Sightings and Pictorial Review for Rescue Bots Academy Rescan Chase (Drag Racer)
Sunday, June 14th, 2020 3:47PM CDT
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The size is similar to a deluxe, the same size of other Rescue Bots its size in the previous line before the rebranding. While he turns into a Drag Racer rather than a police car, and thus less show accurate, I can attest that my kid did not care. This new mold actually fixes a lot of design aspects from the original. The robot mode looks better as it is more proportionate and defined rather than just look like the alt mode parts slightly more apart from each other. Also, the original's transformation mechanism broke up the blue of the alt mode but here it's all concealed within the toy. So both modes look great. I really like the headsculpt where he has a nice police cap. The transformation is as simple as ever,very quick and effective, recreating the rapidity seen onscreen. All you have to do is flip down the spoiler and it's done. Here are images below compared to previous Rescut Bot toys and other one steps.
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 14th, 2020 @ 4:13pm CDT
Also, 15$CAN? Based on the US price, is that on sale or is this a new low price for this line?
Posted by william-james88 on June 14th, 2020 @ 4:20pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:This turbo-cop look pretty cool!
Also, 15$CAN? Based on the US price, is that on sale or is this a new low price for this line?
It's the price it's been for this class for the past 4 years or so. It just didnt go up when other toys did. I guess because its part of a different section.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 14th, 2020 @ 4:37pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:This turbo-cop look pretty cool!
Also, 15$CAN? Based on the US price, is that on sale or is this a new low price for this line?
It's the price it's been for this class for the past 4 years or so. It just didnt go up when other toys did. I guess because its part of a different section.
Maybe it's price-increase PTSD.
Because those really sky-rocketed since a few years. Especially at Walmart, where some toys are 3 to 5$ more than other places for random reasons.
Posted by Flashwave on June 14th, 2020 @ 5:10pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on June 14th, 2020 @ 5:59pm CDT
Flashwave wrote:Is this new? I thought we'd seen chases a dragster before? Or is this just taking a long time to get out
Taking a long time to get out
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 14th, 2020 @ 6:06pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Flashwave wrote:Is this new? I thought we'd seen chases a dragster before? Or is this just taking a long time to get out
Taking a long time to get out
Maybe the you-know-what didn't help.
Posted by Sabrblade on June 14th, 2020 @ 6:18pm CDT
Posted by Rysquad on July 18th, 2020 @ 12:36am CDT
william-james88 wrote:The new mold of Rescue Bots Chase, released now under Rescue Bots Academy, has been found in both the US and Canada. In Canada, he was found at a Toysrus in Montreal for $15 while in the US he was found at a Walgreens in North Carolina for $14. This is a new mold for Chase the Police Bot as he is now a drag racer. I actually purchased this for my two year old and thus I have some more pictures for you.
The size is similar to a deluxe, the same size of other Rescue Bots its size in the previous line before the rebranding. While he turns into a Drag Racer rather than a police car, and thus less show accurate, I can attest that my kid did not care. This new mold actually fixes a lot of design aspects from the original. The robot mode looks better as it is more proportionate and defined rather than just look like the alt mode parts slightly more apart from each other. Also, the original's transformation mechanism broke up the blue of the alt mode but here it's all concealed within the toy. So both modes look great. I really like the headsculpt where he has a nice police cap. The transformation is as simple as ever,very quick and effective, recreating the rapidity seen onscreen.
Sweet. My five year old son has kind of aged out of Rescue Bots - he's moved on to some Cyberverse and WFC Trilogy. I hate seeing the larger Rescue Bots - they should all be Rescan sized!
Posted by ZeroWolf on February 18th, 2021 @ 6:07pm CST
This Bumblebee comes with an action feature where one of the wheels near his shoulder swings down to act like a saw blade.
What do you think? Would you pick this up for the budding little Transformers fan in your life? Think that Hasbro should revisit some of the Rescue Bot/ Rescue Bot Academy designs in the Generations line?
Shout out in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!
Posted by TulioDude on February 18th, 2021 @ 10:34pm CST
From some angles,he seems upset.
Posted by Sabrblade on February 18th, 2021 @ 11:15pm CST
Posted by william-james88 on June 11th, 2021 @ 10:42am CDT
The photos were found by the TFW2005 fansite.
Posted by Nexus Knight on June 11th, 2021 @ 10:54am CDT
Posted by TulioDude on June 11th, 2021 @ 11:23am CDT
Day 528 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.
