More Images of Transformers Studio Series Deluxe Reveals at Fan Expo Canada #FXC18
Thursday, August 30th, 2018 11:49AM CDT
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Aside from more shots of WW2 Bumblebee, Barricade and Sideswipe, we also get shots of a 5th deluxe being revealed at this event: rusty deco Bumblebee. This toy is very similar to the Chinese exclusive previously revealed to be limited to 300 figures.
Enjoy all the images below and let us kow what you think. The Hasbro panel for Fan Expo will be tomorrow so it is unsure if we will be getting any other reveals before then.
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Posted by ZeroWolf on August 30th, 2018 @ 11:54am CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 30th, 2018 @ 11:58am CDT
william-james88 wrote:lol, they've already been doing it with Bumblebee, Crowbar and Thundercracker which take from previously existing TLK molds to varying extents. Glad to see 3 new molds here though.
Yes, three. I know that. Don't be giving them ideas to release 'most' as you said.
Argh... this's one of my specific transformer figure pet peeves... Bumblebee's little lower wings not being folded down. Bugged me in the early pics of the gold repaint and bugged me in that commercial for the TLK figure last year.
Trying to work out how Barricade's chest is formed here. Certainly different for a deluxe class Barry. Also kinda hoping the bumper parts can be tilted to be a bit more accurate but overall the figure looks a big improvement over the very fine DotM toy and certainly the 2007 figure.
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on August 30th, 2018 @ 12:07pm CDT
Posted by Shuttershock on August 30th, 2018 @ 12:12pm CDT
Now all we need is Voyager Bonecrusher.
Posted by What's Crackin'? on August 30th, 2018 @ 12:22pm CDT
SS Sideswipe, damn is he good. It destroys all previous Sideswipes. there is little to no kibble minus a bit of the backpack, but still It's beautiful. The fact that he comes with guns and swords is amazing.
Barricade I'll be buying for sure as he is easily my favorite movie decepticon and says one of my favorite lines in the film: "ARE YOU LADIES MAN 217!!!???" I'm glad he got his proper weapon this time and Barricade looks stunning overall. The proportions are perfect on this guy too which I love. It's a bit dissapointing that we didn't get frenzy to go with him, but I still love what we got.
The fourth guy is... who even is this? People are saying it's Crankcase but this looks nothing like him, and it sure as hell isn't Hatchet so who even is this, and why does he exist? I will almost 100% pass on this guy, as he just seems like a waste of a slot.
Still waiting to see that new Prime and Bonecrusher.
Posted by -Crossfire- on August 30th, 2018 @ 12:40pm CDT
Does Sideswipe have L I G H T P I P I N G ?
Also Barricade will make a really nice sub for MPM Barry. Shame he doesn't come with his wheel flail but oh well. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Posted by galvatron00 on August 30th, 2018 @ 1:31pm CDT
Posted by Wolfman Jake on August 30th, 2018 @ 1:33pm CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:That's quite the backpack he's got there
"Converts from Hatchback to Humpback in just 24 steps!"
Posted by Wolfman Jake on August 30th, 2018 @ 1:36pm CDT
fs_feedback wrote:
The section highlighted in red could be a hinge that allows the windows to fold down around the door (the part highlighted in green). If that is the case the wings are on the underside of the arm and actually missing then. It would be pretty unfortunate if this is correct.
It looks like the side door windows do fold away onto the insides of the forearms for robot mode, but the "collar wings" for robot mode are still present with fake kibble side mirrors. Take a look at the newer close-up pictures:
-Crossfire- wrote:Also Barricade will make a really nice sub for MPM Barry. Shame he doesn't come with his wheel flail but oh well. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
He comes with it. You can see it clearly here:
fs_feedback wrote:
Posted by Bucky on August 30th, 2018 @ 2:49pm CDT
Curious to find out what the next voyagers and leaders are going to be. I’m also holding out hope that we might get a Dino at some point now.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 30th, 2018 @ 3:31pm CDT
Bucky wrote:These are a very pleasant surprise. I was starting to worry that the Studio Series might have peaked, but now with Ironhide and these new figures here I feel much more secure about the longevity of this line.
