Studio Series 86 Snarl found in Canadian Gamestop
Monday, May 1st, 2023 10:46PM CDT
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Posted by Rodimus Prime on May 2nd, 2023 @ 1:01am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 2nd, 2023 @ 4:40am CDT
Posted by morganprime on May 2nd, 2023 @ 7:28am CDT
Posted by Fortress_Maximus on May 2nd, 2023 @ 12:10pm CDT
Need to get a Grimlock, Sludge, and Slag. PM if you got a MISB for sale. Thanks.
Posted by Emerje on May 2nd, 2023 @ 6:44pm CDT
Fortress_Maximus wrote:Dang the Studio 86 series is great! Makes me get back into collecting after quitting!
Need to get a Grimlock, Sludge, and Slag. PM if you got a MISB for sale. Thanks.
Sludge is still shipping to stores (seen him at both Walmart and Target in the past week) and he's on Amazon through several sellers for $53.
Emerje
Posted by Rodimus Prime on May 3rd, 2023 @ 12:26am CDT
Yep, I went to both my Target and Wal-Mart in search of Snarl and Target had Sludge while Wal-Mart still had Slag and a Grindor. They must have stumbled on a lost case in the back.Emerje wrote:Fortress_Maximus wrote:Dang the Studio 86 series is great! Makes me get back into collecting after quitting!
Need to get a Grimlock, Sludge, and Slag. PM if you got a MISB for sale. Thanks.
Sludge is still shipping to stores (seen him at both Walmart and Target in the past week) and he's on Amazon through several sellers for $53.
Emerje
Posted by william-james88 on May 3rd, 2023 @ 7:26pm CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:Yep, I went to both my Target and Wal-Mart in search of Snarl and Target had Sludge while Wal-Mart still had Slag and a Grindor. They must have stumbled on a lost case in the back.Emerje wrote:Fortress_Maximus wrote:Dang the Studio 86 series is great! Makes me get back into collecting after quitting!
Need to get a Grimlock, Sludge, and Slag. PM if you got a MISB for sale. Thanks.
Sludge is still shipping to stores (seen him at both Walmart and Target in the past week) and he's on Amazon through several sellers for $53.
Emerje
I'd wait till there was a US sighting for Snarl.
Posted by Overcracker on May 6th, 2023 @ 4:52pm CDT
The transformation is fairly involved but manages to hide the dino mode almost entirely in robot mode, except for the accurate tail kibble, and the transformation for the dino head, is very well done.
I wasn’t planning on picking up Snarl, but I’m so tempted now.
Can’t wait for Swoop now.
Posted by Sowndwave76 on May 6th, 2023 @ 6:49pm CDT
I knew I was going to like this figure, but minus Menasor being completed, I’m betting this is the figure of the year for me.
I wish the lower legs were completely filled out, and tail articulation would’ve been nice.
But other than those minor items (which probably couldn’t have been helped/modified),
He looks to be tied with Grimlock for the best of these 4.
There’s been a lot of talk/speculation/predictions for Swoop already, but I will say with how straight forward his transformation should be, Hastak should be able to get him really spot-on.
I’ve probably hyped it up too much to myself, but when I think of Swoop’s bot mode, specifically his face/head, I instantly picture him in the scene from the movie when he gets back from scouting, transforms, and ends up walking in bot mode while the others stay in dino mode.
If his face sculpt ends up close to that appearance, I’ll be very, very happy.
Posted by Sowndwave76 on May 6th, 2023 @ 6:55pm CDT
But this is what I envision when I think of Swoop’s bot mode.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 6th, 2023 @ 6:59pm CDT
Sowndwave76 wrote:There’s been a lot of talk/speculation/predictions for Swoop already, but I will say with how straight forward his transformation should be, Hastak should be able to get him really spot-on.
