New Images of Non-Transforming Movie Figures

Just tell me they aren't Die Cast. Or more accurately, floppy, topheavuy, and heavier than their hinges can handle.

The packaging is great on all these.

The figures themselves look pretty good too, and I'm wondering if they have a joint similar to Revoltech?

I'm not realy sure if I'll get them though. I'd like to, but it's been dawning on me just how many figures are coming out soon, and Between, these, the FABs, Deluxe, Voyager, Leader, Potatoes, Exclusives, and everything else, I need to be selective of who I get in what size.

If I don't I may have to sell my house which wouldn't be good as I rent!

Sweet. I'll definitely pick up Bumblebee and Optimus!

The action master concept is back! They look good in the box. I think ill keep these guys in the boxs. Ill buy an extra Barricade since he looks frakin awsome and he's my favorite.

Shinobi Rendar wrote:This was an opportunity to detail the heck out of those toys, but they came out short IMO.

End of discussion.

I am going to pass those...
I like my Transformers to be able to transform... if you don't mind!

I wish Hasbro would use their resources to put out something from the movie that won't be sitting on shelves in December. Things already look bad for the movie toys, my TRU has almost a half an aisle of Protoforms (for the last 3 weeks). Will that change by the time the movie comes out?



I'll get back to you.

I like the figures and packaging. A must have for my collection!

its a crappy mix of actionmasters, revoltechs and titaniums

I hear that bugbite... same with all the stores around here. I broke down and bought starscream although cool in robot form it's such a lasme protoform. Why couldn't they stick with the Beast Wars protoform idea, that was way better.

Also I'm gonna need Barricades spinny death wheel 4 sho!

Is it me or do these feel more cartoonish?

they feel like heavy, crappy paperweights

I like em, but it has been said that they look very toyish and not as highly detailed as they should be..Hmm I wonder if these are the Rotocast figures my source was talking about? i will email him to find out..

You remeber that Sideshow toys always does a super detailed highly collectible and expensive figures from movies, this movie looks to be right up their alley..remember the metallic terminator figure, with articulation and made from diecast? Or what about the real metal and expensive General Greivous? Those were sweet, ofcourse 250.00 for a collectible =like that was expensive, but I'd buy em if they were done in the transformers, they would look like the movie came to life..these are cool for kids to play with outside and in the Bath..not to mention the kitbashes.. whoo hoo!!!

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hmmmmmmm slag... more... damn.... I need to rob a band

Hmmm...Just not terribly impressed. They look a bit fragile.

I don't know about you guys but if I bought a TF toy that couldn't transform, I'd feel like a tool.

Pass on these... things.

I really don't understand the Action Master hate. It was a nice chance to get a more show accurate version of the toy... something that just couldn't be done at the time with a transformable version.

I'm not exactly a fan of non-transforming Transformers, but I've got enough PVC figures and Action Masters to know that I'm not totally against the concept. And the Action Masters were nice and cheap.

This is sort of the same thing: get a movie accurate version of the toy... while I love most of the movie toy designs, they're cutting some corners to make them look close to the movie versions simply because a ten dollar figure can't make the same transformation jumps as a cgi character. So if you want the closest likeness to the movie of Optimus Prime, then this is probably your pony.

I'd like to see these guys out of the box to see HOW accurate they are to the movie, though. It seems like they could have used some better paint apps from the pictures.

About the only thing I can say in defense of these is that depending on how big they are, the actual figures might look more detailed than they do in those pictures. If they're Revoltech size, then that amount of detail may be fine. If they're Deluxe or Voyager size, then they'd need more to look good on a shelf.

Basically, the gimmick is that they're supposed to be movie-accurate, and they're not. A product that contradicts itself will never do well. These are things that'll be sitting on the clearance shelf and found by parents who are, "not sure what they're looking for, but anything Transformers."

Might get Barricade, just b/c of how much better he looks in robot mode than his transforming cousin. But if they make a Brawl, count me in 110%
DN

Clijsen wrote:I am going to pass those...
I like my Transformers to be able to transform... if you don't mind!

Yeah...what's the point of calling them Transformers if they don't?

Clijsen wrote:I am going to pass those...
I like my Transformers to be able to transform... if you don't mind!

Yeah...what's the point of calling them Transformers if they don't?

These actually look pretty nice. I'll ptobably pick up Barricade to decide if I want the others.

And SuperGinrai? I think one of the unspoken sins of the Action Masters is that they were the main line, rather than a side line... They were at the end, and all there was, so it looked like they killed the line.

Cool. Movie Action Masters.

As a strong supporter of revoltech, which these somewhat mirror. I will be picking up at least Prime and Barricade. I like all of them shown except Megs. Hes just hideous

I'm kinda intrested in these to be honest. They look pretty cool.

I want Megatron. And that's only because the transforming versions look like shit. At least with this I can forgo the "jet" mode and just have a badass robot mode. Maybe I'll have him swinging around Jazz.

Jaz-Zen wrote:These are more like Revoltech figures, or large Sigma Six GI Joe action figures, just with Transformers.

I wish you hadn't compared these figures to Sigma Six. I hate those figures.