Yeah. I mean, I actually quite like the KSI Sentry and Shadow Raider versions of the Stinger and Lockdown molds but it did feel like perhaps they were running out of steam. But coming back with much desired fan favourites like Barricade and Sideswipe is amazing and to produce a new WWII Bumblebee from basically scratch feels like an extra level of awesome that's very encouraging.
Posted by -Crossfire- on August 30th, 2018 @ 3:41pm CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:-Crossfire- wrote:Also Barricade will make a really nice sub for MPM Barry. Shame he doesn't come with his wheel flail but oh well. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
He comes with it. You can see it clearly here:fs_feedback wrote:
Holy crap you are absolutely correct. That's an even bigger incentive then!
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 30th, 2018 @ 4:59pm CDT
I am still so hyped for World War Bee. That is such an awesome thing. And As a Sideswipe man, I am very excited
Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 30th, 2018 @ 5:21pm CDT
But WWII Bee I wanted to happen so badly but didn't think they would ever make him. That's a total must-have to me. And now WWII Hot Rod is possible, too
Posted by Emerje on August 30th, 2018 @ 6:02pm CDT
-Crossfire- wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:-Crossfire- wrote:Also Barricade will make a really nice sub for MPM Barry. Shame he doesn't come with his wheel flail but oh well. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
He comes with it. You can see it clearly here:fs_feedback wrote:
Holy crap you are absolutely correct. That's an even bigger incentive then!
I'd almost rather he came with a tiny Frenzy figure since there's probably no other way we'd get him in this line. Maybe we need a box set of Frenzy, Scorponok, Ravage, Laserbeak, and Steeljaw.
Emerje
Posted by Omega-Doom on August 30th, 2018 @ 6:09pm CDT
Total score based off of the visual representation of the new figures shown:
Crowbar: 5/10
Sideswipe: 9.5/10
Barricade: 7/10
WWII Bumblebee: 8/10
Custom faded Bumblebee: 4/10
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 30th, 2018 @ 6:12pm CDT
Posted by Wolfman Jake on August 30th, 2018 @ 6:24pm CDT
Posted by Omega-Doom on August 30th, 2018 @ 6:26pm CDT
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Pics from https://www.instagram.com/hasbropulse/
Well that is depressing about "Crankcase", wish he had some retooling done to him to make him at least partially different to Crowbar.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 30th, 2018 @ 6:34pm CDT
Posted by NeonPrime on August 30th, 2018 @ 6:37pm CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on August 30th, 2018 @ 6:45pm CDT
Guess the dreads can all be together on one shelf at the stores though: beserker next to left over crowbars, next to left over crankcases, because fuck this mold
All the other stuff looks great though, shame they'll be buried under the garbage dreads
Posted by Nemesis Primal on August 30th, 2018 @ 7:02pm CDT
WW11 Bee still looks great, and is still getting bought to serve as Centurion.
Barricade...his face looks more defined in this picture, which I guess is good, and the rest of him still looks awesome, but ehhh...I think I'll have to see him in person at this point.
Crankcase and Rusty Bee are rubbish though, get them out of here.
We are now up to 9 Studio Series Bees, ladies and gentlemen, 10 if you count the Lucky Draw damaged/rusted Bee that seems virtually the same as this new rusted Bee...
Posted by william-james88 on August 30th, 2018 @ 7:02pm CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:So... hasblow took the worst selling figure of tlk and rereleased it as the worst selling figure from the studio series, only to release it yet again is even worse colors? They can **** right off
Guess the dreads can all be together on one shelf at the stores though: beserker next to left over crowbars, next to left over crankcases, because **** this mold
All the other stuff looks great though, shame they'll be buried under the garbage dreads
For sure you will get many dreads on the shelves, afterall Crowbar himself is being reteleased in wave 3
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on August 30th, 2018 @ 7:12pm CDT
As much as I love SS Bee (After painting him he may actually have surpassed MPM Bee for the title of my favorite movie Bumblebee figure, and therefore favorite Transformer figure), I don't think I need the new version. He is missing a lot of paint details in robot mode, but from what I can tell I think they'd be easier to paint than the rust in vehicle mode, so there's that.
