Transformers Bumblebee Movie Energon Igniters Toys Revealed #HasbroSDCC
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Thanks to fellow Seibertronian TFanpage101, we have some more toy images from the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee Movie toyline (out in cinemas this December from Paramount), courtesy of GeekDad and broken down by class and price point, with some nifty descriptions of each category!
We had seen the names of a lot of these, but the full line-up for the Energon Igniters toys can be seen in full below, and features the likes of Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Barricade, Hot Rod, Megatron and Dropkick (though not all mat appear in the movie itself, as many reutilise designs from previous movie lines), with their class gimmick of Speed, Power, Power Plus, and Nitro, and more - check it all out below! We'll be seeing more of these at San Diego Comic Con 2018 later this week, so stay tuned.
Energon Igniters Speed – $5.99
Energon Igniters Power – $9.99
The 5-inch Power series is a little more complex (4-9 steps) and a little more spoilery, because it’s the first hint we’ve gotten that Megatron might be a part of the Transformers: Bumblebee movie. Sporting a similar form to previous versions, his alt mode is a 4-track Cybertronian tank (with the usual very conspicuous face…funny how a lazy toy design decision from the first movie has now become cannon). The Power series also has the only Dropkick Energon Igniters toy. You can use the cores sold with the Power Plus and Nitro toys to unlock special features. Camaro ‘Bee and Hot Rod round out this series.
Energon Igniters Power Plus – $12.99
The Power Plus series are similar to the Power series, except these come with the core that unlocks extra features. The Bumblebee figures in this series are nearly the same as the Power series versions (Camaro ‘Bee’s Power Plus figure has his unmasked head), so if you’re going to get them, and you want the cores, go with these versions. If you want Optimus Prime at this size, though, you’ll have to go with this version.
Energon Igniters Nitro – $19.99
We had seen the names of a lot of these, but the full line-up for the Energon Igniters toys can be seen in full below, and features the likes of Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Barricade, Hot Rod, Megatron and Dropkick (though not all mat appear in the movie itself, as many reutilise designs from previous movie lines), with their class gimmick of Speed, Power, Power Plus, and Nitro, and more - check it all out below! We'll be seeing more of these at San Diego Comic Con 2018 later this week, so stay tuned.
Energon Igniters Speed – $5.99
The smallest of the Energon Igniters, the 3-inch Speed series transforms between modes in 7 steps or less. Unlike previous small movie figures, this series has a lot of detailing and articulation. The bots don’t end up looking like carved blocks of plastic. They could use a few more paint apps, but that’s to be expected at this price point. They even interact with cores sold with the larger figures (though “interact” in this case seems to mean “tow behind”).
What I find more interesting is who’s in this wave. Not only is there Hot Rod and Barricade in ’80s muscle car form, but Optimus Prime in his red G1 Peterbilt truck form (just with movie Optimus’ head! Maybe Bumblebee will explain the origin of his “rip off everyone’s face” fetish). Two versions of Bumblebee round out the wave, his traditional movie-verse Camaro and G1 VW Bug.
Energon Igniters Power – $9.99
The 5-inch Power series is a little more complex (4-9 steps) and a little more spoilery, because it’s the first hint we’ve gotten that Megatron might be a part of the Transformers: Bumblebee movie. Sporting a similar form to previous versions, his alt mode is a 4-track Cybertronian tank (with the usual very conspicuous face…funny how a lazy toy design decision from the first movie has now become cannon). The Power series also has the only Dropkick Energon Igniters toy. You can use the cores sold with the Power Plus and Nitro toys to unlock special features. Camaro ‘Bee and Hot Rod round out this series.
Energon Igniters Power Plus – $12.99
The Power Plus series are similar to the Power series, except these come with the core that unlocks extra features. The Bumblebee figures in this series are nearly the same as the Power series versions (Camaro ‘Bee’s Power Plus figure has his unmasked head), so if you’re going to get them, and you want the cores, go with these versions. If you want Optimus Prime at this size, though, you’ll have to go with this version.
Energon Igniters Nitro – $19.99
Main event time! Nitro figures are more like your traditional Generations/Power of the Primes deluxe bots. Standing at 7-inches, they feature increased detail, additional paint applications and all come with a core to unlock additional features. In addition to Barricade, Optimus Prime, and VW Bumblebee (this one’s my favorite of the entire line), the Nitro series will also have a Camaro ‘Bee.
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Re: Transformers Bumblebee Movie Energon Igniters Toys Revealed #HasbroSDCC (1971496)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 16th, 2018 @ 8:53am CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 16th, 2018 @ 8:53am CDT
I like the Speed figures since they're Legends type of pocket sized versions of figures so may get some of those but mainly waiting for Studio and hoping Barricade looks a lot better than these toys in his film design (cos I'm hating those G1-style obvious car chunk legs in particular). Amusing that Hot Rod is Barricade minus the police parts. 
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Movie Energon Igniters Toys Revealed #HasbroSDCC (1971503)
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on July 16th, 2018 @ 9:12am CDT
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on July 16th, 2018 @ 9:12am CDT
Whoa - some of these look really good! I like the speed class guys and that nitro class Bumblebee actually looks pretty solid! I’ll probably be picking a few of these up.
