New Images of Transformers Studio Series 34 Leader DOTM Megatron And List of Takara SS Releases
Wednesday, November 7th, 2018 8:45AM CST
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UPDATE: We also have a list from the Loopaza Megastore of all upcoming Takara releases of this same line. Please remember that the only difference between these and the Hasbro releases are the numbers. We do get further confirmation of another Optimus Prime coming our way. Is there such a thing as too many Optimus Primes? Let us know.
SS-19 WWII Bumblebee
SS-20 Sideswipe
SS-21 Barricade
SS-22 Crankcase
SS-23 Clunker Bumblebee
SS-24 Bonecrusher
SS-25 Optimus Prime
SS-26 Jetfire
SS-27 Megatron
SS-28 Dropkic
SS-29 Shatter
SS-30 Mystery Optimus Prime
SS-31 Cogman
SS-32 Scrapmetal
SS-33 Rampage
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Posted by Stryker P28 on November 7th, 2018 @ 8:55am CST
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on November 7th, 2018 @ 9:16am CST
Posted by joevill on November 7th, 2018 @ 9:18am CST
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on November 7th, 2018 @ 9:23am CST
joevill wrote:Are most of these Studio Series repaints or are they new?
I don't think that ANY of them are straight repaints, except for the Drift with Baby Dinobots.
Ratchet and Starscream are similar to their DOTM molds with some differences.
I think the Lockdown and Grimlock ones are pretty similar, but have slight remolding.
Posted by william-james88 on November 7th, 2018 @ 9:24am CST
joevill wrote:Are most of these Studio Series repaints or are they new?
Most are new but based on previous toys in some way (like transformation). However, within the line itelf, there are lost of repaints.
Posted by william-james88 on November 7th, 2018 @ 9:28am CST
DecepticonFinishline wrote:joevill wrote:Are most of these Studio Series repaints or are they new?
I don't think that ANY of them are straight repaints, except for the Drift with Baby Dinobots.
Thundercracker is as well, and so is Cogman.
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on November 7th, 2018 @ 9:29am CST
Posted by Deadput on November 7th, 2018 @ 9:37am CST
joevill wrote:Are most of these Studio Series repaints or are they new?
I mean I'm sure your being snarky or something but an actual statistic of the main line (Not including exclusives) the line has.
23 new molds (Sort of 24 with wave one old Camaro Bee only being based off the TLK Wave 3 Bee in engineering while it's really a new mold because of the different size)
1 remold: Crowbar from TLK Berserker which makes sense since their very similar body types in the first place (2 if you count the Camaro Bee)
6 repaints with new head/accessories.
2 straight repaints, Cogman (Whose original toy saw limited distribution) (Crankcase who is a repaint of Crowbar and sadly not Crankcase like he should be)
Including exclusives there is 7, with 5 straight repaints (6 if you include Drift which while he himself is a new repaint he comes with new accessories including mini dinobots)
1 being a repaint with new parts (2 if you include Drift)
Edit: while I was typing this I forgot about the two multipacks which 1 is just a bundle of two "retail" figures, one being a studio series VW Bee and a "reissue" of the TLK wave 3 camaro Bee which besides here has no release in studio series, the other is a repaint of wave 1 ss old camaro Bee that comes with new vehicle parts and a Charlie figure.
Posted by Grimlocktimus on November 7th, 2018 @ 9:54am CST
Posted by william-james88 on November 7th, 2018 @ 10:01am CST
Posted by joevill on November 7th, 2018 @ 10:15am CST
Deadput wrote:joevill wrote:Are most of these Studio Series repaints or are they new?
I mean I'm sure your being snarky or something but an actual statistic of the main line (Not including exclusives) the line has.
23 new molds (Sort of 24 with wave one old Camaro Bee only being based off the TLK Wave 3 Bee in engineering while it's really a new mold because of the different size)
1 remold: Crowbar from TLK Berserker which makes sense since their very similar body types in the first place (2 if you count the Camaro Bee)
6 repaints with new head/accessories.
2 straight repaints, Cogman (Whose original toy saw limited distribution) (Crankcase who is a repaint of Crowbar and sadly not Crankcase like he should be)
Including exclusives there is 7, with 5 straight repaints (6 if you include Drift which while he himself is a new repaint he comes with new accessories including mini dinobots)
1 being a repaint with new parts (2 if you include Drift)
Edit: while I was typing this I forgot about the two multipacks which 1 is just a bundle of two "retail" figures, one being a studio series VW Bee and a "reissue" of the TLK wave 3 camaro Bee which besides here has no release in studio series, the other is a repaint of wave 1 ss old camaro Bee that comes with new vehicle parts and a Charlie figure.
