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Who's the white bot on the left above and behind Grimlock??

Emerje wrote:Looking closer at the poster, hope we get a high res version soon.



So the Junkions. Looks like a motorcycle that can be paired up and stuck to the front of Scraphook replacing the front end, that's interesting. And part of the missing front end is attached to the motorcycle as a sidecar. Really cool that they were able to work a bunch of modulating in both modes!

And to Scraphooks other side appears to be Lockdown? Pretty sure he hasn't been listed at all so it's probably "Deluxe Junkion 3". I'm starting to think Detritus will be a Scraphook retool if all the Junkions are going to be modular.

It's not just the Nemesis being shown but also a Quintesson Cruiser even though they haven't been part of this line so far. Wonder what that could mean?

Emerje

Would love a Lockdown. Even a modular one.

Overcracker wrote:

Emerje wrote:Looking closer at the poster, hope we get a high res version soon.



So the Junkions. Looks like a motorcycle that can be paired up and stuck to the front of Scraphook replacing the front end, that's interesting. And part of the missing front end is attached to the motorcycle as a sidecar. Really cool that they were able to work a bunch of modulating in both modes!

And to Scraphooks other side appears to be Lockdown? Pretty sure he hasn't been listed at all so it's probably "Deluxe Junkion 3". I'm starting to think Detritus will be a Scraphook retool if all the Junkions are going to be modular.

It's not just the Nemesis being shown but also a Quintesson Cruiser even though they haven't been part of this line so far. Wonder what that could mean?

Emerje

Would love a Lockdown. Even a modular one.

A modular one would be even BETTER in my opinion, given his whole parts stealing deal!

Rodimus Prime wrote:Who's the white bot on the left above and behind Grimlock??

Crosscut (skids repaint) by the looks of it to me.


*also the lockdown looking bot could be cybertron* downshift or a possibility of them using it for five uses just to be thrifty.

Rodimus Prime wrote:Who's the white bot on the left above and behind Grimlock??

Pretty sure its Crosscut, Skids redeco.

Rtron wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

Emerje wrote:Looking closer at the poster, hope we get a high res version soon.



So the Junkions. Looks like a motorcycle that can be paired up and stuck to the front of Scraphook replacing the front end, that's interesting. And part of the missing front end is attached to the motorcycle as a sidecar. Really cool that they were able to work a bunch of modulating in both modes!

And to Scraphooks other side appears to be Lockdown? Pretty sure he hasn't been listed at all so it's probably "Deluxe Junkion 3". I'm starting to think Detritus will be a Scraphook retool if all the Junkions are going to be modular.

It's not just the Nemesis being shown but also a Quintesson Cruiser even though they haven't been part of this line so far. Wonder what that could mean?

Emerje

Would love a Lockdown. Even a modular one.

A modular one would be even BETTER in my opinion, given his whole parts stealing deal!

Yes. That would be awesome.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Who's the white bot on the left above and behind Grimlock??

Crosscut, slight retool of Skids.

Emerje

Yeah that's what I was thinking, just needed confirmation. I don't remember his reveal.

Rodimus Prime wrote:Yeah that's what I was thinking, just needed confirmation. I don't remember his reveal.

He hasn't been, but we do have his computer listing.

Emerje

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Pretty sure its Crosscut, Skids redeco.

Yup, and I think the good senator will be silver, not white, like the original.

Yes to everything, I wanted to skip the dinos but the Combiner is fun. Here's hoping for Monstructor even if smol

The poster really makes Tarn feel like The Fallen from RotF. Dunno why, but I like that and we need a good G1 Fallen. But I would also love to army build a few of this guy a la Cyberverseand the DJD version of him was so good as well, I just wish we had more of the DJD. In a pinch I could toss in Barricade I guess?

Why does Hot Shot have an obvious spot for a Minocon and no minion? Is there a Monicon somewhere? Needlenose got two comparable figures

Needle one I wish he was a Voyager so he fit with my 11 Seekers, and or wasn't so simple, but it's nice to see him. Reminds me more than a little of the TFCC version for some reason, maybe its just the generic jetformer transformation doing it.

