Transformer RED Series Prime Knockout, G1 Starscream and Redeco Prime Coming

Daaayum... And they're already out of stock???

Sowndwave76 wrote:Daaayum... And they're already out of stock???

No, they were never in stock, it's new listings

This lune is getting more and more interesting.

Still hoping for a G1 Bludgeon and Thunderwing.

william-james88 wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:Daaayum... And they're already out of stock???

No, they were never in stock, it's new listings

Oh, my bad... Wish they could figure out how to come up with something like a label that said, "Coming soon"...

Also, any guesses on the Prime redeco?
Nemesis?
"Death of..." (which would seem pointless to have posable dead Prime)?
Battle-damaged?

-Kanrabat- wrote:This lune is getting more and more interesting.

Still hoping for a G1 Bludgeon and Thunderwing.

I'm not even the biggest fan of him, but this is where we could get a great version of Blitzwing.
And I know this might drive some people crazy, but I'd love a set of all of the Constructicons.
They are such classic characters.

Red optimus was going to my main prime but I think netflix wave 2 has won out. Knock out and arcee will likely be my buys from the line, I never picked up that many prime figures with animated not having the full run of figures/exclusives/japanese/first release headaches of trying to complete.just hoping for some scaling in the figures rather than them all being the same size.

blackeyedprime wrote:Red optimus was going to my main prime but I think netflix wave 2 has won out. Knock out and arcee will likely be my buys from the line, I never picked up that many prime figures with animated not having the full run of figures/exclusives/japanese/first release headaches of trying to complete.just hoping for some scaling in the figures rather than them all being the same size.

Good scaling is a really valid point... Not to mention, why not, and then give us something like a two-pack of Rumble and Ravage. Or heck, make a two pack of Bumblebee and Cliffjumper priced at $30.
Wishful thinking with 2 packs, but if these are supposed to be really show accurate, then they can't make Bee as tall as Prime, Megatron, and Soundwave... Unfortunately, he could still cost $20. Which bothers me no matter how many extras he comes with.

Sowndwave76 wrote:And I know this might drive some people crazy, but I'd love a set of all of the Constructicons.

A set of six combining Transformers who not only can't transform but also can't combine? Sure, that'll sell well.

Sowndwave76 wrote:They are such classic characters.

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Long Haul complained a few times?

Sabrblade wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:And I know this might drive some people crazy, but I'd love a set of all of the Constructicons.

A set of six combining Transformers who not only can't transform but also can't combine? Sure, that'll sell well.

Sowndwave76 wrote:They are such classic characters.

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Long Haul complained a few times?

Maybe he meant the Animated constructicons

ZeroWolf wrote:Maybe he meant the Animated constructicons

I'd rather have the full team with the missing members, all transformable.

Still, I'd be down for RED Animated figures. Sari Sumdak being top priority. "Robot", teen, and child versions in a 3 pack.

Yeesh, not with that face.

Unless I missed it, I still haven't seen the Prime Arcee.

Seriously, the original line of Prime figures need a reissue to atone for the non-existent distribution. All I can find are $100 first editions or ugly ass "Beast Hunters" remakes.

Brokebot wrote:Unless I missed it, I still haven't seen the Prime Arcee.

You haven't missed it. All we've seen is a listing but no pics of the figure yet.

Sabrblade wrote:Yeesh, not with that face.

Good fan art of Sari are rare.

Anyway, the toys would be 100% show accurate, of course.

Well I’ll be damned. Between WFC: Kingdom and R.E.D confirming multiple eras, it seems Hasbro is actually acknowledging the other facets to the TF mythos.

Sabrblade wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:And I know this might drive some people crazy, but I'd love a set of all of the Constructicons.

A set of six combining Transformers who not only can't transform but also can't combine? Sure, that'll sell well.

Sowndwave76 wrote:They are such classic characters.

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Long Haul complained a few times?

Fair, but a whole lot of these G1 characters didn't have a ton of personality. "Iconic"?
Very very few would ever fit this descriptor, even relative to a kid's cartoon.
Devastator himself didn't add some multi-faceted emotional spectrum to TF's, and yet he'll always be one of the most popular combiners.
Do people really think these toys are collected based more on personality than appearance???
Hmmm...

So agree to disagree, but I'm not using the label of "classic" based on depth of character.

