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News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Thu May 26, 2022 10:30 am

Talk about timing...based on the conversation leading up to this reveal, it kind of just reinforces the lack of imagination anymore. I literally facepalmed when I saw these pictures. :BANG_HEAD:

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu May 26, 2022 11:05 am

First-Aid wrote:Talk about timing...based on the conversation leading up to this reveal, it kind of just reinforces the lack of imagination anymore. I literally facepalmed when I saw these pictures.

Clampdown's been in the leaked listings for this subline ever since Page 1. We knew he was coming.

And it's not like he's some big name, either. He's an obscure, Diaclone-colored E-HOBBY character from 2003.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Thu May 26, 2022 11:13 am

o.supreme wrote:Thanks for at least getting the title correct. TFW had correct pics and details, but the article Title refers to "Countdown", not Clampdown. I mean I know we got the character with Siege Omega Supreme, but I had false hope for a second, for a full on Micromaster Base...oh well

They don't have the correct details. They state it's Legacy, or ask if it is, but they somehow forgot the news story they themselves wrote first, which revealed case descriptions of Clampdown in the Velocitron line. So now people on their boards are confused if it's Legacy, Selects or something else.

First-Aid wrote:Talk about timing...based on the conversation leading up to this reveal, it kind of just reinforces the lack of imagination anymore. I literally facepalmed when I saw these pictures.

Why did you facepalm? We knew this toy was coming. As is Hauler. Easy but niche redecos.

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Thu May 26, 2022 11:27 am

william-james88 wrote:
First-Aid wrote:Talk about timing...based on the conversation leading up to this reveal, it kind of just reinforces the lack of imagination anymore. I literally facepalmed when I saw these pictures.

Why did you facepalm? We knew this toy was coming. As is Hauler. Easy but niche redecos.

I'll paraphrase the one show with that one guy..."I drink and I forget things."

Actually, I'm just effing old and forget things.

What were we talking about?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu May 26, 2022 11:34 am

First-Aid wrote:What were we talking about?

Your preference of the Archer Era vs. the Warden Era.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Thu May 26, 2022 11:55 am

First-Aid wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
First-Aid wrote:Talk about timing...based on the conversation leading up to this reveal, it kind of just reinforces the lack of imagination anymore. I literally facepalmed when I saw these pictures.

Why did you facepalm? We knew this toy was coming. As is Hauler. Easy but niche redecos.

I'll paraphrase the one show with that one guy..."I drink and I forget things."

Actually, I'm just effing old and forget things.

What were we talking about?

HAHAHAHA. But seriously, if the Transformers news site that first broke the news about Clampdown forgot he was coming, then anyone can.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Thu May 26, 2022 12:42 pm

I have enough versions of the Sideswipe mold; no, no I don't. Bring on the Earth-style Deep Cover too, then I can have three of the same toy made from one mold and a retool.

News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Thu May 26, 2022 12:44 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I have enough versions of the Sideswipe mold; no, no I don't. Bring on the Earth-style Deep Cover too, then I can have three of the same toy made from one mold and a retool.

Don't forget Tiger Track...and we need a Cybertron mode Clampdown! LOL :-D

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Thu May 26, 2022 12:45 pm

sol magnus wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I have enough versions of the Sideswipe mold; no, no I don't. Bring on the Earth-style Deep Cover too, then I can have three of the same toy made from one mold and a retool.

Don't forget Tiger Track...and we need a Cybertron mode Clampdown! LOL

I actually skipped that version, the orange/yellow doesn't grab me.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Thu May 26, 2022 1:28 pm

Didn't we get a Cybertron mode clampdown? Or am I just getting confused with all these lambos? (It has been that sort of day)

News Credits: 6 · by **RodimusPrimeUkraine1** » Thu May 26, 2022 1:39 pm

Seems nice so far. The issue is they seem to be using it as a "any random character we want as an exclusive" and a few actual cyber tron Velocitronians. :michaelbay:

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Thu May 26, 2022 1:49 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:Didn't we get a Cybertron mode clampdown? Or am I just getting confused with all these lambos? (It has been that sort of day)

We got Cybertron mode Red Alert. similar color scheme, but no Clampdown.

We also got the also similarly looking Cordon from Sunstreaker

There seems to be an inexhaustible amount of white, black and red rescue Lambos in Transformers history.

Wait until they give us R.I.D. Prowl out of Sunstreaker.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Thu May 26, 2022 1:53 pm

Might have been cordon I was thinking of

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu May 26, 2022 3:32 pm

Took me until just now to realize Clampdown actually uses the earth mode mold. Huh.

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Thu May 26, 2022 4:23 pm

TFW found/put up more pics:

Alt mode looks great, robot mode looks...unfinished? Where'd all that off-white/grey come from? That might have taken me from a maybe to a hard pass, honestly, assuming this is indicative of the final product.

