In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1

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Seibertron member Powered Convoy dropped by to let us know that the Allspark's facebook page has shared a nice in-hand gallery of Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1. This wave features Bumblebee, Wheeljack, Soundwave, and Lazerback. Bumblebee, Wheeljack, and Soundwave are redeco/extensive remolds of their "Robots is Disguise" incarnations. Soundwave has the added benefit of coming packed with Ravage. Another interesting feature is the swirl effect used in Bumblebee and Wheeljack's plastic. Lazerback rounds out the wave as the only all new mold. We've mirrored the images below for those without facebook access.

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Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448888)
Posted by Doubledealer93 on December 23rd, 2012 @ 11:13pm CST

yeah i need all of these. im a sucker for TFs with wings. wheeljack is just awesome and murderbee is bad ass. and lazerback i need. more dragons pl0x

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448890)
Posted by El Duque on December 23rd, 2012 @ 11:28pm CST

I can't believe I'm saying this, but that Cenobite Bumblebee is kind of doing it for me.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448892)
Posted by RazorSlash92 on December 23rd, 2012 @ 11:33pm CST

If I'm getting any of these, it'll be Lazerback. The others really don't do it for me. Hope they don't look like that in the show, too...

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448893)
Posted by SKYWARPED_128 on December 23rd, 2012 @ 11:36pm CST

You know, I might actually get into these Beast Hunters stuff.

The Mad Max makeover looks good on Bee--the spikes kind of distracts the eye from that flap behind his head. New head sculpt's kinda meh, and those swirls on his alt mode's roof makes it look like a bar of soap, though.

Not a fan of Soundwave's new colors, but I like Ravage. Mold-wise, if his previous UAV drone mode was good, it's made even better by the added greeblies on his wings. But again, not a fan of the new, brighter colors.

WJ's looking good, except for the carrot-red blades and green spikes, but that's nothing a can of silver spray can't fix.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448895)
Posted by CBratetron on December 23rd, 2012 @ 11:51pm CST

Might get Soundwave for Ravage. The rest I can miss.

I'm sure the swirls on his roof is just improperly mixed plastic.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448896)
Posted by xyl360 on December 23rd, 2012 @ 11:54pm CST

CBratetron wrote:I'm sure the swirls on his roof is just improperly mixed plastic.

It's clear plastic painted that way. It's meant to look burned/damaged just like Wheeljack's hood with its gray/charred look. I wish they'd done that over their entire alt modes or not at all. Having just certain parts looking like that looks way off.

Still, I'm keeping my preorders for the entire wave. They look too nifty to miss.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448899)
Posted by Rated X on December 24th, 2012 @ 12:17am CST

Get ready for those Bumblebee repaints !!!

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448900)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on December 24th, 2012 @ 12:18am CST

So, did they fix the issue with Bumblebees automorph?

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448902)
Posted by Mechastrike on December 24th, 2012 @ 12:33am CST

did they all get roids or something? DAMN! :shock:

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448903)
Posted by RAcast on December 24th, 2012 @ 12:34am CST

chuckdawg1999 wrote:So, did they fix the issue with Bumblebees automorph?

I don't think it was ever more than a QC thing. The action on my Terrorcon Bumblebee works beautifully.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448906)
Posted by Pretender Skywarp on December 24th, 2012 @ 12:46am CST

I'm still working on finishing PRID, I can't believe these are on the Horizon already!

That said, Lazerback looks like a Playskool gobot in comparison to the rest and although the redesigns don't look too shabby, at current prices they are only retail purchases for me

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448909)
Posted by RhA on December 24th, 2012 @ 1:07am CST

So we've got more plastic and paint... For the same buck? That'd be nice.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448911)
Posted by DinobotSix on December 24th, 2012 @ 1:23am CST

Soundwave is diminished. Makes no sense to paint bright colors on a spy drone! lol
It's nice to get Ravage though. Wonder if this BW Ravage will fit on PRiD Soundwave.

Murderbee and Wheeljack both look kinda cool...but I'm more of a fan of elegant/cleaner lines.

I'll pass on these.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448917)
Posted by MasterSoundBlaster on December 24th, 2012 @ 2:50am CST

Considering picking up wheeljack...but I think I can foresee some nice Barricade customs coming from murder-bee.

Hmmmmmmm :-?