Weaponizers? Eh. Weaponizer JUNKIONS? HELL YEAH. It just makes sense. Hope we get a Detritus.

Lio looks amazing. I didn't pick up every random Beastformer in Legacy and Kingdom, but I Can't wait to get him added.

These reveals are all lovely. Well, one's only "alright" but still.

Hot Shot: Pity he's not a Voyager but otherwise great. Tops the Universe Deluxe by actually having the axelzooka. Not bothered by lack of Jolt, because trying to force Jolt on top of everything they successfully wrung out of the budget would have had bad results.

Scraphook: Brilliant new Junkion, love the design, clever idea.

Needlenose: A tad overdue, but better late than never, and nice to see that they pulled off a Scoop with him. Now we just need Landfill, Quickmix, & ideally a new-mold Quake

Core-class Dinobots: Smol Dinobots are overdue if you ask me, and these look good. I'd be more excited for core-class Galvatron, but these are neat.

Core Soundblaster: Well, that was inevitable. Pity that like the MP he repeats the animation model's coloring frak-up, but then again I doubt they would be doing the gimmick with him so... *shrug* Also, another for the list of Hasbro reps screwing up transformations at toy shows.
I swear, these people could mess up a One-step lol

Breakdown: Ohey, the spoiler becomes an axe blade. Clever.

Tarn: Good showing. Not super-interested in the character, but he'd still make a cool-looking addition to my CHUG Decepticons.

Lio Convoy: Well-executed update. And unlike Kingdom Primal, the realistic beast mode face doesn't hurt him. (On Primal, it's a detriment IMO because it undercuts the effort taken to let him assume human posture a la the cartoon)

I haven't been getting any of the "popular character but smol" Core figures, so I'll be skipping these, but I'd absolutely be down for Monstructor and/or Dinoking in the future (and also Dinobot Number 6, since I doubt we'll be getting a big version of them). Also hey look they finally made a new Buzzsaw

Breakdown has been discussed to death already. Pass.

Scraphook looks fantastic, I am very excited to see how the rest of these Junkions turn out. I love basically every design decision that was made for this guy. Can't wait to pick him up.

Needlenose looks a little...plain, I guess, in terms of paint, but that is accurate to what he looks like, so whatever. I'm glad to see him finally made, and I am pleasantly surprised that they seem to have included his Targetmasters without screwing him over like Pointblank. He'll be a purchase for me.

Hot Shot looks like the best iteration of the Armada design yet except for the questionable knee situation (and lack of Jolt, but I think we all expected that at this point). I won't be getting him and will just be sticking with the Selects though, since Cybertron was the point in the UT at which I actually liked Hot Shot and the inaccuracies of the Selects figure don't bother me. That being said, I will be curious to see pics of this Hot Shot with the Star Saber from Wave 3's Screamer, as now I suspect the reason that Star Saber is the size it is is because it's actually scaled to Hot Shot instead of the figure it comes with.

Tarn is legitimately perfect and purchased on sight, the only thing that could possibly make him better is a removable mask and that's practically asking for a miracle in the mainline. If Bludgeon ends up being a retool of this mold I will not be mad in the slightest.

Leo Prime also looks really good, although his derpy lion face is hilarious. This'll be the the first time I can think of where I'll be buying both Voyagers from a single wave (not counting Blaster and Bulkhead since I got Blaster during Kingdom).

Rtron wrote:Just saw a tweet where someone clocked the Animated Space bridge on the Evolution poster, just behind and above Lio Convoy. So maybe I'm not seeing things with that Lockdown Junkion.

The tweet in question: https://twitter.com/ChromeTyranno/statu ... 1941851136

I personally am not expecting any of these modular Junkions to get retooled into characters that haven't had that gimmick unless those characters were nobodies before, based on the reuses the WFC modular guys got (although I suppose Lockdown's mod-thievery might be enough to count), but that space bridge could also easily be a clue as to the identity of our Wave 2 mystery Prowl....

Other thing on this poster of note that I don't think I've seen anyone mention here yet: ALL SEVEN G1 Insecticons, Deluxes included.

