Reviews for Transformers Legacy Bombshell and Strongarm

I'm waiting for Bomshell and the Reprolabels that goes with it. Then once I have both on hand, I'll finally unpack all of my 3 Insecticons, apply the Repros on all of them, then proudly display them with my G1 and Primes Wars ones.

Why waiting to do everything at once?

Why not?

That bug mode for Bombshell is growing on me...
While I do wish the legs stuck out the sides just a little more, I'm more glad this didn't end up looking too much like Shrapnel's bug mode. Not that Shrapnel's is bad.
Just glad there's more of a distinct look for each.

If anyone needed a fully new figure, it should have been Strongarm. The character has some heft and size to her. Not all female robots need to be petite, curvy, and small. Which, while we're on the subject, Elita One should have been a Voyager Class figure. In the cartoon, she's a head shorter than Prime, so why do they make her so small?

Bounti76 wrote:If anyone needed a fully new figure, it should have been Strongarm. The character has some heft and size to her. Not all female robots need to be petite, curvy, and small. Which, while we're on the subject, Elita One should have been a Voyager Class figure. In the cartoon, she's a head shorter than Prime, so why do they make her so small?

It's also a very, very BAD mold. I sold Elita-1 and Minerva with no regrets. Damn clown car with gaps everywhere, and not fun to handle. But I wonder if Strongarm will feel different in hand.

There's also a Detritus review as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xLG302KDjY&t=51s

Im still bewinldered at how this is coming out before SS86 Hound. I know some are pointing to examples such as TR Sentinal Prime (before Astrotrain) or Skyshadow (Before Overlord).

What I dont think people recall correctly though is...

With Hound, we've known about him for over a year, then Detritus name came up later.

With TR Sentinel & Skyshadow, the toys came out first, and fans just drew correct conclusions that these were pretools for the characters they were obviously made for.

The delay for SS86 Hound is still

Bounti76 wrote:If anyone needed a fully new figure, it should have been Strongarm. The character has some heft and size to her. Not all female robots need to be petite, curvy, and small. Which, while we're on the subject, Elita One should have been a Voyager Class figure. In the cartoon, she's a head shorter than Prime, so why do they make her so small?

Apparently, Hasbro doesn't like making characters with just car altmodes any bigger than the Deluxe class.

o.supreme wrote:There's also a Detritus review as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xLG302KDjY&t=51s

Im still bewinldered at how this is coming out before SS86 Hound. I know some are pointing to examples such as TR Sentinal Prime (before Astrotrain) or Skyshadow (Before Overlord).

What I dont think people recall correctly though is...

With Hound, we've known about him for over a year, then Detritus name came up later.

With TR Sentinel & Skyshadow, the toys came out first, and fans just drew correct conclusions that these were pretools for the characters they were obviously made for.

The delay for SS86 Hound is still

Exclusives are weird because retailers' attitudes and preferences can shift. Velocitron Hot Rod was cancelled, it's possible something similar happened with Hound, but we know Hasbro is committed to getting the figure out there somehow.

o.supreme wrote:There's also a Detritus review as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xLG302KDjY&t=51s

Im still bewinldered at how this is coming out before SS86 Hound. I know some are pointing to examples such as TR Sentinal Prime (before Astrotrain) or Skyshadow (Before Overlord).

What I dont think people recall correctly though is...

With Hound, we've known about him for over a year, then Detritus name came up later.

With TR Sentinel & Skyshadow, the toys came out first, and fans just drew correct conclusions that these were pretools for the characters they were obviously made for.

The delay for SS86 Hound is still

Don't forget triple changing Titans Return Voyager Prime and Megs being pretools for Tankor and Blitzwing respectively.

Sabrblade wrote:

Bounti76 wrote:If anyone needed a fully new figure, it should have been Strongarm. The character has some heft and size to her. Not all female robots need to be petite, curvy, and small. Which, while we're on the subject, Elita One should have been a Voyager Class figure. In the cartoon, she's a head shorter than Prime, so why do they make her so small?

