Transformers Legacy News: Review of Cybertron Hot Shot, Images of Ferak in Box and Vector Prime in Hand
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There is a lot of news to get through, all dealing with the Legacy line. There is a video review of Cybertron Hot Shot, which you can see below.
We also have new in hand images of Vector Prime from Notrab. Please note that as with previous images from this source, the images do have certain settings set to make the colours and contrast more prominent.
Finally, here is an image of Ferak in his packaging. This figure will be released exclusively at Walmart.
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Posted by Perceptor1996 on May 23rd, 2024 @ 3:15pm CDT
It may also help that Cybertron was my first ever TF series and I liked Vector Prime a lot back in the day.
Posted by Stormshot_Prime on May 23rd, 2024 @ 4:16pm CDT
Posted by Cheetron on May 23rd, 2024 @ 4:18pm CDT
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on May 23rd, 2024 @ 4:26pm CDT
Cheetron wrote:Vector looks as good as I can hope for nowadays. Then I saw his opening hands. Man, I hate those. I've never had a toy with that type of hands that held a weapon good at all. And he's known for his sword.....
They are the exact same hands as Jhiaxus, who holds his guns just fine. I'm not too worried at all.
Posted by Emerje on May 23rd, 2024 @ 10:31pm CDT
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Cheetron wrote:Vector looks as good as I can hope for nowadays. Then I saw his opening hands. Man, I hate those. I've never had a toy with that type of hands that held a weapon good at all. And he's known for his sword.....
They are the exact same hands as Jhiaxus, who holds his guns just fine. I'm not too worried at all.
Similar to Leader Prime's as well and they're perfectly fine.
Emerje
Posted by Bounti76 on May 23rd, 2024 @ 10:56pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on May 23rd, 2024 @ 11:03pm CDT
Posted by Big Grim on May 24th, 2024 @ 4:34am CDT
~ Grim
Posted by Razorbeast88 on May 24th, 2024 @ 7:42am CDT
Posted by Emerje on May 24th, 2024 @ 9:23am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Looking at these pics, it only just now hit me that Vector Prime's Critias Gate is now located at the nose of his vehicle mode inside of behind the cockpit where it was on the original toy. His Cyber Key still being in that spot threw me off before now. The Critias Gate being at the very front nose portion of the vehicle mode is really not a good look for the whole vehicle mode.
Razorbeast88 wrote:The alt mode is mistransformed except for in the first picture
Aah, I see what they're doing. They made the nose spin to hide the gate and you're supposed to fake it by attaching the key behind the cockpit. Now I really want a third party to make a part that snaps on behind the cockpit with the gate sculpted on for a proper alt mode.
Emerje
Posted by Bounti76 on May 25th, 2024 @ 1:07am CDT
History lesson over, here are the pictures, from an ebay listing by sellers transmimi and ytsetron, respectively.
What do you think, Seibertronians? Excited to see some more obscure characters with modern updates? Sound off in the forums below!
Posted by Rodimus Prime on May 25th, 2024 @ 2:38am CDT
Posted by angtre on May 25th, 2024 @ 3:43am CDT
Posted by Emerje on May 25th, 2024 @ 9:44am CDT
All we need now is an updated Powerglide so we can finish the set with Bad Boy.
Emerje
Posted by Rodimus Prime on May 25th, 2024 @ 11:57am CDT
Yeah with Gears out, the 2 I'm still looking for are Powerglide and Seaspray.Emerje wrote:He looks really good. For those who have forgotten, since it wasn't mentioned (and the leak comes from January), Treads is supposed to be in a three pack with Path Finder (Cosmos mold) and Small Foot (Gears mold). They'll make up the bulk of a set that also includes previously released Bug Bite and Road Ranger.
All we need now is an updated Powerglide so we can finish the set with Bad Boy.
Emerje
Posted by Till-all-R1 on May 25th, 2024 @ 1:08pm CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:Yeah with Gears out, the 2 I'm still looking for are Powerglide and Seaspray.Emerje wrote:All we need now is an updated Powerglide so we can finish the set with Bad Boy.
Emerje
Totally this! though here lately I've been thinking of just getting the Legends figure and calling it good, feels like it will take forever to get Pwerglide when they always busy with simple repaints like Treds. We'll definitely get Swerve and Outback long before these two.
Not that I'm against it, I'll buy Swerve as it looks just different enough to be a different Bot.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 25th, 2024 @ 2:16pm CDT
Posted by cloudballoon on May 25th, 2024 @ 2:19pm CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:Yeah with Gears out, the 2 I'm still looking for are Powerglide and Seaspray.Emerje wrote:He looks really good. For those who have forgotten, since it wasn't mentioned (and the leak comes from January), Treads is supposed to be in a three pack with Path Finder (Cosmos mold) and Small Foot (Gears mold). They'll make up the bulk of a set that also includes previously released Bug Bite and Road Ranger.
