New Images - Transformers Studio Series Offroad Bumblebee and Sentinel Prime

D-Maximal_Primal wrote: Sadly, he does not come with a shield, though this means your Studio Series Ironhide can beat him up quicker.

Thank you for my new favorite thing that has ever been said on Seibertron.

These pics do show something kinda cool - Sentinel's sword is formed by panels on the side of his alt mode. It's actually a pretty cool way to do that, although I'm a little disappointed I won't get to spray paint the whole sword silver.



The molded detail on Sentinel is just insane. Studio Series as a whole has a lot of very impressive molded detail, but Sentinel looks to take it up another notch. Can't wait to get all that painted!

This time around, Sentinel Prime fake his chest. Well, he look amazing so no biggie. Question is, will he be a voyager or a leader? I call for leader because there's lots of plastics involved and that vehicle should be as big as DOTM Megatron.

-Kanrabat- wrote:This time around, Sentinel Prime fake his chest. Well, he look amazing so no biggie. Question is, will he be a voyager or a leader? I call for leader because there's lots of plastics involved and that vehicle should be as big as DOTM Megatron.

He's already been confirmed to be a voyager. Though he will likely be a somewhat larger voyager, somewhere between Optimus and Megatron size.

Tuned Agent wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:This time around, Sentinel Prime fake his chest. Well, he look amazing so no biggie. Question is, will he be a voyager or a leader? I call for leader because there's lots of plastics involved and that vehicle should be as big as DOTM Megatron.

He's already been confirmed to be a voyager. Though he will likely be a somewhat larger voyager, somewhere between Optimus and Megatron size.

Voyager only?
Well, I wonder how he'll turn out. But one thing is sure. It will be sorta-kinda better than the DOTM voyager original!

If I'm being honest, I don't think I'm going to pick this up.

It's a great figure, don't get me wrong
but I think the color scheme is too dark. I need some silver or a brighter red plastic. It just seems so dull and emo or edgy

Autobot N wrote:I hope they branch out into toyline-only movie figures at some point. Voyager Breakaway would be awesome.

Well that is the point of the whole line

"studio" series

but i guess like the 1986 transformers movie is possible but idk about anything else

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Tuned Agent wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:This time around, Sentinel Prime fake his chest. Well, he look amazing so no biggie. Question is, will he be a voyager or a leader? I call for leader because there's lots of plastics involved and that vehicle should be as big as DOTM Megatron.

He's already been confirmed to be a voyager. Though he will likely be a somewhat larger voyager, somewhere between Optimus and Megatron size.

Voyager only?
Well, I wonder how he'll turn out. But one thing is sure. It will be sorta-kinda better than the DOTM voyager original!

He doesn't look like he's a complete shellformer, so he's already better.

Also, is it just me, or does it look like all of Sentinel's red is paint? It doesn't look like he has any red plastic, which contributes to the aforementioned dark color scheme.

I think his feet might be red plastic.
But yes, he does look to be cast almost entirely in black plastic with the red mainly supplied by paint. While it certainly achieves a dusky red effectively, it also gobbles a lot of the paint budget, leaving Sentinel looking very bare aside from that. Things are black that should be gray, and he's missing a lot of the gray and silver highlights that were present in the movie, not to mention details.
It makes me wonder if they just gave up trying to accommodate multiple colors in the mold layout.

fruityrobo wrote:

Autobot N wrote:I hope they branch out into toyline-only movie figures at some point. Voyager Breakaway would be awesome.

Well that is the point of the whole line

"studio" series

but i guess like the 1986 transformers movie is possible but idk about anything else

No, he means he wants Studio Series to branch out into making figures for the Movieverse characters who got toys in the Movie 1, ROTF, 2010, DOTM, AOE, TLK, and BB toylines but who did not appear in the movies.

Sabrblade wrote:

fruityrobo wrote:

Autobot N wrote:I hope they branch out into toyline-only movie figures at some point. Voyager Breakaway would be awesome.

Well that is the point of the whole line

"studio" series

but i guess like the 1986 transformers movie is possible but idk about anything else

No, he means he wants Studio Series to branch out into making figures for the Movieverse characters who got toys in the Movie 1, ROTF, 2010, DOTM, AOE, TLK, and BB toylines but who did not appear in the movies.

Yeah, he's talking about the likes of Stockade, Swindle, Dreadwing, Ransack, Deadlift...
Mind you, while it would be nice to see them revived for Studio Series... There's only so many slots to go around, and screen characters are taking up a lot.

