Legacy Wreck N Rule Diaclone Coloured Twin Twist Revealed
Wednesday, May 11th, 2022 10:31PM CDT
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Also, fans have been asking why we are not seeing the "BAF" Hammer pieces these sets come with and that is because it is not an actual "BAF". The hammer isn't an accessory you put together for a bot to hold, it's just pieces of cardboard you put together.
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Posted by Hellscream9999 on May 11th, 2022 @ 10:42pm CDT
Posted by Seibertron on May 11th, 2022 @ 11:16pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on May 11th, 2022 @ 11:20pm CDT
Curiously, what they're standing on is Earthrise Scorponok.Seibertron wrote:Any thoughts about what these figures are standing on? Is it a figure/set that has already come out or might this be alluding to something?
Posted by LinaNui on May 11th, 2022 @ 11:20pm CDT
Seibertron wrote:Any thoughts about what these figures are standing on? Is it a figure/set that has already come out or might this be alluding to something?
Pretty sure it is judt scorponoks tail folded up weird.
Also, if the hammer is just a piece of cardboard, they just saved me a lot of money. Looks like I can cancel and hold off on some of these now.
Posted by Autobot N on May 11th, 2022 @ 11:21pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on May 11th, 2022 @ 11:44pm CDT
Autobot N wrote:BTW apparently there isn't going to be a Topspin in this line, it's just Twintwist and Bulkhead left. Odd decision
Posted by Wolfman Jake on May 11th, 2022 @ 11:57pm CDT
Posted by Flashwave on May 12th, 2022 @ 12:41am CDT
Autobot N wrote:BTW apparently there isn't going to be a Topspin in this line, it's just Twintwist and Bulkhead left. Odd decision
That… makes me a lot less excited for this Twin Twist. I don’t hate the deco and I am not against diaclone characters as generic soldiers in the Autobot army, but Not having both cuts the appeal for me.
I will probably pre order though because I am a sap
Posted by o.supreme on May 12th, 2022 @ 1:12am CDT
If there are 2 deluxe pairs
2 Voyagers and then
A single deluxe....that would be very disappointing.
Posted by TOO MUCH ENERGON! on May 12th, 2022 @ 6:49am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on May 12th, 2022 @ 6:52am CDT
o.supreme wrote:That just seems kind of odd to me. There have been 2 pairs of deluxes already, 3rd pair only seems logical, and 2 Voyagers ( one revealed today and one left).
If there are 2 deluxe pairs
2 Voyagers and then
A single deluxe....that would be very disappointing.
Look at the pic with the boxes. That top box is smaller than the rest.
Posted by warturtle on May 12th, 2022 @ 8:41am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on May 12th, 2022 @ 9:03am CDT
Interestingly enough, the toy comes with an extra accessory, a small hammer, which Breakdown had in the Transformers Prime show.
Here are the preorder links:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/transformers-tra ... formers-20?tag=seibertron07-20&
Pulse (in very limited quantities and only open to premium members): https://hasbropulse.com/products/transf ... e-bulkhead
Posted by First-Aid on May 12th, 2022 @ 9:28am CDT
I've said it in the past...repaints are the wimp's way out. The problem is that Hasbro has figured out that Transfans aren't the brightest bulbs on the Christmas tree and that they will snap up just about any repaint as long as there is a good backstory or something relating directly to G1 lore (*cough* *Seekers* *cough*). Is this line worth it? It it even really a "Wreckers" team? Eye of the beholder...but until we stop simply snapping up repaints, HasTak is going to continue to be LAZY and not really give us anything new or creative.
Posted by Sabrblade on May 12th, 2022 @ 9:36am CDT
Posted by Randomhero on May 12th, 2022 @ 9:46am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Further evidence that this toy should have been a G1-ified AOE/TLK Hound instead of Bulkhead.
Not really and not like it matters since live action hound is more like a live action bulkhead anyway.