Posted by Sabrblade on June 11th, 2021 @ 12:17pm CDT
He was last seen on good terms with the Autobots back in Predacons Rising.TulioDude wrote:Nice to see Predaking again,I wonder if what his backstory will be.
Posted by william-james88 on June 11th, 2021 @ 12:57pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:He was last seen on good terms with the Autobots back in Predacons Rising.TulioDude wrote:Nice to see Predaking again,I wonder if what his backstory will be.
I really like that this continue the trend of the Rescue Bots coexisting with the Prime/RID characters.
Posted by Rysquad on June 11th, 2021 @ 1:35pm CDT
Posted by cloudballoon on June 11th, 2021 @ 3:30pm CDT
Posted by primalxconvoy on June 13th, 2021 @ 1:35am CDT
*sigh...*
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 13th, 2021 @ 3:37am CDT
primalxconvoy wrote:Optimus and Bumblebee tf from bots to trexes and the other Dinobots tf from bots to dinosaurs but Grimlock transforms from trex to...a motorbike?
*sigh...*
Kids don't care about that kind of thing. Sometimes I think we as adult collectors over-care about it
Posted by primalxconvoy on June 13th, 2021 @ 3:44am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:primalxconvoy wrote:Optimus and Bumblebee tf from bots to trexes and the other Dinobots tf from bots to dinosaurs but Grimlock transforms from trex to...a motorbike?
*sigh...*
Kids don't care about that kind of thing. Sometimes I think we as adult collectors over-care about it
And many kids don't care if the toys were bricks, but here we are, with articulated toys.
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 13th, 2021 @ 4:13am CDT
My comment was more on the idea that characters had to be a certain way etc... No one should care that grimlock turns into a bike, it's fun.
Posted by william-james88 on June 21st, 2021 @ 11:27am CDT
These images come from Autobase Aichi.
Posted by Emerje on June 21st, 2021 @ 10:24pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by primalxconvoy on June 21st, 2021 @ 10:42pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on June 22nd, 2021 @ 12:32am CDT
primalxconvoy wrote:That's what I said here a while back. Glad I am not the only one!
I remember you saying that and it only got stranger as they added more Dinobots.
Emerje
Posted by primalxconvoy on June 22nd, 2021 @ 12:36am CDT
Emerje wrote:primalxconvoy wrote:That's what I said here a while back. Glad I am not the only one!
I remember you saying that and it only got stranger as they added more Dinobots.
Emerje
Poor Grimlock.
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 22nd, 2021 @ 4:02am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on June 22nd, 2021 @ 9:44am CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 22nd, 2021 @ 10:04am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on June 22nd, 2021 @ 10:55am CDT
Emerje wrote:They really should have saved one of those Optimus repaints/repacks for Grimlock. It's weird that they all turn into bots except for him. Or better yet, make a new one.
Emerje
I think its because there's already grimlock in the RB line. And Grimlock, so far, does not transform into a humanoid robot at any time.
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 22nd, 2021 @ 11:29am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Emerje wrote:They really should have saved one of those Optimus repaints/repacks for Grimlock. It's weird that they all turn into bots except for him. Or better yet, make a new one.
Emerje
I think its because there's already grimlock in the RB line. And Grimlock, so far, does not transform into a humanoid robot at any time.
Interesting, does he appear in any of the cartoons?
Posted by william-james88 on June 22nd, 2021 @ 11:40am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:william-james88 wrote:Emerje wrote:They really should have saved one of those Optimus repaints/repacks for Grimlock. It's weird that they all turn into bots except for him. Or better yet, make a new one.
Emerje
I think its because there's already grimlock in the RB line. And Grimlock, so far, does not transform into a humanoid robot at any time.
Interesting, does he appear in any of the cartoons?
Yeah, he is one of the mentors in Rescue Bots academy, so he even has character centric episodes. And he remains a t-rex at all times. And he is his G1 lookinng self in that mode. So that's why he is not a redeco of a toy that was previously another character, like the other toys, at least it's what I reckon.
Posted by Sabrblade on June 22nd, 2021 @ 12:04pm CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:william-james88 wrote:Emerje wrote:They really should have saved one of those Optimus repaints/repacks for Grimlock. It's weird that they all turn into bots except for him. Or better yet, make a new one.
Emerje
I think its because there's already grimlock in the RB line. And Grimlock, so far, does not transform into a humanoid robot at any time.
Interesting, does he appear in any of the cartoons?
