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OK, so World War Bee then.

He is pretty awesome! He's not the best mold, and he's not quite great, but he is far from bad and definitely somewhere north of Good.

In my opinion, the only real missed opportunity here was to have the backpack become large bulky wings. It wouldn't be screen accurate, but it would vastly improve the 1 main drawback people might have with this figure. I also wish his arms were a bit bigger/beefed up, but that's a minor quibble.

The aesthetic is really cool, I like the weapons, he poses good, and he's got some good detail on the chest and even the back. I love the way the ankle wheels work here, it's great!! And the back wheels would look really good too with the aforementioned wings. He's really unique, and it makes him really interesting. He's also different from the Bees we know, but still readily identifiable with regards to robot parts.

I posed him the same way twice with the wheels transformed right and with the wheels hanging out like wings. I prefer them tucked in though.

Overall, he lived up to my expectations! That is one of the 3 highly anticipated figures of the wave down, and he is great! Now here's hoping Bonecrusher and Megs live up their hype like Bee did!

I am praying against all hope we get a WWII Hot Rod. He needs his Nazi fighting partner. That was one of the good parts of TLK, and I want those 2 fighting in the past together.

Man, I can't wait to get my hands on WWII Bee! That head sculpt looks perfect - I hope any future SS Bees use that sculpt (slightly tweaked for the helmet differences).

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Man, I can't wait to get my hands on WWII Bee! That head sculpt looks perfect - I hope any future SS Bees use that sculpt (slightly tweaked for the helmet differences).

I do agree that this head is far superior to the other Bee sculpts from the line. Far better than VW and classic camaro Bee!

I love the Axe and Gun. That will definitely help Bee's Value you pretty much need 2 so you have one for TLK BB.

WW2 Bee will make for a great Centurion in my collection, also love the hammer and how it becomes the vehicle mode gun.

Hot on the tails of the new WFC SIEGE product reveals that will be showed off at Toy Fair 2019, we have two Studio Series figures that'll be showed off, Studio Series Voyager Class Optimus Prime (from the Bumblebee film), which we've seen before through unofficial means, and Studio Series Deluxe Class Dropkick, the car mode version, which we've never seen before.

Thanks to IGN, we have some great stock renders of the two figures. The article also says Optimus will hit retail on April 1st, while Dropkick will go up on August 1st. Interestingly, despite being listed at a Studio Series Deluxe price point and size, IGN calls it a Voyager Class figure.

Check out the images below, as well as IGN's descriptions, and tell us your thoughts in the Pub forums below!

The Transformers: Studio Series line is getting two new additions by way of Dropkick and Optimus Prime, both based on the character models from last year's Bumblebee movie.

Optimus Prime, Autobot leader and easily the most iconic of all the Transformers across all media, is due to arrive April 1 with a retail price of $29.99 USD. Dropkick, definitely a less well-known member of the Decepticons, but still a notable figure, is scheduled to hit retailers August 1 for $19.99.

The Studio Series Optimus Prime features "vivid, movie-inspired deco and detailed hand blasters," and transforms from truck to robot in 35 steps. Optimus stands 6.5 inches and comes with a backdrop of the "San Francisco Bridge scene" in Bumblebee.





Dropkick stands 4.5 inches tall when in robot mode and transforms into car mode in 36 steps. Unlike the movie version, the Studio Series 46 Voyager Class Dropkick is not a triple-changer. You can still buy the Studio Series 22 Deluxe Class Dropkick to turn from robot to helicopter, completing the possible transformation set.





Hasbro said the figures will be "available on HasbroPulse.com and other major retailers" at launch, which means these particular figures won't be retail-exclusives like the entire line of Vintage G1 Transformers, which could only be purchased through Walmart. Don't forget to check out our Bumblebee review, too.

Love the new Dropkick, which means a studio series jet Shatter won't be too far behind, though helicopter Dropkick does suffer next to this one as they don't look alike at all

Goddamn HasTak! You just made me a happy boy with Siege Omega Supreme and Jetfire! And now you pull out the big guns and reveal CAR MODE DROPKICK( WHO IS AWESOME) AND G1 MOVIE PRIME!(ok so we knew about him, so what?) Thank you!

Hold up... Car mode Dropkick is Voyager Class?

Wait... Voyager class Dropkick?? Did someone at Hasbro give IGN incorrect class size?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Hold up... Car mode Dropkick is Voyager Class?

No... where did you read that lol

Nathaniel Prime wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Hold up... Car mode Dropkick is Voyager Class?

No... where did you read that lol

Oh, actually noticed the Voyager part. Nah, he's a deluxe, because his price point is 19.99 and he stands at 4.5 inches tall

Nathaniel Prime wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Hold up... Car mode Dropkick is Voyager Class?

No... where did you read that lol

It's written in the write up, at the part saying it completes a transformation set with the helicopter Dropkick.

ZeroWolf wrote:

Nathaniel Prime wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Hold up... Car mode Dropkick is Voyager Class?

