First In Hand Images of Transformers Legacy Galvatron

It's nice that Legacy Galvatron is cleaned up. But not nice enough to pay another $50+ to get a second copy. Like many others, I fixed the shoulders on my copy of Kingdom Galvatron, so he's OK now. The differences in paint aren't worth double-dipping on this figure, at least not IMO.

Mine fortunately came with correct shoulders assembled, and the paint isn't really a big deal to me. I forsee however many a Legacy Galvatron being purchased and swapped out with Kingdom Galvatron then returned for a refund.

The aspect that bothers me about this prime are those pylons on his shoulders, severely impedes one's range of vision. I never like this look for Prime anyway so i won't be getting it, but if the were to repaint it for another character quite possibly.

I hope Amazon gets Laser Prime in soon, he looks great. I've already added the funds to the card for payment for him and Dragstrip. Just waiting for confirmation.

Those 2 are the lats 2021 pre-orders I still have pending.

I just don't get it.
The greatest thing about G2 prime, was that his trailer became a combat base where all your toys together could fight of decepticons.
... but with this legacy hommage, they completely dropped it and made the trailer boring.

Could anyone explain to me how that makes sense?
Surely the could have designed it so all your 5mm port weapons and weaponizers can plug in?

Sculyblast wrote:I just don't get it.
The greatest thing about G2 prime, was that his trailer became a combat base where all your toys together could fight of decepticons.
... but with this legacy hommage, they completely dropped it and made the trailer boring.

Could anyone explain to me how that makes sense?
Surely the could have designed it so all your 5mm port weapons and weaponizers can plug in?

How did they drop it exactly?

The Trailer still becomes a combat base:

Pretty much like the original, minus all the spring loaded and air pump gimmicks that are a big no no these days.

Overcracker wrote:

Sculyblast wrote:I just don't get it.
The greatest thing about G2 prime, was that his trailer became a combat base where all your toys together could fight of decepticons.
... but with this legacy hommage, they completely dropped it and made the trailer boring.

Could anyone explain to me how that makes sense?
Surely the could have designed it so all your 5mm port weapons and weaponizers can plug in?

How did they drop it exactly?

The Trailer still becomes a combat base:

Pretty much like the original, minus all the spring loaded and air pump gimmicks that are a big no no these days.

The trailer that was "dropped" was ER Optimus's.
This Laser one is pretty well done with maybe just a missile launcher missing. Appart that, the looks and function is on point.

I think the OP referring to the apparent lack of 5mm ports, also having AIRLOCK compatibility with previous bases would have been a nice touch.

Plus, this trailer retains the basic shape of the original, but it lacks in the original's arsenal of weapons (e.g. - the missile battery, the disc launcher, the tower's missile, etc.), which other figures could stand behind to look like they were using them. That's probably what Sculybast was referring to.



Year of the Goat version pictured to better highlight the weapons.

I just picked up Laser Prime Saturday. The trailer does have four 5mm ports on each side, so it does have cross functionality with weaponized.

I'm still confused as to how reusing the shins and feet from Siege Prime was a better idea than new molds.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:I just picked up Laser Prime Saturday. The trailer does have four 5mm ports on each side, so it does have cross functionality with weaponized.

I'm still confused as to how reusing the shins and feet from Siege Prime was a better idea than new molds.

Money saved by reusing an existing mold?

I picked up Legacy Galvatron on Friday, if I knew he hasn't been featured yet I would have posted pictures.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

Sculyblast wrote:I just don't get it.
The greatest thing about G2 prime, was that his trailer became a combat base where all your toys together could fight of decepticons.
... but with this legacy hommage, they completely dropped it and made the trailer boring.

Could anyone explain to me how that makes sense?
Surely the could have designed it so all your 5mm port weapons and weaponizers can plug in?

How did they drop it exactly?

The Trailer still becomes a combat base:

Pretty much like the original, minus all the spring loaded and air pump gimmicks that are a big no no these days.

The trailer that was "dropped" was ER Optimus's.
This Laser one is pretty well done with maybe just a missile launcher missing. Appart that, the looks and function is on point.

