Triple Changer BB Megatron Revealed along with SS MV6 Rumble, TLK Mohawk and More

That Bee Rumble look pretty nice and that Bee Megs look interesting

I'm looking forward better pictures.

Mohawk looks awesome! Love how much detail he has for core class size, and he has a knife from the concept art!



Mohawk is the only one I’m interested in here, but I’m glad ROTB Wheeljack is licensed because hopefully it indicates TLK Dreadbot will be too!

Has anything been said about pre-orders yet? Out of these reveals, Mohawk is the only one I'm definitely buying, the motorcycle looks a bit clunky, but overall I like him. Scorponok is a maybe, mostly because I don't have a Predacon Scorponok in my collection right now. He'd stick out like a sore thumb on my Predacon shelf, but might look okay among my Movie Decepticons. I can always head-canon him to be an upgraded version of 2007 Scorponok.

Might get Mohawk and Megatron

Ok, lots to get through. Hasbro gave Londoners a huge treat by giving them a first look at the first wave of 2024 Studio Series toys and Legacy Commander Magmatron. We have compiled all the latest images of these toys, which includes the reveals, Legacy United toys on display, StudionSeries tous on display, along with more photos of WFC Starscream. A list of what you'll see is below and a list of links to the sources is at the end of the article.

List of toys pictured:
Core Bumblebee Movie Concept Rumble
Core TLK Mohawk
Deluxe ROTB Wheeljack
Deluxe ROTB Scorponok
Voyager 86 Scrapheap
Voyager Gamerverse WFC Starscream
Leader Bumblebee Movie Concept Megatron
United Voyager Thundertron
United Voyager Optimus
United Deluxe Bumblebee
United Deluxe Windblade
United Leader Tigerhawk
United Commander Magmatron





































































Sources:

https://twitter.com/SixoTF

https://twitter.com/ZakuFan0079/status/ ... 8246998151

https://m.facebook.com/story.php/?id=10 ... 7915752794

Back of the box pic shows Mohawk has an articulated jaw!

Man, it is sad that the best reveal is a core class Mohawk.

Here are some of my thoughts on the other reveals.

BB Rumble: Like the look of it, but seems a bit redundant.

Mohawk: Looks perfect. Way better than the 3rd party one I have and will replace it.

Wheeljack: Looks great but will need to get an upgrade kit for his guns sadly.

Scropnok: love this guy. Will need 2-3 at least.

GE Starscream: Did they not get a paint budget for this guy? The sculpt looks great but the cockpit is too big and he is very bland.

Scrapheap: Hate this. Just another figure to shelf warm with junkyard.

Megatron: Not a fan of this either. Looks very simple. hopefully he makes up for it in height.

Overall, I will still get all of them lol

Mohawk: great
Rumble: would prefer the design from the motion comic
Wheeljack: want
Scorponok: want
Megatron: those altmodes suck

My cents:

- Mohawk, looks good but why? Who is asking for that best developed, deep and character arc driven character?
- Rumble, Yes, he's weird but Rumble's my fav g1 cartoon character so any version is good
- Starscream, he looks bad compared to the years old deluxe version. His chest looks way to big/dopey, they could've just upscaled and added detail/articulation. This is just money wasting
- Megatron looks sweet!
- I hope we get an Animated Optimus with faceplate soon, I like that better, otherwise I will get this one, only complaint is that the arms transform back and not to the sides like the original.

Bloody hell man, I'm a Transformers fan first, but also collect Masters of the Universe, Marvel, DC, Star Wars (I like Mission Fleet the best) Turtles, Gi Joe... the credits required for this hobby...

noctorro wrote:My cents:

- Mohawk, looks good but why? Who is asking for that best developed, deep and character arc driven character?

Me, I was asking for him! We need him to complete the Bay cast.

He was a pretty fun character in the movie, too! I would say he was certainly more developed than BB Megatron or Rumble who weren’t even in the movie xD

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:

noctorro wrote:My cents:

- Mohawk, looks good but why? Who is asking for that best developed, deep and character arc driven character?

Me, I was asking for him! We need him to complete the Bay cast.

2nded.

You know what I didn't ask for? That big swing and a miss triplechanger Megatron.

I'm also passing on all others, though I will say that Starscream's jet mode looks pretty good. Shame they totally botched the robot mode. Also I might pick up that Animated Prime if a corresponding leader Megatron ever gets released. Now THAT should be a triplechanging leader, like the planned release we never got 15 years ago.

I am open to SS movie figures, and want to see better photos of Megatron's bot mode.
But the others are all easy passes for me.
If he's released early it looks like SS86 Scrapheap will be the last figure I get for the year.

