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If you were one of the ones that thought Hasbro would reveal a secret third tier for HasLab Deathsaurus then give yourself a pat on the back! Though not explicitly called a "tier", Hasbro, via email, has let backers know that as a thank you they will be including Micromasters Pīpō and Boater with every order to complete the Rescue Patrol that started with the Victory Saber campaign. These are entirely new molds that will almost certainly never see release outside of here.
Pictures of the new figures can be seen below along with the email from Hasbro. Deathsaurus blew away expectations by ending with over 27,000 figures backed (currently 27,442), more than that of Victory Saber's 26,211. But the final number wont be known for a little longer as they've given backers until January 6, 2023 to cancel if they choose, as well as unresolved payment issues.
Congratulations! We're happy to announce that the Transformers Generations Deathsaurus HasLab project has met its backing goal and will officially go into production!
We just learned that the evil Deathsaurus has kidnapped Pīpō and Boater! Good news, Transformers fans! Your overwhelming support of this HasLab saved the two members of the Autobot Rescue Patrol Team from the clutches of the Decepticons!
As a THANK YOU for your support in making the Transformers Generations Deathsaurus campaign our most successful Transformers HasLab to date, each product will include Pīpō and Boater figures seen here:
Ever since December 1st, we've been getting non stop Transformers Rise of the Beasts news. And when it comes to toys, we have a whole year's worth catching up to 2023 movie toys, giving us a smorgasbord of potential toy news,leaks,first looks ect. And this news has all of that. Sonic Bomber made a Facebook post showing two new Transformers Rise of the Beast deluxe toys: Wheeljack and Nightbird. These toys are assumed to be from the mainline and not studio series although we now know that both series of toys are based on preliminary designs. These are the same size, price and complexity as the Studio Series deluxes.
These are our very first looks at not just the toys but also the characters, who were not highlighted in the first trailer. There were supposed leaks regarding these character designs and these toys support them with Nightbird's head looking like her G1 self and Wheeljack having a redesign from the Bumblebee movie design to have large glasses and no large "ears" (which could have been guessed from the back view we got from the trailer).
People have asked why this Wheeljack has more of that typical "nerd" look and this might be further proof that Michael Bay has a more hands on role, similar to the one he had in the Ninja Turtles movie, a movie where we know he dictated several looks. This looks very similar to Donatello from that film, where Michael Bay does like having obvious visual cues to reinforce a personality or trait. It's easier when handling a movie with a ton of characters, like this one where we have 3 main factions (and 2 lesser ones). These are just assumptions and guesses, meant to provide possible reasons for this change.
To answer another question, here are all the toys which will get a deluxe release in the mainline independently of their release in the Studio Series line:
Tra Mv7 Core Boy Deluxe Class Ast with the EAN: 5010993983308
Deluxe Bumblebee (Codename: George)
Deluxe Mirage (Codename: Pluto)
Deluxe Wheeljack (Codename: Barcelona)
Deluxe Airazor (Codename: Titan)
Deluxe Nightbird (Codename: Outlaw)
Of those we have now seen Airazor, Wheeljack and Nightbird.
Lots of news dropped, all regarding toys aimed at younger Transformers fans. We have our first look at the bot mode for the upcoming Rise of the Beasts Bumblebee transforming mask from a Baidu post, as well as several new stock images for more kids' toys from e0bay seller rubyemerelite. We can see that the Dinobots Unite Cyberverse combiners are being rereleased in the Buzzworthy Bumblebee line, to serve as evergreen type product on shelves for any gift giving needs, along with two brand new toys: Titan Changer Cheetor and Soundwave. These are 11 inches high and feature the evergreen style we see in other inexpensive Transformers toys. Looking at the back we see that they have a satisfying level of complexity for younger kids, especially Soundwave. Regardless if you are into these or not, it is impressive to see the level of detail on Cheetor's sculpting with a fresh take on his helmet giving it a more Samurai look than usual. As for Soundwave, Hasbro was able to make a simplified transformation without resorting for fake "tapedeck chest kibble" in the front of the vehicle as they had done on their previous simplified "evergreen/Cyberverse" Soundwaves.
