New Premier Edition Transformers: The Last Knight Toy Spot

These aren't true blind bags. There's a view window in the bottom left corner of the backside of the bags. I used it to get a full set already.

Autobot Roadburn wrote:Just got back from Toys R Us with my sister and brought home the Last Knight voyager Prime! He's literally the only Last Knight figure I've seen anywhere outside of some one steps at Target and the Optimus helmet at Toys R Us. I just opened him up and haven't transformed him yet, but he does look good and worth the absurd hunting it took to track him down. No loose joints, good posability and nice paint. I'll upload a few pictures once I've messed around with him a bit.

I just got him and he's incredible. The transformation is superb, even though he's still a complete shellformer. However, this time around the shell hide everywhere in a very clever way. The truck look fantastic and the bot is ever BETTER LOOKING THAN THE LEADER! Yes, that include my ultra expensive special new remold from Takara.

Considering recent developments, I have refined my want list for the TLK toys.

-New Deluxe 'Bee
-Voyager Prime and Megs
-Leader Megs

...yes, both Megses. The smaller one will be busy fighting Prime.

To anyone who's got a Tiny turbo Changer- are their alternate modes licensed or just approximations? Any sort of licensing information listed on their baggies? I have yet to see any tlk figures in stores and have been wondering.

dont know if anyone noticed this but tlk slash has a new tail and i think new leg parts

-Kanrabat- wrote:I just got him and he's incredible. The transformation is superb, even though he's still a complete shellformer. However, this time around the shell hide everywhere in a very clever way. The truck look fantastic and the bot is ever BETTER LOOKING THAN THE LEADER! Yes, that include my ultra expensive special new remold from Takara.

The leader mold was never great looking in bot mode. Takara gave it an incredible paint job and al the retooled parts are top notch, but that never changed the big backpack and overflowing kibble. So yes, this one is a better realization of that Optimus. However, the deco on that Takara Leader is far superior.

Bumblebee21 wrote:dont know if anyone noticed this but tlk slash has a new tail and i think new leg parts

Do you have pictures to offer a comparison?

Death-Ray Charles wrote:To anyone who's got a Tiny turbo Changer- are their alternate modes licensed or just approximations? Any sort of licensing information listed on their baggies? I have yet to see any tlk figures in stores and have been wondering.

They arent licensed. Neither are the one steps.

im just gonna quit saying stuff till i know its true. i even had it in hand and it looked different. its not just a different color from the rest

william-james88 wrote:

Death-Ray Charles wrote:To anyone who's got a Tiny turbo Changer- are their alternate modes licensed or just approximations? Any sort of licensing information listed on their baggies? I have yet to see any tlk figures in stores and have been wondering.

They arent licensed. Neither are the one steps.

Not quite true. Tiny Turbo Changer Optimus Prime is still licensed by Western Star, tho the baggies do not show that, rather it's on the instructions. One can assume Bumblebee is licensed as well, but I can't be sure about the rest of the current cast. The ones from earlier movies are definitely unlicensed approximations. The redeco One-Steps should be licensed by pedigree, as the original AoE releases were.

Just for the record, these are the current active licenses for the line I'm aware of:

- Western Star 4900 (Optimus Prime)
- Chevrolet Camaro (Bumblebee)
- Corvette Stingray (Crosshairs)
- Mercedes AMG GT-R (Drift)

Still awaiting the licensing info for Beserker and Barricade, if any.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Death-Ray Charles wrote:To anyone who's got a Tiny turbo Changer- are their alternate modes licensed or just approximations? Any sort of licensing information listed on their baggies? I have yet to see any tlk figures in stores and have been wondering.

They arent licensed. Neither are the one steps.

Not quite true. Tiny Turbo Changer Optimus Prime is still licensed by Western Star, tho the baggies do not show that, rather it's on the instructions. One can assume Bumblebee is licensed as well, but I can't be sure about the rest of the current cast. The ones from earlier movies are definitely unlicensed approximations. The redeco One-Steps should be licensed by pedigree, as the original AoE releases were.

