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News Credits: 5 · Wed Sep 20, 2017 12:55 pm

Anyone got news on a Quintessa Figure yet? An actual one, not the one that comes with Infernocus.

Wed Sep 20, 2017 1:25 pm

that case breakdown for wave 4, yeesh. considering how badly wave 1 is shelfwarming, Hasbro should have just made it a solid case of 8 Cogmans

News Credits: 1 · Wed Sep 20, 2017 1:41 pm

Great, cuz I really needed another wave with barricade and berserker clogging up shelves

News Credits: 12 · Wed Sep 20, 2017 1:53 pm

SG Roadbuster wrote:that case breakdown for wave 4, yeesh. considering how badly wave 1 is shelfwarming, Hasbro should have just made it a solid case of 8 Cogmans

LoL

Wed Sep 20, 2017 1:58 pm

william-james88 wrote:Speaking if which, My Walmart restocked with guess what

ShelfWarmers! More that make you cry! :-D

News Credits: 241 · Wed Sep 20, 2017 2:59 pm

skywarp-2 wrote:Anyone got news on a Quintessa Figure yet? An actual one, not the one that comes with Infernocus.

None, what we know now is all we'll get.

News Credits: 332 · Wed Sep 20, 2017 4:03 pm

Takara has delayed their release of Cogman indefinitely.

News Credits: 5 · Wed Sep 20, 2017 4:12 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
skywarp-2 wrote:Anyone got news on a Quintessa Figure yet? An actual one, not the one that comes with Infernocus.

None, what we know now is all we'll get.

So it could be possible that a third party picks up that main villain and gives us a figure.. hopefully..Hmm..

Well, we will see.. I am still pissed at Hasbro for releasing such a cheap Optimus Prime for the TLK movie, and Takara had to re-engineer parts, and paint apps for a more accurate CALIBUR movie figure. Why Hasbro is going so cheap on things is beyond me, I mean, do they want to drive their adult high end market to only Takara Tomy and Chinese Third Party manufacturers? Come on Hasbro! :HEADHURTS:

I want a Masterpiece of the Western Star Model Optimus Prime, but if I have to wait I'll get that Calibur version, it's just sooooo super sexy! I love it!

Taken from driftsedge.deviantart.com Drift Edge's DA page shows here that he has to even paint his Hasbro version of TLK Prime.

I mean Why? why can't Hasbro release the cheaper version for kids, okay I get that.. What happened to their policy back in the day when they did the premium versions with better paint apps? Does Takara Tomy only care about their Adult collectors??

News Credits: 241 · Wed Sep 20, 2017 5:09 pm

skywarp-2 wrote:What happened to their policy back in the day when they did the premium versions with better paint apps? Does Takara Tomy only care about their Adult collectors??

The "Premium Series" versions were a one-time thing for the 2007 movie I'm afraid. No other movie had that in any shape or form. Besides, the Premier Editions only reflect the Generations-style molds used, nothing more. They're just as subject to paint and packaging budget as any other regular toy.

News Credits: 102 · Wed Sep 20, 2017 5:10 pm

I'm actually kinda optimistic about that Wave 4 Deluxe assortment, honestly. The only three Deluxes I want from this line are Crosshairs, NuBee and Cogman, so if this wave comes through locally I won't need to worry about whether I missed any other waves or not

. And of course, given the rate things are moving around here, it's quite possible that Wave 1 will be cleared out juuust in time for stores to restock with Wave 4 :lol:

News Credits: 5 · Wed Sep 20, 2017 5:59 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
skywarp-2 wrote:What happened to their policy back in the day when they did the premium versions with better paint apps? Does Takara Tomy only care about their Adult collectors??

The "Premium Series" versions were a one-time thing for the 2007 movie I'm afraid. No other movie had that in any shape or form. Besides, the Premier Editions only reflect the Generations-style molds used, nothing more. They're just as subject to paint and packaging budget as any other regular toy.

Hmmm. I suppose it's just bottom line capitalism, anyways. I would love it if we could get a Hot Rod repaint in a more traditional style with flames. I just can't understand why for the life of me Hot Rod wasn't presented mostly red. With some yellow flames...in the movie, maybe the next final one will have him in that style.

I guess they didn't want to upstage Optimus Prime..or Cullen

News Credits: 241 · Wed Sep 20, 2017 6:07 pm

skywarp-2 wrote:I guess they didn't want to upstage Optimus Prime..or Cullen

I guess that's why Bumblebee is full-front and center on the packaging of his toys :lol:

News Credits: 5 · Wed Sep 20, 2017 6:13 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
skywarp-2 wrote:I guess they didn't want to upstage Optimus Prime..or Cullen

I guess that's why Bumblebee is full-front and center on the packaging of his toys

Oh that's right! So, I just don't know why they decided to not do hot rod in his flame decor..I'd love to know the reason for that...my biggest question about the movie designs. The figure is actually quite nice.

