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News Credits: 2 · by **Twitchythe3rd** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 3:42 pm

primalxconvoy wrote:Nice. Looks like OpOp hasn't got any vehicle modes...

The only mode he's lacking from the original is the truck mode (which was/is arguably the weakest mode anyways). We've seen the jet mode on the Hascon teaser from last year, plus you can have the big Primal use the small one as a surfboard.

News Credits: 13 · by **kurthy** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 3:44 pm

Someone tell Izquierdo to clean his lens.

News Credits: 3 · by **Wireless_Phantom** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 3:52 pm

**** it they did the one thing to Primal I was hoping they wouldn't! THE CHEST IS ******* GREY GOD******!

News Credits: 11 · by **primalxconvoy** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 3:54 pm

Twitchythe3rd wrote:
primalxconvoy wrote:Nice. Looks like OpOp hasn't got any vehicle modes...

The only mode he's lacking from the original is the truck mode (which was/is arguably the weakest mode anyways). We've seen the jet mode on the Hascon teaser from last year, plus you can have the big Primal use the small one as a surfboard.

Does mini Primal turn into a gorilla?

News Credits: 14 · by **DecepticonFinishline** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 3:54 pm

Solus Prime:

Master of the forge.

Has the worst weapon mode...

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:00 pm

Via the official Facebook page for the Transformers brand, we have some official imagery for today's 'reveals' more or less, in some cases, from New York Toy Fair 2018 for the Power of the Primes line.

As covered in the Hasbro Brand panel at the event - which you can read here - these include characters such as Deluxes Moonracer, Nova Star, Legends Tailgate, Battleslash and Roadtrap, Voyager Elita-1, and leader Optimal Optimus. Also included is imagery of Titan class Predaking, whose discussion thread can be found here; as for the rest, join the discussion in the Energon Pub by replying to this post below!

News Credits: 1 · by **bluecatcinema** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:22 pm

Those all look incredible, especially the Predacons.

News Credits: 2 · by **partholon** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:28 pm

im trying to figure out what the hell bludgeons alt mode is.

im THINKING its a club/nightstick ?

if so its at least a variation as i cant believe bomburts is ANOTHER claw weapon.

STILL im getting these lads as i like the shell mode the most. that said i leave it up to better minds than mine to figure out octopunchs intended weapon mode

i'll be picking up the girls as ive got jazz already so with alita its another bot combiner for my shelf (and i like her take on the mold over starscreams)

but my true love in this line is abominus.

god he looks great, and all the vids ive seen of hun gurr have me convinced he'll be a joy to pose (those heads are just so articulate)

by **Vic Zanzibar** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:30 pm

I'm really digging everything in PotP. All the stuff shown is pretty much a guaranteed purchase for me, but I will say that I'm kinda disappointed we didn't get any info about stuff that wasn't already rumored. I would have liked to know who the last pieces of Elita InfinONEte and the Screamer combiner are gonna be.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:32 pm

partholon wrote:im trying to figure out what the hell bludgeons alt mode is.

Pretty sure it's supposed to be a Kanabo, a Japanese studded club that Samurai used, they tend to be octagonal, and have metal studs running down the sides, not so sure it carries over to the alt mode, it might be a gun, maybe, but the part the tm uses is definitely a Kanabo

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:34 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
partholon wrote:im trying to figure out what the hell bludgeons alt mode is.

Pretty sure it's supposed to be a Kanabo, a Japanese studded club that Samurai used, they tend to be octagonal, and have metal studs running down the sides, not so sure it carries over to the alt mode, it might be a gun, maybe, but the part the tm uses is definitely a Kanabo

Ribbed for your PAIN.

News Credits: 11 · by **primalxconvoy** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:36 pm

These look great!

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:37 pm

Va'al wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
partholon wrote:im trying to figure out what the hell bludgeons alt mode is.

Pretty sure it's supposed to be a Kanabo, a Japanese studded club that Samurai used, they tend to be octagonal, and have metal studs running down the sides, not so sure it carries over to the alt mode, it might be a gun, maybe, but the part the tm uses is definitely a Kanabo

Ribbed for your PAIN.

That is the general idea :lol:

News Credits: 1 · by **The_Cryptid_Person** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:48 pm

Some mixed feelings about this batch:
Prime Master sculpts look amazing, though I’m curious about octopunch’s face. Bomb-burst especially oozes evil, and bludgeon’s weapon is just unfortunate a surprising and unique piece of real-world inspiration.
Battle trap is bought on sight, looks like a huge step forward in engineering as many have already said.
Nova star’s gun is cool. And that’s it; colors look pretty atrocious in the floor pictures and the back kibble... :shock:

Elita 1 is not for me. They probably could have made a better one out of Pyra Magna, saved some of that ever-shrinking budget. Even the headsculpt looks derpy to me from the in-hand photos. Maybe it’s better in person?
Conflicted on primal. Optimal Optimus is passable (grey chest can be painted) but doesn’t have much of a place in my collection.
Razor claw looks like he belongs with the Cyberverse reveals. ‘Nuff said.

