Transformers Studio Series ROTF Sideswipe Found at Meijer in the US

LinaNui wrote:These two arrived from Target.com today! The Bee is another great use of that mold and is such a prefect version. My copy has no trouble tabbing together and it looks great. Jolt is one of the stand outs of the year for me. He is probably in my top 5 figures so far. I can't believe how accurate they got him, but I do hope DNA makes some new whips for him. Now I think we only need The Fallen, Sideways, Demolishor, and the Twins for the RotF figures to be completed!

Nice! I just ordered Jolt from Target, expected to get here next week. I’m really excited!

'Getting product on the shelves no matter what"? Bull@%#*!. Four WalMarts produced a GRAND COMBINED TOTAL of 5 Transformers figures. 4 Netflix and a Blackarachnia in a spread of four stores. Until I see full shelves, I'll believe Hasbro as much as I believe politicians. I actually believe Hasbro even less.

I know my opinion and dollars mean diddly squat, but until I see actual product on shelves, they aren't getting squat from me monetarily.

First-Aid wrote:'Getting product on the shelves no matter what"? Bull@%#*!. Four WalMarts produced a GRAND COMBINED TOTAL of 5 Transformers figures. 4 Netflix and a Blackarachnia in a spread of four stores. Until I see full shelves, I'll believe Hasbro as much as I believe politicians. I actually believe Hasbro even less.

I know my opinion and dollars mean diddly squat, but until I see actual product on shelves, they aren't getting squat from me monetarily.

Makes sense, you can't give them any money cause there's nothing to buy. But remember, everyone's situation is different. While your stores may suck, others are seeing new product in their stores. It means the product has been reaching the companies that ordered them. Hasbro can't do much after that, it's Walmart and target that then decide which stores to send the product to. And we just know it's not your store right now.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:I think it might be the feet. The grey post needs to be pushed all the way into the black foot piece. like on the right below.

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Here is what it looks like all the way pushed in from the other side.

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Here is what both legs from the first photo look like from above tucked under the roof. On the left, the black foot is just starting to peek out from under the roof. On the right there is plenty of clearance under the roof. That is where the clear inside portion of the doors need to sit to have everything tab in.

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Hopefully this does the trick for you. As a heads up, mine almost had the opposite problem. Mine was in a bin in car mode for a while and the door part and the rear fenders that stay on his legs did not want to let go of each other. I had to work them free a little bit.

Thanks. Its seems to almost want to peg in now but It still seems the foot cannot be slid all the way in as it interferes with the roof hinge if it is. Guess it's a bit of an acquired feel for where it's supposed to be slid in.

you guys have a trick for the first release of the VW Beetle Bee form the movie too?

william-james88 wrote:you guys have a trick for the first release of the VW Beetle Bee form the movie too?

Yes, put it in a bin and don't use it.

That mold is a fiddly mess no matter what you do.

It's great figures are hitting brick and mortar, how about online too?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:It's great figures are hitting brick and mortar, how about online too?

Which ones? SS-74 Bee has been available online for several weeks at least on Amazon and is available for pre-order on BBTS and TFSource.

Joltn is up for pre-order on BBTS and TFSource, but not Amazon.

Overcracker wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:It's great figures are hitting brick and mortar, how about online too?

Which ones? SS-74 Bee has been available online for several weeks at least on Amazon and is available for pre-order on BBTS and TFSource.

Joltn is up for pre-order on BBTS and TFSource, but not Amazon.

Sideswipe, the Sweeps, Waspinator and Shadow Panther. I mean in-stock by the way, not PO.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:It's great figures are hitting brick and mortar, how about online too?

Which ones? SS-74 Bee has been available online for several weeks at least on Amazon and is available for pre-order on BBTS and TFSource.

Joltn is up for pre-order on BBTS and TFSource, but not Amazon.

Sideswipe, the Sweeps, Waspinator and Shadow Panther. I mean in-stock by the way, not PO.

No, Only the Sweep is up for pre-ordr, the rest aren’t available to even pre-order yet.

I’m waiting for Sideswipe and Waspinator myself.

Jolt and rotf bee in stock on pulse:

Jolt:
https://hasbropulse.com/collections/new ... allen-jolt

Bee:
https://hasbropulse.com/collections/new ... m-witwicky

Glad to see you all got to see my Jolt pics. he is a little limited in places, but overall I do really enjoy him. Him and Dino have made a nice pair of deluxe releases this year: not perfect, a few rough spots, but overall very nice and very happy to have them around.