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448919)
Posted by Va'al on December 24th, 2012 @ 2:55am CST

Still only interested in Lazerback, but a little less so.
I'll have to see if other deluxes show up, and whether Leader Predaking is a reality.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448921)
Posted by Arctorro on December 24th, 2012 @ 3:05am CST

Really loosing interest in the Prime toys. Will get Lazerback if he appears in the show, the rest are an easy pass, they be crap

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448922)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on December 24th, 2012 @ 3:09am CST

Lazerback doesn't look to bad might pick him up eventually but bumblebee looks really really cheap & the others are just spiky versions of the originals. Yeah theres more plastic to them now but still not worth $15 if they even stay that, with all the extra plastic & gimmicks i wouldnt be surprised if the prices get jacked up yet again.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448929)
Posted by KnightStrike on December 24th, 2012 @ 4:32am CST

I actually like these remolds, but it is ironic that Hasbro finally starts applying more paint apps and they do it in the form of the partial dirty washes given to these that ruin look of the bots for me. And maybe I am crazy, but does Bumblebee's alt mode look Cheetor-esque with the spotting on his roof to anyone else?

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Posted by Mykltron on December 24th, 2012 @ 4:44am CST

Those cars aren't spiky enough - they'd just blend in with normal cars too much.

Lazerback's transformation is really unique - they haven't done the back-legs-become-legs-front-legs-become-arms-tail-becomes-weapon thing enough.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448934)
Posted by President-prime on December 24th, 2012 @ 5:02am CST

They actually look good in there pictures. Saw it outside the stores. Packaging for these beast hunter toys are bad. Kind of like a rescue bits packaging. Very cutish cartoonie (in a bad way). The ugly design packaging plus the cheap plastic is a no for me. Maybe the bigger transformers are ok. Bwt. Just opened sound way and the plastic is really light. Quality is not there

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448942)
Posted by Henry921 on December 24th, 2012 @ 6:14am CST

I'll be getting Lazerback for sure, so Predaking can have a few minions to work with. I was gonna get Soundwave for Ravage, but I really, really hate the yellow highlights.

So just one Deluxe from Wave 1 for me. Hopefully we get more Predacons and fewer retooled Decepticons in very ugly color schemes.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448944)
Posted by grimdragon2001 on December 24th, 2012 @ 7:04am CST

Am I the only one who gets the vibe that Lazerback could be repainted into a nice Terrorcon Blot?

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448947)
Posted by griftimus prime on December 24th, 2012 @ 7:15am CST

i will be saving a lot of money on this line.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448951)
Posted by STngAR on December 24th, 2012 @ 7:36am CST

Well were to start, that Wheeljack is just boss looking. Something about that bot mode that makes him look killer (love those fangs on his head sculpt).

Soundwave looks good but they should have used a different color for the yellow or just made it duller. And its not often we get the string tied to missle thing.

Lazerback is just made of all those things I love about Beast Wars.

Bumblebee looks good. Although the paint swirl would have looked alot better if it was on the whole figure. Ill call it bumbleeflauge. :MAXIMAL:

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448957)
Posted by TheDownshift on December 24th, 2012 @ 8:29am CST

Reminds me of a boss from one of the Metroid games, for some reason.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448959)
Posted by Ironhide/Starscream on December 24th, 2012 @ 8:39am CST

Bee's Eyes make him look like he has been on something :lol:

GET READY FOR ANOTHER SHELF WARMER!!! :sad:

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448962)
Posted by SKYWARPED_128 on December 24th, 2012 @ 8:55am CST

President-prime wrote:They actually look good in there pictures. Saw it outside the stores. Packaging for these beast hunter toys are bad. Kind of like a rescue bits packaging. Very cutish cartoonie (in a bad way). The ugly design packaging plus the cheap plastic is a no for me. Maybe the bigger transformers are ok.

Not necessarily. While personal tastes will vary, the pics of voyager BH Optimus does show him with inexplicably cartoonish proportions despite the Mad Max spikes and styling.

He's also got some rather conspicuous waist kibble from the front wheels of his alt mode.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448963)
Posted by Mindmaster on December 24th, 2012 @ 9:06am CST

Am I the only one that is somewhat disturbed by Bumblebee's stoner eyes? :-s

Even though I'm not getting any of them, I don't like the way Soundwave's arms have to be angled in robot mode.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448965)
Posted by Nyancatron on December 24th, 2012 @ 9:13am CST

Ick.

Wake me up when Prime Beast Hunters and Arms Micron crap are over.

One's hideous and the other is stuff only justifiable if they came in a 25cent UFO catcher / gumball machine.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448979)
Posted by PrymeStriker on December 24th, 2012 @ 10:04am CST

Bumblebee - Still a little underwhelming, but I simply MUST HAVE HIS HAWKBOW!

Soundwave - Oh, god. That deco is disgusting. But, I'll have to buy him for Ravage.

