WE have an interesting tip shared by Hasbro’s designer Mark Maher, via his Instagram account, has surprised us revealing the “Double Blaster Weaponizer Mode” gimmick of the recently revealed Legacy Red Cog.
The new Target exclusive Red Cog comes with 5 blaster accessories with 7 interchangeable barrels and components, but there’s more than meets the eye here. Read on for Mark’s comments about a particular piece:
Happy TF Tuesday everyone!! I hope you all have seen the reveal of Legacy Deluxe Target Exclusive Red Cog with weapons pack! I worked on this item with the great Hasui Shogo at Takara Tomy.
This character is inspired by the @netflix War for Cybertron series, where Red Cog appears in multiple episodes looking like an awesome autobot trooper. Before I tell you everything about the pack, I wanted to highlight this special weapon that comes in the pack.
In episode 5 season 1 of the WFC series Arcee and BB visits mercenary SoundBlaster carrying energon vials. You can see our Red Cog here comes with one of those, but it also accepts a 5mm post on each end to enhance blasters with energon fusion or just simply plug onto any 5mm posts across the line. Cant wait to see all the combinations everyone uses it for.
Okay, I just got sidetracked, back to the reason for the post!!! The peculiar looking handheld blaster featured in this post has an alternate reason for being, please swipe and see how you can finally upgrade your WFC deluxe Arcee with the Cog double blaster weaponizer mode featured in the show!!!
Lots more cool features in this pack that I’ll share when time permits! Cheers!
Now you can really give Arcee the firepower she needs! As we can see, the new Red Cog extra parts and weapons will take the playability of our collection to another level. We are glad Hasbro’s team is sharing more valuable information and backstory of the new figures in the market. See all the mirrored images after the break and then sound off on the 2005 Boards!
Superquad7
TCP has a preorder up.
W00t!
Michael Reagan
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FAKER II
It might be cheaper for Hasbro to just produce the cab, but then they won't make as much money. They will profit more if they produce the whole thing, trailer and all, and slap a Commander class price tag on it. Their goal is to get the most money from you as they can.
Neko-bot77
Tomorrow, April 25th, at 1pm EST
SunBlack
When are expected legacy Sideburn and the just revealed Cybertron Hot Shot preorders go live?
IGEBM
Wouldn't it be cheaper to just repaint the cab tho?
(and forgive me if I'm wrong, idk much about toy budgets lol)
FAKER II
Mercy? From the same company that put Hound in a 5 pack with 4 repaints of figures we already have? Not likely. I mean, it would be nice. But I doubt it.
Sixshot the six changer
And ugly silver plastic for the win
IGEBM
And give us Run-Over when you do Nemesis!
I can’t wait for the eventual G2 Breakdown… I love those colors lol
Neko-bot77
Eventually Motormaster will get his G2 repaint. We'll be getting limb #3 of 4 early 2025, so the big guy is going to happen at some point.
Thundershot
Just the cab and include Sparkplug and Overrun!
JasonTFW2005
That Motormaster box set is such a minor repaint. I guess it counts tho technically. I hope they just do the cab for Powerlinx. Have mercy on us, Hasbro.
FAKER II
There's also Motormaster from the G1 toy inspired Stunticon set.
I don't think for one second that Hasbro will pass on releasing Powerlinx Optimus with the trailer. They want all your money.
IGEBM
Just Jetfire
However, my theory is that they’ll just repaint the cab, since Optimus never goes into Super Mode with his trailer in the cartoon when he has his Powerlinx colors, and neither does Nemesis. (However, Nemesis is seen in one shot in “Puppet” with his trailer.)
BombSquad
Nearly every commander has been reissued. SS86 Magnus was a huge seller. The only way it doesn't get reissued is if Hasbro suddenly decides they hate money.
BethCyra
Not in that line of course lol.
Just that mould.
maloney4playz
Maybe in legacy/Gen Prime/whatever its gonna be called as "war within Ultra Magnus" (with it being a repaint of the SS86 optimus cab mold) but definitely not in SS86
Datsun87
I'm honestly hoping the two are spaced out. This has been a crazy expensive time for big ass Japanese truck combiners. GSC Land Bison, SoC Choryujin, HasLab Omega, and MPG Ginrai were all announced within a few months of eachother. Assuming you wanted them all and locked in a good preorder price (mad respect if you could responsibly pull that off), that's already over a grand. This isn't counting the upcoming MPG God Bomber and increasingly likely Magnus reissue.
BethCyra
I mean? Fair lol.
Both could be great.
Datsun87
MPG God Bomber preorder?