Now to watch out for Sideswipe to finish off the year.

and I agree with EvasionModeBee: the new SS Camaro Bee mold is the best deluxe movie bee mold. They did a really good job with it.

I finally got my hands on SS Barricade. He's excellent, but his waist don't really tab into his torso. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.

Did some rearranging of my studio series figures. Devastator and wreckers are in another area. Can't wait to add more to these, hopefully more will be released next year.

Has there been any word on whether we will get a SS Infernocus?

First-Aid wrote:Has there been any word on whether we will get a SS Infernocus?

No.

They've been largely avoiding AOE and TLK characters since they're less popular.

Sabrblade wrote:

First-Aid wrote:Has there been any word on whether we will get a SS Infernocus?

No.

They've been largely avoiding AOE and TLK characters since they're less popular.

The TLK ones especially tended to be mere straight redecos anyway, so there's that too.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

First-Aid wrote:Has there been any word on whether we will get a SS Infernocus?

No.

They've been largely avoiding AOE and TLK characters since they're less popular.

The TLK ones especially tended to be mere straight redecos anyway, so there's that too.

A shame because TLK Megatron is the best Megatron design ever.
GIMME MY LEADER SS TLK MEGS, GODDAMMIT!

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

First-Aid wrote:Has there been any word on whether we will get a SS Infernocus?

No.

They've been largely avoiding AOE and TLK characters since they're less popular.

The TLK ones especially tended to be mere straight redecos anyway, so there's that too.

A shame because TLK Megatron is the best Megatron design ever.
GIMME MY LEADER SS TLK MEGS, GODDAMMIT!

We all know that if Hasbro were to give us SS TF5 Megatron, it would just be a redeco of this

Ig89ninja wrote:We all know that if Hasbro were to give us SS TF5 Megatron, it would just be a redeco of this

I don't think so. That leader will be too big and out of scale with the current SS. Compared to the voyager, it was also an inferior mold.
Ideally, it would be something akin to SS DOTM Leader Megatron. Same size as the other Megs in bot mode, but with extra engineering to make one hell of a big spacejet. Add the arm cannon, big-ass sword, and the shield to make the ultimate package.

As for the Optimus, even though the TLK voyager is stellar, I'm sure they could make a leader AoE/TlK Optimus that would insanely compress to a "voyager" bot while having his big truck mode with a minimum of kibble.

I said it before, I'll say it again. I don't collect SS, but if we get a SS AoE Galvatron, I'm all over it. I'm hoping for a leader, but I know it's fat chance, since Hasbro wants him in scale with Optimus. I just love that Freightliner truck mode. And yes I know if he was to be "screen accurate" he would have to be basically a Lego figure.

Rodimus Prime wrote:I said it before, I'll say it again. I don't collect SS, but if we get a SS AoE Galvatron, I'm all over it. I'm hoping for a leader, but I know it's fat chance, since Hasbro wants him in scale with Optimus. I just love that Freightliner truck mode. And yes I know if he was to be "screen accurate" he would have to be basically a Lego figure.

I'm pretty sure that if he's a "voyager" sized leader, SS AoE Galvatron could take a clue from Unique Toy's design and work their magic. Despite his blocky legs, DOTM Leader Megatron was pretty damn clever so I'm sure that Hasbro/Takara could surprise us.

LinaNui wrote:Did some rearranging of my studio series figures. Devastator and wreckers are in another area. Can't wait to add more to these, hopefully more will be released next year.

That's a great looking collection! Really like the Lego Devastator too, that's neat!

With regards to AOE/TLK figures, I started off SS sticking with the first 3 movies (though I did get Stinger eventually), but at the rate Bayverse SS is coming now I can definitely accommodate some AOE/TLK stuff.

I'd really like to see both versions of AOE Bee (still holding out a little hope that SS-79's single release will be a new mold), Evasion Prime, Galvatron, Hot Rod, and TLK Barricade. A new Hound with all of his weapons would be cool too!

And while it's unlikely given TLK Bee was released earlier in SS, a new take on that design with SS-49's upgrades to the chest and arms would be great.

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:

LinaNui wrote:Did some rearranging of my studio series figures. Devastator and wreckers are in another area. Can't wait to add more to these, hopefully more will be released next year.

That's a great looking collection! Really like the Lego Devastator too, that's neat!

With regards to AOE/TLK figures, I started off SS sticking with the first 3 movies (though I did get Stinger eventually), but at the rate Bayverse SS is coming now I can definitely accommodate some AOE/TLK stuff.