I wouldn't be so sure. I mean, we know where the parts ends up, but as I'm looking at screen shots of the cartoon, I wonder how those parts changing shape and size will affect everything. Also, in Dino mode he actually has a neck:
Posted by Emerje on May 6th, 2023 @ 8:07pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by Sowndwave76 on May 6th, 2023 @ 8:39pm CDT
If I’m remembering what I mentioned back in another conversation, I’m guessing the chest/torso for bot mode will have to split apart at least some.
While the robot arms don’t seem to shrink or tuck into the torso much for dino mode, for the figure I’d think they’ll have to at least slightly.
Then the thickness/depth of the torso…. With the legs folding up on over the back, if you look at the animation model, the torso gets really pretty thin; this way it doesn’t look overly stout/cube-ish when the legs are on the back.
I’m fact imo, this is the biggest dilemma—
Swoop’s lower legs shouldn’t be little sticks, but they shouldn’t stick up off the back of the dino too much either.
So how do you get the bot torso and the lower legs included onto the back without making what should be a relatively sleek bird-dino looking like a thick, chunky, block with wings?
Posted by Emerje on May 6th, 2023 @ 8:53pm CDT
Sowndwave76 wrote:I’m fact imo, this is the biggest dilemma—
Swoop’s lower legs shouldn’t be little sticks, but they shouldn’t stick up off the back of the dino too much either.
So how do you get the bot torso and the lower legs included onto the back without making what should be a relatively sleek bird-dino looking like a thick, chunky, block with wings?
Emerje wrote:Wouldn't surprise me if, for example, there are panels that fold in on the back so the legs can tuck half way in to make them look smaller.
That's how. By "back" I mean his back.
Emerje
Posted by Overcracker on May 6th, 2023 @ 9:34pm CDT
Sowndwave76 wrote:I watched that review a day or so ago.
I knew I was going to like this figure, but minus Menasor being completed, I’m betting this is the figure of the year for me.
I wish the lower legs were completely filled out, and tail articulation would’ve been nice.
But other than those minor items (which probably couldn’t have been helped/modified),
He looks to be tied with Grimlock for the best of these 4.
There’s been a lot of talk/speculation/predictions for Swoop already, but I will say with how straight forward his transformation should be, Hastak should be able to get him really spot-on.
I’ve probably hyped it up too much to myself, but when I think of Swoop’s bot mode, specifically his face/head, I instantly picture him in the scene from the movie when he gets back from scouting, transforms, and ends up walking in bot mode while the others stay in dino mode.
If his face sculpt ends up close to that appearance, I’ll be very, very happy.
Yeah, this looks really good. Much better than Sludge, as much I like him, he has several flaws, and better than Grimlock which is still top notch in my book.
Swoop is going to be fairly interesting to pull off. I doubt they’ll let his arms just hang on the sides, but i don’t see where they can realistically put them otherwise, if they use the back to hide half of the legs as suggested by Emerje.
Posted by Sowndwave76 on May 6th, 2023 @ 9:42pm CDT
Since his torso tapers towards his waist, it could be as simple as the arms collapsing towards the torso at the shoulder; turning a high bicep joint so that the elbow joint allows the forearms to bend inward towards the tapered/thinner part of the torso.
And panels on the back is probably a solid solution for condensing the bot legs into the dino back.
I also had a thought that the folded wings will possibly help the bot torso look to have some more bulk from front to back.
Posted by Emerje on May 6th, 2023 @ 9:47pm CDT
Overcracker wrote:Swoop is going to be fairly interesting to pull off. I doubt they’ll let his arms just hang on the sides, but i don’t see where they can realistically put them otherwise, if they use the back to hide half of the legs as suggested by Emerje.
I think they'll leave the arms at the side. It doesn't look great, but it's accurate to both the original figure and cartoon and easy to do leaving them with more engineering to allocate to the legs and torso.
