'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash
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Much like her larger Dino brother from another mother and the movie Transformer who started all the chaos before her, we have a new 'Leaked From Cybertron' clip showing the evolution of the little dino who could: Slash!
What we get to see here is the evolution of Slash, who is making her breakthrough into the generations line with her wave 1 toy, a figure that while small has been well received as the new sixth member of the Power of the Primes Dinobot lineup. The roadmap shows her going from sketch art to a prototype to her final figure, with some pretty nice artwork showing her with a pair of small knives/swords. The Facebook original can be found HERE
Check out the embedded video below, and let us know what you think of this newest evolution video below!
What we get to see here is the evolution of Slash, who is making her breakthrough into the generations line with her wave 1 toy, a figure that while small has been well received as the new sixth member of the Power of the Primes Dinobot lineup. The roadmap shows her going from sketch art to a prototype to her final figure, with some pretty nice artwork showing her with a pair of small knives/swords. The Facebook original can be found HERE
Check out the embedded video below, and let us know what you think of this newest evolution video below!
Credit(s): Transformers on Facebook
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Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956286)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on April 26th, 2018 @ 1:10am CDT
So you think WFC will be released early?
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on April 26th, 2018 @ 1:10am CDT
william-james88 wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:They'll probably roll out Cyberverse between Generations lines.
No. There wont be a break. Generations will still come out every three months or so as it always has in the past 4 years.
Cyberverse will be just another line like RID was.
So you think WFC will be released early?
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956294)
Posted by jungletron on April 26th, 2018 @ 3:04am CDT
Posted by jungletron on April 26th, 2018 @ 3:04am CDT
Yeah I agree. Among all the Generations combiner toys I'd say Abominus is not only the best looking but also the most stable, in large part because Sinnertwin and Cutthroat's Prime Armors can attach to Hun-Gurrr's accessories (the front of the gestalt's feet). His hands and feet don't easily fall off and Hun-Gurrr's transformation into the torso is ingenious, like we've never seen before. I'm also glad that the decals on Hun-Gurrr which a lot of us had been dreading beforehand turned out to be well executed, having a reflectorized glow which might not have been achieved with tampographs. Wherefore, in my opinion, this is a Generations gestalt that does not need any third-party upgrades. I even came to appreciate the white helmet that's not cartoon-accurate as it serves as a contrast to Computron's brown head when they're facing each other upclose.Black Hat wrote:Damn, Abominus looks awesome! I definitely need him. He looks like he fits really well with Computron too!
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956308)
Posted by mordhelm on April 26th, 2018 @ 7:57am CDT
No, what he is saying is that releases are going to the normal schedule Hasbro adheres to in terms of wave releases:
Launch dates
PotP:
Wave 1: Dec 2017/Jan 2018
Wave 2: Mar/Apr 2018
Wave 3: Jun/Jul 2018
Wave 4: Sep/Oct 2018
WfC:
Wave 1: Dec 2018/Jan 2019
Posted by mordhelm on April 26th, 2018 @ 7:57am CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:They'll probably roll out Cyberverse between Generations lines.
No. There wont be a break. Generations will still come out every three months or so as it always has in the past 4 years.
Cyberverse will be just another line like RID was.
So you think WFC will be released early?
No, what he is saying is that releases are going to the normal schedule Hasbro adheres to in terms of wave releases:
Launch dates
PotP:
Wave 1: Dec 2017/Jan 2018
Wave 2: Mar/Apr 2018
Wave 3: Jun/Jul 2018
Wave 4: Sep/Oct 2018
WfC:
Wave 1: Dec 2018/Jan 2019
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956314)
Posted by william-james88 on April 26th, 2018 @ 8:23am CDT
Exactly! Some fans seem to have the memory of a goldfish sometimes. I swear this comes up every year. We had that last year too with people not believing that Titans Return would end so early with only 1 deluxe in the final wave. But it did, and then we got POTP. Same thing will happen again.
Posted by william-james88 on April 26th, 2018 @ 8:23am CDT
mordhelm wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:So you think WFC will be released early?
No, what he is saying is that releases are going to the normal schedule Hasbro adheres to in terms of wave releases:
Launch dates
PotP:
Wave 1: Dec 2017/Jan 2018
Wave 2: Mar/Apr 2018
Wave 3: Jun/Jul 2018
Wave 4: Sep/Oct 2018
WfC:
Wave 1: Dec 2018/Jan 2019
Exactly! Some fans seem to have the memory of a goldfish sometimes. I swear this comes up every year. We had that last year too with people not believing that Titans Return would end so early with only 1 deluxe in the final wave. But it did, and then we got POTP. Same thing will happen again.
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956323)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on April 26th, 2018 @ 9:20am CDT
I think what is throwing some people is how early (late Novebmer) PotP wave 1 showed up in the US. But I think that had more to do with whatever distribution problems Hasbro had with TR waves 5 and 6.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on April 26th, 2018 @ 9:20am CDT
william-james88 wrote:mordhelm wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:So you think WFC will be released early?
