Transformers Legacy Metroplex and Red Cog Found at Target
Thursday, July 21st, 2022 12:15PM CDT
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MrRay found the Red Cog weapon pack at a Target in Pennsylvania, while Zuckuss found Metroplex at a Target in New Jersey.
You'll see in that Metroplex photo that Zuckuss also found a never before seen thee pack in the Buzzworthy Bumblebee line which rereleases deluxes Bumblebee, Prime and Cheetor.
If you have found them, share your sightings with our community in the sightings section and on our boards in your region related thread.
These sightings were originally posted here and here.
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Posted by sol magnus on July 21st, 2022 @ 12:28pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 21st, 2022 @ 12:44pm CDT
sol magnus wrote:Also -
a) been found for a little while now
b) been discussed in the Buzzworthy Bumblebee thread
Posted by sol magnus on July 21st, 2022 @ 12:54pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:sol magnus wrote:Also -
a) been found for a little while now
b) been discussed in the Buzzworthy Bumblebee thread
Yeah, well it's both Legacy and BWBB.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 21st, 2022 @ 3:44pm CDT
Posted by Nemesis Primal on July 21st, 2022 @ 3:46pm CDT
Oh, except for Alpha Trion and Orion Pax, those we get to see all the modes for despite that not being the case for the others for some reason.
Posted by william-james88 on July 21st, 2022 @ 4:24pm CDT
Deluxe Skullgrin
Deluxe Blanker (Pointblank) with Targetmaster
Deluxe Crankcase (based on Skids as everyone and their grandma predicted) who is a partial use of Skids
Deluxe Dead End
Leader Transmetal 2 Megatron
Pulse Exclusive Alpha Trion and Orion Pax
They also officially revealed Armada Starscream and Inferno which we saw a while ago.
We found these images on TFW2005
Posted by Sowndwave76 on July 21st, 2022 @ 4:25pm CDT
Also, this morning I received notification that my 2 copies of Motormaster should arrive on August 5th (from Target.com). I’m feeling pretty good that this preorder is going to work out.
For anyone hoping to find him in-store, according to what I received, Target’s release date is July 31st.
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 21st, 2022 @ 4:30pm CDT
Posted by Rtron on July 21st, 2022 @ 4:33pm CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:Pointblank is looking good, also is alpha trion a sweep/scourge retool?
Yes, he is. What little can be seen of Transmetal 2 Megatron looks pretty promising! Can't wait for proper pictures of him. I might have to start thinking of a 3D printable Beast Machines harness.
Posted by Autobot_Benz on July 21st, 2022 @ 4:34pm CDT
Posted by Munkky on July 21st, 2022 @ 4:35pm CDT
> Okay, it may sound weird, but I laughed for a solid minute when I saw Pointblank's name was changed to "Autobot Blanker", because I have a friend who goes by the nickname "Blanca", but because of our region's dialect everyone pronounces it as "Blanker". She knows nothing about Transformers, she's only seen the first Michael Bay movie and her favourite Transformer is Frenzy, so I feel as if I need to tell her there is now a Transformer named Blanker, knowing damn well that she won't get the joke.
> That Alpha Trion and Orion Pax set is actually really nice, I like how Alpha Trion has turned out, I don't have the Studio Series 1986 Scourge or Sweep, but it looks like he wears the mould well. I also like the Vector Sigma accessory, it's one of those things they didn't need to add but it's awesome that they did. Once this set becomes available on Hasbro Pulse UK I'll definitely buy it.
> It's good to see that Skullgrin has turned out to be a Deluxe instead of the Core mentioned in the leaks, though I do wonder what the original plan was for the "Energon Monster" from the leaks? Or if it was always supposed to be Skullgrin and "Energon Monster" was just a working name? Either way, Skullgrin being a Deluxe rather than a Core has given me renewed hope for a decent Bludgeon at some point in the future.
