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Sat Nov 10, 2018 2:20 pm

Yeah, Graveheart was who I was remembering. It's not exact but a reference to a cartoon made by the Beast Wars animators makes more sense to me than "orange is a Lambo production colour."

News Credits: 19 · Sat Nov 10, 2018 2:22 pm

Short Circuit wrote:Yeah, Graveheart was who I was remembering. It's not exact but a reference to a cartoon made by the Beast Wars animators makes more sense to me than "orange is a Lambo production colour."

Wonder if someone can ask the relevant folk at Hasbro to get confirmation on whether or not you're right.

News Credits: 54 · Sat Nov 10, 2018 3:14 pm

It could also be a reference to that orange being a stock paintjob for the Lamborghini Aventador.

(So a dual homage)

News Credits: 19 · Sat Nov 10, 2018 4:04 pm

For UK folk who may be interested Kapow has the 'Then and Now' pack apparently in stock for £39.97 of VW Bee and TLK Camaro Bee. Both have some slight paint differences to their individual releases. I don't feel a need for this set myself (as I already own the TLK figure and have the VW in both yellow and gold versions) though I would quite like the display card for the TLK figure to go with the figure I already have.

https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... lebee.html

VW Bee £21.97
https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/new-arrival ... eetle.html

Dropkick £22.99
https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... pkick.html

KSI Sentry £22.99
https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... entry.html

DotM Ratchet £19.97
https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/new-arrival ... tchet.html

Shadow Raider £21.97
https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/new-arrival ... aider.html

And now technically Studio but included here cos movie stuffs they have Legendary Optimus Prime for £59.97
https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... prime.html

News Credits: 7 · Sat Nov 10, 2018 5:28 pm

I hope Studio series DOTM Megatron is in scale with Studio series ROTF Megatron.

News Credits: 174 · Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:22 pm

Studio series devastator... I AM READY :michaelbay:

Seriously, it looks like such a beast, I can't wait, as for everyone's concerns with mixmaster, remember, devastator's face actually split into several plates to allow for his vacuum attack, so parts forming a face into the shells of the mixer shouldn't be a problem

News Credits: 1646 · Sun Nov 11, 2018 10:03 pm

Found this guy today, and the wait was worth it! Only the 2nd movie Starscream I have ever gotten, the first was the OG voyager. And both are fun. But this guy is awesome. Love the saw and the tattoos, which is why I waited for it.

News Credits: 19 · Mon Nov 12, 2018 2:10 am

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Found this guy today, and the wait was worth it! Only the 2nd movie Starscream I have ever gotten, the first was the OG voyager. And both are fun. But this guy is awesome. Love the saw and the tattoos, which is why I waited for it.

Need.

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Nov 12, 2018 7:00 pm

Carnivius_Prime wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Found this guy today, and the wait was worth it! Only the 2nd movie Starscream I have ever gotten, the first was the OG voyager. And both are fun. But this guy is awesome. Love the saw and the tattoos, which is why I waited for it.

Need.

You do, he's gorgeous. he and my movie 1 Screamer look great together

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Nov 12, 2018 8:14 pm

Thanks to Seibertronian Cprime18 and yours truly, we have word that the Studio Series Wave 4 Voyager Revenge of the Fallen Starscream has made its way to US retail! This Starscream is a redeco of the Wave 1 Voyager, done up in his Revenge of the Fallen and Dark of the Moon paintjob that includes a massive amount of Cybertronian tattoos. He also comes with a brand new saw blade accessory that replaces his missile launcher accessory. The saw blade is translucent orange and is very nice in hand.

These figures were found in a Walmart in San Antonio, Texas and a Target in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Of note here is that the Starscream found in Target was on sale for $27.99 instead of the standard $29.99, as were all the voyager class figures in that store.

Check out the images below, and let us know what you think of these figures in the comments section below!

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Nov 12, 2018 8:51 pm

this guy is gorgeous

News Credits: 3644 · Mon Nov 12, 2018 10:05 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:this guy is gorgeous

I like it except for the black goatee thing around his mouth. What's up with that? It's very distracting to me and I can't see his face properly because of it.

News Credits: 3 · Mon Nov 12, 2018 10:21 pm

Seibertron wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:this guy is gorgeous

I like it except for the black goatee thing around his mouth. What's up with that? It's very distracting to me and I can't see his face properly because of it.

I think it might be to make his mouth more noticeable. It's kind of distracting now that you mention it.

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Nov 12, 2018 10:24 pm

Seibertron wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:this guy is gorgeous

I like it except for the black goatee thing around his mouth. What's up with that? It's very distracting to me and I can't see his face properly because of it.

I don't know, but I really like it. it adds some nice color.

