Official Images of Transformers Studio Series Bumblebee, Dropkick, KSI Sentry & More #HasbroSDCC #SDCC2018

I wish they had the number designations in their display art...I mean I know Ironhide is #14...and have seen a few other numbers from the SDCC display case but...

Excited for that Dropkick. Always need more good Helicopters. And I love that he is using a toy only 07 character

Flashwave wrote:Excited for that Dropkick. Always need more good Helicopters.

Hear hear! I regret selling my Generations Whirl but Dropkick looks fantastic, and so much more accurate. I love my aircraft and he looks superb. Bravo HasTak!

Also I like that the Bug Bee doesn't seem to have the rust effects as on the two-pack.

Is there any reason they decided to call him Dropkick instead of WHIRL???

Can't wait to get him & make movie WHIRL.

Aimless Misfire wrote:Is there any reason they decided to call him Dropkick instead of WHIRL???

Can't wait to get him & make movie WHIRL.

...

Because he's a villain from the upcoming Bee movie and a triple changer (Although not in the toy), he's nothing like Whril besides turning into a blue helicopter.


Would you rather Whirl be turned into an actual villain and lose out on the one eye that makes him special?

Dropkick look FANTASTIC. And I think I'll hold on getting lockdown in favor of Shadow Raider. Having Peru Kill and all...

Deadput wrote:

Aimless Misfire wrote:Is there any reason they decided to call him Dropkick instead of WHIRL???

Can't wait to get him & make movie WHIRL.

...

Because he's a villain from the upcoming Bee movie and a triple changer (Although not in the toy), he's nothing like Whril besides turning into a blue helicopter.


Would you rather Whirl be turned into an actual villain and lose out on the one eye that makes him special?

Oh yeah, I totally forgot he's from THAT movie. I've pretty much blocked out anything related to Bumblebee.

I'm in agreement that we need more good helicopter transformers but do they all have to be blue?

I know they're not all blue but there's quite a lot. Whirl, Cyclonus, Rotorstorm, Rotorbolt, Coptor, Rotor, Drift, Windmill, Blackout, Flip-Top, Obsidian, Skyhammer, G2 Vortex, Highbrow, Blazemaster, Twister, Botcon Battletrap, Grindor sometimes, Evac sometimes and now Dropkick. Not to mention a bunch of Minicon redecos and whoever I left out. Most Spinisters, Twin Spin, RotF Votrex and TCC Topspin are all part blue too.

Damn, how did I leave out Blue Bacchus? It's even in his name that's he's blue.

Don't know much about dropkick, but he is definitely high on my lis. A bit of retooling here and there and i could see hasbro using the mold as whirl.

Also digging the repaints, surprisingly.

So my theory is that Shadow Raider is meant to represent the various mercenaries that patrol the knight ship in AOE. Between the rifle and the mask, I believe that he is meant to encourage army building while also representing an individual character ( similar to Thundercracker). My guess is that the color scheme is meant to make him stand out.

Why are we getting a second Ratchet so soon. I mean I like the color but its too soon man! The Shadow Raider and KSI sentry look awesome though. Not too sure on the Ironhide but I do need the weapons from it if they are the same kind as the ones I am missing.

Flashwave wrote:Excited for that Dropkick. Always need more good Helicopters. And I love that he is using a toy only 07 character

If it is the same character and not just another recycled name use, that is.

Random interjection I guess, but Chosen Prime has Studio Series Ironhide in stock. He’s paired with Optimus again for $65 but I snagged the pair anyway. Looks like I can pair these with MPM Ironhide when he comes out for the free shipping and get 2 Ironhides at once!

So, uh, I bought an SS Bee that was a return and it had its roof popped off in packaging. I thought I could just pop the roof back on but it's not staying on or seem like it's clicking in? Is there any way to fix this?

WreckerJack wrote:Why are we getting a second Ratchet so soon.

Sometimes you just need help getting a nut off.

Ratchet looks OK, but I think I'll pass. Eh.

Bumblebee looks great. I wish he had his standard "cute" face but I can dig it.

Dropkick looks awesome. I hope we get a version of his muscle car form though.

Ironhide looks decent, may get him but then again may not.