Main issue with ERs trailer is the size. Otherwise its a pretty good scaled representation of the original.

Overcracker wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

Sculyblast wrote:I just don't get it.
The greatest thing about G2 prime, was that his trailer became a combat base where all your toys together could fight of decepticons.
... but with this legacy hommage, they completely dropped it and made the trailer boring.

Could anyone explain to me how that makes sense?
Surely the could have designed it so all your 5mm port weapons and weaponizers can plug in?

How did they drop it exactly?

The Trailer still becomes a combat base:

Pretty much like the original, minus all the spring loaded and air pump gimmicks that are a big no no these days.

The trailer that was "dropped" was ER Optimus's.
This Laser one is pretty well done with maybe just a missile launcher missing. Appart that, the looks and function is on point.

Main issue with ERs trailer is the size. Otherwise its a pretty good scaled representation of the original.

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Overquoting to remind you that it's missing the two Diaclone seats (no biggie but still) and the main culprit is in order to have Roller, a crucial part of the trailer, you have to buy a SUPER EXPENSIVE (at least by importing to Canada) a Pulse exclusive set. That's almost criminal in my book.

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Overquoting to remind you that it's missing the two Diaclone seats (no biggie but still) and the main culprit is in order to have Roller, a crucial part of the trailer, you have to buy a SUPER EXPENSIVE (at least by importing to Canada) a Pulse exclusive set. That's almost criminal in my book.

No argument here. Having to buy another figure entirely to get Roller, the Axe and a better looking rifle is a low class move by Hasbro. Still I went and did it, because I found him for cheap. Otherwise, I would not have bothered.

Also, Roller’s port is criminally lose on the peg inside the trailer, so he just rolls around inside if you move him.


And if you are getting real nit picky about it, it still missing the Gas nozzle and hose.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:I just picked up Laser Prime Saturday. The trailer does have four 5mm ports on each side, so it does have cross functionality with weaponized.

I'm still confused as to how reusing the shins and feet from Siege Prime was a better idea than new molds.

Nice. But compare that to Commander Rodimus Prime, where the trailer has like 15 ports on the outside, and 30 on the inside. The darn thing has so many ports, so close together, that you can't use them all

Overcracker wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Overquoting to remind you that it's missing the two Diaclone seats (no biggie but still) and the main culprit is in order to have Roller, a crucial part of the trailer, you have to buy a SUPER EXPENSIVE (at least by importing to Canada) a Pulse exclusive set. That's almost criminal in my book.

No argument here. Having to buy another figure entirely to get Roller, the Axe and a better looking rifle is a low class move by Hasbro. Still I went and did it, because I found him for cheap. Otherwise, I would not have bothered.

Also, Roller’s port is criminally lose on the peg inside the trailer, so he just rolls around inside if you move him.


And if you are getting real nit picky about it, it still missing the Gas nozzle and hose.

For the total price the damn set cost me, around 85$CAN or 68$US shipped and taxed from Pulse, I think I'm allowed to nitpick more and cry foul again.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

Sculyblast wrote:I just don't get it.
The greatest thing about G2 prime, was that his trailer became a combat base where all your toys together could fight of decepticons.
... but with this legacy hommage, they completely dropped it and made the trailer boring.

Could anyone explain to me how that makes sense?
Surely the could have designed it so all your 5mm port weapons and weaponizers can plug in?

How did they drop it exactly?

The Trailer still becomes a combat base:

Pretty much like the original, minus all the spring loaded and air pump gimmicks that are a big no no these days.

The trailer that was "dropped" was ER Optimus's.
This Laser one is pretty well done with maybe just a missile launcher missing. Appart that, the looks and function is on point.

Main issue with ERs trailer is the size. Otherwise its a pretty good scaled representation of the original.

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E8B718B0-A24B-4022-ACBA-4C586F689352.jpeg

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Overquoting to remind you that it's missing the two Diaclone seats (no biggie but still) and the main culprit is in order to have Roller, a crucial part of the trailer, you have to buy a SUPER EXPENSIVE (at least by importing to Canada) a Pulse exclusive set. That's almost criminal in my book.

Yup. Roller and the axe should have been included at minimum with ER Prime, especially at the leader class price point. Still a nice figure though. And I like connecting the trailer when base building. Would have been cool if the Legacy trailer was able to connect too.

I could do without Laser Prime's trailer; what I miss is the working headlights!! I loved those!!

I agree that it would be nice if the trailer for Legacy Laser Prime had more 5mm ports in base mode, and A.I.R.Lock connectors. Still not as sad as the ER trailer though; I imagine Optimus himself being apparently simpler probably helped.

Although I'll still probably only get it if a Toxitron deco happens.

Starseeker wrote:Yup. Roller and the axe should have been included at minimum with ER Prime, especially at the leader class price point. Still a nice figure though. And I like connecting the trailer when base building. Would have been cool if the Legacy trailer was able to connect too.

The budget got used up on the extensive modifications to Optimus himself(who definitely skews toward "overengineered in the name of the toon body" IMO), on his fancy folding rifle, and on the trailer box itself. It should obvious how thin it was stretched giving us as much as we got, considering how limited the repair/turret drone is compared to the G1 toy and the lack of much in the undercarriage department. They clearly struggled to make it happen at all with him, and I think that deserves more respect than it gets.

I do feel it's ultimately futile, because WFC Optimus himself doesn't actually scale too well with other WFC figures to begin with. His robot mode is too short going by the chart they tried to abide by, and his scale in vehicle mode with the sports car-based ones is off as well (he's 1/48 scale to their still being in the Classics 1/32 ballbark) and the trailer (a shadow of the G1) fares no better; only Minibots can even fit. It was nevertheless a valiant effort, though, and on reflection deserves credit for that.

But it makes clear we need a Commander-class toy to do him full justice. It's quite the feat that they stretched a post-DOTM non-movie Leader as far as they did, but it was never going to reach far enough.

Oh, and it's not like they "held back" the accessories that came with the Centurion Drone. Those were brand-new tooling made as an accessory pack. The reason they made you buy another figure to get them is simply because they seem to have difficulty wrapping their heads around the idea of selling just a bag of accessories.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Oh, and it's not like they "held back" the accessories that came with the Centurion Drone. Those were brand-new tooling made as an accessory pack. The reason they made you buy another figure to get them is simply because they seem to have difficulty wrapping their heads around the idea of selling just a bag of accessories.

My main beef is not having to buy a deluxe along the accessories.
It's that the damn set is a Pulse exclusive that must be imported at high cost.

Importing a titan or a paper clip from Pulse cost the SAME PRICE from pulse and instead of charging the single federal harmonized tax, they charge BOTH the federal and provincial taxes so the overall price is ludicrous.

Overcracker wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Overquoting to remind you that it's missing the two Diaclone seats (no biggie but still) and the main culprit is in order to have Roller, a crucial part of the trailer, you have to buy a SUPER EXPENSIVE (at least by importing to Canada) a Pulse exclusive set. That's almost criminal in my book.

No argument here. Having to buy another figure entirely to get Roller, the Axe and a better looking rifle is a low class move by Hasbro. Still I went and did it, because I found him for cheap. Otherwise, I would not have bothered.

Also, Roller’s port is criminally lose on the peg inside the trailer, so he just rolls around inside if you move him.


And if you are getting real nit picky about it, it still missing the Gas nozzle and hose.

I have no idea if the axe, Roller, or other accessories could have been included in the Leader Prime box and still make a profitable release, but I'm taking the other perspective, that the accessories pack was a fantastic release. I didn't want everything in it, but it was more than the sum of its parts. I accept that there are modern production constraints that mean we won't always get everything we "should," so I appreciate the catch-all Centurion pack filled in some of those gaps.

Sabrblade wrote:Plus, this trailer retains the basic shape of the original, but it lacks in the original's arsenal of weapons (e.g. - the missile battery, the disc launcher, the tower's missile, etc.), which other figures could stand behind to look like they were using them. That's probably what Sculybast was referring to.



Year of the Goat version pictured to better highlight the weapons.

