Preorders on Amazon UK for Leader Optimus Prime and Megatron from Transformers: The Last Knight

With wave 2 already hitting shelves in some places already, any ideas when we'll be seeing wave 3? I need that deluxe Bumblebee in my life!

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:With wave 2 already hitting shelves in some places already, any ideas when we'll be seeing wave 3? I need that deluxe Bumblebee in my life!

Is it weird we still haven't seen all that many actual photos of it?

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:With wave 2 already hitting shelves in some places already, any ideas when we'll be seeing wave 3? I need that deluxe Bumblebee in my life!

Is it weird we still haven't seen all that many actual photos of it?

Yeah, we don't have any in-hand pictures of its robot mode, just renders and some vehicle mode pics from toy fair. I really want to see the robot mode because the renders make it look like the pieces on the side of his head are gray when they should be yellow. Figure looks fantastic regardless, though!

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:With wave 2 already hitting shelves in some places already, any ideas when we'll be seeing wave 3? I need that deluxe Bumblebee in my life!

Is it weird we still haven't seen all that many actual photos of it?

Yeah, we don't have any in-hand pictures of its robot mode, just renders and some vehicle mode pics from toy fair. I really want to see the robot mode because the renders make it look like the pieces on the side of his head are gray when they should be yellow. Figure looks fantastic regardless, though!

Yeah and the instruction sheet part that shows the nice chunky gun-arm alternate piece. I wanna see actual proper photos of this figure cos it looks so good from what we have seen so far.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:With wave 2 already hitting shelves in some places already, any ideas when we'll be seeing wave 3? I need that deluxe Bumblebee in my life!

Is it weird we still haven't seen all that many actual photos of it?

I checked and in 2014 with AOE, we had the photos for wave 3 by mid May

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ges/30190/

Still no Hot Rod? I'm getting mighty pissed off.

zodconvoy wrote:Still no Hot Rod? I'm getting mighty pissed off.

...but, but, what about that blue and yellow slug repaint? isn't that way better than hot rod?

In other news, Balt absolutely trashed steelbane; shame, this figure is quickly becoming the sixshot of tlk qc - or lack thereof - you know for $20+ I had hoped that the qc would be of a higher quality (actually that's a lie, I never thought hasbro would shell out extra money for any reason for us)

Hellscream9999 wrote:

zodconvoy wrote:Still no Hot Rod? I'm getting mighty pissed off.

...but, but, what about that blue and yellow slug repaint? isn't that way better than hot rod?

Let's face it, Slug's probably a better toy than Hot Rod would be if the cars in this line so far are any indication

Kurona wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

zodconvoy wrote:Still no Hot Rod? I'm getting mighty pissed off.

...but, but, what about that blue and yellow slug repaint? isn't that way better than hot rod?

Let's face it, Slug's probably a better toy than Hot Rod would be if the cars in this line so far are any indication

Ouch

Yeah, you're probably right, I still haven't gotten my barricade into alt mode, what a great investment of $20 on my part

To everybody who responded to my earlier post: y'all are the best. Thanks for helping me out with that and sharing your stories!

Anyways, to get back on track, that Voyager Scorn looks great! Unfortunately, I'm going to have to pass on it because of the space. Also, any word on when we're going to see the Legion class Wave 2? I already got a hold of Steelbane (who was the only Deluxe from that wave I wanted) but it seems odd that the Legions and Voyagers have yet to be seen.

Hellscream9999 wrote:In other news, Balt absolutely trashed steelbane; shame, this figure is quickly becoming the sixshot of tlk qc - or lack thereof - you know for $20+ I had hoped that the qc would be of a higher quality (actually that's a lie, I never thought hasbro would shell out extra money for any reason for us)

IMO, the Knight look fantastic and I can forgive the derpyness of the wyvern mode. But the LOOSSE EVERYTHING is pretty much unforgivable. Even Titan Return Skullsmasher is red with shame. Especially for the 30$CAN + taxes asking price.

Oh, and just in case some don't know what a "Balt" is:

Kurona wrote:Let's face it, Slug's probably a better toy than Hot Rod would be if the cars in this line so far are any indication

Not sure what you're talking about cos so far I only have one new car which is Barricade and I really like the figure and haven't had any issues with it at all.

