Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks

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We were missing the final wave of figures last time we gave you a wave breakdown for Legacy. Well, thanks to fellow Seibertronian JTPrime17, we now have product numbers showing us who will be the deluxes and voyagers in wave 4. As expected, the final Stunticon breakdown will be there, along with 2 repacks (anyone still looking for Earthrise Wheeljack?). As for voyagers, we will have the Blaster redeco, Twincast! It is unknown which cassette partner he will be paired with. Below are the newly found product codes followed by an updated full wave breakdown.

Tra Gen Legacy ev Deluxe Cheetor Pr
Product number: F3516

Tra Gen Legacy ev Deluxe Wheeljack Pr
Product Number: F3307

Tra Gen legacy ev Deluxe Stunticon Breakdown
Product Number: F3036

Tra Gen legacy ev voyager Twincast
Product Number: F3059

Core:
Wave 1:
Skywarp x2
Hot Rod x3
Iguanus x3

Wave 2:
Iguanas x1
Optimus Prime (repack) x1
G2 Megatron x2
Shockwave x2

Wave 3:
Soundwave (repack)
Energon monster

Wave 4:
Skullgrin
Megatron (repack)

Deluxe:

Wave 1:
Skids x2
Dragstrip x2
Prime Arcee x2
Kickback x2

Wave 2:
Prime Knockout x2
Elita 1 x2
Tarantulas x2
Wildrider x2

Wave 3:
Pointblank x2
Crankcase x2
Energon monster x2
Deadend x2

wave 4:
Wheeljack (repack)
Cheetor (repack)
Breakdown

Voyager:

wave 1:
Blaster x2
Bulkhead x1

wave 2:
Soundwave (repack) x1
Jhiaxus x2

wave 3:
Armada Starscream x2
Beast wars Inferno x1

wave 4:
Twincast

Leader:

Wave 1:
Lazer Optimus Prime X1
Galvatron (Repack) X1

Wave 2:
Blitzwing X1
Lazer Optimus Prime X1

Wave 3:
Dragon Megatron X1
Blitzwing X1

Commander:
Motormaster

Titan:
Cybertron Metroplex

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Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129466)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 22nd, 2022 @ 2:58am CDT

Yeeeah. And I'm withholding my comments until it's put in the right place.

Actually on-topic:
I still need to take a pic of Roddy yeeting Galvatron.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129469)
Posted by Munkky on March 22nd, 2022 @ 4:23am CDT

I'm surprised Wheeljack is getting repacked again, I mean yes it is a good toy and all, but why release it three times in three different lines? If they're going to do package refreshes, I'd say a toy from the later waves of Earthrise that many people couldn't get hold of like Sunstreaker or Trailbreaker would've been a better choice, or even one of the impossible-to-get exclusives from that time like Runabout or Ratchet.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129495)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on March 22nd, 2022 @ 9:55am CDT

Munkky wrote:I'm surprised Wheeljack is getting repacked again, I mean yes it is a good toy and all, but why release it three times in three different lines? If they're going to do package refreshes, I'd say a toy from the later waves of Earthrise that many people couldn't get hold of like Sunstreaker or Trailbreaker would've been a better choice, or even one of the impossible-to-get exclusives from that time like Runabout or Ratchet.

I wouldn’t mind it if, like Galvatron, Wheeljack got some deco changes for Legacy, like brighter white plastic and blue tinted windows (and the correct racing number).

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129500)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 22nd, 2022 @ 11:02am CDT

How much would people laugh in the unlikely event of Cyclonus getting a Dirgeclonus redeco?

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129503)
Posted by sol magnus on March 22nd, 2022 @ 11:12am CDT

Not really sure what it is about Wheeljack that he's getting released three times...

