NYCC Transformers News Roundup - Oct 13th
Thursday, October 13th, 2011 11:34AM CDT
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It is Hasbro's first showing at this event and it looks like they are not appearing empty handed. Our friends at TFW2005 have posted some comprehensive galleries of Hasbro's previews to date. Keep in mind that this is only the first day of the Convention, and there will be much more news and reveals as the week goes on, culminating in the Hasbro Transformers Brand Panel on Saturday at 12:15pm-1:15pm and the Transformers Prime Panel on Sunday at 11:00am-12:00pm, Eastern Time of course.
Hasbro started the event BEFORE the convention even began, with a preview night. Here was shown many new Cyberverse figures for the upcoming Transformers Prime line, along with a smattering of (already seen) DOTM figures to round out the showcase. These figures are by far the most detailed and advanced that the Cyberverse line has seen, including weapons. What stole the show though was the first of (many, I'm sure) the Cyberverse Prime Playsets: Wheeljack's ship! If this is only the preview, imagine what we'll see as the week goes on! TFW's full gallery can be seen here.
Next up is further, more in-depth images of the NYCC two-pack of Taxi-Cab Bumblebee and G1-Colours Arcee! Stay tuned for Seibertron's own Hi-Def galleries of these figures, but for the mean time you can see the rest of the gallery here.
Finally, we can show you some images of the Transformers cross-merchandise that Hasbro has brought in the form of a Nerf Barricade pistol decorated with G1 Bumblebee's image and Autobot insignia and Cuponk; a version of the classics Cup and Ball game. The full galleries can be seen here.
Seibertron.com will keep bringing you the news at it appears from NYCC!
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Posted by Captziltoid on October 13th, 2011 @ 11:52am CDT
Posted by Tigertrack on October 13th, 2011 @ 12:14pm CDT
I like the pink Arcee exclusive. Lookin' good.
Posted by NovaSentinel on October 13th, 2011 @ 12:27pm CDT
Posted by Mkall on October 13th, 2011 @ 1:28pm CDT
Posted by dougpassat on October 13th, 2011 @ 1:40pm CDT
Posted by Immortal Starscream on October 13th, 2011 @ 2:27pm CDT
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on October 13th, 2011 @ 3:14pm CDT
NovaSentinel wrote:Wheeljacks ship is just and it looks like the commander figures have lights in them??? I'm loving the weapons though
It looks like Wheeljack's ship has the light up feature which can be used with the commander figures featuring clear plastic.
Posted by El Duque on October 13th, 2011 @ 5:35pm CDT
Posted by Cobalt Prime on October 13th, 2011 @ 5:46pm CDT
It would be a shame to invest so much in a series that just gets put down in it's prime.
Oops, looks like I just created a pun!
Posted by Captziltoid on October 13th, 2011 @ 5:46pm CDT
Posted by El Duque on October 13th, 2011 @ 5:52pm CDT
Captziltoid wrote:ok what is up with soundwaves right arm. and as for wheeljack. meh
He's holding his MechTech weapon.
Posted by DavidT on October 13th, 2011 @ 5:53pm CDT
Posted by Captziltoid on October 13th, 2011 @ 5:55pm CDT
El Duque wrote:Captziltoid wrote:ok what is up with soundwaves right arm. and as for wheeljack. meh
He's holding his MechTech weapon.
oh. still looks weird
Posted by prowl123 on October 13th, 2011 @ 6:01pm CDT
Posted by El Duque on October 13th, 2011 @ 6:01pm CDT
Captziltoid wrote:oh. still looks weird
Yeah, it threw me off for a second too.
DavidT wrote:That's not Wheeljack! That's Que!.... Wheeljack comes out later with a different head sculpt!
True, but the place card has him labeled as WJ.
