Many New Studio Series Toy Listings Including a Voyager Cheetor and Deluxe Airazor
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Thanks to JTPrime17, we now have multiple new listings for the 2023 Studio Series line. They include beasts in various sizes and more Bumblebee. Along with a coded character we don't know of yet, Appolo. We also have a non ROTB Bumblebee, which is labelled as WFC within Studio series. It will take time to see how this all plays out but now we have more of an idea of what is coming out next year.
TRA Gen Studio Series VOY TF7 Butch (Cheetor)
TRA Gen Studio Series VOY TF7 Appolo
TRA Gen Studio Series DLX TF7 George (Bumblebee)
TRA Gen Studio Series DLX TF7 Titan (Airazor)
Gen Studio Series DLX WFC Bumblebee
TRA Gen Studio Series VOY TF7 Butch (Cheetor)
TRA Gen Studio Series VOY TF7 Appolo
TRA Gen Studio Series DLX TF7 George (Bumblebee)
TRA Gen Studio Series DLX TF7 Titan (Airazor)
Gen Studio Series DLX WFC Bumblebee
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Re: Many New Studio Series Toy Listings Including a Voyager Cheetor and Deluxe Airazor (2137283)
Posted by Emerje on July 4th, 2022 @ 7:53pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on July 4th, 2022 @ 7:53pm CDT
For reference:
Wish the Core class was that shade of pink and not magenta, but it's a good looking figure regardless. Not crazy about the weapon, wish it covered his hand. Also looks like it splits in half for some reason?
It's interesting that they're using the "Apollo" code name again, they last used it for Age of Extinction for Dinobot Slash. I wonder who it could possibly be this time around? As far as we know BW Dinobot isn't in this movie, certainly not Slash.
Emerje
Wish the Core class was that shade of pink and not magenta, but it's a good looking figure regardless. Not crazy about the weapon, wish it covered his hand. Also looks like it splits in half for some reason?
It's interesting that they're using the "Apollo" code name again, they last used it for Age of Extinction for Dinobot Slash. I wonder who it could possibly be this time around? As far as we know BW Dinobot isn't in this movie, certainly not Slash.
Emerje
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Posted by william-james88 on July 4th, 2022 @ 8:37pm CDT
Many code names are being reused this time around, from previous code series, like George.
Posted by william-james88 on July 4th, 2022 @ 8:37pm CDT
Emerje wrote:For reference:
Wish the Core class was that shade of pink and not magenta, but it's a good looking figure regardless. Not crazy about the weapon, wish it covered his hand. Also looks like it splits in half for some reason?
It's interesting that they're using the "Apollo" code name again, they last used it for Age of Extinction for Dinobot Slash. I wonder who it could possibly be this time around? As far as we know BW Dinobot isn't in this movie, certainly not Slash.
Emerje
Many code names are being reused this time around, from previous code series, like George.
Re: Many New Studio Series Toy Listings Including a Voyager Cheetor and Deluxe Airazor (2137286)
Posted by Emerje on July 4th, 2022 @ 8:40pm CDT
Was George used before? I tried looking it up and only found "Costanza".
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on July 4th, 2022 @ 8:40pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Many code names are being reused this time around, from previous code series, like George.
Was George used before? I tried looking it up and only found "Costanza".
Emerje
Re: Many New Studio Series Toy Listings Including a Voyager Cheetor and Deluxe Airazor (2137287)
Posted by william-james88 on July 4th, 2022 @ 9:10pm CDT
You're right, I conflated the two
Posted by william-james88 on July 4th, 2022 @ 9:10pm CDT
Emerje wrote:william-james88 wrote:Many code names are being reused this time around, from previous code series, like George.
Was George used before? I tried looking it up and only found "Costanza".
Emerje
You're right, I conflated the two
Re: Many New Studio Series Toy Listings Including a Voyager Cheetor and Deluxe Airazor (2137297)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 5th, 2022 @ 1:02am CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 5th, 2022 @ 1:02am CDT
So since Goldbug happened, could this WFC Bee be a reissue of the VW mold? Or will it be yet another mold besides a Camaro or a jeep?
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Posted by Sabrblade on July 5th, 2022 @ 1:08am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 5th, 2022 @ 1:08am CDT
You know, a reissue of the VW mold would make a whole lot of sense since that figure was previously sold in the Netflix line, whose actual proper name was "Transformers: War For Cybertron Trilogy". It would explain how and why there is a "WFC" in the listing if it's supposed to be a Studio Series release, in that it would be a toy originally first released in the "War For Cybertron Trilogy" toyline and of a character from one of the theatrically-released feature films.Rodimus Prime wrote:So since Goldbug happened, could this WFC Bee be a reissue of the VW mold? Or will it be yet another mold besides a Camaro or a jeep?
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Posted by Nemesis Primal on July 5th, 2022 @ 2:59am CDT
Posted by Nemesis Primal on July 5th, 2022 @ 2:59am CDT
...well I said I would have to get Laserbeak if it did turn out to be Murderbee, so that's happening.
I'm guessing Apollo is gonna be that tow truck Battletrap, since I believe he was the only RotB cast member that hasn't appeared with a codename in the RotB stuff we've seen before now?
...WFC Bee could easily be related to the recent WFC and be boring, yeah...but JTPrime speculated when the listing was discovered that maybe the Studio Series WFC Bee is as such because it's based off the High Moon Studios WFC game, and that's probably not likely...but I can't get the thought out of my head now.
