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News Credits: 6188 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 3:52 am

Via the HobbyBase Facebook page, we get a look at an incentive campaign being run by Toys'R'Us Singapore for the Transformers Generations Combiner Wars toy line, which sees the addition of a free G1esque sticker sheet for Aerialbot and Stunticon teams with any purchase of 4 deluxes or more. Check out the poster and sticker sheet below!

Fri Mar 20, 2015 5:26 am

Thadicon wrote:

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This collection of images has led me to purchase a "Deadrider" off of Ebay!

I don't care how you feel, IDW Wildrider! You're still a part of MY Stunticon team

If we don't manage to get an official Wildrider figure, this will work for me!

Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:55 am

Can't believe that, buy 4 or more to get the stickers. Maybe they should be a freebie included with Silverbolt or Motomaster.

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:15 pm

Here is our first hint at Wildrider on Menasor. Once again, Takara is using Hasbro's products to advertize their upcoming product (hence why I didnt think it was too off topic for this thread).

News Credits: 41 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:25 pm

FYI, Combiner Wars G1 Leader Megatron is back in stock at hasbrotoyshop.com for pre-order. Estimated delivery start 4/20. (right on bro :HALUC:

). Just ordered one my self and promo code Spring15 still in effect.

Go get 'em!

News Credits: 8 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 1:40 pm

Are TakaraTomy only going to be releasing Superion and Menasor as sets or will I be able to buy import limbs?

News Credits: 462 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 1:42 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:Are TakaraTomy only going to be releasing Superion and Menasor as sets or will I be able to buy import limbs?

It's too early to tell what they'll be doing for Defensor or Devastator, but seeing as how they went out of their way to create a separate, brand new line devoted to these Combiners, it's hard to imagine that Takara would call it quits after Menasor.

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 1:44 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:Are TakaraTomy only going to be releasing Superion and Menasor as sets or will I be able to buy import limbs?

Only sets, sorry. But there was a listing at a toysrus computer for wildrider and slingshot. Since I much preferred the Superion esthetic, I bouht the whole takara set, but for Menasor, since the mold itself is a bit more off than the G1 version already (and the hands and feet match, now I know), I will opt for Hasbro's release and play the waiting game to see what the deal is with the hasbro wildrider figure.

News Credits: 8 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:21 pm

Guess I'll have to hold out for Slingshot and Wildrider too. I just can't bring myself to buy white and orange Blades.

News Credits: 8 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:25 pm

Though I will say I like Offroad enough to want him.

Think we'll be getting any other Gestalt teams from G1 after Defensor? Or is the line going to be too crowded with the auto bot car limbs (which I have no real interest In) and the torso remold like Cyclones?

Do we have any idea what Hotspot is being re molded into? I think he'll make a great Fire Convoy/Super Fire Convoy.

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:27 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:Guess I'll have to hold out for Slingshot and Wildrider too. I just can't bring myself to buy white and orange Blades.

But can you buy Rook?

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:29 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:Though I will say I like Offroad enough to want him.

Think we'll be getting any other Gestalt teams from G1 after Defensor? Or is the line going to be too crowded with the auto bot car limbs (which I have no real interest In) and the torso remold like Cyclones?

Do we have any idea what Hotspot is being re molded into? I think he'll make a great Fire Convoy/Super Fire Convoy.

Combiner Wars was confirmed to go beyond this year.

It was said at Nuremberg that Computron would be made eventually.

Fans are assuming Hotspot to be remolded into Onslaught.

News Credits: 8 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:32 pm

william-james88 wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:Guess I'll have to hold out for Slingshot and Wildrider too. I just can't bring myself to buy white and orange Blades.

But can you buy Rook?

Rook and Offroad both look excellent and are entirely new molds for entirely new characters. Alpha Bravo is just Blades in an uglier colour scheme. And he has a dumb name. And he looks very out of place as part of the all-jet Superion. I honestly don't understand the thought process behind him. Other than Hasbro wanting money.

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:36 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:Guess I'll have to hold out for Slingshot and Wildrider too. I just can't bring myself to buy white and orange Blades.

But can you buy Rook?

Rook and Offroad both look excellent and are entirely new molds for entirely new characters. Alpha Bravo is just Blades in an uglier colour scheme. And he has a dumb name. And he looks very out of place as part of the all-jet Superion. I honestly don't understand the thought process behind him. Other than Hasbro wanting money.

Nope, Offroad was made for First Aid as well (and Ironhide), just like the Alpha Bravo would be for Blades. Just letting you know in case you didnt and wanted to stay consistent. Alpha Bravo and Offroad are the same deal in every way. Actually no, at least Alpha Bravo is in the comic. Offroad is way more the odd man out simply because he comes out of nowhere. And unlike the Alpha Bravo mold, he will be reused once again this year for the Ultra Prime combiner.

