First look Studio series AOE Drift, Hightower, KSI boss and DOTM Optimus Prime

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Jtprime17, Feb 14, 2019.

  1. AOEGalvatronRox

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    When SS-32 was revealed, I was pretty much ready to get him once he released. However, when DOTM Prime with his trailer was rumored, I decided to wait. Holy shit, I’m glad I did. It forms his weapons platform AND his Jetwing?! And look at that orange fade on his truck mode. I think my only nitpick is that they painted his abs red (hopefully this is just in the render and not the final product). And helicopter Drift (despite being a remold of Dropkick) actually looks really good.
     
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  2. Autobot Burnout

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    I think people are forgetting how much that dropkick mold sucks...
     
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    Jetpower optimus looks neat.
     
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    Megatron: "Hightower, why aren't you seizing the boy?!"

    Hightower: "Because I have a big head and tiny arms. And i'm not sure how well this plan was thought out."

    Megatron: :mad: 

    Hightower: "Master??"
     
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    Couldn't he use his tail claw instead?
     
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    It's great that they're finally doing Devastator as a transforming combiner, but let's face it, most of those Constructicons were only half designed. There's a few that obviously had some thought put into them, and then the rest all look very randomly thrown together.

    These'll probably shelfwarm and discourage shops from getting in new stock, blocking all those new Optimus Prime redos from coming out! I don't fancy the hassle of tracking down Constructicons individually, is there going to be a boxset?
     
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    Hightower is great, it's like someone tried to make a raptor but decided to use the biggest most inelegant vehicle they could.
     
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    Boy I’m glad I haven’t opened my Voyager Prime from amazon yet. I was planning on waiting for Jetfire. Now he’s going back and I even have a legit reason since the packaging was mauled.
     
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    Drift looks fantastic honestly. I absolutely love his movie design and this looks fantastic with a really cool alt mode. And praise the Lord, finally a decent face sculpt for him. Will he be the same height as his Aoe Bugatti counterpart? Does anyone have both the Aoe deluxe Drift and ss Dropkick who can do a height comparison for me?

    Hightower looks incredibly weird and awkward, exactly how he should. And comparing the bot mode picture to the alt mode picture, he seems to actually have a pretty decent amount of transformation between the two modes. I like

    Optimus looks pretty good. I'm glad I've been holding off on the others because this one looks to be my favorite, with the trailer weapons ring and the jetpack and everything

    Ksi Boss is a letdown. The mold was fun the first time, but I'm just bored of it by now, repaint after repaint. Was hoping for a new figure, or at least some decent remolding but alas
     
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    It's a reference to the film Meet the Robinsons.
     
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    I know. Just that he has his claw too.
     
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    I think it’s because it looked nothing like Dropkick. This Drift actually looks like Drift, down to getting the Bugatti chest right despite not turning into it. Plus, he’s finally got the right color scheme so that’s worth celebrating :D 
     
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    Among these reveals, Copter Drift is probably my favorite among the bunch. The copter mode looks good despite not looking like any helicopter that can exist, and the bot mode looks a lot better and less kibble heavy than both the AOE and TLK deluxe.

    Optimus is alright, and the fading paintjob is a good addition to the figure to make it stands out from the previous 2 Voyager class releases.

    Not too interested with Hightower and KSI Boss.
     
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  14. BLOODRAGED189

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    I like him :)  For all his problems, he has a really cool transformation, which is few and far between these days. Definitely getting him, love me two figures which transform the same way, but differently (Springer and Sandstorm, most of the BadCube figures)
     
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    It was repugnant.

    I'll probably get KSI Boss cause I missed out on Nitro

    This Devastator will either be a Legendary Combiner or crap.
     
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    I Like his transformation but my compter's tail doesn't hold together. I display him in Helicopter mode and will probably swap out with the upcoming car mode.
     
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    Drift looks great! I'm glad I passed on both AoE 'Copter Drift and 'Copter Dropkick, because now I can get this guy and CarKick.
    Hightower is a buy for me; While I don't care about building Devastator - I just don't have enough vertical space - I love the alienness of the RotF Constructicons' designs.
    KSI Boss is a pass for me. I won't be getting any iteration of that mold unless it's a Shockwave or Skywarp repaint, and that would be because of the characters, not because of the mold.
    Optimus's trailer, weapons and jetpower armour looks great. I'll be getting him for them alone. Optimus himself is a bit 'meh'. I guess all the budget went on the trailer. I was hoping for the new abs to be silver, new detailing on the arms, and the return of the transforming wheel wells. The yellow fade looks good in Vehicle Mode but all wrong on his arms in Robot Mode, so I'd have preferred the paint budget went to his abs. Maybe this'll be the iteration of the mold where his cab nose consistently tabs in for me?

    So 3/4 for me. Not bad!
     
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  18. OmarJT82

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    Aside from his T-Rex robot mode arms, Hightower is most impressive!

    I'm hoping that KO OS versions of him (along with the other SS Construticons) will be produced and with a little tinkering (and the right LEGO parts), I can give him better robot mode arms.
     
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    Didn't even catch that! One of my favorite animated movies of all time! (Legit makes me cry everytime)
     
  20. HuffR_WFCTX_91135

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    I'd buy these contructicon weirdos if they did them in the g1 colors, that'd be fun.