Hasbro Rereleases Hard to Find Figures: SS Ultra Magnus and Legacy Beachcomber + Preorders Up

Beachcomber was sold out in the bare SECONDS it took my minions to put it on Pulse pre order, then navigate to the “payment” page. Thanks a lot, Hasbro..

Ordered Magnus in a heartbeat. He will be replacing Earthrise Magnus in my Movie display. I initially didn't want Beachcomber since I don't think I have all the mini-bots anyway, but then I remembered how good Ruckus is, so I figured I would get him from BBTS.

TFW user Lazerwave has gotten ahold of the highly anticipated Studio Series Que from Dark of the Moon! He got a bunch of pictures showing off the figure in both modes, his accessories, and comparisons with the Takara exclusive original DOTM deluxe and with the other Studio Series Autobots! I got permission from him to share those pictures here as well.

He also gave a few notes on the figure itself, which I’ve summarized here:

- He gave Que an 8/10 overall and recommended it for anyone looking to complete the DOTM cast or Wheeljack fans in general
- Articulation and detail are both improved over the original deluxe
- The lab coat flaps on the sides of robot mode are hinged, so they can articulate a little bit outwards
- For cons, he notes that the 5mm ports in the hands make it look like he’s holding cups, and that he felt the shoulder kibble was handled better on the original deluxe.

A few of my own notes:
- He does scale accurately for Studio Series! Que is 15 feet tall in the movie (about the same height as Dino and Sideswipe, and a little shorter than Bumblebee). We can see in the pics that this is true of the figures as well.
- We heard that the staff can store on his back, but I think this is our first time seeing it. The pistol can attach to the staff as well, so both can be stored there.




































Here’s our first look at Que with the other Studio Series DOTM Autobots!

The original Que is still such a fun toy, glad to see him again. And glad to see his toy looks pretty nice!

I missed out on Siege Astrotrain (spotted it a few times but never snagged it and ended up regretting it) so I'll be all over a SS86 repaint of the mold.

Carnage Creations sent us a review of the upcoming Transformers One Studio Series Bumblebee deluxe toy. There has been a lot of discussion as to which toy one would keep in their collection between this new one and the Prime Changer we got in the movie line last year. While the Studio Series version has better articulation, many fans find the look of the Prime Changer to be more accurate. Let us know what you think.

Recently, I finally got the Core Bee Movie Starscream and he's a nifty little guy. It is a shame that we may never see the easy Skywarp and Thundercracker repaints of this mold.

Cheetron wrote:Is it a new trend to barely paint the new studio series? I found leader aoe prime to be lacking paint. Now que.

Oh it is far from new. But all that plain, gray plastics with full of intricate details that remains unpainted is sad to see.

He looks like a Studio Series Happy Meal toy. What gives with SS not painting anything anymore?

Just watched a recording of the Megacon panel, they're at least aware that people want Dispensor and the Shockwave from the 2007 game! Though Evan said that Dispensor would be a licensing nightmare, which is to be expected. He did talk a lot about doing stuff for anniversaries and such, so I don't know how much obscure bayverse we'll really get in main Studio Series.