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News Credits: 1350 · Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:12 pm

These all look fantastic!

That beast wars megs though...yessss

Regarding Cyclonus, surely voyager height is right? He wasn't Sky Lynx or Jetfire sized

News Credits: 462 · Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:17 pm

Autobot_Benz wrote:They gave him some stupid tail whip he never had.

Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:18 pm

It may be cliché but I came back to say
YEEEESSSS

Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:20 pm

I'm most likely going to be skipping a lot of the beast characters (no it's not a Trukk not Munky thing I just don't have any particular attachment to Beast Wars), but hot dang that BW megs. Yeah I'll be getting him. I'm a sucker for dinosaurs. As for the rest of the Beast characters, I'll have to see how they turn out. I'm interested in Tigatron because I really like his deco, I'll think about Airazor if Tigatron turns out good, I'm interested in Primal to go against the BW megs I'll be getting, I'm always up for a Waspinator, you get the gist. From what we've seen already, I'll be skipping out on Cheetor and Rattrap.

Oh, and Cyclonus looks awesome. Hopefully the Galvatron we're getting will be quality as well.

News Credits: 1350 · Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:20 pm

So these golden disk cards, I'm guessing then that the card they come with isn't necessarily for them and each one has three different ones :-?

So a bit like they did with Power of the Primes then

News Credits: 19 · Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:23 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:
Regarding Cyclonus, surely voyager height is right? He wasn't Sky Lynx or Jetfire sized

To me he should be Ultra Magnus sized (not the undersized Siege Ultra Magnus) as I have smaller ones as is with classics and the larger CW/UW but each to their own and it makes more sense to scale to galvatron/scourge.

Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:29 pm

Hot damn, Megatron looks fantastic. I never had the original BW toy, but this looks like a solid update of the figure.

I still await pictures of Optimus Primal. I have some reservations about him being Voyager rather than Leader, but I'd like to see how it comes out regardless.

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:30 pm

Catching up on the good stuff.

Fossilizer looks really sweet, I love that aesthetic!

Beast Megatron is the bomb! That dino mode is incredible, and I love the dino head on it! That is a great toy right there!

Cheetor and Rattrap are looking good.

Cyclonus is very meh, not feeling his style.

I have Generations Warpath, no need for the new one.

Eager to see what else beast wise comes out of this!

News Credits: 388 · Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:34 pm

CYCLONUS, a herald of UNICRON, first appears in the 1986 movie when BOMBSHELL/SKYWARP were reformatted into the second-in-command of GALVATRON.

So I guess this settles, once and for all, who Cyclonus really is. He's an amalgam of Skywarp AND Bombshell. Cool.

News Credits: 65 · Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:37 pm

These all look great, especially Cyclonus and Beast Wars Megatron, but I want to take a moment to appreciate some of the cute little quips in the product copies. I love the "wise cracks not included, but you can imagine" line for Rattrap, but the "and features lower jaw articulation in cheetah mode for classic look of CHEETOR enthusiasm" for Cheetor takes the cake. Well played, Hasbro's marketing department! :lol:

Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:40 pm

Bounti76 wrote:
CYCLONUS, a herald of UNICRON, first appears in the 1986 movie when BOMBSHELL/SKYWARP were reformatted into the second-in-command of GALVATRON.

So I guess this settles, once and for all, who Cyclonus really is. He's an amalgam of Skywarp AND Bombshell. Cool.

I do like that they know of the controversy there and didn't want to give a concrete answer, so they just go "everyone's right!". Cyclonus will always be Skywarp to me.

News Credits: 90 · Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:40 pm

*awakens from slumber while making inhuman noises during*

I see a Tyrannosaurus Megatron, oh my....I want, yes...I really want it. I DEMAND MORE MEGATRON FIGURES!

Honestly it looks really good. I hope we get more of his incarnations like his TM mode and TM2 Dragon mode as well. Plus that fossilized Rex skeleton looks pretty cool too. It does appear Hasbro does know how to make believable dinosaur figures. Wish they did invest that in the Jurassic World toys they produced, but whatever. These look awesome. Also, Studio Series `86 Galvatron will eventually happen at least I hope it will. So that'll be a must-buy for sure.

Soooo awesome. I'm on board if even for these little things while I collect the Mattel Jurassic World figures.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:43 pm

ya my mistake I know he had a tail whip as Transmetal Cheetor. Its inacurate for S1 Cheetor to have that tail whip it should be his Quasar gut cannon and his tail gun

News Credits: 20 · Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:45 pm

Megatron looks AMAZING! That T-Rex mode is fantastic. They even went the extra mile and took a page out of the MP's book by giving him a normal arm inside his tail. The only potential issue might be the size of his backpack, but we'll see about that. Absolutely awesome.

Also, Cyclonus looks a lot better now that his legs are extended and with an actual deco.

News Credits: 42 · Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:47 pm

Tyrannacon wrote:Also, Studio Series `86 Galvatron will eventually happen at least I hope it will.

