Transformers: Robots in Disguise Light Up Racers by Dickie Toys and R / C Bumblebee Sighted in UK

I don't think I've ever seen a trailerless RiD Optimus before.

Those die-cast cars are interesting, I really like that Prime cab. Are they HotWheels/MatchBox sized or larger? What is it that actually lights-up, the whole interior with the windshield & windows, or just the head-lights? The packaging almost makes it look like the wheels are the feature. Also, are these a UK or Euro exclusive or might some USA e-tailers have these for sale as well?

AutobotAlvaron wrote:Those die-cast cars are interesting, I really like that Prime cab. Are they HotWheels/MatchBox sized or larger? What is it that actually lights-up, the whole interior with the windshield & windows, or just the head-lights? The packaging almost makes it look like the wheels are the feature. Also, are these a UK or Euro exclusive or might some USA e-tailers have these for sale as well?

Hey, it's Hashim here. The die-cast cars are Hot Wheels sized. On the underside of each vehicle, there is a sort of translucent sculpt of that character's face, for example, Sideswipe's car has a sculpted image of his face on the underside, and this is what lights up. This is cool because when you press the button, it stays lighted up for a few seconds and when you put the vehicle on a surface, it looks like the vehicle has neon lights! As far as I know, the Autobots all have blue lights. I've heard there is also a Steeljaw in this wave. And finally, I believe this is a Euro exclusive. I bought the Sideswipe car and if you want, I'll take some pictures and put it on my Instagram account, which is @Optimusprime809. Thanks for the questions!

Kurona wrote:I don't think I've ever seen a trailerless RiD Optimus before.

Hashim here. Yeah, I thought he looked a little weird XD

Optimusprime809 wrote:

Kurona wrote:I don't think I've ever seen a trailerless RiD Optimus before.

Hashim here. Yeah, I thought he looked a little weird XD

Hey Hashim! Giving you news credit for the story right now.

I've now gotten my son the all unique warrior class figs, deployers, minicons, and the 3 step OP. I really like the warrior class figs, but one thing really disappoints me, no minicon pegs on the warrior class figures. There were even a few places where I thought there was a peg, but it turned out to be the wrong size. Like there's two paired pegs on Jazz's arms to lock his arms in place, but they're just a little too big for pegs. It would have seemed liked such an easy thing to tweak some of the designs to include the minicons, especially drift and fracture (drift cold just alter the side mirrors). They both feel incomplete without being able to equip their little buddies.

And thunderhoof, best farm-themed transformer ever! Complex, but fun and intuitive. I may take that from my son's collection and put it on my desk at work.

I agree with the whole not able to mount the minicons thing. Drifts arms look a bit naked without them

kurthy wrote:I've now gotten my son the all unique warrior class figs, deployers, minicons, and the 3 step OP. I really like the warrior class figs, but one thing really disappoints me, no minicon pegs on the warrior class figures. There were even a few places where I thought there was a peg, but it turned out to be the wrong size. Like there's two paired pegs on Jazz's arms to lock his arms in place, but they're just a little too big for pegs. It would have seemed liked such an easy thing to tweak some of the designs to include the minicons, especially drift and fracture (drift cold just alter the side mirrors). They both feel incomplete without being able to equip their little buddies.

And thunderhoof, best farm-themed transformer ever! Complex, but fun and intuitive. I may take that from my son's collection and put it on my desk at work.

It would make sense for Hasbro to include pegs in the new Warrior figures, the ones with the new packaging.

Dr Va'al wrote:

Optimusprime809 wrote:

Kurona wrote:I don't think I've ever seen a trailerless RiD Optimus before.

Hashim here. Yeah, I thought he looked a little weird XD

Hey Hashim! Giving you news credit for the story right now.

Thanks Doc! Sorry the pics are a bit blurry and I didn't take more pictures from different angles, this is my first rodeo!

That R/C Bumblebee looks cool, hopefully it works well too. If there's a Strongarm R/C car I hope it comes with, or Third Part makes a Grimlock trailer.

Kyleor wrote:That R/C Bumblebee looks cool, hopefully it works well too. If there's a Strongarm R/C car I hope it comes with, or Third Part makes a Grimlock trailer.

Aww that'd be awesome!

I don't know this old Lego Duplo trailer worked pretty good.

Cobotron wrote:I don't know this old Lego Duplo trailer worked pretty good.

