Official Transformers: Age of Extinction In-Package Images of Dino Sparker Bumblebee with Strafe

That Strafe actually looks kinda terrifying.

I'd like to see these Sparker things painted. I bet they'd make impressive display pieces with a bit of work.

*still waiting to see Dinobots that are "just right" for me, i.e. Cyberverse or Kreons (not the brick-built sets)*

At first, the trailer of the new TF4 movie looked like a disapointing copy/pasta of DotM.

Then, we see TF riding modda fawking dinobots!

Please, PLEASE, let this awesomness be in the movie!
(And less silly humans, for crying out loud.)

Man, these Dino Sparkers have no paint. They could have least put some more paint on Strafe besides making him all light blue. In the end, they all look like a bunch of McDonald's toys.

Melt em down and use the plastic to make actual transformers...

Rated X wrote:Melt em down and use the plastic to make actual transformers...

HEY! THAT'S MEAN!
These things can transform, you know. Into a club to bludgeon things with, a paperweight, a doorstop, ect... The possibilities are endless. ENDLESS I TELL YOU!

All you guys complain about the chrome in the wrong places, but do you ever consider maybe the chrome in the wrong places would be scratched out when transformed. Just saying. Maybe the chrome in the "right Places" does not do well for either the robot mode or the alt mode. Maybe chrome on the chest or on the hip rubs out when you transform him. Just saying. I however, love chrome. any voyager or larger redecorated with chrome is bought on site. just saying.

Personally, one of the few reason why the First Edition AOE Optimus Prime had lots of chrome is because it's a shellformer. Imagine that same toy (with all the chrome on his chest) transformed like the Revenge of the Fallen Optimus Prime. The chrome would just get killed. Just saying.

Complaints about lack of paints?!?

Despite my lack of interest in owning these Sparker things, and the fact that TF history has seen a recurrence of toys with sculpted details that lack paint apps necessary to bring them out, I'm pretty sure the idea here is that the details show up when the thing's glowing from the inside, meaning any paint apps would just obscure the effect.

Surely a few dozen customizers will try to improve them, and some will succeed, just not if they miss the point before jumping in.

Seeing Bee on Strafe with that huge-ass lance, I get this weird hunch that he knows what Springer's secret escape plan was in Nightmare Planet. If one of his package bios spells it out, that's the Bee toy I will buy. Otherwise, I got enough yellow already.

Happy meal toy!!!

Lame!

At least the Firecons and Sparkobots from G1 & G2 transformed. This doesn't appear to do anything other than pull back, release, and let it go and spark. Whoopee!

I understand that HasTak is trying to reach out to a much younger demographic and for that reason I can appreciate the Transformers Rescue Bots line and now the new One-Step Changers. But at least put a little effort into some form of articulation on the Dinobot's part as it looks like Bumblebee is at least removeable and has limited articulation.

Once again I have to point out that instead of creating new subdivisions for each Transformers toy line (that are always doomed to failed), HasTak should concentrate on just a central few. All the creative energy put into these silly subdivisions like these Dino Sparkers could've been put to better use in creating better Deluxe and Voyager figures and even Cyberverse figures. At least put it towards a subdivision with toys that actually transform.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Rated X wrote:Melt em down and use the plastic to make actual transformers...

HEY! THAT'S MEAN!
These things can transform, you know. Into a club to bludgeon things with, a paperweight, a doorstop, ect... The possibilities are endless. ENDLESS I TELL YOU!

Give me a hammer and I'll make the magic transformation occur.

ZackRoyer wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Rated X wrote:Melt em down and use the plastic to make actual transformers...

HEY! THAT'S MEAN!
These things can transform, you know. Into a club to bludgeon things with, a paperweight, a doorstop, ect... The possibilities are endless. ENDLESS I TELL YOU!

Give me a hammer and I'll make the magic transformation occur.

Even if the Forge of Solus Prime hadn't been destroyed, it would take all the power it ever had to turn these things into proper transforming toys. I'd rather whack some 3rd party stuff with it and see if they turned official, turn my original Blackarachnia toy show-accurate, hit my flaked Transmetals until their chrome was repaired, fix all those cracked rubber tires and treads...

Bumblevivisector wrote:

ZackRoyer wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Rated X wrote:Melt em down and use the plastic to make actual transformers...