But, uh. . . Crankcase? Really? I mean, I know Berserker didn't sell well, but they could of at least used his head sculpt for this figure. Not too sure what the idea was on this one.
Despite Crankcase though, these new reveals are awesome and it makes me even more pumped for the future of SS! I just hope we get a concept Camaro MV1/ROTF/DOTM Bumblebee from the line somewhere down the road.
So are these the reveals Hasbro talked about for Friday?
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 30th, 2018 @ 7:34pm CDT
These official images are for the 5 deluxe class figures revealed, which include new mold Barricade from Transformers (2007) and appears to use transformation cues from his Masterpiece form; new mold Sideswipe based on his convertible Dark of the Moon form; a new mold World War 2 Bumblebee, seen for all of about 15 to 20 seconds in The Last Knight, and gives us hope of seeing more The Last Knight toys and maybe even a World War 2 Hot Rod to partner up with him; a repaint of Crowbar into Crankcase, which doesn't really work too well since Crankcase looks more like The Last Knight's Berserker; and another repaint of the wave 1 Bumblebee figure, officially called "Clunker Bumblebee" as he appears to mimmick the deco seen from the beginning of Transformers (2007), and it's also fitting he and Barricade are revealed together.
Check out the official pictures below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!
Posted by fruityrobo on August 30th, 2018 @ 7:48pm CDT
Posted by Quantum Surge on August 30th, 2018 @ 7:49pm CDT
Posted by jtanimator on August 30th, 2018 @ 7:52pm CDT
Posted by What's Crackin'? on August 30th, 2018 @ 7:52pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on August 30th, 2018 @ 8:07pm CDT
Nemesis Primal wrote:We are now up to 9 Studio Series Bees, ladies and gentlemen, 10 if you count the Lucky Draw damaged/rusted Bee that seems virtually the same as this new rusted Bee...
Yeah but fans really wanted that rusty bee after seeing it be only 300 made at first. So now they can get it too. Dont know if it being less exclusive makes it less cool now.
Anyways, some things I wanted to point out for fun
- sideswipe’s weapons store as exhaust pipes
- swords incorporate into the alt-mode the like the original DOTM toy but there's an additional blade that ends up positioned flat under the car to recreate the paired, angled blade look.
- WWII Bee is based off a Humber Light Reconnaissance Car
What was he in the film?
Posted by ToaLeePrime on August 30th, 2018 @ 8:20pm CDT
Posted by Spider5800 on August 30th, 2018 @ 8:26pm CDT
At least the others look good. WW2 Bee is probably buy on sight. Will probably still wait on some comparisons to older versions for 'Swipe and Barricade before I make a decision. Not really feeling a need for Clunker Bee.
Hope we see some voyagers for this wave soon, I'm dying to see a new Bonecrusher.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 30th, 2018 @ 8:33pm CDT
I really am enjoying Jazz. I am super glad I found all of wave 2 in stores, and in Target no less, and Jazz is so much fun. He's small yes, but lots of fun. I love the head sculpt and the posing power and the weapon he comes with. He's so much fun!
Brawl has grown on me. I really like how the chest ends up working for robot mode, and he is really intimidating with all that weaponry
Posted by Spider5800 on August 30th, 2018 @ 8:36pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Nemesis Primal wrote:We are now up to 9 Studio Series Bees, ladies and gentlemen, 10 if you count the Lucky Draw damaged/rusted Bee that seems virtually the same as this new rusted Bee...
Yeah but fans really wanted that rusty bee after seeing it be only 300 made at first. So now they can get it too. Dont know if it being less exclusive makes it less cool now.
Anyways, some things I wanted to point out for fun
- sideswipe’s weapons store as exhaust pipes
- swords incorporate into the alt-mode the like the original DOTM toy but there's an additional blade that ends up positioned flat under the car to recreate the paired, angled blade look.
- WWII Bee is based off a Humber Light Reconnaissance Car
What was he in the film?
A quick Google search says he was a Mercedes-Benz 770.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_770
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on August 30th, 2018 @ 8:39pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:What was he in the film?
