JT Prime’s 2027 Studio Series listings bring IDW Nautica, IDW Fortress Maximus and Marvel Soundwave, and the crew is thrilled. A 2027 Age of the Primes extra wave looks like Nexus Prime’s limbs, which may need two Commander Class frames to combine. Commander Armada Jetfire looks great, and Takara Tomy’s web manga sends the G2 Stunticons through the Killing Jar portal. In What We Got This Week, Don reviews Armada Sideways and Nexus Prime, and John DeLuna luxuriates with Diaclone Shield-D Prime.

News

2027 Studio Series Listings Found: Celebrate Comics & TF07 Anniversary With IDW Fort Max, Nautica, Voyager MV1 Ratchet & More

JT Prime dropped news several times this week, and the crew called him the GOAT. The 2027 Studio Series Deluxes include Transformers 5 Bumblebee, Dreamwave Optimus Prime, Studio Series 86 Red Alert, Transformers One Shockwave and Movie 1 Jazz. One host hopes Dreamwave Optimus Prime means War Within. Another suspects Red Alert is the Earthrise mold yet again. Devastation Goldfire and Devastation Nemesis Prime reuse the Devastation Bumblebee mold. IDW Nautica got a “yes, please,” since the Titans Return toy sells for $150 to $200. Voyagers include the Quintesson Judge, Movie 1 Ironhide and Ratchet, and IDW Drift. Leaders include Marvel Soundwave and IDW Fortress Maximus, a pleasant surprise over a Marvel version. A sleep-mode Optimus Prime and Movie 1 Optimus Prime round out the Leaders. [Source: TFW2005]

2027 Age of the Primes Extra Wave Found: Machine Wars Starscream, Cybershark & More

Many fans believe Deluxe Sky Guard, Breakaway, Alpha Bravo and Voyager Guzzle are Nexus Prime’s limbs. The wave also lists G2 Wild Rider, Transmetal 2 Cybershark and Leader Machine Wars Starscream. The crew expects Starscream to reuse the Legacy Skyquake mold. Since Guzzle is a Voyager, one host fears you’ll need two $100 Commander Class frames to build the combiner. Matt is doing it anyway. One host thinks a G2 Silverbolt would suit the team’s colors better. [Source: TFW2005]

2027 Walmart Retro Listings Found: Bugbite & Exhaust

Bugbite could use the retro, Devastation or Studio Series 86 Bumblebee mold. Exhaust will likely reuse the Wheeljack mold. One host hoped for a GoBots-style card, but the crew doubts it fits the retro look. The crew noted this would be the first retro-carded Decepticon. [Source: TFW2005]

Age of the Primes Commander Armada Jetfire New Images: Combined Mode First Look

Commander Armada Jetfire looks great to the crew. He comes with the Space Team Mini-Cons that form the Requiem Blaster, but not his own Mini-Con, Comettor. Don calls Armada a low point for him but Jetfire his favorite figure from the line. Brian countered that the crew once named Armada the best line of the 2000s. One host expects a Spacewarp repaint, and a Nemesis Prime would need his purple pants. [Source: TFW2005]

Transformers Legacy Evolution Commander Armada Optimus Prime Reissue in the Works

A reissue of Commander Armada Optimus Prime means fans won’t have to pay $300 for the hard-to-find Amazon exclusive. One host plans to buy it to compare against his original for yellowing. [Source: TFW2005]

Blokees Transformers Galaxy Version Wave 10 “One Shall Stand” Stock Images

Brian needs the Scorponok, which comes with a little Zarak, plus Sixshot and Galvatron. Don asked why each figure has two images, and the crew decided they show off the posing. [Source: TFW2005]

Takara Tomy Transformers New Legends Menasor G2 Ver. Web Manga

In the web manga, the Stunticons travel through the Killing Jar portal into the Galaxy Force universe and come out branded with G2 symbols. The crew told Don this is his Killing Jar box set. Brian will count it as at least half a point for Don’s 2026 prediction. One host wants the comic’s Nemesis Prime, based on the G1 Deluxe Optimus Prime. [Source: TFW2005]

Flame Toys Furai Model Big Convoy Official Images

Brian isn’t sure whether he loves or hates it. Furai Model is Flame Toys’ build-it-yourself kit line, and one host reminded everyone the stock photos are painted. Don says his model kit talent is breaking them, so he is out, though he’d like to see a Magmatron. One host said the fur looks like chocolate icing, so Big Convoy now looks like he turns into a cupcake. [Source: TFW2005]

Hallmark Keepsake Transformers Ornaments 2026 First Look

This year’s Optimus Prime emerging from an Autobot symbol doesn’t look good to the crew. One host noted these ornaments now run about $25, up from about $7 for the cheap ones years ago. [Source: TFW2005]

What We Got This Week

Don

Don opened Devastation Bumblebee and calls it a really great little Bumblebee. He wishes it were 10% bigger for better tolerances, but he loves the vehicle mode’s light cel shading. He thinks the retro Bugbite will use this mold. He found Armada Sideways at Target and used eBay sales of other finds to offset the cost. By Donanomics, it cost him $17.50. Brian reminded him he actually paid $42. Don says it is neither a good Sideways nor a good Transformer. The tires pop off their 5mm pegs, the vehicle panels don’t lock, the leg joints are too tight, and the Mini-Cons are bare minimum. Don also got Nexus Prime the same way. He likes the robot and torso modes, calls the jet mode a flying lettuce wedge, and says the Silverbolt frame colors don’t match. He still likes it more than Sideways.

Matt

Matt had nothing in Transformers this week.

Miguel

Miguel found a clear blue Beast Machines Rav deployer at his local comic shop for $10. He wants it to pair with Cryotech, as in the BotCon comic. He also got the SDCC Titans Return Trypticon Titan Master Crunch poster, which folds into a cereal box, and bought two. Miguel collects every Alpha Trion and now has all the official releases. He is tracking down the Alpha Trion variant pack-in cards from Power of the Primes.

John DeLuna

John picked up most of the latest wave. He finds Nexus Prime neat but average, and its instructions oddly skip the torso mode. Powerglide is almost $30, but John calls it a clear upgrade with clever leg and foot engineering. He also got Diaclone Shield-D Prime from HobbyLink Japan a few weeks ago, now $205 there. The materials and detail feel high end. Its motorized jaws move and sound like a vintage Zoid. Two tiny pilots and a light cycle store inside. John hasn’t transformed it yet and is enjoying it in liger mode.

Brian

Brian found the Evergreen Optimus Primal at Dollar General for about $8. He calls it his favorite of the Evergreen figures and the equivalent of an old basic. A Burger King King Jr. Meal gave him a Bumblebee with a vacuum-metallized chest, and he is still hunting the Optimus Prime. He picked up Studio Series 86 Soundwave at GameStop. It is the best recent Soundwave in robot mode, but only incrementally. An eBay search turned up a sealed Talking View-Master 3D cartridge album with three cartridges. From a former Kenner employee’s estate sale seller, he got a carded European Mixmaster without the combiner parts. He also got a carded Universe Autobot Ratchet on the X-Brawn mold for his Universe set. Kim gave him an Optimus Prime bubble sword.

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