News Credits: 11 · by **Munkky** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:48 pm

Elita and Optimus are bought on sight, though Moonracer and Novastar are still on my maybe pile. Predaking does't look very appealing to me, he's not quite as good as Devastator design-wise, and I am a bit sad that Prime Master Onyx will only be sold with Predaking because I wanted every Prime Master but didn't want to add any more Titans to my collection. Speaking of Prime Masters, I love that Bludgeon turns into a weapon made for bludgeoning.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 5:10 pm

HAH! Called it that Megatronus & Bomb-Burst are retools of Liege Maximo & Skullgrin :DANCE:

Bludgeon is all new and so is Octopunch surprisingly enough. Both are styled after the G1 Pretenders's inner robots, nice

The rest looks pretty decent, but what is up with Divebomb? :shock:

by **shocksound96** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 5:14 pm

Still no star saber? WTF!!!

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 5:29 pm

shocksound96 wrote:Still no star saber? WTF!!!

There's been nothing to substantiate that he's coming out, he's never even been rumored, I wouldn't get my hopes up too high >:oP

News Credits: 18 · by **blackeyedprime** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 5:46 pm

So Elita 1, nova star, moonracer, Arcee, Nautilus and Duct tape

It will still look better than volcanus

Predakings looking very power rangerish which woudl be okay if they had kept the spiked gloves and sword. Pretty sure the initial sketch designs of the optimal optimus had the car mode (with him being able to transform and roll out), if not a lego mars missions wheel and duct tape should sort it out. I wonder why there is such a market for third party stuff.

by **Glarryg** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 5:54 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
shocksound96 wrote:Still no star saber? WTF!!!

There's been nothing to substantiate that he's coming out, he's never even been rumored, I wouldn't get my hopes up too high

Well, nertz. Star Saber's a perfect candidate for the Evolution gimmick, and it's not like they'd have to make him a psycho like in IDW.

I hope we'll be getting some more combining Legends guys, though, because I'm super stoked for Battletrap. Come on, Flywheels/Slamdance/Beastbox/someone else!

Glarryg

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:02 pm

Glarryg wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
shocksound96 wrote:Still no star saber? WTF!!!

There's been nothing to substantiate that he's coming out, he's never even been rumored, I wouldn't get my hopes up too high

Well, nertz. Star Saber's a perfect candidate for the Evolution gimmick, and it's not like they'd have to make him a psycho like in IDW.

I hope we'll be getting some more combining Legends guys, though, because I'm super stoked for Battletrap. Come on, Flywheels/Slamdance/Beastbox/someone else!

Glarryg

Going to be a tight squeeze. Wasn't it announced that 2018 would be the final year for PotP?

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:30 pm

Glarryg wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
shocksound96 wrote:Still no star saber? WTF!!!

There's been nothing to substantiate that he's coming out, he's never even been rumored, I wouldn't get my hopes up too high

Well, nertz. Star Saber's a perfect candidate for the Evolution gimmick, and it's not like they'd have to make him a psycho like in IDW.

I hope we'll be getting some more combining Legends guys, though, because I'm super stoked for Battletrap. Come on, Flywheels/Slamdance/Beastbox/someone else!

Glarryg

You're right, I'm sorry, in retrospect, he'll probably go great with those snapdragon and apeface voyagers we got out of TR, they were perfect candidates for voyager triple-changing headmasters too...

News Credits: 1 · by **Prime Target** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:31 pm

Why do I get the feeling a CW Groove/Afterburner retool as Chromia is coming?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:33 pm

Prime Target wrote:Why do I get the feeling a CW Groove/Afterburner retool as Chromia is coming?

You mean Wreck-Gar

If anything, we'll get a compromise in the form of Rum-Maj :lol:

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:37 pm

Another gallery from Seibertron directly from New York City and the Toy Fair 2018 brings us the big, but not biggest, full colour reveal from the Hasbro Showroom - the protagonist of the Power of the Primes line under many aspects, and definitely the boss bot many will remember from childhoods: leader class Optimal Optimus, the winner of the 2017 fan vote!

The gallery, which you can view in full here, accompanies the initial look we reported on here and the official image posted by Transformers Facebook earlier today. Check out a selection below, spotlighting the two main modes for the Evolved version, and the Optimus Primal sk8r munky mode looking proud!