Transformers Legacy toyline

[Steevy Maximus]

Mark posted stock images of Metalhawk.

Mark Maher on Instagram: "On to the Voyagers!! I’ll start with this dashing package refresh of Legacy United Metalhawk! But, whats this, I was able to switch colors to the more vibrant toy pretender shell!?!? . So as you all know this fierce hunk was

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I DO like the more muted yellow, but I like the brighter grey on the original. By and large, I appreciate the effort for a package refresh, but I don't see any need to get him. Good for those that missed him the first time around.

 

[Shadewing]

I might get this, as I don't liike the light gray on the orginal. It was my biggest complaint about it,

 

[Sabrblade]

Plus, they really do fit different niches. Hot Wheels collectors are their own breed. Meanwhile we get G1 with more at a premium plus G1 light for the rest.

Not to mention there's that upcoming SS86 Commander class figure to still look forward to.

 

[Dake]

So good you had to say it twice.

Stupid crummy airplane wifi.

 

[Agent X]

I do not like how DLX 40th Optimus is much smaller than the original when the original was pretty small.
(Perhaps a concession for Missing Link Convoy?)

If there was any mold to not cheap out on it would be this. The recolor possibilities alone...

 

[unluckiness]

Rubber tires are eh, if they really wanted to push the nostalgia buttons, chrome’s where it’s at.

 

[Sabrblade]

I do not like how DLX 40th Optimus is much smaller than the original when the original was pretty small.
(Perhaps a concession for Missing Link Convoy?)

If there was any mold to not cheap out on it would be this. The recolor possibilities alone...

Missing Link Convoy is the same height as the average Voyager toys of today.

 

[Steevy Maximus]

The last Core Class wave for 2024, from Evan Brooks. Galvatron is expected and Geocron is a retool of Bouldercrash.

Legacy United Core Class Infernac Universe Geocron & Energon Galvatron Revealed

The Hasbro team keeps the flow of official reveals! This time, Hasbro designer Evan Brooks has updated his Instagram account with images of the upcoming Legacy United Core Class Infernac Universe Geocron & Energon Galvatron. Read on for Evan's comments on these neele toys: Hi Transformer fans...

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I always appreciate a differentiating head sculpt, so Geocron gets points for that. And I see the homaging to the Daira residents, nice touch. But I'm not sure the colors work all the way. LOVE the metallic purple, but the base brown just isn't jiving with me. I see the intention, but I'm not sure it completely works here.

I have to say I'm a little disappointed in Galvatron. Probably some personal bias (I have strong memories of the original Energon release and my hunt and finding him for the first and last time on clearance), but I was hoping for something more evocative of the US toy, not the diverging animation colors. They did a decent job replicating those colors for a $10-13 toy, however. And I skipped Megatron, so I'll probably end up with this one instead.

 

[Donocropolis]

I'm all in on the Rock Lords. so I'll definitely be buying Geocron. I do kind of wish that they had gone with a color scheme that wasn't so similar to his mold-mate, though.

 

[Steevy Maximus]

I'm all in on the Rock Lords. so I'll definitely be buying Geocron. I do kind of wish that they had gone with a color scheme that wasn't so similar to his mold-mate, though.

Yeah, I was trying to think of a color that might work and I think a dark purple for the base with metallic blue/teal would have popped. Something a bit Dark Energon, y'know?

 

[Donocropolis]

Yeah, I was trying to think of a color that might work and I think a dark purple for the base with metallic blue/teal would have popped. Something a bit Dark Energon, y'know?

Despite the inherent issues, I'd actually welcome translucent plastic on one of these.

 

[CoffeeHorse]

I do not like how DLX 40th Optimus is much smaller than the original when the original was pretty small.
(Perhaps a concession for Missing Link Convoy?)

If there was any mold to not cheap out on it would be this. The recolor possibilities alone...

Agreed. I wish it were the right size. I wonder if they didn't want us to compare it too much to the original toy. Making it a Deluxe meant it was never going to do the Missing Link idea 100% even if the sculpt and colors were perfect, and maybe they wanted that so they'd feel free to take other liberties. This was free to be whatever it could manage to be.

 

[Sabrblade]

Yeah, I was trying to think of a color that might work and I think a dark purple for the base with metallic blue/teal would have popped. Something a bit Dark Energon, y'know?

