Reviews for All 6 New Transformers Figures in Blokees Shining Version Series 2

Blokees are cute, easy and affordable licensed model kits of Transformers characters, you can check out the video below if you want more info on what they are. Blokees has revealed on Twitter 3 new kits coming out in their Transformers One wave. They are Ironhide, Hound and a new troop character called Death Tracker which is based on the vehicons from Transformers Prime. We saw them in the trailers and now we know their official name. Slight spoiler, but the reason they are not "Steeve" this time around is because that name is given to someone else in the film (and no, Jack Black does not make a cameo appearance).

Here is their message:

Blokees Transformers New Reveal!
In GV05, fan-favorites Ironhide, Hound, and DeathTracker return to Cybertron for an epic adventure.
Don’t miss the new wave, launching September 20

It is fun to note that since Blokees models do not transform, using these to release characters that do not have a T Cog in the film, like Ironhide and Prowl works on a thematic level too.

Really looking forward to these. The Ironhide looks even better then their G1 version.

We also got Sentinal Prime and Wheeljack revealed.

So Ironhide and Hound are the same except for the head? That's kinda lame.

First-Aid wrote:So Ironhide and Hound are the same except for the head? That's kinda lame.

I haven't seen the movie yet, but I imagine a lot of bots have similar "molds" pre-cog.

Emerje

First-Aid wrote:So Ironhide and Hound are the same except for the head? That's kinda lame.

also mostly accurate to the film

We now have images of all Blokees model kits from not one but two different waves, the standard Galaxy Version wave and the more premium Classic Class wave. As you'll see below, some characters do repeat like Sentinel Prime and Optimus Prime. Below are the two different classes/waves. You'll see which characters are there along with photos and a video at the end showing anyone not in the know what these kits are all about (though the video refers more to the (Galaxy Versions).

Transformers One Classic Class Wave: More unique from one another, more scale conscious, more parts and LED

- Optimus Prime
- Megatron
- B-127 (cogged)
- Elita-1 (cogged)
- Sentinel Prime


Galaxy Version Wave 5 Transformers One: All share parts, some more than others, all the same height.

- Orion Pax (Cogless)
- B-127 (Cogless)
- D-16/Megatron (Cogged)
- Optimus Prime Final Form (with gun)
- Chase Optimus Prime Final Form (metallic finishing, with energy axe)
Ironhide (Cogless)
Hound (Cogless)
Death Tracker
Sentinel Prime
Wheeljack (Cogless)

Very interested in getting these. The only change I would make is I think the D-16 should have been the cog-less if we're only getting one and I think we should have also gotten a cog-less Elita. Other then that very happy over all.

Catching up on the Wonder Festival which took place in Shanghai, Blokees showed prototypes of upcoming Transformers model kits. They are branching out in size classes and media type. While it was all G1 and Movies so far, they revealed an IDW Megatron. He looks pretty cute in this slightly chibi design. He will be released in one of their standard blind box lines. They also showed their classic class TF One model kits, which are not blind boxes and come with more parts, and they introduced the Action Edition class. This is an 18 cm tall model kit with more details and more parts. We can see with this Megatron of theirs that you can even remove pieces to get a different look.

These are all official images from Blokees themselves.

I;m really interested in seeing what other characters are going to join Megs and Wheeljack in that Galaxy Class wave.

Been building a couple of the Classic Class models and I'm really pretty impressed. I picked up ROTB Arcee on a whim a couple of weeks ago and liked her enough to also pick up the ROTB Optimus that my local Game store had in. Optimus wasn't as clean as Arcee, either in terms of mould lines or hiding the gate points, but still not bad. Weird that he's slightly chibified from his move design while she really isn't, but still fun little kits to build.

I don't build a lot of kits and have only built one entry-level Gundam kit, but I gather these are meant to sit in the same kind of zone - no-glue, no-paint, poseable action figure kits? I was impressed with the level of detail, multipart engineering and molding for the price (£17), comparing pretty well with (say) a lot of Games Workshop kits that cost multiple times what these do. And in terms of ease of assembly and poseability / play value, there's just no comparison.

What would I give for a set of Tau battlesuits with this engineering approach... Well, given it's GW, probably at least 4 times what a comparable Blokees kit would cost, but still.

I enjoy these kits a lot, glad to see them expanding and continuing

I dipped my toe in, and they firmly have me. Blokees are addicting man!

I got the little galaxy defender group, which are super tiny, I got one of the main sets with a 2nd on the way, and I got more of the intricate movieverse ones. These things are fun

I got some more kits, the series 5 kits specifically. I am very appreciative of the miner cogless bots in series 5. Super fun guys



Also, little Defender bee goes well with Origins wheeljack

The Blokees Transformers line continues with the 3rd Shining Series. These model kits have a light up feature around the chest and eyes. While the previous ones were thematically aligned, this one pulls characters from IDW and G1. Check them out below.

Glow with Blokees Transformers Shining Version 03: Shattered Universe!

Ramjet, Tarn, and Miner Megatron join forces in the Shining Version 03. This set features glowing elements, not only illuminates the darkness, but also gives the character a unique charm. Diverse weaponry and stunning laser-etched details. Come and get it.

These are fantastic I just picked up Prime and Bee and I can't believe I can actually purchase these for $9 each.

A Blokees Nickel would be epic.

I got the recent Galaxy Wave 2, I adore these little guys so much

There's lots going on with the Blokees line. Did you know for instance that all those Constructicon alt mode toys are made to combine into Devastator? They do need an extra kit of combining bits though, G1 style, and that will be a problem for Americans since the US distribution arm of the Blokkes company has confirmed to fans that the add on kit will not be distributed to the US. They cite a licensing issue. You can, however, order it from the Show Z Store, along with the complete sets of Blokees needed to complete Blokees Devastator. They are absorbing the extra costs of tariffs too, so you don't pay extra once the toys land in the US (so they say). All links are below.

Chapter 1 : https://showzstore.com/blokees-transfor ... p6721.html



Chapter 2: https://showzstore.com/blokees-transfor ... p6891.html



Chapter 3: https://showzstore.com/blokees-transfor ... p7052.html



Devastator accessory set: https://showzstore.com/blokees-transfor ... p7053.html



That Chapter 3 also has lots of new charcters we didn't have yet, which are all revealed in this video below and they include:

Shattered Glass Optimus Prime
Jazz
Hot Rod
Grimlock
Soundwave
Skywarp
Golden Megatron
Transparent Shockwave
Long Haul (alt mode for Devastator)
Scrapper (alt mode for Devastator)
Mixmaster (alt mode for Devastator)
Shattered Glass Optimus Prime in vehicle mode

Chase figures are Metallic Grimlock, Metallic Soundwave 6 Ravage, Special Galaxy Type Grimlock, Special Galaxy Type Soundwave



And lastly, we have official images for their Galaxy Version Wave 7 Transformers One set that they revealed on Twitter. This set includes:

B-127 Cogged
D-16
Alpha Trion
Elita-1
Orion Pax Cogged
Starscream
Soundwave
Shockwave
Silver Tracker
Megatron Final Form (with a Metallic deco version as the chase figure)

Well, since it's now been 2 months since I contacted blokees about missing parts and 0 anything, no thanks. They were fun. Cool
.But after that, no thank you.

My gut tells me they won't leave the US high and dry. Maybe there's a box set coming.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:My gut tells me they won't leave the US high and dry. Maybe there's a box set coming.

Yes, I think so too. Which would be better for everyone since these are still blind box toys, making it tougher to only het the constructicons in the first place

Not to put salt in the wound, but we now have new images of a completed Blokees Devastator, and while the individual alt modes will be available in the US (in blind boxes), the combining kit won't be. It can still be imported though the Show Z store though, read this article for more details on that. The images are from Weibo User Mangangwan.

We also have some unfortunate news to share, Blokees will be raising the prices on their site on May 19th. As you can read in their announcement below, they say the cost increases are a bullet they just cannot judge. Blokees was very strong in the price front, offering a fun model kit at a very reasonable price, so it's understandable that this hurts them since it gnaws at their price leader advantage, in terms of Porter’s classic competitive strategies. The good news though is that the situation they are referring to is tariffs and they could be temporary, meaning the price increase could be temporary as well.

I just built my two first Blockees, ROTB Optimus Primal Bot and Beast.

The building experience was the BEST so far, with no overly fragile components and zero needs for glue. The light-up feature is excellent and the models are very solid once built. They are small, but they look very good. I overpaid a bit to get them, but they were well worth it. I may buy some more.

Devy looks pretty good. How tall is he supposed to be?

Looking at the last image where's he's stood next to the robot-mode Constructicons from the regular line, I'd say he's somewhere between 6" to 7" to the head. Mixmaster, shown coming up to the top of Devy's hips, is just about 4" to the top of his 'hood'.

I saw this in a news video by TJ Omega, apparently Blokees isn't allowed to sell the Devastator parts due to restrictions by the copyright holder. The speculation is the vehicles transform just enough that Hasbro said no. So no box set or anything like that. Also, probably means no combiners period.

My Transformers one set has shipped, and my Defenders wave 3 and Devastator parts should be shipping any time now. I am really excited to form Devastator and get Hot Rod.

I also found that old wedding cupcake stands are great for blokees

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I saw this in a news video by TJ Omega, apparently Blokees isn't allowed to sell the Devastator parts due to restrictions by the copyright holder. The speculation is the vehicles transform just enough that Hasbro said no. So no box set or anything like that. Also, probably means no combiners period.

I'm late posting because the site hasn't let me on in over a week. I posted to Reddit at the time that I'm sure Blokees thought since they don't transform in the traditional sense that they'd be fine, but didn't get it approved through Hasbro and not being able to sell in the USA is their punishment. Hasbro has been increasingly lenient on these things, we've got our figures from Robosen, Flame Toys' Victory Saber, and the upcoming transforming OP figure kit from Unix Square, there's no real good reason for Hasbro not to allow Devastator aside from them not being told ahead of time.

Emerje

"Devastator will not be available outside of the US"

As I suspected, there is an alternative build that looks just as good and only uses existing figures
https://youtube.com/shorts/2QAn74UVhAw?si=2rPpiM-GlB9c5PTm
Late post, this just came up in my recommended today though.

I got my Galaxy Wave 7 and Defender wave 3.

Of the Galaxy figures, I really like how Shockwave was built, really nice and unique kit. Also, the new neck pieces are awesome additions to help the posing, along with the extra ab crunch armor.

Of the Defenders, I love the 3 autobots in this set, they are really fun to mess with, even if I really wish I could have gotten the super rare Grimlock. Hot rod having his saw is still fun. Decepticons are good too, and i am super stoked to eventually get the Devastator parts!