This page contains affiliate links. We may earn commissions when readers interact with or purchase items through these links. For more information, see our affiliate disclosures here.

Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Feel free to discuss anything about any of the thousands of Transformer toys here. Anything from Generation 1 all the way to the soon to be released, the never to be released or the hope to be released is fair game! Want to show off your stuff? Please post your's and see others in the Transformers Collections Forum.

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby D-Maximal_Primal » Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:20 am

Motto: "There are no impossibilities in the multiverse, just small minds unable to comprehend the possibilities"
Weapon: Armor Axe
I don't think this looks too bad
I'm looking for parts, Help Me Out Please!
Wanna talk? Or Rollerblade? Click below and head on over to the D-Max Den!!Image
User avatar
D-Maximal_Primal
Site Moderator
Posts: 24893
News Credits: 1642
Joined: Thu Feb 19, 2015 5:53 pm
Location: Western Pennsylvania
Buy from D-Maximal_Primal on eBay
Alt Mode: Transmetal Spinosaurus
Strength: 5
Intelligence: 9
Speed: 7
Endurance: 7
Rank: 8
Courage: 10
Firepower: 8
Skill: 8

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Crosscheck » Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:24 am

Weapon: Electro-burst Rifle
Looks good, I am glad I waited for him. I hope they do all three Autobot Brothers. I don't think we have had any molds that would make a great basis of either X-Brawn or Prowl though.
Crosscheck
Combiner
Posts: 441
News Credits: 2
Joined: Thu Jun 26, 2003 10:30 am
Strength: 5
Intelligence: 8
Speed: 6
Endurance: 4
Rank: 3
Courage: 7
Firepower: 6
Skill: 9

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby D-Maximal_Primal » Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:27 am

Motto: "There are no impossibilities in the multiverse, just small minds unable to comprehend the possibilities"
Weapon: Armor Axe
Crosscheck wrote:Looks good, I am glad I waited for him. I hope they do all three Autobot Brothers. I don't think we have had any molds that would make a great basis of either X-Brawn or Prowl though.

Part of the reason i was OK with getting Universe Ratchet, TFCC Sideswipe, and the Super Sideburn (whom I will call Hot Rod) is because I hope we get the OG X-Brawn, Prowl, and Sideburn in Legacy, so I can have a version of both molds (it is what I am trying to do with Cybertron era figures too, get repaints of one mold or the other so the OG vs Legacy stand out from each other).

I think X-Brawn is rumored for next year?
I'm looking for parts, Help Me Out Please!
Wanna talk? Or Rollerblade? Click below and head on over to the D-Max Den!!Image
User avatar
D-Maximal_Primal
Site Moderator
Posts: 24893
News Credits: 1642
Joined: Thu Feb 19, 2015 5:53 pm
Location: Western Pennsylvania
Buy from D-Maximal_Primal on eBay
Alt Mode: Transmetal Spinosaurus
Strength: 5
Intelligence: 9
Speed: 7
Endurance: 7
Rank: 8
Courage: 10
Firepower: 8
Skill: 8

Re: First look at Legacy United Sideburn

Postby Overcracker » Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:18 am

Motto: "Collecting little transforming action figures is the right of all sentient Geeks."
Weapon: Indepentently Targetable Particle Beam Cannons
Emerje wrote:One of the worst kept secrets in the Legacy line has finally been revealed thanks to users ZetcaReturns and ZipperMan29x over on TFW2005. Even without leaked listings showing this figure was coming in wave 3 it was obvious to anyone that took a quick glance at Legacy Evolution Shadow Striker that she was a pre-tool of Robots in Disguise Universe Sideburn. Unfortunately, unlike the recent trend of making shared tools of two different characters within the same line stand out by changing things up a bit, the only tooling difference between Sideburn and Shadow Striker is the heads. If you were hoping for at least a more realistic looking front end to the car that's unfortunately not happening.

Sideburn will be coming in the summer alongside Cybertron Hot Shot, Infernac Nucleus, a refresh of Strongarm, Cybertron Vector Prime and Armada Galvatron.

