Transformers Robots in Disguise Custom Kreons and Hero Mashers Finally at US Retail

Did someone try tearing open that Grimlock?

Funny Thing HTS has Legion Thunderhoff in stock but not Drift or Windblade.

Here is a screenshots from the RID mobile games of what Crazybolt will mostly likely look like in the cartoon.:

http://toycollectors.com.au/2015rid23.jpg

Judging by the picture above, Crazybolt is a muscle car, like Bumblebee. His robot mode from all angles clearly shows that he is actually a reptile of some sorts. Is he a type of lizard or a Dinobot like Grimlock? According to Shuttershock, he illustrated RID Crazybolt as a dinosaur called a Dilophosaurus, and the the original Beast Wars Crazybolt as a frilled dragon, due to his looks and size. What do you think?

psj333 wrote:Here is a screenshots from the RID mobile games of what Crazybolt will mostly likely look like in the cartoon.:

http://toycollectors.com.au/2015rid23.jpg

Judging by the picture above, Crazybolt is a muscle car, like Bumblebee. His robot mode from all angles clearly shows that he is actually a reptile of some sorts. Is he a type of lizard or a Dinobot like Grimlock? According to Shuttershock, he illustrated RID Crazybolt as a dinosaur called a Dilophosaurus, and the the original Beast Wars Crazybolt as a frilled dragon, due to his looks and size. What do you think?

Looks like some sort of iguana or monitor lizard, he has a very similar mouth to the monitor family, especially the gila monster

Hellscream9999, from what I know so far is that Crazybolt is a reptilian Transformer of sort. But the question remains which reptile is Crazybolt mostly based on? Is he most likely a lizard such as the iguana, monitor lizard, Gila monster, or a dinosaur called Dilophosaurus as Shuttershock once stated? Which one is it?

psj333 wrote:Hellscream9999, from what I know so far is that Crazybolt is a reptilian Transformer of sort. But the question remains which reptile is Crazybolt mostly based on? Is he most likely a lizard such as the iguana, monitor lizard, Gila monster, or a dinosaur called Dilophosaurus as Shuttershock once stated? Which one is it?

Dunno

Most of the 'cons released have only been generic animals; We don't know what species of wolf steeljaw is, and others only have aspects of an animal in their design (thunderhoof) so I'd imagine that it's just meant to be a generic lizard.

Well, Hellscream9999, given the image of Crazybolt's head, you will notice there is a body part attached to the top of the head that resembles a crown, which suggest he a dinosaur called Dilophosaurus and not a lizard. This means that his robot mode is mostly based on this:

http://preview.turbosquid.com/Preview/2 ... iginal.jpg

How would you describe that?

psj333 wrote:Well, Hellscream9999, given the image of Crazybolt's head, you will notice there is a body part attached to the top of the head that resembles a crown, which suggest he a dinosaur called Dilophosaurus and not a lizard. This means that his robot mode is mostly based on this:

http://preview.turbosquid.com/Preview/2 ... iginal.jpg

How would you describe that?

Still not seeing it on the deployer - and the starter has a mask, it's shaped all wrong for the dino theory. First of all, he's a quadruped, that alone breaks the tie to the dinosaur for me. As for the head, those three horns are far more noticeable than the gold thing on the deployer, that plus the head shape and width makes me think of a horned lizard. As for the starter, nothing about it says dinosaur to me, I get more of a predatory cat or lizard from it; he looks like a very stylized horned lizard to me, he even has horns covering his face.

Hellscream9999, could you please provide me a more detailed description or evidence as to why Crazybolt is a lizard and not a dinosaur? I'm only talking about the image taken from the game showing Crazybolt in all forms and in all angles, and not the image of the toy based on him.

psj333 wrote:Hellscream9999, could you please provide me a more detailed description or evidence as to why Crazybolt is a lizard and not a dinosaur? I'm only talking about the image taken from the game showing Crazybolt in all forms and in all angles, and not the image of the toy based on him.

That's what I'm going off of...

This:




Does not look remotely like this:




It looks much more like this:



Worked this up, if you still think it's a dino after this, I don't know what to tell you:

What I wanna know is why Crazybolt has two different designs.

As for what kind of (vomiting) lizard he is, maybe something like his namesake, the Predacon Crazybolt of Beast Wars Neo?

Perhaps, you`re right, Hellscream9999. Thanks for sharing with us.

psj333 wrote:Perhaps, you`re right, Hellscream9999. Thanks for sharing with us.

No prob

based on his namesake, and the general design - as pointed out in my convenient graphic - I think it's safe to say that they are both loosely based on lizards of some sort

Hellscream9999, just because that the horned lizard is named Crazybolt, does that mean he`s a psychopath, like Springload?

psj333 wrote:Hellscream9999, just because that the horned lizard is named Crazybolt, does that mean he`s a psychopath, like Springload?