Good news to those who backed Haslab Transformers Deathsaurus, all tiers have been unlocked. By now having over 17000 orders, this toy will now come with the throne and stand. This is great since we now know that the throne can store all the weapons we got when the previous tier unlocked and backers now get an even more complete package for the same price of $179.99. People who have yet to back it have today and tomorrow left to do so: https://hasbropulse.com/products/transf ... eathsaurus
This is rather interesting. While the three Legacy Prime Universe figures we had so far were a G1-ified version of the Transformers Prime characters, they weren't a mix of their Prime selves and any other version of themselves (ie. Arcee wasn't a mix of Prime Arcee and G1 Arcee), but Skyquake is a whole different kind of beast. While the toy is still Prime Universe Skyquake, you can see from the images below that both the robot mode and the alt mode are a combo of his Prime self and his G1 self. In bot mode, it's mainly the chest area, but his alt mode is far more reminiscent of the G1 toy than the original Prime jet with only the cockpit area and colour being more "Prime". The rest is all G1, like the rows of vents at the centre and the jet engines integrated into the wings. It is cool to see that this toy bucks the trend of leader class bots being voyager sized with him standing much taller than your standard voyagers.
We all know Hasbro has more than one head planned for each release, so could the alternate head be G1 Skyquake. Remember that the G1 mold has plenty of redeco potential, such as Machine Wars Starscream and King Atlas. And we know this mold will also be used for leader class Prime Universe Dreadwing coming out later in 2023. With the redeco potential for both a more faithful Prime Skyquake and a more faithful G1 Skyquake, would you have preferred two seperate molds? Or are you content with this one mold potentially servicing any of your Skyquake needs? Let us know!
Here are the image courtesy of Sonic Bomber, who presented them with the following blurb:
Leader class Skyquake is really cool. I will say, though, that I may have mistransformed or missed some things here. It is clearly pre-tooled for an eventual G1/2 Skyquake and possibly even some other figures. I ran into several odd features, like the tabs on the top-rear of the alt-mode, which seem to have no real function on this figure. The jet cockpit is also able to rotate 180°, seemingly for no purpose, as it does not appear to actually contribute to the conversion. I am very interested to see the future uses of this mold, and feel like it is a great CHUG version of the original Prime character
We have a new video fresh from Pulse with Yuko San, Deathsaurus' designer at Takara Tomy, showing off all the features of Haslab Deathsaurus. The only tier left to achieve as of now is the throne and the video shows how all the weapons can be stores behind it. We also see the articulation in dragon mode as well as the chest gimmick with his two partners.
We saw that Tarn was out in Asia so it was only a matter of time before reviewers would get their hands on them. Which leads us to these two reviews below. Fans asking for larger voyager figures would be really happy. Enjoy!
So many fans have now gotten Victory Saber and while reactions are positive across the board, there are some issues that have been reported and we are letting you know of them in case you intend on keeping one in box for a while and not wanting an unwelcome surprise when Hasbro stops supporting this particular project with specialized customer service (as it did with Unicron).
While the paint defects, overspray and scratches have been common, they vary wildly from one sample to the next. The defect that has come up often is that one of the slots for Saber's nosecone has not been cut out. It is the most recurring defect attributed to sculpting so far and it prevents the nosecone from attaching properly to form the alt mode. There has also been a report from fellow Seibertronian Cloudbaloon that the handle to their V-Lock Canon is missing. And lastly, the face flap for Victory Leo is very tight, which can lead to breakage, as you can see in the image below from Thebricklord.
For MISB collectors, the box isn't actually sealed, so checking for these issues would not result in unsealing the box.
Fellow Seibertronian o.supreme has found a new endcap at Walmart featuring the latest releases in Walmart's exclusive Beast Wars reissue line. That sighting comes from the California area. He also poses some good questions regarding the line so fi any of you wish to chime in, you can write in the comments or join in on the discussion on our forums.
o.supreme wrote:One Walmart near me got the endcap display of retro Retrax and Wolfgang. Still mostly full, dosen't seem to be a high demand. I just wonder how the decision was made to rerelease these? Maybe the molds wee easily accessible? I would have thought they'd stick with characters that appeared in the Mainframe animated series.
The image below is from a similar sighting by T-Hybrid from TFW2005.
Coming home from grocery shopping today, I found my Haslab Victory Saber waiting for me at the door. I had not even received a notice it was shipping. The same is happening for many fans across Canada and the US. those with a Fed Ex account have gotten a notice of an incoming shipment. The photo below comes from a fellow fans from the province of Quebec who posted in a local Facebook group. Hasbro has made good on their promise to ship these out before Deathsaurus' funding run has finished.
We thank everyone who took the time to report to us their shipping status.
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