New In Hand Image of Studio Series 38 Bumblebee Movie Optimus Prime

About Devastator, keep in mind that this is the Japanese schedule which doesn't always match up with Hasbro's. Some figures are released roughly the same time, but others, like ROTF Starscream coming in January or helicopter Dropkick coming in March, are way off. Those 2020 release from Takara Tomy could be late 2019 for Hasbro.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Those 2020 release from Takara Tomy could be late 2019 for Hasbro.

Great point! I hope you are right

Emerje wrote:About Devastator, keep in mind that this is the Japanese schedule which doesn't always match up with Hasbro's. Some figures are released roughly the same time, but others, like ROTF Starscream coming in January or helicopter Dropkick coming in March, are way off. Those 2020 release from Takara Tomy could be late 2019 for Hasbro.

Emerje

That's Chinese, so it's still Hasbro schedule give or take a few months. TakaraTomy releases do usually come later than Hasbro, but both sets of 4 should still be released within the two years specified.

Is it me or does Prime's guns look different?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Is it me or does Prime's guns look different?

The power of perspective

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Is it me or does Prime's guns look different?

Its just from a different angle than what we saw in the box pictures. It ends up a lot longer looking than that box art made it look.

Still not a big fan of the Movieverse G1-ified Optimus. It's great for those of you who care, but to me it's just pandering to the G1 fans

william-james88 wrote:

It's not bad, but I keep thinking that his midsection is either mistransformed or has battle damage. Looks like his grille and bumper got straight ripped out.

I guess this shows that the transformations is different from Siege Optimus Prime?Those forearms,doesnt like they convert the same

Sentinel_Primal wrote:Still not a big fan of the Movieverse G1-ified Optimus. It's great for those of you who care, but to me it's just pandering to the G1 fans

I think he looks really good,but I get where you are coming from.The G1 designs should't be the only influence on the robots.

TulioDude wrote:I guess this shows that the transformations is different from Siege Optimus Prime?Those forearms,doesnt like they convert the same

Sentinel_Primal wrote:Still not a big fan of the Movieverse G1-ified Optimus. It's great for those of you who care, but to me it's just pandering to the G1 fans

I think he looks really good,but I get where you are coming from.The G1 designs should't be the only influence on the robots.

It’s not a retool of siege. That’s just a theory people keep saying but if you look at how his legs transform, they accordion from the side instead of the back similar to blastoff, rook and brawl molds. It’s a new mold.

My frustrations aside, that does look a lot better in-hand than the official product shots.

Nemesis Maximo wrote:My frustrations aside, that does look a lot better in-hand than the official product shots.

What frustration, that here on out every single toy will be Optimus Prime, to the point that we are currently looking at literally a Transformers: Bumblebee Optimus Prime?

This OP looks really awesome, and it doesn't make me regret buying the upsized Evasion OP in the least. Two different takes on the character, both of which I'm happy to have in my collection.

Alas, the one figure from Studio Series that I cannot afford to miss out on. I will definitely be getting this guy as soon as I see him in stores. I hope he is at least SS Voyager Prime's size(the first one), because I would like some size to indicate presence in my collection. Also, I am liking what steps of engineering that is present in this photo, like the folding side panels on the bottom of his forearms.

BTW guys, pictures of the components of Devastator and possibly a teaser of KSI Boss have been posted on TFW2005. Check it out:

http://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/01/stud ... ges-380003

Edit: You already know about Devastator's components, but the possible KSI Boss teaser is interesting, if it's not fake anyway

That spoiler's almost as big as Hot Rod's. XD

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I'll have to get that new Megatron and sell off the old one.

I did that with Optimus, thats why i always buy my figures as cheap as possible. So that i can then sell them as equally cheap if ever need be and not be stuck with a bunch of unwanted figures.

For that Megatron, I plan to be a bit evil. The new one may be returned because he's "defective".

william-james88 wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:My frustrations aside, that does look a lot better in-hand than the official product shots.

