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Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sun Jan 19, 2014 10:16 pmby harvester
The Bumblebee on the bottom left looks like his alt mode is now a motorcycle? Looks almost like animated Prowl. Hard to see because of the light glare. I wonder if on purpose
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sun Jan 19, 2014 10:18 pmby Sabrblade
harvester wrote:The Bumblebee on the bottom left looks like his alt mode is now a motorcycle? Looks almost like animated Prowl. Hard to see because of the light glare. I wonder if on purpose
El Duque wrote:Thanks to
Entertainment Earth we a look at Playskool Heroes Transformers: Rescue Bots Rescan Bumblebee, plus the the line's packaging. We got our first look at these new figures late last month when
Smyths Toy Store posted official images of Optimus Prime and Heatwave. Check out the new image and wave details below:
Transformers Rescue Bots Rescan Figures Wave 1 Set:
Welcome the Rescue Bots!
These Transformers are here to save the day!
Set includes Heatwave, Rescan Optimus, and Rescan Bumblebee.
There aren't any Decepticons around, so it's time for the Rescue Bots to save the day. Under the command of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, this crack squad of robots is here to help save the world and give kids great big chunky transforming toys to play with! They measure about 6 1/2-inches tall in robot form. Ages 3 to 7.
This Transformers Rescue Bots Rescan Figures Wave 1 Set contains 3 individually packaged Transformers toys (subject to change):
1x Heatwave
1x Rescan Optimus
1x Rescan Bumblebee
Age: 3 - 7
Size: 6 1/2-inches tall
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sun Jan 19, 2014 10:18 pmby El Duque
Blew the image up and checked it out a little closer. It appears the the dinos pictured are the Rescue Bots with dinosaur modes. The triceratops has boulders feet back near his tail and dozer treads on it's front legs. The t-rex appears very Optimus Prime-ish. The brontosaurus is Heatwave? Bumblebee also has claws on his left arm.
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sun Jan 19, 2014 10:35 pmby Sabrblade
El Duque wrote:Blew the image up and checked it out a little closer. It appears the the dinos pictured are the Rescue Bots with dinosaur modes. The triceratops has boulders feet back near his tail and dozer treads on it's front legs. The t-rex appears very Optimus Prime-ish. The brontosaurus is Heatwave? Bumblebee also has claws on his right arm.
Yeah, and the only oddball of the bunch is the jet with Blades' deco, which would be weird for him to be the only non-dino on the team.
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Mon Jan 20, 2014 1:17 amby Hero Alpha
You can see on the green one that its tail has Boulder's bulldozer blade on it.
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:42 pmby Emerje
Pretty bad when they miss-transform a Rescue Bot. They forgot to open the cover behind Heatwave's head.
Emerje
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sat Jan 25, 2014 7:25 amby El Duque
Courtesy of the
Transformers Rescue Bots Facebook page we have a piece of art from the upcoming Rescan line by artist Marvin S. Mariano. This gives us a great look at Heatwave, Bumblebee, and Optimus Prime in their new forms. Heatwave now becomes a fireboat, Bumblebee has a new motorcycle mode, and Optimus Prime seems to have a couple of new modes. The first being the previously seen monster truck from the Rescan series, and a completely new Optimus Primal tyrannosaurus/excavator body. Check it out below.
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sat Jan 25, 2014 7:37 amby PrymeStriker
I was just about to post this.
It's apparently Optimus Prim
al. Go figure.
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sat Jan 25, 2014 9:38 amby Sabrblade
Man, I wish this stuff would be the show! It probably won't be, but I wish it would.
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:17 amby Convotron
Bumblebee's alt mode is essentially a copy of the Dodge Tomahawk, which I think works well as a TF alt mode.
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sat Jan 25, 2014 11:16 amby UltraPrimal
What?! Optimus Primal?! Who turns into a T-rex/construction vehicle fusion thing?! That's so crazy that it works for me.