HEY! THAT'S MEAN!
These things can transform, you know. Into a club to bludgeon things with, a paperweight, a doorstop, ect... The possibilities are endless. ENDLESS I TELL YOU!

Give me a hammer and I'll make the magic transformation occur.

Even if the Forge of Solus Prime hadn't been destroyed, it would take all the power it ever had to turn these things into proper transforming toys. I'd rather whack some 3rd party stuff with it and see if they turned official, turn my original Blackarachnia toy show-accurate, hit my flaked Transmetals until their chrome was repaired, fix all those cracked rubber tires and treads...

He means he'll take a hammer to these and "transform" them into scrap.

Sabrblade wrote:

Bumblevivisector wrote:

ZackRoyer wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Rated X wrote:Melt em down and use the plastic to make actual transformers...

HEY! THAT'S MEAN!
These things can transform, you know. Into a club to bludgeon things with, a paperweight, a doorstop, ect... The possibilities are endless. ENDLESS I TELL YOU!

Give me a hammer and I'll make the magic transformation occur.

Even if the Forge of Solus Prime hadn't been destroyed, it would take all the power it ever had to turn these things into proper transforming toys. I'd rather whack some 3rd party stuff with it and see if they turned official, turn my original Blackarachnia toy show-accurate, hit my flaked Transmetals until their chrome was repaired, fix all those cracked rubber tires and treads...

He means he'll take a hammer to these and "transform" them into scrap.

Well, I'd like that magic hammer. Especially for my poor, poor MIB Beast Machines Ultra Jetstorm. When I pulled it out of the packaging and transformed him, I was covered in metallic flakes! Still, it could be worst. Like GPS. RIP SW Xover Millenium Falcon's Chewbaca.

Just a reminder to help you on May 17th, when the toyline is officially released. (And when some stores break that release date.) Back on January 9th, we posted an article which contained Target's DPCI numbers for the upcoming Transformers Age Of Extinction toy line.

This list also confirms the higher price points we had heard about earlier this year at Toy Fair back in February. However, some items seem to be priced lower than expected, such as some of the smaller Constructbots offerings.

As a courtesy, we are reposting this information now that the release of these toys is getting closer. The street date for the Age of Extinction toy line is May 17th, but several stores have already put the Age of Extinction toys on shelves in limited locations.

087-06-2583 TRANSFORMERS 4 CNSTRCTBOTS WAR $19.99
087-06-2584 TRANSFORMERS 4 CONSTRUCTBOTS R $5.99
087-06-2585 TRANSFORMERS 4 CONSTRUCT-BOTS $9.99
087-06-2586 TRANSFORMERS 4 GENERATIONS DEL $14.99
087-06-2587 TRANSFORMERS 4 GENERATIONS LEA $44.99
087-06-2588 TRANSFORMERS 4 GENERATIONS VOY $24.99
087-06-2589 TRANSFORMERS 4 JOUST SPARKERS $4.99
087-06-2590 TRANSFORMERS MOVIE 4 JOUSTERS $12.99
087-06-2591 TRANSFORMERS 4 RID 12IN TITAN $9.99
087-06-2592 TRANSFORMERS 4 RID FLP & SMASH $19.99
087-06-2593 TRANSFORMERS 4 RID OPTIMUS PRI $32.99
087-06-2594 TRANSFORMERS 4 RID ONE STEP MA $9.99
087-06-2595 TRANSFORMERS 4 RID POWER ATTAC $12.99
087-06-0353 TRANSFORMERS MV4 SLVR OPTIMUS P $19.99
087-06-0354 TRANSFORMERS MV4 12IN OPTIMUS $9.99
087-06-0356 TRANSFORMERS MV4 IVN SLVR OPT $29.99
087-06-0357 TRANSFORMERS CB SLVR OPTIMUS P $14.99

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so definitely no cyberverse/legends/legion/3" tall toys... I am depressed now. I will pass on all the new crappy toys the have already shown, I am not interested.

i was considering picking up scorn but at $15 im going to pass. ill just do what i did with DOTM, wait 2 weeks and pick em up when they drop to $10 cause they arent selling. But it sickens me that they keep making these toys crappier but keep charging the same high prices, if your going to remove paint and complexity then drop the damn price.

