A new batch of leaked listings maps out the 2025 Generations Prime line, and a blue Leader Class G2 Grimlock tops the crew’s wish list.
Legacy United Wave 5 brings back Cosmos and Galaxy Shuttle, plus an eHobby-style Overcharge that the crew calls shelf poison.
The Autobots Stand United five-pack is official at $109.99, and HasLab Omega Prime unlocks every tier.
In What We Got This Week, Rob gushes over Missing Link Convoy and Chris finally lands a Transmetal Megatron he loves.
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HasLab Omega Prime Unlocks All Tiers
HasLab Omega Prime sits at 16,228 backers with every tier unlocked and two weeks to go. The crew jokes that backers just won pointless pieces of road. One host still expects Hasbro to drop one more surprise before the campaign ends. [Source: Hasbro Pulse]
Robosen Transformers Discount Code Available Now
Robosen is offering $30 off its auto-converting robots. The crew says a $1,200-plus robot needs at least $100 off, or enough to cover shipping. Diecast already owns the Optimus Prime, so the crew pushes him to grab the Grimlock. [Source: TFW2005]
Legacy United Wave 5 Listings Leak
Wave 5 revives Core Class Dinobot and Deluxe Sureshot after both slipped from earlier waves. Deluxe G2 Breakdown hits general retail, and Armada Wheeljack redecos Shattered Glass Sideswipe. Cosmos, Ramjet, Tarn and Galaxy Shuttle all get package refreshes. Leader Class G1 Overcharge redecos Blitzwing in eHobby colors. The crew calls Overcharge shelf poison, though one host plans to buy it anyway. [Source: TFW2005]
2025 Generations Prime Listings Include Blue G2 Grimlock
Generations Prime appears to replace Legacy in 2025, and no Core Class figures are listed. Deluxes include Solus Prime, Alchemist Prime, Micronus, four Aerialbots, Animated Wasp, Swindle and Venom. Voyagers include Prima, Armada Red Alert, Rescue Bots Heatwave, Sky-Byte, Alpha Trion and Flatline. Leaders include The Fallen, Onyx Prime and a blue G2 Grimlock, which the crew is thrilled about. Don expects Heatwave to remold Trashmaster, and the crew guesses Silverbolt anchors the Aerialbots. [Source: TFW2005]
Walmart Collector Con Returns March 14 and 15
Walmart’s Collector Con event is coming back. JT Prime expects the summer Walmart capsule, now called Star Raiders, to debut there. The crew expects a Cannonball in the lineup and debates whether it shares a mold with Crankcase. [Source: Yakface]
Legacy Autobots Stand United Five-Pack Revealed
The Selects five-pack is official at $109.99, a price the crew had dismissed as too awkward. Sunstreaker’s yellow looks consistent across lighting, which makes the crew optimistic. Everything is in opaque plastic, and the set adds extra rifles. The crew hopes for more five-packs, starting with the Datsuns. [Source: Hasbro Pulse]
Studio Series Gamer Edition Sideswipe and Sunstreaker Found at US Retail
Gamer Edition Sideswipe and Studio Series Sunstreaker turned up at a New Jersey Walmart before either was announced. The crew compares it to 1999-era toy hunting. [Source: TFW2005]
Takara Tomy Lunar Cruiser Prime In-Hand Images
In-hand photos of Lunar Cruiser Optimus Prime look great to the crew. It started on the Japanese crowdfunding site Campfire, so early backers likely ship first. The crew likes that it is officially licensed by Toyota. [Source: TFW2005]
Masterpiece MP-44S Optimus Prime Toy Deco In-Hand Images
Nobody on the crew wants MP-44S. The crew argues MP-44 is too cartoon-specific to work in toy colors. They point fans who want a toy-style Masterpiece Optimus Prime to MP-10. [Source: TFW2005]
Masterpiece MPG-06 Kaen In-Hand Images
Kaen completes the Masterpiece Trainbots, and the crew still dislikes the combined Raiden. They say the train modes won out over the combiner. One host notes the trains are HO scale, while Japanese model railroaders mostly use N scale. [Source: TFW2005]
Beast Wars Again BWVS-07 Airazor vs Inferno In-Hand Images
The crew counts these among the best Kingdom-era Beast Wars molds. Airazor gets extra detailing, and Inferno adds a second copy of its weapon. [Source: TFW2005]
The statue seats Unicron in a giant recliner. The crew mocks the chair, dubbing the inevitable add-on Unicron’s TV dinner tray. Even Diecast passes on this Unicron. [Source: TFW2005]
What We Got This Week
Rob
Rob got the toy version of Missing Link Convoy from Amazon Japan. He calls it 100% G1 Optimus Prime with joints, including hip, shoulder and finger articulation. Transformation is barely more complex than the original. The trailer drops the Roller launcher, which nicks his nostalgia, but the Matrix chamber pops out. With shipping it came to about $120.
Diecast
Diecast got Studio Series Leader Class Concept Art Megatron from Amazon, though it feels like a Voyager to him. He also got Studio Series Rise of the Beasts Wheeljack, still in the box.
Matt
Matt got the DNA Design samurai armor upgrade kit for Animated Prowl. It looks great, but the armor kills Prowl’s articulation. He also got a Transformers: The Movie jigsaw puzzle for about $20.
Don
Don found a Rise of the Beasts Optimus Primal Hallmark ornament for $2 on clearance. He also got Studio Series Wheeljack and EarthSpark Prowl, which reuses the Hot Rod mold. X-Transbots Runamuck and Runabout arrived, along with the aircraft carrier torso of Toy Easy’s warship combiner.
Chris
Chris got TransArt’s second-edition Metal T-Rex, a Masterpiece-scale Transmetal Megatron, secondhand. He calls the robot mode sturdy and the grinning face perfect. It gives him everything he liked about MP-43 without its fragility.
Brian
Brian got Missing Link Convoy too. He also realized last week’s boxed buy is a mint, sealed G2 Pyro, not G1, and he will never open it.