New product images of Hasbro Protectobots

It that an Elite Guard logo I see on Blades?
Edit: Huh. Just Googled the Elite Guard badge. It's very similar, but not quite the same. The Elite Guard logo has three chevron-thingies that sit at an upwards angle, but the insignia on Blades only has two, and they're straight.

I approve of the yellow tape on the packaging, especially the "Protectobots on the scene" I still think using Arcee, let alone the Legion, as Groove is a bit weird, a crane as a fire vehicle not so much, look at United Artfire. Streetsmart looks too bland in robot mode, that's the only really bad thing in the set. We are dealing with a new design team, mind you, but so far I'm not displeased overall.

Since I don't see TF4 or Age of Extinction anywhere, it's safe to assume they're like the blank 2010 line toys: they can fit in anywhere.

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Since I don't see TF4 or Age of Extinction anywhere, it's safe to assume they're like the blank 2010 line toys: they can fit in anywhere.

I'm thinking these mutli-packs might be the catalyst that forces TFWiki to change its "Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)" page to a "Transformers (2014 toyline) page.

And the Legends Optimus Prime, Starscream and Bumblebee re-re-releases haven't done so already? If I were you I'd wait a little while longer until we get package shots of the Generations 2015 toys. If they match in style we get 2010 all over again.

Mindmaster wrote:That Hot Spot/Blades set though... Had they used Hot Spot's GDO head and the Inferno version of the mold, it'd be a little better. But as it stands, no thanks.

But then it would just be GDO Hot Spot in red. It'd look more like Fire Chief instead. At least with the crane arm we get something evocative of a ladder.

The colors are all wrong. Not accurate to the show at all.

mcfmullen wrote:The colors are all wrong. Not accurate to the show at all.

Who said they were trying to be show-accurate? In fact, none of these bodies are show-accurate anyway, so how could they ever be show-accurate?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:RotF Evac comes close enough to Blades, just switch out the orange for red:

As is, it's a good match for the deco of Rescue Bots Blades.

Sabrblade wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:RotF Evac comes close enough to Blades, just switch out the orange for red:

As is, it's a good match for the deco of Rescue Bots Blades.

Yes. Yes it does. And Universe Bonecrusher, with a little black paint, and some yellow stripes, is a hop, skip, and jump from being Boulder. Need a good Chase though. Using RID Prowl right now, and I glued a lego stud to DOTM Spec. Ratchet so I could mount a Ladder to him for Heatwave, although this might get subbed in.

I want to get GDO Hit Spot even more now, and use the Guard City names for the fire truck and helicopter, and one day Heatwave is going to get a long-lost distress call from Rescue Team Alpha-1.

Also, I love that Groove comes with two guns. (on package) And that I used the same guns for the same setup on Arcee.

So...., what toyline is this? Generations, Age of Extinction, or a nameless line called Transformers?

If we're really lucky, when we eventually get an official Defensor, Groove will have changed into something less ridiculously undersized than a motorcycle.