First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt

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After getting images of headless test samples of Transformers Age of the Primes Prima, we finally have a test shot that includes the head. It first showed up on on Baidu. Unlike the body, which was inspired by the Alligned Continuity design, the head is an homage to a character from the G1 Episode, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4". This character was known as "Powerful Robot" and shared Cyclonus' body, but was later retconned to be "G1" Prima.

Now we know that there are at least 2 different heads on the same spru when making the toy, so with this being a test, we don't know if this is the head Prima will have at retail or a second head to be used for a G1 inspired redeco.

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Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186381)
Posted by Bounti76 on November 27th, 2024 @ 10:44pm CST

That's actually a pretty cool headsculpt. Even though I'm not a geewunner, I think I'd prefer his cartoon colors as opposed to what I've seen in the colored test figure. And in either color scheme, that's a pretty unique headsculpt

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186383)
Posted by ThunderThruster on November 28th, 2024 @ 5:38am CST

-Kanrabat- wrote:This Fallen looks a lot like a heavy Tarn retool.

Nope. It's a different sized figure for starters. It might share some engineering cues, but it's no retool.

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186384)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on November 28th, 2024 @ 7:47am CST

ThunderThruster wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:This Fallen looks a lot like a heavy Tarn retool.

Nope. It's a different sized figure for starters. It might share some engineering cues, but it's no retool.

Thank God. Tarn is really thin.

So this means it is a leader?
A small leader like Primal and Bee Megs, or a larger one like Dragon Megs and the SS86 Dinobots?

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186385)
Posted by Glyph on November 28th, 2024 @ 8:58am CST

-Kanrabat- wrote:So this means it is a leader?
A small leader like Primal and Bee Megs, or a larger one like Dragon Megs and the SS86 Dinobots?

Yes, he's a Leader. Going by the original list and wave breakdown, so far we have:

Leader: Megatronus, Onyx
Voyager: Prima, Alpha Trion
Deluxe: Solus, Alchemist, Micronus

Couple of size references from the gallery:

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186386)
Posted by william-james88 on November 28th, 2024 @ 10:18am CST

-Kanrabat- wrote:
ThunderThruster wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:This Fallen looks a lot like a heavy Tarn retool.

Nope. It's a different sized figure for starters. It might share some engineering cues, but it's no retool.

Thank God. Tarn is really thin.

So this means it is a leader?
A small leader like Primal and Bee Megs, or a larger one like Dragon Megs and the SS86 Dinobots?

should be the same size/bulk as leader galvatron

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186387)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on November 28th, 2024 @ 10:59am CST

Glyph wrote:

Oh, he will feel like a REAL leader at least.

There's high chances I'll pre-order him. :APPLAUSE:

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186422)
Posted by Till-all-R1 on November 29th, 2024 @ 12:58pm CST

I don't know anything about AOTP, other than a brief mention in Transformers One, but that Megatronus figure looks very cool and like a must have!

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186426)
Posted by william-james88 on November 29th, 2024 @ 2:25pm CST

We have even more images of Prima coming to us from Baidu. While one shows the body with the head, the others have a random Megatron head as substitute to show the articulation and scale. We also see how some of the joints work with the arms being attached to the clear plastic windshield.

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186435)
Posted by kirbenvost on November 29th, 2024 @ 4:12pm CST

Oh boy, can't wait for the endless complaints about clear plastic... But anyway, Prima is looking pretty cool. I like the grey version that's been going around, it's an interesting cybertronian alt mode and the robot looks good despite some hollowness.

The Fallen is looking impressive as heck, didn't realize he was that big! Gonna go check out that gallery right now...

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186436)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on November 29th, 2024 @ 4:27pm CST

kirbenvost wrote:Oh boy, can't wait for the endless complaints about clear plastic... But anyway, Prima is looking pretty cool. I like the grey version that's been going around, it's an interesting cybertronian alt mode and the robot looks good despite some hollowness.

The Fallen is looking impressive as heck, didn't realize he was that big! Gonna go check out that gallery right now...

I don't mind clear plastics. As long that they are not used for thin tabs or joints that have to endure stress.

BTW, despite all the fears, SS86 Ratchet and Ironhide remains rock solid even after numerous transformations.

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186461)
Posted by Emerje on November 30th, 2024 @ 3:31pm CST

On one hand, that's some chunky clear plastic that they seem to have reenforced it well so it's probably fine... but that test is already broken all the way around where it screws on. Hopefully that's from stress testing it and not something to watch out for.

Emerje

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186522)
Posted by #1 Signal Lancer fan on December 3rd, 2024 @ 3:38pm CST

#1 Signal Lancer fan wrote:I’ve done some thinking and gathered my best guesses on which design each of the Thirteen is likely to be based on...

Prima: This one has to be either his G1 appearance or Aligned, but I would lean towards Aligned

In light of the head reveal, I guess that's both.

Between that and the other two confirmed guesses below, I'm 3-0 right now 8-)

#1 Signal Lancer fan wrote:The Fallen: Dreamwave Comics

Liege Maximo: Marvel Comics

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186526)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 3rd, 2024 @ 8:28pm CST

Some leaked info regarding upcoming AOTP toys and more:

JTPrime17 has reportedly verified this information.

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186535)
Posted by Glyph on December 4th, 2024 @ 6:10am CST

A properly colored version of the prototype/test shot of Age of the Primes voysger Red Alert has appeared on Baidu:

No view of the head here, it's probably still missing (like the uncoloured test shot seen previously) but could just be hidden by the chest panel being flipped up.

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186540)
Posted by Hero Alpha on December 4th, 2024 @ 11:30am CST

Glyph wrote:A properly colored version of the prototype/test shot of Age of the Primes voysger Red Alert has appeared on Baidu:

No view of the head here, it's probably still missing (like the uncoloured test shot seen previously) but could just be hidden by the chest panel being flipped up.

I'm not sure whats up with all the leaks photos. Its either some abstract art I don't get, or they are just bad at taking pics. I understand they prolly are not the biggest action figure fans with posing and such, but damn, lol.

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186541)
Posted by Overcracker on December 4th, 2024 @ 11:52am CST

Looking better and better, but what I really would like is a Prowl recolor and a 2-pack please. C'mon Hasbro.

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186543)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 4th, 2024 @ 12:08pm CST

Overcracker wrote:Looking better and better, but what I really would like is a Prowl recolor and a 2-pack please. C'mon Hasbro.

They even have a possible multi-layered name ready: Mach Alert. :lol:

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186547)
Posted by Randomhero on December 4th, 2024 @ 3:15pm CST

Overcracker wrote:Looking better and better, but what I really would like is a Prowl recolor and a 2-pack please. C'mon Hasbro.

So you just jump from site to site to post the same stuff when the same news gets released huh?

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Posted by Overcracker on December 4th, 2024 @ 4:27pm CST

Randomhero wrote:
Overcracker wrote:Looking better and better, but what I really would like is a Prowl recolor and a 2-pack please. C'mon Hasbro.

So you just jump from site to site to post the same stuff when the same news gets released huh?

You just like to stalk people?

Can I not comment on different sites?

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186564)
Posted by Emerje on December 5th, 2024 @ 9:48am CST

Overcracker wrote:Looking better and better, but what I really would like is a Prowl recolor and a 2-pack please. C'mon Hasbro.

I'd be all over that, I use that Starscream as my Armada Thrust. If only we had a Dirge proxy...

Emerje

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186565)
Posted by william-james88 on December 5th, 2024 @ 10:01am CST

We have a (blurry) look Age of the Primes commander class Superion and titan class Star Convoy revealed. Though not great images, these are our first look at the toys. They are screenshots of a leaked Hasbro Pulse video. So that means we should be getting our first good and full look soon. Star Convoy has the typical chest so he isn't the same look we saw on AOTP Megatronus' box. JT Prime 17 said that this titan class figure should cost $40 less than this year's titan, but the price is yet to be officially revealed.

Let us know what you think!

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186569)
Posted by Glyph on December 5th, 2024 @ 10:45am CST

Adding (presumably) box art for Silverbolt & Slingshot (@CsbiaoO_):

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186570)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 5th, 2024 @ 10:50am CST

Red Alert too:

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186571)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 5th, 2024 @ 11:05am CST

Update from known reliable leaker JTPrime17:

"Star Convoy will debut the new Titan price point. Which is CHEAPER than the usual $199.99. If I recall correctly his MSRP is $159.99

titans also now come packed in cases of 3 and not 2 anymore"

In other words, "Titan" now equals "HasLab but for mass retail".

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186572)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 5th, 2024 @ 11:23am CST

Is it just me, or are those Menasor-based limbs I see?

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Posted by Glyph on December 5th, 2024 @ 11:45am CST

Ah, looks like TFW2005 have a gallery of all the Wave 1 box art reveals!

By my count, this gives us our first looks at Solus Prime, Silverbolt & Slingshot, plus Animated Wasp, G2 Grimlock (and Wheelie!), Star Convoy, and proper images of Prima and Red Alert.

Images (click to embiggen):

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186575)
Posted by Overcracker on December 5th, 2024 @ 12:04pm CST

Ahh they're gonna make me buy Star Convoy aren't they...

Wallet will hurt....

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186577)
Posted by blackeyedprime on December 5th, 2024 @ 12:09pm CST

Slingshots brick mode is probably the worst alt mode any slingshot has ever had. Star convoy better be motorised at the price they are charging.

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Posted by Overcracker on December 5th, 2024 @ 12:23pm CST

blackeyedprime wrote:Slingshots brick mode is probably the worst alt mode any slingshot has ever had.

Animation accurate, he wasn't precisely aerodynamic in the cartoon.

blackeyedprime wrote:Star convoy better be motorised at the price they are charging.

Ha!, you must be new, or just very naive.

Probably just large enough to not feel totally overpriced.

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Posted by william-james88 on December 5th, 2024 @ 12:25pm CST

blackeyedprime wrote:Slingshots brick mode is probably the worst alt mode any slingshot has ever had. Star convoy better be motorised at the price they are charging.

He won't be. And the price is cheaper than other titans.

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Posted by Bumblevivisector on December 5th, 2024 @ 12:26pm CST

So if Titan Grandus ever does come to be, he'll be this downsized-Titan-class as well?

And here I was so sure "Titan" Star Convoy would be smaller but come with Sky Garry to bulk him up to $200, because then a Titan Grandus in 2026 would match the relative scale of their G1 toys. Sigh.

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Posted by Rodimus Prime on December 5th, 2024 @ 12:34pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:Update from known reliable leaker JTPrime17:

"Star Convoy will debut the new Titan price point. Which is CHEAPER than the usual $199.99. If I recall correctly his MSRP is $159.99

titans also now come packed in cases of 3 and not 2 anymore"

In other words, "Titan" now equals "HasLab but for mass retail".

Does it? The price drop indicates otherwise. It's cheaper so I'm pretty sure it will be smaller than 2 feet. Yeah, so is HasLab Omega Prime, but he contains 2 separate figures.

I'm much more interested in Superion. He looks good and beefy. But I thought silverbolt himself was a commander class figure. Shouldn't Superion be larger? Or will they incorporate the same setup Menasor got?

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Posted by Overcracker on December 5th, 2024 @ 12:40pm CST

Rodimus Prime wrote: But I thought silverbolt himself was a commander class figure.

He is.

Rodimus Prime wrote:Shouldn't Superion be larger? Or will they incorporate the same setup Menasor got?

Larger than what?

I doubt they'll give him a "trailer" for the Superion skeleton.

I'm fairly sure, he'll be quite large to accommodate the Superior parts.

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Posted by Sabrblade on December 5th, 2024 @ 12:43pm CST

Superion should be about the same height as Menasor. That's the Combiner height and they're equal rivals. It'd be foolish for Superion to be so much taller than Menasor.

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Posted by Rodimus Prime on December 5th, 2024 @ 12:46pm CST

He was called Commander class Superion. I'm just saying if Silverbolt is Commander class, adding the others to him should make him larger than he is by himself. Unless his commander classification is the same as Motormaster, and we're getting a voyager Silverbolt with a bunch of extra parts that can be attached in jet mode and when they combine.

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Posted by Glyph on December 5th, 2024 @ 12:50pm CST

I find it interesting that Silverbolt wasn't mentioned in the JTPrime SKU / wave breakdowns, and if he is indeed coming in wave 1 as seems to be shown here, it looks like we're missing Deluxe Air Raid?

EDIT: Dammit, I'm dumb and managed to omit Slingshot in my own image post and not notice that Air Raid was there in his place, even though I'd grabbed both pictures! #-o

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Posted by Glyph on December 5th, 2024 @ 12:53pm CST

Rodimus Prime wrote:I'm just saying if Silverbolt is Commander class, adding the others to him should make him larger than he is by himself. Unless his commander classification is the same as Motormaster, and we're getting a voyager Silverbolt with a bunch of extra parts that can be attached in jet mode and when they combine.

william-james88 wrote:

That jet mode does look fairly large. But like others, I'm assuming Superion will be the same size as Menasor.

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Posted by #1 Signal Lancer fan on December 5th, 2024 @ 2:07pm CST

#1 Signal Lancer fan wrote:I’ve done some thinking and gathered my best guesses on which design each of the Thirteen is likely to be based on...

Solus Prime: Prime Wars

Micronus Prime: RID 2015

Between the Solus box art and Micronus leak, looks like I'm right on 6/13 so far

The only ones left to see are Onyx, Amalgamous, Alchemist, Alpha Trion (if we get a new one), Quintus, and Nexus

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186591)
Posted by william-james88 on December 5th, 2024 @ 2:27pm CST

We thank Glyph for letting us know of the leaked images of the box art for several figures in Transformers Age of the Primes.

This gives us our first looks at Solus Prime, Silverbolt & Slingshot, plus Animated Wasp, G2 Grimlock (and Wheelie!), Star Convoy, and proper images of Prima and Red Alert.

With Solus, we can see her alt mode as well which shows us that her giant hammer is made up of the front of her vehicle. And the alt mode for the aerialbots shows that Hasbronis going full cartoon accurate with the boxy proportions.

Let us know what you think.

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186592)
Posted by bluecatcinema on December 5th, 2024 @ 2:34pm CST

Fantastic stuff. Especially the Aerialbots and Star Convoy.

Re: First Look at a Transformers Prima's G1 Sunbow Inspired Headsculpt (2186596)
Posted by Dino-Snarl on December 5th, 2024 @ 5:43pm CST

Milking the SS Grimlock mould and not the others as yet. Strange.

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Posted by Sabrblade on December 5th, 2024 @ 5:53pm CST

Dino-Snarl wrote:Milking the SS Grimlock mould and not the others as yet. Strange.

Sabrblade wrote:Some leaked info regarding upcoming AOTP toys and more:

JTPrime17 has reportedly verified this information.

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Posted by chuckdawg1999 on December 5th, 2024 @ 6:47pm CST

Please don't hold me to this since the picture is so blurry, but I think Superion will have a skeleton mode like Menasor and that's what we're seeing now.

I'm sorry but $160 is still way too much for Star Convoy.

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Posted by Glyph on December 5th, 2024 @ 6:55pm CST

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Please don't hold me to this since the picture is so blurry, but I think Superion will have a skeleton mode like Menasor and that's what we're seeing now.

That does seem likely - the right leg looks to be a hollow frame since we can see the guy's arm through it, and the right arm is similarly pretty thin even though the black on it initially made me think it was Air Raid.

Left arm appears to be Slingshot and left leg is presumably Air Raid, which I believe are their most typical positions (and the ones listed on the wiki, which we know gets used as reference).

Silverbolt looks surprisingly squat on his own in that pic, almost like his legs are mistransformed (unlikely?), though it could just be the pose being hard to read through the blur.

Trying to work out what's behind Silverbolt on the table - could be extra Superion parts that aren't directly part of his jet mode?

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Posted by DeathReviews on December 5th, 2024 @ 7:17pm CST

Oh CRUD, they're still giving G2 Grimlock that horrible, horrible "Wheelie" mini-figure...?

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Posted by Glyph on December 5th, 2024 @ 7:22pm CST

TFW2005 have just posted three more pictures from the Cybertron Con display, including a non-blurry version of the Silverbolt/Superion pic!

Clear version of the Silverbolt/Superion shot - this confirms the "skeleton" structure:

Skinny Superion, Silverbolt, and Silverbolt's drum kit extra Superion parts:

Star Convoy Optimus Prime & box art:

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Posted by Sowndwave76 on December 5th, 2024 @ 8:54pm CST

So it clear that Silverbolt will have a huge jet mode…. It looks like the bot forms maybe half of the overall jet, maybe a bit more in terms of the length.

Man, overall I like the look of the combined mode…. But damn, buying another combiner the same year as Devy and the Contructicons??

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Posted by Glyph on December 5th, 2024 @ 9:31pm CST

More stream pictures via @damnyouwillis:

Centaur Onyx Prime!

Full Primes statues mural / poster group shot:

Much clearer view of the Star Convoy box art, with Primes head shots (note Alchemist/Maccadam):

G2 Grimlock & Wheelie:

A-ha, group shot of the wave 1 lineup. That gives us a size comparison for the smaller "Titan" Star Convoy. Also gives us a view of Star Convoy's base mode in the back:

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Posted by william-james88 on December 5th, 2024 @ 10:39pm CST

The reveals are coming fast and loose. We finally have a good image of Commander class Silverbolt and what exactly is going on with him. As with Legacy Menasor, he is a voyager sized bot that cones with the frame for the combiner. It connects to Silverbolt in jet mode to make a very large jet and can be used as a turret accessory for the bot mode, as you can see below.

We also have more images of Star Convoy, including a hint at the G1 accurate base mode, along with a poster of all the Primes. We even have art of Centaur Onyx Prime thanks to @damnyouwillis on Blue Sky.

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Posted by Gauntlet101010 on December 5th, 2024 @ 10:46pm CST

As cool as all the new reveals are ... I'm gonna stick to my guns and only get the stuff I really want.

Superion looks 100% better than the UW I already have. But I do already have that one. And if I replace him then I have to be on board to replace Menasor, Defensor, AND Bruticus. That's 20 guys. I held off on Menasor so I'll hold off on Superion too. Looks great. I guess that's one way to handle all that combiner bulk! Even if the end product is better I dunno. It's a mass of parts that don't do much outside the robot.

Having Super Megatron makes Star Convoy really tempting. I already have the G1 reissue. NGL, it's tempting. He comes with a tiny Hot Rod too? That almost cinches it.

The 13 are also tempting, but I want to be selective there too. Alpha Trion, surely. Liege Maximo probably. I'll probably pass on the rest.

Wasp. So the prophecies came true at last. I'll nab that guy. I feel way more connected to him than most of the 13, TBH.

Is that story book Wheelie? It looks like Wheelie done up in his colors from that picture book / his prototype colors. Kinda neat, but not enough for a buy.

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