Isn't psychopath the genaric/default personality for Decepticons?

I would think lizardy is less of a personality telltale than a name like Crazybolt.

Most of the cons are pretty shallow one shot characters on that show anyway. They're just bad guyz doing bad things 'cause that's all they knows how to do. to be read in Thunderhoof's voice

I got Warrior Fracture from HTS this weekend. He is Fantastic!
Great transformation, decent deco, and that gun of his is awesome.
Keep these good Warrior Cons coming please.

Cobotron wrote:I got Warrior Fracture from HTS this weekend. He is Fantastic!
Great transformation, decent deco, and that gun of his is awesome.
Keep these good Warrior Cons coming please.

He really is a cool figure. Sounds like he matched the hype then?

carytheone wrote:

Cobotron wrote:I got Warrior Fracture from HTS this weekend. He is Fantastic!
Great transformation, decent deco, and that gun of his is awesome.
Keep these good Warrior Cons coming please.

He really is a cool figure. Sounds like he matched the hype then?

Got mine; Love him so much, he's so dynamic, his weapon is amazing - props to chuck for pointing out the butt of the gun can sit naturally under his arm


And, yes, we do need more of warriors like this, so very much.

Warrior Megs should be here this Thursday! Really looking forward to him!

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Warrior Megs should be here this Thursday! Really looking forward to him!

You should be

Hellscream9999 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Warrior Megs should be here this Thursday! Really looking forward to him!

You should be

Is he better than Titanium Megatronus?

Hellscream9999 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Warrior Megs should be here this Thursday! Really looking forward to him!

You should be

Given it took a week for him to ship, I am so glad he is finally coming

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Warrior Megs should be here this Thursday! Really looking forward to him!

You should be

Is he better than Titanium Megatronus?

You mean titanium The Fallen? Definitely; he's fun, poseable, has a functioning turret - with no sacrifices, plus two heads for your liking

Well, I've noticed that the rid line is skimping on joints. The 'cheap' clip method (used in fractures gun and front wheel strut, among other things) is just molded plastic, molded in the 'locked' position, so unclipping the gun to fold it up stresses the plastic and will break if repeatedly used. The same can be said of megs' elbows and shoulder armor; the ratchet is just a bit of plastic, when it gets rubbed down, the joints will do nothing

BBTS has them up has anyone ordered the wave 1 Minicon Battle packs? Apparently Prime and Sideswipe are due in December, I doubt it but who knows.

While initial reception on the new Robots in Disguise toyline was lukewarm, it really seems to have found it's footing and the mincons' welcome return into the fiction and toyline (albeit reinvented) is a big help. Seibertron was lucky to get the new four pack in and take some prelminary pictures of them in their box. We had perviously only seen 3d toy models so this gives us a better idea of the deco and detail. This set (W1 341148) includes Backtrack, Swelter, Beastbox ad Scorch Strike. Enjoy!

I'm still waiting on those individual releases of Jetstorm and Airazor so I can have my show minicons, but these don't look too bad at all. Also can't wait for the minicon weapons

Didn't realize a new thread for RID toys had been started.

william-james88 wrote:While initial reception on the new Robots in Disguise toyline was lukewarm, it really seems to have found it's footing and the mincons' welcome return into the fiction and toyline (albeit reinvented) is a big help. Seibertron was lucky to get the new four pack in and take some prelminary pictures of them in their box. We had perviously only seen 3d toy models so this gives us a better idea of the deco and detail. This set (W1 341148) includes Backtrack, Swelter, Beastbox ad Scorch Strike. Enjoy!

Lukewarm is a very diplomatic way to say it

FYI peeps, the minicon battle packs are in stock at Entertainment Earth. Keep in mind they're very, very expensive.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:FYI peeps, the minicon battle packs are in stock at Entertainment Earth. Keep in mind they're very, very expensive.

got links? How expensive are they? are they more expensive than a deluxe figure?

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:FYI peeps, the minicon battle packs are in stock at Entertainment Earth. Keep in mind they're very, very expensive.

got links? How expensive are they? are they more expensive than a deluxe figure?