Lazerback - Badass.

Wheeljack - Badass to infinity. :KREMZEEK:

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448987)
Posted by Embracing_Entropy on December 24th, 2012 @ 10:25am CST

Well, it appears my interest in Transformers Prime will be coming to an end. The rehashed figures ("new, with extraneous flair!") are a sloppy way to market old product and look contrived to boot, especially with the garish color schemes. I was never a fan of Beast Wars figures and their poor transformation designs (simplistic, lots of kibble), so Laserback doesn't appeal to me, either.
I thought the Transformers Prime designs to date were-- for the most part-- an impressive display of toy engineering with a thoughtful nod to G1. This Beast Hunters direction looks like a very lazy way to ride the success of the series. I'm sure it will find fans, but I'm disappointed.

EE

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Posted by Dagon on December 24th, 2012 @ 11:07am CST

Man, I don't know. I was at least thinking of grabbing the PRedacons from the new line, but Laserback isn't really looking too great in these pictures. After spending the weekend tracking down Prime figures at the cheap shops I must say there is very little reason to spend $17 on any of these deluxes, so Beast Hunters just might end up being a Ross/TJ Maxx hunt for me. You can see that Laserback has the hollow back and everything, and I'm sure retail prices aren't going to come down in the next few weeks. Who knows, maybe more photos will change my mind.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1448998)
Posted by ScottyP on December 24th, 2012 @ 11:14am CST

I picked these guys up yesterday at TRU. Enjoy most of them quite a bit. Here's some quick thoughts:

- Lazerback - get this! Much more than an RiD Bruticus homage, really feels like a new thing. Nice aesthetic and hopefully all the Predacons will be the same quality.

- Bumblebee and Wheeljack - lumping these together because my thoughts on them are similar. If you already don't like either mold, these may change your mind, but probably not. Bee is a little scary, tbh, which is a cool change.

- Soundwave - bleh. Ravage is not worth the admission price. Universe 1.0 Soundwave color scheme on this mold is just kinda ugly. And weapons with strings? Thanks, but no thanks. He's the stinker in the wave.

Something else cool I noticed is that the character bio is no longer on the card, but in the instructions as one part of a 4 part "story" off to the side. The instructions themselves are not full color, but do have a differently colored background on each one, for instance, the background of Soundwave's instructions is purple, with the black/white pictures tiled over said background.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1449015)
Posted by kirbenvost on December 24th, 2012 @ 12:29pm CST

I'll be honest, Bee and Wheeljack look pretty badass. Especially Wheeljack with those wings. But seeing as I have good enough (and not ridiculously spiky) versions of them already, I'll easily pass. However, I could see a pretty good Rodimus out of this Wheeljack mold, with a new head of course. Listening, Hasbro?

Soundwave looks hideous, and Lazerback looks pretty bad. And what is up with the gross swirly plastic on most of them? This isn't 1993...

Savings, hurray!

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1449016)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 24th, 2012 @ 12:31pm CST

TOO MUCH AWESOMENESS TO TAKE IN!!!!!!!

:KREMZEEK:

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1449023)
Posted by Mindmaster on December 24th, 2012 @ 12:41pm CST

kirbenvost wrote:I'll be honest, Bee and Wheeljack look pretty badass. Especially Wheeljack with those wings. But seeing as I have good enough (and not ridiculously spiky) versions of them already, I'll easily pass. However, I could see a pretty good Rodimus out of this Wheeljack mold, with a new head of course. Listening, Hasbro?

Wheeljack is the only one out of these molds that look decent.

Soundwave looks hideous, and Lazerback looks pretty bad. And what is up with the gross swirly plastic on most of them? This isn't 1993...

Swirly plastic = GPS = those figures are SCREWED.

Savings, hurray!

Indeed, savings galore! Said savings will be well-used for Generations figures. :grin:

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1449039)
Posted by Nyancatron on December 24th, 2012 @ 1:45pm CST

Mindmaster wrote:
kirbenvost wrote:I'll be honest, Bee and Wheeljack look pretty badass. Especially Wheeljack with those wings. But seeing as I have good enough (and not ridiculously spiky) versions of them already, I'll easily pass. However, I could see a pretty good Rodimus out of this Wheeljack mold, with a new head of course. Listening, Hasbro?

Wheeljack is the only one out of these molds that look decent.

Yeah, they should have stopped right at him. Having him get beastified would have been a cool story and solidified his standing as the cool, rogue character even more.

But it's easier just to add spikes and silly weaponry the likes of 1990s GI Joes than to actually do some real work and continue to make your core characters actually look as good as their show counterparts.