No, what he is saying is that releases are going to the normal schedule Hasbro adheres to in terms of wave releases:
Launch dates
PotP:
Wave 1: Dec 2017/Jan 2018
Wave 2: Mar/Apr 2018
Wave 3: Jun/Jul 2018
Wave 4: Sep/Oct 2018
WfC:
Wave 1: Dec 2018/Jan 2019
Exactly! Some fans seem to have the memory of a goldfish sometimes. I swear this comes up every year. We had that last year too with people not believing that Titans Return would end so early with only 1 deluxe in the final wave. But it did, and then we got POTP. Same thing will happen again.
I think what is throwing some people is how early (late Novebmer) PotP wave 1 showed up in the US. But I think that had more to do with whatever distribution problems Hasbro had with TR waves 5 and 6.
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956324)
Posted by Va'al on April 26th, 2018 @ 9:27am CDT
Posted by Va'al on April 26th, 2018 @ 9:27am CDT
Ready for the latest fan-vote result to make it onto shelves? Transformers Power of the Primes Optimal Optimus is ready to make it at retail in the upcoming months! While this is not the first time we have seen the images, and you can head back here and here to confirm that, a new listing on online retailer Amazon.com has the same without a watermark, and some additional bio and packaging info about the toy.
We get to see the box, several of the Evolution mode (gorilla, empty shell, boarding gorilla, plus a single shot of the Optimus Primal inner robot. Check them out below!
We get to see the box, several of the Evolution mode (gorilla, empty shell, boarding gorilla, plus a single shot of the Optimus Primal inner robot. Check them out below!
Fan Vote Prime – character chosen by fans
Evolves from Deluxe Class Optimus Primal figure to Leader Class Optimal Optimus figure. Converts between 4 modes.
Works with Prime Master figures (Prime Master figures not included. Each sold separately. Subject to availability.)
Includes Leader Class Optimal Optimus figure with Evolution armor, Matrix of Leadership accessory, 2 accessories, collector card, and instructions.
Ages 8 and up
Optimus Primal was chosen by fans to bear the Matrix of Leadership in the first-ever Fan Vote Prime poll. When Optimus Primal becomes a Prime, he evolves to Optimal Optimus. Celebrate the fan-chosen Prime with this Transformers Generations Power of the Primes Evolution Optimal Optimus figure. Use the included Evolution Armor to evolve the figure from a Deluxe Class Optimus Primal figure to a 9-inch-scale Leader Class Optimal Optimus figure. The included Matrix of Leadership accessory fits inside the Optimal Optimus figure's chest. Insert a Prime Master figure (not included, each sold separately, subject to availability) into the Matrix of Leadership accessory and imagine Optimal Optimus wields legendary power. Also features Mega-Blast Missile Cannons and a hoverboard accessory. Figure Specs: 4 Modes Evolves from Optimus Primal figure to Optimal Optimus figure in 18 steps Includes 3 accessories and a collectible character card Transformers and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro.
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956328)
Posted by Coptur on April 26th, 2018 @ 9:43am CDT
Posted by Coptur on April 26th, 2018 @ 9:43am CDT
I don't dislike it but I don't love it
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956334)
Posted by o.supreme on April 26th, 2018 @ 10:06am CDT
Additionally PotP is the first of the new shorter brands (1 year) as opposed to CW which was a full 18 months/6 waves, and TR which also was almost 18 months, and had its 6th wave sadly cut short (Yes I know all we ever saw was a Slugslinger, however I think the idea to start annual rebranding was quite a while ago, Hasbro just didn't make it public until last year. The majority of the fan community was positive we'd see more TR revealed at SDCC in 2017, instead they showed PotP...) . T30 was a full 2 years almost, and had what...8 or 9 waves?
Having a 12 months cycle, shorter series, is going to take some getting used to, especially for some of us old fogies who don't like change
.
Posted by o.supreme on April 26th, 2018 @ 10:06am CDT
TF-fan kev777 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Exactly! Some fans seem to have the memory of a goldfish sometimes. I swear this comes up every year. We had that last year too with people not believing that Titans Return would end so early with only 1 deluxe in the final wave. But it did, and then we got POTP. Same thing will happen again.
I think what is throwing some people is how early (late Novebmer) PotP wave 1 showed up in the US. But I think that had more to do with whatever distribution problems Hasbro had with TR waves 5 and 6.
Additionally PotP is the first of the new shorter brands (1 year) as opposed to CW which was a full 18 months/6 waves, and TR which also was almost 18 months, and had its 6th wave sadly cut short (Yes I know all we ever saw was a Slugslinger, however I think the idea to start annual rebranding was quite a while ago, Hasbro just didn't make it public until last year. The majority of the fan community was positive we'd see more TR revealed at SDCC in 2017, instead they showed PotP...) . T30 was a full 2 years almost, and had what...8 or 9 waves?
