Video Review of Transformers: The Last Knight Deluxe Steelbane

Steelbane just went from a want to a NEED.

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We'll have to keep an eye open for Drift and Squeek too.

Autobot N wrote:Steelbane just went from a want to a NEED.

Indeed! Also, that paint REALLY feel "Premier".

However, it does give me some TR Skullcrunsher PTSD.
My Pledge Floor Polish will be pretty useful.

Really the only thing I don't like is that he's kind of on the short side.

I dunno if these have already been reviewed before, but here's Drift and Squeek:

Will sqweek's skull face give small children nightmares ?

Cobotron wrote:Not sure why I didn't post this here.


Actually the only reason I picked up Hound is because I thought it would be fun for him to roll with the Dwarves. Imagine my glee when I found he could wield an ax!

OMG this is BRILLIANT Cobo! Also Hound kinda looks like you with the beard!

-Kanrabat- wrote:I dunno if these have already been reviewed before, but here's Drift and Squeek:

He didn't use Sqweeks gun as a left arm which balances out the figure muchly. But good reviews otherwise. I'm tempted by Steelbane for sure.

I heard some people claiming they'd seen Voyager Bumblebee and that he's based on the World War II vehicle mode and body.

So a new drop might be imminent on that - unless they just saw the poster and assumed that was the case.

Oh and I'm super pleased that Steelbane can not only fly he can also be displayed with the wings like a cape or flying robot - so that is kinda awesome - all he needs is some clear nail polish on some of those joints and he's good to go !

Though I might be tempted to finish the filigrated chest markings in silver that are only partially painted - but I think he's far out in front in terms of which toy i'm looking forwards to this year even above and beyond various 3rd party releases and Trypticon - he's totally my sorta thing. I'm tripping over myself in glee at the thought of Wei Jiang overscaling him.

got to love those dragon transformers

I checked that review out and I just dont see the appeal for Steelbane's Dragon mode. The robot feet are bad, sure, but what I cant get over is how bad that connection between the tail and body looks. It looks really amateurish from the toy developpers. The word that comes to mind is "weak sauce"

RAR wrote:I heard some people claiming they'd seen Voyager Bumblebee and that he's based on the World War II vehicle mode and body.

So a new drop might be imminent on that - unless they just saw the poster and assumed that was the case.

I would've so loved a toy of this version of Bee


but i guess if there were to be an ancient version of him released as a toy they'd prob go with the mercedes

-Kanrabat- wrote:YES! I reported a News successfully!
We'll have to keep an eye open for Drift and Squeek too.

Autobot N wrote:Steelbane just went from a want to a NEED.

Indeed! Also, that paint REALLY feel "Premier".

However, it does give me some TR Skullcrunsher PTSD.
My Pledge Floor Polish will be pretty useful.

I...I don't know how to feel about the paintjob, because the "ancient" effect on most of his armor DOES look sick, buuut the way the center of his chest also looks regal...I kinda wish they had stuck to one or the other, because I like bothe the worn wash and the clean, layered look...from what I can tell, there will be more than one guys with a similar design, so why didn't Hasbro roll with that? Imagine one being fully grimey and rusty and a shiny, newly armored one? I would've wanted both!
And yeaaah, size aside, he's pretty loose, a shame considering he's excelently articulated!
I agree with Optibotimus, Steelbane should've been a voyager.

Thus far the only word that i could use to describe the line is fiddly.

I haven't seen a single thing that i want yet.

Steelbane is no exception. Fiddly transformation, weak joints and his feet are showing in wyvern mode which is incredibly lazy.

Can't wait for this guy.

DMSL wrote:Thus far the only word that i could use to describe the line is fiddly.

I've only got Prime, Sqweeks and Barricade so far but nothing much on them I'd call fiddly at all. Really happy with them.

Well i'm happy with Sqweeks & the couple of TTC's that i've got (still waiting on the release of TTC Sqweeks though )

most are not happy about the RRP, mind you, £65 for a Leader Class is very steep! considering that most want that Leader Megs

Stuartmaximus wrote:Well i'm happy with Sqweeks & the couple of TTC's that i've got (still waiting on the release of TTC Sqweeks though )

most are not happy about the RRP, mind you, £65 for a Leader Class is very steep! considering that most want that Leader Megs

And that the Leaders were about 15 or 20 quid less than than a few years ago including the same Leader Optimus. Made my mind up for ages that I'm getting the rather fine Voyager Megatron for various reasons anyways so I'll pass on that expensive Leader as nice as it is.