Not being snarky, was a genuine question. I been ignoring these because I thought they were all repaints initially. I'm looking back now after seeing all the news with this line. The DOTM Megatron was what got me looking closer!
Posted by Deadput on November 7th, 2018 @ 10:32am CST
william-james88 wrote:Deadput, what about Clunker Bee?
He's in the straight repaint category (I either accidentally moved him to the repaints with new accessories category when I decided that it should be it's own category separate from straight repaints or I forgot about him completly which is possible since I was going by memory until I looked up the wiki for the exclusives)
So make it 3 there
Posted by Deadput on November 7th, 2018 @ 10:37am CST
joevill wrote:
Not being snarky, was a genuine question. I been ignoring these because I thought they were all repaints initially. I'm looking back now after seeing all the news with this line. The DOTM Megatron was what got me looking closer!
Oh I see, I wasn't sure because you never know when it comes to people on the internet.
Yeah I originally thought SS was just gonna be a one year filler line for the Bee movie to make up for the reduced cast of the Bee movie.
Posted by Prowl4 on November 7th, 2018 @ 1:41pm CST
Posted by dragons on November 7th, 2018 @ 1:43pm CST
Stryker P28 wrote: mistransformed
New record first time saw this word pop up as first comment in toy topic it’s than hurricane and it’s crime for mistransforming toys,.
Back on topic figure looks good better from voyager we got when movie was first released
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 7th, 2018 @ 2:12pm CST
Deadput wrote:joevill wrote:
Not being snarky, was a genuine question. I been ignoring these because I thought they were all repaints initially. I'm looking back now after seeing all the news with this line. The DOTM Megatron was what got me looking closer!
Oh I see, I wasn't sure because you never know when it comes to people on the internet.
Yeah I originally thought SS was just gonna be a one year filler line for the Bee movie to make up for the reduced cast of the Bee movie.
To be fair, the first wave of Deluxes were mostly based on older figures when it came to engineering, so that may have skewed our views a bit. All in all though, most are new molds, with only #25 Bumblebee, Cogman, Thundercracker and multi-pack Drift directly derived from older lines.
Posted by ZeroWolf on November 7th, 2018 @ 2:36pm CST
Those who are looking for this guy should keep an eye on store shelves over the next couple of weeks as he'll be in the same wave as Bumblebee movie antagonist Dropkick.
Will you be picking KSI Sentry up? Will you be troop building him so that Stinger can lead an army of his own? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews.
Posted by Deadput on November 7th, 2018 @ 4:46pm CST
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on November 7th, 2018 @ 4:46pm CST
ZeroWolf wrote:Will you be picking KSI Sentry up? Will you be troop building him so that Stinger can lead an army of his own? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews.
Won't be troop building but I will almost certainly get one cos I love the Stinger mold and that shade of blue and that new head sculpt and I want his blue(s) brother (of sorts) here to go with him for a nice red/blue combo. I guess like Shatter and (car) Dropkick are. :O Heck, Stinger and Sentry could be my movie-verse Runabout and Runamuck I suppose.
And yes I wanna see more of that DotM Megatron. The detail looks promising and I do love the lil Igor bonus figure.
Posted by ZeroWolf on November 7th, 2018 @ 4:51pm CST
Carnivius_Prime wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Will you be picking KSI Sentry up? Will you be troop building him so that Stinger can lead an army of his own? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews.
Won't be troop building but I will almost certainly get one cos I love the Stinger mold and that shade of blue and that new head sculpt and I want his blue(s) brother (of sorts) here to go with him for a nice red/blue combo. I guess like Shatter and (car) Dropkick are. :O Heck, Stinger and Sentry could be my movie-verse Runabout and Runamuck I suppose.
And yes I wanna see more of that DotM Megatron. The detail looks promising and I do love the lil Igor bonus figure.
I'm quite happy with how megs turned out from the initial images, and igor is a great touch as you say.
Posted by Sabrblade on November 7th, 2018 @ 5:29pm CST
Posted by skidflap on November 7th, 2018 @ 6:31pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:How 'bout the Shadow Raiders? Anyone gonna troop build them so Lockdown can have his crew?
I intend to. I'll have 5 or 6 to have them loom over Lockdown.
Posted by Ig89ninja on November 7th, 2018 @ 6:37pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:How 'bout the Shadow Raiders? Anyone gonna troop build them so Lockdown can have his crew?
Maybe, depending on how well they look with ROTF version
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 7th, 2018 @ 9:10pm CST
The collage shows us SS-19 through SS-33, with the one figure in the list not yet revealed being the rumored 3rd Optimus Prime. We have no information regarding this mystery Optimus Prime yet, whether he might be a The Last Knight voyager re-release, yet another version of the first Trilogy Prime, or something else entirely (maybe a Bumblebee movie Optimus?). But once we have information we will be sure to share it with you.