All we need now is an updated Powerglide so we can finish the set with Bad Boy.
Emerje
I skipped all the car-based Minibot Deluxes except Cliffjumper (because I never had a G1-looking Cliffjumper). I got all the non-car ones (Warpath, Cosmos, all the Pipes molds) so I too are waiting for Powerglide & Seaspray.
Posted by Richeetf on May 25th, 2024 @ 5:33pm CDT
Posted by Sowndwave76 on May 25th, 2024 @ 9:47pm CDT
In the past I’ve said I’d skip Powerglide if/when that release happens, but if I can get Seaspray, Windcharger, and Powerglide before I retire, I probably will.
Posted by Bounti76 on May 25th, 2024 @ 10:18pm CDT
Posted by Bounti76 on May 26th, 2024 @ 12:12am CDT
As you can see, the sides of the head stay the same, but her face sculpt is much more in line with her depiction in fiction so far.
Here's the rest of the pictures.
At this rate, Pathfinder should be leaked by tomorrow. Are you all excited to see another Gobots inspired figure? Do you plan on picking her up when she's released? Let us know what you think below!
Posted by Bumblevivisector on May 26th, 2024 @ 2:11am CDT
Bounti76 wrote:He's a Decepticon in this continuity because of the first fiction these versions of the Gobots had. A team of both Renegades and Guardians came to this universe, disguised themselves as Autobots and Decepticons, and worked within both factions to find a solution to the event that was destroying their home universe. Treds got in with the Decepticons to basically keep an eye on Bug Bite and Bad Boy.
But even that was a reference to his GoBot toy having the wrong faction sticker, right?
TFWiki says that eHobby Treads' color scheme was based on how Warpath was colored in a Takara catalog or promo, but I'd still like to think it was also referencing that one panel in the first UK Annual where he's colored green, like how Small Foot and Road Ranger's colors were based on that page in 'The Autobot's Lightning Strike' where Gears and Huffer are miscolored. Or was there some other source for those too?
And I'm so glad they bothered to remold her face, looks awesome!
Posted by Perceptor1996 on May 26th, 2024 @ 6:55am CDT
Posted by Big Grim on May 26th, 2024 @ 7:31am CDT
~ Grim
Posted by Emerje on May 26th, 2024 @ 7:49am CDT
I wonder if that means we could get another three pack in the future?
Just need new Seaspray and we can have a set of Man-O-War (Seaspray), BuggyMan (Beachcomber), and Rest Q (Cliffjumper).
Also this is the early Takara image that inspired the e-Hobby set members Bad Boy and Path Finder, along with Timelines BuggyMan and Man-O-War and FunPub Nacelle.
Emerje
Posted by trailbreaker on May 26th, 2024 @ 10:22am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on May 26th, 2024 @ 10:33am CDT
Which was itself based on her Hanna-Barbera cartoon face.Emerje wrote:The new head sculpt is pretty interesting, not just because we got one, but because it's based her Fun Publications (BotCon) Timelines design.
Posted by Richeetf on May 26th, 2024 @ 11:39pm CDT
Posted by Bumblevivisector on May 27th, 2024 @ 2:44pm CDT
I'd love that too, I just watched the whole series along with an old college friend, and we plan to try out my Battle of the Rock Lords VHS on his birthday. There IS enough of a following, but there's also the 3-way legal tug-of-war between Hasbro owning the characters, Bandai owning the original Machine Robo toys and related designs, and Time Warner owning the cartoon and likeness rights that would be necessary to produce Gobot toys in the Generations/Masterpiece style emphasizing accuracy to vintage fiction that Transformers have been enjoying for 2 decades now. Gobots deserves it, but 3 parties each demanding their pound of flesh just doesn't make it economically viable.As an avid gobot fan why oh why Is she orange lol. I was hoping for red. I get it it’s timeline stuff but man I’m ready for real modern gobot toys
As for orange, I think it comes from this Ladybird illustration I mentioned before:
If someone interpreted blue representing black, in the mighty Marvel tradition, this should explain Road Ranger's Huffer repaint as well, but if anyone has better information that refutes this, please chime in.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 27th, 2024 @ 3:23pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on May 27th, 2024 @ 6:21pm CDT
Transformers e-Hobby Exclusives Smallfoot Gallery
Posted by Sowndwave76 on May 27th, 2024 @ 6:33pm CDT
Although there aren’t a lot of characters who have a main color of orange either.
Plus that’s a Yellow-Orange.
Most people don’t realize that the legit orange color is darker and closer to Red-Orange.
If Hastak could ever make updated GoBots, I would most likely buy them. Or at least some of them.