News Credits: 102 · Thu Sep 21, 2017 12:40 am

Bronzewolf wrote:Thanks to a post over on Ozformers, we have confirmation that the Transformers The Last Knight Voyager Class Nitro and Scorn have been found in Australia! After being spotted at Walmart in the US just a little while ago, these hotly anticipated figures have popped up in a Target in Perth! Unfortunately, we don't have a picture of the figures on the shelves or of a receipt, but it does provide some hope to Australian collectors that these figures are starting to appear at retail!

So, it's been a fair while since this I guess... but I finally found the two at a Target myself today! Just one of each and there wasn't even a price tag - which, naturally, meant that I forgot that TLK Voyagers are $59 at Target instead of the regular $50 and so I ended up spending an unplanned extra $20 at the register. Fun. Anyways, if it matters at all, that's some confirmation that these guys are indeed hitting Target - but if I could advise Australian hunters, hold out if you can, I don't doubt they'll be turning up at other less-stupidly-priced venues in the coming weeks. Pics:

News Credits: 8 · Thu Sep 21, 2017 2:30 am

I finally got in wave 3 Bumblebee today after ordering him off Amazon (for retail plus shipping, fortunately) and he's a bit of a mixed bag for me. The negatives were some loose pins/connection pegs in the ankles and loose hips. I fixed the hips with pieces of tissue for now but I'll have to buy Future floor polish for the feet. His leg armor is also a bit funky - it's got a nice build and form on the inside of his legs but it's a bit bare and almost concave on the outside. The gun arm is also tough to swap out so I won't be doing it much, I could easily see the connection joints bending from constant removal gradually. The positives are fantastic though - his head sculpt (and the rest of him, really) is fantastic and the chest design works great. He doesn't even have the small flaps above his shoulders like the Human Alliance and MP have. Plus he has the extra little wings of MPM-3 and his roof/hood/windshields fold into his back in a similar but simpler way. This guy was definitely worth the wait for me, far better than the AoE/TLK wave 1 version of the character. He's very likely going to be the definitive deluxe Bumblebee on my shelf next to Evasion Bee.

News Credits: 8 · Thu Sep 21, 2017 2:35 am

His head also has a great range of movement for cat hugging opportunities.

News Credits: 5 · Thu Sep 21, 2017 7:48 am

Autobot Roadburn wrote:I finally got in wave 3 Bumblebee today after ordering him off Amazon (for retail plus shipping, fortunately) and he's a bit of a mixed bag for me. The negatives were some loose pins/connection pegs in the ankles and loose hips. I fixed the hips with pieces of tissue for now but I'll have to buy Future floor polish for the feet. His leg armor is also a bit funky - it's got a nice build and form on the inside of his legs but it's a bit bare and almost concave on the outside. The gun arm is also tough to swap out so I won't be doing it much, I could easily see the connection joints bending from constant removal gradually. The positives are fantastic though - his head sculpt (and the rest of him, really) is fantastic and the chest design works great. He doesn't even have the small flaps above his shoulders like the Human Alliance and MP have. Plus he has the extra little wings of MPM-3 and his roof/hood/windshields fold into his back in a similar but simpler way. This guy was definitely worth the wait for me, far better than the AoE/TLK wave 1 version of the character. He's very likely going to be the definitive deluxe Bumblebee on my shelf next to Evasion Bee.

Is that AOE or TLK Optimus? Did you paint him?

News Credits: 4877 · Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:07 am

skywarp-2 wrote:Does Takara Tomy only care about their Adult collectors??

I dont understand, the Takara TLK line is the exact same Last Knight toys as Hsbro in the same boxes with a takara sticker on them. Takara is giving the same toys as Hasbro for this line so they dont care either.

Look how proud they were of showing off their new BB (which is the same crummy redeco as Hasbro's)

News Credits: 4877 · Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:15 am

Takara and Hasbro's deluxe Cogman toy from theire repestice toylines for Transformers: The Last Kight are the exact same toys. But, there is one big difference between the two: one is now released in the US and the other has been postponed indefinitely.

Hasbro's is curently shipping from Entertainment Earth, however, Takara has made an announcement that their release of Cogman will not be coming out in OCtober. Instead, it has been postponed to a later time with no date given. So those banking on the Takara release to secure their Cogman may need to seek different options, or simply be patient for more news. We will report if anything else comes up.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Sep 21, 2017 10:07 am

So I amazingly found a Voyager Skorn and Nitro Zeus(still no Wave 2 Deluxes in North Central West Virginia...), and I must comment about my initial impressions of Nitro Zeus....

The design is really cool, knew about the transformation because of a couple comments fiddled with it and think I've got the hang of it except for one thing..

THE HEAD. Is it just supposed to be wedged in the space between the feet in vehicle mode? The instructions show you turning it around and doing...something. Why is this guy a Headmaster anyway, because they got to a certain point in the design and said "Uh, we don't have the budget to engineer a hinge or other place to put the head...hmmm....let's just pull it off!". Of course the head is also very loose in robot mode, but manageable.