> Transmetal 2 Megatron isn't exactly how I pictured it in my head, but I'm still satisfied with how it looks. I never had the original Transmetal 2 Megatron when I was a kid in the 90's, and when Botcon did their own version in 2016 I wasn't able to get that either. I actually saw the Botcon Megatron for sale on one of the dealer tables at TFNation once, it was £200 and I was upset that I couldn't afford it, but now I'm glad that I didn't fork over that much cash for a Transmetal 2 Megatron, because this new version is, by my standards, absolutely fine.
Posted by william-james88 on July 21st, 2022 @ 4:36pm CDT
And yes, that TM2 Megatron looks perfectly fine so far.
Posted by blackeyedprime on July 21st, 2022 @ 4:38pm CDT
megatrons a maybe, it really will depend how good it is compared to the original figure and it's size.
crankcase is a maybe, g1 skids is way better than legacy skids but I get the feeling legacy crankcase will be way better than g1 crankcase.
pointblank is a definite.
Skullgrin isnt as much fun with out having a bigger figure to pretend pretender (classics skyshadow/TR skyshadow, Baynus bludgeon tank/Baynus deluxe bludgeon) but he will go with tr metalhawk and clasics thunderwingand. Guessing the battlemaster can pretend pretender with him.
Posted by Big Grim on July 21st, 2022 @ 4:43pm CDT
Alpha Trion from 86 Scourge with Pax from 86 Kup is surprisingly good-looking. Point Blank is kinda cool. No opinion on Crankcase but I LOVE Skullgrin. Not sure why, I just really dig the look of him.
~ Grim
Posted by Rtron on July 21st, 2022 @ 4:52pm CDT
https://twitter.com/ShockblastP/status/ ... 56/photo/1
If he turns out like in those renders, he's gonna be awesome. A bit surprised he's called "Transmetal 2" in the packaging itself! And VERY puzzled by the use of the Transformers: Prime Predacon insignia as his faction symbol in said packaging.
Posted by First-Aid on July 21st, 2022 @ 4:58pm CDT
Posted by Nemesis Primal on July 21st, 2022 @ 5:05pm CDT
Current thoughts so far:
-Inferno, Crankcase, & Skullgrin are on my purchase list, as is the Trion/Orion set
-Pointblank is a maybe, leaning towards no (his lower legs look terribly thin and hollow in that shot, and I'm not even usually bothered by hollows on figures, guess that budget had to go to the 2-step Targetmaster though)
-Waiting for repaints from Armada Screamer and TM2 Megatron
-Dead End is a no since I'm not doing Menasor
Posted by Munkky on July 21st, 2022 @ 5:07pm CDT
Rtron wrote:And VERY puzzled by the use of the Transformers: Prime Predacon insignia as his faction symbol in said packaging.
It probably means that "Prime Universe Predaking" as a half-assed repaint with maybe a new head sculpt that doesn't even look like Prime Predaking is on the way soon.
Posted by Immortal Starscream on July 21st, 2022 @ 5:39pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2022 @ 5:40pm CDT
So he's a fully organic dragon this time. A Transmetal without the metal.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2022 @ 5:43pm CDT
No, you're not mistaken. Unicron.com did make the BotCon 2007 accessory. This is a new one made by Hasbro.Immortal Starscream wrote:Interesting to see Hasbro dust off a botcon exclusive for sdcc. Talking about that vector sigma. That version of the vector sigma ball and key looks identical to the one that was released at botcon 07 to go with the alpha trion exclusive there. The stand is different though. though I thought unicron.com made that for the show. Could be mistaken.
Posted by LinaNui on July 21st, 2022 @ 5:49pm CDT
Either way here is what I think:
Deluxes all look good with the standout being Skullgrin. I can't wait to pick all 4 up.
Voyagers we have seen before. Getting Starscream, skipping Inferno since it is BW.
Dragon megs looks terrible. Shame they retooled kingdom megs to make him, but does not surprise me at all. Easy pass.