Apparently, Hasbro doesn't like making characters with just car altmodes any bigger than the Deluxe class.

They made Override in the Speedia 500 line as a Voyager. And like Override, Elita One doesn't need to be a large Voyager, just more in scale with Optimus. Even if they'd left Elita as a Deluxe, a large Deluxe (eg Siege Ironhide) would have worked better.

Bounti76 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Bounti76 wrote:If anyone needed a fully new figure, it should have been Strongarm. The character has some heft and size to her. Not all female robots need to be petite, curvy, and small. Which, while we're on the subject, Elita One should have been a Voyager Class figure. In the cartoon, she's a head shorter than Prime, so why do they make her so small?

Apparently, Hasbro doesn't like making characters with just car altmodes any bigger than the Deluxe class.

They made Override in the Speedia 500 line as a Voyager. And like Override, Elita One doesn't need to be a large Voyager, just more in scale with Optimus. Even if they'd left Elita as a Deluxe, a large Deluxe (eg Siege Ironhide) would have worked better.

Don't forget that there's also SS86 Hotrod.

Also, RiD Strongarm is not supposed to be a car. She's supposed to be a truck/SUV. So a voyager would have been appropriate.

o.supreme wrote:There's also a Detritus review as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xLG302KDjY&t=51s

Im still bewinldered at how this is coming out before SS86 Hound. I know some are pointing to examples such as TR Sentinal Prime (before Astrotrain) or Skyshadow (Before Overlord).

What I dont think people recall correctly though is...

With Hound, we've known about him for over a year, then Detritus name came up later.

With TR Sentinel & Skyshadow, the toys came out first, and fans just drew correct conclusions that these were pretools for the characters they were obviously made for.

The delay for SS86 Hound is still

Thanks, I'll add it to the article.

As for your question, the difference is you are comparing regular retail releases that are planned by Hasbro to exclusive releases that are planned by retailers. The delay for SS86 Hound is due to Target's scheduling, just as Velocitron Hot Rod's current cancellation is due to Walmart's scheduling.

I'll be getting Bombshell, yes. But I'm among those who wish he had gotten a completely new mold. The rear half looks too boxy, and I agree that the rear insect legs need to stick out at the sides somehow. The only legs you can see are the tiny ones poking out near the front. The rest are completely occluded.

I'm curious, if they were going to do a Stunticon 5-pk then why bother with a Motormaster rerun? Seems that maybe these two items would be out around the same time.

Till-all-R1 wrote:I'm curious, if they were going to do a Stunticon 5-pk then why bother with a Motormaster rerun? Seems that maybe these two items would be out around the same time.

Is there a Motormaster rerun?

Sabrblade wrote:

Till-all-R1 wrote:I'm curious, if they were going to do a Stunticon 5-pk then why bother with a Motormaster rerun? Seems that maybe these two items would be out around the same time.

Is there a Motormaster rerun?

Yes and it's been a while since its announcement.

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/ ... 201976?o=4

https://www.agesthreeandup.ca/products/ ... 8f01&_ss=r

https://tfsource.com/tfsource/commander ... ns-legacy/

https://toysnowman.com/products/transfo ... 2609415394

All are preorders.

Till-all-R1 wrote:I'm curious, if they were going to do a Stunticon 5-pk then why bother with a Motormaster rerun? Seems that maybe these two items would be out around the same time.

Isn't the 5-pack toy deco? In that case the rerun for Motormaster is justifiable considering the deco difference.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Till-all-R1 wrote:I'm curious, if they were going to do a Stunticon 5-pk then why bother with a Motormaster rerun? Seems that maybe these two items would be out around the same time.

Is there a Motormaster rerun?

Yes and it's been a while since its announcement.

