SDCC 2017: Preview Night Transformers Rescue Bots Display with 2017 Toys #HasbroSDCC

The Transformers: Rescue Bots line is not always updated with the same rigor as other more collector oriented lines and he US is even sometimes quite late to get new product. So for those who do enjoy this line and did not know yet, we have a roundup of the latest Rescue Bots toys you an now find at retail.

Knight Watch Bumblebee (a set of 3 dragons) took its sweet time appearing at retail but you can get it now for $25. There are also Hoist, Medix, Optimus, and Heatwave flip changers. Also, since we have been getting sightings lately, we just wanted to let you know that the Rescue Bots Arctic Rescue Boulder and Bumblebee Rock Rescue Team have been in the US for a while now as well as the latest wave of single figures which includes a Heatwave that turns into a two headed dragon.

The pictures below come from a Toysrus in Westland, Michigan.

I wanted to buy that Bumblebee, and maybe one of the flip changers which are kind of cool, but my boys and I were on a mission. If there had been any other newer movie TFs, I might have picked up one of those, but there weren't. Seems mine is the only TRU that did not reset. No leaders, no voyagers wave 2, no new deluxes, no Trypticon, but it did have one more CHAOS on Velocitron set. I wanted to buy it for some reason, but didn't (already have 1).

Picked up the blue/Night Watch Optimus Primal for my son. We never had the original red one. I feel like it's going to break during transformation because of a loud click. :/

Rysquad wrote:Picked up the blue/Night Watch Optimus Primal for my son. We never had the original red one. I feel like it's going to break during transformation because of a loud click. :/

I think we have the original here. I'll have to check to see if it makes a loud click or not. I think I remember several of the Rescue bots making a very clear, audible click when transforming. Made me nervous too.

Spotted three at Kmart Tuesday.



$26.99, but 15% off for the time being makes for a good price. Kinda want it, might go back and get it.

Also spotted that dragon Heatwave at Walmart.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Spotted three at Kmart Tuesday.

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$26.99, but 15% off for the time being makes for a good price. Kinda want it, might go back and get it.

Also spotted that dragon Heatwave at Walmart.

Emerje

Same boat. Like it enough to buy, but must wait for a lesser price. 15% off is good, but with sales tax negligible. Good spot though.

Scottimus Prime has found these Transformers Rescue Bots Flip Change Race Tracks at a Target store in South Setauket, Long Island NY. He has included a picture of them below. They appear to be sold for 59.99 in store.

Also in Rescue Bots news, we have a look at the logo for the upcoming show Rescue Bots Academy.

Seibertronian staffer ScottyP has spotted two new Rescue Bots figures we first briefly saw at Toy Fair 2017, over on the Hasbro Transformers website! The two are a blue version of Optimus Prime doing his best impersonation of Homer Simpson as Mr Plow for his alt-mode, and a blue stegosaurus version of Chase, now the Dino Protector - check out the official stock images below, and click to take a look at the listings too.

Imagine helping Optimus Prime save the day! As a fierce truck, Optimus Prime is ready to roll to the rescue. Imagine there is a dangerous situation happening on Griffin Rock, kids can convert the heroic Optimus Prime figure from a robot into a vehicle that will speed to the scene for a courageous rescue. Also look for other Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots figures to build a rescue team. (Other figures each sold separately. Subject to availability.)

• Includes figure.

• Features Optimus Prime, a favorite Transformers Rescue Bots character
• Converts from robot mode to vehicle mode and back
• Transformers Rescue Bots figures are sized right for small hands

• Figure scale: 2.5 inches

• Ages 3-7
• WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD – Small parts may be generated. Not for children under 3 years.

Imagine helping Chase the Dino Protector save the day! As a fierce Stegosaurus, Chase the Dino Protector is ready to race to the rescue. Imagine there is a dangerous situation happening on Griffin Rock, kids can convert the heroic Chase the Dino Protector figure from a robot into a fierce Stegosaurus that charges to the scene for a courageous rescue. Also look for other Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots figures to build a rescue team. (Other figures each sold separately. Subject to availability.)

• Includes figure.

• Chase the Dino Protector is a favorite Transformers Rescue Bots character
• Converts from robot mode to dino mode and back
• Transformers Rescue Bots figures are sized right for small hands

• Figure scale: 2.5 inches

• Ages 3-7
• WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD – Small parts may be generated. Not for children under 3 years.

