Well, kind of. Some deco sheets for Transformers The Last Knight One Step Barricade and Hound reveal flames on the hood for both visible with UV light, with large faction symbols in the center. We know that neither have flames in this style in the movie based on their numerous on-set sightings, so this looks to be a possible gimmick for the releases in this size-class. They come courtesy of the Transformers Prime TFP group on FB via Vexwing on the 2005 Boards. Read on to check them out!
DeletedUser_119270
We still need a pic of 1step Hound…we got Barricade already…
Bobby Bolivia
tbh One steps are fine, for little tiny kids. What bothers me is if the main collectors line becomes shit
combinerlover
I think these have a place , for the extremely young . Some grown fans like them a lot as well .
signals3
One step? Prepare to watch the dust collect.
Lady Slipstream
ONE STEP CHANGERS?! REMEMBER HOW WELL THOSE SOLD BACK IN THE AOE LINE?!
They didn't
skylight
I agree to an extent. I think that the Transformers main toyline should be complex, but not too frustrating. I got to play with Mudflap, and I personally hated that figure. Now figures like Sidearm Sideswipe are perfect combination of complexity, fluidity and result.
pie125
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combinerlover
I feel ya … I`ve just grown to accept that there is all ways a faction that has some thing negative to say about every thing , sad really … But I understand . trust me
Purple Heart
I was 11, It was heaven for me. The complexity was always the funnest part.
Ironhide1234
I don't wish to. I just like to say that toys you're never going to buy for your own purpose shouldn't be mocked.. Ya know. I apologise.
My brother would love these, I wouldn't…!
T-Hybrid
They look so nice but I've seen less fiddly 3P figures.
The movie bot modes translate into awful toys. Not because they look bad, but it means you either have obnoxious super accurate panels going all-over the place or you've got the more streamlined and less fun shell formers of late.
And it doesn't help that they redesign the bots every film to have fewer and fewer vehicle mode bits in bot mode. I feel so bad for the people who have to make it work.
T-Hybrid
LEGO is limited by the fact a set made 20 years ago still has to fit with pieces sold today.
So they cut corners other ways. Increasing the price of sets while lowering the average piece count. Creating more specific pieces so what used to take 3-4 now takes only one. Reducing the amount of printed detail on pieces.
Or simply charging four bucks for a blind bag Minifigure because it carries a license instead of being a generic LEGO man.
Every one is finding ways to charge more for less. It's not exclusive to Transformers. Or toys. Or kids stuff.
Inflation and more competitive international markets suck. Get used to it.
Edwardmus Prime
Yeah, back in the day I saw quite a few breaks of the more intricate pieces and freak outs, along with parts loosened after a bit of play or easy to sever. Made me pretty reluctant to collect, considering my… inelegant hands.
Applejacktimus
…I liked ROTF OP, Mixmaster, etc, and I was 10 back then. Am I just weird?
WheelWave140
Tell that to 9 year old me who got so frustrated transforming her ROTF Mudflap that she threw him against a wall and snapped him in half.
Really, most of the ROTF line was fucking awful as a kid.
Music
My first statement regarded a correlation of quality, not pricing. The conversation shifted with your response.
I was trying to say Hasbro used to make quality figures, but they've degraded over time, which is unacceptable as the pricing hasn't changed (in terms of inflation).
LEGO makes quality toys and they still make quality toys. They have the same exact target demographic.
T-Hybrid
Yes. It would. Which is why pointing to LEGO as a reason Hasbro is bad would be dumb.
Music
Um, then why did you refute my statement with "You should probably go check out the trends in LEGO pricing before saying this. Those sets are getting spendy as well". Wouldn't inflation also apply to LEGO?
T-Hybrid
Right.
Because prices are going up across the board.
Because inflation and rising manufacturing costs are a thing.
You'd think at this point we wouldn't need to go over it every time and yet here we are.
Furnace
The Movie-verse flame epidemic has spread! I can\'t imagine what those folks who hated the flames on Optimus are thinking right now.