New Images & Pre-orders of Alternity Starscream & many more at Digital Toys

The seekers are cars but still have wings on their legs? Can't wait to see the actual figure.

From the faded outlines I can see, Starscream and Skywarp look almost War-Within-ish...very cool. Can't wait to see larger, more in-focus versions.

Hard to really tell from the small pics, but the Alternity Seekers are looking very promising.

Uh, why does Buzz not resemble anyone? Mickey looked like Prime, Donald looked like BB (and Herbie), but Buzz looks more like either his ship packaging he came in as seen in the movie, or the smaller escape ship that detaches from a Star Command star cruiser as seen in the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command cartoon.

Why bother making a Buzz TF if he isn't gonna look like a TF character like Mickey and Donald did? It might as well be just some random Disney toy instead of a Disney Label TF.

First-Aid wrote:From the faded outlines I can see, Starscream and Skywarp look almost War-Within-ish...very cool. Can't wait to see larger, more in-focus versions.

I totally agree! It will be odd, though, that they have wing components in bot mode but whatever, I think they look very promising even in the form of low quality B&W concept art.

The Seekers wings in bot mode will help them fly.

I dont get why Buzz doesnt resemble a TF character, thought that was the point of the line. Otherwise its just a rip of line of Transforming robots that has nothing to do with the Transformers brand. Having said that I do like the idea of Buzz's alt mode being his packaging.

Sabrblade wrote:Uh, why does Buzz not resemble anyone? Mickey looked like Prime, Donald looked like BB (and Herbie), but Buzz looks more like either his ship packaging he came in as seen in the movie, or the smaller escape ship that detaches from a Star Command star cruiser as seen in the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command cartoon.

Why bother making a Buzz TF if he isn't gonna look like a TF character like Mickey and Donald did? It might as well be just some random Disney toy instead of a Disney Label TF.

Agreed with you and I thought they were going to do Goofy or something..

As for the seekers they looks real promising, gonna get the White one cause I prefer SS but if the purple Alt mode is better maybe I get him instead.

That cheetor looks pretty cool!

I don't collect Alternity, but that starscream looks neat too.

Convotron wrote:

First-Aid wrote:From the faded outlines I can see, Starscream and Skywarp look almost War-Within-ish...very cool. Can't wait to see larger, more in-focus versions.

I totally agree! It will be odd, though, that they have wing components in bot mode but whatever, I think they look very promising even in the form of low quality B&W concept art.

I was hoping they'd have wings. I'm also hoping they have thrusters in bot mode. The bots are looking nice n sleek!

I wonder why they haven't repainted the memory stick into Steeljaw. Maybe we will get lucky and they will release another Device Label mold that will fit into Blaster's chest cavity. Not really sure what the device would be, maybe just another memory stick, but the potential is there.

Mykltron wrote:I was hoping they'd have wings. I'm also hoping they have thrusters in bot mode. The bots are looking nice n sleek!

Hey, maybe the wings can be deployed in alt mode like G1 Tracks.

for buzz, they could have used TFA setinal prime

Cheetor looks very cool. I'll likely pick him up.

Alternity is definitely not my cup of tea, but the Seeker car modes look great, just hope the bot modes are just as good to warrant paying 50 bucks for a deluxe sized figure.

As for Buzz, looks like you just lay him face down and he's transformed. Not good. With that said, for those that wanted Buzz to look like a TF character, well any suggestions on who he can impersonate?

I'd say the only thing that comes to mind is Cosmos's alt mode.

The more I see of this Alternity Starscream mold, the more I think this woould make a great Depth Charge.

Buzz has to be the simplest Tranformer ever. It looks like you just lay him down and that's his altmode.

Cheetor looks very cute with his little black socks.

And can't wait for Blaster! Hopefully they don't cancel him again.

Well Buzz Lightyear reminds me of lockdown. Now you got fans anticipating the Hello Kitty that transforms into a pink buggy...

Why do the seekers transform into cars instead of planes ???