I hate how good that Sentinel Prime figure looks. Now I'm going to have to try and decide which shelf to put him on, Decepticon or Autobot

Damn, both Sentinel and Bumblebee are looking good. I can't wait to get Sentinel so my various Ironhides-movie or otherwise-can gang up on him and kick his waste extraction unit.

Ok so, I got the latest Studio Series leaders today (still no prime AAARGH!!!!!!!) and I opened Shockwave and let me say this, I don't remember ever being this dissapointed with a toy.

The reviews were good, so I thought, why not. He looked good in robot mode, and imposing too. And it turns out those are the only good things about him. In every other facet, the previous voyager is superior.
The previous one had a more fun transformation, a better looking alt mode (where the tank can actually roll) and didn't feel as cheap. I really hate the soft plastic on this new one. I have no clue why it was used for his hands and long weapon. It gives no articulation to the hand (his only hand!) and it warps the longer weapon, also making it harder for him to hold it. Plus that tube drags on the floor. And the face guard is really haphazard in vehicle mode. It was wonderful with the voyager, a nice touch. But here anything related to the alt mode feel just so lame. Why even bother.

So to recap, there is nothing good related to the alt mode/transforming aspect of the toy. And the robot mode has some really questionable plastic choices with limited articulation (no waste, nothing with the hands or feet). Pretty unacceptable for a "leader class" toy. Can't believe the Cyberverse Deluxe has more articulation than this guy.

Hmm, I've been on the fence about ol' Shocky, since I have seen and read both good and bad things. And I have yet to see him in stores and make an in-hand judgment, so I don't know. He's really that bad? Basically just good for posing on the shelf?

Rodimus Prime wrote:Hmm, I've been on the fence about ol' Shocky, since I have seen and read both good and bad things. And I have yet to see him in stores and make an in-hand judgment, so I don't know. He's really that bad? Basically just good for posing on the shelf?

Even posing him will give you issues due to how they did his feet. His ankles are practically levitating.

So definitely not worth the leader price? I might get him if I see him cheaper, then. I also like the voyager quite a bit, so a Shockwave presence is not a must in my Bayverse collection. I just figured since most of Studio Series has been positive over all, and we haven't had a previous leader class figure of Shockwave, Hasbro would hit all the marks with this one, because most of the fandom has been waiting since 2011. Then again, we got a leader class DoTM Megatron, and he's got a few problems as well.

Well, Studio Series Leaders may get more allotted to them than regular Generations Leaders, but they're still not quite in the same neighborhood as Movie 1-3 Leaders.

That said, SS Shocky looks a lot less chunky than SS DotM Megs, and hides the treads better than his DotM Voyager toy. He also has more spikes, and they stick out more. Which may have necessitated the soft plastic. Parts where it wasn't necessary probably fall victim to being on the same sprue as those where it was.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Well, Studio Series Leaders may get more allotted to them than regular Generations Leaders, but they're still not quite in the same neighborhood as Movie 1-3 Leaders.

I'm sorry, I don't understand. Allotted more what? Accessories? Bulk? Parts count? Units produced?

Rodimus Prime wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Well, Studio Series Leaders may get more allotted to them than regular Generations Leaders, but they're still not quite in the same neighborhood as Movie 1-3 Leaders.

I'm sorry, I don't understand. Allotted more what? Accessories? Bulk? Parts count? Units produced?

They seem to be allotted a bit more plastic and possibly more parts than the CHUG figures are. Blackout seems to have a bit more meat on his bones than, say, TR Sixshot. And then there's the Studio Series DOTM Leader Optimus.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Well, Studio Series Leaders may get more allotted to them than regular Generations Leaders, but they're still not quite in the same neighborhood as Movie 1-3 Leaders.

I'm sorry, I don't understand. Allotted more what? Accessories? Bulk? Parts count? Units produced?

They seem to be allotted a bit more plastic and possibly more parts than the CHUG figures are. Blackout seems to have a bit more meat on his bones than, say, TR Sixshot. And then there's the Studio Series DOTM Leader Optimus.

I still haven't even opened mine, I'm considering selling it. For some reason I soured on it a bit after purchase. I have SS-05 Prime, that's a good representation of the character in SS. I didn't like Jetfire so I never got SS-32 either. Now I'm not sure the trailer and jetwing was worth the double dipping.

Well, that trailer needs a crapton of paint. But it still looks to be a bigger, fancier trailer than what ER Leader Optimus got, even with how hollow the engines are.
Of course, I don't know if SS Optimus is lighter on mass than ER Optimus is.

I was hesitant to wager 70$CAN plus 15% taxes for the Leader Shockwave. Because even with the Club R "sales warranty", it was uncertain if I'd ever get some money back. My instincts were right. Like Leader Grimlock, he look awesome in bot mode with all those details and paint. But unlike Grimlock he transform into a pile of nothing and like Willy J said, the process seem underwhelming.

