SDCC 2016: Titans Return Wave 2 Display with Soundwave, Astrotrain, Mindwipe, Alpha Trion and more #HasbroSDCC

Wouldn't that mean that the upcoming figure is, at least, similar to the art? It'd be a little silly if he looked nothing like the big display they have set up.

I am curious how they will do a figure that's a tall as Metroplex while having Trypticon's bodyshape. That's a lot of plastic. I have a bad feeling he's going to be smaller (maybe Devastator's height)

RiddlerJ wrote:Wouldn't that mean that the upcoming figure is, at least, similar to the art? It'd be a little silly if he looked nothing like the big display they have set up.

I am curious how they will do a figure that's a tall as Metroplex while having Trypticon's bodyshape. That's a lot of plastic. I have a bad feeling he's going to be smaller (maybe Devastator's height)

Considering that they used the legends art for all of the cw releases (where relevant) I'd say, not neccesarily, and hopefully not at any rate, if they go that G1, I'm out

The Decepticons look awesome as always. Planning on getting some but I'm unsure about Soundwave. Though I have nothing against the figure it's just that I have a lot of Soundwaves already.

Great galleries! I really like Stripes. Hopefully they'll come out with a Nightstalker.

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:Here's what I did for Galvatron's pistol mode. It has an old school phaser vibe to it. I like it.

That looks really good! How do you transform him that way?

Pass on all of these. I do like Mindwipe's bat head but the rest of the toy doesn't work for me. I'd only get Wirewolf if I found him cheap cos the wolf mode disappoints me. Pass on Soundwave cos he's too big and I'm so sick of him and Blaster sharing molds. And his minions just look crappy. Astrotrain is the best one here and looks a lot better than Sentinel so if I was to buy that mold I'd definitely go with Astro.

No Wheelie-riding-Masterpiece-Grimlock photo? :sadface:

i swear if they just make a repaint of the original im gonna go crazy. i want a new version to go with my plex and max

griftimus prime wrote:i swear if they just make a repaint of the original im gonna go crazy. i want a new version to go with my plex and max

Don't worry mate, he's getting a new toy. Hasbro put out a poll asking which should be the next character to get the Titan Class treatment; Trypticon won.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Pass on all of these. I do like Mindwipe's bat head but the rest of the toy doesn't work for me. I'd only get Wirewolf if I found him cheap cos the wolf mode disappoints me. Pass on Soundwave cos he's too big and I'm so sick of him and Blaster sharing molds. And his minions just look crappy. Astrotrain is the best one here and looks a lot better than Sentinel so if I was to buy that mold I'd definitely go with Astro.

They've shared molds twice...in 30 years. Fall of cybertron and the cybertron Soundwave mold...just twice.

Sabrblade wrote:Looks nice, but I still wish we could have gotten a toy for WFC Trypticon. Maybe around the size of a Unicron Trilogy Supreme class figure, to put him on equal terms with Platinum Edition Omega Supreme (and Planet X Genesis). That design, and character, was a BEAST!

We are getting wax trypticon but it's not official product it's by third party company same company who made wfc omega surpreamme I have go to work don't have time look for link and pictures for that figure

This is as beautiful as I'd hoped it would be!

YIKES! Look at those feet. I'm not very picky with anything, just happy to get stuff but those retooled feet...yikes

Randomhero wrote:YIKES! Look at those feet. I'm not very picky with anything, just happy to get stuff but those retooled feet...yikes

They could be transformed incorrectly. Also, I'm betting they're tooled to have God Bomber shoes!!

Ya, I'm perplexed by those feet.
Not as wowed as I had hoped to be, and not sure I'm excited by the G1y retool of the truck cab.
Color layout looks really nice though.
Are they overlooking the city mode?

For me, Soundwave, Alpha Trion, and Astrotrain are the big standouts. I'm not that into any of the deluxe figures. Probably because I don't really know any of them.
What series are these characters coming from? Keep in mind I've only seen G1 up through the movie

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:

Randomhero wrote:YIKES! Look at those feet. I'm not very picky with anything, just happy to get stuff but those retooled feet...yikes

They could be transformed incorrectly. Also, I'm betting they're tooled to have God Bomber shoes!!

I don't think they are. They're the same in the prototype and when was the last time we saw anything mistransformed by Takara. Official or prototype.

Probably is for God bomber MAYBE but since the Yen is up I am not spending $80-90 on a leader class.

The rest does look lovely though

Cobotron wrote:Ya, I'm perplexed by those feet.
Not as wowed as I had hoped to be, and not sure I'm excited by the G1y retool of the truck cab.
Color layout looks really nice though.
Are they overlooking the city mode?

It's just a couple pictures. I'm sure we'll see some city mode picture from TFYUKI once it gets closer to release. They just released city mode pics of skull cruncher and Galvatron and they don't even have city modes

I can totally see this getting a Platinum release eventually. Won't hold out hope but I imagine hasbro seeing this and saying "yeah we should find a way to put this out somehow in a year or two. They've done that before.

Decepticon Stryker wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:Here's what I did for Galvatron's pistol mode. It has an old school phaser vibe to it. I like it.