Whether you (meaning anyone) are in favor of non-transforming figures or not, it's also not completely ridiculous in the grand scheme to think they'd eventually give one figure to each of these 6 characters. Whether in multi-packs, as exclusives, etc.
I mean seriously... This idea is that outrageous compared to some of the other obscure and wishful-thinking wants of some collectors?? Pshhhh. That's laughable.

Kinda reminds me of the time someone seriously went off about "how dumb I was" for thinking they'd ever make the Classics seekers as regular releases after the BotCon set... And yet within that next year or so..........
This isn't to suggest I really think Constructicon R.E.D. figures are coming. But to put it out there as an idea isn't completely irrational either.

The R.E.D. line exists... Someone with some sort of business savvy thinks it's a good idea, with making money the bottom line.
Not to mention, these aren't just statues, or even figures like in the ReAction line that have articulation made for 4 year olds, are 2"+ shorter, only $2 cheaper, and look 10x worse.

If these are that off-putting to you, cool, bros.
Good for you for saving money for all of those awesome transforming figures.

The only way they'll get figures of their own (I think it's more likely we'll see a Devastator in RED then individual constructicons) is if the line does well enough to warrant their inclusion. Basically just vote with your wallet

ZeroWolf wrote:The only way they'll get figures of their own (I think it's more likely we'll see a Devastator in RED then individual constructicons) is if the line does well enough to warrant their inclusion. Basically just vote with your wallet

Agreed. Unfortunately I also only see Devastator happening if the line does really well. But who knows, if Hastak thinks it'll make money, an exclusive could be possible.
Here's my fear; I think the R.E.D. line is the wrong line to expand into BW, Prime etc....
I want as many fans as possible to get what they want, but I don't feel overly confident that G1 characters are going to sell that well.
And I see BW and Prime characters being peg/shelf warmers, making the chances of the line going very deep for any series less likely.

Well, I want a RED Devastator. Cartoon accurate and ... The same size as the other figures!

-Kanrabat- wrote:Well, I want a RED Devastator. Cartoon accurate and ... The same size as the other figures!

Then this really would be Action Masters all over again XD

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Well, I want a RED Devastator. Cartoon accurate and ... The same size as the other figures!

Then this really would be Action Masters all over again XD

Give him his little buddy too!

Hey. This line have the potential to be MP Actionmasters!

Cool to see a potential Knockout, but I still want to see Arcee before I get too excited. If it's crap, what's the point.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Cool to see a potential Knockout, but I still want to see Arcee before I get too excited. If it's crap, what's the point.

Might want to temper your hopes for the upcoming beasts with the same caution.

In Demand Toys have pictures showing off some RED series Optimus Prime, Megatron and Soundwave. The side window shows off the accessories. These definitely look the part as being more in line with Marvel Legends and Star Wars Black Series figures. They all look like decent figures, but are they going to be able to stay afloat with generations giving more and more G1 look for not much more money and that actually transform?

Speaking of transforming, Hasbro does write on the boxes that these are "non converting" figures and hopefully that is enough to avoid confusion from parents and the like. You can see all the images below.

I think they should be extra careful to advetise in the box that those toys do not transform,so we don't get as many confused kids and parents asking why these do not Transform.

TulioDude wrote:I think they should be extra careful to advetise in the box that those toys do not transform,so we don't get as many confused kids and parents asking why these do not Transform.

They did, it's written below the window.

Still no sign of the Prime Arcee. Just the same characters over and over.

Brokebot wrote:Still no sign of the Prime Arcee. Just the same characters over and over.

The line hasn't even begun yet. We're just now seeing packaged images of the first wave. Why would we see any images of the later waves at this point? It's too early for that.

At this rate I don't think even in-hand photos would convince Brokebot.

sweet Figures primus

I prefer the BH look for Knockout.

Megatron and Hardshell are the one that would interest me the most but i stopped collecting.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:At this rate I don't think even in-hand photos would convince Brokebot.

Don't make me go all Karen up in here . . . .

PerfectVision wrote:I prefer the BH look for Knockout.

Megatron and Hardshell are the one that would interest me the most but i stopped collecting.

I really dont want this to become a line giving us transformers toys that we wanted for a long time since the point all along was we assumed they would transform. Or else this will just become the garbage placeholder line.

Going to be fun when these are in the Top X transformer lists :p tbf scfs should probably already have made an appearance, can't be that many versions of Raiden.

william-james88 wrote:

PerfectVision wrote:I prefer the BH look for Knockout.

Megatron and Hardshell are the one that would interest me the most but i stopped collecting.