The target stock checking link has been broken since August.

Megatron Wolf wrote:i was considering picking up scorn but at $15 im going to pass. ill just do what i did with DOTM, wait 2 weeks and pick em up when they drop to $10 cause they arent selling. But it sickens me that they keep making these toys crappier but keep charging the same high prices, if your going to remove paint and complexity then drop the damn price.

Actually, they drop the paint and complexity so they can keep the price the same.

BERSEKAEL wrote:so definitely no cyberverse/legends/legion/3" tall toys... I am depressed now. I will pass on all the new crappy toys the have already shown, I am not interested.

No Cyberverses suck a lot. I LOVE the little guys.
At least the voyagers are goddamn awesome, based on OP and Grimmy. I will get them all for sure.
I'm yet to try and judge the deluxes amd leaders. I will skip the rest.

I posted the DCPI numbers back in January and it was already front paged

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ers/29092/

Primeultimus wrote:I posted the DCPI numbers back in January and it was already front paged

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ers/29092/

You are correct. This will be updated and corrected to reflect that.

EDIT: It has been fixed and you've received credit. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Autobase Aichi has provided images of the full Takara Tomy Age Of Extinction toy line catalog. This catalog covers what figures will be available, what will be coming and their prices in Yen, which is comparable to the USD as of right now.

You can see the original post/source at this link: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... 5686110038

In case you don't have Facebook, we've mirrored the images here.















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Now that's a long list! For convenience sake:

Movie Advanced (covers Movie Generations)
AD20 Black Knight Grimlock (Leader mold)
AD21 Hound
AD22 Galvatron
AD23 Drift
AD24 Strafe
AD25 Dinobot Slash
AD26 Lockdown
AD27 "New Bumblebee"
AD28 "Dinobot A"
AD29 "Dinobot B"
AD30 "Autobot A"

AD07 Slug
AD08 Battle Blade Bumblebee
AD09 Protoform Optimus Prime
AD10 Starscream
AD11 Dispensor
AD12 Revenge Optimus Prime
AD13 Devastator
AD14 Jolt
AD15 Ratchet
AD16 Autobot Dino
AD17 Darkside Soundwave

AD18 ???
AD19 ???

AD01 Optimus Prime (Leader mold)
AD02 Classic Optimus Prime (Evasion Mode)
AD03 Grimlock (Voyager)
AD04 Classic Bumblebee (High Octance)
AD05 Dinobot Scorn
AD06 Crosshairs

Lost Age (main line, covers simplified kid-friendly toys)

LA02 Big Grimlock (Supreme)
LA03 Bumblebee
LA04 Grimlock
LA05 Hound
LA06 Drift
LA07 Crosshairs
LA08 Dinobot Slash
LA09 Lockdown
LA10 Battle Attack Scorn
LA11 Battle Attack Strafe

LA01 Battle Command Optimus Prime

Only the Movie Advanced line will be of interest to us, right? Just saying.

Is the Sonic Rally car a Transformer? Maybe one of those unknown deluxe figures is the rally car. I wonder when the Leader Class Evasion Prime is being released? Also, I hope that unknown Dinobot Voyager is Strafe. I also hope they at least come out with Voyagers of all of the other Dinobots.

BERSEKAEL wrote:so definitely no cyberverse/legends/legion/3" tall toys... I am depressed now. I will pass on all the new crappy toys the have already shown, I am not interested.

I was kinda hoping for some TFP/BH Legion repaints (complete the WTF-coloured Bruticus redecos at least? Rot Gut needs friends!) and they could probably re-use the last movie's toys of the main characters.

News of early release Transformers Age of Extinction toys continue to surface. We have received an anonymous news submission that Transformers Age of Extinction Power Attackers Hound, Bumblebee and Strafe were found at a Toys R Us Express in Los Angeles for $12.99. If you find early release Transformers Age of Extinction toys in your area, share with the rest of the world by using the Submit News link or posting in the News and Rumors forum.

Eh.

nice. release the shelfwarmers first.

Autobot032 wrote:

O wow... I NEED to see more pictures of THIS guy.
Please, be better than that god-aweful 1st Ed AoI Optimus.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:

=P~
O wow... I NEED to see more pictures of THIS guy.
Please, be better than that god-aweful 1st Ed AoI Optimus.