Really surprised no one is talking about the core class Thunderwing in this pic. Hope we get a commander class of him in the near future

Dominus Prime wrote:Really surprised no one is talking about the core class Thunderwing in this pic. Hope we get a commander class of him in the near future

That is because it is Energon Megatron.

LinaNui wrote:

Dominus Prime wrote:Really surprised no one is talking about the core class Thunderwing in this pic. Hope we get a commander class of him in the near future

That is because it is Energon Megatron.

Yeah, he was revealed a month ago.

So happy with how Mohawk looks. Can't wait for the rest of the TLK cons!

Edit: with pics! Paint work is very nice

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:

noctorro wrote:My cents:

- Mohawk, looks good but why? Who is asking for that best developed, deep and character arc driven character?

Me, I was asking for him! We need him to complete the Bay cast.

He was a pretty fun character in the movie, too! I would say he was certainly more developed than BB Megatron or Rumble who weren’t even in the movie xD

I was asking for him too and I think a bunch were to recreate that deccepticon crew in TLK. All I'm missing is a good dreadbot to recreate the team now.

Plus, Mohawk has an interesting design. I personally live bike formers for how sleek they can get (like animated Prowl, earthspark Thrash, ect)

We have many new images for the new Transformers Studio Series reveals. Below you will see official images of deluxe ROTB Wheeljack, deluxe ROTB Scorponok, and leader Bumblebee Movie Concept Megatron. There are also images from a behind the scenes look at voyager Gamerverse WFC Starscream and leader Megatron. The Starscream one is puzzling as it shows Hasbro had a very clear idea of what the toy was supposed to look like and somehow deviated wildly in the chest area.

The commentaries on each is below all the images.














































































“SS-109 Bumblebee Movie Concept Megatron

I am ecstatic to finally be able to share our Leader Scale Concept Megatron. We officially came across this oddity while sifting through the CAD files from the Bumblebee movie, and discovered a wonderful unused design for Megatron. Originally the story was going utilize Megatron being frozen in ice, to help bridge the continuity gap to the Bayverse films, but the scene was eventually dropped, and this design disappeared. Luckily for us, we thawed it out and I was thrilled to be part of the team to help bring this figure to life.

We got to work on a vehicle design for Megatron. Like the majority of the BB Cybertronian alt modes, we wanted to utilize details that were present on the bot form, but still prioritize maintaining the look that they had on screen without sacrificing them for fantasy alt modes. This strategy has had some mixed success, but each new figure feels like a welcome addition to the line. Knowing that theatrical Megatron arrived on earth as a cybetronian jet, and later a tank in the first two Bayverse films, I was split between what alt form was most appropriate, but aiming for a tripleformer seemed most appropriate. I enlisted @santalux75 to conceptualize some vehicle looks for each of the modes, which we were able to take inspiration from for the final design.

I was able to partner with Yuya Onishi at Takara, who worked his magic to deliver a truly uncompromised robot mode from what ever direction you look at it. The articulation for this figure is unmatched by any other Transformer that I’ve had the opportunity to work on you can see the love that went into making this definitive version of Megatron.

Megatron’s fusion cannon can be folded and stowed on the figures back, and can be positioned in a couple of different orientations between the two vehicle modes. The figure is packed full of a heritage deco scheme that was pulled directly from the concept art.”

“Hi Transformer fans!

I hope you all have been enjoying the Studio Series 2024 wave 1 reveals over at MCM London with @bmacatron84!

Next up for our Gamer Edition line is the WFC Starscream.

The figure comes courtesy of the marvelous Tomo san over at Takara Tomy.

Starscream comes equipped with his Null Ray and Energon mace, which were his starting load out on his levels. We’ve heard you all loud and clear and are making sure that all the WFC weapons going forward will also have a standard 5mm post so they can be held traditionally as well as being swapped on the arm.

I happen to have the older DLX TT figure for comparison and wanted to make sure everyone could see how we worked from the Game CAD.

Obviously, we enlarged the jet canopy slightly as that’s where the robot head and nose cone get stored during conversion.

He’s a very fun figure to play around with and I hope you all enjoy him as well!

Last thing to note is that his collar pieces are consumer assembled, so they come in the accessory tissue pouch. Just bringing it up so hopefully there isn’t any confusion when you open the box!

Hope you all have a great weekend~
-Evan”

Megs is an easy yes!

