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I can pretty much do without Scourge and Blur and stick with their previous modern releases, the only thing they have going for them is "traditional" alt-modes, but then they have those silly heads so that kinda negates it.

Those other Titans with the funky heads who also had funky heads in their original incarnations? Hell yeah! And it's good to see Wheelie get a modern update as well.

Mindmaster wrote:But I don't want to download the app to watch it...

Watch the first couple minutes of this

Burn wrote:I can pretty much do without Scourge and Blur and stick with their previous modern releases, the only thing they have going for them is "traditional" alt-modes, but then they have those silly heads so that kinda negates it.

Those other Titans with the funky heads who also had funky heads in their original incarnations? Hell yeah! And it's good to see Wheelie get a modern update as well.

I am planning on getting all of these season 3 characters. INCLUDING Arcee if I can get her sometime for a reasonable price. Man I loved g1 season 3. I got Springer because of that.

sweet

LOST Cybertronian wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:But I don't want to download the app to watch it...

Watch the first couple minutes of this

8 and a half minutes or so in you can hear someone ask "what about the technobots"

He says something like "I'm sorry what you see is...

then the video cuts and you miss the rest of his answer

bradam wrote:

LOST Cybertronian wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:But I don't want to download the app to watch it...

Watch the first couple minutes of this

8 and a half minutes or so in you can hear someone ask "what about the technobots"

He says something like "I'm sorry what you see is...

then the video cuts and you miss the rest of his answer

Nuuuuuuuuuuuu!

Going to pick up most of this line. Fort Max the top of my list of course. On the fence about Soundwave. I really want Blaster though. Hopefully we'll see preorders up sooner than later.

Thanks to the staff for all the coverage. Mauro conventions and Toy Fairs are like my version of a Super Bowl weekend.

Drift082111 wrote:Going to pick up most of this line. Fort Max the top of my list of course. On the fence about Soundwave. I really want Blaster though. Hopefully we'll see preorders up sooner than later.

Thanks to the staff for all the coverage. Mauro conventions and Toy Fairs are like my version of a Super Bowl weekend.

Not even sure what I was typing when it was corrected to "Mauro".

Drift082111 wrote:Going to pick up most of this line. Fort Max the top of my list of course. On the fence about Soundwave. I really want Blaster though. Hopefully we'll see preorders up sooner than later.

Thanks to the staff for all the coverage. Mauro conventions and Toy Fairs are like my version of a Super Bowl weekend.

I'm happy you're excited for them, I'm still waiting to see toy pics of alpha trion and astrotrain

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Drift082111 wrote:Going to pick up most of this line. Fort Max the top of my list of course. On the fence about Soundwave. I really want Blaster though. Hopefully we'll see preorders up sooner than later.

Thanks to the staff for all the coverage. Mauro conventions and Toy Fairs are like my version of a Super Bowl weekend.

I'm happy you're excited for them, I'm still waiting to see toy pics of alpha trion and astrotrain

Honestly, I'm right there w you. Astrotrain is a BIG favorite of mine and he is long over due in my collection. Alpha Trion in any form is always welcome especially as some type of fierce beast mode.
Hopefully, we'll see some official images soon. This trend of partial reveals has run it's course for me.

Drift082111 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Drift082111 wrote:Going to pick up most of this line. Fort Max the top of my list of course. On the fence about Soundwave. I really want Blaster though. Hopefully we'll see preorders up sooner than later.

Thanks to the staff for all the coverage. Mauro conventions and Toy Fairs are like my version of a Super Bowl weekend.

I'm happy you're excited for them, I'm still waiting to see toy pics of alpha trion and astrotrain

Honestly, I'm right there w you. Astrotrain is a BIG favorite of mine and he is long over due in my collection. Alpha Trion in any form is always welcome especially as some type of fierce beast mode.
Hopefully, we'll see some official images soon. This trend of partial reveals has run it's course for me.

Yeah, I went through high school reading stormbringer and war within, so being able to get a stormbringer astrotrain is epic; and I need that a/t

Outside of the traditional Headmasters I just can't get excited for this line. Once again the Legends Class really is where things shine. That city mode for Fort Max is closer to the original than you might realize; the G1 catalog featuring Fort Max had it mis-transformed in a manner that resembles the split legged look. I also believe that the figure will come with a compliment of weapons, for both the big guy and Cerebros.

I just noticed something...

The voyagers so far seem to be triple changers, right? (Astrotrain and Sentinel Prime), Alpha Trion supposedly has a beast mode and jet mode, and all of them incorporate the headmaster gimmick. Anyone else thinking/hoping we could see the Horrorcons later on down the road?

MasterSoundBlaster wrote:I just noticed something...

The voyagers so far seem to be triple changers, right? (Astrotrain and Sentinel Prime), Alpha Trion supposedly has a beast mode and jet mode, and all of them incorporate the headmaster gimmick. Anyone else thinking/hoping we could see the Horrorcons later on down the road?

Yup, every voyager class figure is a triple changer, and, yes, I think everyone is hoping for the Horrorcons, I certainly am

To clarify something from earlier, Chromedome is not a retool of the CW Dead End mold. He is his own unique mold but may have some similar engineering to the Dead End mold, much like how Energon Starscream was engineered similar to G2 Smokescreen.