Having a 12 months cycle, shorter series, is going to take some getting used to, especially for some of us old fogies who don't like change
.
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956341)
Posted by Blitzwing is bae on April 26th, 2018 @ 10:24am CDT
Posted by Blitzwing is bae on April 26th, 2018 @ 10:24am CDT
Looks a little constipated in gorilla mode 
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956343)
Posted by RiddlerJ on April 26th, 2018 @ 10:42am CDT
Posted by RiddlerJ on April 26th, 2018 @ 10:42am CDT
I wish he didn't have the same arms in both modes. Looks a little lazy. The original Optimal Optimus had some difference in the arms at least.
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956344)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on April 26th, 2018 @ 10:42am CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on April 26th, 2018 @ 10:42am CDT
I tried but I can't think of even one thing i like about that Optimal figure.
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956345)
Posted by Mindmaster on April 26th, 2018 @ 10:45am CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on April 26th, 2018 @ 10:45am CDT
The more I look at Primal, the less interested I am. I think I’ll just get the original to satisfy my Optimal Optimus needs.
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956362)
Posted by Rodimus Knight on April 26th, 2018 @ 12:45pm CDT
Posted by Rodimus Knight on April 26th, 2018 @ 12:45pm CDT
It doesn't look like his guns will flip over his shoulder either, that's disappointing. I hope there are at least peg holes for it, cause those two guns combined into one in this case looks awful. It really feels like they didn't try
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956367)
Posted by Overcracker on April 26th, 2018 @ 1:15pm CDT
We've already seen the guns can point forward:
Also he looks really cool to me. I mean in what I expected the line gimmick to offer, and how the toys ae being made now, It's pretty good option.
At least its much better than the last time we got a new figure of that design.
That one didn't even get a correct monkey mode.
Posted by Overcracker on April 26th, 2018 @ 1:15pm CDT
Rodimus Knight wrote:It doesn't look like his guns will flip over his shoulder either, that's disappointing. I hope there are at least peg holes for it, cause those two guns combined into one in this case looks awful. It really feels like they didn't try
We've already seen the guns can point forward:
Also he looks really cool to me. I mean in what I expected the line gimmick to offer, and how the toys ae being made now, It's pretty good option.
At least its much better than the last time we got a new figure of that design.
That one didn't even get a correct monkey mode.
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956368)
Posted by Randomhero on April 26th, 2018 @ 1:27pm CDT
...what?
Yes he did. You just rotated the elbows and flipped the thumbs. It’s the exact same gimmick In both toys. What are you on?
Posted by Randomhero on April 26th, 2018 @ 1:27pm CDT
RiddlerJ wrote:I wish he didn't have the same arms in both modes. Looks a little lazy. The original Optimal Optimus had some difference in the arms at least.
...what?
Yes he did. You just rotated the elbows and flipped the thumbs. It’s the exact same gimmick In both toys. What are you on?
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956369)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 26th, 2018 @ 1:28pm CDT
I've tried, but I can't think of even one thing I don't like about that Optimal Optimus figure. Seriously, I can't wait to have this guy in my collection.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 26th, 2018 @ 1:28pm CDT
Carnivius_Prime wrote:I tried but I can't think of even one thing i like about that Optimal figure.
I've tried, but I can't think of even one thing I don't like about that Optimal Optimus figure. Seriously, I can't wait to have this guy in my collection.
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956371)
Posted by Rodimus Knight on April 26th, 2018 @ 1:35pm CDT
There was a difference actually, the panels that cover the forearms in the original version, came off and attached to the shoulders for Robot Mode. It looks like they might be able to do that in this new toy based on the peg holes in the shoulders.
https://static.seibertron.com/images/to ... mus061.jpg
https://static.seibertron.com/images/to ... mus002.jpg
Sorry not sure how to get the image to view on it's own.
Posted by Rodimus Knight on April 26th, 2018 @ 1:35pm CDT
Randomhero wrote:RiddlerJ wrote:I wish he didn't have the same arms in both modes. Looks a little lazy. The original Optimal Optimus had some difference in the arms at least.
...what?
Yes he did. You just rotated the elbows and flipped the thumbs. It’s the exact same gimmick In both toys. What are you on?
There was a difference actually, the panels that cover the forearms in the original version, came off and attached to the shoulders for Robot Mode. It looks like they might be able to do that in this new toy based on the peg holes in the shoulders.
https://static.seibertron.com/images/to ... mus061.jpg
https://static.seibertron.com/images/to ... mus002.jpg
Sorry not sure how to get the image to view on it's own.
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956374)
Posted by Overcracker on April 26th, 2018 @ 1:54pm CDT
Surround the url with img tags. There's an img button you can use at the top of the full reply box.
