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Video Review for Transformers Kingdom Shadow Panther

Posted by william-james88 Aug 10, 2021 at 2:18pm CDT 25,527 views
A video review of the upcoming Transformers deluxe Kingdom Shadow Panther has been posted by Chefatron on youtube. Shadow Panther is a redeco of the Kingdom deluxe Cheetor mold with a new headsculpt homaging the mutant head that option that came with the original toy (and Cheetor's). For those unaware, every mold from the original 1996 Beast Wars line, bigger than a basic, had a robot head and a mutant head. While most of the show characters used the robot heads (like Cheetor and Blackarachnia), some used the mutant heads (like Tarantulas and Waspinator). Shadow Panther is part of Kingdom's fourth wave, and will be out in the 4th quarter of 2021. The review is below along with some images of the MP figure, to give you an idea of the toy this looks closest to.



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Comment by Mistaken_Table Aug 10, 2021
Figures good. Black repaints are an easy win though I'd like to send this fellow a jar of my oldest farts.

He knows why.
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Comment by sol magnus Aug 10, 2021
In my zeal to get Wreck-Gar as well as Tracks I forgot I ordered two Wreck-Gars so he could ride himself, which means I couldn't cancel my pre-order and will have to sell off one of them whenever Pulse finally delivers them. D'oh!
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Comment by Nuclearxpotato Aug 10, 2021
Dang I knew the SP would have the same Beast head. It isn't as noticeable as I was expecting however, but it still has the "soft kitty" proportions that a cheetah has.
At least it isn't as horrid as the MP. :lol:


sol magnus wrote:In my zeal to get Wreck-Gar as well as Tracks I forgot I ordered two Wreck-Gars so he could ride himself, which means I couldn't cancel my pre-order and will have to sell off one of them whenever Pulse finally delivers them. D'oh!

You still have a chance to cancel your second Wreck-gar, unless Pulse confirmed your preorder but not yet mine (I just checked to see if mine was confirmed). A Junkion is happening anyways so you can just wait for that to get the second bike.
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Comment by sol magnus Aug 10, 2021
Nuclearxpotato wrote:Dang I knew the SP would have the same Beast head. It isn't as noticeable as I was expecting however, but it still has the "soft kitty" proportions that a cheetah has.
At least it isn't as horrid as the MP. :lol:


sol magnus wrote:In my zeal to get Wreck-Gar as well as Tracks I forgot I ordered two Wreck-Gars so he could ride himself, which means I couldn't cancel my pre-order and will have to sell off one of them whenever Pulse finally delivers them. D'oh!

You still have a chance to cancel your second Wreck-gar, unless Pulse confirmed your preorder but not yet mine (I just checked to see if mine was confirmed). A Junkion is happening anyways so you can just wait for that to get the second bike.

They're on the same order, so I'd be cancelling the entire order. I'm sure I'll be able to get retail back for it, at any rate.
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Comment by Rodimus Knight Aug 10, 2021
They should have done a new cat face for Shadow Panther. IT looks way too curtsey especially in black.
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Comment by TF-fan kev777 Aug 10, 2021
sol magnus wrote:
Nuclearxpotato wrote:Dang I knew the SP would have the same Beast head. It isn't as noticeable as I was expecting however, but it still has the "soft kitty" proportions that a cheetah has.
At least it isn't as horrid as the MP. :lol:


sol magnus wrote:In my zeal to get Wreck-Gar as well as Tracks I forgot I ordered two Wreck-Gars so he could ride himself, which means I couldn't cancel my pre-order and will have to sell off one of them whenever Pulse finally delivers them. D'oh!

You still have a chance to cancel your second Wreck-gar, unless Pulse confirmed your preorder but not yet mine (I just checked to see if mine was confirmed). A Junkion is happening anyways so you can just wait for that to get the second bike.

They're on the same order, so I'd be cancelling the entire order. I'm sure I'll be able to get retail back for it, at any rate.


Assuming you've found one in store, save your receipt. Then when the Pulse ones come in just return it. I do that for Amazon purchases all the time whenever they have a better price but longer wait.
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Comment by Nuclearxpotato Aug 10, 2021
sol magnus wrote:
Nuclearxpotato wrote:
sol magnus wrote:In my zeal to get Wreck-Gar as well as Tracks I forgot I ordered two Wreck-Gars so he could ride himself, which means I couldn't cancel my pre-order and will have to sell off one of them whenever Pulse finally delivers them. D'oh!

You still have a chance to cancel your second Wreck-gar, unless Pulse confirmed your preorder but not yet mine (I just checked to see if mine was confirmed). A Junkion is happening anyways so you can just wait for that to get the second bike.

They're on the same order, so I'd be cancelling the entire order. I'm sure I'll be able to get retail back for it, at any rate.

You can cancel individual parts of an order. I cancelled my Cheetor when I saw the Netflix deco and cancelled Tracks after I kinda weighed him out in my head (I'm considering the same for Rhinox).

