Pre-Orders for Transformers Studio Series Wave 1 All Classes

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Courtesy of a number of our site sponsors, we have rundown of all the in-stock and pre-order listings available for the Hasbro / Takara Tomy Transformers Studio Series toyline, featuring the latest incarnations of the live action Paramount movie universe designs. Summarised below are descriptions of the Leader, Voyager and Deluxe size class toys available in wave one, with links to the pages for their orders.

If you're waiting for an online retailer to grab these movieverse toys, now may be your chance - happy hunting!

LEADER FIGURES

Transformers News: Pre-Orders for Transformers Studio Series Wave 1 All Classes

This Studio Series Leader Class lineup features premium figures, each with movie-inspired scale, detail, and backdrop. Figures stand at a scale relative to their character’s height in the movie and feature deco. Each package comes with a movie scene backdrop that can be removed to display the figure on shelf. Fans can use the backdrop and pose their figures in the scene with their own style. Set of Grimlock and Blackout.

BBTS (104.99): http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Search?Se ... ies+Leader

RobotKingdom (109.90): http://www.robotkingdom.com/e0703as00.html

AJ's Toychest:
http://www.ajstoychest.com/hasbro-trans ... der-class/

VOYAGER FIGURES

This Studio Series Voyager Class lineup features premium figures, each with movie-inspired scale, detail, and backdrop. Figures stand at a scale relative to their character’s height in the movie and feature deco. Each package comes with a movie scene backdrop that can be removed to display the figure on shelf. Fans can use the backdrop and pose their figures in the scene with their own style. Set of Optimus Prime and Starscream.

BBTS (64.99): http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Search?Se ... es+Voyager

The Chosen Prime (64.99): http://www.thechosenprime.com/TSSDeluxeW1

RobotKingdom (69.90): http://www.robotkingdom.com/transformer ... 2as00.html

AJ's Toychest:http://www.ajstoychest.com/hasbro-transformers/transformers-studio-series/transformers-studio-series-voyager-class/

DELUXE FIGURES

This Studio Series Voyager Class lineup features premium figures, each with movie-inspired scale, detail, and backdrop. Figures stand at a scale relative to their character's height in the movie and feature vivid, high-def deco. Each package comes with a movie scene backdrop that can be removed to display the figure on shelf. Fans can use the backdrop and pose their figures in the scene with their own style. Set of 4.

BBTS (84.99): http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Search?Se ... ies+Deluxe

TFSource (82.99): https://tfsource.com/transformers-studi ... e-1-set-4/

RobotKingdom (89.90): http://www.robotkingdom.com/transformer ... 1as00.html

The Chosen Prime (82.99): http://www.thechosenprime.com/TSSDeluxeW1

AJ's Toychest (): http://www.ajstoychest.com/hasbro-trans ... uxe-class/

Pre-Orders for Transformers Studio Series Wave 1 All Classes

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Comment by DMSL Apr 1, 2018

Not sure yet if i will get him, i really want to see him in comparison to ROTF Prime and the MPM Prime.

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Comment by Ironhidensh Apr 1, 2018

-Kanrabat- wrote:>some

Ouch...

Kids, man.

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Apr 1, 2018

Super stoked for the leaders, they look to be awesome!

Still hoping Hasbro does something about SS Thundercracker and TRU. I really want him

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Comment by Autobot Roadburn Apr 1, 2018

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Super stoked for the leaders, they look to be awesome!

Still hoping Hasbro does something about SS Thundercracker and TRU. I really want him

I'd just keep checking, I found him on Friday and got to choose the one with the best paint out of the 7 or so on the shelf. Super lucky.

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Apr 1, 2018

Autobot Roadburn wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Super stoked for the leaders, they look to be awesome!

Still hoping Hasbro does something about SS Thundercracker and TRU. I really want him

I'd just keep checking, I found him on Friday and got to choose the one with the best paint out of the 7 or so on the shelf. Super lucky.

The TRU near me has finished its stock, I asked. They're focusing on build sets that are still outlandishly priced.

By chance, do you live in the US? And could you maybe pick another up and ship it? Or trade it?

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Comment by Autobot Roadburn Apr 1, 2018

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Autobot Roadburn wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Super stoked for the leaders, they look to be awesome!

Still hoping Hasbro does something about SS Thundercracker and TRU. I really want him

I'd just keep checking, I found him on Friday and got to choose the one with the best paint out of the 7 or so on the shelf. Super lucky.