Posted by Randomhero on May 12th, 2022 @ 9:54am CDT
Flashwave wrote:Autobot N wrote:BTW apparently there isn't going to be a Topspin in this line, it's just Twintwist and Bulkhead left. Odd decision
That… makes me a lot less excited for this Twin Twist. I don’t hate the deco and I am not against diaclone characters as generic soldiers in the Autobot army, but Not having both cuts the appeal for me.
I will probably pre order though because I am a sap
Does not having bombshell and Shrapnel make it less exciting to have kickback? Does it mean they won’t make the other two? The powerdashers were spread out and were not all in one line. It took nearly a decade to get all of metroplex’s companions. It’s not the end if only twin twist is released by himself. It was a good 6+ wait to get both in titans return.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on May 12th, 2022 @ 9:54am CDT
Posted by Tuned Agent on May 12th, 2022 @ 10:16am CDT
Randomhero wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Further evidence that this toy should have been a G1-ified AOE/TLK Hound instead of Bulkhead.
Not really and not like it matters since live action hound is more like a live action bulkhead anyway.
Slightly off topic, but people keep saying this and I just don't get it. The only things they really have in common are being fat and green. It's like saying DotM Sentinel is like a live action RID Optimus because they're both tall, red, and turn into fire trucks.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on May 12th, 2022 @ 10:18am CDT
The colors definitely look better here than the original, but I can't double dip for a figure I just got and only mildly enjoy
Posted by Randomhero on May 12th, 2022 @ 10:18am CDT
Tuned Agent wrote:Randomhero wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Further evidence that this toy should have been a G1-ified AOE/TLK Hound instead of Bulkhead.
Not really and not like it matters since live action hound is more like a live action bulkhead anyway.
Slightly off topic, but people keep saying this and I just don't get it. The only things they really have in common are being fat and green. It's like saying DotM Sentinel is like a live action RID Optimus because they're both tall, red, and turn into fire trucks.
Then you just don’t get it then.
Posted by Tuned Agent on May 12th, 2022 @ 10:22am CDT
Randomhero wrote:Tuned Agent wrote:Randomhero wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Further evidence that this toy should have been a G1-ified AOE/TLK Hound instead of Bulkhead.
Not really and not like it matters since live action hound is more like a live action bulkhead anyway.
Slightly off topic, but people keep saying this and I just don't get it. The only things they really have in common are being fat and green. It's like saying DotM Sentinel is like a live action RID Optimus because they're both tall, red, and turn into fire trucks.
Then you just don’t get it then
But what don't I get?
Posted by Randomhero on May 12th, 2022 @ 10:24am CDT
Tuned Agent wrote:Randomhero wrote:Tuned Agent wrote:Randomhero wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Further evidence that this toy should have been a G1-ified AOE/TLK Hound instead of Bulkhead.
Not really and not like it matters since live action hound is more like a live action bulkhead anyway.
Slightly off topic, but people keep saying this and I just don't get it. The only things they really have in common are being fat and green. It's like saying DotM Sentinel is like a live action RID Optimus because they're both tall, red, and turn into fire trucks.
Then you just don’t get it then
But what don't I get?
It’s not the only thing they have in common. They have similar personalities. The prime version. Both yes are big and green but both are head strong, fierce and jump into battle and like the action, put that with how they look and they’re very similar. Intentional or not
Posted by Overcracker on May 12th, 2022 @ 10:30am CDT
Posted by Tuned Agent on May 12th, 2022 @ 10:36am CDT
Randomhero wrote:Tuned Agent wrote:Randomhero wrote:Tuned Agent wrote:Randomhero wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Further evidence that this toy should have been a G1-ified AOE/TLK Hound instead of Bulkhead.
Not really and not like it matters since live action hound is more like a live action bulkhead anyway.
Slightly off topic, but people keep saying this and I just don't get it. The only things they really have in common are being fat and green. It's like saying DotM Sentinel is like a live action RID Optimus because they're both tall, red, and turn into fire trucks.
