By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
We're leading off now with the next of the Combiner Wars Protectobots - and the first of the four recently-released Wave 3 Deluxes! Deluxe Wave 3 brings in the four limbs of the Protectobot combiner, Defensor, and we proudly bring you this gallery of
First Aid!
First Aid is a heavy remold of the Decepticon, Offroad. By "heavy remold" we mean "the basic toy is the same, but everything about it has been changed up". It's a really nice way to reuse the design but also give First Aid the distinct identity he deserves. Both modes are solid and look great - and there's lots of channels molded in the surface of the robot mode parts, reflecting Alex Milne's designs for First Aid in the More than Meets the Eye comic. As with Offroad, the poseability is excellently done, and the remolding on First Aid does little to hamper the range of movement that this mold presents.
Overall, First Aid is a really well done Autobot. There is a lot of personality in the design, and he will likely fit into any collection, either as a part of the Protectobots, or with the crew of the Lost Light. Check out our gallery to admire this one for yourselves:
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By SilverOptimus from
TFW2005:
MSN has
revealed the Canadian Airdates for Transformers: Robots In Disguise Episode 15 & 16.
Episode tiles and descriptions aren't available right now but based on the airdates, we can predict that the remainder of the season may run without interruption. Fans speculated that the mid-season break for rest of the countries other than United States was due to the fact that US needs to catch up on the episodes aired by many countries many weeks before.
Based on Canadian airdates, we can assume that the rest of the world will follow suit.
Episode 15 - Airs June 20, 2015
Episode 16 - Airs June 27, 2015
The show will continue to air on the Canadian Teletoon channel.
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By Shin Densetsu from
TFW2005:
Back in March we got our 1st look at
Optimus Maximus promotional art. However it was just a look at the top of his body. While we have yet to see the art in its entirety, we are now somewhat close.
According to Thundershot, the person who leaked the image of
Combiner Wars G2 Superion leaked another image showing Ultra Prime. While Ultra Prime isn't new, the Optimus Maximus promo art(lower body this time) can be seen behind it. This time however, we can now see Combiner Wars Prowl & Combiner Wars Ironhide as the legs for Optimus Maximus. Prowl & Ironhide were listed in store computers months back. Now we get our 1st glimpse at what they may look like.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
We're finishing off Wave 3 of the Combiner Wars Legends and kicking off our galleries of the Combiner Wars Protectobots in one fell swoop - it's the turn of Groove to take the spotlight!
Protectobot Groove is no longer the same size as Streetwise, Blades or First Aid, but is instead the Legends class member of the team. He's not an essential part of Defensor, but when he combines, it is as armor for the gestalt.
Groove sports a cool highway cop-style motorcycle alternate mode, which transforms into a neatly articulated robot mode. There's a lot of motion in both the arms and legs, and even a tiny bit of head movement from side to side. Because of the alternate mode, Groove ends up with a small torso and long legs, which looks a bit weird, but it's mitigated by the fact that Groove can strike lots of nice poses. The chest armor mode is a real transformation - it's not just sticking the vehicle on the chest of the combiner like with Blackjack - and it fits solidly. The only real fault we can find is that Groove has no accessory - a nice blaster, like the one that comes with Legends Optimus Prime, really brings out the best of what this toy has to offer.
Overall, Groove is a neat little toy. He's just started arriving at US retail, so be sure to keep an eye out for him and his fellow Legends Viper and Warpath if you like what you see here.
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By Joe Moore from
TFW2005:
This looks like it could be pretty cool.
BWTF has posted an image showing that the TakaraTomy Leader Class "Legends" Ultra Magnus may come with an Alpha Trion, which will be a repaint of
Minimus Ambus. Since we don't have an official source on this, we can't confirm if it's legit, but it sure looks that way.
Check it out by clicking the thumbnail.
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By Joe Moore from
TFW2005:
Longtime forum member griffin-of-oz has shared a massive listing of upcoming items from TakaraTomy and other licensees of the Transformers brand. The list has the May 2015 releases and items scheduled for this Summer and beyond. Please keep in mind, these listings can change. But it's worth a look over.
MAY
Kabaya D-Collection - Optimus, Megatron, Starscream - May 19 (350yen)
Transformers Adventure
TAV15 - Lockdown (grey redeco Animated DLX) - May 30 (3,500yen)
TAV16 - Bombshell (GEN Legends minor redeco?) - May 30 (1,300yen)
TAV17 - Shrapnel (GEN Legends minor redeco?) - May 30 (1,300yen)
Transformers Easy Dynamic Series
TED07 - Bumblebee (minor redeco RID One-Step) - May 30 (1,500yen)
Legends
LG-13 - Gen1 Megatron (Leader) - May 30 (7,000yen)
Masterpiece
MP-10 Convoy reissue - May 31 (20,000 yen)
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JUNE
Unite Warriors
UW-01 - Superion boxset (Silverbolt, Firefly, Slingshot, Airraid, Skydive) - June 27 (14,000yen)
Transformers Adventure
TAV18 - Drift (RID Warrior - redeco?) - June (2,500yen)
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TAV19 - Powerglide (GEN Legends redeco?) - June (1,300yen)
TAV20 - Adams (Cosmos) (GEN Legends redeco?) - June (1,300yen)
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TAVVS03 - Strongarm Vs Snarl? (?????) - June (4,500yen)
Transformers Easy Dynamic Series
TED08 - Steeljaw (RID One-Step?) - June (1,500yen)
TED09 - Grimlock (RID One-Step?) - June (1,500yen)
Q-Transformers
QT-17 - (Gen1) Tracks (remould Crosshairs - Chevrolet Corvette C7) - June 27 (was March 21) (1000yen)
QT-21 (??) Skids (redeco Hound - blue Suzuki Hustler) - June 27 (1000yen)
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By Mechafire from
TFW2005:
TFW2005 site sponsors BigBadToyStore and RobotKingdom have just put up preorders for the highly-anticipated MP-26 Masterpiece Road Rage figure, giving us our first look at her color scheme, alt-mode, and accessories. She is very faithful to her original Road Rage colors, with an alt-mode that, apart from presumably the colors, appears identical to Tracks'. As for her accessories, she will come with a mini Twincast boombox - the rebuilt form of Blaster (AKA Billy).
Get your preorders in here!
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By Bruticon from
TFW2005:
It seems that Wave 3 of the Combiner Wars Legends-class figures have been spotted at US retail at a Target in Anaheim California. This third wave of figures features Viper, Warpath, and Groove! Hopefully it won't be too long before these fantastic figures find their way to the shelves across the country.
Please feel free join in the discussion on these figures here on the boards.
A special thanks to TFW members
Sky Ray for informing us,
Shark Jumper for taking pictures, and
OCProwl for posting them.
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