[img]https://static.seibertron.com/images/toys/files/20/r_optimaloptimus002.jpg[/img ]
*left a space there before the last bracket so it would not parse the tags and show the img.
This is the result:
Posted by Overcracker on April 26th, 2018 @ 1:54pm CDT
Rodimus Knight wrote:
https://static.seibertron.com/images/to ... mus061.jpg
https://static.seibertron.com/images/to ... mus002.jpg
Sorry not sure how to get the image to view on it's own.
Surround the url with img tags. There's an img button you can use at the top of the full reply box.
[img]https://static.seibertron.com/images/toys/files/20/r_optimaloptimus002.jpg[/img ]
*left a space there before the last bracket so it would not parse the tags and show the img.
This is the result:
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956377)
Posted by william-james88 on April 26th, 2018 @ 2:22pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 26th, 2018 @ 2:22pm CDT
The arms do change from one mode to the next since the forearms guards in gorilla mode end up being repositioned as major shoulder pylons in robot mode.
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956389)
Posted by Rodimus Knight on April 26th, 2018 @ 3:13pm CDT
Thanks for the info, hopefully I'll remember it next time I want to post an image.
Posted by Rodimus Knight on April 26th, 2018 @ 3:13pm CDT
Overcracker wrote:Rodimus Knight wrote:
https://static.seibertron.com/images/to ... mus061.jpg
https://static.seibertron.com/images/to ... mus002.jpg
Sorry not sure how to get the image to view on it's own.
Surround the url with img tags. There's an img button you can use at the top of the full reply box.
[img]https://static.seibertron.com/images/toys/files/20/r_optimaloptimus002.jpg[/img ]
*left a space there before the last bracket so it would not parse the tags and show the img.
This is the result:
Thanks for the info, hopefully I'll remember it next time I want to post an image.
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956390)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on April 26th, 2018 @ 3:14pm CDT
Ok well enjoy. I just find it to be one of the ugliest Transformers figures I've ever seen (not this particular toy's fault but the original design). All the modes look hideous (that space ship mode is latter G1 levels of crud) and not helped by that awful colour scheme. Maybe it's just a Beast Wars fan thing of which I never was. Anyways that's just my opinion. Hope the figure does the job for you.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on April 26th, 2018 @ 3:14pm CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:I tried but I can't think of even one thing i like about that Optimal figure.
I've tried, but I can't think of even one thing I don't like about that Optimal Optimus figure. Seriously, I can't wait to have this guy in my collection.
Ok well enjoy. I just find it to be one of the ugliest Transformers figures I've ever seen (not this particular toy's fault but the original design). All the modes look hideous (that space ship mode is latter G1 levels of crud) and not helped by that awful colour scheme. Maybe it's just a Beast Wars fan thing of which I never was. Anyways that's just my opinion. Hope the figure does the job for you.
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956392)
Posted by RiddlerJ on April 26th, 2018 @ 3:20pm CDT
Am I...am I not seeing it? The arms look the same to me.
Posted by RiddlerJ on April 26th, 2018 @ 3:20pm CDT
Randomhero wrote:RiddlerJ wrote:I wish he didn't have the same arms in both modes. Looks a little lazy. The original Optimal Optimus had some difference in the arms at least.
...what?
Yes he did. You just rotated the elbows and flipped the thumbs. It’s the exact same gimmick In both toys. What are you on?
Am I...am I not seeing it? The arms look the same to me.
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956393)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 26th, 2018 @ 3:22pm CDT
You can see them on the shoulders here:
Posted by Sabrblade on April 26th, 2018 @ 3:22pm CDT
That's because the photographer didn't detach the panels from the arms and attach them to the shoulders like on the original toy.RiddlerJ wrote:Randomhero wrote:RiddlerJ wrote:I wish he didn't have the same arms in both modes. Looks a little lazy. The original Optimal Optimus had some difference in the arms at least.
...what?
Yes he did. You just rotated the elbows and flipped the thumbs. It’s the exact same gimmick In both toys. What are you on?
Am I...am I not seeing it? The arms look the same to me.
You can see them on the shoulders here:
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956400)
Posted by RiddlerJ on April 26th, 2018 @ 3:37pm CDT
Aha. That's better.
Posted by RiddlerJ on April 26th, 2018 @ 3:37pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:That's because the photographer didn't detach the panels from the arms and attach them to the shoulders like on the original toy.RiddlerJ wrote:Randomhero wrote:RiddlerJ wrote:I wish he didn't have the same arms in both modes. Looks a little lazy. The original Optimal Optimus had some difference in the arms at least.
...what?
Yes he did. You just rotated the elbows and flipped the thumbs. It’s the exact same gimmick In both toys. What are you on?
Am I...am I not seeing it? The arms look the same to me.
