A Transformers Thread

No combiner so far and we're up to episode 4 :-P Guessing it's later

It's already airing!

Bit late on the news.

edited 6th Oct '16 1:51:36 PM by CobraPrime

again, like I said, season "3" is really more of a 2.5

It's kinda disappointing coz they are being interesting, I'd rather not them going back to sucking and ignoring all continuity.

Did you think Starscream was gonna show up and take over the show?

And we don't even know how that plot is going to turn out, anyway.

I still like Sixshot, but I'm not too fond of his legs. While yeah, I like how they did something different because most of him is the updated G1 design, they make the nose of the car mode stick out a lot more than I'd like.

Also, seeing as a few people at Studio TRIGGER are TF fans. I saw a few cameos:

• Space Patrol Luluco: The Spaceshuttle they use in one of the earlier episodes is designed after Astrotrain
• Inferno Cop: During the big race, one of the vehicles is Ultra Magnus in his G1 design.

edited 6th Oct '16 4:20:35 PM by DrPsyche

RID Minicon Madness aired

We learned how Starscream survived (according to him) Predacon Rising

He Legged it through Darkmount, tripping the defense systems Megatron had left behind, which killed Darksteel and Skylynx. No idea what happened to Predaking

Like Prime, this show too can't decide if Starscream is a threat or a buffoon.

edited 8th Oct '16 8:35:20 PM by Ghilz

In other (days old) news:

Takara's planning a reissue series of Movieverse toys in celebration of the live-action movies' 10th anniversary.

Sweet idea, I wonder if there'll be more besides these.

Wish that Soundwave had the Laserbeak with him.

They should also reissue Masterpiece Movie Starscream, I've heard good things.

It sounds like they kinda want him to be both. His threat level is genuine, but his ego and poor luck mean he comes off as a buffoon quite often. At the same time, people who know how dangerous he can be often forget that he can be dangerous when the stars align enough to let him be competent.

You never know what you're gonna get with Starscream. He's rather unpredictable. That's why he's survived for so long.

edited 9th Oct '16 7:56:20 AM by HandsomeRob

The problem is we saw how well that worked (or rather, didn't work) in Prime.

The entire flashback sequence might as well have had yakety sax playing,,,

I'll keep that in mind.

But yeah, I've accepted the fact that old 'screamer seems to be as dangerous or competent as the plot needs (or wants) him to be. It sucks, but that's how they're playing him.

Reposting from the TF: TLK thread:

More news!

John Turturro (Simmons) and John Goodman (Hound) are returning, the cast and crew are headed for South Africa for more filming and we might get a teaser trailer by November or December.

On a slightly different note, this has made me want Rodimus to paraphrase Simmons' "One man. Alone. Betrayed by the country he loves...." phrase, but obviously refitted to be referring to the Lost Light, when ''The Transformers: Lost Light" begins.

So it's like "One bot. Alone. Betrayed by the crew he loved." And then Magnus or Chromedome chastises him saying he wasn't the only one who got betrayed.

RID "Worthy" aired

Starscream Is recaptured and brought back to Cybertron by Optimus, which means maybe we won't see Megs just yet. Optimus hints that the's been working with "Old friends" (ie Team Prime) on Cybertron to make sense of Cybertron's vague political situation, hinting we might see them.

edited 16th Oct '16 7:30:56 AM by CobraPrime

Some Cybertron focused Stories would be interesting.

TF-related news:

As You Know, a few months ago, we heard rumors about something called "HasCon". Hasbro stayed mum about it...until now.

And you guys know how we had the Transformers Collector's Club, but then it went down the toilet? We got confirmation of when we can hear about its successor!

And finally, IDW Transformers January 2017 Solicitations!

The Transformers: Lost Light #2: In which Rodimus and Co. (now confirmed to include Megatron, Cyclonus, Whirl, Swerve, and Tailgate, thank Primus) discover where they are...and it happens to somehow be worse than the one they were in before! Have they finally found Hell?!

Optimus Prime #3 : In which we are reintroduced to the Junkions and Soundwave finds a dark, dark secret about them.

The Transformers: 'Til All Are One #7: In which Windblade and Friends dig deep into Elita-One's Titan...which may harbor a bad, bad thing.