His robot mode design is also based on the Shadowplay design of IDW Chromedome.

Deadput wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:
That's hilarious, there are plenty of people here that are over the G1 back-patting, Sabrblade, for one, is up there with me for the most part.

G1 is hardly some be-all, end-all, holy grail of tf's, it's been 10 years, time to let something else get the spotlight

I agree with this as well I'm sick of G1 taking all the spotlight.


But I still think these are good looking toys however.


The only G1 things I want are updates of characters who don't have any since G1 like Rad or Jackpot among others.

sorry you guys feel that way but G1 is where it all began and is a big part of the franchise besides you G1 haters have robots in disguise and rescuebots to drool over

Ultra Markus wrote:sorry you guys feel that way but G1 is where it all began and is a big part of the franchise

Of course it is. But that doesn't make it the only important one.

Ultra Markus wrote:besides you G1 haters

Feeling tired or bored by something isn't the same thing as hating.

Ultra Markus wrote:have robots in disguise and rescuebots to drool over

Sure, cuz those toys are all worth drooling over.

Sabrblade wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:sorry you guys feel that way but G1 is where it all began and is a big part of the franchise

Of course it is. But that doesn't make it the only important one.

Yeah, there was this line that salvaged the franchise, what was it called again? Oh yeah, Beast Wars, which just so happens to be celebrating it's anniversary this year, really great, and refreshing to see that hasbro's totally ignoring it, makes me feel all warm and fuzzy towards them

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:sorry you guys feel that way but G1 is where it all began and is a big part of the franchise

Of course it is. But that doesn't make it the only important one.

Yeah, there was this line that salvaged the franchise, what was it called again? Oh yeah, Beast Wars, which just so happens to be celebrating it's anniversary this year, really great, and refreshing to see that hasbro's totally ignoring it, makes me feel all warm and fuzzy towards them

There was also that G1.5 line that didn't exactly get a release in the US but characters are still used from it, but you don't see me harping on about how they never get new figures!
Oh...wait...

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:sorry you guys feel that way but G1 is where it all began and is a big part of the franchise

Of course it is. But that doesn't make it the only important one.

Yeah, there was this line that salvaged the franchise, what was it called again? Oh yeah, Beast Wars, which just so happens to be celebrating it's anniversary this year, really great, and refreshing to see that hasbro's totally ignoring it, makes me feel all warm and fuzzy towards them

I would dare say that a line that saved the franchise is more important than the first one, but we do have to make concessions for the live action movies as that gave the franchise a huge shot in the arm money wise.

I was right, Apex does turn into an Orion Pax head under the OP helmet. Good job, Hasbro.

william-james88 wrote:Fort max will not be exclusive or limited, only the version that comes with the sword.

We don't know that about the sword since no hard copies of the weapons have been shown yet. However there is evidence that it's the retail version that's getting the exclusive sword:

Note the "exclusive sword" part and no mention of other guns. SDCC version will likely be the one with the big gun since retail Metroplex only came with one big weapon.

A few thoughts about Fort Max:

-His hands are not "prototype gray" (that's just primer paint anyway), they're molded in gray, but don't appear to be gang-molded with any other parts on the figure so they probably are tests.

-Looks like they dropped the tank treads from the "Titan Wars" line art. Too bad, that would really expand his alt modes (tank tread towers anyone?). Then again, his hands, whatever weapon he comes with and his tank treads could be gang-molded. Maybe the SDCC version since they aren't in the CG images?

-I really like Cerebros and his electronics, but why'd they even bother giving him a bot mode when he's essential to all three of Fort Max's alt modes? Seems like a huge oversight there. Sure he could turn into a "communication room" on the original figure, but removing him didn't really effect the overall look.

As for the other stuff, I'm all in, they all look great. Well, except for the figure of Eject cosplaying as Rumble, that figure is a real shame. Oh who am I kidding I'll probably still get him, too. And who knew Wheelie would be such a great figure? And I really like the way Mindwipe's wings become his legs, very clever!

So what does that leave for BotCon? Alpha Trion, Brainstorm, and Astrotrain in person, the Legends Gnaw and Titan Master Apeface shown in Germany, and the SDCC exclusives certainly. Is there anything else we know about, but haven't seen?

Emerje

Once again. weibo user zmultiplier is running out of juice, and just posting artwork for the upcoming Titans Return line like there's no tomorrow. This time round, fellow Seibertronian Mindmaster has shared the full Brainstorm image, which we had partially seen a number of times - and which is mirrored below along with a dynamic shot of the toy, also featuring Sentinel Prime and Windblade.

You can also find out more about the toy in our gallery of both Toy Fair 2016 showroom display here, and official product image from Hasbro, right here!

Is that a new deco for windblade there? And what role will she play?

Is that con anyone or just a generic made for the art?


He seems kinda Predaconish.

Emerje wrote:
As for the other stuff, I'm all in, they all look great. Well, except for the figure of Eject cosplaying as Rumble, that figure is a real shame. Oh who am I kidding I'll probably still get him, too.

Emerje

That's just an official bad photo shop the real figure has a proper Rumble head




Maybe Seibertron should note that in the article so we don't get angry rant posts about it.