Transformers Studio Series Starscream and "Radar" Listed on Walmart.com
Monday, December 18th, 2017 10:44AM CST
Categories: Movie Related News, Toy NewsPosted by: D-Maximal_Primal Views: 25,079
Topic Options: View Discussion · Sign in or Join to reply
This page may contain affiliate links. We may earn commissions when readers interact with or purchase items through these links. For more information, see our affiliate disclosures here.
With the Transformers: Studio Series line just around the corner, with new teases every week that will hopefully soon lead up to the official reveal, we bring to you news that the line may be even closer than we think. Despite not being officially revealed yet, with only fuzzy images showing us boxes and some fuzzy display images, Walmart has listed 2 of the Studio Series figures on its website, though both are minus any images.
What's interesting about the listings is the use of Starscream's actual name for his listing, but the other listing is for a character named, or codenamed, Radar, suggesting some of the figures may be using codenames, just like in the recent The Last Knight toyline. Who "Radar" refers to is unknown at this time, but we are hoping the official reveals are just around the corner!
News Search
Got Transformers News? Let us know here!
Most Popular Transformers News
Most Recent Transformers News
Posted by Quantum Surge on December 18th, 2017 @ 10:49am CST
I think Caesium might be onto something, since I just thought that the rear wheels might take some engineering cues from M-01 Commander, where the "middle" tires can be relocated to the hips, creating that double tire look that Movie Prime has.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Caesium Salami wrote:Someone on another forum pointed out that Prime seems to be a heavy retool of TF4 Evasion Mode Optimus.
To name a few similarities:
- The shoulders and upper arms being one solid piece
- The chest panels appear to fold in from the sides
- The front wheels of the truck are on the hips
This is purely conjecture, but it's an interesting theory nonetheless.
Also, to those worried about the proportions, most of the figures (particularly Crowbar) look pretty egregiously mistransformed. Crowbar's legs, for example, should be in a digitigrade stance like Berserker.
People shout retool too quickly whenever they see design points in common. As far as we know, Crowbar is the only one, the rest are all new molds.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 18th, 2017 @ 10:57am CST
Crowbar looks like a good retool. I loved the designs of the Dreads and Wreckers. Now we just need Leadfoot and Hatchet in deluxe scale!
Posted by Spider5800 on December 18th, 2017 @ 11:37am CST
Posted by Emerje on December 18th, 2017 @ 3:40pm CST
Spider5800 wrote:"Radar" is almost certainly Optimus, it's listed as a voyager and he was the other wave 1 voyager in the original leak. Plus, I doubt they'd launch this line without an OP available right from the start like every other movie line.
Agreed, though I sure would like to think this is a secret figure for the Bumblebee movie.
Emerje
Posted by bacem on December 18th, 2017 @ 8:36pm CST
while it is not exactly clear, i like what i see....i think.
Posted by Quantum Surge on December 18th, 2017 @ 8:53pm CST
bacem wrote:Found this on local whatsapp group.
while it is not exactly clear, i like what i see....i think.
Looks like the chest should be on some hinges. I do wonder if the middle set of tires would go onto his hips.
Posted by william-james88 on December 18th, 2017 @ 10:52pm CST
bacem wrote:Found this on local whatsapp group.
while it is not exactly clear, i like what i see....i think.
Thanks, going to the front page!
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 18th, 2017 @ 11:00pm CST
Posted by william-james88 on December 18th, 2017 @ 11:53pm CST
The packaging also gives us some new info. Firstly, we see the generations logo. This may not mean that they are part of the "Generations" line per se, but more of an indicator as to the type of toy it is. That was previously done for the Age of Extinction film, where the toys were labelled as being "Generations" as well. While it might be confusing, it seems Hasbro deems it less confusing than their latest try at differentiating these toys with one steps and the like with their "Premier Edition" branding, which did indeed infer a comparison. So now it's back to "Generations" to let you now you can expect the same type of complexity.
