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News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:50 pm

william-james88 wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:That Megatron: well, I can now say I will be buying 3 different size classes of him. I don't have that mold yet, so maybe this is the man upstairs telling me it's time

Your not gonna get the other megatrons? That legion looks pretty cool too.

Eh, hadn't paid him much thought. I generally don't go legion unless it is the only way to get the character (and RiD has really made that class fun for me)

News Credits: 653 · by **ScottyP** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:08 pm

I'm not gonna multiquote them all but if you think that Megatron is an odd choice, recall that AoE Strafe was released in that line using a Beast Wars mold from 1996.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:14 pm

ScottyP wrote:I'm not gonna multiquote them all but if you think that Megatron is an odd choice, recall that AoE Strafe was released in that line using a Beast Wars mold from 1996.

Except that was an exclusive: main line figures are hardly ever redecos/retools of toys that old (that's also why I added "unless it's an exclusive").

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 12:05 am

Dr Lockdown wrote:
SillySpringer wrote:Nitro looks like Soundwave. Just sayin.

As in retool/redeco or just similar looks?

Similar looks. Especially in the face. And the color.

News Credits: 1 · by **Dr Lockdown** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 12:20 am

SillySpringer wrote:
Dr Lockdown wrote:
SillySpringer wrote:Nitro looks like Soundwave. Just sayin.

As in retool/redeco or just similar looks?

Similar looks. Especially in the face. And the color.

Wouldn't put it past Hasbro to reuse the ROTF Soundwave mould. This line seems like a 'greatest hits' thing with all its repaints.

News Credits: 5 · by **Mr O** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:19 am

FOC Kickback with speakers and frog feet on his back. That's Nitro that is.

News Credits: 1 · by **Dr Lockdown** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 3:58 am

Mr O wrote:FOC Kickback with speakers and frog feet on his back. That's Nitro that is.

Doesn't look like it to me. Comparing photos, this looks more like a new mould.

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 6:04 am

Nitro looks awesome, at least from this tiny shot we have of him. He'll probably be getting a new name (Black Hat is slave to NO continuity!) but he will be mine. Probably.

Megatron...hmm. I've wanted to try out that mold for a while, I just wish it were bigger, and I really hope they've fixed the floppiness problems with it. Like all these toys he'll probably be getting a new name and identity in my collection.

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 7:37 am

Nitro looks interesting.

Easy pass on Deluxe Megatron. Not sure why it's being used here.

News Credits: 42 · by **Autobot N** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 7:39 am

So, from what I've seen of TLK:
Buys:
Scorn

Maybes:
Infernocus
Steelbane
Leader Dragonstorm (depends on how he looks)

by **RiddlerJ** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 8:15 am

I may get that Megatron, thought I have to think on who I'll repurpose him in my Classics shelf.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 8:20 am

I've been looking recently to replace my IDW bomber Megatron that I sent along a few months ago, this guy shall be the replacement!! I wasn't sure if I was gonna get in to the movie figures, but there is no way I can pass these awesome representations of Megatron up!!

Still may have to get that Shadow Optimus..dang it Bayverse!!

News Credits: 11 · by **RAR** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 8:23 am

Interesting that Dlx Megs has a new mould tusked head on him.

I have to chuckle a bit I was want to complain that the Dinbots were candy colours and looked like Dino-sentai (as Emgo calls them) but now I look at a whole line of mostly Gray and I really miss the colour now.

I hope the Bumblebee-Movie toyline has some colour in it (and not just yellow).

It seems a little deranged to make the whole line in shades of gray when you think about it - look at ROTF the characters were all sorts of colours then - why not now ?

I guess I should blame Bay for being colour phobic on some characters. even characters who are not grey like Hound look kinda washed out. Even Drift is partly Black, Hotrod in 85% Black too - Megatron has no colour to speak of on him either so he kinda looks generic. even the dragon is dark grey.

Now as I said I do appreciate the more subtle tones on the Dinobots and the Wei Jiang Black Knight OS KO Dinobots are absolutely on my to buy list this year. But really #TransformersSoGray.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 8:27 am

RAR wrote:Interesting that Dlx Megs has a new mould tusked head on him.

I have to chuckle a bit I was want to complain that the Dinbots were candy colours and looked like Dino-sentai (as Emgo calls them) but now I look at a whole line of mostly Gray and I really miss the colour now.

I hope the Bumblebee-Movie toyline has some colour in it (and not just yellow).

It seems a little deranged to make the whole line in shades of gray when you think about it - look at ROTF the characters were all sorts of colours then - why not now ?

I guess I should blame Bay for being colour phobic on some characters. even characters who are not grey like Hound look kinda washed out. Even Drift is partly Black, Hotrod in 85% Black too - Megatron has no colour to speak of on him either so he kinda looks generic. even the dragon is dark grey.

Now as I said I do appreciate the more subtle tones on the Dinobots and the Wei Jiang Black Knight OS KO Dinobots are absolutely on my to buy list this year. But really #TransformersSoGray.

