Leaked listings put Studio Series 86 Leader Megatron and Galvatron on the 2025 schedule, plus four Studio Series Constructicons.
The crew gets a first look at Core Class Beast Machines Cheetor, which reopens Don’s long war with Supreme Cheetor.
HasLab Omega Prime nears 15,000 backers, and Don spots Titan Master-sized space in the ladder bucket.
In What We Got This Week, Don scores a full set of carded Robots in Disguise Combaticons for $100.
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Legacy United Core Beast Machines Cheetor First Look
The crew calls it exactly the Core Class Cheetor they expected. Don famously hates Supreme Cheetor and once smashed his with a hammer at the landfill. The crew plans to flood Don with Core Class Cheetors and donate them to Toys for Tots. [Source: TFW2005]
2025 Studio Series Listings Found: 86 Leader Megatron and Galvatron
JT Prime dubs this leak week. A Leader Class Studio Series 86 Megatron would pair with the Commander Optimus Prime. The crew struggles to see how a new Galvatron improves on the Kingdom mold. [Source: TFW2005]
Studio Series 2025 Listings Include the Constructicons
Mixmaster and Scrapper are Voyagers, and Bonecrusher and Scavenger are Deluxes. Studio Series 86 Grimlock finally gets a package refresh. The list adds a TF7 Double Punch, Age of Extinction concept Widowmaker and refreshes of Perceptor and Jazz. Rob theorizes a Deluxe Dev Optimus Prime is a Devastation-style cel-shaded figure. [Source: TFW2005]
Legacy Mayhem Capsule Listings and Collaborative Update
Project Renaissance is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Party Wagon, at about $50 per JT Prime. The Mayhem capsule pairs Bludgeon and Ruckus, Chop Chop and Barrage, and Knockout and Windsweeper. The crew expects Windsweeper to retool Needlenose and Ruckus to retool Beachcomber. [Source: TFW2005]
HasLab Omega Prime Nears 15,000 Backers
Omega Prime has 14,876 backers, with the Master Sword unlocked and the stands under 1,000 away. Brian predicts it clears 20,000. Don notes the painted samples fit a Titan Master in the ladder bucket and wonders about a surprise. The crew thinks the designers simply had fun. [Source: Hasbro Pulse]
Mark’s Photoshoot for Legacy United Silverbolt
Mark’s photos look great, and Silverbolt scales well with Kingdom Blackarachnia. The crew wishes the wings were bigger. It is coming to the US as part of Legacy United. [Source: Instagram]
Stock Photos for Gamer Edition Sideswipe
The crew finds Gamer Edition Sideswipe boring, especially without the original’s big gun. [Source: In Demand Toys]
Bradford Exchange Transformers Wall Clock
The $200 clock mixes a toy-and-cartoon Megatron with generic G1 designs. The crew says it looks like an 1980s party plate. On There Goes My Money, they brainstormed a much better Transformers clock. [Source: Bradford Exchange]
Optimus Prime and Bumblebee Koosh balls have heads and arms. The crew sees them as desk fidget toys rather than something to throw. [Source: TFW2005]
Skybound’s Energon Universe Free Comic Book Day 2024 Special
Skybound’s Transformers gets a Free Comic Book Day issue in May. The crew notes stores sometimes give away leftovers afterward. [Source: TFW2005]
Hasbro Applies for Void Rivals Transformers Toy Trademark
The crew suspects Hasbro is protecting the name, perhaps with Void Rivals trade dress on existing toys. They recall Hasbro using the same tactic on Machine Robo Rescue. [Source: TFW2005]
What We Got This Week
Chris
Chris finally found the Takara release of Legacy Axlegrease on Suruga-ya at US retail price. He loves the retooling and colors, but his copy has gummy joints and panel gaps. He calls it the worst of the Deluxe Junkions.
Rob
Rob got Legacy Beachcomber from Suruga-ya; he likes the robot mode but not the transformation. He also got the Target Troop Builder pack for about $80. His favorite is the G2 trooper on the Skullgrin mold.
Matt
Matt had nothing in Transformers this week. He drove to Morgantown and checked six stores without finding a thing.
Don
Don found a complete set of carded Robots in Disguise 2001 Combaticons at Second Hand Heroes in Lynchburg. He talked the seller down from $150 to $100.
Diecast
Diecast had nothing in Transformers this week.
Brian
Brian got the 2009 Million Publishing set of G1-mold Skids and Screech in Revenge of the Fallen colors. He thinks those colors save the characters.