DMSL wrote:Thus far the only word that i could use to describe the line is fiddly.

I haven't seen a single thing that i want yet.

Steelbane is no exception. Fiddly transformation, weak joints and his feet are showing in wyvern mode which is incredibly lazy.

Yeah, I'm right there with you. Neither the Bayformers nor the bulk of the new headmasters are jumping off the shelf at me. I suppose its just as well. Most of the stores around here barely have any shelf space designated for them anyway.

More and more Last Knight toys keep coming out, and more and more reviews to go with them! Courtesy of fellow board member chuckdawg1999, we have a review up containing the One-Step versions of both Berserker and Megatron! Check out his review embedded below and feel free to share your opinion!

Kurona wrote:More and more Last Knight toys keep coming out, and more and more reviews to go with them! Courtesy of fellow board member chuckdawg1999, we have a review up containing the One-Step versions of both Berserker and Megatron! Check out his review embedded below and feel free to share your opinion!

Nice. And I agree with the reviewer that it does seem there isn't a bad Megatron toy thus far in this line. Even this mostly one-step-changer looks pretty awesome and has a satisfying transformation for it's relative simplicity. Berserker's nice too.

Megatron's an RiD Torpedo Mini-Con!

So, can anyone else absolutely not get barricades shoulder panels to tab into the hood for vehicle mode? Mine's won't at all, and now they're both stressed from forcing them to try

Hellscream9999 wrote:So, can anyone else absolutely not get barricades shoulder panels to tab into the hood for vehicle mode? Mine's won't at all, and now they're both stressed from forcing them to try

Mine won't tab either, it's one of the only things that bother me about Barricade. They'll go in sometimes but then after a while or if they're bumped they will pop out.

Nice

Toys r Us manager told me they are getting huge shipment later this week and expanding their front store display, which is already stocked with at least 2-3 of every voyager and deluxe. Could this meannintro of second wave? I'm just wanting that Voyager Megatron.

Yeah, every Megatron toy we've seen a review of so far has been pretty awesome! I am stoked to finally get a hold of one of these toys!

Ok, so I managed to get a hold of my first of many (at least 6) TLK Megatron toys for the Knight Megatron shrine. I managed to get the armor knight version for $19.99 at TRU today (it was the lone one in stock) and I opened it up when I got back to my apartment (which has crappy lighting, so I'm sorry for the poor lighting over the next 3 weeks while I am living here).

Let me just say, Chuckdawg's review was very accurate, as was the claim that there may possibly be no bad TLK Megatron toy. This figure really impresses me and I love it. It is a fairly large toy, and it feels like it has some good heft to it. the transformation is simple, but still fun and satisfying. It is interesting too, in a little bit of a way, The robot mode looks awesome, even if the mask is a bit daft. The paint work is incredible too. there is lots of paint!! This figure looks really good, and even though it only has elbows, it is really cool. He also has his fusion cannon/shield molded into the arm and it really doesn't feel that hollow.

Overall, I highly recommend this toy. It is loads of fun and is a great start to the Last Knight Megatron toys. If you have the money and the desire to own a Megatron, go for it. It is really fun and it looks really awesome. And it is playable and has loads of paint!

Hey! Titan Masters work with the Last Knight Knight Armor Megatron!!!

I've got a Megatron. He's a legends class Megatron that turns into a tank, and he's not hard to transform. Does that have any value?
God bless, Jason Scott Irelan

There has been discussion as to who is actually included in the second series of Tiny Turbo changers, when an image of them showed up here. Thanks to Amazon India, we have the full list of characters now!

Notable additions to speculation are Chopter (the green chopper) and Sky Camo Starscream, plus confirmation that Cogman is indeed Cogman. Check out the image again below, and the full line-up!