What frustration, that here on out every single toy will be Optimus Prime, to the point that we are currently looking at literally a Transformers: Bumblebee Optimus Prime?

That’s the one. Just...so many Optimus Primes that all look the same.. I bet GEEWUN John Warden eats plain oatmeal and boiled goose every single day for breakfast, because he doesn’t seem to like any variety.

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:My frustrations aside, that does look a lot better in-hand than the official product shots.

What frustration, that here on out every single toy will be Optimus Prime, to the point that we are currently looking at literally a Transformers: Bumblebee Optimus Prime?

That’s the one. Just...so many Optimus Primes that all look the same.. I bet GEEWUN John Warden eats plain oatmeal and boiled goose every single day for breakfast, because he doesn’t seem to like any variety.

To be a little fair this time, it was Travis Knight who wanted a G1-looking Optimus in the movie, and at least the Siege line will be giving us a Cybertron-based Leader class Optimus.

Sabrblade wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:My frustrations aside, that does look a lot better in-hand than the official product shots.

What frustration, that here on out every single toy will be Optimus Prime, to the point that we are currently looking at literally a Transformers: Bumblebee Optimus Prime?

That’s the one. Just...so many Optimus Primes that all look the same.. I bet GEEWUN John Warden eats plain oatmeal and boiled goose every single day for breakfast, because he doesn’t seem to like any variety.

To be a little fair this time, it was Travis Knight who wanted a G1-looking Optimus in the movie, and at least the Siege line will be giving us a Cybertron-based Leader class Optimus.

We have confirmation?

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:My frustrations aside, that does look a lot better in-hand than the official product shots.

What frustration, that here on out every single toy will be Optimus Prime, to the point that we are currently looking at literally a Transformers: Bumblebee Optimus Prime?

That’s the one. Just...so many Optimus Primes that all look the same.. I bet GEEWUN John Warden eats plain oatmeal and boiled goose every single day for breakfast, because he doesn’t seem to like any variety.

To be a little fair this time, it was Travis Knight who wanted a G1-looking Optimus in the movie, and at least the Siege line will be giving us a Cybertron-based Leader class Optimus.

We have confirmation?

On which part? For the former, there was that whole video in which Knight talked about the designs being G1-based like he wanted, while the latter had that IDW art of everyone (minus Windblade) in their Siege toy designs with Optimus as a retool of Magnus's inner robot wearing his Cybertron altmode's truck front on his chest.

The movie/G1/Studio Optimus proves what Bay COULD have accomplished if he'd actually tried...

Read up on Devastator this weekend, posting my thoughts now. It seems impressive. Still would have been cool to get all 9 Components instead of just 8...but I guess its better than 7, or 6...

I just wonder if they release other Constructicons later...(i.e Demolishor)...if they will have compatibility with Devastator as well.

Some advantages I see with spacing out the releases throughout 2019 & 2020, is that it is DEFNITELY easier on the wallet. Some disadvantages are...For some like myself, it would be hard to resist the notion that or may release some form of special Box Set, perhaps even as a convention exclusive the closer this thing comes to completion. The only bad part is, if one were to wait, and no such thing was ever made, then it would be difficult to go back and get some of the first figures that would no longer be available. But it would seem almost like a waste of funds to obtain them all upon release, if a box set appeared later....

decisions, decisions...

Looks off somehow. Not sure what it is. It's almost like someone took a robot and made it look like Prime, but its not quite Prime.

Not sure, how to explain it. Its o.k I guess, but there's something off about it.

The guns look very different to me. Beyond perspective. The one the box seems to have a rounded barrel, while the one he's holding in reality is flat and angular and much longer.

Need more pictures before I can say for sure.

It's his weird boxy shoes that look off.


They almost look like they're turned backwards, better than visible toes I guess

Maybe, the feet, but also the torso. The legs are suitably Prime-y however.