I'm guessing Apollo is gonna be that tow truck Battletrap, since I believe he was the only RotB cast member that hasn't appeared with a codename in the RotB stuff we've seen before now?
...WFC Bee could easily be related to the recent WFC and be boring, yeah...but JTPrime speculated when the listing was discovered that maybe the Studio Series WFC Bee is as such because it's based off the High Moon Studios WFC game, and that's probably not likely...but I can't get the thought out of my head now.
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Posted by Emerje on July 5th, 2022 @ 3:35am CDT
I hope if it's Battletrap he has a nice bot mode because I could really go for a new Longarm figure.
You know, it probably wouldn't take much to retool Bee movie Cybertronian Bee into WFC game Bee.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on July 5th, 2022 @ 3:35am CDT
Nemesis Primal wrote:...well I said I would have to get Laserbeak if it did turn out to be Murderbee, so that's happening.
I'm guessing Apollo is gonna be that tow truck Battletrap, since I believe he was the only RotB cast member that hasn't appeared with a codename in the RotB stuff we've seen before now?
...WFC Bee could easily be related to the recent WFC and be boring, yeah...but JTPrime speculated when the listing was discovered that maybe the Studio Series WFC Bee is as such because it's based off the High Moon Studios WFC game, and that's probably not likely...but I can't get the thought out of my head now.
I hope if it's Battletrap he has a nice bot mode because I could really go for a new Longarm figure.
You know, it probably wouldn't take much to retool Bee movie Cybertronian Bee into WFC game Bee.
Emerje
Re: Many New Studio Series Toy Listings Including a Voyager Cheetor and Deluxe Airazor (2137353)
Posted by Tuned Agent on July 5th, 2022 @ 12:07pm CDT
Posted by Tuned Agent on July 5th, 2022 @ 12:07pm CDT
Well, I didn't expect Laserbeek, but this is certainly a cool deep cut. And coupled with the box art depicting the little girl's bedroom, this is probably one of the darker things Hasbro has released in a while. 
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Posted by DeathReviews on July 5th, 2022 @ 1:11pm CDT
Posted by DeathReviews on July 5th, 2022 @ 1:11pm CDT
Nice to know they will be doing Leader Snarl, and hopefully not at Voyager size 
. I thought he would be last and that they'd do Swoop as the next release, since he had a lot more screen time in the movie than Snarl (blink and you'll miss him).
I'll be curious to see if they do anything with the tail by way of articulation. The one thing that always bugged me was how inflexible the tail was, when it was supposed to be Snarl's primary weapon.
. I thought he would be last and that they'd do Swoop as the next release, since he had a lot more screen time in the movie than Snarl (blink and you'll miss him). I'll be curious to see if they do anything with the tail by way of articulation. The one thing that always bugged me was how inflexible the tail was, when it was supposed to be Snarl's primary weapon.
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Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 5th, 2022 @ 1:46pm CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 5th, 2022 @ 1:46pm CDT
My thoughts as well. The big hurdle there is his robot mode. If it was a straight rerelease, it would have to go under the SS86 line, since G1 Bee and Bayverse Bee are different. I thought maybe it could be another shot at Bee from the Bee movie itself, but that wouldn't work. Besides, even for his short screen time, Bee was an important character in TF:TM, he should be represented in the line.Sabrblade wrote:You know, a reissue of the VW mold would make a whole lot of sense since that figure was previously sold in the Netflix line, whose actual proper name was "Transformers: War For Cybertron Trilogy". It would explain how and why there is a "WFC" in the listing if it's supposed to be a Studio Series release, in that it would be a toy originally first released in the "War For Cybertron Trilogy" toyline and of a character from one of the theatrically-released feature films.Rodimus Prime wrote:So since Goldbug happened, could this WFC Bee be a reissue of the VW mold? Or will it be yet another mold besides a Camaro or a jeep?
Re: Many New Studio Series Toy Listings Including a Voyager Cheetor and Deluxe Airazor (2137437)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 5th, 2022 @ 8:09pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 5th, 2022 @ 8:09pm CDT
Well, that DotM Laserbeak is really surprising, but I love it! That is how you do an off the cuff out of nowhere figure. I love it!
I hope the voyager NEST listing is a retooled Ironhide like his RotF Recon toy. I would LOVE that!
I did get the NEST Bumblebee too, he is pretty nice. The colors are good on this mold
I hope the voyager NEST listing is a retooled Ironhide like his RotF Recon toy. I would LOVE that!
I did get the NEST Bumblebee too, he is pretty nice. The colors are good on this mold
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Posted by TF-fan kev777 on July 6th, 2022 @ 8:27am CDT
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on July 6th, 2022 @ 8:27am CDT
Looks like Amazon is getting a good sized shipment of voyagers. I got a notice for Legacy Jhiaxus along with SS Galvatron and Bee movie Thundercracker all arriving on Friday. 
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Posted by Till-all-R1 on July 6th, 2022 @ 11:48am CDT
Posted by Till-all-R1 on July 6th, 2022 @ 11:48am CDT
Yeah, why is it this color instead of pink? I'd have actually considered it had it been accurate colors from the movie.
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Posted by Sabrblade on July 6th, 2022 @ 11:55am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 6th, 2022 @ 11:55am CDT
It is pink. It's just bizarrely a deep shade of pink rather than light pink.Till-all-R1 wrote:Yeah, why is it this color instead of pink? I'd have actually considered it had it been accurate colors from the movie.