The 2 pack looks great and I will be picking it up.
Really wished they showed The Fallen. Hopefully there is more to come.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2022 @ 5:52pm CDT
This is only Day 1! The weekend events haven't even begun yet. Sheesh.LinaNui wrote:Is this really all they are showing at SDCC? No Studio series at all and not even altmodes and accessories for the new ones they did show? They seem to have really dropped the ball again.
Surely you jest.LinaNui wrote:Dragon megs looks terrible. Shame they retooled kingdom megs to make him,
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on July 21st, 2022 @ 5:53pm CDT
LinaNui wrote:Is this really all they are showing at SDCC? No Studio series at all and not even altmodes and accessories for the new ones they did show? They seem to have really dropped the ball again.
Either way here is what I think:
Deluxes all look good with the standout being Skullgrin. I can't wait to pick all 4 up.
Voyagers we have seen before. Getting Starscream, skipping Inferno since it is BW.
Dragon megs looks terrible. Shame they retooled kingdom megs to make him, but does not surprise me at all. Easy pass.
The 2 pack looks great and I will be picking it up.
Really wished they showed The Fallen. Hopefully there is more to come.
Apparently they're revealing the alt modes and accessories on August 16th in a livestream. Cause that makes more sense than just showing it all off at once
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 21st, 2022 @ 6:08pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:This is only Day 1! The weekend events haven't even begun yet. Sheesh.LinaNui wrote:Is this really all they are showing at SDCC? No Studio series at all and not even altmodes and accessories for the new ones they did show? They seem to have really dropped the ball again.Surely you jest.LinaNui wrote:Dragon megs looks terrible. Shame they retooled kingdom megs to make him,
Yeah, I'm not seeing it either, looks like a new mold to me.
Posted by Rtron on July 21st, 2022 @ 6:16pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Embedding the Twitter pic of TM2 Megatron for all to see:
So he's a fully organic dragon this time. A Transmetal without the metal.
He looks pretty metallic to me, look at the top of the dragon's neck, or his knees for example. The parts they picked out in purple in general. Either way, the render looks very nice. Can't wait to see the real thing.
Posted by william-james88 on July 21st, 2022 @ 7:13pm CDT
Let us know if this looks better for you and if this excited you more than before.
The image comes from Shockblast Prime on Twitter.
Posted by Emerje on July 21st, 2022 @ 7:39pm CDT
Thoughts on the rest:
Alpha Trion & Orion Pax - Best we've had yet, they look perfect despite being retools. And since Pax is a Kup retool we can really amp up the battle damage.
Dead End - Once again loses his feet, but he's still another great looking Stunticon.
Crankcase - Kinda hard to tell from the picture, but I'm sure it's fine. Hope he has proper guns.
Pointblank/Blanker - Not sure what to make of it. He's done right, everything is where it should be, but his crotch is weirdly long and his torso isn't quite right. I'll get him since I need a Pointblank, but not sure how I feel about him, we'll see what the later pics look like.
Skullgrin - Love it, looks really cool. Appears to have the same alt mode as the original figure's inner bot, the guns on his back are the same as the ones hidden in original's hands and the tank treads can be seen on the back of his legs.
Emerje
Posted by william-james88 on July 21st, 2022 @ 7:41pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:
So he's a fully organic dragon this time. A Transmetal without the metal.
Those wings don't look organic one bit, I think he is still as robotic as the first one there just isn't any vac metal finish or vehicle components.
LinaNui wrote:Really wished they showed The Fallen. Hopefully there is more to come.
We newsed what you would get days ago to avoid such posts. All SDCC would reveal would be some Legacy and the first look at the Earthspark line.
Posted by o.supreme on July 21st, 2022 @ 7:44pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:The SDCC Panel gave us reveals of Legacy wave 3 (no wave 4 for you!).
