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[megatronus]

Hot Spot looks amazing! Way better than any Generations-style incarnation to date! (I sense an RID Prime type deco in the works.)

Also, the inclusion of Minimus Ambus in Leader Magnus is a great, thoughtful touch. Can't wait to see more pics.

[Moody magpie]

Oh wow my wallet has suddenly got a lot thinner!

[Jelze Bunnycat]

And we have another pretool pairing: Streetwise has been retooled from Dead End. Look and compare:



EDIT: and another: First Aid with Offroad



So stoked for the Protectobots.

[Moody magpie]

And Blades is a retooled Alpha Bravo!

[Syn_13]

And Blades is a retooled Alpha Bravo!

Including missiles! A rescue chopper with missiles!

[shajaki]

oooohhhhhhh mannn... its like joy overload here....

i NEED to see more defensor, but im stoked by what i DO see.
and ultra magnus.... oh my... wasnt expecting that amount of awesome.

its a great time to be a TF fan

[Wolfman Jake]

And Blades is a retooled Alpha Bravo!

Including missiles! A rescue chopper with missiles!

For Blades, this makes perfect sense. I can just imagine him shooting missiles at a burning building while the human occupants run in terror. All the while, Blades is saying to himself, "I'm helping!"

[prjkt]

That Ultra Magnus looks better than I could have ever expected. Minimus Ambus included is amazing.

Protectobots looks great, no real surprises in the mould choices for retools, but Hotspot and Groove look great.

Better start saving...

[Mindmaster]

Post is updated, boys. Includes Cyclonus, Warpath, Viper, and Magnus Hammer!

[Ginrai Minor]

That Magnus! I would have preferred a more rigid/boxy truck cab but oh well it looks very promising. Can't wait for more pics and size comparisons

[Syn_13]

And Blades is a retooled Alpha Bravo!

Including missiles! A rescue chopper with missiles!

For Blades, this makes perfect sense. I can just imagine him shooting missiles at a burning building while the human occupants run in terror. All the while, Blades is saying to himself, "I'm helping!"

oooohhhhhhh mannn... its like joy overload here....

i NEED to see more defensor, but im stoked by what i DO see.
and ultra magnus.... oh my... wasnt expecting that amount of awesome.

its a great time to be a TF fan

It truly is! A great toyline so far and we're not even a year in. Long may it continue!

So far I'm in for the lot really, with a few exceptions here or there. Not sold on Cyclonus as I still find my RTS version to be spot on. The new version just seems a bit too bulky and blocky. It suits Silverbolt, but not Cyclonus. Although that alt mode looks great, however what with the body kibble underneath I'm still preferring the Classics iteration. I guess people will be happy to have a Voyager sized version of him though!

[shajaki]

Not sold on Cyclonus as I still find my RTS version to be spot on. The new version just seems a bit too bulky and blocky. It suits Silverbolt, but not Cyclonus. Although that alt mode looks great, however what with the body kibble underneath I'm still preferring the Classics iteration. I guess people will be happy to have a Voyager sized version of him though!

youre right on all accounts for cyclonus. but (the topside at least) of that jet mode just has me drooooooling..

[Jelze Bunnycat]

And you guessed it right guys: Cyclonus is made from Silverbolt. Which brings the pairing list to this:

Silverbolt - Cyclonus
Motormaster - Optimus Prime
Hot Spot - ???

Skydive - Air Raid
Firefly - Slingshot
Alpha Bravo - Blades
Dead End - Streetwise/Streetsmart
Offroad - First Aid
Drag Strip - ???
Breakdown - ??? (Wildrider?)
Rook - ???

[kriksix]

wow, what a surprise. lots of surprises. nice Valentine's Gift..

and Cyclonus .. and Scourge..? ..unite to become.. Galvatron..??

that's nuts. good nuts.

[griftimus prime]

getting all of these. it will hurt the wallet but its happening. all but that ugly powerglide repaint

[Syn_13]

So from these pics it's clear that Ambus sits inside the cab when Magnus is in bot mode. I wonder if he can fit in there whilst Magnus is in alt mode, or whether Magnus' head will take up that space.

