Toy Fair US 2015 Coverage - Transformers: Rescue Bots Product Descriptions and Images
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PLAYSKOOL HEROES 2015 PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS
Super hero action begins with the PLAYSKOOL HEROES product line, specifically designed for younger kids who are excited for big kid adventures! Based on characters from TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS, MARVEL SUPER HERO ADVENTURES, and STAR WARS GALACTIC HEROES, these fun vehicles, figures, and playsets are sized right for little hands and include easy to use features. With the introduction of all new vehicles, exciting explorations are right around the corner!
TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS
Inspired by the hit animated television series, TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS fans will recognize even more friendly faces as new characters and vehicles from the show are introduced into the 2015 product line. With all new rescue tools and vehicle modes, little heroes will enjoy playing out heroic adventures.
TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS products for 2015 include:
TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS FEATURED BOT Assortment
(Ages 3-7 years/Approx. Retail Price: $4.99/Available:Spring 2015)
The bots are armed and ready for action! These figures may be small, but with all new rescue tool activations they’re ready for big adventures! The new a ssortment includes HEATWAVE THE FIREBOT figure
with rescue axe and BOULDER THE CONSTRUCTION BOT figure with a rescue drill. The OPTIMUS PRIME figure with a rescue saw and new recruit HIGH TIDE figure with rescue claw join the assortment in Fall 2015.
Each figure sold separately.
TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS RESCAN Assortment
(Ages 3-7 years/Approx. Retail Price: $9.99/Available:Spring 2015)
The RESCUE BOTS are back and ready to roll! With easy to do conversion, kids can play out exciting adventures with SALVAGE, BLURR, and OPTIMUS PRIME figures. The core cast of RESCUE BOTS are also featured in the assortment: BLADES THE FLIGHT BOT figure in classic helicopter form, the BUMBLEBEE figure in his iconic car form, and CHASE THE POLICE BOT figure in classic police car form. Each sold separately.
TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS ELITE RESCUE HEATWAVE Figure
(Ages 3-7 years/Approx. Retail Price: $19.99/Available: Spring 2015)
Roll to the rescue with TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS ELITE RESCUE HEATWAVE the FIREBOT Figure! Standing at
10 inches tall, the ELITE RESCUE HEATWAVE figure converts to a fire engine form. With a simple twist, convert the ELITE RESCUE HEATWAVE figure from bot mode to vehicle mode. The ELITE RESCUE HEATWAVE figure includes a removable ladder and push-activated rescue claw. There’s no adventure this bot can’t handle!
TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS MINI SCENE PACK
(Ages 3-7 years/Approx. Retail Price: $14.99/Available: Fall 2015)
Little adventurers can join in the action with all new figures and vehicles inspired by the show! With recognizable characters and friendly faces, each MINI SCENE pack contains a RESCUE BOTS figure, human character figure and vehicle featured in iconic scenes in the TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS animated series.
Sized right for little hands, the mini scene packs include SHARK SUB CAPTURE with BLADES THE FLIGHT-BOT and DR. MOROCCO or TUNNEL DRILL RESCUE with CHASE THE POLICE-BOT and GRAHAM BURNS. Each pack sold separately.
TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS HIGH TIDE Playset
(Ages 3-7 years/Approx. Retail Price: $29.99/Available: Fall 2015)
RESCUE BOTS fans can dive into big sea adventures as they take command of the TRANFORMERS RESCUE BOTS HIGH TIDE Playset! The new recruit, HIGH TIDE, now acts as the new RESCUE BOTS command center for ocean rescues. Load the HIGH TIDE figure into the command center console, then pull up on the lever to help HIGH TIDE assume full command of his ship. When High Tide needs to dive below for a deep sea rescue, press down on the lever, and twist open the hull to reveal HIGH TIDE converted into his mini submarine form! Preschoolers will be amazed at this easy to do conversion. The High Tide playset also comes with a capture cage with trap door and a crane with multiple rescue tools.
TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS EPIC FIGURE Assortment
(Ages 3-7 years/Approx. Retail Price: $9.99/Available: Fall 2015)
Little heroes can join in on epic RESCUE BOTS adventures with the TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS EPIC FIGURE
assortment’s newest recruits! Standing at 12-inches tall, the SALVAGE and BLURR figures are ready to save the day! When little ones are ready to begin their mission, open the each figure’s chest to reveal a command center for the two-inch RESCUE BOTS mini-figures (each sold separately)! The new SALVAGE and BLURR figures join the existing collection, which includes HEATWAVE THE FIREBOT, BOULDER THE CONSTRUCTION BOT, BLADES THE FLIGHT-BOT, and CHASE THE POLICE BOT figures. Each figure sold separately.
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Posted by Mkall on February 13th, 2015 @ 2:21pm CST
Posted by gothsaurus on February 13th, 2015 @ 2:34pm CST
Either way, solid idea. The show is actually pretty watchable ... very story-based instead of just fighting fighting fighting lasers lasers!!! Or loads of new character introduction episodes. It definitely draws you into the little town, human characters, small cast... Makes me want grown up versions of those four robots.
Posted by Sabrblade on February 13th, 2015 @ 11:00pm CST
They based their logic on how kids who grew up on Beast Wars and Armada are showing interest in the Generations toys for Waspinator/Rhinox/Rattrap and Armada Starscream, and so rationalized that kids who grow up on Rescue Bots now would similarly show a likely interest in getting better toy versions of those characters when they get older, based on that same kind of nostalgia that those who grew up on Beast Wars and Armada display for the Generations toys of those series' characters.
So, yeah, they are well aware of the demand for something like Generations toys for the Rescue Bots, but feel they would do better for not just the collectors of today but for kids of today as well when those kids grow up and graduate into the more advanced lines in the years to come, to better capitalize on the nostalgia they (and we adult fans of the show) would come to have. So if we do ever get Generations Rescue Bots, they'll probably come along in the not-too-near future. But better later than never at all.
Posted by Va'al on February 14th, 2015 @ 2:36pm CST
Posted by Zeedust on February 14th, 2015 @ 5:08pm CST
Posted by Va'al on February 15th, 2015 @ 7:37am CST
Posted by william-james88 on February 15th, 2015 @ 10:27am CST
Posted by Rated X on February 15th, 2015 @ 10:32am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on February 15th, 2015 @ 12:16pm CST
Why would you want idiotic Decepticons? Wouldn't that defeat the whole point of them being decent threats?Rated X wrote:Why dont they just introduce Decepticons to the rescue bots line already ? They could make them bumbling idiots, buffoons, bullies, etc. How many forest fires can you stop before kids get bored to tears ?
Posted by BlueBefore on February 15th, 2015 @ 5:16pm CST
Posted by Zeedust on February 15th, 2015 @ 6:07pm CST
Rated X wrote:How many forest fires can you stop before kids get bored to tears ?
...You know, I only remember them actually doing one forest fire. Usually it's stuff like giant runaway mechanical bulls or hypnotic cell phones. Weird stuff.
Posted by Flashwave on February 15th, 2015 @ 8:29pm CST
Posted by Peridot on February 15th, 2015 @ 9:19pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on February 15th, 2015 @ 11:36pm CST
I thought that was High Tide. It's colored like his bigger boat toy.Flashwave wrote:Okay, the last featered photo with HW on a shelf, the non transforming axe figure, who's the white orange and blue gguy next to him?
Posted by gothsaurus on February 17th, 2015 @ 10:56am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on February 17th, 2015 @ 11:01am CST
After all, one of the show's unspoken rules is "No stupid characters," meaning no idiots. They don't want to bring in Decepticons if they have to make them a bunch of incompetent morons, as that's no fun.
Posted by gothsaurus on February 17th, 2015 @ 11:33am CST
I'm thinking that may be the achilles heel of the new RID show for me. Doubting I will be able to relate enough to warrant my buying any of the toys. Seems too Power Rangers for me to enjoy... tho I WILL give it a chance, of course.
Posted by Sabrblade on February 17th, 2015 @ 3:52pm CST
I don't think this should even matter since every TF cartoon is a kid show.gothsaurus wrote:While it's a kid show,
Not just recent shows, but most children's cartoons in general. Even more than some of the other TF series.gothsaurus wrote:which oddly makes the whole thing come across as more mature than MOST of the other recent shows.
