Transformers: Power of the Primes Predaking Listing Online

If you look closely enough you can see the silhouette of the lion head on his chest. It seems a bit small if I'm honest, but overall I'm just glad to see that Razorclaw isn't too small.

How much you wanna bet Headstrong and Tantrum only got their names back thanks to a "Predacon" prefix, after "Headlock" and "Torox"? Not that I mind that

From the silhouette it's quite surprising Predaking looks proportionate. I wonder how they did the torso Razorclaw?

It actually looks like real combiner not combiner over exteaduated arms going pass knees in gorilla looking pose

I’m not ready for the complaints about how hallow he looks or his fingers are one solid piece with a knuckle hinge like devastator.

People just need to accept cost limitations

It is just me, or does the cannon on his arm look like a giant Prime Master shell gun mode?

If you look close enough, you can see the foil stickers beginning to peel.

RustedCross wrote:If you look close enough, you can see the foil stickers beginning to peel.

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RustedCross wrote:If you look close enough, you can see the foil stickers beginning to peel.

I don't know, I don't see the sticker sheet

What I do see is slight variations in brightness, the image is not 100% black throughout.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:What I do see is slight variations in brightness, the image is not 100% black throughout.

Wonder if somebody could Photoshop it to up the brightness, to see what details we could make out...

I have tentatively high hopes for this.

While I like my MMC Predaking, I feel that at this point, something with better engineered hips in combined mode could well replace it.

Sigma Magnus wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:What I do see is slight variations in brightness, the image is not 100% black throughout.

Wonder if somebody could Photoshop it to up the brightness, to see what details we could make out...

Your wish is my comman......



...aaaaaaah, well not much difference really.

Looks promising so far, not weirdly bloated or blocky like I was expecting! Elbows look kinda strange, but there's not much to be seen from this. Hyped for the full reveal!

I hope only one thing ! Prey to god Pand crossed my fingers OTP Predaking will be not so bad like Hung-rr that cannot be saved except a 3rd party figure or a heavy 3rd party addon !

Cobotron wrote:

Sigma Magnus wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:What I do see is slight variations in brightness, the image is not 100% black throughout.

Wonder if somebody could Photoshop it to up the brightness, to see what details we could make out...

Your wish is my comman......



...aaaaaaah, well not much difference really.

I can barely make out the shape and size of Razorclaw's lion head... and it look really tiny! With the mane it could be covering the chest, but the abdomen would be left bare.

I'll take it! It will be nice to have an official updated Predaking. Just like Devy, I'll take whatever limitations where imposed on the individuals as long as the combined mode is fun, since that's what he will be in 90% of the time.

So is it just me or does the scaling seem really off? They said it's 5 voyager figures but unless the limbs make up the entire leg (not just knee down) and the arms make up a bit of the torso Razorclaw is going to be MASSIVE and Divebombs wings will be too big for his body.

<---Looks over at his Long Haul figure, and grins.

Cobotron wrote:

Sigma Magnus wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:What I do see is slight variations in brightness, the image is not 100% black throughout.

Wonder if somebody could Photoshop it to up the brightness, to see what details we could make out...

Your wish is my comman......



...aaaaaaah, well not much difference really.

Nice, you can see some of the details, of the lion head and the hands look strange almost built in!

Such a beast, I can't wait to get him, having only 5 figures to design seems to have worked out so much for him, everyone looks so solid and well proportioned, just, cannot wait

Makes me wonder if we we'll get a proper reveal at toyfair. My fingers are crossed, that's for sure!

Wireless_Phantom wrote:Makes me wonder if we we'll get a proper reveal at toyfair. My fingers are crossed, that's for sure!

Should be the star, as, if it's anything like the others, this should be out at the beginning of summer, so it should be a near production model I think.

Will all the members be part of a wave, or is it strictly going to be a boxed set like Devastator was?

Rodimus Prime wrote:Will all the members be part of a wave, or is it strictly going to be a boxed set like Devastator was?

I'd say boxset, he's this years "Titan Class" isn't he?

Burn wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:Will all the members be part of a wave, or is it strictly going to be a boxed set like Devastator was?

I'd say boxset, he's this years "Titan Class" isn't he?

That's what we were led to believe.

Super stoked for the full reveal!

Looking good. The torso appears to extend which probably would keep Razorclaw just a bit bigger than the rest, not necessarily Leader sized. Between the extending torso and non-integrated feet he should be more than capable of getting to Devastator's 18". One advantage these guys have is they don't need extra joints to form their combiner parts (aside from maybe Razorclaw) so they should have normal articulation and no missing standard joints like elbows.

