The Energon Pub

News Credits: 42 · Tue May 17, 2022 11:14 am

Legacy override.jpeg

News Credits: 462 · Tue May 17, 2022 11:15 am

There it is!

News Credits: 4877 · Tue May 17, 2022 12:19 pm

News Credits: 4877 · Tue May 17, 2022 12:28 pm

Well this was a surprise to be sure (but a welcome one). We just got our first look at the upcoming Override toy in alt mode. Rumours said it would be a retool of SS86 Hot Rod, since that was the only voyager class car mold, but if it is, it is not obvious. Do you see how it could be a retool? At first glance, it looks far more like a brand new mold, being very faithful to the original, which you can also see below.

The image comes from Prime vs Prime who is working on a review at the moment. We'll see if the line is revealed officially soon but whether it is or not, we are getting more images of Override and others in this exclusive Walmart line soon. Also, since fans were confused here are some facts regarding Walmart exclusives this year.

There are 3 exclusive Walmart lines this year:
- The Legacy Beast Wars redecos: They are in Legacy packaging with a plastic window but are exclusive to Walmart in the US and Canada and not part of a particular Legacy wave.
- The Beast Wars reissues: this exclusive line continues this year, we already got Cybershark but more will be in stores soon.
- This Velocitron line: We have not seen the packaging yet but apparently this is supposed to be what is replacing the Netflix exclusives for Walmart and it is said that the toys will be packaged in alt mode.

Transformers Cybertron Override (Nitro Convoy) Gallery

News Credits: 14 · Tue May 17, 2022 12:32 pm

Autobot N wrote:
Legacy override.jpeg

Interesting.... definitely not Hot Rod. Looks like an entirely new mold.
However this then poses another question. If she's a new mold, then who is going to be the secondary use? Call me crazy, but I see Pointblank potential there.

Want to see more of it. But I may just get it. It would look interesting next to the original.

Tue May 17, 2022 12:38 pm

Overcracker wrote:
Autobot N wrote:
Legacy override.jpeg

Interesting.... definitely not Hot Rod. Looks like an entirely new mold.
However this then poses another question. If she's a new mold, then who is going to be the secondary use? Call me crazy, but I see Pointblank potential there.

Want to see more of it. But I may just get it. It would look interesting next to the original.

I'd hope they do Shattered Glass Elita-1 since that was based on Override GTS.

News Credits: 42 · Tue May 17, 2022 12:45 pm

Legacy override 2.jpg

News Credits: 4877 · Tue May 17, 2022 12:46 pm

Hasbro is not basing their shaterred glass line on the molds originally used. It's their new G1 style molds in shaterred glass colours.

News Credits: 462 · Tue May 17, 2022 12:51 pm

william-james88 wrote:Hasbro is not basing their shaterred glass line on the molds originally used. It's their new G1 style molds in shaterred glass colours.

Huh? I don't see a mention about Shattered Glass. :???:

News Credits: 18 · Tue May 17, 2022 12:54 pm

so much for being a retool of hotrod. honestly, without seeing the transformation, I cant say for sure, but parts of it give me a slight legacy elita-1 vibe. will have to wait and see. prime Arcee is pretty obviously going to be cybertron ransack though

News Credits: 332 · Tue May 17, 2022 1:00 pm

This looks really good. Kinda funny that a deluxe from 20 years ago is now sold as a voyager unless I'm missing the part that this is bigger than the original toy. One thing I'm really happy about is they are using a single peg in the middle, the figure can hold the weapon better.

News Credits: 2 · Tue May 17, 2022 1:16 pm

Immortal Starscream wrote:prime Arcee is pretty obviously going to be cybertron ransack though

THAT is a very good idea. I can easily see that with minimal retooling. Nice to see the Unicron trilogy FINALLY getting some frickin love. Some of the best Transformers molds ever came from that Cybertron line.

News Credits: 51 · Tue May 17, 2022 1:28 pm

Review is live, I am VERY happy with this.

News Credits: 42 · Tue May 17, 2022 1:29 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:Review is live, I am VERY happy with this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdhV-j86w4E

News Credits: 20 · Tue May 17, 2022 1:34 pm

Nice, gonna have to get this!

