Official Images for New Studio Series Toys with Hightower, "Leader" Prime, New Drift and KSI Boss

Drift appears to be a heavy retool of Dropkick's helicopter figure

Sentinel_Primal wrote:Drift appears to be a heavy retool of Dropkick's helicopter figure

The legs in particular are a big bright sign to it

Drift appears to be an EXTENSIVE retool of copter Dropkick, looking at his legs and the tail rotor placement, which is awesome, and DotM Prime appears to still have all the necessary tooling for combining with Jetfire. The only one of these I'll probably grab is KSI Boss though, as I missed out on Nitro Zeus. Drift does look really good though.

P.S. The article is missing Hightower, who I also want.
https://brickseek.com/walmart-inventory-checker/?sku=487042684

DOTM OPTIMUS!!!

This is the Prime I’ve been waiting for! They added the gold/orange fade to his arms (!) and they kept the bright red from SS-32! A good DOTM Optimus has been at the top of my want list for years now, you guys have no idea how excited I am right now

The guns and wings/engines are super hollow, but that’s not the end of the world. I’m wondering if they’ll throw in any extra weapons to help reach the leader price point, even if they don’t it’s fine, I’m buying this thing on sight!

I also wonder if the flight tech can turn into anything else, there’s definitely not enough there for the trailer but there might be potential for the weapons platform from the start of DOTM (or at least part of it).


Drift is also looking surprisingly good, looks to own the mold much better than Dropkick.

Sentinel_Primal wrote:Drift appears to be a heavy retool of Dropkick's helicopter figure

I think its one of those half retools, lik the BB toys where they keep the lower half and change the upper half. This will be cool.

Nemesis Primal wrote:Drift appears to be an EXTENSIVE retool of copter Dropkick, looking at his legs and the tail rotor placement, which is awesome, and DotM Prime appears to still have all the necessary tooling for combining with Jetfire. The only one of these I'll probably grab is KSI Boss though, as I missed out on Nitro Zeus. Drift does look really good though.

P.S. The article is missing Hightower, who I also want.
https://brickseek.com/walmart-inventory-checker/?sku=487042684

It was added.

Aout combining with Jetfire, now we know why Jetfire comes with that different abdominal area. Its so that the combo can still be screena ccurate with the abdomen Optimus had in ROTF. Yay, now i know i can skip the new voyager.

Wow I had forgotten how deep they went into the barrel for Hightower.

KSI Boss looks nice in alt-mode though, that’s such a cool mold. Jetwing Optimus looks sharp too, Drift looks so much better here than he ever has in toy form.

I do hope that Drift's release here will result in an AOE Bugatti mode being released in proper colors. Despite the movie being the most "meh" in my opinion in both some of the redesigns and story, there were some nice designs to come out of it such as Hound, Drift, and Crosshairs

Sentinel_Primal wrote:I do hope that Drift's release here will result in an AOE Bugatti mode being released in proper colors. Despite the movie being the most "meh" in my opinion in both some of the redesigns and story, there were some nice designs to come out of it such as Hound, Drift, and Crosshairs

It was the first time that there was a real effort at colour coded bots to help make sense of the action. I too thought the designs were ace.

Why does Hightower remind me of a puppy? He’s adorable

I’m in for KSI Boss to go with Nitro and Thundercracker. More Titan Master bodies!

Riley Hoffman wrote:Why does Hightower remind me of a puppy? He’s adorable

...who’s a good boy!? Hahaha

I'll reserve my excitement for Drift for when we're sure his alt mode doesn't look like a flying Bugatti.

Emerje

More pics via the thread on Tfw2005

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DOTM PRIME WITH TRAILER THAT TURNS INTO HIS WEAPON RING THINGY AND JETPACK!


Ok now THAT's a Leader price where a voyager figure comes with an 'accessory' worth the extra money! I like that they got the yellow fade into the red on the front of the truck this time too. And yep as we suspected the Jetfire piece is for this figure.

Driftkick looks fantastic. Did not expect a chopper toy of him and this looks great in both modes.

Hightower looks fun.
KSI Boss is the least interesting but it's still a good figure.

Okay, I was not expecting KSI Boss to literally just be Nitro Zeus with altered paint, I was expecting a new head, but since I missed out on Nitro Zeus, I'm cool with this. I'm just going to pretend he's Nitro Zeus anyway, so why not. Plus, I like the additional bronze.

Crane mode on Hightower looks exactly as expected, he's still a guaranteed purchase.

Drift looks REALLY tempting, I wasn't expecting his copter mode to look that good. I already know I like the base mold, but I don't like movie Drift's stereotype face....but at the same time, my current Drift is ALSO AoE copter Drift, because I didn't have a Drift and I wanted a version of the Skyhammer mold, so I guess it doesn't bother me that much....we'll see.

