In Hand Images of Legacy Trashmaster, Bludgeon and New IDW Figures

Having the original Cybertron Optimus Prime, I was never interested in the Siege version. But that Nova Prime make it well worth it to get due to all the differences.

Brawn and Nova Prime are definitely on the list.

Little core Nemesis Prime looks good with the other Nemesis of Unicron



And here is how the Armada Legacy figures fit into the Unicron Trilogy

I got my pre orders in for LE wave 4. I thought the developers said that core Slug would be offered again in that wave? I have one but need one more for a friend....the link hasn't.been updated on Amazon as far as I can tell

When a figure that has a long sword in their arsenal why the hell can't they be engineered to stance just like this and not just wielding with only one hand? Proper!!!

I have my pre-orders in for what I want from wave 7, thankfully Shadow Striker will be ready to ship from the 4th and Dreadwing from the 10th so I won't have to wait too long for either, but Bombshell won;t be shipping until September which is a bit of a shame. I'm still undecided on Strongarm, but seeing how unpopular that figure seems to be I don't imagine she'll sell out quickly so I have some time to think about it.

o.supreme wrote:I got my pre orders in for LE wave 4. I thought the developers said that core Slug would be offered again in that wave? I have one but need one more for a friend....the link hasn't.been updated on Amazon as far as I can tell

Considering how the other repacks in Legacy have gone up, I imagine that Slug will come back in stock/just suddenly appear once the rest of the wave has reached the point of being in-stock.

Munkky wrote:I have my pre-orders in for what I want from wave 7, thankfully Shadow Striker will be ready to ship from the 4th and Dreadwing from the 10th so I won't have to wait too long for either, but Bombshell won;t be shipping until September which is a bit of a shame. I'm still undecided on Strongarm, but seeing how unpopular that figure seems to be I don't imagine she'll sell out quickly so I have some time to think about it.

Dang you're eating good over there, US preorders say October 1st for all of them thus far.

o.supreme wrote:I got my pre orders in for LE wave 4. I thought the developers said that core Slug would be offered again in that wave? I have one but need one more for a friend....the link hasn't.been updated on Amazon as far as I can tell

Supposedly Snarl will be accompanied by Slug, Sludge and an Optimus Prime repack. Which works for me; Grimlock, Swoop and Scarr were the first to appear in my area, stores having skipped Waves 1 & 2.

I pre-ordered most of the wave though BBTS, not sure why I did, but I did.

I really want Dreadwing, and BBTS gets leaders fast, so at least he is the one I really wanted and planned to do it.

I think the rest were just concerns over availability, given when this wave will likely be released

Reviews for Bludgeon and Trashmaster are up
I love them both. I pre-ordered Bludgeon because I didn't want a repeat of Tarn (I'm still waiting on Tarn from Amazon and I pre-ordered him on entertainment earth in case that falls through)

I hope there are more junkions next year

I dont want axlegrease or a second crashbar and I still really want to make a combiner

More retools of the existing deluxes would be fine by me

Seems all but certain there will be a Crashbar repaint to have a second arm for the combiner. Not sure how it will release whether mainline, Buzzworthy or Selects etc.

Of course I thought we'd get a Predacon based on Kingdom Wingfinger back in 2021 and that never happened so....

So after wave four, is evolution done and we transition to Universe?

o.supreme wrote:Seems all but certain there will be a Crashbar repaint to have a second arm for the combiner. Not sure how it will release whether mainline, Buzzworthy or Selects etc.

Of course I thought we'd get a Predacon based on Kingdom Wingfinger back in 2021 and that never happened so....

There's a rumor that the Crashbar repaint would be Wreck-Garr.
I'd prefer an original character. Why not another Junky Fembot?

An amazing find at a Walmart in Sikeston, MO. I saw the entire Toxitron line on the shelves. I picked up Sideswipe and Cloudcover (not pictured). I had already bought Dead End from Hasbro Pulse. It was just great to see so many new ones in the store.

SGM

o.supreme wrote:Seems all but certain there will be a Crashbar repaint to have a second arm for the combiner. Not sure how it will release whether mainline, Buzzworthy or Selects etc.

Of course I thought we'd get a Predacon based on Kingdom Wingfinger back in 2021 and that never happened so....

