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by **Agent 53** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 7:33 am

It looks like the moviveverse line is finally on the recovery from AOE's dark times, Megs, Bee and Jazz are definitely in my targeting sights, and the leaders. They look Superb.

News Credits: 21 · by **dragons** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 7:35 am

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Ah, as I hoped. His feet were mistransformed in the last few pictures I saw. This looks good! I'll allow it!

mistransformation Nooo :roll:

not end of world if you plan buying him before these where posted what does it matter if he’s transformed properly or not paintings are not painted properly Picasso’s paintings worked up over toy you won’t like picasos paintings toy over work of art

Nice looking figure over original figure from first time he was released

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:11 am

Okay, in these new pics, the gray doesn't look so dull and bland, looking rather decent instead.

by **RiddlerJ** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:28 am

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:So I got Thundercracker who for some reason is a Studio Series figure.

He even comes with a backdrop.

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Did you seriously get one? I am laughing at this, bad as it may be, but I'm hoping you did find one. I really want to find one, and the local TRUs don't have him

Yeah I got one. I wasn't even planning to, but then I wondered how limited their release might be and figured I better get one now rather than skip it and regret it. I like the mold, even if he still has that issue with the legs not tabbing properly (plus he's still TR compatible)

I like to keep the wings untransformed on him on robot mode, for a more seekery look and to differentiate him from Nitro.

News Credits: 90 · by **Tyrannacon** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 9:02 am

I am totally on board with that Megatron and adding him into my shrine.

by **kriksix** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 9:57 am

oh. don't know now. the stock photo had me a t a definite 'no'. but now..

will I never learn..?

News Credits: 2 · by **Spider5800** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 12:49 pm

Not a fan of the little guns on his back (Did his tank mode even have those in the film? Don't remember them), but otherwise looks great. Probably still won't grab it, I have no need for ANOTHER voyager movie Megs, but if I didn't have 5 already, i'd totally grab this. :lol:

by **Shuttershock** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 1:15 pm

All things told, there are worse things than for Megatron to be grey. And he does look pretty good regardless.

Still, it is a shame they couldn’t spring for silver, considering the price jump and pomp and circumstance going into the Studio Series line.

News Credits: 1 · by **Octobotimus** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 4:27 pm

Spider5800 wrote:Not a fan of the little guns on his back (Did his tank mode even have those in the film? Don't remember them), but otherwise looks great. Probably still won't grab it, I have no need for ANOTHER voyager movie Megs, but if I didn't have 5 already, i'd totally grab this.

All you need to do is sell 1 then buy this one in its place

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Mar 27, 2018 6:10 pm

He looks great! He will be a great Megatron to go alongside my other 5 voyagers, so I will have 1 of the same size class from all 5 movies and the alternate universe!!!

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Mar 28, 2018 8:49 pm

English video review or Grimlock in ENGLISH.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Mar 28, 2018 10:13 pm

While we have had plenty of in-hand images and a chinese Transformation review of the upcoming Studio Series Grimlock, we have yet to see an English review of the highly anticipated figure. Well, thanks to a heads up from Kanrabat, we have a new English review, coming to you from Benscollectables on Youtube!

The new video reviews is about 13 minutes long and gives us a good in-depth look at the new figure. Now a few things to note: Benscollectables says it himself: he is not usually a Hasbro/Takara person, but the figure impressed him greatly with its looks and its paintwork, both of which have been noted to be quite impressive. Also important to note is that the Dino mode is the weaker of the 2 modes, and certain angles do show some gaps in the armor, but Benscollectables still says it is quite awesome. The transformation, as we've seen before, bears some resemblance to fellow movie Dinobot Scorn and Beast Wars Megatron, just with knight armor and shoulder mounted spiked T-Rex heads.

Check out the video below, and let us know what you think of one of the most highly anticipated Transformers figures of the year!

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Mar 28, 2018 10:15 pm

This guy is just so... incredible. I am in love with this figure

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Wed Mar 28, 2018 10:48 pm

Grimlock is a bit smaler than I imagined from all the earlier photos comparing him to others in the line. He still ends up being average height for a leader and smaller than the previous ones from ROTF

Blackout is quite small by comparison.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Mar 28, 2018 10:52 pm

Oh, poo. I was hoping Grim and Blackout (or at least just Grim) would be BIG.

