First Sighting of Transformers Studio Series Wave 1 Deluxes at US Retail

$25 deluxes. Yeah. I'm not buying these.

Ill grab stinger and the dread. Totally skipping the ratchet and bee. It seems they said f**k scale with this line, at least with ratchet. That ambulance is bigger than an H2 hummer but some idiot at hasbro thought it was the same size as a camaro.

25 DOLLARS!?!?! Why is hasbro raising the deluxe price to that of a voyager?!? ARE THEY TRYING TO LOSE CUSTOMERS!?!


EDIT: Especially since the official website lists them at 20!

Ig89ninja wrote:25 DOLLARS!?!?! Why is hasbro raising the deluxe price to that of a voyager?!? ARE THEY TRYING TO LOSE CUSTOMERS!?!


EDIT: Especially since the official website lists them at 20!

Relax, I'm willing to bet that is just the store chain jacking the price.

Ironhidensh wrote:

Ig89ninja wrote:25 DOLLARS!?!?! Why is hasbro raising the deluxe price to that of a voyager?!? ARE THEY TRYING TO LOSE CUSTOMERS!?!


EDIT: Especially since the official website lists them at 20!

Relax, I'm willing to bet that is just the store chain jacking the price.

...we shall see

Dillon's / Kroger do in fact Jack up prices, 25 dollars is how much they charge for most Deluxes, so the walmart/target prices of these Figures will most likely be 20/22.

Ig89ninja wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:

Ig89ninja wrote:25 DOLLARS!?!?! Why is hasbro raising the deluxe price to that of a voyager?!? ARE THEY TRYING TO LOSE CUSTOMERS!?!


EDIT: Especially since the official website lists them at 20!

Relax, I'm willing to bet that is just the store chain jacking the price.

...we shall see

It is the chain, trust me. Dillon's is a grocery store like Albertson's, Tom Thumb, and of course Kroger. Surprised they appeared there of all places, but that may be a store not paying attention to the 4/20 street date.

Regular source of toy news NOTRAB, user on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, has shared some new in hand images of a Studio Series figure that many have been quite keen on: the new Leader class Age of Extinction-debuting Dinobot leader Grimlock!

Check out the images below, featuring Grimlock in both Tyrannosaurus Rex (liberally inspired by) and robot modes, plus some poses, including a very static one with the background that is part of the line's packaging. Is this movieverse design something that interests you at all? Will you picking one up? Make sure to let us know in the Energon Pub discussion forums, and join the conversation!

Sweet Solus Prime.......THIS is what movie Grimlock's Leader Class toy should have been from the start. It's like it stepped right off the screen. While not 100% perfectly proportioned, it's quantum leaps ahead of what the original toy was.

While I'm no movie fan this thing does look very nice. I'll definitely be picking him up.

Guyver looks cool here.

Too detailed...

Just a guess, but I think it will have a similar transformation to Last Knight Scorn.

DAT GRIMLOCK!

When and how are the studio series available? Because I want that Grimlock!

hinomars19 wrote:When and how are the studio series available? Because I want that Grimlock!

These are standard retail toys available sometime this year between now and summer

hinomars19 wrote:When and how are the studio series available? Because I want that Grimlock!

I posted above that some of them are officially available to preorder from Amazon Japan, although Grimlock is only available via a private seller for silly money. Amazon Japan exports toys outside Japan, btw.

I don't even collect movie figures and I want this guy. He's gorgeous!

OK firstly, the Takara scans with Optimus riding Grimlock are great!

Secondly, and more importantly, holy hell that Grimlock is amazing!!!! He is worth every penny that he'll cost, he is gorgeous, amazing, and awesome. This is what Grimlock always needed to look like

No sword or accessories?

User897 wrote:No sword or accessories?

The mace thing over his fist?

User897 wrote:No sword or accessories?

Does this Grimlock even use a sword?

Ugh, that Bayverse Grimlock. I know they tried, but what an eyesore...

