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[Lucky Logician]

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Crankcase_(DOTM)
https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Berserker
https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Crowbar

Yeah.... I don't mean to be racist, but all those 'cons look alike to me.

Clearly some people in charge wanted to make a Predator (Yautja) / Transformer hybrid. And they were so pleased with themselves, that they repeated it twice more.

[Evil Eye]

IIRC the final movie models of the Dreads had the same bodies (Hatchet aside obviously) but with different heads. The concept art gave them subtle differences in bodies.

I'll probably just get Berserker and Crowbar, the decos match on them well enough.

[Flashwave]

So, I was more into this toy of WWII Bee until I saw his chest plate just sorta chilling under the car... is that supposed to be something? Minesweeper or tranny armor?

[Dominus Prime]

I'll wait till toyworld releases their take on ww2 bee and bulldog

[Blitzwing is bae]

Dang boi he thicc

[noctorro]

@Blitzwing hahahaha

I like the tank with the treads all over.

[Emerje]

So, I was more into this toy of WWII Bee until I saw his chest plate just sorta chilling under the car... is that supposed to be something? Minesweeper or tranny armor?

I don't know what that's supposed to be, but that's not his chest, it's the back of his feet




compare the ridges on the sides of it to the ridges on the sides of his feet and you can see the rounded corner on his heels.



Emerje

[-Kanrabat-]

So, I was more into this toy of WWII Bee until I saw his chest plate just sorta chilling under the car... is that supposed to be something? Minesweeper or tranny armor?

I don't know what that's supposed to be, but that's not his chest, it's the back of his feet

Emerje

For what they are, Bayformers MUST cheat. It's not a new thing and they have no choice.

[Emerje]

So, I was more into this toy of WWII Bee until I saw his chest plate just sorta chilling under the car... is that supposed to be something? Minesweeper or tranny armor?

I don't know what that's supposed to be, but that's not his chest, it's the back of his feet

Emerje

For what they are, Bayformers MUST cheat. It's not a new thing and they have no choice.

We don't usually see that level of cheating outside of jets. Most land vehicles tend to be a little cleaner underneath. It's like they needed to give him a bit of height so they made big feet that couldn't fit underneath properly.

Emerje

[-Kanrabat-]

We don't usually see that level of cheating outside of jets. Most land vehicles tend to be a little cleaner underneath. It's like they needed to give him a bit of height so they made big feet that couldn't fit underneath properly.

Emerje

Oh. Now I see what you were talking about.
Ew.
They could have at least tried to hide it as a bumper.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

So, I was more into this toy of WWII Bee until I saw his chest plate just sorta chilling under the car... is that supposed to be something? Minesweeper or tranny armor?

I don't know what that's supposed to be, but that's not his chest, it's the back of his feet

Emerje

For what they are, Bayformers MUST cheat. It's not a new thing and they have no choice.

We don't usually see that level of cheating outside of jets. Most land vehicles tend to be a little cleaner underneath. It's like they needed to give him a bit of height so they made big feet that couldn't fit underneath properly.

Emerje

I've taken a look at some images of the vehicle he's based on, the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car, and at least one liberty is taken, with the chassis or suspension sticking out a bit too far underneath. All for the sake of heels I suppose.

[william-james88]

I still dont see how thats the back of his feet. I dont doubt anyone, I just dont see what others are seeing as easily.

[william-james88]

Taiwanese reviewer Kevin Liu got his hands on a Transfomers Studio Series 22 deluxe Dropkick. In the video, we can view the transformation of a helicopter into a robot. While Dropkick is a triple changer in the film, the toy only converts into a helicopter. And while there is a Studio Series Shatter coming out which only has a car mode, we are currently unaware of any further releases of either Dropkick with a car alt mode or Shatter with a jet alt mode. This toy comes from the final wave of the wave 4 of the Studio Series line and should be at retail soon. The fullw ave contents are below and as you can see, it will not be hard to find Dropkick.

DELUXE JAZZ x1
DELUXE BUMBLEBEE x2
DELUXE RATCHET x1
DELUXE DROPKICK x3
DELUXE KSI SENTRY x1

[Stryker P28]

with that really light blue almost white he makes a good battleslash

[Seibertron]

Thought I'd share a few pictures of Shadow Raider and Lockdown with parts swapped so you end up with Blazing Lockdown and Night Ops Lockdown (or whatever names you want to call them).