News Credits: 11 · by **primalxconvoy** » Thu May 26, 2022 4:50 pm

Looks great. It's nice to see Hasbro giving the mainstream TF collector market most of the logical recolours and slight remolds.

Keep it up, Hasbro.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu May 26, 2022 5:47 pm

I NEED that Clampdown! :shock:

I hope my Walmart will deliver, or at least, Walmart.ca. As far as getting new stuff go, they are pretty unreliable.

by **Grahf_** » Thu May 26, 2022 6:23 pm

Looks like I'll be getting two of this one. I won't be happy with Kingdom Red Alert having the black hinges if I know there's some white ones I can parts swap with. It's a pain in the ass getting those arms apart on the Kingdom version too. It was easier with the Siege shoulders. What a drag.

I wish I knew back during Siege that we were going to be getting Tigertrack, Deep Cover and Clamp Down otherwise I wouldn't have bothered customizing them myself back when those Siege molds were so damn cheap to get. I literally have about double to triple of this mold than what most people have. I guess I should be glad I skipped the Netflix versions of Sideswipe and Red Alert. At least I have plenty of extra weapons to go around now.

I guess I'll figure out something to do with all the extras. I turned one into Scamper already and I think I'll keep my Siege RED Alert as I parts swapped a bunch of red onto him from G2 Sideswipe when making Deep Cover. This is including the windshield where I painted white over the black after stripping it off. I'm trying to strip the paint off of a blue Deep Cover to make a grey Lambo for some reason. It's been taken apart and soaking in Totally Awesome for months now. It's supposed to be able to strip paint without damaging the plastic. He's still blue lol. The paint is soft enough to scratch off with my nails though, I was just hoping it would come off on its own like the Youtube videos I watched about this stuff stripping paint off of plastic. I guess the factory paint Hasbro uses is quite a bit stronger than what the videos were testing. I just need to find the willpower to do it. I have the time, just not the will at the moment. And I think I need a good scrub brush too.

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Thu May 26, 2022 9:57 pm

I like the look of Clampdown…
He’s another one that if I can get on a sale/discount, I’ll consider.
As of right now, he’s in the bottom half of my “maybe” list.

by **Till-all-R1** » Fri May 27, 2022 6:35 pm

It is tempting but I already have a problem with multiple Datsun TF's so I don't really need to get caught up in another model. lol

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sun May 29, 2022 5:10 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:Alt mode looks great, robot mode looks...unfinished? Where'd all that off-white/grey come from? That might have taken me from a maybe to a hard pass, honestly, assuming this is indicative of the final product.

That's probably nothing more than to make him more distinct from Red Alert: originally Red Alert was nothing more than a resticker of the Diaclone Lamborghini Police Type figure (or Clamp Down), no color changes whatsoever:

Transformers G1 1985 Red Alert (Alert) (Reissue) Gallery

News Credits: 11 · by **primalxconvoy** » Sun May 29, 2022 5:17 pm

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:Alt mode looks great, robot mode looks...unfinished? Where'd all that off-white/grey come from? That might have taken me from a maybe to a hard pass, honestly, assuming this is indicative of the final product.

That's probably nothing more than to make him more distinct from Red Alert: originally Red Alert was nothing more than a resticker of the Diaclone Lamborghini Police Type figure (or Clamp Down), no color changes whatsoever:

Transformers G1 1985 Red Alert (Alert) (Reissue) Gallery

Except for all of the parts that were painted black on the original figure, and painted red (in different areas) on the new figure?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sun May 29, 2022 5:20 pm

primalxconvoy wrote:Except for all of the parts that were painted black on the original figure, and painted red (in different areas) on the new figure?

Ok...no plastic color changes, which makes Red Alert a literal repaint :lol:

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Sun May 29, 2022 5:53 pm

The Walmart exclusive Velocitron line is packaged and ready for distribution. We have our first image of the packaging what is actually the Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection, which we found on the Cybertron 21 Facebook page.It in Override in the box and while the title of the collection and even the presence of the Speed planet symbol on the box would suggest that this relates to the Cybertron series, it is a Legacy subline and thus the characters will come from all over. This is further indicated with the notion that this is "Cybertron Universe" Override, which is sure to frustrate some fans since the Prime characters have a similar "Universe" designation and yet are G1ified and stray from their Prime designs in robot mode while Override is very faithful to her/his Cybertron/Galaxy Force self.

This image also give us proof that this subline will have the toys packaged in alt mode.

by **SpaceEagle** » Sun May 29, 2022 6:47 pm

That box actually looks quite nice and gives me a little bit of nostalgia to...some kind of old toy packaging. At least moreso than the regular Legacy boxes, which is pretty neat!