That looks really good! How do you transform him that way?

Thanks.

To transform him that way, basically, put him in cannon mode but don't rotate the panels the arms are attached to. Leave them as they'd be in robot mode. Fold the forearms up to the shoulders. Move the cockpit down a bit to act as a handle.

Fairly simple, but looks good.

joeprime276 wrote:For me, Soundwave, Alpha Trion, and Astrotrain are the big standouts. I'm not that into any of the deluxe figures. Probably because I don't really know any of them.
What series are these characters coming from? Keep in mind I've only seen G1 up through the movie

Most only appears in 3 episodes after the 3rd season in a three episode "finale" called rebirth buy were the main cast in Japan's series called Headmasters

I should be impressed by the sheer craziness of A3 turning from a lion into an aircraft carrier, but I think I'm just confused. Gonna have to let it all sink in, I think.

RiddlerJ wrote:Wouldn't that mean that the upcoming figure is, at least, similar to the art? It'd be a little silly if he looked nothing like the big display they have set up.

They have done that with all of combiner wars

Drag Strip didnt look like his art:



So taht iamge means absolutely nothing. Plus the Trypticon foam prototype was already revealed to the press a while back so we know its coming and its a new toy. But there werent any pics allowed.

Also everyone, Blurr is now officially a headmaster in the Japanese G1 cannon. So there, its real and there's a toy of it.



I personally dont think this changes anything, but if anyone complains again that he was never a headmaster, thats no longer true.

I mean, I think the point is that he was never a headmaster before and it's not replicating something they remember. Of course they're gonna make some fiction to show him becoming a headmaster; that's part of marketing.

Not saying I agree, I'm fine with and actually like Blurr being a headmaster; but I don't think this is a valid argument.

william-james88 wrote:Also everyone, Blurr is now officially a headmaster in the Japanese G1 cannon. So there, its real and there's a toy of it.

Twincast and a few others too.

Kurona wrote:I mean, I think the point is that he was never a headmaster before and it's not replicating something they remember. Of course they're gonna make some fiction to show him becoming a headmaster; that's part of marketing.

Not saying I agree, I'm fine with and actually like Blurr being a headmaster; but I don't think this is a valid argument.

People asked if there would be fiction supporting this. Hasbro said not necessarily and people didnt like that because it made even less sense to change the toys (even though its the other dam way aound). But now there is from Takara. So you get the best of both worlds. You get fiction which supports the new toy and at the same time they dont have to change anything in MTMTE.

So... What are Roadbuster and Whirl doing in the comic?

While we had several images of the second wave of Titans Return toys at SDCC's Preview Night, we now have a few more featuring Apha Trion. What is fun is that you can see all his three modes in one fell swoop: The Majestic Robot, the Horned Lion and the Cybertronian Cruiser.

Do you think he has it in him to be one of the best triple changers of all time? Maybe top 5? Is that even a hard feat? Let us know!

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:So... What are Roadbuster and Whirl doing in the comic?

The characters seem to be remembering how those two came from the Legends Universe into the cartoon universe, and thus take inspiration from their coming to the cartoon universe to go get new bodies in the Legends Universe.

The two aren't in the comic themselves. That's just a thought bubble of the other characters remembering those two.

Awesome pics WJ! That is bad***

joeprime276 wrote:Awesome pics WJ! That is bad***

Hell yeah! And these are actually Seibertron's pics (the site owner's), I just do the posting

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:I mean, I think the point is that he was never a headmaster before and it's not replicating something they remember. Of course they're gonna make some fiction to show him becoming a headmaster; that's part of marketing.

Not saying I agree, I'm fine with and actually like Blurr being a headmaster; but I don't think this is a valid argument.

People asked if there would be fiction supporting this. Hasbro said not necessarily and people didnt like that because it made even less sense to change the toys (even though its the other dam way aound). But now there is from Takara. So you get the best of both worlds. You get fiction which supports the new toy and at the same time they dont have to change anything in MTMTE.

That's what really ticks me off anymore. This is not directed at you Will but you bring up a point that just grinds my gears. People demand an explanation for everything and get pissy when a toy doesn't have fiction, or has a new feather they they haven't had before. "Why is blur a headmaster? Why is Galvatron? Sky Lynx never combined before I need to know why they're doing this"

What happened to people having an imagination?

Randomhero wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:I mean, I think the point is that he was never a headmaster before and it's not replicating something they remember. Of course they're gonna make some fiction to show him becoming a headmaster; that's part of marketing.

Not saying I agree, I'm fine with and actually like Blurr being a headmaster; but I don't think this is a valid argument.

People asked if there would be fiction supporting this. Hasbro said not necessarily and people didnt like that because it made even less sense to change the toys (even though its the other dam way aound). But now there is from Takara. So you get the best of both worlds. You get fiction which supports the new toy and at the same time they dont have to change anything in MTMTE.

That's what really ticks me off anymore. This is not directed at you Will but you bring up a point that just grinds my gears. People deman an explanation for everything and get pissy when a toy doesn't have fiction. "Why is blur a headmaster? Why is Galvatron? Sky Lynx never combined before I need to know why they're doing this"

What happened to p pole having an imagination?