Just for the record, these are the current active licenses for the line I'm aware of:

- Western Star 4900 (Optimus Prime)
- Chevrolet Camaro (Bumblebee)
- Corvette Stingray (Crosshairs)
- Mercedes AMG GT-R (Drift)

Still awaiting the licensing info for Beserker and Barricade, if any.

I gave you the info on berserkers licence a few days ago.

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I just got him and he's incredible. The transformation is superb, even though he's still a complete shellformer. However, this time around the shell hide everywhere in a very clever way. The truck look fantastic and the bot is ever BETTER LOOKING THAN THE LEADER! Yes, that include my ultra expensive special new remold from Takara.

The leader mold was never great looking in bot mode. Takara gave it an incredible paint job and al the retooled parts are top notch, but that never changed the big backpack and overflowing kibble. So yes, this one is a better realization of that Optimus. However, the deco on that Takara Leader is far superior.
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It's undeniable that the deco on the Takara special leader is superior. But as they say, a polished poo is still a poo. I still like my Tak Leader but... The Platinum Silver Knight is still above it. Now #2 thanks to the TLK voyager that is the actual #1.

I 'll keep it in truck mode for this glorious display:

william-james88 wrote:I gave you the info on berserkers licence a few days ago.

Care to repost it? Because I can't find it.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I gave you the info on berserkers licence a few days ago.

Care to repost it? Because I can't find it.

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=107247&p=1876260&hilit=chevrolet#p1876260

Barricade has no license.

william-james88 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I gave you the info on berserkers licence a few days ago.

Care to repost it? Because I can't find it.

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=107247&p=1876260&hilit=chevrolet#p1876260

Barricade has no license.

Ah, Chevrolet Suburban, like Crankcase before him. Thanks, and noted. On that note, his One-Step toy is possibly unlicensed, having only one lightbar. I know One-Step Hound isn't licensed.

And Barricade... is he still a Mustang-based Saleen in the movie, or a proper Ford Mustang this time around?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I gave you the info on berserkers licence a few days ago.

Care to repost it? Because I can't find it.

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=107247&p=1876260&hilit=chevrolet#p1876260

Barricade has no license.

Ah, Chevrolet Suburban, like Crankcase before him. Thanks, and noted. On that note, his One-Step toy is possibly unlicensed, having only one lightbar. I know One-Step Hound isn't licensed.

And Barricade... is he still a Mustang-based Saleen in the movie, or a proper Ford Mustang this time around?

Dont know, but his toy not being licensed might mean he isnt a proper mustang.

Why would Berserker have the Corvette licence written in the back?

william-james88 wrote:Dont know, but his toy not being licensed might mean he isnt a proper mustang.

Why would Berserker have the Corvette licence written in the back?

What you didn't know?

Come on Will The Suburban is my favorite Corvette it's my first car I keep it with my Mercedes Camaro.

william-james88 wrote:Dont know, but his toy not being licensed might mean he isnt a proper mustang.

Why would Berserker have the Corvette licence written in the back?

It's not uncommon for cars to be marketed under a different brand, the Suburban or variants thereof are marketed under Chevrolet, Holden, GMC and even Cadillac. The Corvette is a specific brand for sports cars, owned by Chevrolet, so it being on Beserker's info is a bit strange.

As for Barricade, I wonder what made Saleen or Ford back out.

I find it very unlikely Barricade is unlicensed. If he's unlicensed, i'm sure they would have taken several extra steps to make sure the toy didn't look like a mustang. Legal problems and all that. At the same time, how impossible would it be to license products from Ford AND Chevrolet in the same line/movie?! That's the kind of legal acrobatics only Hot Wheels can pull off.

Deadput wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Dont know, but his toy not being licensed might mean he isnt a proper mustang.

Why would Berserker have the Corvette licence written in the back?

What you didn't know?

Come on Will The Suburban is my favorite Corvette it's my first car I keep it with my Mercedes Camaro.

What, haven't you heard? It was my understanding that everyone had heard.

Bronzewolf wrote:I find it very unlikely Barricade is unlicensed. If he's unlicensed, i'm sure they would have taken several extra steps to make sure the toy didn't look like a mustang. Legal problems and all that. At the same time, how impossible would it be to license products from Ford AND Chevrolet in the same line/movie?! That's the kind of legal acrobatics only Hot Wheels can pull off.

