Thanks to site sponsor RobotKingdom’s Facebook page, we have our first in-hand images of some carded figures from the new Beast Hunters, Generations, and Transformers Go Prime lines.
Included in RobotKingdom’s galleries we have carded images of Beast Hunters upscaled deluxe Bumblebee, Smokescreen, Twinstrike, and Windrazor, Generations Cosmos and Swerve, and more images of the Takara Transformers Go G-25 Go Prime (Black) that have been popping up lately.
Hat tip to RobotKingdom for the new images, check them out after the jump!
Starfire22
I for one like the upscaled Windrazor (whatever the name is). Aside from that I agree.
shellformer
They're testing the waters for simpler transformations for younger kids. The upcoming movie line is supposedly going to feature simpler transformation schemes, too, but Generations stuff won't.
LegendAntihero
The new Beast Hunters deluxes are god awful. What reason does Hasbro have for upscaling the legends figures? They look like over glorified knock offs.
adambman
Good question. I imagine it'd vary from store to store by brand and location, not to mention being a bricks and mortar store or e-tailer.
One fairly relevant example though might be the first wave of four Deluxe figures packed with Dark Cybertron comics. Robot Kingdom had them pre-listed as available in mid December, and they've surely been in at least a few days. Last time I checked, Stateside online stores anticipated the same wave being available in early January. So roughly one to two weeks.
Kreontron
Cosmos and Swerve are a must buy.
Lody666
What's the turn around time between robot kingdom having them and release in the US?
Dinobot Snarl
Why is Robot kingdom the only place with him "in stock"????
Lumpy
i'm not skilled at painting either, but the Frenzy Ratbat 2 pack would be close enough to work for me, i might go look for that set later today, i know i saw them at Target the other day…
MasterZero
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x BlackMagnus x
Really? Most members have a hard on for him.
Lumpy
ah, okay, i see what you're saying. I agree they could've done something more classics based as filler, but can see why they'd want to stick with something that's got media out for it. oh well, the generations we are getting is what i'll be spending most of my money on in 2014.
yeah, he looks great. i need to unload my old legends Cosmos soon…
Dormamu
Cosmos yes.
The others, you know, it only takes 2 steps to put them in a blender. Just saying.
Lody666
Def grabbing Cosmos and Swerve
What's the deal with Twinstrike and Windrazor? Are they just repaints?
LegendAntihero
I'm not excited for the newest wave of Beast Hunters in even the slightest way. I may want those generations toys though
TILallrRUST
correct me if im wrong but weren't twinstrike n windrazor released in wave one of the legends before? not sure but I think Bee n Smoke were aswell so its likey, say wave 2 legends will be wave 2 upscaled deluxes example Huu-gurr ect with Blight n Rippersnapper coming together say wave 3-4 cant remember exactly. Just an idea but makes sense.
also the 5 Terricons to me always seemed like shunken deluxes anyway so maybe hasbro did them in reverse and made them into legends first time around so now the upscaling of the other actual legends doesnt seem so crazy as the much loved terri's are comin out at full size. again just an idea.
Either way I shall be hunting the now deluxe terri's down (screw bee n smoke they look like crap but better for kids I guess)
SouthtownKid
Want that Cosmos…
JetBrawn
ha, that's what stood out to me from the new pictures…
It's all about marketing.
Ridiculously high tech spec stats are simply a free way to HYPE up the little figures, who are new and otherwise unknown/unpopular characters.
I "don't believe the hype" Little Flanker and Payload could take on Megatron with those stats.
Cheebs
I can't wait for US stores to put up pre orders for Cosmos and Swerve. No way I'm going to risk missing them.
x BlackMagnus x
Swerves box art is so damn cool. Hope to find him and Cosmos sooner than later.
Nightrain
I like that Bumblebee. Only 4~! steps.