Ooh, are we getting bigger sized transforming figures of the Rescue Dinobots? Neat.

Looks nothing like snowplow look like bumpers than shovels

Va'al wrote:Seibertronian staffer ScottyP has spotted two new Rescue Bots figures we were previously unaware of, over on the Hasbro Transformers website! The two are a blue version of Optimus Prime doing his best impersonation of Homer Simpson as Mr Plow for his alt-mode, and a blue stegosaurus version of Chase, now the Dino Protector - check out the official stock images below, and click to take a look at the listings too.

Imagine helping Optimus Prime save the day! As a fierce truck, Optimus Prime is ready to roll to the rescue. Imagine there is a dangerous situation happening on Griffin Rock, kids can convert the heroic Optimus Prime figure from a robot into a vehicle that will speed to the scene for a courageous rescue. Also look for other Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots figures to build a rescue team. (Other figures each sold separately. Subject to availability.)

• Includes figure.

• Features Optimus Prime, a favorite Transformers Rescue Bots character
• Converts from robot mode to vehicle mode and back
• Transformers Rescue Bots figures are sized right for small hands

• Figure scale: 2.5 inches

• Ages 3-7
• WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD – Small parts may be generated. Not for children under 3 years.

Imagine helping Chase the Dino Protector save the day! As a fierce Stegosaurus, Chase the Dino Protector is ready to race to the rescue. Imagine there is a dangerous situation happening on Griffin Rock, kids can convert the heroic Chase the Dino Protector figure from a robot into a fierce Stegosaurus that charges to the scene for a courageous rescue. Also look for other Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots figures to build a rescue team. (Other figures each sold separately. Subject to availability.)

• Includes figure.

• Chase the Dino Protector is a favorite Transformers Rescue Bots character
• Converts from robot mode to dino mode and back
• Transformers Rescue Bots figures are sized right for small hands

• Figure scale: 2.5 inches

• Ages 3-7
• WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD – Small parts may be generated. Not for children under 3 years.

Unaware? These were at Toy Fair.

https://www.seibertron.com/events/fulls ... 1&image=21

Well, that shows me. Thanks, completely missed them!

That Optimus at Toy Fair was gray, though. People thought it might be a MorBot.

The blue coloration we see here is definitely newsworthy.

Though, now that we see the figure up close, yeah, dragons is right. The snowplow from the Boulder version of the mold has been retooled into a new truck bumper for Optimus.

Sabrblade wrote:Ooh, are we getting bigger sized transforming figures of the Rescue Dinobots? Neat.

I really hope they do the rest! It'd be nice to have them in scale with dino Optimus.

Especially if they all turn out this nicely. Chase looks great, a vast improvement over the tiny version they originally made.

Sabrblade wrote:That Optimus at Toy Fair was gray, though. People thought it might be a MorBot.

The blue coloration we see here is definitely newsworthy.

Though, now that we see the figure up close, yeah, dragons is right. The snowplow from the Boulder version of the mold has been retooled into a new truck bumper for Optimus.

True but check out the box.

Our regular source of sightings Scottimus Prime has sent us a notification of some further Transformers: Rescue Bots toys from the Flip Racers line - after the Race Track Optimus seen here - spotted at a Target store in Medford: Airport Blastoff Blades!

Check images of him out below, and make sure to head to our Sightings Database if you come across this or any other toys, and happy hunting!

I'd love to know why Hasbro thought "plane on giant wheels" was better than "helicopter on giant wheels".

We have seen some of these products before to give us an idea of the aesthetic but the breadth of the Playskool Friends Transfomers toy line was not fuly known yet. Well thanks to a Hasbro update to their site, we now have several new listings and official images. These toys are for the youngest Transformers fans, at 1 and a half years old and over. While they feature certain rescue bot characters, they also feature G1 based characters, like Arcee.

Hide 'N Roll Out Bumblebee

Toddlers love to make things move, and now Bumblebee is ready to roll with your little one! This adorable, toddler-friendly Transformers figure and vehicle set was designed for little hands and can help promote thinking, imagination, and fine motor skills. When kids place the figure in the car, the bot's head becomes the top of the car for an adorable peekaboo effect. This roll-along put 'n take fun can also help encourage their fine motor skills. The vehicle is also compatible with other Playskool Friends Transformers figures (sold separately). Where will Bumblebee roll next? It's all up to your toddler's imagination!

