Australian Transformers Robots in Disguise Power Surge Optimus Prime TV Spot

Stuartmaximus wrote:Skyhammer? erm....wasn't he a helicopter
+ the size of him in the game....he looks more like he should be Jetfire

This is the same series whose main villain is Steeljaw, a Decepticon carformer with a wolf motif as opposed to the original (... and FoC toyline) Autobot Lion Cassetteformer. They're just re-using the names if they find them fitting of the characters.

Anyone found a way to get a fanmode base out of Paralon?
I've tried.....but the results are far from best, although the tail does kinda form a tower in much the same way that Pandinus's does

Dr Va'al wrote:D-Maximus_Primal also spotted another Australian TV ad - via the official Transformers YouTube channel - for Transformers: Robots in Disguise Power Surge Optimus Prime, also featuring Starscream, in a very moody, thunderstormy setting. Check it out embedded below!

Now, that's a live action show I'd watch!

I'm definitely getting a Duocons style combining gimmick vibe from the name Crash Combiners.

Cobotron wrote:I'm definitely getting a Duocons style combining gimmick vibe from the name Crash Combiners.

I wish that were the case. Duocon combining would be really sweet

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Cobotron wrote:I'm definitely getting a Duocons style combining gimmick vibe from the name Crash Combiners.

I wish that were the case. Duocon combining would be really sweet

If they're compatible with each other, you could probably make a Battletrap.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Cobotron wrote:I'm definitely getting a Duocons style combining gimmick vibe from the name Crash Combiners.

I wish that were the case. Duocon combining would be really sweet

Hm.

Dr Va'al wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Cobotron wrote:I'm definitely getting a Duocons style combining gimmick vibe from the name Crash Combiners.

I wish that were the case. Duocon combining would be really sweet

Hm.

I feel like I mentioned this exact thing somewhere else (maybe the TR thread or something). I want to continue with combining of a sort, such as the duocon style and such. Hopefully this RiD version comes out well, cause I'm kinda excited to have energon styled combiners

We have now become aware of a new Transformers: Robots in Disguise product that may catch several people off guard. That's right folks, Robots in Disguise is going to invade 2017 thanks to this new Calendar found for next year! The calendar appears to feature all the primary characters from season one such as Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, and Grimlock. Check out the images found below, noting the $14.99 price as you go, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

That's cool, but I want that Zelda calendar.

Some of that artwork looks new, or at least of a different art style.

Waldo is staring into our souls.

Looks nice. So, what store was this calendar found at?

Smokescreen85 wrote:Looks nice. So, what store was this calendar found at?

We don't know, we were never told. Though I would imagine it's one of those generic calendar places you find in malls

I was wondering now the normal White (large) Power Surge Optimus is out in the UK (and possibly other places in Europe) has he had his sounds neutered or is he still as chatty as the American one Emgo316 reviewed ?

I thought it best to ask - as I never did get some previous talking toys as I was so put off by the heavily edited speech on the European releases.

The Japanese one seems to say much less that Emgo's does and it doesn't make jetpack noises either. He's a great colour though - and much more suitable for an Optimus Collection being the usual red & blue colouring.

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P.s.

If you buy one of those large Optimus' and the arm keeps falling off at the elbow there seems to be a very easy fix - just undo the screw rotate the inner joint cuff 180 degrees and then redo the screw and for some reason the arm no longer falls off now - even though the part seems symmetrical there is a tiny difference from one side to the other that is enough to prevent the arm falling off.

(see emgo's video on the white version for an example of this)

From the same Transformers YouTube channel as the Australian promotional clips, we have a new German TV spot for the Robots in Disguise line, and more specifically the Power Heroes (Power Surge) Bumblebee and Sideswipe, the simplified figures with electronics and power-up minicons - as seen here. Check out the Thunderhoof starring clip below!

These live action commercials make me wanna see a TF show done in that "Ace Lightning" sort of style (live action background with cartoony-looking CG robots).

