Transformers Studio Series 2023 Wave 3 and Amazon Exclusive IDW Subline Revealed

Not a fan of Orion Pax or Cliffjumper, but I like everything else. At least they alluded to a possible future larger Orion Pax at some point.

Emerje

As overly excited as I am for the megs/ratbat set, I am equally as underwhelmed but the shockwave/orion set. Make no mistake, I think they did a good job with what they had to work with. Just doesn't wow me.Lots of people called them using Hound for orion. Same people (myself included) were expecting metalhawk to be used for shockwave.

Yeah, that Shockwave 2-pack is a must have. I didn't see Siege Hound as the base for Pax, but at least it's not Kup again. And Shockwave looks great. I wasn't a big fan of the tetra jet mold, but it fits that character well.

And still no Sunstorm out of the ER Seeker mold.

I prefer the Orion pax that came in the Hero is born 2-pk over this ugly looking monstrosity.
Abut the only one's that appealed to me are Senator Shockwave and to a lesser degree Ratbat, the others in these 2-pk are horrid looking. IMO

Not into ROTB or any of the newest Animated stuff or VG versions. That Brawn is starting to look alright to me and might actually get him, I'm not that big a fan of the character per say and was planning to pass but being there doesn't seem to be much coming that appeals to me I may just have to get him to fill out the minibots. Still on the fence about Beachcomber since I already have the previous version so it will depend on my mood and how well it actually looks in person.

Pretty much only getting about four with those being, Devcon, Brawn, Ratchet, Frenzy. And potentially Commander Magnus, Beachcomber.

IDW inspired sets lookn interesting.
Need more images of Rise of the Beasts Optimus truck mode. That may be the deciding factor if I wanna get the mainline voyager or this one.

That Brawn is supposed to be deluxe, right? Looks very core-sized.

Core DOTM Bee is finally here, and he does have a new battle mask head!



Can’t wait to get ahold of one and paint it up!

Rodimus Prime wrote:That Brawn is supposed to be deluxe, right? Looks very core-sized.

"Small Deluxe" like most of the other Mini Cars, his parts count and transformation steps far exceeds any Core.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:That Brawn is supposed to be deluxe, right? Looks very core-sized.

"Small Deluxe" like most of the other Mini Cars, his parts count and transformation steps far exceeds any Core.

Yeah that's what I figured. He just looks very simple.

Pretty much the only one that tempted me off the bat was 86 Brawn. Something about that Man-at-Arms head...

Gamer Megs looks fantastic, RotB Prime looks stellar (loving the truck mode with its front bullbar and his big exhausts), Brawn looks pretty good, and I knew it would've been a no-brainer with how Cliffjumper would look. (I don't mind it at all, it makes sense, I just would've preferred his WfC DS look).
Couldn't care less about the IDW stuff.

Just as a heads up for anyone interested in the Ratbat/Megatron pack, Amazon has accidentally switched the prices, so instead of the $69.99 it should be for two Voyager figures, it's listed for the $54.99 price of the Voyager/Deluxe pack of Shockwave/Pax. Hop on it before they notice and fix the mistake!

Pre-orders are up for the Megs and Ratbat 2-pack (at least for US buyers), for only $55. If you want the set, you may want to jump in before they'll probably fix the price.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDJ6XK2S?tag=seibertron07-20&ta ... formers-20

EDIT: Ninja'd

I don't know how well Amazon honors prices but they have the two 2-packs up for preorder with the opposite prices. Meaning that Senator Ratbat and Miner Megatron are listed for $54.99 instead of $69.99. This also means that the Orion Pax and Senator Shockwave set is listed at the $69.99 instead of $54.99. Obviously they'll fix this at some point but it might be a chance to get them both at the $54.99 so long as Amazon honors that price for Ratbat and Megatron once the preorder is put in.

Ratbat/Megatron: https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Evo ... 049&sr=8-2?tag=seibertron07-20&

Orion/Shockwave: https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Evo ... 049&sr=8-1?tag=seibertron07-20&

Edit: Three of us at once posted the same thing.

Skipping all of these, pipeline reveals may interest me more though. Might pick up brawn/outback when on sale though even if I'm good with the earlier versions.

Didn't see the above posts about prices lol.