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Movie Energon Igniters Toys Revealed #HasbroSDCC (1971504)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 16th, 2018 @ 9:14am CDT
If the Studio figure turns out to be crap then I may get the Nitro one instead but I'm hoping the Studio one will be high quality.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 16th, 2018 @ 9:14am CDT
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Whoa - some of these look really good! I like the speed class guys and that nitro class Bumblebee actually looks pretty solid! I’ll probably be picking a few of these up.
If the Studio figure turns out to be crap then I may get the Nitro one instead but I'm hoping the Studio one will be high quality.
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Posted by DecepticonFinishline on July 16th, 2018 @ 9:19am CDT
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on July 16th, 2018 @ 9:19am CDT
...
Look at all that shelfwarming...
Maybe ALL of these will be out early enough that parents-that-don't-know-better will just buy it all up for Christmas and get it out of the way.
Look at all that shelfwarming...
Maybe ALL of these will be out early enough that parents-that-don't-know-better will just buy it all up for Christmas and get it out of the way.
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Movie Energon Igniters Toys Revealed #HasbroSDCC (1971507)
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on July 16th, 2018 @ 9:22am CDT
Exactly what I was thinking! But considering how good the gimmicky figures look, I think SS VW Bee will turn out well.
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on July 16th, 2018 @ 9:22am CDT
Carnivius_Prime wrote:EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Whoa - some of these look really good! I like the speed class guys and that nitro class Bumblebee actually looks pretty solid! I’ll probably be picking a few of these up.
If the Studio figure turns out to be crap then I may get the Nitro one instead but I'm hoping the Studio one will be high quality.
Exactly what I was thinking! But considering how good the gimmicky figures look, I think SS VW Bee will turn out well.
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Movie Energon Igniters Toys Revealed #HasbroSDCC (1971508)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 16th, 2018 @ 9:27am CDT
Yep I like all my Studio figures so I have faith VW Bee will be fine but it's nice to know there's a decent second choice option if needed.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 16th, 2018 @ 9:27am CDT
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Whoa - some of these look really good! I like the speed class guys and that nitro class Bumblebee actually looks pretty solid! I’ll probably be picking a few of these up.
If the Studio figure turns out to be crap then I may get the Nitro one instead but I'm hoping the Studio one will be high quality.
Exactly what I was thinking! But considering how good the gimmicky figures look, I think SS VW Bee will turn out well.
Yep I like all my Studio figures so I have faith VW Bee will be fine but it's nice to know there's a decent second choice option if needed.
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Movie Energon Igniters Toys Revealed #HasbroSDCC (1971515)
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on July 16th, 2018 @ 10:14am CDT
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on July 16th, 2018 @ 10:14am CDT
Wow! These look way more fun than the other simple toys from The Last Knight! I think those " legends" class figures are pretty cool. Hot Rod turning into an actual hot rod is pretty neat, even if him and Barricade are just retools of the first movie's legends Barricade. I would definitely pick up that legends class Bumblebee if I see him, he looks great! But what excites me the most is that the Evasion Mode Optimus prime design returns!Fingers crossed he shows up in the movie like this 
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Movie Energon Igniters Toys Revealed #HasbroSDCC (1971525)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 16th, 2018 @ 10:54am CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 16th, 2018 @ 10:54am CDT
Interesting, I like the little guys but then I always love the little guys from all the lines 
though I think the person who originally wrote this piece is going to be very disappointed when megs doesn't turn up like that 
though I think the person who originally wrote this piece is going to be very disappointed when megs doesn't turn up like that
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Posted by Deadput on July 16th, 2018 @ 11:42am CDT
Posted by Deadput on July 16th, 2018 @ 11:42am CDT
Any car nuts here that can link the closest equivalent to what Barricade and Hot Rod transform into?
If either one are in the film (Not saying they will be but Barricade's voice actor did say he would be playing the character, and Hot Rod is like the only other Autobot besides Prime that I think would even show up in the movie even if it's just for a minute) the toys here could give a good indication on what they would look like.
I'm mostly thinking about the nitro Barricade figure there, his design seems...different from his 2007 counterpart looking like a hybrid between that form and the TLK look in silhouette, also the car mode remains consistent between the figures and the nitro figure has a different deco from Barricade's normal colors which are traditionally more black then white.
To end on a Hot note, Hot Rod really reminds me of Big Daddy right now.
If either one are in the film (Not saying they will be but Barricade's voice actor did say he would be playing the character, and Hot Rod is like the only other Autobot besides Prime that I think would even show up in the movie even if it's just for a minute) the toys here could give a good indication on what they would look like.
I'm mostly thinking about the nitro Barricade figure there, his design seems...different from his 2007 counterpart looking like a hybrid between that form and the TLK look in silhouette, also the car mode remains consistent between the figures and the nitro figure has a different deco from Barricade's normal colors which are traditionally more black then white.
To end on a Hot note, Hot Rod really reminds me of Big Daddy right now.