Of important note here is that Megatron is on the Takara release schedule, and his reveal in his Dark of the Moon body has been a major talking point of the past several weeks.
Here are the images and the full list of figures coming out. Check them out, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!
SS-19 WWII Bumblebee
SS-20 Sideswipe
SS-21 Barricade
SS-22 Crankcase
SS-23 Clunker Bumblebee
SS-24 Bonecrusher
SS-25 Optimus Prime
SS-26 Jetfire
SS-27 Megatron
SS-28 Dropkic
SS-29 Shatter
SS-30 Mystery Optimus Prime
SS-31 Cogman
SS-32 Scrapmetal
SS-33 Rampage
Posted by Emerje on November 7th, 2018 @ 10:31pm CST
Emerje
Posted by Sabrblade on November 7th, 2018 @ 10:37pm CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 7th, 2018 @ 11:14pm CST
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on November 8th, 2018 @ 4:20am CST
Sabrblade wrote:How 'bout the Shadow Raiders? Anyone gonna troop build them so Lockdown can have his crew?
Nope. Just the one again.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on November 8th, 2018 @ 11:21am CST
Damn I love the deco on this figure. I needs it.
Posted by AlexisSkrull on November 8th, 2018 @ 4:18pm CST
Flashwave wrote:So, I was more into this toy of WWII Bee until I saw his chest plate just sorta chilling under the car... is that supposed to be something? Minesweeper or tranny armor?
I know this is sorta off-topic but that comment was offensive. I am transgender and really get upset when "tranny" is thrown around like this! I am sorry to go off like this but I am getting sick of it as I see stuff like this all the time on toy forums.
On topic: I haven't gotten any of these but I am seriously considering WW II BB, Shatter, Cogman, and the Shadow Raider!
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on November 8th, 2018 @ 4:26pm CST
-Kanrabat- wrote:I still have one version on display. The Walmart exclusive. That sonnova may not be screen accurate, but man, the PAINT!
I have that one, missing it's guns. But I just don't care for the deco at all. The original silver with red just looks way better to me. I regretted selling that one years ago. Never mind. The new one is far more scale correct with the other Studio figures.
AlexisSkrull wrote:Flashwave wrote:So, I was more into this toy of WWII Bee until I saw his chest plate just sorta chilling under the car... is that supposed to be something? Minesweeper or tranny armor?
I know this is sorta off-topic but that comment was offensive. I am transgender and really get upset when "tranny" is thrown around like this! I am sorry to go off like this but I am getting sick of it as I see stuff like this all the time on toy forums.
Yeah I didn't see that (had to go back a few pages and search for the username) but that's not on. I'm not even quite sure i understand the usage in the comment either but that's not important.
Posted by Overcracker on November 8th, 2018 @ 5:13pm CST
AlexisSkrull wrote:Flashwave wrote:So, I was more into this toy of WWII Bee until I saw his chest plate just sorta chilling under the car... is that supposed to be something? Minesweeper or tranny armor?
I know this is sorta off-topic but that comment was offensive. I am transgender and really get upset when "tranny" is thrown around like this! I am sorry to go off like this but I am getting sick of it as I see stuff like this all the time on toy forums.
On topic: I haven't gotten any of these but I am seriously considering WW II BB, Shatter, Cogman, and the Shadow Raider!
I'm fairly certain he was using it as the normally accepted nickname for "transmission", as in a car's transmission.
Its referred to as a tranny in most car circles. The piece under the car being armor for the car's transmission.
Back on topic, Megs looks excellent. Sideswipe is very appealing. And another Movie Prime I want to buy. At this rate my movie Prime collection will be as large as my regular Prime collection.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on November 8th, 2018 @ 6:20pm CST
Carnivius_Prime wrote:AlexisSkrull wrote:Flashwave wrote:So, I was more into this toy of WWII Bee until I saw his chest plate just sorta chilling under the car... is that supposed to be something? Minesweeper or tranny armor?
I know this is sorta off-topic but that comment was offensive. I am transgender and really get upset when "tranny" is thrown around like this! I am sorry to go off like this but I am getting sick of it as I see stuff like this all the time on toy forums.
Yeah I didn't see that (had to go back a few pages and search for the username) but that's not on. I'm not even quite sure i understand the usage in the comment either but that's not important.
As Overcracker indicated, I'm certain he was using tranny as short for transmission, especially because a minesweeper or tranny armor would be located under the front of the vehicle right below the engine and transmission. Both would be in the general area where the chest plate ends up in vehicle mode.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on November 9th, 2018 @ 2:14am CST
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:AlexisSkrull wrote:Flashwave wrote:So, I was more into this toy of WWII Bee until I saw his chest plate just sorta chilling under the car... is that supposed to be something? Minesweeper or tranny armor?
