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[DeathReviews]

Elephant in the room: How come the voyager Scorn seems to be the exact same size as the deluxe Scorn? Forced perspective or no, the tips on the back spines seem to measure exactly the same.....

[Sigma Magnus]

Elephant in the room: How come the voyager Scorn seems to be the exact same size as the deluxe Scorn?

Illusion via forced perspective.

EDIT: And the deluxe has taller spines.

[Carnivius_Prime]

That Voyager Scorn is so weird in that the dino mode is about the same size as the Deluxe figure (making it redundant for some people who want larger dinos) and yet it's far larger in robot mode?

Hum... Basic perspective, dude. Deluxe Scorn is IN FRONT. Put it in the back, and it'll look like a scout.
Let's wait for better comparison shots, shall we?

Ok that was a bit patronising (especially since I've been a graphic designer and artist in the past so do know something about all that) They're not that far apart and I don't mean the dino modes are exactly the same size. Just seems the voyager isn't as big in dino mode as one might have hoped.

This robot mode pic does make the voyager look considerably bigger. I really don't like those dino arms hanging off the shoulder though.

[Kurona]

The extra plastic seems to have gone into bulking out the Dino's anatomy rather than outright making him taller -- the legs, tail and head are all much beefier than the deluxe's.

[Gauntlet101010]

The legs of the voyager are on the side of the dino mode. The legs of the deluxe are underneath.

[Sabrblade]

This toy just looks too bloody awesome to be real. I maintain that it looks great as a generic human mech, and an awesome one at that -- and it should be fun as heck to plonk a proper head on there What would work with that colour scheme? Nucleon, Doomshot, Overboard?

Thun-der-wing!

And someone finally did this:

[Carnivius_Prime]

This toy just looks too bloody awesome to be real. I maintain that it looks great as a generic human mech, and an awesome one at that -- and it should be fun as heck to plonk a proper head on there What would work with that colour scheme? Nucleon, Doomshot, Overboard?

Thun-der-wing!

And someone finally did this:

Yep as I mentioned before that would work for me! So I gotta buy that Siege on Cybertron set and sell off the toys that aren't Magnus Prime and Thunderwing. Damn my usual supplier has sold out of that box set already?

[Hydrargyrus]

Yep as I mentioned before that would work for me! So I gotta buy that Siege on Cybertron set and sell off the toys that aren't Magnus Prime and Thunderwing. Damn my usual supplier has sold out of that box set already?

At this point, for the US, the set is sold out everywhere (BBTS exclusive). Your best bet might be to do the reverse - just buy Thunderwing. Unless he gets ridiculously priced. If you live outside the US, I feel really silly right now.

Aaaand cross-compatibility has driven this discussion completely off-topic.

[Carnivius_Prime]

Yep as I mentioned before that would work for me! So I gotta buy that Siege on Cybertron set and sell off the toys that aren't Magnus Prime and Thunderwing. Damn my usual supplier has sold out of that box set already?

At this point, for the US, the set is sold out everywhere (BBTS exclusive). Your best bet might be to do the reverse - just buy Thunderwing. Unless he gets ridiculously priced. If you live outside the US, I feel really silly right now.

I am in UK so yeah it would be even harder to find. And yeah I can see a couple Thunderwing heads but they're like £18 each. Same price as a Deluxe Titans figure and that's way too much just for a head.

Aaaand cross-compatibility has driven this discussion completely off-topic.

Not really when Hasbro started it with Cogman being a Titans Return style figure.

[-Kanrabat-]

The extra plastic seems to have gone into bulking out the Dino's anatomy rather than outright making him taller -- the legs, tail and head are all much beefier than the deluxe's.

Maybe the two are as tall in dino mode. But I'm sure the voyager will be much, much bulkier. I'll wait a comparison shot of the exact front and above.

By the way, "Thunderwing" look neat, but not neat enough for me to spend that much money on this boxset. Especially because I only care about the Titan Master Thunderwing.

[Evil Eye]

I got TLK Barricade today.

He's actually pretty decent. Fun transformation, really cool accessories and backpack aside he looks great in both modes. I dig him a lot.



My biggest complaint is he looks pretty stumpy next to a lot of other movieverse Deluxes.



...Hey, stop it, what are you doing!?!



When you get him in the right pose, though, my god he's so good.



So yeah, a nice little cop-bot. I wouldn't pay full price though, he's fun but he's not THAT fun.

[Carnivius_Prime]

My biggest complaint is he looks pretty stumpy next to a lot of other movieverse Deluxes.

He's a lot of fun. To be fair with the size though, that Battle Blade Bumblebee is overly large for a Deluxe, so much so that the Takara 2014 re-release is classed as a Voyager despite being the exact same toy with a new paintjob.

Barry's a bit smaller than most Deluxe Bees but he's still bigger than some others, Drift for example.

[Evil Eye]

Yeah, BBBB is XBOX HUEG. But really, he is a small toy, no getting around it. Gen/Legends Arcee is taller than him. Still, I like him.

[Carnivius_Prime]

Yeah, BBBB is XBOX HUEG. But really, he is a small toy, no getting around it. Gen/Legends Arcee is taller than him. Still, I like him.

I posted this in the TF Toy Haul thread earlier as I got Berserker for about £15 today (usual about £23). Building up a nice lil squad of TLK cons. And deluxe Starscream is there just cos.