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Movie Energon Igniters Toys Revealed #HasbroSDCC (1971537)
Posted by william-james88 on July 16th, 2018 @ 11:45am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 16th, 2018 @ 11:45am CDT
This confirms that the Bee toy we previously saw is not a deluxe but a bigger class (Ultra or whatever)
I am thinking it will be the same as the big gimmicky Prime Bees we got 4 years ago
I am thinking it will be the same as the big gimmicky Prime Bees we got 4 years ago
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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 16th, 2018 @ 12:01pm CDT
I don't think any of them are licensed since I don't spot any logos on the toys. Nevertheless, I found a match for Barricade, though it's a bit off the beaten path: the Plymouth Sapporo aka Mitsubishi Galant Lambda, a variant of the Dodge Challenger:
Mitsubishi Galant Lambda on Wikipedia.
Good grief, the world of car models is confusing. Worse is, my dad's a nut and I'm following in his footsteps slowly
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 16th, 2018 @ 12:01pm CDT
Deadput wrote:Any car nuts here that can link the closest equivalent to what Barricade and Hot Rod transform into?
I don't think any of them are licensed since I don't spot any logos on the toys. Nevertheless, I found a match for Barricade, though it's a bit off the beaten path: the Plymouth Sapporo aka Mitsubishi Galant Lambda, a variant of the Dodge Challenger:
Mitsubishi Galant Lambda on Wikipedia.
Good grief, the world of car models is confusing. Worse is, my dad's a nut and I'm following in his footsteps slowly
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Posted by william-james88 on July 16th, 2018 @ 12:11pm CDT
I think its much closer to the 1974 Dodge Monaco. Its means to be those boxy 70s sedans and the fact that they made it in a police deco cements it for me (there is Blues brothers homage going on here)
Posted by william-james88 on July 16th, 2018 @ 12:11pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Deadput wrote:Any car nuts here that can link the closest equivalent to what Barricade and Hot Rod transform into?
I don't think any of them are licensed since I don't spot any logos on the toys. Nevertheless, I found a match for Barricade, though it's a bit off the beaten path: the Plymouth Sapporo aka Mitsubishi Galant Lambda, a variant of the Dodge Challenger:
Mitsubishi Galant Lambda on Wikipedia.
Good grief, the world of car models is confusing. Worse is, my dad's a nut and I'm following in his footsteps slowly
I think its much closer to the 1974 Dodge Monaco. Its means to be those boxy 70s sedans and the fact that they made it in a police deco cements it for me (there is Blues brothers homage going on here)
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Movie Energon Igniters Toys Revealed #HasbroSDCC (1971545)
Posted by Deadput on July 16th, 2018 @ 12:15pm CDT
Thanks!
Other Barricade Ford toys in the past weren't exactly completely licensed accurately either so I'm not completely surprised that it's not accurate to the real thing.
Also I can totally understand the car thing.
Edit:
That too is also close, thanks for your answers guys I'm not well versed with ancient pre 2000's technology lol.
Posted by Deadput on July 16th, 2018 @ 12:15pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
I don't think any of them are licensed since I don't spot any logos on the toys. Nevertheless, I found a match for Barricade, though it's a bit off the beaten path: the Plymouth Sapporo aka Mitsubishi Galant Lambda, a variant of the Dodge Challenger:
Mitsubishi Galant Lambda on Wikipedia.
Good grief, the world of car models is confusing. Worse is, my dad's a nut and I'm following in his footsteps slowly
Thanks!
Other Barricade Ford toys in the past weren't exactly completely licensed accurately either so I'm not completely surprised that it's not accurate to the real thing.
Also I can totally understand the car thing.
Edit:
william-james88 wrote:I think its much closer to the 1974 Dodge Monaco. Its means to be those boxy 70s sedans and the fact that they made it in a police deco cements it for me (there is Blues brothers homage going on here)
That too is also close, thanks for your answers guys I'm not well versed with ancient pre 2000's technology lol.
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Movie Energon Igniters Toys Revealed #HasbroSDCC (1971550)
Posted by Deadput on July 16th, 2018 @ 12:26pm CDT
Posted by Deadput on July 16th, 2018 @ 12:26pm CDT
(This is just a theory/idea not claiming this is true)
I know some people will probably assume that Hot Rod's figures being a retool from Barricade and Dropkick respectively means he isn't in the movie but what if that's because in the movie his cgi model is also a retool?
Think about it Hot Rod and Bee were together on Earth for awhile (For at least World War 2) until "something" happened that split them up, well I'm going to guess that if Hot Rod is in the movie he's only at the beginning of the movie (So a few minutes only) and since Lambo's weren't really like the Centenario back then he would need a new cgi model to fit in the times, but he wouldn't be in the movie for long so why bother giving him his own model?
Their already reusing pieces of Transformers for other characters in this movie for example Shatter and Dropkick's crotches are reuses of Lockdown's (So was Hot Rod's actually)
I have an idea for how they do get split up based off the trailer, information and rumors we have heard about the movie but I won't go into detail here.
Edit: The deco for Hot Rod and general shape in vehicle mode does sort of resemble the black and yellow 1967 Camaro Bee used at the start of AOE except replacing the yellow with orange and having a few additional hood decorations.
