Transformers Studio Series 2023 Wave 3 and Amazon Exclusive IDW Subline Revealed
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There was a Hasbro Pulse livestream today with Evan and BMac showing us the entirety of Studio Series Wave 3. The preorders will be up later this month. They also revealed two 2 packs for Amazon's IDW subline which are available to preorder today.
Studio Series Wave 3
SS Core Class DOTM Bumblebee
SS Deluxe 86 Brawn, painted windows, can mimic G1 toy look
SS Deluxe GE Cliffjumper
SS Voyager GE Megatron
SS Voyager ROTB Rhinox
SS Voyager ROTB Optimus Prime, Buzzworthy Bumblebee exclusive, only the tires and windshield are identical to the previous SS BB figure
Amazon Capsule (exclusive thematic subline)
Miner Megatron and Senator Ratbat: Megatron colour scheme based on cafe scene with Impactor by Alex Milne
Orion Pax and Senator Shockwave: Orion is based on Siege Hound and Shockwave is based on the Tetra Jet
Boxes connect, like last year's Wreckers capsule. There are more items to come as Amazon exclusives.
The two boxsets are available as preorders today at 1 pm.
Pipeline reveals:
Core Class Snarl
Deluxe Bombshell
Deluxe RID Strongarm
Deluxe Detritus
Deluxe Shadowstriker
Voyager Bludgeon
Voyager Trashmaster (autobot junkion that becomes a garbage truck)
Leader Dreadwing
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Posted by Emerje on May 16th, 2023 @ 10:47am CDT
Emerje
Posted by Immortal Starscream on May 16th, 2023 @ 11:06am CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on May 16th, 2023 @ 11:07am CDT
And still no Sunstorm out of the ER Seeker mold.
Posted by Till-all-R1 on May 16th, 2023 @ 11:11am CDT
Abut the only one's that appealed to me are Senator Shockwave and to a lesser degree Ratbat, the others in these 2-pk are horrid looking. IMO
Not into ROTB or any of the newest Animated stuff or VG versions. That Brawn is starting to look alright to me and might actually get him, I'm not that big a fan of the character per say and was planning to pass but being there doesn't seem to be much coming that appeals to me I may just have to get him to fill out the minibots. Still on the fence about Beachcomber since I already have the previous version so it will depend on my mood and how well it actually looks in person.
Pretty much only getting about four with those being, Devcon, Brawn, Ratchet, Frenzy. And potentially Commander Magnus, Beachcomber.
Posted by TulioDude on May 16th, 2023 @ 11:17am CDT
Need more images of Rise of the Beasts Optimus truck mode. That may be the deciding factor if I wanna get the mainline voyager or this one.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on May 16th, 2023 @ 11:19am CDT
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on May 16th, 2023 @ 11:23am CDT
Can’t wait to get ahold of one and paint it up!
Posted by Emerje on May 16th, 2023 @ 11:35am CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:That Brawn is supposed to be deluxe, right? Looks very core-sized.
"Small Deluxe" like most of the other Mini Cars, his parts count and transformation steps far exceeds any Core.
Emerje
Posted by Rodimus Prime on May 16th, 2023 @ 11:45am CDT
Yeah that's what I figured. He just looks very simple.Emerje wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:That Brawn is supposed to be deluxe, right? Looks very core-sized.
"Small Deluxe" like most of the other Mini Cars, his parts count and transformation steps far exceeds any Core.
Posted by DeathReviews on May 16th, 2023 @ 11:59am CDT
Posted by SpaceEagle on May 16th, 2023 @ 12:13pm CDT
Couldn't care less about the IDW stuff.
Posted by Bounti76 on May 16th, 2023 @ 12:15pm CDT
Posted by Tuned Agent on May 16th, 2023 @ 12:16pm CDT
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDJ6XK2S?tag=seibertron07-20&ta ... formers-20
EDIT: Ninja'd
Posted by Grahf_ on May 16th, 2023 @ 12:16pm CDT
Ratbat/Megatron: https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Evo ... 049&sr=8-2?tag=seibertron07-20&
Orion/Shockwave: https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Evo ... 049&sr=8-1?tag=seibertron07-20&
Edit: Three of us at once posted the same thing.
Posted by blackeyedprime on May 16th, 2023 @ 12:22pm CDT
Posted by Talon523 on May 16th, 2023 @ 12:24pm CDT
Posted by o.supreme on May 16th, 2023 @ 12:40pm CDT
A couple of questions though....