Wingfinger being one of the few WFC figures to not get a repaint, and indeed one of the very few gimmick centered bots to not get a repaint, is still odd.

I too hope for a Crashbar repaint, that is a fun mold, and I do want to form a junkasaurus. I have greatly enjoyed the junkions

So after receiving the War Dawn set and hearing the rattling around of loose parts I was worried...
Upon opening it it's clearly evident that the Kup mold is live way beyond its usage date, those detachable limbs just are not holding up at all over time. As much as I like the look of Dion the arms falling off just by looking at the figure is very disappointing, I really wished that they had retool the arms to eliminate this feature for future repaints before utilizing it on such niche characters.
That said, it is a very neat looking set!

We have new images and reviews for upcoming Legacy Evolution figures including Bombshell, Strongarm, Bludgeon and Shadow Striker.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Shadow Striker is a great figure but there are lots of little things going on with it that might turn some people off. First, I feel labeling the figure from the Cyberverse Universe is a disservice as the use of this mold is clearly meant to homage the TFCC convention exclusive. That leads to the second point, this mold is meant for Robots In Disguise Sideburn who we know is coming at a later point. With that said I find it hard to recommend this figure since once Sideburn is released most of this version will become redundant.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:What some new parts and paint can do for a mold is fantastic. Elita-1 and Minerva were ok, but Strongarm is the best use of this mold. Outside of an entirely new mold, this is the best modern interpretation of Strongarm we'll get and it's my favorite figure of the wave.

I still have yet to see Shrapnel...

First-Aid wrote:I still have yet to see Shrapnel...

I saw him for the first time Tuesday at Walmart, keep checking. Also saw Inferno for the first time at the same store. Still no sign of Tarn yet...


(Everything else behind Inferno is Armada Starscream and Jhiaxus).

Emerje

This Bludgeon is just Tarn in cosplay.
I'll be skipping that one.

I haven't been keeping up -- is there any word about the Dinobots ever being released as a box set?

Brokebot wrote:I haven't been keeping up -- is there any word about the Dinobots ever being released as a box set?

You mean the Core Legacy ones?

No clue.

But I would really like a Select box set of them, repainted/remolded into Monstructor or something.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Brokebot wrote:I haven't been keeping up -- is there any word about the Dinobots ever being released as a box set?

You mean the Core Legacy ones?

No clue.

But I would really like a Select box set of them, repainted/remolded into Monstructor or something.

I was holding out hope for a deluxe class set for Monstructor, but this kinda takes the wind out of those sails. I'm genuinely not excited about these at all, but the Raiden trainbots are the only bots I've bought in over a year, so I'm dealing with withdrawals here.

Brokebot wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Brokebot wrote:I haven't been keeping up -- is there any word about the Dinobots ever being released as a box set?

You mean the Core Legacy ones?

No clue.

But I would really like a Select box set of them, repainted/remolded into Monstructor or something.

I was holding out hope for a deluxe class set for Monstructor, but this kinda takes the wind out of those sails. I'm genuinely not excited about these at all, but the Raiden trainbots are the only bots I've bought in over a year, so I'm dealing with withdrawals here.

I sympathize with some of these sentiments.

But I'm pretty certain a Core Dinoking Box Set from Pulse has to be in the very near future. I would much prefer Deluxes for Dinoking & Monstructor as well to scale with the other modern combiners, but it will be a placeholder if anything for the future. Same with the MPG Raiden Trainbots. Yes they are super expensive, but I figure its the only way we'll ever get them for the foreseeable future. If viable Deluxe standar Generation ones are made however, I'll sell my MPG's in a heartbeat.

Bludgeon actually continues to look better in in-hand images, I am liking him more and more. Especially since the in-hand images of the Super7 one show it to be kind of a stinker.

I also am appreciating Strongarm more. I will need to decide which shelf she ends up on once I get her

o.supreme wrote:

Brokebot wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Brokebot wrote:I haven't been keeping up -- is there any word about the Dinobots ever being released as a box set?

You mean the Core Legacy ones?

No clue.

But I would really like a Select box set of them, repainted/remolded into Monstructor or something.

I was holding out hope for a deluxe class set for Monstructor, but this kinda takes the wind out of those sails. I'm genuinely not excited about these at all, but the Raiden trainbots are the only bots I've bought in over a year, so I'm dealing with withdrawals here.

