First Look at Rescue Bots Academy Radio Control Optimus Prime and Bumblebee

Except for the absolute derp face, these would be pretty cool.

Was this version of Flip Racer Bumblebee ever released. Found this today at a thrift shop and after searching everywhere and reading through this whole thread, I only saw it once in the SDCC 2018 booth pictures.

Soundwavves wrote:Was this version of Flip Racer Bumblebee ever released. Found this today at a thrift shop and after searching everywhere and reading through this whole thread, I only saw it once in the SDCC 2018 booth pictures.

Intersting, it's not a toy I ever found in stores, but it surely was released if it ended up in a thrift store. This line was never a big priority for coverage from any media site since there was very little interest from fans.

We have news that the Transformers Mini Racers first shown over a year ago have been found in the US. While these are very similar to the Rescue Bots Mini Racers we previously had, these are all G1 characters. It's a trend we've seen a lot now where the Rescue Bot products are being revamped within a more G1 themed line. These particular products are one of the lowest priced Transformers items that transform in the Fisher Price aisle of retail stores. These ones have 2 robot heads, one that peeks out in alt mode, like the bot is driving itself and another for the robot mode. This series has Trailbreaker, Arcee, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Hoist. These were found at a Kroger in Indianapolis, IN.

If you have found them, share your sightings with our community in the sightings section and on our boards in your region related thread.

This sighting was originally posted here by Dilbertron.

Adorable perma-pooth!

First we had bots with fake car parts, now we have cars with fake bot parts.

Emerje

william-james88 wrote:

Soundwavves wrote:Was this version of Flip Racer Bumblebee ever released. Found this today at a thrift shop and after searching everywhere and reading through this whole thread, I only saw it once in the SDCC 2018 booth pictures.

Intersting, it's not a toy I ever found in stores, but it surely was released if it ended up in a thrift store. This line was never a big priority for coverage from any media site since there was very little interest from fans.

I actually made that post back in early November, but oddly it was just approved and posted yesterday.

Since then through some discussion on other forums and my own research, it's been determined that this was an unreleased Bumblebee from the “Griffin Rock Off-Road Rescue Team." The lack of copyright and the stamped numbers shows that it was probably a preproduction sample.

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bumblebee_(WFC)/toys#CanceledFlip

While it might weird or unbelievable to find this in a random bag at the thrift store, it was in the same town as Hasbro HQ, so it was most likely a former employee downsizing.

I might get that Trailbreaker, it's cute, and he rarely gets attention like this

There's a very interesting 4 pack that just popped in at Amazon. It's basically a "my first Transformers starter pack" for any young kids or hobbyists who love simple desk toys.

The 4 pack are the "one steps" of Megatron, Starscream, Bumblebee, and Optimus Prime. They all look good in both modes and looks like tons of fun. Plus the price is good at 45$CAN for the pack compared to 15$CAN for a single figure.

They also to have some major differences in deco compared to their single releases. So one may double-dip is they already had those before.

The set:




The original singles:






Appart Bee, who trade painted kneecaps for painted fists, the bots from the pack look much better than their single releases IMO. I'll be considering it.

Odd. The 4-pack doesn't have the "Classic Heroes Team" logo or any other logo besides a generic "Transformers" logo.

Sabrblade wrote:Odd. The 4-pack doesn't have the "Classic Heroes Team" logo or any other logo besides a generic "Transformers" logo.

But the "Transformers" name is the exact same font as the Classic Heroes Team logo.
So, it kinda count as a logo?

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Odd. The 4-pack doesn't have the "Classic Heroes Team" logo or any other logo besides a generic "Transformers" logo.

But the "Transformers" name is the exact same font as the Classic Heroes Team logo.

Because it's the exact same font used in every Transformers logo since 2015.

-Kanrabat- wrote:So, it kinda count as a logo?

Reread the last word of my post.

Surprise News'd!

Anyone interested to get this set? For yourself or your children?

-Kanrabat- wrote:Surprise News'd!

Anyone interested to get this set? For yourself or your children?

Not me, but you go right ahead.

There exist plush toys of Chase and Heatwave!!!

Sabrblade wrote:There exists a plush toy of Chase!!!

Cute, but I just can't get over the fact that this Megatron plushie is kinda a...
...dickhead.

Huzzah! No claw machines necessary! Online listings for these plush toys have been found!

Sabrblade wrote:Huzzah! No claw machines necessary! Online listings for these plush toys have been found!

The G1 versions are hilarious while the Rescue bot versions have "bug faces". If I ever find them locally, I'd be tempted.

Doggonit! We commonfolk can't actually buy from this site, as they only sell to those who own and operate the entertainment machines that these toys are found in.

Sabrblade wrote:EDIT: Doggonit! We commonfolk can't actually buy from this site, as they only sell to those who own and operate the entertainment machines that these toys are found in.

Woops...