The TRU near me has finished its stock, I asked. They're focusing on build sets that are still outlandishly priced.

By chance, do you live in the US? And could you maybe pick another up and ship it? Or trade it?

I'd have to get back there and see if any are left, and I can't do that at least until tomorrow. If I still find any I'll direct message you. The only trade I'm interested in right now is Blackout so if you happen to find him I could send you Thundercracker and either the difference in cost or trde figures. I'll try to track him down if I can, he's a really fun figure.

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Apr 1, 2018

Autobot Roadburn wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Autobot Roadburn wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Super stoked for the leaders, they look to be awesome!

Still hoping Hasbro does something about SS Thundercracker and TRU. I really want him

I'd just keep checking, I found him on Friday and got to choose the one with the best paint out of the 7 or so on the shelf. Super lucky.

The TRU near me has finished its stock, I asked. They're focusing on build sets that are still outlandishly priced.

By chance, do you live in the US? And could you maybe pick another up and ship it? Or trade it?

I'd have to get back there and see if any are left, and I can't do that at least until tomorrow. If I still find any I'll direct message you. The only trade I'm interested in right now is Blackout so if you happen to find him I could send you Thundercracker and either the difference in cost or trde figures. I'll try to track him down if I can, he's a really fun figure.

Thanks! I'd appreciate that. He's a favorite character of mine and I love the Nitro Zeus mold!

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Comment by Autobot Roadburn Apr 1, 2018

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Autobot Roadburn wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Autobot Roadburn wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Super stoked for the leaders, they look to be awesome!

Still hoping Hasbro does something about SS Thundercracker and TRU. I really want him

I'd just keep checking, I found him on Friday and got to choose the one with the best paint out of the 7 or so on the shelf. Super lucky.

The TRU near me has finished its stock, I asked. They're focusing on build sets that are still outlandishly priced.

By chance, do you live in the US? And could you maybe pick another up and ship it? Or trade it?

I'd have to get back there and see if any are left, and I can't do that at least until tomorrow. If I still find any I'll direct message you. The only trade I'm interested in right now is Blackout so if you happen to find him I could send you Thundercracker and either the difference in cost or trde figures. I'll try to track him down if I can, he's a really fun figure.

Thanks! I'd appreciate that. He's a favorite character of mine and I love the Nitro Zeus mold!

No problem! I like him a lot more than Nitro, the colors are better and his head design is super cool. Not sure if it's been done yet but I'll try and upload a comparison photo of the two side by side.

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Comment by shajaki Apr 1, 2018

I got the Wave 1 Studio Series Deluxe's in the mail this week. I thought I'd share my thoughts!

Bee is great, he shows that they learned alot from their MPM Bee and the '77 Camaro Bee sorely needed a new mold. On to Stinger...

This line, and particularly Stinger, have been judged rather harshly it seems. I think Stinger is pretty good. Some things are really neat, like the front wheels going into the chest and still being visible. He's also decently posable and has a great head sculpt.

Not so great, is his.. "gun"...? The roof of the car is stuck to one of his arms, which I guess can be considered a cannon/gun/whatever, but it's a bit of a stretch.

One of the reasons these have been panned is QC. For the record, so far I've nothing negative in that regard to report. Now the other two:

This is actually my first movie Ratchet! It's a really great mold, only complaint being that he feels too small, his backpack needs ONE more fold, and I wish the saw spun. But he transforms really fun, and is really posable. Look at the one knee pose! All is forgiven.

Crowbar is hideously awesome! He's an improvement over the last monster SUV guy, and if they're your jam then you'll love him. Biggest flaw, the dreads in alt mode. They can be tucked away, but I chose not to because I don't want them permabent in a way I don't want.

All Deluxe's opened, final thoughts:
Even though I already said I liked Stinger, he is the weakest of the Wave 1. And I'm surprised how much I liked Ratchet and Crowbar. I'm pumped for this line 8-}

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Comment by Autobot Roadburn Apr 1, 2018

Really love this guy. The Toys R Us I go to must be running out of employees giving a scrap because they’ve actually stopped answering the phone altogether. Figured I’d run over and check since they don’t answer and got super lucky! Still can’t believe he’s the last ever Toys R Us exclusive though.

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Comment by Emerje Apr 1, 2018

Autobot Roadburn wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Super stoked for the leaders, they look to be awesome!