Flashwave wrote:Why does Hot Shot have an obvious spot for a Minocon and no minion? Is there a Monicon somewhere? Needlenose got two comparable figures

I don't think two slabs with no joints that transform by lying down are exactly comparable to a Mini-Con.

Flashwave wrote:Hope we get a Detritus.

Detritus does indeed have a store listing.

These new reveals looks awesome!
And I really love that weaponizer Junkion.

Also, Tarn and Lio Convoy!
Joy!

My thoughts on the event today. First, we finally got a brand new character! Second, I am very happy with the way Tarn looks and can't wait to get him. I really like the way SG Soundwave turned out and I'm now considering getting him. Finally, I'm sad Legacy Magnificus wasn't revealed.

I think I am most amused by Needlenose having soo much back kibble that he is packaged behind the cardboard insert looking through it.

Nemesis Primal wrote:Other thing on this poster of note that I don't think I've seen anyone mention here yet: ALL SEVEN G1 Insecticons, Deluxes included.

I couldn't tell because of the blurry pictures I've seen, I was only able to make out Kickback, Shrapnel, and Bombshell, but the fact there's all 7 makes me excited. I'm glad the rest of the "Deluxe Insecticons" are getting new figures along with the main 3.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:I think I am most amused by Needlenose having soo much back kibble that he is packaged behind the cardboard insert looking through it.

They did that to Scraphook and Hot Shot too, I don't think that was specifically because of Needlenose's kibble so much as that's what they're doing for Deluxes next year.

I honestly assumed being recessed into the packaging more was to help prevent kids getting their dirty fingers all over the toys on the shelves.

Emerje wrote:Hey, best way to tell Hasbro you love Dinoking is to buy the Cores when they're released.

Problem is, I already have PotP Volcanicus. I supposed the small Legacy one could keep my PCC Grimstone company... (Until a Dinoking redeco is announced)

Preorders and photos are up on pulse
Scraphook is looking better and better, love the headsculpt

Nemesis Primal wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:I think I am most amused by Needlenose having soo much back kibble that he is packaged behind the cardboard insert looking through it.

They did that to Scraphook and Hot Shot too, I don't think that was specifically because of Needlenose's kibble so much as that's what they're doing for Deluxes next year.

I'm guessing whoever assembled the boxes for the photos did it backwards because normally that "window" is what the kibble goes through. As packaging goes it doesn't really make sense to do two layers like this, they'd normally just make the window even smaller. Until we see more packaging shots I'm going to say this is an error.

Also Needlenose appears to have a mid jet hinge so it may be possible to flip the front of the jet up so it isn't just hanging off his back unaltered.



Emerje

they did say there is one more surprise to needlenose...so it will probably be an aerialbot/liokaiser mold share hahaha -that or it will form part of star saber for the titan.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

Emerje wrote:Hey, best way to tell Hasbro you love Dinoking is to buy the Cores when they're released.

Problem is, I already have PotP Volcanicus. I supposed the small Legacy one could keep my PCC Grimstone company... (Until a Dinoking redeco is announced)

Hey... complaining seems to work too. Blitzwing keeps getting remade because the fans don't like the previous one. I expect another in 2 years I'm just trying to nip this Dinoking thing in the bud. They gotta do it right. I put off getting 3P FT versions because I figured Hasbro would get to them eventually....and they would do it right this time....right? ( crickets)

SpaceEagle wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:Other thing on this poster of note that I don't think I've seen anyone mention here yet: ALL SEVEN G1 Insecticons, Deluxes included.

I couldn't tell because of the blurry pictures I've seen, I was only able to make out Kickback, Shrapnel, and Bombshell, but the fact there's all 7 makes me excited. I'm glad the rest of the "Deluxe Insecticons" are getting new figures along with the main 3.

Took this off TFW:

Emerje wrote:Also Needlenose appears to have a mid jet hinge so it may be possible to flip the front of the jet up so it isn't just hanging off his back unaltered.

From the digital turn-around on his Pulse listing:Assuming this is accurate (which it may not be since it's just a render), it doesn't go that way.