Transformers Studio Series Thrust Available Online + Found with Wreck-Gar in US Stores

Baton Rouge.. They should be hitting the NOLA area soon.

Would have been great to have scored Wreck-Gar! But I have hardly seen SS86 figs around Oregon. I'd also love a BW Megatron, but all I saw was T-Wrecks....

T-Wrecks is very shiny. Any version of the mold is worth a look.

I hope the UK gets these soon. Then all my Transformers will get bikes...

Rtron wrote:Age of Extinction figures were REALLY subpar, in my opinion. The only good thing to come out of it was Evasion Mode Optimus Prime and some dinobots. I feel it was a sort of transitional period where production costs were going up, but Hasbro hadn't decided to downscale the figures yet. So you end up having these figures with WAY simpler engineering than any previous movie line, even 2007, and look very cheap on top of it because of the lack of paint.

This is actually even worse than the original AoE release. They changed up the plastic colors and made things worse! I was checking mine against the AoE deluxe gallery here and for AoE, they used 4 plastic colors, clear, black, yellow and dark grey. For this release the changed the missile from black to yellow and made most of the grey parts black, making things even more bland. On top of that, they skipped out on the silver paint on his toes, and it wouldn't surprise me if they skipped another paint detail or 2 somewhere.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Rtron wrote:Age of Extinction figures were REALLY subpar, in my opinion. The only good thing to come out of it was Evasion Mode Optimus Prime and some dinobots. I feel it was a sort of transitional period where production costs were going up, but Hasbro hadn't decided to downscale the figures yet. So you end up having these figures with WAY simpler engineering than any previous movie line, even 2007, and look very cheap on top of it because of the lack of paint.

This is actually even worse than the original AoE release. They changed up the plastic colors and made things worse! I was checking mine against the AoE deluxe gallery here and for AoE, they used 4 plastic colors, clear, black, yellow and dark grey. For this release the changed the missile from black to yellow and made most of the grey parts black, making things even more bland. On top of that, they skipped out on the silver paint on his toes, and it wouldn't surprise me if they skipped another paint detail or 2 somewhere.

That's because it's not a reissue of the vanilla AOE High Octane Bumblebee, but specifically a reissue of the slightly redecoed version of High Octane Bumblebee that was instead included with the Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack with Movie 1 1977 Camaro Bumblebee and AOE 2017 Camaro Bumblebee, both of which were also slightly redecoed from their original releases.

Sabrblade wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Rtron wrote:Age of Extinction figures were REALLY subpar, in my opinion. The only good thing to come out of it was Evasion Mode Optimus Prime and some dinobots. I feel it was a sort of transitional period where production costs were going up, but Hasbro hadn't decided to downscale the figures yet. So you end up having these figures with WAY simpler engineering than any previous movie line, even 2007, and look very cheap on top of it because of the lack of paint.

This is actually even worse than the original AoE release. They changed up the plastic colors and made things worse! I was checking mine against the AoE deluxe gallery here and for AoE, they used 4 plastic colors, clear, black, yellow and dark grey. For this release the changed the missile from black to yellow and made most of the grey parts black, making things even more bland. On top of that, they skipped out on the silver paint on his toes, and it wouldn't surprise me if they skipped another paint detail or 2 somewhere.

That's because it's not a reissue of the vanilla AOE High Octane Bumblebee, but specifically a reissue of the slightly redecoed version of High Octane Bumblebee that was instead included with the Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack with Movie 1 1977 Camaro Bumblebee and AOE 2017 Camaro Bumblebee, both of which were also slightly redecoed from their original releases.

Thanks, that makes sense. Oddly enough that 3-pack keeps coming up on a target search on me, yep that's the deco. Man it is even worse than the vanilla original release deco-wise.

Argh, bummer on more paint and plastic type confirmations on High Octane Bee. He really needed a new mold, why did they have to reuse that one? That might be the weakest Bee figure I own.

I hope my thrust actually arrives. Mine shipped yesterday at 7am, but as of right now, it still only shows "label created", making me fear an issue

I never had High Octane Bee and it's interest me. But to get it, I either have to buy a multipack of figures I don't want, or go for the original on Ebay and pay quadruple of the OG price.

