All Components of Studio Series Devastator Combiner Revealed with Release Schedule

Man, spaced out over the course of two years, that sucks big time, but I guess this confirms that they have plans to keep the series alive for at least this and next year; would also explain why the prototype they showed off only had som of the limbs finished, but man, that still sucks

Hellscream9999 wrote:Man, spaced out over the course of two years, that sucks big time, but I guess this confirms that they have plans to keep the series alive for at least this and next year; would also explain why the prototype they showed off only had som of the limbs finished, but man, that still sucks

I disagree. I cannot speak for everyone but money isn't necessarily tight but it doesn't flow like a tap, so splitting the 8 figures up over 2 years spaces it out and allows smaller purchases across time that spending about 200 quid at once. particularly if I'm right and Scavanger is a leader class figure.

Agent 53 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Man, spaced out over the course of two years, that sucks big time, but I guess this confirms that they have plans to keep the series alive for at least this and next year; would also explain why the prototype they showed off only had som of the limbs finished, but man, that still sucks

I disagree. I cannot speak for everyone but money isn't necessarily tight but it doesn't flow like a tap, so splitting the 8 figures up over 2 years spaces it out and allows smaller purchases across time that spending about 200 quid at once. particularly if I'm right and Scavanger is a leader class figure.

I mean, they could have done it in the span of a year, 8 figures across 3 size classes, shouldn't have been difficult;

So, are the wrecking balls included?

Lore Keeper wrote:So, are the wrecking balls included?

No, that'll be a 3p add-on

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Lore Keeper wrote:So, are the wrecking balls included?

No, that'll be a 3p add-on

That horse is long dead

Randomhero wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Lore Keeper wrote:So, are the wrecking balls included?

No, that'll be a 3p add-on

That horse is long dead

Your face is long dead.

william-james88 wrote:2019 Releases
- Scrapmetal deluxe
- Hightower deluxe
- Longhaul voyager
- Rampage voyager

2020 Releases
- Mixmaster
- Scavenger
- Scrapper
- Overload

OK, so I am disappointed in Devastator taking 2 years to complete.

But, this brings up 2 good things/points:

1) Maybe they are going to stick with 2 leaders a year in the first wave like they did last year with Grimlock and Blackout, and maybe this year with Megatron and Jetfire. The leaders next year, or 1 later this year could be Scavenger and even Overload or Mixmaster.

2) This means more figures can be voyagers by allotting them proper space and not overloading (heh) a wave with constructicons.

So we could end up with deluxe Scrapmetal and Hightower, Voyager Long Haul, Rampage, Scrapper, Mixmmaster, and Overload, and Leader Scavenger and potentially Overload and/or Mixmaster

Let's hope that the line does well enough to last the two years for all the figures to come out, this is a big commitment in time and money.

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

Randomhero wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Lore Keeper wrote:So, are the wrecking balls included?

No, that'll be a 3p add-on

That horse is long dead

Your face is long dead.

Your access to these forums is about to be dead.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Let's hope that the line does well enough to last the two years for all the figures to come out, this is a big commitment in time and money.

Indeed, but TFCC Nexus Prime still holds that record with a whopping 5 years, 1 figure a year!

I'm confident all figures will see release in some shape or form, no worries about that.

If nothing else, the Constructions being split over two years gives me time to decide whether or not I actually want to go down that particular rabbit hole. So far Rampage is the only Constructicon I'm definitely going to buy, though Scrapmetal and Lomg Haul are on my 2019 maybe pile. If I decide not to complete the line-up, I may end up just getting those three and Mixmaster.

A new image of Studio Series SS 38 Bumblebee Movie Optimus Prime has been uploaded to Instagram.
It is an in hand image of Optimus Prime posed in his robot mode.

To those unaware, we know from a previous image (shown below) that the alternate mode is very inspired by the truck in the G1 cartoon. We also know he has a 35 step conversion and that the figure comes with the "San Francisco Bridge" backdrop, which is where he meets Bumblebee at the end at the end of the film.

This figure will be coming out mid spring next this year.

About Devastator, keep in mind that this is the Japanese schedule which doesn't always match up with Hasbro's. Some figures are released roughly the same time, but others, like ROTF Starscream coming in January or helicopter Dropkick coming in March, are way off. Those 2020 release from Takara Tomy could be late 2019 for Hasbro.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Those 2020 release from Takara Tomy could be late 2019 for Hasbro.

Great point! I hope you are right

Emerje wrote:About Devastator, keep in mind that this is the Japanese schedule which doesn't always match up with Hasbro's. Some figures are released roughly the same time, but others, like ROTF Starscream coming in January or helicopter Dropkick coming in March, are way off. Those 2020 release from Takara Tomy could be late 2019 for Hasbro.

