New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes

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New role play items have been found at Toysrus Canada. These are two sets of converting costumes with deluxe masks. One is for Bumblebee and part of the Transformers Bumblebee movie line while the other is of Optimus Prime and sports labeling for the Transformers Studio Series line. Both are being sold concurrently though. As you can see from the images below, the big feature here is that the costumes have a vehicle and robot mode where the child can unfold panels to turn a vehicle front into robot detail across the body.

These were priced at $29.99 Canadian. Have you seen these in your local stores?

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Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1991687)
Posted by fruityrobo on October 29th, 2018 @ 10:01pm CDT

That is pretty neat (EW. what era is that?)

wish i was a kid so i can have it

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1991734)
Posted by Kyleor on October 30th, 2018 @ 9:11am CDT

fruityrobo wrote:That is pretty neat (EW. what era is that?)

wish i was a kid so i can have it

Just cut it up the middle of the back and modify it to be worn like an apron ;)^

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1991963)
Posted by notsoalex on October 31st, 2018 @ 8:46pm CDT

The Bumblebee movie is on our horizon, and the toyline can be found in your local toy store. But what is missing? That is right, the One Step Changers. A staple of... "culture" since Age of Extinction. As is tradition, we have reveals of new Bumblebee Movie inspired One Step Changers, by TakaraTomy. These are for the Turbo Change toyline, which was used after the The Last Knight for simple toys only.

Dengeki Hobby issued an article showcasing these new toys showing:

TC-14 Optimus Prime (reuses engineering from Age of Extinction Galvatron/first Cyberverse Optimus Prime)
TC-15 Barricade (redeco of The Last Knight Barricade)
TC-16 Bumblebee (reuses engineering from first Robots in Disguise Bumblebee)

These guys are clearly meant for the Bumblebee movie based on their designs... except Barricade, who was most likely thrown in due to his presence in the film.

These guys are gonna be up for grabs on December 27th, 2018 for ¥1,296 (around $11). TSo if you like what you see, be sure to snag them! And remember to tell us your thoughts in the Pub forums below!

Clicking the images below will lead you to their TakaraTomy Mall page:

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1991983)
Posted by Emerje on November 1st, 2018 @ 5:25am CDT

Any shots of Legendary Optimus next to one of the MB Leader Primes or MPM Prime? I want to see how well they scale. He does look good with MPM VW Bee so I might get him just for that.

Emerje

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992010)
Posted by ScottyP on November 1st, 2018 @ 8:01am CDT

Emerje wrote:Any shots of Legendary Optimus next to one of the MB Leader Primes or MPM Prime? I want to see how well they scale. He does look good with MPM VW Bee so I might get him just for that.

Emerje

Legendary OP is sitting in my HLJ private warehouse or else I would

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992030)
Posted by Stryker P28 on November 1st, 2018 @ 11:37am CDT

That paint on BB is awesome

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992067)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on November 1st, 2018 @ 4:29pm CDT

I'll be all over those Prime and Bumblebee one step changers, if they get released in the US.
On the topic of Legendary Optimus Prime.

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992075)
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on November 1st, 2018 @ 4:44pm CDT

So is it a 50/50 chance with Soundwave having accessories or was that one incident just an outlier? Because I really want that Soundwave but I want to be sure I'm getting the accessories.

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992082)
Posted by william-james88 on November 1st, 2018 @ 5:25pm CDT

Decepticon Stryker wrote:So is it a 50/50 chance with Soundwave having accessories or was that one incident just an outlier? Because I really want that Soundwave but I want to be sure I'm getting the accessories.

It was a one off incident

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992088)
Posted by william-james88 on November 1st, 2018 @ 5:49pm CDT

Emerje wrote:Any shots of Legendary Optimus next to one of the MB Leader Primes or MPM Prime? I want to see how well they scale. He does look good with MPM VW Bee so I might get him just for that.

Emerje

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992097)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 1st, 2018 @ 7:16pm CDT

Decepticon Stryker wrote:So is it a 50/50 chance with Soundwave having accessories or was that one incident just an outlier? Because I really want that Soundwave but I want to be sure I'm getting the accessories.

He has them, get him, I love him.

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992142)
Posted by PrimeVsPrime on November 2nd, 2018 @ 5:05am CDT

Heres an update on my Legendary Optimus Prime, including the transformation process and some additional size comparisons.