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Posted by william-james88 on July 6th, 2022 @ 12:05pm CDT
Wow, that is pretty quick.
That's wave 3 of studio series 2022 coming in exactly as the 3rd quarter starts.
By comparison, I am so far behind locally that I bought my wave 1 deluxes on Pulse during that sale and can finally join in on the conversation regarding those.
That SS BB Ratchet toy really surprised me. While I wasn't sure at first since parts of the alt mode looked off, I just fell in love with the transformation. The team at Hasbro really went out of their way for this ratchet toy, giving us very different looking modes from robot to cybertronian vehicle that bring new details to each mode while also using the same parts in new ways. It really is my perfect type of transformer.
Posted by william-james88 on July 6th, 2022 @ 12:05pm CDT
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Looks like Amazon is getting a good sized shipment of voyagers. I got a notice for Legacy Jhiaxus along with SS Galvatron and Bee movie Thundercracker all arriving on Friday.
Wow, that is pretty quick.
That's wave 3 of studio series 2022 coming in exactly as the 3rd quarter starts.
By comparison, I am so far behind locally that I bought my wave 1 deluxes on Pulse during that sale and can finally join in on the conversation regarding those.
That SS BB Ratchet toy really surprised me. While I wasn't sure at first since parts of the alt mode looked off, I just fell in love with the transformation. The team at Hasbro really went out of their way for this ratchet toy, giving us very different looking modes from robot to cybertronian vehicle that bring new details to each mode while also using the same parts in new ways. It really is my perfect type of transformer.
Re: Many New Studio Series Toy Listings Including a Voyager Cheetor and Deluxe Airazor (2137516)
Posted by Rtron on July 6th, 2022 @ 12:40pm CDT
While I don't like the robot mode aesthetic of the Bumblebee movie cast, the Studio Series toys really show off, to me, what the design team could do if they weren't shackled by screen accuracy as they are now. These characters didn't have any alt-modes designed for the movie, so the toy design team had to come up with some. Aesthetic preferences aside, Arcee, Wheeljack, Ratchet and Brawn all look like they have very fun and interesting trasformations. I'm convinced that the outstandingly fun transformations the toys based on the cybertron scene have are in no small part a consequence of the design team actually getting to choose at least one of the modes for once. Not being beholden to someone else's idea of what at least one of the modes should look like means they get to cut loose with the transformation and make sure it's a fun toy first, a small replica second.
This is the stuff we miss out on when the pipeline is media design first, then toy design. That's why so much people like the ancillary bots from 2007, RotF and Hunt for the Decepticons so much more than the ones representing guys who were actually on screen. It's also why Animated is top notch: there was active communication between media designers and toy designers, so it hit a very special sweet spot that neither toy-first nor media-first approaches can hit.
Posted by Rtron on July 6th, 2022 @ 12:40pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:Looks like Amazon is getting a good sized shipment of voyagers. I got a notice for Legacy Jhiaxus along with SS Galvatron and Bee movie Thundercracker all arriving on Friday.
Wow, that is pretty quick.
That's wave 3 of studio series 2022 coming in exactly as the 3rd quarter starts.
By comparison, I am so far behind locally that I bought my wave 1 deluxes on Pulse during that sale and can finally join in on the conversation regarding those.
That SS BB Ratchet toy really surprised me. While I wasn't sure at first since parts of the alt mode looked off, I just fell in love with the transformation. The team at Hasbro really went out of their way for this ratchet toy, giving us very different looking modes from robot to cybertronian vehicle that bring new details to each mode while also using the same parts in new ways. It really is my perfect type of transformer.
While I don't like the robot mode aesthetic of the Bumblebee movie cast, the Studio Series toys really show off, to me, what the design team could do if they weren't shackled by screen accuracy as they are now. These characters didn't have any alt-modes designed for the movie, so the toy design team had to come up with some. Aesthetic preferences aside, Arcee, Wheeljack, Ratchet and Brawn all look like they have very fun and interesting trasformations. I'm convinced that the outstandingly fun transformations the toys based on the cybertron scene have are in no small part a consequence of the design team actually getting to choose at least one of the modes for once. Not being beholden to someone else's idea of what at least one of the modes should look like means they get to cut loose with the transformation and make sure it's a fun toy first, a small replica second.
This is the stuff we miss out on when the pipeline is media design first, then toy design. That's why so much people like the ancillary bots from 2007, RotF and Hunt for the Decepticons so much more than the ones representing guys who were actually on screen. It's also why Animated is top notch: there was active communication between media designers and toy designers, so it hit a very special sweet spot that neither toy-first nor media-first approaches can hit.
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 6th, 2022 @ 5:57pm CDT
Yep, I saw them all come in stock last night, Galvatron, Thundercracker, Sludge, Junkyard, and Jhiaxus should all be here in the next week!
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 6th, 2022 @ 5:57pm CDT
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Looks like Amazon is getting a good sized shipment of voyagers. I got a notice for Legacy Jhiaxus along with SS Galvatron and Bee movie Thundercracker all arriving on Friday.
Yep, I saw them all come in stock last night, Galvatron, Thundercracker, Sludge, Junkyard, and Jhiaxus should all be here in the next week!
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Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 6th, 2022 @ 6:33pm CDT
How are the joints? All the versions of this mold, including retools have all had loose hips.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 6th, 2022 @ 6:33pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Well, that DotM Laserbeak is really surprising, but I love it! That is how you do an off the cuff out of nowhere figure. I love it!
