Transformers: The Last Knight Toys All Spark Tech Drift, Barricade, and Hound Spotted at US Retail
Tuesday, August 1st, 2017 12:16PM CDT
Categories: Movie Related News, Toy News, SightingsPosted by: Bronzewolf Views: 20,352
Topic Options: View Discussion · Sign in or Join to reply
If you find any new toys out at retail anywhere in the world, please let us know in the sightings section!
News Search
Got Transformers News? Let us know here!
Most Popular Transformers News
Most Recent Transformers News
Posted by Qwan on August 1st, 2017 @ 7:00pm CDT
Uhg that site, just... the graphics are fine I guess, but two typos on the homepage does not a professional impression encourage. And the caps-lock 'catagory' titles with a lower case letter at the start make it seem like they're sUDDENLY SHOUTING....GalvatronG1 wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:
By the way what the heck does 'wolfwire' mean? The wire bit confuses me. Weirdwolf could be Strangewolf, Oddwolf, Eccentricwolf... Who the heck took the Weirdwolf name anyway?
a company in Kansas city, Missouri that does Graphic designs,
http://www.weirdwolf.net/WGD/index.html
haven't been around for a while but long enough to take the trademark, and the art kind of sucks if i am honest
...Ahem, sorry . Back on topic, I just want to point out (again?) how brilliant Voyager Hound is. I wouldn't call him perfect by any stretch and his transformation is fiddly to the point of frustration the first time you do it, but he's such a better representation of the character than the AoE Voyager. It's just the right amount of chunk on this one IMO, and he feels characterful and really unique among other Transformers, without losing all ability to appear intimidating and be taken seriously - it's a fine line with his character design.
Even the green doesn't bother me nearly as much as I thought it would; seeing him in-person on the store shelf I still hated the color, but once I had him in action I didn't have a problem with it at all. Honestly the only thing I find myself missing is the one or two Red Cross tampos. They just added a tiny bit of color variety which is somewhat needed, especially in his robot mode. (A tiny Autobot Reprolabel added to his shoulder - it wouldn't stick on his helmet where the actual Red Cross logo would have gone 'cause of the curvature - actually does a lot to fill that gap.) I'm sure Reprolabels will do a specific set for Hound eventually too, so I may have to think about getting that, but he's still pretty good even without any extra deco work.
All in all, a fantastic figure IMO and while I may be somewhat biased (Hound is my favorite Movie character after all), I'd strongly recommend picking him up after - or alongside - Megatron if you can spare the funds. I haven't had any experience with Wave 3 Voyagers, or any Deluxes past Wave 1, or any Leaders at all... uh, so this probably doesn't count for much... but out of what I have experienced, he's absolutely my second-favorite figure from this line so far (and a close second at that) .
Posted by Prime Target on August 1st, 2017 @ 7:19pm CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 2nd, 2017 @ 1:15am CDT
Qwan wrote:...Ahem, sorry . Back on topic, I just want to point out (again?) how brilliant Voyager Hound is. I wouldn't call him perfect by any stretch and his transformation is fiddly to the point of frustration the first time you do it, but he's such a better representation of the character than the AoE Voyager.
Been trying to make up my mind for ages which version of him to get. Never saw the AoE version on shelves here. And so far haven't seen the TLK version either though I can get it from Kapow or another online retailer when I choose to I suppose.
Posted by Qwan on August 2nd, 2017 @ 3:23am CDT
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Qwan wrote:...Ahem, sorry . Back on topic, I just want to point out (again?) how brilliant Voyager Hound is. I wouldn't call him perfect by any stretch and his transformation is fiddly to the point of frustration the first time you do it, but he's such a better representation of the character than the AoE Voyager.
Been trying to make up my mind for ages which version of him to get. Never saw the AoE version on shelves here. And so far haven't seen the TLK version either though I can get it from Kapow or another online retailer when I choose to I suppose.
Admittedly I've never had the AoE Voyager either - so many things about it never appealed to me, not least those weird wibbly rubber forearms and total lack of paunch. But just on appearance alone I'd strongly recommend TLK Hound; if you're into the character, he's a plenty great toy however you slice it!
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 2nd, 2017 @ 4:14am CDT
Qwan wrote:Admittedly I've never had the AoE Voyager either - so many things about it never appealed to me, not least those weird wibbly rubber forearms and total lack of paunch. But just on appearance alone I'd strongly recommend TLK Hound; if you're into the character, he's a plenty great toy however you slice it!
Aw I like the look of those wibbly arms. I do prefer the vehicle mode of the AoE vehicle. Just looks more solid and 'badass' to me. The TLK vehicle looks a bit mundane. At least when it hasn't got the cool rocket launcher thing on the back. And the feet look a bit odd and flat. Oh I dunno. It's hard to choose when just going by pics. I wanna feel them in hand and play with them both for a bit and see which I prefer.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 2nd, 2017 @ 10:46am CDT
Carnivius_Prime wrote:You only just noticed?D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Deluxe Bee has all 4 wings! Result! They finally got it!
Yeah, I only did just notice!
