Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed

Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 10:51am CDT

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The Fanstream, still going on at the moment, has revealed wave 4 of the 2022 Studio Series line. The new bots never shown before include:

deluxe TLK Hot Rod
deluxe AOE Crosshairs
core Rumble (can fit inside Legacy/Siege/Netflix Soundwave)
core Wheelie
core Laserbeak
core Ratchet
voyager 86 Ironhide
leader The Fallen

The Fallen looks especially big, which is fun for the fans who miss big leader class bots. He comes with his staff which can be separated into 2 pieces, as well as a face removal gimmick. Also, some of his appendages can be easily removed. His alt mode is based on the previous toy.

Ironhide's alt mode is said to be the size of a voyager class toy and the use of voyager class budget helped make a transformation that didn't require partsforming, with many panels to go from a big alt mode to a smaller robot mode that would scale well with deluxe class characters.

There was also core class Laserbeak, Wheelie and ratchet which fans had already seen (and that some already own).

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Re: Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed (2141769)
Posted by TulioDude on August 16th, 2022 @ 11:10am CDT

All of these toys are looking solid!

Day 959 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.

Re: Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed (2141771)
Posted by Munkky on August 16th, 2022 @ 11:10am CDT

I'll be getting Ironhide as soon as pre-orders go up, and I may even get Rumble too because he's turned out OK. I probably would have jumped on Hot Rod, Crosshairs and The Fallen if they came out a couple of years ago, but I've downsized my Bayverse collection and now there isn't really a place for any of them.

Re: Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed (2141774)
Posted by G1OptimusPAX on August 16th, 2022 @ 11:20am CDT

Rumble looks great and he fits inside of my Netflix soundwave. He finally gets some respect, Name wise aswell.

Re: Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed (2141779)
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on August 16th, 2022 @ 11:30am CDT

Down for all the Bayverse stuff in this wave!

Hot Rod and The Fallen look fantastic, very accurate and great sculpted detail. Hot Rod is such an improvement over the original, we’re finally rid of the AOE Lockdown engineering!

Fallen’s alt mode is alright, like Shockwave they prioritized robot mode and man, it looks great. Very excited to have him squaring off with Jetpower Prime!

I’m definitely getting crosshairs but I’m interested in seeing more of bot mode, I’m glad it’s a new mold (although the TLK one is good).

We’ve already seen Laserbeak but it looks great too!

Re: Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed (2141780)
Posted by MeGrimlock78 on August 16th, 2022 @ 11:32am CDT

Rumble! Can finally stop looking for that four pack with blue Frenzy in it. Now to wait on word of a Frenzy recolour...and then I guess look for anyone selling their Siege Ratbat on his own.

Would love to see comparisons of Siege and SS86 cassette minions

Re: Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed (2141781)
Posted by G1OptimusPAX on August 16th, 2022 @ 11:35am CDT

Hopefully they release blasters aswell. I need a steel jaw and a proper rewind an eject

Re: Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed (2141783)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on August 16th, 2022 @ 11:38am CDT

That Rumble is insta-buy. I can't imagine the rest of them not getting made.

Re: Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed (2141784)
Posted by william-james88 on August 16th, 2022 @ 11:45am CDT

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Down for all the Bayverse stuff in this wave!

Hot Rod and The Fallen look fantastic, very accurate and great sculpted detail. Hot Rod is such an improvement over the original, we’re finally rid of the AOE Lockdown engineering!

Fallen’s alt mode is alright, like Shockwave they prioritized robot mode and man, it looks great. Very excited to have him squaring off with Jetpower Prime!

I’m definitely getting crosshairs but I’m interested in seeing more of bot mode, I’m glad it’s a new mold (although the TLK one is good).

We’ve already seen Laserbeak but it looks great too!

I liked that AOE Lockdown engineering and Hot Rod rocked that mode. When all is said and done, that version might be the better looking alt mode out of the two, we'll see. Not complaining about him getting a proper mold though, this looks like a really nice figure. Like you, I am not sure about crosshairs. The one thing I really disliked in the original mold were those shoulders and that appears to be fixed. but the trench coat look might be better achieved on the TLK one.

Anyways, I read one of the funniest lines today on the TFW forum regarding SS86 Ironhide:

Engineering aside, I see nothing worth paying voyager price for.

yeah, no SH!T, you put aside the part that makes it worth a voyager price!

Re: Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed (2141787)
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 16th, 2022 @ 11:56am CDT

william-james88 wrote:yeah, no SH!T, you put aside the part that makes it worth a voyager price!

The things people say sometimes

Loving these reveals, I'll concur with the rest that Hasbro will tackle the cassettes in this style, but I do reckon they'll spread them out and do the cardinal sin of making some Exclusives.