Emerje
Posted by Munkky on May 7th, 2023 @ 8:42am CDT
Probably the ideal thing to do with Soundwave at this point would be a "Voyager with Accessories" type Leader Class in Studio Series 1986; a package refresh of Netflix Soundwave (hopefully with different plastic that won't turn pee yellow after four months) along with either completely new or heavily retooled versions of Laserbeak and Ravage. Maybe throw in Ratbat too for good measure.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 7th, 2023 @ 7:37pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on May 12th, 2023 @ 9:41pm CDT
Thundertron wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:It was expected that a figure like Core Class Ironhide would be released following the release of Core Class Ratchet, as both share the same mold since the start of the franchise. Ironhide has a new head and a pelvic region that closely resembles the animation models. While there were some issues with panel fitting on my copy, overall, Ironhide is a decent figure that complements the other G1 Core Class figures.
Posted by Flashwave on May 12th, 2023 @ 10:33pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 13th, 2023 @ 12:16am CDT
No longer waiting until July for Amazon.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 13th, 2023 @ 12:29am CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on May 13th, 2023 @ 1:12am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 13th, 2023 @ 5:05am CDT
Very annoying.
Posted by Nemesis Primal on May 13th, 2023 @ 3:20pm CDT
Wave 4.Rodimus Prime wrote:So does that mean that voyager class Ratchet is on the horizon?
Posted by Till-all-R1 on May 14th, 2023 @ 12:35pm CDT
All I do know is that's been a drought lately for anything I'm after, was able to score Ironhide from ebay for a reasonable price since it doesn't seem as if he'd ever make it to retail around here. And that has been pretty much it for several months. Well, other than scoring Legacy Dragstrip on sale at EE last week.
Oh and getting the Jetfire reissue last month!
And while I don't intend to get any ROTB product I am slightly intrigued by the Van and Porsche bots, but I haven't even seen hide nor hair of them anywhere and i though this movie opens in June?
Posted by Nemesis Primal on May 14th, 2023 @ 3:10pm CDT
Core 86 Ironhide, Deluxe WFC Bee & Barricade, Voyager WFC Optimus, & Leader 86 Snarl is Wave 2, the current wave. Then according to the store listings:Till-all-R1 wrote:Yes, but when? I don't even know what the current wave is. lol
-Wave 3 is Core DotM Bee, Deluxe WFC Cliffjumper, Deluxe 86 Brawn, Voyager RotB Rhinox, and Voyager WFC Megatron, which should be revealed & put up for preorder within the month considering the pipeline reveals from last month, those recent leaks of Megs & Rhinox in-package, and the Entertainment Earth drop zone teasing WFC figures going up for order Tuesday of next week.
-Wave 4 is I believe Core 86 Frenzy, some currently codenamed/unknown Core RotB characters (unless those got silently scrapped/shifted), Deluxe RotB Mirage (who we saw a render for from a Porsche event I think?), Wheeljack, & Nightbird, Voyager 86 Ratchet, and Leader RotB Primal.
Posted by Till-all-R1 on May 14th, 2023 @ 6:34pm CDT
WFC I take it are from the Video Game, right?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 14th, 2023 @ 6:43pm CDT
Till-all-R1 wrote:WFC I take it are from the Video Game, right?
Yep, called "Gamer Edition" and it even has its own thread
Posted by Sowndwave76 on May 14th, 2023 @ 7:23pm CDT
Nemesis Primal wrote:Core 86 Ironhide, Deluxe WFC Bee & Barricade, Voyager WFC Optimus, & Leader 86 Snarl is Wave 2, the current wave. Then according to the store listings:Till-all-R1 wrote:Yes, but when? I don't even know what the current wave is. lol
-Wave 3 is Core DotM Bee, Deluxe WFC Cliffjumper, Deluxe 86 Brawn, Voyager RotB Rhinox, and Voyager WFC Megatron, which should be revealed & put up for preorder within the month considering the pipeline reveals from last month, those recent leaks of Megs & Rhinox in-package, and the Entertainment Earth drop zone teasing WFC figures going up for order Tuesday of next week.
-Wave 4 is I believe Core 86 Frenzy, some currently codenamed/unknown Core RotB characters (unless those got silently scrapped/shifted), Deluxe RotB Mirage (who we saw a render for from a Porsche event I think?), Wheeljack, & Nightbird, Voyager 86 Ratchet, and Leader RotB Primal.