I wasn’t really impressed with the new Crasher.
But from what it sounds, there may be a couple too many hurdles for this to ever happen.
Posted by Sabrblade on May 27th, 2024 @ 6:39pm CDT
Actions Toys was somehow able to get away with making an animation-accurate Cy-Kill face for one of their updated Bike Robo figures in their official Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos line, so it seems other companies working directly with Bandai instead of Hasbro might have it easier.Sowndwave76 wrote:But from what it sounds, there may be a couple too many hurdles for this to ever happen.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 27th, 2024 @ 8:49pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Actions Toys was somehow able to get away with making an animation-accurate Cy-Kill face for one of their updated Bike Robo figures in their official Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos line, so it seems other companies working directly with Bandai instead of Hasbro might have it easier.Sowndwave76 wrote:But from what it sounds, there may be a couple too many hurdles for this to ever happen.
Yeah, I have that figure, it's amazing. Those GoBot faces were more like an unofficial bonus than anything.
Posted by Emerje on May 27th, 2024 @ 8:54pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Wait, why is this new Small Foot orange when the original toy was yellow?
Timelines colors to go with the Timelines face sculpt.
Plus M Sipher's photos show her as orange instead of yellow.
Emerje
Posted by Till-all-R1 on May 27th, 2024 @ 9:53pm CDT
I wonder if that means we could get another three pack in the future?
Just need new Seaspray and we can have a set of Man-O-War (Seaspray), BuggyMan (Beachcomber), and Rest Q (Cliffjumper).
Emerje[/quote]
It wouldn't surprise me to see Man-O-War in the main line with Seaspray going into an Exclusive multipack with how they handled Hound! lol
That said, I probably wouldn't say no to that suggested three pack as I find the Cliffjumper repaint kind of interesting. I'm still waiting on Beachcomber form EE so if a repaint was released and available before I get that in my hand it might sting a little. I'd also go for that Thrust repaint and anyone's listening. Can't say I'm a big enough fan of GoBots to want them all though, I got Crasher because of the unique and striking look to her.
Posted by Sabrblade on May 27th, 2024 @ 11:01pm CDT
She was yellow in her first Timelines fiction appearance, too.Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Wait, why is this new Small Foot orange when the original toy was yellow?
Timelines colors to go with the Timelines face sculpt.
The same appearance which used the pink color of the face from the toy, while the later one instead made her face the same light gray as her thighs.
Posted by Emerje on May 28th, 2024 @ 10:46am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:She was yellow in her first Timelines fiction appearance, too.Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Wait, why is this new Small Foot orange when the original toy was yellow?
Timelines colors to go with the Timelines face sculpt.
The same appearance which used the pink color of the face from the toy, while the later one instead made her face the same light gray as her thighs.
I'm sure they had some sort of rationale behind it, either they were trying to meet half way between the yellow and darker orange from Timelines, or basing it on Greg's pic on TFWiki, or maybe it's just bad photography because the truck image looks more like dark yellow than light orange so it might be a little brighter in hand.
Emerje
Posted by Mkdlmr on May 28th, 2024 @ 11:15am CDT
Posted by Overcracker on May 28th, 2024 @ 12:16pm CDT
Mkdlmr wrote:Is the commander class Armada Optimus prime really that good? My entire collection is a combination of studio series 86 and war for Cybertron figures with an emphasis on an overall G1 aesthetic, but I hate to miss out on something truly special.
Yes, yes he is. He's a truly excellent update.
And a truly great commander figure on his own, even if you don't have experience with the original.
Posted by Mkdlmr on May 28th, 2024 @ 12:23pm CDT
Overcracker wrote:Mkdlmr wrote:Is the commander class Armada Optimus prime really that good? My entire collection is a combination of studio series 86 and war for Cybertron figures with an emphasis on an overall G1 aesthetic, but I hate to miss out on something truly special.
Yes, yes he is. He's a truly excellent update.
And a truly great commander figure on his own, even if you don't have experience with the original.
Thanks!
Oof...but where to put him in a G1-themed collection?
Posted by blackeyedprime on May 28th, 2024 @ 12:47pm CDT
Posted by Big Grim on May 29th, 2024 @ 4:02am CDT
Mkdlmr wrote:Is the commander class Armada Optimus Prime really that good?
In no uncertain terms, yes. An utterly superb figure! My collection has very much become a Legacy collection of characters I love and figures I enjoy. He fits in perfectly!
~ Grim
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 29th, 2024 @ 8:06am CDT
Big Grim wrote:Mkdlmr wrote:Is the commander class Armada Optimus Prime really that good?
In no uncertain terms, yes. An utterly superb figure! My collection has very much become a Legacy collection of characters I love and figures I enjoy. He fits in perfectly!