Sigh.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Argh, bummer on more paint and plastic type confirmations on High Octane Bee. He really needed a new mold, why did they have to reuse that one? That might be the weakest Bee figure I own.

I hope my thrust actually arrives. Mine shipped yesterday at 7am, but as of right now, it still only shows "label created", making me fear an issue

Car mode is nice on High Octane Bee, I will give it that, that that is about all that is nice.

I got a Fedex tracking number earlier today for my Thrust but is also just in the label created status. Fingers crossed. I like that mold more than I thought I would.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:That might be the weakest Bee figure I own.

I wouldn't have been entirely opposed if it was just for Buzzworthy, but the fact that it is a numbered release with (presumably) a repack in the mainline coming up is just terrible. It's a really cool and unique design for movie Bee, but it seems like it'll never have a good figure. . .

I've been tempted to paint my HO Bee since it's really lacking, but I really think that mold is just not worth painting.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Rtron wrote:Age of Extinction figures were REALLY subpar, in my opinion. The only good thing to come out of it was Evasion Mode Optimus Prime and some dinobots. I feel it was a sort of transitional period where production costs were going up, but Hasbro hadn't decided to downscale the figures yet. So you end up having these figures with WAY simpler engineering than any previous movie line, even 2007, and look very cheap on top of it because of the lack of paint.

This is actually even worse than the original AoE release. They changed up the plastic colors and made things worse! I was checking mine against the AoE deluxe gallery here and for AoE, they used 4 plastic colors, clear, black, yellow and dark grey. For this release the changed the missile from black to yellow and made most of the grey parts black, making things even more bland. On top of that, they skipped out on the silver paint on his toes, and it wouldn't surprise me if they skipped another paint detail or 2 somewhere.

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I recently sold my original High Octane Bee on Ebay, and while I don't plan on getting the re-issue, it's a shame they didn't at least spruce it up a bit with some paint on the lower torso and legs.

Munkky wrote:I recently sold my original High Octane Bee on Ebay, and while I don't plan on getting the re-issue, it's a shame they didn't at least spruce it up a bit with some paint on the lower torso and legs.

Already done in Takara's MB line.
And of course, it's worth a fortune.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Munkky wrote:I recently sold my original High Octane Bee on Ebay, and while I don't plan on getting the re-issue, it's a shame they didn't at least spruce it up a bit with some paint on the lower torso and legs.

Already done in Takara's MB line.
And of course, it's worth a fortune.

No, Movie the Best did not have High Octane Bumblebee. Just DOTM, TLK, and normal AOE Bumblebee.

And a new mini-figure that came with AOE Strafe.

I got my SS Thrust tonight, and I figured I'd give some quick thoughts on him.

first off, the robot mode is gorgeous. I love the Blitzwing gas-mask head, it looks so great on the mold, and the new conehead piece is really sweet. It adds new character to a familiar mold. Mind you, it does inhibit head articulation, rendering side to side views pretty non-existent.

The colors on this are also really nice. The greens are a good contrast to the creamy color, and it is spaced out enough to be very effective. Outside of the limited head articulation and the gun needing a longer handle to be held proper, I have no complaints about the robot mode.





Transformation is the same as Starscream, but you have to be a bit careful with the new cone, it gets in the way a little bit, but it's not too hard to work around. Alt mode is similarly nicely done and colored, and the greens with the yellow cockpit really shine here. It's just a lot of fun.



In conclusion, if you like the Bumblebee movie, you like Armada Thrust, or you just like fun transformers, get this guy. He is well worth your effort. He's really cool.

I lucked into the Barricade and Bumblebee set yesterday! This makes me very happy since I now only need 2 regular release SS figures: DotM Ratchet and 2007 Starscream! This set in particular will remain in vehicle modes on the shelves, and the rotary weapon on Barricade will go to my first one so he can dual wield.

Also of note, new Barricade lacks the "To Punish and Enslave" slogan on the side.