I hope the voyager NEST listing is a retooled Ironhide like his RotF Recon toy. I would LOVE that!
I did get the NEST Bumblebee too, he is pretty nice. The colors are good on this mold
How are the joints? All the versions of this mold, including retools have all had loose hips.
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 6th, 2022 @ 6:39pm CDT
None of mine have had loose hips. And this one is no different
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 6th, 2022 @ 6:39pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:How are the joints? All the versions of this mold, including retools have all had loose hips.
None of mine have had loose hips. And this one is no different
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Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 7th, 2022 @ 1:07am CDT
Ah I see, have to put a ring on it first.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 7th, 2022 @ 1:07am CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:How are the joints? All the versions of this mold, including retools have all had loose hips.
None of mine have had loose hips. And this one is no different
Ah I see, have to put a ring on it first.
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Posted by Nemesis Primal on July 7th, 2022 @ 2:12am CDT
Posted by Nemesis Primal on July 7th, 2022 @ 2:12am CDT
Another mysterious Studio Series WFC listing has appeared, this time for a Deluxe Barricade...which still does nothing to .determine which WFC this is referencing.
I can't believe we've reached the point where I'm actively in favor of yet another new SS Bumblebee mold
...the alt modes are definitely similar, but they practically have inverted proportions compared to each other in bot mode, so a new mold would probably work better. Plus the Cliffjumper repaint-with-new-head option still exists to give the mold reuse, if this is what's happening and that would be a concern.Emerje wrote:You know, it probably wouldn't take much to retool Bee movie Cybertronian Bee into WFC game Bee.
Emerje
I can't believe we've reached the point where I'm actively in favor of yet another new SS Bumblebee mold
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 7th, 2022 @ 6:47pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 7th, 2022 @ 6:47pm CDT
I think I know how these WFC listings will play out in SS:
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Posted by Sabrblade on July 7th, 2022 @ 6:56pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 7th, 2022 @ 6:56pm CDT
A half-baked crossover?
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 7th, 2022 @ 7:04pm CDT
Only way I see this being justified.
It does concern me thouugh, they are deliberately avoiding several live action guys and I am becoming increasingly worried I may not see them in a longer time yet, if at all
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 7th, 2022 @ 7:04pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:A half-baked crossover?
Only way I see this being justified.
It does concern me thouugh, they are deliberately avoiding several live action guys and I am becoming increasingly worried I may not see them in a longer time yet, if at all
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Posted by Emerje on July 7th, 2022 @ 7:53pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on July 7th, 2022 @ 7:53pm CDT
I mean, if you want to get real pedantic here, games are made by studios. It's called High Moon Studios after all.
Man, just imagine all the generic Seeker and Battlecharger repaints they could do if they started doing Devastation repaints.
Emerje
Man, just imagine all the generic Seeker and Battlecharger repaints they could do if they started doing Devastation repaints.
Emerje
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Posted by Sabrblade on July 7th, 2022 @ 8:03pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 7th, 2022 @ 8:03pm CDT
With that logic, we could even extend it to TV series, too, as those are also made by studios. Hasbro's production company Allspark was even originally named Hasbro Studios, and one subsidiary is named Boulder Media Studio. Lots more studios to pick from as well.Emerje wrote:I mean, if you want to get real pedantic here, games are made by studios. It's called High Moon Studios after all.
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Posted by Emerje on July 7th, 2022 @ 8:39pm CDT
Maybe Studio Series is evolving the same way the Masters of the Universe Masterverse is. It started as a line for the Revalations series, now it has incorporated the CGI series, the original series (for the 40th anniversary) and even figures based on tweaked concept art.
I'm not against a catch all Generations Transformers line that's outside the current themed main line. They're quickly hitting the wall for movie figures they haven't already made (sometimes multiple times) so letting it evolve isn't such a bad idea.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on July 7th, 2022 @ 8:39pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:With that logic, we could even extend it to TV series, too, as those are also made by studios. Hasbro's production company Allspark was even originally named Hasbro Studios, and one subsidiary is named Boulder Media Studio. Lots more studios to pick from as well.Emerje wrote:I mean, if you want to get real pedantic here, games are made by studios. It's called High Moon Studios after all.
Maybe Studio Series is evolving the same way the Masters of the Universe Masterverse is. It started as a line for the Revalations series, now it has incorporated the CGI series, the original series (for the 40th anniversary) and even figures based on tweaked concept art.
I'm not against a catch all Generations Transformers line that's outside the current themed main line. They're quickly hitting the wall for movie figures they haven't already made (sometimes multiple times) so letting it evolve isn't such a bad idea.
Emerje
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Posted by Sabrblade on July 7th, 2022 @ 8:57pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 7th, 2022 @ 8:57pm CDT
Except, Legacy is pretty much a catch all Generations Transformers line too, picking from all over the brand's history and media for whatever toys it wants to include. Studio Series going to same route would make the two line pretty indistinguishable from each other beyond one still making some toys based on the live action movies and one that doesn't, at which point they might as well just be the same line.Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:With that logic, we could even extend it to TV series, too, as those are also made by studios. Hasbro's production company Allspark was even originally named Hasbro Studios, and one subsidiary is named Boulder Media Studio. Lots more studios to pick from as well.Emerje wrote:I mean, if you want to get real pedantic here, games are made by studios. It's called High Moon Studios after all.
