Leaked photos of Legacy Evolution Commander Armada Optimus Prime have the crew excited, and JTPrime says Studio Series is getting a new Commander mold too. Comicbook.com reveals Dinobot Scarr and Swoop for Volcanicus, plus Shattered Glass Grimlock. Tow-Line in Mystery Machine colors wins hearts, and Leader Toxitron is on the way. Brian tells the story of being scammed on eBay over a full set of McDonald’s Happy Meal minibots. The episode opens with condolences to Rob on the loss of his mother.
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Shattered Glass Grimlock and Legacy Scarr and Swoop Revealed
Comicbook.com revealed Dinobots Scarr and Swoop for the Volcanicus combiner, plus an official look at Leader Snarl and Shattered Glass Grimlock. The crew loves that Scarr’s tail club is just the combiner fist. Swoop’s combiner hand splits into two wing blasters. JTPrime says in the Discord that G2 Grimlock comes this summer through Walmart at $54.99. Brian would buy a tiger-stripe Grimlock in a heartbeat. The crew is lukewarm on Core Class Ironhide and admits Core Ratchet was forgettable. [Source: Ben’s World of Transformers]
Legacy Evolution Commander Armada Optimus Prime Leaks
Leaked photos show Commander Class Armada Optimus Prime, and the crew thinks it looks great. Its super mode has actual robot legs. Chris thinks the core robot could equal their favorite Armada Optimus Prime. JTPrime says this is the first year of two new Commander molds, with a Studio Series Ultra Magnus also coming. Brian wants a Diaclone redeco. Don wants a Killing Jar Magnus first. [Source: Mecha Catalogue]
Tow-Line in Mystery Machine Colors
Tow-Line surfaced in Mystery Machine colors. Brian first thought it was a custom and loves it anyway. Matt says the vehicle mode looks like a 1990s Ninja Turtles toy. Chris calls it a 2010s-style repaint project, and both want the mold in Robot Masters colors. Chris notes Mark Maher has Machine Wars on his mind. [Source: not found]
Leader Class Toxitron
JTPrime says in the Discord that Leader Class Toxitron will be a Walmart or Target exclusive. The crew notes Amazon exclusives have gone quiet, and Chris got an Amazon survey about Transformers exclusives.
Build-A-Buddy Optimus Prime
Tomy USA is launching a Build-A-Buddy line with an Optimus Prime. Brian likes the build-it play pattern and may get it for his kids. [Source: not found]
What We Got This Week
Brian
Brian has 22 of the 24 1985 St. Louis McDonald’s Happy Meal minibots, missing two versions of Brawn. He won an eBay auction for the full set, but the seller sent a tracking number for someone else’s Amazon package in his ZIP code. His claim is still under review. He also got Retro G1 Starscream and loves the colors. Legacy Tarn is skinnier than he would like, and he and Chris agree its transformation is tedious.
Diecast
Diecast got Freezer, which he says looks like what Michael Bay would be as a Transformer. He also got Battletrap from Hasbro Pulse. He saw a kid at Target thrilled to find Voyager Galvatron.
Don
Don got a NEST Ratchet for his friend Icon45, who turned out not to need it. Fans told him EarthSpark Bumblebee is close to Generations quality, so he got one. He also picked up Magnificus at GameStop and Battletrap from Hasbro Pulse.
Rob
Rob got Legacy Evolution Lio Convoy. It is fiddly to transform, but he is happy with the robot mode.