An officially licensed Macross VF-1S Valkyrie in G1 Jetfire colors goes up for preorder, and Brian buys one live on the show. A video review shows Legacy Skullgrin smaller than expected, with soft plastic weapons, and the crew makes Bomb-Burst’s perfection RFC’s official position. A Classic Heroes Team Alligator Megatron and a Legacy Leader Prime Dreadwing listing also turn up. Chris raves about Legacy Tarantulas, and Matt finds Wildrider the weakest Stunticon so far.
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RFC Legacy Cosmos Giveaway
Brian gave away a Legacy Cosmos on Twitter. He has picked a winner and is waiting for a reply, and he plans more contests.
A New Transformers: EarthSpark Trailer
Brian notes the new EarthSpark trailer leans on its human kids more than he expected. Don wants well-written humans, not none at all. Another host liked the first trailer’s production values and is waiting to see whether the writing holds up over a season. [Source: not found]
Legacy Inferno Behind the Scenes
Mark Maher shared early Inferno concept art, some drawn from memory before he gathered references. One host thinks working from memory captures what matters most about a character. He also praises how openly Hasbro’s designers now explain what they had to cut for cost. [Source: Mark Maher on Instagram]
A video review summarized by Autobase Aichi translates the name as Skull Green, which becomes the episode title. Skullgrin is shorter than expected, smaller than Impactor. The review shows the weapons are soft plastic because Skullgrin’s horns must be soft for safety, and the weapons share that plastic runner. The crew agrees it will look better next to Bomb-Burst, which is now officially perfect. [Source: Autobase Aichi]
In-hand photos show Masterpiece Getsuei, and one host says its connector looks wrong. Another preordered it but is not feeling any of the trainbots. One host accidentally got a second Shouki, and the crew recommends Lazy Eyebrow Reviews’ video on that toy. [Source: TFW2005]
Classic Heroes Team Alligator Megatron
A Toys R Us shelf photo reveals Alligator Megatron in the Classic Heroes Team line, the successor to Rescue Bots. Chris will buy it for his kids and loves the nod to the original Beast Wars two-pack. The crew hopes a Bat Primal follows. [Source: TFW2005 boards]
Legacy Leader Prime Dreadwing Listing Found
Mr. Chaos and JT Prime found a listing for Legacy Leader Prime Dreadwing, the expected follow-up to Prime Skyquake. Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus preorders also charged this week, and Brian has two coming. [Source: not found]
Threezero shows official photos of MDLX Nemesis Prime at about $80. Brian thinks it looks nice but has been considering cancelling his MDLX Optimus Prime preorder. [Source: Threezero]
Transformers x Quiccs Optimus Prime Vinyl Bust
Quiccs offers a stylized Optimus Prime bust with a Blaster boombox on its shoulder, limited to 500 at $249. Brian does not hate the concept but passes on the price. [Source: Quiccs on Instagram]
Licensed Macross Valkyrie in G1 Jetfire Colors
Kitz Concept offers an officially licensed 1/72 VF-1S Valkyrie in G1 Jetfire colors, limited to 1,000 pieces. Half are reserved for Asia. Brian buys one live on the show with express shipping, and Diecast orders one too. Captain Rufus notes in Discord that G1 Jetfire is closer to 1/55 scale, so this one is smaller. [Source: Kitz Concept]
What We Got This Week
Matt got Wildrider from Entertainment Earth and calls it his least favorite Stunticon so far. The roof leaves a gap in car mode, and the foot pegs make it worse. The transformation is basically Combiner Wars again, with fiddly clearance and a lot of clear plastic that worries him. There is also no paint below the chest.
Chris agrees on Wildrider but likes it more than Matt does, especially its metallic eyes. Legacy Tarantulas is an all-new mold with a spot-on TV likeness, though it is missing yellow paint on the abdomen and thighs. He traded for Buzzworthy Kup and finally got Titans Return Crash Bash, completing his Titan Master molds.
Diecast used an Amazon coupon on core Shockwave and G2 Megatron. Shockwave makes a better ship than he expected, but he is not a fan of the G2 Megatron mold. He also got Ocular Max’s last G2 Combaticon, Onslaught, and a Fans Toys Galvatron in toy colors.
Don got his third G2 Combaticon, Blast Off, and the last two Moon Studio trainbots. He also found Legacy Sideways sitting on a Target shelf.
Brian got Legacy Knock Out and Elita-1 and likes Elita-1 much more. He also found a Dairy Queen G2 Optimus Prime kids’ meal toy with good stickers, a sealed St. Louis Happy Meal Gears and a Stan Bush and Barrage cassette with The Touch.