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News Credits: 4 · by **astrobard** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 1:57 am

News Credits: 6 · by **Jacob P. Galvatron** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 2:33 am

Saw this earlier.
It's very cool.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 4:22 am

Seibertron.com member astrobard found a drawing of the upcoming Transformers Revenge of the Fallen deluxe Lockdown figure.
This art may or may not be taken from the official Hasbro design sheet for the toy as the scan does include Hasbro copyright information. Interestingly the scan seems to be taken from a book page and contains head sketches of other Transformers and two fembots one of which somehow resembles G1 Arcee and the other seems to share similarities with Transformers Animated Sary.

Stay tuned to seibertron.com for all your Transformers related news!

by **Dclone Soundwave** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 4:55 am

This may be one of the only Movie figures I buy...

by **Cyhwuhx** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:00 am

It doesn't look like a Movie/ROTF design at all... I'd sooner classify this as Universe to be honest.

Not that I mind, as I prefer the more chunky designs, but he does stick out a bit for a ROTF.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:07 am

Cyhwuhx wrote:It doesn't look like a Movie/ROTF design at all... I'd sooner classify this as Universe to be honest.

Not that I mind, as I prefer the more chunky designs, but he does stick out a bit for a ROTF.

All in all, they're making a Movie figure from an Animated mold. The image is from a San Diego Comic Con design book, and the heads are RotF Mindwipe, Brakedown and Skystalker, all figures that were revealed at SDCC.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:48 am

Blurrz wrote:
Cyhwuhx wrote:It doesn't look like a Movie/ROTF design at all... I'd sooner classify this as Universe to be honest.

Not that I mind, as I prefer the more chunky designs, but he does stick out a bit for a ROTF.

All in all, they're making a Movie figure from an Animated mold. The image is from a San Diego Comic Con design book, and the heads are RotF Mindwipe, Brakedown and Skystalker, all figures that were revealed at SDCC.

And the chicks?

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:11 am

Why do birds suddenly appear...every time you are near?

Oh, Lockdown. He's so dreamy.

I'm liking the look. I'm glad the spikes are retained in the design.

by **WolfDawg** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:46 am

I'm definitely getting this. His face sculpt is SO badass. He'll look great standing next to his animated counterpart. Still, what a random choice to remake for the movie line. Is Lockdown really that popular? He had like 3 repaints and 2 activator toys already.

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:49 am

Blurrz wrote:
RotF Mindwipe

Wha-wha-wha-WHAT!?!

Hold the phone! There's a ROTF Mindwipe coming out?

You'll be telling me they'll be making Chromedome, Apeface and Snapdragon next!

But there's no way he'd be a Headmaster. And no way he'd turn into a bat, not in the ROTF line...

This could be the best news or the biggest disappointment of the year for me, TFwise.

News Credits: 3 · by **Samsonator** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:27 am

Diem wrote:
Blurrz wrote:
RotF Mindwipe
Wha-wha-wha-WHAT!?!

Hold the phone! There's a ROTF Mindwipe coming out?

You'll be telling me they'll be making Chromedome, Apeface and Snapdragon next!

But there's no way he'd be a Headmaster. And no way he'd turn into a bat, not in the ROTF line...

This could be the best news or the biggest disappointment of the year for me, TFwise.

He's not a headmaster, and he's a stealth fighter/bomber plane design... but his robot mode does still have some design elements (from what I've seen) that are bat-ish, personally I think he's a must have for me.

That Lockdown art is awesome, I can't wait for better pics of the figure

by **prowl123** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:28 am

He looks a lot like animated lockdown. I hate animated lockdown.

by **WolfDawg** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:40 am

Concerning Movie Mindwipe, didn't hasbro say he'd be able to combine with one of the scout figures? I can't remember the name of the figure, but it was a little odd shaped jet. Maybe that's a reference to his headmaster origins.

by **Mechastrike** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 10:16 am

even if they designed a movie Lockdown, that can't change the fact that Transformers Animated was canceled. :sad:

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 10:23 am

Mechastrike wrote:even if they designed a movie Lockdown, that can't change the fact that Transformers Animated was canceled.

Only the show was. And it wasn't "canceled", it was "completed".

The toyline, however, isn't dead. for new figures under the Animated label will be released later on in 2010.

News Credits: 4 · by **Firebird** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 10:55 am

Hot

Is it a bad thing that I care more about Lockdown than the fembots?

News Credits: 5 · by **emeraldbeacon** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:01 am

WolfDawg wrote:Concerning Movie Mindwipe, didn't hasbro say he'd be able to combine with one of the scout figures? I can't remember the name of the figure, but it was a little odd shaped jet. Maybe that's a reference to his headmaster origins.

Yes, Mindwipe's jet mode can combine with another, scout-class figure, to make a larger jet. To me, it reminds me a bit of Smokescreen & Darkwing, from Generation 2...

News Credits: 32 · by **UltraPrimal** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:05 am

Cool, I want to see more of that Autobot Sari. And I wonder what's with the big headed Arcee. :-?

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:18 am

Diem wrote:
Blurrz wrote:
RotF Mindwipe
Wha-wha-wha-WHAT!?!

Hold the phone! There's a ROTF Mindwipe coming out?

You'll be telling me they'll be making Chromedome, Apeface and Snapdragon next!

But there's no way he'd be a Headmaster. And no way he'd turn into a bat, not in the ROTF line...

This could be the best news or the biggest disappointment of the year for me, TFwise.

While his alt-mode is as mentioned before a Stealthbomber they did somehow manage to let it look bat-like.
I bet he and his combiner partner will get a repaint into G2 Dreadwing.

News Credits: 5 · by **emeraldbeacon** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:55 am

Found images from the SDCC Hasbro panel, at TFW2005...

Mindwipe (Voyager): http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/attachment.php?do=fullview&attachmentid=21939
Skystalker (Scout): http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/attachment.php?do=fullview&attachmentid=21932

Also, to stay on topic:

Lockdown (Deluxe): http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/attachment.php?do=fullview&attachmentid=21935

News Credits: 1 · by **Solrac333** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:10 pm

Mechastrike wrote:even if they designed a movie Lockdown, that can't change the fact that Transformers Animated was canceled.

even if they designed a movie Lockdown, that can't change the fact that Transformers Animated was canceled. :grin:

The art looks cool. I might get this.

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 2:32 pm

Awesome cant wait. Glad to see Lockdowns coming back. Id like to know why all the non movie bots look awesome and the ones in the movie look like walking piles of scrap......oh yeah thats cause the non movie bots are made by hasbro not bay.

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumblebeast** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:49 am

That looks like well done fan art, but nothing else. The manga-style Arcees gives it away.

I don't think we'll see that version of Lockdown in our shelves anytime soon.

by **jts21** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 10:47 am

Bumblebeast wrote:That looks like well done fan art, but nothing else. The manga-style Arcees gives it away.

I don't think we'll see that version of Lockdown in our shelves anytime soon.

I think this link to the actual toy, which was posted further up the page proves you wrong:
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/attachment.php?do=fullview&attachmentid=21935