Even though the toy has yet to come out, Transformers: The Last Knight Mega One-Step Turbo Changer Dragonstorm has already been listed for the Top 10 toys for the German toy market - as reported by the official website here! Check out the image, and cross your fumbling fingers for the figure to win, and keep on the odd tradition of these toys making it quite high in the rankings in previous years..!

"Transformers - The Last Knight" offers gigantic cinema action and this approximately 30 cm big Dragonstorm action figure is spectacular fun. The Mega 1-Step Turbo Changer Dragonstorm can be quickly changed from knight to three-headed dragon in just one step. It includes a series of exciting features such as flapping wings and more than 20 light & sound effects, inspired by the movie.

I'm looking forward to see in-hands images of Dragonstorm. To see his REAL colors. Nevertheless, the more I see him, the more I want him. Look very cool and fun.

this thing looks really disappointing. hopefully there will be better molds down the line that are not as clunky.

-Kanrabat- wrote:I'm looking forward to see in-hands images of Dragonstorm. To see his REAL colors. Nevertheless, the more I see him, the more I want him. Look very cool and fun.

We have final product images that show what his colour will most probably look like, I hope that helps: https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... mus/38206/

We have images of the back of two boxes of upcoming Transformers: The Last Knight Toys: Deluxe Bumblebee (new mold) and Voyager Scorn.
what is news here is that the cross sale on Scorn is none other than Voyager Nitro, who was not said to be part of the main line. You are free to guess what this could mean and be sure to share your thoughts on the forums!
These pictures also show us the complexities of the figures with the amount of steps, which is always fun. The images below were uploaded by 淘宝店变形金刚改造工厂 on Weibo. Enjoy!

Now I'm bummed. I don't want Nitro, but I did really want a voyager WWII Bee

Oh, man, those dino arms on his robot mode shoulder is a shame... reminds me of some of the worse Beast Wars figures' way of dealing with kibble. The deluxe didn't do this either so it's even more annoying.

Otherwise, he still looks bloody awesome!

Kurona wrote:Oh, man, those dino arms on his robot mode shoulder is a shame... reminds me of some of the worse Beast Wars figures' way of dealing with kibble. The deluxe didn't do this either so it's even more annoying.

Otherwise, he still looks bloody awesome!

The deluxe tacked them on to a butt-flap that didn't compress anywhere, this is a far better solution as it looks much less obtrusive, the part that doesn't sit so well with me is the bot mode arm just hanging out under the beast mode.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Now I'm bummed. I don't want Nitro, but I did really want a voyager WWII Bee

We may still be getting one, we haven't seen images of the voyager Bee yet. Glad to see pics of the deluxe Bumblebee though, I can't wait to get it!

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Now I'm bummed. I don't want Nitro, but I did really want a voyager WWII Bee

We may still be getting one, we haven't seen images of the voyager Bee yet. Glad to see pics of the deluxe Bumblebee though, I can't wait to get it!

Nitro looks sweet, hope voyager bee is the tank and not the battle blade mold (won't be surprised if it is though) I probably wouldn't buy it as bee, but it would make for cool remold fodder.

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I'm looking forward to see in-hands images of Dragonstorm. To see his REAL colors. Nevertheless, the more I see him, the more I want him. Look very cool and fun.

We have final product images that show what his colour will most probably look like, I hope that helps: https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... mus/38206/

This DOES give a hint to awesome. But final judgement will be done when it will be seen in a real setting, not a studio.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Kurona wrote:Oh, man, those dino arms on his robot mode shoulder is a shame... reminds me of some of the worse Beast Wars figures' way of dealing with kibble. The deluxe didn't do this either so it's even more annoying.

Otherwise, he still looks bloody awesome!

The deluxe tacked them on to a butt-flap that didn't compress anywhere, this is a far better solution as it looks much less obtrusive, the part that doesn't sit so well with me is the bot mode arm just hanging out under the beast mode.

I thought that piece folded up as a backpack. Then it's pretty decent, so yeah I'm not a fan of the arms on the shoulder either. But I'm really worried about his crotch, it looks like it connects like CW Bonecrusher. I'm worried he'll be super lose like Steelbane and that crotch won't connect.

Well looks like I'm selling my dinobots and getting the new versions.
Also I'm glad it looks like the new line uses boxes and not bubbles.

Underc3211 wrote:Well looks like I'm selling my dinobots and getting the new versions.
Also I'm glad it looks like the new line uses boxes and not bubbles.

