First Look at Transformers Studio Series 86 Junkyard

He looks awful, it's perfect!!!

Looks like some of Junkyard's spikes got a little bent while they were smuggling this out of the factory....

Nice retool work though - it almost looks different from Wreck-Gar!

DeathReviews wrote:Looks like some of Junkyard's spikes got a little bent while they were smuggling this out of the factory....

Nice retool work though - it almost looks different from Wreck-Gar!

Comparing him to Wreck-Gar, everything up from the chest has been reshelled. Surprising.

He looks great.

I'd buy more Junkions if they care to retool them. Unlike Seekers just recolors aren't enough. Maybe some 3rd party will go nuts with these like they did with the Classics versions.

Gauntlet101010 wrote:He looks great.

I'd buy more Junkions if they care to retool them. Unlike Seekers just recolors aren't enough. Maybe some 3rd party will go nuts with these like they did with the Classics versions.

I'd say at least 1 more version is a safe bet. With all the retooling they did, I would bet there is an alternate head for Wreck-Gar and another for the Junkyard tooling, giving 2 more possible more heads to release between the 2 bodies. That is without considering any potential SG uses.

Very impressive. I think most people expected Junkyard to have just a new head, but not only does he get a bunch of new body parts but he also got the extra armor on the arms. I wonder if he really comes with the axe, I have my doubts.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Very impressive. I think most people expected Junkyard to have just a new head, but not only does he get a bunch of new body parts but he also got the extra armor on the arms. I wonder if he really comes with the axe, I have my doubts.

Emerje

While I don't know if I 'doubt it', I certainly hope that's not the case as well.

For all we know, those wheels are Weck-Gar's as well, and don't actually come with Junkyard considering where it likely came from.

Junkyard looks pretty dang neat. I think i will get this one, he has a cool factor about him that speaks to me

sol magnus wrote:

Emerje wrote:Very impressive. I think most people expected Junkyard to have just a new head, but not only does he get a bunch of new body parts but he also got the extra armor on the arms. I wonder if he really comes with the axe, I have my doubts.

Emerje

While I don't know if I 'doubt it', I certainly hope that's not the case as well.

For all we know, those wheels are Weck-Gar's as well, and don't actually come with Junkyard considering where it likely came from.

I think the axe may be legit. If you look at Wreck-Gar, the axe handle matches the saddle bags for the bike that end up on his hips. In the photo of Junkyard, that axe handle matches his hips as well. However, the grey plastic used on both figures appears to be a slightly different shade. Obviously it could just be the photos and lighting and the exact same shade is used on both figures. But a match on parts within the same photo is a pretty good sign if nothing else.

Edit: I think the same thing applies to the red plastic of the blades and his spikes. So both parts of the axe are on sprues with parts that are re-used on both figures which is another good sign.

Gauntlet101010 wrote:He looks great.

I'd buy more Junkions if they care to retool them. Unlike Seekers just recolors aren't enough. Maybe some 3rd party will go nuts with these like they did with the Classics versions.

I've already seen one 3P upgrade for SS Wreck Gar, but hopefully we won't need as many upgrades for this mold, since this extensive retool is evidence that HasTak finally learned the right lessons from all the previous 3p Junkions and upgrades, like all the echoes of good old City Commander they instilled in Siege Ultra Magnus.

Not that we'll ever get official upgrades of every Junkion ever seen on screen, but if the Studio Series line keeps running into long stretches between live-action movies, who knows?

I'll buy at least 2 of this this guy.

We saw a bit of the upcoming Transformers Studio Series 86 Junkyard and now we have more images to show you. These now include the alt mode which has a very different look in the front than Wreck Gar due to the arm kibble. This works quite well in distinguishing this bike mode from Wreck Gar and making it look less like a robot going into a fetal position, since the arms and hands are now hidden.

This toy is due out in stores around April/May, since it is from Wave 2. The wave mate is Soundwave from the Bumblebee movie, who was also out in wave 1. Junkyard is not an exclusive of any kind.

