The Energon Pub

[Emerje]

The only use of the T30 Arcee mold I don't have is the one from the Platinum box set so I look forward to adding this one to the collection.

Emerje

[Rtron]

With the upcoming reveal of SS DOTM Bumblebee, I wanted to show this breakdown I made a little while ago showing all of the changes (mold-wise, anyway) that could be remolded from SS ROTF Bee to get Bumblebee's different design in DOTM!

I don't expect all of these parts to be remolded (the tires and secondary wings are, I would say, lower priority than the new chest and spoiler - also, the new secondary wings would require changing the transformation), but here's showing what all the differences are between the models. There are paint differences too, such as the stripes running over the roof in alt mode and the black details on the foreamr shields, but this just looks at remolding. We can already tell the central chest piece (the one outlined in blue in the first picture) has been remolded, so that's exciting!

I think we can be sure the robot chest and the car's front and bonnet will be remolded, as they changed those parts for the Revenge of the Fallen release. The collar piece and the thigh pieces that form the front of the back wheelwells are a maybe. As for the tires, the back of the car and the lower wings, I doubt very much that they'll change those.

[Cyber Bishop]

There is a post on Reddit that is of what appears to be the T30 Arcee with a remolded rear that folds better in bot mode and closes the gaps in alt mode. She also looks to have rocker ankles. Ill pull the image from my phone and DL it here

[Immortal Starscream]

Wile similar, that doesn't look like a straight re-use of the t-30 arcee. Proportions and shape are different. also the shell backpack seems different as well, with the wheels being the only part that looks the same. it could be based on the t-3o mold, like how ER starscream was based on classics. part of that backpack, and some of the shoulder area makes me think of the legacy elita-1 though.

[Cyber Bishop]

This is the photo from reddit, make your own decision but it sure looks to me like T30 remastered.

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

I think we can be sure the robot chest and the car's front and bonnet will be remolded, as they changed those parts for the Revenge of the Fallen release. The collar piece and the thigh pieces that form the front of the back wheelwells are a maybe. As for the tires, the back of the car and the lower wings, I doubt very much that they'll change those.

I agree, though I think the back of the car is more likely since they need to add the spoiler.

[Immortal Starscream]

This is the photo from reddit, make your own decision but it sure looks to me like T30 remastered.

yup, forget what I said before, that is without a doubt the same arcee used for the teaser image.

[Cyber Bishop]

yup, forget what I said before, that is without a doubt the same arcee used for the teaser image.

Yeah when I saw it posted there then that image I said to myself the exact same thing, I even took my T30 and earthrise to look at the comparison. It looks like they may have given her the ER head too which pleases me.

[Immortal Starscream]

yup, forget what I said before, that is without a doubt the same arcee used for the teaser image.

Yeah when I saw it posted there then that image I said to myself the exact same thing, I even took my T30 and earthrise to look at the comparison. It looks like they may have given her the ER head too which pleases me.

zooming in and trying to clear up the image a bit, it looks like there is quite a bit of new tooling here, and not just on the even worse backpack. her thighs, though mostly obscured are definitely all new, and sadly hollow. her calves look the same, but with the new ankles may have new tooling. her arms, or at least her forearms seem a little different as well, missing the tab slots. though the biceps do look to have the same hollow bits. the only parts that look like direct re-use seem to be the chest, and the front fenders. Betting her "belly" area is the same, though cant tell due to the text

[Cyber Bishop]

zooming in and trying to clear up the image a bit, it looks like there is quite a bit of new tooling here, and not just on the even worse backpack. her thighs, though mostly obscured are definitely all new, and sadly hollow. her calves look the same, but with the new ankles may have new tooling. her arms, or at least her forearms seem a little different as well, missing the tab slots. though the biceps do look to have the same hollow bits. the only parts that look like direct re-use seem to be the chest, and the front fenders. Betting her "belly" area is the same, though cant tell due to the text

I have been sitting here all morning doing the same, trying to figure out what looks reworked but the damn letters have to be in the way.. Also Looks like the wheels are not in the back of her thighs anymore and must be part of the reworked rear section.

[Immortal Starscream]

zooming in and trying to clear up the image a bit, it looks like there is quite a bit of new tooling here, and not just on the even worse backpack. her thighs, though mostly obscured are definitely all new, and sadly hollow. her calves look the same, but with the new ankles may have new tooling. her arms, or at least her forearms seem a little different as well, missing the tab slots. though the biceps do look to have the same hollow bits. the only parts that look like direct re-use seem to be the chest, and the front fenders. Betting her "belly" area is the same, though cant tell due to the text

I have been sitting here all morning doing the same, trying to figure out what looks reworked but the damn letters have to be in the way.. Also Looks like the wheels are not in the back of her thighs anymore and must be part of the reworked rear section.

yup, sadly seems they put more shell into her backpack. while not a fan of that, it does look like it will make the core robot mode more proportional. will have to wait for pics without text to be sure.

[william-james88]

Thanks to Cyberbishop, we were made aware of a n interesting picture on Redditt. It looks exactly like the obscured teaser image of SS86 Arcee posted by Takara except in full colour. This is the T30 Arcee mold with some changes. Now, can this all be hoax, but the odds of that are slim. We'll know the truth within 24 hours.

[Cyber Bishop]

Gotta love that reddit username too.

Reddit is really good to find spoilers and new releases too.

Not to mention that SS Sludge has been picked up in Hong Kong. Ill look for the guy that posted the pix and see if I can screencap it.

[Cyber Bishop]

Also from Reddit. It appears that SS Sludge has been released in Hong Kong
Ill splice the conversation I had with one of the posters and post that as well

[Cyber Bishop]

Dont know if this came from the store or the factory but.. Two different users as well.

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[Rtron]

If he's from Hong Kong, then probably a store. Southeast asian countries are the first ones to get new toys. I remember they got the first 2020 wave of Studio Series figures months in advance.

[Cyber Bishop]

If he's from Hong Kong, then probably a store. Southeast asian countries are the first ones to get new toys. I remember they got the first 2020 wave of Studio Series figures months in advance.

Thought so, and there are two different people posting them.

[Cyber Bishop]

UPDATED!!!!

From

https://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810171959/

[Cyber Bishop]

The waist is a bit blocky but I can live with this...

[ZeroWolf]

Surprised they never changed the hands

[Cyber Bishop]

Surprised they never changed the hands

What hands does this one use? the third version 5mm ones?

*EDIT*
Ok that is odd, in one photo the hand looks rounder, in another it looks like the open 2nd US version

[ZeroWolf]

Surprised they never changed the hands

What hands does this one use? the third version 5mm ones?

They're the open grip hands aren't they? Reviews I've read on the base Arcee T30 figure said they were only practical for her weapons.

[Cyber Bishop]

Surprised they never changed the hands

What hands does this one use? the third version 5mm ones?

They're the open grip hands aren't they? Reviews I've read on the base Arcee T30 figure said they were only practical for her weapons.

I was told there were 3 versions of the hands, closed, the opened ones and ones designed to hold a 5mm weapon.

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I tried to get a comparison of the pix vs the actual original toy. The thumb on the new one looks to poke out a bit more in this pix.

[Cyber Bishop]

Bumblebee too

https://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810210122/

[ZeroWolf]

Interesting, thats good to see mind