Edit: 2 Yeah after doing a quick photoshop, I think a Hot Rod using parts from the AOE Bee wouldn't be a stretch, the two already share a lot of similar design elements.
I know some people will probably assume that Hot Rod's figures being a retool from Barricade and Dropkick respectively means he isn't in the movie but what if that's because in the movie his cgi model is also a retool?
Think about it Hot Rod and Bee were together on Earth for awhile (For at least World War 2) until "something" happened that split them up, well I'm going to guess that if Hot Rod is in the movie he's only at the beginning of the movie (So a few minutes only) and since Lambo's weren't really like the Centenario back then he would need a new cgi model to fit in the times, but he wouldn't be in the movie for long so why bother giving him his own model?
Their already reusing pieces of Transformers for other characters in this movie for example Shatter and Dropkick's crotches are reuses of Lockdown's (So was Hot Rod's actually)
I have an idea for how they do get split up based off the trailer, information and rumors we have heard about the movie but I won't go into detail here.
Edit: The deco for Hot Rod and general shape in vehicle mode does sort of resemble the black and yellow 1967 Camaro Bee used at the start of AOE except replacing the yellow with orange and having a few additional hood decorations.
Edit: 2 Yeah after doing a quick photoshop, I think a Hot Rod using parts from the AOE Bee wouldn't be a stretch, the two already share a lot of similar design elements.
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Movie Energon Igniters Toys Revealed #HasbroSDCC (1971559)
Posted by -Crossfire- on July 16th, 2018 @ 2:10pm CDT
Posted by -Crossfire- on July 16th, 2018 @ 2:10pm CDT
Hot Rod's up in here? Very interesting.
Barricade looks sweet as an old school muscle car (not that he looked bad as a new one, mind).
The return/origin of Evasion Prime? Wonder if he'll have that look in the move proper.
Hoping we'll get some actual Generations figures of these designs.
Barricade looks sweet as an old school muscle car (not that he looked bad as a new one, mind).
The return/origin of Evasion Prime? Wonder if he'll have that look in the move proper.
Hoping we'll get some actual Generations figures of these designs.
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Posted by blackeyedprime on July 16th, 2018 @ 2:50pm CDT
Posted by blackeyedprime on July 16th, 2018 @ 2:50pm CDT
Nitro barricade might be a good body for a head swap to give RID2015 Strongarm a cop buddy.
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Posted by william-james88 on July 16th, 2018 @ 3:02pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 16th, 2018 @ 3:02pm CDT
Guys, we had a ROTF Megatron and G1 Prowl in the AOE toyline, and we had AOE Strafe in the TLK toyline along with, so a characters being in a toyline is not really indication that they will be in the film. Especially in this movie which only has 5 bots.
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Posted by Emerje on July 16th, 2018 @ 3:13pm CDT
Looks exactly the same as any previous Legion and equivalent we've gotten in the past.
Was this something people considered? I mean, intricate sound and light features aren't something they'd stick in a Deluxe figure, certainly not one with 25 sounds and phrases. Knowing what the Allspark Tech figures looked like with fewer features I'm surprised this would even be questioned.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on July 16th, 2018 @ 3:13pm CDT
The smallest of the Energon Igniters, the 3-inch Speed series transforms between modes in 7 steps or less. Unlike previous small movie figures, this series has a lot of detailing and articulation.
Looks exactly the same as any previous Legion and equivalent we've gotten in the past.
william-james88 wrote:This confirms that the Bee toy we previously saw is not a deluxe but a bigger class (Ultra or whatever)
Was this something people considered? I mean, intricate sound and light features aren't something they'd stick in a Deluxe figure, certainly not one with 25 sounds and phrases. Knowing what the Allspark Tech figures looked like with fewer features I'm surprised this would even be questioned.
Emerje
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Posted by BombshellDaBug on July 16th, 2018 @ 3:21pm CDT
My thoughts exactly. Especially since Barricade and Hot Rod are literally just retools of the 2007 Legion Barricade.
Posted by BombshellDaBug on July 16th, 2018 @ 3:21pm CDT
Emerje wrote:The smallest of the Energon Igniters, the 3-inch Speed series transforms between modes in 7 steps or less. Unlike previous small movie figures, this series has a lot of detailing and articulation.
Looks exactly the same as any previous Legion and equivalent we've gotten in the past.
Emerje
My thoughts exactly. Especially since Barricade and Hot Rod are literally just retools of the 2007 Legion Barricade.
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Posted by william-james88 on July 16th, 2018 @ 3:26pm CDT
Some do have elbows though, so thats more articulation than before.
Posted by william-james88 on July 16th, 2018 @ 3:26pm CDT
BombshellDaBug wrote:Emerje wrote:The smallest of the Energon Igniters, the 3-inch Speed series transforms between modes in 7 steps or less. Unlike previous small movie figures, this series has a lot of detailing and articulation.
Looks exactly the same as any previous Legion and equivalent we've gotten in the past.
Emerje
My thoughts exactly. Especially since Barricade and Hot Rod are literally just retools of the 2007 Legion Barricade.