The reveals were cool. Nothing I feel I have to add to my collection, but I know some others will be excited.

A couple of questions though....

1. Is Detritus based on Siege Hound, or the *still to be revealed* Earth Mode Buzzworthy Hound?
2. What Black Hole has The Buzzworthy Hound & Buzzworthy DotM Hatchet fallen into?
3. When are we getting Diaclone colored Topspin to go with Twintwist?

Interesting price snafu, Pulse has the Shockwave 2-pk listed for $54.99 which is likely why it's already sold out. lol

I'd have definitely bough it for that price over $70 since I only want one Bot!

Till-all-R1 wrote:Interesting price snafu, Pulse has the Shockwave 2-pk listed for $54.99 which is likely why it's already sold out. lol

I'd have definitely bough it for that price over $70 since I only want one Bot!

It's actually Amazon that has the prices wrong not Pulse. It's "sold out" on Pulse due to them only getting a limited amount available for exclusives as they're not supposed to conflict with the actual retailers.

So yeah, Ratbat and Megatron can still be obtained for the lower price on Amazon.

...gotta say, I don't think I'm feeling any of these Studio Series guys. I thought I was gonna go in on Cliff and Megs, especially if Cliff came with that head sculpt, but seeing the actual figures....I think I might just try to wait for Legacy/Generations versions of Prime Cliff and Animated Megs instead.

o.supreme wrote:The reveals were cool. Nothing I feel I have to add to my collection, but I know some others will be excited.

A couple of questions though....

1. Is Detritus based on Siege Hound, or the *still to be revealed* Earth Mode Buzzworthy Hound?
2. What Black Hole has The Buzzworthy Hound & Buzzworthy DotM Hatchet fallen into?
3. When are we getting Diaclone colored Topspin to go with Twintwist?

1. Presumably Earth/BB Hound, which also leads into my second response:
2. I don't think they did fall into any hole, I think they were never intended to come out until closer to Detritus' release to begin with, which has yet to arrive. The store listings for the assortment containing those two only just was found like a month ago, it always felt weird that an exclusive using that retooling was maybe going to release before it's main retail use, and remember when BB Silverstreak had physical samples leak in August 2021 and then he didn't come out until April 2022? This feels like that but even further out because we just had some renders, not even physical product.
3. Rumors/leaks had said we were supposed to get both Diaclone Jumpstarters (and Fractyl) last year and then that didn't happen, so TBD I guess.

Grahf_ wrote:Edit: Three of us at once posted the same thing.

And I posted it in the Legacy thread before looking over here.

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Grahf_ wrote:Edit: Three of us at once posted the same thing.

And I posted it in the Legacy thread before looking over here.

Hey better so many of us post it than nobody at all. Times are tough for most people so gotta get those good deals on non essentials while we can.

Grahf_ wrote:

Till-all-R1 wrote:Interesting price snafu, Pulse has the Shockwave 2-pk listed for $54.99 which is likely why it's already sold out. lol

I'd have definitely bough it for that price over $70 since I only want one Bot!

It's actually Amazon that has the prices wrong not Pulse. It's "sold out" on Pulse due to them only getting a limited amount available for exclusives as they're not supposed to conflict with the actual retailers.

So yeah, Ratbat and Megatron can still be obtained for the lower price on Amazon.

Okay, so to clarify Shockwave & Pax should be $54.99?
If so I'll just wait it out for Amazon to correct.

Till-all-R1 wrote:

Grahf_ wrote:

Till-all-R1 wrote:Interesting price snafu, Pulse has the Shockwave 2-pk listed for $54.99 which is likely why it's already sold out. lol

I'd have definitely bough it for that price over $70 since I only want one Bot!

It's actually Amazon that has the prices wrong not Pulse. It's "sold out" on Pulse due to them only getting a limited amount available for exclusives as they're not supposed to conflict with the actual retailers.

So yeah, Ratbat and Megatron can still be obtained for the lower price on Amazon.

Okay, so to clarify Shockwave & Pax should be $54.99?
If so I'll just wait it out for Amazon to correct.

Yes. But you might want to pre-order anyway, you can always cancel later.

On the Shockwave & Deluxe Data Clerk Orion Pax box, who do you think is the shadowy figure in back ground?