You can see them on the shoulders here:
Aha. That's better.
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956416)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on April 26th, 2018 @ 5:32pm CDT
That's what I saying. POTP was found on shelves over a month before the expected release date. If they're going to hold firm with WFC, then there's going to be some time with no new product. I just figured they launch their other line to fill the gap.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on April 26th, 2018 @ 5:32pm CDT
TF-fan kev777 wrote:william-james88 wrote:mordhelm wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:So you think WFC will be released early?
No, what he is saying is that releases are going to the normal schedule Hasbro adheres to in terms of wave releases:
Launch dates
PotP:
Wave 1: Dec 2017/Jan 2018
Wave 2: Mar/Apr 2018
Wave 3: Jun/Jul 2018
Wave 4: Sep/Oct 2018
WfC:
Wave 1: Dec 2018/Jan 2019
Exactly! Some fans seem to have the memory of a goldfish sometimes. I swear this comes up every year. We had that last year too with people not believing that Titans Return would end so early with only 1 deluxe in the final wave. But it did, and then we got POTP. Same thing will happen again.
I think what is throwing some people is how early (late Novebmer) PotP wave 1 showed up in the US. But I think that had more to do with whatever distribution problems Hasbro had with TR waves 5 and 6.
That's what I saying. POTP was found on shelves over a month before the expected release date. If they're going to hold firm with WFC, then there's going to be some time with no new product. I just figured they launch their other line to fill the gap.
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956447)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 26th, 2018 @ 8:32pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 26th, 2018 @ 8:32pm CDT
So far I am still convinced that Primal will be the best of the 3 leader molds. I am loving him and he is on the very short list once he's out
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956450)
Posted by Emerje on April 26th, 2018 @ 8:47pm CDT
There's supposed to be time with no new product, the way stuff has been released lately every other month with no time for a wave to saturate is insane! We're only supposed to have four waves in PotP and at this rate we'll have wave 3 in the US in May. Things need to slow down. I really do hope WfC wave 1 hits in January (it'll be December, but I can hope) to bring things back in line. Hasbro doesn't understand how to pace themselves. Look at Titans Return: In the second half of 2016 we got wave 1-3, but that only left waves 4 through 6 for all of 2017 (and some of us still only had wave 3 for most of the year). Hasbro's own release outline for PotP said wave 1 in December, wave 2 in April, and wave 3 in July (wave 4 probably September or October, they didn't put a date on it). This schedule makes sense, but the reality is moving way too fast.
Doesn't really matter, Cyberverse is going to be a full, multi wave and probably multi year line replacing RID, not something you can wedge in between Generations waves.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on April 26th, 2018 @ 8:47pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:That's what I saying. POTP was found on shelves over a month before the expected release date. If they're going to hold firm with WFC, then there's going to be some time with no new product. I just figured they launch their other line to fill the gap.
There's supposed to be time with no new product, the way stuff has been released lately every other month with no time for a wave to saturate is insane! We're only supposed to have four waves in PotP and at this rate we'll have wave 3 in the US in May. Things need to slow down. I really do hope WfC wave 1 hits in January (it'll be December, but I can hope) to bring things back in line. Hasbro doesn't understand how to pace themselves. Look at Titans Return: In the second half of 2016 we got wave 1-3, but that only left waves 4 through 6 for all of 2017 (and some of us still only had wave 3 for most of the year). Hasbro's own release outline for PotP said wave 1 in December, wave 2 in April, and wave 3 in July (wave 4 probably September or October, they didn't put a date on it). This schedule makes sense, but the reality is moving way too fast.
Doesn't really matter, Cyberverse is going to be a full, multi wave and probably multi year line replacing RID, not something you can wedge in between Generations waves.
Emerje
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956452)
Posted by bacem on April 26th, 2018 @ 9:19pm CDT
Posted by bacem on April 26th, 2018 @ 9:19pm CDT
that optimal optimus is definitely high on my want list from what i can see so far.
and i still don't understand why hasbro didn't just hire a fan to transform the thing for photograph. they didn't even bother to rotate both the shoulder on the same height!
and i still don't understand why hasbro didn't just hire a fan to transform the thing for photograph. they didn't even bother to rotate both the shoulder on the same height!
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956453)
Posted by Skritz on April 26th, 2018 @ 9:23pm CDT
Hasbro screwing up their photography should be more of a joke in the fanbase if you ask me.
Posted by Skritz on April 26th, 2018 @ 9:23pm CDT
bacem wrote:that optimal optimus is definitely high on my want list from what i can see so far.
and i still don't understand why hasbro didn't just hire a fan to transform the thing for photograph. they didn't even bother to rotate both the shoulder on the same height!
Hasbro screwing up their photography should be more of a joke in the fanbase if you ask me.