So if SS Shocky go on "mysterious 39$CAN Walmart sale" like they did for the Siege leaders, I may get him. But anymore than that and I'll stick with my DOTM voyager original.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Well, that trailer needs a crapton of paint. But it still looks to be a bigger, fancier trailer than what ER Leader Optimus got, even with how hollow the engines are.
Of course, I don't know if SS Optimus is lighter on mass than ER Optimus is.

I returned my DoTM Jetwing Prime. He just felt too fiddly for $50. Things weren't tabbing in snugly and on only the 2nd time transforming the tab that joins the front grill halves just about gave way, so much to the point I was afraid of doing it again and having it break. Plus on a much less important note he cant hold the shield in a normal way.

So if anybody has had a positive experience with him that is good, but currently, just too rich and dinky for my tastes

M. Spector wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Well, that trailer needs a crapton of paint. But it still looks to be a bigger, fancier trailer than what ER Leader Optimus got, even with how hollow the engines are.
Of course, I don't know if SS Optimus is lighter on mass than ER Optimus is.

I returned my DoTM Jetwing Prime. He just felt too fiddly for $50. Things weren't tabbing in snugly and on only the 2nd time transforming the tab that joins the front grill halves just about gave way, so much to the point I was afraid of doing it again and having it break. Plus on a much less important note he cant hold the shield in a normal way.

So if anybody has had a positive experience with him that is good, but currently, just too rich and dinky for my tastes

That's exactly what I feel about Shockwave.

Ok, I have to agree with will about shockwave. I was really looking forward to this figure and I am a little let down. Robot mode is incredible. Tank is ok, I am glad they focused on the robot since he never did transform. The thing that really has me disappointed is his height. To me shockwave was 40ft and DotM megatron is 35ft. So having them be the same height does bug me. But overall I do still recommend him.

The reason I have 2 is since one has 2 right heels.One will be getting returned to amazon soon.

Regarding Megatron, I think your height complaint might be resolved by leaning his torso forward and crooking his legs.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Regarding Megatron, I think your height complaint might be resolved by leaning his torso forward and crooking his legs.

No, I have my megatron bend and crouched over as much as he can and then he is just at head height with shockwave. I wish shockwave was about 1.5 inches taller.

Well, tough break on that... Studio Series Leaders don't have the mass of movie 1-3 Leaders.

I blame Megatron more than Shockwave. He's super-chunky for a movieverse toy (he almost looks like an Armada toy doing Bayformer cosplay) and I don't think he compresses down enough. Of course, that's probably beyond Studio Series' average engineering level.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Well, tough break on that... Studio Series Leaders don't have the mass of movie 1-3 Leaders.

I blame Megatron more than Shockwave. He's super-chunky for a movieverse toy (he almost looks like an Armada toy doing Bayformer cosplay) and I don't think he compresses down enough. Of course, that's probably beyond Studio Series' average engineering level.

I would not blame Megatron since the TF1, TF2, and TF3 megatrons are all exactly the same height and are in roughly 1:52 scale (which seems to be the overall scale of Studio Series). I guess shockwaves height does vary from pictures that I have found, but I just feel like he should be bigger, but whatever I will live.

Regarding the Leaders, Will, I knew you would not like Shockwave, your tastes are not what makes that figure great. Shockwave is an incredible and fun figure, and a vast improvement over his original voyager.

The robot mode is perfection, and the paint work is incredible. Mine has no issues with legs and posing, sure he has no wrist or waist, but the way he transforms removes the possibility of a waist, and besides, Cyberverse Shockwave is very small AND requires the waist to transform. I like the transformation on the SS one, and the tank mode is pretty good. You have to be transforming him wrong, cause Mine rolls good and the hose can thread up through the back to get out of the way.

Long story short, I knew shockwave wasn't your type Will. He is a great toy nonetheless.

And as for DotM Prime, Rodimus Prime: If all you have is the first voyager, this one is well worth it. The retooling makes him significantly tighter and better. And the trailer does a crap ton all things considered: weapons bay and flight pack. the flight pack could be better, but it is far better than folding in half and launching a little blue pod. You should still get him, that is the definitive Studio Prime

I do have him, I just never opened him. He's sitting on my shelf still sealed. I'm considering selling him. For almost 3 months now. Same with half my Siege figures. I just have no desire. Kinda makes me question my commitment to collecting all over again...

I’ll be united with my SS Shockwave in a couple weeks, I’ll be sure to let you all know what I think of him!

