Transformers Studio Series Galvatron and Thundercracker Revealed

Galvatron looking pretty good all things considered, the scrunched up truck cab forming the torso reminds me of unique toys' design style.

Sweet! Thundercracker! Let's go! I love that seeker mold. Hopefully Skywarp next!

I don't know why, but I like the original galvatron better than this one. He just looks wrong. Yes, the backpack seems better than having the cab just be the back piece but... somethings off to me

Wow, they did a very good job with Galvatron.

Hellscream9999 wrote:Galvatron looking pretty good all things considered, the scrunched up truck cab forming the torso reminds me of unique toys' design style.

Honestly, I'm not sure what else they could have done.

Galvatron is one of those toys where a leader class slot may have allowed him to have a closer looking robot mode with more parts of the truck hidden.

ZeroWolf wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Galvatron looking pretty good all things considered, the scrunched up truck cab forming the torso reminds me of unique toys' design style.

Honestly, I'm not sure what else they could have done.

Galvatron is one of those toys where a leader class slot may have allowed him to have a closer looking robot mode with more parts of the truck hidden.

Wasn't a criticism, I like they're design ideas, but I agree

Thundercracker is looking pretty good. LET'S ADD CHEAP LOOKING GRAY PLASTIC ON IT TOO!

Hellscream9999 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Galvatron looking pretty good all things considered, the scrunched up truck cab forming the torso reminds me of unique toys' design style.

Honestly, I'm not sure what else they could have done.

Galvatron is one of those toys where a leader class slot may have allowed him to have a closer looking robot mode with more parts of the truck hidden.

Wasn't a criticism, I like they're design ideas, but I agree

Oh I know, I apologise if it came off sounding that way.

Galvatron doesn't look perfect, but he looks okay, besides, the AOE Decepticons were clearly nor designed with vehicle mode accuracy in mind, honestly some of the Autobots weren't much better, but the Decepticons in AOE dissolved into little fragments and reformed for their robot modes. unless Hasbro did a massive LEGO set for each one, they'd never be fully accurate.
At least the ruck cab is better integrated this time.

So if Thundercracker and Galvatron are 89and 90, I wonder what 87 and 88 are? One may be the leaked Sideways? Not sure about the other

Galvatron does have some noodle arms, but I think he looks better on the back of the box render than the stock photo. Either way, I think he looks pretty good! Looks like they did a good job with the transformation, and the sculpted detail is on point!

We have to be seeing DOTM Bee really soon!

Thundercracker paint looks good!

Galvatron feels like he is very cool figure,he just need more high res/definition pictures to show that.

Day 854 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.

Now that almost all the Bumblebee movie bots are out of the way, I hope we get Core Class Dispensor one day. I know it's probably not going to happen, but the existence of the core class makes it a bit less implausible now. Also hoping for a tiny Frenzy to come packaged with someone, that one I think is way more likely.

Rtron wrote:Now that almost all the Bumblebee movie bots are out of the way, I hope we get Core Class Dispensor one day. I know it's probably not going to happen, but the existence of the core class makes it a bit less implausible now. Also hoping for a tiny Frenzy to come packaged with someone, that one I think is way more likely.

That would rock. But i wonder if marketing costs (paying Mountain Dew) would make that figure cost-prohibitive...

Cheetron wrote:I don't know why, but I like the original galvatron better than this one. He just looks wrong. Yes, the backpack seems better than having the cab just be the back piece but... somethings off to me

I do too, as a toy. But the deco here is much better and the kibble is more integrated, rather than just being a flat backpack behind the figure. I think what I dislike here is how obvious all the pins are, he doesn't look like a cohesive robot.

The Galvatron looks good, all things considered. They obviously couldn't recreate the CGI mess of Transformium and at least he's a lot less of a shellformer than the previous AoE toy (without the super long legs, too.) plus the more silvery look is a lot better than the bare grey plastic we got previously.
I think they did a solid gold star's worth for the toy.

ZeroWolf wrote:(itself a retool of Bumblebee Blitzwing).

Not this again.

Yeah, Galvatron should have been leader sized.

Sabrblade wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:(itself a retool of Bumblebee Blitzwing).

Not this again.

Oh FFS...you're right.

Quick! To the edit button!

Chefatron posted a review on Sideways:
[youtube]https://youtu.be/gC3Z4iUrIy0[/youtube]

I’m still not convinced that he isn’t mistransformed - based on where his arms are relative to his head I still think the headlight portions can rotate upwards, bringing his shoulders below his head.

Based on the first picture we got, I’m pretty sure the kibble from the back of the car can rotate up to sit on his back, which is screen accurate and gets rid of the kibble hanging down in bot mode (which we didn’t see in the first picture.

It also appears that the window wings can not slide closer together.

Good to see confirmation that the real and faux tires on the hands combine, and there’s even the saw blades on them!

Galvatron looks blocky and weird in bot mode, plus that truck have a cancer growth as a trailer hitch. Regardless, the effort is clear and the engineering seems to some clever tricks up it's sleeves.

I'll pick him up for sure! Especially to compare with the original AoE voyager.

A Premium Finish redeco might go a long way to help that Galvatron.

