Studio Series SS-34 Megatron and SS-35 Jetfire sighted in the USA
Monday, January 28th, 2019 3:34AM CST
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Posted by Nathaniel Prime on January 28th, 2019 @ 5:27am CST

Unless Megatron's box is smaller than a standard Leader's...
Posted by PrimeVsPrime on January 28th, 2019 @ 5:33am CST
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on January 28th, 2019 @ 5:38am CST
PrimeVsPrime wrote:Megatrons box is the same as previous leaders in the SS Line, Jetfires is larger in height and width. The plastic tray is also strapped onto the backdrop too
Ah, that clears up that issue. Thanks for the info

Posted by Ig89ninja on January 28th, 2019 @ 7:01am CST
william-james88 wrote:Emerje wrote:Hatchet is a Deluxe?I was hoping for a massive beast mode, but I guess they have to keep the SUVs all the same size.
After seeing how amazing Bee Movie Prime turned out I'm kinda looking forward to Soundwave. I would like to see a new take on the RotF satellite version at some point, though.
Emerje
The entire list was faked by someone just looking to **** with the fanbase.
My wallet just breathed a sigh of relief

Posted by ScottyP on January 28th, 2019 @ 7:47am CST
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on January 28th, 2019 @ 9:37am CST
Good thing I don’t plan on getting anything from wave 6 because wave 5 is going to take me a while

Posted by JoeIsNotCool on January 28th, 2019 @ 11:17am CST
I really don't like this figure. It looks good in both modes but just has so many QC issues. Straight out of the package I have stress marks where the fusion cannon arm meets the backpack, and the tab on that side never lines up. Pieces look warped so where they'd hinge they are extremely loose, and one of the arms came off too easily.
I don't know if these issues are limited to my purchase, but after spending £30 to get to London and buy this only to find out its like this has really left a sour taste in my mouth. The first studio series figure I regret buying.
Lets hope they do release a 2007 version, so I have an excuse to sell this on.
Posted by william-james88 on January 28th, 2019 @ 1:03pm CST
Let us know what you think and if you feel this leader Megatron is a worthwhile addition to your collection.



Posted by o.supreme on January 28th, 2019 @ 1:16pm CST
Posted by Wolfman Jake on January 28th, 2019 @ 3:21pm CST
o.supreme wrote:Nice pics. I would have liked to have seen a comparison of the vehicle modes between RotF & DotM Megatron. I wonder what the overall mass of the two is? Based on the Robot modes though, there really was no reason to make DotM Megatron a Leader Class.
Do remember that with RotF Voyager Megatron, he achieves that apparent height and bulk in robot mode by having a hollow cavity in his chest, one that you can plainly see by lifting his arms up. The tank mode is relatively compact, by comparison. I bet that the DotM Leader Megatron is much more "solid" throughout in robot mode, on top of being a very long truck with a trailer in vehicle mode, necessitating the extra mass of his larger size class.
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on January 28th, 2019 @ 3:37pm CST
o.supreme wrote:Based on the Robot modes though, there really was no reason to make DotM Megatron a Leader Class.
Except, you know, that he’s honkin’ huge in vehicle mode. Makes enough sense to me.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 28th, 2019 @ 4:35pm CST
Nemesis Maximo wrote:o.supreme wrote:Based on the Robot modes though, there really was no reason to make DotM Megatron a Leader Class.
Except, you know, that he’s honkin’ huge in vehicle mode. Makes enough sense to me.
I've seen reviews that show that DotM Megatron and Optimus are of similar size in Vehicle Mode, when not counting Meg's trailer. It's that trailer that bumped him up to Leader, even tho it compresses into a "slightly-taller-than-Voyager" robot.
And hate to disappoint you, but like RotF, DotM Megatron is hollow in the chest. The Vehicle Mode is a worse offender as the front and bottom are even more hollow: the cab is missing the back for pete sake. That's all for the sake of compressing into the legs.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 28th, 2019 @ 5:21pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Nemesis Maximo wrote:o.supreme wrote:Based on the Robot modes though, there really was no reason to make DotM Megatron a Leader Class.
Except, you know, that he’s honkin’ huge in vehicle mode. Makes enough sense to me.
I've seen reviews that show that DotM Megatron and Optimus are of similar size in Vehicle Mode, when not counting Meg's trailer. It's that trailer that bumped him up to Leader, even tho it compresses into a "slightly-taller-than-Voyager" robot.
And hate to disappoint you, but like RotF, DotM Megatron is hollow in the chest. The Vehicle Mode is a worse offender as the front and bottom are even more hollow: the cab is missing the back for pete sake. That's all for the sake of compressing into the legs.
Yeah, it's a shame too, that the dotm voyager was so elegant, they could have up-scaled and reworked that, it could have even kept the articulated truck mode too

Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 28th, 2019 @ 5:58pm CST
Posted by Rodimus Prime on January 28th, 2019 @ 6:12pm CST
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on January 28th, 2019 @ 6:35pm CST
Rodimus Prime wrote:After watching AoE last night, I have come to the conclusion that we need a leader class AoE Galvatron in SS.
It would have to be made of Legos to transform accurately.

Posted by ShockBlade501 on January 28th, 2019 @ 8:09pm CST
Posted by william-james88 on January 28th, 2019 @ 8:12pm CST
ShockBlade501 wrote:That pic has voyager Meg's legs all stretched out. If his legs were bent in on themselves like they're meant to be, he'd be about a head shorter than the leader
Ah, good observation
Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 28th, 2019 @ 8:12pm CST
ShockBlade501 wrote:That pic has voyager Meg's legs all stretched out. If his legs were bent in on themselves like they're meant to be, he'd be about a head shorter than the leader
To be fair, leader megs' legs are stretched out too
Posted by Emerje on January 29th, 2019 @ 7:04am CST

Emerje
Posted by Randomhero on January 29th, 2019 @ 8:38am CST
Emerje wrote:Yep, he should be hunched over a bit with his legs bent a little, but everyone poses this figure standing up straight. He should be posed more like this.
Emerje
Don’t forget backwards. Everyone poses their stuff backwards too. That’s why they complain about hallow spots.

Posted by ZeroWolf on January 29th, 2019 @ 12:30pm CST
The review covers his transformation, and compares him to several other Studio Series releases. Studio Series #36 Drift is an exclusive to Entertainment Earth.
We have embedded the video below for your convenience:
Will you be picking Drift up? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!
Posted by Aimless Misfire on January 29th, 2019 @ 12:47pm CST
Posted by JazztfLaw on January 29th, 2019 @ 1:26pm CST
Posted by What's Crackin'? on January 29th, 2019 @ 1:26pm CST
Aimless Misfire wrote:These days you look at the Hasbro version & then buy the bigger, better Wei Jiang or Black Mamba release.
People really need to stop acting like Wei Jiang and Black Mamba will give us the best version of any Hasbro figure and acting like Hasbro toys suck. Wei Jiang only can bootleg what molds they can get a hold of, and when they do they don't always release the figure. Remember Black Apple? He's yet to come out. Also there is a significant price increase in those figures.They do improve on the toys, but only because the figure doesn't have to be in scale, and they can put more money towards it since they don't have to worry about using a strict budgeting system to help produce 45+ figures in several different waves. Black Mamba rarely improves on the figures (until now to some degree) they Knock off and they are often of a cheaper plastic quality. Hasbro has been making several quality toys with their Siege and Studio Series Line, such as both Sideswipes, Optimus Primes, Bonecrusher, Shockwave, Ultra Magnus, and Jetfire just to name a few. These bootleg companies releasing figures at a suer slow rate, and while they recently have been making better toys, sometimes they make horrible changes, like with Studio Series Starscream being silver with splotches of grey just looks plain inaccurate, and the new face they gave the Masterpiece Barricade is just not great. Not only that but what both of these companies are doing is illegal. Hasbro makes quality toys, and yeah, they're expensive but the cost of plastic and making new molds and toys is an expensive job. Hasbro releases their figures quick, witch neither company does. Your comment is also really out of place considering their is no Black Mamba or Wei Jiang Drift. Black Mamba and Wei Jiang mostly just upscale toys, and while yes they are high quality they are various draw backs. Not to mention most of Black Mamba's upscales aren't all that different from the originals and make some poor changes. Like, who needs a bigger TLK Barricade with fully blue side doors. No one.
These companies don't bootleg every toy, so sometimes if you want that figure you'll need to buy the Hasbro release. They've been releasing new toys less and less frequently over the years so in that sense Hasbro is the better option. The toys are less expensive than their toys for the most part, and release more products than either company. So these days, you look at the Hasbro release and then make the choice on weather or not you're willing to wait for a POSSIBLE Wei Jiang or Black Mamba release and go from there, and in most cases I've seen the Hasbro version is bought.
Posted by galvatron00 on January 29th, 2019 @ 1:34pm CST
You are both correct!!!Nemesis Maximo wrote:It would have to be made of Legos to transform accurately.Rodimus Prime wrote:After watching AoE last night, I have come to the conclusion that we need a leader class AoE Galvatron in SS.![]()
Posted by Ominous Sand on January 29th, 2019 @ 1:37pm CST
Posted by william-james88 on January 29th, 2019 @ 1:39pm CST
Aimless Misfire wrote:These days you look at the Hasbro version & then buy the bigger, better Wei Jiang or Black Mamba release.
We should remember that the bigger KOs only exist if Hasbro spends the money to develop the molds in the first place.
Also, I am very surprised at how much space people have. If every toy was that big for me, I would quickly run out of space. Plus, its kind of counterintuitive to the effort Hasbro is doing at providing us bots in scale with one another.
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on January 29th, 2019 @ 1:40pm CST
Aimless Misfire wrote:These days you look at the Hasbro version & then buy the bigger, better Wei Jiang or Black Mamba release.
Well, I don't, but that's a discussion for another thread.
Back to Drift, I think it's pretty cool that we get some exclusives like this. I got a TLK drift for like $6 a while ago that I've been painting so I don't think I need this one, but it would be cool to see more stuff like this from SS. I'd totally buy an ROTF Bee that comes with the kitchenbots or a DOTM Que that comes with a bunch of extra weapons (Ironhide's rifles, maybe some of Optimus' weapons, etc.).
Posted by Hellscream9999 on January 29th, 2019 @ 1:47pm CST
Riley Hoffman wrote:I’ve had him on preorder since October. I never got the Last Knight Drift because he looked really bad, he was still on the shelf at my local Fred Meyer until recently. This new one looks really good and the baby Dinobots are a bonus. Anxiously awaiting its arrival.
Be careful of its hood, its prone to pieces chipping off, if it's the same clear plastic as the tlk version, the plastic is surprisingly brittle