Image

Image

Image


He looks pretty good in robot mode. Much more solid than the OG.

His car mode still odd, but somehow works better in blue than in Shadow Striker purple.
Loving the head sculpt though.

Kind of sad they strayed so much from the Dodge Viper alt mode. That was one of the defining characteristics of Side Burn. His real life alt mode. But I guess licensing costs might have prevented this.

We get a single gun to stand in for his gun blade and his crossbow bumper gun. Odd choice but would have been o.k, if they included the exhaust missile.

I hope they do release him in his "Super" color scheme, just because red and flames are never wrong.

Should we assume the other 2 car bots are coming in the future?

Definitely pre-ordering this guy and Cybertron Hot Shot.
Takara Movie the Best MB-11 Optimus Prime Review - Youtube.com | Follow me on Patreon
TF Search Website Click this link! | MY COLLECTION
Last Update: October 22, 2024:
Now holding 1800!!!! figures and 4189 releases of figures.
User avatar
Overcracker
Guardian Of Seibertron
Posts: 6548
News Credits: 7
Joined: Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:47 am
Location: Somewhere south of the Border...
Watch Overcracker on YouTube
Strength: 8
Intelligence: 9
Speed: 6
Endurance: 9
Rank: 10
Courage: 9
Firepower: Infinity
Skill: 10

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Ironhidensh » Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:34 am

Motto: "Tell those damned kids to stay off my lawn!!!"
Weapon: Big Cannon
I wonder if the Dodge Viper license is prohibitively expensive, or they just didn't feel it was worth it?
Card carrying grumpy old man.


Image

Leonardo wrote:Take your lips off my pipe!
User avatar
Ironhidensh
Faction Commander
Posts: 4834
News Credits: 25
Joined: Sat Aug 02, 2003 9:14 pm
Buy from Ironhidensh on eBay
Strength: 10+
Intelligence: 6
Speed: 4
Endurance: 10+
Rank: 7
Courage: 10
Firepower: 10+
Skill: 9

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Sabrblade » Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:41 am

Motto: "Can't do a job halfway. What's worth doing is worth doing well, I say."
Weapon: Saber Blade
First-Aid wrote:
Emerje wrote:
First-Aid wrote:Meh, not bad. but remember, this is not a direct interpretation of the character. This is a geewunned version of the character. WHile there isn't much of a difference, there are some subtleties the RiD1 series had that G1 didn't.

Maybe we will get lucky and this isn't a final product?

Wouldn't "Geewunifying" it mean a more realistic alt mode like we've seen in other reinterpretations of character, not whatever this is supposed to be?

At least two people have it in hand and we're about 3 months from release, this is the final figure.

I do like the head, it's a bit mature, but more importantly I like the effort with the four paint hits and clear yellow. He definitely stands out in bot mode. Though it's a little strange that he's going to be in the same wave as another blue sports car with clear yellow parts.

Emerje


Geewunning is creating more of a blocky and wide/sturdy look vs the smooth lines of the Dodge Viper he was to start. Examples: Prime Arcee, Bulkhead, Knockout, Animated Prowl. All of them lost a lot of the smooth,sleek lines and definition that defined them in favor of very generic bot/alt modes. The blocky front here is definitely more G1 than anything...or Hasbro may simply be lazy.
The thing about this particular mold is that there was one thing more besides the head that was actually faithful to Cyberverse Shadow Striker: the altmode. This mold's altmode is pretty faithful to the shape and silhouette of Cyberverse Shadow Striker's pre-Frankensteined altmode, but with the addition of Side Burn's exposed engine and most of its angles smoothed out (but still visibly molded).

Image
Image

The Cyberverse designs were already pretty blocky and Geewun in aesthetic to begin with. And Side Burn (or rather, Speedbreaker) was originally conceived by Takara as a G1-universe character who already had a blocky robotic design with a very Diaclone Car Robot-styled vehicle mode.