Posted by Megatron Wolf on October 13th, 2011 @ 6:08pm CDT
Posted by grimdragon2001 on October 13th, 2011 @ 6:25pm CDT
Posted by Optimus1138 on October 13th, 2011 @ 6:45pm CDT
Posted by TimothyR on October 13th, 2011 @ 6:51pm CDT
Optimus1138 wrote:Wheeljack looks pretty good. I like his weapon. Assuming it has the right kind of peg, I might give it to my Voyager Ratchet. As for Soundwave, he looks great in vehicle mode, and he'd probably look good in robot mode if he were transformed correctly, but why does he have no silver paint? He'd be far better with silver paint! I honestly wouldn't mind if Hasbro got rid of all his other paint apps just so he could be all silver in vehicle mode. I suppose I'll have to use my silver Sharpie on him, which I don't want to do. The thing I hate most by far about the DOTM line is the all around crappy, minimal paint jobs.
how 'bout this.. instead of getting rid of his other paint apps.. WHY DON'T WE GET RID OF ALL OF THE SHITTY BUMBLEBEE REPAINTS and give soundwave a silver paint job lol. i bet that would make sense to mostly everyone else in the world except for hasbro apparently.
and i agree que looks great. i really like that color blue. it seems nice and rich.
Posted by scypris115 on October 13th, 2011 @ 7:12pm CDT
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on October 13th, 2011 @ 7:23pm CDT
Posted by Random on October 13th, 2011 @ 7:29pm CDT
Posted by GetRightRobot on October 13th, 2011 @ 7:34pm CDT
Posted by JRFitzpatrick7 on October 13th, 2011 @ 7:59pm CDT
Posted by Nekoman on October 13th, 2011 @ 8:18pm CDT
Wheeljack looks like a very good toy, very accurate, though for once his characterization would bother me when buying him. He didn't do crap in the movie.
Posted by ubersoundwave on October 13th, 2011 @ 9:49pm CDT
Posted by jaws on October 13th, 2011 @ 10:46pm CDT
Posted by Rated X on October 13th, 2011 @ 11:05pm CDT
Posted by Megatronsdemise666 on October 14th, 2011 @ 12:21am CDT
Megatron Wolf wrote:both look like crap, soundwave has to much kibble the mold itself is just bad but the head is the worst part & wheeljack/que looks like he'll break as soon as you touch it and just looks uninspired. It feels like hasbro is just rushing DOTM stuff out instead of sitting down for a while & trying to make it good. Still say DOTM is the worst line in TF history both concept & quality wise.
Your forgetting about all those horrible armada toys. you know the toys that look like preschool toys and were all dinky.
even the some of energons transformer toys were horrible, like ironhide
i would not say DotM is the worst. the problem is that Hasbro/Takara i guess are trying to save money.
especially in this pretty bad shaped economy lol
and i think soundwave is miss transformed. the movie figures do have more points of transformation then other series of transformers.
i do think the roof of the car on his back will fold ................ hopefully lol o.O
TF PRIME SCREAMER!!!!! <3<3<3<3<3
Posted by Sodan-1 on October 14th, 2011 @ 3:57am CDT
Posted by DMSL on October 14th, 2011 @ 7:09am CDT
Posted by Mykltron on October 14th, 2011 @ 7:46am CDT
Posted by Genocide G2.0 on October 14th, 2011 @ 8:01am CDT
Would it be too much to ask to see a 2 pack of SW & WJ in G1 colours.
Posted by cannonfodder4000 on October 14th, 2011 @ 8:42am CDT
Megatron Wolf wrote:wheeljack/que looks like he'll break as soon as you touch it
How do you figure that? do you have one in hand or something?
Megatron Wolf wrote:Still say DOTM is the worst line in TF history both concept & quality wise.
I recommend calming down, you're not being forced to buy everything that's on a shelf right now, you can in fact, wait until something better comes out, or get stuff from past lines, until something better comes out.
Autobot Genocide wrote:Would it be too much to ask to see a 2 pack of SW & WJ in G1 colours.
Soundwave already had two of his figures repainted in a G1ey deco, so I think this version'll probably get one too, also there was a G1 WJ looking head in DOTM WJ's instructions instead of DOTM WJ's usually horrible noggin', so there might be a G1 repaint of him in the works.
