First Look at Earthspark Toys in Packaging at Oz Comic-Con
Saturday, September 24th, 2022 10:07AM CDT
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Transformers Earthspark toys to be revealed in packaging and reviewed at Sydney Oz Comic-Con - Saturday September 24th.
It is at the Dome at the Sydney Showgrounds, Olympic Park, with a Transformers Booth promoting Earthspark, and some other licensed items... so I hope to see a fair few Australian Transformers fans there over the two days.
The booth is at A121, which is right near the entrance... and at 10am in the morning in the "Halloween Ends Theatre", there will be a live reveal of the Earthspark toys IN PACKAGING for the first time in the world.
Since I will be one of two fans helping out Hasbro at the convention, I have already been shown the packaging and toys, and have been given permission to review and post up images after the convention - but Hasbro will be having a professional filming at the convention and the presentation, so you should see something on their official Socials at some point too.
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 24th, 2022 @ 10:12am CDT
Posted by Tracytron54321 on September 24th, 2022 @ 10:20am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on September 24th, 2022 @ 10:22am CDT
The TFCC hasn't existed in six years.Tracytron54321 wrote:Oh my god this makes me so upset, I went to Brisbane Oz Comic-Con last weekend and the TFCC never showed up there, and if they had of I would of been able to see these in person -_- Uuuuuugh
Posted by angtre on September 24th, 2022 @ 10:23am CDT
Posted by Tracytron54321 on September 24th, 2022 @ 10:26am CDT
Posted by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 on September 24th, 2022 @ 11:00am CDT
Bumblebee Statue: Getting forwarded to TRANSFRORMERS CURSED IMAGES thread
https://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/transformers-cursed-images-t118834.php-&hilit
Posted by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 on September 24th, 2022 @ 11:07am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 24th, 2022 @ 12:28pm CDT
RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:Anyone else thought of Earth spark Shadow striker. I hope. Shadow striker so needs a good toy!
We are getting a Legacy shadow striker next year
Posted by bluecatcinema on September 24th, 2022 @ 1:59pm CDT
Posted by Tracytron54321 on September 24th, 2022 @ 6:50pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:Anyone else thought of Earth spark Shadow striker. I hope. Shadow striker so needs a good toy!
We are getting a Legacy shadow striker next year
Pretty sure that leaked listing turned out to be Velocitron G2 Dragstrip
Posted by Emerje on September 24th, 2022 @ 7:05pm CDT
Tracytron54321 wrote:william-james88 wrote:RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:Anyone else thought of Earth spark Shadow striker. I hope. Shadow striker so needs a good toy!
We are getting a Legacy shadow striker next year
Pretty sure that leaked listing turned out to be Velocitron G2 Dragstrip
Main line Legacy, not Velocitron, the name resurfaced in recent computer listings for next year.
Emerje
Posted by william-james88 on September 24th, 2022 @ 7:52pm CDT
Tracytron54321 wrote:william-james88 wrote:RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:Anyone else thought of Earth spark Shadow striker. I hope. Shadow striker so needs a good toy!
We are getting a Legacy shadow striker next year
Pretty sure that leaked listing turned out to be Velocitron G2 Dragstrip
No, we are getting a Legacy shadow striker next year
Posted by Burn on September 25th, 2022 @ 2:56am CDT
Tracytron54321 wrote:I know that the TFCC as in the company that made all those exclusive repaints hasn't existed in years but there was going to be a panel at it which was called the "Transformers collectors club"
"Transformers Collectors Club Australia". Jason Murray moderating and Griffin from Ozformers and GoktimusPrime talking.
TCCA on Facebook.
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on September 25th, 2022 @ 9:32am CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on September 26th, 2022 @ 7:25pm CDT
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Twitch looks worryingly thin/delicate.
Glad to know I'm not the only one who noticed that.
Posted by Emerje on September 26th, 2022 @ 7:43pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Twitch looks worryingly thin/delicate.
Glad to know I'm not the only one who noticed that.
In what way? She doesn't look any more delicate than any other figure to me. She even has metal pins in almost all of her moving points, ball joints in the others. Maybe the clear yellow "fins"(?), but that's no different from your usual helicopter blades and being on ball joints makes them less likely to get bent.
