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News Credits: 171 · by **notsoalex** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 8:24 pm

Thanks a lot for posting this, as I was able to grab both leaders for retail price. I'm quite excited.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 9:22 pm

I_AM... MEGATRON! wrote:
Emerje wrote:
I_AM... MEGATRON! wrote:Do we know yet if the figures revealed this far are the only ones in the line or could there be more based on sales/fan feedback?

We haven't seen Deluxe Bee Movie Bumblebee, Voyager Ironhide, or Voyager RotF Starscream with the marks all over his jet mode. Ironhide is supposed to be wave 3 in September and Screamer is wave 4 in November. Bee was supposed to be wave 1, but where the movie got pushed back to December there's most definitely a Deluxe wave 3 and 4 since they wouldn't put that figure in wave 2. Plus a Japanese retailer order list included two more unnamed leaders. So the line is definitely running to the end of the year and there's likely several figures we haven't seen yet. No Voyager Bonecrusher, though. Booo.

Emerje

That's a relief. Aside from wanting Bonecrusher like everyone else, my real dream toy would be a figure of 1st movie Megatron. That design was always my favorite and no toy ever came close to doing it justice.

What but if one of the 2 remaining leaders is Bonecrusher??

Not gonna happen most likely due to robot scale, but he could pull a Blackout and just be a very dense/filled out leader that's shorter

News Credits: 2 · by **I_AM... MEGATRON!** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 10:09 pm

And they all just arrived. Will try to post some pics after I eat.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 10:52 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:What but if one of the 2 remaining leaders is Bonecrusher??

Not gonna happen most likely due to robot scale, but he could pull a Blackout and just be a very dense/filled out leader that's shorter

Blackout's advantage is that while his head height is't tall, he has that massive rotor assembly over his head that adds greatly to the figure's height. The Buffalo that Bonecrusher is based on isn't nearly as big and his bot mode isn't nearly as bulky at blackout. The figure should be shorter than Optimus in bot mode so Voyager is probably best just to give him a big alt mode.

Emerje

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 10:53 pm

While EB Games was the first place in Canada to get these toys (at retail prices too!), each store only had a case. So just one Optimus and Starscream per store. But now Walmart.ca has them, so any one anywhere in canada can get them.

https://www.walmart.ca/search/studio%20 ... N-10000041

News Credits: 2 · by **I_AM... MEGATRON!** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 11:17 pm

Sorry for the really crap quality:

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Fri Apr 06, 2018 1:10 am

I_AM... MEGATRON! wrote:Sorry for the really crap quality:

Lucky sonuva...

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Fri Apr 06, 2018 3:00 am

Cheapest I've seen for both Prime and Starscream together in UK. £54.99 + £2.90 postage
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Transformers ... 1438.l2649

News Credits: 2 · by **I_AM... MEGATRON!** » Fri Apr 06, 2018 3:12 am

Fair warning, as many suspected, Blackout is a panel former and having all of his panels line up for helicopter mode is an absolute PAIN.

That being said:

Still great.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Fri Apr 06, 2018 4:45 am

william-james88 wrote:While EB Games was the first place in Canada to get these toys (at retail prices too!), each store only had a case. So just one Optimus and Starscream per store. But now Walmart.ca has them, so any one anywhere in canada can get them.

https://www.walmart.ca/search/studio%20 ... N-10000041

I've yet to see any live in store. As for Walmart.ca, my credit card is loaded so....

News Credits: 7 · by **Bucky** » Fri Apr 06, 2018 9:59 am

I_AM... MEGATRON! wrote:Fair warning, as many suspected, Blackout is a panel former and having all of his panels line up for helicopter mode is an absolute PAIN.

That being said:

Still great.

I’d say he’s panel moderate, but they fold up and are hidden pretty well in bot mode. I did struggle for a while trying to line up his panels in alt mode, but once I got them all in place, and holding, it was worth it. That helicopter mode is gorgeous. If he had a peg hole on the bottom, I would honestly just display him in alt mode. Luckily his bot mode is a lot better, and more articulated than I was expecting. To me, Blackout and Starscream are the real standouts in this line so far.

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Fri Apr 06, 2018 10:27 am

Ironhidensh wrote:Want to know my secret shame?

I really wish we were getting a new Skids and Mudflap in this line.

I can't say much about Mudflap as I don't own him, but ROTF Skids is a pretty decent figure, and par for the course of what we could expect from a Studio Series. If they did do them I'd be happy with a more movie-accurate redeco of their first molds.

Personally I'm wanting a good SS Sideways and Dino. Sideways because his design was cool and the Audi R8 is my mum's favourite car, and Dino because that one 3P toy was a disaster. Shame unless Mattel goes up that we'll not get him with a licensed Ferrari mode though...