Genius

Yyyyyeah, there's some things we rely on Third Parties for and some that are kind of unnecessary. Figures of obscure characters that likely won't get made any time soon? Check. Upgrades for figures like Perfect Effect's Combiner Wars kits? Check. Better weapons like the Third Party TFP Dreadwing weapon to replace the weird weaponizer thing and rubber sword he came with? Check.
... a flat slab on wheels with a piece of cloth. Probably not something you'd pay more than a couple quid for.
Now if you're talking his Crane disguise, there's something Third Parties could come in handy for...

This hapened

william-james88 wrote:This hapened

"No! I refuse to let this hinder my destiny of finding Doradus! I will not be denied!"

william-james88 wrote:This hapened

"REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

Kicking myself, a few weeks ago an eBay seller had Warrior Power Surge Prime, Windblade, and Scorponok in hand. I tried emailing them to inquire about a deal on shipping, they never responded and the figs sold out.

Our Seibertron.com moderator Cobotron has spotted not only some Titans Return figures, but also the new Transformers: Robots in Disguise Power Surge Bumblebee and Sideswipe at the Toys R Us in Council Bluffs. If you're in the market for the bigger bots from the animated series, these came out a couple of days ago, so happy hunting!

Make sure to flag up any new sighting in our database and boards, too, to help out fellow collectors.

So? Power Surge Sideswipe has been here for the past few weeks

Raintime Rainmaker wrote:So? Power Surge Sideswipe has been here for the past few weeks

Did you report it? Because I presume this is the first reported sighting of the figure, hence it being newsed.

That Bot wrote:

Raintime Rainmaker wrote:So? Power Surge Sideswipe has been here for the past few weeks

Did you report it? Because I presume this is the first reported sighting of the figure, hence it being newsed.

No, I don't have anything to take a picture of it.

I'm kinda iffy on these. I think I'd like Sideswipe more for the sword

Another toy sighting from Cobotron (via his brother) in the Transformers Robots in Disguise later waves - as Power Surge Optimus Prime shows up on the shelves of the Glendale, CA, Toys R Us store, for $49.99! The new version of the big bot comes with lights, sounds, and the power up action brought on by the minicon application. Check out photo proof below, and make sure to flag any new sightings in our database and forums, too!

Watched a video review of this guy. More for people who are into simple transformers, or people who only want it for the robot mode. For real, there are gobots with more involved transformations.

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:For real, there are gobots with more involved transformations.

Despite the Hanna-Barbera cartoon's lower quality than the G1 Transformers cartoon (though, it wasn't pure garbage as it did have a few episodes and characters that were genuinely good), the GoBots toy molds were generally well done for the time, so it's not really a bad comparison to make.

Sabrblade wrote:

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:For real, there are gobots with more involved transformations.

Despite the Hanna-Barbera cartoon's lower quality than the G1 Transformers cartoon (thoughm it wasn't pure garbage as it did have a few episodes and characters that were genuinely good), the GoBots toy molds were generally well done for the time, so it's not really a bad comparison to make.

True enough. The toys can be pretty awesome. Like Tux. Still waiting on someone to do a custom of him using the TF:P Knockout figure!

Dr Va'al wrote:Another toy sighting from Cobotron (via his brother) in the Transformers Robots in Disguise later waves - as Power Surge Optimus Prime shows up on the shelves of the Glendale, CA, Toys R Us store, for $49.99! The new version of the big bot comes with lights, sounds, and the power up action brought on by the minicon application. Check out photo proof below, and make sure to flag any new sightings in our database and forums, too!

I didn't realize this was news. TRU in Mishawaka has had this guy for a couple of weeks now.

Ironhidensh wrote:I didn't realize this was news. TRU in Mishawaka has had this guy for a couple of weeks now.

If you see something thats new to you in a store and that you havent seen on the boards, then its always good to take a chance, take a pic and let us know.

Also, I think Gobots are just as good as G1 TF toys. They have more diecast too!

william-james88 wrote:Also, I think Gobots are just as good as G1 TF toys. They have more diecast too!

Was also easier to smuggle them around in your pocket when you go to movies, grocery shopping with your parents, to church, and many other places! Try fitting Optimus Prime in your pocket!

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Also, I think Gobots are just as good as G1 TF toys. They have more diecast too!

Was also easier to smuggle them around in your pocket when you go to movies, grocery shopping with your parents, to church, and many other places! Try fitting Optimus Prime in your pocket!

