Transformers Robots in Disguise Hyperchange 3-step Optimus Prime In-package / Robot Mode Image
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Posted by EagleBot13 on December 28th, 2014 @ 10:05pm CST
Posted by Shuttershock on December 28th, 2014 @ 10:21pm CST
Posted by prjkt on December 28th, 2014 @ 10:28pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:prjkt wrote:interesting... wouldn't the Scoop mould be out of style compared to the other RID figures?
He would be quite a bit. Then again, he won't be the first foreign mold for the line as we have:
- TAV09 Swoop (Animated mold predicted)
- TAV10 Snarl (Animated mold predicted)
- TAV11 Knock Out (Beast Hunters mold predicted, unreleased in Japan)
- TAV12 Dreadwing (Beast Hunters mold predicted, unreleased in Japan)
Eagerly awaiting the decos on all of them, especially for Knock Out.
Hmmm that Swoop may be a buy as well, if the colours are G1 enough for me to repurpose it...
Posted by Sabrblade on December 28th, 2014 @ 10:31pm CST
He'll be having his own (most possibly onscreen) adventure in the afterlife.Shuttershock wrote:Decent amount of merchandise for a guy who's dead and at most will be acting as a blue Jedi spirit mentor.
Posted by Shuttershock on December 28th, 2014 @ 10:35pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:He'll be having his own (most possibly onscreen) adventure in the afterlife.Shuttershock wrote:Decent amount of merchandise for a guy who's dead and at most will be acting as a blue Jedi spirit mentor.
Well that's kind of disappointing if it's true. Especially if it somehow results in him being reborn again.
Posted by Sabrblade on December 28th, 2014 @ 10:37pm CST
It's Peter Cullen voicing him. You know how he feels about Optimus staying dead. He'll be back at some point as Optimus Supreme.Shuttershock wrote:Sabrblade wrote:He'll be having his own (most possibly onscreen) adventure in the afterlife.Shuttershock wrote:Decent amount of merchandise for a guy who's dead and at most will be acting as a blue Jedi spirit mentor.
Well that's kind of disappointing if it's true. Especially if it somehow results in him being reborn again.
Posted by prjkt on December 28th, 2014 @ 11:11pm CST
Shuttershock wrote:Sabrblade wrote:He'll be having his own (most possibly onscreen) adventure in the afterlife.Shuttershock wrote:Decent amount of merchandise for a guy who's dead and at most will be acting as a blue Jedi spirit mentor.
Well that's kind of disappointing if it's true. Especially if it somehow results in him being reborn again.
This is the aligned continuity, he's already died and been reborn once before.
Posted by Shuttershock on December 28th, 2014 @ 11:11pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:It's Peter Cullen voicing him. You know how he feels about Optimus staying dead. He'll be back at some point as Optimus Supreme.Shuttershock wrote:Sabrblade wrote:He'll be having his own (most possibly onscreen) adventure in the afterlife.Shuttershock wrote:Decent amount of merchandise for a guy who's dead and at most will be acting as a blue Jedi spirit mentor.
Well that's kind of disappointing if it's true. Especially if it somehow results in him being reborn again.
Well I didn't discount that Optimus would be back, I just figured they'd wait until a new show came along (new continuity that is). If the stated story of RID is to have Bee as a leader in his own right, then it would only discredit him to bring back Prime.
As always time will make prophets or fools of each of us speculators, but it's a curious thought to consider with this ostensibly new approach.
Posted by Shuttershock on December 28th, 2014 @ 11:17pm CST
prjkt wrote:Shuttershock wrote:Sabrblade wrote:He'll be having his own (most possibly onscreen) adventure in the afterlife.Shuttershock wrote:Decent amount of merchandise for a guy who's dead and at most will be acting as a blue Jedi spirit mentor.
Well that's kind of disappointing if it's true. Especially if it somehow results in him being reborn again.
