Time for another Photo Bomb of recent releases from the Transformers War for Cybertron Trilogy! Today we have a mix of retail and exclusive items, plus an overview of a recent Hasbro promotional mailer geared around Earthrise. These have all been out somewhere already depending on where you are in the world and how you are looking for them. Distribution has been sporadic all year for multiple brands. I got a hold of Earthrise wave 1 in February, caught some of the exclusives through the year, Sky Lynx and Scorponok mid year, and am just now getting a hold of later waves for retail Deluxe and Voyager. I like having stuff near when it first drops globally, and usually fail on that front. This year has been even worse for that, with some stores getting it at one time, and others later. I know the pandemic is partially to blame, but this is something that should be addressed at each stage of the chain going forward. WFCT has been great, dug most of Earthrise, and the only negative feedback I have for any of it is the distribution angle. And exclusives roll-outs, but that’s a whole other bag of hammers…
Read on to check out some select shots from each of the below figures. You can click the links below to go to full gallery pages for each of them. Since we are at year’s end I’ve kept the galleries short. Most have just basic shots showing them off, with a couple fancies mixed in. Just did what I felt like running, rather than being comprehensive or super fancy for each.
Out of all these – for me the winner is Netflix Soundwave. Really sharp, well done figure. Tight joints, great colors, paint applied well. It’s a significant upgrade from Siege, which I also thought was great. It has a very baby MP vibe going on. If you had to pick up one this year just for fiddling around – that’s the one. New tech, retro feels.
• Earthrise Autobots
• • Arcee
• • Paradron Medic
• • Ratchet
• • Smokescreen
• • Sunstreaker
• • Trailbreaker
• Earthrise Decepticons
• • Allicon
• • Fasttrack
• • Megatron
• • Quintesson Judge
• • Runabout
• • Runamuck
• • Soundwave with Ravage and Laserbeak
• Siege Autobots
• • Springer
I was in progress on most of these, courtesy of TFSource. Hasbro then sent out a promotional mailer to fan site and press contacts, containing most of the same items. I would like to thank them both for sending them through to review. The exclusives – I bought at the stores they are exclusive to. Still waiting on Elita-1 and Bee from Walmart…
Related TFSource Links: Sky Lynx, Megatron, Sunstreaker, Trailbreaker, Arcee, Quintesson, Alicon, Bluestreak, All WFC Trilogy
Shepard Prime
That's part of the reason that kept me from going the MP route. I was always worried that I'd never be able to get my collection completed at that scale. In CHUG, there was a far greater chance I could find the more rare guys.
pcsguy88
Excellent pictures as always. I am actually contemplating selling off most of my official and 3rd party MPs since WFC has given me a far wider selection at greatly reduced cost and all the G1 nostalgia. I can actually play with the kids and toss them all in a tub for storage without fear of breakage.
Tony_Bacala
I feel honored to have my work compared to the best song, video, and musician of all time.
bman29
The header image of Soundwave, Megatron and Starscream makes me think of this video.
David Hasselhoff – True Survivor (from "Kung Fury") [Official Video] – YouTube
ZapRowsdower
This. x10000000.
The CW toys do not combine well. Menasor uses same crap combiner design we saw in Power Core Combiners, circa 2010. That's sad. Hasbro did not push the design envelope, AND they used lower quality plastic that snaps more.
The result is bad design and poor plastic creating floppy mess combiners, which clearly suffer from being done on the cheap. I get the budget constraints.
But as u said, Devastator was done well. So go Titan, or don't bother, Hasbro. Making cheap combiners (sold at a premium to us!) is not a good compromise.
Tony_Bacala
Not directly related, but was looking over the list of S1/S2 characters – and there are acceptable equivalents from WFC & SS86 knocking out most of the list. Especially the Decepticons. I hope that they get done properly before the DNA switch, whenever that comes. Got closer to my goals in 3 years than 15 with Masterpiece.
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Needed:
Brawn
Gears
Windcharger
Slag
Snarl
Sludge
Swoop
Blaster
Perceptor
Seaspray
Cosmos
Beachcomber
Powerglide
Superion (Team)
Defensor (Team)
Buzzsaw
Shrapnel
Bombshell
Kickback
Blitzwing
Menasor (Team)
Bruticus (Team)
Done in WFC or SS86:
Bumblebee
Cliffjumper
Huffer
Sideswipe
Bluestreak
Trailbreaker
Wheeljack
Sunstreaker
Ratchet
Prowl
Mirage
Hound
Ironhide
Jazz
Optimus Prime
Omega Supreme
Jetfire
Grimlock
Red Alert
Smokescreen
Hoist
Grapple
Inferno
Warpath
Thundercracker
Skywarp
Starscream
Megatron
Soundwave
Frenzy
Rumble
Laserbeak
Ravage
Reflector
Devastator (Team) (Combiner Wars)
Ramjet
Thrust
Dirge
Astrotrain
For me – CW Devastator is acceptable. The other CW bots are not, without major add on kits.
So yeah, that's way closer than I was thinking until I went looking. Thanks to Hasbro for focusing. Now, FINISH IT!
[Wing_Saber-X]
Excellent shots as usual, TONY_B.
Especially Netflix Earthrise Soundwave.
Tony_Bacala
It picks up here and there in season 1, end is good.
Also, I can not stop watching your avatar.
dragon
I will say I saw half of season one I kinda like what I saw but it feels to much like politics crap in this in season one not enough fighting with more talking try to find peace that’s not Megatron way that’s prime way maybe action will pick up I won’t be bored watching end of season one. Maybe season two will make up with more action less politics talking crap
Shepard Prime
Thankfully, Earthrise Bumblebee at least wasn't mismatched and didn't have that awful yellow the earlier pics of him had. Tho' if I had to pick, I'd much rather Streaker get his color scheme right over Bee.
Arrogant Arachnid
The hell happened to Megs face
Scarlet knight
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Tony_Bacala
There was no book, just a postcard with generic info on the line meant for press that may not be as informed as we are.
JLvatron
Very nice pics! I'm curious about that Transformers book in the box.
Tony_Bacala
Agreed. I tried to capture the paint / plastic being completely mismatched in the basic shots. Depending on your monitor/screen settings you'll see the difference.
The ones with the ark BG are artistic so i pushed the yellows to match more.
But yeah, that sucks. Fail. Hopefully he gets redone later someway properly.
TheoryGuy2003
Sunstreakers paint looks good in those pics.. but in hand terrible
He11Toupe3
MP? or Mini-MP? So, so many options…
loof
Tony must have some big, fancy, expensive cameras.
Tony_Bacala
Next round of galleries are up!
TFW2005 Earthrise Gallery Update – Netflix Soundwave, Runabout, Megatron, Quintesson, Deluxe Wave 3 & More! – Transformers News – TFW2005
War for Cybertron: Earthrise
• Earthrise Autobots
• • Arcee
• • Paradron Medic
• • Ratchet
• • Smokescreen
• • Sunstreaker
• • Trailbreaker
• Earthrise Decepticons
• • Allicon
• • Fasttrack
• • Megatron
• • Quintesson Judge
• • Runabout
• • Runamuck
• • Soundwave with Ravage and Laserbeak
War for Cybertron: Siege
• Siege Autobots
• • Springer
• Siege Decepticons