DeathReviews wrote:The movie/G1/Studio Optimus proves what Bay COULD have accomplished if he'd actually tried...

"Waaah waah anything that isn't geewun am bad"

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:The movie/G1/Studio Optimus proves what Bay COULD have accomplished if he'd actually tried...

"Waaah waah anything that isn't geewun am bad"

Tbh I side with neither the G1 or Bayverse preachers. I love Transformers. Period. If the movies go full G1, that's fiiiine with me. Soundwave was amazing in this movie after all. Almost worth it just for him.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:The movie/G1/Studio Optimus proves what Bay COULD have accomplished if he'd actually tried...

"Waaah waah anything that isn't geewun am bad"

Isn't a case of being genuine or not.. they were just bad!

transformers_va wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:The movie/G1/Studio Optimus proves what Bay COULD have accomplished if he'd actually tried...

"Waaah waah anything that isn't geewun am bad"

Isn't a case of being genuine or not.. they were just bad!

He said "geewun" (as in the derogatory "G1" term), not "genuine".

Sorry, I misread his post.. still doesn't negate them being bad

Overcracker wrote:Looks off somehow. Not sure what it is. It's almost like someone took a robot and made it look like Prime, but its not quite Prime.

Not sure, how to explain it. Its o.k I guess, but there's something off about it.

I get it, and I understand exactly what you are saying. But I think thats ok because while taking from other designs, it is still new and we never got a good look at this hybrid. So it needs some warming up to. I still think this toy is a great accomplishment for being this close to a brand new CG model and looking so "clean" in bot mode (kibble wise).

Please let's not derail the conversation again.
With that being said,why bother come here to leave a passive-aggressive about the movies and them leave?

Who is with waiting,the Blitzwing/seeker-body type toy?

TulioDude wrote:Please let's not derail the conversation again.
With that being said,why bother come here to leave a passive-aggressive about the movies and them leave?

Who is with waiting,the Blitzwing/seeker-body type toy?

For me, it'd depend on how they handle it because I've been holding off on getting SS Starscream because I've always hated that triangle body. I'd love it if they made the Cybertron Seeker design cause it was just so weird and quirky, but I'd definitely buy Blitzwing just to use him as a Starscream. But if he looks too similar to Starscream's original body type, I'll bite the bullet and just buy Starscream. Though, this would be acceptable too

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fyi, the Studio Series #20 Golden Volkswagen Bumblebee found has been found for a few months at gamestop for $70

william-james88 wrote:

Oh dear. Jetfire has contracted Youngblood's Disease.

william-james88 wrote:

Ah Hasbro stock photography. Never change First they barely finish transforming a figure, now they give them a different figures accessories

That beard, why can't it fold better? I want to love this Jetfire so much, but that beard when he's displaying that awesome SR-71 Blackbird mode can't fly. I can't un-see it, most of the rest of the bot being kibble under the jet I can ignore as elements can be kinda taken a landing gear, just not that beard.

Leader DOTM Megs has some chunky legs. Looks like he has elephantiasis in BOTH legs, and then he's got backwards Popeye arms. I'm also leery of that cape/cloak as the weave on the fabric looks very loose, and there isn't any stitching on the edges of it to hold the fabric together, or to prevent edge fraying that I can see.

I do like Igor. The little body-less head is so adorably ugly, but not enough to warrant leaving the Megs to sit in the box in some storage tub.

Sentinel_Primal wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Ah Hasbro stock photography. Never change First they barely finish transforming a figure, now they give them a different figures accessories

That's Jetifre's cane down there.