ZeroWolf wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Galvatron looking pretty good all things considered, the scrunched up truck cab forming the torso reminds me of unique toys' design style.

Honestly, I'm not sure what else they could have done.

Galvatron is one of those toys where a leader class slot may have allowed him to have a closer looking robot mode with more parts of the truck hidden.

Wasn't a criticism, I like they're design ideas, but I agree

Oh I know, I apologise if it came off sounding that way.

It's cool; can't imagine the uproar if this tiny voyager were to come out at the leader price point though, might be a good thing that they switch to a closed box for them

-Kanrabat- wrote:Galvatron looks blocky and weird in bot mode, plus that truck have a cancer growth as a trailer hitch. Regardless, the effort is clear and the engineering seems to some clever tricks up it's sleeves.

I'll pick him up for sure! Especially to compare with the original AoE voyager.

I think the bed might be mis-transformed, if it transforms the way I think it does, the feet split in half, the inner halves fold into the calves and the outer halves are stuck on top, but might fold the other way to be closer to the cab. If they don't, well, it's not like the one screen model counted as a transformer anyway

ZeroWolf wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:(itself a retool of Bumblebee Blitzwing).

Not this again.

Oh FFS...you're right.

Quick! To the edit button!

You were right the first time.

Galvatron looks good, but the AOE One-Step and Power Battlers did a really good job in the first place too.

Galvatron and Thundercracker look good!

I am super excited for Galvatron, they definitely tried to engineer this one similar to the UT Nero, and both of them use a good engineering path to make a decent looking bot and truck that actually integrate in some meaningful ways. I am excited.

Thundercracker looks sharp too! It's also funny, he is the 3rd seeker of the mold, 4th if you count Blitzwing sharing engineering but no parts (which I will here), and none of them have been straight redecos. I appreciate that.

Sideways looks better like that, I am excited to see him properly revealed.

Now, where is the Fallen and Bee?!

o.supreme wrote:So if Thundercracker and Galvatron are 89and 90, I wonder what 87 and 88 are? One may be the leaked Sideways? Not sure about the other

the deluxes are rumored to be 86 Arcee, sideways, and DotM Bumblebee.

Rtron wrote:Now that almost all the Bumblebee movie bots are out of the way, I hope we get Core Class Dispensor one day. I know it's probably not going to happen, but the existence of the core class makes it a bit less implausible now. Also hoping for a tiny Frenzy to come packaged with someone, that one I think is way more likely.

I want this a lot.

Several Seibertronians wrote in to let us know of a Chefatron review of Studio Series ROTF Deluxe Sideways. This gives us a very good look at the toy. While the long arms and ball jointed elbow is still there, the toy does look more like what we'd expect from a Studio Series toy than what we saw in that first photo. We also get a good look at his alt mode. Check out all the photos below and let us know what you think.

Man, sideways could have really done with literally any other color on him to make his figure pop. I get it's screen accurate, but that's not always a good thing

I like the alt mode quite a bit. Looks like a fun toy

Seems like they went with a genericised R8 for this Sideways toy, not really a big deal but I am a bit confused about that butt panel - I know it was some sneak peek of a stolen(?) toy, but the previous pic seemed to hide it a lot better. Probably a case of not following the instructions properly or maybe being an early copy it doesn't come with any. It can probably be fiddled with anyway, I dunno. Still hyped for this fig'.

I don't mind the car's alternative designs due to licensing, but the car's a mess of panels. I hope the sunken head is a mistransformation. Otheriwse I like the bruiser-type bot proportion. Waiting for the official reveal/render for a better judgment of its merit.

First-Aid wrote:That would rock. But i wonder if marketing costs (paying Mountain Dew) would make that figure cost-prohibitive...

Doesn't have to be Mountain Dew, just has to sort of look like it.



Emerje

Robot mode is okay, but his altmode looks like the product of a drunken affair between an R8 and a Chevy Volt.

I think ROTF mold was better. This one is more poseable, buti is less accurate, both fot bot mode and alt mode.

IMHO, in some cases, SS molds aren't better then previous molds and this is one of those cases.

Emerje wrote:

First-Aid wrote:That would rock. But i wonder if marketing costs (paying Mountain Dew) would make that figure cost-prohibitive...

Doesn't have to be Mountain Dew, just has to sort of look like it.



Emerje

Which TF is that? awesome!

Barricade.it wrote:I think ROTF mold was better. This one is more poseable, buti is less accurate, both fot bot mode and alt mode.

IMHO, in some cases, SS molds aren't better then previous molds and this is one of those cases.

Can't be helped if they can't get the licence. As for bot mode accuracy, wait for instructions/stock pics first before casting judgement.

Barricade.it wrote:

Emerje wrote:

First-Aid wrote:That would rock. But i wonder if marketing costs (paying Mountain Dew) would make that figure cost-prohibitive...

Doesn't have to be Mountain Dew, just has to sort of look like it.



Emerje

Which TF is that? awesome!

It's a retooled Payload figure for Japan's Movie Advance line. It isn't shown in that picture, but the top of the truck is painted up like a vending machine to tie the whole thing together.