Wouldn't be the first time Mattel was a party pooper when it comes to Transformers. From "Hot Rod" to having an exclusive license from Ferrari.
And you'd be surprised at how little needs to be changed to no longer requiring a license. Back in 2001, X-Brawn only needed to have the shape of his lights changed. And RotF Sideways may look like an Audi R8, he's still unlicensed.

So after a long day I finally got to sit down and mess with my new Optimus. He's not perfect, but a lot of fun and easily better than the previous AoE molds (in my opinion). I do wish the back kibble was hidden a bit more, but it really isn't that bad. The transformation is a lot of fun and satisfyingly complex, and it makes me even happier that he can store his sword and shield under and on the truck in vehicle mode. The robot mode sword storage is great too! I got lucky and ended up with no loose joints an very cleanly applied paint. I'll probably take a brush to him in the next couple weeks to add a lot more of the silver his body has in the movies, and that should draw out the great sculpt even more.

Basically I'm super satisfied with this guy, and I'm glad I went to the trouble of tracking him down. Just need to wait for the new Bee and Megatron to go with him!

Also sorry again, I have no clue why I can't upload pictures right side up. If you click on them I think they show up correctly.

Bronzewolf wrote:I find it very unlikely Barricade is unlicensed. If he's unlicensed, i'm sure they would have taken several extra steps to make sure the toy didn't look like a mustang. Legal problems and all that. At the same time, how impossible would it be to license products from Ford AND Chevrolet in the same line/movie?! That's the kind of legal acrobatics only Hot Wheels can pull off.

Didn't the first Barricade also have some minor licensing problems at some point back in 2007 or am I misremembering things?

Just watched Peaugh's review of Barricade. My thoughts (from what I can gather from the review) are as follows.

There's a lot of cool details on him and overall he looks pretty cool. the "Protect and Serve" knuckledusters are a really nice touch and in general the sculptwork looks pretty top notch.

The engineering mostly looks decent too...Mostly. The arm transformation is cool, and I do like that his weapons stay on his hips for transformation.

Articulation looks OK. Nothing spectacular but OK. A waist swivel would have been nice but wrist joints make up for that IMO.

Paint looks fair to middling. Should have been more but it's not horrendous.

The accessories kick arse. The shotgun mandala and the pistol are awesome and the nightstick is a nice touch to.

And then...there's the backpack. IMO it ruins the figure- if it folded up a bit better like some ROTF cars he'd be a superb looking bot (can't speak for build quality as I haven't handled it) but as it is it's an eyesore.

So yeah, I'm very much on the fence. He actually looks pretty cool but that backpack is just the worst. THAT SAID, if someone makes an upgrade that allows it to detach and form a riot shield then I think I'll buy him. IMO that would turn a mediocre figure into an awesome one.

Bronzewolf wrote:I find it very unlikely Barricade is unlicensed.

No need to debate this, we know he isnt licenced, people (like I) have seen the box. Its a fact.

For those who havent seen the box, you have the wiki that states that the car is not specific:

A new-mold Deluxe figure, Barricade turns into a police car of indeterminate model.

Black Hat wrote:The engineering mostly looks decent too...Mostly. The arm transformation is cool, and I do like that his weapons stay on his hips for transformation.

I dont really know what you are referring to with the arms, they dont really transform much. They just tuck in like all other movie toys, like AOE Lockdown for example. I would say the engineering is the most dissapointing part of this toy, since there is nothing innovative and its even simplified.

Autobot Roadburn wrote:Also sorry again, I have no clue why I can't upload pictures right side up. If you click on them I think they show up correctly.

its easier if you dont upload them but link to them instead.

Go to photobucket.com and sign up (its free). You can then upload your images to that site and link to them (they give you the code and everything so that it works well on message boards). You can also orient your images correctly there.

I just dug out my HFTD voyager Battle Blades Optimus Prime from storage to complete the display. LOVE that!