Not too shabby!

He looks better with the armor forward but this appears to be the proper position for the extra armor. If you look closely they actually molded tabs onto the side of Junkyard's feet that aren't found on Wreck-Gar's that fit into slots on the inside of the armor.



Emerje

Looks really good. I can't wait to get him.

I love the mold (especially the weird head with biker shades) and will definitely pick him up. But, I think I'm gonna have to repaint him. The colors Hasbro chose make the figure look unfinished.

Honestly? As someone who wasn't too hot on Wreck Gar and isn't attached to the Junkion 86 movie thing, I'm really digging how this figure looks and a movie now heavily considering picking him up. The different colors and how they're arranged plus that nifty new head really do alot

After seeing these pictures, Junkyard has my attention now.


I noticed something about the SS86 Scourge mold. There's a molded detail visible in altmode that to my eyes looks fairly similar to (or at least reminiscent of) the windows found on Cybertron Sideways and Soundwave.


How much discussion has their been of this? Could it be a sign of things to come? Or is it more likely just an homage to the fact that a Scourge and some Sweeps were made using the Sideways mold?

He looks better than Wreck-Gar. I still won't get him because I don't care about Junkions, but it's a good-looking figure. My 1 curiosity is if the wheels partsform or not. I haven't watched reviews.

Rodimus Prime wrote:He looks better than Wreck-Gar. I still won't get him because I don't care about Junkions, but it's a good-looking figure. My 1 curiosity is if the wheels partsform or not. I haven't watched reviews.

What do you mean partsform? Do they completely come off the vehicle/robot? If so, yes...but so did the original toy AND cartoon counterpart.

Is Junkheap the right colors? I feel like his colors are supposed to be similar to Wreck-Gar.

Hm. Apparently he is. My memory was way off.

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Junkyard_(G1)

man he looks RIGHT off a TFUK geoff senior comic cover.

i'll pick him up just to have wreckgar riding him.

sol magnus wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:He looks better than Wreck-Gar. I still won't get him because I don't care about Junkions, but it's a good-looking figure. My 1 curiosity is if the wheels partsform or not. I haven't watched reviews.

What do you mean partsform? Do they completely come off the vehicle/robot? If so, yes...but so did the original toy AND cartoon counterpart.

Yes that's what I was trying to see. I thought maybe the legs managed to bend in such ways that made the wheels a solid part instead of loose. Makes no difference, I was just curious. Thanks.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:He looks better than Wreck-Gar. I still won't get him because I don't care about Junkions, but it's a good-looking figure. My 1 curiosity is if the wheels partsform or not. I haven't watched reviews.

What do you mean partsform? Do they completely come off the vehicle/robot? If so, yes...but so did the original toy AND cartoon counterpart.

Yes that's what I was trying to see. I thought maybe the legs managed to bend in such ways that made the wheels a solid part instead of loose. Makes no difference, I was just curious. Thanks.

Makes it easier for them to be used as weapons

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:He looks better than Wreck-Gar. I still won't get him because I don't care about Junkions, but it's a good-looking figure. My 1 curiosity is if the wheels partsform or not. I haven't watched reviews.

What do you mean partsform? Do they completely come off the vehicle/robot? If so, yes...but so did the original toy AND cartoon counterpart.

Yes that's what I was trying to see. I thought maybe the legs managed to bend in such ways that made the wheels a solid part instead of loose. Makes no difference, I was just curious. Thanks.

Makes it easier for them to be used as weapons

And enables them to hang on the spikes; that's why the rear wheel doesn't rotate around the knee as it did on the original.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:He looks better than Wreck-Gar. I still won't get him because I don't care about Junkions, but it's a good-looking figure. My 1 curiosity is if the wheels partsform or not. I haven't watched reviews.

What do you mean partsform? Do they completely come off the vehicle/robot? If so, yes...but so did the original toy AND cartoon counterpart.