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 22nd, 2021 @ 1:03pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on June 22nd, 2021 @ 1:08pm CDT
"why thay con used"?ZeroWolf wrote:As I never caught up on rid 2015 did they ever disclose why thay con used the name Grimlock?
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 22nd, 2021 @ 1:11pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:"why thay con used"?ZeroWolf wrote:As I never caught up on rid 2015 did they ever disclose why thay con used the name Grimlock?
Sorry, I mistyped. Dealing with full on covid so I'm a bit scatter brained. Edited my original post for a bit more clarity.
Posted by Sabrblade on June 22nd, 2021 @ 1:20pm CDT
Hasbro simply wanted the Dinobot in the show to be Grimlock, even though he was originally conceived by the showrunners to be a brand new red Stegosaurus character. But with AOE out at the time, Hasbro wanted to capitalize on that movie's release by having the big name recognition of Dinobot T-Rex Grimlock spread across the board and requested the RID 2015 showrunners change their new Dinobot character into a new Grimlock.ZeroWolf wrote:As I never caught up on rid 2015 did they ever disclose why the decepticon Grimlock used that name?
This Grimlock then became the one seen in RBA despite the obvious G1-based redesign he was given as part of the brand's new implementation of evergreen designs.
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 22nd, 2021 @ 1:24pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Hasbro simply wanted the Dinobot in the show to be Grimlock, even though he was originally conceived by the showrunners to be a brand new red Stegosaurus character. But with AOE out at the time, Hasbro wanted to capitalize on that movie's release by having the big name recognition of Dinobot T-Rex Grimlock spread across the board and requested the RID 2015 showrunners change their new Dinobot character into a new Grimlock.ZeroWolf wrote:As I never caught up on rid 2015 did they ever disclose why the decepticon Grimlock used that name?
This Grimlock then became the one seen in RBA despite the obvious G1-based redesign he was given as part of the brand's new implementation of evergreen designs.
Right, I see, thanks for the explanation
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 24th, 2021 @ 8:03pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 11th, 2021 @ 8:18am CDT
Posted by khrome on July 12th, 2021 @ 8:44am CDT
Posted by Flashwave on July 12th, 2021 @ 1:24pm CDT
khrome wrote:look at those fully stocked pegs.. its beautiful!.. Meanwhile in most of the US Walmarts and Target stores...
Haven't seen Roddy yet, but I myself think WfC has had the best distribution Central Indiana has seen in quite a while.and really most of the current TF Toylines
EDIT: I refer specifically to WFC Rodimus because that's what is in the attached picture. I do realize tjis is supposed to be a Rescue Bots thread
Posted by william-james88 on July 12th, 2021 @ 4:15pm CDT
khrome wrote:look at those fully stocked pegs.. its beautiful!.. Meanwhile in most of the US Walmarts and Target stores...
At least you have Rodimus, we usually have loads of old stuff.
Posted by khrome on July 14th, 2021 @ 10:37am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 20th, 2021 @ 7:28am CDT
It also comes with a simplified Bumblebee figure. Here is the product description:
Little heroes can imagine going on daring missions with one of their favorite TRANSFORMERS characters! The 15-inch OPTIMUS PRIME figure converts from jet mode to Jumbo Jet Wing Racer mode in just a few simple steps, perfect for little heroes. Jet mode features spinning propellers, rolling wheels and can store up to 4 figures in vehicle mode. With the playset in bot mode, kids can push figures up the OPTIMUS PRIME figure’s jet wings, then release to watch them race towards the finish line! The figure also comes with a 4.5-inch BUMBLEBEE figure that features simple 1-step conversion from robot to racecar mode.
Posted by TulioDude on July 20th, 2021 @ 11:34am CDT
Day 567 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.
Posted by Rodimus Knight on July 20th, 2021 @ 1:12pm CDT
Posted by PhunkJunkion on July 20th, 2021 @ 1:40pm CDT
Posted by cloudballoon on July 20th, 2021 @ 2:10pm CDT
Easy play pattern improvements. Propellers should be jet engines befitting a jumbo JET and add voice chips w/ OP classic/RescueBots phrases, jet engines swoosh noises, transforming sound, etc. Make the ramp spring loaded so pressing a button can launch the cars out of the ramps so the "RACER" part in the name makes sense (I think the yellow piece on the wings work with gravity in OP bot mode only, realease it and the car slide down the ramp vertically. But they do nothing in jumbo jet mode?). Simple changes that add a buck or two to the cost but make kids, parent & TF fans alike super happy and get a ton more sales because it's a better toy. Is that too hard?