Emerje
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 26th, 2022 @ 7:58pm CDT
Twitch just screams Roche, and that is why I think I am most excited for her
Posted by DeathReviews on October 6th, 2022 @ 12:50pm CDT
https://hasbropulse.com/collections/transformers
From the page for the Megatron figure: "Deluxe Class figures bring Transformers robots to life from the television screen right to your home! Classic silver and black Megatron toy as seen in Transformers: EarthSpark animated TV series stands at an impressive 5 inches tall! Convert Transformers Megatron from robot to armored aircraft mode in 11 steps."
Sorry - but in WHAT universe does 5 inches tall count as 'impressive' for a Transformers figure...?
Posted by william-james88 on October 6th, 2022 @ 4:17pm CDT
DeathReviews wrote:Some Earthspark figures are up for pre-order on Hasbro Pulse!
https://hasbropulse.com/collections/transformers
From the page for the Megatron figure: "Deluxe Class figures bring Transformers robots to life from the television screen right to your home! Classic silver and black Megatron toy as seen in Transformers: EarthSpark animated TV series stands at an impressive 5 inches tall! Convert Transformers Megatron from robot to armored aircraft mode in 11 steps."
Sorry - but in WHAT universe does 5 inches tall count as 'impressive' for a Transformers figure...?
Many men tell women 5 inches is impressive.
Posted by DeathReviews on October 7th, 2022 @ 8:13am CDT
william-james88 wrote:DeathReviews wrote:Some Earthspark figures are up for pre-order on Hasbro Pulse!
https://hasbropulse.com/collections/transformers
From the page for the Megatron figure: "Deluxe Class figures bring Transformers robots to life from the television screen right to your home! Classic silver and black Megatron toy as seen in Transformers: EarthSpark animated TV series stands at an impressive 5 inches tall! Convert Transformers Megatron from robot to armored aircraft mode in 11 steps."
Sorry - but in WHAT universe does 5 inches tall count as 'impressive' for a Transformers figure...?
Many men tell women 5 inches is impressive.
That's what SHE said - heyo!
Does anyone else think that it looks like they took Fixit's head from "Robots in Disguise" and slapped it onto Twitch's body?
Posted by william-james88 on October 17th, 2022 @ 10:52am CDT
DeathReviews wrote:Does anyone else think that it looks like they took Fixit's head from "Robots in Disguise" and slapped it onto Twitch's body?
Kinda, but it also looks like a young Ironhide head. Lots of thematics in headsculpts get reused to give a sense of familiarity within the brand.
Posted by william-james88 on October 17th, 2022 @ 11:04am CDT
Those deluxes are:
1 - Bumblebee
2 - Megatron
3 - Terran Twitch
4 - Optimus Prime
5 - Shockwave
6 - Grimlock
7 - Nightshade
This is pretty big news since it means there will be Shockwave and Grimlock on the show, something we did not know yet. Nightshade will be another terran transformer that will come in later in season 1.
We will get our first look at these characters in the back of the packaging of the deluxes coming out next month.
We thank Griffin from Ozformers for the images and reporting, which all took place at Ozfest.
Posted by Sabrblade on October 17th, 2022 @ 11:34am CDT
Posted by Overcracker on October 17th, 2022 @ 11:36am CDT
Large Spin Bee is a brick no doubt due to the gimmick.
Mandroid is intriguing, but why are the #5,6 and 7 figures needed to build him, redacted? Story Spoilers?
Twitch and Megs seem to be the best out of the lot at this point.
Elita-1 looks pretty good. Though her alt-mode reminds me of Prime Bulkhead
So what are the classes here:
Spin Changers
Deluxe
1 step
Finger changers.
Posted by Sabrblade on October 17th, 2022 @ 11:40am CDT
And Warrior, in Elita's caseOvercracker wrote:So what are the classes here:
Spin Changers
Deluxe
1 step
Finger changers.
Posted by Overcracker on October 17th, 2022 @ 11:50am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:And Warrior, in Elita's caseOvercracker wrote:So what are the classes here:
Spin Changers
Deluxe
1 step
Finger changers.
Ahh, o.k.
Posted by Flashwave on October 17th, 2022 @ 12:47pm CDT
Also, what the heck is that packaging now? It's like they just tied them directly to the Studio Series base and said "Nah, we don't need an overbox.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on October 17th, 2022 @ 12:58pm CDT
Flashwave wrote:Other than looking like a de armored version of BH Bulkhead, I like Elita. Other than the flip out gun gimmick is she any different than the Deluxes?