I took some of my other SS guys and movie Megs out to finally take some group shots. Sorry the Megs picture is kinda crappy, it looked far better on my phone even looking at it in the gallery:

News Credits: 131 · Wed Nov 14, 2018 9:58 am

Seibertron wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:this guy is gorgeous
I like it except for the black goatee thing around his mouth. What's up with that? It's very distracting to me and I can't see his face properly because of it.

I still prefer the first SS Screamer release. That deco is gorgeous and the paint has a lovely stain finish. Either way it's a great mold and representation of the character. Also my first Movie Starscream.

News Credits: 61 · Wed Nov 14, 2018 2:54 pm

carytheone wrote:
Seibertron wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:this guy is gorgeous
I like it except for the black goatee thing around his mouth. What's up with that? It's very distracting to me and I can't see his face properly because of it.
I still prefer the first SS Screamer release. That deco is gorgeous and the paint has a lovely stain finish. Either way it's a great mold and representation of the character. Also my first Movie Starscream.

Agreed, I prefer the MV1 version, but you really can't go wrong either way. It does bug me a little bit that ROTF Screamer's missing the tattoos on his one leg, though.

Also, what's everyone's thoughts on SS Brawl? I was initially more interested in ROTF Megatron for wave 2, but with DOTM Megatron coming I don't think I need the ROTF version.

News Credits: 4877 · Sat Nov 17, 2018 3:21 pm

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Also, what's everyone's thoughts on SS Brawl? I was initially more interested in ROTF Megatron for wave 2, but with DOTM Megatron coming I don't think I need the ROTF version.

I think he's fine. I preffer the leader as a toy but this one works really well. Nice scale and I always encourage new molds.

News Credits: 4877 · Sat Nov 17, 2018 3:41 pm

So far, Hasbro was the only company to release extra exclusives as part of the Studio Series line, which is why the numbering got derailed. They released Thundercracker and a slew of exclusive Bumblebee toys, while Takara simply released the mainline toys. Well, the have now announced their first exclusive numbered as SS EX. As one might guess, it is a Bumblebee but not one that has been released in the US. Instead it is the Volkswagen deluxe mold done in a rusty deco. The full name is Transformers SS EX 1967 Rusty Bumblebee.

You can see an image below. It is part of the movie campaign for the Bumblebee movie's Japanese release in March. You must buy your tickets in advance at a 7 Eleven as a prerequisite for owning this figure. Another exclusive Bumblebee item linked to advanced tickets purchases is a Bumblebee Kewpie keychain. This is a Japanese doll dressed in a Bumblebee costume which may be of interest to a few members of our community who also collect these types of dolls. You can see a video below.

Going back to the Studio Series toys, we have in package images of the 5th wave of deluxes. This wave has also been labelled as Wave 1 2019 by Hasbro. It includes Clunker Bumblebee, Crankcase, Barricade, Sideswipe and WWII Bumblebee. This wave should be out January 2019 in stores.

News Credits: 241 · Sat Nov 17, 2018 3:44 pm

william-james88 wrote:
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Also, what's everyone's thoughts on SS Brawl? I was initially more interested in ROTF Megatron for wave 2, but with DOTM Megatron coming I don't think I need the ROTF version.

I think he's fine. I preffer the leader as a toy but this one works really well. Nice scale and I always encourage new molds.

On the side, that would make him have a toy in the standard Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Classes, like Optimus Prime, Megatron and Ironhide. How about that?

News Credits: 3644 · Sat Nov 17, 2018 5:03 pm

SS EX 1967 Rusty Bumblebee

The name is hilarious. If only it had been a 1969 version. LOL.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Nov 17, 2018 5:38 pm

where is this "exclusive"? all i see are figures that everyone can get.....

News Credits: 241 · Sat Nov 17, 2018 6:07 pm

Octobotimus wrote:where is this "exclusive"? all i see are figures that everyone can get.....

Right here. It uses the original 18 Bumblebee as a placeholder.

News Credits: 11 · Sun Nov 18, 2018 2:11 am

Every time I see images of SS Crankcase, I die a little inside. I can't wait to see his package where it brags about his "big screen accuracy"... :roll:

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Sun Nov 18, 2018 2:39 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Octobotimus wrote:where is this "exclusive"? all i see are figures that everyone can get.....

Right here. It uses the original 18 Bumblebee as a placeholder.

Nope, that's the rusty version, it's just very light on the rust. Look at the bottom of the door, under the headlight, and the edges of the hood.

Emerje

News Credits: 4877 · Sun Nov 18, 2018 7:06 am

Emerje wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Octobotimus wrote:where is this "exclusive"? all i see are figures that everyone can get.....

Right here. It uses the original 18 Bumblebee as a placeholder.

Nope, that's the rusty version, it's just very light on the rust. Look at the bottom of the door, under the headlight, and the edges of the hood.

Emerje

Its also very evident on the grey grill piece at the front.