I agree that we should be seeing this at Toy Fair. Hopefully Hasbro gives us a preview Friday.

Emerje

Va'al wrote:Surprising absolutely no-one, but always nice to have more confirmation, Australian toy retailer and distributor The Little Toy Company has posted pre-order listings for the third wave of Transformers: Power of the Primes, plus the latest offering from Hasbro in the Titan class category: Power of the Primes Predaking!

The combined mode of the Predacons, featuring for sure the wings of Divebomb and the other Voyager class figures Rampage, Tantrum, Headstrong and Razorclaw (says the listing), is listed at 195 AUS$ (approximately 153 USD at the time of writing).

NEW PRE-ORDER FOR TRANSFORMERS POWER OF THE PRIMES *

1 X TITAN CLASS PREDAKING

CONTAINS 5 VOYAGER CLASS FIGURES

DIVEBOMB / HEADSTRONG / RAZORCLAW / RAMPAGE / TANTRUM

ESTIMATED ARRIVAL IS AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2018

*TERMS AND CONDITIONS

ABOVE ITEMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY THE MANUFACTURER

yay!



too bad about Volcanus.
such a wasted opportunity for greatness

Directly from the floor at Times Center in New York City, at the Hasbro showroom part of New York Toy Fair 2018, we have a couple of Power of the Prime full reveals at least, as seen in the panel coverage posted here.

In this post, we share his majesty Predaking, the fully combined Predacon team, consisting of the five voyagers Divebomb, Headstrong, Rampage, Tantrum Torox, and team leader Razorclaw. We have a couple of shots from the table, though better galleries will appear later this evening, including close ups of the limbs and the table's surroundings. Check it out below, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub!

...Oh.

That isn't good.

Black Hat wrote:...Oh.

That isn't good.

You’re right...ITS AWESOME AND I CANT WAIT!!

-grabs popcorn to have while watching people complain about the hands and waist and accusations of being too blocky-

Is there something wrong with preds left arm? It looks like it's bent at an odd angle. Any pictures of the Prime master that goes with it?

I don't mind him. He's definitely slimmed down since his G1 days, which makes me wonder if Hasbro is now into body shaming (considering poor Moonracer and her Prime Master gimmick)

Predaking looks great, but where is his sword, he needs his sword.

Randomhero wrote:

Black Hat wrote:...Oh.

That isn't good.

You’re right...ITS AWESOME AND I CANT WAIT!!

-grabs popcorn to have while watching people complain about the hands and waist and accusations of being too blocky-

But it isn't good at all. The individual robots and beasts look like trash, the combined mode is a mess proportionally, there's stickers everywhere because apparently tampographs ain't in the budget anymore, the fingers are inexcusable for that size, and there isn't even a sword.

Generations is dead.

But hey, at least the Studio Series looks good.

Updated!

After seeing Hasbros official pics of Predaking, I retract my earlier statement.

It looks like they've modelled him on the Kre-O version. And I don't know how they did it, but they've made the individual modes blockier than G1.

The toy does indeed seem to be missing a sword. I suppose it shouldn't be surprising. None of the PotP combiners have had dedicated weapons so far. This may just be the direction Hasbro decided to go.

So is this Onyx exclusive to Predaking or is this our only Onyx and we wont get one with a shell?

I like these, I'd say they're on par with what we've gotten from the rest of Prime Wars. They aren't MPs, we should have always expected beasts just as unarticulated as Alpha Trion. After what Hasbro did to Devastator this feels like an improvement. I do hope Takara Tomy repackages him for Unite Warriors being a Titan (like they did with Trypticon for Legends) and toss in some weapons (like they did for Devastator).

Emerje

Hmm.

After Devastator, this is pretty much what I expected. I'm not particularly wowed, but I bet King-mode will be solid and fun.

Emerje wrote:So is this Onyx exclusive to Predaking or is this our only Onyx and we wont get one with a shell?

I like these, I'd say they're on par with what we've gotten from the rest of Prime Wars. They aren't MPs, we should have always expected beasts just as unarticulated as Alpha Trion. After what Hasbro did to Devastator this feels like an improvement. I do hope Takara Tomy repackages him for Unite Warriors being a Titan (like they did with Trypticon for Legends) and toss in some weapons (like they did for Devastator).