Also, mid-transformation seeker is hilarious

Amazon just shipped my SS 74 BB & Sam.

Hopefully it will be here soon.

I can't remember the last TF before this mold (Screamer, Blitzwing, Thrust) that had a robot mode which I loved so much yet a vehicle mode that I couldn't stand.

If I ever find them on sale, I'll be picking up all 3 of them. But as they are, to me they're not worth $30 each.

With a listing for DOTM core class Laserbeak, I'm curious what you all are hoping for with core class in SS.

I'm still trying to wrap my head around how it'll work scaling wise - SS scale Laserbeak is really, really tiny, and I have no idea how they'd handle something like Frenzy - I think Frenzy would have to be a tiny static figure (or maybe minimal articulation) to work in SS scale.

However, I think Scorponok is a good fit for core class, and I really like some other ideas I've heard like Oreobot and Dispensor.

Also, do you think it'll be pink Bumblebee Laserbeak? I actually really like this idea.

Honestly, I'm just really happy we have a new listing for something SS Bayverse! We hung onto those ROTF Bee/Jolt/Grindor listings for over a year.

I think Mohawk, the Twins (let me live in denial ), Squeeks, and maybe slightly improved Arcee gals would be good uses for a new SS Core class

So, I've seen this:



TRANSFORMERS STUDIO SERIES LEADER CLASS 86-12 CORONATION STARSCREAM

STUDIO SERIES LEADER CLASS: Leader Class figures are 8.5-inch collectible action figures inspired by iconic movie scenes and designed with specs and details to reflect the Transformers movie universe, now including The Transformers: The Movie!

8.5-INCH SCALE CORONATION STARSCREAM: Figure features vivid, movie-inspired deco, is highly articulated for posability and comes with 2 null rays, 2 shoulder armor pieces, crown, cape, and throne accessories

BIG SCREEN INSPIRED: Figure scale reflects the character’s size in the world of The Transformers: The Movie. Figure and packaging are inspired by the iconic All Hail Starscream scene

2 ICONIC MODES: Coronation Starscream figure features classic conversion between robot and jet modes in 29 steps. Perfect for fans looking for a more advanced converting figure. For kids and adults ages 8 and up

REMOVABLE BACKDROP: Removable backdrop displays the Coronation Starscream figure in the All Hail Starscream scene

Figure scale: 8.5 inches

That figure scale

Have they made a brand new, bigger version of Earthrise SS?

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Have they made a brand new, bigger version of Earthrise SS?

It's the exact same thing as the ER voyager, but with new hands to give him articulated fingers.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Have they made a brand new, bigger version of Earthrise SS?

It's the exact same thing as the ER voyager, but with new hands to give him articulated fingers.

But....

Figure scale: 8.5 inches

The added height (1 & 1/2 inches) surely can't just be the crown?

More info in the Studio Series 86 thread.

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:But....

Figure scale: 8.5 inches

The added height (1 & 1/2 inches) surely can't just be the crown?

I bet to sneaky smartasses are counting the throne too.

Sabrblade wrote:More info in the Studio Series 86 thread.

I see. I did wonder why no one seemed to mention him, after a quick skim of the last two pages of the Studio Series thread. I didn't think I would be first for news on a SS figure...

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:More info in the Studio Series 86 thread.

I see. I did wonder why no one seemed to mention him, after a quick skim of the last two pages of the Studio Series thread. I didn't think I would be first for news on a SS figure...

Yeah the Studio Series thread was cut in two a few months ago so that the ss86 Assortment would have it's own thread.

Weird, as I thought the Studio Series was representative of figures for the films of Transformers, but ok.

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Weird, as I thought the Studio Series was representative of figures for the films of Transformers, but ok.

Geewunners and Baywunners don't wanna share the same sandbox.

Sabrblade wrote:

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Weird, as I thought the Studio Series was representative of figures for the films of Transformers, but ok.

Geewunners and Baywunners don't wanna share the same sandbox.

Ahh gotcha. I haven't been around much lately (Real Life Stuff), so there was a bit of confusion. But now I get it.