KSI must be cybertronian for lazy repaint, having said that the figure is nice, so if it is on sale then yes.

Drift looks great and will be the first time that I have the character, alt mode remind me of airarachnid.

Carnivius_Prime wrote::O

DOTM PRIME WITH TRAILER THAT TURNS INTO HIS WEAPON RING THINGY AND JETPACK!

I think this sums up my reaction better than I could say it!

I never would’ve thought that Optimus would’ve come with the jet pack, extra weapons, AND the trailer that can convert into the weapon platform. They included everything!

If leader DOTM Optimus come with that kick-ass weapon shop trailer, WHERE DO THE WINGS COME FROM?

Anyway, like Will said, I'll skip over the new voyager Optimus and most probably go for this one.

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:
I never would’ve thought that Optimus would’ve come with the jet pack, extra weapons, AND the trailer that can convert into the weapon platform. They included everything!

Yeah i was worried they might just skimp and do a basic box of a trailer like on a previous figure but it looks like they're giving us some good reasons to justify the leader price tag on this one.


Got Sideswipe and Barricade finally. They're both great but I can't seem to tab Barricade's chest into his waist section securely. I don't know why. Also pretty cool that he isn't using a whole faux-chest but is actually made up of most of the vehicle front. I remember when first photos appeared some folk thought the whole chest was fake and the real card front ended up fully on the back but nah, just the unimportant bits. Just wish I knew what I was doing wrong with trying to tab the chest area into the waist.



Also is it accurate that he's missing a small piece in the middle of the chest between the bumper that makes that are asymmetric? I never noticed it before on previous figures and i thought it broken at first but it seems normal as both the rubber piece and the plastic piece it goes over are the same 'broken' shape? I dunno. I just wish I could fix the chest and waist bits securely.

We have an update to the images posted yesterday which show us the other modes for each toy, which were found through some more digging on the Walmart website.

Thanks to Walmart/Brickseek, we have confirmation of four upcoming Transformers Studio Series. We have SS 44 Leader Class Dark of the Moon Optimus Prime who is, as we guessed, the same voyager Optimus Prime we already got with a retooled abdominal area and a jetwing backpack. The trailer can be converted into the weapons platform we see in DOTM. We then have a new SS 45 Deluxe Class Age of Extinction Drift which while having the distinctive Bugatti details, turns into a helicopter. It shares some parts with SS Helicopter Drokick but is very much it's own mold all the same. There is also SS 47 Deluxe Class Revenge of the Fallen Constructicon Hightower, a new mold, who can transform to be part of Devastator. Lastly we have SS 43 Voyager KSI Boss, another goon from Age of Extinction, which we now know is a straight redeco of the Nitro Zeus mold, head and all, making it innacurate to his look in the film. You can see the images and the links to the pages below, and be sure to check back tomorrow and the rest of the week-end for all our 2019 Toy Fair news.

You can view the Brickseek links here:

Optimus: https://brickseek.com/walmart-inventory ... =517176157
Drift: https://brickseek.com/walmart-inventory ... =916451523
Hightower: https://brickseek.com/walmart-inventory ... =487042684
KSI Boss: https://brickseek.com/walmart-inventory ... =488371648

Is it weird that I want both the voyager and the leader Optimus?
Mostly because Voyager will probably appear on shelves in my area while the leader not... but who knows..
Sigh, I guess my wallet needs to start saving for a hard hit!

Shame you can't get just that sweet trailer, SS38 could use one, the wheels are a pretty good match, just saying.

Drift looks surprisingly good and I love the deco for KSI Boss. I might have to double dip on the Nitro mold.

carytheone wrote:I might have to double dip on the Nitro mold.

Me too, well, er, sextuple-dip? I have 2 Nitros and 3 Thundercrackers making up my "Thunder-Seekers" using the Thunderwing, Scopronock, Overboard, Fangry and Apeface TR heads. Looks like Horri-bull and/or Crashbash might be in line for a body soon.

They retooled DOTM Optimus's ribs, but left them red instead of gray/silver.

Sabrblade wrote:The retooled DOTM Optimus's ribs, but left them red instead of gray/silver.

Silver paint on the new ab piece is an easy fix. They still haven't painted his robot mode flames.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:The retooled DOTM Optimus's ribs, but left them red instead of gray/silver.

Silver paint on the new ab piece is an easy fix. They still haven't painted his robot mode flames.

I'd much rather have the proper looking truck mode flames than robot mode honestly, as robot mode doesn't look like it's missing anything to me.