So in this mold's case, it was less of an instance of "G1-ifying" like with the Prime and Animated designs, and more a case of Hasbro taking two different characters (Shadow Striker and Side Burn) from two different series (Cyberverse and RiD 2001) with two completely different designs, and forcibly trying to mash those two designs together, all because of Shadow Striker's original namesake (Universe Shadow Striker) having been made from the RiD 2001 Side Burn mold, despite the fact that Cyberverse Shadow Striker was a completely new design that looked absolutely nothing like Universe Shadow Striker.

This is like if the Legacy Bulkhead toy had instead tried to have a helicopter mode as a second altmode, and had been given a mustache on top of his very Prime-styled robot mode head, in order to cram in elements from Energon Bulkhead just because he was the first Bulkhead, despite Prime Bulkhead being nothing like him in design or character.

It's basically a return of the "Aligned" mentality that gave all us those mashed G1/Movieverse concept designs from a decade ago.
Last edited by Sabrblade on Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:20 pm, edited 1 time in total.
"When there's gold feathers, punch behind you!!"

Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
User avatar
Sabrblade
God Of Transformers
Posts: 39358
News Credits: 441
Joined: Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:22 pm
Location: Tampa, FL
Strength: 7
Intelligence: 10
Speed: 7
Endurance: 8
Rank: 9
Courage: 8
Firepower: 7
Skill: 9

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Rtron » Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:09 pm

Motto: "Stop, please."
The Car Robots brothers' designs weren't blocky at all, they were all rounded and sleek like the Beast bots. They were pretty much "Beast Wars but they turn into cars".
User avatar
Rtron
Headmaster Jr
Posts: 592
News Credits: 1
Joined: Tue May 14, 2019 2:51 pm
Alt Mode: Rusty-spotted cat
Strength: 1
Intelligence: 1
Speed: 1
Endurance: 1
Rank: 1
Courage: 1
Firepower: 1
Skill: 1

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby william-james88 » Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:19 pm

Motto: "'till All Are One"
Ironhidensh wrote:I wonder if the Dodge Viper license is prohibitively expensive, or they just didn't feel it was worth it?


They never use vehicle licenses for Legacy figures. I guess its not part of the line's budget.
If you have any news, rumours, or hot new sightings to report which you feel should be front paged,
please contact us using this form.

Image
User avatar
william-james88
News Staff
Posts: 32933
News Credits: 4683
Joined: Thu Apr 17, 2014 5:46 am
Buy from william-james88 on eBay

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby First-Aid » Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:22 pm

Motto: "This won't hurt me a bit."
Weapon: Laser Scalpel
Rtron wrote:The Car Robots brothers' designs weren't blocky at all, they were all rounded and sleek like the Beast bots. They were pretty much "Beast Wars but they turn into cars".


Thanks for verbalizing what I was trying to say. It's been a weird full-moon-like day here at the clinic and my brain haz hurtz.
It finally happened. The Chicago Cubs won the World Series. Yes, I cried.

-Kanrabat- wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:
First-Aid wrote:Okay, did anyone else notice that we all get a wonderful shot of Starscreams crotch anytime he sits in that throne? That's unnerving. Couldn't they have put n extra flap in there? It's....weird.


Its kind of like Basic Instinct, but not in a good way...


Goddammit, now I can't unsee it.
First-Aid
Faction Commander
Posts: 4698
News Credits: 2
Joined: Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:54 am
Location: A lone Bears household in CHeeseheadland...
Strength: 3
Intelligence: 10
Speed: 7
Endurance: 5
Rank: 6
Courage: 10
Firepower: 2
Skill: 10+

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Emerje » Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:53 pm

Motto: "Spellcheck's antithesis."
Weapon: Saw-Edged Pincer
First-Aid wrote:Geewunning is creating more of a blocky and wide/sturdy look vs the smooth lines of the Dodge Viper he was to start. Examples: Prime Arcee, Bulkhead, Knockout, Animated Prowl. All of them lost a lot of the smooth,sleek lines and definition that defined them in favor of very generic bot/alt modes. The blocky front here is definitely more G1 than anything...or Hasbro may simply be lazy.