Still hoping Hasbro does something about SS Thundercracker and TRU. I really want him

I'd just keep checking, I found him on Friday and got to choose the one with the best paint out of the 7 or so on the shelf. Super lucky.

Some of us no longer have TRU stores to check, they've already started shutting them down.

Emerje

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Comment by Carnivius_Prime Apr 2, 2018

i cannot believe i just typed out a load of stuff and the site didn't connect when i pressed send and when i clicked back all my post was completely gone.

So here's me rewriting it all (and copy pasting it into text file just in case i lose it again)
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Had these for almost a week now and have got a lot of play from them on my desk.

Bumblebee - Surprisingly smaller than the TLK figure but that works for me since this is 2007 Bee and I can reason that he got stronger and a bit bulkier over the series. Yes, roof does come off a bit easily but i can fix that. I had more trouble getting the hood over onto the chest for car mode and then back again for robot mode. That was a pain. Dunno if there's some step I missed cos i didn't use the instructions (more fun figuring it out for yourself, and using the instructions only when stuck). Like that they re-designed the gun arm attachment from the TLK figure so now it fits on his right arm and can still bend at the elbow. Very fun figure.

Ratchet - I will say there are a couple aspects of the 2011 Deluxe I prefer such as transparent windows and a better folded backpack but I do like the increased size of this figure and small things like the front wheels reversing in robot mode to reveal those lil light bits. Can use some more paint in places particularly on the forearms and the vehicle mode (the Takara Movie the Best version of the 2011 mold has a great paintjob that blows this one away) but I like this figure a lot and even just for scale it edges out the 2011 mold for me.

Gave him a gun from a junker DotM Topspin

I'm really liking this series and very grateful for it as without I would very likely not be buying any Transformers this year at all. Yes they have some flaws (but I can't think of many Transformers figure that don't have any thing to improve or change) but I'm satisfied with my purchases (especially as they were only £20 each which is bit cheaper than TLK price or The Entertainer's rip off prices for Titans Return Deluxes, plus these has free delivery). I most want Starscream and Grimlock next, then Optimus and Blackout then Crowbar and Stinger, if I can get those before Wave 2 hits.

Also I really do love the backdrops as they make the shelf look so much nicer and give the figures a more 'grounded' look and added atmosphere.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Apr 2, 2018

Great reviews guys!

Still, I only really want 5 figures so far from this line: Jazz, Megatron, Starscream, Thundercracker, and Grimlock. Limited space and interest. I got rid of so many Movie figures, I will only keep and get the ones that I like the most.

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Comment by ZeroWolf Apr 2, 2018

Love the pics carnivius! Especially the ones where they are mid transformation.

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Comment by Carnivius_Prime Apr 2, 2018

ZeroWolf wrote:Love the pics carnivius! Especially the ones where they are mid transformation.

Thanks, Yeah I'm not really sure why I did those.

And there's too much of a change between Bee's 2nd and 3rd pics and not enough between the 3rd and 4th but oh well.

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Comment by Emerje Apr 2, 2018

Carnivius_Prime wrote:i cannot believe i just typed out a load of stuff and the site didn't connect when i pressed send and when i clicked back all my post was completely gone.

Been there, done that. Next time resist the urge to hit back and hit reload/refresh instead, it should resend the same information.

Emerje

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Comment by Sabrblade Apr 2, 2018

TV spot for this line:

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Comment by Carnivius_Prime Apr 2, 2018

Emerje wrote:
Carnivius_Prime wrote:i cannot believe i just typed out a load of stuff and the site didn't connect when i pressed send and when i clicked back all my post was completely gone.

Been there, done that. Next time resist the urge to hit back and hit reload/refresh instead, it should resend the same information.

Emerje

It's weird cos normally when I click back, it's saved that info just in case of such a problem but it didn't this time. Maybe something's gotten disabled in my browser. Will look it up laters.

Sabrblade wrote:TV spot for this line:

Nice. Only a few figures shown but I like the focus on the backdrops. Think all TF toys could use those as a cheap extra. All them G1 MP toys could have used backdrops from the episodes their accessories are mostly based on like Hot Rod's could have a reversible one of the sharkticon pit where he uses the saw or the lake where he and Daniel fish for a nice constrast.

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Comment by ZeroWolf Apr 2, 2018

The backdrops are a nice touch and I hope they are reused as we go forward

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Comment by Carnivius_Prime Apr 2, 2018