Such a wonderful post, beaming with childhood joy and innocence. I too took small toys to church

william-james88 wrote:

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Also, I think Gobots are just as good as G1 TF toys. They have more diecast too!

Was also easier to smuggle them around in your pocket when you go to movies, grocery shopping with your parents, to church, and many other places! Try fitting Optimus Prime in your pocket!

Such a wonderful post, beaming with childhood joy and innocence. I too took small toys to church

Growing up I always had an armada minicon or two in my pocket. My buddy and I would sit in the back pew and use hymnals as bases. Awww, Now I kind of wish these rid minicons had vehicle alt modes.

Honestly out of all the toylines over the years that Hasbro has put out, the 2015 RID line has been the worst in quite awhile. The toys look and feel cheap, they leave most of the main Decepticons out of the toyline and there are just too many repaints of molds that aren't even that old yet.

Seriously did we really need a G1 Grimlock repaint?

If we are talking about bad and chap toylines, RID doesnt hold a candle to Fall of Cybertron. That line had the smallest deluxes, the cheapest plastic, and a ton of redecos/retools. The transfrmations were also shitty and the alt modes didnt look good (and the robot modes wither for some). At least RID has great transformations (the best on the shelves right now) and some of the best alt mode and robot designs we've seen in a while.


Transformers Fall of Cybertron Ultra Magnus Gallery


Transformers Fall of Cybertron Air Raid Gallery


Transformers Fall of Cybertron Sideswipe Gallery

Robots in Disguise Power Surge Prime has recently hit US shores and if any of you are unsure about getting him, fellow Seibertronian Chuckdawg1999 has reviewed this figure for us fans.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Here's a little lemon sorbet to cleans the pallet between Titans Return reviews, Power Surge Optimus Prime. The big bot is the central figure in the Weaponizer sub line featuring lights and sounds, that are somewhat hard to control and can go off at random. Transformation is simple, but not simple enough to justify the small sheet of instructions, that are only one sided. Overall the figure looks cool, and thanks to some well placed swivels, can get into some good sword wielding positions. Most collectors will turn their noses up at this figure, but Prime cuts an imposing pose and is a lot of fun.

william-james88 wrote:If we are talking about bad and chap toylines, RID doesnt hold a candle to Fall of Cybertron. That line had the smallest deluxes, the cheapest plastic, and a ton of redecos/retools. The transfrmations were also shitty and the alt modes didnt look good (and the robot modes wither for some). At least RID has great transformations (the best on the shelves right now) and some of the best alt mode and robot designs we've seen in a while.


Transformers Fall of Cybertron Ultra Magnus Gallery


Transformers Fall of Cybertron Air Raid Gallery


Transformers Fall of Cybertron Sideswipe Gallery

Did the Soundwave mold just come out as the lucky gem in the rough, then? Because I've got Soundblaster & Buzzsaw and they're really solid and large.
Then again it is the Takara version so maybe they had different plastic? It just feels almost Cybertron/Galaxy Force quality to me.

My brother who spotted the sighting of PS Prime dicribed it as very "Playschooly" feeling. Not nessicarly a bad thing. This toy is totally meant for the kids. And that's fine. Some 7 year old is definitely going to have an AWESOME Christmas.

Oh, and God forbid a toy company make kid's toys.

Cobotron wrote:My brother who spotted the sighting of PS Prime dicribed it as very "Playschooly" feeling. Not nessicarly a bad thing. This toy is totally meant for the kids. And that's fine. Some 7 year old is definitely going to have an AWESOME Christmas.

I see him in the same vein as that giant Beast Hunters Optimus they released last time. This is the same thing. What sucks though is that due to that removeable cab, I dont think I will ever find one in decent shape at a thrift store

Kurona wrote:Did the Soundwave mold just come out as the lucky gem in the rough, then? Because I've got Soundblaster & Buzzsaw and they're really solid and large.
Then again it is the Takara version so maybe they had different plastic? It just feels almost Cybertron/Galaxy Force quality to me.

If that is the feeling you get when touching them then they are definitely made of different plastic. Hasbro's Soundwave was porous, its really a slimey feeling compared to other plasics I have felt when collecting. He is extremely light too. And that gimick didnt work as intended, the disks always get stuck in my version. And he too wasnt spared of a cheap redeco.