I've got some good news and some bad news. Bad news is SS86 Galvatron is not going to happen. But that is only because of the good news that Galvatron will be a leader figure in Kingdom instead.

News Credits: 3 · Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:51 pm

LOVE this Megatron, yessss — he’s an MP-lite like I was hoping! I love my 10th anniversary BW Megatron but this is pretty much perfect.

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News Credits: 90 · Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:52 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Tyrannacon wrote:Also, Studio Series `86 Galvatron will eventually happen at least I hope it will.

I've got some good news and some bad news. Bad news is SS86 Galvatron is not going to happen. But that is only because of the good news that Galvatron will be a leader figure in Kingdom instead.

I'll take it either way here because as much as I love Titans Return Galvatron's sculpt and the fact the figure had been modernized, the headmaster gimmick is not my favorite thing ever. Especially the "mask crown" thingy.

News Credits: 65 · Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:55 pm

Tyrannacon wrote:Also, Studio Series `86 Galvatron will eventually happen at least I hope it will. So that'll be a must-buy for sure.

A Leader Class Galvatron has already been all but confirmed for Kingdom, actually. The 1986 movie cast is being split up among a few different lines right now. Studio Series so far is getting Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Grimlock with Wheelie, Slag with Daniel, Scourge, and Gnaw/Sharkticon. Siege got Springer. Earthrise has Arcee, Allicon, and Quitesson Judge. Kingdom will get Arcee again, along with an Earth mode Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, Galvatron, and Cyclonus.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:57 pm

These guys all look amazing, especially Megatron.

And does anyone else find it funny that Cyclonus' description describes him as being reformatted from Bombshell/Skywarp? It seems they just can't make up their minds...

News Credits: 56 · Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:58 pm

Megartron looks awesome. I have a friend that is a few years younger than me, I'm telling him Beast Wars is back!, He should be very excited. Cyclonus looks good. But just further cements my personal belief ( I know not all agree), that SS 86 were not just Kingdom toys "that couldn't fit". Cyclonus does not look like he would match the SS86 figures we've seen so far.

I know most fans wont mind (some even mix & match older Generations toys & Newer ones), but if I personally were trying to assemble the cast of TF:TM, across all these different lines would be quite frustrating at the lack of consistency in overall appearance.

News Credits: 42 · Wed Sep 23, 2020 1:00 pm

bluecatcinema wrote:These guys all look amazing, especially Megatron.

And does anyone else find it funny that Cyclonus' description describes him as being reformatted from Bombshell/Skywarp? It seems they just can't make up their minds...

Yep, basically the design team saying, "Hey, we had no part in making the movie, don't ask us."

News Credits: 17 · Wed Sep 23, 2020 1:05 pm

o.supreme wrote:. Cyclonus looks good. But just further cements my personal belief ( I know not all agree), that SS 86 were not just Kingdom toys "that couldn't fit". Cyclonus does not look like he would match the SS86 figures we've seen so far.

I know most fans wont mind (some even mix & match older Generations toys & Newer ones), but if I personally were trying to assemble the cast of TF:TM, across all these different lines would be quite frustrating at the lack of consistency in overall appearance.

I don't get that impression at all, and I don't have any concerns about consistency. Springer is the biggest outlier due to battle damage, but it doesn't bother me at all.

And really, this isn't specific to the animated movie cast, either. My seasons 1 and 2 cast is split between Prime Wars and WfC, but aside from a couple of odd Headmasters, I don't think there's anything that challenges them being displayed together. I would go a step further and say I'm much happier with the consistency in the last two trilogies than in, say, Classics and Universe, or the generic Generations and T30 stuff.

News Credits: 65 · Wed Sep 23, 2020 1:08 pm

o.supreme wrote:Cyclonus looks good. But just further cements my personal belief ( I know not all agree), that SS 86 were not just Kingdom toys "that couldn't fit". Cyclonus does not look like he would match the SS86 figures we've seen so far.

I know most fans wont mind (some even mix & match older Generations toys & Newer ones), but if I personally were trying to assemble the cast of TF:TM, across all these different lines would be quite frustrating at the lack of consistency in overall appearance.

What about Kingdom Cyclonus do you feel doesn't match what we've seen so far with Studio Series Hot Rod, Kup, and Scourge? They all look very on-model to me, with plenty of sculpted-in detailing on the flat surfaces, good paint apps, and accurate scaling to their on-screen appearances.

News Credits: 2 · Wed Sep 23, 2020 1:10 pm

Mother of Primus, that Megatron figure is FANTASTIC! I didn't have the money to blow on MP BW Megs (thank you, student loans!) but damned if this doesn't make up for it. He looks fantastic!

Wed Sep 23, 2020 1:20 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
bluecatcinema wrote:These guys all look amazing, especially Megatron.

And does anyone else find it funny that Cyclonus' description describes him as being reformatted from Bombshell/Skywarp? It seems they just can't make up their minds...

Yep, basically the design team saying, "Hey, we had no part in making the movie, don't ask us."

Uh-oh, looks like this may turn into a Frenzy / Rumble type debate :HEADHURTS: