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News Credits: 1 · by **Rtron** » Fri May 12, 2023 10:50 am

Great looking customs!

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Fri May 12, 2023 12:34 pm

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:NEST strike team has been assembled!

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Very well done, these look great!

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Fri May 12, 2023 2:41 pm

Rtron wrote:Great looking customs!

Thank you!

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Very well done, these look great!

Thanks! These were a fun set of projects!

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sat May 13, 2023 12:27 am

Here's a pretty light custom to "complete" the SS38 Optimus Prime.
My friend found some random toy truck at Walmart yesterday. The livestock trailer was almost perfect and it only needed to had the trailer pin modified to fit the truck's trailer hitch. Then, some leftover Repros. Finally, add some ROTB Battle Masters and BAM! Beast Carrying Optimus Prime!

What do you think?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat May 13, 2023 12:32 am

"Maximals! Hop inside my mobile prison cell!"

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sat May 13, 2023 12:37 am

Sabrblade wrote:"Maximals! Hop inside my mobile prison cell!"

But ya gotta admit, it's a sneaky way to transport them through populated areas.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat May 13, 2023 12:41 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:"Maximals! Hop inside my mobile prison cell!"

But ya gotta admit, it's a sneaky way to transport them through populated areas.

"Mommy, why are there a bunch of giant mutant animals inside that truck?"

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sat May 13, 2023 5:08 am

Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:"Maximals! Hop inside my mobile prison cell!"

But ya gotta admit, it's a sneaky way to transport them through populated areas.
"Mommy, why are there a bunch of giant mutant animals inside that truck?"

The only way to be able to tell is to look up close while the vehicle is on a dead stop. I've seen these kind of trailers often on the road and its always hard to tell what's inside when on the road.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Sat May 13, 2023 6:27 am

Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:"Maximals! Hop inside my mobile prison cell!"

But ya gotta admit, it's a sneaky way to transport them through populated areas.
"Mommy, why are there a bunch of giant mutant animals inside that truck?"

In this case it's more like two normal sized big cats, a medium sized croc and a baby rhino.

I like it, it reminds me of the old circus trains.

Emerje

by **Deadline** » Sat May 13, 2023 11:24 am

Overcracker wrote:Just ran across this on Baidu…

SS RotB Optimus Prime it would seem.

https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8400245617?pr ... 27-d0-e0#/

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I'm happy it's not a repaint of the Bumblebee movie Prime figure

by **M. Spector** » Sun May 14, 2023 9:41 am

All joking aside, that trailer scales exceptional well wih Optimus, neat idea. Maybe itll even work with the upcoming RoTB one too

News Credits: 1 · by **Rtron** » Sun May 14, 2023 10:54 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:Here's a pretty light custom to "complete" the SS38 Optimus Prime.
My friend found some random toy truck at Walmart yesterday. The livestock trailer was almost perfect and it only needed to had the trailer pin modified to fit the truck's trailer hitch. Then, some leftover Repros. Finally, add some ROTB Battle Masters and BAM! Beast Carrying Optimus Prime!

What do you think?

Lol, very cool idea.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sun May 14, 2023 12:36 pm

Rtron wrote:Lol, very cool idea.

Thanks! It was fun to do and very little work.

I found a similar trailer but this one is a tanker. Some more heavy mods will be required for it to fit my leader SS ROTB Scourge.It will have to be repainted and Repro'd. Look forward to it!

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Tue May 16, 2023 10:37 am

There was a Hasbro Pulse livestream today with Evan and BMac showing us the entirety of Studio Series Wave 3. The preorders will be up later this month. They also revealed two 2 packs for Amazon's IDW subline which are available to preorder today.

Studio Series Wave 3

SS Core Class DOTM Bumblebee
SS Deluxe 86 Brawn, painted windows, can mimic G1 toy look
SS Deluxe GE Cliffjumper
SS Voyager GE Megatron
SS Voyager ROTB Rhinox
SS Voyager ROTB Optimus Prime, Buzzworthy Bumblebee exclusive, only the tires and windshield are identical to the previous SS BB figure

Amazon Capsule (exclusive thematic subline)

Miner Megatron and Senator Ratbat: Megatron colour scheme based on cafe scene with Impactor by Alex Milne
Orion Pax and Senator Shockwave: Orion is based on Siege Hound and Shockwave is based on the Tetra Jet

Boxes connect, like last year's Wreckers capsule. There are more items to come as Amazon exclusives.