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129508)
Posted by Sowndwave76 on March 22nd, 2022 @ 11:26am CDT

Munkky wrote:I'm surprised Wheeljack is getting repacked again, I mean yes it is a good toy and all, but why release it three times in three different lines? If they're going to do package refreshes, I'd say a toy from the later waves of Earthrise that many people couldn't get hold of like Sunstreaker or Trailbreaker would've been a better choice, or even one of the impossible-to-get exclusives from that time like Runabout or Ratchet.

Totally agree...
I just posted in the Buzzworthy thread that I'll get Silverstreak now, and a big part of that (along with really like that mold and this new deco) is the fact that I never found Sunstreaker. Or Trailbreaker.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129509)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on March 22nd, 2022 @ 11:36am CDT

I finally have a delivery estimate from UPS for Terrorsaur. I should have him by Thursday evening. What a hassle that has been! Can we go back to the pre-COVID level of terrible shipping logistics, please?

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129516)
Posted by TheForgottenTaxi on March 22nd, 2022 @ 3:28pm CDT

Ugh on Jhiaxus getting shortpacked with a repack.

Speaking of which: Wonder what's up with that Voyager Soundwave. Re-release of the previously Walmart Exclusive Earth mode version maybe?

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129520)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 22nd, 2022 @ 5:13pm CDT

I see some posts still need to be moved to the right thread... Is the article view still linking to this one?

Wolfman Jake wrote:I finally have a delivery estimate from UPS for Terrorsaur. I should have him by Thursday evening. What a hassle that has been! Can we go back to the pre-COVID level of terrible shipping logistics, please?

Ooof... so much for private business superiority lol. I wonder if the shipping situation will be better by the time I'm able to buy Terrorsaur.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129524)
Posted by Jtprime17 on March 22nd, 2022 @ 5:20pm CDT

The news staff might want to make a note that those wave compositions from months ago are outdated.

Most of the figures in the original post are still in the same waves, but the numbers of each figure has changed some cases.

Some examples being

Leaders:
Wave 1, 1x Laser prime, 1x Galvatron PR

Wave 2, 1x Blitzwing, 1x laser prime

Wave 3, 1x Dragon Megatron, 1x Blitzwing.

Voyager:
Wave 2, 1x S Soundwave PR, 2x Jhiaxus

And core Skullgrin moved to wave 4 and is packed with a PR (package refresh) of Kingdom core Megatron.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129533)
Posted by MaximalNui on March 22nd, 2022 @ 6:34pm CDT

I wonder who will be partnered with Twincast. I'm expecting Rewind for the easy remold, but hoping for Steeljaw or Ramhorn because the beast Cassete-bots don't get enough love compared to the Cassete-cons.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129541)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 22nd, 2022 @ 7:05pm CDT

Should have Terrorsaur tomorrow, looking forward to him

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129547)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 22nd, 2022 @ 7:43pm CDT

MaximalNui wrote:I wonder who will be partnered with Twincast. I'm expecting Rewind for the easy remold, but hoping for Steeljaw or Ramhorn because the beast Cassete-bots don't get enough love compared to the Cassete-cons.

Watch'em throw us a curveball and make it be Flip Sides, or Rosanna.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129552)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 22nd, 2022 @ 8:40pm CDT

Or maybe they'll replace it with something more useful, like extra blast effects.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129728)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 24th, 2022 @ 2:39pm CDT

Side by side of Roddy and Cerebros, because they were both on my desk

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129736)
Posted by sol magnus on March 24th, 2022 @ 3:05pm CDT

Got Terrorsaur finally, here he is with an upgrade kit -

IMG_8520.JPG

I like the look of him, but he's a little weird with the posing, especially with the 'ab crunch' mine kind of has going on.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129750)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 24th, 2022 @ 5:59pm CDT

Very nice.

I wonder how likely a Selects Lazorbeak or Hydra is. And if we'll get an homage in Buzzworthy to the wackiness that was a certain AoE Strafe toy (probably be sold as Garboyl if we do).