This is the aligned continuity, he's already died and been reborn once before.
Yeah, Prime has died a lot, but usually only once per series/continuity. You can only pull that card so many times before it becomes cheap.
Having passed on, he could always be a mentor/Jedi spirit to future leaders a la Alpha Trion. I just think it would be a mistake for him to return in proper.
Posted by Sabrblade on December 28th, 2014 @ 11:20pm CST
When?prjkt wrote:This is the aligned continuity, he's already died and been reborn once before.
Don't forget that right before Optimus sacrificed himself he retired the title of Prime and essentially ended the age of Primes. So if he comes back, he's no longer got any real authority to take command from the leaders who'd be already in charge during his inevitable return. Just cuz he's Optimus Prime doesn't mean he's automatically made the boss.Shuttershock wrote:Well I didn't discount that Optimus would be back, I just figured they'd wait until a new show came along (new continuity that is). If the stated story of RID is to have Bee as a leader in his own right, then it would only discredit him to bring back Prime.
As always time will make prophets or fools of each of us speculators, but it's a curious thought to consider with this ostensibly new approach.
Posted by prjkt on December 28th, 2014 @ 11:30pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:When?prjkt wrote:This is the aligned continuity, he's already died and been reborn once before.
Ok, maybe not exactly "died" but according to the Covenent of Primus he took himself into the Well of Allsparks, basically sacrificing everything he was to be reborn as one of the new Cybertronians. Only regained his memory was he received the Matrix, centuries later.
Posted by Sabrblade on December 28th, 2014 @ 11:38pm CST
Oh that. Right. Thought you meant something else.prjkt wrote:Sabrblade wrote:When?prjkt wrote:This is the aligned continuity, he's already died and been reborn once before.
Ok, maybe not exactly "died" but according to the Covenent of Primus he took himself into the Well of Allsparks, basically sacrificing everything he was to be reborn as one of the new Cybertronians. Only regained his memory was he received the Matrix, centuries later.
Posted by william-james88 on December 28th, 2014 @ 11:55pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Oh that. Right. Thought you meant something else.prjkt wrote:Sabrblade wrote:When?prjkt wrote:This is the aligned continuity, he's already died and been reborn once before.
Ok, maybe not exactly "died" but according to the Covenent of Primus he took himself into the Well of Allsparks, basically sacrificing everything he was to be reborn as one of the new Cybertronians. Only regained his memory was he received the Matrix, centuries later.
Yeah, reading that, I also thought it was a reference to the part right before the forge of Solus is used to turn Prime into Beast Hunters Prime.
Posted by Peridot on December 29th, 2014 @ 6:55am CST
LOST Cybertronian wrote:Thanks to the Polish retailer Merlin, we get a small in-package image of the Transformers Robots in Disguise 3-step Hyperchange Optimus Prime. The image also reveals what Optimus looks like in his robot mode and gives you a peek as to what his transformation is like. Previously, Hyperchange Optimus Prime was only seen in his vehicle mode.
The way his chest layers, it almost looks like Prime's wearing a mech-suit. Kinda like Cloud Brawn.
Posted by crimsondeception on December 29th, 2014 @ 2:35pm CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 29th, 2014 @ 2:56pm CST
crimsondeception wrote:Thunderhoof looks pretty cool, if there's a Warrior Class figure for him I might get it. Are all the Decepticons going to be animals though? Probably means we'll see Spittor sometime soon.
Well, so far all of them seem to be based on animals, though made humanoid. Yes, that would technically made them robotic furries... The Japanese releases of Knock Out and Dreadwing would fit kinda too, with their animal armor from the predicted Beast Hunters molds.
Posted by william-james88 on December 29th, 2014 @ 6:38pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Well, so far all of them seem to be based on animals, though made humanoid. Yes, that would technically made them robotic furries... The Japanese releases of Knock Out and Dreadwing would fit kinda too, with their animal armor from the predicted Beast Hunters molds.
