Age Of Extinction Voyager Class Slog In Hand Images
Thursday, July 17th, 2014 2:14AM CDT
Categories: Movie Related News, Toy News, ReviewsPosted by: Autobot032 Views: 46,324
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Fortunately, they did make it to toy form and that brings us to this newsbit: In hand images of Voyager Class Slog!
A poster by the name of 個人信息 (roughly translated to hinesika, according to Google Translate) AKA DuoDuoTea, located in Taiwan, has posted a review (which will also require Google Translate) and a small pictorial of the upcoming figure.
We've mirrored the images below and when you click on them you'll be taken to the origin thread where the review is laid out in full.
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Posted by RhA on July 17th, 2014 @ 2:33am CDT
Posted by Downbeat on July 17th, 2014 @ 3:08am CDT
Posted by MightyMagnus78 on July 17th, 2014 @ 3:42am CDT
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Posted by griftimus prime on July 17th, 2014 @ 6:56am CDT
Posted by Noideaforaname on July 17th, 2014 @ 7:55am CDT
Posted by RiddlerJ on July 17th, 2014 @ 8:05am CDT
I can still see these two getting cancelled at the last minute.
Posted by reluctantyouth on July 17th, 2014 @ 8:08am CDT
~reluctantyouth~
Posted by Yweggo on July 17th, 2014 @ 8:19am CDT
Posted by Metroplex79 on July 17th, 2014 @ 8:28am CDT
Posted by El Duque on July 17th, 2014 @ 8:32am CDT
Posted by HiddenElephant on July 17th, 2014 @ 8:36am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 17th, 2014 @ 8:38am CDT
Nor did Slash, either.Autobot032 wrote:Age Of Extinction is the first Transformers film to feature the Dinobots and when it was first announced that they'd be making an appearance, many fans were optimistic about their big screen debut. When we heard that there would be seven, total, those same fans became really excited, only to have our hopes dashed because Snarl and Slog never made it to the film.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 17th, 2014 @ 8:56am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Nor did Slash, either.Autobot032 wrote:Age Of Extinction is the first Transformers film to feature the Dinobots and when it was first announced that they'd be making an appearance, many fans were optimistic about their big screen debut. When we heard that there would be seven, total, those same fans became really excited, only to have our hopes dashed because Snarl and Slog never made it to the film.
Slash's Raptor form did make it into concept as a small army, probably playing on the idea that Raptors hunted in packs.
Posted by swagitron on July 17th, 2014 @ 9:58am CDT
Posted by Siger on July 17th, 2014 @ 10:01am CDT
Nothing to get excited about here, just looking forward to the next Generations releases.
Posted by welcometothedarksyde on July 17th, 2014 @ 11:27am CDT
Posted by Peridot on July 17th, 2014 @ 12:17pm CDT
Posted by Megatron Wolf on July 17th, 2014 @ 12:28pm CDT
Posted by Seibertron on July 17th, 2014 @ 12:29pm CDT
Posted by GuyIncognito on July 17th, 2014 @ 1:04pm CDT
That image is more heavily photoshopped than a Vogue cover.
Posted by Fifo on July 17th, 2014 @ 1:05pm CDT
Posted by MGrotusque on July 17th, 2014 @ 1:09pm CDT
I was hoping for a decent Sludge from Hasbro. On the bright side there are other sources that possibly may provide me with an acceptable Sludge i like.
Posted by Seibertron on July 17th, 2014 @ 1:19pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:OptimalOptimus2 wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Who said that AOE is doing poorly? It's making money hand over fist. The only problems with the toys, at least from what I can see, is that stores bought a ton of those simplified figures and aren't carrying the Generations figures as much.
I know. I went to a Walmart in Maplewood, MO and it only has a few Transformers: Age of Extinction toys and no other Transformers toys. No Rescue Bots, Generations, Kre-Os, Construct-bots, just a few AOE toys. Shame.
Is it because they're selling or low stock?
I'm assuming it means those products are selling. Collectors are a fun bunch when it comes to this stuff. If stores are low on products, fans blame the stores saying they're not stocking stuff (god forbid if it's actually selling faster than we're used to). If stores are heavy on products, fans flame the stores saying that too much product was ordered (god forbid that stores actually try to maintain inventory levels so their shelves aren't empty). Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
Posted by Killerewok on July 17th, 2014 @ 1:56pm CDT
I really do not think this is a case of "they are getting more every day and selling them out", they just don't get them. At the very least not enough to keep shelves full. None of my area stores even got that big Wave One end cap display at all.
Posted by Evil Eye on July 17th, 2014 @ 2:07pm CDT
What I don't like is when the stores are filled with loads of a single toy (as is happening with Airachnid in my local store) or they only stock the crappy stuff and get none of the gold in. Of course with Toys'R'Us having an exclusivity deal on the non-crap AOE toys in the UK...Sigh. I do wish there were laws in place to prevent big chains having exclusive rights to products, but with the firm grip Walmart and TRU have on both Hasbro's and the government's testicles that's not gonna happen.
