Transformers Legacy Metroplex and Red Cog Found at Target

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william-james88 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:Also -

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a) been found for a little while now
b) been discussed in the Buzzworthy Bumblebee thread

Yeah, well it's both Legacy and BWBB.

So pictures from the I-assume-still-ongoing TF SDCC panel have started hitting social media, confirming the existence of Deluxe Skullgrin and also showing Crankcase to be a Skids partial, but at the same time I'm seeing someone who is at the panel saying that Hasbro is intentionally only showing the bot modes so they can go over the alt modes and accessories on a separate Pulse livestream?

Oh, except for Alpha Trion and Orion Pax, those we get to see all the modes for despite that not being the case for the others for some reason.

Nice to see those figures are being sighted; I’ll be on the hunt within the next couple days.
Also, this morning I received notification that my 2 copies of Motormaster should arrive on August 5th (from Target.com). I’m feeling pretty good that this preorder is going to work out.
For anyone hoping to find him in-store, according to what I received, Target’s release date is July 31st.

ZeroWolf wrote:Pointblank is looking good, also is alpha trion a sweep/scourge retool?

Yes, he is. What little can be seen of Transmetal 2 Megatron looks pretty promising! Can't wait for proper pictures of him. I might have to start thinking of a 3D printable Beast Machines harness.

My thoughts on the new Legacy revals:

> Okay, it may sound weird, but I laughed for a solid minute when I saw Pointblank's name was changed to "Autobot Blanker", because I have a friend who goes by the nickname "Blanca", but because of our region's dialect everyone pronounces it as "Blanker". She knows nothing about Transformers, she's only seen the first Michael Bay movie and her favourite Transformer is Frenzy, so I feel as if I need to tell her there is now a Transformer named Blanker, knowing damn well that she won't get the joke.
> That Alpha Trion and Orion Pax set is actually really nice, I like how Alpha Trion has turned out, I don't have the Studio Series 1986 Scourge or Sweep, but it looks like he wears the mould well. I also like the Vector Sigma accessory, it's one of those things they didn't need to add but it's awesome that they did. Once this set becomes available on Hasbro Pulse UK I'll definitely buy it.
> It's good to see that Skullgrin has turned out to be a Deluxe instead of the Core mentioned in the leaks, though I do wonder what the original plan was for the "Energon Monster" from the leaks? Or if it was always supposed to be Skullgrin and "Energon Monster" was just a working name? Either way, Skullgrin being a Deluxe rather than a Core has given me renewed hope for a decent Bludgeon at some point in the future.
> Transmetal 2 Megatron isn't exactly how I pictured it in my head, but I'm still satisfied with how it looks. I never had the original Transmetal 2 Megatron when I was a kid in the 90's, and when Botcon did their own version in 2016 I wasn't able to get that either. I actually saw the Botcon Megatron for sale on one of the dealer tables at TFNation once, it was £200 and I was upset that I couldn't afford it, but now I'm glad that I didn't fork over that much cash for a Transmetal 2 Megatron, because this new version is, by my standards, absolutely fine.

Megatrons a bit disapointing after that super expensive statue shown at SDCC

megatrons a maybe, it really will depend how good it is compared to the original figure and it's size.

crankcase is a maybe, g1 skids is way better than legacy skids but I get the feeling legacy crankcase will be way better than g1 crankcase.

pointblank is a definite.

Skullgrin isnt as much fun with out having a bigger figure to pretend pretender (classics skyshadow/TR skyshadow, Baynus bludgeon tank/Baynus deluxe bludgeon) but he will go with tr metalhawk and clasics thunderwingand. Guessing the battlemaster can pretend pretender with him.

Found this pretty good picture of the back of Transmetal 2 Megatron's packaging on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/ShockblastP/status/ ... 56/photo/1

If he turns out like in those renders, he's gonna be awesome. A bit surprised he's called "Transmetal 2" in the packaging itself! And VERY puzzled by the use of the Transformers: Prime Predacon insignia as his faction symbol in said packaging.

IGN has an article up with additional better-quality images of Trion and Orion, showing the alt modes and the full extent of the retooling: https://www.ign.com/articles/new-transf ... c-con-2022

Current thoughts so far:
-Inferno, Crankcase, & Skullgrin are on my purchase list, as is the Trion/Orion set
-Pointblank is a maybe, leaning towards no (his lower legs look terribly thin and hollow in that shot, and I'm not even usually bothered by hollows on figures, guess that budget had to go to the 2-step Targetmaster though)
-Waiting for repaints from Armada Screamer and TM2 Megatron
-Dead End is a no since I'm not doing Menasor

Interesting to see Hasbro dust off a botcon exclusive for sdcc. Talking about that vector sigma. That version of the vector sigma ball and key looks identical to the one that was released at botcon 07 to go with the alpha trion exclusive there. The stand is different though. though I thought unicron.com made that for the show. Could be mistaken.