Then you just don’t get it then
But what don't I get?
It’s not the only thing they have in common. They have similar personalities. The prime version. Both yes are big and green but both are head strong, fierce and jump into battle and like the action, put that with how they look and they’re very similar. Intentional or not
Interesting. I've always seen Bulkhead as more of a "gentle giant" type character, but I'm admittedly much more familiar with him from Animated than from Prime. Thanks for the insight.
Posted by william-james88 on May 12th, 2022 @ 10:40am CDT
Overcracker wrote:That's disappointing. I expected a more compelling repaint of Bulkhead. At the same time, whew! Can totally skip this line almost entirely. I'll likely pre-order Twin Twist. Still on the fence with Springer.
Man at least you still expected Bulkhead. Other fans out there were hoping for a redeco of the Bulkhead mold into a G1 Pyro. And well, Wolfmanjake already used my line about hope. It held true!!!!!!
Posted by Overcracker on May 12th, 2022 @ 10:52am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Overcracker wrote:That's disappointing. I expected a more compelling repaint of Bulkhead. At the same time, whew! Can totally skip this line almost entirely. I'll likely pre-order Twin Twist. Still on the fence with Springer.
Man at least you still expected Bulkhead. Other fans out there were hoping for a redeco of the Bulkhead mold into a G1 Pyro. And well, Wolfmanjake already used my line about hope. It held true!!!!!!
Ha!, yes. I was kind of hoping for his Battle Tactics paint scheme.... silly me.
Anyway, we'll see if the Bulkhead mold gets another use for a different character later then. That Optimus Prime rumor may still hold some water.
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on May 12th, 2022 @ 10:56am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Man at least you still expected Bulkhead. Other fans out there were hoping for a redeco of the Bulkhead mold into a G1 Pyro.
Nah, Pyro would need a retooled version of the mold. More like a Partsformer...
Posted by Randomhero on May 12th, 2022 @ 10:57am CDT
Tuned Agent wrote:Randomhero wrote:Tuned Agent wrote:Randomhero wrote:Tuned Agent wrote:Randomhero wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Further evidence that this toy should have been a G1-ified AOE/TLK Hound instead of Bulkhead.
Not really and not like it matters since live action hound is more like a live action bulkhead anyway.
Slightly off topic, but people keep saying this and I just don't get it. The only things they really have in common are being fat and green. It's like saying DotM Sentinel is like a live action RID Optimus because they're both tall, red, and turn into fire trucks.
Then you just don’t get it then
But what don't I get?
It’s not the only thing they have in common. They have similar personalities. The prime version. Both yes are big and green but both are head strong, fierce and jump into battle and like the action, put that with how they look and they’re very similar. Intentional or not
Interesting. I've always seen Bulkhead as more of a "gentle giant" type character, but I'm admittedly much more familiar with him from Animated than from Prime. Thanks for the insight.
I get that I personally prefer Animated Bulky over prime but Prime Bulkhead is a solder with a heart of hold. He cares for him team and humans but he’s also a wrecker too. That’s why he’s here and like I said there’s a lot of similarities with Bulkhead from prime and Hound in the movies. It’s mainly coincidental. The people behind the movies admitted he was pretty much just an original character creation and a G1 name slapped on like most the movie characters but with prime still at its peak when AoE was released it’s not hard to draw similarities. I would say hasbro has done that with having bulkhead sharing an alt molds similar to hound and having a Gatling gun. I think the idea that Legacy bulkhead being a planned movie hound though is rubbish. Maybe is an earthmode hound came out in the recent years ware might be some gravity to it but I don’t hasbro wants to put the name hound on a character before they do a G1 earth version first. The similarities with legacy and live action are more an homage
Posted by Razorbeast88 on May 12th, 2022 @ 11:19am CDT
Posted by Autobot N on May 12th, 2022 @ 11:20am CDT
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on May 12th, 2022 @ 11:22am CDT
Autobot N wrote:Finally managed to snag a Laser Prime on Amazon, it'll be here Monday
Nice
Surprised a Scourge redeco hasn't been announced/greenlit already though?