I know this is sorta off-topic but that comment was offensive. I am transgender and really get upset when "tranny" is thrown around like this! I am sorry to go off like this but I am getting sick of it as I see stuff like this all the time on toy forums.
Yeah I didn't see that (had to go back a few pages and search for the username) but that's not on. I'm not even quite sure i understand the usage in the comment either but that's not important.
As Overcracker indicated, I'm certain he was using tranny as short for transmission, especially because a minesweeper or tranny armor would be located under the front of the vehicle right below the engine and transmission. Both would be in the general area where the chest plate ends up in vehicle mode.
Ah ok. Never heard it used for cars like that. But then I know absolutely nothing about cars (health issues prevent me from driving).
Posted by Short Circuit on November 10th, 2018 @ 1:11pm CST
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on November 10th, 2018 @ 1:15pm CST
Short Circuit wrote:I may be a bit late to the party on this, but something just clicked. I think Shadow Raider may be orange as a tongue in cheek reference to the War Planets "Shadow Raiders" cartoon that mainframe produced back in the day. One of the main characters bears a striking resemblance colour-scheme-wise.
Had to look that up as I'd never heard of it. Is Graveheart the character you mean? His armour and helmet are black and orange (though it sometimes looks gold or yellow in other pics). If it is indeed a reference then it's very obscure one. :O
Posted by Short Circuit on November 10th, 2018 @ 1:20pm CST
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on November 10th, 2018 @ 1:22pm CST
Short Circuit wrote:Yeah, Graveheart was who I was remembering. It's not exact but a reference to a cartoon made by the Beast Wars animators makes more sense to me than "orange is a Lambo production colour."
Wonder if someone can ask the relevant folk at Hasbro to get confirmation on whether or not you're right.
Posted by Deadput on November 10th, 2018 @ 2:14pm CST
(So a dual homage)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on November 10th, 2018 @ 3:04pm CST
https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... lebee.html
VW Bee £21.97
https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/new-arrival ... eetle.html
Dropkick £22.99
https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... pkick.html
KSI Sentry £22.99
https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... entry.html
DotM Ratchet £19.97
https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/new-arrival ... tchet.html
Shadow Raider £21.97
https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/new-arrival ... aider.html
And now technically Studio but included here cos movie stuffs they have Legendary Optimus Prime for £59.97
https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/transformer ... prime.html
Posted by TulioDude on November 10th, 2018 @ 4:28pm CST
Posted by Hellscream9999 on November 10th, 2018 @ 8:22pm CST
Seriously, it looks like such a beast, I can't wait, as for everyone's concerns with mixmaster, remember, devastator's face actually split into several plates to allow for his vacuum attack, so parts forming a face into the shells of the mixer shouldn't be a problem
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 11th, 2018 @ 9:03pm CST
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on November 12th, 2018 @ 1:10am CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Found this guy today, and the wait was worth it! Only the 2nd movie Starscream I have ever gotten, the first was the OG voyager. And both are fun. But this guy is awesome. Love the saw and the tattoos, which is why I waited for it.
Need.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 12th, 2018 @ 6:00pm CST
Carnivius_Prime wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Found this guy today, and the wait was worth it! Only the 2nd movie Starscream I have ever gotten, the first was the OG voyager. And both are fun. But this guy is awesome. Love the saw and the tattoos, which is why I waited for it.
Need.
You do, he's gorgeous. he and my movie 1 Screamer look great together
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 12th, 2018 @ 7:14pm CST
These figures were found in a Walmart in San Antonio, Texas and a Target in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Of note here is that the Starscream found in Target was on sale for $27.99 instead of the standard $29.99, as were all the voyager class figures in that store.
Check out the images below, and let us know what you think of these figures in the comments section below!
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 12th, 2018 @ 7:51pm CST
Posted by Seibertron on November 12th, 2018 @ 9:05pm CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:this guy is gorgeous
I like it except for the black goatee thing around his mouth. What's up with that? It's very distracting to me and I can't see his face properly because of it.
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on November 12th, 2018 @ 9:21pm CST
Seibertron wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:this guy is gorgeous
I like it except for the black goatee thing around his mouth. What's up with that? It's very distracting to me and I can't see his face properly because of it.
I think it might be to make his mouth more noticeable. It's kind of distracting now that you mention it.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 12th, 2018 @ 9:24pm CST
Seibertron wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:this guy is gorgeous
I like it except for the black goatee thing around his mouth. What's up with that? It's very distracting to me and I can't see his face properly because of it.
I don't know, but I really like it. it adds some nice color.
I took some of my other SS guys and movie Megs out to finally take some group shots. Sorry the Megs picture is kinda crappy, it looked far better on my phone even looking at it in the gallery: