Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Optimus Prime and Rampage Out at Wide US Retail
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Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on March 2nd, 2019 @ 9:00pm CST
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 2nd, 2019 @ 9:19pm CST




Posted by Carnivius_Prime on March 3rd, 2019 @ 3:50am CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Jetfire, wow, Jetfire is BAD. I have tried 3 times over the course of 4 hours, and I have not gotten him into jet mode yet. His legs refuse to work, they refuse to tab in straight. I cannot get his legs and arms to tab into jet mode in ANY location, and his front and back parts of his legs will not align either. I have yet to see a good jet mode out of him, and it's so depressing! He just won't cooperate!
I don't get this at all. I've had absolutely no issues with transforming Jetfire at all and have done so several times since I got him at start of year. It's actually a pretty simple transformation too and I didn't use the instructions (never even took them out of box).
I even posted two pics of him in jet mode on the previous page.
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Can you post pics of the parts you're having trouble with? I'm not saying this stuff to appear superior or smug, I'm genuinely trying to help folk enjoy the figure they've purchased that I have no had any trouble with. Kinda like when William-James had issues with Jazz not transforming properly but was cos he had missed the peg inside the roof that plugs into his backside and when done the panels fit just fine.
Edit: took a couple pics of the underside of my Jetfire if it's of any help to you guys. I took it with the axe attached first before realising I should remove it so took another pic without it too.

If you need me to peel back any parts so you can see how the legs are transformed and such just let me know.
I swore off buying new toys for a lil while but that DotM Megatron is still tempting me. I still need Bonecrusher and to find a cheap Brawl someplace too.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 3rd, 2019 @ 7:00am CST
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on March 3rd, 2019 @ 7:47am CST

SS05 Optimus Prime https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... es-05.html
SS06 Starscream https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... -ss06.html
SS12 Brawl https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... -6200.html
SS13 Megatron https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... -6201.html
Posted by Ironhidensh on March 3rd, 2019 @ 10:34am CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote: For some reason, SIEGE is making leaps and bounds with posability, but STUDIO SERIES seems to be getting worse. Why?????
In my opinion? Because Siege is primarily designed as a children's toys first, and Studio Series is primarily designed as a display piece first. I could be way off there, but that is how it feels to me.
I, too, am shocked that you are having trouble with Jetfire. I was able to transform him perfectly without instructions. I'm sorry you are having trouble.
I haven't transformed Megatron yet, to be honest, so I don't know about the issues there, but I would agree with you on the hips.
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on March 3rd, 2019 @ 10:42am CST
Ironhidensh wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote: For some reason, SIEGE is making leaps and bounds with posability, but STUDIO SERIES seems to be getting worse. Why?????
In my opinion? Because Siege is primarily designed as a children's toys first, and Studio Series is primarily designed as a display piece first. I could be way off there, but that is how it feels to me.
I, too, am shocked that you are having trouble with Jetfire. I was able to transform him perfectly without instructions. I'm sorry you are having trouble.
I haven't transformed Megatron yet, to be honest, so I don't know about the issues there, but I would agree with you on the hips.
I wouldn't say Studio Series is being designed to be a line of display pieces. I'd actually say that it's a line that's trying to cope with transforming realistic vehicles to robot modes that have some parts of the vehicle, but also lots of parts that disappear or change size, and as a result of that, articulation is taking a step back to allow for transformation to take place. Though, I can't really explain the lack of wrist swivels on some of the figures...
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on March 3rd, 2019 @ 10:50am CST
Sentinel_Primal wrote: Though, I can't really explain the lack of wrist swivels on some of the figures...
Which ones should and could (where transformation allows wrist be thick enough)? Blackout was certainly one but the Shockwave Lab hands on mine really helped with that and added finger articulation so that's good. It's rare on the Deluxes (given the size probably), with the voyagers Optimus (SS05 and SS32), Ironhide and Starscream have it (dunno about Brawl cos I don't have him and Megatron has weird hands in general), I can't remember if Grimlock had it on his one hand cos I sold him in favour of Black Mamba's version but Jetfire has similar wrists to Starscream.
Ironhidensh wrote:I, too, am shocked that you are having trouble with Jetfire. I was able to transform him perfectly without instructions. I'm sorry you are having trouble.
Not directly aimed at me but I thank you for proving I'm not crazy. About this anyways.

Posted by Sentinel_Primal on March 3rd, 2019 @ 10:56am CST
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Sentinel_Primal wrote: Though, I can't really explain the lack of wrist swivels on some of the figures...
Which ones should and could (where transformation allows wrist be thick enough)? Blackout was certainly one but the Shockwave Lab hands on mine really helped with that and added finger articulation so that's good.
Specifically, Ratchet could have benefitted with having them. And I think the Lockdown and Stinger molds could have been engineered slightly differently to allow for wrist swivels, but I don't they're as important there

Posted by Carnivius_Prime on March 3rd, 2019 @ 11:00am CST
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Specifically, Ratchet could have benefitted with having them. And I think the Lockdown and Stinger molds could have been engineered slightly differently to allow for wrist swivels, but I don't they're as important there
Yeah I can agree on Ratchet, holding him in hand now. Not sure about Lockdown and Stinger molds since their hands are so integrated with the car doors (pretty much the whole back of the hand is door) I can't see that being possible. But yeah Ratchet's could have potentially been done.
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on March 3rd, 2019 @ 11:10am CST
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Sentinel_Primal wrote:Specifically, Ratchet could have benefitted with having them. And I think the Lockdown and Stinger molds could have been engineered slightly differently to allow for wrist swivels, but I don't they're as important there
Yeah I can agree on Ratchet, holding him in hand now. Not sure about Lockdown and Stinger molds since their hands are so integrated with the car doors (pretty much the whole back of the hand is door) I can't see that being possible. But yeah Ratchet's could have potentially been done.
Personally, I can't really talk about most of the molds as distribution and shelf warming has made it to where the stores in my area just have Dropkick and DotM Ratchet for the deluxes, and RotF Starscream for the voyagers and they haven't restocked the leaders so I haven't been able to grab any of the figures I've been looking at, but wanting to see in hand how they look before buying. On the plus side though, it looks like all the coming figures look great in the renders and at the physically reveals, so I don't have to hunt for them in store when they come out cause I can just find them online


Posted by Carnivius_Prime on March 3rd, 2019 @ 11:16am CST
Sentinel_Primal wrote:and RotF Starscream for the voyagers and they haven't restocked the leaders
I had to get RotF Starscream shipped from the US cos I couldn't find it in the UK, certainly not in actual stores but it turned out to be about £7 cheaper including the shipping to do so anyways cos Amazon US were selling it for 20 dollars so yay for me

Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 3rd, 2019 @ 11:22am CST



Posted by Carnivius_Prime on March 3rd, 2019 @ 11:43am CST
Inner side of wing
inner side of body
How it should be when wing is pushed back into position
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 3rd, 2019 @ 11:53am CST
But as sad as the alt mode is, this robot mode is the bomb!

Posted by Carnivius_Prime on March 3rd, 2019 @ 11:56am CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I had all the parts aligned, they just don't want to stay tabbed in.
But as sad as the alt mode is, this robot mode is the bomb!
Heh, that pic is so very much why I love his robot mode. So much character.

Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 3rd, 2019 @ 11:58am CST
Posted by william-james88 on March 3rd, 2019 @ 12:02pm CST
Posted by DeathReviews on March 3rd, 2019 @ 12:35pm CST

Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 3rd, 2019 @ 12:59pm CST
DeathReviews wrote:Another Optimus Prime figure? I've reviewed two in as many months now already. When will it end?