Posted by Prowl4 on January 29th, 2019 @ 2:07pm CST
Posted by Randomhero on January 29th, 2019 @ 2:30pm CST
william-james88 wrote:Aimless Misfire wrote:These days you look at the Hasbro version & then buy the bigger, better Wei Jiang or Black Mamba release.
We should remember that the bigger KOs only exist if Hasbro spends the money to develop the molds in the first place.
Also, I am very surprised at how much space people have. If every toy was that big for me, I would quickly run out of space. Plus, its kind of counterintuitive to the effort Hasbro is doing at providing us bots in scale with one another.
Will he’s just a troll. He jumps between here and tfw2005 saying the same stuff bashing hasbro and takara products and leaves. Doesn’t want a discussion. Just wants to start argumements until a mod steps in.
Just ignore it.
Posted by Prowl4 on January 29th, 2019 @ 2:31pm CST
Randomhero wrote:william-james88 wrote:Aimless Misfire wrote:These days you look at the Hasbro version & then buy the bigger, better Wei Jiang or Black Mamba release.
We should remember that the bigger KOs only exist if Hasbro spends the money to develop the molds in the first place.
Also, I am very surprised at how much space people have. If every toy was that big for me, I would quickly run out of space. Plus, its kind of counterintuitive to the effort Hasbro is doing at providing us bots in scale with one another.
Will he’s just a troll. He jumps between here and tfw2005 saying the same stuff bashing hasbro and takara products and leaves. Doesn’t want a discussion. Just wants to start argumements until a mod steps in.
Just ignore it.
Tfw more like snowflake w lol.
Posted by william-james88 on January 29th, 2019 @ 2:40pm CST
Randomhero wrote:william-james88 wrote:Aimless Misfire wrote:These days you look at the Hasbro version & then buy the bigger, better Wei Jiang or Black Mamba release.
We should remember that the bigger KOs only exist if Hasbro spends the money to develop the molds in the first place.
Also, I am very surprised at how much space people have. If every toy was that big for me, I would quickly run out of space. Plus, its kind of counterintuitive to the effort Hasbro is doing at providing us bots in scale with one another.
Will he’s just a troll. He jumps between here and tfw2005 saying the same stuff bashing hasbro and takara products and leaves. Doesn’t want a discussion. Just wants to start argumements until a mod steps in.
Just ignore it.
Thanks man!
Posted by AlvinC on January 29th, 2019 @ 3:22pm CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 29th, 2019 @ 3:27pm CST
AlvinC wrote:I don’t think paying ~$35 for a deluxe figure i own in different(although more accurate) colors with some small dinos and a sword is worth it. Maybe if it goes on sale or if it was a retail exclusive I would have picked it up. I hope future studio series AOE/TLK figures won’t be past figures repainted to look more accurate
It is retail exclusive, to the online store Entertainment Earth
Tho chances are, given past occurences, the set will start appearing at GameStop as well.
Posted by primalxconvoy on January 29th, 2019 @ 3:39pm CST
Posted by blackeyedprime on January 29th, 2019 @ 4:15pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:AlvinC wrote:I don’t think paying ~$35 for a deluxe figure i own in different(although more accurate) colors with some small dinos and a sword is worth it. Maybe if it goes on sale or if it was a retail exclusive I would have picked it up. I hope future studio series AOE/TLK figures won’t be past figures repainted to look more accurate
It is retail exclusive, to the online store Entertainment Earth
Tho chances are, given past occurences, the set will start appearing at GameStop as well.
Doubt Gamestop as its going through financial poop, which might mean problems for the expensive new MP Optimus (or some good sale prices on him).
Finaly noticed in the video on what I don't like about SS lockdown of all things, the ball joints in the arms just look out of place on the figure, Started to pick up some SS cheap if just to go with the Bumblebee figures at some point.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 29th, 2019 @ 5:25pm CST
Posted by Coptur on January 30th, 2019 @ 8:59am CST
My grander hopes are they'll add Dispensor too