Posted by DeathReviews on May 12th, 2022 @ 11:32am CDT
Posted by Autobot N on May 12th, 2022 @ 11:33am CDT
There's gonna be one in a Walmart exclusive subline. Him along with Cybertron Override (heavy retool of SS86 Hot Rod), G1 Hauler, G1 Cosmos (heavy retool of Warpath), some kind of Blurr, Diaclone Burn Out, G2 Road Rocket from Legacy Arcee, and Diaclone ClampdownAllNewSuperRobot wrote:Autobot N wrote:Finally managed to snag a Laser Prime on Amazon, it'll be here Monday
Nice
Surprised a Scourge redeco hasn't been announced/greenlit already though?
Posted by blackeyedprime on May 12th, 2022 @ 11:51am CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:I think the mold is just fine, they just need to repaint him to be movie-accurate.blackeyedprime wrote:Springer is the easiest of passes. Maybe they can do a remold or a new figure in ss86 of him.
And give us a white version as G1 Drift!
Every single mode on him doesnt look right, probably my least favorite 'movie' figure I have. That and i would have liked him to be titans return for him to kind of have his cartoon human form.
Think I've been spoiled with most of his other non g1 figures have looked great even if most haven't been tripple changers. I even liked T30 IDW springer.
Posted by Overcracker on May 12th, 2022 @ 11:51am CDT
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Autobot N wrote:Finally managed to snag a Laser Prime on Amazon, it'll be here Monday
Nice
Surprised a Scourge redeco hasn't been announced/greenlit already though?
It has.
Its coming in the Walmart exclusive Velocitron line.
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ves/46327/
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on May 12th, 2022 @ 11:54am CDT
Autobot N wrote:There's gonna be one in a Walmart exclusive subline. Him along with Cybertron Override (heavy retool of SS86 Hot Rod), G1 Hauler, G1 Cosmos (heavy retool of Warpath), some kind of Blurr, Diaclone Burn Out, G2 Road Rocket from Legacy Arcee, and Diaclone ClampdownAllNewSuperRobot wrote:Autobot N wrote:Finally managed to snag a Laser Prime on Amazon, it'll be here Monday
Nice
Surprised a Scourge redeco hasn't been announced/greenlit already though?
It is really nice to see G2 weirdos like Leadfoot and Road Rocket being reborn through this line.
Posted by Immortal Starscream on May 12th, 2022 @ 12:12pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:The Wreck N Rule line is an odd duck. It uses characters that were all part of a Wreckers team at some point but many of these releases get a deco referencing something else. Today's reveal is Bulkhead, who was a wrecker in the Prime cartoon. His deco, however, references movie Hound which does have a similar alt mode in camo deco in Age of Extinction, though not as bright.
Interestingly enough, the toy comes with an extra accessory, a small hammer, which Breakdown had in the Transformers Prime show.
Here are the preorder links:
Amazon:
Pulse (in very limited quantities):
So. does anyone else find it interesting that he comes with Breakdown's hammer?
Posted by o.supreme on May 12th, 2022 @ 12:16pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Overcracker wrote:That's disappointing. I expected a more compelling repaint of Bulkhead. At the same time, whew! Can totally skip this line almost entirely. I'll likely pre-order Twin Twist. Still on the fence with Springer.
Man at least you still expected Bulkhead. Other fans out there were hoping for a redeco of the Bulkhead mold into a G1 Pyro. And well, Wolfmanjake already used my line about hope. It held true!!!!!!
I wasn't sure what it was going to be, but I did think it would at least be a new character, not just bulkhead with a little Camo...oh well, this is an easy pass.