The other bit of interest comes from the Takara logo on the box. This further solidifies the idea that, as with The Last Knight toyline, the Takara and Hasbro products will be identical for the most part, including the packaging (which Takara would then add a sticker to). This was originally hinted at by the lower Japanese prices we saw for this line compared to other Takara Transformers products. The prices for this line in Japan was the same for the Transformers: The Last Knight Toyline.
So seeing this trend of Takara and Hasbro releasing the very same products in both their markets, how do you feel? Does this further contribute to the notion that both companies truly feel the extra sales from collectors importing (either Japanese fans importing Hasbro or westerners importing Takara) toys from outside their market are not substantial compared to the savings of standardized toys and packaging? Or do both companies simply focus on their own markets without giving a thought to any activity happening outside it, be it beneficial or not?
Let us know your thoughts in the discussion!
Posted by Sabrblade on December 18th, 2017 @ 11:56pm CST
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on December 19th, 2017 @ 2:16am CST
Posted by Deadput on December 19th, 2017 @ 7:42am CST
Posted by Rated X on December 19th, 2017 @ 8:07am CST
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Ratchet, Crowbar, and Starscream all look pretty good. I have the Desert Tracker Ratchet, and kinda want a new Ratchet, so we'll see with this guy. But so far so good!
Crowbar looks like a good retool. I loved the designs of the Dreads and Wreckers. Now we just need Leadfoot and Hatchet in deluxe scale!
Deluxe Leadfoot already exists. I paid up the ass to get the original, but it appears they now have a quality KO that does the deed. It has the Target paint apps of the unreleased Hasbro version and the head painted silver which looks way better than the original (unpainted) which goes for over $300 now.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fm.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%20...%20e%2Bleadfoot%3C%2Fa%3E%26
Im with you on Hatchet. Ive been using the small version as a stand in with berserker as Crowbar to have the trio.
Posted by TulioDude on December 19th, 2017 @ 9:13am CST
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 19th, 2017 @ 10:30am CST
Posted by Quantum Surge on December 19th, 2017 @ 10:34am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on December 19th, 2017 @ 10:53am CST
Posted by Quantum Surge on December 19th, 2017 @ 10:55am CST
That's what I'm referring to; the hand is just touching the phone (where the screenshot is placed in). Maybe D-Maximus is just joking around.
Posted by Sabrblade on December 19th, 2017 @ 10:59am CST
Oh, I see now. It's a pic of a pic. We all thought it was a pic of just the packaged figure.Quantum Surge wrote:
That's what I'm referring to; the hand is just touching the phone (where the screenshot is placed in). Maybe D-Maximus is just joking around.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 19th, 2017 @ 11:07am CST
Sabrblade wrote:Oh, I see now. It's a pic of a pic. We all thought it was a pic of just the packaged figure.
Ok, that makes sense. I was serious when I thought it looked small
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on December 19th, 2017 @ 11:19am CST
Sabrblade wrote:Oh, I see now. It's a pic of a pic. We all thought it was a pic of just the packaged figure.
I didn't. I noticed the thumb and the phone 'frame'.
Posted by Ted_Spaghetti on December 19th, 2017 @ 11:01pm CST
Posted by Quantum Surge on December 19th, 2017 @ 11:25pm CST
MegaX Master wrote:Everything looks pretty good on this figure, but the chest is crap! The pecs are way too spread apart making it look like his chest his open. I'm already having doubts about this, so that's not great.
The chest might not be transformed properly. That, or it's meant to show the Matrix of Leadership like Battle Blades did.
Posted by CobraKai on December 20th, 2017 @ 9:51am CST
Posted by Deadput on December 20th, 2017 @ 5:47pm CST
CobraKai wrote:Another Optimus, another cheat. Granted MP Movie Prime and Powermaster were legit with the windshield chest, but so many designers are just cheating the chest piece, and that singlehandedly makes it a pass for me.
How do you know it's a cheat chest?
It looks like actual windows and panels to me.
Posted by CobraKai on December 20th, 2017 @ 5:56pm CST
Posted by Deadput on December 20th, 2017 @ 7:19pm CST
CobraKai wrote:In truck mode, the window area is blue.