We finally have a sighting of the latest Robots in Disguise Warrior Wave in the US. This one comes to us from Scotty P who found wave 7, which features Windblade, Powersurge Prime and Scorponok at Toys R Us in Cary, NC. This wave also includes Thunderhoof and Quillfire in the Weaponizers refresh packaging, meaning those who have not seen these two yet will have another chance at seeing them in stores. For those wondering, wave 8 features no new toys while wave 9 will have Ratchet, Scatterspike and Bisk.

I've also found these guys at a Walmart in Houston, Texas. specifically the one on el dorado and hwy 45

Man, gotta be on the look out now

Got Skorp and Windblade yesterday, TRU in LFT. Both are great. RiD15 Windblade > Generations Windblade though i don't think Gen Windblade is a bad toy like a lot of others do. I wish there was some way to put her scabbard on her back, though. Where's my single carded Mini Cons, though!?

A thought occurs, i don't think there's a side by side comparison between Windblades, let me fix that

Wait,, this is NEWSS??

Then let me add my sighting as well, the Greenwood, IN Toys R Us. I will go put it in the database

hurricane567 wrote:A thought occurs, i don't think there's a side by side comparison between Windblades, let me fix that

Woaaaaaah she's tiny

Flashwave wrote:Wait,, this is NEWSS??

Then let me add my sighting as well, the Greenwood, IN Toys R Us. I will go put it in the database

If you see something new in the store that you havent seen before, why wouldnt you let us know? The worst that will happen is people in your area will know where they can get these new toys.

We even asked on the front page last time that if anyone finds this wave it would be great to tell us:

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... jer/36228/

Have you seen the solo weapon minicons? Those have also not been reported yet.

william-james88 wrote:

Flashwave wrote:Wait,, this is NEWSS??

Then let me add my sighting as well, the Greenwood, IN Toys R Us. I will go put it in the database

If you see something new in the store that you havent seen before, why wouldnt you let us know? The worst that will happen is people in your area will know where they can get these new toys.

We even asked on the front page last time that if anyone finds this wave it would be great to tell us:

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... jer/36228/

Have you seen the solo weapon minicons? Those have also not been reported yet.

Because I havent ever seen anything first. Hell, Yesterday was the first time I saw Thunderhoof in the flesh at all, and only thr second time I saw Quillfire, both times this month. I figured it was more of Indiana finally catching up on stock 2 months later.

Flashwave wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Flashwave wrote:Wait,, this is NEWSS??

Then let me add my sighting as well, the Greenwood, IN Toys R Us. I will go put it in the database

If you see something new in the store that you havent seen before, why wouldnt you let us know? The worst that will happen is people in your area will know where they can get these new toys.

We even asked on the front page last time that if anyone finds this wave it would be great to tell us:

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... jer/36228/

Have you seen the solo weapon minicons? Those have also not been reported yet.

Because I havent ever seen anything first. Hell, Yesterday was the first time I saw Thunderhoof in the flesh at all, and only thr second time I saw Quillfire, both times this month. I figured it was more of Indiana finally catching up on stock 2 months later.

With another line that would be the case but not with RID because their waves always consist of rereleasing older figures. It gives a chance for stores who did not stock a lot on a certain wave to still get a toy later as part of another one.

I'm prepping the Paralon review even now...

Sooo....with the latest episode....it looks like we could be getting even more repaints(as we've already got Scorponok/Paralon)

so there's bound to be a repaint of Underbite as those two other Chompazoids, Quillfire as Scatterspike, Clampdown as Clawtrap & if there ever was a Filch toy, it would probably be repainted as Aerobolt

Stuartmaximus wrote:Sooo....with the latest episode....it looks like we could be getting even more repaints(as we've already got Scorponok/Paralon)

so there's bound to be a repaint of Underbite as those two other Chompazoids, Quillfire as Scatterspike, Clampdown as Clawtrap & if there ever was a Filch toy, it would probably be repainted as Aerobolt

Aerobolt is a Mini-Con who's already getting a toy, which is what his cartoon model is based on.

Also, just because they use recolours in the show doesn't mean they'll become toys. While at first it seems an obvious indicator, CGI shows use recolours for the same reason toys do - to save money. It takes money to make entirely new models so for extra characters it makes sense to use recolours. It's why, for instance, Beast Wars decided to have Tigatron and why the Tripredacus Councils' heads are just a mismash of other characters' heads.