News Credits: 2 · by **Spider5800** » Thu Mar 29, 2018 2:05 am

william-james88 wrote:Grimlock is a bit smaler than I imagined from all the earlier photos comparing him to others in the line. He still ends up being average height for a leader and smaller than the previous ones from ROTF

Blackout is quite small by comparison.

Yeah, they're shrunk down just like all Transformers have shrunk since the DotM line onward. About what I was expecting, honestly, roughly same height as current Leader's and shorter than original movie and RotF/HftD leaders.

I'm fine with it, he'd still look fairly in scale with AoE and TLK voyagers, which are better than any of the leaders that came out those lines anyway IMO.

Blackout is still a massive improvement over the first movie voyager and he's still in scale with other stuff from this specific line, so i'll live with it. I'll still probably put him on my movie Decepticon shelf with leader's Megatron, Starscream and Brawl.

Now we just need a voyager or leader Bonecrusher to round out the 1st movie cast (I have the deluxe, but that's pathetically out of scale). Still kind of surprised they didn't do that instead of another Brawl figure.

News Credits: 149 · by **Big Grim** » Thu Mar 29, 2018 5:39 am

Gotta admit, that Grimlock is seriously tempting!

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Thu Mar 29, 2018 6:54 am

That Grimlock is incredibly cool

News Credits: 56 · by **Nathaniel Prime** » Thu Mar 29, 2018 7:35 am

I am amazed at the fact that this leader Grimlock looks amazing in both modes, has awesome paint apps, and a cool range of motion including a ball jointed head, full ankle movement, and WAIST ROTATION ON A HASBRO RETAIL LEADER FIGURE!!! :michaelbay:

I will definitely get this figure the moment I see it and gladly pay full price for this Grimlock. Thank you Has/Tak and continue to make amazing figures like this! :HASBRO:

by **Shuttershock** » Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:17 pm

Spider5800 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Grimlock is a bit smaler than I imagined from all the earlier photos comparing him to others in the line. He still ends up being average height for a leader and smaller than the previous ones from ROTF

Blackout is quite small by comparison.

Yeah, they're shrunk down just like all Transformers have shrunk since the DotM line onward. About what I was expecting, honestly, roughly same height as current Leader's and shorter than original movie and RotF/HftD leaders.

I'm fine with it, he'd still look fairly in scale with AoE and TLK voyagers, which are better than any of the leaders that came out those lines anyway IMO.

Blackout is still a massive improvement over the first movie voyager and he's still in scale with other stuff from this specific line, so i'll live with it. I'll still probably put him on my movie Decepticon shelf with leader's Megatron, Starscream and Brawl.

Now we just need a voyager or leader Bonecrusher to round out the 1st movie cast (I have the deluxe, but that's pathetically out of scale). Still kind of surprised they didn't do that instead of another Brawl figure.

I have to think Bonecrusher is in the pipeline, assuming Studio Series does well enough for more waves. Much like a SS Ironhide, I assume he’d be either a big Deluxe or a small but bulky Voyager.

News Credits: 21 · by **dragons** » Thu Mar 29, 2018 1:35 pm

articluation is pretty much same waste of time to show it off for repaints, except for trasnfomartion i see no change in figure except its repaint small minor trasnfomration details not bad figure beter from original colors on original figures that was released

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Thu Mar 29, 2018 1:53 pm

Just checked out a nearby Meijers and they had the entire wave 1 (even the leaders) except Optimus. I only picked up Bumblebee, but the others were there!

The picture's kinda crappy, but you can see Grimlock down at the bottom, Blackout's behind him.

by **avarathriul** » Thu Mar 29, 2018 3:34 pm

i am going to need a cup

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Mar 29, 2018 6:06 pm

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Just checked out a nearby Meijers and they had the entire wave 1 (even the leaders) except Optimus. I only picked up Bumblebee, but the others were there!

The picture's kinda crappy, but you can see Grimlock down at the bottom, Blackout's behind him.
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If you can give us a location, like state and city wise, in a PM or a news email (see my sig), we can news this! it's the first North American leader sighting!

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Mar 29, 2018 6:12 pm

It's been a while since I was genuinely exited for a Movie leader!

Man, dat Grimlock! I'm not sure if I'll be able to afford it immediately, especially at full price. I have an online purchase to do so choices have to be made. Let's hope there will be plenty to go around like TLK voyager Grimlock was.