How can you even tell? That photo has horrible lighting and is low quality overall and you can't even see what color the windows are.
The chest still does not look fake at all not compared to say this.
Edit: I thought you meant the actual windows I see you mean the window frames or whatever their called I can see what you mean but Optimus Prime always has the red chest in robot mode
Look at the robot cgi and then the actual truck
Anyways it could also be a prototype on the set and the actual in package figure is the actual figure color, or the red parts sit under the blue if that makes any sense.
Posted by CobraKai on December 20th, 2017 @ 7:35pm CST
Deadput wrote:CobraKai wrote:In truck mode, the window area is blue.
How can you even tell? That photo has horrible lighting and is low quality overall and you can't even see what color the windows are.
The chest still does not look fake at all not compared to say this.
Edit: I thought you meant the actual windows I see you mean the window frames or whatever their called I can see what you mean but Optimus Prime always has the red chest in robot mode
Look at the robot cgi and then the actual truck
Anyways it could also be a prototype on the set and the actual in package figure is the actual figure color, or the red parts sit under the blue if that makes any sense.
To me, it looks like a cheat in the same way Evasion Prime had a cheat that looked like legit windows. It almost looks like there is middle hinge in his chest. Maybe the arms and windows fold into each other?
Posted by Bronzewolf on December 21st, 2017 @ 2:04am CST
Check out the full list below!
Deluxe
Stryker2:
Product ID #E0739
UPC #630509629008
Stryker:
Product ID #E0975
UPC #630509707577
Stinger:
Product ID #E0740
UPC #630509629015
TF3 Crowbar:
Product ID #E0741
UPC #630509629039
TF1 Ratchet:
Product ID #E0744
UPC #630509629022
Ratchet (separate listing):
Product ID #E0977
UPC #630509707584
TF1 Jazz:
Product ID #E0745
UPC #630509697700
Lockdown:
Product ID #E0747
UPC #630509697694
Bluelight:
Product ID #E0958
UPC #630509707591
Mercenary:
Product ID #E0976
UPC #630509707607
Sentry:
Product ID #E0750
UPC #630509715381
Voyager
TF1 Brawl:
Product ID #E0772
UPC #630509652235
Starscream:
Product ID #E0774,
UPC #630509628179
Starscream (Separate listing):
Product ID #E1680
UPC #630509715374
Megatron (code name "TF2 Fox"):
Product ID #E0775
UPC #630509652204
Optimus Prime (Codename "TF2 Radar"):
Product ID #E0738
UPC #630509628162
Ironhide:
Product ID #E0978
UPC #630509707560
Leader
Grimlock:
Product ID #E0773
UPC #630509627844
Blackout:
Product ID #E0980
UPC #630509627837
Posted by Rated X on December 21st, 2017 @ 5:37am CST
Posted by Deadput on December 21st, 2017 @ 10:36pm CST
Rated X wrote:There better be a deluxe Hatchet among those code names. Reissue of tge deluxe Soundwave with silver paint would also be great.
Would be nice to also get Leadfoot, a proper armored deluxe Roadbuster and a release of that DOTM Blaster which was cancelled along with a Hasbro release of DOTM Skywarp.
Oh and Dino as well but that's not happening any time soon thanks to Ferrari.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on December 22nd, 2017 @ 1:33am CST
Deadput wrote:
Is that a real thing? I only recently saw the head but thought it was a custom. It looks neat though I do hate Blaster and Soundwave using the same darn body all the time.
Posted by Deadput on December 22nd, 2017 @ 2:49am CST
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Deadput wrote:
Is that a real thing? I only recently saw the head but thought it was a custom. It looks neat though I do hate Blaster and Soundwave using the same darn body all the time.
Yeah it was on display at Hascon 2017 Prototype display (Which is probably why the colors are not perfect) I got the pic from TFwiki.
