Video Review for Legacy Point Blank and More In Hand Images of Dragon Megatron

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Tracytron54321 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:I wonder if we'll get the other 2 planet leaders from Cybertron.

Hard to say since Override didn't happen the way they expected her to (we've all heard the story) and Metroplex likely only happened out of necessity, but thankfully they did a great job on him. I think they've definitely reevaluated any previous plans considering how popular the first two have been. I would personally love to see them take another stab at Evac because his arm propeller really gets in the way and legs and feet are weird. Can't imagine them doing Scourge better, he's even better now that the scale and shrunk and he's such a big figure.

Emerje

What story? This is the first I've heard of this

Hasbro initially pitched and planned for Override to be a heavy retool of Hot Rod, Takara instead countered that by figuring out a way to make an entirely new mold for her with the budget of a retool (she only uses 4 mold-sprues instead of the 12 or so other Voyagers do).

Same thing happened with Cosmos, he was gonna be a retool of Origins Bee.

Sabrblade wrote:Megatron has too much purple.

Sabrblade wrote:Megatron has too much purple.

william-james88 wrote:Right now, POTP Optimal Optimus goes for around $100 on the aftermarket. We'll see just how much that price rises with this new image showing that Transmetal II Dragon Megatron scales perfectly with him. We have the show scale chart below that you can compare to. We have other images of Dragon Megatron from Sam Smith's Instagram page and you can find those below. In other Transformers Legacy news, there's now a review for Legacy Pointblank and Peacemaker. You can see it below.

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:If I only get one transformer this year (so far I haven't due to money issues) it's going to be this Skullgrin.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Lol @ double news post!

Sabrblade wrote:

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:If I only get one transformer this year (so far I haven't due to money issues) it's going to be this Skullgrin.

Not Predacon Inferno?

"Deluxe Legacy Pointblank and his Targetmaster Peacemaker are finally here to hop into your collection! . Had to break out my mint Crosshairs to showcase how both of these bots looked together.

I had the pleasure of doing the deco for Crosshairs and I was kinda bummed I wasn’t able to get Pinpointer in there. This time around since I lead the design of this guy I thought it was essential to add in Peacemaker. I soon realized how cost challenging it was to include a target master at a Deluxe scale and pricepoint. . The first image is my own redraw concept art of Pointblank and Peacemaker. Ive been really using alot of reference art that everyone already knows and loves, especially with tight schedules, they seem to be great for kicking off the project. You can see the reuse of the comics art alt mode here was perfect to use. I absolutely love this rendition of his cybertronian race car alt mode.

Hasui san took the reigns and made the great suggestion of doing the fin styled head that was never made in toyform. Anything that is in the g1 cartoon is a go for me even if its from the later seasons. . You can see an additional weapon engine accessory was costed out along with a bunch of other comments made to fine tune this guy. Hasui really had so many tweaks in order to fix up this guy, I just couldn’t find a way to showcase them all here. I added my comments to ensure we were aligned on trying to make this the best version of Pointblank ever.

You can see the targetmaster is blast effect compatible. There is elbow swivel on Pointblank for those that have been asking, but the articulation range on this guy really gives you a plethora of posing options and is really fun to tinker with. The arm transformation was a treat and I can’t wait for yall to get these guys!

Have a great weekend and thank you all for bringing your passion and support to the Transformers universe!"

william-james88 wrote:It's interesting to see that the designer wanted to ensure a strong hinge for the clear plastic cockpit

blackeyedprime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:It's interesting to see that the designer wanted to ensure a strong hinge for the clear plastic cockpit

For a car mode that cant even fit in a driver or have much reason to open it? No complaints about it back to being a regular size deluxe and standing same height as Crosshairs though.

william-james88 wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:It's interesting to see that the designer wanted to ensure a strong hinge for the clear plastic cockpit

For a car mode that cant even fit in a driver or have much reason to open it? No complaints about it back to being a regular size deluxe and standing same height as Crosshairs though.

Doesn't the cockpit need to be handled during transformation?

Nemesis Primal wrote:If this level of compromise is what comes from trying to pack in a single Targetmaster, they better not try this again with frickin' Needlenose, just stick to using whatever CAD work was done for him already for the fan votes please.

This is, of course, assuming most if not all of these "for cost reduction" comments were because of said Targetmaster and not someone else in this Deluxe wave also being overbudget, if it was a combination of both then I suppose I would feel less concerned.

Nemesis Primal wrote:If this level of compromise is what comes from trying to pack in a single Targetmaster, they better not try this again with frickin' Needlenose, just stick to using whatever CAD work was done for him already for the fan votes please.

This is, of course, assuming most if not all of these "for cost reduction" comments were because of said Targetmaster and not someone else in this Deluxe wave also being overbudget, if it was a combination of both then I suppose I would feel less concerned.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:It's interesting to see that the designer wanted to ensure a strong hinge for the clear plastic cockpit

For a car mode that cant even fit in a driver or have much reason to open it? No complaints about it back to being a regular size deluxe and standing same height as Crosshairs though.

Doesn't the cockpit need to be handled during transformation?

Yup, the cockpit window must be open as all the Siege Ironhides.
The irony is that a "driver" can fit inside only in bot mode.

blackeyedprime wrote:A braver man than me can try removing her head first.