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956466)
Posted by Apocdave on April 26th, 2018 @ 10:22pm CDT
Posted by Apocdave on April 26th, 2018 @ 10:22pm CDT
I just hope they do a Primal Prime repaint with proper clear bits.
Re: 'Leaked From Cybertron' Images of Transformers Power of the Primes Slash (1956469)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 26th, 2018 @ 10:57pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 26th, 2018 @ 10:57pm CDT
As much as many of us would love a Primal Prime redeco, we very probably won't get one from Hasbro.Apocdave wrote:I just hope they do a Primal Prime repaint with proper clear bits.
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Posted by bodrock on April 26th, 2018 @ 11:28pm CDT
Posted by bodrock on April 26th, 2018 @ 11:28pm CDT
Wave3 will be great with the rest of the Terrorcons, but it seems like wave2 is still slow to trickle to stores....I blame wave1 and the Studio Series. 
I really like the Studio Series, even though I'm not a Bayverse fan -- but I need my Generations figures.
I really like the Studio Series, even though I'm not a Bayverse fan -- but I need my Generations figures.
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Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 26th, 2018 @ 11:38pm CDT
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 26th, 2018 @ 11:38pm CDT
Wave 2 seems to hit sporadically around the Twin Cities right now. In some places, Legends wave 2 is out in force, but Deluxe and Voyager figures are still scarce. I saw Rodimus Unicronus only once or twice so far. I'm glad I bought him when I found him. Still no sign at ALL of the second wave of Prime Masters, though.
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Posted by starrhero on April 26th, 2018 @ 11:55pm CDT
Posted by starrhero on April 26th, 2018 @ 11:55pm CDT
I suppose that as my first post on the website, it should be talking about the most recent part of the Generations toy line.
From what I've got from PotP, it's pretty interesting. Not Fantastic, but interesting.
Leader Optimus is pretty great for being what he is & I do enjoy having him in my collection. Deluxe class figures like Jazz are pretty good, and the highlight for me are the Dinobots. Looking forward to the rest of the combiners in the line. As for figures like Starscream, he leaves a lot to be desired. And while the prime masters are enjoyable to collect, I wish the pretenders had better articulation, or heck, instead of pretenders, just make full scale figures of the primes.
The fact that this line is ending this year with the 4th wave is rather disappointing, as this line has so much potential. Here's hoping that War for Cybertron ends up being the reset we all needed for the generations line.
From what I've got from PotP, it's pretty interesting. Not Fantastic, but interesting.
Leader Optimus is pretty great for being what he is & I do enjoy having him in my collection. Deluxe class figures like Jazz are pretty good, and the highlight for me are the Dinobots. Looking forward to the rest of the combiners in the line. As for figures like Starscream, he leaves a lot to be desired. And while the prime masters are enjoyable to collect, I wish the pretenders had better articulation, or heck, instead of pretenders, just make full scale figures of the primes.
The fact that this line is ending this year with the 4th wave is rather disappointing, as this line has so much potential. Here's hoping that War for Cybertron ends up being the reset we all needed for the generations line.
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Posted by bodrock on April 27th, 2018 @ 1:08am CDT
Posted by bodrock on April 27th, 2018 @ 1:08am CDT
Even the wave1 voyagers have been scarce for awhile. I never saw Rodimus Unicronus, and still waiting on the wave2 Prime Masters.
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Posted by o.supreme on April 27th, 2018 @ 9:56am CDT
Posted by o.supreme on April 27th, 2018 @ 9:56am CDT
what I don't get is, once stores start to get wave 2 stuff, why later to they go back to getting wave 1? Wave 1 pretty much all sold out in my area, wave 2 slowly started trickling in, now were going back to wave 1, and its shelf warming..., at least this is the case with walmart, I don't think Target is having the same issues.
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Posted by mordhelm on April 27th, 2018 @ 10:32am CDT
It has everything to do with that retailer's distribution system.
Posted by mordhelm on April 27th, 2018 @ 10:32am CDT
o.supreme wrote:what I don't get is, once stores start to get wave 2 stuff, why later to they go back to getting wave 1? Wave 1 pretty much all sold out in my area, wave 2 slowly started trickling in, now were going back to wave 1, and its shelf warming..., at least this is the case with walmart, I don't think Target is having the same issues.
It has everything to do with that retailer's distribution system.
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Posted by frogbat on April 27th, 2018 @ 10:36am CDT
Posted by frogbat on April 27th, 2018 @ 10:36am CDT
looking forward to primal and nemesis prime... think they bit a bit more than they could chew off with the potp evolution concept...
wish to have seen a decepticon that wasn't a repaint, however can't really think of any character besides megatron to galvatron.. maybe the a seeker into cyclonus?
wish to have seen a decepticon that wasn't a repaint, however can't really think of any character besides megatron to galvatron.. maybe the a seeker into cyclonus?