That's fine, we know Breakdown is coming. I am still curious about the whole "Energon Monster" thing. Was that just a placeholder name for Iguanas and now Skullgrin (one as a core and the other as a deluxe?)
I mean I was hoping the "izer" theme would continue in some new form, but oh well, at least we have Red Cog, and 2 Wrecker Fossilizers coming.
Posted by Burn on July 21st, 2022 @ 7:48pm CDT
And yay, another Autobot Targetmaster! Just need Sureshot (which I'm sure could easily be re-used for Energon Cliffjumper if they wanted to)
But that Pax/Trion set...definitely want.
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on July 21st, 2022 @ 7:50pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 21st, 2022 @ 8:14pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:william-james88 wrote:The SDCC Panel gave us reveals of Legacy wave 3 (no wave 4 for you!).
That's fine, we know Breakdown is coming. I am still curious about the whole "Energon Monster" thing. Was that just a placeholder name for Iguanas and now Skullgrin (one as a core and the other as a deluxe?)
I mean I was hoping the "izer" theme would continue in some new form, but oh well, at least we have Red Cog, and 2 Wrecker Fossilizers coming.
Yeah, looks like a placeholder name.
Back to Megatron, AHA, now I se why the other pic was off, the shins are mistransformed. They stretch out for Dragon mode but must be compressed for bot mode. Looks awesome, I am very happy with how he turned out. I have no need for vac metal.
Posted by Razorbeast88 on July 21st, 2022 @ 8:27pm CDT
TMII Megatron, yesssssssss. The blast effect is a nice addition, and this guy looks pretty solid. The toon accurate dragon head looks dope, and the robot head looks good too, an improvement to the shows look imo. I didn't like that they copy and pasted regular Megatron head onto dragon Megatron body in cartoon, looked lame and this looks nicer so far. I was gonna skip this guy and get the (hopefully) inevitable cryotek but I like the mold enough to get both. I need a rival for my potp Optimal Optimus anyways. Dragon mode torso looks a little messy but wings and head are great. Not sure what the "gUesS hEs nAwT tRansMetUL" complaints are about, it says it in the name. And it looks accurate to the cartoon. And the cartoon never made him look all that "transmetal" either so I don't see what the whoop is about it lol
I have no interest in "blanker" but I hope those that do are happy. Don't like the forearms though
Don't really care about crankcase either so thats money saved
Dead end looks pretty cool. Not collecting the stunticons but this one is my favorite so far
Skullgrin is an instant buy. Just beautiful. Love it. Love the design. I'm sure I'll like the alt mode. And he looks like he has tiny little legs inside his normal legs so for a second I thought he was gonna be a real Pretender haha
Posted by DeathReviews on July 21st, 2022 @ 8:28pm CDT
Skullgrin: They got the head right, seemingly. But beyond that, it's no Pretender. I'll be interested in seeing the alt mode. Definitely looks like he'll be a tank of some kind.
Blanker: Don't recognize it, so it might be a new mold. Looks like the legs are hollow at the shins, and the pelvis seems a bit off.
Crankcase: We all knew they wouldn't leave the Skids mold alone!
Dead End: Glad to see the 3rd in the Stunticon set! It'll probably be as hard to find/order as the others...
Dragon Megatron: I was never really a fan of the Beast Wars iterations of Megatron. So I don't have the pull of nostalgia tempting me. Collectors and fans, you have nothing to fear because I won't be picking this one up. Just more for the rest of you!
Orion Pax/Alpha Trion set: The inclusion of a Vector Sigma piece is interesting, but not enough to tempt me. I guess the Studio Series Scourge mold was probably the closest they could get to Alpha Trion when they had to pick which figure to use for a remold. Hope they show pics of the alt modes soon.
In the end, only Dead End and perhaps Skullgrin are 'review-worthy' from my perspective...