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/ ... 201976?o=4

https://www.agesthreeandup.ca/products/ ... 8f01&_ss=r

https://tfsource.com/tfsource/commander ... ns-legacy/

https://toysnowman.com/products/transfo ... 2609415394

All are preorders.

It basically comes down to availability: The Menasor giftset is a Pulse exclusive, while the Motormaster re-release is available anywhere else.

So close to completing CW Menasor, and now this...

Till-all-R1 wrote:I'm curious, if they were going to do a Stunticon 5-pk then why bother with a Motormaster rerun? Seems that maybe these two items would be out around the same time.

The second run is for people that got all of the single cars but weren't able to get Motormaster. Those people aren't very likely to buy the box set just for Motormaster and even if they did they'd still be left with four unused cars either way.

Emerje

william-james88 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:There's also a Detritus review as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xLG302KDjY&t=51s

Im still bewinldered at how this is coming out before SS86 Hound. I know some are pointing to examples such as TR Sentinal Prime (before Astrotrain) or Skyshadow (Before Overlord).

What I dont think people recall correctly though is...

With Hound, we've known about him for over a year, then Detritus name came up later.

With TR Sentinel & Skyshadow, the toys came out first, and fans just drew correct conclusions that these were pretools for the characters they were obviously made for.

The delay for SS86 Hound is still

Thanks, I'll add it to the article.

As for your question, the difference is you are comparing regular retail releases that are planned by Hasbro to exclusive releases that are planned by retailers. The delay for SS86 Hound is due to Target's scheduling, just as Velocitron Hot Rod's current cancellation is due to Walmart's scheduling.

Why is as Hound dependent on Target? Would he not be mass retail?

TK415 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:There's also a Detritus review as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xLG302KDjY&t=51s

Im still bewinldered at how this is coming out before SS86 Hound. I know some are pointing to examples such as TR Sentinal Prime (before Astrotrain) or Skyshadow (Before Overlord).

What I dont think people recall correctly though is...

With Hound, we've known about him for over a year, then Detritus name came up later.

With TR Sentinel & Skyshadow, the toys came out first, and fans just drew correct conclusions that these were pretools for the characters they were obviously made for.

The delay for SS86 Hound is still

Thanks, I'll add it to the article.

As for your question, the difference is you are comparing regular retail releases that are planned by Hasbro to exclusive releases that are planned by retailers. The delay for SS86 Hound is due to Target's scheduling, just as Velocitron Hot Rod's current cancellation is due to Walmart's scheduling.

Why is as Hound dependent on Target? Would he not be mass retail?

Hound was leaked as part of a Buzzworthy Bumblebee two-pack that included Hatchet. As far as I recall, it's not clear if that release has been delayed or cancelled, but Hasbro has said that he's still coming.

TK415 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:There's also a Detritus review as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xLG302KDjY&t=51s

Im still bewinldered at how this is coming out before SS86 Hound. I know some are pointing to examples such as TR Sentinal Prime (before Astrotrain) or Skyshadow (Before Overlord).

What I dont think people recall correctly though is...

With Hound, we've known about him for over a year, then Detritus name came up later.

With TR Sentinel & Skyshadow, the toys came out first, and fans just drew correct conclusions that these were pretools for the characters they were obviously made for.

The delay for SS86 Hound is still

Thanks, I'll add it to the article.

As for your question, the difference is you are comparing regular retail releases that are planned by Hasbro to exclusive releases that are planned by retailers. The delay for SS86 Hound is due to Target's scheduling, just as Velocitron Hot Rod's current cancellation is due to Walmart's scheduling.

Why is as Hound dependent on Target? Would he not be mass retail?

No, Hound is not mass retail

AcademyofDrX wrote:

TK415 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:There's also a Detritus review as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xLG302KDjY&t=51s

Im still bewinldered at how this is coming out before SS86 Hound. I know some are pointing to examples such as TR Sentinal Prime (before Astrotrain) or Skyshadow (Before Overlord).

What I dont think people recall correctly though is...