So yeah. This all sucks, because I really want Scorn! The guy's awesome even if he is much too small. In fact, I'll be perfectly honest, I'd like to see Scorn given the Lugnut treatment- given a redesign and added to the official G1 Dinobot roster. Robot spinosaurus = awesome, regardless of continuity.
As for the new products...
Snarl looks a bit iffy TBH. Not terrible, but he looks a little bare-bones. It's the arms that are the problems- the weird angle they're fixed at is just yeurch. Especially considering the hollow forearms could have just let them fold into the cavity and hide better in Stegosaurus mode. The rest of him is great though.
Bumblebee is...ugh. The base mold itself isn't too bad (I'm fairly tolerant of shellforming provided it's done well, ala RID Side Burn) but I honestly don't see why they bothered with the shuriken thingies. He never used them in the movie, and surely it would make more sense to nix them from the mold and use the extra budget for something that would make sense, like his hand cannon?
Hot Shot looks OK but I like the mold better as Crosshairs (especially with the extra paint apps of the Takara version).
Slog...Looks gorgeous. That is the best brachiosaurus mode I've seen on a transformer, third or first party. Aside from the fact that proportionally it looks like an actual brachiosaurus as opposed to a "brontosaurus", the thing's a slaggin' walking fortress. Just look at all those spikes! The weapons are a little dumb but I reckon with repainting they'd look good. The only thing I can say about the mold I don't like is his lack of a wrist swivel and subsequent "monkey arms", meaning he can't hold his weapons well. Still, does a 'bot as big as Slog/Sludge need weapons to kick manifolds? (Although for what it's worth, with a bit of modification I reckon those sword/lance/drill things would make great shoulder cannons. Because there is nothing so awesome as a robotic brachiosaurus with heavy artillery).
Silver Knight Optimus Prime is a million times better than I thought he would be...but he still looks like crap, and in any case the FE mold is objectively terrible from what I heard, especially compared to the second version. Also, there's the fact he never actually uses that huge energy shield in the movie, using the smaller cannon version instead. He also still suffers from severe chrome-a-lack (at least on the parts that actually need chrome).
And goddamnit Hasbro, if you're gonna photoshop your stock photos then at least do it well.
Posted by steviebops on July 17th, 2014 @ 3:29pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 17th, 2014 @ 3:32pm CDT
While there are figures that are purposefully simplified, I do not feel the straight up "generations" figures are less complex than what has come before especially when comparing ot the likes of the Beast Machines Optimus/Cheetor, BW TM2 Cheetor and even most of the first wave Beast Wars figures like Optimus Primal and Rhinox.
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on July 17th, 2014 @ 3:47pm CDT
Seibertron wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:OptimalOptimus2 wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Who said that AOE is doing poorly? It's making money hand over fist. The only problems with the toys, at least from what I can see, is that stores bought a ton of those simplified figures and aren't carrying the Generations figures as much.
I know. I went to a Walmart in Maplewood, MO and it only has a few Transformers: Age of Extinction toys and no other Transformers toys. No Rescue Bots, Generations, Kre-Os, Construct-bots, just a few AOE toys. Shame.
Is it because they're selling or low stock?
I'm assuming it means those products are selling. Collectors are a fun bunch when it comes to this stuff. If stores are low on products, fans blame the stores saying they're not stocking stuff (god forbid if it's actually selling faster than we're used to). If stores are heavy on products, fans flame the stores saying that too much product was ordered (god forbid that stores actually try to maintain inventory levels so their shelves aren't empty). Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
The toys were on a tiny shelf, dedicating that shelf to only AOE toys. There were only Wave 1 Deluxe (excluding Drift), One-Step, Flip'n'Change, Voyager, Leader and Power Attackers toys. I looked around and girl toys were dominating the shelves, no other Transformers. I doubt if they had any Transformers toys at all before the AOE toyline was released.
Posted by Lucky Logician on July 17th, 2014 @ 6:22pm CDT
Posted by TimothyR on July 18th, 2014 @ 6:24am CDT
like i said, i LOVE this site.. i just don't understand the reason to do it this way.
Posted by Rated X on July 18th, 2014 @ 1:46pm CDT
On a separate note, I would love to see "thread merging" abolished. Its so freaking annoying to see conversations about 10 different topics mixed together just because they are loosly related to Michael Bay.
Posted by GuyIncognito on July 18th, 2014 @ 2:09pm CDT
Posted by Peridot on July 18th, 2014 @ 3:04pm CDT
Posted by Rated X on July 18th, 2014 @ 3:05pm CDT
GuyIncognito wrote:I also hate the thread-merging BS. Maybe we should start a petition thread or something.
Thats an awesome idea. Where would we post it to ensure people see it ?
Posted by Peridot on July 18th, 2014 @ 3:09pm CDT
Posted by Rated X on July 18th, 2014 @ 3:49pm CDT
Metro Prime wrote:What if we still had merged threads, only with more specific topics of discussion? Like an "Official Age of Extinction Retailer Exclusives Thread", or something of that nature.