I really dont want this to become a line giving us transformers toys that we wanted for a long time since the point all along was we assumed they would transform. Or else this will just become the garbage placeholder line.

Is it a reference to Hardshell who got only a commander figure?

PerfectVision wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

PerfectVision wrote:I prefer the BH look for Knockout.

Megatron and Hardshell are the one that would interest me the most but i stopped collecting.

I really dont want this to become a line giving us transformers toys that we wanted for a long time since the point all along was we assumed they would transform. Or else this will just become the garbage placeholder line.

Is it a reference to Hardshell who got only a commander figure?

I'd say so. Both Will and i agree that Prime Hardshell still deserves a proper large transforming figure.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

PerfectVision wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

PerfectVision wrote:I prefer the BH look for Knockout.

Megatron and Hardshell are the one that would interest me the most but i stopped collecting.

I really dont want this to become a line giving us transformers toys that we wanted for a long time since the point all along was we assumed they would transform. Or else this will just become the garbage placeholder line.

Is it a reference to Hardshell who got only a commander figure?

I'd say so. Both Will and i agree that Prime Hardshell still deserves a proper large transforming figure.

Overquoting to cast my vote since 2011.

So originally the Megatron and Soundwave I preordered were supposed to arrive today, but
received an email this morning that they've been delayed...
Anyone who preordered actually get their figure(s) yet?

Sowndwave76 wrote:So originally the Megatron and Soundwave I preordered were supposed to arrive today, but
received an email this morning that they've been delayed...
Anyone who preordered actually get their figure(s) yet?

Doubtful, with Walmart, the pre-orders will probably be delayed several times and be a few months late, with the figures showing up in stores before the pre-order actually comes in

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:So originally the Megatron and Soundwave I preordered were supposed to arrive today, but
received an email this morning that they've been delayed...
Anyone who preordered actually get their figure(s) yet?

Doubtful, with Walmart, the pre-orders will probably be delayed several times and be a few months late, with the figures showing up in stores before the pre-order actually comes in

Well alright... That sucks!
But thanks for the heads-up.

I hate the idea of Transformers that don't transform but I will admit these are better than the Action Masters. At least these guys won't have arms that fall off.

Triggerdick Megatron wrote:At least these guys won't have arms that fall off.

We don't know that yet.

I do hope this line get enough success so that we can get Pretenders, "MP" Action Masters, or human characters.

Triggerdick Megatron wrote:I hate the idea of Transformers that don't transform but I will admit these are better than the Action Masters. At least these guys won't have arms that fall off.

Was that a thing that happened to Action Masters? My well played with ones have super loose arms that wont stay up and could be popped off with a little effort and my Axer has a leg that likes to fall off, but no arms falling off.

Emerje

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Triggerdick Megatron wrote:At least these guys won't have arms that fall off.

We don't know that yet.

I do hope this line get enough success so that we can get Pretenders, "MP" Action Masters, or human characters.

While I don't want most of those things you listed, that is kind of a cool thing about the potential of this line; they could totally make a set of small but articulated human characters that scale well with the figures. And essentially, "to scale" with the RED series also means they'd basically scale well with Voyager class figures too. That would actually interest me.

So, a little disappointed that I received an email that my RED figures are going to arrive until September 10th now. Makes me wonder if we'll start seeing him hit shelves at towards the end of this month.

They need to make RED Botanica.

Two of her, so we can have both of her modes.

We have news that the first wave of the new Transformers RED Series figures has been found at Canadian retail. Miles found them at a Walmart in Calgary, Alberta . They were priced at 29.99. The initial wave has Soundwave, Optimus Prime and Megatron. They are all 6 inches.

If you have found them elsewhere in Canada, share your sightings with our community in the sightings section and on our boards in your region related thread.

And if you found them in another country, let us know by submitting the news.

This sighting was reported on Facebook.

I saw these RED figures too. They still look horrendous and are the new Action Masters.

I still have no clue why these even exist, especially because of how horrible the original Action Masters were. (that goes for sales, and for the figures)

Geez Hasbro! What are you thinking!? The point to Transformers is the fact that they TRANSFORM! *sigh*

Not picking these up at all.

Megatron's elbow isn't a good sign.

It's like they're pushing to see how much they can get away with right now by bringing back non-transforming figures and having so much partsforming going on in Earthrise and Studio Series. Also, lol at that Megatron arm.

Hard pass. I'd rather get kidney stones than have these.