News Credits: 8 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:50 pm

william-james88 wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:Guess I'll have to hold out for Slingshot and Wildrider too. I just can't bring myself to buy white and orange Blades.

But can you buy Rook?

Rook and Offroad both look excellent and are entirely new molds for entirely new characters. Alpha Bravo is just Blades in an uglier colour scheme. And he has a dumb name. And he looks very out of place as part of the all-jet Superion. I honestly don't understand the thought process behind him. Other than Hasbro wanting money.

Nope, Offroad was made for First Aid as well (and Ironhide), just like the Alpha Bravo would be for Blades. Just letting you know in case you didnt and wanted to stay consistent. Alpha Bravo and Offroad are the same deal in every way. Actually no, at least Alpha Bravo is in the comic. Offroad is way more the odd man out simply because he comes out of nowhere. And unlike the Alpha Bravo mold, he will be reused once again this year for the Ultra Prime combiner.

At least Offroad has a different (and amazing) head sculpt than First Aid.

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:53 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:
At least Offroad has a different (and amazing) head sculpt than First Aid.

Just as Alpha Bravo has a different head sculpt than Blades:

News Credits: 8 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 3:04 pm

*shrug* My mistake. Still, Alpha Bravo bores me whereas Offroad doesn't.

Fri Mar 20, 2015 3:04 pm

Va'al wrote:Via the HobbyBase Facebook page, we get a look at an incentive campaign being run by Toys'R'Us Singapore for the Transformers Generations Combiner Wars toy line, which sees the addition of a free G1esque sticker sheet for Aerialbot and Stunticon teams with any purchase of 4 deluxes or more. Check out the poster and sticker sheet below!

Am I the only one that thinks that stickers to make Alpha Bravo and Offroad more "G1" is abso-fraking-lutely hilarious?

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 3:06 pm

Yotsuyasan wrote:
Va'al wrote:Via the HobbyBase Facebook page, we get a look at an incentive campaign being run by Toys'R'Us Singapore for the Transformers Generations Combiner Wars toy line, which sees the addition of a free G1esque sticker sheet for Aerialbot and Stunticon teams with any purchase of 4 deluxes or more. Check out the poster and sticker sheet below!

Am I the only one that thinks that stickers to make Alpha Bravo and Offroad more "G1" is abso-fraking-lutely hilarious?

Haha! Yes, its nonsensical in a way. What G1?!

News Credits: 9 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 3:37 pm

I'm more wondering how their stickers look and if they were created by a clueless marketing team with Slingshot and Wildrider in mind rather than making something different for the new characters.

News Credits: 1350 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 5:04 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:Guess I'll have to hold out for Slingshot and Wildrider too. I just can't bring myself to buy white and orange Blades.

But can you buy Rook?

Rook and Offroad both look excellent and are entirely new molds for entirely new characters. Alpha Bravo is just Blades in an uglier colour scheme. And he has a dumb name. And he looks very out of place as part of the all-jet Superion. I honestly don't understand the thought process behind him. Other than Hasbro wanting money.

You do realise that alpha bravos colour scheme is close to slingshots colour scheme (plus slingshot is dead/offline/sulking/heavily damaged/whatever in the IDW comics which Hasbro are using heavily for advertising) and as stated before; he's a helicopter for variety, looks better on toy stands

News Credits: 8 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 5:17 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:Guess I'll have to hold out for Slingshot and Wildrider too. I just can't bring myself to buy white and orange Blades.

But can you buy Rook?

Rook and Offroad both look excellent and are entirely new molds for entirely new characters. Alpha Bravo is just Blades in an uglier colour scheme. And he has a dumb name. And he looks very out of place as part of the all-jet Superion. I honestly don't understand the thought process behind him. Other than Hasbro wanting money.

You do realise that alpha bravos colour scheme is close to slingshots colour scheme (plus slingshot is dead/offline/sulking/heavily damaged/whatever in the IDW comics which Hasbro are using heavily for advertising) and as stated before; he's a helicopter for variety, looks better on toy stands

Looks poopy on Superion. It changes all his lines. If it were more balanced (say they had changed two limbs to copters ) it would've been more palatable.

News Credits: 1350 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 5:33 pm

Well you can always put blades on him but changing another guy for an attack copter isn't a bad idea. Though hopefully next time round hastak will play with the idea of the blades becoming swords for the gestalt

News Credits: 8 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 6:03 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:Well you can always put blades on him but changing another guy for an attack copter isn't a bad idea. Though hopefully next time round hastak will play with the idea of the blades becoming swords for the gestalt

As is, though, I will just wait for the release of a Jet limb.