Not that these figures weren't already ruined for me just by being non-transforming Transformers. Maybe Megatron's an exception, since at the moment I agree with Nightwatcher about how bad the transforming Megatrons are.....beyond that, eew.

These are sucktacular!

My issue with these toys is that they really arent that good when you compare them to the not really all that good robo modes in the real TF versions. Revoltech OP and megs are super cool and not just cos they are gen 1, they are really nice figures but these are so lacking. I like a few of the movie toys (jazz, ironhide, barricade is OK) but at least the movie toys do one thing well, they transforms from quite detailed organic(ish)looking bots into vehicles that for the most part are very well hidden in the robo mode, i just dont see the point in these. well as long as kids like them.

Meh, no thanks. Gonna pass on these.

someone please wake me up from this nightmare. god, they're horrible. one worse than the next and i won't even elaborate on megatron. just sad.

that prime is a buy

once again, let's pretend I'm not a retard , how do get ac toys in english on IE 7?

Pass on these, the movie robot designs are not strong enough to warrant a purchase. Their only saving grace is their alt modes, and since these figures will not have them, then I will not buy them.

Since they do not transform, you would think they would have gone with extra detailing or something to make up for it.

Look kinda like revelotech.

I must be one of the few who will quite merrily buy a non transforming transformer... I love the figs

wow i love them there identical to the movie ones:) are this from hasbro who makes this were are they going to be available?

Spooner wrote:

Clijsen wrote:I am going to pass those...
I like my Transformers to be able to transform... if you don't mind!

Yeah...what's the point of calling them Transformers if they don't?

Because it's an IP about alien robots that transform. Dosen't mean every toy has to, also. It's not like there aren't any other versions of these toys that don't transform. Hell, it seems like they're planning on making every movie character in at least the deluxe & voyager classes.

Anyway, yeah, these look pretty nice. I might have to pick a couple up. I'm pretty sure my completist days are over, due to so many movie-based toy lines & so on, but I'm planning on at least getting one figure from each line.

One interesting thing about having so many toys.....sure they may all be shelfwarmers, but there's going to be so many even 6 months from now there's going to be stuff you haven't got yet.

were are there going to sell this?

Nemesis Cyberplex wrote:

Spooner wrote:

Clijsen wrote:I am going to pass those...
I like my Transformers to be able to transform... if you don't mind!

Yeah...what's the point of calling them Transformers if they don't?

Because it's an IP about alien robots that transform. Dosen't mean every toy has to, also. It's not like there aren't any other versions of these toys that don't transform. Hell, it seems like they're planning on making every movie character in at least the deluxe & voyager classes.

Anyway, yeah, these look pretty nice. I might have to pick a couple up. I'm pretty sure my completist days are over, due to so many movie-based toy lines & so on, but I'm planning on at least getting one figure from each line.

One interesting thing about having so many toys.....sure they may all be shelfwarmers, but there's going to be so many even 6 months from now there's going to be stuff you haven't got yet.

Thank you for spelling it out so well!

It's not like these are a mainstream line (as Actionmasters were), they're just supplimental merchandise for the main movie line, which contains the transformable versions of the characters being produced here. I wouldn't even consider these as part of
"owning the entire set of movie toys." I like 'em and will likely pick them up, if priced right.

Actionmasters-Mega Disasters.

Okay I liked the Action-Masters, since it gave me the chance of getting TFs I would never be able to get like Shockwave and Jazz. These look nice, the Prime one looks great, so it could be a worth a purchase.

Meh, I'm waiting for the cuter Robot Heroes

Keyword in Transformers: Transform.......

Then again, I have tons of pvcs and hocs, so who am I to say anything lol.

I to own a few PVCs

Bugbite wrote:I wish Hasbro would use their resources to put out something from the movie that won't be sitting on shelves in December. Things already look bad for the movie toys, my TRU has almost a half an aisle of Protoforms (for the last 3 weeks). Will that change by the time the movie comes out?



I'll get back to you.

Same story here. The protoforms will be the 1st stringer shelf warmers of the movie, no doubt about it.

I got Prime and SS the moment I saw them about a week and a half ago, and let me say honestly--they are the worst, most boring f%^$*(& TFs I have ever owned.

A total waste of $20.

Oh, nevermind. I just remembered I bought Titanium Soundwave.

Now that figure is the biggest waste of money ever. But those protoforms are in for a close 2 and 3!!!

But yeah, TFs that don't transform?
...Whiskey...Tango...Foxtrot?

UPDATE: TFW2005 has reported that theses non-TFing figures have revoltech-like, if not licenced, joints. Click here to see the pics and read about it.

just what we needed...crappy movie revoltechs

While that's awesome news, I'm now discouraged from buying any of them. Mainly because they're only 4 inches tall. These better be no more than a basic price.

How the hell are they gonna make a transformer toy that doesn't transform?? It's like eating food and not going to you system.

HOW THE HELL ARE THEY GONNA MAKE A TRANSFORMER TOY THAT DOESN'T TRANSFORM??

personally, i'll buy them just to burn them only because they're that rediculous.