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News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 9:34 am

Picked up Tarn at Target on Wednesday. Leo Prime was there too, but I only had the funds for one of em.

I was alerted as well that Breakdown was about to ship (the sole deluxe preorder I did).

News Credits: 6 · by **Ig89ninja** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:07 pm

Question I’ve been wanting to ask, has anyone seen Inferno or TM2 Megaton on shelves yet?

News Credits: 458 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:11 pm

Ig89ninja wrote:Question I’ve been wanting to ask, has anyone seen Inferno or TM2 Megaton on shelves yet?

Nope! Nothing after Wave 2

News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:16 pm

Ig89ninja wrote:Question I’ve been wanting to ask, has anyone seen Inferno or TM2 Megaton on shelves yet?

I haven't, and it's peculiar. I have an Evolution figure in hand from the shelf of Target, but those guys seem to be available only on Amazon. I at least want Starscream and Inferno.

They claimed at one point all the Legacy Leader Class figures will be available this year as well, so perhaps you'll eventually see the TM2 Megatron while I still wait for the repaint.

by **M. Spector** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 1:03 pm

Ig89ninja wrote:Question I’ve been wanting to ask, has anyone seen Inferno or TM2 Megaton on shelves yet?

I clocked a couple Infernos in early January and picked one up for myself, besides that alls been quiet and no other sightings of either RiP

News Credits: 20 · by **Tuned Agent** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 2:00 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
AcademyofDrX wrote:As for Legacy Evolution, didn't someone say they haven't even been coded in Target's system yet? I guess what I'm trying to get to is: be patient, it's still early, we'll see them soon.

That must have been fixed, well sort of, but in a good way. I found Tarn and Leo yesterday at Target (I already have Leo from Amazon). Oddly enough they were both hanging on a peg for Generations Voyager showing $29.99 that was newly put in place. Something else was on that peg last week. Went to the scanner and it also said $29.99, so I immediate bought Tarn and cancelled my Amazon pre-order.

My local Targets also have the Evolution voyagers priced at $29.99. I didn't need more justification to buy Tarn, but it was a pleasant surprise.

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 3:34 pm

Ig89ninja wrote:Question I’ve been wanting to ask, has anyone seen Inferno or TM2 Megaton on shelves yet?

Only at my local independent geek store.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 3:43 pm

So I got Tarn and lio convoy, and I think Tarn might be my figure of the year, I haven't put him down since I've opened him, he's so good - like Jhiaxus good

News Credits: 3 · by **SGMLordMirage** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 5:36 pm

I don't know how long this has been up but on Hasbro Pulse you can preorder Breakdown again with a ship date on or around February 1st.

SGM

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 4:25 pm

People who got those early preorders on BBTS of Metalhawk and Twincast are reporting on social media and TFW that the listings in their cart have now updated with images, meaning an early sneak peek at the two of them:

I wasn't expecting a Cyclonus retool for Metalhawk, but honestly that looks great to me (yay no weird human face), and I guess I'll be getting Twincast since Rewind is a necessity (which is probably why they paired him with Twincast).

This year's Voyagers are just gonna be weirdly light on new molds I guess, though, seeing as how everyone else we have listed other than the Junkion is a repaint (Nemesis Leo), repack (Dirge & Ramjet), or strongly suspected to be a retool (Bludgeon).

News Credits: 17 · by **AcademyofDrX** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 4:37 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:People who got those early preorders on BBTS of Metalhawk and Twincast are reporting on social media and TFW that the listings in their cart have now updated with images, meaning an early sneak peek at the two of them:
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I wasn't expecting a Cyclonus retool for Metalhawk, but honestly that looks great to me (yay no weird human face), and I guess I'll be getting Twincast since Rewind is a necessity (which is probably why they paired him with Twincast).

Does the Cyclonus base suggest his alt-mode will be comics-inspired rather than based on Masterforce?

I have the TR version so I think I should skip this one, even though it's a much closer likeness.

News Credits: 12 · by **Sentinel_Primal** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 4:45 pm

Well, Metalhawk is a bit disappointing. I'm glad he doesn't have a human face, but I was really hoping the voyager price would be for giving him some form of shell (either Magnus style armor, or actual shell) and he'd be either standard deluxe size or slightly smaller. Still going to get him, but my hype for tomorrow is riding on them revealing Grimlock for Volcanicus

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 5:25 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:People who got those early preorders on BBTS of Metalhawk and Twincast are reporting on social media and TFW that the listings in their cart have now updated with images, meaning an early sneak peek at the two of them:
metalhawk.png
twincast.png
I wasn't expecting a Cyclonus retool for Metalhawk, but honestly that looks great to me (yay no weird human face), and I guess I'll be getting Twincast since Rewind is a necessity (which is probably why they paired him with Twincast).