Tracytron54321 wrote:

blackeyedprime wrote:A braver man than me can try removing her head first.

Nice! I'm so jealous. I really hope I'll be able to secure one for myself

-Kanrabat- wrote:Also, I think you can check out right now if a standard headmaster can fit inside the empty space of the cockpit in vehicle mode. I think I can check it out with Elita-1 later today.

blackeyedprime wrote:A braver man than me can try removing her head first.

Nemesis Primal wrote:

MaximalNui wrote:Also wonder why they used a new "mold" for Peacemaker instead of a Battlemaster retool, or even the Legends mold. Are plastic prices really that high?

Well every single Deluxe-and-higher figure that has included a Battlemaster mold has been an exclusive, and all but one of them have had prices higher than/outside the normal retail price points, so....

Sabrblade wrote:Confirmed by Mark Maher: The Energon Monsters were dropped at the last minute and replaced by Skullgrin and most likely Bomb-Burst.

Tracytron54321 wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:If this level of compromise is what comes from trying to pack in a single Targetmaster, they better not try this again with frickin' Needlenose, just stick to using whatever CAD work was done for him already for the fan votes please.

This is, of course, assuming most if not all of these "for cost reduction" comments were because of said Targetmaster and not someone else in this Deluxe wave also being overbudget, if it was a combination of both then I suppose I would feel less concerned.

Absolutely agreed. I'd much rather just buy a targetmaster separately as a core class or as a third party upgrade kit or instead just bump it up to a voyager to upgrade the targetmaster, fill in the back of the legs, add a bicep swivel, add his shield/spoiler accessory, and maybe give him an alternate head.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Or rather, Optimus got BONKED with a Looney-Tunesque end result!

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:I think we need a new disscussion for this insanity.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:I think we need a new disscussion for this insanity.

Already exist.
Check out the "Cool poses" thread.

william-james88 wrote:As you may recall, Siege Crosshairs was releaed with no Targetmaster and one of Hasbro's main designers, Mark Maher, did not want that to repeat for Pointblank. At the same time, they wanted to also give fans a deluxe class figure of similar standards, so that's why below you will see a bunch of notes related tocost when designing a figure. It's interesting to see that the designer wanted to ensure a strong hinge for the clear plastic cockpit, so wrist articulation was removed in favour of that. Hasbro is sparing nosecrets from us here and you can see how everything was decided to bring you the toy you'll get.

One very interesting note is that the person who designed the transformation is Shogo Hasui, the same legendary designer who gave us MP-10, MP Sideswipe, CW Devastator, HFTD Starscream, Prime Starscream and even the classics seeker mold. It was his idea to give Pointblank his comic head rather than his Headmasters head. So if you don't like the final resulting headsculpt, you can blame Takara. The full post is after these images.

"Deluxe Legacy Pointblank and his Targetmaster Peacemaker are finally here to hop into your collection! . Had to break out my mint Crosshairs to showcase how both of these bots looked together.

I had the pleasure of doing the deco for Crosshairs and I was kinda bummed I wasn’t able to get Pinpointer in there. This time around since I lead the design of this guy I thought it was essential to add in Peacemaker. I soon realized how cost challenging it was to include a target master at a Deluxe scale and pricepoint. . The first image is my own redraw concept art of Pointblank and Peacemaker. Ive been really using alot of reference art that everyone already knows and loves, especially with tight schedules, they seem to be great for kicking off the project. You can see the reuse of the comics art alt mode here was perfect to use. I absolutely love this rendition of his cybertronian race car alt mode.

Hasui san took the reigns and made the great suggestion of doing the fin styled head that was never made in toyform. Anything that is in the g1 cartoon is a go for me even if its from the later seasons. . You can see an additional weapon engine accessory was costed out along with a bunch of other comments made to fine tune this guy. Hasui really had so many tweaks in order to fix up this guy, I just couldn’t find a way to showcase them all here. I added my comments to ensure we were aligned on trying to make this the best version of Pointblank ever.

You can see the targetmaster is blast effect compatible. There is elbow swivel on Pointblank for those that have been asking, but the articulation range on this guy really gives you a plethora of posing options and is really fun to tinker with. The arm transformation was a treat and I can’t wait for yall to get these guys!

Have a great weekend and thank you all for bringing your passion and support to the Transformers universe!"

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:I dislike the old t 30 Jhiaxus. They tried to be creative by combining elements from every version, but it just came out looking bland and boring.

-Kanrabat- wrote:I love the incredible contrast between the same retool/remold that was Jhiaxus before and the brand new original mold he finally got.

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AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Missing one?

-Kanrabat- wrote:

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Missing one?

Is it a botcon thing? Regardless, if it's only the name with the same head as the OG Jetstorm, it barely count.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Oh in that case it's possible to hunt it sown.

After a quick look, this thing might as well be a "botcon". Only 2 available, new, at 100/200$ each.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Transformers LEGACY A Hero Is Born 2 Pack ALPHA TRION & ORION PAX 2022 Pulse Con Exclusive Review by our favorite "leaker", PvP!

o.supreme wrote:Unfortunately, for those of us that want Minerva later this year, we will have to be eagle eyed to walgreens.com, unless you are a club member on Hasbro Pulse and like Kingdom red Alert, if it goes up there, will be sold out well before it becomes available to the General Public.