Posted by Requiem Prime on October 14th, 2011 @ 9:34am CDT
Soundwave looks sorta nice, but I hope his back kibble is just not completely compacted. I was leaning toward the HA version anyway.
Wheeljack looks alright, far better than I was fearing from the unpainted prototypes. He, I'll probably get. But wasn't there a G1 style head in the works? If I like that one too, this guy can be Que on my shelf.
Posted by Va'al on October 14th, 2011 @ 9:38am CDT
But but but..
Posted by paul053 on October 14th, 2011 @ 10:09am CDT
Posted by NovaSentinel on October 14th, 2011 @ 11:12am CDT
Posted by Bouncy X on October 14th, 2011 @ 11:22am CDT
Bulkhead looks especially off, he looks so skinny and normal sized.
Posted by Tigertrack on October 14th, 2011 @ 11:36am CDT
Posted by DMSL on October 14th, 2011 @ 1:13pm CDT
Don't get me wrong DOTM Sideswipe is a good sculpt but the dull grey annoys me it makes it look cheap.
Posted by zenosaurus_x on October 14th, 2011 @ 2:10pm CDT
As for WheelQuak (this shall now be my name for WheelJack or Que or whoever he is), actually looks alright. Specifically all the weapons look very col, especially that spear. He was the one figure I was sure I wouldn't get, but now I' m not so sure...
Posted by scypris115 on October 14th, 2011 @ 4:23pm CDT
cannonfodder4000 wrote:Megatron Wolf wrote:wheeljack/que looks like he'll break as soon as you touch it
How do you figure that? do you have one in hand or something?Megatron Wolf wrote:Still say DOTM is the worst line in TF history both concept & quality wise.
I recommend calming down, you're not being forced to buy everything that's on a shelf right now, you can in fact, wait until something better comes out, or get stuff from past lines, until something better comes out.Autobot Genocide wrote:Would it be too much to ask to see a 2 pack of SW & WJ in G1 colours.
Soundwave already had two of his figures repainted in a G1ey deco, so I think this version'll probably get one too, also there was a G1 WJ looking head in DOTM WJ's instructions instead of DOTM WJ's usually horrible noggin', so there might be a G1 repaint of him in the works.
i like how people think wheeljack (or the dumbass name que) is a peice of crap when hes the most accurate figure in the DOTM deluxe toy line...
Posted by Arrancon on October 15th, 2011 @ 9:24am CDT
Soundwave car > Wheeljack car
Conclusion:
Buy both!
Posted by NTESHFT on October 15th, 2011 @ 1:52pm CDT
Posted by Soundwave__Superior on October 15th, 2011 @ 3:30pm CDT
Posted by cannonfodder4000 on October 15th, 2011 @ 6:35pm CDT
scypris115 wrote:cannonfodder4000 wrote:Megatron Wolf wrote:wheeljack/que looks like he'll break as soon as you touch it
How do you figure that? do you have one in hand or something?Megatron Wolf wrote:Still say DOTM is the worst line in TF history both concept & quality wise.
I recommend calming down, you're not being forced to buy everything that's on a shelf right now, you can in fact, wait until something better comes out, or get stuff from past lines, until something better comes out.Autobot Genocide wrote:Would it be too much to ask to see a 2 pack of SW & WJ in G1 colours.
Soundwave already had two of his figures repainted in a G1ey deco, so I think this version'll probably get one too, also there was a G1 WJ looking head in DOTM WJ's instructions instead of DOTM WJ's usually horrible noggin', so there might be a G1 repaint of him in the works.
i like how people think wheeljack (or the dumbass name que) is a peice of crap when hes the most accurate figure in the DOTM deluxe toy line...
I know right? and his transformation doesn't even look that hard!
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on October 16th, 2011 @ 12:46pm CDT
Posted by starwarrior1227 on October 16th, 2011 @ 1:10pm CDT