4 Step Transformation, can't say that enough times. And the figures interacting with it? One Step Changers. >:oP

But chrome, people. CHROME.

Chrome forgives all sins.

(Well maybe not all sins, but most of them anyway...shiny...)

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:

=P~
O wow... I NEED to see more pictures of THIS guy.
Please, be better than that god-aweful 1st Ed AoI Optimus.

4 Step Transformation, can't say that enough times. And the figures interacting with it? One Step Changers. >:oP

Whatever, I'll just wait for more pictures. If it's not perfect enough for 70+$, I do the same thing I did with the Supreme BH Optimus: wait for a sale before buying.

About AD18 and AD19... The Movie Advanced line has two of the Movie Trilogy figures covered: white Ratchet and black Soundwave. What if one of these two slots is for the Wheeljack retool?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:About AD18 and AD19... The Movie Advanced line has two of the Movie Trilogy figures covered: white Ratchet and black Soundwave. What if one of these two slots is for the Wheeljack retool?

I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case. After all with the exception of that Bumblebee repaint most of the unlreased figures from DOTM are finding some releases in Takara's Advanced line so it's lkely that the Wheeljack retool is among them.

I'm hoping that one of the two slots will include the Trax Rally fighter.

Great now where are those deluxes and voyagers

$12.99 ... too much package for those items

The Hasbro Australia Transformers website has been updated with many new official images from various upcoming Transformers: Age of Extinction lines. These include the wave 1 Voyagers and Deluxes, Construct-Bots Sets, Kre-O Sets, Custom Kreons, and 12 inch non-transforming figures. We mirrored the images below for easy browsing.

Speaking of the Wave 1 Voyagers, we have full comprehensive galleries of each at the following links:

Transformers: Age of Extinction Voyager Evasion Mode Optimus Prime
Transformers: Age of Extinction Voyager Grimlock

We will have the Deluxe Wave 1 galleries up soon!

Hasbro Australia has updated their online product catalog with a couple of new official images of the Leader Class Transformers: Age of Extinction Grimlock figure. What's interesting about these images is they differ from the official images that we given earlier this year at Toy Fair. As you can see in the new images mirrored below Grimlock now has chrome on his chest, legs, and dino head. We've included the original official images below for comparison. Check 'em out below:





Previous Leader Class Grimlock Official Images:

At least those pictures make Scorn look good. Slug got the short end of the stick this time around.

That Grimlock looks pretty sweet. His body seems a tad long and the fist heels are a bit distracting, but overall it looks great.

Platinum Edition Leader Grimlock?

PrymeStriker wrote:At least those pictures make Scorn look good. Slug got the short end of the stick this time around.

Scorn is pretty awesome. His dino mode with the head that tilts from side-to-side is really cool. You can get some really nice poses out of his dino mode. His robot mode is pretty cool as well, despite having a very simplistic head and a tail arm.

Scorn's gallery will be up later tonight or tomorrow.

Could these chrome appps make Grimmy a little more accurate???

For all of his issues, Voyager Grimlock is pretty nice and scales well with the deluxe dinobots. Leader Grimlock IMO looks bad in both modes. I thought that his scale would allow for recreating Optimus riding Grimlock from the trailer. But I think I'll probably buy into the Construct-bots for that. All in all, from what I'm seeing Leader Grim looks like he'll be the Movie 1 Megatron from this trilogy. He looks like he'll be top heavy as well.
Anyway, it's too early to call it, but this one is probably a pass. I quite like the Voyager so I'll try that. I really hope this movie is good

XDMan wrote:Could these chrome appps make Grimmy a little more accurate???

And that quote makes me think of another possibility: the chromed one may be TakaraTomy's Black Knight Grimlock.

DAT GRIMLOCK DINO MODE:



I'll probably wait for a sale.

As I suspected. Portrayed as lithe/flexible/dynamic in movie. Actual toy: nearly unposeable brick.

Pass.

Shockwave7 wrote:As I suspected. Portrayed as lithe/flexible/dynamic in movie. Actual toy: nearly unposeable brick.

Pass.

To be fair, the robot mode looks decently poseable, and it would be impossible to have the dinosaur mode highly articulated without heavily compromising the articulation/looks of the robot mode.