News Credits: 14 · Tue May 17, 2022 1:59 pm

She looks really good. Transformation is very nicely done.

I think this is a marked improvement on the original figure, which is not something that can be said for most of the updates we’ve gotten.

Definitely picking her up.

If a third party wants to upscale her a bit so the robot mode is closer to a regular voyager figure I would not be opposed.

News Credits: 19 · Tue May 17, 2022 2:11 pm

Dont think I'll be wanting to pay Voyage price for override

only thing i'm not keen on is the windshield should be be smoother/wider and it looks a bit boxy as is.

Tue May 17, 2022 2:15 pm

Wow. That is a nice update for nitro convoy.

Tue May 17, 2022 2:42 pm

While I wasn't entirelt against a Hot Rod retool if it was extensive enough...but wowee this is SO much better than something like that.

Tue May 17, 2022 2:58 pm

As much as I love this, I weirdly still want that SS Hot Rod retool based on that one piece of fanart too.

I want Dark Nitro Convoy so much. Override GTS as well.

Shame the rear wheels lock into place to the back in robot mode. It could've been worked into a butterfly joint of sorts. I'll mess around with it to see if that's the case when I get one. Doesn't look like it would require more than a little snip of some plastic and maybe some Kiki to tighten up a joint or two won't fix. If it's even worth it that is and doesn't actually hinder the robot mode in any way by having two less locking points for the torso.

I think this is one of those times where PvP is missing something. I don't know what but it just feels as though something is missing. Effect parts? A gun to put on top of the vehicle mode. It just seems a little odd to have that offset 5mm port on the engine/weapon thing and not have something designed to go there. If it's meant for when it's plugged into the back of robot mode then why isn't in centralized like the port that's now being covered up? There's plenty of room to put it in the center of the piece without disturbing anything else.

I just wonder what's going to happen with the rumored Blurr for this line now. Could it be a new mold as well and not a retool of the also rumored Legacy Pointblank or SS Blurr as originally thought?

But now I'm worried about Cosmos not being a Warpath retool and instead being an Origin Bumblebee retool. As soon as I read that it was maybe a retool of Warpath, I slapped myself in the forehead for not having thought of that myself. It just seems so obvious now. I guess when the last few Warpath figures looked and/or transformed so completely different to the G1 figure, you lose sight of something so simple as G1 Warpath and G1 Cosmos having the same transformation and parts layout for the most part of where it matters.

News Credits: 2 · Tue May 17, 2022 3:47 pm

Grahf_ wrote:
I think this is one of those times where PvP is missing something. I don't know what but it just feels as though something is missing. Effect parts? A gun to put on top of the vehicle mode. It just seems a little odd to have that offset 5mm port on the engine/weapon thing and not have something designed to go there. If it's meant for when it's plugged into the back of robot mode then why isn't in centralized like the port that's now being covered up? There's plenty of room to put it in the center of the piece without disturbing anything else.

If I remember correctly (and at my age, that doesn't happen often sooo....) the whole gimmick for this line is Energon weapons. My guess is that those ports are for attachments of the line's gimmick weapons, kind of like the Fossilizers.

News Credits: 4877 · Tue May 17, 2022 3:52 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Hasbro is not basing their shaterred glass line on the molds originally used. It's their new G1 style molds in shaterred glass colours.
Huh? I don't see a mention about Shattered Glass.

Sur there was, two posts above the one of me you quoted.

News Credits: 6 · Tue May 17, 2022 4:02 pm

prime vs prime uploaded his full review 2 hours ago.

News Credits: 1350 · Tue May 17, 2022 4:07 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Hasbro is not basing their shaterred glass line on the molds originally used. It's their new G1 style molds in shaterred glass colours.
Huh? I don't see a mention about Shattered Glass.

Sur there was, two posts above the one of me you quoted.

That post wasn't approved when Sabrblade posted. :WHISTLE:

News Credits: 6 · Tue May 17, 2022 4:09 pm

Interesting.... definitely not Hot Rod. Looks like an entirely new mold.
However this then poses another question. If she's a new mold, then who is going to be the secondary use? Call me crazy, but I see Pointblank potential there.

Want to see more of it. But I may just get it. It would look interesting next to the original

I hope it's not for pointblank! A harsh retool of counter punch would be better. :KREMZEEK: