New Mold SS86 Astrotrain Revealed along with Kranix, Soundwave, Repainted Shockwave and More

Posted by Emerje Feb 13, 2026 at 10:28am CST 8,550 views

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It's Toy Fair weekend and right away, before the show even opens, Hasbro comes out the gate with some huge Studio Series 86 reveals for 2026 wave 2! Starting right off we now know that the design team lied when they said SS86 Astrotrain would likely be a Siege Astrotrain repaint. They knew. The new Leader Astrotrain features a more cartoon accurate train mode, a more complete (too put it nicely) shuttle mode and a very mistransformed bot mode.

Then we have Studio Series Kranix just waiting to be eaten by your Sharkticons! Can you believe this is technically his fourth figure? He got two releases included with Unicron repaints and the previous Quintesson Pit of Judgement. This time we get one that's the closest we've gotten to cartoon accurate with the ability to transform. The alt mode is based directly on the Marvel Comics character profile and would probably look decent in a vintage G1 collection as blocky as it is. Should we call this Missing Link Kranix instead?

The rest of the reveals are repaints and repacks. We're getting Skywarp from the Thundercracker mold looking exactly as expected, Voyager Shockwave from the Leader Siege Shockwave mold who appears to be slightly retooled to tab onto Age of the Primes Bruticus' shoulder for some brand synergy, and Sunsteaker and Wheeljack carrying over from the Autobot five pack like Hound will be. Plus, Dinobot Snarl is getting a straight package refresh.

Images come via TFW2005. Are you excited about Astrotrain, Kranix and the others in this wave? Let us know what you're thinking in the Seibertron Energon Pub forums!

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Re: New Mold SS86 Astrotrain Revealed along with Kranix, Soundwave, Repainted Shockwave and More (view post)

Comment by Bumblevivisector Feb 13, 2026

Will this be the Astrotrain that finally gets it right? AFAIC his toys rival Ironhide's for number of botched attempts.

And transforming Kranix based on a comic-only design might just be the pointy foot in the door that leads to SS figures based on unused concepts! Well, Missing Link Arcee certainly budged it a bit too.

And if this gets retooled over and over to the point of producing female Lithonians, that would mean Nancy and other female Junkions down the road!

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Comment by Rodimus Prime Feb 13, 2026

Glad to see we got a brand new Astrotrain instead of a reissue of the Siege POS. Will that mean a brand new Blitzwing as well? I was going to pass on Kranix, but the more I see him the more I like him. Hopefully we get a new Rodimus as well, instead of a repainted and repacked Kingdom figure.

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Comment by steve2275 Feb 13, 2026

aw man they all look great

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Comment by chuckdawg1999 Feb 13, 2026

I dig these but I'm surprised Sunstreaker doesn't come with a blaster. Here's the thing, in some episodes of the toon he had a gun that looks like the one Devastation Wheeljack comes with. Synergy?

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Comment by Emerje Feb 13, 2026

I mentioned this in the article a bit, but I'm definitely by two Kranixs, one to stick with my regular stuff and one to go with my Missing Link figures. His blockyness is giving me such strong vintage G1 vibes I think he'll fit right in. We'll have to see if we get a ML Gnaw. :lol:

I think they went ahead and made a new Astrotrain when they realized how much they can potentially milk it if they choose. Mainly Hasbro vintage toy colors/comic colors and Takara vintage toy colors.

We need a new Shockwave, leaks show that he's pretty tiny next to a lot of characters like Soundwave and Blaster. His mini-me gun appears to be a new mold, it's not the same as the one from the weapons pack and the handle is all the way back for some reason. Also as mentioned, he can attach to Bruticus. It's a bit odd giving him a shoulder canon, it's not exactly cartoon accurate, but it's something.

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Emerje

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Comment by chuckdawg1999 Feb 13, 2026

Apparently a TRU in Singapore put the new figures out early and somebody was able to buy them.

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Comment by Bumblevivisector Feb 14, 2026

Emerje wrote:Also as mentioned, he can attach to Bruticus. It's a bit odd giving him a shoulder canon, it's not exactly cartoon accurate, but it's something.

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Emerje

Something like Haslab LioKaiser Deathcobra envy?

Or testing the waters for a Lightning Bug with new personality and bot mode that's big enough for Legacy Menasor to wield? Maybe it can have a new submarine mode too...but then it'd be a water bug.

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Comment by megatran Feb 15, 2026

megatran wrote:Hasbro flat out refuse to release a 'G1' mode Megatron but has no qualms triggering childhood psychological trauma in now adults 40 years on.
* lays on floor in fetal position sucking thumb *

And now Hasbro announces 40th Anniversary TFTM "APOLOGY TOUR". >:oP

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Comment by chuckdawg1999 Feb 15, 2026

megatran wrote:
megatran wrote:Hasbro flat out refuse to release a 'G1' mode Megatron but has no qualms triggering childhood psychological trauma in now adults 40 years on.
* lays on floor in fetal position sucking thumb *

And now Hasbro announces 40th Anniversary TFTM "APOLOGY TOUR".

I haven't been able to leave my house in 40 years.

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Comment by TF-fan kev777 Feb 16, 2026

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I dig these but I'm surprised Sunstreaker doesn't come with a blaster. Here's the thing, in some episodes of the toon he had a gun that looks like the one Devastation Wheeljack comes with. Synergy?

That is pretty weird since Sunstreaker and Wheeljack both came with one of the Elita-1/Minerva guns in the Autobot 5 pack, and this Wheeljack release still has the same gun from the 5 pack, while Sunstreaker got shorted. I guess I'm glad I went for the 5 pack after all.

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Comment by Nemesis Destron Feb 16, 2026

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I dig these but I'm surprised Sunstreaker doesn't come with a blaster. Here's the thing, in some episodes of the toon he had a gun that looks like the one Devastation Wheeljack comes with. Synergy?

That is pretty weird since Sunstreaker and Wheeljack both came with one of the Elita-1/Minerva guns in the Autobot 5 pack, and this Wheeljack release still has the same gun from the 5 pack, while Sunstreaker got shorted. I guess I'm glad I went for the 5 pack after all.

Yeah I gotta call Di*k Move on HasTak for this one IMO. Both Wheeljack and Sunstreaker recently on the pegs. Correct me anyone if I dreamt this....? And now for your viewing pleasure for a second time, bravo HasTak bravo! #-o

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Comment by chuckdawg1999 Feb 17, 2026

Nemesis Destron wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I dig these but I'm surprised Sunstreaker doesn't come with a blaster. Here's the thing, in some episodes of the toon he had a gun that looks like the one Devastation Wheeljack comes with. Synergy?

That is pretty weird since Sunstreaker and Wheeljack both came with one of the Elita-1/Minerva guns in the Autobot 5 pack, and this Wheeljack release still has the same gun from the 5 pack, while Sunstreaker got shorted. I guess I'm glad I went for the 5 pack after all.

Yeah I gotta call Di*k Move on HasTak for this one IMO. Both Wheeljack and Sunstreaker recently on the pegs. Correct me anyone if I dreamt this....? And now for your viewing pleasure for a second time, bravo HasTak bravo!

You are 100% correct. In fact, both figures went on sale recently, with Sunstreaker hitting clearance in some areas. While I'm interested in both, I just know SS86 Wheeljack will go on sale.

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Feb 17, 2026

Kinda funny how Kranix is the only one here that interests me.

Most of these are repacks or slight reworkings of good figures I have.

Shockwave basically being Siege but smoothed out is funny, but I dont need him.

I am not going to judge Astrotrain too hard until we get proper in hand looks in a couple months, but woof, all those mistransformations, a hollow tummy for a bowtie, the skinniness of the limbs... yikes. Honestly have no idea how anyone can say, at first glance, this could be better than Siege.

Siege Skywarp is also my Skywarp. So I am glad the 40th anniversary is a lot of stuff I am happy with, will let me focus on the overpriced AotP stuff instead of both overpriced lines. Thanks a lot there.

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Comment by Sabrblade Feb 17, 2026

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Comment by Overcracker Feb 17, 2026

Pre-Orders are up.

Pre-ordered Astro Train, Shockwave and Sunstreaker.

Still wrestling with wether to get Kranix or not, just for the novelty.

Wheeljack only if he goes on sale, already have Siege, and don't really need a second one in bright white and minimal paint apps.

Also, Snarl will also be a pass. Don't really need him. Alreayd have Grimlock and Sludge so that's enough for me.

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Comment by chuckdawg1999 Feb 17, 2026

I always remember Astrotrain as thin and lanky, with a big chest from certain angles.

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Comment by Sabrblade Feb 17, 2026

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I always remember Astrotrain as thin and lanky, with a big chest from certain angles.

Here's his character model for reference:

Just now realized that he has no feet.

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Comment by chuckdawg1999 Feb 17, 2026

Sabrblade wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I always remember Astrotrain as thin and lanky, with a big chest from certain angles.
Here's his character model for reference:

Just now realized that he has no feet.

Funny thing, a lot of them don't have defined feet.

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Comment by TF-fan kev777 Feb 17, 2026

I pre-ordered Astrotrian and Skywarp from Amazon and will wait for a sale on Kranix. Siege Shockwave is good enough for me and I have all the rest.

Then I also found both Astrotrain and Skywarp on Walmart for the old leader and voyager price and pre-ordered there as well. I'll be keeping both as I learned my lesson with Soundwave when Walmart cancelled me at the last minute and I had to scramble.

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Comment by Quantum Surge Feb 18, 2026

Only ones I want are Skywarp and Kranix. Everyone else I either already have (Sunstreaker, Snarl, and Wheeljack), would be easier to stomach at a way cheaper price (Shockwave), or looks plain laughable (Astrotrain)

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