Emerje

Now that's quite clever

Hmmmm...I think it's definitely a more accurate bot mode compared to the RotF version, and the colors are certainly better. But it's clearly a LOT smaller than that version, and still has an unlicensed generic vehicle mode.

I'll wait to see some comparison pics with the original. At the very least it looks a lot easier to stand and pose than the RotF version, that thing had some weak ankles.

More pictures of Sideways where he’s much better transformed than in the Chefatron review, note that the head sits much higher and the backpack can compress more:

Spider5800 wrote:Hmmmm...I think it's definitely a more accurate bot mode compared to the RotF version, and the colors are certainly better. But it's clearly a LOT smaller than that version, and still has an unlicensed generic vehicle mode.

I'll wait to see some comparison pics with the original. At the very least it looks a lot easier to stand and pose than the RotF version, that thing had some weak ankles.

Note Seibs used his wheels as heels. Still, I have the Dead End version and it is indeed a balancing act.

Sometimes genericized can't be helped, Audi was a semi-last addition to the lineup, but they only wanted their car featured in the movie, and never had the thought to license it for Sideways' toys.

william-james88 wrote:I like the alt mode quite a bit. Looks like a fun toy

Me too.

Totally not a licensed R8, specially the back, but damn if it does not look like a cool and fun toy to fiddle with.

o.supreme wrote:So if Thundercracker and Galvatron are 89and 90, I wonder what 87 and 88 are? One may be the leaked Sideways? Not sure about the other

As a 1987 baby I'm hoping SS87 is something tailored to my interests like ROTF Breakway!

Rtron wrote:Now that almost all the Bumblebee movie bots are out of the way, I hope we get Core Class Dispensor one day. I know it's probably not going to happen, but the existence of the core class makes it a bit less implausible now.

Me too! It would be a fantastic fit!

First-Aid wrote:

Rtron wrote:Core Class Dispensor

That would rock. But i wonder if marketing costs (paying Mountain Dew) would make that figure cost-prohibitive...

Mood Whiplash to the rescue, baby!

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:More pictures of Sideways where he’s much better transformed than in the Chefatron review, note that the head sits much higher and the backpack can compress more:

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Oh now that looks so much better. Can not wait to get this guy and Galvatron!

Just a fun observation regarding the numbering system:

Hasbro had many exclusive SS deco variants not released by TT which caused Hasbro's numbering system to be much higher for a long time. (The first 8 SS releases lined up between both Hasbro and TT, but starting with SS-09 Thundercracker from Hasbro, it became more and more distant with each Hasbro exclusive)

However, Hasbro also used the 86XX system for toys from TF:TM, which TT also didn't follow, but they have released all those toys. Lastly, TT has incorporated the numbering system into SS Core toys where Hasbro did not.

All these events combined have caused Hasbro & TT's SS Numbering system to *almost* realign again

TF:TM Sludge is TT SS-89, which means TT SS-90 will likely be BB Thundercracker, and TT SS-91 be AoE Galvatron , just one number off

Sideways looks nicer in those photos, I figured the backpack would work like that. Stupid earlier reviewers/leakers with mistransformations.

Scored big today. I have obtained DotM Ratchet, the final retail SS figure I did not own. I cannot wait to assemble the squads when i can finally unpack the SS guys.

RotorstormNZ wrote:

o.supreme wrote:So if Thundercracker and Galvatron are 89and 90, I wonder what 87 and 88 are? One may be the leaked Sideways? Not sure about the other

As a 1987 baby I'm hoping SS87 is something tailored to my interests like ROTF Breakway!

Isn't SS87 the rereleased AOE BB in the Buzzworthy line?

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Sideways looks nicer in those photos, I figured the backpack would work like that. Stupid earlier reviewers/leakers with mistransformations.

Scored big today. I have obtained DotM Ratchet, the final retail SS figure I did not own. I cannot wait to assemble the squads when i can finally unpack the SS guys.

Nice! DOTM Ratchet is one of my favorites.

william-james88 wrote:Isn't SS87 the rereleased AOE BB in the Buzzworthy line?

The rereleased High Octane Bee is SS-79. DOTM Bumblebee and Sideways likely have the SS-87/88 numbers

william-james88 wrote:

RotorstormNZ wrote:

o.supreme wrote:So if Thundercracker and Galvatron are 89and 90, I wonder what 87 and 88 are? One may be the leaked Sideways? Not sure about the other

As a 1987 baby I'm hoping SS87 is something tailored to my interests like ROTF Breakway!

Isn't SS87 the rereleased AOE BB in the Buzzworthy line?

Yep, High Octane Bee was 79. My guess is 87 will be an exclusive.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

RotorstormNZ wrote:

o.supreme wrote:So if Thundercracker and Galvatron are 89and 90, I wonder what 87 and 88 are? One may be the leaked Sideways? Not sure about the other

As a 1987 baby I'm hoping SS87 is something tailored to my interests like ROTF Breakway!

Isn't SS87 the rereleased AOE BB in the Buzzworthy line?

Yep, High Octane Bee was 79. My guess is 87 will be an exclusive.

Thanks guys, I had my numbers mixed up.