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In the order summary, there's a little tickbox right next to each figure. Once you've selected that, an option should be visible along the bottom that allows you to cancel any selected figures.
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Comment by TF-fan kev777 Aug 10, 2021
Nuclearxpotato wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
Nuclearxpotato wrote:
sol magnus wrote:In my zeal to get Wreck-Gar as well as Tracks I forgot I ordered two Wreck-Gars so he could ride himself, which means I couldn't cancel my pre-order and will have to sell off one of them whenever Pulse finally delivers them. D'oh!

You still have a chance to cancel your second Wreck-gar, unless Pulse confirmed your preorder but not yet mine (I just checked to see if mine was confirmed). A Junkion is happening anyways so you can just wait for that to get the second bike.

They're on the same order, so I'd be cancelling the entire order. I'm sure I'll be able to get retail back for it, at any rate.

You can cancel individual parts of an order. I cancelled my Cheetor when I saw the Netflix deco and cancelled Tracks after I kinda weighed him out in my head (I'm considering the same for Rhinox).

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In the order summary, there's a little tickbox right next to each figure. Once you've selected that, an option should be visible along the bottom that allows you to cancel any selected figures.
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Yes, but you can only cancel all or none of any item you bought multiple of (trust me, been there done that already). There is no option to cancel just 1 of the 2 figures if they are the same figures.
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Comment by william-james88 Aug 10, 2021
TF-fan kev777 wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
Nuclearxpotato wrote:Dang I knew the SP would have the same Beast head. It isn't as noticeable as I was expecting however, but it still has the "soft kitty" proportions that a cheetah has.
At least it isn't as horrid as the MP. :lol:


sol magnus wrote:In my zeal to get Wreck-Gar as well as Tracks I forgot I ordered two Wreck-Gars so he could ride himself, which means I couldn't cancel my pre-order and will have to sell off one of them whenever Pulse finally delivers them. D'oh!

You still have a chance to cancel your second Wreck-gar, unless Pulse confirmed your preorder but not yet mine (I just checked to see if mine was confirmed). A Junkion is happening anyways so you can just wait for that to get the second bike.

They're on the same order, so I'd be cancelling the entire order. I'm sure I'll be able to get retail back for it, at any rate.


Assuming you've found one in store, save your receipt. Then when the Pulse ones come in just return it. I do that for Amazon purchases all the time whenever they have a better price but longer wait.


Solid advice.
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Comment by Nuclearxpotato Aug 10, 2021
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Yes, but you can only cancel all or none of any item you bought multiple of (trust me, been there done that already). There is no option to cancel just 1 of the 2 figures if they are the same figures.

Oh sorry, I didn't realise that multiples of the same product were lumped together, I've never ordered duplicates from Pulse. Sorry!
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Comment by TF-fan kev777 Aug 10, 2021
Nuclearxpotato wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Yes, but you can only cancel all or none of any item you bought multiple of (trust me, been there done that already). There is no option to cancel just 1 of the 2 figures if they are the same figures.

Oh sorry, I didn't realise that multiples of the same product were lumped together, I've never ordered duplicates from Pulse. Sorry!


No worries, they have a weird system. I only just learned of that a few months ago. I lucked out and realized while the item I wanted was still available to just make a new single order after cancelling my double.
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Comment by sol magnus Aug 10, 2021
Nuclearxpotato wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
Nuclearxpotato wrote:
sol magnus wrote:In my zeal to get Wreck-Gar as well as Tracks I forgot I ordered two Wreck-Gars so he could ride himself, which means I couldn't cancel my pre-order and will have to sell off one of them whenever Pulse finally delivers them. D'oh!

You still have a chance to cancel your second Wreck-gar, unless Pulse confirmed your preorder but not yet mine (I just checked to see if mine was confirmed). A Junkion is happening anyways so you can just wait for that to get the second bike.

They're on the same order, so I'd be cancelling the entire order. I'm sure I'll be able to get retail back for it, at any rate.

You can cancel individual parts of an order. I cancelled my Cheetor when I saw the Netflix deco and cancelled Tracks after I kinda weighed him out in my head (I'm considering the same for Rhinox).

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In the order summary, there's a little tickbox right next to each figure. Once you've selected that, an option should be visible along the bottom that allows you to cancel any selected figures.
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Yes, I know. I already attempted it. It's Wreck-Gar QTY2. Clicking the box will cancel the entire order of 2. I should have ordered two in separate orders, OR bought two on ebay (he's gone now) - then I could cancel it. OR I can cancel both and wait for him to show up in the store. I have options and time and trust me, I ain't gettin' stuck with three.
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Comment by Munkky Aug 11, 2021
Chefatron has put up images of Kingdom Pipes on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6D9PhQRN/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6C2ChXoY/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSbC2n_BrjT/
It looks like Pipes isn't just a repaint with a new head sculpt, they've also retooled the torso.
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Comment by Hellscream9999 Aug 11, 2021
Munkky wrote:Chefatron has put up images of Kingdom Pipes on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6D9PhQRN/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6C2ChXoY/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSbC2n_BrjT/
It looks like Pipes isn't just a repaint with a new head sculpt, they've also retooled the torso.