That really only applies to bot mode. Back in the day the goal was to have the most realistic car modes of the time, but the engineering wasn't all that great so we got our minimally articulated brick bots and the aesthetic stuck (thankfully not the articulation). That's GeeWuning, realistic alt modes and blocky bot modes. All of the examples you gave have pretty realistic alt modes compared to Side Burn who now has a plinth sticking off the front of the car. Hasbro is really good at making cars that look really close to what they're supposed to look like without actually being what they're supposed to be. Look at the cars we got during the War for Cybertron trilogy like the Earth Sideswipe mold or Sunstreaker or the Earth Bluestreak mold, they're familiar and recognizable because they hit the right notes when it comes to design cues, but Side Burn doesn't do that. His car mode is now Cybertronian being based on Shadow Striker and is pretty far detached from his original. This is like GeeWunning by way of Siege, no other figure in Legacy has been handled that way.

Emerje
User avatar
Emerje
News Staff
Posts: 10720
News Credits: 257
Joined: Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:15 am
Location: Maine
Alt Mode: Lobster Moose
Strength: 9
Intelligence: 7
Speed: 4
Endurance: 8
Rank: 6
Courage: 10
Firepower: 3
Skill: 6

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Nemesis Primal » Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:01 pm

Motto: "Anything worth doing is worth suffering for."
Weapon: Twin Swords
I was on vacation and thusly couldn't answer this in a more timely manner, but:
Sabrblade wrote:According to JTPrime, this Tarantulas was originally going to be in the main Legacy Evolution line before Hasbro decided to just go with a straight rerelease of the normal Legacy Tarantulas, and it would have been a new character named Chimeracon.

Not entirely sure how that name fits since spiders aren't chimeras, but whatever.
It's a reference to IDW Mesothulas/Tarantulas, it's the name of his beast mode upgrade tech: https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Chimeracon

Also, I realize I haven't said anything in here in a hot minute, so I guess my opinions on the last month of Legacy?:
-Wave 2: preordered Silverbolt and Sandstorm from Pulse (Silverbolt is already on the way), rest of the wave was a pass for me even though Starscream looks ridiculously good (I'm holding out for my main Screamer to be his Animated incarnation)
-Star Raiders: Filch looks basically perfect and Cannonball looks surprisingly solid as a retool, preordered both, indifferent towards Ferak but surprised by the amount of seemingly-needless retooling he got, and that Lockdown is now tied with Knock Out for worst Legacy update in my eyes, thank god they said an actual Animated Lockdown is still on the table
-Legacy United 4-pack: Prime Cliffjumper looks very solid and I would love to get my hands on him, it's a shame the rest of the pack is useless to me, hopefully enough people will troop-build Cyberverse Tarns that I'll be able to snag a loose CJ off eBay
-Side Burn leak: no interest in/attachment to the character, but the colors look surprisingly good to me, probably still a pass though

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I think X-Brawn is rumored for next year?
Not unless one of the 13 is a secret X-Brawn pretool, no. Only time X-Brawn has come up recently was in speculation about that weird "ROBO WLD RDR" listing we had for a while that seems to have disappeared.
User avatar
Nemesis Primal
Godmaster
Posts: 1712
News Credits: 48
Joined: Sun Jul 15, 2018 7:30 pm
Location: Washington
Alt Mode: Purple monkey I guess
Strength: 6
Intelligence: 8
Speed: 7
Endurance: 8
Rank: 7
Courage: 7
Firepower: 9
Skill: 7

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Rodimus Prime » Thu Apr 04, 2024 3:54 pm

Motto: "Individual freedom above all else."
Sideburn looks good in robot mode, but that Viper alt mode was pretty slick and this new version just falls short. It worked for Shadow Striker, but not for Sideburn. He should be a Viper, or as close to it as possible. Luckily the original is still readily available and reasonably priced.
........Image
Rodimus Prime
God Of Transformers
Posts: 14809
News Credits: 22
Joined: Sat Sep 28, 2002 8:31 pm

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby chuckdawg1999 » Thu Apr 04, 2024 5:38 pm

