Transformers Legacy Metalhawk and Twincast Revealed

Metalhawk looks nice. Twincast is cool, but I wish I didn't have to double dip just to get Rewind (and why still with the translucent plastic??). I'd gladly pay Deluxe prices for a four pack of Blaster's cassettes (Steeljaw, Ramhorn, Sunder, Nightstalker, Stripes, Rosanna, etc).

I had a feeling they'd do Twincast later down the line, and I'll happily pick him up. I have Soundwave(Netflix version) and Blaster, but now I'll finally have the appropriate rival for my Soundblaster toy.
Also that Metalhawk looks pretty interesting, a good amount of retooling seems to have been done, can't wait to see more photos of him.

Bounti76 wrote:Metalhawk looks nice. Twincast is cool, but I wish I didn't have to double dip just to get Rewind (and why still with the translucent plastic??). I'd gladly pay Deluxe prices for a four pack of Blaster's cassettes (Steeljaw, Ramhorn, Sunder, Nightstalker, Stripes, Rosanna, etc).

Gang-molded with the window in the tape deck door.

Twincast is as expected, but he really makes me wish we'd get a repainted Netflix Soundwave into Soundblaster. I have the two Siege repaints, but I still want a proper Headmasters Soundblaster.

Metalhawk is exactly as I expected (well, other than being based on Kingdom Cyclonus). The figure being based on the shell or including snap on armor never seemed like a possibility. We already know from BotCon that Transforming human shells just don't look right and snap on armor was never going to be an option at Voyager price unless we wanted a relatively small inner figure. From what we can see so far it looks like it'll be really good. Moving the wings from his forearms to the back of his upper arms is the right move and the further we get away from the IDW redesign the better! I suspect the alt mode will be a little closer to the Titans Return figure than anything else.

I'm really curious what his weapon will be. They don't show one in the photo, I can't imagine him coming with two guns so I'm thinking either something based on the shell's big gun or the sword.

Emerje

Emerje wrote: Moving the wings from his forearms to the back of his upper arms is the right move and the further we get away from the IDW redesign the better!

God I forgot all about that design, I hope to never see or hear about it again after this!

Not sure if it's because I'm used to the TR deluxe,or just watching Masterforce a lot, but Voyager seems to big for Metalhawk but it seems that is the size Hasbro is going for for most leaders. The amount of accessories they come with or extra engineering determines if they are bumped up to Leader or Commander.

o.supreme wrote:Not sure if it's because I'm used to the TR deluxe,or just watching Masterforce a lot, but Voyager seems to big for Metalhawk but it seems that is the size Hasbro is going for for most leaders. The amount of accessories they come with or extra engineering determines if they are bumped up to Leader or Commander.

Now that you mention it, yeah, if they ever end up making new toys of Landmine/Lander, Waverider/Diver, and/or Cloudburst/Phoenix, Metalhawk will be much bigger than his pals, whom he's supposed to be the same size as.

Then again, they did also just do this same thing to Skullgrin towering over both Iguanus and Bomb-Burst, so I guess Hasbro just doesn't care, unfortunately.

Till-all-R1 wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:I hope rewind is sold separately eventually, and if not it's whatever.

Since they're redoing the Rumble and Frenzy cassettes, do we want them to continue with the smaller mold for Blaster's? I only ask because we aren't likely to see Rewind in the Core line without something extra and I doubt they'd double up. So they would certainly have to wait and do some type of 4-pk in Generations like the past one.

Personally I think I'm in favor of waiting for the newer molds to match Rumble's new size, at least for the bots, Steeljaw and Ramhorn could possibly get by without it.

That would be awesome! Absolutely yes, bring on the core class cassettes!! I'd rather pay extra for the higher quality figures that still fit in Soundwave/Blaster, I love my minions!

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:I hope rewind is sold separately eventually

This will never, ever happen. Because like Eject, that cassette minion is molded WITH the voyager Blaster/Twincast.

Unless they meant for rewind to get a Core re-do like Rumble did

Sabrblade wrote:

o.supreme wrote:Not sure if it's because I'm used to the TR deluxe,or just watching Masterforce a lot, but Voyager seems to big for Metalhawk but it seems that is the size Hasbro is going for for most leaders. The amount of accessories they come with or extra engineering determines if they are bumped up to Leader or Commander.

Now that you mention it, yeah, if they ever end up making new toys of Landmine/Lander, Waverider/Diver, and/or Cloudburst/Phoenix, Metalhawk will be much bigger than his pals, whom he's supposed to be the same size as.

Then again, they did also just do this same thing to Skullgrin towering over both Iguanus and Bomb-Burst, so I guess Hasbro just doesn't care, unfortunately.

We've had an obsessive devotion to scale in Generations in WfC and Studio Series, so I'm glad Hasbro is finally moving past that. It's not like that many people around the globe have ever watched Masterforce anyway. The difference between Voyager and Deluxe height is negligible, especially since there are short and tall Deluxes. Put down the rulers, y'all, and play with your toys.