Maybe Studio Series is evolving the same way the Masters of the Universe Masterverse is. It started as a line for the Revalations series, now it has incorporated the CGI series, the original series (for the 40th anniversary) and even figures based on tweaked concept art.
I'm not against a catch all Generations Transformers line that's outside the current themed main line. They're quickly hitting the wall for movie figures they haven't already made (sometimes multiple times) so letting it evolve isn't such a bad idea.
Emerje
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 7th, 2022 @ 9:01pm CDT
^^^so much this
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 7th, 2022 @ 9:01pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Except, Legacy is pretty much a catch all Generations Transformers line too, picking from all over the brand's history and media for whatever toys it wants to include. Studio Series going to same route would make the two line pretty indistinguishable from each other beyond one still making some toys based on the live action movies and one that doesn't, at which point they might as well just be the same line.Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:With that logic, we could even extend it to TV series, too, as those are also made by studios. Hasbro's production company Allspark was even originally named Hasbro Studios, and one subsidiary is named Boulder Media Studio. Lots more studios to pick from as well.Emerje wrote:I mean, if you want to get real pedantic here, games are made by studios. It's called High Moon Studios after all.
Maybe Studio Series is evolving the same way the Masters of the Universe Masterverse is. It started as a line for the Revalations series, now it has incorporated the CGI series, the original series (for the 40th anniversary) and even figures based on tweaked concept art.
I'm not against a catch all Generations Transformers line that's outside the current themed main line. They're quickly hitting the wall for movie figures they haven't already made (sometimes multiple times) so letting it evolve isn't such a bad idea.
Emerje
^^^so much this
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Posted by Emerje on July 8th, 2022 @ 7:11am CDT
You're thinking short term, I'm thinking long term. That's what Legacy is right now (if you pretend Prime Universe isn't in it), in 2024 the line that takes that slot could literally be anything. Besides, Kingdom and SS86 were nearly indistinguishable from each other, we have the Jazz and Cliffjumper repaints and retools to prove it, and they coexisted.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on July 8th, 2022 @ 7:11am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Except, Legacy is pretty much a catch all Generations Transformers line too, picking from all over the brand's history and media for whatever toys it wants to include. Studio Series going to same route would make the two line pretty indistinguishable from each other beyond one still making some toys based on the live action movies and one that doesn't, at which point they might as well just be the same line.Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:With that logic, we could even extend it to TV series, too, as those are also made by studios. Hasbro's production company Allspark was even originally named Hasbro Studios, and one subsidiary is named Boulder Media Studio. Lots more studios to pick from as well.Emerje wrote:I mean, if you want to get real pedantic here, games are made by studios. It's called High Moon Studios after all.
Maybe Studio Series is evolving the same way the Masters of the Universe Masterverse is. It started as a line for the Revalations series, now it has incorporated the CGI series, the original series (for the 40th anniversary) and even figures based on tweaked concept art.
I'm not against a catch all Generations Transformers line that's outside the current themed main line. They're quickly hitting the wall for movie figures they haven't already made (sometimes multiple times) so letting it evolve isn't such a bad idea.
Emerje
You're thinking short term, I'm thinking long term. That's what Legacy is right now (if you pretend Prime Universe isn't in it), in 2024 the line that takes that slot could literally be anything. Besides, Kingdom and SS86 were nearly indistinguishable from each other, we have the Jazz and Cliffjumper repaints and retools to prove it, and they coexisted.
Emerje
Re: Many New Studio Series Toy Listings Including a Voyager Cheetor and Deluxe Airazor (2137658)
Posted by william-james88 on July 8th, 2022 @ 6:44pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 8th, 2022 @ 6:44pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Except, Legacy is pretty much a catch all Generations Transformers line too, picking from all over the brand's history and media for whatever toys it wants to include. Studio Series going to same route would make the two line pretty indistinguishable from each other beyond one still making some toys based on the live action movies and one that doesn't, at which point they might as well just be the same line.Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:With that logic, we could even extend it to TV series, too, as those are also made by studios. Hasbro's production company Allspark was even originally named Hasbro Studios, and one subsidiary is named Boulder Media Studio. Lots more studios to pick from as well.Emerje wrote:I mean, if you want to get real pedantic here, games are made by studios. It's called High Moon Studios after all.
Maybe Studio Series is evolving the same way the Masters of the Universe Masterverse is. It started as a line for the Revalations series, now it has incorporated the CGI series, the original series (for the 40th anniversary) and even figures based on tweaked concept art.
As did the Netflix line and now the Speedia line
I'm not against a catch all Generations Transformers line that's outside the current themed main line. They're quickly hitting the wall for movie figures they haven't already made (sometimes multiple times) so letting it evolve isn't such a bad idea.
Emerje
You're thinking short term, I'm thinking long term. That's what Legacy is right now (if you pretend Prime Universe isn't in it), in 2024 the line that takes that slot could literally be anything. Besides, Kingdom and SS86 were nearly indistinguishable from each other, we have the Jazz and Cliffjumper repaints and retools to prove it, and they coexisted.
Emerje
Re: Many New Studio Series Toy Listings Including a Voyager Cheetor and Deluxe Airazor (2137661)
Posted by Emerje on July 8th, 2022 @ 7:33pm CDT
You really made me hunt for this reply...