Emerje

That's Chinese, so it's still Hasbro schedule give or take a few months. TakaraTomy releases do usually come later than Hasbro, but both sets of 4 should still be released within the two years specified.

Is it me or does Prime's guns look different?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Is it me or does Prime's guns look different?

The power of perspective

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Is it me or does Prime's guns look different?

Its just from a different angle than what we saw in the box pictures. It ends up a lot longer looking than that box art made it look.

Still not a big fan of the Movieverse G1-ified Optimus. It's great for those of you who care, but to me it's just pandering to the G1 fans

william-james88 wrote:

It's not bad, but I keep thinking that his midsection is either mistransformed or has battle damage. Looks like his grille and bumper got straight ripped out.

I guess this shows that the transformations is different from Siege Optimus Prime?Those forearms,doesnt like they convert the same

Sentinel_Primal wrote:Still not a big fan of the Movieverse G1-ified Optimus. It's great for those of you who care, but to me it's just pandering to the G1 fans

I think he looks really good,but I get where you are coming from.The G1 designs should't be the only influence on the robots.

TulioDude wrote:I guess this shows that the transformations is different from Siege Optimus Prime?Those forearms,doesnt like they convert the same

Sentinel_Primal wrote:Still not a big fan of the Movieverse G1-ified Optimus. It's great for those of you who care, but to me it's just pandering to the G1 fans

I think he looks really good,but I get where you are coming from.The G1 designs should't be the only influence on the robots.

It’s not a retool of siege. That’s just a theory people keep saying but if you look at how his legs transform, they accordion from the side instead of the back similar to blastoff, rook and brawl molds. It’s a new mold.

My frustrations aside, that does look a lot better in-hand than the official product shots.

Nemesis Maximo wrote:My frustrations aside, that does look a lot better in-hand than the official product shots.

What frustration, that here on out every single toy will be Optimus Prime, to the point that we are currently looking at literally a Transformers: Bumblebee Optimus Prime?

This OP looks really awesome, and it doesn't make me regret buying the upsized Evasion OP in the least. Two different takes on the character, both of which I'm happy to have in my collection.

Alas, the one figure from Studio Series that I cannot afford to miss out on. I will definitely be getting this guy as soon as I see him in stores. I hope he is at least SS Voyager Prime's size(the first one), because I would like some size to indicate presence in my collection. Also, I am liking what steps of engineering that is present in this photo, like the folding side panels on the bottom of his forearms.

BTW guys, pictures of the components of Devastator and possibly a teaser of KSI Boss have been posted on TFW2005. Check it out:

http://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/01/stud ... ges-380003

Edit: You already know about Devastator's components, but the possible KSI Boss teaser is interesting, if it's not fake anyway

That spoiler's almost as big as Hot Rod's. XD

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I'll have to get that new Megatron and sell off the old one.

I did that with Optimus, thats why i always buy my figures as cheap as possible. So that i can then sell them as equally cheap if ever need be and not be stuck with a bunch of unwanted figures.

For that Megatron, I plan to be a bit evil. The new one may be returned because he's "defective".

william-james88 wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:My frustrations aside, that does look a lot better in-hand than the official product shots.

What frustration, that here on out every single toy will be Optimus Prime, to the point that we are currently looking at literally a Transformers: Bumblebee Optimus Prime?

That’s the one. Just...so many Optimus Primes that all look the same.. I bet GEEWUN John Warden eats plain oatmeal and boiled goose every single day for breakfast, because he doesn’t seem to like any variety.

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:My frustrations aside, that does look a lot better in-hand than the official product shots.

What frustration, that here on out every single toy will be Optimus Prime, to the point that we are currently looking at literally a Transformers: Bumblebee Optimus Prime?

That’s the one. Just...so many Optimus Primes that all look the same.. I bet GEEWUN John Warden eats plain oatmeal and boiled goose every single day for breakfast, because he doesn’t seem to like any variety.

To be a little fair this time, it was Travis Knight who wanted a G1-looking Optimus in the movie, and at least the Siege line will be giving us a Cybertron-based Leader class Optimus.

Sabrblade wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:My frustrations aside, that does look a lot better in-hand than the official product shots.

What frustration, that here on out every single toy will be Optimus Prime, to the point that we are currently looking at literally a Transformers: Bumblebee Optimus Prime?

That’s the one. Just...so many Optimus Primes that all look the same.. I bet GEEWUN John Warden eats plain oatmeal and boiled goose every single day for breakfast, because he doesn’t seem to like any variety.

To be a little fair this time, it was Travis Knight who wanted a G1-looking Optimus in the movie, and at least the Siege line will be giving us a Cybertron-based Leader class Optimus.

We have confirmation?

