New In-Hand Images - Transformers Studio Series Drift with Baby Dinobots

UnderYourCloset wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I find siege Optimus to be quite meh/daff. Especially with the stupid adition of that truck "baseball cap" who only end up as a backpack.

SS "Geewun" Optimus is a work of art in it's own right. I'm looking forward to it to arrive locally.

Tbh I kinda wish Hasbro would go with a more Sunbow cartoony aesthetic for a line with smooth panels and anime-esc angles (like giving G1 Optimus legs that actually get larger towards the bottom instead of them being big rectangles for legs).(…)

Animated was a GOLDEN line for this. Mostly cartoon accurate, clever transformation, and affordable main line transformers.
Animated was incredible.
Will we ever get Animated 2.0? I mean, as far as accuracy and effectiveness is concerned?

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Will we ever get Animated 2.0? I mean, as far as accuracy and effectiveness is concerned?

I feel Prime got close

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Will we ever get Animated 2.0? I mean, as far as accuracy and effectiveness is concerned?

I feel Prime got close

Prime got it almost perfect with the First Edition molds. After that in RID, there was too much hanging panels and fake parts all over. Only Vehicon for Prime RID got it perfectly.

I just found Jetfire's rear landing gear. Didn't use the instructions, are they shown there? I haven't seen them in any video reviews. Glad he has them.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Will we ever get Animated 2.0? I mean, as far as accuracy and effectiveness is concerned?

I feel Prime got close

Prime got it almost perfect with the First Edition molds. After that in RID, there was too much hanging panels and fake parts all over. Only Vehicon for Prime RID got it perfectly.

You forget Wheeljack who rocked hard. Plus you had ultra magnus, knockout and an arcee that was more accurate than first edition and Takara gave us Breakdown.

wheeljack34 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

wheeljack34 wrote:I read Studio Series Megatron 31 Battle Damage was to be a Target Exclusive this fall. by chance anyone know a price point?

Price point is 30 usd.

Thanks!! last i heard it wasn't going to be released so i was looking at the ones online now that are higher in price. Much appreciated!

All I gave you was the price point, we have no assurance that Target (or whoever else) will stock the exclusive. With store exclusives, the only assurance you have is when they show up, not before. People waited 1 year for Walgreens to stock POTP Wreck Gar and some couldnt wait and paid double.

Some never end up beign sold in the US for one reason or another, like this Unicron toy below, even though target carried other toys in the platinum 30th movie anniversary line:



And this exclusive Thundercracker from last year still hasnt appeared in the US:



So it's up to you. Can you wait several more months to see if Megs shows up at retail for $30 ?

Give yourself a deadline for when you cant wait anymore and the amount of money you wouldnt mind paying for him. If you set these limits, then nomatter what there wont be any regrets.

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Will we ever get Animated 2.0? I mean, as far as accuracy and effectiveness is concerned?

I feel Prime got close

Prime got it almost perfect with the First Edition molds. After that in RID, there was too much hanging panels and fake parts all over. Only Vehicon for Prime RID got it perfectly.

You forget Wheeljack who rocked hard. Plus you had ultra magnus, knockout and an arcee that was more accurate than first edition and Takara gave us Breakdown.

Can't judge of Breakdown because I never was willing to spend the cash on him. But yeah, RID Wheeljack and Arcee were amazing.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Will we ever get Animated 2.0? I mean, as far as accuracy and effectiveness is concerned?

Not without Eric Siebenaler. He was the lead designer for Animated's toyline and a vital aspect of how good that line was. The last TF line he worked on was the Prime First Edition line, before departing the TF brand back in 2011 to go over to the Star Wars brand.

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Will we ever get Animated 2.0? I mean, as far as accuracy and effectiveness is concerned?

Not without Eric Siebenaler. He was the lead designer for Animated's toyline and a vital aspect of how good that line was. The last TF line he worked on was the Prime First Edition line, before departing the TF brand back in 2011 to go over to the Star Wars brand.

I have also followed the star wars brand and I do not see his genius at play there.

And yeah, I can tell he worked on first edition, that had the same quality and standard as Animated.

I'm slowly picking up the Wave 5 Studio Series Deluxes. Last week, I found Crankcase in a Target, but none of his casemates. Tonight, it was Barricade without his casemates at Target (along with some Wave 4 stragglers). I'm hoping next week will be Sideswipe! I can wait on the two Bumblebees from the wave. WWII Bumblebee is more of a curiosity. He's not even really screen accurate. Clunker Bumblebee is just a repaint, but I might bite if the rusty paint apps actually look good and it's true that they fixed the problems with the earlier uses of the mold.