Man I know some people don't like Megatron being that boxy but I personally like it, if I get him he will be a Generations Megatron. (I mix all of my figures together in one "big" generations collection, different versions of characters like say POTP Jazz and Movie Studio Series Jazz are either different characters with new names where susceptible like Movie Ratchet being Meltdown from TFU or completely new characters, generic army filler or otherwise)

william-james88 wrote:fyi, the Studio Series #20 Golden Volkswagen Bumblebee found has been found for a few months at gamestop for $70

Ah I saw that one a couple weeks ago while I was Christmas shopping, I was tempted but it was to expensive for me at the time, there was two of them there, the regular Studio Series Bumblebee was there as well.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Oh dear. Jetfire has contracted Youngblood's Disease.

Well at least he's not radioactive. That wouldn't be good!

All of these images have been around for nearly a month.... These are hardly new.

So we're gonna have to wait till 2020 for a full Devestator? Guess Unite Warriors is gonna have to tide me over until then

For the record, I still find it odd that a seemingly "smaller" Megatron (always saw the tanker truck alt mode as smaller than movie 1 space ship or movie 2 space tank) gets a leader class figure. I figure because of mass shifting Megatron's robot mode was always pretty much the same size, I understand the need probably to try to find a way to sell more leader class, but its just off putting to me, should have kept this one voyager class.

o.supreme wrote:For the record, I still find it odd that a seemingly "smaller" Megatron (always saw the tanker truck alt mode as smaller than movie 1 space ship or movie 2 space tank) gets a leader class figure. I figure because of mass shifting Megatron's robot mode was always pretty much the same size, I understand the need probably to try to find a way to sell more leader class, but its just off putting to me, should have kept this one voyager class.

It's probably due to the fact that the truck he transforms into is "God damn huge" since it's not just the truck but also the long tanker as well, it's longer then any other alt mode he has in the movies besides maybe the TLK plane which itself is "thinner" then the truck which is both big in mass and long.

He's still taller then Optimus in DOTM itself as well.

But yeah, I don't know how tall he is but I hope that he's still relatively in scale with the others.

Igor is the best as well and I will hear no objections otherwise about that cute, little, green...head.

o.supreme wrote:For the record, I still find it odd that a seemingly "smaller" Megatron (always saw the tanker truck alt mode as smaller than movie 1 space ship or movie 2 space tank) gets a leader class figure. I figure because of mass shifting Megatron's robot mode was always pretty much the same size, I understand the need probably to try to find a way to sell more leader class, but its just off putting to me, should have kept this one voyager class.

No, what they should have done is engineer it to better compress the mass (and just plain better engineer it). Megs' tanker truck mode is more or less the same size as his first 2 altmodes, but with the mass distributed differently (length instead of breadth).

Here's the problem with making him a Voyager:


I think if they'd really put their mind to it they could have done a Leader Megs that scaled properly with a Voyager Optimus (taller but not monstrously so, and also bulkier and broader). But alas.

Maybe It's because DotM is such a chore to watch, or because you only saw that tanker truck one (two?) times, but I never saw it to be huge/massive.

Here is an interesting size chart. I disregarded all the animated Megatrons, since there really isn't any size scale there, but Movie Megatron being 35 feet tall in robot mode in movies 1-3 does seem to make sense.
I would think the Space Ship (movie 1) would be his largest alternate mode, with space tank being (from RotF) slightly smaller, and tanker truck from DotM being smaller still.

It's a Mack M915 tractor - which is a 21' truck - plus a trailer that's around 35-40'. The M915 tractor on its own isn't as long as the Peterbilt 379 but with the trailer factored in it ends up being fairly hefty. Like, have you ever been next to a semi with a trailer on?

We actually see Megs' tank mode in close proximity to Optimus' truck mode in ROTF - it's wider and bulkier, but not much longer. So the mass would seem to about tally with a smaller cab and a trailer.

Yes I'm not judging the size of the truck from the movie but the actual size of the vehicle itself from photos and videos from the filming.

But yes Megatron's tank and jet modes from the first two movies are not actually that big, they have mass but they look bigger then they actually are, their Cybertronian modes without pilot cockpits so they can afford to be smaller.