$4.99

Hide 'N Roll Out Heatwave the Fire-Bot

Toddlers love to make things move, and now Heatwave the Fire-Bot is ready to roll with your little one! This adorable, toddler-friendly Transformers figure and vehicle set was designed for little hands and can help promote thinking, imagination, and fine motor skills. When kids place the figure in the car, the bot's head becomes the top of the car for an adorable peekaboo effect. This roll-along put 'n take fun can also help encourage their fine motor skills. The vehicle is also compatible with other Playskool Friends Transformers figures (sold separately). Where will Heatwave the Fire-Bot roll next? It's all up to your toddler's imagination!

$4.99

Hide 'N Roll Out Optimus Prime

Toddlers love to make things move, and now Optimus Prime is ready to roll with your little one! This adorable, toddler-friendly Transformers figure and vehicle set was designed for little hands and can help promote thinking, imagination, and fine motor skills. When kids place the figure in the car, the bot's head becomes the top of the car for an adorable peekaboo effect. This roll-along put 'n take fun can also help encourage their fine motor skills. The vehicle is also compatible with other Playskool Friends Transformers figures (sold separately). Where will Optimus Prime roll next? It's all up to your toddler's imagination!

$4.99

Transformers Collector's Pack

Spark your little one's curiosity and imagination through simple storytelling with these 7 Playskool Friends Transformers figures! Sized right for toddlers, they're easy for little hands to grasp and hold, which can help promote their fine motor skills. For a fun way to help encourage discovery without the screen time, try using them to explore colors, counting, and comparing and contrasting with your child! This Collector Pack includes favorite characters Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Chase the Police-Bot, Arcee, Boulder the Construction-Bot, Heatwave the Fire-Bot, and Blades the Copter-Bot.

$14.99

Peek-A-Bot Rollin' Rig

These little robots are ready for big-time peekaboo fun with your little one! This adorable, toddler-friendly Transformers toy was designed for little hands and can help promote thinking and imagination, fine and gross motor skills, and social and emotional connections. Simply place the figures in the middle, give the truck a push, and the little bots will bob up and down for an adorable peekaboo effect! Little ones can also open and close the door and place a figure in the front seat for added fine motor play, and batting the spinner can delight their senses with fun sounds and colorful beads. Get imagination rolling with simple storytelling and pretend play featuring Optimus Prime and Bumblebee! This set is also compatible with other Playskool Friends Transformers figures (sold separately).

$16.99

That's how you raise kids the right way.

DAMN YOU SEIBERTRON!

I was cured of diabetes.

And now, I got it all over again...

You call them Playskool Transformers, I call them South Park Transformers.



Boulder is a little bit of nail polish remover away from being Kenny in a green hoodie.

Emerje

We shawl defeat the evul fowces o de deceptwicowns

Omce again, Scottimus Prime has sent us a notification that a new Transformers: Rescue Bots toy from the Flip Racers line has been sighted at the South Setauket, Long Island, NY Target store. This time we can let you know the Bumblebee Quick Launch Garage is available, likely near you as well, for $12.99.

Check images of him out below, and make sure to head to our Sightings Database if you come across this or any other recently released Transformers toys. Happy hunting!

I found some Rescue Bots Playschool Heroes stuff for cheap at Ross.

DestronMirage22 wrote:I found some Rescue Bots Playschool Heroes stuff for cheap at Ross.

The figure of High Tide is missing from the box in that first pic.

Sabrblade wrote:

DestronMirage22 wrote:I found some Rescue Bots Playschool Heroes stuff for cheap at Ross.

The figure of High Tide is missing from the box in that first pic.

A classic for this kind of stores. At my local Winners, we just can't have a Power Ranger Super Charge zord with his battery. It's always stolen.

I am pleased to discover the jet mode Bumblebee can do something very unusual for a Rescuebot toy - He can raise his arms.

Where has that white coloured Gorilla Rescue Minicon got too - and was he the only new one ?

RAR wrote:I am pleased to discover the jet mode Bumblebee can do something very unusual for a Rescuebot toy - He can raise his arms.

Where has that white coloured Gorilla Rescue Minicon got too - and was he the only new one ?

Spotted him at a Target the other day.

Is his alt mode a snow blower ?

RAR wrote:I am pleased to discover the jet mode Bumblebee can do something very unusual for a Rescuebot toy - He can raise his arms.

Dinobot Blades can too.