I'd really like to see both versions of AOE Bee (still holding out a little hope that SS-79's single release will be a new mold), Evasion Prime, Galvatron, Hot Rod, and TLK Barricade. A new Hound with all of his weapons would be cool too!

And while it's unlikely given TLK Bee was released earlier in SS, a new take on that design with SS-49's upgrades to the chest and arms would be great.

We really need a good TLK Barricade, your right!

Because Hasbro Pulse UK still don't have Jolt, Grindor or Thrust listed (they have that dumb grey Jeep Bumblebee though...), I've been looking around for any other UK sites that have a pre-order listing for Jolt, and so far Smyths Toys are the only site I can find with a listing, but it just says Out Of Stock, expected October/November, with no pre-order option. Once I do get it sorted out though, I think Jolt will be the last regular Studio Series figure I buy, unless they do some good figures for Rise of the Beasts next year.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

First-Aid wrote:Has there been any word on whether we will get a SS Infernocus?

No.

They've been largely avoiding AOE and TLK characters since they're less popular.

The TLK ones especially tended to be mere straight redecos anyway, so there's that too.

Which would make them pretty easy to do.

I have been advocating for completing the AOE/TLK casts and doing updates of other ones like Infernocus for some time. And will continue doing it. We need a proper large Infernocus, and a complete TLK Crew.

And I will fight forever for a Driller toy.

anyways, the newest SS wave gave us some pretty fun toys

I would love to get a commander class driller, maybe 2 foot long and 6 inch in diameter?. They could make it open up into some sort of playset/base. And if you got 2 or more you could connect them together to make it bigger and more accurate. Honestly, I will buy (and have) any thing that they make based off the first 5 moves.

For a while, I didn't think a Driller toy would be viable since I didn't think it would be able to properly transform into anything.

But then it just hit me. It could be given a proper robot mode of its own, by transforming in a snake-like style similar to that of Gigano Dragon (but more stable and with more articulation afforded at a larger size).

I always thought that if there was a Driller made, it would be commander class, and the only way it would achieve a robot mode of sorts is if it was able to split apart and somehow attach itself to leader class Shockwave, making it basically an armor upgrade for Shockwave, like Jetfire did for Optimus.

Rodimus Prime wrote:I always thought that if there was a Driller made, it would be commander class, and the only way it would achieve a robot mode of sorts is if it was able to split apart and somehow attach itself to leader class Shockwave, making it basically an armor upgrade for Shockwave, like Jetfire did for Optimus.

That would be cool. I would pay for that.

Sabrblade wrote:For a while, I didn't think a Driller toy would be viable since I didn't think it would be able to properly transform into anything.

But then it just hit me. It could be given a proper robot mode of its own, by transforming in a snake-like style similar to that of Gigano Dragon (but more stable and with more articulation afforded at a larger size).

This would be AWESOME

Rodimus Prime wrote:I always thought that if there was a Driller made, it would be commander class, and the only way it would achieve a robot mode of sorts is if it was able to split apart and somehow attach itself to leader class Shockwave, making it basically an armor upgrade for Shockwave, like Jetfire did for Optimus.

This would ALSO be AWESOME

If I remember, the Driller in DOTM is supposed to be GIGANTIC. So the only thing I can see is a titan class, non transformable, but loaded with joints and action features. Included with it would be a Core sized Shockwave. Maybe that Shockwave could be a straight repaint of the DotM Cyberverse Commander Shockwave.



That Driller could open the door to the revival of the excellent DotM Cyberverse line, where all the characters were remade in "Legion" and "Core" sizes. Then maybe introducing playsets in scale. I know they tried it at the DotM time with the Ark, but it was subpart. If they get serious about this, we could have some kick-ass display possibilities.

A Titan Driller would almost have to be an exclusive for just us adults. No way a parent buys his/her kid a $160 plastic snake.

Rodimus Prime wrote:A Titan Driller would almost have to be an exclusive for just us adults. No way a parent buys his/her kid a $160 plastic snake.

Not even 3P dared to tackle Shockwave's Driller. So having one in scale even with the HASLAB Unicron / Kingdom Ark micro figs is a pipe dream.

Rodimus Prime wrote:I always thought that if there was a Driller made, it would be commander class, and the only way it would achieve a robot mode of sorts is if it was able to split apart and somehow attach itself to leader class Shockwave, making it basically an armor upgrade for Shockwave, like Jetfire did for Optimus.