Posted by Rodimus Prime on January 30th, 2019 @ 9:16am CST
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 30th, 2019 @ 7:57pm CST
Rodimus Prime wrote:Am I the only one looking forward to a Legends Wheelie and Brains 2-pack in a deluxe or voyager box?
I would like this. i still need a Wheelie and we need a Brains. What better way then to make a deluxe package with both as legends sized guys?
It would be similar to a voyager box with all 3 Arcees. It is a thing that should happen
Posted by william-james88 on January 30th, 2019 @ 8:02pm CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:Am I the only one looking forward to a Legends Wheelie and Brains 2-pack in a deluxe or voyager box?
I would like this. i still need a Wheelie and we need a Brains. What better way then to make a deluxe package with both as legends sized guys?
But arent they even smaller than Igor?
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 30th, 2019 @ 8:04pm CST
william-james88 wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:Am I the only one looking forward to a Legends Wheelie and Brains 2-pack in a deluxe or voyager box?
I would like this. i still need a Wheelie and we need a Brains. What better way then to make a deluxe package with both as legends sized guys?
But arent they even smaller than Igor?
I wouldn't mind them being Micromaster to legends scale. They don't need to be as small as Igor in toy form, especially since I want them to transform
Posted by JoeIsNotCool on January 31st, 2019 @ 5:24am CST
Posted by Emerje on January 31st, 2019 @ 7:15am CST
LeAwesome1 wrote:So I recently bought the ROTF legends Arcee off of eBay, and having it in hand I think its the right sort of size and such that with a better face and arms it could easily be made a SS figure.
Wouldn't work in a line dedicated to bot mode scale. ROTF Arcee(s) was only 7' tall, there's a lot of humans out there taller than her. A SS figure of her would have to be a very small thing.
Even the Human Alliance figure might be too big, that one's closer to MP scale.


Emerje
Posted by no-one on January 31st, 2019 @ 10:21am CST

Is that how Arcee looked in the movies (referring to the larger figure's twisted abdomen)? That's a nightmare!
They could do a multi-pack of all the movie motorcycle lady bots if they went full on bot scale to make up for the price point.
Posted by william-james88 on January 31st, 2019 @ 10:33am CST
carytheone wrote:Is that how Arcee looked in the movies (referring to the larger figure's twisted abdomen)?
Kinda:

Posted by Sabrblade on January 31st, 2019 @ 10:34am CST
carytheone wrote:Is that how Arcee looked in the movies (referring to the larger figure's twisted abdomen)? That's a nightmare!