Motto: "The man, the myth, the legend... yeah right."
Weapon: Saber Blade
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I don't think this looks too bad


I like it too. Then again blue is my favorite color so there's that.
Image
User avatar
chuckdawg1999
Matrix Keeper
Posts: 8637
News Credits: 322
Joined: Wed May 26, 2004 3:51 pm
Location: New York
Watch chuckdawg1999 on YouTube
Buy from chuckdawg1999 on eBay
Strength: 10
Intelligence: 10
Speed: 10
Endurance: 10
Rank: 10
Courage: 10
Firepower: 10
Skill: 10

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Sowndwave76 » Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:09 pm

Motto: "They wanna play my emotions, but I'm like the ocean-- too calm to get upset by somebody's notion."
Weapon: Concussion Blaster Gun
Times have definitely changed…
There’s almost nothing in this mainline that’s appealing to me.
User avatar
Sowndwave76
Gestalt
Posts: 2970
News Credits: 9
Joined: Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:01 am
Location: Kansas City, MO-town
Strength: 7
Intelligence: 7
Speed: 7
Endurance: 7
Rank: 7
Courage: 7
Firepower: 7
Skill: 7

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Gauntlet101010 » Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:38 pm

If they make him in G1 Hot Rod colors I'll get Side Burn just like his 01 release.

It's disappointing that his car doesn't resemble a real car at all. I know licensing would prevent a Viper, but they could have made it just different enough to dodge the trademark. Or, Hell, pay for the trademark and also make an Alternators Dead End / Sunstreaker inspired toy. I have fond memories of that guy.
Gauntlet101010
Guardian Of Seibertron
Posts: 5475
News Credits: 1
Joined: Sat Jan 01, 2005 8:13 pm

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby gothsaurus » Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:00 pm

I think x brawn will be a retool of the Crankcase mold. With a removable car front that could reposition on the arm, they’re basically there. I’m still trying to sort out the third car brother tho
User avatar
gothsaurus
Gestalt
Posts: 2482
Joined: Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:30 am

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby TF-fan kev777 » Fri Apr 05, 2024 11:08 am

Found Legacy United wave 2 voyagers at Target today.

20240405_120656.jpg
TF-fan kev777
City Commander
Posts: 3923
News Credits: 42
Joined: Thu May 28, 2015 5:48 pm
Strength: 7
Intelligence: 9
Speed: 8
Endurance: 10
Rank: 6
Courage: 9
Firepower: 10
Skill: 7

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby AllNewSuperRobot » Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:00 pm

Motto: "Guilty or Innocent?
Always Guilty..."
Weapon: Particle Beam Cannon
Echoing what has already been said, that is a very nice head sculpt. Hoping some renewed interest in Car Robots will lead to a certain Predacon Multiformer getting a Commander/Leader Class update?
Image
User avatar
AllNewSuperRobot
Guardian Of Seibertron
Posts: 5274
News Credits: 6
Joined: Sat Feb 03, 2018 5:30 pm
Alt Mode: Special Beam Cannon
Strength: 8
Intelligence: 8
Speed: N/A
Endurance: 10+
Rank: 6
Courage: 10+
Firepower: ???
Skill: 9

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Rtron » Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:06 pm

Motto: "Stop, please."
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Echoing what has already been said, that is a very nice head sculpt. Hoping some renewed interest in Car Robots will lead to a certain Predacon Multiformer getting a Commander/Leader Class update?


If they did him, he'd have to be a commander. However, is there anything to update there, though? Like, I can only think about giving him ankle tilts and a waist swivel, at most. Dude is pretty much perfect as he is.
User avatar
Rtron
Headmaster Jr
Posts: 592
News Credits: 1
Joined: Tue May 14, 2019 2:51 pm
Alt Mode: Rusty-spotted cat
Strength: 1
Intelligence: 1
Speed: 1
Endurance: 1
Rank: 1
Courage: 1
Firepower: 1
Skill: 1

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Sabrblade » Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:07 pm

Motto: "Can't do a job halfway. What's worth doing is worth doing well, I say."
Weapon: Saber Blade
Rtron wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Echoing what has already been said, that is a very nice head sculpt. Hoping some renewed interest in Car Robots will lead to a certain Predacon Multiformer getting a Commander/Leader Class update?