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:Did the Soundwave mold just come out as the lucky gem in the rough, then? Because I've got Soundblaster & Buzzsaw and they're really solid and large.
Then again it is the Takara version so maybe they had different plastic? It just feels almost Cybertron/Galaxy Force quality to me.

If that is the feeling you get when touching them then they are definitely made of different plastic. Hasbro's Soundwave was porous, its really a slimey feeling compared to other plasics I have felt when collecting. He is extremely light too. And that gimick didnt work as intended, the disks always get stuck in my version. And he too wasnt spared of a cheap redeco.

Oh yeah, the gimmick's pretty terrible; but I really just wanted a CHUG Soundwave/Soundblaster. And for that he works very well - better than anything bar Music Label right now.

Kurona wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:Did the Soundwave mold just come out as the lucky gem in the rough, then? Because I've got Soundblaster & Buzzsaw and they're really solid and large.
Then again it is the Takara version so maybe they had different plastic? It just feels almost Cybertron/Galaxy Force quality to me.

If that is the feeling you get when touching them then they are definitely made of different plastic. Hasbro's Soundwave was porous, its really a slimey feeling compared to other plasics I have felt when collecting. He is extremely light too. And that gimick didnt work as intended, the disks always get stuck in my version. And he too wasnt spared of a cheap redeco.

Oh yeah, the gimmick's pretty terrible; but I really just wanted a CHUG Soundwave/Soundblaster. And for that he works very well - better than anything bar Music Label right now.

Agreed. I am looking forward to see how he looks next to the upcoming Voyager Megatron.

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:Did the Soundwave mold just come out as the lucky gem in the rough, then? Because I've got Soundblaster & Buzzsaw and they're really solid and large.
Then again it is the Takara version so maybe they had different plastic? It just feels almost Cybertron/Galaxy Force quality to me.

If that is the feeling you get when touching them then they are definitely made of different plastic. Hasbro's Soundwave was porous, its really a slimey feeling compared to other plasics I have felt when collecting. He is extremely light too. And that gimick didnt work as intended, the disks always get stuck in my version. And he too wasnt spared of a cheap redeco.

Oh yeah, the gimmick's pretty terrible; but I really just wanted a CHUG Soundwave/Soundblaster. And for that he works very well - better than anything bar Music Label right now.

Agreed. I am looking forward to see how he looks next to the upcoming Voyager Megatron.

Most certainly; that Megsy looks beautiful

Though... on the subject of CHUG in a way that doesn't detract from the thread, is anyone else thinking of using the upcoming Ratchet as their CHUG/MTMTE Ratchet? I mean, he'd probs need some reprolabels, but...

Fellow Seibertronians, courtesy of yours truly, there appears to be a new Transformers Robots in Disguise Minicon Mega Pack available for pre-order on Robot Kingdom, priced at $55, it includes: Beastbox, Velocirazor, Sawback, Sandsting, Ratbat, Swelter, Divebomb, Back, Hammer, Lancelon, Tricerashot, Lord Doomitron, Bashbreaker, Undertone and Anvil - but it does not, seemingly, include the sprue's with the armor and weapons. So what do you think of this new pack? Planning on getting it? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

Those almost seem like new decos, though it's really hard to tell. This might be interesting to watch.

Interesting...don't get me wrong, I like these Mini-Cons too, but I kinda miss the days when they actually turned into things.

As someone who doesn't have any of the minicons I might have to get this. Looks like it has a wide variety in there including some of the weapons.

Bronzewolf wrote:Those almost seem like new decos, though it's really hard to tell. This might be interesting to watch.

They do not seem to be new deco's, but we will see, as the pic is a bit sh|t

I like the ball minicons, but not enough to buy individual toys just to get those. So this is great for that.

Seems like this may be a hodge-podge of minicons. (I see one sand colored one, but not its partner) If it were a complete set, I might be tempted by it. As is, I'm still on the fence.

While I liked the notion of the add-on weapons, after trying them out... there were just too many tiny pieces. I couldn't remember where they tabbed in or keep up with them. For people like me, this may be the better option.

I think that's where they went wrong compared with Energon weapons. (I loved those.) There were only a few pieces to contend with, and the weapons were interchangeable.

I hope Hasbro takes note where this was a near-miss as they look to the future.

I did love how they came on an insignia shaped sprue. That aspect was a home run. I hated breaking those up to play with the accessories.

Sigma Magnus wrote: I kinda miss the days when they actually turned into things.

The new ones turn into weapons so I am happy with that.