He was an open-top Mercedes-Benz car, tfwiki specifies it as a “cabriolet”.
This isn’t exact, but it’s pretty similar:
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on August 30th, 2018 @ 9:03pm CDT
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on August 30th, 2018 @ 9:19pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on August 30th, 2018 @ 11:00pm CDT
"Cabriolet" is another word for "convertible". It's French.EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:william-james88 wrote:What was he in the film?
He was an open-top Mercedes-Benz car, tfwiki specifies it as a “cabriolet”.
This isn’t exact, but it’s pretty similar:
Posted by fenrir72 on August 31st, 2018 @ 12:57am CDT
https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=FIGURE-040919
https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10551654
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on August 31st, 2018 @ 1:24am CDT
Posted by frogbat on August 31st, 2018 @ 2:35am CDT
think the figure looks really good however it's hard for me to see that and say "bumblebee" - at first glance thought it was a hound or ironhide...
also it's quite a distinctive alt mode which we haven't seen too much of (the closest I can think off the top of my head is a micrometer big shot)
really like what they've done with the studio series but haven't been able to tip my toes in...
Posted by TFmonkeybiz on August 31st, 2018 @ 4:56am CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 31st, 2018 @ 5:03am CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Trouble Decepticon Punk!
I really am enjoying Jazz. I am super glad I found all of wave 2 in stores, and in Target no less, and Jazz is so much fun. He's small yes, but lots of fun. I love the head sculpt and the posing power and the weapon he comes with. He's so much fun!
Brawl has grown on me. I really like how the chest ends up working for robot mode, and he is really intimidating with all that weaponry
I really should get Brawl at some point so I can do these pics too. Hm I have a £2 off voucher from the seller I bought Ironhide from that runs out at end of September. I should probably use that.
I love how badass, squat and chunky Barricade looks in his official promo pic and how dynamic and flash Sideswipe looks in his. They definitely got those poses right.
Posted by Down_Shift on August 31st, 2018 @ 6:32am CDT
Hope you're enjoying the pics. There might be more reveals today along side Marvel Legends and Star Wars stuffs so if I get more pics I'll post them again. I'll try to post them here but if not just grab them from my Facebook or Twitter.
Cheers!
Ryan
Posted by william-james88 on August 31st, 2018 @ 8:36am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on August 31st, 2018 @ 9:22am CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 31st, 2018 @ 9:51am CDT
My 2007 Autobot Squad. I gotta learn how to take better photos but it's nice having the team together.
Posted by william-james88 on August 31st, 2018 @ 11:12am CDT
Carnivius_Prime wrote:From what i can see on the Barricade's chest on that image is that those two bumper sections I had wondered earlier about if they tilt to look more accurate do seem to appear slightly tilted there which is nice. Really impressed with how he manages to squeeze so much extra MPM-like accuracy into a Deluxe figure.
Sure, they squeezed MPM like accuracy, but not MPM like engineering. The accuracy comes at a major cost that the chest is totally fake. I was looking at pics and its a complete solid piece which sucks hard.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 31st, 2018 @ 11:21am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:From what i can see on the Barricade's chest on that image is that those two bumper sections I had wondered earlier about if they tilt to look more accurate do seem to appear slightly tilted there which is nice. Really impressed with how he manages to squeeze so much extra MPM-like accuracy into a Deluxe figure.
Sure, they squeezed MPM like accuracy, but not MPM like engineering. The accuracy comes at a majo cost that the chest is totally fake. I was looking at pics and its a complete solid piece which sucks hard.
So? As long as each part hides well in the opposite mode I'm fine with that (none of this silly 2007 Legends Jazz thing where the fake car front as chest is totally visible and ridiculous in car mode). A complex robot chest and a smooth car hood wasn't ever gonna be very feasible on a Deluxe figure. I love that his head is much close now to the front of his chest. The robot mode here looks absolutely superb leagues ahead of even the DotM figure (and yay they put the car rear end kibble behind his lower legs rather than the behind the thighs, thank you!). Definitely the Transformers figure I want most now.