For who ever cares,
we have confirmation of size class for Devastators components

TrypticonCarne wrote:
For who ever cares,
we have confirmation of size class for Devastators components

Awesome! I was hoping Scavenger was a leader, he really needs to be. I don't really have the funds to go after Devastator, but I might get Scavenger (and maybe Mixmaster) because I love those designs.

I didn't expect Overload to be a leader though, so that's cool. I wonder what design they're going with for him, I'd expect something like the old legends class one over the grievous arms/spider legs.

Also, Rampage is looking strangely orange in that picture. . . repaint, maybe?

Too bad those Bayverse Constructicons didn't come out at the time of release of the film

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:

TrypticonCarne wrote:
For who ever cares,
we have confirmation of size class for Devastators components

Awesome! I was hoping Scavenger was a leader, he really needs to be. I don't really have the funds to go after Devastator, but I might get Scavenger (and maybe Mixmaster) because I love those designs.

I didn't expect Overload to be a leader though, so that's cool. I wonder what design they're going with for him, I'd expect something like the old legends class one over the grievous arms/spider legs.

Also, Rampage is looking strangely orange in that picture. . . repaint, maybe?

long haul is a very lighter shade of green in the image so I wouldn't think too hard about orange rampage

TrypticonCarne wrote:
For who ever cares,
we have confirmation of size class for Devastators components

Ohh, 2 leaders are going to make up the torso, I bet Hasbro’s going to be rolling in my money

Gosh, wish I had the funds for this beast. I have SS 38 Optimus preordered now though. Super excited about whenever he comes out. (On another note, I've been seeing the G1 Optimus reissue sorta shelfwarming at my local Walmart, so also waiting for his price to drop cuz I need it. O_O)

and whom ever is searching for a long haul preorder, I have some news US retailer Toywiz has a preorder listed
https://toywiz.com/transformers-age-of- ... on-figure/
mislabeled as AoE Long haul so you have that going for you if you had issues finding him

Oddly enough, I like that helicopter Drift WAY more than any of his movie car mode versions. o_o Looks pretty badass to me. Idunno if I'd call him Drift or Deadlock though. Deadlock makes more sense for a helicopter than Drift.

They have come, love the unique insignia for the constructions

TrypticonCarne wrote:

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They have come, love the unique insignia for the constructions

You gonna show off Rampage?

Thanks to Seibertronian TrypticonCarne, we now have a clear image of Studio Series Devastator art in combined mode! This image comes from Weibo user NOTRAB, and not only shows us the art of Devastator, but also confirms the size classes for the remaining bots that make up the massive combiner-they can just be made out in the blue graphic showing each of their names. Overload (lower torso) and Scavenger (upper torso) will be Leader Class figures, and Scrapper (right arm) and Mixmaster (head and shoulders) will be Voyager Class. These remaining four figures aren't set to be released until 2020, so we still have plenty of time to see them in toy form.



So what do you think of this image? Are you excited to complete this figure? Can't wait until 2020? Be sure to stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news!

If that art is representative of the final toy's deco, then for a line that focuses so well on movie-accuracy, Devastator will once again have his face in the wrong color.

Ig89ninja wrote:

TrypticonCarne wrote:

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They have come, love the unique insignia for the constructions

You gonna show off Rampage?

Bounti76 wrote:Thanks to Seibertronian TrypticonCarne, we now have a clear image of Studio Series Devastator art in combined mode! This image comes from Weibo user NOTRAB, and not only shows us the art of Devastator, but also confirms the size classes for the remaining bots that make up the massive combiner-they can just be made out in the blue graphic showing each of their names. Overload (lower torso) and Scavenger (upper torso) will be Leader Class figures, and Scrapper (right arm) and Mixmaster (head and shoulders) will be Voyager Class. These remaining four figures aren't set to be released until 2020, so we still have plenty of time to see them in toy form.



So what do you think of this image? Are you excited to complete this figure? Can't wait until 2020? Be sure to stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news!

what no news credit?

Sabrblade wrote:If that art is representative of the final toy's deco, then for a line that focuses so well on movie-accuracy, Devastator will once again have his face in the wrong color.

You know your still going to buy it it’s what little paint can’t fix on face maybe third party companie looks great

I know I am buying him, I preordered half so far I am going for the other half

dragons wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:If that art is representative of the final toy's deco, then for a line that focuses so well on movie-accuracy, Devastator will once again have his face in the wrong color.

You know your still going to buy it

Why would I when I'm not collecting the Studio Series line? I only own one SS figure.

YOU don't get any say about my collecting habits.

TrypticonCarne wrote:

Ig89ninja wrote:

TrypticonCarne wrote:

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They have come, love the unique insignia for the constructions

You gonna show off Rampage?