~ Grim
Imo, one of the best, if not THE best commander so far.
Posted by Nemesis Destron on May 31st, 2024 @ 10:45pm CDT
What sucks is the original figure has a waist swivel but has poor leg and head articulation which they gave the new figure. Damnation I had intention to part ways with my Armada figure but now I just don't know.
That's a fine DK move , way to go!
Posted by Big Grim on June 2nd, 2024 @ 11:45am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Big Grim wrote:Mkdlmr wrote:Is the commander class Armada Optimus Prime really that good?
In no uncertain terms, yes. An utterly superb figure! My collection has very much become a Legacy collection of characters I love and figures I enjoy. He fits in perfectly!
~ Grim
Imo, one of the best, if not THE best commander so far.
Really tight with Armada Prime and Magmatron. Both are utterly amazing figures, well worth the money.
~ Grim
Posted by Emerje on June 2nd, 2024 @ 12:03pm CDT
So I can no longer say I've never seen Legacy Toxitron collection Leaders at Walmart, spotted this Saturday morning.
Scanned it with the Walmart app and it was indeed full price. Between seeing this for the first time ever (got mine Pulse and Walmart.com) and the other local Walmart getting the Deluxe figures for the first time a few weeks ago it really does feel like Walmart is restocking these to fill space until the Star Raiders come out.
Emerje
Posted by Big Grim on June 3rd, 2024 @ 5:01am CDT
Emerje wrote:^^ Armada Prime is great, I'm installing the DNA upgrade kit right now.
Emerje
How is the DNA kit? I'm not sure it adds enough to warrant a purchase for myself. What're your thoughts?
~ Grim
Posted by Emerje on June 3rd, 2024 @ 7:11am CDT
Big Grim wrote:Emerje wrote:^^ Armada Prime is great, I'm installing the DNA upgrade kit right now.
Emerje
How is the DNA kit? I'm not sure it adds enough to warrant a purchase for myself. What're your thoughts?
~ Grim
Unfortunately I can't recommend it. It was the biggest headache I've ever experienced doing an upgrade kit.
Regular Prime benefits all around, I like the height extension and covers. But the replacement gold super hands are terrible. The thumbs constantly pop off and their articulated in the wrong direction (they spread instead of straighten) and have a removable 5mm "cup" for holding the gun, but it isn't strong enough to hold, especially if you use the gun extension making it twice as heavy. Why they didn't just make a permanent 5mm ring that can fold into the palm is beyond me. The new chest piece is OK, looks good in super mode, looks too tall in alt mode. annoyingly the part you pop off has a mushroom peg, but the new part just has a normal peg so instead of sliding the part to change positions you're supposed to pop it off and back on. But overall this was all pretty easy, and reassembling the legs was pretty painless compared to, say, replacing ratchets on Fort Max. Probably would have recommended it if this was it, but...
In super mode there's a large part on the back that you're expected to remove a very long, maybe 3 inch pin from to do so. How hard can that be, they even included a tool with no explanation or advice. First I tried to just muscle it out. Yeah right! So then I went and got a hammer, and after AN HOUR of pounding on the pin remover and the pin not even moving a little bit I somehow managed to poke a hole down the side of the pin since the plastic is hollow and thin. Kept trying, but the pin remover just kept slipping off into the hole. So then I went on YouTube to watch reviews and of the three I watched all of them had the same complaint about the near impossibility of removing that damn pin and resorting to hammers to get it out. So my next idea was to use channellocks and try to use them like a hydraulic press and force the pin out... and broke the outside plastic right off the end. Welp, no going back now, used the channellocks to basically "chew" the plastic off around one end of the pin so I could get a good grip on the pin. Got a good grip with the channellocks, started working it out... and the end snapped off the pin flush with the plastic that I needed to keep. So now I have to "chew" the plastic off the other end and finally was able to pull the damn pin out! This was OVER 2 HOURS wasted on this effing thing! Thankfully I was able to get the new part and the replacement pin back in place (mostly, it's sticking out slightly, but I just need to get my little finish hammer out of the shed because it's a tight space). And all that work resulted in a part that really isn't much better than the original, it just splits awkwardly for more leg clearance I guess, folding would have been better than splitting. There's also a right angle part you're supposed to use to make the red missile pod not stick out as far off the back, but it's much, much too loose at both ends and just pops off. And finally there's the parts you're supposed to put on the bottom of his feet that are meant to give him a slight bit of height and cover the back of the trailer in alt mode but they connect at the very end of the toe (and there's a rather annoying gap) and just sag when you pick him up looking like he's wearing flipflops.
He does look OK standing, but for what this kit cost and how janky it is (and not being able to reverse one of the replacement parts) it's just no good.
Emerje