the voyager beast hunter prime so take my opinion with a grain of salt.

What has intrigued me just now was the mention of more toys in the upcoming RID line. Which ones? Are we talking about the same line that the Prime toys came from?

Also, as crazy as the 2010 transformers line was in terms of continuity, it is easily my favourite line of toys in recent years (animated is second)

EDIT

Oh wait, RID IS the sequel to Prime. I read that post wrong. Oh well.

News Credits: 241 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 2:38 pm

william-james88 wrote:EDIT

Oh wait, RID IS the sequel to Prime. I read that post wrong. Oh well.

Blame Hasbro on this one. "Robots in Disguise" is part of the Prime series, both as part of Prime itself and as a sequel. It's enough to give you a headache if you think about it too much. :BOOM:

For simplicity's sake, I suggest adopting this:

RiD: Robots in Disguise (2001)
PRiD: Prime Robots in Disguise (2013)
RiD 2015: Robots in Disguise (2015)

News Credits: 462 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 2:43 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
william-james88 wrote:EDIT

Oh wait, RID IS the sequel to Prime. I read that post wrong. Oh well.

Blame Hasbro on this one. "Robots in Disguise" is part of the Prime series, both as part of Prime itself and as a sequel. It's enough to give you a headache if you think about it too much.

For simplicity's sake, I suggest adopting this:

RiD: Robots in Disguise (2001)
PRiD: Prime Robots in Disguise (2013)
RiD 2015: Robots in Disguise (2015)

And there's the current IDW ongoing series of the same name.

Mon Jul 21, 2014 4:42 pm

I can't wait to get the girls and make them my F.A.T. (Fembot Assault Team)!
I'm getting them all, but the girls are a must buy!

News Credits: 332 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 4:59 pm

Metro Prime wrote:Am I the only person who actually likes the look of the new Voyager Optimus?

I don't mind it, especially since all the pics we've seen have been altered and we don't know 100% what it will look like.

News Credits: 3 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 7:07 pm

Well, at least they gave Arcee wide 'birthing' hips....

News Credits: 3 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:40 pm

Shockwave7 wrote:Well, at least they gave Arcee wide 'birthing' hips....

She will make a fine mother

News Credits: 4 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:00 pm

Shockwave7 wrote:Well, at least they gave Arcee wide 'birthing' hips....

That's the way nature made most (not all) women or in this case a fembot that represents a non male robot.... I think the figure looks great!

News Credits: 5749 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:58 pm

Once again the Transformers Columbia Facebook provides us with a new set of official product images, this time is the upcoming Transformers Generations Voyager Class Brainstorm. This highly anticipated figure comes complete with Headmaster Arcana! Check out the images mirrored below:

News Credits: 16 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:15 pm

Too bad Brainstorm's tech spec meter is just a decal.

News Credits: 462 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:19 pm

And the IDW fandom rejoiced.

News Credits: 20 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:28 pm

Hasbro should really look into adding more personality to their figures. Like having Grimlock come with a serving trey and an apron? While funny, doesn't work. Having Brainstorm come with a briefcase? That would have been funny and awesome! Not saying that this isn't awesome, it is! I'm surprised they did the headmaster thing, makes it so much sweeter. For some reason I've always dug the whole idea of headmasters. I dunno why.