Some do have elbows though, so thats more articulation than before.
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Posted by Emerje on July 16th, 2018 @ 3:49pm CDT
We've seen that before.
RotF Legends Optimus Prime
DotM Legion Flak
DotM Legion Ratchet
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on July 16th, 2018 @ 3:49pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:BombshellDaBug wrote:Emerje wrote:The smallest of the Energon Igniters, the 3-inch Speed series transforms between modes in 7 steps or less. Unlike previous small movie figures, this series has a lot of detailing and articulation.
Looks exactly the same as any previous Legion and equivalent we've gotten in the past.
Emerje
My thoughts exactly. Especially since Barricade and Hot Rod are literally just retools of the 2007 Legion Barricade.
Some do have elbows though, so thats more articulation than before.
We've seen that before.
RotF Legends Optimus Prime
DotM Legion Flak
DotM Legion Ratchet
Emerje
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 16th, 2018 @ 5:57pm CDT
Thou of little faith.
Seriously, even the gimmick toys look pretty good. Light years ahead of the trash that is Cyberverse. The deluxes look solid and have a gimmick akin to the Unicron Trilogy. Plus those legends/legions look amazing. I may get a few.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 16th, 2018 @ 5:57pm CDT
DecepticonFinishline wrote:...
Look at all that shelfwarming...
Maybe ALL of these will be out early enough that parents-that-don't-know-better will just buy it all up for Christmas and get it out of the way.
Thou of little faith.
Seriously, even the gimmick toys look pretty good. Light years ahead of the trash that is Cyberverse. The deluxes look solid and have a gimmick akin to the Unicron Trilogy. Plus those legends/legions look amazing. I may get a few.
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 16th, 2018 @ 7:12pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 16th, 2018 @ 7:12pm CDT
Those little legion dudes look pretty nifty! If there is one thing I am really digging so far, it's the classics making it into toy form as alt modes. That is pretty sweet.
I may have to get some of those little legions. Hopefully they are easier to find than the TLK ones past wave 1
I may have to get some of those little legions. Hopefully they are easier to find than the TLK ones past wave 1
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Posted by Brokebot on July 16th, 2018 @ 8:10pm CDT
Yeah. They'll look great next to all those movie toys that didn't sell, even when the movie was out, and the NEW movie toys no one is buying because the movie was a schizophrenic mess.
Posted by Brokebot on July 16th, 2018 @ 8:10pm CDT
DecepticonFinishline wrote:...
Look at all that shelfwarming...
Maybe ALL of these will be out early enough that parents-that-don't-know-better will just buy it all up for Christmas and get it out of the way.
Yeah. They'll look great next to all those movie toys that didn't sell, even when the movie was out, and the NEW movie toys no one is buying because the movie was a schizophrenic mess.
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Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 17th, 2018 @ 12:25am CDT
woah, I somehow missed that one. I had the 2007 mold which was fine for a little figure but this one is much more accurate. May have to track one of those down.
I do love that RotF Legends Optimus Prime too. Probably my favourite mini-Optimus Prime figure of any line. The amount of grey on the Hasbro version spoils it a little. I've wanted the japanese 'battle damaged' version but always been too rare/expensive for me.
EZ Collection one is nice too.
Disappointed that when Hasbro re-used the mold several times for the TLK line he was almost completely blue each time. Why not one of the above Takara ones, eh?
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 17th, 2018 @ 12:25am CDT
Emerje wrote:
DotM Legion Ratchet
Emerje
woah, I somehow missed that one. I had the 2007 mold which was fine for a little figure but this one is much more accurate. May have to track one of those down.
I do love that RotF Legends Optimus Prime too. Probably my favourite mini-Optimus Prime figure of any line. The amount of grey on the Hasbro version spoils it a little. I've wanted the japanese 'battle damaged' version but always been too rare/expensive for me.
EZ Collection one is nice too.
Disappointed that when Hasbro re-used the mold several times for the TLK line he was almost completely blue each time. Why not one of the above Takara ones, eh?
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Posted by Ultra Markus on July 17th, 2018 @ 12:30am CDT
too bad they didnt do the ford falcon interceptor for barracade that car is so him
Posted by Ultra Markus on July 17th, 2018 @ 12:30am CDT
william-james88 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Deadput wrote:Any car nuts here that can link the closest equivalent to what Barricade and Hot Rod transform into?
I don't think any of them are licensed since I don't spot any logos on the toys. Nevertheless, I found a match for Barricade, though it's a bit off the beaten path: the Plymouth Sapporo aka Mitsubishi Galant Lambda, a variant of the Dodge Challenger:
Mitsubishi Galant Lambda on Wikipedia.
Good grief, the world of car models is confusing. Worse is, my dad's a nut and I'm following in his footsteps slowly
I think its much closer to the 1974 Dodge Monaco. Its means to be those boxy 70s sedans and the fact that they made it in a police deco cements it for me (there is Blues brothers homage going on here)
too bad they didnt do the ford falcon interceptor for barracade that car is so him
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Posted by Emerje on July 17th, 2018 @ 6:34am CDT
Posted by Emerje on July 17th, 2018 @ 6:34am CDT
I just want to point out that if I were a kid I would think this was the coolest thing ever.
It's neat that the little engine cores that come with the Nitro and Power Plus classes can also be used with the Speed and Power classes. Best I can tell pushing down on the gray button on the core makes the wheel on the bottom spin propelling the Speed figures forward and maybe causing the wheels to spin when inserted into the other figures. It's the kind of crossover play feature we've seen in Prime Wars and far more practical than some of the stuff we've seen in previous movie lines. As an adult it isn't something I'd want to spend a lot of money on, but as a kid I would have loved this!
Emerje
It's neat that the little engine cores that come with the Nitro and Power Plus classes can also be used with the Speed and Power classes. Best I can tell pushing down on the gray button on the core makes the wheel on the bottom spin propelling the Speed figures forward and maybe causing the wheels to spin when inserted into the other figures. It's the kind of crossover play feature we've seen in Prime Wars and far more practical than some of the stuff we've seen in previous movie lines. As an adult it isn't something I'd want to spend a lot of money on, but as a kid I would have loved this!
Emerje
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Posted by Deadput on July 17th, 2018 @ 10:20am CDT
Oh I know it's likely Hot Rod isn't in the movie, I just presenting my opinion of how it could be if he is in the movie.
The wording from the statements we have gotten (As well as the guy from TFW2005) seems that it's more like only 4 robots will star in the movie, not there will only be 4. (This ultimately means that either the Seeker or Barricade do not count in this statement and considering that the leaker said that The Seeker died at the start of the movie and wasn't in it for too long it's probably him.
I think that cameo roles like Optimus do not count, so it's possible that Hot Rod isn't in the movie for long hence my theory that the toy is a retool because his appearance in the movie would be a model reuse.
Plus Peter Cullen and Martin Short have voice roles in the movie and one of them has to be the Seeker (Maybe played by Short based on rule of elimination)
Posted by Deadput on July 17th, 2018 @ 10:20am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Guys, we had a ROTF Megatron and G1 Prowl in the AOE toyline, and we had AOE Strafe in the TLK toyline along with, so a characters being in a toyline is not really indication that they will be in the film. Especially in this movie which only has 5 bots.
Oh I know it's likely Hot Rod isn't in the movie, I just presenting my opinion of how it could be if he is in the movie.
The wording from the statements we have gotten (As well as the guy from TFW2005) seems that it's more like only 4 robots will star in the movie, not there will only be 4. (This ultimately means that either the Seeker or Barricade do not count in this statement and considering that the leaker said that The Seeker died at the start of the movie and wasn't in it for too long it's probably him.
I think that cameo roles like Optimus do not count, so it's possible that Hot Rod isn't in the movie for long hence my theory that the toy is a retool because his appearance in the movie would be a model reuse.
Plus Peter Cullen and Martin Short have voice roles in the movie and one of them has to be the Seeker (Maybe played by Short based on rule of elimination)
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Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 17th, 2018 @ 3:37pm CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 17th, 2018 @ 3:37pm CDT
DJ Bumblebee. Seem to recall a similar gimmick toy in the 2007 line? Eh it's cute for what it is.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlV-rxUBJRD ... asbropulse
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlV-rxUBJRD ... asbropulse
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Posted by Tyrannacon on July 18th, 2018 @ 9:25am CDT
Posted by Tyrannacon on July 18th, 2018 @ 9:25am CDT
Gameinformer has our first look at the Dancing and Singing Bumblebee toy that's coming out as part of the Bumblebee movie toyline. What does he do and what makes him so special? Well he can record one's voice and remix it into a variety of tunes from Aerosmith and even the Transformers film. From here he dances. This terrifying piece of plastic will be available in the winter of 2018 to annoy many parents with small children who love Bumblebee. We've included a description of the toy below as well as a picture of it in and out of the packaging.
Transformers: Bumblebee – DJ Bumblebee
Drop the beat with the DJ Bumblebee figure. Using Sing-Back Tech, this figure records kids’ voices, and then plays back the soundbite in sync with 1 of 3 awesome tracks. Kids control the mix – move the figure’s left arm to switch songs and right arm to control the tempo. Figure comes pre-loaded with music clips Walk This Way, originally by Aerosmith, Bust A Move, originally by Young MC, and the original G1 Transformers Robots in Disguise theme song. The DJ Bumblebee figure also dances to the beat during playback. Product does not convert, but can still mix it up.
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Posted by Brokebot on July 18th, 2018 @ 9:42am CDT
Oh, dear God. 
Posted by Brokebot on July 18th, 2018 @ 9:42am CDT
Oh, dear God.
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Posted by Kyleor on July 18th, 2018 @ 9:55am CDT
Posted by Kyleor on July 18th, 2018 @ 9:55am CDT
I can't wait for video of people recording 'inappropriate' audio in and what the result is, some 'Angry Video Game Nerd' catchphrases would be excellent.
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Posted by DecepticonFinishline on July 18th, 2018 @ 10:00am CDT
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on July 18th, 2018 @ 10:00am CDT
Remember the Sqweeks toy that didn't totally shelf-warm until clearance?!?!