I sympathize with some of these sentiments.

But I'm pretty certain a Core Dinoking Box Set from Pulse has to be in the very near future. I would much prefer Deluxes for Dinoking & Monstructor as well to scale with the other modern combiners, but it will be a placeholder if anything for the future. Same with the MPG Raiden Trainbots. Yes they are super expensive, but I figure its the only way we'll ever get them for the foreseeable future. If viable Deluxe standar Generation ones are made however, I'll sell my MPG's in a heartbeat.

I think the rumor is Target gets Moonstructor and Pulse gets Dinoking. The problem is the two sets are going to be just repainted, which means the molds are only going to be accurate to Dinoking's pretender shells and not the actual robots that combined.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:

Brokebot wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Brokebot wrote:I haven't been keeping up -- is there any word about the Dinobots ever being released as a box set?

You mean the Core Legacy ones?

No clue.

But I would really like a Select box set of them, repainted/remolded into Monstructor or something.

I was holding out hope for a deluxe class set for Monstructor, but this kinda takes the wind out of those sails. I'm genuinely not excited about these at all, but the Raiden trainbots are the only bots I've bought in over a year, so I'm dealing with withdrawals here.

I sympathize with some of these sentiments.

But I'm pretty certain a Core Dinoking Box Set from Pulse has to be in the very near future. I would much prefer Deluxes for Dinoking & Monstructor as well to scale with the other modern combiners, but it will be a placeholder if anything for the future. Same with the MPG Raiden Trainbots. Yes they are super expensive, but I figure its the only way we'll ever get them for the foreseeable future. If viable Deluxe standar Generation ones are made however, I'll sell my MPG's in a heartbeat.

I think the rumor is Target gets Moonstructor and Pulse gets Dinoking. The problem is the two sets are going to be just repainted, which means the molds are only going to be accurate to Dinoking's pretender shells and not the actual robots that combined.

To be fair, those inner robot altmodes for the Dinoforce never actually appeared in anything. They always went directly from robot mode to dinosaur pretender shell and back.

Emerje wrote:

First-Aid wrote:I still have yet to see Shrapnel...

I saw him for the first time Tuesday at Walmart, keep checking. Also saw Inferno for the first time at the same store. Still no sign of Tarn yet...

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(Everything else behind Inferno is Armada Starscream and Jhiaxus).

Emerje

good to know its not just here that things seem to still be waves behind. I also hope that hasbro restocks gamer edition prime at some point because I really dont want to pay 60$ for him

I hear you on that. Here in southern Missouri you can still find wave 1 deluxes on the pegs. To me finding the Toxitron line at a Walmart 3 hours away was like striking gold. That was only by luck coming back home from a trip. Otherwise there hasn’t been much out.

Sabrblade wrote:To be fair, those inner robot altmodes for the Dinoforce never actually appeared in anything. They always went directly from robot mode to dinosaur pretender shell and back.

I'm good with that. The pretender gimmick always seemed pointless to me.

Brokebot wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:To be fair, those inner robot altmodes for the Dinoforce never actually appeared in anything. They always went directly from robot mode to dinosaur pretender shell and back.

I'm good with that. The pretender gimmick always seemed pointless to me.

That would also mean that the individual Pretender Monster bots won't resemble anything, though the combined Monstructor form won't be too far off.

AcademyofDrX wrote:

Brokebot wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:To be fair, those inner robot altmodes for the Dinoforce never actually appeared in anything. They always went directly from robot mode to dinosaur pretender shell and back.

I'm good with that. The pretender gimmick always seemed pointless to me.

That would also mean that the individual Pretender Monster bots won't resemble anything, though the combined Monstructor form won't be too far off.

To be fair, the originals weren't exactly accurate depictions of anything either.

Brokebot wrote:

AcademyofDrX wrote:

Brokebot wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:To be fair, those inner robot altmodes for the Dinoforce never actually appeared in anything. They always went directly from robot mode to dinosaur pretender shell and back.

I'm good with that. The pretender gimmick always seemed pointless to me.

That would also mean that the individual Pretender Monster bots won't resemble anything, though the combined Monstructor form won't be too far off.

To be fair, the originals weren't exactly accurate depictions of anything either.