1. Is Detritus based on Siege Hound, or the *still to be revealed* Earth Mode Buzzworthy Hound?
2. What Black Hole has The Buzzworthy Hound & Buzzworthy DotM Hatchet fallen into?
3. When are we getting Diaclone colored Topspin to go with Twintwist?
Posted by Till-all-R1 on May 16th, 2023 @ 1:06pm CDT
I'd have definitely bough it for that price over $70 since I only want one Bot!
Posted by Grahf_ on May 16th, 2023 @ 1:11pm CDT
Till-all-R1 wrote:Interesting price snafu, Pulse has the Shockwave 2-pk listed for $54.99 which is likely why it's already sold out. lol
I'd have definitely bough it for that price over $70 since I only want one Bot!
It's actually Amazon that has the prices wrong not Pulse. It's "sold out" on Pulse due to them only getting a limited amount available for exclusives as they're not supposed to conflict with the actual retailers.
So yeah, Ratbat and Megatron can still be obtained for the lower price on Amazon.
Posted by Nemesis Primal on May 16th, 2023 @ 1:18pm CDT
1. Presumably Earth/BB Hound, which also leads into my second response:o.supreme wrote:The reveals were cool. Nothing I feel I have to add to my collection, but I know some others will be excited.
A couple of questions though....
1. Is Detritus based on Siege Hound, or the *still to be revealed* Earth Mode Buzzworthy Hound?
2. What Black Hole has The Buzzworthy Hound & Buzzworthy DotM Hatchet fallen into?
3. When are we getting Diaclone colored Topspin to go with Twintwist?
2. I don't think they did fall into any hole, I think they were never intended to come out until closer to Detritus' release to begin with, which has yet to arrive. The store listings for the assortment containing those two only just was found like a month ago, it always felt weird that an exclusive using that retooling was maybe going to release before it's main retail use, and remember when BB Silverstreak had physical samples leak in August 2021 and then he didn't come out until April 2022? This feels like that but even further out because we just had some renders, not even physical product.
3. Rumors/leaks had said we were supposed to get both Diaclone Jumpstarters (and Fractyl) last year and then that didn't happen, so TBD I guess.
And I posted it in the Legacy thread before looking over here.Grahf_ wrote:Edit: Three of us at once posted the same thing.
Posted by Grahf_ on May 16th, 2023 @ 1:22pm CDT
Nemesis Primal wrote:And I posted it in the Legacy thread before looking over here.Grahf_ wrote:Edit: Three of us at once posted the same thing.
Hey better so many of us post it than nobody at all. Times are tough for most people so gotta get those good deals on non essentials while we can.
Posted by Till-all-R1 on May 16th, 2023 @ 1:33pm CDT
Grahf_ wrote:Till-all-R1 wrote:Interesting price snafu, Pulse has the Shockwave 2-pk listed for $54.99 which is likely why it's already sold out. lol
I'd have definitely bough it for that price over $70 since I only want one Bot!
It's actually Amazon that has the prices wrong not Pulse. It's "sold out" on Pulse due to them only getting a limited amount available for exclusives as they're not supposed to conflict with the actual retailers.
So yeah, Ratbat and Megatron can still be obtained for the lower price on Amazon.
Okay, so to clarify Shockwave & Pax should be $54.99?
If so I'll just wait it out for Amazon to correct.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on May 16th, 2023 @ 1:35pm CDT
Yes. But you might want to pre-order anyway, you can always cancel later.Till-all-R1 wrote:Grahf_ wrote:Till-all-R1 wrote:Interesting price snafu, Pulse has the Shockwave 2-pk listed for $54.99 which is likely why it's already sold out. lol
I'd have definitely bough it for that price over $70 since I only want one Bot!
It's actually Amazon that has the prices wrong not Pulse. It's "sold out" on Pulse due to them only getting a limited amount available for exclusives as they're not supposed to conflict with the actual retailers.
So yeah, Ratbat and Megatron can still be obtained for the lower price on Amazon.
Okay, so to clarify Shockwave & Pax should be $54.99?
If so I'll just wait it out for Amazon to correct.
Posted by TK415 on May 16th, 2023 @ 1:36pm CDT
Is that Nova Prime from Ultra Magnus?
Posted by Grahf_ on May 16th, 2023 @ 2:11pm CDT
I hope so. From the first time I seen GUOP I thought it should be retooled into Nova Prime. I actually liked the thought of it so much I made made my own. No customized parts or anything but it still looks the part even with Prime's wings and water cannons. The silhouette really does look like some kind of winged retool of Siege Magnus in any event.TK415 wrote:On the Shockwave & Deluxe Data Clerk Orion Pax box, who do you think is the shadowy figure in back ground?