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Weird, as I thought the Studio Series was representative of figures for the films of Transformers, but ok.

Geewunners and Baywunners don't wanna share the same sandbox.

Ahh gotcha. I haven't been around much lately (Real Life Stuff), so there was a bit of confusion. But now I get it.

Sabr pretty much hit the nail on the head

BB & Sam have arrived, and its o.k, but damn, didn;t realize SS deliuxes were this small.

The Yellow is nice, very close to the original mustardy yellow.

I think I’ll stick with OG Bee.

Overcracker wrote:BB & Sam have arrived, and its o.k, but damn, didn;t realize SS deliuxes were this small.

'07 Jazz is even smaller.
But that least, the design is fantastic and only the MPM is better.

For Bee, the hive is huge enough to find anything better than the SS easily.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Overcracker wrote:BB & Sam have arrived, and its o.k, but damn, didn;t realize SS deliuxes were this small.

'07 Jazz is even smaller.
But that least, the design is fantastic and only the MPM is better.

For Bee, the hive is huge enough to find anything better than the SS easily.

Yes. But I kind of wanted to try out an SS bee.

Have not picked up anything from SS outside of SS-86 Hoit Rod, Grimlock and Cyclonus.

Bayverse SS clearly a downgrade an dyes SS-86, clearly an above average line.

Overcracker wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Overcracker wrote:BB & Sam have arrived, and its o.k, but damn, didn;t realize SS deliuxes were this small.

'07 Jazz is even smaller.
But that least, the design is fantastic and only the MPM is better.

For Bee, the hive is huge enough to find anything better than the SS easily.

Yes. But I kind of wanted to try out an SS bee.

Have not picked up anything from SS outside of SS-86 Hoit Rod, Grimlock and Cyclonus.

Bayverse SS clearly a downgrade an dyes SS-86, clearly an above average line.

If you only talk about Bumblebee, that's true. But so many SS bayverses are so superior to the originals. Like Jazz, Soundwave (even the satellite one) Sentinel Prime, Jetfire, the constructicons, Grimlock, and too many others to count.

-Kanrabat- wrote:If you only talk about Bumblebee, that's true. But so many SS bayverses are so superior to the originals. Like Jazz, Soundwave (even the satellite one) Sentinel Prime, Jetfire, the constructicons, Grimlock, and too many others to count.

I think the SS Bumblebees are better than the originals. The originals are great, don't get me wrong, but I'm amazed how much more accurate and detailed the SS ones are at a smaller size, especially SS-49/74.



Topspin is the only SS figure that doesn't live up to the original IMO.

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:I think the SS Bumblebees are better than the originals. The originals are great, don't get me wrong, but I'm amazed how much more accurate and detailed the SS ones are at a smaller size, especially SS-49/74.


Topspin is the only SS figure that doesn't live up to the original IMO.

I only have clunker Bee (who is bad) and Jeep Bee (who is flawed with it's huge arms hanging under the car).
I've yet to get the "best" one, meaning... which one again?

-Kanrabat- wrote:I only have clunker Bee (who is bad) and Jeep Bee (who is flawed with it's huge arms hanging under the car).
I've yet to get the "best" one, meaning... which one again?

IMO it's either SS-49 (07 Concept Camaro Bee) or it's slight retool SS-74 (which Overcracker just got). It's really complex for a deluxe, but the result is spectacular, it absolutely nails the looks and proportions of movie Bee.

SS-74 (ROTF Bee) has a nicer shade of yellow and the feet tab in better, but it's missing paint apps on the grill and has a lighter shade of gray plastic. ROTF Bee has more potential, but if you don't paint it I'd lean a little more towards 49 (07 Bee).

I'll keep an eye open for either one of these.

So I finally got the infamous DOTM deluxe Soundwave by getting Movie Advanced Darkness Soundwave. Appart the fact that the damn thing almost cost 80$CAN taxed and shipped, how it is?