Excellent point, Jelze, I had not thought of that. That makes the current decepticons a certain evolved form of where the Prime toys were going.
Posted by prjkt on December 29th, 2014 @ 9:10pm CST
william-james88 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Well, so far all of them seem to be based on animals, though made humanoid. Yes, that would technically made them robotic furries... The Japanese releases of Knock Out and Dreadwing would fit kinda too, with their animal armor from the predicted Beast Hunters molds.
Excellent point, Jelze, I had not thought of that. That makes the current decepticons a certain evolved form of where the Prime toys were going
Don't you mean devolved?
Posted by Shuttershock on December 29th, 2014 @ 9:12pm CST
prjkt wrote:william-james88 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Well, so far all of them seem to be based on animals, though made humanoid. Yes, that would technically made them robotic furries... The Japanese releases of Knock Out and Dreadwing would fit kinda too, with their animal armor from the predicted Beast Hunters molds.
Excellent point, Jelze, I had not thought of that. That makes the current decepticons a certain evolved form of where the Prime toys were going
Don't you mean devolved?
That, or the "Decepticons" we're seeing are the future lineage of Predaking and his kind taking on vehicle forms as disguise.
Posted by Autobot032 on December 29th, 2014 @ 10:51pm CST
She's ridiculously hollow and looks awful in vehicle mode on the underside. (I realize no one looks at their figures in vehicle mode from the bottom, but you do need to retrieve her weapon from it for transformation purposes, so...) Just this giant gaping hollowness that uses plastic thin enough to allow light to shine through to some extent. Fortunately, aside from the ridiculous backpack, her robot mode is quite nice, which is why she received the + instead of -...
I normally don't have a problem with shellformers, especially when they're designed like she is (and her shell isn't really that terrible, neither is her kibble) but the hollowness and how much wasted space is left behind, egads.
Steeljaw is ridiculously light, but when you transform him just right, he's quite a nice looking fella, especially when sporting that Wolverine claw (which I would love TWO of).
Grimlock, though, wow. Dinobots are not my favorite, honestly. Never really have been, but he's a ROCK SOLID figure. Transformation is complex enough to keep you happy, easy enough to master and everything pegs in nice and solid in beast mode. (Robot mode is a different story. That leg design is just...no. No.) I'm only saddened by the fact he has no weapon to use, but the articulated mouth is AWESOME.
I have no desire to buy Douchy McDoucherson. Er, I mean Bumblebee. That smirking face of his just makes me want to slap it so hard. Repeatedly. Until he cries.
And now that I've seen the comparison photos a few posts above, I see why the toys work for me. The show models aren't anything to write home about, at least not in my book, but in plastic form, they seem to fit quite well with the FE/PRID/BH figures and it's nice to see a universal theme to them to make them cohesive. It has enough elements of Animated to keep those fans happy, and enough Prime elements to keep those fans happy.
In vehicle mode, I don't see how Steeljaw is anymore out of place than Breakdown or the Vehicons. Even Bumblebee looks like he stole a Vehicon's body as a costume, so these work for me quite a bit. I wasn't expecting to get into this line, but when I opened Steeljaw and he impressed me, I was all like "Dang it."
Posted by Shuttershock on December 29th, 2014 @ 10:57pm CST
Autobot032 wrote:I caved. I bought Grimlock, Steeljaw and Strongarm. Grimlock is A+, Steeljaw is actually quite nice and deserves a B+, while Strongarm is a mild C+ at best.
She's ridiculously hollow and looks awful in vehicle mode on the underside. (I realize no one looks at their figures in vehicle mode from the bottom, but you do need to retrieve her weapon from it for transformation purposes, so...) Just this giant gaping hollowness that uses plastic thin enough to allow light to shine through to some extent. Fortunately, aside from the ridiculous backpack, her robot mode is quite nice, which is why she received the + instead of -...
I normally don't have a problem with shellformers, especially when they're designed like she is (and her shell isn't really that terrible, neither is her kibble) but the hollowness and how much wasted space is left behind, egads.
Steeljaw is ridiculously light, but when you transform him just right, he's quite a nice looking fella, especially when sporting that Wolverine claw (which I would love TWO of).
Grimlock, though, wow. Dinobots are not my favorite, honestly. Never really have been, but he's a ROCK SOLID figure. Transformation is complex enough to keep you happy, easy enough to master and everything pegs in nice and solid in beast mode. (Robot mode is a different story. That leg design is just...no. No.) I'm only saddened by the fact he has no weapon to use, but the articulated mouth is AWESOME.
I have no desire to buy Douchy McDoucherson. Er, I mean Bumblebee. That smirking face of his just makes me want to slap it so hard. Repeatedly. Until he cries.
And now that I've seen the comparison photos a few posts above, I see why the toys work for me. The show models aren't anything to write home about, at least not in my book, but in plastic form, they seem to fit quite well with the FE/PRID/BH figures and it's nice to see a universal theme to them to make them cohesive. It has enough elements of Animated to keep those fans happy, and enough Prime elements to keep those fans happy.
In vehicle mode, I don't see how Steeljaw is anymore out of place than Breakdown or the Vehicons. Even Bumblebee looks like he stole a Vehicon's body as a costume, so these work for me quite a bit. I wasn't expecting to get into this line, but when I opened Steeljaw and he impressed me, I was all like "Dang it."
Here's a thought for your weapons dilemma:
1. Get Bee
2. Give his Sword to Grimlock before he hurts himself
3. Slay Bee and crown Grimlock Once and Future King
Posted by Shuttershock on December 29th, 2014 @ 11:02pm CST
Autobot032 wrote:I caved. I bought Grimlock, Steeljaw and Strongarm. Grimlock is A+, Steeljaw is actually quite nice and deserves a B+, while Strongarm is a mild C+ at best.
She's ridiculously hollow and looks awful in vehicle mode on the underside. (I realize no one looks at their figures in vehicle mode from the bottom, but you do need to retrieve her weapon from it for transformation purposes, so...) Just this giant gaping hollowness that uses plastic thin enough to allow light to shine through to some extent. Fortunately, aside from the ridiculous backpack, her robot mode is quite nice, which is why she received the + instead of -...
I normally don't have a problem with shellformers, especially when they're designed like she is (and her shell isn't really that terrible, neither is her kibble) but the hollowness and how much wasted space is left behind, egads.
Steeljaw is ridiculously light, but when you transform him just right, he's quite a nice looking fella, especially when sporting that Wolverine claw (which I would love TWO of).
Grimlock, though, wow. Dinobots are not my favorite, honestly. Never really have been, but he's a ROCK SOLID figure. Transformation is complex enough to keep you happy, easy enough to master and everything pegs in nice and solid in beast mode. (Robot mode is a different story. That leg design is just...no. No.) I'm only saddened by the fact he has no weapon to use, but the articulated mouth is AWESOME.
I have no desire to buy Douchy McDoucherson. Er, I mean Bumblebee. That smirking face of his just makes me want to slap it so hard. Repeatedly. Until he cries.
And now that I've seen the comparison photos a few posts above, I see why the toys work for me. The show models aren't anything to write home about, at least not in my book, but in plastic form, they seem to fit quite well with the FE/PRID/BH figures and it's nice to see a universal theme to them to make them cohesive. It has enough elements of Animated to keep those fans happy, and enough Prime elements to keep those fans happy.
In vehicle mode, I don't see how Steeljaw is anymore out of place than Breakdown or the Vehicons. Even Bumblebee looks like he stole a Vehicon's body as a costume, so these work for me quite a bit. I wasn't expecting to get into this line, but when I opened Steeljaw and he impressed me, I was all like "Dang it."
I agree, Grimlock is rock solid in both modes (the legs must peg better on mine). His Dino kibble is there, but doesn't feel as vestigial as other entries, and he feels chunky for his size.
Also, you can flip out his stumpy dino arms in robot mode to look like IDW Monstructor:
Posted by william-james88 on December 29th, 2014 @ 11:04pm CST
Autobot032 wrote:I caved. I bought Grimlock, Steeljaw and Strongarm. Grimlock is A+, Steeljaw is actually quite nice and deserves a B+, while Strongarm is a mild C+ at best.
She's ridiculously hollow and looks awful in vehicle mode on the underside. (I realize no one looks at their figures in vehicle mode from the bottom, but you do need to retrieve her weapon from it for transformation purposes, so...) Just this giant gaping hollowness that uses plastic thin enough to allow light to shine through to some extent. Fortunately, aside from the ridiculous backpack, her robot mode is quite nice, which is why she received the + instead of -...
You're referring to this right?
I don't find it that bad. It's not worse than other transformers when we look below, like this guy for instance:
Posted by Autobot032 on December 29th, 2014 @ 11:17pm CST
Shuttershock wrote:Here's a thought for your weapons dilemma:
1. Get Bee
2. Give his Sword to Grimlock before he hurts himself
3. Slay Bee and crown Grimlock Once and Future King
That sounds great in theory, but I just cannot stomach the thought of giving Hasbro $16.00 for that figure. If he was someone else, I could probably do it, but it's just not Bumblebee to me. He looks so douchey.
Shuttershock wrote:I agree, Grimlock is rock solid in both modes (the legs must peg better on mine). His Dino kibble is there, but doesn't feel as vestigial as other entries, and he feels chunky for his size.
Also, you can flip out his stumpy dino arms in robot mode to look like IDW Monstructor:
Mine has loosey goosey beast parts when forming the legs, which I've seen in video reviews, but the tabs don't secure themselves into the slots well enough to make it a really solid connection. I've seen video reviews where they shook the figure a bit and it showed that all the parts held fine, while mine will actually come apart in robot mode with a good shake.
The kibble size is nice, I must admit. He uses it very well to his advantage, and it impressed me that it steals most of the G1 transformation, but freshens it up enough to make it likeable.
The dino arms work for Monstructor, but Grimlock looks like that horrible Kayak commercial where the two guys are sharing a sweater to use the computer. I know, what's seen cannot be unseen. Trust me, I tried. lol
william-james88 wrote:You're referring to this right?
I don't find it that bad. It's not worse than other transformers when we look below, like this guy for instance:
Her? Yes. That's exactly it.
Him? I love Sentinel Prime. You no can pick on him.
He might be a shellformer, but his engineering is some of the best on a figure that I've seen in quite some time. He goes from boxy vehicle with a curved windshield to a pointy, hard edged humanoid form in robot mode. Pretty impressive how they incorporated the shell into the robot mode and hid everything from sight in vehicle mode. Ugly underneath, sure, but all of the parts go somewhere or do something. Strongarm literally has the windows and roof of her vehicle mode hanging off of her back like a basket full of sadness and fail.
Posted by Shuttershock on December 29th, 2014 @ 11:48pm CST
Autobot032 wrote:Shuttershock wrote:Here's a thought for your weapons dilemma:
1. Get Bee
2. Give his Sword to Grimlock before he hurts himself
3. Slay Bee and crown Grimlock Once and Future King
That sounds great in theory, but I just cannot stomach the thought of giving Hasbro $16.00 for that figure. If he was someone else, I could probably do it, but it's just not Bumblebee to me. He looks so douchey.Shuttershock wrote:I agree, Grimlock is rock solid in both modes (the legs must peg better on mine). His Dino kibble is there, but doesn't feel as vestigial as other entries, and he feels chunky for his size.
