Video Review for Transformers RED Cheetor and Arcee

Big "meh" on that Cheetor, but that Prime Arcee is a must have.

the brown on his arms and helmet dont look right

And Cheetor's expression...I guess he made that particular face a few times on the show, but a happy, open-mouthed expression would be more appropriate for his character. It kind of looks like his helmet is painfully squishing it, or he's an evil relative of King Zarkon in disguise. Not feeling it, and I could see it shelfwarming bad enough to hurt the prospects of future non-transforming BW figures.

But Action Master Prime Arcee is a big red F-YEAH!

Definitely going for this over Kingdoms. I like how the back piece can be removed so that I can mod it to be set a bit lower. I might even snip the pylon things down a bit too, can't change the face but th easier to do than give Kingdoms/Netflix Cheetor a new everything. He should go okay next to MP Primal too as I'm skipping on Kingdoms Primal until a Burning repaint.

The scale on Arcee is more of a pain but I need a Prime Arcee and it might as well be her though I still might go for one of the old figures at some point too. RED Knockouts a likely purchase as the orig figure is a bit off looking.

They really did not get Cheetor's colors right at all.

Arcee looks good, but again, they didn't get the colors right on her. pretty disappointed by that

I truly think those two are the only ones that are worth of getting from R.E.D.
Are they still store exclusive like OP, Megs and Soundwave?

Dragma Kerp wrote:I truly think those two are the only ones that are worth of getting from R.E.D.
Are they still store exclusive like OP, Megs and Soundwave?

You betcha!

Can anyone who picked up Megatron kindly fiddle with his mace using it on Siege Megatron...? I would love to get my hands on the one that comes with Centurion but oh well.

But I figure if it can work well somehow then I would pick up RED Megs just for that!

So it looks like Super7 are doing articulated transformers figures in the 7" scale. Pretty much everything RED should've been.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:So it looks like Super7 are doing articulated transformers figures in the 7" scale. Pretty much everything RED should've been.

Don't be so sure. I took a look at the teaser image, and their TMNT offering and... not impressed with "highly articulated".

Shouldn't Super7s transform if they really want to be Ultimates? For £50-60 a pop they are going to have to be special and then some. The Thundertank is already the price of more batmobiles than I could fit on a table so I can't see them going the action master route nor people willing to pay the price for them when RED gets looked down on as is.

Hoping RED gets a Dinobot with Kingdoms alt mode being a bit arse.

blackeyedprime wrote:Shouldn't Super7s transform if they really want to be Ultimates? For £50-60 a pop they are going to have to be special and then some. The Thundertank is already the price of more batmobiles than I could fit on a table so I can't see them going the action master route nor people willing to pay the price for them when RED gets looked down on as is.

Hoping RED gets a Dinobot with Kingdoms alt mode being a bit arse.

It's the same company that charges 20 pounds for a tiny figure with 70's articulation. So if you didn't find that worth it, no reason you'd change your mind with the new products.

It's a shame because RED could easily have gone for the action masters with partners route for under £30. I'm not finding the ultimates anything special, I might pick up an occasional TMNT figure (considering muckman or mutagen man at some point) for £50 but it aint going to be the same for their tfs.

There are a bunch of different combinations of size, price point, level of detail, and brand. You can get a 6" Marvel figure for $20 from Hasbro or for $100 from Mexico. You can get a 12" of the same for $10 from Hasbro or for $300 from Hot Toys. There are so many different factors that go into these different product classes that I don't see why Transformers should be any different.

Additionally, though many collectors are fans of an IP franchise first, others collect product brands. I think that's part of the appeal of ubiquitous brands like ReAction and Funko Pop. If you already have Turtles and Thundercats Ultimates, you might want to add a Prime to that shelf.

I get the appeal of some of these. Like, if I didn't already have MP Optimus and Megatron, or ER Optimus and Megatron with the accessories pack, it might be nice to have the R.E.D. versions to stage the battle over the dam. As it is, I like having a ReAction Alpha Trion because it's more faithful to the cartoon than any other representation. I'm not sure if these will last long enough or cover territory that's missing in Generations, but I think there's room for lots of different takes on these characters.

The difference is that RED is trying to go for mainstream appeal. By contrast, the Action Master-original characters are anything but mainstream.

