Hmm...
Maybe release the newly-designed toy in a carefully-recreated G1-style box (complete with a styrofoam insert and decals)?
Or make a blocky Diaclone-style mold and release it in modern packaging?
Transformers: Age of the Primes Thread: ll First Post All Listings II Update : April 12th, 2027 Bonus Wave: Repaint fun, Beast Wars, G2, Machine Wars
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Maybe release the newly-designed toy in a carefully-recreated G1-style box (complete with a styrofoam insert and decals)?
Or make a blocky Diaclone-style mold and release it in modern packaging?
Or an empty such box. "He's in the past!"
That second idea makes me want a counterpart to Missing Link that basically makes G1 blocky versions of characters who've only existed in the With Knees times...
TRANSFORMERS: G1 WITHOUT KNEES
That second idea makes me want a counterpart to Missing Link that basically makes G1 blocky versions of characters who've only existed in the With Knees times...
TRANSFORMERS: G1 WITHOUT KNEES
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It literally only just clicked in my head that the Nexus Prime combined mode is, in mold selection, a FunPub reference. I am a bad fan.
It's surprising how often I see people mix up RID 2015 and Cyberverse.
Dangit! I realised my mistake about 5 minutes ago. He’s RID15, not Cyberverse. I think my brain was already on Alchemist/Maccadam in Cyberverse an….. got my wires crossed.
Dangit! I realised my mistake about 5 minutes ago. He’s RID15, not Cyberverse. I think my brain was already on Alchemist/Maccadam in Cyberverse an….. got my wires crossed.
Clearly a glitch in the Matrix!!
I went to one of those schools where 92% was a B and 69% was an F. 33% is "See me after class" bad.
And now for something...completely the same:
TFW has pics of the rest of 2026 wave 2 up. Powerglide comes with the alien mask from the obligatory Hollywood episode. I...kinda like it.
Animated Ratchet looks decent, but..younger?
Swerve is not wowing me; may just stick with the Generations figure. Cliffjumper looks the same as the Target 4-pack version, which I have, but he's a solid figure that I would recommend.
TFW has pics of the rest of 2026 wave 2 up. Powerglide comes with the alien mask from the obligatory Hollywood episode. I...kinda like it.
Animated Ratchet looks decent, but..younger?
Swerve is not wowing me; may just stick with the Generations figure. Cliffjumper looks the same as the Target 4-pack version, which I have, but he's a solid figure that I would recommend.
It's a good thing we know better than to release teams of robots that are all the same colors to retail at the same time.
-ZacWilliam, too bad they couldn't squeeze Fireflight and Sideswipe into the wave as well.
-ZacWilliam, too bad they couldn't squeeze Fireflight and Sideswipe into the wave as well.
Maybe they'll come in Valentines Day-themed packaging?
My love of Animated always meant that I was going to buy that Ratchet.
I was definitely on the fence about the concept of Powerglide since I have the CW one, but the fact that he comes with the mask has made me powerless against his charms.
Swerve is offputting in both modes.
I was definitely on the fence about the concept of Powerglide since I have the CW one, but the fact that he comes with the mask has made me powerless against his charms.
Swerve is offputting in both modes.
I'm only surprised they didn't release it for valentines day.
Yeah. I think it highlights broader market shifts that Hasbro seemed more concerned about characters and alt modes than color variety like they might have been about how the wave looks on retail shelves. Especially since they could have put any number of refreshes into that 5th spot besides Prime Cliffjumper.
Ratchet is interesting given the accessories and how the aesthetic was interpreted. I got plenty of Ratchets, but we'll see how finances work out this year. I kind of like it
Swerve and Cliffjumper are fine, but not essential to me. I still got the old Legends Swerve and Prime Cliff didn't move me when he was part of a boxset.
I was GOING to skip Powerglide...but goofy alien mask sold me. Dangit Hasbro....
Powerglide…Yes!
Cliffy… Maybe?
Ratchet… Definitely. Though this Ratchet sure has a more chiselled face, rather than puffy old bot. I like, he’ll go nicely with Prime, Bee and Prowl.
Swerve… Maybe? Looks fine as a Swerve.
Cliffy… Maybe?
Ratchet… Definitely. Though this Ratchet sure has a more chiselled face, rather than puffy old bot. I like, he’ll go nicely with Prime, Bee and Prowl.
Swerve… Maybe? Looks fine as a Swerve.
Already have Cliffjumper from the multipack. Not really feeling Ratchet and Swerve, but I might bite on Powerglide.
So I mentioned how I'd like some Monster Pretender shells for the Montructor set coming.
They give me an Evil Alien Robot face mask, probably made of the stuff that starts to dissolve plastic. Especially if it's painted, like most faces are.
I have moved from wishing on the monkey's paw to cursing at the monkey's butt.
They give me an Evil Alien Robot face mask, probably made of the stuff that starts to dissolve plastic. Especially if it's painted, like most faces are.