Have there been many comparison pics between him and the original BW toy?
Speaking of, TIL that the Lazorbeak mold was actually a recreation of the Terrorsaur mold with diff. details

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129878)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 25th, 2022 @ 8:57pm CDT

I secured my Terrorsaur, and I also picked up a Rodimus Prime. Terrorsaur is actually much nicer in hand than he looked in pictures. Robot mode is definitely his shining point. Rodimus Prime is really cool, he is everything Hot Rod wanted to be. Everything about him is a lot of fun and well done. I am really glad I did come around to finally get him.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129886)
Posted by sol magnus on March 25th, 2022 @ 9:21pm CDT

I always felt like all you Rodimus deniers were just cheating yourselves. I have TWO of him.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129887)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 25th, 2022 @ 9:33pm CDT

sol magnus wrote:I always felt like all you Rodimus deniers were just cheating yourselves. I have TWO of him.

I really did think PotP was good enough for me, and that this Rodimus was too much. Part of why I like him is I did get him for $50 shipped, and I'm not sure I'd feel the same about him if I had paid retail. I really did want that sword of Primus. But there is something about the robot mode in person that is a lot better in hand than in photos. He is really enjoyable. And since I got SS86 Hot Rod, I feel like I can appreciate him more, since I got Hot rod, enjoyed what he was trying to do, and then Rodimus did it all but better.

Yeah, I am glad I got him.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129890)
Posted by sol magnus on March 25th, 2022 @ 9:58pm CDT

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
sol magnus wrote:I always felt like all you Rodimus deniers were just cheating yourselves. I have TWO of him.

I really did think PotP was good enough for me, and that this Rodimus was too much. Part of why I like him is I did get him for $50 shipped, and I'm not sure I'd feel the same about him if I had paid retail. I really did want that sword of Primus. But there is something about the robot mode in person that is a lot better in hand than in photos. He is really enjoyable. And since I got SS86 Hot Rod, I feel like I can appreciate him more, since I got Hot rod, enjoyed what he was trying to do, and then Rodimus did it all but better.

Yeah, I am glad I got him.

Yes, I caught that 50 buck Amazon sale a ways back for the second. He's so nice I bought him twice.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129893)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 25th, 2022 @ 10:21pm CDT

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
sol magnus wrote:I always felt like all you Rodimus deniers were just cheating yourselves. I have TWO of him.

I really did think PotP was good enough for me, and that this Rodimus was too much. Part of why I like him is I did get him for $50 shipped, and I'm not sure I'd feel the same about him if I had paid retail. I really did want that sword of Primus. But there is something about the robot mode in person that is a lot better in hand than in photos. He is really enjoyable. And since I got SS86 Hot Rod, I feel like I can appreciate him more, since I got Hot rod, enjoyed what he was trying to do, and then Rodimus did it all but better.

Amazing the difference not having the faux-parts chest makes. Well, that and his being a fundamentally bigger version of the character giving the parts for the arm pipe transformation room to be bigger and thus not brittle.

I got him for Christmas and I love him. I hope somebody makes an opening Matrix for him.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129909)
Posted by Starseeker on March 26th, 2022 @ 7:58am CDT

Those of you who are saying you got Terrorsaur, where are you getting him? Are you paying scalpers prices? I sure as heck am not paying 90 plus bucks for a deluxe figure.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129910)
Posted by sol magnus on March 26th, 2022 @ 8:00am CDT

Starseeker wrote:Those of you who are saying you got Terrorsaur, where are you getting him? Are you paying scalpers prices? I sure as heck am not paying 90 plus bucks for a deluxe figure.