This whole thing is all about laziness.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1449044)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 24th, 2012 @ 1:56pm CST

Mindmaster wrote:
Soundwave looks hideous, and Lazerback looks pretty bad. And what is up with the gross swirly plastic on most of them? This isn't 1993...

Swirly plastic = GPS = those figures are SCREWED.

I don't see any swirls in the plastic itself. If you're referring to Bumblebee's roof and Wheeljack's hood: spray paint patterns.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1449045)
Posted by Mindmaster on December 24th, 2012 @ 1:59pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:
Soundwave looks hideous, and Lazerback looks pretty bad. And what is up with the gross swirly plastic on most of them? This isn't 1993...

Swirly plastic = GPS = those figures are SCREWED.

I don't see any swirls in the plastic itself. If you're referring to Bumblebee's roof and Wheeljack's hood: spray paint patterns.

...Then I RETRACT!

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1449065)
Posted by kirbenvost on December 24th, 2012 @ 3:37pm CST

Looks like molded swirly-colored plastic to me. But it's not metallic, so GPS shouldn't be a problem. GPS is caused by the metallic flecks in the plastic.

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Posted by Samsonator on December 24th, 2012 @ 6:53pm CST

Those are colour swirled plastic, not spray. The dead giveaway is inside BB's roof, if it were sprayed they wouldn't have bothered doing the interior.

Mega Bloks has been doing similar things with their Halo sets for quite a while ("Camouflauge" plastic I believe they called it) and personally I hate it. It makes everything so inconsistent and slapped together looking, especially when you're only applying it to a few parts on the overall figure (BB's Roof, Soundwave's arms and feet, Wheeljack's hood). Granted these things look inconsistently slapped together anyway, with new X-TREME bits on pre-existing molds.

Whether or not this dye-swirled plastic will be a precursor to GPS is anyone's guess, but even metallic flake plastics these days seem to be handled differently enough to make them last... So for anyone looking to get these I'd hazard a guess they'll be safe in the years to come. For me, however, these are a definite pass, and I'm gonna be extra sad if this is how they begin appearing in the show.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1449205)
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on December 25th, 2012 @ 10:37am CST

Good lord those things look horrid! :SICK:

They're like out of some bad 90's comic!

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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 25th, 2012 @ 10:51am CST

Samsonator wrote:Those are colour swirled plastic, not spray. The dead giveaway is inside BB's roof, if it were sprayed they wouldn't have bothered doing the interior.

Mega Bloks has been doing similar things with their Halo sets for quite a while ("Camouflauge" plastic I believe they called it) and personally I hate it.

Huh, never heard of such a development. Interesting. :-?

OK, then I retract, but my GPS statement still stands.

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Posted by Pretender Skywarp on December 26th, 2012 @ 8:06am CST

At the risk of dismissing these out of hand, I'll be very interested to see TT's take on it....

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Posted by paul053 on December 26th, 2012 @ 10:14am CST

Looks like another money saving year for me. My wife will be VERY happy about it.

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Posted by NTESHFT on December 26th, 2012 @ 12:39pm CST

El Duque wrote:I can't believe I'm saying this, but that Cenobite Bumblebee is kind of doing it for me.

"What is your pleasure?"....... I get that vibe from most of this wave, myself. Repaint BB black, stick a couple of pins on his head, a splash of blood, and a Lament Configuration in his hand, he might just pull it off......

I'm only gonna grab Soundwave.

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Posted by Sodan-1 on December 28th, 2012 @ 6:12am CST

xyl360 wrote:
CBratetron wrote:I'm sure the swirls on his roof is just improperly mixed plastic.

It's clear plastic painted that way. It's meant to look burned/damaged just like Wheeljack's hood with its gray/charred look. I wish they'd done that over their entire alt modes or not at all. Having just certain parts looking like that looks way off.

Agreed. Wheeljack's isn't too bad as it looks like he's driven through an explosion, in which case most of the charring would be on the bonnet. But Bumblebee's doesn't make any sense solely on the roof.

Simple beast transformation be damned! I like Lazerback. I WILL get him. I'll probably get them all regardless of whether or not they get the same treatment in the show. As someone else said though, I'll probably wait to see what Takara's planning on doing with this series of figures.

Re: In-Hand Images: Transformers Prime "Beast Hunters" Deluxe Wave 1 (1449869)
Posted by KnightStrike on December 28th, 2012 @ 6:19am CST

I guess Bumblebee's swirly roof could be explained as: Predaking did a low flyover and hit the roof with flamebreath? Or possibly don't park next to an industrial plant for too long?

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