HasLab Deathsaurus launches as the surprise of Hasbro’s October 27 stream, and it passes 5,600 backers within days. Ben Maher reveals it was once planned as a mainline Legacy toy. Holiday Optimus Prime is unveiled at MCM London Comic Con with a new cab mold and a December 1 ship date. Selects Magnificus is revealed, and Hasbro sells Boulder Media. Plus Transformers Segway scooters and a Bumblebee silver coin.

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Elf on a Shelfwarmer

Brian kicks off Elf on a Shelfwarmer again, asking listeners to buy clearance Transformers and drop them in local donation boxes. Post a photo with the hashtag and RFC will share it. A low-cost wish list is at tfradio.net/elf.

HasLab Deathsaurus Launches

HasLab Deathsaurus was the reveal of Hasbro’s October 27 stream and sat at 5,613 backers during the show. At MCM London Comic Con, Ben Maher said Deathsaurus was first planned as a mainline Legacy toy before moving to HasLab. It stands about as tall as combined Victory Saber, at the same price. Stretch goals start at 15,000 backers with weapons, and the throne and stand come later. The crew thinks it belongs on HasLab and expects it to reach its goals. Brian hopes Liokaiser comes next. [Source: Hasbro Pulse]

Holiday Optimus Prime Unveiled

Generations Holiday Optimus Prime was unveiled at MCM London Comic Con and ships December 1. It pairs a new cab mold, the cancelled Amazon Volvo electric semi Optimus Prime, with an Earthrise trailer. Ben Maher said the mold will be used again. The crew debates whether Hero Optimus Prime is next. Brian is amazed it ships in a month without leaking. [Source: Hasbro Pulse]

Selects Magnificus Revealed

Selects Magnificus is on Hasbro Pulse for December or January. The crew has no strong feelings. Don wishes it used the Titans Return mold for a working Titan Master and a better tank mode. [Source: Hasbro Pulse]

Hasbro Sells Boulder Media

Hasbro sold Boulder Media, the studio behind Rescue Bots Academy and Cyberverse, which it bought in 2016. The crew sees it as the new CEO undoing the media-company push. Brian wonders whether Hasbro will start selling brands. [Source: Deadline]

Transformers Segway Scooters and Go-Karts

Segway quietly announced Transformers products in July, including a Megatron scooter and Optimus Prime and Bumblebee go-karts. The announcement went almost unnoticed. Brian says it costs more than he would ever pay for something like this. [Source: Instagram]

New Zealand Mint Bumblebee Silver Coin

The New Zealand Mint now offers a one-ounce Bumblebee silver coin for about $100. Brian would buy it if it were legal tender. [Source: New Zealand Mint]

What We Got This Week

Don

Don got Minerva, Velocitron Crasher and Shadow Strip, and he hopes for more G2 Stunticons. He also got the A Hero Is Born two-pack, Shattered Glass Flamewar with her Axer partner, and Shattered Glass Slicer with Exo-Suit. Studio Series Bumblebee movie Thundercracker was $15 with a coupon, and Studio Series 86 Ironhide arrived. On sale he got a Mastermind Creations take on a Cybertron-mode Roadbuster. He is most excited about the first figure in Toy Easy’s naval combiner, a destroyer.

Rob

Rob got Studio Series Bumblebee movie Ironhide for $15 on Amazon. It is fiddly between modes but solid in both, and he likes it.

Matt

Matt got Studio Series 86 Frenzy, which Hasbro calls Rumble, and Shattered Glass Slicer with its eyesore buggy. He calls the A Hero Is Born set an impressive remold, especially Alpha Trion. Velocitron Crasher has a mascara-like face deco and does not peg together well in car mode. He loves Shadow Strip and calls Minerva great.

Brian

Brian got the Slicer two-pack, Crasher, Minerva and DK-3. He likes the A Hero Is Born set but does not need another Orion Pax. He also got a box of BotBots and a cheap Mercari find. The G.I. Joe crossover Bumblebee A.W.E. Striker is a competent approximation of the vehicle. Platinum Edition Unicron is a different deco, so he still needs the Amazon version.

Chris

Chris finds Core Class Bombburst gummy and disappointing. Core Class Rumble is fine but easy to steal from its package. He does not like Studio Series 86 Ironhide, which is fiddly and missing the yellow stripe, and he is glad he kept Earthrise Ironhide. His Crasher arrived with a chipped chest, but Minerva looks great. He is happiest with a complete Titans Return Sky Shadow.

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