This is a really cool idea! Although I do think it would have to be bigger.

Got Jolt from Target today, and to my surprise there was 2 of him! Double checked my order and confirmed I only ordered one, so I guess I have one to keep in box!


Jolt is pretty good, robot mode is very well detailed, and the use of transparent plastic on the legs (as detail, not structural) is neat! I’m so used to the older movie toys that it’s a little weird seeing what Jolt actually looks like, but I like it!


The whips are strange - someone at Hasbro thought it was a good idea to make Topspin’s machine guns out of a soft rubbery plastic, but Jolt’s whips are a rigid plastic. Kinda strange, but I do like that they’re long enough to recreate Optimus’ power-up scene.


The only other complaint I have are the thigh panels - they really get in the way of leg articulation. They are easily removable though, which is kinda neat.

Overall, Jolt is good! I give him a thumbs-up!


Here he is with his ROTF wave mates - a really great wave, I gotta say!

Best guess as to why we've never gotten a Transformers toy of the Driller is because it's... not a Transformer.

Sabrblade wrote:Best guess as to why we've never gotten a Transformers toy of the Driller is because it's... not a Transformer.

It's either a vehicle, or a "wild animal" of some sort.
Then again, the Ark never transformed in the OG Cartoon but in Kingdom, he does. So why not make a Titan DotM Driller that not only would be able to slither around, but also have it's own surprise robot mode.

...as much as I doubt that a Titan-Class Driller is in the cards for the future, I do feel the need to point out that we do have a listing for an SS Core Class Shockwave for next year, and it shouldn't be a G1/86 Shockwave since there's also a listing for a Legacy one that will assumedly fill that role. Is that a hint of things to come? Who knows.

Nemesis Primal wrote:...as much as I doubt that a Titan-Class Driller is in the cards for the future, I do feel the need to point out that we do have a listing for an SS Core Class Shockwave for next year, and it shouldn't be a G1/86 Shockwave since there's also a listing for a Legacy one that will assumedly fill that role. Is that a hint of things to come? Who knows.

The cynic in me says yes, it is absolutely a sign of things to come. Main characters in core class, but unfortunately likely nothing more than that.

A reliable leaker from TFW gave the listings for the main TF lines for 2022 (Note, he said he doesn’t want to be credited if the info gets newsed). Relevant to this thread, we have:

Core Wave 1: BB Ravage, BB Shockwave

Core Wave 4: DOTM Laserbeak

Deluxe Wave 1: BB Ratchet, Wheeljack, Brawn

Deluxe Wave 2: BB Wheeljack, Ratchet, Arcee, Ironhide

Deluxe Wave 3: DOTM Bumblebee, ROTF Sideways

Deluxe Wave 4: AOE Crosshairs, TLK Hot Rod

Voyager Wave 1: BB Soundwave

Voyager wave 3: AOE Galvatron, BB Thundercracker

Leader Wave 3: The Fallen

I’m really happy with the Bayverse listings, DOTM Bee and Sideways are some of my most wanted figures and all the others sound good!

If it's true, it will be interesting to see how they will take a voyager AoE Galvatron.

We were handed a list of case contents based off of what retailers have/can order/ed for what we have coming in 2022 so far for the Transformers Studio Series line. It is very important to note that as we saw in the Kingdom line, wave assortments can change. But we know you like as much info as possible, so here is how the list is looking like at the moment.

Core:
Wave 1:
TF6 Ravage x4
TF6 Shockwave x4

Wave 2:
TF6 Ravage x2
TF6 Shockwave x2
86 Spike x4

Wave 3:
86 Wheelie x4
86 Ratchet x4

Wave 4:
86 Wheelie x2
TF3 Laserbeak x3
86 Rumble x3

Deluxe:
Wave 1:
86 Perceptor x2
TF6 Ratchet x2
TF6 Wheeljack x2
TF6 Brawn x2

Wave 2:
TF6 Wheeljack x1
TF6 Ratchet x1
TF6 Arcee x3
TF6 Ironhide x3

wave 3:
86 Arcee x3
TF2 Sideways x3
TF3 Bumblebee x3

Wave 4:
86 Perceptor x1
86 Arcee x1
TF5 Hot Rod x3
TF4 Crosshairs x3

Voyagers:
Wave 1:
TF6 Soundwave x2
86 Hot Rod Variant x1

Wave 2:
TF6 Soundwave x1
86 Junkyard x1

Wave 3:
TF6 Thundercracker x1
TF4 Galvatron x2

Leaders:
Wave 1:
86 King Starscream cape x2

Wave 2:
86 Sludge x2

Wave 3:
TF2 The Fallen x2

I'm assuming hot rod variant will be SG?