Is that Nova Prime from Ultra Magnus?

TK415 wrote:On the Shockwave & Deluxe Data Clerk Orion Pax box, who do you think is the shadowy figure in back ground?

Is that Nova Prime from Ultra Magnus?

I hope so. From the first time I seen GUOP I thought it should be retooled into Nova Prime. I actually liked the thought of it so much I made made my own. No customized parts or anything but it still looks the part even with Prime's wings and water cannons. The silhouette really does look like some kind of winged retool of Siege Magnus in any event.

I've been looking at that Orion for a while though and it finally hit me what he reminds me of. Cloud Roadbuster aka Energon Ironhide. I might need a second one to customize into him now. Supposedly Cloud Roadbuster is/was a shelf warmer but I've never been able to find it for cheap anywhere that delivers to the US. I found Shockwave and Hellwarp for cheap but not Roadbuster or anyone else. Should've just tried to get them when they came out. I don't remember why I didn't.

Both sets are a must for me.

Megs and Rat for sexiness.
Shocky and Orion for weirdness.

Till-all-R1 wrote:Not into ROTB or any of the newest Animated stuff or VG versions.

What Animated stuff?

Rodimus Prime wrote:That Brawn is supposed to be deluxe, right? Looks very core-sized.

And it probably will be, the minibots are very close to the TR Legends class.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Till-all-R1 wrote:

Grahf_ wrote:

Till-all-R1 wrote:Interesting price snafu, Pulse has the Shockwave 2-pk listed for $54.99 which is likely why it's already sold out. lol

I'd have definitely bough it for that price over $70 since I only want one Bot!

It's actually Amazon that has the prices wrong not Pulse. It's "sold out" on Pulse due to them only getting a limited amount available for exclusives as they're not supposed to conflict with the actual retailers.

So yeah, Ratbat and Megatron can still be obtained for the lower price on Amazon.

Okay, so to clarify Shockwave & Pax should be $54.99?
If so I'll just wait it out for Amazon to correct.

Yes. But you might want to pre-order anyway, you can always cancel later.

That's what i am doing

Emerje wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:That Brawn is supposed to be deluxe, right? Looks very core-sized.

"Small Deluxe" like most of the other Mini Cars, his parts count and transformation steps far exceeds any Core.

Emerje

Conversely, I wonder what people's reception to a DLX Wheelie would be? Given that these "minbots" are still very "core" in size but can pack a wallop in articulation and to some degree sculpt quality. And while I like Core Wheelie for what it is and the price point, I can't help but think how much better a DLX version could be in terms of articulation and sculpt. Not saying I definitely want it to happen or that it should, just putting it out there being that we've got other core sized Bots being release as DLX figures.

And to be clear I don't feel every Core Bot should be considered for DLX, Frenzy and Rumble for instance, or any other tape figure.

william-james88 wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:That Brawn is supposed to be deluxe, right? Looks very core-sized.

And it probably will be, the minibots are very close to the TR Legends class.

This is why I do hesitate on these upgrades/updates, because they are so close to the older versions in terms of size. And I don't necessarily need advanced articulation on every one of them, particularly on one's I wasn't a big fan of in the first place. Yet I do have to admit Brawn and Beachcomber do look very nice. So it's battle of will and/or need I guess.

And my apologies if this discussion doesn't seem like it fits in this thread.

Something mentioned in the stream that I haven't seen brought up here.

Ben: "Everybody's really liking Gamer Edition and, so we're excited to bring more of that to everybody. Especially if, like, we have Reactivate coming in the future, you can definitely expect to see some characters from that appear at some point. We wanted to get the Gameverse, Gamer Edition, going as soon as we could."

Soft confirmation that Reactivate figures are coming, and that Studio Series Gamer Edition was created to give Hasbro a place to put them.

I hate that G-Bee so that G-Cliffy is a nope.
As for ROTB Optimus, it would be fun if I find it in store, but I wouldn't go out of my way to get it.

Sabrblade wrote:Something mentioned in the stream that I haven't seen brought up here.

Ben: "Everybody's really liking Gamer Edition and, so we're excited to bring more of that to everybody. Especially if, like, we have Reactivate coming in the future, you can definitely expect to see some characters from that appear at some point. We wanted to get the Gameverse, Gamer Edition, going as soon as we could."