Yes that's what I was trying to see. I thought maybe the legs managed to bend in such ways that made the wheels a solid part instead of loose. Makes no difference, I was just curious. Thanks.

Makes it easier for them to be used as weapons

And enables them to hang on the spikes; that's why the rear wheel doesn't rotate around the knee as it did on the original.

The wheels aren't one solid piece, rather they spin on a separate hollow ring; that allows them to spin despite being attached to any 5mm hole, including the spikes.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:He looks better than Wreck-Gar. I still won't get him because I don't care about Junkions, but it's a good-looking figure. My 1 curiosity is if the wheels partsform or not. I haven't watched reviews.

What do you mean partsform? Do they completely come off the vehicle/robot? If so, yes...but so did the original toy AND cartoon counterpart.

Yes that's what I was trying to see. I thought maybe the legs managed to bend in such ways that made the wheels a solid part instead of loose. Makes no difference, I was just curious. Thanks.

Makes it easier for them to be used as weapons

And enables them to hang on the spikes; that's why the rear wheel doesn't rotate around the knee as it did on the original.

The wheels aren't one solid piece, rather they spin on a separate hollow ring; that allows them to spin despite being attached to any 5mm hole, including the spikes.

I am well aware of that - I own Wreck-Gar.

My point is that the need to hang on the spikes is the reason the rear wheel partsforms instead of twisting around below the knee joint to get between the legs (as was done on the G1 toy).

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I am well aware of that - I own Wreck-Gar.

More aimed at the OP Rodimus

...You know what occurred to me would be kinda funny? If Snarl wound up in the Legacy line while the other Dinobots were all in SS86.


Anyway, have my new main CHUG Scourge with my two TR Scourges serving as Sweeps.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:The wheels aren't one solid piece, rather they spin on a separate hollow ring; that allows them to spin despite being attached to any 5mm hole, including the spikes.

They're basically very unsatisfying fidget spinners.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:The wheels aren't one solid piece, rather they spin on a separate hollow ring; that allows them to spin despite being attached to any 5mm hole, including the spikes.

They're basically very unsatisfying fidget spinners.

Emerje

To be fair, they're more satisfying than the original's wheel shield since they're more interesting to look at.

But then, who needs a spinner when you have transformation to fidget with?

I'm really excited now to see how Scrapheap will look.

Seibertron wrote:Is Junkheap the right colors? I feel like his colors are supposed to be similar to Wreck-Gar.

Hm. Apparently he is. My memory was way off.

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Junkyard_(G1)

I tend to glaze over during the Junkion scenes. So I forget there was more than just Wreck-Gar: copy & pasted. Looking to the Wiki, it looks like there is still five ( ) more Junkions from The Movie to bring to this line:

From left to right: Scrapheap, Wasteoid Gamma, Re-Cycle, Rubbish, HAZMAT and Greasestain. Junkyard also is visible just below Greasestain's arm.

Scrapheap


Wasteoid Gamma (awful name )


Re-Cycle (The one who smooches Grimlock)


Rubbish


HAZMAT


Greasestain

They've certainly found the Seeker-Mold for this line

Junkions are barely tapped awesomeness. I love the overall look. The idea of transformers made of junk makes a ton of sense in fiction. And transformers riding each other in scale - in a motorcycle gang no less - is just plain cool. And not in terms of a silly animation error like Hoist riding in Huffer, but them being able to legitimately interact.

Maybe it's just rose tinted glasses, but G1 army builders are just so cool. I just wish they had spread them out more (in today's toylines). The Sweeps have a nice, uniform, feel to them. Seekers are also military, but individualized to the point where any recolor of the same character can fit in nicely (which can also be said of tapes). Sharkticons & Alicons have an ugly, monstrous ascetic the other factions don't have. And Junkions can be highly individualized while sharing a unique riding gimmick that sets them apart.