Not sure it's worth paying an extra 10$CAN just so I can recycle a box instead of a bubble.

Oh, and be careful about selling your AoE dinobots. We don't know yet if all of them will be repainted or remolded.

They're not very good boxes either - so big yet they can't even fit in a couple sentences about the character you're buying. The result is a very empty, bland looking box that makes one wonder if someone in Hasbro's marketing department is just that into negative space.

A new advert for Transformers The Last Knight Armour Turbo Change Bumblebee has appeared online. We first saw the ad a while ago, but this is the first time we've seen the full version in a higher quality. It's done in a similar style to actual car ads, and features an appearance by Knight Armor Optimus Prime, as well. Check it out below!

Nice ad. Figure looks fun for a simple quick transforming toy.

A Dual Model Kit comes out for Optimus Prime whenever a movie gets released and Transformers: The Last Knight is no exception. Since the design didn't change from the previous film, the Dual Model kit being released is the same as the one for Age of Extinction with some deco changes and an added base. An image of both this kit and the previous issue can be found below. The deco changes include more gold, blue, & red paint in places as well as a transparent reddish-orange shield.



Previous Kit:

They'd are nice model kits I have bumblebee and Optimus dark of the moon kits if this one is anything like past previous transformers kits I will not buy some pieces on prime and bumblebee fall of easily if you touch with it feather and pain to put them back on

I am trying to figure out why we need a Voyager Scorn

Loved Dinobots as a kid, never got them, so when AOE came out I got them all...well all the colorful Power Ranger-like ones anyways, none of the fancy G1 or movie inspired repaints.

Of course when I saw the movie I was a tad conflicted on why there were so many deluxe sized ones... Besides Grimlock ( I went Leader versus Voyager on that one), the only other voyager-sized one we got wasn't even in the movie

Before anyone bashes me for saying this...marketing, tooling, etc, etc... They're freaking Dinobots, so make them all Leader-sized, but make them Deluxe or Voyager level complexity. Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters upscaled some of their Legends to Deluxe size, I say upscale the Deluxe to Leader size.

What kid or collector wouldn't want a foot tall Dinobot??

That's just me...So Voyager Scorn...meh.

zatara1701 wrote:I am trying to figure out why we need a Voyager Scorn

Loved Dinobots as a kid, never got them, so when AOE came out I got them all...well all the colorful Power Ranger-like ones anyways, none of the fancy G1 or movie inspired repaints.

Of course when I saw the movie I was a tad conflicted on why there were so many deluxe sized ones... Besides Grimlock ( I went Leader versus Voyager on that one), the only other voyager-sized one we got wasn't even in the movie

Before anyone bashes me for saying this...marketing, tooling, etc, etc... They're freaking Dinobots, so make them all Leader-sized, but make them Deluxe or Voyager level complexity. Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters upscaled some of their Legends to Deluxe size, I say upscale the Deluxe to Leader size.

What kid or collector wouldn't want a foot tall Dinobot??

That's just me...So Voyager Scorn...meh.

I agree with this but grimlock is bigger than the others so him being leader and the others voyager makes sense. Scales for the movie toys have been weird since ROTF. I do like the idea of upscaling the deluxe though that's a solid idea. In saying that the new mould scorn is much better than the deluxe especially that Dino mode. I'm curious what warranted him getting a bigger toy. Perhaps he's the red knight we see with merlin and he'll play a big part in the last knight.

Someone on my whatsapp group just shared these. This seems to be a new leader class optimus prime, which basically a retooled AOE version where his backpack can come off and transform into his shield.


dunno the source of these pics tho.

So, TLK-15 Calibur Optimus Prime? I can dig it

bacem wrote:Someone on my whatsapp group just shared these. This seems to be a new leader class optimus prime, which basically a retooled AOE version where his backpack can come off and transform into his shield.

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dunno the source of these pics tho.

Cool that's based on the Armor Knight retool rather than the standard AoE release isn't it? Why they didn't do that for the TLK Leader release? Might have made the price increase feel a bit more justified.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

bacem wrote:Someone on my whatsapp group just shared these. This seems to be a new leader class optimus prime, which basically a retooled AOE version where his backpack can come off and transform into his shield.

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dunno the source of these pics tho.