Is that Nova Prime from Ultra Magnus?
I've been looking at that Orion for a while though and it finally hit me what he reminds me of. Cloud Roadbuster aka Energon Ironhide. I might need a second one to customize into him now. Supposedly Cloud Roadbuster is/was a shelf warmer but I've never been able to find it for cheap anywhere that delivers to the US. I found Shockwave and Hellwarp for cheap but not Roadbuster or anyone else. Should've just tried to get them when they came out. I don't remember why I didn't.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 16th, 2023 @ 2:30pm CDT
Megs and Rat for sexiness.
Shocky and Orion for weirdness.
Posted by Sabrblade on May 16th, 2023 @ 2:36pm CDT
What Animated stuff?Till-all-R1 wrote:Not into ROTB or any of the newest Animated stuff or VG versions.
Posted by william-james88 on May 16th, 2023 @ 4:28pm CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:That Brawn is supposed to be deluxe, right? Looks very core-sized.
And it probably will be, the minibots are very close to the TR Legends class.
Posted by william-james88 on May 16th, 2023 @ 4:29pm CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:Yes. But you might want to pre-order anyway, you can always cancel later.Till-all-R1 wrote:Grahf_ wrote:Till-all-R1 wrote:Interesting price snafu, Pulse has the Shockwave 2-pk listed for $54.99 which is likely why it's already sold out. lol
I'd have definitely bough it for that price over $70 since I only want one Bot!
It's actually Amazon that has the prices wrong not Pulse. It's "sold out" on Pulse due to them only getting a limited amount available for exclusives as they're not supposed to conflict with the actual retailers.
So yeah, Ratbat and Megatron can still be obtained for the lower price on Amazon.
Okay, so to clarify Shockwave & Pax should be $54.99?
If so I'll just wait it out for Amazon to correct.
That's what i am doing
Posted by Till-all-R1 on May 16th, 2023 @ 5:08pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:That Brawn is supposed to be deluxe, right? Looks very core-sized.
"Small Deluxe" like most of the other Mini Cars, his parts count and transformation steps far exceeds any Core.
Emerje
Conversely, I wonder what people's reception to a DLX Wheelie would be? Given that these "minbots" are still very "core" in size but can pack a wallop in articulation and to some degree sculpt quality. And while I like Core Wheelie for what it is and the price point, I can't help but think how much better a DLX version could be in terms of articulation and sculpt. Not saying I definitely want it to happen or that it should, just putting it out there being that we've got other core sized Bots being release as DLX figures.
And to be clear I don't feel every Core Bot should be considered for DLX, Frenzy and Rumble for instance, or any other tape figure.
william-james88 wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:That Brawn is supposed to be deluxe, right? Looks very core-sized.
And it probably will be, the minibots are very close to the TR Legends class.
This is why I do hesitate on these upgrades/updates, because they are so close to the older versions in terms of size. And I don't necessarily need advanced articulation on every one of them, particularly on one's I wasn't a big fan of in the first place. Yet I do have to admit Brawn and Beachcomber do look very nice. So it's battle of will and/or need I guess.
And my apologies if this discussion doesn't seem like it fits in this thread.
Posted by Sabrblade on May 16th, 2023 @ 5:43pm CDT
Ben: "Everybody's really liking Gamer Edition and, so we're excited to bring more of that to everybody. Especially if, like, we have Reactivate coming in the future, you can definitely expect to see some characters from that appear at some point. We wanted to get the Gameverse, Gamer Edition, going as soon as we could."
Soft confirmation that Reactivate figures are coming, and that Studio Series Gamer Edition was created to give Hasbro a place to put them.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 16th, 2023 @ 6:01pm CDT
As for ROTB Optimus, it would be fun if I find it in store, but I wouldn't go out of my way to get it.
Posted by SpaceEagle on May 16th, 2023 @ 6:24pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Something mentioned in the stream that I haven't seen brought up here.
Ben: "Everybody's really liking Gamer Edition and, so we're excited to bring more of that to everybody. Especially if, like, we have Reactivate coming in the future, you can definitely expect to see some characters from that appear at some point. We wanted to get the Gameverse, Gamer Edition, going as soon as we could."
Soft confirmation that Reactivate figures are coming, and that Studio Series Gamer Edition was created to give Hasbro a place to put them.