Bounti76 wrote:Thanks to Seibertronian TrypticonCarne, we now have a clear image of Studio Series Devastator art in combined mode! This image comes from Weibo user NOTRAB, and not only shows us the art of Devastator, but also confirms the size classes for the remaining bots that make up the massive combiner-they can just be made out in the blue graphic showing each of their names. Overload (lower torso) and Scavenger (upper torso) will be Leader Class figures, and Scrapper (right arm) and Mixmaster (head and shoulders) will be Voyager Class. These remaining four figures aren't set to be released until 2020, so we still have plenty of time to see them in toy form.



So what do you think of this image? Are you excited to complete this figure? Can't wait until 2020? Be sure to stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news!

what no news credit?

It sometimes takes a little while, but you are credited with the news.

Two Leaders at 50 usd, four Voyagers at 30 usd, and two deluxes at 20 usd, means he's gonna be 260 usd(before taxes/shipping/markups/whatever else). Good thing he is spread out over two years.

I’ve noticed something odd concerning Hightower. On both this promotional art and the prototype piece, he has cabling attached to his crane, as well as an errant scoop on the upper arm. Yet neither of these showed up in the publicity pics or the display piece for him. Thoughts?

To actually be *movie accurate* however, wouldn't Devastator make more sense to be made up of nine 'cons instead of eight? I mean, I don't expect to see the infamous wrecking balls, but I also don't understand the logic behind making one arm out of two components, and the other, out of just one...

Yweggo wrote:Two Leaders at 50 usd, four Voyagers at 30 usd, and two deluxes at 20 usd, means he's gonna be 260 usd(before taxes/shipping/markups/whatever else). Good thing he is spread out over two years.

Well by single figure MP standards, that's not bad.

Shuttershock wrote:I’ve noticed something odd concerning Hightower. On both this promotional art and the prototype piece, he has cabling attached to his crane, as well as an errant scoop on the upper arm. Yet neither of these showed up in the publicity pics or the display piece for him. Thoughts?

Yeah that's been bugging me too.

Hightower seems to not only be an early mock-up in Devastator's pic, what with the Yellow Crane and rubbery cabling, but is also attached BACKWARDS.

That scoop sticking out of the outside if the arm is meant to be Devastator's LEFT THUMB, giving him 4 digits on his left hand, just like on his right. And the Crane sticks OUTWARDS on his forearm. Also because of that weird configuration, Scrapmetal seems to attach much further out than he's supposed to, which is why Devastator's Left Arm looks so much longer than his Right. They're supposed to be the same length according to the instructions.

o.supreme wrote:To actually be *movie accurate* however, wouldn't Devastator make more sense to be made up of nine 'cons instead of eight? I mean, I don't expect to see the infamous wrecking balls, but I also don't understand the logic behind making one arm out of two components, and the other, out of just one...

Actually, the arms ARE (mostly) accurate. In reality, Hightower should be a Voyager and Scrapmetal a Scout (or even smaller) figure. Also, in the movie, Scrapmetal, or WHOEVER that little guy was, was a small Bulldozer, not an Excavator.

The inaccuracy actually lies in Devastator's Left Leg. Rampage should be much closer to Deluxe sized (and Yellow) and form the lower half of the leg. Meanwhile, the forgotten Ninth member was a Yellow Dump truck (a different, smaller model from Long Haul) that formed the upper half of the left leg.

My guess as to omission was either stability issues, or no one on the design team was aware of the 9mNinth members existence. Pretty much all the concept art and media in general omit him. His single appearance, as far as I know, was a few seconds during Devastator's combination scene in the movie.

Still, I expect we'll see a Yellow Rampage repaint down the road to further the accuracy.

Shuttershock wrote:I’ve noticed something odd concerning Hightower. On both this promotional art and the prototype piece, he has cabling attached to his crane, as well as an errant scoop on the upper arm. Yet neither of these showed up in the publicity pics or the display piece for him. Thoughts?

The extra scoop I think is just a weird photoshop error, but the cabling I'm not so sure of. Maybe a part from Scavenger that you connect to Hightower for combined mode?

so tall or big is that devastator going to be? 2 leaders for the body voyagers for legs and one arm and couple of deluxes for the other arm, it sounds huge

About this size i bet

Now I want to see someone compare Devastator to Seige Omega Supreme

TrypticonCarne wrote:About this size i bet

well thats a bit underwelming then again if the thing stood upright it might look taller

I'm not worried about the height of this guy, I'm more thinking how heavy is this monster gonna be? That's $260 retail of figures slammed into one giant basically 4 legged beast! He's gonna be huge in more of a Trypticon way than a Metroplex way, and that is OK with me!

