Yeah... Pointblank definitely looks like they forgot a few pieces in the lower body... will reserve judgement after a video review.
Crankcase looks incredible though, I'd probably buy a few repaints of that too. Hope he comes with some cool weapons (preferably not pale clear)

 

BW Megatron x Tyrantrum when?

 

70% Decepticon wave. Yes, please and thank you.

Only one I\'m likely to skip is Megs (and only because i want to see what alternate decos they do later) 

 

How do we know it is though? We have only seen robot mode. Look at his legs. Clearly there is robot armor that comes off. Looks like there is a bot figure inside the shell to me.

but by all means please continue to draw conclusions without seeing everything.

 

Yes to this. I want Transmetal Waspinator.

 

That's just the transformation hinges inside lmao. There's no way they'd do that in this day and age.

 

I was so hyped up for him and now i'm kinda like "huh... couldnt you guys have at least used Metallic paint cos... Transmetal 2?

 

What do you mean?

 

I was so hyped up for him and now i'm kinda like "huh... couldnt you guys have at least used Metallic paint cos... Transmetal 2?

 

Yeah, same. And that alt mode looks reeeeeally basic for a $55 figure.

 

maybe he comes with accessories like the (other) golden disk, rubber ducky, the Transmetal driver, or a covenant of Primus.

 

I loved Pretenders from the getgo as well. I didnt get to see Masterforce until decades later, but the sculpts and the box art made it feel like they move the way they do in the Masterforce cartoon, lithe and nimble compared to earlier G1 and even movie bots.

The only real knock against Pretenders back in the day was regarding their altmode limitations; The more pretenders you saw, the more you realized they're the OG yoga-formers.

But, for guys like Dauros, Lander an Phoenix it really works....makes them feel more like actual anime mecha like the Robotech/Southern Cross VHT-1 hovertank.

 

He’s an attractive not-pretender toy.

I understand that there are people who like these characters from comics and hate the concept of pretender toys and just want any kind of modern-style toy for them whatsoever, but I have no interest in the half-assery of that.

 

Just saw the leaked alt for Skullgrin and...Oof...That's underwhelming...I almost wonder if that's why Hasbro wants to hold off on showing the alt-modes.

I actually find myself wishing it looked a tad more like the original. Neither is a realistic tank, but at least the old one looks more dynamic for a scifi non-vehicle:




Just a little less stress for my wallet I guess...How the hell does that take 20 steps?

 

The good:
Alpha Trion and Orion Pax - I'm still amazed they have been able to turn out some solid retools of Kup into Pax for so long. And Alpha Trion is great - I'll finally have a solid figure to wield the Dr Wu sword and staff.
Blanker/ Pointblank, Armada Starscream. Inferno and Crankcase look solid

The ugly:
I hate to say it, but TM2 Megatron isn't doing it for me. The face is poor and his chest is huge relative to his arm.
Skullgrin - if he had his actual robot mode head I'd lke him a lot more, but as is it's a bit funky. Not a hard pass like Megatron, but still a bit disappointing.

Overall nice reveals to look forward.  

 

If we don’t get a Dragon Ball Z collab with a Shenron repaint of Megatron we riot.

 

If he really comes with the driver, that'd be quite the deep cut.

 

Are these R.E.D. or Transfromers?! Such a tease. Let's see Dead End's alt mode! I am guessing he won't have the yellow stripe because it wasn't in the cartoon, but I am confident there's a reprolabels/toyhax set in the works.

 

Fully agree. It's that real janky Dragon neck connector I cant unsee in Beast Mode and the odd choice of fave sculpts for Robot Mode

 

Just noticed Blanker has pinned wheels