New Galleries: Rescue Bots Roar and Rescue Electronic Optimus Primal, Dinobots Heatwave and Blades

Very nice galleries, and these look fun! Although I can't say I'm a big fan of the packaging (or lack thereof).

EDIT: One complaint... No pictures of Grimlock riding Optimus Primal? that aside, there DOES seeem to be a thing on his beast mode back (right on the robot mode head, actually) where the little human figures they make for the Rescue Bots line are meant to ride.

Great flicks; I am glad I scooped up Blades and Heatwave when I did.
Got to admit, Grimlock riding this dino mode OP is a pretty awesome idea.

Heatwave really sucks! We bought him yesterday, took him back today and got little man another one. Got home and opened him up. Broke on the 2nd transformation. Again.. Must be a design defect, that they obviously should have caught but, regardless. Save your self the headache. The Prime is pretty kool though.

Darkangelstear wrote:Heatwave really sucks! We bought him yesterday, took him back today and got little man another one. Got home and opened him up. Broke on the 2nd transformation. Again.. Must be a design defect, that they obviously should have caught but, regardless. Save your self the headache. The Prime is pretty kool though.

I ordered one online and I'm expecting it soon... Where/how did he break? I'd like to kow what to watch out for.

He's basically a one step Transformation. You Split his head and neck apart and as you pull them all the way down to make his arms his legs come down from the rear underneath the front legs to make up the Bot legs. And then you can flip his tail down.
It has one screw which doesn't help so I can't even open it to see what broke. I handed it to my son, and no lie. 10 seconds later he hands it back to me broken. Twice! And the second time I know he was being extremely careful.
It's really frustrating.

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Darkangelstear wrote:Heatwave really sucks! We bought him yesterday, took him back today and got little man another one. Got home and opened him up. Broke on the 2nd transformation. Again.. Must be a design defect, that they obviously should have caught but, regardless. Save your self the headache. The Prime is pretty kool though.

I ordered one online and I'm expecting it soon... Where/how did he break? I'd like to kow what to watch out for.

Thanks for the warning, I'll be careful.

It does break a lot.
I figured out the fix, and so it's not so bad.
If your dino doesn't want to close the head, and the feet no longer move when closing the arms...

Last resort:
1. Tilt the head / torso forward (or use button)
2. Close the arms to form the head (now has clearance)
3. Force the legs down to the standing position until you hear a snap.

That should hook the legs back into the head mechanism. Happy camping.
I assume this "break" can happen if you tried to push the legs up with the arms open or something.

Just a couple of days after the online reveal of a new Transformers Rescue Bots toy - or rather, a redeco and retool of Hoist into Optimus Prime - Seibertron.com is happy to present its newest gallery, also coinciding with the release of the season 3 finale this Saturday!

Check out below a sample of the gallery for this Amazon.com exclusive Optimus Toy, click on any image to view the full gallery, and tune in this weeked for the season finale if you're following for your own entertainment or that of the younger bots in your life.

Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime (Tow Truck)

Nice!

Weird.Of all vehicles,why a tow truck?

It doesn't even have it's own packaging? Just a baggie? Well that's lame.

I really don't get why they even made this (BESIDES "more toys = more $$$").

It's just so bizarre and random.

Sabrblade wrote:I really don't get why they even made this (BESIDES "more toys = more $$$").

Well, there you go.

RhA wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I really don't get why they even made this (BESIDES "more toys = more $$$").

Well, there you go.

What, uppercase wasn't enough? Do I have to put the word in bold, italics, and underline it too?

Sabrblade wrote:

RhA wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I really don't get why they even made this (BESIDES "more toys = more $$$").

Well, there you go.

What, uppercase wasn't enough? Do I have to put the word in bold, italics, and underline it too?

Because?

There's just no better reason.

RhA wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

RhA wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I really don't get why they even made this (BESIDES "more toys = more $$$").

Well, there you go.

What, uppercase wasn't enough? Do I have to put the word in bold, italics, and underline it too?

Because?

There's just no better reason.

And how are they supposed to make decent money off of something they don't advertise to its target audience or sell via an outlet its target audience is known to shop from? This thing has no promotion or recognition outside of the adult collector market.

Sabrblade wrote:

RhA wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

RhA wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I really don't get why they even made this (BESIDES "more toys = more $$$").

Well, there you go.

What, uppercase wasn't enough? Do I have to put the word in bold, italics, and underline it too?

Because?

There's just no better reason.

And how are they supposed to make decent money off of something they don't advertise to its target audience or sell via an outlet its target audience is known to shop from? This thing has no promotion or recognition outside of the adult collector market.

Maybe they just went ahead and assumed Prime will sell, no matter what? Ask Hasbro in a few months and I'm guessing they made a profit on this guy. I honestly believe no toy is produced for any other reason than money.

Sabrblade wrote:

RhA wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

RhA wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I really don't get why they even made this (BESIDES "more toys = more $$$").

Well, there you go.

What, uppercase wasn't enough? Do I have to put the word in bold, italics, and underline it too?

Because?

There's just no better reason.

And how are they supposed to make decent money off of something they don't advertise to its target audience or sell via an outlet its target audience is known to shop from? This thing has no promotion or recognition outside of the adult collector market.

First and foremost, nothing wrong with making money. When it comes to anything business related, that should be the first objective to overcome and then everything else follows suit.