Exactly,

plus the "walls" of the basemode have been reduced from 4 cm to 2 cm.
The 4 cm was great in g2 when most toys were rather small.
With current deluxe sized toys, the 2cm wall does not really provide any cover.

I think it's a shame the trailer does not have more oumpf, but the days i bought figures for playability are mostly behind me

Galvatron looks great. The price is perfectly acceptable as this figure aimed at the (many?) collectors who didn't buy the Kingdom version due to the cr@pple-damage paint.

Now all Hasbro has to do, if they've ACTUALLY "listened to the fans", is re-release all of the other figures they ruined the same way without the awful paint. Siege Springer would be a good place to (re) start.

primalxconvoy wrote:Galvatron looks great. The price is perfectly acceptable as this figure aimed at the (many?) collectors who didn't buy the Kingdom version due to the cr@pple-damage paint.

Now all Hasbro has to do, if they've ACTUALLY "listened to the fans", is re-release all of the other figures they ruined the same way without the awful paint. Siege Springer would be a good place to (re) start.

No word on the deco yet but Siege Springer is supposed to be redecoed and rereleased in an Amazon exclusive Wreckers subline in a two pack with either a Mammoth or a Spinosaurus fossilizer

Autobot N wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:Galvatron looks great. The price is perfectly acceptable as this figure aimed at the (many?) collectors who didn't buy the Kingdom version due to the cr@pple-damage paint.

Now all Hasbro has to do, if they've ACTUALLY "listened to the fans", is re-release all of the other figures they ruined the same way without the awful paint. Siege Springer would be a good place to (re) start.

No word on the deco yet but Siege Springer is supposed to be redecoed and rereleased in an Amazon exclusive Wreckers subline in a two pack with either a Mammoth or a Spinosaurus fossilizer

Thanks, that's interesting. The only problem bring us that,if true, Hasbro didn't listen too the criticism about releasing multi-packs to Jack-up the price of the only figure most people wanted in those packs.

primalxconvoy wrote:Galvatron looks great. The price is perfectly acceptable as this figure aimed at the (many?) collectors who didn't buy the Kingdom version due to the cr@pple-damage paint.

Now all Hasbro has to do, if they've ACTUALLY "listened to the fans", is re-release all of the other figures they ruined the same way without the awful paint. Siege Springer would be a good place to (re) start.

You're as bad as the "WAAA the plastic is KO grade" people.

As someone who actually owns several of those figures - as opposed to acting like the battle damage eclipsed the plastic colors and avoiding them - and has had them in hand, even having Springer on display, I can confidently say the battle-damage paint, while dorky, is easily-tuned-out light speckling.


Kingdom Galvatron's is even less than that, being just a few scuff marks, and actually has a bit of thought to it instead of being mere airbrush spatter. I only passed on him because I already had the TR version and I dislike the compromises on that one less (especially since it's still a triple-changer).

primalxconvoy wrote:Thanks, that's interesting. The only problem bring us that,if true, Hasbro didn't listen too the criticism about releasing multi-packs to Jack-up the price of the only figure most people wanted in those packs.

They release multipacks because multipacks are outside the normal slots and thus can get figures out without tying up a normal slot, and in the case of what we've seen in Buzzworthy it gives them an opportunity for things that might not have gotten a shot otherwise. They're also popular with parents since they're almost always less than the figures would cost individually and are good for giving a kid a lot of figures in one shot. Yes, it's a bit annoying when you only want one thing in a value pack, but that's been a fact of toy collecting FOR DECADES.

primalxconvoy wrote:

Autobot N wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:Galvatron looks great. The price is perfectly acceptable as this figure aimed at the (many?) collectors who didn't buy the Kingdom version due to the cr@pple-damage paint.

Now all Hasbro has to do, if they've ACTUALLY "listened to the fans", is re-release all of the other figures they ruined the same way without the awful paint. Siege Springer would be a good place to (re) start.

No word on the deco yet but Siege Springer is supposed to be redecoed and rereleased in an Amazon exclusive Wreckers subline in a two pack with either a Mammoth or a Spinosaurus fossilizer

Thanks, that's interesting. The only problem bring us that,if true, Hasbro didn't listen too the criticism about releasing multi-packs to Jack-up the price of the only figure most people wanted in those packs.

