Transformers Earthrise Leader Class Wave 2 Found in Australian Retail

Ooh, he's looking real good in-package.
Although I wonder how many people will even notice this news right now...

Well, I passed on Prime twice. But now I went ahead and grabbed him from Walmart.

The upcoming weapons pack is what finally tippd the scales. I figured there'd be a premium version with, maybe, a better paintjob but the upcoming weapon pack really just completes ER Prime in such a way that I dis want the guy.

I wasn't gonna replace Henkei with him, but damn. He really is very, very good.

Gauntlet101010 wrote:Well, I passed on Prime twice. But now I went ahead and grabbed him from Walmart.

The upcoming weapons pack is what finally tippd the scales. I figured there'd be a premium version with, maybe, a better paintjob but the upcoming weapon pack really just completes ER Prime in such a way that I dis want the guy.

I wasn't gonna replace Henkei with him, but damn. He really is very, very good.

I was a naysayer too at first but I went and bought it at full price with no regrets. The classic mold is good, but ER is now the reining champion for a "voyager" sized "G1" Optimus. It's really a mini Masterpiece. Something even the Hybrid was never able to achieve.

As for the unexpected weapon pack, I jumped on it at HP before it's too late. All because of Roller. The rest of the box are just layers upon layers of delicious icing on that marvelous cake!

ER Optimus is cool, but still not perfect. Much like Classics, SIEGE and ER Optimus are still a tad undersize.. And his trailer is especially undersize.. But still cool, and nice that there's a Roller to complete it.

Wheeljack finally arrived at my place this weekend and i opened him up. He's not too bad. Will have some more thoughts on him to come, but I am now finished with the wave 1 Earthrise figures I wanted.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:ER Optimus is cool, but still not perfect. Much like Classics, SIEGE and ER Optimus are still a tad undersize.. And his trailer is especially undersize.. But still cool, and nice that there's a Roller to complete it.

IMO, the only thing truly unperfect about ER Optimus is the blandness of the trailer and that back hip panel. Still way better than the partforming or the classic mold and especially those damn annoying arms panels.

The trailer's blandness doesn't bother me as much as being undersize relative to the other Autobots does. But it's as good as could be had with him being a Leader-class and not a Commander-class, so wygd.

That back hip panel could have been avoided if they didn't try replicate the stupid cartoon waist.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:The trailer's blandness doesn't bother me as much as being undersize relative to the other Autobots does. But it's as good as could be had with him being a Leader-class and not a Commander-class, so wygd.

That back hip panel could have been avoided if they didn't try replicate the stupid cartoon waist.

True that the trailer is undersized, but I prefer that over being oversized like too many trailers. Also, the ER trailer is just adorable and is not a shelf hog like the other trailers. When Toyhax will have a sale (or not), I'll buy the repros to fix the blandness issue. Eh, I already paid an arm and a leg for the Weapon Pack so might as well fully commit.

So, Australia still can't find any kids dumb enough to buy those 'make me look like Skweeks' helmets, eh?

DeathReviews wrote:So, Australia still can't find any kids dumb enough to buy those 'make me look like Skweeks' helmets, eh?

Bay-hating as usual, eh?

Regardless, may be some weird TLK overstock. Those keep reappearing out of nowhere over and over.
One day, my TrU suddenly have a ton of TLK voyager Hounds. Then a full shelf of TLK deluxes. and online, that horrid giant TLK Dragonstorm reappeared for a few days. Thankfully at 30$CAN instead of the initial 120$CAN.

TLK toys are like surprise zombies. Popping up when you least expect them.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

o.supreme wrote:I've heard conflicting reports. Some say they are exactly the same as TT Legends, others say there are slight variances in paint...???

I'll take that as the differences being subtle to non-existent, depending on lighting and personal color interpretation. I'm more interested in news about their Autobot counterparts FastclashFastlane and Cloudraker.

Me too. The obvious expectation is that the Autobot set will be identical to the Takara version from a few years ago. However, nothing has proven that is the case yet. They might also redo the Hasbro versions, or create a new deco altogether. The Takara Decepticon Clones looked more cartoon accurate already, Rebirth or Headmasters, than the Hasbro deco. It really is all about which cartoon version Hasbro is going for, and I would assume they’d prefer the Rebirth character models.

Optimus' trailer

I brought down my Henkei Prime and it's definitely beefier in vehicle mode. And, yeah, FP's or BTS' trailer is even larger.

But still. The trailer is such a small part of the figure. And the figure is fantastic. Not perfect. But so close. The grey in the legs is more of a problem than the trailer. I think the trailer helps the vehicle mode immensely even if it's not as large as I'd want. Henkei does a lot differently than this figure does, but overall ER is still superior. I mean, I'd really have to put on my blinders and fill my post full of caveats to not see that. I still like Henkei Prime, but ER is fantastic. The new bar.

I was tempted to buy Bumblebee's Prime since it's another boxy truck alt mode. Between Siege, ER, and Evasion I've managed to get a small collection of boxy voyager Primes and I could compare them all directly.

My preferred Voyager G1 Optimus is still Combiner Wars for now. He has the look, and he scales better than SIEGE/ER or the Classics version - he's chart-perfect with SIEGE Sideswipe, in fact.

To each his own.

I'm not sure if ER will actually take Henkei's place in my display right now. But he very well might. I don't have a lot of room and it may be nice to change things up a bit.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Maybe a bit of a silly request but... are there comparisons of the ER Seeker mold with PotP Starscream?

It's a week late, but here you go. In jet mode ER is a bit longer, but PoTP has a wider wingspan. Their transformations are similar.

Sabrblade wrote:and to think that there was a time when Bob Budiansky was going use this toy as a female without any hesitation:

Considering the character's arc in the Marvel comics from beginning to end, it would have made her a practically unparalleled heroine in the 80s. But if the personality was female, would the character have retained the bulky form, or would she have been treated like Arcee was? (After all, there was no Arcee in the comics, the US version anyway.) And would they have changed the character's storylines, relegating her to background character status?

I think Ratchet would have been a hard-partying girl, based on other early info. Or possibly simultaneously that and a battleax nurse. Battleax nurse is fairly likely considering who Ratchet is originally named after.

Re: the Starscream comparison, I knew PotP would be taller well before you took the pics. PotP Starscream has the height of Voyagers of yore.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Re: the Starscream comparison, I knew PotP would be taller well before you took the pics. PotP Starscream has the height of Voyagers of yore.

Yeah and I didn't realize just how big the box for the PoTP figure is, there's so much unused space in there. I know the figure itself is a bit larger, but the ER box is almost half the size of the PoTP box.

Mindmaster wrote:WJ, I have a second Seeker set if you’re interested. I was going to keep it MISB for display purposes but times are rough and despite what a bridge in El Paso says, it is NOT a great day to be a US soldier. Let me know if you’re interested

Thanks! I'll be sure to keep that in mind. I do enjoy the thrill of the hunt, though, so I'm going to tough it out a little while longer to find the set in the wild myself. It makes it all the more satisfying.

For those who have Doubledealer, is it worth buying? I'm planning on getting the Generations Selects cassette 4-pack that has Frenzy and Wingthing (just in case that Soundwave we saw in the leaked photos alongside the Cyclonus and Ramjet is a retool with a different alt mode), and seeing as that set has Knok and Skar as well I feel as if I should get Doubledealer to go along with them, but is it a decent enough figure?

Looks like a lot of fun!

If you're not sure, look up video reviews.

Me, I'll buy Doubledealer full price when I'll find it in stores. As for the cassettes pack, I stupidly missed out on the preorders so I had no choice but to pay 20$CAN extra to a reseller/scalper.

-Kanrabat- wrote:If you're not sure, look up video reviews.

Me, I'll buy Doubledealer full price when I'll find it in stores. As for the cassettes pack, I stupidly missed out on the preorders so I had no choice but to pay 20$CAN extra to a reseller/scalper.

I feel your pain. I got my set about $15+ extra from a reseller but I had an excuse for missing out on preorders; I was out in the New Mexico desert doing cool tank stuff and my old phone was on its last leg so I couldn’t even get on the internet much less than stay in contact with my folks back home

Mindmaster wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:If you're not sure, look up video reviews.

Me, I'll buy Doubledealer full price when I'll find it in stores. As for the cassettes pack, I stupidly missed out on the preorders so I had no choice but to pay 20$CAN extra to a reseller/scalper.

I feel your pain. I got my set about $15+ extra from a reseller but I had an excuse for missing out on preorders; I was out in the New Mexico desert doing cool tank stuff and my old phone was on its last leg so I couldn’t even get on the internet much less than stay in contact with my folks back home

I have NO excuses. Saw the set on preorder at Age 3 And Up for 30$CAN. "Hurrrr durrr I'll wait."




50$CAN later on eBay....

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:If you're not sure, look up video reviews.

Me, I'll buy Doubledealer full price when I'll find it in stores. As for the cassettes pack, I stupidly missed out on the preorders so I had no choice but to pay 20$CAN extra to a reseller/scalper.

I feel your pain. I got my set about $15+ extra from a reseller but I had an excuse for missing out on preorders; I was out in the New Mexico desert doing cool tank stuff and my old phone was on its last leg so I couldn’t even get on the internet much less than stay in contact with my folks back home

I have NO excuses. Saw the set on preorder at Age 3 And Up for 30$CAN. "Hurrrr durrr I'll wait."




50$CAN later on eBay....

It’s even worse with Spy Patrol 2nd Unit (Rumble and Ratbat). Impossible to find, and they were on the shelves for about 5 seconds. I keep hoping they will be re-released in Earthrise like a few of the other Siege figures (Astrotrain, Direct-Hit and Power Punch, Smashdown, Rung, etc.) as I never had a chance to snag them.

Never ever saw the Ratbat set either.

I saw the Selects cassette pack in Toys R Us just a few days ago (up here in Canada) ... but I don't want it . I have a whole cassette army, so I'm fine with using MP cassettes in my display. I don't need to go on a whole cassette journey with a new size.

Well looks like I was right about at least some wave 2 stuff showing up in the first week of July. I was just thinking it would be a little closer to home... . Oh well.

Gauntlet101010 wrote:I saw the Selects cassette pack in Toys R Us just a few days ago (up here in Canada) ... but I don't want it . I have a whole cassette army, so I'm fine with using MP cassettes in my display. I don't need to go on a whole cassette journey with a new size.

Pictures or it didn't happen.

Mindmaster wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:If you're not sure, look up video reviews.

Me, I'll buy Doubledealer full price when I'll find it in stores. As for the cassettes pack, I stupidly missed out on the preorders so I had no choice but to pay 20$CAN extra to a reseller/scalper.

I feel your pain. I got my set about $15+ extra from a reseller but I had an excuse for missing out on preorders; I was out in the New Mexico desert doing cool tank stuff and my old phone was on its last leg so I couldn’t even get on the internet much less than stay in contact with my folks back home

Cool tank stuff? Now you have my attention.

Black Hat wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:If you're not sure, look up video reviews.

Me, I'll buy Doubledealer full price when I'll find it in stores. As for the cassettes pack, I stupidly missed out on the preorders so I had no choice but to pay 20$CAN extra to a reseller/scalper.

I feel your pain. I got my set about $15+ extra from a reseller but I had an excuse for missing out on preorders; I was out in the New Mexico desert doing cool tank stuff and my old phone was on its last leg so I couldn’t even get on the internet much less than stay in contact with my folks back home

Cool tank stuff? Now you have my attention.

Mine too! Also, be honest Mindmaster, you did name your tank Brawl, right? (because that would be awesome)

Thanks to Seibertronian LinaNui, we have word of some brand new images of the upcoming War for Cybertron: Earthrise Sunstreaker, courtesy of SnakasBlog. Sideswipe's twin is shown off here in all his yellow glory, coming only with his air intake as an accessory, which doubles as his weapon. He also has some sweet disco moves!











While it appears he may share some engineering with Earthrise Wheeljack, no parts appear to be the same between the two. Sunstreaker is due out in the late third or early fourth quarter of this year, along with wavemate Trailbreaker.

Now that we've got some clearer images, including the back of the figure, is this one you'll be adding to your collection? Let us know below, and stay tuned for the latest news!