Thanks for this info…
I felt I had been keeping an eye out, & I never saw this release schedule.
I am really excited and anxious to see SS86 Brawn.
And it’s nice to know SS86 Ratchet and Bombshell will be highlights to round out this year of collecting for me.
Posted by Emerje on May 14th, 2023 @ 7:58pm CDT
Till-all-R1 wrote:Looks like I'm in for a long wait then, on Frenzy and Ratchet. And potentially the Buzzworthy Hound whenever that is.
Not that long, wave 4 is typically the December wave and we're almost half way through 2023 already.
Rumor is that Buzzworthy Hound got pushed to next year so they could focus on ROTB exclusives this year.
Emerje
Posted by Nemesis Primal on May 15th, 2023 @ 1:53am CDT
Posted by Till-all-R1 on May 15th, 2023 @ 11:11am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 15th, 2023 @ 11:20am CDT
Till-all-R1 wrote:I'm starting to get more and more interested in that Commander Magnus, I realized it the other day when looking at Kingdom's side profile and how thick/chunky it is with the trailer attachments. Particularly the legs, so I'm interested to see how it's approached.
I predict that it may be pretty similar to the old 3P toy, Citizen Stacks.
I cot one, thankfully at 100$can instead of the original 200$+.
I felt that it could be o "preview" of what's to come.
Posted by Sabrblade on May 15th, 2023 @ 11:33am CDT
Naturally. G1 Ultra Magnus was a thick and chunky boi.Till-all-R1 wrote:I realized it the other day when looking at Kingdom's side profile and how thick/chunky it is with the trailer attachments. Particularly the legs,
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 15th, 2023 @ 7:43pm CDT
Nemesis Primal wrote:Realized while out of the house that I forgot the most important one for this thread in my release schedule reminder: based off last time we heard anything about him from JTPrime/anyone credible, SS86 Commander Ultra Magnus is slotted for an October release, so he'll probably be revealed alongside Wave 4 assuming nothing has changed.
What do we think, Commander Magnus in 2023, Commander Optimus Prime in 2024 for the 40th (take a deep breath), and finally Commander Power Master Optimus Prime in 2025? Plenty of room for repaints along the way too.
Posted by Sabrblade on May 15th, 2023 @ 7:48pm CDT
Commander Optimus for 2024 is a distinct possibility, especially considering that Hasbro already confirmed that the next HasLab for the 40th anniversary will not be an Optimus, gun Megatron, or another Victory character.chuckdawg1999 wrote:Nemesis Primal wrote:Realized while out of the house that I forgot the most important one for this thread in my release schedule reminder: based off last time we heard anything about him from JTPrime/anyone credible, SS86 Commander Ultra Magnus is slotted for an October release, so he'll probably be revealed alongside Wave 4 assuming nothing has changed.
What do we think, Commander Magnus in 2023, Commander Optimus Prime in 2024 for the 40th (take a deep breath), and finally Commander Power Master Optimus Prime in 2025? Plenty of room for repaints along the way too.
Posted by Nemesis Primal on May 15th, 2023 @ 9:21pm CDT
Well Powermaster OP wouldn't exactly fit in SS86, so he'd have to be the Commander release for whatever-line-follows-Legacy (and I would hate to see effectively 3 straight years of Commander Optimus's across Generations lines), but I would be absolutely shocked if an SS86 Commander Optimus DOESN'T happen next year, it seems like the lowest-hanging fruit possible.chuckdawg1999 wrote:Nemesis Primal wrote:Realized while out of the house that I forgot the most important one for this thread in my release schedule reminder: based off last time we heard anything about him from JTPrime/anyone credible, SS86 Commander Ultra Magnus is slotted for an October release, so he'll probably be revealed alongside Wave 4 assuming nothing has changed.
What do we think, Commander Magnus in 2023, Commander Optimus Prime in 2024 for the 40th (take a deep breath), and finally Commander Power Master Optimus Prime in 2025? Plenty of room for repaints along the way too.