We'll have to wait and see how smart the RID Cons are. From what little we've seen, Steeljaw at least seems to be intelligent and competent enough.gothsaurus wrote:I'm completely against adding dumb characters as an excuse to soften the bad guys.
I'm thinking that may be the achilles heel of the new RID show for me. Doubting I will be able to relate enough to warrant my buying any of the toys. Seems too Power Rangers for me to enjoy... tho I WILL give it a chance, of course.
Though, there is also the other end of the spectrum with characters who are dumb but are legitimately funny and endearing. The 2001 RiD cartoon, for instance, had fan favorite Sky-Byte, as well as the Predacon trio. Those guys had failures that were legendary, and yet were cheeky and charming enough to put a smile on many-a-fan's faces. But, at the same time, none of them were legit idiots (as in, none were intellectually deficient), just poor planners and the victims of going up against mostly superior Autobot enemies.
And about the Power Rangers bit, an "enemy of the week" format doesn't negate plot progression or character intrigue. Animated used that format and that show turned out fine.
Posted by Zeedust on February 18th, 2015 @ 9:19pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:After all, one of the show's unspoken rules is "No stupid characters," meaning no idiots.
Mayor Luskey being the exception, I presume?
Posted by Sabrblade on February 18th, 2015 @ 9:35pm CST
*sigh* Mayor Luskey is an odd case. He's not completely unintelligent nor is he mentally deficient, but he has made a lot of poor (sometimes bad) decisions. When the show makers talked about the show's lack of stupid characters, they used Homer Simpson as an example of what they meant. And in a way, they're right. Mayor Luskey isn't that kind of character. He isn't a bumbling comic relief doofus whose sole existence is to do stupid stuff for humorous effect, as he is capable of being competent and doing what's right. It's just that either circumstances beyond his control or his own character flaws have made him a victim of misfortune time and time again. In a way, he's kinda like Sky-Byte, who likewise wasn't an unintelligent doofus but had enough character flaws to always find himself in a bad situation either caused by his own mistakes or by those who took advantage of him.Nemesis Primal wrote:Sabrblade wrote:After all, one of the show's unspoken rules is "No stupid characters," meaning no idiots.
Mayor Luskey being the exception, I presume?
I guess, when we take the mayor into consideration, there's two kinds of stupidity. The kind found in such characters as Homer Simpson, Peter Griffin, Patrick Star, and Stimpy, and the kind found in Mayor Luskey and Sky-Byte.
Posted by Zeedust on February 19th, 2015 @ 7:20pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:*sigh* Mayor Luskey is an odd case. He's not completely unintelligent nor is he mentally deficient, but he has made a lot of poor (sometimes bad) decisions. When the show makers talked about the show's lack of stupid characters, they used Homer Simpson as an example of what they meant. And in a way, they're right. Mayor Luskey isn't that kind of character. He isn't a bumbling comic relief doofus whose sole existence is to do stupid stuff for humorous effect, as he is capable of being competent and doing what's right. It's just that either circumstances beyond his control or his own character flaws have made him a victim of misfortune time and time again. In a way, he's kinda like Sky-Byte, who likewise wasn't an unintelligent doofus but had enough character flaws to always find himself in a bad situation either caused by his own mistakes or by those who took advantage of him.Nemesis Primal wrote:Sabrblade wrote:After all, one of the show's unspoken rules is "No stupid characters," meaning no idiots.
Mayor Luskey being the exception, I presume?
I guess, when we take the mayor into consideration, there's two kinds of stupidity. The kind found in such characters as Homer Simpson, Peter Griffin, Patrick Star, and Stimpy, and the kind found in Mayor Luskey and Sky-Byte.
Point taken. I guess it would be more fair to say Mayor Luskey has bad judgement. He's not an idiot, he just has a spectacular talent for picking the wrong aspects of a situation to base a decision on.
Posted by Va'al on March 27th, 2015 @ 12:33pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on March 27th, 2015 @ 1:01pm CDT
Posted by ScottyP on March 27th, 2015 @ 2:10pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Wish those had been clearanced before so I wouldn't have had to pay the full price for them.
Best I can tell this isn't a clearance mark down, just a limited time sale.
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on March 28th, 2015 @ 10:13pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on March 28th, 2015 @ 10:19pm CDT
But then you can't put the pilots inside the cockpits with all that gooey shampoo in the way.MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Still missing the shampoo...