DeathReviews wrote:Ugh, that Bayverse Grimlock. I know they tried, but what an eyesore...

There is not a single bayformer ever that you like. You come to the bayformers threads just to hate on bayformers. Every single times. So what's even the point commenting?

Really excited by these, and I'm definitely buying this Grimlock, but does it bug anyone else that the leaders both have the weapons on the wrong arms? Blackout's spinning blades should be on his right arm, not his left, and the only time I'm aware that Grimlock uses his mace hand in the film, its on the left arm, not the right (it's on the right arm in concept art, which may be why they did it that way).

Edit: NVM, I just looked it up, and Grimlock actually turns BOTH hands into maces at certain points in AOE. So I guess it doesn't matter for him.

Blackout still bugs me though, lol.

Man I’m so excited for all of these figures. Even Optimus is looking better with the pictures coming out. If it wasn’t for the wide chest and the black hinges in the middle it would be great. And Grimlock is going to have such a shelf presence.

I already wanted that Grimlock, but holy moly these photos make him look even better. Definitely snagging this the first chance I get.

DeathReviews wrote:Ugh, that Bayverse Grimlock. I know they tried, but what an eyesore...

I understand why you wouldn't like the designs, but imagine it as a twisted, Unicron dino-robot, and it's amazing. I'm probably going to get there official AND the inevitable recoloured KOs. It looks that good to me (and I'm not a fan of Bayformers). This is proof that some turds CAN be polished.

Part of me really wants Grimlock, but I'm afraid he is going to be too big with my other bayverse Dinobots. Which was the reason I didn't like AoE Scorn(who is my only TLK figure).

Bloody gorgeous. As much as I like my AoE Voyager Grimmy, this one is a far better representation of the character right off the screen and blows the AoE Leader figure away with improved proportions, detail, colouring, in both modes and still has the size to tower over the voyagers and deluxes.
I don't often buy Leader figures these days due to preferring Voyagers for my 'leader type' characters such as Prime and Megatron but movie Grimmy has to be huge and this is the closest thing to the pefect movie Grimlock. So gimme that Grimmy!

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Bloody gorgeous. As much as I like my AoE Voyager Grimmy, this one is a far better representation of the character right off the screen and blows the AoE Leader figure away with improved proportions, detail, colouring, in both modes and still has the size to tower over the voyagers and deluxes.
I don't often buy Leader figures these days due to preferring Voyagers for my 'leader type' characters such as Prime and Megatron but movie Grimmy has to be huge and this is the closest thing to the pefect movie Grimlock. So gimme that Grimmy!

It's amazing how the recent film Grimlock is far better than the recent G1 version...

Yweggo wrote:Part of me really wants Grimlock, but I'm afraid he is going to be too big with my other bayverse Dinobots. Which was the reason I didn't like AoE Scorn(who is my only TLK figure).

I have my movie dinobots display. And for sure, leader Grimlock will be too big with them.

However, that leader Grimlock will be displayed with my G1 and MP in the "mini Grimmy shrine".

primalxconvoy wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Bloody gorgeous. As much as I like my AoE Voyager Grimmy, this one is a far better representation of the character right off the screen and blows the AoE Leader figure away with improved proportions, detail, colouring, in both modes and still has the size to tower over the voyagers and deluxes.
I don't often buy Leader figures these days due to preferring Voyagers for my 'leader type' characters such as Prime and Megatron but movie Grimmy has to be huge and this is the closest thing to the pefect movie Grimlock. So gimme that Grimmy!

It's amazing how the recent film Grimlock is far better than the recent G1 version...

To be fair, that one also had to turn into a torso. Though we're lucky that no one whispered into the story writers wars about a team of combining Dinobots, imagine volcanuis movie style!

OH MY ME WANT!!!!

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Secondly, and more importantly, holy hell that Grimlock is amazing!!!! He is worth every penny that he'll cost, he is gorgeous, amazing, and awesome. This is what Grimlock always needed to look like

I remember us (me, you Burn, Kanrabat and others) saying the same when we saw TLK Leader Megatron.