If they did him, he'd have to be a commander. However, is there anything to update there, though? Like, I can only think about giving him ankle tilts and a waist swivel, at most. Dude is pretty much perfect as he is.
And, well, the original is pretty readily obtainable on the secondary market for not-terrible prices.
"When there's gold feathers, punch behind you!!"

Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
User avatar
Sabrblade
God Of Transformers
Posts: 39358
News Credits: 441
Joined: Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:22 pm
Location: Tampa, FL
Strength: 7
Intelligence: 10
Speed: 7
Endurance: 8
Rank: 9
Courage: 8
Firepower: 7
Skill: 9

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby AllNewSuperRobot » Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:16 pm

Motto: "Guilty or Innocent?
Always Guilty..."
Weapon: Particle Beam Cannon
Rtron wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Echoing what has already been said, that is a very nice head sculpt. Hoping some renewed interest in Car Robots will lead to a certain Predacon Multiformer getting a Commander/Leader Class update?


If they did him, he'd have to be a commander. However, is there anything to update there, though? Like, I can only think about giving him ankle tilts and a waist swivel, at most. Dude is pretty much perfect as he is.


Aside from rescaling. Pretty much only minor improvements like that are all that would be applicable to Gigatron. I mean, he technically had all of the "extra" Devil Gigatron forms. So they could cut to the chase and just label the default as a Tenformer.


Sabrblade wrote:And, well, the original is pretty readily obtainable on the secondary market for not-terrible prices.


That said, if a potential new mold shared his prior variants. They would be significantly cheaper too...

Image

Image
Image
User avatar
AllNewSuperRobot
Guardian Of Seibertron
Posts: 5274
News Credits: 6
Joined: Sat Feb 03, 2018 5:30 pm
Alt Mode: Special Beam Cannon
Strength: 8
Intelligence: 8
Speed: N/A
Endurance: 10+
Rank: 6
Courage: 10+
Firepower: ???
Skill: 9

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Rodimus Prime » Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:43 pm

Motto: "Individual freedom above all else."
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Found Legacy United wave 2 voyagers at Target today.

20240405_120656.jpg
Yep I found them last night! Along with SS86 Blaster. No luck on Wheeljack.
........Image
Rodimus Prime
God Of Transformers
Posts: 14809
News Credits: 22
Joined: Sat Sep 28, 2002 8:31 pm

Transformers Legacy United Wave 2 Voyagers and Deluxes Found at US Retail + Reviews

Postby william-james88 » Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:14 pm

Motto: "'till All Are One"
The second wave of Transformers Legacy United had a planned stocking date of April 1st and so fans are indeed already finding these "newly revealed" toys on retail shelves. In the US, the wave 2 voyagers were found at Target. We have an image from fellow Seibertronian TF-fan kev777 below. That wave includes Cybertron Starscream and Silverbolt.

The same voyagers were also found at Canadian Gamestops.

Speaking of Gamestop, US Gamestops are currently starting to stock the wave 2 Legacy United deluxes. Those include Chromia, Gears and Shard (with an Animated Bumblebee repack). The Autobot 5 pack with that now mythical earth mode Hound was also found at US Gamestops, while it was found at Toysrus stores in Canada.

We have some reviews of all toys mentioned, below.

Image











If you have any news, rumours, or hot new sightings to report which you feel should be front paged,
please contact us using this form.

Image
User avatar
william-james88
News Staff
Posts: 32933
News Credits: 4683
Joined: Thu Apr 17, 2014 5:46 am
Buy from william-james88 on eBay

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby Cheetron » Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:22 am

I snagged silverbolt, cheetor, animated bee and Prime, chase, tiger hawk, blaster, and 2 dinobots. (Foggy head this morning)
Cheetron
Pretender
Posts: 741
News Credits: 1
Joined: Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:10 am

Re: Transformers Legacy Line Discussion

Postby D-Maximal_Primal » Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:21 am

Motto: "There are no impossibilities in the multiverse, just small minds unable to comprehend the possibilities"
Weapon: Armor Axe
I got a bunch of Legacy, and I have a bunch of opinions.