Got the Flip Racer Bumblebee Garage but Optimus and Hoist are too tall to be launched from it.

Sabrblade wrote:

DestronMirage22 wrote:I found some Rescue Bots Playschool Heroes stuff for cheap at Ross.

The figure of High Tide is missing from the box in that first pic.

He's just in disguise. That's why you can't see him.

Regular source of both product and product news Entertainment Earth has updated some pages concerning Transformers: Rescue Bots products, as we find more images of Flipracers and Megabots waves! Specifically, Wave 2 of Flipracers featuring Optimus Prime, Sideswipe, Blurr and Chase; Wave 2 of Flipracers Multipack, one for Construction Team one for Stunt Team; Wave 3 of the Megabots, featuring Night Rescue Heatwave, Copter Crane Blades, and Quick Dig Boulder. While there are no images of the latter, check out more information below!

Transformers Rescue Bots Flipracers Wave 2:
If you're looking for easy-to-transform toys for small hands, you'll flip over the Transformers Rescue Bots Flipracers! They transform magically and automatically, right in front of your eyes. This case of 8 individually packaged robots includes:
2x TRA RBT OPTIMUS PRIME
2x TRA RBT SIDESWIPE
2x TRA RBT BLURR
2x TRA RBT CHASE THE POLICE BOT
(subject to change)

Transformers Rescue Bots Flipracer Multipacks Wave 2 Case:
If you're looking for easy-to-transform toys for small hands, you'll flip over the Transformers Rescue Bots Flipracer Multipacks! They transform magically and automatically, right in front of your eyes. This case of 8 individually packaged sets includes:
3x TRA RBT GRIFFIN ROCK CONSTRUCTION TEAM
5x TRA RBT GRIFFIN ROCK STUNT TEAM
(subject to change) Ages 3 - 7

Transformers Rescue Bots Megabots Wave 3 Case:
The next big thing is here! Transformers Rescue Bots Megabots bring you giant transforming robots that turn in to really cool vehicles. By land or by sea, these colorful characters are here to save the day! Figures measure approximately 10-inches tall. Ages 3 to 7. Case includes 3 individually packaged robots in disguise:
1x TRA RBT NIGHT RESCUE HEATWAVE
1x TRA RBT COPTER CRANE BLADES
1x TRA RBT QUICK DIG BOULDER
(subject to change)

Those flip-racers are ADORABLE!

Make me think about improved botshots. I may get some.
Still, what's up with Optimus's barf-green rims?

-Kanrabat- wrote:Those flip-racers are ADORABLE!

Make me think about improved botshots.

Sorry, but "improved" isn't the word you're looking for. Think RotF Gravity Bots that don't work properly and do less.

Fellow Seibertronian and Twincast Podcast host Scotty P found the second wave of Rescue Bot Flip Racers today at Toysrus in North Carolina.

ScottyP wrote:Found Blurr at TRU in Cary, NC. Didn't have Sideswipe or Chase, but they're in the same case so they are also out, just sold out at this particular store already.

For those wondering if these are worth it, here is a short description found on our boards:

ScottyP wrote:Think RotF Gravity Bots that don't work properly and do less.

Via online store Entertainment Earth, we have a new image of the persisting Transformers toyline for Rescue Bots, part of the Playskool Heroes monicker and the Megabots subline for the characters themselves. The character of Boulder has a new iteration in the third wave of the line, with Quick Dig Boulder joining Copter Crane Blades and Night Rescue Heatwave. Check out the image and product description below for the wave hitting retailers this December!

Transformers Rescue Bots Megabots Wave 3 Case:
The next big thing is here! Transformers Rescue Bots Megabots bring you giant transforming robots that turn in to really cool vehicles. By land or by sea, these colorful characters are here to save the day! Figures measure approximately 10-inches tall. Ages 3 to 7. Case includes 3 individually packaged robots in disguise:
1x TRA RBT NIGHT RESCUE HEATWAVE
1x TRA RBT COPTER CRANE BLADES
1x TRA RBT QUICK DIG BOULDER
(subject to change)

As most Transformers fans know, Rescue Bots is Hasbro's line of Transformer toys and media meant for the preschool/kindergarten crowd- in the case of the toys, it meant simple (and in most cases, automorph) style transformations. While the cartoon ended last year, the toyline is still going on, as evidenced by the latest sightings, from Seibertron's very own ScottyP and ScottimusPrime; the latter of whom who has sent us the photographic evidence below. ScottimusPrime sent us his sighting from a Walmart in East Setauket, New York, and ScottyP sent us his sighting from a ToysЯUs in Cary, North Carolina. This would suggest that most regular big-box retailers will be carrying this particular wave. If you're a Rescue Bots fan, but don't plan on hunting for these, at least one of our sponsors, Big Bad Toy Store, has them up for preorder.