And yeah, silver Sharpie for the abs is an easy fix

Nathaniel Prime wrote:
I'd much rather have the proper looking truck mode flames than robot mode honestly, as robot mode doesn't look like it's missing anything to me.

It always looks like it's missing to me. It's frustrating as heck. Been that way with AoE, TLK, SS05, SS32 and now this one. For each of those I've had to pay out for Toyhax stickers (not SS32 yet cos they haven't done those) cos the robot mode flames are essential to me and I can't paint them myself cos I suck at that sort of detailed and symmetric line work.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

Nathaniel Prime wrote:
I'd much rather have the proper looking truck mode flames than robot mode honestly, as robot mode doesn't look like it's missing anything to me.

It always looks like it's missing to me. It's frustrating as heck. Been that way with AoE, TLK, SS05, SS32 and now this one. For each of those I've had to pay out for Toyhax stickers (not SS32 yet cos they haven't done those) cos the robot mode flames are essential to me and I can't paint them myself cos I suck at that sort of detailed and symmetric line work.

I feel you, that would probably bother me more on my ROTF Leader. I guess sacrifices have to be made if the chest is faux parts.

Now here's an interesting question: would you rather trade in the silver paint apps on the wheels for the robot mode flames?

Nathaniel Prime wrote:
Now here's an interesting question: would you rather trade in the silver paint apps on the wheels for the robot mode flames?

Yep. I can paint the wheels like I have done on some other figures (SS32 has it already done by Habsro but SS05 did not so I had to have a go). Not always the most cleanly but still better than I can paint the flames.

The flames are missing on the chest, shoulder pads and the lower inner legs. And sort of on the outer legs which is a tricky thing cos they're supposed to be made from the front wheel sections which do have flames but on this figure are made from the back which doesn't have flames on the truck mode but I used the Toyhax stickers that added them cos robot mode gets priority for me. So it's quite a lot of missing flames that bug me. Still, that's what Toyhax is for so again I'll add on the extra cost of stickers to the price of this Prime too like I have done for the last four or five figures.

I think Drift reuses the original Dropkick's lower legs.

Anyway I missed out on the original Nitro Zues mold so I may have to get this one. It looks pretty good.

Helicopter Drift looks really cool, but I'm gonna hold off on this guy for a while.

I don't know why no one is talking about HighTower but he's so freaking awesome. He looks so strange and it looks so cool. I love both modes, and I love what they did with his neck. Yeah, he's not 100% accurate to the concept art but this change was for the better. I wanted a proper figure of this guy for so long, and seeing it is just so awesome. He's a must buy for me.

The new leader DoTM Optimus looks way cooler than I previously thought. I love the fact that they gave him a trailer and that weapons ring thing. Also, FINALLY THE RIGHT PAINT SCHEME! That is awesome. He just looks like a fun figure overall. I'll most likely get this guy.

Nathaniel Prime wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:The retooled DOTM Optimus's ribs, but left them red instead of gray/silver.

Silver paint on the new ab piece is an easy fix. They still haven't painted his robot mode flames.

I'd much rather have the proper looking truck mode flames than robot mode honestly, as robot mode doesn't look like it's missing anything to me.

And yeah, silver Sharpie for the abs is an easy fix

Exactly. I can paint the silver on the abs super easily, but I can’t paint that orange fade on the front of the truck, so I’m super happy with the paint apps he has.

What's Crackin'? wrote:Anyway I missed out on the original Nitro Zues mold so I may have to get this one. It looks pretty good.

Don't miss out on the mold if you can get one. By far one of my favorite transformations across all the lines. Headmaster compatibility with Cogman and Titans Return is a sweet bonus.

I hate how Hightower looks, always have. They really just gave up when designing him. We could’ve gotten a dude with a hook for a hand but they made that instead.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

What's Crackin'? wrote:Anyway I missed out on the original Nitro Zues mold so I may have to get this one. It looks pretty good.

Don't miss out on the mold if you can get one. By far one of my favorite transformations across all the lines. Headmaster compatibility with Cogman and Titans Return is a sweet bonus.

Thanks for the heads up. I'm liking this guy the more I look at him.

Nemesis Maximo wrote:I hate how Hightower looks, always have. They really just gave up when designing him. We could’ve gotten a dude with a hook for a hand but they made that instead.

I wouldn't say they gave up. He's honestly one of the more unique looking constructicons. I personally love the look.

I can't believe they actually gave us T-Rex Hightower, definite buy. Drift looks like a G.I. Joe vehicle, which I'm perfectly alright with. Prime and KSI Boss are cool too.

What's Crackin'? wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:I hate how Hightower looks, always have. They really just gave up when designing him. We could’ve gotten a dude with a hook for a hand but they made that instead.