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:My frustrations aside, that does look a lot better in-hand than the official product shots.

What frustration, that here on out every single toy will be Optimus Prime, to the point that we are currently looking at literally a Transformers: Bumblebee Optimus Prime?

That’s the one. Just...so many Optimus Primes that all look the same.. I bet GEEWUN John Warden eats plain oatmeal and boiled goose every single day for breakfast, because he doesn’t seem to like any variety.

To be a little fair this time, it was Travis Knight who wanted a G1-looking Optimus in the movie, and at least the Siege line will be giving us a Cybertron-based Leader class Optimus.

We have confirmation?

On which part? For the former, there was that whole video in which Knight talked about the designs being G1-based like he wanted, while the latter had that IDW art of everyone (minus Windblade) in their Siege toy designs with Optimus as a retool of Magnus's inner robot wearing his Cybertron altmode's truck front on his chest.

The movie/G1/Studio Optimus proves what Bay COULD have accomplished if he'd actually tried...

Read up on Devastator this weekend, posting my thoughts now. It seems impressive. Still would have been cool to get all 9 Components instead of just 8...but I guess its better than 7, or 6...

I just wonder if they release other Constructicons later...(i.e Demolishor)...if they will have compatibility with Devastator as well.

Some advantages I see with spacing out the releases throughout 2019 & 2020, is that it is DEFNITELY easier on the wallet. Some disadvantages are...For some like myself, it would be hard to resist the notion that or may release some form of special Box Set, perhaps even as a convention exclusive the closer this thing comes to completion. The only bad part is, if one were to wait, and no such thing was ever made, then it would be difficult to go back and get some of the first figures that would no longer be available. But it would seem almost like a waste of funds to obtain them all upon release, if a box set appeared later....

decisions, decisions...

Looks off somehow. Not sure what it is. It's almost like someone took a robot and made it look like Prime, but its not quite Prime.

Not sure, how to explain it. Its o.k I guess, but there's something off about it.

The guns look very different to me. Beyond perspective. The one the box seems to have a rounded barrel, while the one he's holding in reality is flat and angular and much longer.

Need more pictures before I can say for sure.

It's his weird boxy shoes that look off.


They almost look like they're turned backwards, better than visible toes I guess

Maybe, the feet, but also the torso. The legs are suitably Prime-y however.

DeathReviews wrote:The movie/G1/Studio Optimus proves what Bay COULD have accomplished if he'd actually tried...

"Waaah waah anything that isn't geewun am bad"

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:The movie/G1/Studio Optimus proves what Bay COULD have accomplished if he'd actually tried...

"Waaah waah anything that isn't geewun am bad"

Tbh I side with neither the G1 or Bayverse preachers. I love Transformers. Period. If the movies go full G1, that's fiiiine with me. Soundwave was amazing in this movie after all. Almost worth it just for him.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:The movie/G1/Studio Optimus proves what Bay COULD have accomplished if he'd actually tried...

"Waaah waah anything that isn't geewun am bad"

Isn't a case of being genuine or not.. they were just bad!

transformers_va wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:The movie/G1/Studio Optimus proves what Bay COULD have accomplished if he'd actually tried...

"Waaah waah anything that isn't geewun am bad"

Isn't a case of being genuine or not.. they were just bad!

He said "geewun" (as in the derogatory "G1" term), not "genuine".

Sorry, I misread his post.. still doesn't negate them being bad

Overcracker wrote:Looks off somehow. Not sure what it is. It's almost like someone took a robot and made it look like Prime, but its not quite Prime.

Not sure, how to explain it. Its o.k I guess, but there's something off about it.

I get it, and I understand exactly what you are saying. But I think thats ok because while taking from other designs, it is still new and we never got a good look at this hybrid. So it needs some warming up to. I still think this toy is a great accomplishment for being this close to a brand new CG model and looking so "clean" in bot mode (kibble wise).

Please let's not derail the conversation again.
With that being said,why bother come here to leave a passive-aggressive about the movies and them leave?

Who is with waiting,the Blitzwing/seeker-body type toy?

TulioDude wrote:Please let's not derail the conversation again.
With that being said,why bother come here to leave a passive-aggressive about the movies and them leave?

Who is with waiting,the Blitzwing/seeker-body type toy?

For me, it'd depend on how they handle it because I've been holding off on getting SS Starscream because I've always hated that triangle body. I'd love it if they made the Cybertron Seeker design cause it was just so weird and quirky, but I'd definitely buy Blitzwing just to use him as a Starscream. But if he looks too similar to Starscream's original body type, I'll bite the bullet and just buy Starscream. Though, this would be acceptable too

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william-james88 wrote:

Oh dear. Jetfire has contracted Youngblood's Disease.