Also, this leads me to wonder whether Magnus is going to be a bit of a partsformer. You can see from the behind shot that the truck wheels fold up onto his back and that the cab of the truck sits inside the Magnus body. I don't have the Masterpiece figure to tell how similar the figures may be in terms of transformation.

[Burn]

Aside from Cyclonus, I'm finding it very hard to NOT like any of this.

While MP Ultra Magnus may be the defining G1 UM ... CW UM may just be the best UM.

[Ginrai Minor]

Cyclonus.....nah I'm just gonna pretend we got a new unicron reformat type character.

[Tsutsukakushi]

HasTak is on a budgdet, They can't afford to create all new toys for the CW combiners. I'd rather take all these repurposed CW Combiners toys instead of the option of nothing.

Think this is brillant on HasTak's behalf. It's HasTak's better ideas.

Think most fans knew this was going to happen. Just by looking at those Kreon Combiners and HasTak's budget issues.

These repurposed CW Combiners use enough retooled parts and different colors to make them each unique and stand out.

[Cobotron]

I'm going to eat ALL of these toys! This is so much awesome.
I wanna see Cyclonus's Galavatron head!
That Magnus is...

[griftimus prime]

read something about a trypticon a few weeks back. cant wait to see that

[Va'al]

I find Defensor quite clunky in its limbs, I wonder if it's just the usual curse of the brand reps.

And while I have nothing bad to say about any of the other things, I don't think I'll spring for any of them. Not as soon as they come out, anyway!

[Cobotron]

These repurposed CW Combiners use enough retooled parts and different colors to make them each unique and stand out.

For the record, me and Bravo are tight. I don't mind the team member changes either. I don't do a lot of repaints, but in this context it's totally fine, and I will gladely double up on molds.

Silverbolt just flew in from Wisconsin this morning. I'm gonna combine him with Bravo 1st!

[Mkall]

Ultra Magnus is by far the best version of the character ever. Minimus Ambus is just icing on the cake.

The Protectobots are bought. I was thinking about holding out for MakeToys, but when it comes to cost/complexity, Hasbro wins each time.

I'll be getting Viper simply because he's so cute.

[Tsutsukakushi]

That CW Leader Ultra Magnus toy is pure awesome. Had high hopes for this but it turned out galaxies better than I dreamed.

Don't mind the mini figure inside CW Ultra Magnus. As this is what I want a HasTak or 3rd party Update Leader class Mega Pretender toy to be like.

Noticed CW Leader Ultra Magnus has more articulation than the MP-22 toy does, minus the hands.

CW Cyclonus, That is one massive retool in the League of 30th Sandstorm. Wanted a Voyager Cyclonus from HasTak for years. As I felt the 2.0 Deluxe toy was too tiny. CW Cyclonus is going to scale nicely next to Unique Toys Mania King.

CW Defensor looks breathe taking. It's another home run for HasTak. Think it's HasTak's best CW Combiner. Think it was brillant to reuse some Stunticons and Alpha Bravo. I'd rather get Three repurposed heavily retooled toys instead of the option of nothing.
Kinda guessed Grove would form a chest plate.

Guessing CW Onslaught is going to be a massive retool using the CW Hotspot toy. With Two to Three more repurposed CW combiners. With maybe One New toy.

Rid Fracture looks to be Voyager class. Like the designs enough to consider buying the toy.

Those Hockey puck Rid Minicons look weird. Like those CGUG ones did.

Would of liked to see the CW Galvatronus head that Cyclonus has for the combiner.

Notice Masquerade Fakesaur was a no show at toy fair.

Don't mind HasTak repurposing so many of the CW combiners. Rather take this instead of the option of nothing. Don't think many fans were surprised by this as HasTak's budget could only alllow a limited number of new molds.

Think all of the Repurposed CW Combiners have enough extensive retools and different colors. To make each toy unique and stand out.

Is that some paper stickers faction symbols I see on some of the toys? Or are those all painted on?