Official In-package pictures of Generations Skids, Goldfire, Waspinator and Dreadwing

G2 on Dreadwing!

Waspinator looks so good I've now become torn as to whether stick with getting the Takara version like I decided on before or to just go with the Hasbro version.

Still going for Takara Rhinox, though. Brown rhino > charcoal rhino.

Holy crap, Dreadwing's comic and box even has the Generation 2-style Decepticon faction symbol!

These can't get here fast enough. Hopefully they'll pull a Fall of Cybertron Soundwave & friends and release them a month earlier than predicted.

And sure, he’s getting blown to pieces just as regularly as he used to. But at least the guy he’s working for now knows how to put him back together properly

LOVE that bit on Waspinator's bio

Skids.. Yes indeed.

Sold on Skids and Dreadwing! But is sucks that the Goldfire mold is not without flaw...or is it? I hope the paint apps aren't as horrid as BB.

Nemesis Destron wrote:But is sucks that the Goldfire mold is not without flaw...or is it?

I'm completely skimping on Bumblebee purely for Goldbug. I already own the Classics Deluxe, and I still want this mold, just not as Bumblebee.

And call me uber amounts of crazy, but I prefer the deco on the final product here than what we were shown at BotCon, with the orange-gold than the previous gold.

I wonder if a Takara Skids will have a darker blue to be more G1?

I read and reread Waspinator's bio again, and (forgive me of my ignorance to the comic continuity) I have to ask: is this Waspinator the very same Beast Wars character, and somehow entered the IDW Generation 1 continuity?

I believe this is a Sabrblade/JelZe-oriented question.

Mindmaster wrote:I read and reread Waspinator's bio again, and (forgive me of my ignorance to the comic continuity) I have to ask: is this Waspinator the very same Beast Wars character, and somehow entered the IDW Generation 1 continuity?

I believe this is a Sabrblade/JelZe-oriented question.

It kinda looks like the bio was written to be some sort of unholy mishmash of the BW cartoon character and the IDW character in an attempt to synchronize with both iterations of the character, resulting in a very bizarre, nonsensical bio that otherwise ends up contradicting both versions of the guy.

Smooth, Hasbro.

Sabrblade wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:I read and reread Waspinator's bio again, and (forgive me of my ignorance to the comic continuity) I have to ask: is this Waspinator the very same Beast Wars character, and somehow entered the IDW Generation 1 continuity?

I believe this is a Sabrblade/JelZe-oriented question.

It kinda looks like the bio was written to be some sort of unholy mishmash of the BW cartoon character and the IDW character in an attempt to synchronize with both iterations of the character, resulting in a very bizarre, nonsensical bio that otherwise ends up contradicting both versions of the guy.

Smooth, Hasbro.

So it's an amalgam of both of them?

Well damn, here I was getting excited that is the straight-up character from the original show.

Mindmaster wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:I read and reread Waspinator's bio again, and (forgive me of my ignorance to the comic continuity) I have to ask: is this Waspinator the very same Beast Wars character, and somehow entered the IDW Generation 1 continuity?

I believe this is a Sabrblade/JelZe-oriented question.

It kinda looks like the bio was written to be some sort of unholy mishmash of the BW cartoon character and the IDW character in an attempt to synchronize with both iterations of the character, resulting in a very bizarre, nonsensical bio that otherwise ends up contradicting both versions of the guy.

Smooth, Hasbro.

So it's an amalgam of both of them?

Well damn, here I was getting excited that is the straight-up character from the original show.

Just ignore the nonsensical bio and use the toy for whichever version you want, since the IDW character pretty much uses the design of the cartoon character straight up.

Sabrblade wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:I read and reread Waspinator's bio again, and (forgive me of my ignorance to the comic continuity) I have to ask: is this Waspinator the very same Beast Wars character, and somehow entered the IDW Generation 1 continuity?

I believe this is a Sabrblade/JelZe-oriented question.

It kinda looks like the bio was written to be some sort of unholy mishmash of the BW cartoon character and the IDW character in an attempt to synchronize with both iterations of the character, resulting in a very bizarre, nonsensical bio that otherwise ends up contradicting both versions of the guy.

Smooth, Hasbro.

So it's an amalgam of both of them?

Well damn, here I was getting excited that is the straight-up character from the original show.

Just ignore the nonsensical bio and use the toy for whichever version you want, since the IDW character pretty much uses the design of the cartoon character straight up.

I was going to anyway. Already did it to Fall of Cybertron Starscream.

They're all good but Waspinator looks the best.

