As we near 2016, we also near the end of the Combiner Wars line and its transition into Titans Return. However, it’s not done yet. The first pre-order listings for the upcoming CW deluxe wave 6 (wave 2 of 2016) are up! Along with the listings, we also have the prices and official stock photos! The wave includes Smokescreen who is a retool of the Streetwise mold with a new paintjob and head, Hound who is a retool of Swindle with new paint and a new head, Wheeljack who is a heavy remold of the Breakdown mold to fit his G1 alt mode more accurately, and finally Trailbreaker, who is a slight remold of Offroad with new head, new paintjob, and a new right arm which pays homage to his G1 incarnation’s gun arm. Another new notable feature on Trailbreaker is that he has an entirely unique combiner hand/foot sculpt. Instead of the usual four fingers, the hand has two blocky fingers and one blocky thumb. The reason for this appears to be another homage to his G1 incarnation as the combiner hand seems to fit on his back to emulate his forcefield generator!
The deluxes are each listed at $17.50 USD and set for January 2016 release. You can pick yours up by clicking the links below!
fratboy28
I made Smokescreen but wished Hasbro or Takara would have!
G1Optimal
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Came across it while surfing the web on a site called darkside toys and it says the pre sell is jan 13 i don't know if thats for every store
Autovolt 127
I don't see the issue, if it's the same mold, they should have been able to use the Dead End body type with the Datsun head.
bobbyjack
Cool, thanks!
Nevermore
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/trans…nx-up-preorder-estimated-january-release.html
G1primus01
When's SkyLinx going to be released? Any ideas on the month? He's what I'm most excited for from this wave.
TheGame2K5
Well Hasbro is making it super easy for me to save money I see. To each there own but I really dont want the entire lineup of characters repainted from a handful of simplified molds.
Raiyuki
Now that you mention it I think that's most certainly the case. Given the way the HFG attaches to Breakdown's back I'm almost certain Sunstreaker was planned early on and had his head on the sprue. It's more than likely that they always had two heads for most of these molds deluxes especially seeing as close to every mold (separating the heavy retools into separate molds for sake of arguement ie Streetwise/Deadend and Rook/Swindle) has had exactly two heads. Deadeand and wildrider are a pair, Breakdown and Sunstreaker, Swindle/Hound, Alphabravo/Blades, Streetwise/Prowl, Airraid/Thrust, Starscream/Skydive, Firefly/Slingshot, Ironhide/Offroad,Dragstrip/Mirage. Any instance of a third head seems to come with more retooled parts like Trailbreaker's arm and a good amount of what Wheeljack's brining (I'd almost wager there is in fact an Exhaust head ready for Wheeljack).
Digilaut
The Prowl mold is probably completely different from the Dead End one, as in the latter doesn't contain the necessary Datsun brothers head. Oopsie!
Raiyuki
I feel it would've been more logical, but perhaps they wanted Prowl and Smokescreen to share their alt mode as they typically do. That's still no excuse for the lightbar though.
General Magnus
I´m still puzzled as to why they didn´t used the Dead End mold, it´s sleeker and probably uses less plastic than the Prowl mold.
Autovolt 127
It still takes me a while for in my mind to register that Air Raid id a retool of Skydive.
Rodr-Evil
Hound will be mine..
LigerPrime
I'm very hyped with this wave. I especially like the Prowl mould so Smokescreen is a must-have for me. I like the colours too!
I know some of us are sick of remoulds and repaints but I really dig what Hasbro is doing – gives me a chance to play with my kids and play the figures with them.
My only issue was that I wished they released combiner limbs of the Autobots that appeared in the G1 episode 'Masquerade'? I would love to have Jazz, Sideswipe (to pair with his brother Sunstreaker) and Windcharge (yeah, I know we had him in Legends scale).
Raiyuki
This is basically how I think of Air Raid as well. He shares a few parts but the rest is completely different. I can't say for Swindle/Rook but it looks like it's a similar case. With Air Raid even his transformation ends up slightly altered for all his modes as a result.
mtl79
I love that figure! I bought two of them!!
Neo Tallgeese
Hound = favorite I guess, but I can't get over how bland they look.
Digilaut
I personally feel Trailbreaker and Wheeljack just don't look as nice as their previous versions, yet at the same time I'm happy for people who like these / don't own versions of these character yet.
I'll likewise skip Hound, but owning Swindle I can honestly say that mold is great in all modes.
The one I WILL pick up is Smokescreen as I don't own the universe one, and hurray, like Prowl I feel this mold just works better than the old turtleneck version. Lucky me!
Will say though, despite the fact that it's the same couple of people complaining in every single CW thread, I definitely feel Combiner Wars fatigue creeping in. This wave of deluxes seems to push the amount of remold/reuse a bit too far, and then there's still Victorion coming out.
But I'm having fun with them! Even picked up more of the molds than I initially anticipated.