Ah, that's pretty neato, I feel like it'd have been a given considering they'd want to have some merch to go with their cool new game that isn't a mobile app.
Posted by Razorbeast88 on May 16th, 2023 @ 6:37pm CDT
Nemesis Primal wrote:...gotta say, I don't think I'm feeling any of these Studio Series guys. I thought I was gonna go in on Cliff and Megs, especially if Cliff came with that head sculpt, but seeing the actual figures....I think I might just try to wait for Legacy/Generations versions of Prime Cliff and Animated Megs instead.
Absolutely agree. I do like the head on this cliffjumper and I think the mold is better than the old one (though still clearly flawed), but prime Cliffjumper is my favorite design for the character and I'm waiting for an update on that.
Animated Megatron would be cool too, I love the alt mode
Posted by Razorbeast88 on May 16th, 2023 @ 6:39pm CDT
Rhinox looks pretty dope, getting him and using his weapon to make chicken fried steak/ milanesa
And im liking that Optimus more and more
Posted by SpaceEagle on May 16th, 2023 @ 6:44pm CDT
Razorbeast88 wrote:Rhinox looks pretty dope, getting him and using his weapon to make chicken fried steak/ milanesa
Man, I'd kill for some milanesa right now...
Posted by Razorbeast88 on May 16th, 2023 @ 6:47pm CDT
SpaceEagle wrote:Razorbeast88 wrote:Rhinox looks pretty dope, getting him and using his weapon to make chicken fried steak/ milanesa
Man, I'd kill for some milanesa right now...
Haven't had it in awhile myself. I've been curious to make it with corn flakes, I've always had it made with ritz crackers
Posted by SpaceEagle on May 16th, 2023 @ 6:53pm CDT
Razorbeast88 wrote:SpaceEagle wrote:Razorbeast88 wrote:Rhinox looks pretty dope, getting him and using his weapon to make chicken fried steak/ milanesa
Man, I'd kill for some milanesa right now...
Haven't had it in awhile myself. I've been curious to make it with corn flakes, I've always had it made with ritz crackers
I've made it before with corn flakes, I think you should give it a shot! It's a bit crunchier with them but I think it also has a nice flavour to it.
Posted by Grahf_ on May 16th, 2023 @ 7:00pm CDT
Well I think Wheelie is pretty much the only mini car that should/could be done at core effectively given modern standards. But then again, I did get that upgrade kit for it though so I think that alone disproves what I just said. So I was more than willing to pay more to get those few extra features to tidy it up better. Meaning a deluxe would've made more sense and given some extra articulation on top of similar features to what the upgrade kit provided.Till-all-R1 wrote:Emerje wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:That Brawn is supposed to be deluxe, right? Looks very core-sized.
"Small Deluxe" like most of the other Mini Cars, his parts count and transformation steps far exceeds any Core.
Emerje
Conversely, I wonder what people's reception to a DLX Wheelie would be? Given that these "minbots" are still very "core" in size but can pack a wallop in articulation and to some degree sculpt quality. And while I like Core Wheelie for what it is and the price point, I can't help but think how much better a DLX version could be in terms of articulation and sculpt. Not saying I definitely want it to happen or that it should, just putting it out there being that we've got other core sized Bots being release as DLX figures.
And to be clear I don't feel every Core Bot should be considered for DLX, Frenzy and Rumble for instance, or any other tape figure.
Iguanus is amazing and Bomburst is really good but I would've liked them to be deluxe. Not only for the size increase but because they could've benefited from the size increase more, especially Bomburst. Bomburst needed some extra locking points for vehicle mode as well as something to at least try to clean that jet mode up more too. Iguanus just really needed his weapon and maybe something extra to replicate his wheels/weapon thing. Even without them, Iguanus is still awesome.
The Exosuit is one that wouldn't get all that much better as a deluxe. It does everything it really needs to do other than have a fully painted head. I just wish a company made some swappable heads for that mold. I have three and would like some different heads under the dome. There's plenty of humans that they could do too other than just Spike. Carly, Raul, Sparkplug even Chip as the Exosuit could be used in place of his wheelchair. It doesn't matter one way or the other to me if they never used it before in fiction, it would just be pretty damn cool. Though ankle joints would be nice and maybe better arms but I don't think it really needs those things.
