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So we're getting a Legacy Overload to go with Armada Prime? Nice.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:So we're getting a Legacy Overload to go with Armada Prime? Nice.

It was pointed out repeatedly that that's the original Armada figure in the pictures. Unless I'm missing something...?

In hand images of Transformers Legacy Evolution Armada Optimus Prime are coming in hot from every direction and they all have something different to offer. We posted all the ones we could find below. We see The cab in all different angles, along with the core bot mode, super mode, full truck mode and some presumed base modes. The people taking these images do not have the instructions so we do not know the exact base mode configuration. We see that Prime comes with a removable Matrix. And we even have someone try out the compatibility with then original Overload. It seems to work but it was said that this toy is not compatible with the original Armada Jetfire.

Enjoy all the new images!

Wow, that truck grill is bland.

And his Super Mode eyes should be red, not the same golden yellow as his mouthplate, ears, and everywhere else it's found on his body.

Armada Prime is sure impressive. Especially that super mode that can actually MOVE. Sure, the whole thing is much smaller than the original, but at least, its in scale with the rest of Generations.

Just a technical nitpick for the OG design of that trailer. Tank threads on a trailer makes no sense unless that trailer is an independent vehicle that can move on its own. Poor Optimus having to tow that non flexible dead weight around..

We knew the Legacy Evolution Wave 2 voyagers had landed in the US so it was just a matter of time before they showed up in stores. Luckily, it didn't take long at all. While these toys were first found at a collectibles store in Canada, the first sighting of Metalhawk and Twincast at big box retail is in the US, at Walmart. We have several sightings from various US states like Utah and California, all reported here by various members of the Transformers fan community.

If you are thinking of picking them up, but want as much info on the toys as possible, we have reviews for you below from community members.

Sabrblade wrote:Wow, that truck grill is bland.

And his Super Mode eyes should be red, not the same golden yellow as his mouthplate, ears, and everywhere else it's found on his body.

Was it that way in the series? The original super mode figure has red eyes, so they werent going for toy accuracy.

Overall, I like it. It just looks cleaner than the original. The cab looks closer in size to the deluxe version, but the super mode is definitely an upgrade. I still have and like my original, so I probably won't get this unless I find it at discount. I never cared for the trailer, mine was always combined with Jetfire.

Waiting to see comparison shots to the original.

So, the wave 2 voyagers are showing up at retail while some places haven't gotten all of wave 01,looking at you Amazon.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Wow, that truck grill is bland.

And his Super Mode eyes should be red, not the same golden yellow as his mouthplate, ears, and everywhere else it's found on his body.

Was it that way in the series? The original super mode figure has red eyes, so they werent going for toy accuracy.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I never really saw much talk here regarding Legacy Knockout. That toy is not good. I really hate when the knees can easily be disconnected. And overall, it just doesn't feel solid or cohesive.

Ooooffff...

And the fact that it's not Knock-Out, but Knock-Outish doesn't help his case.

He's not less accurate than the previous toy we got of Knockout, and the car mode is great. So, eh

chuckdawg1999 wrote:So, the wave 2 voyagers are showing up at retail while some places haven't gotten all of wave 01,looking at you Amazon.

Places haven't gotten last year's wave 3 and my walmarts are still at last year's wave 1.

Can Armada Prime do the Heaven and Hell attack?

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:So, the wave 2 voyagers are showing up at retail while some places haven't gotten all of wave 01,looking at you Amazon.

Places haven't gotten last year's wave 3 and my walmarts are still at last year's wave 1.

Same. Legacy Wave 1 is STILL hanging around at most places, and has been restocked multiple times. Meanwhile, I've never seen Elita-1 at retail (though I saw her wavemates a whole two times), and never restocked again); and every other wave has been stocked a grand total of once and then never again- but that doesn't mean I ever saw Crankcase, Skullgrin, Dead End or Inferno. But hey! We have all the Velocitron and Legacy beast figures you want, over and over and over!