Not just that, it looks like they did something to the wrists/forearms to fill in the gaps and the backpack can swivel around now, definitely looking much better than huffer, he was a disaster that couldn't even transform into vehicle mode correctly
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Comment by Munkky Aug 11, 2021
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Munkky wrote:Chefatron has put up images of Kingdom Pipes on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6D9PhQRN/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6C2ChXoY/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSbC2n_BrjT/
It looks like Pipes isn't just a repaint with a new head sculpt, they've also retooled the torso.

Not just that, it looks like they did something to the wrists/forearms to fill in the gaps and the backpack can swivel around now, definitely looking much better than huffer, he was a disaster that couldn't even transform into vehicle mode correctly

It's lucky you've said that before I bought a Huffer, been thinking about it for a while, but am I better off skipping it?

On an unrelated note, I got an e-mail through just now confirming my Rhinox has shipped, but I'm going on a weekend break this Friday so I hope he lands tomorrow so I don't have to chase it up at the post office on Monday morning.
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Comment by Hellscream9999 Aug 11, 2021
Munkky wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Munkky wrote:Chefatron has put up images of Kingdom Pipes on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6D9PhQRN/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6C2ChXoY/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSbC2n_BrjT/
It looks like Pipes isn't just a repaint with a new head sculpt, they've also retooled the torso.

Not just that, it looks like they did something to the wrists/forearms to fill in the gaps and the backpack can swivel around now, definitely looking much better than huffer, he was a disaster that couldn't even transform into vehicle mode correctly

It's lucky you've said that before I bought a Huffer, been thinking about it for a while, but am I better off skipping it?

On an unrelated note, I got an e-mail through just now confirming my Rhinox has shipped, but I'm going on a weekend break this Friday so I hope he lands tomorrow so I don't have to chase it up at the post office on Monday morning.

yeah I say skip it, I don't know what happened with huffer, but I haven't seen anyone with a copy that can squish down properly into vehicle mode
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Comment by Rodimus Prime Aug 11, 2021
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Munkky wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Munkky wrote:Chefatron has put up images of Kingdom Pipes on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6D9PhQRN/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6C2ChXoY/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSbC2n_BrjT/
It looks like Pipes isn't just a repaint with a new head sculpt, they've also retooled the torso.

Not just that, it looks like they did something to the wrists/forearms to fill in the gaps and the backpack can swivel around now, definitely looking much better than huffer, he was a disaster that couldn't even transform into vehicle mode correctly

It's lucky you've said that before I bought a Huffer, been thinking about it for a while, but am I better off skipping it?

On an unrelated note, I got an e-mail through just now confirming my Rhinox has shipped, but I'm going on a weekend break this Friday so I hope he lands tomorrow so I don't have to chase it up at the post office on Monday morning.

yeah I say skip it, I don't know what happened with huffer, but I haven't seen anyone with a copy that can squish down properly into vehicle mode
Hmm I haven't opened mine yet, maybe it's time to test that theory...

And yeah Pipes is looking great. I love that shade of blue.
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Comment by william-james88 Aug 11, 2021
fxfranz on Instagram has uploaded some cool new images of upcoming Transformers toys. There are images of Kingdom Pipes in alt mode and robot mode. The robot mode differs from the artwork shown where the cab does not fold behind his back but looks more like Huffer.
We also have images of a blue Bluestreak toy. This is an homage to the Diaclone Fairlady Z toy rather than his name since his name refers to an expression and not his colour (something many fans often forget).
We are not 100% certain under which line this toy will be released.

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Comment by AcademyofDrX Aug 11, 2021
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Munkky wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Munkky wrote:Chefatron has put up images of Kingdom Pipes on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6D9PhQRN/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSa6C2ChXoY/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSbC2n_BrjT/
It looks like Pipes isn't just a repaint with a new head sculpt, they've also retooled the torso.

Not just that, it looks like they did something to the wrists/forearms to fill in the gaps and the backpack can swivel around now, definitely looking much better than huffer, he was a disaster that couldn't even transform into vehicle mode correctly

It's lucky you've said that before I bought a Huffer, been thinking about it for a while, but am I better off skipping it?

On an unrelated note, I got an e-mail through just now confirming my Rhinox has shipped, but I'm going on a weekend break this Friday so I hope he lands tomorrow so I don't have to chase it up at the post office on Monday morning.

yeah I say skip it, I don't know what happened with huffer, but I haven't seen anyone with a copy that can squish down properly into vehicle mode

If I recall correctly, I couldn't get Huffer's cab to sit at a perfect 90 degree angle to the bed due to the engineering of the chest, but it's only a slight deviation, not something that ruined the toy for me. On balance I think he's a great G1 minibot that fits in right alongside the other WfC guys as well as the Prime Wars era figures. He's not perfect but I would absolutely not call him a disaster. YMMV, tho.
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