I'm happy about Sludge and a proper wheelie, though it's a shame they're not releasing a core class bayverse wheelie

86 arcee? I wonder if a new mold or slightly recolored wfc version? That's interesting

I'm surprised there's only one Dinobot listed, but either way I'm definitely getting Sludge, I just hope it ends up being its own mould and not a retooling of Slag. The Fallen is certainly tempting, but I'll wait to see what it looks like before I commit to buying one.

...interesting that we had a rumor that BB movie Thundercracker would be an exclusive and yet now it shows up as a retail release, which also happened word-for-word with the BB movie Thrust that my stores are just now getting...I wonder how many of those rumored exclusive Seekers will end up being exclusives after all?

Also that DotM Bee should be 2 to a case, not 3, otherwise that case has more figures in a shipment than the allotted 8.

Razorbeast88 wrote:I'm assuming hot rod variant will be SG?

86 arcee? I wonder if a new mold or slightly recolored wfc version? That's interesting

-As cool as it would be, I doubt an SG release of Hot Rod/Rodimus would be in mainline SS, and at least one leaker believes this to just be a magenta repaint for accuracy's sake
-Leakers say Arcee is just a repaint of the ER figure

Nemesis Primal wrote:...interesting that we had a rumor that BB movie Thundercracker would be an exclusive and yet now it shows up as a retail release, which also happened word-for-word with the BB movie Thrust that my stores are just now getting...I wonder how many of those rumored exclusive Seekers will end up being exclusives after all?

Also that DotM Bee should be 2 to a case, not 3, otherwise that case has more figures in a shipment than the allotted 8.

Razorbeast88 wrote:I'm assuming hot rod variant will be SG?

86 arcee? I wonder if a new mold or slightly recolored wfc version? That's interesting

-As cool as it would be, I doubt an SG release of Hot Rod/Rodimus would be in mainline SS, and at least one leaker believes this to just be a magenta repaint for accuracy's sake
-Leakers say Arcee is just a repaint of the ER figure

Ahhh got it. Well, saves me money. I'm not hatdcore on accuracy that I'd double dip just for magenta, and I refuse to purchase any figure out of the ER arcee mold ever again hahaha

I'm definitely on board for almost all of the Bayverse figures coming next year - the only maybe is Crosshairs, depends if it's a new mold or not.

Very interested to see how they handle AOE Galvatron and The Fallen, and what The Fallen will transform into.

Bee's DOTM appearance is my favorite look for him, so I'm super pumped we're seeing it in SS! The SS-49/74 mold will make a great base, they'll just have to remold some of the parts (spoiler in alt mode, robot mode chest, and a bunch of other smaller things).

Sideways is another one I'm really excited for, and will complete the Transformers: The Ride cast in SS! (besides Evac, of course, but the original figure works well with SS, at least in alt mode). There were rumors that Sideways will be based on the Dino mold, which I hope isn't the case. Dino is a great figure, but I can't really see Sideways working from that.

TLK Hot Rod is great news, the original figure doesn't do the design justice.

Core class DOTM Laserbeak still confuses me, Laserbeak in SS scale is way, way smaller than even core class. Maybe it'll be a multipack of the different modes he turns into? But then he still (presumably) would have to transform. . . I don't know, I'm kinda excited to see how that goes.

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Core class DOTM Laserbeak still confuses me, Laserbeak in SS scale is way, way smaller than even core class. Maybe it'll be a multipack of the different modes he turns into? But then he still (presumably) would have to transform. . . I don't know, I'm kinda excited to see how that goes.

Considering the Laserbeak that comes with DotM Soundwave already exists to fulfill the "properly scaled" aspect of the Studio Series, I'm expecting the Core one to be out of scale to service transforming, considering the in-scale version's inability to transform is technically inaccurate itself. No idea which alt mode they're intending to go for though, and I hadn't considered the multipack idea you mention, that's an interesting thought...

One thing's for sure though: if this turns out to be Pink MurderBee Laserbeak, it's an instabuy.

Nothing on the 86 Springer seems odd as well as the one dinobot.

The transforming Wheelie and Spike make the included wastes with Grimlock and Slag total wastes. Wouldnt be that hard to give core Spike a revolving head for his/Daniels face or something.

Wasn't the last Springer rumor that they were considering possibly just rereleasing Siege Springer?