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I'm amazed how polarizing Elita-1 is.

She's a traditional jet former (body with jet as backpack). No issues there. They can't all be Triggerhappy.

She makes a solid torso. I'm looking forward to seeing how she does substituting for Silverbolt with my Superion Maximus version of the gestalt. Her colors may not work, but I wont know until I see the combination with my own eyes.

Here is Elita One's head from The Search for Alpha Trion:



Here is her robot mode head from PotP:



They look very close to me with the difference mainly in the lack of paint on the toy.

The PotP gestalt head is just a little different so it's still Elita-1 but powered up. That's how I see it.



Overall, I prefer the new stylized toy heads.

The problem I have is 's cheap stickers. I wonder how she would look without them. Turns out TR Megatron/Blitzwing have incredible detailing on the wings and don't need them covered up.

This is odd. There is a Walmart about half a mile form where I work, and I've never been there (mostly because I pass 2 other Walmarts and 2 other Targets, and a TRU between home & work, where I get most of my toys)

It's in a "not so nice" neighborhood, so I can see why I've never been there. Despite all this, I managed to get Roadtrap on my lunch break just now (sadly they had no Battleslash, only Tailgate which I have no interest in).

So I had the inevitable "item not scanning" dilemma. The cashier said "I may not be able to sell this to you"...I offered to go back to toys and take a picture on my phone of the price (I should have done that first, I think part of me was hoping the UPC would be in the system by now). But then her impatience took over and she asked for the price, which I gave her honestly. Her lack of caring was I guess what upset me most, it's just sad that so many employees are unhappy, but I get that it's commonplace now, which is why I try to use self checkout as much as possible, which this store did not have.

Unlike CW Legends Class which would clearly advertise if a particular figure had integration with a combiner team; there is nothing that advertises on the packaging that these two are meant to go together, other than a tiny piece of artwork of Battletrap's combined mode on the side, which any person not savvy to the line most likely would not even notice. Even just a little pic in the corner of the window advertising its combiner ability would have been nice.

On a side note, I'm pretty sure Walmarts price scanning system is nationwide, but has anyone in the continenatial U.S. been able to purchase any of the wave 2 legends and actually have them scan successfully?

Final post of this long post- Seems like wave 2 is releasing the opposite of wave 1

Wave 2 (first to last)
Deluxe
PM's
Legends
Voyagers
Leaders

Wave 2 (first to last)
Leaders
Voyagers
Legends
PM's (just now being sighted)
Deluxes (not yet sighted in the Western hemisphere)

For those that want a "Fire Guts" Prime:

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(Personally, I don't like the Prime mold, and would rather have a black Nucleon Quest Convoy from the TR PM OP mold and Fire Guts God Ginrai from the Takara version)

To clarify about "remolds/repaints", I meant regularly released figures. Elita-1 is a remold of Starscream (so I don't need to get SS), and I'm sure Hasbro will remold/repaint most of these figures at least once. Basically, I'm interested in the best version of certain "weaker" molds in this line (especially if they are "new" characters).

primalxconvoy wrote:For those that want a "Fire Guts" Prime:

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(Personally, I don't like the Prime mold, and would rather have a black Nucleon Quest Convoy from the TR PM OP mold and Fire Guts God Ginrai from the Takara version)

To clarify about "remolds/repaints", I meant regularly released figures. Elita-1 is a remold of Starscream (so I don't need to get SS), and I'm sure Hasbro will remold/repaint most of these figures at least once. Basically, I'm interested in the best version of certain "weaker" molds in this line (especially if they are "new" characters).

I see what you mean now yeah hasbro do like to get their moneys worth. Which I can't blame them since that is the goal of all for-profit businesses.

o.supreme wrote:So I had the inevitable "item not scanning" dilemma. The cashier said "I may not be able to sell this to you"...I offered to go back to toys and take a picture on my phone of the price (I should have done that first, I think part of me was hoping the UPC would be in the system by now). But then her impatience took over and she asked for the price, which I gave her honestly. Her lack of caring was I guess what upset me most, it's just sad that so many employees are unhappy, but I get that it's commonplace now, which is why I try to use self checkout as much as possible, which this store did not have.

Self-checkout wouldn't have helped you in this situation.

I have always thought seekers made an odd choice for a combiner torso. A little too dorito shaped for my liking.

And now Prime face me in my ultimate form, Cool Ranch!
Though, in my opinion, most the recent jet combiner, Silverbolt and Scattershot, have triangular body shapes when torsos. Doesn't really bother me too much, but I can see why it may nag others. For me it just looks kind of aerodynamic, so it fits.

Jets are pretty much triangular in basic shape, mostly due to their wings near the back half of the body and their slender, tapered profile up front. That's just simple aerodynamics. It makes sense that a jet folded up to act as a "torso" for a giant robot will still be fairly triangular in overall shape.

So Aces has obtained the wave2 Prime Masters, and we're seeing the Leaders and Voyagers -- but where are the Deluxes? I'm thinking Target will get them in the next couple of weeks....

Overlord needs more options for Prime Masters in his chest!

Is that a gaogaigar reference there i see? Historically, wave 2 is where distribution gets funny in the UK, for almost all class sizes. It's one of the dilemmas I currently face with wanting abominus.

Via fellow Seibertronian Abejorro1997, we have a new video review for a figure from the second wave of Transformers: Power of the Primes toys - one that we have seen in our in-hand images covered here: Blackwing, the second jet in the old Powermaster power couple with Dreadwind!