Mine was from Pulse.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129915)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on March 26th, 2022 @ 9:09am CDT

I'm quite happy with my long-awaited Kingdom Terrorsaur. He definitely has all of the common problems people have reported, like the one wing that falls off too easily, and the upside-down wing joints (that are easy to fix). However, it all comes together pretty well. He's no worse than the Airazor/Skywarp use of the mold with kibble management in beast mode. He's a very bright and pleasing red, and the beast mode head is extremely well detailed with paint apps. The wings in robot mode may not be on-model to the show, but they look really cool and fit the look and the character just fine. My only critique is that engineering a way to flip the wings upside down would have made it top notch, as that's how it looks on the original toy and cartoon character model.

sol magnus wrote:
Starseeker wrote:Those of you who are saying you got Terrorsaur, where are you getting him? Are you paying scalpers prices? I sure as heck am not paying 90 plus bucks for a deluxe figure.

Mine was from Pulse.

Mine too.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129923)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 26th, 2022 @ 10:42am CDT

Wolfman Jake wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
Starseeker wrote:Those of you who are saying you got Terrorsaur, where are you getting him? Are you paying scalpers prices? I sure as heck am not paying 90 plus bucks for a deluxe figure.

Mine was from Pulse.

Mine too.

Same

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129942)
Posted by Starseeker on March 26th, 2022 @ 4:35pm CDT

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
Starseeker wrote:Those of you who are saying you got Terrorsaur, where are you getting him? Are you paying scalpers prices? I sure as heck am not paying 90 plus bucks for a deluxe figure.

Mine was from Pulse.

Mine too.

Same

You're all lucky then. Every time I check there he's been sold out. I guess I'll just have to hope he'll be back at some point.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129943)
Posted by sol magnus on March 26th, 2022 @ 4:38pm CDT

Starseeker wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
Starseeker wrote:Those of you who are saying you got Terrorsaur, where are you getting him? Are you paying scalpers prices? I sure as heck am not paying 90 plus bucks for a deluxe figure.

Mine was from Pulse.

Mine too.

Same

You're all lucky then. Every time I check there he's been sold out. I guess I'll just have to hope he'll be back at some point.

I mean, I preordered him months ago. I didn't just 'get one' on Hasbro Pulse. I'm fairly certain they sold out day of pre-release.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129955)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 26th, 2022 @ 7:01pm CDT

sol magnus wrote:
Starseeker wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
sol magnus wrote:
Starseeker wrote:Those of you who are saying you got Terrorsaur, where are you getting him? Are you paying scalpers prices? I sure as heck am not paying 90 plus bucks for a deluxe figure.

Mine was from Pulse.

Mine too.

Same

You're all lucky then. Every time I check there he's been sold out. I guess I'll just have to hope he'll be back at some point.

I mean, I preordered him months ago. I didn't just 'get one' on Hasbro Pulse. I'm fairly certain they sold out day of pre-release.

This. These were amazon exclusives, so Pulse got a limited stock of them, so all 4 sold out there really quickly. Amazon is the primary source, but Pulse did have limited stock, and it just finally came in. They might have some during next week's "back in stock" on Friday, they have for the previous 3

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129958)
Posted by Rtron on March 26th, 2022 @ 7:51pm CDT

Some of the Terrorsaurs sold by Amazon are still being shipped out. Mine was shipped a couple of weeks ago. He sold out very quickly! I think either Hasbro underestimated the character's popularity, or Amazon is "making" them put very popular characters (such as Terrorsaur or Ratchet) in their exclusive lineups as part of the exclusivity deal.

His red must really not photograph well, as in hand it looks WAY better than in any pictures or videos I've seen.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129964)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 26th, 2022 @ 8:59pm CDT

Maybe we'll see a toy-colors release in the Buzzworthy line - wouldn't be the first time. It'd require painting for those who want show-Terry, but at least it'd be access to the mold.

Unrelated: Roddy is very good at sitting down. I need to make a chair for him or something. And a desk.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129970)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 26th, 2022 @ 9:34pm CDT

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Maybe we'll see a toy-colors release in the Buzzworthy line - wouldn't be the first time. It'd require painting for those who want show-Terry, but at least it'd be access to the mold.