Simpler and less points of articulation.
Posted by blackeyedprime on October 17th, 2022 @ 1:14pm CDT
Posted by Till-all-R1 on October 17th, 2022 @ 1:38pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on October 17th, 2022 @ 2:45pm CDT
Flashwave wrote:Other than looking like a de armored version of BH Bulkhead, I like Elita. Other than the flip out gun gimmick is she any different than the Deluxes?
Have you seen or heard of the Cyberverse warrior class toys of the past 4 years? She's that same type of toy. Less articulation and simpler transformation.
Flashwave wrote:Also, what the heck is that packaging now? It's like they just tied them directly to the Studio Series base and said "Nah, we don't need an overbox.
The younger kids toys are packaged the same way as all other kids toys on shelves, nothing more to it.
Posted by SpaceEagle on October 17th, 2022 @ 10:20pm CDT
Posted by AcademyofDrX on October 18th, 2022 @ 8:38am CDT
Posted by Emerje on October 18th, 2022 @ 6:06pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by SpaceEagle on October 18th, 2022 @ 6:17pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Am I the only one annoyed that, after watching the new trailer, Twitch figure can't use her clear blades as swords? I wonder if that was a element that the animators came up with instead of the toy designers?
Emerje
Oh yeah huh...
I feel like that may very well be the case
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 19th, 2022 @ 8:07pm CDT
You can see the Roche in Twitch clear as day, that's why I love her design.
I am disappointed with the fact that Shockwave and Grimlock are 2 of the remaining 3 deluxes of this wave. I would have preferred Thrash and Arcee myself
Posted by william-james88 on October 19th, 2022 @ 11:35pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on October 20th, 2022 @ 12:33am CDT
Emerje
Posted by Sabrblade on October 20th, 2022 @ 12:35am CDT
Posted by PerfectVision on October 28th, 2022 @ 8:14am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:I really do hope that the Grimlock and Shockwave Deluxes aren't just reuses of the Cyberverse Deluxe molds.
The Shockwave is a rerelease with some yellow instead of pink,adorable.
Posted by AcademyofDrX on October 28th, 2022 @ 8:20am CDT
Now to decide if I'll pick up the Warrior or hold out for a Deluxe. Hopefully they'll announce the latter before the former hits stores.
Posted by william-james88 on October 28th, 2022 @ 11:20am CDT
AcademyofDrX wrote: Just one more example of why Beast Machines is the best Transformers line.
Posted by william-james88 on October 28th, 2022 @ 1:19pm CDT
The reveals are 1-Step Flip Changers Soundwave and Swindle, Warrior Megatron and Thrash, Deluxe Optimus Prime and Shockwave. Shockwave is a redeco of the Cyberverse deluxe figure.
I can anticipate many wondering what the difference is between Warrior and Deluxe Megatron since the deluxe is priced much higher and while the robot modes may look similar, the alt mode is where we see the complexity at play. The more obvious feet in the warrior class' alt mode show how that toy is far simpler in terms of its transformation, which lowers parts count and cost, ect. Also the deluxe figure features more points of articulation, like hip swivels, which even Mcfarlane action figures often lack.
Megatron comparison
Posted by -Kanrabat- on October 28th, 2022 @ 1:27pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on October 28th, 2022 @ 1:34pm CDT
EDIT: Shockwave is number 5, so he is indeed the optional piece for mandroid
Posted by bluecatcinema on October 28th, 2022 @ 2:20pm CDT
Posted by SpaceEagle on October 28th, 2022 @ 2:42pm CDT
Thrash looks fantastic as well, and I'm sure there's fun to be had with the others. Not super surprised Cyberverse's Shocky is being reused here but I am intrigued if they'll do something new for him later.
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on October 28th, 2022 @ 2:54pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:I don't like to use this word, but I sure hope Shockwave comes with the optional arm for Mandroid. Or else this BLOWS and now TF fans will know the pain of being a Marvel Legends collector.
Looking at Twitch’s packaging I think he does come with the alternate arm.
Now the question is if Grimlock uses his Cyberverse mold.
Posted by MaximalNui on October 28th, 2022 @ 6:31pm CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on October 28th, 2022 @ 10:16pm CDT