And cant we get a Blaster that transforms into a cool alt mode instead of some geeky 2 for 1 computer gadget ???

Blurrz wrote:I'm sensing that the Orochi Alternity mold is either going to be amazing or just plain suck. I hope it's the former.

Funny, I was going to say the same thing the other day when they were announced. They'll either be totally awesome or totally awful IMO. That alt mode could be relatively unforgiving when it comes to engineering a figure.

Buzz seems like a cash-in for Toy Story 3. The amount of thought and effort that mickey and donald got is not shown in Buzz. Looks like you just flip him over and he's transformed. The Mega Morphers from the toy story line had more complicated transformations.
I dont agree with people that he should have had an alt mode resembling another transformer. That would have been neat, but I think those people missed the point if they think he's pointless without it.

Rated X wrote:Why do the seekers transform into cars instead of planes ???

The same reason Alternity Convoy and Megatron transform into cars; it's the theme of the line.

And cant we get a Blaster that transforms into a cool alt mode instead of some geeky 2 for 1 computer gadget ???

I think a laptop is the most relevant upgrade for Blaster's altmode.

Mkall wrote:I think a laptop is the most relevant upgrade for Blaster's altmode.

Wireless router?

I've already got the Device Label Ravage and Tigatron, but man, it looks like I'm gonna be suckered into buying that Cheetor as well! It must be the paint job on it, it just looks so sweet! Hopefully it will be at least a 4 Gb drive as rumored: I'd say upping the gigabytes is an excellent way to add more value to it.

I like that Tigatron, and now Cheetor have the Autobot symbols. I can give them to DL Blaster as minions.

Mkall wrote:

Rated X wrote:Why do the seekers transform into cars instead of planes ???

The same reason Alternity Convoy and Megatron transform into cars; it's the theme of the line.

And cant we get a Blaster that transforms into a cool alt mode instead of some geeky 2 for 1 computer gadget ???

I think a laptop is the most relevant upgrade for Blaster's altmode.

Well I dont own anything from that line, but are those real car models from Japan ???

As far as Blaster, I just dont see the point of Transformers turning into working household gadgets. If you buy this to display in a collection, when are you actually gonna use the electronic feature??? That just increases the price for a useless feature. And if you actually plan on buying it to use it's electronic feature, how many times will you actually transform it to robot mode ??? The same thing is to be said about the "Ravange" memory stick. These are Christmas stocking stuffers, not real figures in my opinion.

Rated X wrote:Well I dont own anything from that line, but are those real car models from Japan ???

Yes, all the alt modes from the Alternity line are real vehicles.

Rated X wrote:As far as Blaster, I just dont see the point of Transformers turning into working household gadgets. If you buy this to display in a collection, when are you actually gonna use the electronic feature??? That just increases the price for a useless feature. And if you actually plan on buying it to use it's electronic feature, how many times will you actually transform it to robot mode ??? The same thing is to be said about the "Ravange" memory stick. These are Christmas stocking stuffers, not real figures in my opinion.

Not real figures? Stocking suffers? What does that even mean? The electronic features aren't useless. I have all my G1 instructions sheets saved on Ravage, and I plan on taking pics of all the figures in my collection and saving them on Tigatron. Realistically someone who just wants a USB hub or memory stick and nothing more isn't going to buy these, but a TF fan who needs one might. Pesonally I'll be getting Blaster purely for display purposes, same as my Music Label Soundwave. I've never even bothered putting a battery or mini SD card in him, but he makes the perfect Classics Soundwave. Would I prefer an option to buy this figure minus the electronics for a lower price? Sure, but at this point it looks like we are lucky to be getting this figure at all, and like many others I really want a Classics Blaster. (yeah I know he has already been released in Universe as the Cybertron Soundwave repaint, which I was not a fan of )

I don't see any changes in the Blaster mold. I suppose that the reason it was put on hold was a software problem. Starscream and Skywarp will look brilliant, I know it. I wish they had painted the Buzz spaceship yellow as an homage to the Ark, thus keeping it in the Transformers brand. Cheetor is too cute and despite having Ravage, I may pick him up as well.