Without the Vehicles, there is no action, no action, no action, no action at all.

AcademyofDrX wrote:There are a bunch of different combinations of size, price point, level of detail, and brand. You can get a 6" Marvel figure for $20 from Hasbro or for $100 from Mexico.

Señior Iron Man muy caro!

Bah, auto-correct! That was supposed to read "Mezco," for their 1:12 Collective product line.

Sightings have been spotty but over the past week or so, more and more are finding the latest toys from the RED series. RED Cheetor and Prime Arcee have been found at Walmarts in the US and Canada where they are just shy of $20 USD and $30 CDN. The Canadian sighting comes from Cybertron.ca and the US sighting was originally reported by Megagalvatron1 who posted the image you'll see below on the TFW2005 boards.

If you find these toys, let fellow fans know in our sightings board.

I was actually quite shocked to see Cheetor today at Walmart (they were randomly in another section, but I put them back with the Transformers, even though they didn't have a dedicated peg). There was also Optimus & Megatron, I guess with only 2 new bots, they may be repacking parts of wave 1 also. Wave 1 I only saw a couple times. It may be a good/bad thing. Even though the quality of these toys isn't great, I guess the low production run of each will meet the smaller demand, so its not like these hang around for months not selling.

While I personally have no interest in these RED figures, I'm popping in to this thread to let those of you who are interested know that Hasbro Pulse just added a Partner Exclusives page where they are now offering the first wave of RED figures in limited quantities, in case that is a better option for anyone than their nearest Walmart that may or may not be carrying them.

This also gives major credibility to the big leak we have with the SG repaints/Rexy crossover/etc, but that's a discussion for elsewhere.

Nemesis Primal wrote:While I personally have no interest in these RED figures, I'm popping in to this thread to let those of you who are interested know that Hasbro Pulse just added a Partner Exclusives page where they are now offering the first wave of RED figures in limited quantities, in case that is a better option for anyone than their nearest Walmart that may or may not be carrying them.

This also gives major credibility to the big leak we have with the SG repaints/Rexy crossover/etc, but that's a discussion for elsewhere.

Came in to do the exact same thing. We'll just have to wait in see if other exclusives (I'm looking at you Thrust) appear or if only new runs of exclusives are getting this treatment.

The Pulse Partner Exclusives section now has Wave 2 of the R.E.D. series. Cheetor is currently sold out. I got the Arcee figure but I was disappointed with it, as the figure design limits the articulation. Still, glad it was the one that I chose to get, unless they reissue one of the Prime figures at some point.

Found an Arcee at Walmart, decided to give her a go and show people want Prime figures. I went into the experience trying to be positive despite universal negative reactions to RED.

Unfortunately, that rang true for Arcee.

First off, the materials are absolute crap. What kind of plastic is this? None of my Marvel Legends or Black Series or Plasma Series figures feel like this, it's rubbish! It is so soft and bendy and the joints are either loose or feel like they are going to bend like a twist tie when i try to articulate her.

And speaking of articulation, who the hell approved these figures with only single joint 90 degree elbows and knees? for this line, double jointed elbows and knees should have been a requirement.

Lastly, they dropped the ball on the colors and paint apps. The pink and lack of any color on the weapons or effects part suck hard.

In short, Arcee will be my only RED. Hasbro should scrap this line, it is absolute garbage and will ultimately only take up space on the ever shrinking Walmart TF displays.

Kinda looking forward to refomatting Megatron and the Galvatron with Kingdoms being a mess (and if a figure isnt going to have all its modes, then it lacking the ability to transform isnt as bad).

Prime Megatron and Prime Prime may be tempting too but I think scale that shouldnt bug me, would bug me.

shockwaves probably a pass but it will likely look nicer than the siege figure.

We have news that Transformers RED Series wave 3 has been found at Canadian retail. TF Fan Team jetfire found them at a Walmart in Alberta. They were priced just shy of $30 CAD. The new toys in this wave are Coronation Starscream and G1 Bumblebee.

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

This sighting was originally posted here, on the Cybertron.ca boards.

I kinda want them, but I also remember how bad the first wave was.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I kinda want them, but I also remember how bad the first wave was.