I have moved from wishing on the monkey's paw to cursing at the monkey's butt.
Overall, I'm just kinda split on Nexus right now. I've been expecting him to be a combiner torso since we first learned he'd be a Voyager. It really seemed like the only thing that would make sense for him to be any sort of combiner at a Voyager price. No, I've never believed that we would get any sort of self-contained combiner at a Voyager price that would manage to be even half as satisfying (however much or little that may be) as this is. It just never seemed at all realistic.
I'm also not at all hung up on the idea that he must be the combined mode. That's how he was conceived per both the Binder and Covenant, and that's how he was depicted in his first fiction. However, he seemed to be just a normal bot in IDW and One. So the idea that he'd split the difference here, being styled after One as a normal bot who can combine with others into a form more styled after the FunPub and CoP designs? Sure, I can appreciate that.
I can also appreciate some of what they're going for on a purely toy level. Turning the torso around to make Nexus be the chest plate? I'm sure I considered that at some point, but somehow convinced myself that wasn't feasible for some reason. Clearly, I was wrong. The result is not exactly spectacular, but it nicely eliminates the issue of the combined mode just being Bruticus or Superion with Nexus's head. And I can live with Nexus being a bit primitive as a combiner, being the first and all. If they worked it out so he can also use the Menasor frame, that's something I'll honestly really appreciate. And with the line's theme of focusing on all the Primes' artifacts, having the Enigma be something he uses to combine with other random bots feels like a better fit than having it be something he uses to let other bots match up to him.
However, the frame combiner system is really showing its limitations here. He really deserves to have a full set of combining buddies of his own. But how are they going to manage that now? If they were to go the FunPub homage route, he'd need to use Brawl, Vortex, one of the Aerialbot arms, and one of the Aerialbot legs. On the arm side, no issues, aside from having to swap Brawl and Vortex from FunPub Nexus's nominal configuration. Superion's and Bruticus's arms are fully interchangeable. But on the legs? Brawl is front-mounted, while the Aerialbots are rear-mounted. They aren't compatible with each other. So doing a full FunPub homage is going to be tricky without doing a full new frame mold, since neither Bruticus nor Superion will work off the shelf. And since I doubt either Onslaught's trailer or Silverbolt's... aft section will work with Nexus, getting a new frame just for Nexus is probably the most realistic option available, even as unlikely as that is.
So yeah, conceptually, I'm pretty OK with everything they've chosen to do here. In practice, I'm not thrilled, but mostly OK with how this individual bot turned out. But in terms of getting the full Nexus Prime combiner I really want? This is coming up way short, and I'm going to need a lot of convincing to have this not ultimately end up being a disappointment.
I'm also not at all hung up on the idea that he must be the combined mode. That's how he was conceived per both the Binder and Covenant, and that's how he was depicted in his first fiction. However, he seemed to be just a normal bot in IDW and One. So the idea that he'd split the difference here, being styled after One as a normal bot who can combine with others into a form more styled after the FunPub and CoP designs? Sure, I can appreciate that.
I can also appreciate some of what they're going for on a purely toy level. Turning the torso around to make Nexus be the chest plate? I'm sure I considered that at some point, but somehow convinced myself that wasn't feasible for some reason. Clearly, I was wrong. The result is not exactly spectacular, but it nicely eliminates the issue of the combined mode just being Bruticus or Superion with Nexus's head. And I can live with Nexus being a bit primitive as a combiner, being the first and all. If they worked it out so he can also use the Menasor frame, that's something I'll honestly really appreciate. And with the line's theme of focusing on all the Primes' artifacts, having the Enigma be something he uses to combine with other random bots feels like a better fit than having it be something he uses to let other bots match up to him.
However, the frame combiner system is really showing its limitations here. He really deserves to have a full set of combining buddies of his own. But how are they going to manage that now? If they were to go the FunPub homage route, he'd need to use Brawl, Vortex, one of the Aerialbot arms, and one of the Aerialbot legs. On the arm side, no issues, aside from having to swap Brawl and Vortex from FunPub Nexus's nominal configuration. Superion's and Bruticus's arms are fully interchangeable. But on the legs? Brawl is front-mounted, while the Aerialbots are rear-mounted. They aren't compatible with each other. So doing a full FunPub homage is going to be tricky without doing a full new frame mold, since neither Bruticus nor Superion will work off the shelf. And since I doubt either Onslaught's trailer or Silverbolt's... aft section will work with Nexus, getting a new frame just for Nexus is probably the most realistic option available, even as unlikely as that is.
So yeah, conceptually, I'm pretty OK with everything they've chosen to do here. In practice, I'm not thrilled, but mostly OK with how this individual bot turned out. But in terms of getting the full Nexus Prime combiner I really want? This is coming up way short, and I'm going to need a lot of convincing to have this not ultimately end up being a disappointment.