I wish they would do a Jazz for the Alternity line. I really want a Jazz for my Classics. Mabye the next round of Classics will have a Jazz.

Alternity Starscream is expected to be a nice figure!

El Duque wrote:

Rated X wrote:Well I dont own anything from that line, but are those real car models from Japan ???

Yes, all the alt modes from the Alternity line are real vehicles.

Rated X wrote:As far as Blaster, I just dont see the point of Transformers turning into working household gadgets. If you buy this to display in a collection, when are you actually gonna use the electronic feature??? That just increases the price for a useless feature. And if you actually plan on buying it to use it's electronic feature, how many times will you actually transform it to robot mode ??? The same thing is to be said about the "Ravange" memory stick. These are Christmas stocking stuffers, not real figures in my opinion.

Not real figures? Stocking suffers? What does that even mean? The electronic features aren't useless. I have all my G1 instructions sheets saved on Ravage, and I plan on taking pics of all the figures in my collection and saving them on Tigatron. Realistically someone who just wants a USB hub or memory stick and nothing more isn't going to buy these, but a TF fan who needs one might. Pesonally I'll be getting Blaster purely for display purposes, same as my Music Label Soundwave. I've never even bothered putting a battery or mini SD card in him, but he makes the perfect Classics Soundwave. Would I prefer an option to buy this figure minus the electronics for a lower price? Sure, but at this point it looks like we are lucky to be getting this figure at all, and like many others I really want a Classics Blaster. (yeah I know he has already been released in Universe as the Cybertron Soundwave repaint, which I was not a fan of )

Truth in posting.

Also, Japan loves kawaii kitch. Device Label fits the bill pretty well.

Anyone with a slim model ps3 may get some use out of the USB hub, just a thought...

I was having a bad day until I realised that takara cannot only read minds, but also answer prayers!
Starscream shall be mine

So, when did Blaster get the go ahead for release again?

NuclearConvoy wrote:So, when did Blaster get the go ahead for release again?

Announcement came about a week ago.

o.k, is it me or are the seekers' helmets snake heads?

It would fit with the car name

While I am not one of those collectors who thinks that Takara does everything better than Hasbro, it's hard to argue right now that Takara seems to have a better pulse on what collectors really want right now.

Hmm, I gotta say those seekers are looking better than expected. I love how they still have wings in bot mode and everything. Looking forward to seeing how the actual toys look. Only thing is...where will I display them in my collection?

The Alternity sketch looks pretty neat. I wonder if we'll get Thundercracker eventually too. Not that I even needed Skywarp but they might as well go all the way with the repaints. We know they want to, they know we'll want it. Sounds like a no brainer. I like the Ravage and Tigatron USBs but that's too much for such a small amount of memory. I can go to Wal-mart and get 4 gigs for $10-$20. I mean, I'd love to have them. I can't justify them to myself though.

Flux Convoy wrote:I like the Ravage and Tigatron USBs but that's too much for such a small amount of memory. I can go to Wal-mart and get 4 gigs for $10-$20. I mean, I'd love to have them. I can't justify them to myself though.

Toshiba is apparently releasing 4gig versions of Tigertron and ravage stateside sometime this year. They are still fairly expensive at $40 but at least they will have double the memory.

Personally I'm more exited about the new Alternity than any of the Device Label figures. But I might get Ravage if they are available at Best Buy and I can use some of my Reward zone points on him.

Firebird wrote:
Toshiba is apparently releasing 4gig versions of Tigertron and ravage stateside sometime this year. They are still fairly expensive at $40 but at least they will have double the memory.

Personally I'm more exited about the new Alternity than any of the Device Label figures. But I might get Ravage if they are available at Best Buy and I can use some of my Reward zone points on him.

4 gigs? *facepalm* Oh well, I jumped the gun getting the first release of Ravage, but you just never know with these things. I'll rarely use it as a USB drive anyway.