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News Credits: 462 · Thu Mar 05, 2015 5:59 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:I'm a little more open to the idea of the Autobot cars for Ultra Prime plus I would like a decent ironhide, still not sure if these will be exclusives or if slingshot and Wildrider will be next year

Well, we have:

- Offroad into Ironhide
- potentially Drag Strip for Mirage
- potentially Breakdown for Sunstreaker
- potentially Dead End/Streetwise for Prowl

As we predicted earlier, all Stunticon (p)retools.

Though, somewhere some rumor said that Prowl would be the lambo, possibly making him be the Breakdown retool, leaving Sunstreaker up in the air.

Thu Mar 05, 2015 6:50 pm

I'm a little disappointed, though not surprised, that they're only changing the heads to make the Autobots out of these. I guess there's not a lot they could do about the bodies since the combiner pegs have to be there.

I'd like that the flipdown chests for Dead End and Breakdown at least be altered to look like the chests of Prowl and Sunstreaker.

News Credits: 37 · Thu Mar 05, 2015 6:55 pm

I was expecting a new Ironhide figure.

News Credits: 25 · Thu Mar 05, 2015 7:04 pm

SlyTF1 wrote:I was expecting a new Ironhide figure.

Then you were dearly misinformed.

News Credits: 251 · Thu Mar 05, 2015 7:08 pm

If it looks good in color, I might get it to replace my old, banged-up Universe (2008) Ironhide. If not, I'm perfectly happy with the old boy, who I love dearly despite his flaws. Just needs a replacement weapon and I can die happy...

News Credits: 3 · Thu Mar 05, 2015 7:15 pm

Still a better Ironhide than Universe.

News Credits: 462 · Thu Mar 05, 2015 7:40 pm

Samsonator wrote:Still a better Ironhide than Universe.

I might be inclined to disagree with that, partially. While I wholeheartedly agree with the shortcomings of the Universe Ironhide figure, it still very much resembled Ironhide. Whereas this figure, while likely being a much better figure than Universe in almost every regard, is but a non-Ironhide body with Ironhide's head slapped onto it.

It's definitely gonna be a better toy that Universe Ironhide, but aside from the head, it's just not as Ironhide-y as Universe Ironhide.

News Credits: 293 · Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:11 pm

Mindmaster wrote:If it looks good in color, I might get it to replace my old, banged-up Universe (2008) Ironhide. If not, I'm perfectly happy with the old boy, who I love dearly despite his flaws. Just needs a replacement weapon and I can die happy...

Universe/Henkei Ironhide fans unite!

News Credits: 1 · Thu Mar 05, 2015 11:59 pm

Preorders for the Protectobots, Warpath, Viper and Cyclonus are up at BBTS

News Credits: 65 · Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:04 am

shajaki wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:If it looks good in color, I might get it to replace my old, banged-up Universe (2008) Ironhide. If not, I'm perfectly happy with the old boy, who I love dearly despite his flaws. Just needs a replacement weapon and I can die happy...
Universe/Henkei Ironhide fans unite!

Indeed. The Universe 2008 mold gets a lot of hate, but it's a DAMN good looking Classics Ironhide in bot mode. Same goes for Ratchet. There's no getting around that CW Offroad as Ironhide is quite a departure for the classic aesthetics of the character.

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:12 am

Good news everyone. The third wave of Transformers Generations Combiner Wars is now available for preorder at Bigbadtoystore. The listings also include images of the deluxe figures' individual limb modes.

All of these figures were shown at the New York Toy Fair where a lot of their pictures were taken.

The toys available are the following:

TRANSFORMERS COMBINER WARS DELUXE

Transformers Combiner Wars series 03 brings in four new figures: Blades, First Aid, Rook, and Streetwise. The set of four are priced at $65.99. You can also get all four as singles priced at $17.99 each. Series 03 also comes in a case of eight with two of each figure priced at $129.99. These four figures also combine with the voyager class Hot Spot to form Defensor.

TRANSFORMERS COMBINER WARS LEADER

Transformers Combiner Wars Leader Class Series 02 brings us Thundercracker. Transforming from a robot into a jet this item is priced at $46.99.

TRANSFORMERS COMBINER WARS VOYAGER

Transformers Combiner Wars series 03 brings in two new figures: Hot Spot and Cyclonus. The set of two are priced at $49.99. You can also get both as singles priced at $24.99 and $29.99. Series 03 also comes in a case of four with two of each figure priced at $98.99. The Hot Spot figure combines with the deluxe series 03 set to form Defensor.

TRANSORMERS COMBINER WARS LEGENDS

Transformers Combiner Wars series 03 brings in three new figures: Groove, Warpath, and Viper. The set of three are priced at $33.99. You can also get Groove and Warpath as singles priced at $13.99 and $9.99. Series 03 also comes in a case of eight with multiples of each figure priced at $79.99.

Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:27 am

Very much torn about the Ultra prime combiner and the associated limbs. I'm hating the over abundance of the repaints in this line but at the same time, the novelty factor of the overall combiner is drawing me in. I might actually even go so far as to buy the whole thing, Huffer included even though I know full well I'm going to bitch about it at the same time I'm admiring the combined form. How messed up is that? 8-}

Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:41 am

Torn on this set. I like the vibrant colors from the Menasor, and I have enough white already with Superion. I wish there was more color in Defensor. Tough call on whether or not these will be added to the rest of my combiner wars so far. Very happy with the figures and combiner mechanisms so far though without question.

Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:42 am

i would rather have a voyager ironhide figure but having ultra prime combine with his fellow autobots would be cool too

News Credits: 10 · Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:46 am

Put a pre-order in for Cyclonus and he will replace Universe Cyclonus.

Changed my mind and now I'm passing on everything else from wave 2 onwards because of the arms modes. For me Dragstrip is the only Deluxe from the first two waves that can form a proper arm mode and I don't like mis-transforming the others to make them look right.

Fri Mar 06, 2015 1:45 am

Goodness!!!

Cyclonus looks awesome, just sold my Henkei one, soo replaced.

Why does First Aid have an axe? He's like the sweetest of the protectobots out there.

I have no problem with Ironhide being a head retool/repaint of one of the combiner suv/van things.
Didn't like the Universe/classics version and love Combiner Wars, so. Well, I'll be buying every limb/torso bot for sure anyway. Not sure about all the legends, but damn, these also look amazing this time. Great scale choice Hasbro!

Now if only they made a 12 episode OVA about combiner wars, cell animation not the soulless 3d stuff.
And a bit more Gundam 00/Seed/Wing serious

News Credits: 4 · Fri Mar 06, 2015 1:49 am

william-james88 wrote:Good news everyone. The third wave of Transformers Generations Combiner Wars is now available for preorder at Bigbadtoystore. The listings also include images of the deluxe figures' individual limb modes.

Thanks for the pre-order link. Ordered the entire CW wave Three. Got one CW Defensor with Groove and Cyclonus.

Paying under $100 for each Six member CW team. Is galaxies better than paying $400 or $600 for a Third party combiner team.

Speculating these CW combiners will be hard to find in stores when their first released like FOC Bruticus and CW Wave One is. That's why i'm ordering them all online.

BBTS says CW wave Three will be in stock in April. Guessing CW Wave 5, That is the rumored autobots Masquerade Fakesaur. Will be in stock in May-June.

Speculating this is good news for those computer listings that had CW Computron and CW Bruticus in them. Thinking These toys will get released in Spetember-October. Calculating it should be quicker to make and release these toys as most might be repurposed earlier CW toys.

Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:22 am

That Ironhide looks great but I'll be very disappointed if we don't get Ruckus from this mold as well.

News Credits: 4 · Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:34 am

Don't mind CW Ironhide and CW First aid not being vans. Prefer the Pick up truck and Hummer vehicles as they look meaner, stronger and a nod to the movie vehicles.

Speculating CW Rook will get repurposed for CW Brawl and CW Nosecone. Guessing CW First aid will get repurposed into CW Swindle.

News Credits: 6188 · Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:52 am

Courtesy of fellow Seibertronian chuckdawg1999, we have a video review of the final deluxe of Transformers Generations Combiner Wars wave 2, and the last (as if it matters) member of the Stunticon team - Dead End (I guess). Check out thoughts and video below (like, whatever)!

Dead End is a fantastic figure, and easily one of the best deluxes that has been released under the Combiner Wars line thus far. Transformation is unique, featuring a hinged door below the knees that secures the entire back half and lower arms in car mode. A very easy recommendation.

News Credits: 1350 · Fri Mar 06, 2015 5:01 am

noctorro wrote:Goodness!!!

Cyclonus looks awesome, just sold my Henkei one, soo replaced.

Why does First Aid have an axe? He's like the sweetest of the protectobots out there.

I have no problem with Ironhide being a head retool/repaint of one of the combiner suv/van things.
Didn't like the Universe/classics version and love Combiner Wars, so. Well, I'll be buying every limb/torso bot for sure anyway. Not sure about all the legends, but damn, these also look amazing this time. Great scale choice Hasbro!

Now if only they made a 12 episode OVA about combiner wars, cell animation not the soulless 3d stuff.
And a bit more Gundam 00/Seed/Wing serious

Sorry, when you mentioned seed I kinda threw up in my mouth. Seed was overrated rubbish (as a whole, first series itself is okay but destiny destroys everything) plus 00 and seed used a fair amount of computer animated animation.

I'm all for an animated combiner wars though (based on IDW comics of course)

News Credits: 1 · Fri Mar 06, 2015 5:04 am

Good to know that Dead End is a solid figure. Makes me even more itchy for my pre-orders to arrive.

News Credits: 3 · Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:26 am

noctorro wrote:Why does First Aid have an axe? He's like the sweetest of the protectobots out there.

Makes me think of the "jaws of life" tool emergency workers use to crack open vehicles to rescue trapped passengers

Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:40 am

@zerowolf,
I enjoyed Seed & 00. The main robots weren't 3d models

Yes Destiny was a letdown, still I enjoyed certain parts of it.
What's your favorite mecha animé?
Besides the obvious Neon Genesis answer of course.

Jaws of life, I thought you were going for that bone saw to crack open chestbones. But that other one sounds less violent.
Or they could't given him those Sideswipe punch things as electric shock reviver things.

I'm all about the things today.

Can't wait for my Megatron to arrive, it's taking forEVER! :michaelbay:

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Mar 06, 2015 7:17 am

Tsutsukakushi wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Good news everyone. The third wave of Transformers Generations Combiner Wars is now available for preorder at Bigbadtoystore. The listings also include images of the deluxe figures' individual limb modes.

Thanks for the pre-order link. Ordered the entire CW wave Three. Got one CW Defensor with Groove and Cyclonus.

BBTS says CW wave Three will be in stock in April. Guessing CW Wave 5, That is the rumored autobots Masquerade Fakesaur. Will be in stock in May-June.

No problem.

Also, Why do you skip wave 4? Wave 4 is the autobot combiner team.