No... where did you read that lol

It's written in the write up, at the part saying it completes a transformation set with the helicopter Dropkick.

Apparently someone forgot to change that from the template: the $19.99 is still Deluxe Class.

These reveals are awesome Hasbro, but there's something missing...




where'sblitzwinghasbro

Is it just me or does Dropkick look like a Bumblebee retool?

Okay, well... these stock photos aren't great, that Optimus has looked better than it does here I think every other time we've seen it. I'm still sticking with my decision to get the Siege Leader Prime over this guy, but it does look like an amazing figure and I am glad it exists.

As for Dropkick...look, I know a lot of people said that copter Dropkick was too skinny, but this Dropkick looks too bulky and unwieldy to me. Giving him a whole front half of a car for his chest G1-style is NOT a good look for him, in my opinion, and it looks like he's similarly going to have a really basic transformation to go with it. I actually like my copter Dropkick, so unless this looks significantly better in hand or I'm wrong about how he transforms, the only reason whatsoever I would have to get him is his gun (which does look really good/screen-accurate). Easy pass, I hope they show more SS stuff at Toy Fair than just these two. For example, you could answer this:

Nathaniel Prime wrote:where'sblitzwinghasbro

as I too would like to know.

Also I wanted Dropkick to have green paint decals on his face to make it look like when he talks, missed opportunity

So we have 2 deluxe dropkicks in a series all about screen accuracy and none of them look like what he looks in the film?

william-james88 wrote:So we have 2 deluxe dropkicks in a series all about screen accuracy and none of them look like what he looks in the film?

The second one looks closer to his pre-triplechanger form when they first arrive on Earth

And at long last, Dropkick is done justice. That is the proper coloring and the best of his 2 alt modes. Well done!

Prime looks a bit funky, but still somewhat good.

The Dropkick figure is technically movie accurate since initially he just has the car mode and only gets the chopter mode later (same goes for Shatter to an extent)


Expecting the toys to look exactly like the film designs is ridiculous especially with the way those two were with the Triple Changer stuff.

Ha! Dropkick has his pop gun.

Disclaimer: Not my Photoshop pic:

Sabrblade wrote:Disclaimer: Not my Photoshop pic:

Ooooooooooo...

I like that.

Day 2 of Studio Series deluxe reviews. This time: Sideswipe.

So, Sideswipe is one of my favorite movie Autobots/Transformers period, and I am thrilled he got a new toy. And this one is certainly pretty darn good.

for one thing, the alt mode is pretty much faultless. Few Transformers can actually pull off a proper looking convertible, and yet here he does!

The transformation is fun and intuitive as well. Homages the OG deluxe a lot in the arms, chest, and trunk kibble, but adds some new things, like optional swords and also the adjustable chest pieces. I love that they can move around and adjust. I also like how the legs work a bit differently from past iterations as well.

Robot mode is pretty grand. I wish he had some more silver, but dang can he move! And with the optional swords and guns, the ability to store all of them, and the fact that his fender pieces make him really stable with poses, he is a joy to play with. I love this figure, overall the best of the wave in terms of deluxe quality. Until a MPM comes along, I think this can be a definitive Sideswipe for any movie collection

Sabrblade wrote:Disclaimer: Not my Photoshop pic:

Cybertron Downshift?

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Disclaimer: Not my Photoshop pic:

Cybertron Downshift?

I think it’s based off some old concept art

I guess this Dropkick can be his pre-helicopter mode, but I hate how they have the helicopter mode in the studio series when he's not a triple changer. Studio series is supposed to be the best of the best, and it looks like Prime and BB can pass for that, but double Dropkick is kind of cheating imo. Also, why 2 dropkicks before a Blitzwing?

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Disclaimer: Not my Photoshop pic:

Cybertron Downshift?

Yes.

Holy Moly, that’s a nice looking car mode and a nice looking Robot mode. I’m inclined to pick up Shatter now, to go with this.

At first I thought he had a sort of Tommy gun style clip on his gun, but he doesn't, it's actually the handle that goes over his hand. Kinda strange, but I like the originality.

Emerje

Eh, Dropkick looks ok. That G1-esque chest looks too simple to me though. Nice car mode.

Still don't like that Prime at all and that render looks better than the actual toy pics look quite oddly proportioned and junky.

Have got Barricade and Sideswipe on the way which I'm very much looking forward to cos both look fantastic in people's photos.

YRQRM0 wrote:Studio series is supposed to be the best of the best

But just about every Studio Series figure has had to make compromises for budget and size.

If we don’t get a jet mode Shatter after this, we riot.

I have helicopter Dropkick but haven’t opened him in months, same as VW Bee and a few others. Thanks US Army.

Okay, so we already knew about Optimus Prime and he looks flippin' awesome. I'm 100% getting this guy.

As far as Car mode Dropkick goes he looks fantastic and blows the previous one out of the water. I'm so glad they gave him a new headsculpt. It looks worlds better. Infact the entire figure looks worlds better. He has better colors and a much more accurate weapon. I was already planning on getting Shatter, but this just makes me want her more.