There's just so much variety. All in just a couple seasons and one movie.

I'm tempted to get some more of the older Insecticons to go with the new ones. Too bad I don't have friggin' room.

Always been a fan of army builders, in all lines I've collected over the years. Especially fond of the in-universe reason for them within Transformers. Before budding, protoforms etc
The more mechanised nature of mass production made more sense for advanced alien robots. If there is need for a flier, one is constructed. If effective and there is need for more. Simply replicate the first one.

When the rumors started that at least one Junkion would be released, I initially thought, “Nahhh… Sweeps & Sharkticons will be the only figures I troop build”.
But between knowing there will be plenty I skip from Legacy, and seeing this guy, I will be very tempted to get these variants…
As others have said, they’re just cool.
And good on Hastak for making enough changes to create something that is different enough…
We all know why the Sweeps figure is so similar to Scourge, but they obviously didn’t have to do so much retooling for Junkyard… This is pretty awesome. In a few ways I think he does look better than Wreck-gar.
So while I can’t say right now that this is a buy-on-sight figure,
It’s a “most likely” purchase.

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:

Most of these look like recolors of one of the two complete Junkion character models made for the movie (except for Wreck-Gar, of course). With Junkyard and maybe Scrapheap as well, Hasbro and Takara could give us some of these other background characters in Generations Selects or some other exclusive channel with some new paint jobs, head sculpts, and maybe a few interchangeable bits of junk "kibble."

Wolfman Jake wrote:

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:

Most of these look like recolors of one of the two complete Junkion character models made for the movie (except for Wreck-Gar, of course). With Junkyard and maybe Scrapheap as well, Hasbro and Takara could give us some of these other background characters in Generations Selects or some other exclusive channel with some new paint jobs, head sculpts, and maybe a few interchangeable bits of junk "kibble."

WG and Greasestain look like a new mold might be needed. The rest would suffice from minor retools for the Selects line.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:...You know what occurred to me would be kinda funny? If Snarl wound up in the Legacy line while the other Dinobots were all in SS86.

This won't be surprising... Mainly because Snarl was in the movie for literally a few seconds.
But also because at some point SS86 will come to an end.
Considering I really thought characters like Kickback and Blitzwing would be a part of this subline and aren't, I'm thinking it only has a year or two left. I assume they're going to want to get Swoop under this banner before it's over, but Snarl may not make the cut in time.

Of course I could be totally wrong... I think about things like Gnaw coming with his blaster, Cyclonus being in Kingdom when he clearly has the SS86 aesthetics, and especially Buzzworthy Kup and Cliffjumper...
Which quick side note; if CJ does get a SS86 release, I won't be at all surprised if his windows are transparent plastic.
But who knows, as far as I've seen, SS86 is selling and selling well.
If Hastak ends up milking this beyond a couple years it won't be surprising at all.
IF Arcee and Ironhide are in fact just slight repaints of their previous molds, I could see Hastak taking this a step further and doing this with other figures to stretch the life of the line.
I could see anything from previous exclusives such as the coneheads and Ratchet, to repainted figures like a battle-damaged Megatron or Prowl keeping this line going.


I'm relatively annoyed that we're not getting a couple Dinobots this year. I really thought both Sludge and Swoop would get 2022 releases.
That, and only getting one Insecticon in Legacy.
Looks like Hastak is going to keep me in the game a while longer.

It is ironic to think WFC has actually hurt the potential longevity of this line. Earthrise in particular. Without that 80's specific line. The SS '86 series could have included a new Arcee, Ultra Magnus etc

As characters introduced in The Movie should have been released in this line. Not in an unrelated line, just to cater to Warden's fetish.

To be fair, ss86 only existed because of a decision to put beasts in the third part of WfC

I have to admit the branding is weird, but it's not the thing that matters to me. Maybe it would if I were an MIB collector.

The only advantage Studio has over Kingdom is a lack of blast effect ports on the body of the figures.

