In Hand Images of Transformers Studio Series Grindor and Ravage with Blackout Comparison

Grindor look really improved over Blackout.

I'll be taking him home!

Don’t mean to stir up hate or anything, but seeing this just continues to baffle me as to why they didn’t include ravage with ROTF satellite soundwave. Ive thought it through so many times. After getting the soundwave figure in hand, his mold is crappy (IMO), he has virtually no paint on him, his transformation is not at all complex with any high parts count, he’s not an unusually big deluxe, and they didn’t even have to spend money on a licensed alt mode. The only accessory he came with was a tiny (way too short) satellite stand. How did they put all of those mentioned features on DOTM deluxe soundwave AND give us a little lazerbeak, but they couldn’t do it with rotf soundwave? Where did the budget go? Lol. And I know that’s kind of a rhetorical question, cause there’s the inevitable “because hasbro are scams and money grabbers” responses. But I just had to get that off my chest lol.

But yeah, I’ll grab this grindor just for ravage lol.

I missed put on Blackout and never got him on the 2ndary market. I want Ravage and if I do get this pair in my headcanon Grindor will be Blackout, since the differences are small and Blackout was overall more important to the story, even if he still died in a senseless crappy way.

Even though they didn’t remold the alt mode, I am impressed that they changed the deco to match a CH-53, especially with the numbering and that gray area on the front. Very excited to get it!

I have some SS and other figures up for sale on a different thread here. I have seen some people saying that they regret not picking up some figures, well maybe I can help with that! Check out the link to the thread below!

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Greetings Seibertronians! YouTube reviewer PrimeVsPrime is back at it again, this time with a video review of the upcoming Studio Series leader class Grindor and Ravage!

Grindor a redeco and slight retool of the previous leader class Blackout. He sports a new, dirter deco to represent his appearance in the forest fight in Revenge of the Fallen. While Grindor's alt mode did not receive any retooling, his helicopter mode has been decoed to emulate the CH-53 Sea Stallion he transformed into in the movie. The most notable feature, however, is Grindor's retooled hands. They now have additional articulation in the wrists and fingers, fixing the main problem many had with Blackout. Grindor also comes with a small Ravage figure, replacing the Scorponok figure that came with Blackout.

Special thanks to fellow Seibertron users O.supreme, and Dominus Prime, for sharing this news with us!

The review is embedded below for your convenience.



What do you think of Grindor? Are you excited for the retooled hands? Will you be getting it for Ravage? Let us know in the Energon Pub forums!

As far as my memory serves, think I've seen every SS release at least once up here in the north. Some stuck around alot longer than others, some where here and gone in a day. Not much rhyme or reason Oh except for DoTM Leader Megs, there was an absolute avalanche of them here for some reason

BEES!

After finding Offroad Bee at a collectors store, I now have every Studio Series Bumblebee mold!

Offroad Bee is great, easily the best figure of Bee from that movie. Not entirely sure of where it falls in the total ranking yet - SS-49/74 is still definitely at the top, and I think Offroad is either 2nd or 3rd. Either way, very glad to add this Bee to the collection!




Here’s hoping we see the rest of the Bayverse Bees sometime soon!

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:BEES!

But honestly, that is a nice collection. Although I guess technically there are 11 Studio Series Bumblebees so far, (01,15,18-20,24,25,49,57,70,&74) you just don't have the gratuitous repaints and exclusives, which I totaly understand