2024 Studio Series Wave 1 to be Revealed in October

Thundershot

Studio Series is to be the “accurate to the original show/movie/game” line and Legacy continues to have a shared aesthetic from across the brands. Perfection. A little something for everyone.

Sounds good to me, if we can end up with two lines: one focused on accuracy and one where they can do whatever… Sounds like a nice balance.

Also more Missing Link pls

I think studio series being a slavish recreation of designs from very specific sources of media is great, and as far as accessories are concerned has gone above and beyond the ‘typical gun/melee/shield that is car part’ that the mainline is usually constrained to which is a good bonus for me

If its result is a great figure, I don’t mind if it’s sourced from any amount of obscure or unused design work they’ve done in the past.

IronWaveJRG

"StUdIo sERiEs RIghT nOW cAn Be AnyThInG"

So it would seem. Kinda defeats the original purpose of the line, but what can you do?

I’m sure the Bayverse folks are ecstatic that a non-existent character from a movie is getting the studio series treatment vs one of the characters they have left. As a G1’er, I’m equally miffed that it’s not an 86 Megs. Kudos to whoever actually wanted this though, happy for them.

IronWaveJRG

I feel rather bumped down, because they prefered to do a freaking character that wasn't even in the movies, over other characters that are yet to get any updates

Right? Kinda makes the “studio” part even more irrelevant now

Vurveyann

Wait, so all you guys wanted was this toy but grey with Megatron's head?
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Looks nothing like a P38 to me.

Nor does the Henkei one they’re discussing, the point being disputed is that they won’t make transformer guns at all anymore and that’s just recently been proven demonstrably false.

Edit – And no, that’s not what I want. I’d much prefer a G1 accurate updated CHUG Megs but I’m not afraid of/dislike guns (which, let’s face it, that’s where so much of this stems from) and I don’t realistically expect the streets to run red with the blood of children if 1 was released. That said, I understand and acknowledge that Hasbro chooses not to do one at this time or in the foreseeable future.

RKillian

Then let's stop saying they can't. Put the blame where it belongs.

Well, they also can't either. Any toy guns are banned completely in New York and California. Distribution would be a nightmare to avoid these states and they're not going to make a product they can't sell in two states and is illegal for their target audience to even own.

DubV

Was that before they released the Optimus gun that came out recently?

Which one?

TheDude810

I wonder if Mohawk will have the detail of spraypaint cans taped to his chestplate and the forks chained on his right arm…
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I think if they appear, they'll be accessories, so they don't stick out in vehicle mode. I hope that warehouse is his backdrop, though, instead of the town like Crosshairs had.

I wonder if Mohawk will have the detail of spraypaint cans taped to his chestplate and the forks chained on his right arm…
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Rogzilla

Artillery station is neat but, personally, if I was going to give Megatron a new Earthmode, I’d go with a mobile ICBM launcher.

• Plays up the pun origin of his name
• The ICBM (or at least the warhead)can transform into his Fusion Canon
• Emphasizes him as a mirror of Optimus: both are trucks but one can bring food and goods, the other only death

That being said, I don’t know if that would work for SS86 or even G1 in general. I’d also imagine it would make him a lot taller than Prime.

That wouldn’t work for SS86 most likely, it would fit better in a Generations mainline.