I was very disappointed in Arcee despite trying to love her. She will be the one one I get of these

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I kinda want them, but I also remember how bad the first wave was.

I was very disappointed in Arcee despite trying to love her. She will be the one one I get of these

I have to remind myself that the Super7 figures are coming

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I kinda want them, but I also remember how bad the first wave was.

I was very disappointed in Arcee despite trying to love her. She will be the one one I get of these

I have to remind myself that the Super7 figures are coming

I mean, why pay 20$ for a non transforming figure when you could pay 40$

william-james88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I kinda want them, but I also remember how bad the first wave was.

I was very disappointed in Arcee despite trying to love her. She will be the one one I get of these

I have to remind myself that the Super7 figures are coming

I mean, why pay 20$ for a non transforming figure when you could pay 40$

$50 and it's in the scale I want and was expecting from RED with better quality.

IGN just revealed RED Optimus Primal and Reformatting Megatron, Pulse & Walmart preorders go up on Friday: https://www.ign.com/articles/new-transf ... lector-con

Thanks to Nemesis Primal, we know that IGN just revealed RED Optimus Primal and Reformatting Megatron. Pulse & Walmart preorders go up on Friday: https://www.ign.com/articles/new-transf ... lector-con.

Both figures come in at 6-inches tall and are non-converting, as is the case with the R.E.D. line. By going R.E.D., Hasbro opted to "bring collectors the most screen-accurate versions of their favorite characters" for Primal and Megatron.

Where to Preorder the New Transformers R.E.D. Figures on July 23
Transformers R.E.D. Optimus Primal - 22,99 $US
Transformers R.E.D. Reformatting Megatron - 22,99 $US
Optimus Primal has 30 points of articulation and detailed paint, coming in at 74 deco ops. While not convertible, Primal does have a pair of blasters tucked away under his forearms, which is nice.

Megatron has 23 points of articulation and is modeled and decoed after the scene in the 1986 Transformers Movie "midway through his rebirth into the immensely powerful and menacing Galvatron." Megatron comes with Fusion cannon and includes 4 changeable hands holding Energon accessories.

This line seems more and more pointless at every turn. I do not see how anyone would want that Primal over the Kingdom one we got.

william-james88 wrote:Thanks to Nemesis Primal, we know that IGN just revealed RED Optimus Primal and Reformatting Megatron. Pulse & Walmart preorders go up on Friday: https://www.ign.com/articles/new-transf ... lector-con.

Both figures come in at 6-inches tall and are non-converting, as is the case with the R.E.D. line. By going R.E.D., Hasbro opted to "bring collectors the most screen-accurate versions of their favorite characters" for Primal and Megatron.

Where to Preorder the New Transformers R.E.D. Figures on July 23
Transformers R.E.D. Optimus Primal - 22,99 $US
Transformers R.E.D. Reformatting Megatron - 22,99 $US
Optimus Primal has 30 points of articulation and detailed paint, coming in at 74 deco ops. While not convertible, Primal does have a pair of blasters tucked away under his forearms, which is nice.

Megatron has 23 points of articulation and is modeled and decoed after the scene in the 1986 Transformers Movie "midway through his rebirth into the immensely powerful and menacing Galvatron." Megatron comes with Fusion cannon and includes 4 changeable hands holding Energon accessories.

Haven't bought any of those R.E.D figures but damn if Megs and Primal aren't tempting me. I like the reformatting translucent purple.
and Primal just looks awesome. Very close to Kingdom interestingly enough.

I don't have any interest in BW anything...
I'm okay with the look of Megatron, but if he's reformatting, how is he doing anything else??
Again, only if it ever goes on sale...

After seeing the mess they made of Cheetor, I had no intention of getting any R.E.D figures, but that Optimus Primal! Granted there's little point when the Kingdom figure exists, but this fella's going straight into my Optimus Primal shrine.

The Megatron's good, too. Better this than another Siege Voyager Megatron with some purple bits and a REALLY badly deco'd tank.

Sowndwave76 wrote:I'm okay with the look of Megatron, but if he's reformatting, how is he doing anything else??