IIRC, it's coming in Selects.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129972)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 26th, 2022 @ 9:41pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Maybe we'll see a toy-colors release in the Buzzworthy line - wouldn't be the first time. It'd require painting for those who want show-Terry, but at least it'd be access to the mold.
IIRC, it's coming in Selects.

Ugh... IMO it would be better for the toy-colors release to be in Buzzworthy and for the Selects release to be Hydra.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129973)
Posted by Razorbeast88 on March 26th, 2022 @ 9:43pm CDT

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Maybe we'll see a toy-colors release in the Buzzworthy line - wouldn't be the first time. It'd require painting for those who want show-Terry, but at least it'd be access to the mold.
IIRC, it's coming in Selects.
Ugh... IMO it would be better for the toy-colors release to be in Buzzworthy and for the Selects release to be Hydra.

Hydra would be pretty dope

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129974)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 26th, 2022 @ 9:43pm CDT

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Maybe we'll see a toy-colors release in the Buzzworthy line - wouldn't be the first time. It'd require painting for those who want show-Terry, but at least it'd be access to the mold.
IIRC, it's coming in Selects.
Ugh... IMO it would be better for the toy-colors release to be in Buzzworthy and for the Selects release to be Hydra.

Like I said, "IIRC". I could be recalling incorrectly, as I'm going strictly by memory without looking up the news post(s) with the relevant info, and cannot fully remember which line is getting toy-colors Terrorsaur and which is getting Fractyl.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129976)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 26th, 2022 @ 9:47pm CDT

Toy-colors would make sense for Buzzworthy - that's where toy-colors Blackarachnia ended up, after all.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2129987)
Posted by Nemesis Primal on March 26th, 2022 @ 10:45pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Maybe we'll see a toy-colors release in the Buzzworthy line - wouldn't be the first time. It'd require painting for those who want show-Terry, but at least it'd be access to the mold.
IIRC, it's coming in Selects.
Ugh... IMO it would be better for the toy-colors release to be in Buzzworthy and for the Selects release to be Hydra.
Like I said, "IIRC". I could be recalling incorrectly, as I'm going strictly by memory without looking up the news post(s) with the relevant info, and cannot fully remember which line is getting toy-colors Terrorsaur and which is getting Fractyl.

Toy Colors Terrorsaur is Buzzworthy and has a listing already, Fractyl is rumored for Amazon Wreckers.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2130024)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 27th, 2022 @ 3:09pm CDT

Had some fun with my Terrorsaur last night. He had a presence about him, he is better in hand than in images.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2130042)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 27th, 2022 @ 7:35pm CDT

He's always looked good in photos to me, tbh. Although dimmer photos definitely do him better than bright ones do, since there's less glare on the plastic.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2130327)
Posted by william-james88 on March 31st, 2022 @ 9:14am CDT

Hasbro rarely shows us behind the scenes (BTS) looks at the Transformers process at the early stages and that is because the average fan will not understand what they see, as we've seen with fans in the past going ape over a Predaking mock up that was not indicative of the final version. So being given this BTS look at Cheetor here is quite the treat. To sell an idea, designers go into an arts and crafts mode, putting pieces of pre-existing toys together with what they have lying around to give an idea of what a new toy could look like. There is that famous story of a Kenner designer using a piece of his brown socks for a Jawa toy mock up shown to George Lucas, and we are resharing an example of the Trypticon mock up that was done with pieces of Fortress Maximus. For Cheetor, Mark Maher used a Moonracer toy and added cheetah parts to it and painted it. He also had a non transforming cheetah cut up to show how it might look like in that mode with the seams. Of course, Cheetor turned out quite different (especially since the same cheetah head is used for both modes) but that's par for the course since robot kibble has to go somewhere. The part I find particularly interesting is how the gut gun was the initial suggestion for this toy but must have been removed somewhere along the process after the figure was greenlit. And of course, this does not mean in any way that Hasbro planned initially on having Cheetor be a Moonracer retool, it's just a slim easy mold to use to craft up a mock up.