One of the earlier ideas for Shard was to make her look like she was made out of Dark Energon, with translucent purple plastic instead of the opaque Death Crystal green that they went with.

 

[Echowarrior]

Yes to Geocron, yes to the Gobots, and I will pass on G1 toy-styled Optimus. Looks neat, and I commend the effort, but it's not my speed.

 

[unluckiness]

The shade of brown and the detailing on the rock cycle guy reminds me of one of the surprises my dog likes to leave me.

No purple on those though

 

[Magnusblitz]

Missing Link is, to me, more expensive than the nostalgia is worth. This one isn't as nicely painted, but it's less than half of what BBTS is asking for ML (at least, for the trailer-less version, but I don't care about the trailer), and might show up at retail so I could see it in person first. So I'm interested, but not committed to it.

Same... while I'm glad Missing Link exists and it's cool conceptually, I had no personal interest in it, especially at its price. At $20-25, this one I might well pick up though, even if he is screaming for some additional paint apps or stickers.

Kinda disappointed on Geocron. Bouldercrash looks cool but I was hoping for a better color scheme than the brown and red. I like the purple but it's still (a different shade of) brown, and has a way worse head to boot. Probably too much to hope for another repaint down the line...

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

The last Core Class wave for 2024, from Evan Brooks. Galvatron is expected and Geocron is a retool of Bouldercrash.

Legacy United Core Class Infernac Universe Geocron & Energon Galvatron Revealed

The Hasbro team keeps the flow of official reveals! This time, Hasbro designer Evan Brooks has updated his Instagram account with images of the upcoming Legacy United Core Class Infernac Universe Geocron & Energon Galvatron. Read on for Evan's comments on these neele toys: Hi Transformer fans...

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I loved the US version of Galvatron, possibly more than the original colours and the Japanese version. I hope the larger version we get later on will fully homage that version.

Hi Transformer fans,
As promised, here's a look at the upcoming core class figures: Geocron and Galvatron!

Geocron is a redeco of our previous Bouldercrash figure but with a new head that is straight out of the JG1 Headmasters episode featuring the inhabitants of planet Daira.

Galvatron is a redeco as well; one that I think a lot of folks were waiting for after we announced the Energon Megatron. We followed the anime for the coloring which is why he has the silver crown and slightly blue face.

Please have a look at the photos attached and I made sure to snap a pic of them next to their counterparts.

Thanks for popping by,
-Evan

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I think, with some more backstory and if these two "twins" were sold as a two-pack, I might be interested.

It's a shame they didn't sell more Gobots and "Not Lords" together and build upon it all. They could include the fossilisers, BW and (previously alluded to) Inhumanpoids for a pretty cool story.

 

[LBD "Nytetrayn"]

...did Megatron not have the shoulder cannons?

Anyway, I'd rather have Missing Link Convoy and wish it got a wider release, but... I guess this will do. For now. At least. Maybe.

...going to be so annoyed when they release one with a trailer down the line. Unless I don't manage to get this one first.

 

[Kalidor]

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I'm so glad that I didn't pay for the recent TT Missing Link or Hotwheels versions. I wonder why both companies released such similar figures so close in time to each other?

This is a mixed bag for me. I could live without the chrome (though I prefer it) but scaling it down seems like such an odd decision.

That said... this is the toy I've personally wanted from Hasbro for 40 years. I don't "need" it, but I feel obligated to get it because while I haven't really picked up maybe more than 3 or 4 things in the past 2 years... this is the first actual good Hasbro Optimus Prime toy since G1. It looks like it's supposed to and it does what we've always wanted it to do.

 

[ZacWilliam1]

Honestly I see this and Missing Link as two very different things.

Missing Link is a 1980s toy constructed with modern toy technology.

This is a modern toy designed based on the look of a 1980s toy.

The former is something amazing and awesome that as a kid of the 80s I absolutely couldn't pass up.

The latter, This toy, is something that looks fairly neat but I absolutely don't need: another basic Generations Optimus. From the look of things it's gonna look too small to effectively match up to the Megatron on my shelf, and the existing Prime on my shelf does that well size wise while also being a really good Optimus toy.

-ZacWilliam, if this was larger and had a trailer I might be more interested. Or if it were Powermaster Optimus or in Action Master colors... But as is it seems too basic and too small for me to bother.