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992149)
Posted by Emerje on November 2nd, 2018 @ 6:58am CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Emerje wrote:Any shots of Legendary Optimus next to one of the MB Leader Primes or MPM Prime? I want to see how well they scale. He does look good with MPM VW Bee so I might get him just for that.

Emerje

Hmm, shorter than I had hoped. I'm sure he's modern Leader sized, but where he's technically not part of a line with scale (and Japanese-only where they do occasional odd sizes) I had hoped he'd be a little bigger.

Emerje

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992163)
Posted by william-james88 on November 2nd, 2018 @ 8:49am CDT

Emerje wrote:I'm sure he's modern Leader sized

Yup, he is, I felt a little ripped off until I saw that he was indeed the same size.

I cant find it now, but another pic shows him to be exactly the same hieght as the AOE leader.

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992167)
Posted by william-james88 on November 2nd, 2018 @ 9:01am CDT

With Halloween come and gone, the holiday shopping season has started and Toysrus is kicking it off with a bang. They have released their holiday catalogue with two weeks of savings. Bumblebee (the character and the movie) is heavily featured both on the cover, with Transformers toys savings in the book and even a full page advertisement in the back for an upcoming event.

The event will feature the appearance of the Beetle car in two Toysrus stores where people can take images, you can see which stores and the times in the image below. As for savings, as can be imagined, they are centered around toylines featuring Bumblebee so Studio Series, the Bumblebee movie and Cyberverse. The savings are around 20-25% off and start today. We have also posted below an image from the catalogue of all the other November events which include Harry Potter workshops and Santa visits.

This is all of course a huge contrast to the quiet relaunch of Toysrus in the US which confirms that at the moment, Geoffrey's Toybox will only be pop up blocks in grocery stores selling only toys under the Toysrus IP (ie. Imaginarium, Journey Girls) and thus unafiliated with Hasbro.

Update: Images of the in store decorations and selection have been added.

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992206)
Posted by Ig89ninja on November 2nd, 2018 @ 12:32pm CDT

Now I’m sad

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992212)
Posted by no-one on November 2nd, 2018 @ 12:53pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
replicant_vdub.jpg

Cool.

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992219)
Posted by galvatron00 on November 2nd, 2018 @ 1:18pm CDT

"They basically WeiJang'd it." -EmGo

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992220)
Posted by no-one on November 2nd, 2018 @ 1:20pm CDT

itscramtastic wrote:[vid]EmGo_LOP[/vid]

"They basically WeiJang'd it." -EmGo

Yes, I almost died when he said that :lol:

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992221)
Posted by william-james88 on November 2nd, 2018 @ 1:29pm CDT

Ig89ninja wrote:Now I’m sad

I added some pics of inside the store too, you might need a few tissues

carytheone wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
replicant_vdub.jpg

Cool.

I dont get it

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992222)
Posted by galvatron00 on November 2nd, 2018 @ 1:31pm CDT

Dang it WJ. I can't wait to Canada!!

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992225)
Posted by no-one on November 2nd, 2018 @ 1:33pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
carytheone wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
replicant_vdub.jpg

[img]Gadzooks![/img]
Cool.
I dont get it

It was a regional store in malls called Gadzooks. They always had one half of a replica VW Bug in the stores.

So toy store employees in Canada seem to give a shit as the shelves always seem to be stocked and neat. It's like a whole other country up there.

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992226)
Posted by galvatron00 on November 2nd, 2018 @ 1:35pm CDT

carytheone wrote:So toy store employees in Canada seem to give a **** as the shelves always seem to be stocked and neat. It's like a whole other country up there.

It's like a whole different country of polite diplomatic people!! WHAT SORCERY IS THIS?! :BANG_HEAD:

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992227)
Posted by william-james88 on November 2nd, 2018 @ 1:35pm CDT

itscramtastic wrote:Dang it WJ. I can't wait to Canada!!

You are always welcome Itscram ;)^

Also, if you are dreaming of a white Christmas, Canada is the place for you!

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992228)
Posted by galvatron00 on November 2nd, 2018 @ 1:36pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:Dang it WJ. I can't wait to Canada!!

You are always welcome Itscram

Also, if you are dreaming of a white Christmas, Canada is the place for you!

Feet of snow isn't my thing. :lol:

I'd like it for the first hour and then I'd be like "shoulda bought snow shoes, where's my dogsled". :lol:

Next year though, there's a good chance!

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992244)
Posted by ZeroWolf on November 2nd, 2018 @ 3:52pm CDT

Confrimed: Will lives off the tears of all non-Canadian transformer fans.