So stoked for him. So stoked things like this are finally happening

Ig89ninja wrote:

TrypticonCarne wrote:

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They have come, love the unique insignia for the constructions

You gonna show off Rampage?

indeed I am, enjoy some inhand images of Rampage. the model being released and stores and not a potential leaked prototype

While the toy came out in Asia, there was still very little known about the distribution of Transformers Studio Series 31 Voyager Class Movie 2 Battle Damaged Megatron in the west. Target is rumored to get it in the US, but there is no listing yet. However, we now know that it will be a Toysrus exclusive in Canada thanks to a listing that just popped up. It will be $40 CAD, the same price as non exclusive leaders, meaning a price point of $30 USD if it comes to the US. It can be preordered right now and will ship out August 2019. You can see the official images below which give us a really good look at the deco in tank mode.

While this toy only ships within Canada (including Quebec, yay!), it is possible for people outside Canada to ship it to their address though a shipping forwarding service (as it is for any item that doesn't ship to your country).

A little late with this, but:

Early 2019
Rampage: Voyager
Scrapmetal: Deluxe

Late 2019
Long Haul: Voyager
Hightower: Deluxe

Early 2020
Scavenger: Leader
Overload: Leader
Scrapper: Voyager
Mixmaster: Voyager

Better save up for the latter half, especially since it will come all at once!

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:A little late with this, but:

Early 2019
Rampage: Voyager
Scrapmetal: Deluxe

Late 2019
Long Haul: Voyager
Hightower: Deluxe

Early 2020
Scavenger: Leader
Overload: Leader
Scrapper: Voyager
Mixmaster: Voyager

Better save up for the latter half, especially since it will come all at once!

As you can see in the instruction sheet that came with Rampage, Scrapmetal is a 2020 release for american and most of the world's market for the Hasbro release of the constructicons

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You do realise you made it worse, right? That makes 5 releases for 2020

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:...

You do realise you made it worse, right? That makes 5 releases for 2020

my apologies, I didn't do anything except provide facts and reference a meme i always wanted to say

TrypticonCarne wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:...

You do realise you made it worse, right? That makes 5 releases for 2020

my apologies, I didn't do anything except provide facts and reference a meme i always wanted to say

O no, I didn't mean it like that.

With your correction, it only shows even more that the costs per year for Devastator is really lopsided in favor of 2020. Not quite fair I'd say.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

TrypticonCarne wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:...

You do realise you made it worse, right? That makes 5 releases for 2020

my apologies, I didn't do anything except provide facts and reference a meme i always wanted to say

O no, I didn't mean it like that.

With your correction, it only shows even more that the costs per year for Devastator is really lopsided in favor of 2020. Not quite fair I'd say.

only if you forgo getting the Takara tomy version of Scrapmetal who releases in a couple months

TrypticonCarne wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:A little late with this, but:

Early 2019
Rampage: Voyager
Scrapmetal: Deluxe

Late 2019
Long Haul: Voyager
Hightower: Deluxe

Early 2020
Scavenger: Leader
Overload: Leader
Scrapper: Voyager
Mixmaster: Voyager

Better save up for the latter half, especially since it will come all at once!

As you can see in the instruction sheet that came with Rampage, Scrapmetal is a 2020 release for american and most of the world's market for the Hasbro release of the constructicons

We know already that Scrapmetal is part of the next Deluxe wave of THIS year for Hasbro and the wave after that for Takara, the instructions must be incorrect.

TrypticonCarne wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

TrypticonCarne wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:...

You do realise you made it worse, right? That makes 5 releases for 2020

my apologies, I didn't do anything except provide facts and reference a meme i always wanted to say

O no, I didn't mean it like that.

With your correction, it only shows even more that the costs per year for Devastator is really lopsided in favor of 2020. Not quite fair I'd say.

only if you forgo getting the Takara tomy version of Scrapmetal who releases in a couple months

Which is odd... unless Hasbro goofed with printing the release date. The numbering seems in favor for a 2019 release. In order:

37 Constructicon Rampage
41 Constructicon Scrapmetal
42 Constructicon Long Haul
47 Constructicon Hightower

Costs are still lopsided

Oh man...for as much as I hate the ROTF Film and Devastator in the film, I’m sorely tempted to build this monstrosity just for sheer play value. It’s looking bloody fun.

Nemesis Maximo wrote:Oh man...for as much as I hate the ROTF Film and Devastator in the film, I’m sorely tempted to build this monstrosity just for sheer play value. It’s looking bloody fun.

On that note...

Who are gonna wait for a yellow Rampage?

This is cool, I'll get them!