Posted by Va'al on August 3rd, 2017 @ 2:22pm CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 3rd, 2017 @ 2:31pm CDT
Posted by LE0KING on August 3rd, 2017 @ 2:37pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on August 3rd, 2017 @ 2:41pm CDT
Movie Twinferno!
Emerje
Posted by Lunatic Prime on August 3rd, 2017 @ 2:58pm CDT
Posted by Bumblebee21 on August 3rd, 2017 @ 3:46pm CDT
Posted by King Kuuga on August 3rd, 2017 @ 5:59pm CDT
Posted by SnoopDawg on August 3rd, 2017 @ 6:04pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on August 3rd, 2017 @ 6:48pm CDT
Winged dude with the red visor and two dragon head hands is Dragonicus.King Kuuga wrote:So which one is Stormreign and which one is Dragonicus?
Posted by Ultra Markus on August 3rd, 2017 @ 7:18pm CDT
Posted by Me Grimlock King on August 3rd, 2017 @ 7:45pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on August 3rd, 2017 @ 7:47pm CDT
Me Grimlock King wrote:So do we have to buy 3 different things to make this>
Posted by Qwan on August 3rd, 2017 @ 8:32pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Me Grimlock King wrote:So do we have to buy 3 different things to make this>
(i.e. No, Dragonstorm is one single product. Leader-class Movieverse Duocon, basically.)
Posted by william-james88 on August 3rd, 2017 @ 11:30pm CDT
Posted by Me Grimlock King on August 3rd, 2017 @ 11:47pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on August 3rd, 2017 @ 11:49pm CDT
Me Grimlock King wrote:So I see there will be a Legion Class Dragonstorm so I dont have to get the Mega 1-Step/Leader Class Versions = YES PLEASE hope that a Legion Class Cogman/Sqweeks will be coming too for that matter
The entire TLK line has been revealed one way or another, there wont be a legion cogman or sqweeks.
Posted by Emerje on August 4th, 2017 @ 12:22am CDT
TM Twinferno
RID Twinferno (x2?)
RB Heatwave
TLK Thrash
TLK Dragonicus (optional)
TLK Dragonstorm (Legion class)
Emerje
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 4th, 2017 @ 12:48am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Me Grimlock King wrote:So I see there will be a Legion Class Dragonstorm so I dont have to get the Mega 1-Step/Leader Class Versions = YES PLEASE hope that a Legion Class Cogman/Sqweeks will be coming too for that matter
The entire TLK line has been revealed one way or another, there wont be a legion cogman or sqweeks.
For the needs of a tiny Squeek, there's still the blindbag version. I think it even work for the deluxe scale.
Also, I want that Legion Hound. So adorable! Let's hope my local stores step up their games and get some new stuff for once.
Posted by Va'al on August 4th, 2017 @ 2:10am CDT
If you come across this or any other new figure, make sure to use the Sightings Database to help out fellow fans on their hunt!
Posted by Cybertronius Primus on August 4th, 2017 @ 5:10am CDT
Posted by primalxconvoy on August 4th, 2017 @ 6:44am CDT
Film-verse Bast Wars Megatron!
Posted by Va'al on August 4th, 2017 @ 7:57am CDT
Cybertronius Primus wrote:Everywhere else in the world?! *Cough cough* UK *cough cough*
I know I know, Europe in general is pretty much not going to see these - Italy definitely not, as we have no Toys'R'Us.
Posted by primalxconvoy on August 4th, 2017 @ 7:59am CDT
Posted by Va'al on August 4th, 2017 @ 8:07am CDT
primalxconvoy wrote:That's why I left the UK and live in Japan, with American friends. The UK is line the third world for Transformers...
Trust me, Italy has even worse distribution, given that Hasbro Europe (different from Hasbro UK because the UK are a bunch of self-important egocentrics) doesn't acknowledge that we exist as a country in the general blueprint, and forget that TRU does not exist in Italy.
Posted by Kurona on August 4th, 2017 @ 8:22am CDT
Va'al wrote:different from Hasbro UK because the UK are a bunch of self-important egocentrics
Heeeey!
... I mean, you're absolutely 100% correct, but heeeey!
Posted by joevill on August 4th, 2017 @ 10:46am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 4th, 2017 @ 12:09pm CDT
primalxconvoy wrote:The official dragons look like some cheapo, unpainted test-shot or KO. I think I'll wait for a much better, oversized KO by Wei Jiang to come out. After their TLK Megatron OSKO, and their recent "Nemsis/Black Dinobots", I am SURE they will release the dragons in a bigger size, with die-cast and probably in red, black and other smexy recolours.
Film-verse Bast Wars Megatron!
I'm with you on that one. Beside, It's been confirmed that leader class TLK toys cost 75$CAN plus taxes!
To compare, leaders at TrU were always 60$CAN, including Titan Return and those Titan Return leaders are still 55$CAN at Walmart. So, for 75$CAN, I don't think I'll have my money's worth.
I'll wait and see for the Weijiang option as well.
Posted by Dr. Caelus on August 4th, 2017 @ 1:07pm CDT
Nitro looks great with Skytread though!
Posted by Evil Eye on August 4th, 2017 @ 1:35pm CDT
Posted by Me Grimlock King on August 4th, 2017 @ 5:46pm CDT
Posted by ebo716 on August 5th, 2017 @ 7:07pm CDT
Posted by RodimalToyota on August 5th, 2017 @ 11:50pm CDT
Posted by nycPrime on August 5th, 2017 @ 11:52pm CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on August 6th, 2017 @ 12:06am CDT
nycPrime wrote:Better figure: Voyager or Leader Megatron? Only interested in getting one.
Depends on what you want from your megs...
Voyager is intuitive, and everything is in better proportion (especially the cannon). The jet mode is great as well, it has a satisfying transformation, and the poseability is better than the leader (double jointed neck where the leader has none, and the cannon won't weigh the arm down or throw off it's center of gravity as it is massive) plus, he scales better with the other decepticons too.
The leader is bigger, and more kibble free than the voyager, but he only has a neck swivel, and his face is kind of malformed and hideous, and you are either stuck with gorilla-arm syndrome, or wrist cavities that look like you could go spelunking in them. On the other hand, his jet mode is splendid and massive and makes for a great display piece with the fire add-ons, his automorphing face is pretty neat, and his sword is gorgeous. But, his cannon is hilariously miss-proportioned, and it is a massive chunk of dense kibble that's slung onto his arm and might interfere with his poseability.
Overall, if you can find the voyager, I'd say go for that one, if you're okay with (or don't see) the shortcomings of the leader, get that one; hope this helps
Posted by Kotori_Sonoda on August 6th, 2017 @ 4:06am CDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUA526mBNrM
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 6th, 2017 @ 5:01am CDT
Kotori_Sonoda wrote:heads up for those planning to buy, dragonstorm, apparently the dragon heads get broken easily.
Well, that's nasty.
It's now confirmed that I'll wait for the Weijiang version.
(By the way, just quote me to see how to embed YouTube)
Posted by nycPrime on August 6th, 2017 @ 8:40am CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:Voyager is intuitive, and everything is in better proportion (especially the cannon). The jet mode is great as well, it has a satisfying transformation, and the poseability is better than the leader (double jointed neck where the leader has none, and the cannon won't weigh the arm down or throw off it's center of gravity as it is massive) plus, he scales better with the other decepticons too.
The leader is bigger, and more kibble free than the voyager, but he only has a neck swivel, and his face is kind of malformed and hideous, and you are either stuck with gorilla-arm syndrome, or wrist cavities that look like you could go spelunking in them. On the other hand, his jet mode is splendid and massive and makes for a great display piece with the fire add-ons, his automorphing face is pretty neat, and his sword is gorgeous. But, his cannon is hilariously miss-proportioned, and it is a massive chunk of dense kibble that's slung onto his arm and might interfere with his poseability.
Overall, if you can find the voyager, I'd say go for that one, if you're okay with (or don't see) the shortcomings of the leader, get that one; hope this helps
Thanks. I think I watched all the review videos for both figures and you pretty much summed it up. I'm leaning toward the voyager but dang that leader jet figure looks amazing.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 6th, 2017 @ 9:19am CDT
nycPrime wrote:Thanks. I think I watched all the review videos for both figures and you pretty much summed it up. I'm leaning toward the voyager but dang that leader jet figure looks amazing.
I think the voyager is the best option simply because only the voyager class is a constant among ALL the Movie lines. I make for a very awesome display.
Still, appart space an money, nothing stop you from getting both leader and voyager TLK Megs. Both are significantly different enough to be worth it.
I may buy a Leader myself, but only if it's on sale. No way I'm gonna pay 86.25$CAN for this.
Posted by Bronzewolf on August 6th, 2017 @ 1:03pm CDT
The other video comes to us via YouTube channel Pancrazi,
and through a tip from Seibertronian Kotori_Sonoda. It's an English video detailing a major flaw in some of the Dragonstorm toys. It's unknown if it affects all figures, but it is definitely something to look out for when considering purchasing the Dragon duo-con. Check out both videos below!
Posted by EagleBot13 on August 6th, 2017 @ 1:30pm CDT
Posted by TFmonkeybiz on August 6th, 2017 @ 1:39pm CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 6th, 2017 @ 2:34pm CDT
EagleBot13 wrote:Um, he didn't cut the tie holding the head in place. I don't have the toy in hand yet, so I could be wrong, but i'm going to assume that's why it broke.
Shouldn't break that easily but yeah the tie is still attached to the head before he starts pulling it out.
TFmonkeybiz wrote:First the Steelbane/Skullitron moulds floppiness and now this guy's fragile neck joints? What is it with Hasbro and faulty dragonforemrs recently?
And Trypticon's dodgy legs?
Steelbane mold is an easy fix. I haven't got it yet (never seen it for sale) but my friend's sorted his out with some nail polish and it poses superbly even on one foot.
Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on August 6th, 2017 @ 8:38pm CDT
Posted by Manterax Prime on August 6th, 2017 @ 8:44pm CDT
Hey, , I think you fools should find new factories, because the ones you have contracted right now seem to have lazy QC departments.