I hope at some point we get a jet mode Shatter because I think that would make her look a lot better. Mainly I want that so we can get a shatter with her face. Also I think the leaner design of her jet would give Shatter a much thinner and more feminine look, because bulky isn't the first thing that comes to mind when I think female. I think slim and agile, which is not only what a jet is but also what her robot mode is.

Also Blitzwing is the real figure we desperately need, besides Dino of course.

Mindmaster wrote:If we don’t get a jet mode Shatter after this, we riot.

I have helicopter Dropkick but haven’t opened him in months, same as VW Bee and a few others. Thanks US Army.

I do hope jet mode shatter has some (fake) car kibble in robot mode.

This dropkick is so much nicer than the lack luster helicopter one, just a shame that Shatter looks like crap. Hopefully the eventual jet mode shatter will be better.

Sabrblade wrote:Disclaimer: Not my Photoshop pic:

This is LITERALLY the first thing I thought of when I saw this. Just needs a Wheeljack head!

I wonder if Dropkick will have a 36 steps like the IGN article.

Now all I want to know is what SS number he is so I can know when to expect to see him
EDIT:found all the information I needed in the article

WHERE IS MY STUDIO SERIES BLITZWING????

Hi everyone! Long time lurker, but just signed up for an account. Wanted to chime in here!

It seems the Entertainment Earth "TRA GEN STUDIO SERIES VOYAGER HERO" was indeed SS38 Optimus Prime (Bumblebee). My delivery got here today and I'm blown away! Really impressive figure. Haven't opened Rampage yet, but Optimus looks great. His left leg is a little loose but I put a little nail topcoat in the joint and it helped.

Included a box shot. Considering this was just solicited for "April 1"... it sure got here quite early! April fools?

Welcome dude!

The DK-09 upgrade kit for Studio Series Voyager Megatron *finally* showed up in my Pile of Loot on BBTS today! Just had it shipped, can't wait.

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/ ... ails/77512

I also grabbed SS Barricade today and am actively looking for Bonecrusher, so the timing is perfect.

Congrats on your acquisition, matthewrex! Please, let us know how you like your SS-38 Optimus Prime when you get him out of the package and transform him.

Thanks for the welcomes!

Just got done transforming him to alt mode and back. Definitely a bit more complicated than the WFC: Siege Optimus. I actually got a bit stuck and had to retrace my steps, etc. Some of the pieces (namely in the legs) don't snap as snugly/securely as I'd prefer, but overall I'm still really impressed. I think his Alt mode actually looks really great, and manages to be larger than Siege Optimus - ditto for his robot mode.

I think this is a great mix of live action / G1 Prime. Up until this I thought Siege Prime might have been my favorite in a while - but something about this Bumblebee version is really doing it for me!

Album: https://imgur.com/a/zND8g0E

I really wish they could get some actual Triple Changer action instead of doing two figures.

CollectorCaseZ wrote:I really wish they could get some actual Triple Changer action instead of doing two figures.

What if it's really part of a bigger marketing plan? As in, first they give us single-altmoded figures to make us think that there won't be an triple-changer versions, so that we buy up those ones to ensure that we get toy of them with both of their altmodes, and then afterward, once we've gotten both the car-moded and aircraft-moded toys of each, they finally do give us triple-changer toys, successfully getting us to buy three toys of the two?

Sabrblade wrote:

CollectorCaseZ wrote:I really wish they could get some actual Triple Changer action instead of doing two figures.

What if it's really part of a bigger marketing plan? As in, first they give us single-altmoded figures to make us think that there won't be an triple-changer versions, so that we buy up those ones to ensure that we get toy of them with both of their altmodes, and then afterward, once we've gotten both the car-moded and aircraft-moded toys of each, they finally do give us triple-changer toys, successfully getting us to buy three toys of the two?

That's how mafia works


Seriously, that may be their actual plan

Sabrblade wrote:

CollectorCaseZ wrote:I really wish they could get some actual Triple Changer action instead of doing two figures.

What if it's really part of a bigger marketing plan? As in, first they give us single-altmoded figures to make us think that there won't be an triple-changer versions, so that we buy up those ones to ensure that we get toy of them with both of their altmodes, and then afterward, once we've gotten both the car-moded and aircraft-moded toys of each, they finally do give us triple-changer toys, successfully getting us to buy three toys of the two?

That would be cruel. Hasn't this actually happened before somewhat recently in at least one toyline? I might be confusing gimmicks and thinking a normally combining character was released without that ability and then got a full functioning release.

CollectorCaseZ wrote:I really wish they could get some actual Triple Changer action instead of doing two figures.

I dont think it would be possible without losing on some accuracy. What I would want instead at least is them looking like they do in the film for the majority of the time in robot mode. So for dropkick it would be a car or helicopter that has a robot mode that includes the screen accurate kibble. So wheels in th arms, rotors in the back and cockpit in for a chest. Some of that kibble would of course be fake I would moe than undserstand in this case. Many of the simpler toys in the BB line do that.