Posted by Till-all-R1 on May 15th, 2023 @ 10:31pm CDT
I'd also consider a Titan Superion.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 15th, 2023 @ 11:01pm CDT
Till-all-R1 wrote:Not really keen on Commander Optimus or Megs, though I wouldn't mind a better version of a G1 version as I didn't much care for ER Megs and was hoping for a repaint w/o battle damage.
I'd also consider a Titan Superion.
I wonder how any version of Megatron could be a Commander?
A "G1" gun Megatron with silencer and stock would be a leader at the very most.
Posted by Nemesis Primal on May 16th, 2023 @ 1:52am CDT
RID Megatron maybe, just due to sheer number of modes (and the parts/engineering required)?-Kanrabat- wrote:I wonder how any version of Megatron could be a Commander?
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 16th, 2023 @ 4:34am CDT
Nemesis Primal wrote:RID Megatron maybe, just due to sheer number of modes (and the parts/engineering required)?-Kanrabat- wrote:I wonder how any version of Megatron could be a Commander?
I don't think it would be anymore than Transmetal Megatron.
That is, unless he'd be significantly bigger.
Posted by ZeroWolf on May 16th, 2023 @ 5:44am CDT
Posted by sol magnus on May 16th, 2023 @ 5:52am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:So if Commander Ultra Magnus is due in October, then may we be getting his reveal soon then?
Indeed I hope so. I'm skipping Armada Prime for this one.
Posted by Sowndwave76 on May 16th, 2023 @ 6:39am CDT
(Because I suppose even buying 1-3 figures per year would still be collecting).
But assuming they stick to characters who had at least 2-3 seconds of screen time in the film,
how much longer can this subline continue??
I wouldn’t be at all surprised if ‘24 is the last year.
Between a CC Prime, Swoop, hopefully a new Soundwave, a new Sunstreaker, and maybe 1 other, that could be enough to cover SS86’s share of the SS releases for the year.
Posted by Till-all-R1 on May 16th, 2023 @ 10:51am CDT
I forget who all actually appeared in the 86 movie that were only briefly seen or killed off but I believe it has sufficiently been covered. And frankly with PFP I have no desire for the SS86 packaging anymore since you can no longer see the Bot inside, so might as well end it and just put those remaining G1 characters in the main line.
All that aside, I still do want a better Astrotrain at some point soon. Whatever the line is being called at the time of release.
Posted by Emerje on May 16th, 2023 @ 11:24am CDT
Since SS86 is going to be over before we know it I'm guessing they'll do more stuff from TV that hasn't been well handled by Hasbro (SS Japan?) and more game stuff. I think the SSGE WFC stuff is just setting a standard before they go full on into figures for the new Reactivate game.
Emerje
Posted by sol magnus on May 16th, 2023 @ 11:29am CDT
Emerje wrote:
Since SS86 is going to be over before we know it I'm guessing they'll do more stuff from TV that hasn't been well handled by Hasbro (SS Japan?) and more game stuff. I think the SSGE WFC stuff is just setting a standard before they go full on into figures for the new Reactivate game.
Emerje
According to Evan, it's not even close to over for SS86 as he says EVERY CHARACTER in the movie is "on the table"(assist from DMac). I know that sounds...ambitious, but it does seem to indicate there's no end in sight to this part of Studio Series.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on May 16th, 2023 @ 11:37am CDT
Only so many characters appeared in the movie, and a lot if them have been done already. So there is definitely an end. But I am very ecstatic at the prospect of EVERY character being done.sol magnus wrote:Emerje wrote:
Since SS86 is going to be over before we know it I'm guessing they'll do more stuff from TV that hasn't been well handled by Hasbro (SS Japan?) and more game stuff. I think the SSGE WFC stuff is just setting a standard before they go full on into figures for the new Reactivate game.
Emerje
According to Evan, it's not even close to over for SS86 as he says EVERY CHARACTER in the movie is "on the table"(assist from DMac). I know that sounds...ambitious, but it does seem to indicate there's no end in sight to this part of Studio Series.