I think I'll try to pick him up if I can, I had universe Sunstreaker but the mold never gelled with me. I think I like it best when Streaker and Sideswipe have their own unique molds and differing transformation schemes

Sunstreaker's actually looking really good, especially from the back. I'll probably pick him up, but I'd love to see a Lockdown repaint/remold in either Selects or the mainline. New hands (like Impactor with the 5mm ports on the non hand side), hook instead of the supercharger (or in addition to), a new head, and maybe new feet/front end of the car.

Why yes I am desperate for a new version of the Animated style Lockdown, why do you ask?

Definitely getting him. And definitely giving him a gun from the Centurion weapons pack. The double barreled hair dryer isn't doing it for me.

Is the Autobot Alliance two pack still happening?

I noticed it's not listed on the TFWiki site anymore.

Bounti76 wrote:Thanks to Seibertronian LinaNui, we have word of some brand new images of the upcoming War for Cybertron: Earthrise Sunstreaker, courtesy of SnakasBlog. Sideswipe's twin is shown off here in all his yellow glory, coming only with his air intake as an accessory, which doubles as his weapon. He also has some sweet disco moves!











While it appears he may share some engineering with Earthrise Wheeljack, no parts appear to be the same between the two. Sunstreaker is due out in the late third or early fourth quarter of this year, along with wavemate Trailbreaker.

Now that we've got some clearer images, including the back of the figure, is this one you'll be adding to your collection? Let us know below, and stay tuned for the latest news!

I preordered him many months ago from Pulse. He was an auto-buy, as he is far-and-away the best mainline version of Sunstreaker ever designed, like the vast majority of the WFC Trilogy line so far.

FellintoOblivion wrote:Is the Autobot Alliance two pack still happening?

I noticed it's not listed on the TFWiki site anymore.

If that's the Ironhide/Prowl two-pack, then the reason it's not on the Wiki is because it hasn't been officially revealed yet. The Wiki can only list products that have been revealed through official channels.

Definitely gonna get that sunstreaker. I like his proportion way more than the classic version. Leaving some part of the car windows on the back of the leg is a good decision, as it makes his chest more comfortable to look at.

I'm keeping Universe Sunstreaker, but I'd be down for the inevitable Selects Spinout repaint.

Gauntlet101010 wrote:I'm keeping Universe Sunstreaker, but I'd be down for the inevitable Selects Spinout repaint.

I'm hoping for a Cordon repaint myself, though Spin Out wouldn't go amiss.

I'll pick him up if they do earthrise sideswipe. I prefer the classics car mode with the cthru plastic headlights.

This mold looks good, I think it definitely looks better here than it did in render form, but I don't have the attachment to the character required for me to feel like replacing CW Sunstreaker. If they do either Diaclone repaint, or that Lockdown remold my Sentinel counterpart suggested, I would be more interested.

ZeroWolf wrote:

Gauntlet101010 wrote:I'm keeping Universe Sunstreaker, but I'd be down for the inevitable Selects Spinout repaint.

I'm hoping for a Cordon repaint myself, though Spin Out wouldn't go amiss.

I'm inclined to think Spin-Out will probably happen before Cordon, for two reasons:
1. Selects Tigertrack is coming, so I think Hasbro would probably like to get Spin-Out made to complement that and complete the Diaclone borthers.
2. There doesn't look like an easy way to get a lightbar on this mold for Cordon without retooling the car hood/chest, and I feel like getting that kind of retooling for a Diaclone recolor character is unlikely.

You know, based on these photos, I am thinking he might be a bit of a parts-former with that chest piece. I can’t figure out how that chest piece ends up where it does in vehicle mode without it detaching from the figure in bot mode.

Nevermind: recalled that the hinge joint for the chest piece on Wheeljack is actually attached to a secondary piece below the torso allowing it to be free for rotation.

I know how they could get Cordon without changing the chest: Lightbar with a protruding tab that has a hole in it for the supercharger's peg. That or just a lightbar that slots into the roof notch and is glued in place.

Sunstreaker looks really good, though I'm not the biggest fan of the headsculpt. That alt mode, on the other hand, looks fantastic!

Finding the MP way too expensive and too big for my tastes, I wouldn't mind a Select ER Cordon.

I think this mold would also look cool as Movie Lockdown.

Official pics of Runamuck - https://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810171157/

While he'll be mass retail for Hasbro's markets, for Japan he'll be another TakaraTomy Mall exclusive.