But yeah, we could be getting those recolours as toys but don't count on it.

Sabrblade wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:Sooo....with the latest episode....it looks like we could be getting even more repaints(as we've already got Scorponok/Paralon)

so there's bound to be a repaint of Underbite as those two other Chompazoids, Quillfire as Scatterspike, Clampdown as Clawtrap & if there ever was a Filch toy, it would probably be repainted as Aerobolt

Aerobolt is a Mini-Con who's already getting a toy, which is what his cartoon model is based on.

Plus, Scatterspike is already confirmed for wave 8 with Ratchet and Bisk

CRAB-BROS!


If there was a shrimp-themed Silver Age superhero, Bisk would totally be their clawtomobile.

Noideaforaname wrote:CRAB-BROS!

But... Bisk is a lobster.

Sabrblade wrote:

Noideaforaname wrote:CRAB-BROS!

But... Bisk is a lobster.

Crustacian Bros then!

I wonder what happened to that legion class sandy Coloured Drift & Optimus painted samples that were on ebay ?

Since there was actually sandy characters in the show - I keep expecting them to show up in a giftset or some such.

Got myself a scorponok, and man, is this guy awesome

Love him, his joints are all really nice and tight, so he can actually stand up

His beast mode is great, and his bot mode is just so different as to be refreshing and enjoyable. But I think that I'd almost rather have him parts-form his claw shells so as to be more pose-able in beast mode and also be able to utilize them in bot mode

Definitely a must-have figure

Sabrblade wrote:

Noideaforaname wrote:CRAB-BROS!

But... Bisk is a lobster.

Meh, close enough.

Once more via Transformers Australia, from the official YouTube channel, we get a short video for the Robots in Disguise line and Power Surge Optimus Prime, this time featuring an unboxing of sorts, and the cross-generation explanation of how the toys works in all its gimmicks - kids and their toys these days, right? Check out 'Grandpa Unboxing' embedded below!

I didn't know Burn did commercials!

Cobotron wrote::shock: I didn't know Burn did commercials!

I wanted to say the same in the write-up. I did not. Thank you for taking this one for me.

That was excellent.

Dr Va'al wrote:

Cobotron wrote::shock: I didn't know Burn did commercials!

I wanted to say the same in the write-up. I did not. Thank you for taking this one for me.

I don't have a British accent you twatwaffles.

Burn wrote:

Dr Va'al wrote:

Cobotron wrote::shock: I didn't know Burn did commercials!

I wanted to say the same in the write-up. I did not. Thank you for taking this one for me.

I don't have a British accent you twatwaffles.

"Twatwaffles"

Burn wrote: twatwaffles.

That is a cute commercial though.

Australian boy: "They're robots that convert, grandpa!"

Keep up that marketing, Hasbro.

@Sabrblade:
"Why are they called transformers?"
"Because they change their physical appearance from one shape to another."
"Well that's a mouthful, there has to be an easier word for that."
"Like what?"
"Um... Transformers.... change.... forms..... transition.... between forms.... trans... fo-OH they convert. Yeah, transformers convert! It makes so much sense!"

this conversation was had between no two people ever, except maybe in Hasbro's marketing department.



Anyway the commercial was pretty fun, even if the kid did not talk like an actual kid. I wouldn't mind seeing more like this.

Sabrblade wrote:Australian boy: "They're robots that convert, grandpa!"

Keep up that marketing, Hasbro.

It's kind of a necessity though. Hasbro has to use "convert" instead of "transform" in order to avoid trademark dilution, especially since they own that particular trademark. Should it get to the point that "transform" can be used anywhere in advertising, it will be considered generic and thus unable to be trademarked.

Then what would we call our favorite toyline? Convertors?!

I know why they do it but that doesn't mean it doesn't sound silly to say that Transformers "convert" when their name is literally a noun form of a verb that describes what they do.

Sabrblade wrote:Australian boy: "They're robots that convert, grandpa!"

Keep up that marketing, Hasbro.

He's NOT Australian. They're both very much British.

As someone from Britain, they didn't sound British to me.