At this point no one questions why SS86 was created.
Although I’m betting this subline is probably selling better than any other.
Talk about a happy accident.
But besides ports/pegs, there is a different aesthetic. Period.
The molded details seen on both Siege & ER figures has not been added to figures in SS86.
It’s what a few of us have been calling Siege greebling.
The Dinobots are an exception (as well as ER Starscream) but not surprising considering how large they are, and in turn, how large their limbs & panels are.
Cyclonus & Galvatron are definitely 2 that have the same design aesthetics as Hot Rod, Scourge, Kup, Blurr, Wreck-gar, Perceptor, etc.
I’m not claiming this as my personal discovery by any means.
But anyone who wants to deny this… I truly don’t know how or why.

And no, I don’t care which packaging a figure is sold in.

ZeroWolf wrote:To be fair, ss86 only existed because of a decision to put beasts in the third part of WfC

And I'd be willing to bet that it wasn't originally supposed to continue after Kingdom ended, but that had to in order to pad out Studio Series in general to keep it going for another year due to the pushback of Rise of the Beasts to 2023 (unless they still plan to put out the ROTB toyline this year and I just missed that news).

Sabrblade wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:To be fair, ss86 only existed because of a decision to put beasts in the third part of WfC

And I'd be willing to bet that it wasn't originally supposed to continue after Kingdom ended, but that had to in order to pad out Studio Series in general to keep it going for another year due to the pushback of Rise of the Beasts to 2023 (unless they still plan to put out the ROTB toyline this year and I just missed that news).

TFW article from today says the RotB toyline still releases in April, dunno if that info has reached these parts yet.

Sowndwave76 wrote:But besides ports/pegs, there is a different aesthetic. Period.
But anyone who wants to deny this… I truly don’t know how or why.

1. Both WFC and SS86 have figures that have more or less "'greebling" and/or blast effect parts than their compatriots. Scourge has both, the Dinobots have both, Jazz has "greebling", the Galvatron you say follows the "SS86 aesthetic" has the battle damage paint apps from Siege and "greebling", even Wreck-Gar has some "greebling", just a low amount.
2. We've been blatantly told that WFC and SS86 supplement each other and/or were the same line originally, they wouldn't be designing with a different aesthetic in mind if that was the case (and we know they take unified design aesthetics seriously based on Legacy Bulkhead & Arcee).
3. Coronation Starscream wouldn't be an ER Screamer reuse if there was a different aesthetic.

Nemesis Primal"
[quote="Sowndwave76 wrote:But besides ports/pegs, there is a different aesthetic. Period.
But anyone who wants to deny this… I truly don’t know how or why.

1. Both WFC and SS86 have figures that have more or less "'greebling" and/or blast effect parts than their compatriots. Scourge has both, the Dinobots have both, Jazz has "greebling", the Galvatron you say follows the "SS86 aesthetic" has the battle damage paint apps from Siege and "greebling", even Wreck-Gar has some "greebling", just a low amount.
2. We've been blatantly told that WFC and SS86 supplement each other and/or were the same line originally, they wouldn't be designing with a different aesthetic in mind if that was the case (and we know they take unified design aesthetics seriously based on Legacy Bulkhead & Arcee).
3. Coronation Starscream wouldn't be an ER Screamer reuse if there was a different aesthetic.[/quote]

I mentioned the Dinobots & why figures that large would have more molded detail.
Jazz doesn’t have the greebling that Siege figures do.
And I was specifically talking about molding, not paint apps.
Which I wouldn doubt if that was a last minute add-on.

I’m betting SS was supposed to be slightly retooled… Which there was a photo or two floating around where he had altered parts; I think it was legs.

But your post is exactly what I’m talking about.
Saying Scourge doesn’t have a different aesthetic from Siege/ER figures…

I guess we’ll agree to disagree…
But wow.

