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News Credits: 387 · by **Bounti76** » Sat Jun 20, 2020 10:20 am

Thanks to Autobase Aichi on Twitter, we're being treated to some new images of upcoming Studio Series figures, those of SS-64 Deluxe Class Cliffjumper and SS-65 Voyager Class Blitzwing, both from the Bumblebee Movie! They link to Snakas Blog, which is where the images originate from. We get a couple of views each of both characters' boxes, showing that true to form, Cliffjumper is a smaller-sized Deluxe, about the size of Studio Series Bumblebee toys.

Blitzwing is a decent sized Voyager, though his head in the package seems as if it's the same color as his main body. It's possible these are packaging test shots, and not entirely finished products, as Blitzwing has been shown to have a darker colored head at his reveal, and in all renders we've seen. Time will tell.

These figures should be in the next wave of figures to hit, though with the current wave not reaching saturation just yet, it will likely be near the end of summer before they're seen at retail.

So what do you think of these latest images? Excited to pick these two up? Lsst us know your thoughts below, and enjoy the day of summer for the Northern hemisphere!

News Credits: 7 · by **TulioDude** » Sat Jun 20, 2020 11:28 am

So,what are chances that we will get the other seekers using the Blitzwing mold?

Day 172 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Sat Jun 20, 2020 12:18 pm

Unfortunate place for a crotch hole on Blitz but still wanting to pick him up though my backlog of ss wants is getting to the point I might abandon the idea of getting them.

by **Brutal brawl** » Sat Jun 20, 2020 1:58 pm

Wait a minute! They changed his head colour

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Jun 20, 2020 4:17 pm

Brutal brawl wrote:Wait a minute! They changed his head colour

Bounti76 wrote:Blitzwing is a decent sized Voyager, though his head in the package seems as if it's the same color as his main body. It's possible these are packaging test shots, and not entirely finished products, as Blitzwing has been shown to have a darker colored head at his reveal, and in all renders we've seen. Time will tell.

by **hausjam** » Sat Jun 20, 2020 5:29 pm

Meh

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Sat Jun 20, 2020 11:34 pm

blackeyedprime wrote:Unfortunate place for a crotch hole on Blitz but still wanting to pick him up though my backlog of ss wants is getting to the point I might abandon the idea of getting them.

Unfortunate, or genius? It is most likely 5mm meaning you can weaponize (or armorize) his crotch.
(I'll go to my room now.)

by **nemesis primus** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 8:31 am

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
blackeyedprime wrote:Unfortunate place for a crotch hole on Blitz but still wanting to pick him up though my backlog of ss wants is getting to the point I might abandon the idea of getting them.

Unfortunate, or genius? It is most likely 5mm meaning you can weaponize (or armorize) his crotch.
(I'll go to my room now.)

Does this mean we could place his spike weapon on his crotch and... well he did rip Bee's voice box out of his throat and... I'll say no more

News Credits: 19 · by **MadProject** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 8:54 am

blackeyedprime wrote:Unfortunate place for a crotch hole on Blitz but still wanting to pick him up though my backlog of ss wants is getting to the point I might abandon the idea of getting them.

Looks like the crotch hole is accurate:

News Credits: 6 · by **Ig89ninja** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 10:17 am

MadProject wrote:
blackeyedprime wrote:Unfortunate place for a crotch hole on Blitz but still wanting to pick him up though my backlog of ss wants is getting to the point I might abandon the idea of getting them.

Looks like the crotch hole is accurate:

Huh, the more you know.

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 11:50 am

Hopefully this means we’ll see more of ROTF Soundwave and Topspin soon!

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 4:57 pm

I'm hoping to hear that the version of SS ROTF Soundwave we've seen so far has been scrapped and they're starting over to get it right.

News Credits: 56 · by **Nathaniel Prime** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 8:16 pm

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I'm hoping to hear that the version of SS ROTF Soundwave we've seen so far has been scrapped and they're starting over to get it right.

Pffft, Zelda, you know they can't do that
...
Right?

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 8:50 pm

Excited for those 2. They are kinda getting lost with the Overload excitement, but I'm still excited for the whole wave

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 4:03 am

Nathaniel Prime wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I'm hoping to hear that the version of SS ROTF Soundwave we've seen so far has been scrapped and they're starting over to get it right.

Pffft, Zelda, you know they can't do that
...
Right?

I know it's extremely unlikely... Doesn't change the fact that SS ROTF Soundwave is undersize and has a significant accuracy issue.

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 5:13 pm

The toy is coming though, you don't just make a new mold and don't use it right?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 5:39 pm

Deadput wrote:The toy is coming though, you don't just make a new mold and don't use it right?

At this point of development, if it were suddenly canceled, it would be 1 to 2 years worth of work in the smelting pool.

Give that some thought.

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 5:59 pm

I know that.. It's just... it's unsalvageably bad work.

News Credits: 1 · by **Rtron** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 6:02 pm

Yeah, them redoing the Soundwave figure at this point is not unlikely, it's impossible. At most, there could be a new version in the future, although even that is unlikely. The best you can hope for at this point is a good deco.

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 6:07 pm

Rtron wrote:Yeah, them redoing the Soundwave figure at this point is not unlikely, it's impossible. At most, there could be a new version in the future, although even that is unlikely. The best you can hope for at this point is a good deco.

A good deco doesn't make it any better. The best I can hope for is finding a good deal on the original ROTF toy on eBay. It's a bigger Deluxe because of when it was made so it scales better, and it has both the shrouded and unshrouded heads, so it renders the Studio Series attempt an irrelevant waste of plastic.

News Credits: 7 · by **TulioDude** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 7:11 pm

I'm curious if you can swap heads between the Soundwaves. :-?

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 7:14 pm

TulioDude wrote:I'm curious if you can swap heads between the Soundwaves.

Why? It's not like it would make a difference since all either has is the unshrouded head.

For those wondering what I'm on about: In ROTF, when Soundwave is just flying around the G1-esque side finnials on his head are hidden and the top of his head is covered by an armored shroud, but when he's actually speaking orders the shroud is gone and his head has the same G1-sans-mouthplate look seen in DotM.

I was so excited for a new crack at ROTF Soundwave at first...

News Credits: 7 · by **TulioDude** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 7:23 pm

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:
TulioDude wrote:I'm curious if you can swap heads between the Soundwaves.
Why? It's not like it would make a difference since all either has is the unshrouded head.

I like the visor look.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 7:33 pm

I know your opinion Zelda, but personally, I like the looks of it. I'm excited for that Soundwave. Only downside is Ravage is coming with Grindor most likely instead of Soundwave.

But i am happy he is getting a stand

News Credits: 1 · by **Rtron** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 7:38 pm

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:
TulioDude wrote:I'm curious if you can swap heads between the Soundwaves.
Why? It's not like it would make a difference since all either has is the unshrouded head.

The studio series figures don't share headsculpts. The headsculpt is actually pretty accurate. I do agree the figure is underwhelming because of the lazy robot mode, which would be excusable if the satellite mode was amazing, but given it isn', it ends up being just a bad figure. But the headsculpt is perfectly accurate.

: RotFSoundwave.JPG (33.14 KiB) Viewed 13725 times

: SSSoundwave.JPG (20.31 KiB) Viewed 13725 times

Also, they probably just wanted both Soundwaves to be the same size in robot mode, scale-wise, given he spends Revenge of the Fallen floating in space all alone.