This is an action figure that will only ever look good in a static pose. For me personally, that's perfect, it's just for display purposes as part of a Unicron scene. I think this is kind of the ideal use case for R.E.D., because the rest of the time a converting figure is better.

ooo... I legit like that Megatron. though honestly I wish he had some internal sculpting in the grid pattern area to replicate the internal bits from that scene. will probably have to get that one.

Primal seems to be a step up from previous R.E.D. entries, though we can't know for sure until we have him in hand. Is he a bit unnecessary when Kingdom Primal is so good? Yeah. But he's still a nice indicator of how good a R.E.D. toy can look. I'm also sold on that Megatron and, as others have said, will be keeping him in a simple static pose for maximum nostalgia.

I'm familiar enough with the RED series by now to know that they way they're posed in those pictures is the limit of their poseability. All the RED figures to date have had very encumbered joints with soft, weak plastic that you can't manipulate properly without cracking and tearing.

I expected the RED figures to be MORE poseable without any transformation engineering to get in the way, but I've been sadly disappointed with all of them to date. I doubt I'll be getting either of these. The 'reformatting' Megatron looks interesting, but they couldn't even bother putting the reformatting lines all across the affected limbs, they're only on the front. Boo!

Megs will depend on how fast they can reveal Galvatron and if there is a reformatting version.

Kingdoms Primal bot mode was fairly decent unlike Kingdoms Cheetor so it's not really something I'd be after.

Anyone else notice that the inside of his arm is scanned on the back of the package but not in the actual photos?

At least this one has Primal's hips correctly colored red instead of blue

Reformatting Megatron belongs to Hallmark's Christmas ornament line.

DeathReviews wrote:The 'reformatting' Megatron looks interesting, but they couldn't even bother putting the reformatting lines all across the affected limbs, they're only on the front. Boo!

It's not only on the front, but it looks like it's only on two of the four sides: front and right/outside, not back and left/inside. I'm sure that does have cost implications, but it may also be an aesthetic choice. It does make certain poses look pretty silly.

I re-watched the scene today, and the effect wipes from left to right, so it would be more accurate to be reversed. There are two different designs, an x-ray/circuitry style, and rounded depth lines, neither of which resemble the grid pattern on the figure. That said, this is a simple look that scans, so I can dig it.

Honestly, this feels like something you'd have to pay a customizer to do, so even if it's not spot-on, it works for me. If I want to go crazy, maybe I'll get a standard RED Megatron and coat it in chrome and throw it under a green light to be the pre-reformatted Megatron.

Even if it's ultimately a swing and a miss, I'm glad it's a swing that Hasbro is taking. A lot of toy companies are out there doing weird redecoes like this and I'm glad we see it with TFs, especially in the non-transforming line. Like, I didn't get the Amazon dead Prime because who needs the alt mode? He's dead, he's never turning into a truck again!

Reformating Megatron should've been part of a set with Thundercracker and Skywarp, I just don't see a point to it otherwise or doing anything else besides standing there.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Reformating Megatron should've been part of a set with Thundercracker and Skywarp, I just don't see a point to it otherwise or doing anything else besides standing there.

A set like this would’ve been awesome.
In general, this is the type of deco that would’ve been best suited for a statue.
“Reformatting Megatron” holding an energon cube? Pshhhh

Now, I’m still not against getting this one…
I could see putting him on a raised display stand to create the “floating” appearance & have him in a relatively static (& straight-facing) pose.

Sowndwave76 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Reformating Megatron should've been part of a set with Thundercracker and Skywarp, I just don't see a point to it otherwise or doing anything else besides standing there.

A set like this would’ve been awesome.
In general, this is the type of deco that would’ve been best suited for a statue.
“Reformatting Megatron” holding an energon cube? Pshhhh

Now, I’m still not against getting this one…
I could see putting him on a raised display stand to create the “floating” appearance & have him in a relatively static (& straight-facing) pose.

I'm passing on it because I still have nightmares over regular RED Megatron

I think the RED line is a missed chance for creating more accurate figures. They cost more or less the same than their converting couterparts, yet They look quite similiar and the poseability is similar too. I hoped there were some more accessoires too (like changing face for Megatron, for exaple) btu also by this point of view there's a delusion.

I'd buy them if They were cheaper, but at that price gey're pointless, except - maybe - for some collecting maniacs.