The two boxsets are available as preorders today at 1 pm.

Pipeline reveals:

Core Class Snarl
Deluxe Bombshell
Deluxe RID Strongarm
Deluxe Detritus
Deluxe Shadowstriker
Voyager Bludgeon
Voyager Trashmaster (autobot junkion that becomes a garbage truck)
Leader Dreadwing

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue May 16, 2023 10:47 am

Not a fan of Orion Pax or Cliffjumper, but I like everything else. At least they alluded to a possible future larger Orion Pax at some point.

Emerje

News Credits: 18 · by **Immortal Starscream** » Tue May 16, 2023 11:06 am

As overly excited as I am for the megs/ratbat set, I am equally as underwhelmed but the shockwave/orion set. Make no mistake, I think they did a good job with what they had to work with. Just doesn't wow me.Lots of people called them using Hound for orion. Same people (myself included) were expecting metalhawk to be used for shockwave.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Tue May 16, 2023 11:07 am

Yeah, that Shockwave 2-pack is a must have. I didn't see Siege Hound as the base for Pax, but at least it's not Kup again. And Shockwave looks great. I wasn't a big fan of the tetra jet mold, but it fits that character well.

And still no Sunstorm out of the ER Seeker mold. >:oP

by **Till-all-R1** » Tue May 16, 2023 11:11 am

I prefer the Orion pax that came in the Hero is born 2-pk over this ugly looking monstrosity.
Abut the only one's that appealed to me are Senator Shockwave and to a lesser degree Ratbat, the others in these 2-pk are horrid looking. IMO

Not into ROTB or any of the newest Animated stuff or VG versions. That Brawn is starting to look alright to me and might actually get him, I'm not that big a fan of the character per say and was planning to pass but being there doesn't seem to be much coming that appeals to me I may just have to get him to fill out the minibots. Still on the fence about Beachcomber since I already have the previous version so it will depend on my mood and how well it actually looks in person.

Pretty much only getting about four with those being, Devcon, Brawn, Ratchet, Frenzy. And potentially Commander Magnus, Beachcomber.

News Credits: 7 · by **TulioDude** » Tue May 16, 2023 11:17 am

IDW inspired sets lookn interesting.
Need more images of Rise of the Beasts Optimus truck mode. That may be the deciding factor if I wanna get the mainline voyager or this one.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Tue May 16, 2023 11:19 am

That Brawn is supposed to be deluxe, right? Looks very core-sized.

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Tue May 16, 2023 11:23 am

Core DOTM Bee is finally here, and he does have a new battle mask head!

Can’t wait to get ahold of one and paint it up!

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue May 16, 2023 11:35 am

Rodimus Prime wrote:That Brawn is supposed to be deluxe, right? Looks very core-sized.

"Small Deluxe" like most of the other Mini Cars, his parts count and transformation steps far exceeds any Core.

Emerje

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Tue May 16, 2023 11:45 am

Emerje wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:That Brawn is supposed to be deluxe, right? Looks very core-sized.

"Small Deluxe" like most of the other Mini Cars, his parts count and transformation steps far exceeds any Core.

Yeah that's what I figured. He just looks very simple.

News Credits: 30 · by **DeathReviews** » Tue May 16, 2023 11:59 am

Pretty much the only one that tempted me off the bat was 86 Brawn. Something about that Man-at-Arms head...

by **SpaceEagle** » Tue May 16, 2023 12:13 pm

Gamer Megs looks fantastic, RotB Prime looks stellar (loving the truck mode with its front bullbar and his big exhausts), Brawn looks pretty good, and I knew it would've been a no-brainer with how Cliffjumper would look. (I don't mind it at all, it makes sense, I just would've preferred his WfC DS look).
Couldn't care less about the IDW stuff.