Also WJ thanks for the previous pointing out of the boxes for this collection. For some reason I thought they were all the same size. Top one is definitely smaller. It makes sense unfortunately. I hope we do get a Diaclone Topspin down the line at some point though.
Posted by Autobot N on May 12th, 2022 @ 12:18pm CDT
The key is to always set your expectations low so you'll never be disappointedwilliam-james88 wrote:Overcracker wrote:That's disappointing. I expected a more compelling repaint of Bulkhead. At the same time, whew! Can totally skip this line almost entirely. I'll likely pre-order Twin Twist. Still on the fence with Springer.
Man at least you still expected Bulkhead. Other fans out there were hoping for a redeco of the Bulkhead mold into a G1 Pyro. And well, Wolfmanjake already used my line about hope. It held true!!!!!!
Posted by Randomhero on May 12th, 2022 @ 12:20pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:william-james88 wrote:Overcracker wrote:That's disappointing. I expected a more compelling repaint of Bulkhead. At the same time, whew! Can totally skip this line almost entirely. I'll likely pre-order Twin Twist. Still on the fence with Springer.
Man at least you still expected Bulkhead. Other fans out there were hoping for a redeco of the Bulkhead mold into a G1 Pyro. And well, Wolfmanjake already used my line about hope. It held true!!!!!!
I wasn't sure what it was going to be, but I did think it would at least be a new character, not just bulkhead with a little Camo...oh well, this is an easy pass.
Also WJ thanks for the previous pointing out of the boxes for this collection. For some reason I thought they were all the same size. Top one is definitely smaller. It makes sense unfortunately. I hope we do get a Diaclone Topspin down the line at some point though.
The leaks said “bulkhead repaint” and that’s exactly what it is. New characters like say the Fractyl figure is leaked as fractyl not “terrorsaur repaint” or leadfoot as leadfoot and not “mirage repaint” anyone who expected pyro or anything else that wasn’t a repaint of bulkhead can blame themselves for overhyping it and drawing conclusions that just weren’t there.
Posted by william-james88 on May 12th, 2022 @ 12:22pm CDT
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:william-james88 wrote:Man at least you still expected Bulkhead. Other fans out there were hoping for a redeco of the Bulkhead mold into a G1 Pyro.
Nah, Pyro would need a retooled version of the mold. More like a Partsformer...
People werent asking for a perfect recreation of Pyro, they wanted that old hat temporary gap filler figure which is a redeco of G1 character based on a mold with a similar alt mode.
And, considering what we got here instead, it's not like that would have been a worse outcome/idea, and it would have been Wrecker related.
Anyways, out of all the exclusive Amazon lines we got so far, starting back in WFC, this is the worst, as a whole. The golden disk line was pretty fun. But I do find the fossilizers very very cool (not much else though and they are stuck in two packs).
BUT
It does make it so that no key character is an exclusive. While these toys don't interest me much, I much preffer the outcome of my buying less than me wanting these and there not being enough made (or them being restricted through exclusive status). That Earthrise Amazon exclusive line was rather egregious, with having MAIN characters not only be exclusive but also not being made in enough numbers, making us all doubt our Amazon preorders from here on out.
Posted by william-james88 on May 12th, 2022 @ 12:25pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:Also WJ thanks for the previous pointing out of the boxes for this collection. For some reason I thought they were all the same size. Top one is definitely smaller. It makes sense unfortunately. I hope we do get a Diaclone Topspin down the line at some point though.
Pleasure, I'm here to help
Autobot N wrote:The key is to always set your expectations low so you'll never be disappointed
The key is to remove all hope.
Posted by ScottyP on May 12th, 2022 @ 12:27pm CDT
Posted by SpaceEagle on May 12th, 2022 @ 12:28pm CDT
But so far the only figure that has personally interested me was Leadfoot. Gotta love me some G2 callbacks.