Did that toy turn out to meet your expectations?

This is miles better than the last leader offering. The bot mode is very imposing and will look fantastic towering over other figures.

But man, the 'spare' head is a huge taint (for me, anyway). It makes the figure look a little off if you look at it from any angle other than directly in front, and just seems like such a weird solution. Couldn't they have made the spare head look like the lower jaw? It would be a little less film accurate but overall look so much neater/better.

The rex legs also look a little strange, but maybe they look better in person or from different angles.

Despite these complains, I think the figure is pretty stunning and I'll probably pick it up if I ever get the chance...

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Secondly, and more importantly, holy hell that Grimlock is amazing!!!! He is worth every penny that he'll cost, he is gorgeous, amazing, and awesome. This is what Grimlock always needed to look like

I remember us (me, you Burn, Kanrabat and others) saying the same when we saw TLK Leader Megatron.

Did that toy turn out to meet your expectations?

The Wei Jiang version certainly did. I'm sure Grimlock will prove itself, either in the Hasbro/Takara or Wei Jiang version.

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Secondly, and more importantly, holy hell that Grimlock is amazing!!!! He is worth every penny that he'll cost, he is gorgeous, amazing, and awesome. This is what Grimlock always needed to look like

I remember us (me, you Burn, Kanrabat and others) saying the same when we saw TLK Leader Megatron.

Did that toy turn out to meet your expectations?

Me personally, yes actually

Cheesinator wrote:But man, the 'spare' head is a huge taint (for me, anyway). It makes the figure look a little off if you look at it from any angle other than directly in front, and just seems like such a weird solution. Couldn't they have made the spare head look like the lower jaw? It would be a little less film accurate but overall look so much neater/better.

Are you referring to the robot mode? Its made so that it matches the cg model where Grimlock had 2 full tyranosaurus heads on his shoulders. Looking back, yeah he totally did.

GO to the 2:30 mark




Most dinobots have 2 of the same to keep symetry (like Slug and two heads) and they are now bringing this to the toys.

I'm not a movie fan though I have picked up a couple here and there especially from the 1st two movies. I felt the toys were becoming less and less inspired... and maybe the move towards simplification hurt them...

However, I must admit I really like this line and if there was one movie line I'd consider getting right now it would be this.. alas.. poverty.

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Secondly, and more importantly, holy hell that Grimlock is amazing!!!! He is worth every penny that he'll cost, he is gorgeous, amazing, and awesome. This is what Grimlock always needed to look like

I remember us (me, you Burn, Kanrabat and others) saying the same when we saw TLK Leader Megatron.

Did that toy turn out to meet your expectations?

Not exactly, but it was still a good figure. The voyager killed it, so my opinions on the toys were slightly backwards, but still well worth the money.

And if I got excited for a toy and then thought about how I was previously excited for came out and used that as a reference for looking at and actually saying how awesome they look, things would be boring. Sometimes they live up to expectations, sometimes they don't. This one is incredible, so I am looking forward to it as much as I have said I am

william-james88 wrote:

Cheesinator wrote:But man, the 'spare' head is a huge taint (for me, anyway). It makes the figure look a little off if you look at it from any angle other than directly in front, and just seems like such a weird solution. Couldn't they have made the spare head look like the lower jaw? It would be a little less film accurate but overall look so much neater/better.

Are you referring to the robot mode? Its made so that it matches the cg model where Grimlock had 2 full tyranosaurus heads on his shoulders. Looking back, yeah he totally did.

GO to the 2:30 mark




Most dinobots have 2 of the same to keep symetry (like Slug and two heads) and they are now bringing this to the toys.

Well butter my biscuit; I never noticed that before! Thanks for pointing that out.

I think I've seen so much more of the toys/concept art than the CGI models (I've only seen the film in its entirety once) I just assumed that the head being split into shoulder parts was the norm for Grim and Slug.