First up, the Legacy hauls:

Image
Image

First up, let's talk Wheeljack.

This is a really nice figure. I really love the mass he has to him. The kibble management is decent, not really good because of how much there is, but still decent. The transformation is involved but not difficult, and he forms a very sizeable alt mode. I also love his colors, this is a much better colored Wheeljack.

Compared to the ER figure, I think the ER figure forms a real nice car mode, has great feet, the black arms are good, and the shoulder cannon is good. The origins Jackie forms a real nice van mode, has the better colors, feels better in hand, and is just more interesting. Both have arms that are a little oddly sized/proportioned to me though, though neither is really bad.

I will say the fact that Origins Wheeljack has the gimmick of forming a hollow form to pair up with Bumblebee helps him step up. Couple that with the fact that I have always found the ER jackie somewhat boring, I think Origins Wheeljack is my favorite of the 2. I am going to struggle with deciding on displaying him in alt mode or robot mode.

As for his role with the other 2 origins figures, they all pair up really nicely. I think Jazz is the cleanest in bot mode, and the sleekest looking in alt mode, but both modes are pretty divorced from one another, so that helps both modes out. Bee is still the most integrated between modes, and is probably still my favorite of the 3, i still adore that little guy. Wheeljack is the most involved of the 3 I'd say, but his gimmick helps him stand up to them, and his size and rod storage is also cool, as is the road/blast shield.

All 3 Origins figures are cool, they made a great trio.

Image
Image
Image
Image
Image

And now, we roll into the retail wave. I had no interest in Gears, as the T30 is still perfect for me. And I will get Sandstorm, but i have a feeling he will go on sale, so I am going to wait on him.

starting low on the price tag and going up, lets start with Cheetor. Cheetor is simply wonderful. I really adore him! I just got the Botcon CatSCAN about a month or so ago, and he lives up to that larger figure, and is really fun. Not gonna lie, I had kinda hoped the core Beast Machines would have been Nightscream or Rattrap for actual show scale, but this is also kinda nice because he can scale with MPs.

Also, my daughter, like CatSCAN, took an immediate liking to him, she grabbed him and was loving him. I think she is going to be a Beast Machines fan!

Image
Image

Next up is Chromia. She is super nice in hand, the blue, teal, and red are perfect. She may not be accurate to Cyberverse, but she is still a really nice looking Chromia. She also looks great with Windblade, so she will slot in nicely on that shelf.

Image
Image

Last in terms of photos, we have Shard. I am enjoying these Infernac rocks, and she is no exception. The colors are super rich in hand, very pleasing to look at. I also love how her legs work, really adds some expressiveness to her. Her light piping is also sublime. She is just overall fun, and goes nicely with her rock brothers

Image
Image
Image
Image

As for the voyagers, I do not have photos of them yet, but i do have some opinions.

Silverbolt is a little odd, his wings feel oddly limited in robot mode, like I wish they could actually rotate up to his feather launching position. They also feel weirdly small. Other than that, is robot mode is cool, as is his transformation. However, bid-dog mode is also weird, the back legs feel too far back or the tail feather too short, and the wings still feel oddly smaller/undersized in some way. I like him, but i feel like he fell short.