In regards to Leader Optimus, I’ve got some bias because DOTM Prime with the trailer is the Optimus Prime to me, but I love it. It’s not perfect, there are gaps in the jetpack and the truck mode is kinda off, but the robot mode is excellent and the sheer number of accessories he comes with is really impressive. I’d totally recommend him.



Now that we know what this year holds for SS, what’s everyone hoping for next year?

While not necessarily this year, I’m hoping for

- The rest of the DOTM crew (Dino, Que, Bee, Hatchet)
- Sideways
- Evasion Mode Optimus (never got my hands on the original)
- I’d be interested to see how they tackle the Fallen, even though it’s not one I think I need.
- I’d actually like to see a dark gray repaint of ROTF Starscream as DOTM Starscream.

Well, unless the situation with Ferrarass changes you're not going to see Dino.

I'd like to see DOTM Devcon, as well as TLK Onslaught, Dreadbot, and Mohawk.

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:In regards to Leader Optimus, I’ve got some bias because DOTM Prime with the trailer is the Optimus Prime to me, but I love it. It’s not perfect, there are gaps in the jetpack and the truck mode is kinda off, but the robot mode is excellent and the sheer number of accessories he comes with is really impressive. I’d totally recommend him.

You and i have almost the exact same feelings about DotM Prime. He is my definitive movie Prime as well. and I think he did the best and most imaginative things with the trailer than any other Prime

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Now that we know what this year holds for SS, what’s everyone hoping for next year?

While not necessarily this year, I’m hoping for

- The rest of the DOTM crew (Dino, Que, Bee, Hatchet)
- Sideways
- Evasion Mode Optimus (never got my hands on the original)
- I’d be interested to see how they tackle the Fallen, even though it’s not one I think I need.
- I’d actually like to see a dark gray repaint of ROTF Starscream as DOTM Starscream.

I'm hoping for Hatchet and Dino strongest of all, and then the rest of the TLK con crew. I also wouldn't mind another Jolt, my only Jolt is the DotM one that is that pale color. it's good, but I'd like a nice dark blue one.

And a new Galvatron, would not mind that at all

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Well, unless the situation with Ferrarass changes you're not going to see Dino.

I'd like to see DOTM Devcon, as well as TLK Onslaught, Dreadbot, and Mohawk.

I didn't realize the Ferrari license was a problem, I guess I'd be ok if he was a close-but-not-quite-ferrari. I guess it's the opposite of Blitzwing for me, although I'm much more into military aircraft than I am cars.

Also, good thinking with Devcon! Didn't think to mention him, but I'd love to see that design get a figure. He was in the background of DOTM a fair bit, that could happen.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'm hoping for Hatchet and Dino strongest of all, and then the rest of the TLK con crew. I also wouldn't mind another Jolt, my only Jolt is the DotM one that is that pale color. it's good, but I'd like a nice dark blue one.

And a new Galvatron, would not mind that at all

Yeah, I'm surprised there isn't more TLK representation in SS. I would like to see Hot Rod and Barricade, I could see Mohawk being included with Onslaught or something.

Yes, Galvatron is definitely at the top of the list. Followed by Hound and Daytrader. And Quintessa.

My most wanted SS figure has to go to The Fallen. I really need a huge leader class figure of him. Heck I would not even complain if he did not transform, but he needs to come with a staff and if his mask could come off to that'd be great.

Another one I need is a deluxe two pack of the twins. I think they should be about the height of the acree triplets.

A slightly upscaled blackout into grindor would be cool to get also.

As for others I want dino, que, jolt, random protoform (could be a two pack for like $25-30 and they are just robots), and really any other bot that showed up on screen in the movies (except from the BB movie, I don't want any more of them).

My SS dreams would be to get a commander class decepticon ship from Dotm, AoE, and TLK (the smaller ones that flip around). And the last one is a titan class Driller. Shockwave is just not complete without him.

These are my hopes and dreams (that I can think of currently) for SS.

@LinaNui
1. Well, by today's standards the ROTF mold would probably end up at Leader price. And it's big enough for Studio Series, judging by a pic I saw of it next to SS Jetpower Optimus. If they used the HFTD retool (which had the staff and a removable face) that'd be perfect. And he whether or not they used that mold, he would technically transform, because HasTak don't sell mainline TFs that don't transform.
2. The Twins are bigger than the Arcee triplets
3. They're not going to upscale Blackout, that's beyond the scope of this line. Besides, SS Blackout is more at Grindor size anyway.
4. The Generic Decepticon Protoforms would be nice as army builders. They would be given excuse altmodes like the Fallen, and for the same reason.
5. The Decepticon fighters would be cool, but I think they're outside the scope of this line.
6. A Titan-class Driller is right out. It would be cool, but it doesn't transform into anything and I don't think it has enough appeal to get a Titan slot. Plus, even Titan-class wouldn't be enough for it to scale with Leader Shockwave... The best we can hope for is a Leader-class with a miniature Shockwave, and even that's unlikely.