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Posted by william-james88 on April 27th, 2018 @ 10:50am CDT
I see this happen a lot too. Wave 2 might have come early, but for it to reach saturation it will take a while and thus the calendar given works without too much gap.
Posted by william-james88 on April 27th, 2018 @ 10:50am CDT
o.supreme wrote:what I don't get is, once stores start to get wave 2 stuff, why later to they go back to getting wave 1? Wave 1 pretty much all sold out in my area, wave 2 slowly started trickling in, now were going back to wave 1, and its shelf warming..., at least this is the case with walmart, I don't think Target is having the same issues.
I see this happen a lot too. Wave 2 might have come early, but for it to reach saturation it will take a while and thus the calendar given works without too much gap.
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Posted by Blitzwing is bae on April 27th, 2018 @ 10:52am CDT
Posted by Blitzwing is bae on April 27th, 2018 @ 10:52am CDT
boi what a selection 
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Posted by o.supreme on April 27th, 2018 @ 11:12am CDT
unfortunately though, this has the residual effect of stores not ordering any new product, because they chose not to order more wave 2, and instead ordered more wave 1 it will go slowly, and take a clearance sale to get rid of, instead of ordering more wave 2 (which is clearly available since they already had it), which would sell much better, likely not go on clearance, and ultimately make the store more $$...
Posted by o.supreme on April 27th, 2018 @ 11:12am CDT
william-james88 wrote:I see this happen a lot too. Wave 2 might have come early, but for it to reach saturation it will take a while and thus the calendar given works without too much gap.
unfortunately though, this has the residual effect of stores not ordering any new product, because they chose not to order more wave 2, and instead ordered more wave 1 it will go slowly, and take a clearance sale to get rid of, instead of ordering more wave 2 (which is clearly available since they already had it), which would sell much better, likely not go on clearance, and ultimately make the store more $$...
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Posted by william-james88 on April 27th, 2018 @ 11:29am CDT
I am 100% certain thats not how it works. They just order the line and take whatever comes. POTP is a toyline and thats it, they dont distinguish waves. When stock is low, they order more. When they have too much stock they dont order any. It could be all the same figures released all year long (like the disney princesses) or different stock in waves, it doesnt really matter.
We know for a fact that this is how they operate since they go by SKU and you have 1 SKU per class per line.
It just so happens that of course newer product (from our perspective) gets released after the older product so we see it as new waves. But they just see it as more POTP. And if by wave 3 they see there is too much, then they wont order anymore (especially if they already have order forms for the line after POTP) and that means Hasbro wont send them more and thus the later wave wont appear.
Posted by william-james88 on April 27th, 2018 @ 11:29am CDT
o.supreme wrote:william-james88 wrote:I see this happen a lot too. Wave 2 might have come early, but for it to reach saturation it will take a while and thus the calendar given works without too much gap.
unfortunately though, this has the residual effect of stores not ordering any new product, because they chose not to order more wave 2, and instead ordered more wave 1 it will go slowly, and take a clearance sale to get rid of, instead of ordering more wave 2 (which is clearly available since they already had it), which would sell much better, likely not go on clearance, and ultimately make the store more $$...
I am 100% certain thats not how it works. They just order the line and take whatever comes. POTP is a toyline and thats it, they dont distinguish waves. When stock is low, they order more. When they have too much stock they dont order any. It could be all the same figures released all year long (like the disney princesses) or different stock in waves, it doesnt really matter.
We know for a fact that this is how they operate since they go by SKU and you have 1 SKU per class per line.
It just so happens that of course newer product (from our perspective) gets released after the older product so we see it as new waves. But they just see it as more POTP. And if by wave 3 they see there is too much, then they wont order anymore (especially if they already have order forms for the line after POTP) and that means Hasbro wont send them more and thus the later wave wont appear.
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Posted by o.supreme on April 27th, 2018 @ 11:39am CDT
then that is a terribly flawed system. Sure it may work for food, or clothing, or other perishable items, but toys are unique 9as we know). They should be ordered according to UPC (each toys is unique). Of course I'm not one to change the system.
Of course I find it odd that we've only had this problem in recent years. Prior to 2005 (the last time I was collecting), I never had a problem eventually finding any TF toy I was looking for.
Posted by o.supreme on April 27th, 2018 @ 11:39am CDT
william-james88 wrote:We know for a fact that this is how they operate since they go by SKU and you have 1 SKU per class per line.
then that is a terribly flawed system. Sure it may work for food, or clothing, or other perishable items, but toys are unique 9as we know). They should be ordered according to UPC (each toys is unique). Of course I'm not one to change the system.
Of course I find it odd that we've only had this problem in recent years. Prior to 2005 (the last time I was collecting), I never had a problem eventually finding any TF toy I was looking for.