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992268)
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on November 2nd, 2018 @ 5:12pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:Whole bunch of ToysRUs pictures.

That's like, 5 different toylines. I wouldn't be surprised if there was stuff from the Unicron Trilogy in that mess.

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992272)
Posted by Ig89ninja on November 2nd, 2018 @ 5:41pm CDT

itscramtastic wrote:
carytheone wrote:So toy store employees in Canada seem to give a **** as the shelves always seem to be stocked and neat. It's like a whole other country up there.
It's like a whole different country of polite diplomatic people!! WHAT SORCERY IS THIS?!

ZeroWolf wrote:Confrimed: Will lives off the tears of all non-Canadian transformer fans.

william-james88 wrote:
Ig89ninja wrote:Now I’m sad

I added some pics of inside the store too, you might need a few tissues

Decepticon Stryker wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Whole bunch of ToysRUs pictures.

That's like, 5 different toylines. I wouldn't be surprised if there was stuff from the Unicron Trilogy in that mess.

IS THIS WHOLE THREAD JUST HERE TO MAKE ME WISH THAT I WAS A CANADIAN!?!?!? :-(

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992283)
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on November 2nd, 2018 @ 6:31pm CDT

Ig89ninja wrote: IS THIS WHOLE THREAD JUST HERE TO MAKE ME WISH THAT I WAS A CANADIAN!?!?!?

Scrap, they're onto us!

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992288)
Posted by EunuchRon on November 2nd, 2018 @ 7:38pm CDT

Decepticon Stryker wrote:
Ig89ninja wrote: IS THIS WHOLE THREAD JUST HERE TO MAKE ME WISH THAT I WAS A CANADIAN!?!?!?

Scrap, they're onto us!

Way too late, dude. :-D

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992341)
Posted by megamanfan on November 3rd, 2018 @ 10:11am CDT

is this some kind of bizarre epitaph?

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992413)
Posted by Emerje on November 3rd, 2018 @ 10:39pm CDT

I know depression rates are up during the holidays, but damn, why does that Geoffrey look so sad? He should be super happy to be selling toys to kids, but he looks like he just wants to die!

Emerje

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992427)
Posted by EunuchRon on November 3rd, 2018 @ 11:17pm CDT

He's sad 'cause he can't bring all dat joy to Canada's neighbors in da south no more! We miss you too, giraffe bro! :-(

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992483)
Posted by Tyrannacon on November 4th, 2018 @ 10:37am CST

Simba Dickie, a producer of die-cast replica toys and R/C cars, will have plenty of their own tie-ins for the new Bumblebee movie coming this December. One such item has been previewed and for us that is a Rusty-marking Bumblebee VW Beetle Die-Cast via the Majothèque de Majorev Facebook profile. The car is available in the 1:64 scale and features a die-cast design in a blister package with a rusty deco. The Bumblebee vehicle should be available this winter to retailers in plenty of time. Be sure to check out the images below and let us know what you think in our Energon Pub Forums!

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992524)
Posted by Whirlkick on November 4th, 2018 @ 4:30pm CST

I was in TK Maxx in the UK today, and I saw a 4 pack of TLK Bee's car and bot mode and the Bumblebee movie Beetle and Bee's bot mode. Sort of like an evolution pack, and it costed £12.99. Sorry I didn't get any pictures!

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1992527)
Posted by ZeroWolf on November 4th, 2018 @ 4:55pm CST

Whirlkick wrote:I was in TK Maxx in the UK today, and I saw a 4 pack of TLK Bee's car and bot mode and the Bumblebee movie Beetle and Bee's bot mode. Sort of like an evolution pack, and it costed £12.99. Sorry I didn't get any pictures!

So were these die cast cars or proper transformers?

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1993096)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 7th, 2018 @ 6:09pm CST

Thanks to Podcaster ScottyP, we have word that the new Bumblebee movie Power Plus figure Shatter has now been sighted at US retail! Shatter is a reuse of the Dropkick/Hot Rod skeleton, now in a new red muscle car look complete with Shatter's head. This figure uses one of the little energon igniter engines, which when activated powers the vehicle mode forward. This engine is compatible with all of the Energon Igniter classes of figures.

This is the first of 2 Shatter toys from the Igniters line, the second of which will feature her jet mode.

Shatter was found in Cary, North Carolina at a Target for $12.99, so head on out to your locals stores and let us know what you find and what you pick up!