Seriously! Why do I have to get some boring helicopter guy to complete my fossilizer collection?

JK, I don't actually mind multipacks. I get why they're frustrating for some, for example, it really bothers me that Skelivore is only available in that Megatron spoiler thing. But they're aren't going anywhere anytime soon, as they're very convenient for both Hasbro and parents looking for a great birthday gift. They're occasionally even convenient for adult fans, like the many seeker multipacks and the Prowl and Ironhide thing. OR well, they would be if they weren't exclusives.

Siege Megatron with Fossilizer wouldn't bother me except for it being the second time that same mold was used in a multipack. On the plus side, it's my favorite version of that design and the only one I plan to hold onto, since Earthrise Megatron is my default for the character.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:Galvatron looks great. The price is perfectly acceptable as this figure aimed at the (many?) collectors who didn't buy the Kingdom version due to the cr@pple-damage paint.

Now all Hasbro has to do, if they've ACTUALLY "listened to the fans", is re-release all of the other figures they ruined the same way without the awful paint. Siege Springer would be a good place to (re) start.

You're as bad as the "WAAA the plastic is KO grade" people.

As someone who actually owns several of those figures - as opposed to acting like the battle damage eclipsed the plastic colors and avoiding them - and has had them in hand, even having Springer on display, I can confidently say the battle-damage paint, while dorky, is easily-tuned-out light speckling.


Kingdom Galvatron's is even less than that, being just a few scuff marks, and actually has a bit of thought to it instead of being mere airbrush spatter. I only passed on him because I already had the TR version and I dislike the compromises on that one less (especially since it's still a triple-changer).

primalxconvoy wrote:Thanks, that's interesting. The only problem bring us that,if true, Hasbro didn't listen too the criticism about releasing multi-packs to Jack-up the price of the only figure most people wanted in those packs.

They release multipacks because multipacks are outside the normal slots and thus can get figures out without tying up a normal slot, and in the case of what we've seen in Buzzworthy it gives them an opportunity for things that might not have gotten a shot otherwise. They're also popular with parents since they're almost always less than the figures would cost individually and are good for giving a kid a lot of figures in one shot. Yes, it's a bit annoying when you only want one thing in a value pack, but that's been a fact of toy collecting FOR DECADES.

Galvatron's cr@pple-damage isn't as bad as Springer's, but Springer DOES have a lot of it, looking at the many photos posted of it online. I thus cannot accept any statements to the contrary. Whether that is unacceptable for some is a matter of opinion. For me, it is, and this seems to be a valid opinion that's been noted by Hasbro, at least, regarding Galvatron's rerelease.

As for multi-packs, I cannot accept your opinions regarding this. As far as I can recall, inflating the price by bulking-up one figure with lesser figures has been more of a staple of Hasbro rather than Takara/in Japan (where I am). I don't accept it's a "normal part of TF collecting".

primalxconvoy wrote:As for multi-packs, I cannot accept your opinions regarding this. As far as I can recall, inflating the price by bulking-up one figure with lesser figures has been more of a staple of Hasbro rather than Takara/in Japan (where I am). I don't accept it's a "normal part of TF collecting".

Dunno about the pricing mentality in your neck of the wood, but at least in Canada and USA, the multipacks sell or CHEAPER or EQUAL to buying figures individually. It's also a strategy for repaints and reissues. The only true beef to have is if those packs become ludicrously rare and get scalped to no end like for the Earthrise ones.

DeathReviews wrote:It's nice that Legacy Galvatron is cleaned up. But not nice enough to pay another $50+ to get a second copy. Like many others, I fixed the shoulders on my copy of Kingdom Galvatron, so he's OK now. The differences in paint aren't worth double-dipping on this figure, at least not IMO.

...
Damnation...as much as I want this Legacy Galvatron I'm asking What If...? What if there is another Galvatron on the horizon?

Perhaps Galvatron will become the next Bumblebee?

Edit: - And I agree with the post below; Toxitron FTW.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:The deco that would interest me most would be Toxitron.