Cool that's based on the Armor Knight retool rather than the standard AoE release isn't it? Why they didn't do that for the TLK Leader release? Might have made the price increase feel a bit more justified.

this one seems to be takara release. So chance are, takara skipped that shadow spark version and goes with this, while hasbro sticks with shadow spark and not releasing this version for US market.

bacem wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

bacem wrote:Someone on my whatsapp group just shared these. This seems to be a new leader class optimus prime, which basically a retooled AOE version where his backpack can come off and transform into his shield.

IMG-20170528-WA0005.jpg

IMG-20170528-WA0006.jpg

dunno the source of these pics tho.

Cool that's based on the Armor Knight retool rather than the standard AoE release isn't it? Why they didn't do that for the TLK Leader release? Might have made the price increase feel a bit more justified.

this one seems to be takara release. So chance are, takara skipped that shadow spark version and goes with this, while hasbro sticks with shadow spark and not releasing this version for US market.

Shadow Spark isn't being released in the U.S. market either. It's a Hasbro Asia exclusive.

Prowl4 wrote:
I do like the idea of upscaling the deluxe though that's a solid idea.

There's probably some decent upscaled KO's

Sabrblade wrote:Shadow Spark isn't being released in the U.S. market either. It's a Hasbro Asia exclusive.

Thats right, the only leader prime the US is getting is this one:



Since this is a Takara product, I have newsed it in the appropriate toyline thread

Dotm had stickers and AOE had those crazy decals. Please go back to stickers. Decals were horrible.

jasonarnold wrote:Dotm had stickers and AOE had those crazy decals. Please go back to stickers. Decals were horrible.

Stickers and decals are the same thing? I don't think either line had those.

jasonarnold wrote:Dotm had stickers and AOE had those crazy decals. Please go back to stickers. Decals were horrible.

ok, you lost me there. As far as i know, both aoe and dotm has paints, no stickers or decals.

I'm gonna break down and get optimus tomorrow, i can tell

In a new turn for the books, we have UK first sighting of a main line Transformers figures, from the The Last Knight toyline - and it's none other than Leader class Megatron himself! Courtesy of TFW2005 user timelord10, the figure is reported to have been seen in Staffordshire's Toymaster, for £54.99 ($70 USD). Check it out below, along with some size comparisons and in-hand images!

Remember to use the Sightings Database to help out fellow collectors, and happy hunting - wherever you are in the world.

My local Toymaster in Staffordshire had him on the shelves at the weekend, along with wave-mate Leader Prime. In past experience this store gets stuff in 2-3 weeks ahead of other chain retailers (I bought Titans Return Galvatron last summer and didn't see him in Toys'R'Us for another month).

So I watched Baltmatrix's review of steelbane, and damn, it's terrible. A shame too, as it was one of the only deluxes that I was actually looking forward too. They made zero effort to hide any of the robot kibble, and it's a flimsy, poorly painted, loose jointed mess.

You'd think, since these movies make billions of dollars, they would try and make a decent toyline to go along with it, but no. We have an extremely small, low quality line that fails on simple things such as QC. (before some triggered fangirl attacks me for saying the line isn't good, I actually do like some portions, namely squeaks and the new voyagers, but that's undermined by the poor quality of the rest of the line for me)

Spiffy, but also looks a bit weirder than the Toy Fair images when it was shown off there. Still... I'll reserve judgement for when I get it in hand. Wondering when the ETA on the Voyager Megatron and Hound though with this news in mind. I know the Press Release said to expect the leaders in Fall while the Voyagers in the summer. I know last time with AoE I found Galvatron in July/August versus the expected June at TRU here in Ohio.

And if you think the quality is bad on TFs you should really look at the lackluster offerings made by Hasbro for the Jurassic World series, they totally stink and look dollar store cheap. The stuff they put into their own properties is by far better than the stuff that isn't in their specific creative property.

That Megatron does look gorgeous. I'm still gonna wait for the Voyager which I hope should be appearing soon. Bloody loving this line. Still tinkering with Sqweeks and Barricade on my desk here and still keenly waiting for reprolabels for Voyager Prime's flames.

This looks really good.

I've been a bit wary of the toys after pretty much the entire AOE and some of the DOTM lines, but this looks really good. It actually makes me like the design of Megatron in the film, too. Maybe it's the Fusion Cannon on his arm and the sick sword, but I dunno.