Photos of Generations Deluxe Arcee are finally out, and even Don will not believe it until she is in his hands. Rob Clay returns to review Leader Jetfire as the best Skyfire yet, while the crew compares MP-20 Wheeljack to Bluestreak. An Age of Extinction extra shows a mystery Grimlock prototype, and the Transformers Legacy packaging art book is coming. The crew closes with predictions for Hasbro’s New York Comic Con event, from Protectobots to a MASK revival.
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Photos of Generations Deluxe Arcee
Photos of the Generations Deluxe Arcee are circulating. Don will not believe she exists until she is in his hands. Brian is thrilled, since this version of Arcee has never had a real toy. The crew praises her articulation, light piping and sleek car mode. Rob likes how closely the head matches the animation model. Don hopes a third party makes a Daniel. Another host suggests Million Publishing’s Shoki, which comes with a Daniel figure, and jokes he just cost Don $95. [Source: not found]
Transformers Legacy Art Book Coming Next Week
Transformers Legacy, Jim Sorenson and Bill Forster’s guide to Transformers packaging art, arrives next week, earlier than Brian expected. It runs about 300 pages and weighs over three pounds. The crew praises the effort of gathering art that was never archived in one place. Brian may invite Jim on next week. [Source: not found]
Mystery Grimlock in the Age of Extinction Extras
The Age of Extinction home release is out, and the crew will record a commentary next week. Among the special features, a Hasbro designer holds an unreleased Grimlock that one host thinks looks like Godzilla. Guesses range from a new Robots in Disguise Grimlock to an early Animated design. [Source: not found]
Subscription Service 3.0 Deadline
The Subscription Service 3.0 deadline is a day away. Matt has signed up for the whole set. Others want only one or two figures, with Serpent O.R. the clear favorite. Don plans to buy his picks from the Club later. The crew is impressed that the Scourge mold keeps working for new characters and still wants Alpha Trion from it. [Source: not found]
New Photos of Million Publishing Go Shooter and Shoki
New photos show Go Shooter and Shoki from Million Publishing. The crew expects about $100 each and thinks Shoki looks far better than Hasbro’s Astrotrain. His partner reorients a Power Core Combiners Mini-Con into a bow. One host would pick Go Shooter if he bought only one. [Source: not found]
More on TFormers
TFormers has video of Peter Cullen getting his handprints at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. It also covers a new company’s G1-style shoulder cannon for MP-20 Wheeljack and new photos of G2 Starscream. [Source: TFormers]
Leader Jetfire Review
Rob Clay calls Leader Jetfire a streamlined, modern Skyfire with a clever transformation from cartoon Skyfire to toy Jetfire. Without the armor it is a strong Skyfire, and he suggests the Classics Jetfire’s gun for accuracy. Brian’s has a loose right shoulder, another has a wobbly hip, and one host found a factory fingerprint under the chrome. It cannot do a proper Gerwalk mode, and the Classics boosters do not fit. The crew pitches recolors such as Darkwing, Cyberjet Jetfire and Hooligan. Don shows that the Jetfire helmet worn backward on the Skyfire head keeps the antennas without the faceplate.
MP-20 Wheeljack
Brian likes Wheeljack more than he expected. Next to Bluestreak, it is less pretty but more solid and consistent in design. His one complaint is attaching the side mirrors from a sprue. One host finds the Masterpieces too large to fit with his Universe figures.
Q&A: First Beast Wars Toys
With no listener questions, the crew invents one about their first Beast Wars toys. Rob Springer started with the Optimus Primal and Megatron two-pack. One host won Airazor by calling into a Cartoon Network Toonami contest. Don bought Rattrap, Razorbeast, Tarantulas and Dinobot at once.
New York Comic Con Predictions
Diecast will cover Hasbro’s New York Comic Con event in person next week. The crew expects more Combiner Wars, possibly the Protectobots. Don expects the first real look at the Robots in Disguise toys. Exvee sticks with Prowl and the Constructicons, and Diecast predicts a brand-new Trypticon. Rob Springer jokes that Robots in Disguise will be delayed to sell more Age of Extinction. Rob Clay wants a convention set of the fake Menasor, and Brian predicts a new MASK series.
This Week in History
In October 1985, Orson Welles recorded his last lines as Unicron for Transformers: The Movie, and he died days later. The crew calls the old rumor that Leonard Nimoy finished the part debunked. They note Welles reportedly regretted taking a role about toy robots, while they love it.
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