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Fri Apr 06, 2018 1:02 pm

Black Hat wrote:
Personally I'm wanting a good SS Sideways and Dino. Sideways because his design was cool and the Audi R8 is my mum's favourite car, and Dino because that one 3P toy was a disaster. Shame unless Mattel goes up that we'll not get him with a licensed Ferrari mode though...

Firage? What was wrong with it? I saw good reviews and only had to cancel mine cos of other unexpected expenses.

And Sideway's RotF Deluxe is still pretty darn nice in my opinion. Maybe it could be slightly more accurate if it had the Audi license but I really like the mold and have the Dead End retool. Nice transformation and looks great in both modes. If Hasbro did decide to do a new one I'd like to see it, but if they have no plans at all it wouldn't bother me in the slightest as the old toy is just fine.

News Credits: 194 · by **RodimusConvoy13** » Fri Apr 06, 2018 1:28 pm

Got Blackout from Amazon today. He's great! Both modes look fantastic. A bit tough with getting the panels tabbed in, but I think with practice, it'll get easier and I'll be able to line them up a bit better. Such a fun figure though.

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Fri Apr 06, 2018 1:42 pm

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:Got Blackout from Amazon today. He's great! Both modes look fantastic. A bit tough with getting the panels tabbed in, but I think with practice, it'll get easier and I'll be able to line them up a bit better. Such a fun figure though.

Does look excellent. I will likely be picking him up at some point when I can afford it and only after I got Grimlock first. I want these Leader figures to be in the center of my Studio Series shelf on their respective faction sides of it.

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Fri Apr 06, 2018 1:45 pm

Aaaaannnnnnd...Blackout is now $90 bucks. I was too late.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Fri Apr 06, 2018 1:54 pm

First-Aid wrote:Aaaaannnnnnd...Blackout is now $90 bucks. I was too late.

It will come in time.

At least, he's a common mainline figure from the EARLY waves. So to not find him in store this year will mean the sun asspllow'd.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Fri Apr 06, 2018 9:02 pm

Got Grimlock tonight, he's amazing in-hand, pictures just can't keep up with him. Paint work is jaw-dropping, and he's so well put together with screws and high parts'count, it's like he wandered out of tf cybertron or something :DANCE:

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Fri Apr 06, 2018 9:04 pm

In other news, I can't vouch for any other stores or locations, but, as of right now, the street date seems to have been lifted at target; just go in armed with a dpci and ask someone

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Fri Apr 06, 2018 9:55 pm

Having messed around with grimlock, his beast mode is pretty weak, gonna have to fiddle with it a little, but the transformation was pleasantly clever to be honest. I swear, his lower legs are missing a joint that would shorten his lower leg :???:

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 5:43 am

Got Starscream.

I bloody love it. Already started that I was very fond of the DotM deluxe figure but calling this a simple upscaling would not do this figure justice. Additions to the transformation are extra pieces that fold out to fill in the sides of his torso which are appreciated. This figure blows the old voyager Starscreams away with ease.

Oh and I love they've put a flight stand port into his crotch bit, not so much for the robot mode obviously but it ends up in perfect place for the jet mode.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 6:19 am

Very nice Carn, love the way the figures are scaling with their fellows in the line. Did you go for the optimus as well or leave him?

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 6:23 am

ZeroWolf wrote:Very nice Carn, love the way the figures are scaling with their fellows in the line. Did you go for the optimus as well or leave him?

Had to pass on Optimus for now cos I haven't a lot of money and I already have AoE and TLK Optimus Primes for voyager scale and I'm hoping Toyhax do a set of stickers for Studio Prime like they did for those two and others. So yeah I'd like that figure too but I have to prioritise and I'd really like Grimlock and eventually Blackout so I gotta be saving

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 8:08 am

Carnivius_Prime wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Very nice Carn, love the way the figures are scaling with their fellows in the line. Did you go for the optimus as well or leave him?

Had to pass on Optimus for now cos I haven't a lot of money and I already have AoE and TLK Optimus Primes for voyager scale and I'm hoping Toyhax do a set of stickers for Studio Prime like they did for those two and others. So yeah I'd like that figure too but I have to prioritise and I'd really like Grimlock and eventually Blackout so I gotta be saving

Oh I understand, I want that grimlock as well, it's a thing of beauty, and that blackout is such an improvement on the previous voyager it's not funny.

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 9:44 am

ZeroWolf wrote:Oh I understand, I want that grimlock as well, it's a thing of beauty, and that blackout is such an improvement on the previous voyager it's not funny.

Agreed on both.

Couple more Starscream pics. I had these G1 missile launchers for some reason and used them with my DotM Deluxe Starscream til I sold him when news of this one broke. I think they look alright in both modes.

I bloody love this figure so much. The clean, streamlined jet mode that avoids much of the undercarriage junk of many a TF jet is gorgeous and the busy, extremely detailed and unique robot mode is one of my faves.