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Posted by Blitzwing is bae on July 18th, 2018 @ 10:10am CDT
Posted by Blitzwing is bae on July 18th, 2018 @ 10:10am CDT
NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE! THATS SO WRONG! 
! what will they come out with next? 
! what will they come out with next?
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Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on July 18th, 2018 @ 11:20am CDT
That thing is still shelfwarming around here.
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on July 18th, 2018 @ 11:20am CDT
DecepticonFinishline wrote:Remember the Sqweeks toy that didn't totally shelf-warm until clearance?!?!
That thing is still shelfwarming around here.
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Posted by ZeroWolf on July 18th, 2018 @ 12:46pm CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 18th, 2018 @ 12:46pm CDT
That's horrifying...the kids will love it
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 18th, 2018 @ 7:16pm CDT
Maybe because it was a repaint/remold of the "superior" BB-8?
That Bee though WILL sell. That I'm pretty sure. It's great looking, it talk, and it's BEE! Kids still love the Bee.
...R... Right?
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 18th, 2018 @ 7:16pm CDT
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:DecepticonFinishline wrote:Remember the Sqweeks toy that didn't totally shelf-warm until clearance?!?!
That thing is still shelfwarming around here.
Maybe because it was a repaint/remold of the "superior" BB-8?
That Bee though WILL sell. That I'm pretty sure. It's great looking, it talk, and it's BEE! Kids still love the Bee.
...R... Right?
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Posted by RotorstormNZ on July 18th, 2018 @ 7:36pm CDT
Posted by RotorstormNZ on July 18th, 2018 @ 7:36pm CDT
Just remember, team, less than a day until the Hasbro TF panel. Fingers firmly crossed for SS Bug Bee!
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Posted by william-james88 on July 18th, 2018 @ 10:15pm CDT
We didnt even have to wait that long
Posted by william-james88 on July 18th, 2018 @ 10:15pm CDT
RotorstormNZ wrote:Just remember, team, less than a day until the Hasbro TF panel. Fingers firmly crossed for SS Bug Bee!
We didnt even have to wait that long
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Posted by #Sideways# on July 18th, 2018 @ 11:00pm CDT
Posted by #Sideways# on July 18th, 2018 @ 11:00pm CDT
I can't wait to make it sing Pink Guy's greatest hits.
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Posted by RotorstormNZ on July 18th, 2018 @ 11:29pm CDT
My afternoon has been a lot happier than I expected!
Posted by RotorstormNZ on July 18th, 2018 @ 11:29pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:RotorstormNZ wrote:Just remember, team, less than a day until the Hasbro TF panel. Fingers firmly crossed for SS Bug Bee!
We didnt even have to wait that long
My afternoon has been a lot happier than I expected!
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Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 19th, 2018 @ 12:14am CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 19th, 2018 @ 12:14am CDT
Think it best to post pics of both versions of Studio VW Bee (yellow and gold) just to relieve folk that the backpack looks to be mistransformed on the pic of the yellow one and is much more compact looking the way it's been transformed on the gold.
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Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 19th, 2018 @ 2:11am CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 19th, 2018 @ 2:11am CDT
nice rustic look on vw bee
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Posted by ZeroWolf on July 19th, 2018 @ 2:19am CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 19th, 2018 @ 2:19am CDT
They released vol 2 quick of the exclusive didn't they that bee looks pretty good to me, and is it smaller than camero bee?
that bee looks pretty good to me, and is it smaller than camero bee?
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Posted by william-james88 on July 19th, 2018 @ 12:30pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 19th, 2018 @ 12:30pm CDT
From the Hasbro breakfast event at SDCC, we have the Target exclusives for the Bumblebee film. The idea with this film is the retro look and to go with that theme, Hasbro is releasng Titans Return Soundwave again with the boom box resembling Kanye's glasses. The big news though for fans is that this is the way Hasbro is releasing Titans Return Frenzy (aka the blue casette). These are two sets of exclusives. One will be simply Soundwave while the other will be three casettes and a one step Bumblebee.
Also on the show floor were all the Bumblebee move toys we had previously seen in the review earlier this week. We get a better idea of their size here. The idea behind this movie line, this time, is that it is 100% targetted towards kids. Most center around the igniter gimick where you can plug in an allspark like device. Any traditional transformer toy aimed at collectors will be relegated to the Studio Series line. Since there are only a few robots in the movie, the Bumblebee toy line will be filled with characters who may not appear in the film, like Megatron in his ROTF body. You can click here for a breakdown of the entire line.
There are other products as well such as a mask and other role playing items.
Also on the show floor were all the Bumblebee move toys we had previously seen in the review earlier this week. We get a better idea of their size here. The idea behind this movie line, this time, is that it is 100% targetted towards kids. Most center around the igniter gimick where you can plug in an allspark like device. Any traditional transformer toy aimed at collectors will be relegated to the Studio Series line. Since there are only a few robots in the movie, the Bumblebee toy line will be filled with characters who may not appear in the film, like Megatron in his ROTF body. You can click here for a breakdown of the entire line.
