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News Credits: 419 · Tue Feb 14, 2017 3:22 pm

Happy Va'alentines day, Seibertronians! Today, thanks to Scottimus, we have our first reported sighting of the first wave of Robots In Disguise Combiner Force 1-Step changers at U.S. retail! This wave consists of Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Drift, Sideswipe, and new cast member Blurr! Check out the provided images below and tell us if you've seen anything new at retail in the comments below!

News Credits: 191 · Tue Feb 14, 2017 3:27 pm

Hm. It's a shame they only focused on asking about the G1 elements because I'd be interested to know what other incarnations they considered.

News Credits: 4888 · Tue Feb 14, 2017 3:48 pm

Are you fans eager to find Robots in Disguise Soundwave in stores soon? Well, if you are in the UK then it might be sooner than you think. TFW2005 user hellhound has found this RiD Warrior wave featuring Soundwave & Blurr in Sainsbury, UK. The specific breakdown of the wave can be found here and also features a masked Windblade toy and Skywarp.

News Credits: 3 · Tue Feb 14, 2017 4:13 pm

Soundwave looks so AWESOME. I haven't gotten one RiD toy so far, and this guy might break that.

News Credits: 11 · Tue Feb 14, 2017 4:18 pm

Huh. That package artwork makes his face look less Prime-esque and more G1 with Prime influences. Not that I'm complaining. It looks abso-freakin'-lutely beautiful and a toy I have to add to my (admittedly only toy figures) RiD collection.

Especially since my Cyberverse Beast Hunters Soundwave toy got broke and lost an arm.

Kurona wrote:Hm. It's a shame they only focused on asking about the G1 elements because I'd be interested to know what other incarnations they considered.

Yeah, especially if Blurr is coming over from Rescue Bots. It feels like that show had just as much to do w/ the design for his new toy as G1 did.

News Credits: 15 · Tue Feb 14, 2017 5:42 pm

Nexus Knight wrote:Yeah, especially if Blurr is coming over from Rescue Bots. It feels like that show had just as much to do w/ the design for his new toy as G1 did.

You're silly. G1 is the only thing that matters in Transformers history, and nothing else was as important or better than G1. G1 reigns supreeeme All hail the G1 Gods, local raindances on Tuesdays @ 7 PM. Bring your mail-in Reflector toys!

>:oP

News Credits: 11 · Tue Feb 14, 2017 9:55 pm

That is Combiner Force One steps Wave 2 surely as Blurr & Sideswipe isn't in Wave 1.

Also there is going to be such a glut of Grimlocks what with him being repacked in two waves in a row - a Bumblebee might have made more sense to re-issue.

I can't help but see a lot more Rescue Bots Blurr in the RID Blurr than I can G1 Blurr the colours and head are kinda G1ish - but if they repaint him purple sometime (or make the rescue bots one in blue) then the similarity will be really nailed home. let me put it this way if I was of a mind to paint the wheel rims I'd consider painting them greenish/yellow in honour of the Rescue Bots toy.

News Credits: 241 · Tue Feb 14, 2017 10:05 pm

RAR wrote:That is Combiner Force One steps Wave 2 surely as Blurr & Sideswipe isn't in Wave 1.

You sure about that? That's the first any of these new molds have been sighted. Their product codes should be in sequence as well.

News Credits: 3 · Wed Feb 15, 2017 12:28 am

PrymeStriker wrote:
Nexus Knight wrote:Yeah, especially if Blurr is coming over from Rescue Bots. It feels like that show had just as much to do w/ the design for his new toy as G1 did.

You're silly. G1 is the only thing that matters in Transformers history, and nothing else was as important or better than G1. G1 reigns supreeeme All hail the G1 Gods, local raindances on Tuesdays @ 7 PM. Bring your mail-in Reflector toys!

Now if someone doesn't know this is sarcasm, I'll cry for you.

News Credits: 11 · Wed Feb 15, 2017 12:43 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
RAR wrote:That is Combiner Force One steps Wave 2 surely as Blurr & Sideswipe isn't in Wave 1.

You sure about that? That's the first any of these new molds have been sighted. Their product codes should be in sequence as well.

Well there is a possibility that the waves are different in the UK but the UK wave one is something like this.

Quillfire (new packet)
Springload (new packet)
Arctic Sideswipe (new packet)
Drift (new mould)
Bumblebee (new mould)
Optimus (new mould)

They have the same ones in ASDA & Sainsburys.

Now it's not impossible they may have rejigged the assortments - all I can say is that Blurr and red (mould type 3) Sideswipe are not in that wave here.

News Credits: 241 · Wed Feb 15, 2017 1:40 am

RAR wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
RAR wrote:That is Combiner Force One steps Wave 2 surely as Blurr & Sideswipe isn't in Wave 1.

You sure about that? That's the first any of these new molds have been sighted. Their product codes should be in sequence as well.

Well there is a possibility that the waves are different in the UK but the UK wave one is something like this.

Quillfire (new packet)
Springload (new packet)
Arctic Sideswipe (new packet)
Drift (new mould)
Bumblebee (new mould)
Optimus (new mould)

They have the same ones in ASDA & Sainsburys.

Now it's not impossible they may have rejigged the assortments - all I can say is that Blurr and red (mould type 3) Sideswipe are not in that wave here.

While Europe getting special assortments isn't unheard of, it does follow the US ones for general retail. I guess the US skipped the first wave and headed straight into the second. I'd still like the product numbers tho, they should be on the bottom near the bar codes, or near the copyright and/or mold ID stamps on the actual toys.

News Credits: 19 · Wed Feb 15, 2017 4:41 am

I can't beleive that Soundwave will JUST be limited to Sainsburys, surely eventually other stores like Asda, Tesco & Smyths will get him in

http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/02/14/robo ... ers-333381
Ok! this is getting daft now! even though it's for the ap...we know we'll eventually be getting toys out of these(we're already getting a cyclonus) why are they just reusing characters that we've already seen & gotten with Combiner Wars?(Menasor, Galvatronus....which btw...this RID Cyclonus is legion class...so is waay too small to become a torso for a combiner!) instead it would've made more sense to get the combiners that we DIDN'T get with CW for Combiner Force....namely Predaking, Abominus, Monstructor, Piranacon, Road Caesar, Landcross(i think there's a Titans Return one coming?), Landfill & Raiden

coz the way Combiner Force is going....its looking like we may also get Superion, Defensor, Computron, Bruticus, Devastator & Liokaiser all over again! so soon after we not long got those with CW.

News Credits: 4888 · Wed Feb 15, 2017 9:55 am

Stuartmaximus wrote:I can't beleive that Soundwave will JUST be limited to Sainsburys, surely eventually other stores like Asda, Tesco & Smyths will get him in

http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/02/14/robo ... ers-333381
Ok! this is getting daft now! even though it's for the ap...we know we'll eventually be getting toys out of these(we're already getting a cyclonus) why are they just reusing characters that we've already seen & gotten with Combiner Wars?(Menasor, Galvatronus....which btw...this RID Cyclonus is legion class...so is waay too small to become a torso for a combiner!) instead it would've made more sense to get the combiners that we DIDN'T get with CW for Combiner Force....namely Predaking, Abominus, Monstructor, Piranacon, Road Caesar, Landcross(i think there's a Titans Return one coming?), Landfill & Raiden

coz the way Combiner Force is going....its looking like we may also get Superion, Defensor, Computron, Bruticus, Devastator & Liokaiser all over again! so soon after we not long got those with CW.

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News Credits: 4888 · Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:06 am

It has been a long time we didnt get new toy reveals through the Robots in Disguise App. It seems it is making up for lost time sinc we finally have our first look at not just 1, or 2, but 3 combiners:
Ultra Bee, Menasor and (hold onto your buts) Galvatronus!

There are also new Combiners/Activators: Soundwave & Torpedo Laserbeak (which we have already seen in toy form) and Optimus Prime & High Test.

We also finally see Dragbreak (which looks pretty much as you would expect), as well as Lunar Force Primestrong and Shocknado, which both appear to be redecos.

Let us know what you think of the designs. Remember that the combiners have been found to be at the 30$-35$ price point so that may explain why they look like simplified transforming toys with no individual robot modes, more along the power rangers zord concept.

Hopefulyl we will get a better look at these this coming saturday at the 2017 New York Toy Fair.

News Credits: 462 · Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:19 am

So, Galvatronus could be Cyclonus's endgame, using his mind control powers to not only manipulate the Council, but to also make himself a combiner. My theory, at least.

Though, look closely at Galvatronus's arms. Don't they look kinda like blue-colored Vehicons?

News Credits: 4888 · Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:21 am

Sabrblade wrote:So, Galvatronus could be Cyclonus's endgame, using his mind control powers to not only manipulate the Council, but to also make himself a combiner. My theory, at least.

Though, look closely at Galvatronus's arms. Don't they look kinda like blue-colored Vehicons?

Wouldnt be the first time they reuse that character model in this show.

News Credits: 19 · Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:22 am

Sabrblade wrote:So, Galvatronus could be Cyclonus's endgame, using his mind control powers to not only manipulate the Council, but to also make himself a combiner. My theory, at least.

Though, look closely at Galvatronus's arms. Don't they look kinda like blue-colored Vehicons?

They are! jet vehicons tbh >:oP

News Credits: 41 · Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:28 am

This news certainly has me wondering how these toys will work. The torsos on the bigger Combiners, and the fact that they have crash in their name, lead me to believe they will be closer to the two bot Combiners we've already seen with a similar gimmick. But I'm wondering how those arms will work. Any speculation?

Maybe mildly disappointed that they are not more in line with Warrior toys, but I was also pleasantly satisfied with Primestrong. The gimmick reminds me of the old days.

Hope they show these this weekend.

News Credits: 462 · Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:29 am

We could be looking at something more along the lines of the Power Core Combiners.

News Credits: 19 · Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:32 am

Menasor, Bee Combiner & Cyclonus will deffo be there, dunno about the rest?

News Credits: 4888 · Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:35 am

Cobotron wrote:This news certainly has me wondering how these toys will work. The torsos on the bigger Combiners, and the fact that they have crash in their name, lead me to believe they will be closer to the two bot Combiners we've already seen with a similar gimmick. But I'm wondering how those arms will work. Any speculation?

Plenty. I smell Powr Core Combienrs all over. So it would be a car and when you plug it, it turns into an arm. Or you hae to do a simple transformation into an arm, like power ranger zords.

I am sure kids will love this.

News Credits: 41 · Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:41 am

Oh! PCC. I could see that. Maybe that style of combining would offer up a little more articulation.

News Credits: 11 · Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:43 am

So it's interesting to not that the Activator Combiner Bumblebee has the Stealthforce mode and the 3 step seems to be stuck in that mode and doesn't even have the ability to fold up into a proper car at all. just as Optimus' new 3 step can not fold it's guns away.

So it seem the Activator Combiner Optimus is very like the 3-step just like is the case with Bumblebee too where the 3-step and Activator combiner are also very similar.

I'd wish they'd done a few more new moulds before starting on the crash combiner repaints though. I'd not minded a Decepticon repaint at all but just a random colour change - I hope will at least reference something in the story to have an excuse to exist.

News Credits: 4888 · Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:44 am

Cobotron wrote:Oh! PCC. I could see that. Maybe that style of combining would offer up a little more articulation.

If there is automorphing, then you usually get less articulation. The PCC toys had no articulation

(and neither do Power Ranger zords)

News Credits: 462 · Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:45 am

william-james88 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Oh! PCC. I could see that. Maybe that style of combining would offer up a little more articulation.

If there is automorphing, then you usually get less articulation. The PCC toys had no articulation (and neither do Power Ranger zords)

Some zords and megazords of the past have had some kind of articulation.