Posted by First-Aid on May 12th, 2022 @ 12:29pm CDT
Autobot N wrote:Finally managed to snag a Laser Prime on Amazon, it'll be here Monday
Thanks for the heads up! Rural life is awesome...I see deer, fox, bald eagles, turkeys, bears, and wolves all the time, but the closest store with any kind of decent Transformers selection is 90 plus minutes away so I've been waiting for it to pop up on Amazon. It had said July 1st for release. Obviously that changed.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 12th, 2022 @ 12:36pm CDT
First-Aid wrote:What the heck are they doing?
I've said it in the past...repaints are the wimp's way out. The problem is that Hasbro has figured out that Transfans aren't the brightest bulbs on the Christmas tree and that they will snap up just about any repaint as long as there is a good backstory or something relating directly to G1 lore (*cough* *Seekers* *cough*). Is this line worth it? It it even really a "Wreckers" team? Eye of the beholder...but until we stop simply snapping up repaints, HasTak is going to continue to be LAZY and not really give us anything new or creative.
I think you're looking at it from the wrong angle.
Yes, redecos are cheap to do, that's one reason they're usually reserved for store exclusives with new molds restricted to main lines, and exclusives are when they're listening more closely to the fans while working within the limits they imposed on themselves. It's not that we're not the brightest bulbs (not entirely anyway), but more that we're mostly opportunists who'll grab anything that may not appear again for a long time, playing into our FOMO emotions, but it's also a way of showing appreciation for digging that deep into the brand's history as a whole.
Whole new molds as a store exclusive? It's been done, but as WFC Netflix Soundwave has shown it's more of a hassle in the long run due to the exclusivity of the molds in question staying with that store for god knows how many years, leading to more fan boy complaint than usual. Yeah, it'll always be there*, but in Soundwave's case it may be more than Hasbro is willing to deal with.
So... Does this mean the whole line have been revealed now? Where's Topspin?!!!
* Courtesy of Sabrina-Online.com by Eric W. Schwartz
Posted by Immortal Starscream on May 12th, 2022 @ 12:36pm CDT
Posted by sol magnus on May 12th, 2022 @ 12:38pm CDT
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:First-Aid wrote:What the heck are they doing?
I've said it in the past...repaints are the wimp's way out. The problem is that Hasbro has figured out that Transfans aren't the brightest bulbs on the Christmas tree and that they will snap up just about any repaint as long as there is a good backstory or something relating directly to G1 lore (*cough* *Seekers* *cough*). Is this line worth it? It it even really a "Wreckers" team? Eye of the beholder...but until we stop simply snapping up repaints, HasTak is going to continue to be LAZY and not really give us anything new or creative.
I think you're looking at it from the wrong angle.
Yes, redecos are cheap to do, that's one reason they're usually reserved for store exclusives with new molds restricted to main lines, and exclusives are when they're listening more closely to the fans while working within the limits they imposed on themselves. It's not that we're not the brightest bulbs (not entirely anyway), but more that we're mostly opportunists who'll grab anything that may not appear again for a long time, playing into our FOMO emotions, but it's also a way of showing appreciation for digging that deep into the brand's history as a whole.
Whole new molds as a store exclusive? It's been done, but as WFC Netflix Soundwave has shown it's more of a hassle in the long run due to the exclusivity of the molds in question staying with that store for god knows how many years, leading to more fan boy complaint than usual. Yeah, it'll always be there*, but in Soundwave's case it may be more than Hasbro is willing to deal with.
So... Does this mean the whole line have been revealed now? Where's Topspin?!!!
* Courtesy of Sabrina-Online.com by Eric W. Schwartz
Very well said. I'm committed to Leadfoot and Twin Twist. The others I preordered to get on the list, but I might not go through with it since Velocitron seems to be more of my interest with Black Convoy (perhaps the wimpiest way out of all repaints?) and Cosmos.
Posted by william-james88 on May 12th, 2022 @ 1:08pm CDT
ScottyP wrote:What a turd sandwich