This year's Voyagers are just gonna be weirdly light on new molds I guess, though, seeing as how everyone else we have listed other than the Junkion is a repaint (Nemesis Leo), repack (Dirge & Ramjet), or strongly suspected to be a retool (Bludgeon).

Well, that's entirely unexpected: A Cyclonus retool. Who would have predicted that.

Very interesting, that's for sure. He is exceedingly accurate to the cartoon, I'll give them that.

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 5:34 pm

A Cyclonus retool for Metalhawk? Maybe it's not really a "retool" but just shared engineering?

As for Twincast, I don't want him at all, but I do want Rewind. This means that Rewind will be quite expensive...

News Credits: 458 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 5:49 pm

I must be psychic or something, because waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in 2012 when it was first known that BotCon 2012 would have a Deluxe class Metalhawk toy, but before it was known that it was going to use the Generations Thunderwing mold, I kept insisting that Universe 2008 Cyclonus would have been the perfect mold to use for an inner robot Metalhawk toy.

And now, lo and behold, just over a decade later, Hasbro finally makes that suggestion a reality with the Kingdom Cyclonus mold. :-D

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 5:50 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:A Cyclonus retool for Metalhawk? Maybe it's not really a "retool" but just shared engineering?

I compared him to Kingdom Cyclonus, and Metalhawk reuses the shoulders and upper legs at the very least. He's not a retool in the strictest sense of the term, rather him reusing parts makes him a "partial".

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 5:52 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:A Cyclonus retool for Metalhawk? Maybe it's not really a "retool" but just shared engineering?

As for Twincast, I don't want him at all, but I do want Rewind. This means that Rewind will be quite expensive...

Those shoulders and thighs are 100% Cyclonus'.

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 5:53 pm

metalhawk does look more toonish but not sure if I'd want him. Probably pick him up though for my pretend pretenders. still a shame no consistancy on size with them.

Twincast is a pass unless they maybe do netflix soundwave as new soundwave, I've not even got the shattered glass versions yet so he's wayback on my list of things to get either way.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 6:49 pm

Twincast is neat, I like the colors. I wish he would get some fiction so I would like him more like Soundblaster.

Metalhawk being a partial Cyclonus is disappointing, that is probably my 2nd least favorite WFC voyager mold. At least if I don't want him or get him, I still have the TR one.

Hot Shot continues to baffle. I just can't get a good read on him. I am happy with him, he's just weird.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 7:51 pm

Thanks to Big Bad Toy Store, we have news that those who managed to get in a preorder for the Legacy Voyager class Twincast and Metalhawk prior to the listings being taken down have been given a sneak peak at both figures robot modes.

Twincast is a straightforward repaint of Blaster in Headmaster's Twincast colors, complete with his gun and Rewind to complement the original Eject. Notably, this is the first generations update for Twincast, as unlike Soundblaster he has remained more obscure in the modern Transformers world.

Metalhawk is a bit more interesting, seeing as he appears to be a retool of Kingdom Cyclonus, with a robot mode focus in on his inner pretender shell robot form, with no "fleshy human" components like his old Botcon toy.

Both of these toys are anticipated to be revealed during tomorrow's Transformers livestream, starting at 11:00 AM EST.

Check out the pictures below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 7:55 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Hot Shot continues to baffle. I just can't get a good read on him. I am happy with him, he's just weird.

At 1st I wasn't impressed with him, he seemed just ok. I definitely think his vehicle mode could be better, it's too flat. And I have the Universe version with which I'm satisfied.

But the more shots of him I see, the more he's growing on me, especially in robot mode. If I see him in stores, I'll probably pick him up. Jolt would have been nice, I gladly would have paid voyager price if the little guy was included.

News Credits: 388 · by **Bounti76** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:18 pm

Metalhawk looks nice. Twincast is cool, but I wish I didn't have to double dip just to get Rewind (and why still with the translucent plastic??). I'd gladly pay Deluxe prices for a four pack of Blaster's cassettes (Steeljaw, Ramhorn, Sunder, Nightstalker, Stripes, Rosanna, etc).

by **Stormshot_Prime** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:37 pm

I want Twincast purely for that Rewind in all honesty. Metalhawk looks cool, but I continue to hope for proper Pretenders one day.

by **SpaceEagle** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:43 pm

I had a feeling they'd do Twincast later down the line, and I'll happily pick him up. I have Soundwave(Netflix version) and Blaster, but now I'll finally have the appropriate rival for my Soundblaster toy.

Also that Metalhawk looks pretty interesting, a good amount of retooling seems to have been done, can't wait to see more photos of him.

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:54 pm

Stormshot_Prime wrote:I want Twincast purely for that Rewind in all honesty. Metalhawk looks cool, but I continue to hope for proper Pretenders one day.

I expect lots of lone Twincasts popping up on The Bay...