Also, haters gonna hate, I prefer Platinum Silver Knight Optimus instead of Takara's AD31 Armor Knight.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And you'd be surprised at how little needs to be changed to no longer requiring a license. Back in 2001, X-Brawn only needed to have the shape of his lights changed.

And his rear lights removed completely.

Black Hat wrote:And then...there's the backpack. IMO it ruins the figure-

He actually looks pretty cool but that backpack is just the worst. THAT SAID, if someone makes an upgrade that allows it to detach and form a riot shield then I think I'll buy him. IMO that would turn a mediocre figure into an awesome one.

Wonder if anyone else's Barricade has an obvious hole for a pin joint on one of the rear passenger windows like mine does. It looks to me like the bottom was initially going to be made to fold up and in but the design got changed later, perhaps to save on cost?

maxlovesamber wrote:

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These aren't true blind bags. There's a view window in the bottom left corner of the backside of the bags. I used it to get a full set already.

Thanks for the tip, I might rtry it next time I'm in town

A few days ago we reported on rumours of a little Toys-R-Us exclusive event called Mission to Cybertron, which appears to encompass the previously-leaked exclusive toys of Skullitron, Nitro and Megatron, and Infernocus and Quintessa.

Turns out those rumours are true, as fellow News Staff ScottyP just today found a Glyph Decoder in a Toys R Us at Cary, NC! This will help you decode the Glyph language found not only on the upcoming exclusive toys, but in quite a few other places in previous Transformers fiction too - it was for instance used in Revenge of the Fallen, and much more recently it was the language used by Vos of the DJD in IDW's More Than Meets The Eye. Take a look at the decoder below, save it for future use if you like and tell us if you've found it in your local TRU in the forums!

brb going through every MTMTE issue featuring Vos and translating everything he said

It says "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine" in Cybertronian.

That letter Q symbol is the symbol of the Dynasty of Primes.

Picked this up on Monda. I didn't know it wasn't news already

Cheetron wrote:Picked this up on Monda. I didn't know it wasn't news already

Don't feel afraid to send things in; sometimes what might seem mundane might actually be worthy of a story. Sure, don't write in every time you see a Legion Underbite at your local supermarket, but a little saying we use is all news is news. If it's new information, we'll take it

I NEED THIS!!!!

Kurona wrote:brb going through every MTMTE issue featuring Vos and translating everything he said

Let me know what he said

That_Guy wrote:It says "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine" in Cybertronian.

I hear that joke a lot, can anyone explain it to me?

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:brb going through every MTMTE issue featuring Vos and translating everything he said

Let me know what he said

That_Guy wrote:It says "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine" in Cybertronian.

I hear that joke a lot, can anyone explain it to me?

It's from a scene in "A Christmas Story"

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:brb going through every MTMTE issue featuring Vos and translating everything he said

Let me know what he said

That_Guy wrote:It says "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine" in Cybertronian.

I hear that joke a lot, can anyone explain it to me?

It was from the movie "A Christmas Story." I won't tell you a ton about it since you should watch it yourself (amazing holiday movie) but there's a part where the main character Ralphie is waiting for a decoder ring from the Little Orphan Annie radio show, which gives out a coded message at the end of every episode. Once it arrives the first message he gets to decode is "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine" since that's the show's sponsor. He gets mad and I'm pretty sure throws away the ring.

Thanks for the recommendation on Photobucket too, I'll give that a try.

leokearon wrote:

maxlovesamber wrote:

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These aren't true blind bags. There's a view window in the bottom left corner of the backside of the bags. I used it to get a full set already.

Thanks for the tip, I might rtry it next time I'm in town

It's Kre-O Microchangers all over again

Kurona wrote:

Cheetron wrote:Picked this up on Monda. I didn't know it wasn't news already

Don't feel afraid to send things in; sometimes what might seem mundane might actually be worthy of a story. Sure, don't write in every time you see a Legion Underbite at your local supermarket, but a little saying we use is all news is news. If it's new information, we'll take it

I don't have any internet at home. I saw it when I logged on here today and slapped myself in the head.lol

Cheetron wrote:Picked this up on Monda. I didn't know it wasn't news already

Same here. I picked one up when I bought my Voyager Optimus.