Also, you can flip out his stumpy dino arms in robot mode to look like IDW Monstructor:
Mine has loosey goosey beast parts when forming the legs, which I've seen in video reviews, but the tabs don't secure themselves into the slots well enough to make it a really solid connection. I've seen video reviews where they shook the figure a bit and it showed that all the parts held fine, while mine will actually come apart in robot mode with a good shake.
The kibble size is nice, I must admit. He uses it very well to his advantage, and it impressed me that it steals most of the G1 transformation, but freshens it up enough to make it likeable.
The dino arms work for Monstructor, but Grimlock looks like that horrible Kayak commercial where the two guys are sharing a sweater to use the computer. I know, what's seen cannot be unseen. Trust me, I tried. lolwilliam-james88 wrote:You're referring to this right?
I don't find it that bad. It's not worse than other transformers when we look below, like this guy for instance:
Her? Yes. That's exactly it.
Him? I love Sentinel Prime. You no can pick on him.
He might be a shellformer, but his engineering is some of the best on a figure that I've seen in quite some time. He goes from boxy vehicle with a curved windshield to a pointy, hard edged humanoid form in robot mode. Pretty impressive how they incorporated the shell into the robot mode and hid everything from sight in vehicle mode. Ugly underneath, sure, but all of the parts go somewhere or do something. Strongarm literally has the windows and roof of her vehicle mode hanging off of her back like a basket full of sadness and fail.
All great thoughts. I agree that shellforming in and of itself isn't the worst, so long as it's not a hinderance/balance issue in robot mode. AoE Hound seems like the evolution of the Sentinel idea and is very satisfyingly kibble free.
That said, no one in the world can make me NOT love Thunderblast, backpack and all.
What's funny about Grimlock is that he's had so many molds through the years, all trying to get a good blend of robot to t-rex, and all with different results. Some have tiny tails with fat bodies (G1, Animated), some have fat tails with good legs (FOC) and some have head halves for feet (classics).
Posted by Autobot032 on December 30th, 2014 @ 12:12am CST
Shuttershock wrote:All great thoughts. I agree that shellforming in and of itself isn't the worst, so long as it's not a hinderance/balance issue in robot mode. AoE Hound seems like the evolution of the Sentinel idea and is very satisfyingly kibble free.
That said, no one in the world can make me NOT love Thunderblast, backpack and all.
What's funny about Grimlock is that he's had so many molds through the years, all trying to get a good blend of robot to t-rex, and all with different results. Some have tiny tails with fat bodies (G1, Animated), some have fat tails with good legs (FOC) and some have head halves for feet (classics).
Hound is an excellent example, thank you for bringing that to mind. I sold off most of my Unicron Trilogy figures and Thunderblast was one of them. As I was prepping her for shipping, I transformed her to be compact so the box being used would be a bit smaller, and the engineering made me realize that we've come quite a distance since then, but still kind of a long way to go. Hollow body parts, for example.
I like AoE Grimlock (Leader Class) he seems to be right in the middle/sweet spot when ti comes to size and kibble.
Posted by Cobotron on December 30th, 2014 @ 12:44am CST
I was at Target and the pegs were pretty bare, except a case of RID15 Warriors and a case of the big easys. Power Battlers? I already have Legions Bee, Steeljaw, and Strongarm. I had all 4 in front of me and I chose Warrior Strongarm. I looked hard at Grimlock, but I grabbed her instead.
I think the blue and white grabbed me. I like her character design. She has a nice head sculpt, very Prime, very Takara with the head fins. I also like that she's a fem with some meat on her bones. I'm just kind of intrigued by her.
I recently said that I wish Hasbro would stop trying to simplify with the half-steppers and action flappers, and just take some ques from Cybertron/GF. Well that's kinda what they did.
Keep it simple. Keep it fun.
I really like this action figure. I like simple. Her shell forming doesn't bother me anymore than any others. Her transformation is smooth and intuitive. Her vehicle mode is cool and BIG. She's a BIG ol' truck. It tabs together pretty well. Just a little gappy on the side.
