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News Credits: 1 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:48 pm

It's gonna be another great toy year

News Credits: 2 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:51 pm

Ooooh, I'm really digging that AoE Hound. Even with the box art showing that ridiculous beard and cigar. Two machine guns, a pistol and knife? Definitely picking that one up. I wonder if they fit into the robot mode somewhere, looks like they just left the extras from the second figure lying on the display.

Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:56 pm

OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD...DAT G1 AoE Optimus Prime! I love it! That just made my day.

As for the rest of the AoE, some are great, some are "meh." I like the '67 Camaro Bumblebee. The Corvette bot (I can't figure out who he's supposed to be) looks weird in vehicle mode, but the robot mode is okay. Drift looks like I expected him to, and Galvatron looks like a Chinese knock off. At least they got rid of MechTech.

Generations looks hit or miss. The only one I want is Jetfire.

News Credits: 6188 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:59 pm

Spider5800 wrote:Ooooh, I'm really digging that AoE Hound. Even with the box art showing that ridiculous beard and cigar. Two machine guns, a pistol and knife? Definitely picking that one up. I wonder if they fit into the robot mode somewhere, looks like they just left the extras from the second figure lying on the display.

I'm just going to build on the Twincast, and call that figure/character Sgt. Bulkhound. [-(

Sat Feb 15, 2014 8:13 pm

Man if someone gets closeups of every box-art.... I will be so @$#@en happy!

Sat Feb 15, 2014 8:19 pm

can somebody tell me why the heck crosshairs deluxe vehicle mode doesnt look like a corvette but the smaller, simpler, easier and much more boring one does?

News Credits: 656 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 8:19 pm

I get it now.

Also, RIP Cyberverse. Maybe the one step dudes will fit in with you.

Sat Feb 15, 2014 8:34 pm

Where are the legends class figures for AOE and I am really loving the dinobots especially all.

News Credits: 6188 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 8:36 pm

Jaydenthetank wrote:Man if someone gets closeups of every box-art.... I will be so @$#@en happy!

Have you checked the full galleries? Plenty of box art in there!

News Credits: 1 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 8:40 pm

Va'al wrote:
Spider5800 wrote:Ooooh, I'm really digging that AoE Hound. Even with the box art showing that ridiculous beard and cigar. Two machine guns, a pistol and knife? Definitely picking that one up. I wonder if they fit into the robot mode somewhere, looks like they just left the extras from the second figure lying on the display.

I'm just going to build on the Twincast, and call that figure/character Sgt. Bulkhound.

... or sgt. Mcslinkyarms... those arms are the only thing about this figure that bothers me... most especially the fact they're on pieces that are clearly supposed to peg into the torso and someone left them unpegged, who do they even hire to put up their displays?!

News Credits: 251 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 8:53 pm

Went through the galleries again. If there's one thing that kills me on Drift, it's his deco. He's clearly primarily black with some teal accents; where did the dark blue come from? :???:

I'm also really digging Crosshairs. Awesome coattails are awesome! :grin:

Skipping on Bumblebee, as usual. I'm happy with my 2007 Camaro Concept Deluxe.

I seriously want to know what's up with Hound's arms. Perhaps there's some sort of punchy gimmick? :-?

I'm digging Evasion Mode Optimus's vehicle mode... not so much his robot mode. His arms are what gets me. They look... bland.

News Credits: 6188 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 8:53 pm

In amidst of all the entirely new reveals, some old friends have popped up at the New York Toy Fair! Transformers Hero Mashers, spotted in Brazil, and the Battle Masters, from across the pond at the UK Toy Fair, have made it over to the US in style. Check out the images below, click on any of them for the full gallery and check out the embedded video, courtesy of El Duque!

Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:01 pm

Va'al wrote:
Jaydenthetank wrote:Man if someone gets closeups of every box-art.... I will be so @$#@en happy!

Have you checked the full galleries? Plenty of box art in there!

Yeah I checked the galleries, if there were more like this I would be really grateful

News Credits: 15 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:06 pm

Lots of great toys coming this year, primarily from Thrilling 30.

I'm excited.

News Credits: 11 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:06 pm

Lol, Hound looks like he's doing the wave.

Jetfire's cartoon face looks really good. Mine will be displayed that way.

News Credits: 2 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:08 pm

Am I the only one worried that there are so many toys of the Autobots and Dinobots, but almost none of the Decepticons? I'm worried this means the majority of them will be God-Awful protoforms...

Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:26 pm

good to see regular deluxes and all...but, where the cyberverse line??

News Credits: 3 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:34 pm

YES!!! Evasion mode OP has writs swivels! Time to strike that from my previous post. The face though......ugh. Still gonna buy it.
Now, why can't Sky-byte have a wrist swivel?

On an off-note: KREOFAN85, about your sig pic, I respectfully disagree.

News Credits: 86 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:50 pm

Continuing Seibertron.com's coverage of the New York Toy Fair, we have some Rescue Bots news for you! We had been teased the Rescan line and the new dinosaur modes for Heatwave, Chase and Optimus Primal, but feast your eyes below on some more updated bots, including Blades as an airplane. We also have a look at the new line of Mr. Potato Head toys, featuring Potato Head Starscream and even Potato Head Optimus riding Grimlock (of course.)

Click on any of the images for the full galleries in Seibertron.com style!

Again, courtesy of staffer El Duque a video straight from the show floor.

Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:08 pm

This Optimus Prime interests me... More than the other AOE Prime. Can someone explain the story behind this?

News Credits: 8 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:08 pm

Anyone else seeing an opportunity for Autobot X? The spare parts guy Spike became for a while? No?

Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:09 pm

Manterax Prime wrote:YES!!! Evasion mode OP has writs swivels! Time to strike that from my previous post. The face though......ugh. Still gonna buy it.
Now, why can't Sky-byte have a wrist swivel?

On an off-note: KREOFAN85, about your sig pic, I respectfully disagree.

to each his own. TF/MLP FOREVER!

News Credits: 6188 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:10 pm

what0080 wrote:

This Optimus Prime interests me... More than the other AOE Prime. Can someone explain the story behind this?

Not until the film comes out in June.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:14 pm

Ah, so Blades gets new plane, and pterosaur toys. A little odd that the former showed up on the Rescue-Dino packaging mural. Between those two toys, Blades is now who our new, orangier Jhiaxus will keep reminding me of, leaving the mantle of "Vehicon Sunstorm" strictly on his decade-old K.B. toy.

Oh, and finally "EPIC" is a class of figure! The only word for that is...TITANic. Show-accurate, and you can see the play value for kids who want the bots so properly interact with the Burnses, but all I can think of when I see their chests open is Only Human, and think Dr. Morocco has packed them with explosives to destroy Griffin Rock. I'll have to see the Bots' minfigs inside themselves so I'll be able to think of Being John Malkovich instead.

News Credits: 8 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:19 pm

man those AoE figures are complete garbage, that cabover prime is kinda cool but where the hell are the paint apps? Im not paying top dollar for unpainted pieces of crap. The generations look pretty good but im only going to pick up skyfire & maybe skybite, not spending a bunch of money on hasbro until they get their **** together. And is there a price for MP grimlock? I still want one but the first one was extremely overpriced & the current MPs are as well. But from what ive seen so far im going to be saving a hell of a lot of money this year.