They would have to be really specific. Its annoying to be in a discussion about aoe dinobots and then all of a sudden here comes a guy saying how much he likes hero mashers or constructobots.
Posted by Peridot on July 18th, 2014 @ 3:59pm CDT
Rated X wrote:Metro Prime wrote:What if we still had merged threads, only with more specific topics of discussion? Like an "Official Age of Extinction Retailer Exclusives Thread", or something of that nature.
They would have to be really specific. Its annoying to be in a discussion about aoe dinobots and then all of a sudden here comes a guy saying how much he likes hero mashers or constructobots.
Things like Hero Mashers are usually in separate threads from the mainline toys.
Posted by Convoy on July 18th, 2014 @ 4:51pm CDT
I guess I'm not the only one growing tired of the Super Ultra Mega threads.
Maybe it makes things easier on the other end but it's not so fun on this end.
Love the site!
edit:
I'd sign a petition. Where is it?
Posted by Autobot032 on July 18th, 2014 @ 10:12pm CDT
Slug will be released by Joshin Kids Land Yodobashi Camera.
Scorn will be released through the following stores:
Kojima toy department
Edion
Best Denki
Yamada Denki
Bic Camera
Theyalso updated their listings to include the upcoming Movie Advanced EX Wheeljack. This redeco of Wheeljack (or Que, as he was known in the film) was supposed to see release in late 2011, early 2012 in the "Movie Trilogy Line" but the subline was abruptly canceled after the initial release, Optimus Prime. Now, thanks to the Movie Advanced line, we finally have a chance to get those figures, even if it means importing them. Featuring an all white deco with a G1 style headsculpt, this one is one of the more anticipated figures. figure, a white version of Dark of the Moon Que with the Generation 1 inspired Wheeljack is an Aeon exclusive, scheduled to be released sometime in August.
We've mirrored the images below:
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Posted by Autobot032 on July 18th, 2014 @ 10:25pm CDT
Included are comparison photos of the original Evasion Mode and the upcoming Rusty version.
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Posted by Autobot032 on July 18th, 2014 @ 10:37pm CDT
Rollbar will be available for purchase in Japan in November of this year, exclusive to Toys "R" Us. Here in the states, we'll receive Rollbar as part of a figure multipack based off of the Cemetary Wind farm attack sequence in Age Of Extinction. That set will feature "Rusty" Optimus as well. (You can read up on the Rusty Optimus here)
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Posted by Fc203 on July 18th, 2014 @ 10:39pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 18th, 2014 @ 10:55pm CDT
Posted by Burn on July 18th, 2014 @ 11:06pm CDT
Rated X wrote:GuyIncognito wrote:I also hate the thread-merging BS. Maybe we should start a petition thread or something.
Thats an awesome idea. Where would we post it to ensure people see it ?
General Discussion.
We're open to ideas, just try to be civil about it.
Posted by Autobot032 on July 18th, 2014 @ 11:34pm CDT
Burn wrote:Rated X wrote:GuyIncognito wrote:I also hate the thread-merging BS. Maybe we should start a petition thread or something.
Thats an awesome idea. Where would we post it to ensure people see it ?
General Discussion.
We're open to ideas, just try to be civil about it.
Yes, please. Also, it's a matter of cleanliness. Do you have any idea how many duplicate threads and posts we have to deal with? How much space/data they eat up on the server? It's not the worst thing ever, of course, but it's certainly not efficient and makes it harder on the staff.
We merge threads so everything is as tidy as possible. It's not to make things harder for the users, quite the opposite, in fact. We are always open to suggestions, so please post them and we'll do our best to figure out a system that works for everyone.
Posted by Flashwave on July 18th, 2014 @ 11:48pm CDT
Rated X wrote:I cant wait for slog to come out. But I will wait for retail. Im not gonna pay 75 bucks from bbts with a drift I dont need. I understand that bbts needs to make theyre money because they are going to get stuck with alot of grimlocks and primes when that wave comes out. But thats not my problem. Im confident ill find slog in Walmart by the end of August.
On a separate note, I would love to see "thread merging" abolished. Its so freaking annoying to see conversations about 10 different topics mixed together just because they are loosly related to Michael Bay.
Been saying that for the past several years. I can understand it for conventiony things, where there's a lot of news coming out of one thing, (and even then, it's extremely annoying) but when it's news topics days and weeks apart, no.
The thing that kills it for me isn't the forums neccesarily, it's the way the news page processes. 9 times out of 10, I'm commenting on a news article with the "click here to join the discussion", I'm not already in the forums themselves. So when the news article itself has three seperate news posts for other things, such as AOE FE Knight Prime's post in the article for Sludge, it's more than a little jarring...
Posted by Rated X on July 19th, 2014 @ 7:18am CDT
Posted by Evil Eye on July 19th, 2014 @ 9:57am CDT
Posted by Seibertron on July 19th, 2014 @ 12:49pm CDT
If you have issues with the topic merging, please keep your posts there. Thanks.