It's the reason I picked up these particular ones since they actually have interactive playability with other, smaller-sized toys of the line. Not to mention an actually good amount of paint apps and sculpted detail. All they need are some knees and elbows and they'd be fairly good action figures.
Posted by Va'al on April 22nd, 2015 @ 5:45am CDT
Posted by mooncake623 on June 9th, 2015 @ 9:42am CDT
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Posted by Sabrblade on June 9th, 2015 @ 10:14am CDT
Posted by Optimizzy on June 9th, 2015 @ 10:34am CDT
edit after reading article: Oh. well durr.
Posted by BlueBefore on June 9th, 2015 @ 10:45am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on June 9th, 2015 @ 10:57am CDT
Posted by Lockdownhunter on June 9th, 2015 @ 11:15am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on June 9th, 2015 @ 11:45am CDT
When did have a tow truck Optimus in Armada?Lockdownhunter wrote:We have not had a tow truck OP since Armada
Posted by Optimizzy on June 9th, 2015 @ 1:10pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:When did have a tow truck Optimus in Armada?Lockdownhunter wrote:We have not had a tow truck OP since Armada
I'd be really interested to find out. Cause I thought I had them all.
Posted by Lockdownhunter on June 9th, 2015 @ 9:37pm CDT
P.S.He cannot transform.
Posted by Flashwave on June 10th, 2015 @ 12:10am CDT
Lockdownhunter wrote:For those of you puzzled over my comment about OP being a tow truck,please see
P.S.He cannot transform.
That's CHEATING!
And I think I want one, rediculous looking tow arm and all. But I suspect aftermaret pricing for something from that long ago (I just dated myself...) is beyond what I want to pay for a pseuo Matchbox
Posted by Seibertron on June 12th, 2015 @ 8:49am CDT
Posted by ScottyP on June 23rd, 2015 @ 8:39am CDT
This toy is available now on Amazon.com for $14.99 plus tax and is eligible for free 2-day shipping through Amazon Prime. Images of this new toy are mirrored below.
Keep it here at Seibertron for all the latest, and sometimes completely unexpected, news about all the latest Transformers Rescue Bots toys.
Posted by Sabrblade on June 23rd, 2015 @ 9:16am CDT
And after seeing that wonderfully show-accurate headsculpt, I wish it had been used on the original Heatwave toy (regardless of how impossible that would have been).
Posted by ScottyP on June 23rd, 2015 @ 10:38am CDT
It's weird, right? This and the OP toy just sort of showed up out of nowhere. I'm not complaining, I love the surprises - almost reminds me of back in the day when new Beast Wars stuff would hit shelves and I was so behind on Toy Fare magazine that it was brand new to me the second it hit my hands and not before.Sabrblade wrote:Why didn't they even announce these at BotCon?
Posted by Lockdownhunter on June 24th, 2015 @ 8:05am CDT
The colouring is kinda weird.
P.S. Heatwave now has a beer gut!
Posted by ScottyP on June 24th, 2015 @ 8:08am CDT
I think they were trying to make Heatwave look like Movie Ratchet, but it does look a bit too yellow. Guess I'll see when it comes in tomorrow!Lockdownhunter wrote:Were they really desperate to use these molds?First Hoist as OP,now Medix as Heatwave.
The colouring is kinda weird.
P.S. Heatwave now has a beer gut!
Posted by william-james88 on July 23rd, 2015 @ 1:17pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 23rd, 2015 @ 1:20pm CDT
Posted by RAR on July 23rd, 2015 @ 1:35pm CDT
Chase with clear pieces for his stega-fins would look cool -especially if he was the size of the new larger Heatwave Fire truck then they could light up too.
If they could make the Dino's larger then have maybe a place so something can ride on them that would be lots of fun.
I hope one day Hasbro will make the little figures with joints too (like they did Cody who came with the big playset) perhaps as part of a giftset.
It's a shame that they don't promote these more - I didn't even know there was going to be a Dani Figure until I tripped over her on shelves in a two pack.
Posted by william-james88 on July 24th, 2015 @ 9:01pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 25th, 2015 @ 5:07pm CDT
Posted by Zeedust on July 25th, 2015 @ 5:33pm CDT