Second, if it had been any other character than Optimus Prime or Bumblebee (or any of the main Rescue Bots characters in this specific case), I would agree with your statement. However, in this case, all parents are searching for is "Rescue Bots" and the character name. This toy will come up, parents will see it's a Rescue Bots toy and an Optimus Prime toy for a reasonable price, and they'll buy it ... especially at Christmas time.

Even though I've had the Seibertron.com Store running for 6 years now, I'm still amazed and continue to under estimate how many Optimus Prime and Bumblebee toys my store sells. This is in spite of the collector in me who continues to think that Hasbro makes too many of both of those characters. Yet, I look at my store's sales records and it seems that I don't keep enough Bumblebees and Optimus Primes in stock, especially at Christmas time.

Sabrblade wrote:It's just so bizarre and random.

As far as I'm concerned, that's the source of its appeal.

Siebertronians, after featuring Beast Machines Tankor and Thrust and then part of Club Subscription Service's Mayhem Attack Squad, Seibertron.com continues our gallery stream with Quickshadow, the all-new, all original female Rescue Bot who's making her first appearance in toy form!
Check a selection of images from the gallery below, and then feast your eyes on the whole thing by clicking on any of the images or here!


Transformers Rescue Bots Quickshadow (59 images) - Rescue Bots













Do you like the new fembot? Will you be picking her up anytime soon? Did the galleries sway you opinion one way or the other? Let us know in the comments! And, as always, keep your optics and audio sensors tuned to Seibertron.com for all the latest Transformers news and reviews!

Where did you find Quickshadow?

I'm tempted to get her just because she's voiced by Alex Kingston.

I plan to get her & the new Hoist when they hit stores.

Following our gallery of Quickshadow, we bring to you our latest gallery, that of Optimus Prime with his Racing Trailer and Blurr! Blurr is a blue redeco of his original purple toy, while Optimus Prime is a new mold featuring some sleeker alternate mode lines. Check out a preview of the gallery below, and click on any one of the pictures to take you to the full gallery!

Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime Racing Trailer (110 images) - Rescue Bots, Vehicles












Transformers Rescue Bots Blurr (78 images) - Rescue Bots, Vehicles

So it is Blurr after all and not a new character?

Sabrblade wrote:So it is Blurr after all and not a new character?

Seems like it

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:So it is Blurr after all and not a new character?

Seems like it

'Kay. Just checking since I remember some (but not all) reports from Toy Fair that claimed the blue Blurr was named "Mirage", but never saw any official confirmation about that.

Sabrblade wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:So it is Blurr after all and not a new character?

Seems like it

'Kay. Just checking since I remember some (but not all) reports from Toy Fair that claimed the blue Blurr was named "Mirage", but never saw any official confirmation about that.

I'm going with what Seibertron himself told me to put in, so it would seem that there is no Mirage here. Wonder where that came from?

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:So it is Blurr after all and not a new character?

Seems like it

'Kay. Just checking since I remember some (but not all) reports from Toy Fair that claimed the blue Blurr was named "Mirage", but never saw any official confirmation about that.

I'm going with what Seibertron himself told me to put in, so it would seem that there is no Mirage here. Wonder where that came from?

Probably some unawares at the event who saw the blue F-1 racer TF and leaped to their own conclusions.

Back of the box says blurr

Seibertron wrote:Back of the box says blurr

Ladies and Gents of Seibertron, we've got a few new galleries for you today! We'll be focusing on the various incarnations of Rescuebots Morbot, Hoist, and Medix toys. Check out a selection of images below, and click on any of the images to be taken to full galleries for each character!

Transformers Rescue Bots MorBot (69 images) - Rescan Series, Rescue Bots










Transformers Rescue Bots Hoist The Tow Bot (66 images) - Rescan Series, Rescue Bots










Transformers Rescue Bots Medix the Doc-Bot (61 images) - Rescan Series, Rescue Bots










Transformers Rescue Bots Hoist The Tow Bot (54 images) - Rescue Bots








Transformers Rescue Bots Medix the Doc-Bot (56 images) - Rescue Bots

I kinda like that Morbot

No comparison pics of the MorBot with Blurr?

Sabrblade wrote:No comparison pics of the MorBot with Blurr?

It'd be great to hear something from you besides something that I did wrong with my galleries!

Sabrblade wrote:No comparison pics of the MorBot with Blurr?

Just for you.


Transformers Rescue Bots MorBot Gallery


Transformers Rescue Bots MorBot Gallery

These two are my favorite RB toys in a long while. Amazing what new characters can do to an attitude towards a line!

Seibertron is on a gallery roll! Just after releasing our new Morbot, Hoist, and Medix galleries, and our Takara Con Exclusive Rat Trap, Rhinox, and Waspinator galleries, we've got a brand new set of pictures for several brand new Rescue Bots toys, including the highly anticipated Superchargers Bumblebee and Sideswipe, the Amazon exclusive Heatwave, and Rescan Blurr and Salvage. Check out a selection of images below, and click on any of them to be taken to the full galleries!

Transformers Rescue Bots Sideswipe (55 images) - Rescan Series, Rescue Bots, Superchargers










Transformers Rescue Bots Bumblebee (62 images) - Rescan Series, Rescue Bots, Superchargers










Transformers Rescue Bots Salvage (71 images) - Rescan Series, Rescue Bots








Transformers Rescue Bots Blurr (63 images) - Rescan Series, Rescue Bots








Transformers Rescue Bots Heatwave the Fire-Bot (61 images) - Rescue Bots

Boy, those RiD toys always look so kiddie... Wait, Rescue Bots, whaa??