The few times I saw wave 2 deluxe at Target several months ago, it was mostly Eliita I saw. I finally did see them all at least once, but as they all sold, at one point the single peg for Legacy deluxe at one Target I went to had 4 Elitas and nothing else. At a different Target I saw a single Crank Case once, and nothing else from deluxe wave 3.

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I never really saw much talk here regarding Legacy Knockout. That toy is not good. I really hate when the knees can easily be disconnected. And overall, it just doesn't feel solid or cohesive.

Ooooffff...

And the fact that it's not Knock-Out, but Knock-Outish doesn't help his case.

He's not less accurate than the previous toy we got of Knockout, and the car mode is great. So, eh

Yeah, I remember the OG Knock-Out Prime toy and it suck. That one have at least a good base.

If I ever get it (on sale or used for cheap), I'd customise him into an OG character with a another head.

Someone has to say it, so it might as well be me.

Armada Prime looks to be the 2nd figure this year (after Tarn) that will beat out the 3P MP scale option, giving us a much wanted transforming character that ticks all the boxes and is significantly cheaper than the 3P option.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Someone has to say it, so it might as well be me.

Armada Prime looks to be the 2nd figure this year (after Tarn) that will beat out the 3P MP scale option, giving us a much wanted transforming character that ticks all the boxes and is significantly cheaper than the 3P option.

Amen to that.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Someone has to say it, so it might as well be me.

Armada Prime looks to be the 2nd figure this year (after Tarn) that will beat out the 3P MP scale option, giving us a much wanted transforming character that ticks all the boxes and is significantly cheaper than the 3P option.

I have similar hopes for SS86 Ultra Magnus.

looks cool. moveable legs this time.

sol magnus wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Someone has to say it, so it might as well be me.

Armada Prime looks to be the 2nd figure this year (after Tarn) that will beat out the 3P MP scale option, giving us a much wanted transforming character that ticks all the boxes and is significantly cheaper than the 3P option.

I have similar hopes for SS86 Ultra Magnus.

Importing commanders is impossible for me right now due to silly third world country stuff, but I've only heard good things about them. I suspect they're at a point where they don't have to be as big as a titan, but they're still a big ticket item, so they're right at a price/size junction where a lot of the budget can go to looks and engineering in a capacity that is impossible in leaders due to budget, and impossible in titans due to size.

So there's a good chance Magnus will be great too.

Yeah...looks great but either the torso is too big or the legs are too short.

Or the codpiece is just too large. Not sure.

I'll get him, but I think they could have added another inch to the leg length to make the proportions more accurate.

As I've said before, nice to see some lines other than G1 getting some love.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Can Armada Prime do the Heaven and Hell attack?

The original can barely point his arms forward.

This one, may be able to get his hands close enough, but both modes have solid fingers, so no way to interlock them to recreate that attack


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william-james88 wrote:So no more counting the days till MP armada prime?

It's too early to say. The toy looks pretty good, but it would have to knock it out the park, in way that makes the very tought of an Armada Masterpiece Optimus Prime feel unneeded.

Also, we have to see the other characters in the Generations line.

Overcracker wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Can Armada Prime do the Heaven and Hell attack?

The original can barely point his arms forward.

This one, may be able to get his hands close enough, but both modes have solid fingers, so no way to interlock them to recreate that attack

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I was under the impression that Super Mode had Jetfire-style hands. Not perfect but good enough for a little GGG homage.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Can Armada Prime do the Heaven and Hell attack?

The original can barely point his arms forward.

This one, may be able to get his hands close enough, but both modes have solid fingers, so no way to interlock them to recreate that attack

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I was under the impression that Super Mode had Jetfire-style hands. Not perfect but good enough for a little GGG homage.

Sort of. The ports do not seem to retract into the palm like Jetfire’s do. But the fingers are molded together. You may be able to bring the hands together to sort of fake it with one fist inside the other hand, but will depend on shoulder articulation.