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william-james88 wrote:

Black Hat wrote:Part of me wants to import the TAV version through Mandarake but she's so cheap in my local store, and seeing as I'm going to be modding her anyway, that quite frankly I might as well fire up the airbrush (or at least the paintbrush...).

As for the SDCC version, the colours are kind of...weird and it still has that horrible face.

Your better off getting her locally and modding her then,e specially since she is sold out at mandarake.

Right, that's what I'll do then. Probably.

Along with the Transformers: The Last Knight toys line-up from Transformers Perù, as seen here, the images also contained some more information of the Robots in Disguise line - which does not, however, contain too much new information as to what is to come as it has Combiner Force only, and names we are already seeing at retail, but you can check it out below in any case, and stay tuned for more updates as Toy Fair 2017 is just round the corner!

Combiner Force Hyperchange Heroes:

Optimus Prime
Bumblebee

Combiner Force Warriors:

Grimlock
Strongarm
Starscream
Blastwave
Stormshot
Autobot Drift

Combiner Force Activator Combiner:

Strongarm and Trickout
Bumblebee and Stuntwing

Combiner Force Crash Combiners:

Optimus Prime & Strongarm
Bumblebee and Sideswipe

Note, not newsing that post, but useful reference for forum discussion!

Oh that was lovely I just lost the post I wrote due to a server error.

Oh nuts.

Anyway what I was saying is I got some crash combiners and i'd not mind if they made some more.

SDCC Windblade is nice, but I'm a sucker for that shade of blue. TAV is really good, and they painted the sword.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:We still have Skysledge and Stormhammer, and then there's "Drag Strip" and "Wildbreak".

Wait... what if that Stunticon pack was actually a pair of 2-packs? "Motorstar" & Drag Strip, "Wildrider" & Breakdown? Would fit the naming scheme of the bigger bots.

That is my thinking too that the next wave of Crash Combiners (after Skysledge and Stormhammer) will be 4 Stunticons (2+2) so you still get the mix-and match idea going on.

I'd be surprised if they make more than that - though I'd like it if they did.

At this point it looks like RID is just not going to die (at least not quite yet). I expected it to be all done by the time the Movie toys came out - but what with the Movie toys showing a lack of idea and being very repaint heavy - I don't even see it as a proper full toy line (at least so far). It's more like something that will be there and gone as quickly as Combiner Force likely will be too.

From UK retailer Smyths Toys' website, we have the actual official images for two One-Step changers from the Transformers: Robots in Disguise toy line: Sideswipe and newcomer Blurr! You can check them both out below in their vehicle and robot mode, and in packaging.

Changes between robot and sports car in 1 step
Convert this figure in 1 quick, kick-pop motion
Scan the shield to unlock a token in the app - ask your parents’ permission first
App content ages 9 and up
Contents Sideswipe figure and on-box instructions
Dimensions: over 10cm in height

Product Description

Autobots roll out! Join the fight against the Decepticons with the Transformers Robots In Disguise Combiner Force 1-Step Changer Sideswipe – assortment. Convert this 1-Step Changer Sideswipe figure from robot to sports car in 1 super awesome, flip-switch motion. Prepare for battle the Autobots need your help!

Features

Changes between robot and sports car in 1 step
Convert this figure in 1 quick, kick-pop motion
Scan the shield to unlock a token in the app - ask your parents’ permission first
App content ages 9 and up
Contents: Blurr figure and on-box instructions
Dimensions: over 10cm in height

Product Description

Autobots roll out! Join the fight against the Decepticons with the Transformers Robots In Disguise Combiner Force 1-Step Changer Blurr – assortment. Convert this 1-Step Changer Sideswipe figure from robot to sports car in 1 super awesome, flip-switch motion. Prepare for battle the Autobots need your help!

I wish that blur was legion class...

BERSEKAEL wrote:I wish that blur was legion class...

Legion class blurr was already revealed, you can see more of him here:
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ews/37086/

And they are makung a legion cyclonus too!

good lord that sideswipe looks bad. his torso is literally a flat panel screwed onto a frame. and not even screwed on right, his legs are misaligned.

That really does not look much like Rescue Bots Blurr's face/head.

Sabrblade wrote:That really does not look much like Rescue Bots Blurr's face/head.

It... kind of does. It's not the exact same but they follow the same patterns and motifs.

That forehead crest of his is definitely more from G1 Blurr without the antenna.

Sabrblade wrote:That forehead crest of his is definitely more from G1 Blurr without the antenna.

Yeah, it's the RB Blurr head but they changed it up a little to include some original and G1-drawn aspects. It still follows the same motifs and patterns as RB Blurr.

To me this:


looks as much like this:


as this:


looks like this:


Sure, they borrowed a few things from G1 Blurr like the color and that little thing on top of his head, but the overall shape is closer to RB Blurr.

Emerje

Huh, so that's what RB Sideswipe looks like? Weird. Why is RiD so obsessed with the black chest window thing? It's a cool motif but it being on everyone is really confusing me.

Kurona wrote:Huh, so that's what RB Sideswipe looks like? Weird. Why is RiD so obsessed with the black chest window thing? It's a cool motif but it being on everyone is really confusing me.

The ironic thing is that Sideswipe doesn't have a window chest in either the RID 2015 cartoon or on any of his toys, including his Rescue Bots toy. The window chest he had in the Rescue Bots cartoon was all that cartoon's doing.

More one steps! Just what we all wanted!!!
(sarcasm)

rockman_fan wrote:good lord that sideswipe looks bad. his torso is literally a flat panel screwed onto a frame. and not even screwed on right, his legs are misaligned.

It's nice to see some rotation in a One-step you don't often get that.

It looks like the knees up are on a hinge system so the chest is the nose of the car and I like the elbows he has - it seems he spins at the knees.

But I really would prefer some more Decepticons - heck they could do a much better job with Thunderhoof - or at least repaint him a bit.

They never made a Megatronus One step so that would be worth doing as would Starscream.

I think that Shark one would work really well as a one-step too.

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P.S.

This is now 5 One-step RID Bumblebee (2 Scissor,2 butterfly, and an unfold type).
4 Sideswipe (2 butterfly, one sort of Scissor and a rotate and chest pop type)
3 Optimus Prime (Flipchanger ish one, one which is mainly just moving his hands and standing it up, and an unfold like one) I would have expected one be made in white but they've not done that yet surprisingly.

2 Drift (One scissor and one butterfly)

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So I'll say what I usually do - make more Decepticons and make Jazz.
Also why not make Rescue Bots onesteps in with the RID line ?

So I don't know if this is noteworthy, or even remotely close to new any more, since I haven't kept very good track of this thread - but I found some Combiner Force Warriors (RiD Wave 9?) in a Target today. I know for certain these guys have been out for a while in the US but I don't know if they've been seen Down Under yet, so I figured I'd share it anyway.


(Drift was there too but I didn't realise he was part of the wave at the time, so he doesn't get to be in the picture.)

Personally I didn't have much of a hankering for any of them except Screamer, whom I picked up and am rather pleased with. Not a big fan of the facial/headal region, but hey, it seems to be the line's aesthetic so I have no problem with it being the way it is. I might go back for Stormshot later though, he looks pretty delish as well.
Additionally (and I'm sure this isn't new), the Windblade/Scorponok wave (RiD Wave 7?) seems to have shown up at the same time and I pocketed little miss way-too-red as well, bringing my total RiD collection count up to a massive... eight.


(Three Minicon Weaponizers not pictured because they've gone walkabout and I can't be bothered looking for them and all their pieces )