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Blaster_(DOTM)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 26th, 2017 @ 11:34am CST
I was excited to see Ironhide's name there too
Posted by Va'al on January 4th, 2018 @ 8:10am CST
TRA MV6 STUDIO SERIES AST 20 DELUXE
TRA MV6 STUDIO SERIES AST 30 VOYAGER
TRA MV6 STUDIO SERIES AST 50 LEADER
Posted by william-james88 on January 8th, 2018 @ 8:49am CST
For those unaware, this is a new voyager class figure of movie Meagtron in his Revenge of the Fallen body. It is part of the Studio Series line, a toyline that will feature Transformers from all across the different live action films, from the 2007 movie and even the newest Bumblebee movie. It also seems to be the way that Hasbro will be releasing the more traditional Transformers figures for the Bumblebee film instead of them appearing in a line just for that film. The 2018 Bumblebee movie line will instead feature the toys that are either simpler or gimmick based. Since Age of Extinction, Hasbro has tried to distinguish the toys that would interest collectors from the toys meant only for children and the Studio Series line will be used this time for this distinction. The figures should be at the same price points as the Transformers: The Last Knight Premier Edtion toys.
Enjoy the new image of Megatron below and let us know what you think!
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on January 8th, 2018 @ 8:52am CST
Posted by Tyrannacon on January 8th, 2018 @ 8:55am CST
I can only hope that the 2007 design gets a redo of some kind too with some of the more modern engineering. This new one is awesome though and I can't wait to get my talons on it.
Well, I did it for you. So there is that. XD
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on January 8th, 2018 @ 8:59am CST
Tyrannacon wrote:Well, I did it for you. So there is that. XD
Thank you. it's fun cos I also collect Mega Bloks/Construx stuff and often use them with my Transformers cos they're a good scale and there's two Futurama figures out now (only in US at moment and I'm in UK), one of which is Fry and he has the money as one of his accessories. I needs to get that as well as that Megatron.
Posted by hausjam on January 8th, 2018 @ 10:02am CST
Posted by william-james88 on January 8th, 2018 @ 10:12am CST
hausjam wrote:Are these leader size I assume?
no, voyager. The only leaders are Blackout and Grimlock.
Posted by Rated X on January 8th, 2018 @ 11:21am CST
I never understood why the ROTF version had wings and a crab shell that it didnt need to make a tank. Almost as if they did it on purpose to emulate something else nobody ever wanted. (Like MP-03 hip kibble)
Well ive committed to buying the most premium version of every voyager Megatron so ill be happy to own this one too. Hopefully silver paint and no ugly light grey plastic.
Posted by Quantum Surge on January 8th, 2018 @ 11:52am CST
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on January 8th, 2018 @ 11:58am CST
I really like how it improves on both RotF figures since the Leader wasn't movie accurate (well, it was when it was designed but then the film model designers updated the CGI model when making the film) and the voyager had the extra kibbly from having wings and such put in. This one nails the on-screen design about as close as an affordable voyager sized figure can from what I can see. Liking that they've got the feet formed by splitting the tank tread bits this time as it should be. And yeah I'm hoping for some silver on him. If not I'll get the paint and/or sharpie out again.
Posted by william-james88 on January 8th, 2018 @ 1:26pm CST
Carnivius_Prime wrote:When is he due out in stores? Has that been announced?
No.
Also, for those asking for silver paint, was he silver in the film? It never seemed that way to me.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on January 8th, 2018 @ 2:37pm CST
william-james88 wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:When is he due out in stores? Has that been announced?
No.
Also, for those asking for silver paint, was he silver in the film? It never seemed that way to me.
Just anything that helps the toy look more like metal than plastic...
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 8th, 2018 @ 3:31pm CST
Posted by notsoalex on January 8th, 2018 @ 7:22pm CST
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Yeah I was hoping it was a Leader Class, along with Brawl and Starscream (but I knew they were Voyagers).
But yeah this toyline looks good so far (besides Optimus and Ratchet).
Posted by ToaLeePrime on January 8th, 2018 @ 7:39pm CST
Posted by Emerje on January 8th, 2018 @ 8:03pm CST
Emerje