Not sure what you mean by the Netflix line since that line barely incorporated anyone that wasn't G1 (Beast Wars is arguably still G1). The Volocitron line is considered an offshoot of Legacy rather than its own thing.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on July 8th, 2022 @ 7:33pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Except, Legacy is pretty much a catch all Generations Transformers line too, picking from all over the brand's history and media for whatever toys it wants to include. Studio Series going to same route would make the two line pretty indistinguishable from each other beyond one still making some toys based on the live action movies and one that doesn't, at which point they might as well just be the same line.Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:With that logic, we could even extend it to TV series, too, as those are also made by studios. Hasbro's production company Allspark was even originally named Hasbro Studios, and one subsidiary is named Boulder Media Studio. Lots more studios to pick from as well.Emerje wrote:I mean, if you want to get real pedantic here, games are made by studios. It's called High Moon Studios after all.
Maybe Studio Series is evolving the same way the Masters of the Universe Masterverse is. It started as a line for the Revalations series, now it has incorporated the CGI series, the original series (for the 40th anniversary) and even figures based on tweaked concept art.
As did the Netflix line and now the Speedia line
I'm not against a catch all Generations Transformers line that's outside the current themed main line. They're quickly hitting the wall for movie figures they haven't already made (sometimes multiple times) so letting it evolve isn't such a bad idea.
Emerje
You're thinking short term, I'm thinking long term. That's what Legacy is right now (if you pretend Prime Universe isn't in it), in 2024 the line that takes that slot could literally be anything. Besides, Kingdom and SS86 were nearly indistinguishable from each other, we have the Jazz and Cliffjumper repaints and retools to prove it, and they coexisted.
Emerje
You really made me hunt for this reply...
Not sure what you mean by the Netflix line since that line barely incorporated anyone that wasn't G1 (Beast Wars is arguably still G1). The Volocitron line is considered an offshoot of Legacy rather than its own thing.
Emerje
Re: Many New Studio Series Toy Listings Including a Voyager Cheetor and Deluxe Airazor (2137706)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 9th, 2022 @ 5:08pm CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 9th, 2022 @ 5:08pm CDT
Re: Many New Studio Series Toy Listings Including a Voyager Cheetor and Deluxe Airazor (2137712)
Posted by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 on July 9th, 2022 @ 5:55pm CDT
All movie designs are ugly
Metroplex is cool I guess...
I beleive his Japanese name is Megalo Convoy (Megalo Convoy for me, I guess)
Hilariously, his Korean name is "Super Metroplex"
Posted by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 on July 9th, 2022 @ 5:55pm CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:Barricade.it wrote:Galvatron is simply ugly, even in the alt mode with those two strange things on the back that should maybe be some hooking for the trailer.
Metroplex... simply isn't Metroplex, is a different character. I still ask myself why, when figures get bigger, alt modes look weird and lame.
Thundercracker is great.
Seems like you've never seen the pictures of Cybertron Metroplex's alt mode, as it is a very real thing (it's also gigantic) also if the name bothers you, just call him by his Japanese Galaxy Force name
All movie designs are ugly
Metroplex is cool I guess...
I beleive his Japanese name is Megalo Convoy (Megalo Convoy for me, I guess)
Hilariously, his Korean name is "Super Metroplex"
Re: Many New Studio Series Toy Listings Including a Voyager Cheetor and Deluxe Airazor (2137750)
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on July 10th, 2022 @ 7:20pm CDT
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on July 10th, 2022 @ 7:20pm CDT
I had tickets to the rerelease of the 2007 movie today (which I was super excited about because I never actually got to see it's original run in theaters), but my family got COVID so I'm in quarantine for a while. Instead, here's my 2007 Studio Series Autobot cast!
All these figures are great, I'm so glad to have them!
All these figures are great, I'm so glad to have them!
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Posted by Rtron on July 10th, 2022 @ 7:24pm CDT
Oh man, that's such bad luck. I hope your family gets better soon and that you can finish isolation in time to see the re-release.
Your custom paintjobs look stunning, as usual. They'd look awesome displayed in front of a background that evokes the alleyway where they first meet Sam!
Posted by Rtron on July 10th, 2022 @ 7:24pm CDT
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:I had tickets to the rerelease of the 2007 movie today (which I was super excited about because I never actually got to see it's original run in theaters), but my family got COVID so I'm in quarantine for a while. Instead, here's my 2007 Studio Series Autobot cast!
All these figures are great, I'm so glad to have them!
Oh man, that's such bad luck. I hope your family gets better soon and that you can finish isolation in time to see the re-release.
Your custom paintjobs look stunning, as usual. They'd look awesome displayed in front of a background that evokes the alleyway where they first meet Sam!
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Posted by Till-all-R1 on July 11th, 2022 @ 4:06pm CDT
While I wouldn't go so far to say that, they are ugly/too busy aesthetically to me. I've always felt that they were overly designed. Now that said I can see the need for their Cybertronian forms to look very Alien to us, but once they came to Earth it would stand to reason that they would take on an Earthly design/look for both modes not just alt mode. JMO
Thus why I never bought into the Movie lines, one reason is that in bot mode a lot of them look very oddball or miss-shaped hunks of parts.
Posted by Till-all-R1 on July 11th, 2022 @ 4:06pm CDT
RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:All movie designs are ugly
While I wouldn't go so far to say that, they are ugly/too busy aesthetically to me. I've always felt that they were overly designed. Now that said I can see the need for their Cybertronian forms to look very Alien to us, but once they came to Earth it would stand to reason that they would take on an Earthly design/look for both modes not just alt mode. JMO
Thus why I never bought into the Movie lines, one reason is that in bot mode a lot of them look very oddball or miss-shaped hunks of parts.