I was kinda thinking the same thing. I love the comics and the old cartoon. Great stories, great fiction. But with my toys, I totally make up reasons for a toy to be the way it is. I don't know why all the "It's not in the fiction, so I can't like and/or accept it!!!" thoughts.

Make up your own story. Stop worrying. It's a toy with a head. You'll feel better.

Randomhero wrote:That's what really ticks me off anymore. This is not directed at you Will but you bring up a point that just grinds my gears. People deman an explanation for everything and get pissy when a toy doesn't have fiction. "Why is blur a headmaster? Why is Galvatron? Sky Lynx never combined before I need to know why they're doing this"

What happened to p pole having an imagination?

If it's not EXACTLY like how it was when I was a kid, no matter how badly drawn what I had as a kid was, then this new stuff SUCKZ!!!!

I was on the fence about Alpha Trion, but those pics look really good.

I think it's more the idea that they're getting a new, re-invented version of the character first rather than a representation of what they had as a kid - which, considering Generations literally being a redone G1 line at this point, is what would be the main draw.

Again though, personally I like Blurr and the like being headmasters as it adds play value, and I like Sky Reign because Sky Reign is awesome. My only problem comes when the new gimmick takes away in some fashion, like with the now-infamous Galvatron Headmaster Crown.

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:

Randomhero wrote:That's what really ticks me off anymore. This is not directed at you Will but you bring up a point that just grinds my gears. People deman an explanation for everything and get pissy when a toy doesn't have fiction. "Why is blur a headmaster? Why is Galvatron? Sky Lynx never combined before I need to know why they're doing this"

What happened to p pole having an imagination?

I was kinda thinking the same thing. I love the comics and the old cartoon. Great stories, great fiction. But with my toys, I totally make up reasons for a toy to be the way it is. I don't know why all the "It's not in the fiction, so I can't like and/or accept it!!!" thoughts.

Make up your own story. Stop worrying. It's a toy with a head. You'll feel better.

I agree with both of you, hence why I dont feel this comic changes anything for me in the least. I love my toys and they can be whatever I choose them to be

Imagination is a depleting resource.

Sabrblade wrote:

Randomhero wrote:That's what really ticks me off anymore. This is not directed at you Will but you bring up a point that just grinds my gears. People deman an explanation for everything and get pissy when a toy doesn't have fiction. "Why is blur a headmaster? Why is Galvatron? Sky Lynx never combined before I need to know why they're doing this"

What happened to p pole having an imagination?

If it's not EXACTLY like how it was when I was a kid, no matter how badly drawn what I had as a kid was, then this new stuff SUCKZ!!!!

Exactly. I know you're joking but how many times do we see people actually being serious about that? It's ridiculous the entitlement people feel they deserve on toys that are an option to continue getting.

Cobotron wrote:Imagination is a depleting resource.

Here, let me add some:

Cobotron wrote:Imagination is a depleting resource.

Good thing you and your Blue Bluestreak have plenty of it to share!

Also, I just noticed that A3's side antennae/ears are like the helmets or Sentinel's head guards, not part of the actual titanmaster

Cobotron wrote:Imagination is a depleting resource.

Not me. Don't need an explanation and I don't demand one. I can create my own and enjoy what I get.

i have no attachment to a wolf alpha trion. if it was more g1 looking i might like it better

I was just looking at the original Powermaster Optimus Prime and got a little curious: can anyone show a size comparison of TR PMOP's vehicle mode cab with say, Classics or CW Optimus' vehicle mode? It'd be interesting to see if they're similarly sized...

Bumblebee21 wrote:i have no attachment to a wolf alpha trion. if it was more g1 looking i might like it better

You mean you'd rather he didnt transform?

Considering it is the same size as Magnus, I'd say check out the Emgo review here:



If I'm remembering watching the review correctly, the leader cab is dwarfed by the voyagers

Kurona wrote:I was just looking at the original Powermaster Optimus Prime and got a little curious: can anyone show a size comparison of TR PMOP's vehicle mode cab with say, Classics or CW Optimus' vehicle mode? It'd be interesting to see if they're similarly sized...

This is all I could find for comparisons:


Transformers Titans Return Powermaster Optimus Prime Gallery

Kurona wrote:I was just looking at the original Powermaster Optimus Prime and got a little curious: can anyone show a size comparison of TR PMOP's vehicle mode cab with say, Classics or CW Optimus' vehicle mode? It'd be interesting to see if they're similarly sized...

It's smaller. Smaller than a deluxe vehicle but little bigger than a legends toy

Or try this (googled, not mine):

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Imagination is a depleting resource.

Good thing you and your Blue Bluestreak have plenty of it to share!

Also, I just noticed that A3's side antennae/ears are like the helmets or Sentinel's head guards, not part of the actual titanmaster

Yeah, I had figured that. I did notice in the pics from Botcon they weren't up as high and looked much more like the horns on Big Convoy(which I thought was really cool). The inbox image from Botcon and the pictures from SDCC show them all the way up and they continue the purple horns that start on the face. Still looks awesome. I can't wait for that guy.