Jtprime17 has dropped us a new update today, this time on what seems to be a new upcoming gimmick line called Swapticons. Some interesting names show up in here so we’ll be curious to see how they turn out. Check them out below!
TRA SWAPTICONS OP ULTRA MAGNUS
Product Number: G1055
TRA SWAPTICONS MEG SHOCKWAVE
Product Number: G1056
TRA SWAPTICONS BB HOT ROD
Product Number: G1057
TRA SWAPTICONS GRIMLOCK SNARL
Product Number: G1058
TRA SWAPTICONS CHEETOR TIGATRON
Product Number: G1059
TRA SWAPTICONS STARSCREAM THUNDERCRACKER
Product Number: G1060
TRA SWAPTICONS NEMESIS PRIME CLENCH
Product Number: G1235
TRA SWAPTICONS SHADOW PANTHER RAVAGE
Product Number: G1236
TRA SWAPTICONS WILD JUNGLE MISSION 5PK
Product Number: G1341
Pcsolyar
OptimusPrime95
If they are, chances are I won't be getting them. I'm just not a fan of gimmick lines that take away the one thing transformers are supposed to do like the R.E.D line. I know some fans like them, but I didn't. Yes, they had detail and articulation, but they couldn't transform and were made of pretty cheap materials. Not to mention I think a lot of them just shelfwarmed and ended up on clearance.
IGEBM
Buddy…
Foster
These will probably be display case filler at SDCC. Hope to see them there to confirm if they're something I'm interested in, or if I can remove them from my want list
BethCyra
The fact we got Optimus and Magnus partnered up has me hype so still super interested.
It’s been a while since we got Magnus and Prime stuff, makes me miss the day of the twin classic two pack lol.
Pcsolyar
I wonder if these will just be hero mashers?
NexMix
That's my favorite activity, personally. It makes the silly red number at the top of the website go up
Q Prime
Time to return to the bottle…
Q Prime
Do people, just… not read threads before they decide to comment?
Philip164
The new TMNT toys have a swap gimmick.
Part Swaping Systemss aren't new, and this could be Hero Mashers reissues.
Luke Stark
Nope
Maybe SDCC or New York Comic Con we could some info about whatever this is
Heat Blast
Any news on this mysterious line?
vvvTheONEvvv
Truck, not Monkey.
Vector Oracle
At first I thought they might be a new generation of Crash Combiners, but now I’m thinking they might be like Micromaster Combiners since those are 2 robots with the same vehicle mode that can swap and reconnect with each other. If they are, I’d be very tempted to buy every single one. (If they’re Cyber Combiner-sized, I can see myself buying a few and calling it a day.)
WishfulThinking
They are in the same show, though.
B-Fox
Man, I want to see what these end up being.
Worse case scenario they're barely painted gimmick bricks that shove the Deluxes and Voyagers of CHUGs and Studio Series into two pegs and the edge of the shelf like Cyberverse, Earth Spark, and the RotB gimmick toys. But I'm hopefully optimistic they're actually fully functional Transformers figures with a gimmick.
Darth Gonzo
Because Convoy means nothing in the American market of Transformers so they changed it to Prime.
Rojixus
I'm beginning to suspect that Hasbro views each show as a separate universe, regardless if some of them are in continuity with others.
WishfulThinking
Sure, but why is Leo Prime just a Maximal but Tasmanian Kid gets a BW2 designation?
IGEBM
The lore for Legacy is basically that portals are opening to other dimensions, hence why characters from other stories are appearing
Japan has slightly more explanation for it than Hasbro (as usual)
The next Beast Wars bot for Legacy: United is gonna be a Core Class Dinobot, and there's also a Target multipack coming with a redeco of Tarantulas in Halloween colors as a nod to his clear orange coloration from his commercial
Big Convoy was teased on Magmatron's box, so he could either be the next Commander, done a few years down the line (Ark/Nemesis-style), or an MP after Ginrai and Godbomber