The alt mode concept designs for Megatron remind me of TFA S4 Marauder Megatron. Or Beast Machines Tankor and Jetstorm. Instead we're getting RotF Megatron and Legacy Bomb-Burst. Don't get me wrong, it still looks good. I just like the concept designs better.

I'll have to see Megs in hand or atleast different angles

That tank alt-mode is giving me some Metal Slug vibes and I love it

SS G Starscream will be perfect with a set of Reprolabels.

Bee Megs look magnificent in all modes. Can't believes he's just a voyager.

Scorpy is disgusting. I want two.

Finally, Pablo look like the Mainline original, but with paint.

I may be in for that Megatron.
I'm still not opposed to waiting to see if I can get Scourge on sale, but there's something about this Megatron that I like.
So he is Voyager class?? If so, that makes him even more tempting.

I would like that Scorponok, but the violet color is a bit too saturated...
That should have been toned down, or a lighter gray/metallic.

That Gamer Starscream is an easy, easy pass.

None of the previously released Gamer Editions have interested me as I have the previous versions.

Starscream is no different. In fact, I feel he's carrying on the tradition of making the previous versions look superior.

As for Rumble ... what the heck even is that alt mode? Is he supposed to be a brick to be picked up and thrown at the enemy? Or does he wait on the battlefield for someone to trip over him? Alt modes should have SOME practical function and I for the life of me cannot see what Rumble's is. (Not that a cassette was any more useful)

Megatron is a leader class
Jet mode is.... well its a thing and it's there
But I like the tank mode and robot mode a lot. Very tempted to get this

Scorponok is a maybe
Mohawk is also a maybe, I feel like as a toy it's not the best; it looks all spindly and like it'll get wobbly really fast. But what a fun character to have. Hard to pass that up

Rumble is an easy pass for me, I like the 86 ones better
This Starscream sucks but that's better for my wallet, I already have 86 starscream and legacy Armada
Wheeljacks face looks gross

Burn wrote:As for Rumble ... what the heck even is that alt mode? Is he supposed to be a brick to be picked up and thrown at the enemy? Or does he wait on the battlefield for someone to trip over him? Alt modes should have SOME practical function and I for the life of me cannot see what Rumble's is. (Not that a cassette was any more useful)

Like Ravage previously, this mode only serves to be carried around by Soundwave.

So, it's more like a "curl up and hold for dear life" kind of thing while having zero altmodes.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Burn wrote:As for Rumble ... what the heck even is that alt mode? Is he supposed to be a brick to be picked up and thrown at the enemy? Or does he wait on the battlefield for someone to trip over him? Alt modes should have SOME practical function and I for the life of me cannot see what Rumble's is. (Not that a cassette was any more useful)

Like Ravage previously, this mode only serves to be carried around by Soundwave.

So, it's more like a "curl up and hold for dear life" kind of thing while having zero altmodes.

Foetal position it is then!

-Kanrabat- wrote:SS G Starscream will be perfect with a set of Reprolabels.

Bee Megs look magnificent in all modes. Can't believes he's just a voyager.

Scorpy is disgusting. I want two.

Finally, Pablo look like the Mainline original, but with paint.

Megs is a leader class figure.

After the comparison between original ss and new ss, instant pass. The cockpit was hideous already. Now all I can see are flaws I don't like.

Burn wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Burn wrote:As for Rumble ... what the heck even is that alt mode? Is he supposed to be a brick to be picked up and thrown at the enemy? Or does he wait on the battlefield for someone to trip over him? Alt modes should have SOME practical function and I for the life of me cannot see what Rumble's is. (Not that a cassette was any more useful)

Like Ravage previously, this mode only serves to be carried around by Soundwave.

So, it's more like a "curl up and hold for dear life" kind of thing while having zero altmodes.

Foetal position it is then!

I held myself back from saying "pregnant Soundwave" but here we are!

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:SS G Starscream will be perfect with a set of Reprolabels.

Bee Megs look magnificent in all modes. Can't believes he's just a voyager.

Scorpy is disgusting. I want two.

Finally, Pablo look like the Mainline original, but with paint.

Megs is a leader class figure.

Oh? So that mean they will now do the open box thing for leaders then?

Make sense that Megs will be a leader with all these parts and no in-your-face hollows.

Brawl is a project I put off for a long time because I wasn't sure how to handle it. We don't get a ton of clear shots of robot mode in the movie, so I had to pull together multiple sources to get this guy looking accurate! My main influence was APS-02 Brawl (the Takara repaint of 07 leader Brawl released around DOTM), and I used what I could tell from movie screenshots and video game models to fill in the blanks! In addition to being a complete repaint, I did some modding as well, adding the missing double barrel machine gun in alt mode and his forehead blast mark! This became one of my favorite projects I've worked on recently, for how long I put it off I'm super happy with how it turned out!

I should pick up my Brawl and Transformer him again, been a while. He was excellent

william-james88 wrote:I should pick up my Brawl and Transformer him again, been a while. He was excellent

He's very underrated! A super fun figure.

Hasbro's sitting on a repaint for the tan Desert Brawl that shows up in DOTM, it'd be great for Buzzworthy!

While I appreciate that such a diverse array of characters have been getting figures in recent years, the toy designs seem to be getting clunkier and more unattractive lately. And I just do not see the claimed level of technical replication translating to the finished products. Which is a shame, considering the prices have drifted far outside the budget for many.

Halfofme07 wrote:While I appreciate that such a diverse array of characters have been getting figures in recent years, the toy designs seem to be getting clunkier and more unattractive lately. And I just do not see the claimed level of technical replication translating to the finished products. Which is a shame, considering the prices have drifted far outside the budget for many.

Yes this us very true for the Gamerverse figures, I don't know what's up with those.

Only interested for Leader Megatron & Mohawk.

The rest are pretty good overall except SSGE Starscream. There's just too little engineering improvement over the old DLX except size. Had high anticipation for the SSGE line but Hasbro killed it, only got OP & Meg, and both got major issues for me.

I said to myself I'm going all Yolopark AMK for ROTB. But I might get ROTB WJ on sale as an exception, 'cause I love that Pablo VW mode.

JTPrime recently uncovered multiple “bundles” for figures in Studio Series and Legacy! Here’s the Studio Series ones:

TRA GEN STUDIO SERIES DLX TF6 BUNDLE 1
Product Number: D3411
TRA GEN STUDIO DLX 86 AND TF6 BUNDLE 1
Product Number: D3412
TRA GEN STUDIO SERIES DLX 86 BUNDLE
Product Number: D3413
TRA GEN STUDIO SERIES DLX TF2 BUNDLE
Product Number: D3414
TRA GEN STUDIO SERIES DLX TF6 BUNDLE 2
Product Number: D3415
TRA GEN STUDIO DLX 86 AND TF6 BUNDLE 2
Product Number: D3416
TRA GEN STUDIO SERIES DLX TF5 BUNDLE
Product Number: D3417

These items are apparently meant for Walmart, and we have info on one of the packs (the TF2 one)




So it looks like Deluxe 2-packs! If I had to guess, the TLK one is likely the WWII Autobots

So, thoughts on the reveals:

Mohawk looks great! At long last, we finally get another member of the Crew! Megatron, Barricade, Berserker, and Nitro Zeus will appreciate this tiny terror. I love the paint work on him too, he was a great model, glad to see it translated well. Now we just need Dreadbot (see another comment below) and Onslaught!

Rumble: wow, they really did make this one up didn't they? I will get him, but, yeesh.

Scorponok: He looks great! Love what they did with him. I will probably get 2 or 3. They will go great with my army of Freezers and Novakanes.

Wheeljack: he looks good! Funny thing is, I think the mainline toy actually did his design better, and didn't use a fake chest. But, based on the way the wings work and the chest being fake, I think they have a Dreadbot retool in mind. and I would be OK with that!

Junkion: I like the mold, but considering #2 is still shelfwarming, I'm not in a hurry for #3.

Megatron: we really got a concept art leader Megatron before a 2nd Dinobot. at least Megs is interesting, though I am not the biggest fan of the alt mode executions. Reminds me too much of Soundwave and his alt mode. Soundwave is legitimately the worst live action design and is down there with car Shatter, VW Bee, BB Cliffjumper, Topspin, WFC Megatron, and 86 Snarl as the worst SS toys. I get the idea behind Megs alt modes, and the inspiration from Animated Marauder Megatron is awesome, but the execution leaves much to be desired. I will still get him though.

EDIT: forgot about Starscream. He is OK, the only 2 issues I have are his feet feel too small, and his cockpit is too big. They really should've found a way to make that cockpit smaller, and at least give him longer toes.

This is nice, I've never owned Sideways, but I used to have the ROTF Arcee trio a long time ago and it would be nice to have them again, so I may buy at least the TF2 bundle. I'm guessing the "86 and TF6" bundles are the two Arcees and the two Brawns.

The previous Target 2 packs were either versus packs with a bot and a con, or 2 versions of Bee. My guess on the general format is that the 2 packs from the same movie will be a versus type, which the TF2 bundle matches up. For the combo SS86 and TF6 packs, I'm guessng on 2 versions of the same character.