If you have any sightings of new figures, please let us know with a quick email to news@seibertron.com, with a photo of said sighting attached. Thanks to ScottyP and ScottimusPrime for the heads up!

Interestingly, I didn't notice this until after it was posted, but that Optimus figure in this wave looks very Hot Spot-ish, deco-wise.

Bounti76 wrote:Interestingly, I didn't notice this until after it was posted, but that Optimus figure in this wave looks very Hot Spot-ish, deco-wise.

My son grew up on the Rescue Bots. I hope when he gets older, there will be Generations versions of Heatwave, Blades (Protectobot Blades probably doesn't count), Chase, and Boulder.

Same here!

This one comes as a bit of a surprise! Boss-bot Seibertron himself has found (in Rolling Meadows, IL) a single-packed toy of Chase the Police-Bot, hailing from Rescue Bots Rescan line, that hasn't been seen before - at least, not on his own. This figure has seen retail release before, but only as part of the larger Capture Claw Chase set. The fact that he is now making an appearance on his lonesome - with very little fanfare, to boot - is quite the point of interest. Figures that were previously part of a larger toy don't often see later release without their sizable accompaniments, so this is quite the rare phenomenon on that count!

Have you seen this minor anomaly of a toy in the wild? If you have, let us know below, and in the sightings section too! And if you've seen his larger Capture Claw counterpart, feel free to add your find that to its own sightings page as well. And as always, stay tuned for more Transformers news - big or small - from Seibertron.com!

New Chase


Old Chase

Hook and Ladder Heatwave is also a similar situation in that the Hook and Ladder Heatwave was released without his trailer but not individually. It's the same Heatwave from the Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set four-pack that also included the essentially re-releases of Rescan Blades, Boulder, and Chase.

I also saw the regular scale rescan of Chase as a stegosaurus.

I also saw this big honking thing and laughed.

First time poster. Enjoyed skimming through the thread. My little guy (3 years old) is obsessed with rescue bots.

Question: Anyone know when the new Salvage and Hightide will be available? And will they be the big Energize size?

My guy has the smaller Griffin Rock Rescue Team size (rescan size).

Talked to Hasbro via chat, they cancelled both of them.

"It looks as though the Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Salvage, item #B7459 was cancelled and is not shipping. I do not have any indication that it will start shipping either, I'm very sorry.

They are part of the same assortment and the assortment was cancelled.

This is why we do not provide dates to consumers because the product can be dropped completely. It is a marketing decision."

A new Seibertronian, Card, did some investigative journalism for us in hope that he would get answers regarding when the new Rescue Bot transforming Salvage and Hightide would be available. His son is quite a fan of the toyline and as any good father would, he got to the bottom of it and shared us what he learnt.

He spoke to Hasbro via chat which confirmed their cancellation. Here is the quote from him and Hasbro:

Card wrote:Talked to Hasbro via chat, they cancelled both of them.

"It looks as though the Playskool Heroes Transformers Rescue Bots Salvage, item #B7459 was cancelled and is not shipping. I do not have any indication that it will start shipping either, I'm very sorry.

They are part of the same assortment and the assortment was cancelled.

This is why we do not provide dates to consumers because the product can be dropped completely. It is a marketing decision."

For those curious as to what exactly these toys are, we have images below. Both Salvage and High Tide are based on previous toys but changed to either be up-scaled or unhindered by a previous gimmick. They were going to be another Amazon exclusive "wave" at one point, which we never got. These toys never being released gave us the presumption that they were cancelled for the US market but now we know it as a fact. However, this does not mean that these toys were never found elsewhere globally since we were able to find some listings from Asia for the High Tide figure. You can also see an image of that completed listing below.

I have a very uncomfortable feeling that this is what's going to happen to the general retail release of Grotusque. Here's hoping I'm proven wrong.

Such a bummer. Salvage looks like he would have been fun to transform. But then again I don't know the technical end of it. Might have been costly or somehow flawed.