Emerje

That was a product of the time. If they’re not doing it for any of the power of primes figure they’re not gonna do it for predaking. It’s not happening. If it shares the gimmick of enigmas and primemasters you can guarantee it’ll be in the same box and be the same toy. Just like how it’s been going and just like Trypticon was.

Randomhero wrote:

Emerje wrote:So is this Onyx exclusive to Predaking or is this our only Onyx and we wont get one with a shell?

I like these, I'd say they're on par with what we've gotten from the rest of Prime Wars. They aren't MPs, we should have always expected beasts just as unarticulated as Alpha Trion. After what Hasbro did to Devastator this feels like an improvement. I do hope Takara Tomy repackages him for Unite Warriors being a Titan (like they did with Trypticon for Legends) and toss in some weapons (like they did for Devastator).

Emerje

That was a product of the time. If they’re not doing it for any of the power of primes figure they’re not gonna do it for predaking. It’s not happening. If it shares the gimmick of enigmas and primemasters you can guarantee it’ll be in the same box and be the same toy. Just like how it’s been going and just like Trypticon was.

And it's these lack of weapons that will finally push me into getting 3P add-ons.

I'm not really impressed, but I don't hate it. These displays do tend to be inaccurate, so I'm not too worried about small details. He seems like he's too slim, maybe because Razorclaw's torso mode is mistransformed? It seems he got stretched out while the limbs became more compact. I reserve judgment until I see clearer pictures or a video review. I also want to see comparison shots with the other combiners, especially Devy.

Official image:

Those Predacon altmodes give me actual physical pain.

I try not to make negative posts, but seriously it’s been 34 years, you’d think they could make something other than bricks on sticks.

have to say im not impressed . im looking at my G1 predaking on my desk every day and he's a far beefier affair than this effort.

but even on simple things, wheres the spiked knuckle dusters on his fists?

the display is a dark nightmare of garish colours so maybe its taking away from his look but considering how far engineering has come on TF its sad to say how lack luster these guys look. i mean its essentially the same thing - voyager sized figs that combine - and the ancient one does it better.

im FAR more interested in abominus at this stage (and picking up that studios grimlock figure, christ what a fig THAT is. i keep hearing hound from the G1 cartoon in my head "that ones a walking fang factory!" )

more and more im wondering if they missed a trick and shouldnt have made the dinobots the voyager combining fig and gone the deluxe/voyager route with the preds.

ah well least he's coming out for those that didnt get the reissue. i dont want to seem nonplussed, ive bought more figs in the last 2yrs than the last 20.

SureShot18 wrote:Those Predacon altmodes give me actual physical pain.

I try not to make negative posts, but seriously it’s been 34 years, you’d think they could make something other than bricks on sticks.

I've been thinking about this, and I believe - but this is just me thinking as I've been looking at screen all day while on call with people in the US - that this might be the G1 a small lot of fandom has been asking for.. and the team has tipped too far into.

Meaning they effectively look the same as G1, just with maybe a couple more joints? I liked the general look of Devastator more, that also did a similar thing, but this just feels.. eh.

A couple more joints wouldn't explain that waist line though.

Apparently G1 Predaking was too fat for modern day Hasbro body shaming developers.

Predaking looks better than I expected TBH. Not bothered by the torso or wings being so blocky, or the monojointed fingers. What DOES get me is his lack of a sword, or even spiked knuckles, and how compromised the individual beasts are. Was really hyped about this (loved UW devastator, and the inclusion of Onyx Prime worked well with my headcanon), but now the KO 3P version seems like the better package. Not being a child of the 80s, Hasbro’s g1 toy replication just isn’t hitting home for me.

I'm not bothered by any of it. As usual.

I think he looks fun, and I look forward to having him.

Va'al wrote:

SureShot18 wrote:Those Predacon altmodes give me actual physical pain.

I try not to make negative posts, but seriously it’s been 34 years, you’d think they could make something other than bricks on sticks.

I've been thinking about this, and I believe - but this is just me thinking as I've been looking at screen all day while on call with people in the US - that this might be the G1 a small lot of fandom has been asking for.. and the team has tipped too far into.

Meaning they effectively look the same as G1, just with maybe a couple more joints? I liked the general look of Devastator more, that also did a similar thing, but this just feels.. eh.

Gotta agree with va'al, I think that they went too far in a few places aesthetically. The beast modes look like cartoons, all bulbous and weird, not in keeping with the general aesthetic of the line. Not too mention that his combined mode's head looks like a knock-off upscale of the original, it doesn't look right for how large he is...