If my guess is right, this could be a way to get the netflix Bee mold out again in a pack with B-127, movie VW or jeep bee. The other SS86/TF6 pack would probbaly be either Cliffjumper, Brawn or Arcee as the only ones I camn think of with deluxe figures from TF6 and SS86. I suppose a redecoed ER Wheeljack could be released under the SS86 name and fit as well.

I'm very curious to see what this might end up being.

Edit: On second thought I think versus type packs might be a bit too tough mainly because of the lack of deluxe cons to choose from, which makes me realize this might be a very autobot heavy assortment, even more than normal.

Predictions for who's coming with who in these sets:

-TF6 Bundle 1: Shatter & Dropkick
-86 & TF6 Bundle 1: Arcee Evolution
-86 Bundle 1: Kup & Blurr
-TF6 Bundle 2: Two Random Autobots from Cybertron
-86 & TF6 Bundle 2: Bumblebee Evolution
-TF5 Bundle: either WWII Bee & Hot Rod or some character who'd probably get a repackaged toy like Barricade a la High Octane Bee.

Based on the pricing I've seen for the sets, they might be two core class figures.

I’m just hoping the SS86 bundle is Hound and Sunstreaker.
Also, it would be nice if one of the SS86 & TF6 bundles does in fact include VW Bumblebee.

Just hoping we get official word sooner than later.

Sowndwave76 wrote:I’m just hoping the SS86 bundle is Hound and Sunstreaker.
Also, it would be nice if one of the SS86 & TF6 bundles does in fact include VW Bumblebee.

Hound in the proper Earth Jeep mode and Suntreaker with no clear plastic for better yellow paint/plastic matching.

Hope that we can get a proper Bumblebee turns into a VW Bug. We've waiting long enough.

cloudballoon wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:I’m just hoping the SS86 bundle is Hound and Sunstreaker.
Also, it would be nice if one of the SS86 & TF6 bundles does in fact include VW Bumblebee.

Hound in the proper Earth Jeep mode and Suntreaker with no clear plastic for better yellow paint/plastic matching.

Hope that we can get a proper Bumblebee turns into a VW Bug. We've waiting long enough.

Agreed on all points.

Next question; these seem like they’d be exclusives.
But exclusives for which company, & when will these be released?

Sowndwave76 wrote:Next question; these seem like they’d be exclusives.
But exclusives for which company, & when will these be released?

These were found in the Walmart computer system, rumor is that they're for Black Friday.

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:Next question; these seem like they’d be exclusives.
But exclusives for which company, & when will these be released?

These were found in the Walmart computer system, rumor is that they're for Black Friday.

Thanks for the heads-up... Now, will getting any of these be next to impossible?

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:These were found in the Walmart computer system, rumor is that they're for Black Friday.

If the Black Friday rumor is true, then these would have to be repacks of some sort. I can't see any actual new figures make it this close to on shelves without being leaked.

This has me wondering, remember back in the Power Core Combiner days, Walmart literally shrink wrapped a larger set of the Scout Class bot and 4 drone limbs to a smaller Scout Class bot with armor/weapon mini-con? Those had their own bottom and unique barcode covering up the bar codes for the 2 individual packages.

I wonder if this will be something similar with 2 deluxe packages pretty much taped together with their own package back/bottom and unique barcode. Oddly enough, aside from TF2 Arcee who shelf warmed pretty bad in her day, all the other spots could be easily filled by bots that came out on 2022. It was weird checking the wiki, other than TF3 Bee, every other 2022 release could be in one of those bundles. SS86 Perceptor and Arcee probably aren't enough to fill out all the SS86 spots so likely some Kups and Blurrs will be mixed in, but I can see these being heavily slanted to 2022 when distribution was screwed up and previous shelf warmers if they are hitting stores for Black Friday.

Sowndwave76 wrote:I’m just hoping the SS86 bundle is Hound and Sunstreaker.
Also, it would be nice if one of the SS86 & TF6 bundles does in fact include VW Bumblebee.

Just hoping we get official word sooner than later.

There is no chance these include the target exclusive SS86 Hound

Another thing, these codes are not using this year's code letters, but the ones from previous years, like when Sideways and Arcee were readily available to order.

So this could be black friday two packs from last year which did not happen where Hasbro would have provided Walmart with a bunch of extra stock, like SS86 Arcee and Sideways, taped together with a new UPC sticker and sold at less than the retail of two toys.

This might be why not all TF fan sites have posted this news, as it might simply be old news that never came to be.