With Hound, we've known about him for over a year, then Detritus name came up later.

With TR Sentinel & Skyshadow, the toys came out first, and fans just drew correct conclusions that these were pretools for the characters they were obviously made for.

The delay for SS86 Hound is still

Thanks, I'll add it to the article.

As for your question, the difference is you are comparing regular retail releases that are planned by Hasbro to exclusive releases that are planned by retailers. The delay for SS86 Hound is due to Target's scheduling, just as Velocitron Hot Rod's current cancellation is due to Walmart's scheduling.

Why is as Hound dependent on Target? Would he not be mass retail?

Hound was leaked as part of a Buzzworthy Bumblebee two-pack that included Hatchet. As far as I recall, it's not clear if that release has been delayed or cancelled, but Hasbro has said that he's still coming.

I dont *think* it was a 2-pack, I think it was just 2 seperate deluxe releases. Based on what we know now from missing numbers it would likely be:

94 DotM Hatchet &
86-18 TF:TM Hound

If Target decided to drop their exclusivity for these in the Buzzworthy line, hopefully Hasbro can adjust to make them standard mass retail releases at some point. One additional point though. Because they would only be *exclusive* in the United States to Target, other parts of the world it wouldn't matter. If it was just target holding them back, one would think they would have seen release in other parts of the world by now.

o.supreme wrote:

AcademyofDrX wrote:

TK415 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:There's also a Detritus review as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xLG302KDjY&t=51s

Im still bewinldered at how this is coming out before SS86 Hound. I know some are pointing to examples such as TR Sentinal Prime (before Astrotrain) or Skyshadow (Before Overlord).

What I dont think people recall correctly though is...

With Hound, we've known about him for over a year, then Detritus name came up later.

With TR Sentinel & Skyshadow, the toys came out first, and fans just drew correct conclusions that these were pretools for the characters they were obviously made for.

The delay for SS86 Hound is still

Thanks, I'll add it to the article.

As for your question, the difference is you are comparing regular retail releases that are planned by Hasbro to exclusive releases that are planned by retailers. The delay for SS86 Hound is due to Target's scheduling, just as Velocitron Hot Rod's current cancellation is due to Walmart's scheduling.

Why is as Hound dependent on Target? Would he not be mass retail?

Hound was leaked as part of a Buzzworthy Bumblebee two-pack that included Hatchet. As far as I recall, it's not clear if that release has been delayed or cancelled, but Hasbro has said that he's still coming.

I dont *think* it was a 2-pack, I think it was just 2 seperate deluxe releases. Based on what we know now from missing numbers it would likely be:

94 DotM Hatchet &
86-18 TF:TM Hound

If Target decided to drop their exclusivity for these in the Buzzworthy line, hopefully Hasbro can adjust to make them standard mass retail releases at some point. One additional point though. Because they would only be *exclusive* in the United States to Target, other parts of the world it wouldn't matter. If it was just target holding them back, one would think they would have seen release in other parts of the world by now.

All stock is made at once. If Target chooses not to make these exclusives as part of their schedule then they don't go into production, so no one gets it. That's what happened with Hot Rod.

Pretty sure those are planned as individual releases.
And I do hope the plan changes so Hound is a regular, mainline release.
I would’ve thought he could’ve landed in the SS86 line-up.
As far as we know, Sunstreaker is the only other deluxe right now, and of course we don’t know what else will be released under SS, but two ‘86 movie deluxes in a year isn’t what I’d call a lofty expectation.
If he ends up in Legacy, so be it. As long as he isn’t canceled.

I gave Tarn a second chance and I used a video to CAREFULLY transform him.

I really ham-handed my previous copy badly and Tarn turn out to be not so bad.

