You ready to build some giant robots? Well Hasbro sure hopes you do!
Fresh from the floor at the New York Toy Fair, we here at TFW2005 have images of upcoming sets from the Transformers Kre-O line, including Devastator, Knockout vs Wheeljack, and a Two Pack of Optimus Prime versus Megatron.
UPDATE: Three more images added.
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BenjaminXavier
They'll likely be out with the late summer toy resets (late july/early august) since the Battleship ones came out during the Spring reset.
Onslaught24
Vortex!!!! Do. Want.
TacomaPrime
any idea on a release date on these? I am really into the kreo line now.
Autobot Burnout
Meh on most of these, and some of the easter egg references don't feel like they're even meant to be hidden (the serial number on Devestator's arm could NOT be more obvious). I got a chuckle out of seeing Kre-O Soundwave's tape deck mode, at least (look at one of the Kreons in the group assembly display, he's holding what appears to be Soundwave)
Rotor Rage looks pretty good, though. I don't know why, but I love the main figure. He looks so much more like a Spinster, though, so if I pick that set up he's going to be Kre-O Spinster. Maybe I can even make him a targetmaster out of extra Legos I've got stored away.
TFW10
Thanks for sharing.
DreadMadHatter
Some of them are ok. I'll probably just ebay the minifigures I want, most likely to army build some Autotroopers.
On the context of the sets themselves, the only definite buy is the Wheeljack set. I appreciate that his kreon comes with the set so I don't have to waste money. As for Knock Out I'll probably assemble and sell it on Ebay, not too crazy about "Prime" anyway.
On the subject of Prime, I wonder if Wheeljack getting a resurgence of toys/merchandise is because of Wheeljack in Prime making the character an A-lister again or if it's because he's now a hall of famer. Needless to say I'm grateful because now my Wheeljack shelf will have this set and its kreon added to it along with PrimeJack and MovieJack (even though that one's shit)
Hollywood Hoist
I'm not overly impressed with this wave of Kre-O's, but will probably get them when they go on sale.
Kylehudson14
May get the Knock-out & Wheeljack set b/c I like Knock-out's character & possibly the Optimus & Megatron set. The devastator set looks good IMO, but Vortex?! W a random character to choose, I dont like it
prowler13
I might get the knock out wheeljack set. I have quite a few sets. Like them, but they are a pain in the butt to keep together unlike Lego sets are.
Laservampire
Sideways77
That Devastator looks way better than the first we've seen.
Soundwinder
The Vortex set looks amazing, except for the arbitrary color scheme that looks just awful.
Seriously, he's got so many random bricks in so many random colors. Beige, purple, navy blue, bright blue, red… WHY?
… probably going to get that Vehicon set, though. I wish there was a set that had a Soundwave Kreon plus the tape deck that the Stealth BB set has, but alas…
Satomiblood
I want that Vortex for the head sculpt.
Tikin
I thought he looked like WFC Barricade!
clonemanager
I feel like the top executives just whipping theirs employees to squeeze anything that can pack in a box then ship…