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News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 12:53 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Either way, looks like Netflix Soundwave might have red eyes after all.

So this is the first non-render look at this wave, notable differences from the renders are:
-The previously mentioned red eyes on Soundwave
-Prime only has one Autobadge and does have the stripes on the arms, looks to have more muted colors to the regular release, still has blue eyes and hands, can't really tell if the battle damage the render has is there or not or what color his thighs are because Elita's stupid camping equipment is in the way
-Impactor's pea soup legs
-Red Alert does in fact have the same head and the same colored arms as the original retail version, so his only difference is battle damage
-Bee has a yellow nose?
-Wheeljack, like a few of the other Netflix guys that is point, isn't actually white plastic, but is grey plastic with varying levels of white paint to aid the battle damaged/smoky white effect

So does anyone think these are test shots that could end up drastically different?
Also, what are the yellow pieces next to Red Alert and Wheeljack?

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 12:59 pm

Sowndwave76 wrote:what are the yellow pieces next to Red Alert and Wheeljack?

Battlemasters, the axe and the shield, done up in translucent yellow

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 1:00 pm

Camera light is bad in that photo plus red alert and bee have the great big T numbers on their torsos so it's still too early to know from that photo what the end figures will look like.

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 1:10 pm

Sowndwave76 wrote:So does anyone think these are test shots that could end up drastically different?

blackeyedprime wrote:Camera light is bad in that photo plus red alert and bee have the great big T numbers on their torsos so it's still too early to know from that photo what the end figures will look like.

So far the only Takara photos of this nature that were incorrect was the pink Alicon, and they made a big deal out of that when it was fixed, so it's more likely than not that these are the right colors and the released figures will look like these minus the T numbers.

News Credits: 20 · by **Tuned Agent** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 1:30 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:
Sowndwave76 wrote:So does anyone think these are test shots that could end up drastically different?
blackeyedprime wrote:Camera light is bad in that photo plus red alert and bee have the great big T numbers on their torsos so it's still too early to know from that photo what the end figures will look like.

So far the only Takara photos of this nature that were incorrect was the pink Alicon, and they made a big deal out of that when it was fixed, so it's more likely than not that these are the right colors and the released figures will look like these minus the T numbers.

Agreed, though I think Bumblebee's yellow nose is probably a mistake.

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 2:40 pm

Tuned Agent wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:
Sowndwave76 wrote:So does anyone think these are test shots that could end up drastically different?
blackeyedprime wrote:Camera light is bad in that photo plus red alert and bee have the great big T numbers on their torsos so it's still too early to know from that photo what the end figures will look like.

So far the only Takara photos of this nature that were incorrect was the pink Alicon, and they made a big deal out of that when it was fixed, so it's more likely than not that these are the right colors and the released figures will look like these minus the T numbers.

Agreed, though I think Bumblebee's yellow nose is probably a mistake.

Speaking of Bee, I'm okay with the Classics version I've kept sealed, but this ER version is one of the newer figures I really like. Right now the only Autobot I have from Siege or ER is Prime with the animated cell paint apps.

It's unlikely, but if MP Starscream doesn't justify his cost for whatever reasons to me,
there's a chance I'd be in for the Prowl and Ironhide 2 pack, ER Bee, Smokescreen, Silverstreak, and maybe Cliffjumper (I've never had a good version of him, only the Classics one)

With the SS '86 movie line on the way, how many more waves past what we currently have seen figs for are left?

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 3:13 pm

...also wait a minute, we already knew Soundwave would have a red visor, we saw it back when he first leaked alongside Maverick, ER Thrust, and the as of yet unknown Cyclonus:

News Credits: 11 · by **joevill** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 4:29 pm

The last prime comparison is a bit confusing. Isn't that the same toy?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 4:35 pm

joevill wrote:The last prime comparison is a bit confusing. Isn't that the same toy?

Same mold, no trailer, different colors, two extra Battle Masters. The stock photo is indeed just recolored from the original 3D model.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 5:43 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:...also wait a minute, we already knew Soundwave would have a red visor, we saw it back when he first leaked alongside Maverick, ER Thrust, and the as of yet unknown Cyclonus:
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How can one even see his visor from that angle?

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 6:26 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:...also wait a minute, we already knew Soundwave would have a red visor, we saw it back when he first leaked alongside Maverick, ER Thrust, and the as of yet unknown Cyclonus:
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How can one even see his visor from that angle?

Can you not see it? Maybe it isn't as clear as I thought, but to me, it looks like one can see enough to know that the visor is a dark color (i.e. an unlight red as opposed to yellow).

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 7:38 pm

I hope we get clearer real pics of the toys. And I mean in situ, not on all-black or all-white photgraphy stages.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 10:31 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:...also wait a minute, we already knew Soundwave would have a red visor, we saw it back when he first leaked alongside Maverick, ER Thrust, and the as of yet unknown Cyclonus:
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How can one even see his visor from that angle?