You're the one living in denial, Sowndwave76. You keep seizing onto laughably flimsy points (that are shot down as easily as Autobot shuttles) to support your insistence that they're somehow different. Get over it already, PLEASE.

Did anyone take notice of the detail on Scourge I brought up, or did it get buried under Sowndwave's whinging and the Junkyard discussion?

Sowndwave76 wrote:I mentioned the Dinobots & why figures that large would have more molded detail.
Jazz doesn’t have the greebling that Siege figures do.
And I was specifically talking about molding, not paint apps.
Which I wouldn doubt if that was a last minute add-on.

I’m betting SS was supposed to be slightly retooled… Which there was a photo or two floating around where he had altered parts; I think it was legs.

But your post is exactly what I’m talking about.
Saying Scourge doesn’t have a different aesthetic from Siege/ER figures…

I guess we’ll agree to disagree…

I just went upstairs, grabbed Kingdom Jackpot (since he was closer than Jazz), SS86 Sweep, and Siege Shockwave (sans armor) and came back. The only "difference in aesthetics" I see here is the fact that 2/3 of them are based off Diaclone designs and the other is a Floro Dery design (and Shockwave has battle damage paint on his feet, but you said you're ignoring that), same amount of molded "greebling" on all of them. They could have put these figures out at the same time and I would absolutely believe they were from the same line.

This is also the first I've heard of these alleged remolded Starscream legs, do you know where those photos are still?

And your argument for why large figures have more detailing is..."because they're larger". If there really was some different aesthetic they were dedicated to for this line, why would that matter?

Sowndwave76 wrote:But wow.

This is my reaction every time you bring this theory/argument of yours up, so on that we agree.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Did anyone take notice of the detail on Scourge I brought up, or did it get buried under Sowndwave's whinging and the Junkyard discussion?

I saw the detailing you mentioned when I looked at my Sweep, and I agree that it is similar to those Cybertron lads, but I don't know that it's a close enough resemblance to indicate anything in regards to new figures of them. I'm kinda wondering if maybe that part is going to be painted as a cockpit window on the rumored Alpha Trion retool, honestly.

I also really want Generations updates of both the Armada and Cybertron Sideways designs though, so I'm purposefully trying to not be excited by this possibility so I can't be disappointed later.

If I didn't know better I'd guess that Cyclonus was the more screen accurate SS figure. Imagine that.

Emerje

Nemesis Primal wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Did anyone take notice of the detail on Scourge I brought up, or did it get buried under Sowndwave's whinging and the Junkyard discussion?

I saw the detailing you mentioned when I looked at my Sweep, and I agree that it is similar to those Cybertron lads, but I don't know that it's a close enough resemblance to indicate anything in regards to new figures of them. I'm kinda wondering if maybe that part is going to be painted as a cockpit window on the rumored Alpha Trion retool, honestly.

I also really want Generations updates of both the Armada and Cybertron Sideways designs though, so I'm purposefully trying to not be excited by this possibility so I can't be disappointed later.

Given the track record of such updates thus far, odds are good you'd be disappointed even if it happened Especially if the C-Sideways update was largely just the Scourge mold with his head and color scheme.

Of course, given the connection between G1 Scourge and the Cybertron Sideways mold (courtesy of the "Wings of Honor" BotCon figures), the detail might indicate a pending release of the mold in the WoH Sweep colors (probably in the Buzzworthy line):

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Given the track record of such updates thus far, odds are good you'd be disappointed even if it happened Especially if the C-Sideways update was largely just the Scourge mold with his head and color scheme.

Entirely possible, although I am the kind of weirdo that actively likes/enjoys Siege Galaxy Prime and Selects Hot Shot (partly since I never had the originals to compare to, despite wanting them) as well as Kingdom Cheetor's altered design, and is excited for Legacy Arcee and Bulkhead (although I admit Bulk's proportions are eh), so my taste in terms of how accurate updates need to be clearly is....questionable compared to the standards of a lot of the others here.