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News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 11:45 pm

The folks over at the CYBERGEEKS Alliance Facebook page have managed to get a hold of a solicitation for the upcoming Transformers: Age of Extinction figures. The list includes Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader Class figures. Check them out below:

Deluxe:

Bumblebee Classic/High Octanne
Crosshairs/Slingshot
Dinobot Slug
"Southpaw"
Lockdown
Drift
Strafe
Dinobot Slash
PDQ
Snarl
Rally Car
Decepticon Stinger

Voyager:

Optimus Prime "Evasion Mode"
Grimlock
Hound
Galvatron
Slog
Drift
Optimus Prime and Grimlock

Leader:

Grimlock
Optimus Prime

by **Bouncy X** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 11:55 pm

so Galvatron is officially involved? is he a new character or are they following G1 and he's a resurrected Megatron?

News Credits: 387 · by **Bounti76** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:15 am

Bouncy X wrote:so Galvatron is officially involved? is he a new character or are they following G1 and he's a resurrected Megatron?

The only 'Bots or'Cons that are positively confirmed as being in the movie are Optimus, Bumblebee, Hound and the Dinobots, all of whom were confirmed by Michael Bay himself or by the producer, Lorenzo di Bonaventura. Anything else is technially unconfirmed at this point, though I don't think anyone will know about the others for sure until the movie comes out, or if Galvatron is a resurrected/reformatted Megatron. I mean, it IS safe to say at this point that he likely is. But even having a Voyager figure isn't a guarantee. There have been Voyagers before that weren't in the movies (Stratosphere, for one).

News Credits: 86 · by **ScoutBumblebee** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:19 am

That's awesome.

News Credits: 37 · by **SlyTF1** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:24 am

Galvatron!? Please make him a Leader class one day, Hasbro, please...

News Credits: 1 · by **RhA** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:36 am

SlyTF1 wrote:Galvatron!? Please make him a Leader class one day, Hasbro, please...

Shhhh! Not so loud, or they'll downscale the voyager!

by **Rated X** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:41 am

Im so sick of grimlock always being bigger than the other dinobots. There not a freaking combiner team. Make them all the same scale for once hasbro...

by **kaijuguy19** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:44 am

Interesting to see Snarl's name on the list. This can be just a nameslap for someone else and not the classic Dinobot snarl but who knows? However why isn't Scorn on the list? I'm seeing Slog on there but isn't Scorn's supposedly the Spinosaurus? Unless the Spinosaurus IS actually Slog that is I'm confused.

by **Evil_the_Nub** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:05 am

Drift is the Bugatti right? It seems weird they'd that a voyager figure.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:23 am

I would dearly love for Lockdown to be like his Animated counterpart. That character would kick ass in these movies.

News Credits: 4 · by **Slashercon** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:51 am

If Galvatron is just Megatron resurrected, I'm going to flip :BANG_HEAD:

And I agree that the Dinobots should be closer to the same size. Heck, a Spinosaurus is BIGGER than a Tyrannosaurus Rex. C'mon guys. IS Bay ironically the only one here that cares about scale? :michaelbay:

News Credits: 4 · by **Slashercon** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:52 am

Rated X wrote:Im so sick of grimlock always being bigger than the other dinobots. There not a freaking combiner team. Make them all the same scale for once hasbro...

Exactly.

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 5:45 am

If Galvatron is in this movie we shall be needing a leader class toy or bigger, Hasbro. Get on it. Do it properly this time. Let's not have any more of your lacklustre rushed jobs based on old, unused, ugly concept art.

Rated X wrote:Im so sick of grimlock always being bigger than the other dinobots. There not a freaking combiner team. Make them all the same scale for once hasbro...

If they were a combiner team Hasbro would make them all the same size and the body would be way too small :BANG_HEAD:

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 5:51 am

Is it not just based on commercial appeal, though?

Giant (space) transforming T-Rex is bound to go down with kids more than the other dinos, so they make it bigger and more expensive.

And why is no one else rejoicing at the lack of Bumblebees (bar one)?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:36 am

Aren't these just some of the same lists we saw from Hasbro's customer service system? I mean, there's even Scorn's Rocky codename "Southpaw" listed here.

News Credits: 4 · by **littleiron** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:41 am

This is NOT a Solicitation.

This is a list that my friend and I made, based on "the Hasbro listing a while back." http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-new ... ed-178696/

We originally posted it on http://www.tfclub.com/art/20140108212807_9446.html

So, thanks to CYBERGEEKS Alliance Facebook page for not mentioning the source and causing some confusion.

by **Doubledealer93** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:01 am

man, this toy line is gonna be big. i need to put some toys away. :BANG_HEAD:

but i cant wait for that galvatron

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:04 am

Interesting list.

Bounti76 wrote:The only 'Bots or'Cons that are positively confirmed as being in the movie are Optimus, Bumblebee, Hound and the Dinobots,

And Decepticon Stinger.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:07 am

littleiron wrote:This is NOT a Solicitation.

This is a list that my friend and I made, based on "the Hasbro listing a while back." http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-new ... ed-178696/

We originally posted it on http://www.tfclub.com/art/20140108212807_9446.html

So, thanks to CYBERGEEKS Alliance Facebook page for not mentioning the source and causing some confusion.

Aw, I see. Thanks for letting us know. :michaelbay:

News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:37 am

Can someone tell me what exactly a "solicitation" is? I see that term here all the time but I don't know what it means in the context of toys.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:48 am

GuyIncognito wrote:Can someone tell me what exactly a "solicitation" is? I see that term here all the time but I don't know what it means in the context of toys.

Put simply, it's a form sent to stores by companies, advertising their product (you know the phrase "No Soliciting", right?). They should include pricing as well, so the list in the original News Item is off in that aspect.

News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:56 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
GuyIncognito wrote:Can someone tell me what exactly a "solicitation" is? I see that term here all the time but I don't know what it means in the context of toys.

Put simply, it's a form sent to stores by companies, advertising their product (you know the phrase "No Soliciting", right?). They should include pricing as well, so the list in the original News Item is off in that aspect.

Ah, thanks! Would it be correct to assume that solicitation lists ONLY lists products that are definitely being manufactured? Or does the manufacturer use the solicitation list to gauge retailer interest and make production decision based on that?

News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:59 am

Rated X wrote:Im so sick of grimlock always being bigger than the other dinobots. There not a freaking combiner team. Make them all the same scale for once hasbro...

I think the dino modes should be to scale, in which case Grimlock should be the biggest.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:01 am

GuyIncognito wrote:
Rated X wrote:Im so sick of grimlock always being bigger than the other dinobots. There not a freaking combiner team. Make them all the same scale for once hasbro...

I think the dino modes should be to scale, in which case Grimlock should be the biggest.

Yeah and, besides, Optimus is usually taller than his teammates yet you never complain about that, X.

News Credits: 1 · by **njb902** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:15 am

Sabrblade wrote:
GuyIncognito wrote:
Rated X wrote:Im so sick of grimlock always being bigger than the other dinobots. There not a freaking combiner team. Make them all the same scale for once hasbro...

I think the dino modes should be to scale, in which case Grimlock should be the biggest.
Yeah and, besides, Optimus is usually taller than his teammates yet you never complain about that, X.

I'd rather have them different sizes, as you like to say x it keeps it "real".