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1993099)
Posted by Bumblevivisector on November 7th, 2018 @ 6:31pm CST

OH, I bought that at the Northville Meijer a week and a half ago, but had no idea it was news.

My first time handling that mold, though I bought the other two a week later. The igniters themselves are clunky, obtrusive, and don't work as great as I'd like, but the supercharged modes for this mold and Bug Bumblebee are really growing on me for some reason.

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1993103)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 7th, 2018 @ 6:50pm CST

... and I saw the Power Series Shatter yesterday. The jet one, without the engine included.

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1993107)
Posted by william-james88 on November 7th, 2018 @ 7:21pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:... and I saw the Power Series Shatter yesterday. The jet one, without the engine included.

can you send a pic? There should be blitzwing as well.

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1993152)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 7th, 2018 @ 11:45pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:... and I saw the Power Series Shatter yesterday. The jet one, without the engine included.
can you send a pic? There should be blitzwing as well.

Once I revisit Walmart, maybe. In the mean time, keep a lookout, everyone!

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1993204)
Posted by Ironhidensh on November 8th, 2018 @ 9:45am CST

Well, I've had some time to play with Legendary Prime, and I gotta say, I love it. My favorite thing about it? Takara 'WeiJianged' a WeiJiang figure of the original EMOP. :lol:

Enjoy some comparison pictures:

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1993215)
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on November 8th, 2018 @ 10:40am CST

I would have posted this earlier had I known it was news because Shatter popped up like 2 weeks ago at my local Target. I'm just waiting for Siege and Studio Series though, and they haven't shown up yet. >:oP

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1993834)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 12th, 2018 @ 7:23pm CST

Thanks to Seibertronian sideswipe6520, we have word that the new Power Series Shatter and Blitzwing have made their way to US retail! As you might remember, the Power Plus Shatter toy, which comes with the little engine and turned into her muscle car mode, was found a few days ago, and how her Jet mode has been found to go with her car self, enabling you to have her in both of her movie alternate modes! In addition, the new jet Shatter wave includes the Megatron repaint with a new head Blitzwing, transforming into a tank, though we have no word if he will get a jet toy eventually.

Both of these figures were found in a Walmart in Wichita, Kansas for $9.84, so if these figures interest you, head on out and start hunting them down!

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1993844)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 12th, 2018 @ 8:06pm CST

Managed to get a picture this time, with a note that Optimus Prime is also part of the Wave. It's a retool of the Power Plus figure, without the engine this time:

BBPWave2Sight.jpg

Found in a Walmart in McKinney, Texas.

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1994233)
Posted by Bronzewolf on November 15th, 2018 @ 11:28pm CST

As with the majority of past years, another Transformer has hit the nomination rolls for the Toy of the Year awards. This time around, it happens to be DJ Bumblebee, the non-transforming, music-loving figure from this year's Bumblebee movie. Also as with years past, you can head over for Bumblebee to win! He's been listed in the action figure catagory, against toys like the Mattel Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom Dinosaur line, the Pokemon Battle Feature action figures, and more. You can place your vote in the Action Figure category and all the others here, and stay tuned to Seibertron.com for an update if Bumblebee takes the award home!

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1994236)
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on November 16th, 2018 @ 12:05am CST

So let me get this straight... The Transformer that they nominated for Toy of the Year... Doesn't transform? That's like nominating a dead person for the Sexiest Man Alive. Or nominating The Room for Best Picture.

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1994237)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on November 16th, 2018 @ 12:34am CST

If you're wondering about Energon Igniters Power Series Shatter, this might help

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1994245)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on November 16th, 2018 @ 3:54am CST

Some very expensive giant (maybe) shelfwarmer is nominated "toy of the year" by some organisation no one care about.

K.

Someone think this may be a way to get rid of this bad idea's stocks.
Seriously, for around the same price you get the Power Charge Bumblebee, one of the BEST noisy Bee toy to ever came out in years.

Re: New Role Play Items for Bumblebee and Optimus Featuring Converting Costumes (1994251)
Posted by Randomhero on November 16th, 2018 @ 6:08am CST

-Kanrabat- wrote:Some very expensive giant (maybe) shelfwarmer is nominated "toy of the year" by some organisation no one care about.

K.

Someone think this may be a way to get rid of this bad idea's stocks.
Seriously, for around the same price you get the Power Charge Bumblebee, one of the BEST noisy Bee toy to ever came out in years.

Psst! Just because adults who play with toys don’t like it doesn’t mean kids who play with toys don’t like it either.

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