[RAR]

It's a shame that Nitro's jet mode is a little bland and miss-proportioned as I am very taken with the robot mode.

Perhaps a remould is possible with a lot of new jet parts - that would help.

I don't mind if the use that mould for a version of Thunderwing sometime - even if it's not until 2019 - It might be a good idea for Hasbro to push the Movie in advance with some HFTD/TF2010 style releases that actually scope some interest.

That is if they don't cripple their market entirely with chronic over pricing before then.

[william-james88]

Friend to the site Sammythekat sent us tip on some cool new images of Voyager Nitro from Transformers: The Last Knight. These are the images a lot have been waiting for since they show where the alt mode ends up, which is all on the back. It gives us an idea that as cool as both modes are, it will probably be a robot under a jet, although Voyager Megatron did prove us wrong on the matter and resulted in a splendid toy. Hopefully that is the sme for Nitro who might have a comparatively clever transformation. We also have more pics of Snarl. You can click on each image to be broght to the initial post on the Snakas blog which includes more images of these and more movie figures. Also, as a bonus, Sabrblade found some images on facebook of Nitro with the Thunderwing Titan Master for you to see what that looks like.

[william-james88]

We have official images of the Argos exclusive Reveal The Shield Tiny Turbo Changer 3 pack which includes a Tiny Turbo Steelbane. Steelbane will not be released individually and while it is assumed that this 3 pack will be released in the US through Target, there has been no confirmation. So if anyone spots this set or any set featuring the same revealing gimmick in other countries, please let us know. One interesting new piece of news is that this set comes with not one, not two ... but 8 clear red plastic weapons. This is being sold in Argos for £10.99 and seems to be available for purchase right now.

You can see the official images below.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCT

This Reveal the Shield Tiny Turbo Changers 3-Pack features Optimus Prime, Steelbane, and Bumblebee figures with red reveal camo. Pack comes with 8 revealer weapons that uncover hidden images when placed over the camo. Each 1.5-inch-scale figure changes modes in 3-4 steps.

Reveal the shield tiny turbo changers 3-pack.

Includes 3 iconic heroes featured in Transformers: the last knight.

[Mr.MicroMaster]

Nitro works pretty well as a body for Thunderwing

[Va'al]

Also via Argos UK, it's starting to look a lot like Christmas - for some reason - with projections for a Transformers: The Last Knight toy making their list of top 12 toys for the next holiday season (based on a poll, so potentially sound reasoning. Maybe. Perhaps.)! In a surprising twist, it's the RC Sqweeks toy, too! Check out the full list and rationale below, and a video review of the toy here.

Popular on-screen toys are also set to feature, with appearances from Disney’s Cars 3 Lightning McQueen, PJ Masks Headquarter Playset, the Paw Patrol Sea Patroller alongside RC Sqweeks from Transformers: The Last Knight.

Argos polled more than 1,000 parents of children aged 16 and under about their plans for Christmas 2017. One in seven parents said they had already started buying presents for their children and almost a third are planning to buy gifts for their kids over the summer.

The retailer found that the most popular choice amongst parents this year is a blockbuster gift, with over half planning on purchasing a ‘gasp out loud’ present alongside a couple of stocking fillers.

LuvaBella (Spin Master)
LEGO Friends Sunshine Catamaran (LEGO)
Airhogs DR1 Official Race Drone (Spin Master)
PJ Masks Headquarter Play-set (Flair)
Disney Cars 3 Lightning McQueen (Simba Simoby)
Transformers: The Last Knight RC Sqweeks (Hasbro)
New Hatchimals & Colleggtibles (Spin Master)
Fisher-Price Think & Learn Teach ‘n’ Tag Movi (Mattel)
LEGO Boost (LEGO)
Paw Patrol Sea Patroller (Spin Master)
Tiny Treasures Twin Set (Argos/Chad Valley)
SoundMoovz (Character Options)

[Emerje]

It gives us an idea that as cool as both modes are, it will probably be a robot under a jet,

https://www.seibertron.com/news/index.p ... f_start=30

Not bad I think. It's still a lot of junk underneath, but nothing particularly robot shaped like most Silverbolts.

Emerje

[Va'al]

Courtesy of our regular Weibo user 淘宝店变形金刚改造工厂 (tf factory), and via fellow Seibertronian Sammythekat, we have some very nice colour shots of the duocon by any other name from the Transformers: The Last Knight toyline: Leader class Dragonstorm! The two knights that make up the dragon mode are Stormreign and Dragonicus, of course, and they all have similar gold, grey, silver accents on the paintjob. Check them out below!

[-Kanrabat-]

Damn that leader Dragonstorm is AWESOME!
I fear the price it will go in store, but I'll be willing to pay it. The thing is MAGNIFICENT!

Let's just hope it will not have some random quality issues like Steelbane or something...

[Carnivius_Prime]

Dragonstorm looks great but size and cost make him a maybe for me. Nitro is a definite yes.

[RAR]

I Guess Dragonstorm's colours are designed to complement the other dragons - but I hope they repaint it black or darker grey sometime.

[Evil Eye]

Looking at all that sculpted detail on Dragonstorm, I kinda wanna get him to detail him up. Some inks through an airbrush on all that metal flesh detailing (like the wings and back) would really make him pop I think.