The Dinobots but not exactly. There's plenty of other larger characters done as core figures so it's just more of the same really. It's the Dinoking characters that I would want to be larger. Sure they mimic the toys being core class but I don't care about that. I want a Dinoking/Monstructor that's the same size as the other combiners just as in the comics...that I don't actually read. At this rate though, I think anything is fine for Dinoking and Monstructor though.
Laserbeak only got done as core class since it's just technically a smaller DotM BB and it just so happened to work out. If they were going to make him bigger then there's plenty of deluxe SS Bumblebee molds out there to choose from.
Freezer doesn't need to be any bigger. Although I don't have one yet to say for certain. Could they have done the knee joints like that one upgrade kit at core class? Probably.
Arcee maybe but she's most likely going to get a larger figure at some point anyway. Other than the Beast Combiner one that is. This is actually another I don't have yet.
Vertebreak and Dracodon if only to have gotten more deluxe Fossilizer molds but not necessary. Shame we didn't get more at this size.
Rattrap was sized to the new show so it's difficult to tell if he should've been a deluxe. I want him to be if only because he's too small for the original BW. He's at least the same height as Blackarachnia and not THAT much shorter than Cheetor and Airazor overall. At least we have a good deluxe Rattrap mold so that helps.
The rest are larger characters done small or very small characters that would be crazy to try and stuff into a bigger size class.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 16th, 2023 @ 7:04pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Something mentioned in the stream that I haven't seen brought up here.
Ben: "Everybody's really liking Gamer Edition and, so we're excited to bring more of that to everybody. Especially if, like, we have Reactivate coming in the future, you can definitely expect to see some characters from that appear at some point. We wanted to get the Gameverse, Gamer Edition, going as soon as we could."
Soft confirmation that Reactivate figures are coming, and that Studio Series Gamer Edition was created to give Hasbro a place to put them.
Mystery of Convoy and Headmasters figures or cancel the line!
Posted by Sabrblade on May 16th, 2023 @ 8:31pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 16th, 2023 @ 9:13pm CDT
ALREADY?!
It only took 3 years!
Posted by Sabrblade on May 16th, 2023 @ 9:20pm CDT
And here's the kicker! Both it and the Kingdom KD-EX Burning Optimus Primal are only available to those in Japan who preorder movie tickets to ROTB in a certain way during a certain order period.-Kanrabat- wrote:SS-38 Beetimus turned into a Nemesis officially by Takara?
ALREADY?!
It only took 3 years!
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 16th, 2023 @ 9:24pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:And here's the kicker! Both it and the Kingdom KD-EX Burning Optimus Primal are only available to those in Japan who preorder movie tickets to ROTB in a certain way during a certain order period.-Kanrabat- wrote:SS-38 Beetimus turned into a Nemesis officially by Takara?
ALREADY?!
It only took 3 years!
Oh, from way over here, I can hear the Japanese scalpers cooming like water fountains in anticipation.
Posted by Rtron on May 17th, 2023 @ 6:51am CDT
Razorbeast88 wrote:SpaceEagle wrote:Razorbeast88 wrote:Rhinox looks pretty dope, getting him and using his weapon to make chicken fried steak/ milanesa
Man, I'd kill for some milanesa right now...
Haven't had it in awhile myself. I've been curious to make it with corn flakes, I've always had it made with ritz crackers
As an argentine, I just can believe the heresy you're spouting here. Milanesas are made with finely ground toast! Pan rallado!
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 18th, 2023 @ 8:11pm CDT
Core Bumblebee looks nice, glad he has the mask to help mix it up some. I will get him.
voyager Rhinox looks REALLY good. I am excited for him!
voyager Prime also looks pretty great. I cannot wait to get him too.
I took some group photos now that I have completed the maximals and Terrorcons with a mix of movie and SS toys. I need movie Mirage so I can complete that cast.
and we need Commander Stratosphere. Now.
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on May 19th, 2023 @ 11:14am CDT
Posted by Rtron on May 19th, 2023 @ 1:13pm CDT
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Just finished up my custom Studio Series Lockdown! Studio Series almost always knocks sculpted detail out of the park, but it's especially on point for this figure. It made painting it really fun!
Lovely custom job, it's crazy the amount of detail in those sculpts that goes unnoticed because they aren't painted.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 19th, 2023 @ 1:14pm CDT
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on May 19th, 2023 @ 3:42pm CDT
Rtron wrote:Lovely custom job, it's crazy the amount of detail in those sculpts that goes unnoticed because they aren't painted.
Thanks!
-Kanrabat- wrote:That Lockdown look damn sexy!
Thank you!