Transformation was pretty intuitive appart the arms who were not that easy to figure out. The car is pretty damn nice looking and it will be fun to have the SS DOTM Soundwave in that sexy deco:



Back to bot mode, this version don't come with any weapon. That's pretty unfortunate. The bot is pretty nice looking, if you conveniently ignore the huge backpack. On his own, "Soundblaster" is a pretty fine bot mode.



But compared to the recent SS figure.... OOOOOOOOFFFFFFFffffffffffff...... That old deluxe is so outdated!



Barely any movie accuracy, tiny fake chest, long spidery arms, and that huge backpack that is in-your-face from the front. The Studio Series deluxe is so superior, it make look the old deluxe like some amateur cosplayer.

Still, I like that old deluxe very much and it was fun to make an "old VS new" comparison.

I had no idea that figure even existed in that color! Now I want to find one lol.

Thought for a moment that I missed that version of Movie Advanced Soundwave. Then I found it in my galleries. Whew!


Transformers Takara Tomy: Movie Advanced Darkside Soundwave Gallery

He's a bit fiddly, but that old Soundwave is pretty nice.
I also recently got that 200$ 3P "MPM Soundwave" who is incredible.

I really love those two figures a lot but it make me appreciate the SS car Soundwave even more. He's really a true "mini MP".

Wait..... NO GALLERY?

-Kanrabat- wrote:Wait..... NO GALLERY?

Not yet. I'm way behind on galleries at the moment. No Studio Series yet, but I have them all so it's just a matter of me working through them all at some point.

Seibertron wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Wait..... NO GALLERY?

Not yet. I'm way behind on galleries at the moment. No Studio Series yet, but I have them all so it's just a matter of me working through them all at some point.

Oh, so that's why I haven't seen anything in the SS section.

Well, only around one hundred figures to go through...

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Wait..... NO GALLERY?

Not yet. I'm way behind on galleries at the moment. No Studio Series yet, but I have them all so it's just a matter of me working through them all at some point.

Oh, so that's why I haven't seen anything in the SS section.

Well, only around one hundred figures to go through...

I can imagine trying maintain the SS photo galleries if Seibertron started right away would have been a nightmare early on because the wave assortments had bots from different films mixed and matched. The amount of re-work for the earliest figures every time a new bot from a particular movie came out would basically require re-working the group shots every wave. Now actually seems to be the right time to hit the bayverse movies since the current brand team seems to hate them.

I was totally dismissive about Satellite Soundwave. Then for completion sake I bought it. In the end, the figure is much better than anticipated.



Still, that satellite was lacking some... pizzaz.
Some upgrade kits later (that were more expensive total than the toy itself, of course) and now he's perfect!



Now all I need is a tiny satellite for Soundwave to inapropriately assault.

-Kanrabat- wrote:I was totally dismissive about Satellite Soundwave. Then for completion sake I bought it. In the end, the figure is much better than anticipated.

Very nice! I also ended up liking Satellite Soundwave, satellite mode is a little lacking but I do think it's an improvement over the original deluxe.

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I was totally dismissive about Satellite Soundwave. Then for completion sake I bought it. In the end, the figure is much better than anticipated.

Very nice! I also ended up liking Satellite Soundwave, satellite mode is a little lacking but I do think it's an improvement over the original deluxe.

I too have Soundwave satellite mode.....

But it was given to me by Hasbro as a replacement for a defective toy. So I am keeping it in the box and will exchange it for another studio series deluxe when one I want comes out (maybe Jolt).

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I was totally dismissive about Satellite Soundwave. Then for completion sake I bought it. In the end, the figure is much better than anticipated.

Very nice! I also ended up liking Satellite Soundwave, satellite mode is a little lacking but I do think it's an improvement over the original deluxe.

I bought the original deluxe recently and it's a floppy mess. The Legion is much better.

As for SS Satellite Soundwave, it's one of the rare cases that I kept and used the included backdrop instead of dumping it in the recycling bin. Satellite mode is indeed lacking but if one is willing to pay the price, it's fantastic with the upgrade kits.

Satellite Soundwave is still pretty neat. I like him in satellite mode personally, with the DotM one in robot mode.

This Thrust is a lot of fun