Shadow Raider looks great, I don't want Lockdown but as a Decepticon grunt/one of Lockdown's mercenaries I can get behind it and I'll probably get him.

KSI Sentry looks nice, I don't know if I want him as I already have Stinger (and I wish his vehicle mode had been retooled) but he is a good reuse of the mold. The arm claw is a nice touch.

carytheone wrote:

WreckerJack wrote:Why are we getting a second Ratchet so soon.

Sometimes you just need help getting a nut off.

That sounds painful.

You know, if Shadow Raider is meant to represent Lockdown's mercenaries, then perhaps "Shadow Raider" might not refer to a particular merc's name but to the whole faction/unit/group/ etc. that Lockdown and his comrades belong to (e.g. "Lockdown and friends are the Shadow Raiders").

Maybe it's a cute nod to another mainframe cartoon from the late nineties/early noughties

ZeroWolf wrote:Maybe it's a cute nod to another mainframe cartoon from the late nineties/early noughties

As much as I'd love for that to be the case, given that Warden and his team seem to be under the delusion that shows from that era (as in, the height of MY childhood) are "too obscure" for people to care about nowadays, it's probably just a coincidence.

I am loving Dropkick! I feel the need to collect all the figures coming out soon, as I just love them all! I am really excited for that new VW Bumblebee and Dropkick. Can't wait to see Scatter

Sabrblade wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Maybe it's a cute nod to another mainframe cartoon from the late nineties/early noughties

As much as I'd love for that to be the case, given that Warden and his team seem to be under the delusion that shows from that era (as in, the height of MY childhood) are "too obscure" for people to care about nowadays, it's probably just a coincidence.

Oh I know, he seems to have remembered some shows past that time mind (with UM car robots/rid 2001 inspired alt mode) still, would be a nice thought that one of the designers managed to sneak it in, even if it's highly improbable.

ZeroWolf wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Maybe it's a cute nod to another mainframe cartoon from the late nineties/early noughties

As much as I'd love for that to be the case, given that Warden and his team seem to be under the delusion that shows from that era (as in, the height of MY childhood) are "too obscure" for people to care about nowadays, it's probably just a coincidence.

Oh I know, he seems to have remembered some shows past that time mind (with UM car robots/rid 2001 inspired alt mode) still, would be a nice thought that one of the designers managed to sneak it in, even if it's highly improbable.

Eh, RiD was post-90s, so I figure he sees it as from the era after that (which had Armada and he seems to like Armada).

But that's it, I thought rid 2001 would have been more obscure than beast wars, but he does have it in for anything that has a beast mode...unless it came from the holy bible of G1 of course

ZeroWolf wrote:But that's it, I thought rid 2001 would have been more obscure than beast wars, but he does have it in for anything that has a beast mode...unless it came from the holy bible of G1 of course

Yeah, unless we start seeing explicit Machine Wars homages, this brand team probably just zoned out everything from after G2 to before RiD 2001.

Does anyone else feel as though putting repaints and non-movie characters in the Studio Series cheapens the line?

ciano wrote:Does anyone else feel as though putting repaints and non-movie characters in the Studio Series cheapens the line?

100%, it goes against what their whole premise was.

Well so far there's only two of them (non movie characters) and hasbro has to make money somewhere. I mean yes we get sensible repainted like tat screamer and dotm rachet but the need to be economical. Where else would they put repaints like that

ZeroWolf wrote:Well so far there's only two of them (non movie characters) and hasbro has to make money somewhere. I mean yes we get sensible repainted like tat screamer and dotm rachet but the need to be economical. Where else would they put repaints like that

You forget Thundercracker, but he gets a pass because that is an exclusive and I dont feel it is meant to be in the mainline (same as those gold BB redecos)

Ah yes, an exclusive that flew in at precisely the wrong time for some of us as the only place to get him, smegging closed.

I'm definitely liking the things I'm seeing. Especially Dropkick. And even the orange Lamborghini that I forgot what its name was. Regardless!! Extra bots "from the movie" are ok with me as drone repaints. There was always tons more Decepticons, they coulda been there!!

william-james88 wrote:

ciano wrote:Does anyone else feel as though putting repaints and non-movie characters in the Studio Series cheapens the line?

100%, it goes against what their whole premise was.

Just for grins, I did a count of Transformers that only appear in the first 4 films. I took into consideration that bots like Prime, ratchet, BB and Ironhide were basically unchanged in the first 3 films (basically any TF that did not change form one film to the next, paint deco is another scenario). I also excluded tiny bots like Wheelie, Brains, the Dr. etc... basically only Transformers that would fit in the current 3 size classes that SS is releasing and....

I came up with over 50 unique Transformers that could be released, without having to resort to repaints, or characters that didn't actually appear in the film series...and remember that's just the first 4, not counting TLK or BB.

But repaints make business sense and that profit margin they have to keep, otherwise the share holders would kick off. Repaints help keep hasbro costs down. It's not ideal for us as consumers, but cest la vie

ZeroWolf wrote:But repaints make business sense and that profit margin they have to keep, otherwise the share holders would kick off. Repaints help keep hasbro costs down. It's not ideal for us as consumers, but cest la vie

Beside, the repaint principle is there since day 1 of G1. It's to be expected.

I think that as long as the repaints are used to represent what a character could of looked like if they were in the movie, I think it's fine as long as we keep getting more actual movie characters.

I think the KSI Sentry is fine, however as good as Shadow Raider looks I would of rather had Axor as the reuse. (With the same Lockdown masked head as much as I would love the Axor head.)

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Axor

ToaLeePrime wrote:There's a trick to getting rid of the gaps in vehicle mode. Underneath the roof of the car is a clear blue peg, and in the back of the waist there is a peg hole, make sure they are tabbed together and you will get a much cleaner car mode.

Thank you!! That solved the gap problem on mine - muuuuch cleaner!

-Kanrabat- wrote:Why so many people got the "gappy car"? As mentioned above, there's a tab behind Jazz's waist that tab under the roof. THAT is what will remove the gaps. My guess is the instructions are obviously unclear for this step.

More like nonexistent.. looking at steps 12-13, there is no mention of that tab/peg AT all.

transformers_va wrote:

ToaLeePrime wrote:There's a trick to getting rid of the gaps in vehicle mode. Underneath the roof of the car is a clear blue peg, and in the back of the waist there is a peg hole, make sure they are tabbed together and you will get a much cleaner car mode.

Thank you!! That solved the gap problem on mine - muuuuch cleaner!

-Kanrabat- wrote:Why so many people got the "gappy car"? As mentioned above, there's a tab behind Jazz's waist that tab under the roof. THAT is what will remove the gaps. My guess is the instructions are obviously unclear for this step.

More like nonexistent.. looking at steps 12-13, there is no mention of that tab/peg AT all.

HA!
Figured as much.

Deadput wrote:I think the KSI Sentry is fine, however as good as Shadow Raider looks I would of rather had Axor as the reuse. (With the same Lockdown masked head as much as I would love the Axor head.)

Ew, no thanks. Didn't like that mold the first couple times round.


Just saw these on https://www.facebook.com/Planetiacon.st ... 4660131799

Not sure what difference there is between 18 and 24. Both are yellow VW Bee. I presume one is a single pack and the other is the double pack with TLK Bee?
Also 15 is 77 Bee again...but with a mini-figurine of Charlie? Hey I'd like a bunch of human mini-figurines. Human Alliance figures are nice in that they're very articulated but too large for scale and too expensive to be buying all the TF figures they come with for them.

Wow. I get that Bee has his own movie coming out and Hasbro is going to push that hard, but for seven out of twenty five figures to be Bumblebee is insane. That’s more than a quarter of this line. Granted two of them are exclusives, but they’re still part of the numbering system. Even if you take them out it’s still five out of twenty-three. Plus the character of Stinger is just a cheap, man made copy of Bumblebee. Not the toy, but the character itself.

This line started out very, very strong, but I can’t help feeling like it’s gotten a little off track. While part of me is somewhat thankful that this is going to give my wallet a break, I’d really like to see them get back on track after. There’s still a lot they could do with this line. For the most part I don’t mind repaints. I know that repaints are a cheap and effective way to fuel a line. Hell they could release a repainted Megatron with silver paint and I’d buy it. They could release Brawl in desert camo (even though he didn’t appear like that in the movies), and I would still probably buy it. If they release Grindor as a straight repaint I’d be intensely disappointed, but I would still begrudgingly buy it. It’s just...this is a staggering number of Bees...

01: 1977 Chevy Camaro
15: same as 01, but with Charlie figurine
18: 1967 Volkswagen Beetle
19: SDCC 1977 Chevy Camaro with Dairu and Uruaz
20: HTS 1967 Volkswagen Beetle with Uriad and Zauru
24: Bumblebee Then and Now 2-pack with 1967 Volkswagen Beetle & 2018 Chevy Camaro
25: 2018 Chevy Camaro (from TLK)

... Have they learned NOTHING?!

yeah, i don't get 15 at all. Would make more sense to include Charlie with VW Bee as not really sure how much time if any at all she spends with him as a Camaro. I love Bee and I don't mind the gold repaints cos they look different enough (and if i could afford I'd have them both) but releasing the exact same figures folk already own or plan to own is a bit frustrating.

If the SDCC display is any indication, SS24 Bug Bee has "rusty" paint/decals.

That's a lot of bee's there, I feel bad for the completionists.

ZeroWolf wrote:That's a lot of bee's there, I feel bad for the completionists.

Yeah I gave up on that as of Last Knight Bee getting chucked in there. I'd love the whole line but I'm not buying an exact copy of a toy I already have. That and two expensive exclusives so far. I'm getting gold VW Bee but not the Camaro.

I'd get the VW/camaro 2 pack if the price is right.

Amuses me that the Starscreams are squatting so low to appear slightly shorter than Optimus when they're a fair bit taller. And no way is the Optimus figure that much taller than the Ratchet

RotorstormNZ wrote:If the SDCC display is any indication, SS24 Bug Bee has "rusty" paint/decals.

He's also shown with a gun arm in the photo above while the other isn't so there's probably a difference in weapons between the two similar to the two Starscreams.

Emerje

-Kanrabat- wrote:

transformers_va wrote:

ToaLeePrime wrote:There's a trick to getting rid of the gaps in vehicle mode. Underneath the roof of the car is a clear blue peg, and in the back of the waist there is a peg hole, make sure they are tabbed together and you will get a much cleaner car mode.

Thank you!! That solved the gap problem on mine - muuuuch cleaner!

-Kanrabat- wrote:Why so many people got the "gappy car"? As mentioned above, there's a tab behind Jazz's waist that tab under the roof. THAT is what will remove the gaps. My guess is the instructions are obviously unclear for this step.

More like nonexistent.. looking at steps 12-13, there is no mention of that tab/peg AT all.

HA!
Figured as much.

I didn't even realise that's what was happening when I have been transforming him back and forth over the past couple months. I was always just smooshing the roof down on the car til it fit down more snugly and avoided those ugly gaps every time (and it's frustrating when people don't get that done and just review a gappy Jazz and slag it off. I appreciate that william-james went back and corrected his Jazz' transformation. ) and now you've pointed it out I can see that is what is happening and I may take a lil bit more care in case I break that clear peg. That hole the peg goes into is Jazz' robot mode flight stand port (that majority of TF's have had since AoE era) and I sure don't want the peg breaking off in there and rendering the port useless cos I love using flght stands for doing action poses. Wondering if it's worth just sanding that peg down and it's not essential for transformation and as shown has properly been getting in the way of it for a lot of folks :O

Emerje wrote:

RotorstormNZ wrote:If the SDCC display is any indication, SS24 Bug Bee has "rusty" paint/decals.

He's also shown with a gun arm in the photo above while the other isn't so there's probably a difference in weapons between the two similar to the two Starscreams.

Emerje

But his right hand can be switched out for a gun arm. It's one of his accessories. Can't quite make it out in the pics resolution but I think he may be using his normal head in one and battle mask in the other too. Could just be the photographers using different accessories for variety.

Carnivius_Prime wrote: I appreciate that william-james went back and corrected his Jazz' transformation.

Thanks man, I want to judge things accurately and while my reviews may tend to bring out the flaws of figures, its only so that people can know what they are geting into. If its actually not a flaw, I wouldnt want to spread misinformation.

So thanks again to everyone for giving me the correction.