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Posted by william-james88 on April 27th, 2018 @ 11:54am CDT
Product has tripled since, it is like comparing apples to oranges. Transformers would only have 1 main line per year in that era. Anyways, this SKU system seems so crucial to modern day ordering that it was even part of the TRU mandate as a key strategy when they were thinking of how to be better before everything went to hell:
Posted by william-james88 on April 27th, 2018 @ 11:54am CDT
o.supreme wrote:Of course I find it odd that we've only had this problem in recent years. Prior to 2005 (the last time I was collecting), I never had a problem eventually finding any TF toy I was looking for.
Product has tripled since, it is like comparing apples to oranges. Transformers would only have 1 main line per year in that era. Anyways, this SKU system seems so crucial to modern day ordering that it was even part of the TRU mandate as a key strategy when they were thinking of how to be better before everything went to hell:
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Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 27th, 2018 @ 12:11pm CDT
That kind of says everything right there, doesn't it?
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 27th, 2018 @ 12:11pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Anyways, this SKU system seems so crucial to modern day ordering that it was even part of the TRU mandate as a key strategy when they were thinking of how to be better before everything went to hell:
That kind of says everything right there, doesn't it?
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Posted by TF-fan kev777 on April 27th, 2018 @ 12:36pm CDT
You need to remember that the toys are unique to us as collectors, but to a large retail chain, they are just toys from the same group.
Actually, I think what you are seeing with Wave 1, Wave 2, back to Wave 1 is likely something that happens at the warehouse level. Lets just think of Deluxes for a minute. Walmart has a specific shelf location for deluxes in their warehouse. Let's say they start off on wave 1 with stores fully stocked plus some additional inventory in the warehouse. When the stores run low, they get more from the warehouse, when the warehouse gets low, they order more from Hasbro.
Now, the stores have run through enough of wave 1 to the point where the warehouse needs to order more. Hasbro delivers wave 2 to the warehouse which still has some wave 1 left. They put the new wave 2 on the same shelf as the current wave 1 stock. Since these don't have an expiration date, they might just put them onto that shelf in front of the wave 1 stock (not like food that you have to rotate). This means a store that orders more just after wave 2 is put on the shelf will get wave 2, sell out, order more and get the remaining wave 1.
I'm guessing something like that it what you are seeing.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on April 27th, 2018 @ 12:36pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:william-james88 wrote:We know for a fact that this is how they operate since they go by SKU and you have 1 SKU per class per line.
then that is a terribly flawed system. Sure it may work for food, or clothing, or other perishable items, but toys are unique 9as we know). They should be ordered according to UPC (each toys is unique). Of course I'm not one to change the system.
You need to remember that the toys are unique to us as collectors, but to a large retail chain, they are just toys from the same group.
Actually, I think what you are seeing with Wave 1, Wave 2, back to Wave 1 is likely something that happens at the warehouse level. Lets just think of Deluxes for a minute. Walmart has a specific shelf location for deluxes in their warehouse. Let's say they start off on wave 1 with stores fully stocked plus some additional inventory in the warehouse. When the stores run low, they get more from the warehouse, when the warehouse gets low, they order more from Hasbro.
Now, the stores have run through enough of wave 1 to the point where the warehouse needs to order more. Hasbro delivers wave 2 to the warehouse which still has some wave 1 left. They put the new wave 2 on the same shelf as the current wave 1 stock. Since these don't have an expiration date, they might just put them onto that shelf in front of the wave 1 stock (not like food that you have to rotate). This means a store that orders more just after wave 2 is put on the shelf will get wave 2, sell out, order more and get the remaining wave 1.
I'm guessing something like that it what you are seeing.
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Posted by Adimus Prime on April 27th, 2018 @ 12:58pm CDT
Posted by Adimus Prime on April 27th, 2018 @ 12:58pm CDT
This toy just looks goofy all around. Pass.
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Posted by Skritz on April 27th, 2018 @ 4:08pm CDT
Posted by Skritz on April 27th, 2018 @ 4:08pm CDT
Battletrap is really, really good. Shame we most likely won't see a 'proper' Flywheel to go with him.
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Posted by ZeroWolf on April 27th, 2018 @ 5:25pm CDT
I would never say never, especially when there's still a good chance he could appear in the next few years...all good things come to those that wait
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 27th, 2018 @ 5:25pm CDT
Skritz wrote:Battletrap is really, really good. Shame we most likely won't see a 'proper' Flywheel to go with him.
I would never say never, especially when there's still a good chance he could appear in the next few years...all good things come to those that wait
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Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 27th, 2018 @ 5:26pm CDT
Never say never! I'm hoping Hasbro still has some nice surprises in store for us before Power of the Primes is officially done.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 27th, 2018 @ 5:26pm CDT
Skritz wrote:Battletrap is really, really good. Shame we most likely won't see a 'proper' Flywheel to go with him.
Never say never! I'm hoping Hasbro still has some nice surprises in store for us before Power of the Primes is officially done.