It is kinda the main problem with the aesthetic and realistic alt-modes imo. I'm not all 'GEEWUN IS 100% BETTER', but when they do those G1-themed repaints of the movie toys (like how the first movie done a repaint of Jazz in his old whites and stripes), I just find they look so much better because they've suddenly got a lot of colour and vibrancy to them. Of course a lot of that is just my personal aesthetic taste, but I find it a bit better than a ton of washed-out grey robots blending into each other. I'll take that red scorn over the grey Takara repaint any day =P~

It does work for some though. Infernocus makes it WORK

News Credits: 42 · by **Autobot N** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:26 am

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 10:17 am

Thanks to Seibertronian Autobot N and weibo user 变形金刚改造工厂的淘宝店 we have yet another potential Last Knight figure for you to check out. As we previously showed you, the line is set to release a Demon Combiner and yet another Megatron (not that we're complaining), and it seems we will get another new figure in the form of Skullitron! Skullitron is a repaint and slight retool of the Steelbane deluxe figure we saw revealed at Toy Fair. We still have yet to figure out if these newly revealed figures are potential exclusives or actual wide-spread releases, but they are bringing some cool ideas to the table! Check out the image below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 10:19 am

I love the absolute plethora of ridiculous edgy names we're getting. Skullitron, Thrash, Infernocus... it's not even movie edgy or anything, it's like... it's like if you gave superhero names to metal bands. I friggin' love this

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 10:21 am

No idea where all these new guys are coming from, but this is the first I'm not interested in. I have no interest in Steelbane, and no interest in this retool.

However, going off Autobot N, here is my updated list of needs and desires from the line.

Definite buy:
Deluxe: Sqweeks, Barricade, Beserker, New Bee, Megatron
Voyager: Scorn, Megatron
Leader: Megatron
Combiner: Infernocus

Maybes:
Deluxe: Nitro (depends on full reveal)
Voyager: Hound, Prime
Leader: Dragotron (depends on looks)

News Credits: 3 · by **Randomhero** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 10:22 am

Kurona wrote:I love the absolute plethora of ridiculous edgy names we're getting. Skullitron, Thrash, Infernocus... it's not even movie edgy or anything, it's like... it's like if you gave superhero names to metal bands. I friggin' love this

It's no different than names for G1 characters, krok slugslinger dirge shrapnel kickback let's not kid ourselves

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 10:23 am

Kurona wrote:I love the absolute plethora of ridiculous edgy names we're getting. Skullitron, Thrash, Infernocus... it's not even movie edgy or anything, it's like... it's like if you gave superhero names to metal bands. I friggin' love this

I bet Thew of Thew's Reviews will also enjoy the metalness of the robot names :lol:

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 10:24 am

itscramtastic wrote:
Kurona wrote:I love the absolute plethora of ridiculous edgy names we're getting. Skullitron, Thrash, Infernocus... it's not even movie edgy or anything, it's like... it's like if you gave superhero names to metal bands. I friggin' love this
I bet Thew of Thew's Reviews will also enjoy the metalness of the robot names

He was tweeting the hell out of a transformer named Thrash within an hour of the reveal :lol:

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 10:24 am

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:No idea where all these new guys are coming from, but this is the first I'm not interested in. I have no interest in Steelbane, and no interest in this retool.

However, going off Autobot N, here is my updated list of needs and desires from the line.

Definite buy:
Deluxe: Sqweeks, Barricade, Beserker, New Bee, Megatron
Voyager: Scorn, Megatron
Leader: Megatron
Combiner: Infernocus

Maybes:
Deluxe: Nitro (depends on full reveal)
Voyager: Hound, Prime
Leader: Dragotron (depends on looks)

I see your list, and I subtract a bunch!
Deluxe: New Bee, Hot Rod
Leader: Megatron

Maybe Leader: Shadow Optimus.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 10:26 am

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:
Kurona wrote:I love the absolute plethora of ridiculous edgy names we're getting. Skullitron, Thrash, Infernocus... it's not even movie edgy or anything, it's like... it's like if you gave superhero names to metal bands. I friggin' love this
I bet Thew of Thew's Reviews will also enjoy the metalness of the robot names
He was tweeting the hell out of a transformer named Thrash within an hour of the reveal

Excellent

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 10:29 am

itscramtastic wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:No idea where all these new guys are coming from, but this is the first I'm not interested in. I have no interest in Steelbane, and no interest in this retool.

However, going off Autobot N, here is my updated list of needs and desires from the line.

Definite buy:
Deluxe: Sqweeks, Barricade, Beserker, New Bee, Megatron
Voyager: Scorn, Megatron
Leader: Megatron
Combiner: Infernocus

Maybes:
Deluxe: Nitro (depends on full reveal)
Voyager: Hound, Prime
Leader: Dragotron (depends on looks)
I see your list, and I subtract a bunch!
Deluxe: New Bee, Hot Rod
Leader: Megatron

Maybe Leader: Shadow Optimus.

I'm a completionist when it comes to the movies, and those figures honestly have me really excited. Hot Rod i will most likely get, but I need to see him to determine how excited I am. If the rumor of him being yet another use of the Roadbuster/Lockdown scheme I may pass

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 10:30 am

itscramtastic wrote:
Kurona wrote:I love the absolute plethora of ridiculous edgy names we're getting. Skullitron, Thrash, Infernocus... it's not even movie edgy or anything, it's like... it's like if you gave superhero names to metal bands. I friggin' love this
I bet Thew of Thew's Reviews will also enjoy the metalness of the robot names