There are other products as well such as a mask and other role playing items.
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Posted by Bronzewolf on July 19th, 2018 @ 2:55pm CDT
Posted by Bronzewolf on July 19th, 2018 @ 2:55pm CDT
The San Diego news stream continues, and this time around we have our official galleries from the Hasbro breakfast showcase event. This gallery is specifically of the Target exclusive subline from the Bumblebee Movie, which includes a strange collection of figures, from Titans Return Soundwave and his cassettes all in new decks, to a bumblebee remold of the Age Of Extinction Drift One Step Changer.
Between this subline and the inclusion of rare G1 cassette bots in this year's bumblebee SDCC exclusive set, it makes you wonder about the importance of Cassette tapes in the upcoming film!
Check out as hand picked selection of images below, and click on any of them to be taken to our full high quality gallery of images. Stay tuned to Seibertron.com for more news out of SDCC!
Between this subline and the inclusion of rare G1 cassette bots in this year's bumblebee SDCC exclusive set, it makes you wonder about the importance of Cassette tapes in the upcoming film!
Check out as hand picked selection of images below, and click on any of them to be taken to our full high quality gallery of images. Stay tuned to Seibertron.com for more news out of SDCC!
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Posted by no-one on July 19th, 2018 @ 3:38pm CDT
Posted by no-one on July 19th, 2018 @ 3:38pm CDT
Some pretties from the hasbro pulse IG account
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlbMx04B795 ... wypi4&r=so
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlbMx04B795 ... wypi4&r=so
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Posted by Va'al on July 19th, 2018 @ 4:04pm CDT
Posted by Va'al on July 19th, 2018 @ 4:04pm CDT
From the official social media account for Hasbro Pulse we have some more official images for today's releases - specifically, we're looking at the Transformers Bumblebee movie products, starting with the BeeVision Bumblebee mask!
Featuring Bluetooth technology integration, sounds and speakers, and voice activation and more, the mask is already available at San Diego Comic Con 2018, and will soon be on online retailers too, including the Hasbro Toy Shop. Check them out and let us know what you think below.
Featuring Bluetooth technology integration, sounds and speakers, and voice activation and more, the mask is already available at San Diego Comic Con 2018, and will soon be on online retailers too, including the Hasbro Toy Shop. Check them out and let us know what you think below.
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 19th, 2018 @ 5:46pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 19th, 2018 @ 5:46pm CDT
You might be surprised to hear this but my #1 want for this line is that big talking bee. IMO much better looking than the SS deluxe as I can tell. He'll be a perfect match for my HFTD Battle Ops Bee.
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Posted by Grahf_ on July 19th, 2018 @ 8:15pm CDT
Posted by Grahf_ on July 19th, 2018 @ 8:15pm CDT
The lost potential in these TR retools/redecos annoys me. I'm sure there's reasons why they released these figures in these colors but oh well.
Soundwave could easily have been Soundblaster. That would've given even more reason than some retooled parts to go in on this mold again.
Rumble,...er I guess Frenzy since TR Rumble is red, is nice and all but I've already made my peace with not getting the pair being the same mold for TR and went out and got the United two pack. The Toyhax label sets look great but they weren't cutting it for me for the blue guy.
It's awesome that we're getting a new Buzzsaw so I can get that Sundor upgrade for CW Buzzsaw. However...
Howlback. It's great to see her but it's a shame that Buzzsaw wasn't done in blue to be Garboil. All three would then be blue and it would be an expanded Cobalt Senteries set.
Now will there also be some Autobots equivalents to go with these Decepticons?
I'd love to see a Twincast instead of another Blaster if that's the case.
As with Rumble and Frenzy, I got the TFSS Eject and Rewind since the Toyhax set wasn't working for me with Eject either. They're fine for Enemy, Code Red, Flipsides and Dispensor though.
Will we see Garboil in this theoretical set to go with Howlback or would it be Sundor or Blockrock instead?
Then who else? Glit? Nightprowler? Blackcat?
Soundwave could easily have been Soundblaster. That would've given even more reason than some retooled parts to go in on this mold again.
Rumble,...er I guess Frenzy since TR Rumble is red, is nice and all but I've already made my peace with not getting the pair being the same mold for TR and went out and got the United two pack. The Toyhax label sets look great but they weren't cutting it for me for the blue guy.
It's awesome that we're getting a new Buzzsaw so I can get that Sundor upgrade for CW Buzzsaw. However...
Howlback. It's great to see her but it's a shame that Buzzsaw wasn't done in blue to be Garboil. All three would then be blue and it would be an expanded Cobalt Senteries set.
Now will there also be some Autobots equivalents to go with these Decepticons?
I'd love to see a Twincast instead of another Blaster if that's the case.
As with Rumble and Frenzy, I got the TFSS Eject and Rewind since the Toyhax set wasn't working for me with Eject either. They're fine for Enemy, Code Red, Flipsides and Dispensor though.
Will we see Garboil in this theoretical set to go with Howlback or would it be Sundor or Blockrock instead?
Then who else? Glit? Nightprowler? Blackcat?