Here

and

Here

$34 does seem a little pricey, but with no scale for reference, I guess I can't really say that... yeah, no, they want $120 for a set of deluxe limbs, no way I'm buying anything from them

Entertainment Earth is strange with prices. I was going to get the wave 2 combiner wars limbs from them for $54.99, but then HTS got them in stock and with a 25% discount, so I went there instead. I also got the wave 3 limbs from there for $50.00 even, so I got good prices. It's just some are weird and I feel like there is a price difference depending on something I don't know about, such as me getting wave 3 at $12.50 individuals, but the whole set had 2 prices: one at $64.99 and another at $119.99. They're weird, but you can score, just maybe not here

Those prices don't surprise me. I bet they are priced to fit in the "Deluxe" price point.
Legends (Commander)=$10
Minicon + armor = $3 to $5

Cobotron wrote:Those prices don't surprise me. I bet they are priced to fit in the "Deluxe" price point.
Legends (Commander)=$10
Minicon + armor = $3 to $5

I had more been thinking $29.99 for the same reasons, minicons being $5 and commanders being $10. maybe even a smidge cheaper being they are a set, but oh well. these are more prices I would see BBTS having.

I dont get it chuck, these are the same kind of prices we have seen all year.

I think you even get more out of this than a deluxe since you get 2 transforming figures plus armour which can merge into a weapon. The deluxe grimlock didnt even have a weapon.

william-james88 wrote:I dont get it chuck, these are the same kind of prices we have seen all year.

I think you even get more out of this than a deluxe since you get 2 transforming figures plus armour which can merge into a weapon. The deluxe grimlock didnt even have a weapon.

I think Chuck was just saying that Entertainment Earth is an expensive place to buy things so their price may not be reflective of what the same item would cost in Target or Walmart.

I appreciate the "Commander" class RID items even is some of them are a little redundant - I would be doing what I have to do with the Legends/Basic class and split them into two collections.

For example Optimus/Starscream/Megatron/Acid Storm/Thundercracker/Optimus/Skywarp would be used as "larger" toys and apired with the likes of Legion/Legends class toys from some years ago like : Hound, Bumblebee, Beachcomber.

Where as : Groove, Warpath, Bumblebee, Gears, Swerve, Tailgate, Windcharger, Huffer, Pipes, Viper, Cosmos, & Powerglide fit into the Minibot scale when taken with a Deluxe... those would for exmple Go OK with Jet Bomber Megatron & Orion Pax.

Rodimus, Scrapnel & Bombshell can be either or.

So the same idea with RID-15/16 would be that Optimus & Grimlock would be leadership characters paired with Legion Bumblebee/Sideswipe etc..

Where as the new Bumblebee & Sideswipe would be the smaller characters I'd use with the warrior Megatronus & Optimus toys. (but legions work well for that too in vehicle mode at least - not so much in robot mode).

So I will need to see them as 2 things just like I feel the need to do with the previous Legends/Basic toys that represent bigger and smaller characters in the same price point.

I don't find that a distraction though.

BBTS has wave 1 in stock too with a much more reasonable price. The Entertainment Earth price was a bit high for the figures, roughly $2-$3 more.

Why are these Minicons' colors SO WRONG?

SillySpringer wrote:Why are these Minicons' colors SO WRONG?

becasue these are essentially redecos and the colours on the box are of the original characters. I am just assuming this on Beast box being the case and turning it into a blanket statement.

I got my Warrior Megatronus today!!!!!!!

He is everything I had heard and I love this guy to death! He is an amazing figure and a great showing for the entire toyline, easily one of the best. Go out and get him guys!!

Haiku review for Titan Heroes Transforming Robots in Disguise Bumblebee


Titan Bumblebee



Smooth and Durable plastic



And it's delicious

Robots in Disguise fans looking for new Mini-Cons will be happy to note that the 1st wave of Mini-Con Battle Packs have been found at retail. Sideswipe comes with Anvil while Optimus Prime comes with Bludgeon and each contains translucent pieces which can attach to Optimus Prime and Sideswipe as armor or combine into a larger weapon. These were found at Toys R Us in Westland, MI for $14.99 each by Seibertron Podcaster Tigertrack. Interesting to note that in the Official Images, Bludgeon was referred to as Doomitron.

william-james88 wrote:And delicious

That's only four syllables, though.

Sweet! Gimme dem Battle Packs!

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:And delicious

That's only four syllables, though.

I had forgotten "it's". Corrected!

Howdy, fellow Seibertronians. Following the first in store sighting of Robots in Disguise Minicon Battle Packs; Cobotron has sent us some out of package images and size comparisons of Optimus Prime vs Blugeon. We get a good look at Optimus Prime armored up and of the combined weapon. Prime stands a little taller than the current legends class figures, making him more in line with the scout class of old. When you're done with these new images refresh your memory of the rest of the RID line here.


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Oh Will

I managed to snag 1-step Springload over the weekend, and got Jazz as a Christmas gift too. For being underpainted, Jazz is still very cool, and I love little Springload. He looks mean and he really does look like a frog. And I can't stop singing "Ribbits in disguise"

That Prime does look pretty cool armored up, and he's a bit bigger than I expected. interesting thing we have here