Quintessa would likely be a mini figure but who would she be the best to package with?

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Well, unless the situation with Ferrarass changes you're not going to see Dino.

Ferrarass Rocher?

ZeroWolf wrote:Quintessa would likely be a mini figure but who would she be the best to package with?

Infernocus would make sense ,though Infernocus might be difficult to pull off at the leader price point. Maybe if they rerelease TLK voyager Megatron with a new paint scheme?

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Quintessa would likely be a mini figure but who would she be the best to package with?

Infernocus would make sense ,though Infernocus might be difficult to pull off at the leader price point. Maybe if they rerelease TLK voyager Megatron with a new paint scheme?

Or she could come with a Nemesis Prime redeco of the TLK Voyager Optimus, in a similar deco to the Movie the Best Nemesis Prime that was redecoed from Takara's Calibur Optimus Prime.

ZeroWolf wrote:Quintessa would likely be a mini figure but who would she be the best to package with?

She should have been included with the TLK Cybertron figure from TRU.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Quintessa would likely be a mini figure but who would she be the best to package with?

She should have been included with the TLK Cybertron figure from TRU.

She was included with another exclusive from that film, it all comes out to the same in the end.

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:Quintessa would likely be a mini figure but who would she be the best to package with?

Infernocus would make sense ,though Infernocus might be difficult to pull off at the leader price point. Maybe if they rerelease TLK voyager Megatron with a new paint scheme?

I just want a Leader Infernocus where he splits apart into 5 or 6 bots, and it is literally combined mode to individual demon modes, like the first Devastator. He can't do the larger size classes, but i wish he would get that treatment.

Also, a Titan Driller would be so cool. They are done with titans in G1, they could do a movie Titan now!

A Leader Infernocus that split would result in shrimpy Infernocons. And that's assuming doing an accurate Infernocus that can split is workable. He might cheat too badly for that.

They're not fully done with Titans in G1, but they're certainly done with new molds. So a movie Titan is a possiblity. I don't know that the Driller is viable though. And can you imagine what kind of horrible excuse vehicle mode (or worse, robot mode) they'd have to give it?

I'd love to see them do a Titan-class Demolishor.

I think they could make Infernocus work on a Leader level. Take Grimlock, his 4 limbs would be legends sized bots (and they would only need to go between limb and robot) and then have a deluxe-ish torso (again, robot to combiner form). That could fit into the price range, and it would give us a cool Infernocus.

The Driller, they could make it an attack base mode, he could include a platform area for Shockwave, attack arms, etc. they could totally do it too. That has been one of the figures i have been dying to see in toy form some day

A redux of the Fallen is high on my want list as well. Besides that I'd say TLK Onslaught deserves a go and maybe some of the back up NEST Autobots from DoTM. And also now that Im thinking about it, since Clifjumper is getting a toy then how about that Soundwave then eh?

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I think they could make Infernocus work on a Leader level. Take Grimlock, his 4 limbs would be legends sized bots (and they would only need to go between limb and robot) and then have a deluxe-ish torso (again, robot to combiner form). That could fit into the price range, and it would give us a cool Infernocus.

Leaving aside the fact that that's probably beyond the price point's limits... The thing is that Infernocus in the movie was made of 6 identical guys who were all Optimus Prime-sized. It might possible that they could do a Voyager based on that design with a flexible enough transformation to be any part of the combo. Assuming he doesn't cheat too hard for an accurate combination made of individual robots to be feasible. It would be easier if combiner kibble could be included as a way of cheating to achieve the look. But that would probably require a bigger size class, and I doubt people would go for getting six Leader Infernocons... Ultra, maybe. But of course, Ultra class isn't around anymore.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:The Driller, they could make it an attack base mode, he could include a platform area for Shockwave, attack arms, etc. they could totally do it too. That has been one of the figures i have been dying to see in toy form some day

But would enough people go for it? And scale-wise it would work better for it to have a compartment for a Shockwave miniature.
And then there's the fact that the design is a convoluted hydra-worm mess. A cool mess, mind you, but still a mess.
Honestly, I think the best way to do the Driller would be as a buildable toy. A base kit of body segments and tentacles, and expansion packs to make it bigger and more complex.

M. Spector wrote:since Clifjumper is getting a toy then how about that Soundwave then eh?

I'd rather they leave that design alone. Don't waste a Studio spot on it, please