Sowndwave76 wrote:Pretty sure those are planned as individual releases.
And I do hope the plan changes so Hound is a regular, mainline release.
I would’ve thought he could’ve landed in the SS86 line-up.
As far as we know, Sunstreaker is the only other deluxe right now, and of course we don’t know what else will be released under SS, but two ‘86 movie deluxes in a year isn’t what I’d call a lofty expectation.
If he ends up in Legacy, so be it. As long as he isn’t canceled.

My bad, they were individual releases in Buzzworthy rather than a 2-pack, per JTPrime17 at TFW a few months ago. Sorry for the error.
https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/ ... t-21226709

I feel like if they were still coming in Buzzworthy we would know by now, but who knows.

I feel like SS86 Hound was put in Buzzworthy Bumblebee probably to avoid what happened with both Siege and Netflix Hound, in that both of them were severe shelf-warmers that just would not go away from retail store pegs for the longest time.

Sabrblade wrote:I feel like SS86 Hound was put in Buzzworthy Bumblebee probably to avoid what happened with both Siege and Netflix Hound, in that both of them were severe shelf-warmers that just would not go away from retail store pegs for the longest time.

That's because he was overpacked in more than one wave.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I feel like SS86 Hound was put in Buzzworthy Bumblebee probably to avoid what happened with both Siege and Netflix Hound, in that both of them were severe shelf-warmers that just would not go away from retail store pegs for the longest time.

That's because he was overpacked in more than one wave.

The Netflix one too?

AcademyofDrX wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:Pretty sure those are planned as individual releases.
And I do hope the plan changes so Hound is a regular, mainline release.
I would’ve thought he could’ve landed in the SS86 line-up.
As far as we know, Sunstreaker is the only other deluxe right now, and of course we don’t know what else will be released under SS, but two ‘86 movie deluxes in a year isn’t what I’d call a lofty expectation.
If he ends up in Legacy, so be it. As long as he isn’t canceled.

My bad, they were individual releases in Buzzworthy rather than a 2-pack, per JTPrime17 at TFW a few months ago. Sorry for the error.
https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/ ... t-21226709

I feel like if they were still coming in Buzzworthy we would know by now, but who knows.

Oh no worries...
And speaking of not worrying, I think it's a safe bet that with the Detritus (sp?) release happening, this newly re-tooled (or new?) mold is going to be used for Hound, as well as another character within the next year or so.
If Target doesn't want it in Buzzworthy, then I'm assuming Hastak will get it sorted and still get this released. This would be a good G1 figure to have in the mix of Legacy or SS86.

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I feel like SS86 Hound was put in Buzzworthy Bumblebee probably to avoid what happened with both Siege and Netflix Hound, in that both of them were severe shelf-warmers that just would not go away from retail store pegs for the longest time.

That's because he was overpacked in more than one wave.

The Netflix one too?

The Netflix didn't had much deco difference. Plus it came out at the same time the regular Siege Hounds were clogging the shelves.

Maybe make Hound a PX Exclusive and then we all can pester our Army buddies into getting it for us...

Even if it's not going to be part of Buzzworthy Bumblebee any more, that Earth mode Hound definitely will happen one day. Who knows? It may even pop up at a Target one day soon without warning, and then Hasbro will rush out an awkward official reveal and pre-order like they did with Tow-Line. Either way, I don't think it'll be cancelled entirely.

I am slightly worried that I'll miss the boat on Powerlinx Hot Shot once it's available, while it's still too far out to know if I'll be working on the day of Pulsecon, I am concerned that Powerlinx Hot Shot will sell out within seconds of going up on Pulse, or something dumb will happen like the site crashes because so many people are ordering stuff all at once. Of course I have no idea exactly how high demand this set will be, but I do still have my worries.

Great thanks for the info everyone

So I spent top dollar on a Tarn figure seeing how it's on the same path as Cosmos and Motormaster....that being said I hope I don't see a restock like BBTS did for Motormaster but knowing my luck.

Legacy 2 pack Deadeye Duel review!

They are neat looking but simply do not fit into my collection.