Chiming in for something to consider for the possible box sets: extra accessories. Grimlock and Snarl have "I"-shaped ports on the bottom of their hips, which seemingly serve no purpose. Maybe for an omitted foot?

As for Monstructor, comparing the Core Dinobots with the G1 Monster Pretenders... It is possible, but some members need more retooling than others. Sludge, Swoop and Scarr into Birdbrain, Wildfly and Bristleback are somewhat easy with a simple dino head and arm/legs swaps, but Grimlock, Snarl and Slug into Icepick, Scowl and Slog requires some creativity.

Wanted to share an updated image of my wreckers, who have received a bunch of new members thanks to Legacy. And once she arrives, I'll need to decide if Strongarm goes here, or if the existing Strongarm here stays and the new Legacy one goes to the aligned shelf

My Dreadwing and Shadow Striker arrived today, I already liked the Skyquake mould but Dreadwing has a much nicer colour scheme. Shadow Striker looks a bit odd in both modes, and the tabs on the car's roof has a habit of popping out, but the transformation is fun and very creative compared to many other car bots. I don't hate her, but I can definitely see why others do.

Just a humorous observation... anyone else notice the stock photo of Trashmaster on Amazon.com occasionally shows a picture of Play-Doh .

o.supreme wrote:Just a humorous observation... anyone else notice the stock photo of Trashmaster on Amazon.com occasionally shows a picture of Play-Doh .

Yes, but only on the ordered page.

I don't care for the figure all around but I gotta give credit where its due. The engineering for Bludgeon was well crafted for this line and I will tell you why. Any figure that has a long blade or sword should definitely have the ability to wield that weapon as in the pic and that IMO is epic! Simply just holding the damn thing in one hand or the other just simply isn't right.

This clearly can be done, no excuses so here it is give it up!!!

Nemesis Destron wrote:


I don't care for the figure all around but I gotta give credit where its due. The engineering for Bludgeon was well crafted for this line and I will tell you why. Any figure that has a long blade or sword should definitely have the ability to wield that weapon as in the pic and that IMO is epic! Simply just holding the damn thing in one hand or the other just simply isn't right.

This clearly can be done, no excuses so here it is give it up!!!

I actually kinda like that figure. Not sure if I'll get it, but I do like it.

At first, I found the Armada leaders (as in, chief of their factions) a bit underwhelming because I already had them. So I wondered why I spent so much money to get the updated versions.

Then I did this. No balancing act required. I did it pretty much in one go.



I then finally remembered why I bought them.

Sadly, Amazon has pushed back delivery of Armada Prime to September, and I haven't even seen Megatron anywhere.

Just watched Emgo’s review for Shadow Striker, and if that’s not a disappointment.
Not sure how Sideburn is gonna fair any better.

putting this here seeing as how this encompasses 3 different Legacy sub-lines, but Legacy has been very good to me for my RiD2001 shelf. Tow-line did end up there after all.



And speaking of wide ranging sublines, do we have any confirmation or leaks that suggest more Diaclone are coming? Reboost joined the squad up top to represent himself while the MP shelf is a bit busy with trainbots, but he still needs a generations release, and so does Riggorus. And of course we still have some others like Topspin and red Mirage.

I was having some sort of buyer remorse before I opened my Armada guys. But the more I play with them, the more I like them! They feel like actual Armada toys in hand.

Here's a comparison picture between the OG Armada Megs and the newer Legacy one while I'm at it:

I don't think this warrant a news feature, but have a video review of that Pulse Exclusive Transformers Legacy Evolution Optimus Prime & Bumblebee core class 2 pack:



EDIT:
As I post this, I notice that it's already been news'd elsewhere. Oh well.