Soft confirmation that Reactivate figures are coming, and that Studio Series Gamer Edition was created to give Hasbro a place to put them.

Ah, that's pretty neato, I feel like it'd have been a given considering they'd want to have some merch to go with their cool new game that isn't a mobile app.

Nemesis Primal wrote:...gotta say, I don't think I'm feeling any of these Studio Series guys. I thought I was gonna go in on Cliff and Megs, especially if Cliff came with that head sculpt, but seeing the actual figures....I think I might just try to wait for Legacy/Generations versions of Prime Cliff and Animated Megs instead.

Absolutely agree. I do like the head on this cliffjumper and I think the mold is better than the old one (though still clearly flawed), but prime Cliffjumper is my favorite design for the character and I'm waiting for an update on that.

Animated Megatron would be cool too, I love the alt mode

Happy for those that wanted 86 Brawn but I like my Bumblebee movie Brawn better

Rhinox looks pretty dope, getting him and using his weapon to make chicken fried steak/ milanesa

And im liking that Optimus more and more

Razorbeast88 wrote:Rhinox looks pretty dope, getting him and using his weapon to make chicken fried steak/ milanesa

Man, I'd kill for some milanesa right now...

SpaceEagle wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:Rhinox looks pretty dope, getting him and using his weapon to make chicken fried steak/ milanesa

Man, I'd kill for some milanesa right now...

Haven't had it in awhile myself. I've been curious to make it with corn flakes, I've always had it made with ritz crackers

Razorbeast88 wrote:

SpaceEagle wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:Rhinox looks pretty dope, getting him and using his weapon to make chicken fried steak/ milanesa

Man, I'd kill for some milanesa right now...

Haven't had it in awhile myself. I've been curious to make it with corn flakes, I've always had it made with ritz crackers

I've made it before with corn flakes, I think you should give it a shot! It's a bit crunchier with them but I think it also has a nice flavour to it.

Till-all-R1 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:That Brawn is supposed to be deluxe, right? Looks very core-sized.

"Small Deluxe" like most of the other Mini Cars, his parts count and transformation steps far exceeds any Core.

Emerje

Conversely, I wonder what people's reception to a DLX Wheelie would be? Given that these "minbots" are still very "core" in size but can pack a wallop in articulation and to some degree sculpt quality. And while I like Core Wheelie for what it is and the price point, I can't help but think how much better a DLX version could be in terms of articulation and sculpt. Not saying I definitely want it to happen or that it should, just putting it out there being that we've got other core sized Bots being release as DLX figures.

And to be clear I don't feel every Core Bot should be considered for DLX, Frenzy and Rumble for instance, or any other tape figure.

Well I think Wheelie is pretty much the only mini car that should/could be done at core effectively given modern standards. But then again, I did get that upgrade kit for it though so I think that alone disproves what I just said. So I was more than willing to pay more to get those few extra features to tidy it up better. Meaning a deluxe would've made more sense and given some extra articulation on top of similar features to what the upgrade kit provided.

Iguanus is amazing and Bomburst is really good but I would've liked them to be deluxe. Not only for the size increase but because they could've benefited from the size increase more, especially Bomburst. Bomburst needed some extra locking points for vehicle mode as well as something to at least try to clean that jet mode up more too. Iguanus just really needed his weapon and maybe something extra to replicate his wheels/weapon thing. Even without them, Iguanus is still awesome.

The Exosuit is one that wouldn't get all that much better as a deluxe. It does everything it really needs to do other than have a fully painted head. I just wish a company made some swappable heads for that mold. I have three and would like some different heads under the dome. There's plenty of humans that they could do too other than just Spike. Carly, Raul, Sparkplug even Chip as the Exosuit could be used in place of his wheelchair. It doesn't matter one way or the other to me if they never used it before in fiction, it would just be pretty damn cool. Though ankle joints would be nice and maybe better arms but I don't think it really needs those things.

The Dinobots but not exactly. There's plenty of other larger characters done as core figures so it's just more of the same really. It's the Dinoking characters that I would want to be larger. Sure they mimic the toys being core class but I don't care about that. I want a Dinoking/Monstructor that's the same size as the other combiners just as in the comics...that I don't actually read. At this rate though, I think anything is fine for Dinoking and Monstructor though.