Yes please!!!

I went ahead and triple-dipped on "Kingdom" Galvatron, and I must say, third time's the charm. He looks great in a nice, clean deco, the cannon looks better without the opaque orange paint fade on the transparent plastic, and all of the joints feel nice and tight. It's objectively the best release yet. Now I've got another sub-par Galvatron to sell off in the future, but I believe it's worth it to invest in what I certainly hope will be the ultimate Generations release of Galvatron for quite some time with this Legacy refresh.

By the way, is anyone else having trouble getting the roof of Legacy Skids to tab together properly in vehicle mode? I'm afraid to use too much force and crack all of that transparent plastic.

Got lucky and picked up Legacy Arcee today. Gotta say, she's... Certainly something. Everytime I start enjoying the figure, something happens and sets my enjoyment back a tiny bit. Like the front end came off a bit easily, but then when I reattached it, it fit snuggly. At which point the waist swivel was too tight and ended up popping the little hinge off. Got that reattached easily, and started posing and found out she doesn't have a forward toe bend.

The figure itself is vey nice and satisfying to me to mess with, however there are handful of small issues that I managed to fix, but overall I think she's a neat enough figure. Maybe a touch too clever for her own good, but still a nice figure

Wolfman Jake wrote:By the way, is anyone else having trouble getting the roof of Legacy Skids to tab together properly in vehicle mode? I'm afraid to use too much force and crack all of that transparent plastic.

At first, but I found it a lot easier if the first step I did was lift the front of the car and then connect the windshield. Looking at the instructions it doesn't show at any point the windshield being clicked in place like they show the back of the roof and doors. At step 6 it isn't connected, but at step 11 it is. You definitely don't want to do the windshield at the same time as the rear roof, it isn't going to happen.

Emerje

primalxconvoy wrote:Now all Hasbro has to do, if they've ACTUALLY "listened to the fans", is re-release all of the other figures they ruined the same way without the awful paint. Siege Springer would be a good place to (re) start.

Exactly. I thought a clean version would go right into SS86.

After watching some reviews, I decided to go over to Target on my lunch break and picked up Bulkhead and Silverstreak. I was at first a bit iffy about this line, but a lot of the figures are looking cool. Having these two in hand, especially Bulkhead since he's a new mold, he is pretty awesome. I'll play around with then more tonight. I think I'll pick up most of the new figures when they're available.

I agree Galvatron looks great and I'll certainly look to pick him up since his Kingdom figure never showed up in my area. I did get the Selects version, but I'd like to have him in his normal colors too.

As far as battle damage goes, yeah it had no business being on the first Galvatron figure. I do however like the battle damage on the Siege figures. It was something different and fit the theme of the line. My only gripe would be that they should have been more consistant with it. Some figures have a lot of it, while some have very little (or not at all in the case of Refraktor). Then in some cases, the Netflix figures made them look better (Megatron, Scrapface, Army Drone). Just my opinion, of course.

Starseeker wrote:After watching some reviews, I decided to go over to Target on my lunch break and picked up Bulkhead and Silverstreak. I was at first a bit iffy about this line, but a lot of the figures are looking cool. Having these two in hand, especially Bulkhead since he's a new mold, he is pretty awesome. I'll play around with then more tonight. I think I'll pick up most of the new figures when they're available.

I agree Galvatron looks great and I'll certainly look to pick him up since his Kingdom figure never showed up in my area. I did get the Selects version, but I'd like to have him in his normal colors too.

As far as battle damage goes, yeah it had no business being on the first Galvatron figure. I do however like the battle damage on the Siege figures. It was something different and fit the theme of the line. My only gripe would be that they should have been more consistant with it. Some figures have a lot of it, while some have very little (or not at all in the case of Refraktor). Then in some cases, the Netflix figures made them look better (Megatron, Scrapface, Army Drone). Just my opinion, of course.

I think battle damage would have been better on the bayverse SS figures, rather than the flat planed designs of Siege.

Anyway, Galvatron II is rather spiffing. I added some minor detaining to make it look more than the Marvel Comics' "Target 2006" version.