The video, from xcorpeo, shows the vehicle mode of the Deluxe class jet, its robot mode, superjet Dreadwing mode, comparisons with Combiner Wars Cyclonus and the figures arm mode for more combination opportunities, shown here with Dreadwind again, and using Cyclonus as the torso. Check it out below, and join the discussion in the Energon Pub!

With all the posts on Elita-1, I'm surprised noone seems to have mentioned the fact that her combiner mode has her robot mode chest as a butt, and therefore, somewhat bizarrely for a transformer, has a posterior that wont quit.

william-james88 wrote:

bodrock wrote:So Aces has obtained the wave2 Prime Masters, and we're seeing the Leaders and Voyagers -- but where are the Deluxes? I'm thinking Target will get them in the next couple of weeks

Deluxe wave 2 have now been found at wall Mart. But we would need a sighting of our own, so if anyone finds them at Walmart please let us know.

Walmart you say. Guess its time to do some shopping.

mordhelm wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

bodrock wrote:So Aces has obtained the wave2 Prime Masters, and we're seeing the Leaders and Voyagers -- but where are the Deluxes? I'm thinking Target will get them in the next couple of weeks

Deluxe wave 2 have now been found at wall Mart. But we would need a sighting of our own, so if anyone finds them at Walmart please let us know.

Walmart you say. Guess its time to do some shopping.

I go there every week for groceries, so I'll keep my eyes peeled.

The Wal-Mart near me always, always looks wrecked and unclean so I had started avoiding it, but they have made headway in their grocery dept. looking decent. The toy area was a mess, but until these figures pop up elsewhere,.Wal-Mart is now a normal stop for me.

Just a quick question for anyone interested...
After doing a small amount of research it seems a "Unite Warriors" type of line for PotP combiners is only rumor at this point.
Does anyone have any more info about this? Those of you that remember me, I'm beyond excited about Abominus finally making his way into a line.
If there's going to be a Japanese version which is more cartoon-accurate, I'll hold off on looking in stores and bite my time.
Any insight is appreciated!

And speaking of Walmart, the couple local stores that I frequent have had a decent selection even though the actual section space for TF's has been pretty small.
I've already been tempted to pick up a couple Dinobots, but again, if these are released in a Japanese line with more show accurate paint apps, I'm more than willing to wait.

Thanks, and hope you all have been well!

Sowndwave76 wrote:Just a quick question for anyone interested...
After doing a small amount of research it seems a "Unite Warriors" type of line for PotP combiners is only rumor at this point.
Does anyone have any more info about this? Those of you that remember me, I'm beyond excited about Abominus finally making his way into a line.
If there's going to be a Japanese version which is more cartoon-accurate, I'll hold off on looking in stores and bite my time.
Any insight is appreciated!

And speaking of Walmart, the couple local stores that I frequent have had a decent selection even though the actual section space for TF's has been pretty small.
I've already been tempted to pick up a couple Dinobots, but again, if these are released in a Japanese line with more show accurate paint apps, I'm more than willing to wait.

Thanks, and hope you all have been well!

The Dinobots will be released in Japan as is, same paint apps, same stickers, no differences whatsoever (same goes for all of PotP, really). The Terrorcons's status as a "Classic Combiner" may allow them to be released as a UW exclusive set, but restarting the line with just one item?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

mordhelm wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

bodrock wrote:So Aces has obtained the wave2 Prime Masters, and we're seeing the Leaders and Voyagers -- but where are the Deluxes? I'm thinking Target will get them in the next couple of weeks

Deluxe wave 2 have now been found at wall Mart. But we would need a sighting of our own, so if anyone finds them at Walmart please let us know.

Walmart you say. Guess its time to do some shopping.

I go there every week for groceries, so I'll keep my eyes peeled.

I'll hunt today as well!

By the by, the Elita-1 Combiner finally has a name: as of NY Toy Fair 2018, it's Elita-Infin1te.

That's an...interesting? name. Yeah, still not so wanting to own her. The in hand photos are not so bad, I guess I just have no real connection to her outside a few old G1 episodes.

Hot off the presses, live from New York Toy Fair, we have some huge news: our first full look at the upcoming Power of the Primes Optimal Optimus toy!

The new leader class figure uses the same "Evolution" engineering that other POTP leaders have, allowing him to power up from the more "Season one" Styled Optimus Primal figure to his full, surfing-monkey self. Check out our photos below and make sure to stay tuned for our more professional photos coming later today! Does this figure meet your expectations? Did you want more out of it? Let us know down below, and stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all the latest Transformers news from New York Toy Fair!

Alongside the Transformers: Power of the Primes leader class Optimal Optimus - the winner of the 2017 fan-vote poll - New York Toy Fair 2018 also brought us some more reveals as seen in the Hasbro Brand Entertainment panel (of which you can read our coverage here).

In the preliminary showroom floor images below, you'll find the likes of Nova Star, the alleged Moonracer retool and redeco, along with Prime Masters Quintus Prime with Bludgeon Decoy Suit, Megatronus with Bomb Burst Decoy Suit, and Solus Prime with Octopunch Decoy Suit. Also included are shots of the full line diorama, and Terrorcon combiner Abominus - check it all out!

Nice. Looks like OpOp hasn't got any vehicle modes...

I need that abominus...the primal I can live without