Laserbeak only got done as core class since it's just technically a smaller DotM BB and it just so happened to work out. If they were going to make him bigger then there's plenty of deluxe SS Bumblebee molds out there to choose from.

Freezer doesn't need to be any bigger. Although I don't have one yet to say for certain. Could they have done the knee joints like that one upgrade kit at core class? Probably.

Arcee maybe but she's most likely going to get a larger figure at some point anyway. Other than the Beast Combiner one that is. This is actually another I don't have yet.

Vertebreak and Dracodon if only to have gotten more deluxe Fossilizer molds but not necessary. Shame we didn't get more at this size.

Rattrap was sized to the new show so it's difficult to tell if he should've been a deluxe. I want him to be if only because he's too small for the original BW. He's at least the same height as Blackarachnia and not THAT much shorter than Cheetor and Airazor overall. At least we have a good deluxe Rattrap mold so that helps.

The rest are larger characters done small or very small characters that would be crazy to try and stuff into a bigger size class.

Sabrblade wrote:Something mentioned in the stream that I haven't seen brought up here.

Ben: "Everybody's really liking Gamer Edition and, so we're excited to bring more of that to everybody. Especially if, like, we have Reactivate coming in the future, you can definitely expect to see some characters from that appear at some point. We wanted to get the Gameverse, Gamer Edition, going as soon as we could."

Soft confirmation that Reactivate figures are coming, and that Studio Series Gamer Edition was created to give Hasbro a place to put them.

Mystery of Convoy and Headmasters figures or cancel the line!

TakaraTomy-exclusive Studio Series SS-EX Nemesis Prime

https://l-tike.com/cinema/mevent/?mid=689430

SS-38 Beetimus turned into a Nemesis officially by Takara?

ALREADY?!

It only took 3 years!

-Kanrabat- wrote:SS-38 Beetimus turned into a Nemesis officially by Takara?

ALREADY?!

It only took 3 years!

And here's the kicker! Both it and the Kingdom KD-EX Burning Optimus Primal are only available to those in Japan who preorder movie tickets to ROTB in a certain way during a certain order period.

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:SS-38 Beetimus turned into a Nemesis officially by Takara?

ALREADY?!

It only took 3 years!

And here's the kicker! Both it and the Kingdom KD-EX Burning Optimus Primal are only available to those in Japan who preorder movie tickets to ROTB in a certain way during a certain order period.

Oh, from way over here, I can hear the Japanese scalpers cooming like water fountains in anticipation.

Razorbeast88 wrote:

SpaceEagle wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:Rhinox looks pretty dope, getting him and using his weapon to make chicken fried steak/ milanesa

Man, I'd kill for some milanesa right now...

Haven't had it in awhile myself. I've been curious to make it with corn flakes, I've always had it made with ritz crackers

As an argentine, I just can believe the heresy you're spouting here. Milanesas are made with finely ground toast! Pan rallado!

Catching up on the reveals earlier this week:

Core Bumblebee looks nice, glad he has the mask to help mix it up some. I will get him.

voyager Rhinox looks REALLY good. I am excited for him!

voyager Prime also looks pretty great. I cannot wait to get him too.

I took some group photos now that I have completed the maximals and Terrorcons with a mix of movie and SS toys. I need movie Mirage so I can complete that cast.

and we need Commander Stratosphere. Now.

Just finished up my custom Studio Series Lockdown! Studio Series almost always knocks sculpted detail out of the park, but it's especially on point for this figure. It made painting it really fun!

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Just finished up my custom Studio Series Lockdown! Studio Series almost always knocks sculpted detail out of the park, but it's especially on point for this figure. It made painting it really fun!

Lockdown bot stand.jpg

Lockdown bot main 2.jpg

Lockdown alt 1.jpg

Lockdown alt back L.jpg

Lovely custom job, it's crazy the amount of detail in those sculpts that goes unnoticed because they aren't painted.

That Lockdown look damn sexy!

Rtron wrote:Lovely custom job, it's crazy the amount of detail in those sculpts that goes unnoticed because they aren't painted.

Thanks!

-Kanrabat- wrote:That Lockdown look damn sexy!

Thank you!