[ZeroWolf]

Very nice! Still a shame about no gun face but they look very good.

[Decepticon Stryker]

I got Shadow Raider yesterday and I love it. I'm definitely grabbing Lockdown next time I see him. Just wish deluxes weren't $20 each so I army building would be easier on my wallet.

[Ig89ninja]

I got Shadow Raider yesterday and I love it. I'm definitely grabbing Lockdown next time I see him. Just wish deluxes weren't $20 each so I army building would be easier on my wallet.

Yeah, why the increase from $15-16 dollars?

[Decepticon Stryker]

I got Shadow Raider yesterday and I love it. I'm definitely grabbing Lockdown next time I see him. Just wish deluxes weren't $20 each so I army building would be easier on my wallet.

Yeah, why the increase from $15-16 dollars?

Probably because most of the Studio Series figures are really really good. And also inflation and other economic stuff which I don't understand because I suck at math

[TF-fan kev777]

I got Shadow Raider yesterday and I love it. I'm definitely grabbing Lockdown next time I see him. Just wish deluxes weren't $20 each so I army building would be easier on my wallet.

Yeah, why the increase from $15-16 dollars?

Probably because most of the Studio Series figures are really really good. And also inflation and other economic stuff which I don't understand because I suck at math

It isn't necessarily a price increase now, TLK deluxes were at $20 MSRP as well.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Dropkick needed to be much darker blue, but overall he looks pretty good! I'm hoping we get a muscle car version of him eventually though. and a Jet Shatter. And a Blitzwing

[Ig89ninja]

I got Shadow Raider yesterday and I love it. I'm definitely grabbing Lockdown next time I see him. Just wish deluxes weren't $20 each so I army building would be easier on my wallet.

Yeah, why the increase from $15-16 dollars?

Probably because most of the Studio Series figures are really really good. And also inflation and other economic stuff which I don't understand because I suck at math

But the prime wars trilogy figures are still that price!

[Flashwave]

I got Shadow Raider yesterday and I love it. I'm definitely grabbing Lockdown next time I see him. Just wish deluxes weren't $20 each so I army building would be easier on my wallet.

Yeah, why the increase from $15-16 dollars?

Probably because most of the Studio Series figures are really really good. And also inflation and other economic stuff which I don't understand because I suck at math

But the prime wars trilogy figures are still that price!

Probably Licensing, Movie toys have to pay to look like real vehicles and if its anything like past lines, Paramount gets a slice of the pie too. Although my local Walmarts just rollback'd their Studio figures to 16.85

[Jelze Bunnycat]

I got Shadow Raider yesterday and I love it. I'm definitely grabbing Lockdown next time I see him. Just wish deluxes weren't $20 each so I army building would be easier on my wallet.

Yeah, why the increase from $15-16 dollars?

Probably because most of the Studio Series figures are really really good. And also inflation and other economic stuff which I don't understand because I suck at math

But the prime wars trilogy figures are still that price!

Probably Licensing, Movie toys have to pay to look like real vehicles and if its anything like past lines, Paramount gets a slice of the pie too. Although my local Walmarts just rollback'd their Studio figures to 16.85

Movie, RotF, DotM were all level with other contemporary lines, licensed or not. Plus, the Bumblebee Movie toys actually has two licenses for vehicles: the Chevrolet Camaro and the Volkswagen Beetle, both for the titular character. While true that the Studio Series has the most licenses of any line, the price hike started with TLK.

What may be a factor is the desire to make a clearer distinction between "collector-grade" and "regular toy" lines, with the former having a slightly higher price tag.

[Spider5800]

Huh, Dropkick looks like Battletrap. I kinda like it.

Speaking of the Bumblebee movie, have we heard anything else about that 2-pack with Volkswagen 'Bee and TLK 'Bee? Never got the TLK one, Volkswagen 'Bee has started popping up in stores in my area and I've been debating if I want to pick him up now or wait for the 2-pack, but I can't find anything about it.