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sat Jan 25, 2014 11:47 amby TheGlynreaper
That awkward moment when a playskool transformer rescue bots figure looks better than what the latest movie has in store for a certain i dont care im sooo getting t rex prime you could put him with the dinobots alongside grimlock then
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sat Jan 25, 2014 12:17 pmby dedcat
I have avoided the rescue bots til now, but I don't think I can resist something that fun and goofy.
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sat Jan 25, 2014 1:45 pmby Sabrblade
Wait. I can't see where this says "Optimus Primal". Where does it say that?
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sat Jan 25, 2014 2:26 pmby Bumblevivisector
So wait, if Optimus Prime's new alt is the monster truck, and this T-rex-puppeteering-Primal fellow becomes a new character by default, could this somehow lead to an Optimus Primal voiced by David Kaye?!? The mind boggles...
While it is possible for them to be depicted an triple- or quad-changers on the show, Heatwave becoming a fire-boat implies to me that the fire-fightin' sauropod isn't Heatwave because Griffin Rock would still need something to fight terrestrial fires. Of course, he could just walk everywhere in robot mode.
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sat Jan 25, 2014 4:09 pmby Sabrblade
Where is this "Primal" name coming from? All I see is "Prime" written on that tiny packaging:
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sat Jan 25, 2014 4:25 pmby Madeus Prime
Okay, is it weird I actually want to see that concept art of Bumblebee turned into a GEN toy?
Also that Optimus is surprisingly cool looking, I would buy that.
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sat Jan 25, 2014 7:51 pmby Autobot032
These are neat, but if I were Bandai, I'd consider suing Hasbro for that Optimus design. That T-Rex look and transformation is rather close to what Kyoryuger's main mecha looks like.
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sat Jan 25, 2014 9:08 pmby Manterax Prime
Autobot032 wrote:These are neat, but if I were Bandai, I'd consider suing Hasbro for that Optimus design. That T-Rex look and transformation is rather close to what Kyoryuger's main mecha looks like.
Well, good thing you're not Bandai.
But yeah, I can see the similarities, but they're subtle. I doubt Bandai would have any grounds for a case. Plus, Gabutyra's head and tail can't become arms.
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sat Jan 25, 2014 9:28 pmby El Duque
Sabrblade wrote:Wait. I can't see where this says "Optimus Primal". Where does it say that?
Va'al got a peek at these at Toy Fair, he confirmed the name.
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sat Jan 25, 2014 9:58 pmby STngAR
If I see the primal toy in a store I probably would buy it. Most likely the One and only rescue bot I would buy 
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:07 pmby Sabrblade
El Duque wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Wait. I can't see where this says "Optimus Primal". Where does it say that?
Va'al got a peek at these at Toy Fair, he confirmed the name.
And it is just Optimus Prime but with a new name, correct?
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:24 pmby El Duque
Sabrblade wrote:El Duque wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Wait. I can't see where this says "Optimus Primal". Where does it say that?
Va'al got a peek at these at Toy Fair, he confirmed the name.
And it is just Optimus Prime but with a new name, correct?
That I couldn't tell you, Va'al might have some additional insight.
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:30 pmby Sabrblade
El Duque wrote:Sabrblade wrote:El Duque wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Wait. I can't see where this says "Optimus Primal". Where does it say that?
Va'al got a peek at these at Toy Fair, he confirmed the name.
And it is just Optimus Prime but with a new name, correct?
That I couldn't tell you, Va'al might have some additional insight.
Thanks.
The pic makes it look like it is just Optimus Prime due to the color scheme and face, but I wanted to double check first.
Re: Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime and Heatwave
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Sat Jan 25, 2014 11:09 pmby Janus Prime
Nice! I´m a huge Beast Wars fan but I feel like the mere existence of the franchize has kept Hasbro from giving beast modes to their characters. To me it´s cool that the Rescue Bots team sat down and thought "if Optimus Prime was a Dinosaur, what kind of Dinosaur would he be?".