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 21st, 2022 @ 8:46pm CDT
As for the reveals:
Trion/Pax: this set looks surprisingly good, and I want Vector Sigma and the key, so I guess I'll get them. Trion will look good on the Cyberverse shelf too.
Megatron: i was not thrilled with the slide picture, but the box makes him look so much better, now I am excited for him!
Dead End: shame my favorite stunticon kinda looks funky, mostly with the leg design.
Crankcase: I must have missed everyone and their mother saying he would be a Skids partial, that surprised me. Doesn't look bad.
Skullgrin: happy he is a deluxe, but he looks off. I hope future pictures make him look better.
Pointblank: same as Skullgrin, he looks off, hopefully future pictures make him look better.
Posted by sol magnus on July 21st, 2022 @ 8:48pm CDT
Posted by Overcracker on July 21st, 2022 @ 8:50pm CDT
Need better pics of the rest before I can make an assessment.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2022 @ 10:50pm CDT
Posted by Grahf_ on July 21st, 2022 @ 10:50pm CDT
Honestly when I was first scrolling down the screen looking at the grainy angled pic of the slide, I kind of sort of thought that the pelvis, hips and thighs were the same. Then I scrolled back up to do a double take by expanding the pic and stopped thinking that. At first glance they do look similar. They have several key designs that they share. Especially when you're looking at a bad pic. With the other pics and now product shots out, there shouldn't be any way to confuse them.ZeroWolf wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Surely you jest.LinaNui wrote:Dragon megs looks terrible. Shame they retooled kingdom megs to make him,
Yeah, I'm not seeing it either, looks like a new mold to me.
Posted by william-james88 on July 21st, 2022 @ 10:53pm CDT
YIKES!!!
Posted by Tuned Agent on July 21st, 2022 @ 11:19pm CDT
For the half reveals, both Alpha Trion and Orion Pax look really good, and come with some cool accessories. TM II Megatron looks great IMO, I really like the dragon head and how articulated the neck is. Hopefully he's large and has a commanding presence in hand.
As for the deluxes, these pics are to poor to make any final judgments, but at this point Skullgrin looks cool, Dead End looks OK, Pointblank looks pretty bad, and that pic of Crankcase is too low quality to really tell much of anything, except that he has Skid's legs, which is disappointing.
EDIT: What do you know, a better pic of Pointblank. It makes me feel a bit better about his arms, but man do his hips look rough.
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on July 21st, 2022 @ 11:30pm CDT
Posted by Tuned Agent on July 21st, 2022 @ 11:34pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2022 @ 11:48pm CDT
There's something about Megatron's face that looks... off.Tuned Agent wrote:Better pics of the accessory-less bot modes (from TFW):
Like, very inaccurate to either the original toy or his cartoon face.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 21st, 2022 @ 11:50pm CDT
HOW?
Regardless, Dragon Megs looks amazing.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2022 @ 11:51pm CDT
Ever transform the original toy? That thing was gymnastics incarnate.-Kanrabat- wrote:33 steps for a dragon that barely looks any different from the bot?
HOW?
Regardless, Dragon Megs looks amazing.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 21st, 2022 @ 11:53pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Ever transform the original toy? That thing was gymnastics incarnate.-Kanrabat- wrote:33 steps for a dragon that barely looks any different from the bot?
HOW?
Regardless, Dragon Megs looks amazing.
I never had enough interests in the original to pay the absurd secondary market price. So I can't tell.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2022 @ 11:57pm CDT
"Absurd" is definitely a good word for the original toy's transformation. The whole thing turned upside-down, inside out, backwards, and all other which ways in order to get every single body part in completely different positions between from beast mode and robot mode. It was ridiculously over-complicated.-Kanrabat- wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Ever transform the original toy? That thing was gymnastics incarnate.-Kanrabat- wrote:33 steps for a dragon that barely looks any different from the bot?
HOW?
Regardless, Dragon Megs looks amazing.
I never had enough interests in the original to pay the absurd secondary market price. So I can't tell.