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Posted by M. Spector on July 11th, 2022 @ 7:51pm CDT
Posted by M. Spector on July 11th, 2022 @ 7:51pm CDT
I found one lonely Bumblebee movie Wheeljack at my local bam the other day! He is really neat. The transformation is much more involved than you'd think, but in a good way. Getting him clicked into vehicle mode is satisfying and he passes the roll test! (That's a big part of my grade when reviewing a toy 
)
He also pairs super well with a fellow Cybertrinian style figure Tetrajet Screamy Star.
Only thing I could nitpick on is his ankle tilt is depressingly poor and could use some paint on a few parts, but that's easy enough for me to do myself
Now I'm looking forward to picking up Ironhide and maybe Arcee and that'll probably be it for Bee movie cybertron modes for my shelf
)He also pairs super well with a fellow Cybertrinian style figure Tetrajet Screamy Star.
Only thing I could nitpick on is his ankle tilt is depressingly poor and could use some paint on a few parts, but that's easy enough for me to do myself
Now I'm looking forward to picking up Ironhide and maybe Arcee and that'll probably be it for Bee movie cybertron modes for my shelf
Re: Many New Studio Series Toy Listings Including a Voyager Cheetor and Deluxe Airazor (2137802)
Posted by william-james88 on July 11th, 2022 @ 9:04pm CDT
Same way I feel about Ratchet. These BB toys are turning out great.
Posted by william-james88 on July 11th, 2022 @ 9:04pm CDT
M. Spector wrote:I found one lonely Bumblebee movie Wheeljack at my local bam the other day! He is really neat. The transformation is much more involved than you'd think, but in a good way. Getting him clicked into vehicle mode is satisfying and he passes the roll test! (That's a big part of my grade when reviewing a toy
Same way I feel about Ratchet. These BB toys are turning out great.
Re: Many New Studio Series Toy Listings Including a Voyager Cheetor and Deluxe Airazor (2137821)
Posted by william-james88 on July 12th, 2022 @ 9:55am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 12th, 2022 @ 9:55am CDT
While not a physical retail sighting, Amazon is one of the biggest Transformers toy retailers in the world, so we would remiss not mentioning that the latest voyager class Studio Figures are now in stock and shipping. You will find links below along with a video review of Galvatron from Chuckdawg and Emgo. Enjoy!
Transformers Toys Studio Series 90 Voyager Class Transformers: Age of Extinction Galvatron
https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Toy?tag=seibertron07-20& ... 157&sr=8-1
Transformers Toys Studio Series 89 Voyager Class Transformers: Bumblebee Thundercracker
https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Toy?tag=seibertron07-20& ... 129&sr=8-1
Transformers Toys Studio Series 90 Voyager Class Transformers: Age of Extinction Galvatron
https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Toy?tag=seibertron07-20& ... 157&sr=8-1
Transformers Toys Studio Series 89 Voyager Class Transformers: Bumblebee Thundercracker
https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Toy?tag=seibertron07-20& ... 129&sr=8-1
Re: Many New Studio Series Toy Listings Including a Voyager Cheetor and Deluxe Airazor (2137829)
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on July 12th, 2022 @ 11:46am CDT
Thank you very much! I think when I get Prime and Jazz all the way complete I'll have to try and do something like that background, that's a great idea!
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on July 12th, 2022 @ 11:46am CDT
Rtron wrote:[
Oh man, that's such bad luck. I hope your family gets better soon and that you can finish isolation in time to see the re-release.
Your custom paintjobs look stunning, as usual. They'd look awesome displayed in front of a background that evokes the alleyway where they first meet Sam!
Thank you very much! I think when I get Prime and Jazz all the way complete I'll have to try and do something like that background, that's a great idea!
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 12th, 2022 @ 7:25pm CDT
incorrect.
Super bummer dude, sorry to hear that!
So I got Thundercracker and Galvatron this weekend and got to mess with them.
Thundercracker is really nice, and might be my favorite of the 3 versions of this mold so far. It's also kinda awesome that we now have 3 versions and none are straight repaints yet. And the mold is fun, if a bit ungainly at times. I prefer the gas mask head too, it is nice.
Sadly Galvatron is not very good. I was hoping in hand he would be better, but he actually feels worse. It is very obvious to me he was a figure that needed a leader budget and got stuck at a voyager. The paint work, while more extensive than his last attempt, being only half done actually makes him look worse. And the legs and square torso just don't look that good, he is too stocky compared to how he should look.
i applaud the attempt to integrate his transformation better, but in practice, he needed more engineering and more paint. He needed that leader budget. I hate to say it, but I think this is a SS release where the original release might actually still be the better figure.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 12th, 2022 @ 7:25pm CDT
RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:All movie designs are ugly
incorrect.
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:I had tickets to the rerelease of the 2007 movie today (which I was super excited about because I never actually got to see it's original run in theaters), but my family got COVID so I'm in quarantine for a while. Instead, here's my 2007 Studio Series Autobot cast!
All these figures are great, I'm so glad to have them!
Super bummer dude, sorry to hear that!
So I got Thundercracker and Galvatron this weekend and got to mess with them.
Thundercracker is really nice, and might be my favorite of the 3 versions of this mold so far. It's also kinda awesome that we now have 3 versions and none are straight repaints yet. And the mold is fun, if a bit ungainly at times. I prefer the gas mask head too, it is nice.