In that case, I'm even more impressed by the figure's commitment to accuracy but am significantly less impressed with the general movie design for Grim as a whole. What a bizarre design choice.

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Secondly, and more importantly, holy hell that Grimlock is amazing!!!! He is worth every penny that he'll cost, he is gorgeous, amazing, and awesome. This is what Grimlock always needed to look like

I remember us (me, you Burn, Kanrabat and others) saying the same when we saw TLK Leader Megatron.

Did that toy turn out to meet your expectations?

I was very hyped about the VOYAGER TLK Megatron. But the leader, I had reservations. On pictures, I was disapointed how the wings were just on the back and how much "barrel chested" the leader was. I bought the voyager with anticipation.

Had the voyager and I'm still blown away. Voyager TLK Megs is in my main Megs display.

Got the leader, wasn't impressed and it had a factory defect. I returned it.

So the recent release of studio series bee spurred me to purchase the old 2007 mold of the toy (what can I say I was feeling nostalgic) anyway I was wondering if somebody could shed some light on this...



I cant remember the original release of the toy having the sticker on his windshield, did anybody else have this sticker on their copy? Furthermore is it safe to remove?

ToaLeePrime wrote:I cant remember the original release of the toy having the sticker on his windshield,

It did not.

As far as this line is concerned, I'm only going to be picking up Bee, Stinger, Jazz, Blackout, Grimlock, and maybe Lockdown. I just don't think Ratchet and Crowbar should be Deluxes, though Ratchet is tempting just so I could mod him. And as far as voyagers go, only the cons look good, Prime just looks like a mess and I've already got 2 good voyager molds for him so I don't need a third. If they do continue this line, and I hope they do, maybe they'll give us some more characters who've had little to no toy releases, like Arcee and Jolt. Wheelie and Brains would be nice to have miniatures of similar to Skorponok and Quintessa.

Sabrblade wrote:

ToaLeePrime wrote:I cant remember the original release of the toy having the sticker on his windshield,

It did not.

Got a few of these and yes, when it was brand new it came with the sticker.
It is made to be safely removed without worry.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

ToaLeePrime wrote:I cant remember the original release of the toy having the sticker on his windshield,

It did not.

Got a few of these and yes, when it was brand new it came with the sticker.
It is made to be safely removed without worry.

Did you buy those loose? The Target exclusive form the two pack did have the sticker:



But the regular retail version did not.



On topic - I want that Grimlock, but I find that dino mode very iffy. The head looks to have a very large gap inside the mouth and I'm not sure about the way the dino arms are positioned. It's a good thing his bot mode is so amazing, I just hope it poses as nicely as it looks.

Emerje

The one with the sticker came from the 2 pack. Bought it brand new from Ebay years ago and I unpacked it.

Thanks to fellow Seibertronian Mindmaster, and Facebook Group Transformers Botposting, we have the very first look at Transformers Studio Series Voyager Class Thundercracker! As we already knew from ToyFair, Thundercracker is a retool and recolor of Transformers: The Last Knight Nitro. As can be seen from the picture below, he's labeled as part of the Dark of the Moon toys. This is somewhat curious: the only Thundercracker toy in that line was a recolor of the same line's Deluxe Class Starscream, and had the usual blue, white, and red deco that Thundercracker toys usually have. Even the first movie's Voyager Class Thundercracker had a similar color scheme. This deco doesn't seem to be drawing from any previous iteration of movieverse Thundercracker, save for the dark blue on the arms and legs (this news crew member thinks it's reminiscent of Reveal the Shield Deep Dive). The box art appears to be a re-use of Nitro's art with Thundercracker's new, very movie-verse head.

The same Facebook page has an image of the back of the box and the pictures appear to be taken at an actual Toysrus meaning the toy has already been found at US retail.





What do you think? Will this be an easy purchase for you? What do you think of this figure? Please let us know below!