News Credits: 8 · Thu Sep 21, 2017 11:39 am

skywarp-2 wrote:
Autobot Roadburn wrote:I finally got in wave 3 Bumblebee today after ordering him off Amazon (for retail plus shipping, fortunately) and he's a bit of a mixed bag for me. The negatives were some loose pins/connection pegs in the ankles and loose hips. I fixed the hips with pieces of tissue for now but I'll have to buy Future floor polish for the feet. His leg armor is also a bit funky - it's got a nice build and form on the inside of his legs but it's a bit bare and almost concave on the outside. The gun arm is also tough to swap out so I won't be doing it much, I could easily see the connection joints bending from constant removal gradually. The positives are fantastic though - his head sculpt (and the rest of him, really) is fantastic and the chest design works great. He doesn't even have the small flaps above his shoulders like the Human Alliance and MP have. Plus he has the extra little wings of MPM-3 and his roof/hood/windshields fold into his back in a similar but simpler way. This guy was definitely worth the wait for me, far better than the AoE/TLK wave 1 version of the character. He's very likely going to be the definitive deluxe Bumblebee on my shelf next to Evasion Bee.

Is that AOE or TLK Optimus? Did you paint him?

That's the Lsat Knight voyager, and yep, I painted him basically head to toe.

News Credits: 13 · Thu Sep 21, 2017 12:25 pm

Duke of Luns wrote:So I amazingly found a Voyager Skorn and Nitro Zeus(still no Wave 2 Deluxes in North Central West Virginia...), and I must comment about my initial impressions of Nitro Zeus....

The design is really cool, knew about the transformation because of a couple comments fiddled with it and think I've got the hang of it except for one thing..

THE HEAD. Is it just supposed to be wedged in the space between the feet in vehicle mode? The instructions show you turning it around and doing...something. Why is this guy a Headmaster anyway, because they got to a certain point in the design and said "Uh, we don't have the budget to engineer a hinge or other place to put the head...hmmm....let's just pull it off!". Of course the head is also very loose in robot mode, but manageable.

Ummm...isn't there a hinge so it folds back in between the 2 feet? The shoulder cannons and neck assembly hinge forward, the the neck assembly has its own separate hinge to rotate the head back in between the feet. Not that I care, I've already lost the head and replaced it with Thunderwing.

News Credits: 42 · Thu Sep 21, 2017 12:48 pm

kurthy wrote:Ummm...isn't there a hinge so it folds back in between the 2 feet? The shoulder cannons and neck assembly hinge forward, the the neck assembly has its own separate hinge to rotate the head back in between the feet. Not that I care, I've already lost the head and replaced it with Thunderwing.

Excellent, I have a question for you. I just snagged my Nitro today at lunch and will be putting Thunderwing on him later tonight. I actually got Nitro on Monday, but he broke 7-8 steps into the initial transformation, so I never got around to transforming the head. Does the transformation work with leaving Thunderwing's head on? I'm guessing the cockpit doesn't open, so I'm hoping the head can just stay in place. Also, if it does stay in place, do you have to rortate it 180 like the directions say for Nitro's head? Thanks in advance.

Side note: Nitro's head works really well on TR Megatron.

News Credits: 13 · Thu Sep 21, 2017 12:53 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Excellent, I have a question for you. I just snagged my Nitro today at lunch and will be putting Thunderwing on him later tonight. I actually got Nitro on Monday, but he broke 7-8 steps into the initial transformation, so I never got around to transforming the head. Does the transformation work with leaving Thunderwing's head on? I'm guessing the cockpit doesn't open, so I'm hoping the head can just stay in place. Also, if it does stay in place, do you have to rortate it 180 like the directions say for Nitro's head? Thanks in advance.

Side note: Nitro's head works really well on TR Megatron.

The cockpit does open and you can fit any headmaster in, but not nitro's head. You can also leave thunderwing in place with no worries. I rotate it so the head doesn't look out.

News Credits: 42 · Thu Sep 21, 2017 1:01 pm

kurthy wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Excellent, I have a question for you. I just snagged my Nitro today at lunch and will be putting Thunderwing on him later tonight. I actually got Nitro on Monday, but he broke 7-8 steps into the initial transformation, so I never got around to transforming the head. Does the transformation work with leaving Thunderwing's head on? I'm guessing the cockpit doesn't open, so I'm hoping the head can just stay in place. Also, if it does stay in place, do you have to rortate it 180 like the directions say for Nitro's head? Thanks in advance.

Side note: Nitro's head works really well on TR Megatron.

The cockpit does open and you can fit any headmaster in, but not nitro's head. You can also leave thunderwing in place with no worries. I rotate it so the head doesn't look out.

Double function bonus! Thanks!

This really makes me think that this mold was originally for TR before they decided all voyagers would be triple changers.