Awesome, new Carcer stuff. Really excited for that, hope Obsidian and Strika get more to do. Elita could use more character to her rather than spooky-and-maybe-evil-but-probably-not.

I hope it's a new secret about the Junkions, and not just a repeat from Monstrosity. Is that the female Junkion Nancy? If it is, I like the Junkion look here more than the recycled Lithone one.

edited 18th Oct '16 7:43:12 PM by DrPsyche

STOP EVERYTHING!!!!

MASTERPIECE MEGATRON 2.0 IS ACTUALLY REAL!!!!!

INCLUDES:

• Energon ball and chain, which looks segmented so you can pose him swinging it around!
• Multiple faces for multiple expressions!
• Extra helmet and chest piece so you can recreate his battle damage from The Transformers: The Movie!
• Speaking of TF: TM, when you remove his face, the inside of his head looks like the X-Ray thing that was going on when he was turning into Galvatron!

I'M SUPER SORRY THAT I'M SCREAMING BUT HOLY CRAP IT'S HAPPENING!

...oh yeah, there's also this stuff about what might be the first toy in the toyline for Transformers: The Last Knight, BUT WHO CARES ABOUT THAT WHEN THEY JUST ANNOUNCED A NEW MASTERPIECE MEGATRON?!

WOOOOOO!!! GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO THOSE WHO WAIT!!!! AND I WAITED!!!

That is an impressive Megatron. Much better looking than the first Masterpiece.

Also, Deals: Takara Devastator is at BBTS for $180 down from $225. $45 savings, and only about $20 more (or $40 if you count shipping) than Hasbro's $160. I've sold my Hasbro one to get this.

edited 21st Oct '16 3:25:15 PM by DrPsyche

>not numbered MP-38

You had an opportunity for a great pun and you blew it, Takara. Oh well.

So, is anybody else surprised to see RID back on TV? Or is this part of Season 2.5?

I might've glanced the announcement from a fan site, but it kinda doesn't matter since I don't have Cartoon Network.

Anyway, we got high-resolution scans from the Japanese hobby magazine that announced MP-36 Megatron:

First page and second page.

The second page shows that:

• Yes, in robot mode, he scales perfectly with his eternal enemy (MP-10 Optimus Prime).
• You can give him a cannon-head mode that was from the G1 toy's instructions. (Proof.)
• You can also give him a little shooting station using the bits and pieces for his gun mode (again, like the G1 toy).
• There's a thing you can use to give him a flight stand sort of.
• There's a more complete collection of his accessories. Aside from the alternate faces and battle-damaged chest piece, he comes with:
  • What appears to be the blaster and sword he used on Optimus in the G1 movie.
  • A regular ball-and-chain accessory that isn't segmented and is an actual chain.
  • The Key to Vector Sigma.
  • And the helmet he used to control the Optimus clone◊ from the G1 cartoon episode "A Prime Problem".

Finally, there's some translated intel regarding, among other things, the making of MP-36:

edited 22nd Oct '16 10:55:46 AM by TargetmasterJoe

Forget Megatron when there's already 3 MP grade 3P options out. I mean, it's nice, but not all caps worthy

However, Fantoys is making a G1, MP◊ Omega◊ Supreme◊ !◊

edited 23rd Oct '16 10:02:37 AM by Ghilz

Excluded from the game Devastation, it's ya boy Ruination.

How did they get Mover to be backwards like that? Was it a different arm assembly? I only have Strafe from UW so IDK.

Probably because the mold started off as Blast Off before it was Strafe? I dunno, I'm gonna have to see bigger pictures for those guys. Oh hang on, it looks like they rotated his waist 180 degrees so now he has Strafe's upper body rather than Blast Off's.

Anyway, presenting a variant cover for The Transformers: Lost Light #1, featuring the traitorous....um, I mean, the ever-enduring remaining crew of the Lost Light.

...Seriously, James Roberts is gonna have to try VERY hard to make me give even half an ounce of deep-fried crap for these pompous, self-absorbed, self-congratulating buttholes. >_<

edited 25th Oct '16 4:51:21 AM by TargetmasterJoe

Yeah I know about the mold reuse, I'm just wondering how they did the arms. People have been twisting Blastoff's head and waist around, but the arms are still backwards. So did they switch the arms?