Join the Transformers: The Last Knight action with this Tiny Turbo Changers Series 2 collection. Each 1.5-inch-scale figure converts in 1 to 3 steps. Transformers: The Last Knight Tiny Turbo Changers Series 2 figures include Barricade, Decepticon Berserker, Chopter, Bumblebee, Cogman, Autobot Drift, Autobot Hot Rod, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Shockwave, Autobot Sqweeks, and Sky Camo Starscream. Each figure is sold separately. (Package contains 1 of 12 characters from the series.)

Uh, why is grindor green?

Ig89ninja wrote:Uh, why is grindor green?

The line's had some rather odd repaints since the first wave, like a purple and black Grimlock. A random green Grindor redeco who is apparently a new character isn't much new.

Ig89ninja wrote:Uh, why is grindor green?

Because tis not Grindor, its Chopter, a brand new character.

Jason5billion wrote:I've got a Megatron. He's a legends class Megatron that turns into a tank, and he's not hard to transform. Does that have any value?
God bless, Jason Scott Irelan

it has value in your heart if you love it. That is the case with practically all transformers toys. What's this question has to do with the topic tho?

I ended up liking Premier Edition Optimus and Barricade so much that I sprung for Berserker as well.

That was a mistake.

The alt-mode is a panel-y mess that is a nightmare to line up properly, and the front bumper on the toy won't peg in at all. Both weapons were warped out of the box, and storage in either mode is awful. The weapons just hang off the figure's back in bot-mode, and there isn't enough clearance under the vehicle to store them in alt-mode. On top of that, the heel spurs barely have enough friction to keep the figure standing, and the arm panels constantly fall off.

I have never thrown a figure across the room in frustration before. This one got thrown twice.

MrBlack wrote:I have never thrown a figure across the room in frustration before. This one got thrown twice.

I can't wait to get some of these new figures..not sure what is taking me so long!!

Oh wait, haven't been to the store lately Maybe I'll make a TRU/Target run this weekend!!

itscramtastic wrote:I can't wait to get some of these new figures..not sure what is taking me so long!!

Oh wait, haven't been to the store lately Maybe I'll make a TRU/Target run this weekend!!

Which ones do you want? Do you have a budget?

william-james88 wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:I can't wait to get some of these new figures..not sure what is taking me so long!!

Oh wait, haven't been to the store lately Maybe I'll make a TRU/Target run this weekend!!

Which ones do you want? Do you have a budget?

Wellllllll..I'm leaning towards voyager Optimus, but I really want a better deco. Megatron, probably in voyager and leader if there's a good amount of difference.

Actually, it doesn't matter, voyager and leader for different reasons!

Leader to go with Armor Knight, voyager to go with voyager Optimus and other voyager Megatrons so they can voyage while voyagering.

New Bumblebee. Others..?! Any cool Decepticons coming? Maybe I should read some TLK toy news again..

No real "budget" per se. I mean, I'm not gonna buy errything

barricade

*sees Cogman's name*

We have seen Armor Knight Turbo Changer Hound with all the other Transformers: the Last Knight toys at Toyfair, but we had yet to get any official images. Well, thanks to a tip from Seibertronian Scotty P, we now have images from Toysrus France. It is an early listing and no stock is available yet. What is fun to see here is that this simplified Hound has a totally different transformation scheme than the other new simplified Hound molds for this line where instead of his missile racks becoming his arms, they become his legs. While Megatron is getting a lot of love with new molds in this film, it seems the runner up would be Hound.

Sheesh, Boba Fatt Boba Fett really let himself go.

itscramtastic wrote:New Bumblebee. Others..?! Any cool Decepticons coming? Maybe I should read some TLK toy news again..

Yeah, Nitro looks like a cool Decepticon, and Skullitron looks cool too. Aside from those, the other decepticons already came out (Barricade and Berserker, who may or may not actually be in the film).

Thats about it for cons though.

And you are smart to wait to see if there will be a better voyager Optimus deco.

I was about to write that I cant believe we havent gotten info on store exclusives yet but then I realized that those always come later and come out later too. I checked and the Walmart exclusives only started coming out in august. AUGUST?!

Anyways, back to toys you might get, I thought Sqweeks would be on your list. He looks worth the money, more so than most.

Va'al wrote:confirmation that Cogman is indeed Cogman.

Wait did people actually still had doubts this was his name after the imax event confirmed it with multiple characters stating his name?