I wouldn't say they gave up. He's honestly one of the more unique looking constructicons. I personally love the look.

Agreed, I love the design, if I want a hook for a hand I go to Lockdown anyway

ZeroWolf wrote:

What's Crackin'? wrote:

Nemesis Maximo wrote:I hate how Hightower looks, always have. They really just gave up when designing him. We could’ve gotten a dude with a hook for a hand but they made that instead.

I wouldn't say they gave up. He's honestly one of the more unique looking constructicons. I personally love the look.

Agreed, I love the design, if I want a hook for a hand I go to Lockdown anyway

Same.

You know what other constructicon was really cool? Mixmaster! I can't wait to see how they handle that guy!

Interesting on OPs Trailer, seems to look good, cant wait for additional photos. I am liking the helicopter version of Drift.
Would be neat if they did DOTM Wreckers, one can only dream!

DOTM Prime is everything I wanted him to be. They even gave him the shield that he used for all of two seconds.

Here's hoping we get a Sentinel Prime soon.

SGMLordMirage wrote:Interesting on OPs Trailer, seems to look good, cant wait for additional photos. I am liking the helicopter version of Drift.
Would be neat if they did DOTM Wreckers, one can only dream!

Leadfoot is gonna be a problem just like he was when DotM came out.

I_AM... MEGATRON! wrote:Leadfoot is gonna be a problem just like he was when DotM came out.

Why?

william-james88 wrote:

I_AM... MEGATRON! wrote:Leadfoot is gonna be a problem just like he was when DotM came out.

Why?

The Target logo would be my guess, they would pretty much have to make him a target exclusive, at least in the US.

I can see that in regards to “Target”. I know there is that issue with license and marketing. In addition, there is also the issue with “LOWE’s”, they no longer sponsor Jimmie Johnson in NASCAR. So at this point, would they allow it as well.
Again, without customizing or whatever, from their original release would have been nice in the same scale. Deliuxe versus Human Alliance.
Sorry, kind of went off topic.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

I_AM... MEGATRON! wrote:Leadfoot is gonna be a problem just like he was when DotM came out.

Why?

The Target logo would be my guess, they would pretty much have to make him a target exclusive, at least in the US.

I see, but I dont think we should jump to conclusions so quickly. They released a bunch of Leadfeet without it before, so there's no reason they wouldnt now. The red cross logo cant be used and we have had a bunch of rachets since.





This is the most in demand Leadfoot figure, and it doestn even have a target logo:

Wreckers definitely benefit from Toyhax stickers cos there's no way Hasbro would/could get rights to even half the sponsors on those cars anyways.
Here's pic of their Human Alliance Leadfoot stickers. LOTS of sponsor logos.


I had the Legends figures and had the Toyhax stickers for them. Damn, some of them were fiddly as hell being so tiny but they added some lovely detail to the lil guys.



So yeah this be a case where I would understand if Hasbro released them without major sponsor decals (even blank) and just left it up to Toyhax to finish them up as annoying as that may be for some people (since obviously it increases the cost of each figure to get it more accurate).

Maybe Leadfoot could be an exclusive like Drift, have him at Target to get the logo and then throw in mini figures of wheelie and brains since those 3 were together for a little bit in Chicago.

Yeah, in the case of the DotM wreckers and the sponsor logos, I think this is one time the fans can give Hasbro a pass for not getting them 100% *movie-appearance accurate*

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Maybe Leadfoot could be an exclusive like Drift, have him at Target to get the logo and then throw in mini figures of wheelie and brains since those 3 were together for a little bit in Chicago.

No please, no. That assumes the whole world has Target, which isnt the case.

william-james88 wrote:

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Maybe Leadfoot could be an exclusive like Drift, have him at Target to get the logo and then throw in mini figures of wheelie and brains since those 3 were together for a little bit in Chicago.

No please, no. That assumes the whole world has Target, which isnt the case.

Ah, right. Last thing we need is another deluxe leadfoot who never makes it to retail

Optimus looks great, although I'm a little concerned that none of the images show his triple-barreled blaster from DotM. Looks like there's an empty spot on the right side of the weapon trailer where it could fit in, though, so maybe its just not in these pics for some reason?

Really digging that Drift, although I hope the changes to the Dropkick mold make it more stable. Mine was a fiddly mess, especially the arms.

william-james88 wrote:

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Maybe Leadfoot could be an exclusive like Drift, have him at Target to get the logo and then throw in mini figures of wheelie and brains since those 3 were together for a little bit in Chicago.

No please, no. That assumes the whole world has Target, which isnt the case.

Please don't remind me.


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