Cybertron Starscream, however, is a stunner. Someone loved him on the design team, cause this robot mode is incredibly posable, and looks awesome no matter what you do with him. There is so much playability and posability with him, it's great. Transformation is good, and the jet mode is solid. I feel like the underwide could've been a smidge tighter, but otherwise, he is great. I think he may be the star of the wave.
I'm looking for parts, Help Me Out Please!
Wanna talk? Or Rollerblade? Click below and head on over to the D-Max Den!!Image
User avatar
D-Maximal_Primal
Site Moderator
Posts: 24893
News Credits: 1642
Joined: Thu Feb 19, 2015 5:53 pm
Location: Western Pennsylvania
Buy from D-Maximal_Primal on eBay
Alt Mode: Transmetal Spinosaurus
Strength: 5
Intelligence: 9
Speed: 7
Endurance: 7
Rank: 8
Courage: 10
Firepower: 8
Skill: 8

PreviousNext

Return to Transformers Toys Discussion

Transformers and More @ The Seibertron Store

Visit our store on eBay
These are affiliate links. We may earn commissions when you purchase items or services through these links.
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "OPTIMUS PRIME Transformers Legacy United Deluxe Class G1 Hasbro 2024 New"
NEW!
OPTIMUS PRIME Tran ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "ORIGIN WHEELJACK Transformers Legacy United Voyager Cybertron Mode Target 2024"
NEW!
ORIGIN WHEELJACK T ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "GALVATRON Transformers Legacy United Leader Armada Universe Hasbro 2024 New"
NEW!
GALVATRON Transfor ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "Transformers Legacy United DOOM N DESTRUCTION COLLECTION Rukus +Bludgeon /Ruckus"
NEW!
Transformers Legac ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "ENERGON GALVATRON Transformers Legacy United Core Class Hasbro 2024 New"
NEW!
ENERGON GALVATRON ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "ARMADA OPTIMUS PRIME Transformers Legacy Evolution Commander Hasbro 2023 New"
NEW!
ARMADA OPTIMUS PRI ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "GEOCRON Transformers Legacy United Core Class Hasbro 2024 New"
NEW!
GEOCRON Transforme ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "METALHAWK Transformers Legacy United Voyager G1 Hasbro 2024 New"
NEW!
METALHAWK Transfor ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "THE MOTORMASTER Transformers Legacy United Voyager Animated Hasbro 2024 New"
NEW!
THE MOTORMASTER Tr ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "SOUNDWAVE + BUZZSAW + RAVAGE + RUMBLE Transformers Legacy United Leader 2024 New"
NEW!
SOUNDWAVE + BUZZSA ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "GO-BOTS GUARDIANS 3-PACK Transformers Legacy United Deluxe G1 Hasbro 2024 New"
NEW!
GO-BOTS GUARDIANS ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "GEARS Transformers Legacy United Deluxe Class G1 Hasbro 2024 New 240924A"
NEW!
GEARS Transformers ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "SHARD Transformers Legacy United Deluxe Class Infernac Chaos Hasbro 2024 New"
NEW!
SHARD Transformers ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "MINER MEGATRON + SENATOR RATBAT Transformers Legacy Evolution 2-Pack 2023 New"
NEW!
MINER MEGATRON + S ...
* Price and quantities subject to change. Shipping costs, taxes and other fees not included in cost shown. Refer to listing for current price and availability.
Find the items above and thousands more at the Seibertron Store on eBay
Transformers Podcast: Twincast / Podcast #361 - Doppelganger
Twincast / Podcast #361:
"Doppelganger"
MP3 · iTunes · RSS · View · Discuss · Ask
Posted: Saturday, October 19th, 2024

Featured Products on Amazon.com

These are affiliate links. We may earn commissions when you purchase items or services through these links.
Buy "Transformers Authentics Bumblebee" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Toys Optimus Prime Cyberverse Ultimate Class Action Figure - Repeatable Matrix Mega Shot Action Attack Move - Toys for Kids 6 & Up, 11.5"" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Generations Titans Return Deluxe Windblade and Scorchfire" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Generations Power of The Primes Deluxe Class Sinnertwin" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers: Generations Power of The Primes Megatronus Prime Master" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers: Generations Power of The Primes Leader Evolution Rodimus Prime" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Power of the Primes Punch-Counterpunch and Prima Prime" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Deluxe Stryker 1 Action Figure" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Generations Titans Return Voyager Class Optimus Prime and Diac" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Generations Titan Masters Overboard Action Figure" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers: The Last Knight Premier Edition Deluxe Barricade" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Series PK Bruticus Action Figure	B3899" on AMAZON