I also added some paint to remove the cr@pple-damage from Ironhide.

Found the following on Instagram...
Obviously take with a grain of salt; neither of these may be legit.

Menasor teaser??


Alternative head for Legacy Blaster??

Just checked my own copy that I picked up yesterday (which is still sealed), and it has the same head/face as the Kingdom version.
I will say, looking right above his right eye (left in the photo), it looks photoshopped... The bottom of the "helmet" just above the eye looks "pushed" upward.
So I'm calling b.s. on this one.

The Menasor "teaser" looks like it could be legit, but I'm also very skeptical of that image too.
Where you can see wheels closer to the knees, and where you see a wheel on each forearm doesn't seem quite right to me.

The alternate Blaster head might be for SG Blaster, as it looks too devious for normal Blaster or Twincast, and SG Blaster was depicted as a cruel bully-type in the IDW SG comic.

Here are the full-sized photos of the two heads:

Sowndwave76 wrote:Found the following on Instagram...
Obviously take with a grain of salt; neither of these may be legit.

Menasor teaser??

It's not a teaser, it's a silhouette of some fan art (probably from Deviantart)

Arcee is a really fun figure! As a diehard Prime fan, I must admit I was a tad disappointed at the G1-ification of her design, but it still works. Although she is an obvious Road Rocket pretool, Arcee is still a fun figure to mess with and pose. I prefer her with the split-wheel backpack, though both setups are entertaining. The transformation is a work of genius, and the dirt bike mode looks great! (Shame I can't get it to peg together.) Overall, a surprisingly good purchase!

Sentinel_Primal wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:Found the following on Instagram...
Obviously take with a grain of salt; neither of these may be legit.

Menasor teaser??

It's not a teaser, it's a silhouette of some fan art (probably from Deviantart)

Good eye mate, good eye. Unless its your fan art, lol.

Chefatron also got their hands on the leader class Legacy Blitzwing toy. In their review, we have a whole ton of comparisons. You see Blitzwing compared to every major version of that character since Animated. This definitely helps those who wonder if the Titans return version truly is good enough for their collection. We have comparisons to all modes and shots of the tank show further confirm that there is no mistransformation, that phalic purple shape emerging from the front of the tank is there by design (and to be more G1 accurate).
We also have shots of this Blitzwing with his fellow Decepticon triple changers, giving you an idea of how he scales with them. There is also a clever shot of him next to two other recent leader class releases, with everything they come with, for you to determine the value for yourself. And of course, we have a shot with Megatron so that you can see how that scaling works.

Let us know if any of these images change your mind.

And the winner is... Titans Return!!!

Though, I'd still like to see comparisons with the Legends deco, too.

Also, every Voyager in those pics is bigger in robot mode than both the Leaders Blitzwing and Astrotrain (while Galvatron is the only big Leader). Was not expecting that.

Though, speaking of Astrotrain, he's mistransformed in those pics. His waist flaps are folded up, exposing the tops of his legs.

Look at that "Leader" class figure.

I think the TT Legends version is still the superior one. Easy pass unless they repaint it as another character.

I'm just... absolutely shocked that it's such a backwards evolution from the Titan's Return figure which felt so flawless(!) and even managed a passable Megatron.

I feel the 'nose cone' in tank mode that... despite my memory... is apparently 'Toon Accurate' was a bad call.

I've... been trying to figure out why I've felt so 'burned out' with Transformers... and I think it's really the fact that we've had two really good trilogies... that unfortunately suffered from covering the same ground twice (three times with the 'cybertron'/'earth' in WFC- which probably increased the burnout).

I ended up picking up Dragstrip out of curiosity and the fact that I didn't see a currently listed wave where he was re-packed (though I imagine we'll get a Menasor gift set at Titan price).

I'm also not feeling the G1'd Prime figures. Bulkhead I might get if they retool him into something else, same with Arcee. I'll probably cave on the RID/Black Convoy if I can find it (I also think i'm tired of all the store exclusives- and shipping woes in general- which has really curbed my 'hunting' joys).

I think the 'double' release of Galvatron this short around (plus the original tooling issues there) aren't helping either.