Can you not see it? Maybe it isn't as clear as I thought, but to me, it looks like one can see enough to know that the visor is a dark color (i.e. an unlight red as opposed to yellow).

His chest is in the way, and the pic is very blurry.

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 10:49 pm

Sabrblade wrote:His chest is in the way, and the pic is very blurry.

Fair enough reasoning, agree to disagree. ;)^

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 10:52 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:His chest is in the way, and the pic is very blurry.

Fair enough reasoning, agree to disagree.

I can make out the nose tip of his mouthplate, at least, but that's it. Everything above that looks blue.

by **Jeddostotle7** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 11:56 pm

Disappointed they didn't give Prime red elbows this time, but interested at how the blue on him almost looks more like the purplish dark blue of the G1 toy this time. Might get him and another of the Toyhax sticker sets to make that a toy Prime, and remove some of the stickers from my normal ER Prime to try to bring it a bit more in a toy direction (along with... ATTEMPTING to pain the calves blue).

Also seems like he might have the same assembly error that people have been reporting on "Alternate Universe" Prime that causes the left side of the upper torso to tilt upwards and not quite lock down, that afaik the standard ER release didn't have.

News Credits: 20 · by **Tuned Agent** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:21 am

Jeddostotle7 wrote:Disappointed they didn't give Prime red elbows this time, but interested at how the blue on him almost looks more like the purplish dark blue of the G1 toy this time. Might get him and another of the Toyhax sticker sets to make that a toy Prime, and remove some of the stickers from my normal ER Prime to try to bring it a bit more in a toy direction (along with... ATTEMPTING to pain the calves blue).

Also seems like he might have the same assembly error that people have been reporting on "Alternate Universe" Prime that causes the left side of the upper torso to tilt upwards and not quite lock down, that afaik the standard ER release didn't have.

Maybe they're going for a more toy-accurate deco for Netflix Prime, and saving the ultra-cartoon-accurate deco for a possible Kingdom release. So people will by him a third time, can't make him too perfect too soon.

by **Jeddostotle7** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 1:04 am

Tuned Agent wrote:
Jeddostotle7 wrote:Disappointed they didn't give Prime red elbows this time, but interested at how the blue on him almost looks more like the purplish dark blue of the G1 toy this time. Might get him and another of the Toyhax sticker sets to make that a toy Prime, and remove some of the stickers from my normal ER Prime to try to bring it a bit more in a toy direction (along with... ATTEMPTING to pain the calves blue).

Also seems like he might have the same assembly error that people have been reporting on "Alternate Universe" Prime that causes the left side of the upper torso to tilt upwards and not quite lock down, that afaik the standard ER release didn't have.

Maybe they're going for a more toy-accurate deco for Netflix Prime, and saving the ultra-cartoon-accurate deco for a possible Kingdom release. So people will by him a third time, can't make him too perfect too soon.

Well, if they do actually do a cartoon-style bright-blue, white-instead-of-grey redeco (hopefully without the actual cel-shading effects they put on 35th Optimus), that can replace the aforementioned 35th Optimus as the cartoon Optimus for my roughly CHUG-scale Multiversal Optimuses Shelf, and then I can still keep the other two Optimuses for my main shelf and assorted other display.

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 1:39 am

Please no. We don't need another Roger Rabbit Optimus Prime.

News Credits: 9 · by **Rainmaker** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 2:09 am

I was so about happy ER Soundwave, but now I've just thought the red visor that doesn't match Siege's yellow one. ER's visor also doesn't have light piping like Siege?

:MAXIMAL:

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 9:19 am

Rainmaker wrote:I was so about happy ER Soundwave, but now I've just thought the red visor that doesn't match Siege's yellow one. ER's visor also doesn't have light piping like Siege?

The ER seekers lost the light piping the Siege Seekers had, or at least he Thundercracker/Skywarp combo lost them. Don't have Screamer.

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 6:31 pm

o.supreme wrote:ok so Im a little confused. earlier in the day Exhaust and Greasepit were in stock, and Hubcap was showing pre-order for 9/1. Hasbro took my money for Greasepit, but it has now changed to pre-order for 8/4 after the fact....

I have several HP pre-orders and they have never taken my money until the item is in stock...Will I be getting a refund, or was there a small amount of stock they were able to ship? Or is my money hostage until 8/4?

Btw..Exhaust is still showing in-stock on HP

I had the exact same experience with my order, and I just got an email from Pulse saying Exhaust and Greasepit have shipped (and I know it was both of them because they got split into separate shipments), so either there was a limited amount of in-stock figures and we got our orders in before they ran out, or Greasepit was supposed to be a preorder and they screwed up, and are now honoring the screwy orders like they do with pricing issues. Either way, I'd check your email. :-D