Here is what Mark said on his Instagram page when he posted this image:

Beast Wars will always hold a special place in my heart, it was the series that got me back into Transformers. I had left briefly but energon was always still flowing in my veins.

Since toy making and engineering came such a long way from the late 90’s it was the perfect time for a resurgence. The idea of making maximals and predacons as close to the real thing as possible was just sooooo coooool! The Kingdom series literally knocked my socks off!

Here is the first initial concept figure for our lovable Cheetor. I was allowed to paint this without any restraints to help sell in the concept.

I had no idea that later on I’d be designing the Netflix release of this figure! Enjoy!

Trypticon Mock up, for reference

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2130328)
Posted by sol magnus on March 31st, 2022 @ 9:20am CDT

Very cool inside look!

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2130329)
Posted by primalxconvoy on March 31st, 2022 @ 9:30am CDT

I don't think the beast mode cheetah was cut up. It looks like the seams were simply painted onto the toy, to illustrate possible areas of transformation.

Also, if anyone is interested, the Takara "Generations" mooks sometimes feature similar design ideas using spare parts, like Gundam "gunpla" model kit parts, etc.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2130331)
Posted by Emerje on March 31st, 2022 @ 9:41am CDT

primalxconvoy wrote:I don't think the beast mode cheetah was cut up. It looks like the seams were simply painted onto the toy, too illustrate possible areas of transformation.

If you look closely you can were the light is catching edges, though I think it's more likely that he simply took an engraver to it and then painted in the new panel lines.

Pretty cool concept work, I really do miss the gun, though I would have been disappointed if it was just painted gun metal like that.

Emerje

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2130335)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 31st, 2022 @ 10:45am CDT

This looks like where RED Cheetor got his weird brown deco from.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2130339)
Posted by blackeyedprime on March 31st, 2022 @ 11:16am CDT

Looks better than retail cheetah in a lot of areas even with the boxier chest.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2130341)
Posted by TOO MUCH ENERGON! on March 31st, 2022 @ 12:01pm CDT

What I find especially interesting is how much the show model resembles this, much moreso than the actual toy we got. I suspect this is what Mainframe was shown when they began building the character model.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2130343)
Posted by Overcracker on March 31st, 2022 @ 12:08pm CDT

TOO MUCH ENERGON! wrote:What I find especially interesting is how much the show model resembles this, much moreso than the actual toy we got. I suspect this is what Mainframe was shown when they began building the character model.

Not unless they time traveled to see it. :lol:

As mentioned this Cheetor mockup uses the 2018 PotP Moonracer mold as a base, which obviously did not exist at the time Mainframe was making the CGI designs.

This is a concept for the Kingdom Line, not the original BW show. :HEADHURTS:

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2130353)
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 31st, 2022 @ 2:42pm CDT

My favorite story of a mockup is the kitbashed Energon Optimus that led to us getting Bayformers that actually transformed instead of using bullshit metal shapeshifting.

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2130354)
Posted by william-james88 on March 31st, 2022 @ 2:47pm CDT

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:My favorite story of a mockup is the kitbashed Energon Optimus that led to us getting Bayformers that actually transformed instead of using bullshit metal shapeshifting.

Sounds like a great story, do you have a link to it?

Re: Full Wave Assortment for Transformers Legacy with Twincast, Breakdown and More Repacks (2130356)
Posted by TOO MUCH ENERGON! on March 31st, 2022 @ 3:10pm CDT

Overcracker wrote:
TOO MUCH ENERGON! wrote:What I find especially interesting is how much the show model resembles this, much moreso than the actual toy we got. I suspect this is what Mainframe was shown when they began building the character model.

Not unless they time traveled to see it.

As mentioned this Cheetor mockup uses the 2018 PotP Moonracer mold as a base, which obviously did not exist at the time Mainframe was making the CGI designs.

This is a concept for the Kingdom Line, not the original BW show.

My bad.

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