1) Goldbug Goldfire is a horrible shade of... stone? I don't know what that is. I might take him apart and repaint him proper.

2) I hope Waspinator's head doesn't show in alt form like in the pic above. Seems like it should be tucked away, but I've seen awkward Hasbro engineering like that before, so...

Metrosuplex wrote:1) Goldbug Goldfire is a horrible shade of... stone? I don't know what that is. I might take him apart and repaint him proper.

"Proper"?





Compared to this:



He's perfect just as is, to me.

I've had trouble deciding what I think on Skids. I like the figure and I'm glad he's getting an update, though the legs don't look so good here.

Goldbug looks awesome. I liked the look of the new IDW Bumblebee they made, but I just don't want anymore of that character. This fits in my collection tons better.

G2 Dreadwing is the winner of the wave for me. I like this mold so much better like this than as Megatron, and I take any G2 I can get. The only thing that would make him cooler is if you could mount his cannon on his shoulder.

Because I can:

Nekoman wrote:The only thing that would make him cooler is if you could mount his cannon on his shoulder.

Get to it, third party groups.

If anyone got the little flyer from Walmart in Sundays paper, they show a picture of Skids and Dreadwing on the flyer.

Holy carp!

Has anyone else noticed that the art for these 4 were done by none other than the legendary Alan Davis?!? How the heck did Hasbro manage to get him to do that?

rdrunr89 wrote:If anyone got the little flyer from Walmart in Sundays paper, they show a picture of Skids and Dreadwing on the flyer.

Mind if you upload an image of it? We'd love to write up a news article on it.

Interesting that I can't get these to pull up in Amazon.com's search. I keep searching for the Beast Hunters Weaponizers to no avail.

It's also interesting that the "gold" colored plastic on "Goldfire" somehow looks much better than the gold colored plastic used on Linkin Park Soundwave.

Well, I had doubts about Goldbug before. Now? What the hell, I'll take it.

Getting that entire wave.

Seibertron wrote:It's also interesting that the "gold" colored plastic on "Goldfire" somehow looks much better than the gold colored plastic used on Linkin Park Soundwave.

Maybe because two designers at Hasbro thought
"Man, we failed on that thrilling thirty bee, and kids might think he's terrible so they won't buy him. Lets put a new head on, and use that really really expensive gold on him and call him Goldfire!" The other designer might boom back saying "But that gold is for that linkin park Soundwave!" The first guy replied "Yeah, but more kids would buy a gold bumblebee rather than a gold Soundwave"

Which made the fans

I love ALL of these figures.

Unfortunately, I haven't seen the first wave in person. But outside of Orion Pax, all these guys look better than any of those guys.

In a word: WASPINATOR!!!

i want them all but unless hasbro starts making quality products again im just getting waspinator, possibly goldbug if theres a buy 1 get one 50% off.

rdrunr89 wrote:If anyone got the little flyer from Walmart in Sundays paper, they show a picture of Skids and Dreadwing on the flyer.

You mean this?



Full ad available on this link: http://weeklyad.walmart.com/Walmart/Bro?wmlspartner=FYAGeMjDX6c&=&affs=p&wid=5b6b4213e4b0bcb699adeb9f&u1=&oid=223073.10006940&sourceid=37141976172661509211&affillinktype=3&veh=aff ... ViewMode=2 (Must press View Toys) to see it. Third ad in.)

Seibertron.com member rdrunr89 dropped by to let us know about an ad placed by Wal*Mart. What could be so special about this ad, you ask? Well, this one advertises the upcoming releases of Generations: Thrilling 30 Dreadwing and Autobot Skids! Among other Transformers products shown are Construct-Bots Triplechangers Blitzwing and Bumblebee and the Scout-sized Starscream and Ironhide sets. The image has been mirrored below for your viewing pleasure.

Yep, definitely getting the domestic and import releases of Waspy. I'll skip Skids and just get Takara's version, that light blue plastic just doesn't look right. I'm passing on the rest unless Takara does something truly spectacular/different with the decos.

it would be nice if we didn't have to wait so long for these to hit the shelves.

this holiday season is going to truly suck (retail transformers wise) unless these hit stores early.

i think the only thing most people are waiting to see is wave 5 of beast hunters.. after that.. i don't think there is anything new until the next wave of generations in january (besides legends swerve and cosmos)

i hate how hasbro handles the holiday season.. i understand that they want to get rid of the stuff that's been sitting in stores forever.. it's annoying.

oh well. at least masterpiece prowl and bluestreak will be getting released in the meantime.