Any idea when the TRU exclusives are supposed to hit?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Any idea when the TRU exclusives are supposed to hit?

No

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Any idea when the TRU exclusives are supposed to hit?

No

we arent even supposed to know that they exsist

UK-based Seibertronian Whirlkick has sent us another Argos tip, featuring a later wave of Transformers: The Last Knight toys, and including Drift and Sqweeks! The products are not found in store, but the order for pick-up function seems to be active. If you try it out, let us know how it goes, and happy hunting!

I was browsing through Argos UK's website for The Last Knight figures, and it said that Deluxe Drift and Sqweeks are available for click and collect within 5 days, and you can order now. However, it is out of stock in their stores and for home delivery. But if you use click and collect, you can purchase Sqweeks and Drift, amongst others.

I found the deluxes at a Walmart today, decided to buy Barricade.



He sucks, but at least he only cost 15 bucks. Pretty sure I'll stay away from the rest of TLK figures. Blah.

Ironhidensh wrote:I found the deluxes at a Walmart today, decided to buy Barricade.



He sucks, but at least he only cost 15 bucks. Pretty sure I'll stay away from the rest of TLK figures. Blah.

Oh you grumpy ol...


You sure? Wave two will surely be much better.

SillySpringer wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:I found the deluxes at a Walmart today, decided to buy Barricade.



He sucks, but at least he only cost 15 bucks. Pretty sure I'll stay away from the rest of TLK figures. Blah.

Oh you grumpy ol...


You sure? Wave two will surely be much better.

wave 1 has 3 stars
berserker prime and barricade.

Bumblebee21 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:I found the deluxes at a Walmart today, decided to buy Barricade.



He sucks, but at least he only cost 15 bucks. Pretty sure I'll stay away from the rest of TLK figures. Blah.

Oh you grumpy ol...


You sure? Wave two will surely be much better.

wave 1 has 3 stars
berserker prime and barricade.

Wave one seems to have good to alright molds. It's the colors that suck I know. But wave two and onward seems like they'll have some goldies like the new Bumblebee, Drift, and others, along with all the voyagers.

Even Crosshairs from the later waves looks good, and he's a repaint!

SillySpringer wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:I found the deluxes at a Walmart today, decided to buy Barricade.



He sucks, but at least he only cost 15 bucks. Pretty sure I'll stay away from the rest of TLK figures. Blah.

Oh you grumpy ol...


You sure? Wave two will surely be much better.

wave 1 has 3 stars
berserker prime and barricade.

Wave one seems to have good to alright molds. It's the colors that suck I know. But wave two and onward seems like they'll have some goldies like the new Bumblebee, Drift, and others, along with all the voyagers.

Even Crosshairs from the later waves looks good, and he's a repaint!

hes actually a remold

Bumblebee21 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:I found the deluxes at a Walmart today, decided to buy Barricade.



He sucks, but at least he only cost 15 bucks. Pretty sure I'll stay away from the rest of TLK figures. Blah.

Oh you grumpy ol...


You sure? Wave two will surely be much better.

wave 1 has 3 stars
berserker prime and barricade.

Wave one seems to have good to alright molds. It's the colors that suck I know. But wave two and onward seems like they'll have some goldies like the new Bumblebee, Drift, and others, along with all the voyagers.

Even Crosshairs from the later waves looks good, and he's a repaint!

hes actually a remold

New car shell like Drift, right?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:I found the deluxes at a Walmart today, decided to buy Barricade.



He sucks, but at least he only cost 15 bucks. Pretty sure I'll stay away from the rest of TLK figures. Blah.

Oh you grumpy ol...


You sure? Wave two will surely be much better.

wave 1 has 3 stars
berserker prime and barricade.

Wave one seems to have good to alright molds. It's the colors that suck I know. But wave two and onward seems like they'll have some goldies like the new Bumblebee, Drift, and others, along with all the voyagers.

Even Crosshairs from the later waves looks good, and he's a repaint!

hes actually a remold

New car shell like Drift, right?

yeah iirc
and now hollow arms