Sadly Galvatron is not very good. I was hoping in hand he would be better, but he actually feels worse. It is very obvious to me he was a figure that needed a leader budget and got stuck at a voyager. The paint work, while more extensive than his last attempt, being only half done actually makes him look worse. And the legs and square torso just don't look that good, he is too stocky compared to how he should look.
i applaud the attempt to integrate his transformation better, but in practice, he needed more engineering and more paint. He needed that leader budget. I hate to say it, but I think this is a SS release where the original release might actually still be the better figure.
Re: Many New Studio Series Toy Listings Including a Voyager Cheetor and Deluxe Airazor (2137887)
Posted by Emerje on July 12th, 2022 @ 8:21pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on July 12th, 2022 @ 8:21pm CDT
Bummer about Galvatron. My Galvy and TC shipped from Deep Discount, I'm a little concerned, but I've never handled the original truck so I wonder if my first impressions will be different.
Emerje
Emerje
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Posted by william-james88 on July 12th, 2022 @ 8:53pm CDT
It's roo bad, that original truck is pretty impressive (as a truck)
Posted by william-james88 on July 12th, 2022 @ 8:53pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Bummer about Galvatron. My Galvy and TC shipped from Deep Discount, I'm a little concerned, but I've never handled the original truck so I wonder if my first impressions will be different.
Emerje
It's roo bad, that original truck is pretty impressive (as a truck)
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Posted by Emerje on July 12th, 2022 @ 10:58pm CDT
I'm not a huge fan of Galvatron as a whole, nothing about his character really appeals to me the way the other four versions of Megatron do, he just feels like a footnote in the franchise. Sentinel Prime was a better villain. But now I have a couple KSI bots so not having some version of him has left a gap in my collection.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on July 12th, 2022 @ 10:58pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Emerje wrote:Bummer about Galvatron. My Galvy and TC shipped from Deep Discount, I'm a little concerned, but I've never handled the original truck so I wonder if my first impressions will be different.
Emerje
It's roo bad, that original truck is pretty impressive (as a truck)
I'm not a huge fan of Galvatron as a whole, nothing about his character really appeals to me the way the other four versions of Megatron do, he just feels like a footnote in the franchise. Sentinel Prime was a better villain. But now I have a couple KSI bots so not having some version of him has left a gap in my collection.
Emerje
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Posted by Barricade.it on July 13th, 2022 @ 9:56am CDT
Posted by Barricade.it on July 13th, 2022 @ 9:56am CDT
Whan I first saw this figure, I thought it was really bed, but I also thought "Well, maybe once I'll watch a video about it I'll change my opinion". I was right: now I think it's quite ugly.
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Posted by Barricade.it on July 13th, 2022 @ 9:58am CDT
Posted by Barricade.it on July 13th, 2022 @ 9:58am CDT
Looks like if Megatron swallowed a washing machine. Ther's even the porthole.
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 13th, 2022 @ 8:44pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 13th, 2022 @ 8:44pm CDT
I just transformed him again, and going to robot mode the transformation was fun. I like how involved it is and how it does a decently good job of hiding away the alt mode. The robot mode is warming on me some, but I just mostly see the flaws unfortunately
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 14th, 2022 @ 12:27pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 14th, 2022 @ 12:27pm CDT
Thanks to Hasbro Pulse, we have word that live action movie fans are about to get a very special treat in honor of 2022 being the 15th Anniversary of the Live Action film franchise. That treat is a 5-pack of the original Autobot team from the 2007 movie!
The new multi-pack consists of the original 5 on-screen Autobots: Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Ratchet, Bumblebee, and Jazz. Optimus utilizes the 2nd version of the voyager mold with the more screen accurate chest, Ratchet comes with his original release saw, Bumblebee uses the later movie 1 tooling, while Ironhide and Jazz use their only mold releases to date. The figures have also been repainted with some additional paint apps, most noticeably some extra silver on Ironhide and Ratchet as well as gold highlights on Jazz.
As is typical for Studio Series, the set also comes with a backdrop, or in this case, 2 backdrops, one showing the alley where the 5 Autobots originally united, and a 2nd showing the Witwicky household where they tried to hide to hilarious effect from Sam's parents.
The preorder is stated on Pulse to be an Amazon exclusive, and retails for $141.99, a fair price given current deluxe and voyager prices. The preorder is currently open for Pulse premium members and should be open around 2 for non-Premium members. We are awaiting Amazon preorders.
Check out the images below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!
The new multi-pack consists of the original 5 on-screen Autobots: Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Ratchet, Bumblebee, and Jazz. Optimus utilizes the 2nd version of the voyager mold with the more screen accurate chest, Ratchet comes with his original release saw, Bumblebee uses the later movie 1 tooling, while Ironhide and Jazz use their only mold releases to date. The figures have also been repainted with some additional paint apps, most noticeably some extra silver on Ironhide and Ratchet as well as gold highlights on Jazz.
As is typical for Studio Series, the set also comes with a backdrop, or in this case, 2 backdrops, one showing the alley where the 5 Autobots originally united, and a 2nd showing the Witwicky household where they tried to hide to hilarious effect from Sam's parents.
The preorder is stated on Pulse to be an Amazon exclusive, and retails for $141.99, a fair price given current deluxe and voyager prices. The preorder is currently open for Pulse premium members and should be open around 2 for non-Premium members. We are awaiting Amazon preorders.
Check out the images below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!
