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Yeah, it's not that Hasbro has a dislike for the Bay movies, it's that they're running out of characters from those movies that they think people will want to buy. The reason they've been so light on AOE and TLK characters is because their marketing research has told them that toys of characters from those two movies don't sell very well compared to those from the first trilogy.

I'll probably get Megatron, hope he actually looks good.

Still sad we are now getting a concept Megatron before a 2nd Leader Dinobot. And still no Que. And still no Frenzy. And still now TLK crew.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'll probably get Megatron, hope he actually looks good.

Still sad we are now getting a concept Megatron before a 2nd Leader Dinobot. And still no Que. And still no Frenzy. And still now TLK crew.

Indeed, at the very least we're getting Mohawk and a new Drift next year. I'm still holding out hope that the characters you mentioned will happen eventually, but with every set of leaks I get more worried that the Bayverse stuff will stop before we do get them.
Even if new Bayverse toys aren't being planned, some more re-issues of older Studio Series toys in Buzzworthy Bumblebee or elsewhere would be enough to whet my appetite at least for a while. I'm still praying for an Ironhide with his DOTM weapons.

Perhaps the designs that are left from the bay films are of characters that might be rather hard to make.

Munkky wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'll probably get Megatron, hope he actually looks good.

Still sad we are now getting a concept Megatron before a 2nd Leader Dinobot. And still no Que. And still no Frenzy. And still now TLK crew.

Indeed, at the very least we're getting Mohawk and a new Drift next year. I'm still holding out hope that the characters you mentioned will happen eventually, but with every set of leaks I get more worried that the Bayverse stuff will stop before we do get them.
Even if new Bayverse toys aren't being planned, some more re-issues of older Studio Series toys in Buzzworthy Bumblebee or elsewhere would be enough to whet my appetite at least for a while. I'm still praying for an Ironhide with his DOTM weapons.

That would be a great way to get Ironhide back on shelves, and i am surprised they have not done that yet

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steve2275 wrote:looking really good to me

What look good?

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steve2275 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

steve2275 wrote:looking really good to me

What look good?

oh sorry

Now that I see, yes, it is indeed nice. (You missed the /img brackets. So, fix'd.)

Just finished my latest project, Rescue Ratchet!

I have to admit I'm generally not a huge fan of G1 colors on movie bots, but I wanted to try adapting the G1 color pallette in a way that suits the movie design a bit more. It was a fun one to work on!

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Just finished my latest project, Rescue Ratchet!

I have to admit I'm generally not a huge fan of G1 colors on movie bots, but I wanted to try adapting the G1 color pallette in a way that suits the movie design a bit more. It was a fun one to work on!

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That looks better than some official color schemes. Love the little "fake" lifeline detail in the inner calves.

It's always really hard to make clean stripes on the vehicle without making them look thick with bumps. That's the flaw of doing it with a paintbrush. Masking tape and pray paint can be effective, but that still remains a challenge. I failed that often. The best would be a sticker sheet. The ultimate, a water decals sheet.

I would really love to have a printer that is specialised in making high quality stickers for models with the paper and ink to match. And the machine would be able to cut them too. As in, making your own Reprolabels at home. Man, this would make customising so much easier!

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Just finished my latest project, Rescue Ratchet!

I have to admit I'm generally not a huge fan of G1 colors on movie bots, but I wanted to try adapting the G1 color pallette in a way that suits the movie design a bit more. It was a fun one to work on!

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Looks pretty good. Did you use NEST Ratchet as a base?

Rtron wrote:That looks better than some official color schemes. Love the little "fake" lifeline detail in the inner calves.

Thank you! That’s one of my favorite details I added.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Looks pretty good. Did you use NEST Ratchet as a base?

Thanks, yes I did! Found an extra one on clearance a little while ago

Didn't end up finding SS86 Ratchet at Target, but stumbled upon him at Meijers a moment ago.

Finally have a Ratchet in my collection!

-Sunstreaker- wrote:Didn't end up finding SS86 Ratchet at Target, but stumbled upon him at Meijers a moment ago.

Finally have a Ratchet in my collection!

Core or Voyager?

Hasbro will soon be unveiling the first wave of 2024's Studio Series figures. There was a big question mark as to what the MV 6 Leader Megatron listing referred to. Was this a mistake for a SS 86 listing or was it referring to what Megatron would have looked like in the Bumblebee movie (MV 6). Well turns out it's the latter with our first image at this Megstron which looks like the CG model we saw used in some ROTB box art. This will be a leader class figure and leaders on the web have said this toy should be a triple changer of sorts with two cybertronian vehicle modes. The alt modes have not been leaked yet and the triple changing aspect is still just a rumour.

Two cybertronian alt modes? Does anybody what exactly those are ? Don't think Megs even transformed in the Bumblebee movie. Been a long while since I last watched it .

Lain Iwakura wrote:Two cybertronian alt modes? Does anybody what exactly those are ? Don't think Megs even transformed in the Bumblebee movie. Been a long while since I last watched it .

Megatron wasn't in the Bee movie at all. He was only in an early draft on Cybertron, before not showing up at all. He only appeared in a Bee movie pack in comic frozen ala the 2007 movie.

His most defining feature.





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Well if they are doing conceptual characters, I guess there's a possibility of RotB Transit? I just watched the deleted scene on the Blu Ray for the first time last night. It's a shame that was cut from the film.

o.supreme wrote:Well if they are doing conceptual characters, I guess there's a possibility of RotB Transit? I just watched the deleted scene on the Blu Ray for the first time last night. It's a shame that was cut from the film.

I agree, I hope Transit ends up getting a toy.

Although, once again, I am annoyed we are getting concept characters before Que or a 2nd Dinobot.

With Studio Series Nightbird out now, fans can compare it to the previously released mainline Rise of the Beasts Nightbird toy. And we have images for you below. The Studio Series version is the smaller of the two, and the one with the larger backpack. However, it has a more accurate car mode, colours, headsculpt and chest. So it's give and take here, depending on your taste. But at least we have options, so let us know which of these two options you prefer for your collection. The images are courtesy of Franz from Cybertron Philippines

I thought Mainline Nightbird was tiny.
Holy crap the SS!
And, man, she carry a whole scrapyard on her back.

I may still get SS Nightbird, but only on sale.

That is why I dont collect movie figures. Not enough, if any, cooperation between the CGI guys and toy designers. I love Nightbird's car mode as the Skyline is one of my fav cars, but that bot mode, damn.

I still do not understand how they dropped the ball so badly on Mirage and Nightbird. Nightbird literally had wings to help with kibble, and they basically did nothing with it.

I'm cautiously optimistic. They've messed over the leader figures pretty badly lately, making them glorified voyagers with a few badly-planned accessories tossed in to fool customers into thinking they're not being gypped. If they make it a decent G1 tribute, it could be good. But I keep asking myself - are there any Triple changers has Hasbro really done well lately...?