Or do you mean that the toy in question is Cogman and were not talking about identity?

Deadput wrote:

Va'al wrote:confirmation that Cogman is indeed Cogman.

Wait did people actually still had doubts this was his name after the imax event confirmed it with multiple characters stating his name?

Or do you mean that the toy in question is Cogman and were not talking about identity?

He meant that the toy retains the "Cogman" name, as people were wondering if it were a name that could pass the muster as an official Transformers toy name since it doesn't sound like the kind that usually do.

Sabrblade wrote:

Deadput wrote:

Va'al wrote:confirmation that Cogman is indeed Cogman.

Wait did people actually still had doubts this was his name after the imax event confirmed it with multiple characters stating his name?

Or do you mean that the toy in question is Cogman and were not talking about identity?

He meant that the toy retains the "Cogman" name, as people were wondering if it were a name that could pass the muster as an official Transformers toy name since it doesn't sound like the kind that usually do.

I thought it was that the toy wsa indeed cogman. He is still odd since that toy has him turn into a car but we know the bot is a headmaster and as big as a human. So people werent entirely sure (and technically we still arent sure of how that all plays out).

william-james88 wrote:I thought it was that the toy wsa indeed cogman. He is still odd since that toy has him turn into a car but we know the bot is a headmaster and as big as a human. So people werent entirely sure (and technically we still arent sure of how that all plays out).

Well you just said he is a head master so clearly he has his own transactor body right?

But in all seriousness Cogman is the silver Aston Martin that's been rolling with the Autobots during filming or at least a body he uses at some point perhaps it's a KSI body built by Joshua since he is in the film as well and we don't know what his role is but that's speculation on my part.



I wonder if we will get some figure (Main line or Turbo charger) of the red Mclaren that's been rolling with Bee, Hot Rod and Cogman in the London filming it's probably a new character but for now I'm holding on hope that it's Dino/Mirage with a new alt mode since it's the same bright red and has a similar shape the Ferrari from DOTM had.

Deadput wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I thought it was that the toy wsa indeed cogman. He is still odd since that toy has him turn into a car but we know the bot is a headmaster and as big as a human. So people werent entirely sure (and technically we still arent sure of how that all plays out).

Well you just said he is a head master so clearly he has his own transactor body right?

But thats the wierd thing, only looking at what Michael bay said, Cogman doesnt have his own transtector body. Instead he ripps off heads to become a new one.

As I said, I wont offer any speculation to further confuse anyone. I will instead report only the facts, and that toy being cogman is now a fact

william-james88 wrote:

Deadput wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I thought it was that the toy wsa indeed cogman. He is still odd since that toy has him turn into a car but we know the bot is a headmaster and as big as a human. So people werent entirely sure (and technically we still arent sure of how that all plays out).

Well you just said he is a head master so clearly he has his own transactor body right?

But thats the wierd thing, only looking at what Michael bay said, Cogman doesnt have his own transtector body. Instead he ripps off heads to become a new one.

As I said, I wont offer any speculation to further confuse anyone. I will instead report only the facts, and that toy being cogman is now a fact

I mean I'm sure that he will do that to some enemies no doubt but I think he's got to have a primary body as well for all those merchandise right can't exactly sell Cogman toys with only a transforming head that doesn't connect to anything right?

I kinda hope he gets something that is interactive with Titans Return though.

william-james88 wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:New Bumblebee. Others..?! Any cool Decepticons coming? Maybe I should read some TLK toy news again..

Yeah, Nitro looks like a cool Decepticon, and Skullitron looks cool too. Aside from those, the other decepticons already came out (Barricade and Berserker, who may or may not actually be in the film).

Thats about it for cons though.

And you are smart to wait to see if there will be a better voyager Optimus deco.

I was about to write that I cant believe we havent gotten info on store exclusives yet but then I realized that those always come later and come out later too. I checked and the Walmart exclusives only started coming out in august. AUGUST?!

Anyways, back to toys you might get, I thought Sqweeks would be on your list. He looks worth the money, more so than most.

Hmm, Nitro and Skullitron.

Where's Tazerface?!

August for the repaints?! What?! That's welllllllllll past new movie hype!! They are crazy!!

Sqweeks? Nah.