My Armada Optimus Prime arrived yesterday and I've been fiddling around with him. I wouldn't go as far as saying he's a mainline masterpiece or the best toy in Legacy or anything as many others have said, but I do like him just fine, and he looks great alongside my other Legacy Autobots. I'd say the vehicle mode is my favourite of his various modes, but I'm displaying him in regular robot mode. He's got me excited to own Powerlinx Hot Shot, and I do hope more Armada characters are on the way too. Wheeljack is basically guaranteed, but I also have my fingers crossed for Demolishor and Jetfire.

That review really didn't do it for me in weather I want both figs or just one or the other!

The latest figures in he Transformers Legacy line are coming out in Asia (Hong Kong), so we now have in hand images of Bludgeon and Trashmaster. We can even see how Trashmaster can be used as a weapon for other figures. Speaking of the Legacy line, fans have been getting their hands on the new figures in the IDW subline that is exclusive to Amazon in the US. So we have in hand images of Nova Prime, Nacelle and the Deadeye Duel 2 pack. Regarding that last one, we also have a video review. All can be seen below, along with the multiple sources.


























































































Sources include HK TF Facebook page, Daftraider, Dann86, and BLSP21.

Having the original Cybertron Optimus Prime, I was never interested in the Siege version. But that Nova Prime make it well worth it to get due to all the differences.

Brawn and Nova Prime are definitely on the list.

Little core Nemesis Prime looks good with the other Nemesis of Unicron



And here is how the Armada Legacy figures fit into the Unicron Trilogy

I got my pre orders in for LE wave 4. I thought the developers said that core Slug would be offered again in that wave? I have one but need one more for a friend....the link hasn't.been updated on Amazon as far as I can tell

When a figure that has a long sword in their arsenal why the hell can't they be engineered to stance just like this and not just wielding with only one hand? Proper!!!

I have my pre-orders in for what I want from wave 7, thankfully Shadow Striker will be ready to ship from the 4th and Dreadwing from the 10th so I won't have to wait too long for either, but Bombshell won;t be shipping until September which is a bit of a shame. I'm still undecided on Strongarm, but seeing how unpopular that figure seems to be I don't imagine she'll sell out quickly so I have some time to think about it.

o.supreme wrote:I got my pre orders in for LE wave 4. I thought the developers said that core Slug would be offered again in that wave? I have one but need one more for a friend....the link hasn't.been updated on Amazon as far as I can tell

Considering how the other repacks in Legacy have gone up, I imagine that Slug will come back in stock/just suddenly appear once the rest of the wave has reached the point of being in-stock.

Munkky wrote:I have my pre-orders in for what I want from wave 7, thankfully Shadow Striker will be ready to ship from the 4th and Dreadwing from the 10th so I won't have to wait too long for either, but Bombshell won;t be shipping until September which is a bit of a shame. I'm still undecided on Strongarm, but seeing how unpopular that figure seems to be I don't imagine she'll sell out quickly so I have some time to think about it.

Dang you're eating good over there, US preorders say October 1st for all of them thus far.

o.supreme wrote:I got my pre orders in for LE wave 4. I thought the developers said that core Slug would be offered again in that wave? I have one but need one more for a friend....the link hasn't.been updated on Amazon as far as I can tell

Supposedly Snarl will be accompanied by Slug, Sludge and an Optimus Prime repack. Which works for me; Grimlock, Swoop and Scarr were the first to appear in my area, stores having skipped Waves 1 & 2.

I pre-ordered most of the wave though BBTS, not sure why I did, but I did.

I really want Dreadwing, and BBTS gets leaders fast, so at least he is the one I really wanted and planned to do it.

I think the rest were just concerns over availability, given when this wave will likely be released

Reviews for Bludgeon and Trashmaster are up
I love them both. I pre-ordered Bludgeon because I didn't want a repeat of Tarn (I'm still waiting on Tarn from Amazon and I pre-ordered him on entertainment earth in case that falls through)