Yeah I'm really curious what the Takara Skids will look like.

If Takara is darker, and closer to G1 I might think about picking him up.

I want all of these figures. Right now.

Mkall wrote:I want all of these figures. Right now.

You and me both. I needed these yesterday!

xyl360 wrote:Yep, definitely getting the domestic and import releases of Waspy. I'll skip Skids and just get Takara's version, that light blue plastic just doesn't look right. I'm passing on the rest unless Takara does something truly spectacular/different with the decos.

But this one's blue is comic-accurate.

I wonder can Skids swing his arms side by side? Because from the pictures don't look like he has the space and the joint to do so.

Ad good thru the 28th and when is my pay day? The 1st!! And whose power steering pump went out on his car tonight? That would be me!

Fate... you are one cruel bi**h!!

Waspinator will join his buddies BW Waspinator and Animated Waspinator on the shelf.

What does one call a group of Waspinator? A colony? A scrapyard?

Twitchythe3rd wrote:Waspinator will join his buddies BW Waspinator and Animated Waspinator on the shelf.

What does one call a group of Waspinator? A colony? A scrapyard?

The Three Stooges!

so are these 2 in wave 1 cause i havent seen any of the 30th anniversary deluxes yet. Ive been to 2 targets & 2 walmarts on a regular basis & target has their exclusives only & walmart has nothing. I did notice that the TF section in walmart shrank though. But anyway Megatron is the only one im looking for & im going to be pretty pissed if i cant find him cause the stores decided to skip a wave.

Sabrblade wrote:

xyl360 wrote:Yep, definitely getting the domestic and import releases of Waspy. I'll skip Skids and just get Takara's version, that light blue plastic just doesn't look right. I'm passing on the rest unless Takara does something truly spectacular/different with the decos.

But this one's blue is comic-accurate.

Dude, there's a picture of the comic side-by-side with the toy in this very thread. Unless there's something severely wrong with my monitor's color config that magically makes flat deep blues look like bright almost fluorescent blues when applied to plastic, then it is definitely NOT comic accurate:

I bet you can't grab a single shade of blue between the two images and have their RGB values match. In fact, I bet they won't even be shades of the same blue at all.

Suddenly I'm concerned that Skids has almost no shoulder articulation....

Mindmaster - Thanks for the credits. Sorry I didn't get back to post a picture. Was busy watching the Bears whip the Steelers.

Autobot032 - Thanks for adding the picture.

Mindmaster - Thanks for the credits. Sorry I didn't get back to post a picture. Was busy watching the Bears whip the Steelers.

Autobot032 - Thanks for adding the picture.

xyl360 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

xyl360 wrote:Yep, definitely getting the domestic and import releases of Waspy. I'll skip Skids and just get Takara's version, that light blue plastic just doesn't look right. I'm passing on the rest unless Takara does something truly spectacular/different with the decos.

But this one's blue is comic-accurate.

Dude, there's a picture of the comic side-by-side with the toy in this very thread. Unless there's something severely wrong with my monitor's color config that magically makes flat deep blues look like bright almost fluorescent blues when applied to plastic, then it is definitely NOT comic accurate:

And yet, inside the pages of IDW's comic issues themselves, he (along with every single character currently in MTMTE) has washed out, faded colors like this toy does:







The colors of that cover you posted are too dark.

rdrunr89 wrote:Mindmaster - Thanks for the credits. Sorry I didn't get back to post a picture. Was busy watching the Bears whip the Steelers.

Autobot032 - Thanks for adding the picture.

Not a problem, that's what we're here for!

Wait, so when are these guys coming out, because I wasn't expecting them until 2014.

So is Goldfire going to be Bumblebee or the separate Goldbug that is running around the IDW universe. (I read the bio, but I can't help but wonder what's in the IDW comic)

RiddlerJ wrote:So is Goldfire going to be Bumblebee or the separate Goldbug that is running around the IDW universe. (I read the bio, but I can't help but wonder what's in the IDW comic)

He's Bumblebee. Bee recently got upgraded into this form but kept his "Bumblebee" name. Goldbug's still his own dude.

I wish this was sign that these guys were hitting the shelves soon, but that's just wishful thinking. More likely than not these guys won't be about until next year

For those wondering about Skids' shoulder articulation, I think in the picture they are mistransformed. They don't even look like they've been unpegged from his sides to me. I have a feeling that they'll pull out farther than that. Hasbro never shows off the best from their figures. 9 times out of 10 they are transformed wrong. Wait until people have it in hand before calling it