Toy Fair 2014 Coverage - Funko Pop! Age of Extinction Optimus Prime and Bumblebee
Sunday, February 16th, 2014 3:43pm CST
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Posted by REMINATOR on February 16th, 2014 @ 6:00pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on February 16th, 2014 @ 9:20pm CST
...the switchblade comparison is actually pretty spot on. You literally hold the figure by a certain piece in either mode, make a single swift motion with your arm, and the figure auto-converts instantaneously with the motion of your arm just like a switchblade!
Though, Grimlock's one-step transformation, however, is a bit longer as, instead of flailing him with your arm like the others, you hold two of his parts with both of your hand and spin him around on a horizontal axis like a towel or a big piece of cloth. His requires two hands to perform since he's bigger and bulkier (and I'm not talking about the giant Chomp and Stomp figure).
It's honestly kinda cool and clever, and most of all, FUN-looking!
Posted by Ultra Markus on February 16th, 2014 @ 10:55pm CST
that kind of takes the fun out of the puzzle solving part that changing from vehicle to robot
is all about! today's kids will probably like it, as they want everything right now and don't want to work for it, these toys will fit perfectly
Posted by lowman_x on February 17th, 2014 @ 6:01am CST
How sure are we that the silver and black truck is going to be Galvatron?
I like the Jetfire, just don't like the bot mode's chest canopy being viewable underneath when in jet mode.
Does anyone have any idea how many of these lines (particularly Generations) we'll be seeing in Australia? Because I'd love to get my hands on a number of them deluxes and voyagers...
Posted by Mindmaster on February 17th, 2014 @ 6:15am CST
lowman_x wrote:I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed, but the Evasion Mission (G1-esque) Prime's box art is Prime as the beat up faded flames truck mode that we saw in photos months ago.
Well, it's kinda obvious, since this is the only flat-nosed truck that matches that truck.

How sure are we that the silver and black truck is going to be Galvatron?
If Hasbro says it's Galvatron, it's Galvatron.

Posted by durroth on February 17th, 2014 @ 1:35pm CST
Posted by craggy on February 17th, 2014 @ 3:52pm CST
durroth wrote:is there any difference between wave 2 grimlock and wave 1 grimlock?
I think they're different.
Posted by Sabrblade on February 17th, 2014 @ 5:02pm CST
Where's that?durroth wrote:is there any difference between wave 2 grimlock and wave 1 grimlock?
Posted by Mindmaster on February 17th, 2014 @ 8:09pm CST




Posted by T-Macksimus on February 17th, 2014 @ 8:43pm CST
I'm just disappointed I didn't get one of them for Christmas since I had hinted HEAVILY that Santa should put those under my tree.

The artwork is sweet and they would make great "Book end" pieces on any collectors shelf if you were to get both of them. Being a cynic and overly critical of just about everything it's not often that I would critique and endorse in a positive manner any type of product but I highly recommend these. I'll be picking up both when they come back in stock as I think they will provide excellent storage for the TF cards and other trinkets that will be coming out that I plan on picking up instead of throwing money at the craptacular figures that they are producing this year.
Posted by skidflap on February 17th, 2014 @ 8:59pm CST

Posted by Manterax Prime on February 17th, 2014 @ 10:26pm CST
skidflap wrote:Anyone notice the artwork behind the mini figures. Looks like crosshairs
Let's see, Cape: Check, Goggles: Check, Green: Check.
Yup, that's Crosshairs back there, photobombing of course.
Posted by skidflap on February 17th, 2014 @ 10:36pm CST
Manterax Prime wrote:skidflap wrote:Anyone notice the artwork behind the mini figures. Looks like crosshairs
Let's see, Cape: Check, Goggles: Check, Green: Check.
Yup, that's Crosshairs back there, photobombing of course.
Figured.

Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on February 18th, 2014 @ 12:48am CST
That's an awesome lunchbox. If I collected such things I might grab it.



Posted by Sabrblade on February 18th, 2014 @ 8:35am CST
They did?Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:THEY GOT DEVASTATORS HEAD WRONG ON THE LUNCHBOX! RIOT! RIIIIOOOOOOOOOT!

Posted by ScoutBumblebee on February 18th, 2014 @ 9:28am CST













Posted by BERSEKAEL on February 18th, 2014 @ 10:59am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on February 18th, 2014 @ 4:51pm CST
According to Mark Weber, the reason the Age of Extinction pteranodon is Strafe and not Swoop is because the two-headed design was deemed to be too much of a departure from traditional depictions of Swoop.
Posted by Noideaforaname on February 18th, 2014 @ 6:16pm CST
Posted by Autobot032 on February 18th, 2014 @ 9:11pm CST
Whether you're a kid or a kid at heart, this is your year! From G1 homages in Generations, to Optimus Prime riding a dinosaur (RIDING A DINOSAUR!) there's a lot of fun in store for the 30th anniversary of our favorite franchise. We hope you'll join us as we celebrate it throughout the year.
But, for now, we'll just leave you with a tidy bundling of the events and round out this news post with updated galleries from Age Of Extinction and Construct Bots.
To recap:
Kre-O
Hero Mashers And Battle Masters
For the first time ever Death's Head!
Generations
Age Of Extinction
Rescue Bots And Mr. Potato Head
Transformers Rise Of The Dark Spark
And...
Misc. Including My Little Pony, Star Wars and more
Onto the galleries mentioned earlier:
Age Of Extinction Construct Bots

Age Of Extinction (Main line)

And finishing with the new packaging shots:






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