Her Bot mode is cool. She's thick. She's got hips. She has good articulation. Better than some of my favorite Cybertron figures. She's a little hindered in the shoulders from the back kibble, which is large, but it makes neat wings. She has a cool gun.
Over all the toy has more mass than I thought it would. She is sturdy and will hold up to anything an 8 year old can throw at her. The shell forming is just a vehicle to get her from Big Ol' Truck mode to a robot mode that has some femininity to it, and gets pretty close to the cartoon character model. Did I mention she's a Big Ol' Pick'm Up Truck.
If complexity is a problem for kids, than Hasbro has found a happy medium with this line. And if it works to hook 'em on the brand, I'm all for it.
If Strongarm is the dud, than that makes me more interested in some of the others. I'm glad to hear Grimmy is good. I will pick him up for sure. He looked nicer through the blister than he does in photos. Bee would be the last I grab.
I'm way into Legion class stuff, and have been for a long time. I couldn't be happier with these Legions. They all have great little transformations. Even Bee. I think it's funny that Legions Steeljaw's legs work better than the Warrior's. At least he has feet, and they ad to his pose-ability.
If your curious about this line, but don't want to commit just yet, I highly recommend the Legions to get your feet wet.
Posted by Lockdownhunter on December 30th, 2014 @ 3:37am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on December 30th, 2014 @ 7:41am CST
Who does?Lockdownhunter wrote:He looks better than his warrior class version
Posted by william-james88 on December 30th, 2014 @ 10:00am CST
Sabrblade wrote:Who does?Lockdownhunter wrote:He looks better than his warrior class version
Steeljaw
Posted by Optimum Supreme on January 4th, 2015 @ 5:09pm CST
Seems like yet another case of price point going up while figure quality goes down. Really don't like the instructions being on the box, way to cheap out dudes (and I realize some older lines had some figs like this as well, but not on this size class). Never would have figured out the arms (mistransformed in package) without looking the thing up online, but sucky directions are nothing new, many of the figures I've gotten the last couple years have had issues, but these seem intentionally misleading just so they can call it "7 STEPS!" or whatever. Since when does number of steps matter anyway (other than for 1 steps, obviously) But I digress. Anyway, his arms suck, and trying to bend at the elbow makes the cheap, thin plastic feel like it's going to break. Yet somehow straightening the arm back out moves incredibly smooth and easy. WHAT THE HELL? How can you even come up with a design that works that way? Some evil genius must be working there. Also, it's dumb that he only has one claw weapon instead of two.
Bottom line, I'm pretty disappointed, and considering returning Strongarm unopened. Probably won't, but it's definitely weighing on me. I would probably pick up Grimlock still if I saw it, and Optimus, just because I like to always get an Optimus.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 4th, 2015 @ 5:13pm CST
Beast Wars and Beast Machines both had Deluxes with transformation instructions on their packaging.Optimum Supreme wrote:Really don't like the instructions being on the box, way to cheap out dudes (and I realize some older lines had some figs like this as well, but not on this size class).
Posted by Va'al on January 5th, 2015 @ 6:24am CST
Posted by Va'al on January 5th, 2015 @ 6:52am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 5th, 2015 @ 8:00am CST
Posted by Noideaforaname on January 5th, 2015 @ 11:08pm CST
It's just too bad they never seem to get past the first wave.
I'd love to get Kreon Underbite, Hammerstrike, and maybe Fracture's minions, but Custom versions are unlikely, nobody resells the Kreons anymore, and chances are TRU.com will never have them as "ship to home" (assuming they even get it in the first place) so... pthlt.
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on January 7th, 2015 @ 5:37am CST
1-Step
Warriors
Legends
Posted by william-james88 on January 7th, 2015 @ 7:56am CST
LOST Cybertronian wrote:Japanese retailer Red Mercury has updated with new images of Transformers Robots In Disguise wave 2 of 1-step figures including Grimlock, Steeljaw and Fixit.
1-Step
Ok, so that is how this looks in color:
That was a one step afterall. I am still as clueless as to what that alt mode is, but it is still a pretty effective easy transformation for the character. I doubt he will get the warrior class treatment, and I dont mind if this is all we get. He will scale "ok" with the warrior class figures, although a legion class might be better.
And I must admit, while the Optimus is out of scale and not show accurate (being taller than wider), and he'd be ONE MORE Optimus that I dont need in my collection, I am most curious to get my hands on him and transform him. I am always impressed when he is more than just a cab, and this looks like a very smart and efficient transformation scheme.
Posted by BlankBot on January 7th, 2015 @ 8:23am CST
Posted by mooncake623 on January 7th, 2015 @ 8:31am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 7th, 2015 @ 8:33am CST
And a really good looking One Step toy, at that.william-james88 wrote:That was a one step afterall.
Yeah, looks like a cross between a dogsled and a lawnmower. With drills.william-james88 wrote:I am still as clueless as to what that alt mode is
Posted by william-james88 on January 7th, 2015 @ 8:46am CST
Sabrblade wrote:Unfortunately, that site doesn't permit hotlinking.
Yeah, I am totally onboard for one step fixit.
But what does hotlinking mean, what were you trying to do?
Posted by Sabrblade on January 7th, 2015 @ 8:50am CST
You're image that you took from TFormers doesn't work. TFormers doesn't allow hotlinking, which is taking an image from one site and embedding it onto another.william-james88 wrote:But what does hotlinking mean, what were you trying to do?
Posted by jogunwarrior on January 7th, 2015 @ 8:51am CST
Also, I was really on board for Drift, but that pic doesn't make him look very good...I may have to rethink getting him.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 7th, 2015 @ 8:57am CST
He has hands.jogunwarrior wrote:How does Fixit fix stuff with drills for hands?
Posted by william-james88 on January 7th, 2015 @ 9:09am CST
Sabrblade wrote:You're image that you took from TFormers doesn't work. TFormers doesn't allow hotlinking, which is taking an image from one site and embedding it onto another.william-james88 wrote:But what does hotlinking mean, what were you trying to do?
Thanks! I just took the same picture from a more reliable site and edited the posts accordingly to keep the same conversation flow. I hope we can see it now.
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on January 7th, 2015 @ 9:11am CST
BlankBot wrote:That Legends wave is already out, isn't it? I thought I saw Sideswipe at TRU the other day. And yeah, is Warrior a broad term for more complex transformation or is that going to be an awkwardly small Optimus?
There have been no sightings that I am aware of. If you happen to see it again, take a picture and send it to sightings@seibertron.com. Warriors is the new RiD term for deluxe class.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 7th, 2015 @ 9:20am CST
BlankBot wrote:That Legends wave is already out, isn't it? I thought I saw Sideswipe at TRU the other day. And yeah, is Warrior a broad term for more complex transformation or is that going to be an awkwardly small Optimus?
That would be the One-Step Sideswipe you saw. Warrior Class is the name for the Deluxe-sized figures, though not necessarily as complex as Generations. As of now, these figures should be out:
One-Step Changers (laying packaging)
Bumblebee
Sideswipe
Strongarm
Underbite
Hyperchange Heroes (3-Steps)
Bumblebee
Grimlock
Legion (standing packaging)
Bumblebee
Optimus Prime
Steeljaw
Strongarm
Warrior Class
Bumblebee
Grimlock
Steeljaw
Strongarm
Posted by jogunwarrior on January 7th, 2015 @ 10:23am CST
Sabrblade wrote:He has hands.jogunwarrior wrote:How does Fixit fix stuff with drills for hands?
The animation model has hands, I was referring specifically to the toy. I wish the toy had hands.