More 2024 Legacy leaks have dropped, courtesy of JtPrime17:

Tra Gen Legacy UNI Core Energon Galvatron
Product Number: F8523

Tra Gen Legacy UNI Core Rock 2
Product Number: F8522

Tra Gen Legacy UNI Deluxe Slipstream
Product Number: F8534

Tra Gen Legacy UNI Deluxe RID Sideburn
Product Number: F8538

Tra Gen Legacy UNI Deluxe G1 Quake
Product Number: F8536

Tra Gen Legacy UNI Voyager Animated Motormaster
Product Number: F8547

Tra Gen Legacy UNI Voyager Metalhawk PR
Product Number: F9183

Looks like we're also getting a Wal-Mart capsule line focusing on the Star Seekers as well:

Tra Gen Legacy Star Seekers DLX AST
Product Number: G0200

Tra Gen Legacy Star Seekers Capsule Deluxe 1
Product Number: G0231

Tra Gen Legacy Star Seekers Deluxe Roadpig
Product Number: G0232

Tra Gen Legacy Star Seekers Deluxe Lockdown
Product Number: G0233

Tra Gen Legacy Star Seekers Deluxe Filch
Product Number: G0234

Tra Gen legacy Star Seekers Voyager Ferak
Product Number: G0235

Tra Gen Legacy Star Seekers Leader Thundertron
Product Number: G0236

Munkky wrote:Tra Gen Legacy UNI Deluxe G1 Quake
Product Number: F8536

Good, now we have a full set of Decepticon double Targetmasters that aren't Headmasters or Combiners, shame their partners wont match.

Tra Gen Legacy UNI Voyager Animated Motormaster
Product Number: F8547

Obvious Optimus repaint that eliminates any chance of the G1 versions being retooled into them.

Tra Gen Legacy Star Seekers Deluxe Roadpig
Product Number: G0232

Prowl repaint?

Tra Gen Legacy Star Seekers Deluxe Lockdown
Product Number: G0233

The Axelgreese retool that the design team didn't want to talk about.

Tra Gen Legacy Star Seekers Deluxe Filch
Product Number: G0234

Studio Series Airazor retool most likely.

Tra Gen legacy Star Seekers Voyager Ferak
Product Number: G0235

Cyclonus repaint. As the only Voyager giving them freedom to do whatever they want with the price point they should give him Tornado, but I bet they wont.

Tra Gen Legacy Star Seekers Leader Thundertron
Product Number: G0236

Isn't Thundertron reported to be a new mold? I guess he's a Leo Prime retool now, but as a Leader? Wait and see I guess. Yeah, I know, we had Cosmos and Override, but this guy isn't them. That'll be a big cat unless they decide to scrap the lion mode all together.

I'm guessing the two unnamed Deluxes will be Cannonball (Crankcase repaint?) and Maybe Axer which would be kinda funny since he's shared tools with both Roadpig and Lockdown.

Ferak gets me another spot on the Twincast Podcast Bingo sheet.

Emerje

Thanks to another list from jtprime17 brought to us by Seibertronian Munkky on our forums we have a new batch of possible leaked figures for the Legacy line in 2024.

Munkky wrote:More 2024 Legacy leaks have dropped, courtesy of JtPrime17:

Tra Gen Legacy UNI Core Energon Galvatron
Product Number: F8523

Tra Gen Legacy UNI Core Rock 2
Product Number: F8522

Tra Gen Legacy UNI Deluxe Slipstream
Product Number: F8534

Tra Gen Legacy UNI Deluxe RID Sideburn
Product Number: F8538

Tra Gen Legacy UNI Deluxe G1 Quake
Product Number: F8536

Tra Gen Legacy UNI Voyager Animated Motormaster
Product Number: F8547

Tra Gen Legacy UNI Voyager Metalhawk PR
Product Number: F9183

Many, if not all, of these will likely share tooling with existing or previously leaked figures like RID Sideburn from Shadow Striker and Animed Motormaster from Animated Optimus Prime.

There's some interesting stuff here -

Munkky wrote:More 2024 Legacy leaks have dropped, courtesy of JtPrime17:

Tra Gen Legacy UNI Core Rock 2
Product Number: F8522

Tra Gen Legacy UNI Deluxe Slipstream
Product Number: F8534

Tra Gen Legacy UNI Deluxe RID Sideburn
Product Number: F8538

Tra Gen Legacy UNI Deluxe G1 Quake
Product Number: F8536

Tra Gen Legacy Star Seekers Deluxe Lockdown
Product Number: G0233

Tra Gen Legacy Star Seekers Deluxe Filch
Product Number: G0234

Tra Gen Legacy Star Seekers Leader Thundertron
Product Number: G0236

I think Thundertron is going to be a retool of Tigerhawk, and I will get it if it is.