Re: Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed (2141788)
Posted by Stormshot_Prime on August 16th, 2022 @ 11:56am CDT

I’m not a fan of the characterization of TLK Hot Rod (and shockingly, not a fan of the movie itself either), but that figure looks too damn good to pass up! It’s tight, the alt mode is sleek, the colors are on point. I can’t quite tell if it’s a retool of Lockdown though.

Re: Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed (2141789)
Posted by SpaceEagle on August 16th, 2022 @ 12:08pm CDT

The Bayverse bots look very spiffy, I think I like how this Crosshairs looks over the previous toy but I am curious about seeing a comparison between the two - overall I like the paintjob on this one more, TLK's toy looked a bit sparse imo

Re: Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed (2141795)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on August 16th, 2022 @ 12:27pm CDT

Is it me or does Crosshairs look to be a retool of Hot Rod?

Re: Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed (2141796)
Posted by william-james88 on August 16th, 2022 @ 12:33pm CDT

Stormshot_Prime wrote:I’m not a fan of the characterization of TLK Hot Rod (and shockingly, not a fan of the movie itself either), but that figure looks too damn good to pass up! It’s tight, the alt mode is sleek, the colors are on point. I can’t quite tell if it’s a retool of Lockdown though.

I don't think it's a retool. Also, about not being a fan, I don't know if anyone ever said they were a fan of TLK.

Re: Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed (2141798)
Posted by Till-all-R1 on August 16th, 2022 @ 12:36pm CDT

Yeah I'm not into the Bay movies that much nor the designs for the bots, but this version of Hot Rod looks pretty darn cool. I won't be getting him but nevertheless both forms do look pretty good.

The figure I'm most looking forward to is Rumble, this latest version really does look great! The one aspect that bothers me a tad is his scale, he doesn't look small enough to fit into Soundwave. lol
Being a core version it's certainly going to be larger than the previous Siege version as well as the latest Eject that accompanied Blaster. So it seems as if I'm going to have to replace all of them.

Next up Ironhide, IDK something still seems off about him even though he's supposedly more screen accurate. I will probably wind up getting him in the end though.

Re: Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed (2141801)
Posted by Nemesis Reformatted on August 16th, 2022 @ 12:49pm CDT

Ever since the Studio Series started The Fallen was the one I wanted the most. I was hoping they would give him a better alt mode than the previous toys. So in typical LAZY-ASS Hasbro fashion, they gave him basically the same stupid alt mode, only worse.

So that's another $55 I get to spend on Masters Of The Universe instead. Looks like Hasbro wants Mattel to get all my money these days. lol

Re: Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed (2141808)
Posted by Cyber Bishop on August 16th, 2022 @ 1:02pm CDT

Rumble and Ironhide are all that interest me from this wave.

Re: Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed (2141809)
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on August 16th, 2022 @ 1:02pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
I don't think it's a retool. Also, about not being a fan, I don't know if anyone ever said they were a fan of TLK.

Agreed that it doesn’t appear to be a retool. I actually had a blast watching TLK in theaters, and even though it’s a mess it does have some fun moments. I still prefer it to the Bumblebee movie.

As for the canon of the films though, I only count the first 3.

Nemesis Reformatted wrote:Ever since the Studio Series started The Fallen was the one I wanted the most. I was hoping they would give him a better alt mode than the previous toys. So in typical LAZY-ASS Hasbro fashion, they gave him basically the same stupid alt mode, only worse.

I mean, considering he doesn’t transform in the movies and the changes to alt mode result in a much better looking robot mode, I’d call it a win

Re: Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed (2141815)
Posted by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 on August 16th, 2022 @ 1:17pm CDT

Rumble is good (he is based on the cartoon your argument is invalid)

I'm impressed enough

Just wish they could pack rumble and frenzy together as a core class.

Re: Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed (2141819)
Posted by Nemesis Primal on August 16th, 2022 @ 1:30pm CDT

Till-all-R1 wrote:The figure I'm most looking forward to is Rumble, this latest version really does look great! The one aspect that bothers me a tad is his scale, he doesn't look small enough to fit into Soundwave. lol
Being a core version it's certainly going to be larger than the previous Siege version as well as the latest Eject that accompanied Blaster. So it seems as if I'm going to have to replace all of them.

Rumble is 100% Soundwave-compatible and only slightly bigger than the Siege mold according to the stream, he's like half the height of the other Cores.

frumble scale.jpg

Re: Transformers Studio Series Crosshairs, Hot Rod, Rumble and The Fallen Revealed (2141821)
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on August 16th, 2022 @ 1:44pm CDT

Sam Smith has more Screen to Toy and 360 renders for today’s reveals! Just Hot Rod and Crosshairs so far, but we should be seeing The Fallen soon too!

https://www.instagram.com/king_samlock/

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A couple interesting notes:

- Hot Rod’s spoiler is up in alt mode, which is accurate to the London chase scene

- Crosshairs is just a little taller than the SS-49 mold, and his backpack is detachable (though detachment is not required for transformation)

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